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St. Louis-Marie De Montfort was well known for writing and preaching on the importance of devotion to Mary, the Mother of God.
St Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort
Feast Day 28th April
Louis Marie Grignion was born on 31st January, 1673, in the little town of Montfort-la-Canne, located in Brittany, France. Through the generosity of a benefactor he was able to study for the priesthood at St. Sulpice in Paris, having made the 200 mile journey there on foot. Even with the help of a benefactor, life was difficult in Paris and he lodged in a succession of boarding houses, living among the very poor. He was ordained a priest in 1700 at the age of 27.
Fr Louis had wanted to become a missionary in Canada, but he was advised to remain in France. There he travelled around the western part of the country from diocese to diocese and from parish to parish instructing the people, preaching, helping the poor, hearing confession, giving retreats, opening schools and rebuilding church buildings. He became known as "the good Father from Montfort".
Nevertheless he encountered great opposition, perhaps the greatest being from the propagators of the Jansenist heresy (expounding a harsh moral rigorism), who were very active in France at the time. In contrast de Montfort preached tender confidence in Mary and union with her Divine Son. Consequently Fr de Montfort made a pilgrimage to Rome by foot, and asked the Pope if he was doing Gods will. He was told by Pope Clement XI to continue his missionary work in France and he sent him back with the title of "Missionary Apostolic", but told him to always work under the obedience of the diocese authorities.
Fr Louis de Montfort founded two religious orders, the Daughters of Wisdom in 1703, begun with a number of poor and afflicted girls at the hospital of Poitiers, where he was temporary chaplain and the Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfort Fathers and Brothers) founded in 1715. The Brothers of St. Gabriel, a teaching order, also claim St. Louis de Montfort as their spiritual Father.
Worn out by hard work and sickness Fr Louis de Montfort died on the 28th April, 1716 at the age of 43. He had been a priest only 16 years. He left several writings, the most famous being the Secret of the Rosary, True Devotion to Mary and the Secret of Mary. These books were based on sermons that he had given when travelling around France.
St Louis Marie de Montfort has had a great influence on subsequent popes, most especially Leo XIII, St Pius X, Pius XII and St John Paul II. He was canonized a Saint in 1947 and is now being considered as a Doctor of the Church.
"Now, since Mary is of all creatures the one most conformed to Jesus Christ, it follows that among all devotions that which most consecrates and conforms a soul to our Lord is devotion to Mary, his Holy Mother, and that the more a soul is consecrated to her the more will it be consecrated to Jesus Christ." (TRUE DEVOTION TO MARY, no. 120)


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October 6, 2018
San Juan College Little Theatre
The Farmington Cinematheque Series presents Won't You Be My Neighbor in the Little Theatre.
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San Juan College Little Theatre
4601 College Boulevard Farmington, NM
$5.00 at the door
Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children's TV show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. This film is rated PG-13. Tickets are available to purchase at the door.
- The Farmington Cinematheque Series is sponsored by the San Juan College Henderson Fine Arts Center, the San Juan College Library and KSJE Radio. It features documentaries and independent films not released on a national level.


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"As the South African Government we are excited about this agreement as it will assist us in gravitating faster to our goals and objectives of realising Energy Efficiency in our buildings," said Energy Minister Dipuo Peters on Friday.
The aim of the agreement is to provide financial support to the ministry in order to contribute to the Energy Efficiency Monitoring and Implementation project. The programme will run from 2010 to 2014 and will be implemented through collaboration of national and local government, research institutions as well as the private sector among others.
Peters said the project will have two components namely the monitoring of energy efficiency targets in the building sector support to the department and cooperation support to the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).
The minister said the South African government as well as that of Switzerland recognises climate change as a risk to development.
"Based on the South African Long Term Mitigation Scenarios the different options for Climate Change reductions have been assessed and it is acknowledged that Energy Efficiency is one of the most cost-effective mitigation options in South Africa," said the minister.
Minister Peters said this was in line with the South African Strategy for Energy Efficiency that was launched in 2005 but of which implementation was constrained due to a lack of capacity.
"As a department we are of the view that, improving energy efficiency in the building sector requires an expanded capacity at many levels.
"Of equal importance to us is the need to ensure that new constructions and retrofitting of existing houses and buildings comply with building codes and standards that incorporate best practice for energy efficiency and green design," said Peters.
The municipalities of Sol Plaatje, Rustenburg, Polokwane, Mbombela and King Sabata Dalindyebo are earmarked for capacity building and implementation of the phase of this project at local government level.
This will be done under the auspices of SALGA at a cost of R13 million, which is also aimed at improving the way in which the municipalities collect and compile their electricity sales data. The data in turn will be used by the department for monitoring electricity consumption figures, she said.
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There was terror in Terrance Lockett's voice. The 52-year-old correctional officer had only been on the job for about eight months, and a chaotic and bloody scene was unfolding before him.
The only officer on the unit, Lockett watched as members of the Irish Mob and Universal Aryan Brotherhood prison gangs warred before him.
Lockett quickly yelled out on the radio for help, but incorrectly identified the unit he was stationed in. Interviews with other prison employees show Lockett was at first paralyzed, and only after responding officers and nurses arrived did he finally marshal a panicked inmate back into his cell.
But even that didn't go smoothly. Prison records show Lockett put one inmate in his cell, but rather than safely lock him in, Lockett pepper-sprayed the compliant man.
Responding correctional officers faced a dangerous situation — many of the prisoners still held weapons, and other prisoners were unable to lock themselves down thanks to a policy at the facility that prevented the dozens of prisoners surrounding the scene from re-entering their cells.
Before it was over four gang members — two from each gang — were dead and four other inmates were injured. It was the deadliest prison riot in Oklahoma history.
And the prison — privately run by Tennessee-based CoreCivic — responded by violating state corrections policy by intentionally destroying audio and video surrounding the event and heightened danger faced by prisoners and responding staff by requiring cell doors be locked at all times, an investigation by The Frontier has found.
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General's administrative investigation report on the Sept. 12, 2015, gang fight at the Cimarron Correctional Facility in Cushing that left four prisoners dead also contradicts parts of a separate "After Action Review Team" report ordered by former Corrections Director Robert Patton to investigate and make recommendations to the department after the prisoner deaths.
Half of the After Action Review Team appointed by Patton were officials who worked for the private prison company. Two members of the team conducting that investigation were also media spokespeople — one from DOC and the other from the private prison company that owns the facility, CoreCivic (formerly Corrections Corporation of America), the team's report shows.
The administrative and criminal investigation reports by the department's Office of Inspector General, as well as surveillance video from inside the prison obtained by The Frontier, also paint a clearer picture of what happened before, during and after the bloody clash between members of the Irish Mob and the Universal Aryan Brotherhood prison gangs assigned to the prison's Charlie North unit. The riot became the deadliest incident in Oklahoma corrections history.
None of the individuals allegedly involved in the fight were charged with murder, though seven members of the Irish Mob were later charged by the Payne County District Attorney's Office with participating in a riot, which carries a penalty similar to that of second-degree murder. Records show that DOC's investigators recommended at least two individuals be charged with first-degree murder in the case.
CoreCivic was not penalized, reprimanded, or sanctioned by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, despite investigators finding evidence that the facility had violated at least two policies required by DOC.
Two lawsuits by the families of prisoners killed in the clash and one lawsuit by a prisoner who was injured have been filed against CoreCivic. However, in one of the suits, CoreCivic has moved to require prisoners allegedly involved in the fight — including the family of one prisoner killed in the clash — to pay it, should the company be required to pay civil damages for the death of one of the prisoners.
The outcomes of those lawsuits are still pending.
Though the Department of Corrections has released an incident report and the After Action Review Team's report on the fight, it has refused to release the surveillance video, as well as its much more detailed administrative and criminal investigations into what happened and the facility's response.
The Frontier was able to obtain the video, administrative and criminal investigation documents.
The administrative report, which examined the incident and facility for violations of policy, goes into greater detail than the After Action report, offers information that contradicts part of the After Action report and touches on the prison's locked-door policy, which is not mentioned in the After Action report.
The After Action Review Team's report states that "CCTV video footage was preserved and processed for release to an OKDOC Inspector General Officer."
The department's administrative investigation found that at least three Cimarron Correctional Facility staff members used handheld audio/video recording devices to document the facility's response to the situation that was unfolding on Charlie North, a requirement by DOC for all use-of-force incidents.
However, when asked for the videos by DOC's investigators, the facility's chief of security Larry Cox said he intentionally deleted video from one of the device's digital media cards.
In a statement to investigators, Cox wrote that "due to past training of not recording any medical procedure, I deleted the video of staff performing CPR," the report states.
A second handheld camera had failed to record, Cox told investigators, and the card on a third camera was either overwritten or the officer failed to turn the camera on, the report states.
The facility also failed to turn over to DOC investigators security camera video showing the full shift of the lone correctional officer on duty the day of the fight, the report states.
The deletion of the video from the handheld camera and failure to turn over the video showing the correctional officer's full shift were violations of Department of Corrections policy, as was allowing non-security staff members into the unit before it was fully secure, the report states.
According to the After Action Review Team's report, "the officer assigned to the Charlie North unit, the COS (Chief of Security) and several officers responding to the incident deployed inflammatory agents to gain compliance from combative offenders."
The department's administrative investigation report states that the officer assigned to Charlie North did not deploy his pepper spray until after the fight had ceased after being yelled at by a supervisor to "do something," and only then deployed his spray on an offender who posed no risk to him.
The After Action report also refers to the containment of the incident to Charlie North "swift and effective." Yet, staff members interviewed by DOC investigators said bringing the inmates under control was anything but swift and effective — even after pepper spray was used by officers, prisoners would not comply with orders, and one shift supervisor said it should not have taken 10 minutes to bring the inmates fully under control.
Later, several staff members and prisoners would blame the prison's always-locked cell door policy for the chaos and difficulty getting control of the unit.
The After Action report states that the "facility was appropriately staffed on the day of the incident." However, several staff members told DOC investigators that the facility was "short-staffed" that day.
While all mandatory posts (such as unit officers) were filled, several non-mandatory posts (such as yard or kitchen officer posts) were not, staff members told DOC investigators. The facility was four to eight correctional officers away from being fully staffed on the day of the incident, according to the report.
In addition, the prison's policy requires that the facility's Central Control unit be manned by two officers because of the multitude and importance of the duties there. On the day of the incident, one of the officers stationed at Central Control had gone home early, leaving one inexperienced officer alone to man the vital post, the report states.
Shortly after the incident, former Corrections Director Robert Patton ordered a "Joint After-Action Review" to be conducted by DoC and CCA in order to "gather information to permit Director Patton and/or other in the office of General Counsel for OKDOC and/or Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to evaluate the available information and render advice."
Of the eight individuals appointed to the after-action investigative team, four were Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic officials or employees and four were Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials, records show. Two members of the investigative team were media and communications spokespeople — Corrections Corporation Communications Director Steve Owen, and former Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terri Watkins.
Questions submitted to DOC on Friday asking what qualified the media spokespeople to be part of the investigative team, whether it was unique for half the investigative team to be made up of private prison officials, and why some of the team's findings appeared to contradict DOC's administrative investigation findings were not returned by publishing time Tuesday.
The facility's warden, Raymond Byrd, did not return a phone message last week from The Frontier. In response to questions about the facility's Phase Program policy, issues raised in DOC's investigative reports on the incident, and lawsuits filed by families of some of the prisoners killed, a spokesman for CoreCivic issued a statement saying they could not comment on pending litigation.
The Leadup
Tennessee-based CoreCivic is one of the largest private prison companies in the world and has facilities throughout the country. In 2016, the company changed its name from Corrections Corporation of America and began expanding its portfolio to include prisoner re-entry programs, as well as leasing some of its empty facilities to government entities.
The company owns four prisons in Oklahoma — two of which it staffs and operates through a contract with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (Cimarron in Cushing and Davis Correctional Facility in Holdenville), and one of which it leases to DOC (North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre). The fourth, Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga is empty, but the company has expressed hopes that DOC will lease that facility as well.
The company also owns the majority of prisoner re-entry halfway house beds in the state.
In fiscal year 2016, during the year the incident at Charlie North occurred, CoreCivic was paid $55.9 million for contract bed space, and was paid $54 million for contract beds the following year, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
Cimarron Correctional Facility has a history of violent incidents that occurred both before and after the Sept. 12, 2015, riot, and some of the facility's staff have faced criminal charges for separate alleged criminal acts, ranging from bringing in contraband to sex acts with prisoners.
As first reported by KGOU, the Department of Corrections regularly sent letters to CoreCivic detailing contract violations in 2015, including violations that occurred in relation to prisoner-related serious incidents. However, the Department did not penalize the company for those violations by withholding payments, which is allowed under the contract between the state and private prison company.
At least four such letters regarding contract violations were sent to the Cimarron Correctional Facility in 2015, and most of the letters mentioned previous correspondence about the contract breaches, according to the KGOU report. Still, no money was withheld by the Department of Corrections as a result.
Cimarron Correctional Facility's Charlie North unit is a two-story medium-security unit with cells along the bottom and top floors surrounding a "dayroom" common area where prisoners can watch TV, play games or socialize.
At the time of the fight, it was monitored by a single automatically rotating camera on the ceiling in the middle of the unit. The video from the camera is captured on a feed to the facility's Central Control, and the camera could be manually operated by correctional officers stationed in Central Control. Officers on duty at Central Control are required to carry out many different functions, the report states, including unlocking unit entry/exit doors and calling for emergency transport if an injured inmates needs to be taken to a hospital.
Though facility policy stated that Central Control was to be staffed by two officers, on that day it was staffed by only one — the second officer on duty went home sick, DOC's investigation states. The officer who was left on duty at Central Control was an inexperienced correctional officer with only three months experience in Central Control, according to the report.
One supervisor told DOC investigators that the officer's lack of experience "probably affected the response to the incident as well as the camera video obtained," and the officer who was on duty later told investigators that he was "kind of new in Central and in there by myself," the report states.
Other areas of the facility were also lacking staff that day, the investigation states.
The facility's shift supervisor told investigators that while all "mandatory" posts were filled, the facility's non-mandatory posts were short staffed, and that while full staffing of the facility would probably consist of about 22 to 24 correctional officers, on the day of Sept. 12, there were only 18 security staff on duty, the report states.
In June 2015, about three months before the fight, an incident between two prison gangs that involved 33 prisoners and ended with 11 offenders being hospitalized had erupted at the facility. In response the facility implemented a new "Phase Program" that would reward units of inmates with privileges such as dayroom access, commissary and phone usage, for collective good behavior, DOC's investigative report states.
However, as part of the program, if an inmate on a unit that earned privileges did choose to leave their cell, the cell had to be unlocked by a correctional officer and the officer was required to search the prisoner for weapons, Unit Manager Tommy Battles told investigators. After the prisoner was searched and cleared and allowed to go about their business outside of the cell, the officer was required to close the cell door and ensure it was locked, the report states.
If the offender then wanted to return to his cell, the correctional officer would be required to unlock it, the report states.
The main concept of the program was to limit and control inmate movement and lessen the threat of a disturbance being caused by prison gangs by preventing offenders from retrieving contraband or weapons from their cell and bringing them into the common areas of a unit, the report states.
Implementation of the program "is necessary to control the STG (Security Threat Group) affiliated inmate population and maintain the safety and continued services and programs to the general population," Battles wrote in an Aug. 6, 2015, memorandum to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, notifying the department of the revisions to the facility's operational plan.
However, as prisoners and facility staff would soon learn, it also meant that if there was a gang disturbance in the common area of a unit, prisoners who did not want to be involved would be unable to voluntarily retreat to the safety of their cell.
One correctional officer was assigned to the Charlie North on the day of the fight — Terrance Lockett, a 52-year-old who had worked at the prison for around eight months on the day of the fight, but who said he had developed a rapport with some of the prisoners housed on the unit, DOC records state.
A lieutenant at the facility told investigators that Lockett was a new officer and went through the required training, but had little or no actual experience in an incident like the one that erupted on Charlie North that day.
An assistant shift supervisor later told DOC investigators Lockett had a habit of not properly patting down inmates when letting them out of their cell, and had received disciplinary "coaching letters" for prior related actions, the report states. However, when investigators requested Lockett's disciplinary records from the facility, they were told there were no prior disciplinary records for Lockett, the report states.
Lockett later told investigators that his searches of inmates were "quick," and that he might not have conducted pat searches on every inmate or may have inadvertently missed a concealed weapon, the report states.
To determine whether Lockett had properly conducted searches of the prisoners on Charlie North prior to the fight, investigators requested video of his entire shift that day, but were given video showing only the incident, the report states.
The Fight
The fight between members of the Irish Mob and United Aryan Brotherhood at the facility on Sept. 12, 2015, left four dead — two from each gang — and four others wounded, records of the incident show.
Killed in the incident were:
- Anthony Fulwilder, 31, who was serving a 23-year sentence on a 2003 conviction in Oklahoma County for six counts of robbery with a firearm and two counts of shooting with intent to kill. According to Department of Corrections records, Fulwilder was a validated member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood. He suffered multiple sharp force injuries, according to the medical examiner, and died after being transported to a Tulsa hospital via helicopter.
- Michael Mayden, 26, who was serving an eight-year split sentence for felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle, and possession of a vehicle with removed vehicle identification numbers. Department of Corrections records state that Mayden was a "prospect" for the Universal Aryan Brotherhood. A medical examiner's report listed the cause of death as being a stab wound to the left shoulder. He died at the scene.
- Kyle Tiffee, 23, who was serving a five-year sentence from a 2011 conviction in Leflore County of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and a two-year sentence from a 2014 conviction out of Oklahoma County for assault and battery on a law enforcement officer. DOC records state he was a validated member of the Irish Mob. His cause of death was listed as multiple stab wounds, according to the medical examiner.
- Christopher Tignor, 29, who was serving a five-year sentence for a 2010 conviction out of Oklahoma County on three counts of receiving, possessing and concealing a stolen vehicle and one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle. DOC records state that Tignor was a validated member of the Irish Mob. His cause of death was listed as a stab wound to the chest, and an autopsy showed meth in his system at the time of his death.
Most of the prisoners DOC investigators attempted to interview declined to speak with them or provided little to no information.
A few said there had been tension building between the Irish Mob and Universal Aryan Brotherhood for a while, and others said the situation blew up unexpectedly. Others said they sensed little tension between the two groups until a few minutes before the fight when it began to get unusually quiet on the unit, the report states.
Lockett told investigators that a few minutes before the fight, some of the black prisoners on the unit, who he said were affiliated with the Bloods gang, began to ask him to let them into their cells on the top floor of the unit, which he found unusual and caused him to suspect a problem.
After letting some of the prisoners into their cell, Lockett told investigators that he turned to look over the unit and saw that all of the black inmates had moved to the top floor and only white inmates were left on the bottom floor.
Though he did not tell investigators during his first interview with them, in subsequent interviews with DOC investigators and in later statements, Lockett said that a "shot caller," or high-ranking member, of the Bloods gang approached him and warned him to remain on the top run of the unit.
At that point, Lockett told investigators, he radioed for assistance.
Lockett said he was told to call back "if something happens," the report states. Lockett could not remember who had responded to him and the report does not state whether other officers recalled hearing Lockett call for assistance before the fight was underway.
As he stood on the top run, Lockett said he saw a group of white inmates he identified as Irish Mob walk along the top run and then down the stairs to the first floor, where a group of Universal Aryan Brotherhood inmates were located.
Later, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation would enhance video from the unit's surveillance camera, and investigators would identify Steven Ray Thompson, 32; Phillip Wayne Jordan, 34; Jordan James Scott, 25; James Augustine Placker, 31; Gage Broom, 25; and Korey L. Kruta, 28, as the Irish Mob members who walked down the stairs, the report states. Those men were later charged in the case as a result.
Lockett said members of the two groups began walking toward each other, not saying a word, and Lockett said he began shouting for the two groups to stop, the report states.
Several other witnesses reported hearing someone shout "Sinn Fein, Mob Gang" (terms associated with the Irish Mob) and then someone shouted "Wood" (a term associated with the Universal Aryan Brotherhood).
Then, by all accounts, all hell broke loose on Charlie North.
Carnage and Chaos
As the fight began, Lockett told investigators he saw an inmate retrieving weapons hidden along the top of a wall upstairs and pass them out to other prisoners, and another inmate retrieve weapons from under a chair in the day area.
Video obtained by The Frontier shows Lockett standing at the top of the stairway overlooking the first floor as the two groups of prisoners fought below.
Lockett sent out a desperate radio call for help. Initially, Lockett called for assistance at the wrong unit, and then corrected himself after another officer asked if he meant "Charlie North," investigators wrote.
Several other staff members in other parts of the facility said they recall hearing Lockett's call for help come over the radio, that Lockett sounded "distressed" and that they could hear "screaming and yelling" coming from inside Charlie North.
Michelle Bass, a nurse at the facility told investigators that when Lockett's call for help came over the radio, there was "terror" in his voice. Bass said she rushed toward Charlie North when she heard the call, the report states.
Not all members of the Irish Mob gang who became involved in the fight were among the group who walked down the stairs, according to the report. Some Irish Mob members told investigators they were already downstairs when the attack began, and were not expecting a fight when it erupted.
One Irish Mob gang member who was not with the group who walked down the stairs said the attack occurred without warning — that he was suddenly hit in the back of the head and then he began fighting people he believed were associated with the Universal Aryan Brotherhood
One witness reported seeing Thompson stab Mayden in the neck as Mayden ran by him. Mayden then ran up the stairs to the second floor and then back down the stairs before collapsing near the unit's exit door, the report states.
A witness also identified a member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood who was not charged in the case approach Tignor from behind, reach around and stab him in the chest with a 9-inch long homemade knife. That Universal Aryan Brotherhood member, who had himself been stabbed multiple times in the melee, then allegedly began to chase after Tiffee, who fell backwards over some chairs onto the floor, where he was then stabbed by his pursuer, a witness told investigators.
A witness told investigators that Fulwilder was fighting with several other inmates, but it was not clear who stabbed him.
Finally, witnesses told investigators, the fight broke up and the two gangs separated to opposing sides of the unit, with some inmates still holding weapons and standing guard over or tending to their injured brethren.
The fight had lasted a little less than two minutes, the report states, as other staff members began to enter the unit to assist Lockett, who remained standing on the top floor.
Bass, a male and female correctional officer and a shift supervisor were the first staff members besides Lockett to enter the unit, the report states.
They were met by a scene of chaos.
One officer who responded told investigators that when he entered, he observed "a lot of blood, several inmates down, inmates screaming at staff and one another, and weapons being held by inmates." Another told investigators there were "people bleeding everywhere,"
Bass later told DOC investigators that medical staff is generally supposed to wait until a scene is secure before entering, but she saw numerous prisoners lying injured on the floor and decided to enter the room to attempt to save the wounded and dying, the report states.
"My focus was to try and save a life and I think we did pretty stinking good to have only lost four," Bass told investigators. "If I would've waited there would have been more (deaths)."
The air became thick with pepper spray as correctional officers began spraying prisoners who would not comply with their orders to drop their weapons and lay on the ground, the report states.
One of the first responding nurses to the scene said she entered the unit and saw Mayden laying by the door, "cold and blue." After seeing Tiffee, Tignor and Fulwilder, the nurse began working on Fulwilder because "she recalled feeling as though Fulwilder had the best chance at survival so she attended to him," the report states. The nurse said she also utilized nearby inmates to help her provide aid to the victims.
A shift supervisor who responded to Lockett's call said he saw Tiffee and Tignor lying on the floor unresponsive but being attended to by other inmates, and he began applying pressure to Tignor's chest wounds, the report states, while simultaneously giving verbal directives to the other prisoners to step away and lay on the floor.
A correctional officer who was among the first on the scene said that after telling an inmate holding a knife to drop the weapon, the prisoner replied that he would not until the unit was cleared.
But the responding officers were having difficulty. Unable to return to their cells, a group of about 30 prisoners had fled to the the top floor and were standing in a group near the back of the unit, while some of the prisoners on the main floor did not want to leave their wounded brethren, the report states.
Some correctional officers who responded reported attempting to get the inmates to lock down, but were unable to because they did not have the keys to the locked cells, and could only order the inmates to lay on the ground.
Prior to the new phase program being implemented, offenders would usually lock themselves down when a disturbance occurred, but they were unable to that day on Charlie North, a correctional officer told investigators, adding that "with numerous inmates out of control, the situation is too unsafe for staff to respond appropriately."
One prisoner on the unit who was not part of the fight would not talk to investigators about the incident, but said the "new lock in/lock out procedure was a 'big mistake' because people had nowhere to run," the report states.
The facility's Chief of Security Cox was working outside the perimeter fence when he was summoned by the warden to respond to what was happening on Charlie North, the report states. On his way to the unit, Cox stopped by central control to pick up chemical agents — spray, a bag of chemical agent grenades and a "MK 46 High Volume delivery system," sometimes referred to as a pepper ball gun. Once on the unit, he began instructing inmates to lay on the ground and if they refused, he would spray them with the chemical agent.
Cox's actions were cited in the After Action report as one of the main factors in getting the prisoners on Charlie North under control that day.
One of the correctional officers told investigators that, after hearing Lockett's call, she obtained a handheld video camera because she was assigned to be a video camera operator as part of her emergency response duties.
After entering the unit the officer said she was recording and recalled seeing prisoners lying on the ground, a prisoner holding what she described as a blue metal "knife" possibly fashioned from a door frame at the facility, and staff members rendering medical aid.
The officer told investigators that she began recording the facility chaplain, a nurse and an inmate performing medical aid on Tiffee when she was told to stop recording by Cox, the report states.
The investigation states that she was one of three officers who used an audio/video recorder to document staff response, but that facility officials later told them there were technical issues with two of the devices and video was not recorded or accidentally recorded over, while Cox said that he intentionally deleted the video showing a prisoner receiving CPR.
Tignor was carried to the facility's bus barn, and two other wounded prisoners were taken to the bus barn as well — one of whom was the Universal Aryan Brotherhood member who had allegedly stabbed Tignor.
According to witnesses, correctional officers were initially unable to identify Tignor as he lay in the bus barn, but the prisoner who had allegedly stabbed him identified him and said he had known him before their time in prison.
One of the witnesses said they then overhead the prisoner say how he felt "it wasn't right that he had to kill his best friend just because they were from different gangs," the report states.
Assistant Shift Supervisor Lt. Scott Hunsucker later told investigators that he remembered seeing Lockett still standing on the top run of the unit, and that Lockett "had become fixated with the events unfolding on the floor and was not focused on anything else."
Hunsucker said he directed Lockett to "do something," and that he then saw Lockett direct an inmate to get inside a cell, and the inmate complied, but instead of securing the cell door Lockett sprayed the inmate with pepper spray and then secured the door, the report states.
"Then I knew this guy (Lockett) was way stressed out," Hunsucker told investigators. Hunsucker said he told a captain about what happened and the captain ordered Lockett off the unit.
Hunsucker told investigators that if Lockett had "unloaded his OC spray" onto the dayroom floor when the fight first occurred, it may have helped deter the inmates.
Eventually, the non-injured inmates on the unit were restrained, those who were in their cells at the time were removed, and the prisoners were moved to recreation yards, the report states.
During interviews with DOC investigators, some of the staff who responded to the scene that day became visibly upset at the recollection of the event, the report notes. Others said they sought mental health treatment or tried to block out what had happened.
One of the first responding correctional officers said she was apprehensive at first about entering the unit, but saw the injured inmates and knew they needed help, the report states. She began keying open cells and locking in inmates, before assisting medical staff and helping to wheel away some of the injured prisoners on gurneys, the report states.
The officer said that she thought medical staff was saving all the wounded, but then heard over the EMS radio that there were fatalities. During her interview, as she recounted hearing about the fatalities, she began to become visibly upset, investigators wrote.
"The sadness of it all is overwhelming," she said.
That officer resigned from the facility shortly after the incident, the report notes.
The Aftermath
Nearly 23 ounces of chemical inflammatory agents were deployed by staff during the aftermath, DOC's investigative report states. A total of 20 prisoners received misconduct citations as a result of the fight, 21 homemade weapons made from cell light fixtures plexiglass from the cell lights and metal from cooling racks in the kitchen were recovered by staff, in addition to one cell phone, according to the investigation.
No staff were injured, but four inmates died and four others were injured.
Universal Aryan Brotherhood members were relocated to a different unit at the facility in an effort to separate the groups and prevent further violence, the report states.
Investigators recovered a cellphone that had been in Tignor's possession, and conducted a forensic examination of the phone on Oct. 29, 2015, the report states.
The exam showed that Tignor had received two text messages from two separate phone numbers within about 20 minutes of the fight. Investigators believed one phone belonged to a prisoner at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and the other belonged to another inmate at a different facility.
According to the report, the first message stated "Call ph asap its war time again green light on arian" and the second states "Its official green light for all jrihar to stab uab on sight from ph let all mob know," the report states. "Jrihar" is a term Irish Mob members often use to refer to themselves, while "green light" is prison slang for the go ahead being given to attack or kill.
Interviews with the two prisoners who investigators believed texted Tignor before the fight yielded little information, the report states. Investigators said the prisoners denied knowing what or who "ph" in the text messages were related to.
On June 15, 2016, investigators interviewed prisoner Richard Potts — who also went by the nickname "Pothead" — at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. A month later, Potts would be named in a federal indictment along with several other high-ranking Irish Mob gang members for allegedly running a heroin and drug distribution ring in Oklahoma from their prison cells. According to the FBI affidavit in the case, Potts largely ran the Tulsa branch of the organization.
Potts acknowledged there was tension between the Irish Mob and Universal Aryan Brotherhood, but told investigators that he had no prior knowledge of the fight and denied he made the call to initiate the fight, only learning of it through the news, the report states.
"I just don't remember making that call, like that, or whatever it was," Potts is quoted by investigators as saying.
Potts then asked for an attorney, saying he did not want to "self-incriminate," and the interview was ended, the report states.
Investigators recommended filing first- and second-degree murder charges against Thompson, as well as possession of contraband in a prison.
The report also recommends charges of first-degree murder and possession of contraband in prison be filed against the Universal Aryan Brotherhood member who allegedly stabbed Tignor and Tiffee.
The report recommended second-degree murder charges against Kruta, Whittington, Broom, Jordan and Scott, as well as possession of contraband charges against several other prisoners who were not charged later but were linked to weapons possession through witness accounts, surveillance video or DNA analysis.
However, no murder charges were filed in the case. Instead, charges against seven Irish Mob members involved in the fight were filed in April in Payne County District Court. Those cases are still pending.
Though two members of the Irish Mob were killed in the melee, no members of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood involved in the fight were charged since the fight was instigated by members of the Irish Mob and the members of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood who were attacked had no place to flee and were defending themselves, said Payne County District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas.
"They had a right to self-defense," Thomas said. "There is no place to retreat. You can't retreat in a prison."
No murder charges were brought in the case because of a lack of evidence showing exactly which prisoners struck the killing blows, Thomas told The Frontier.
In addition to a lack of cooperation and lack of credibility by some of the witnesses, the video showing the fight was low-quality and the rotating camera made it difficult to see the incident as it unfolded, Thomas said.
"You can't do identification based on watching the video," Thomas said. "We knew we were going to have to have a difficult time putting this together."
The weapons used in the fight, which according to the report had been analyzed by the OSBI and found to have DNA evidence of some of the individuals alleged to have taken part in the fight, had been contaminated when prison staff gathered them up, along with other weapons found afterward, Thomas said.
In the After-Action team's report, the quality of the video produced by the camera as well as the contamination of evidence by staff were cited as concerns. The report states that the cameras in the institution were to be replaced in June 2016 with high-definition cameras, and though the weapons may have been contaminated by collection procedures, the overriding concern at the time was safety.
"While there is significant crime scene preservation concerns with the collection of weapons on the floor throughout the housing unit during the incident by the officer, the team appreciated the officer's rationale for gathering and securing the weapons in his office," the report states. "An interview with the officer revealed that the officer's sole immediate concern in collecting the weapons was preventing further violence and further injuries to inmates and/or staff."
The Fallout
In February 2016, Lockett was arrested after the facility's chief of security, Cox, found him attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility, according to an affidavit filed in Lockett's criminal case. Cox called the Cushing Police Department, and Lockett was placed under arrest.
Lockett told investigators he had been threatened by possible gang members outside of the facility and told to smuggle the drugs into the facility, DOC's investigation states.
Lockett was charged in Payne County District Court with two felonies — attempting to bring marijuana into a correctional facility and possession of marijuana, according to court records. He was also fired by CoreCivic.
Court records show that for months, Lockett was making appearances in court without an attorney, and even unsuccessfully petitioned for a public defender, court records show.
Meanwhile, court records in a civil case that had been filed against CoreCivic by a family member of one of the prisoners killed in the Sept. 12, 2015, fight show that Lockett had spoken with attorneys representing the family and told them that he had noticed signs that a fight was about to occur and radioed his supervisors, but was told to call back when something happened.
"I called for help," Lockett said, "and they told me to call back when it was over."
A few days after the first civil lawsuit was filed against CoreCivic in September 2016 by the family of a prisoner killed during the fight, Lockett said he was making a scheduled court appearance for his criminal case when a man in a suit walked up to him in the courthouse.
"He walked up behind me and said, 'I'm here to represent you,'" Lockett told The Frontier. "I asked, 'Who are you?' He told me his name and said he had been retained by Corrections Corporation of America."
The attorney, William Lunn of Tulsa, did not return phone messages left by The Frontier seeking comment.
The day after meeting the attorney, Lockett said he was told by prison officials that he should not talk to attorneys for the plaintiffs in the civil suit or to the media.
"They said, 'We're representing you with the lawyer," Lockett said, "we don't want you to say anything that's going to hurt your (criminal) case.'"
In a lawsuit brought against Corrections Corporation by a prisoner who was injured in the fight, Lockett, who was also added as a defendant in the case, attorneys for the plaintiff submitted handwritten statement by Lockett attesting that the prison company had hired an attorney to represent him in the criminal case and that he had tried to warn other correctional officers that the fight was about to occur, but was told to call back later.
Lockett pleaded guilty in April to the two charges in exchange for a two-year deferred sentence, court records show.
Cimarron Correctional Facility's warden, Byrd, was asked by investigators about Lockett, his training, and other issues that arose during the investigation, according to the report.
"In reference to unsafe practices, Byrd stated the incident was 'not about Lockett' or other staff; it was about IM (Irish Mob) and UAB (Universal Aryan Brotherhood)," the report states.
Byrd told investigators that the prison's Phase Program had been "beneficial," the report states, though some inmates complained about being locked in or out of their cell.
However, multiple staff members and some prisoners interviewed by DOC investigators were critical of the program, and said that the locked cells made an already dangerous situation even worse for both "because essentially when the incident started the inmates were locked out of their respective cells and could not retreat to a safe place," the report states.
Neither CoreCivic nor the Department of Corrections answered questions by the Frontier about whether the facility ended the program or cell door policy after the incident, though DOC did say that the facility's security plans were reviewed and updated and additional training for CCA staff was offered and required.
The incident resulted in three lawsuits against CoreCivic — two wrongful death suits by family members represented the estates of Mayden and Tiffee, and a negligence lawsuit by a prisoner injured in the melee, Cordell Johnson.
The lawsuits allege that prior to the fight there were a high number of serious incidents at the facility, a high rate of contraband and drugs being brought into the facility, and that "issues with staff violating the standards of conduct all demonstrated the absence of control at the facility and the reckless disregard exercised in its operation."
Mayden's lawsuit also alleges that the Charlie North unit was "controlled by gangs," and this should have been known by the company given the high number of non-routine uses of force on the unit.
The suit also alleges that there were numerous violent incidents between gang members on the unit both before and after the Sept. 12, 2015, fight, the facility was understaffed or staff by unqualified individuals in an effort by CoreCivic to keep its costs down, and that incidents of contraband and drug trafficking by prisoners were unreported or underreported by staff prior to the incident.
"The incidents of contraband at CCF, compared to state-run (non-private) facilities, demonstrates an acceptance of criminal activity," the suit states "which is further demonstrated by poor training, poor staffing and unprofessional conduct by staff."
In its court filings, CoreCivic denies the allegations against it, and states that Mayden was part of the fight "and received fatal injuries because of his participation."
Earlier this year, attorneys for the Tiffee and Mayden family requested that the cases be consolidated. However, CCA opposed this, though it not entirely clear on what grounds since many of its filings in response were placed under seal by the court.
In one of its motions, CCA states that an opposing gang member did come into contact with Mayden, but does not say who.
Tiffee is listed by DOC as a member of the Irish Mob, and Mayden is listed by DOC as a "prospect" of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood.
Later, CoreCivic would be added a "third party plaintiff" in Mayden's lawsuit, and the seven individuals criminally charged in the matter added as "third party defendants," along with the estate of Tiffee.
In cases where a company or individual are held liable for some sort of damage in a lawsuit, that company or individual can be named as a "third party plaintiff" and add "third party defendants" who might share in the liability, and request compensation from the third party defendants for any damages it has to pay out if there is a judgement against it.
Essentially, it means CoreCivic is suing its former prisoners and the estate of one of its former prisoners and asking that they be required to pay the company compensation if it is required to pay damages in the Mayden case, said Spencer Bryan, a Tulsa attorney who is representing the Tiffee estate in its suit against Core Civic.
Bryan or Jason Messenger, attorney for the Mayden family, both said the move is common in civil lawsuits, but said they had not seen it done by a private prison company before against prisoners.
A spokesman for CoreCivic declined to comment on the move, and a spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections declined to comment on whether any similar legal actions by a private prison company has occurred before.


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Providing Lake Chelan Lodging for 70 years and counting!
Hundreds of families have established their Lake Chelan Lodging and family summer traditions at Kelly's, as they have come to enjoy the forest and the lake, the solitude and the mountain air. It is those guests who have come to define Kelly's as much as the physical surroundings. We extend a profound thanks for 70 years of business and friendship, and look forward to continuing to bring people together at Kelly's Resort.
We are happy to announce high speed internet in all individual units! We welcome you to work/school remotely from the comfort of your Kelly's Resort cottage or condo. Log on when you have to and then escape into nature when you want to.
Explore the pool & grounds at Kelly's Resort:
In the upper cottage area of the resort we have woodland walking trails, a grassy play yard, a heated pool, and a laundry facility. A meeting/conference pavilion is available for meetings, family reunions, or guest get-togethers. The pool is open from the 3rd weekend in May through the first weekend in October. Unless, weather conditions do not allow.
Enjoy being lakeside at Kelly's Resort:
Enjoy a lakeside sunbathing area, enclosed lake swimming, docks, diving board, and moorage. We have rowboats, canoes, and kayaks available for the use of our guests.
Relax at Kelly's Resort Lodge:
In our main building, the Lodge, located at the water's edge, there is a small convenience store, fireplace room, deck, and coffee bar. It's a lovely place to spend the morning reading the paper with a cup of hot coffee. The coffee bar is open weekends from Memorial Day through the 3rd weekend in June. And, then full time through Labor Day. The convenience store located in the main lodge is open daily Memorial Day weekend through September for guests and members.
70 years of Lake Chelan Lodging
In the spring of 1948, Bob and Dorothy Kelly and her parents, Chuck and Joy Garland, opened a small resort on twenty wooded acres at Lake Chelan. They opened it with the intention of providing a unique environment for guests to enjoy the beauty of the Northwest and fabulous Lake Chelan Lodging. Seventy years later, the Kelly family celebrates the continuation of that vision. Additions and modifications to the resort have been designed to enhance, rather that alter, the original intent. We look forward to you joining us, please check availability to begin your journey.


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Have you ever heard of a forest in a desert? Sure, when you're thinking about an oasis, or another wonder of the world like that, but what about a human-engineered forest? Not so much, right? Well, you can't say that again. Researchers in Egypt have found a way to build thick forests in the desert that takes up so much terrain there. Bringing in non-native kinds of trees like eucalyptus and mahogany, it's intriguing to see that they can survive in this climate and do so well, too. This is partly because there is a water filtration system in place that draws water to these living wonders, but it's still exciting to think that there are trees – non-native trees to boot – growing in a desert due to man's work with science to preserve the natural world. It seems a little oxymoronic, yes, but our hearts are in the right place, which is what really counts, right?
Now we are all waiting to see just how far we can push this desert forest over the years. If we work hard enough, will we be able to host all sorts of plant life in places that we weren't before? It would allow us to get a lot done in terms of preserving the environment, and the space is there to be used, anyway. It makes you think, that's for sure.


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Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum but not to EA. In my own personal efforts to use my time, money, and skills as effectively for good as possible, I have increasingly gravitated towards engaging in party politics, and I'm curious why this is not discussed more as an EA priority.
It's something I see in the margins, but rarely discussed directly. For example Rob Wiblin has an excellent article about the value of voting in democratic elections. If you follow the GiveWell blog, staff members often refer to a portion of their personal donations being spent on political campaigns.
In certain particular cause areas the connection also seems obvious, if not explicit. The long-termist concern with good governance and international stability is surely, at its core, a question of politics. If a civil servant has the potential to make radical positive change in the course of their career, surely elected officials who set that person's agenda and budget do too. Other cause areas like climate change might be labelled as not particularly tractable, whereas one might argue that the place to gain traction is inside political systems.
In fact so many of the cause areas we discuss are, at heart, political issues that will ultimately be determined or at least heavily impacted, in democratic countries, by elected officials.
It strikes me that a person with the right skill set could have an incredibly outsized impact in any of the following:
- Running for elected office personally (at any level, but especially locally, where elections often seriously fail to attract quality candidates);
- Being involved as a member of a political party; or
- Supporting someone else's political campaign, either through directly working with that campaign, or simply by supporting it as a voter and volunteer.
I would posit that not only is elected office often the critical lynchpin in achieving policy and governance gains in a democratic society, but it may also be the mostly desperately "talent constrained."
Most classic EA career paths are extremely competitive (as they should be), and it's difficult to find genuinely valuable ways to volunteer time. Charity is of course extremely important, but for many of the most pressing problems facing humanity, there is a limit to what philanthropic dollars can (or probably should) achieve without political progress.
In contrast, my instinct is that the three ideas I've outlined above could potentially absorb as much energy as any individual EA would be willing to give them, without necessarily displacing much. I am speaking from my own experience, and of course the opportunities will differ for each office, party, or campaign.
A couple of objections that I can think of are:
(1) Politics is miserable
Certainly party politics often involves a lot of group loyalty and dogma, and hasn't traditionally exhibited a lot of EA values. A lot of time might be spent on building influence and reputation, and working on things that aren't EA priorities. Building and gathering support and consensus among large groups of people is extremely difficult and often fails, and compromise is almost always necessary.
These are true difficulties, and might be good reasons why many individual EAs may be unsuited to this path. But I would think that the comparative absence of EA values in an area that is so fundamentally critical to achieving EA outcomes would make work in this area all the more important for those who can do well. I'm also not aware of any better alternative to democratic governance, so the immense difficulties and frustrations of working in politics don't seem to be a valid reason to ignore it as a critical area.
(2) We marginalize ourselves
Politics and political views are so much wider than EA, and I doubt we constitute a homogenous voting block. So, I can definitely see the danger in suggesting that any individual candidate is an "EA candidate" or that EA should align with any particular candidate in any particular election. That would unnecessarily narrow the scope of the community. But I think it should be possible to discuss the value and need for work in the political sphere without going down that path.
For example, and for full disclosure, I am a member of a political party in my country that falls on the left-hand side of the spectrum. I'll advocate that other like-minded EAs should join me, but maybe even more exciting to me would be if EA-minded individuals who identify more to the right or the center got similarly engaged in other parties. Reasonable people disagree on all kinds of points for all kinds of reasons, but if political parties across the spectrum had more active participants advocating for effective altruist values and engaging in the kind of open and respectful dialogue I see here, I think most democratic systems would be a lot healthier for it.
Are there other objections that I'm missing? Am I wrong in considering political action to be as critical and to have as much potential as I think it does? Is my sneaking suspicion that a lot of people here actually are highly politically engaged correct, and for those of you who are politically engaged in your country/community, do you see it through an EA lens or is it something else entirely?


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"It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." – Lewis Grizzard
You might be forgiven for wondering what impact the decline of wild bees could have on food produced at the Speyside Specialities plant in Buckie.
But the role of the six legged insect in the food chain is of far more importance than you could ever imagine.
Without their pivotal role in the pollination of crops many of the ingredients we need to create our produce would be lost.
Did you know that more than three quarters of global food crops need pollination to survive?
Scientists recently studied the pollination of more than 40 crops in 600 fields across every populated continent and discovered wild pollinators were twice as effective as honeybees in producing seeds and fruit on crops including oilseed rape, coffee, onions and tomatoes.
Trucking in of managed honeybee hives didn't replace wild pollination when these pollinators were lost.
The decline of honeybee colonies due to disease and pesticides has lead to concern from food scientists.
If they were to die out completely the agricultural demands of the growing human population would never be met.
An industry study recently published revealed that more than half of the wild bee species were lost in the 20th century in the US.
This is in part due to widespread forests being reduced to the fragments that remain today.
So what is being done to help save bees and similar wild insects?
People are being encouraged to stop using pesticides, plant bee friendly plants, and to support or even become a beekeeper themselves.
What food would you miss the most if it wasn't on your shelves?
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News Release
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O'Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Travis Greil, 40, Wausau, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 8 1/2 years in prison for secretly producing videos that depict minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. This term of imprisonment is to be followed by three years of supervised release. Greil pleaded guilty to this charge on May 13, 2021.
Greil was a teacher at D.C. Everest Senior High School for approximately 15 years. On February 12, 2020, a parent reported that his daughter, one of Greil's students, thought that Greil had taken a picture of her, up her skirt. The daughter was interviewed and explained that something similar had also happened to one of her friends.
Later that night, school officials obtained Greil's electronic devices and turned them over to law enforcement. Law enforcement eventually searched the defendant's personal iPad and found 132 videos of 81 underage female students and 1 adult, dating from September 2015 to February 2020. It appeared that all the videos were taken at Greil's desk at the school and were either "up-blouse" images that focused on the victim's breasts or "up-skirt" images that focused on victim's pubic area or buttocks.
At the sentencing, numerous victims told the Court how Greil's actions had impacted their lives, expressing feelings including anger and betrayal. Judge Conley noted the defendant used his position of trust as an educator to manipulate his bright and ambitious students and called the defendant's conduct predatory.
The charge against Greil was the result of an investigation conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation – Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force; Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of Crime Victim Services; Everest Metro and Wausau Police Departments; Marathon County Sheriff's Office; Marathon County District Attorney's Office; and the Wausau Police Department – Victim Resource Unit, with the assistance of the D.C. Everest Area School District.
The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elizabeth Altman and Chadwick Elgersma and State of Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General David Maas.
Last Update: Aug 17, 2021 10:56 am CDT


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How to Drain the Radiator of a Ford Ranger
by Jody L. CampbellDraining the radiator on your Ford Ranger is pretty simple. Depending on the year and the size of the motor, the radiator drain cock may be located in a couple of different spots. It is always at the bottom of the radiator near the left or right side. Having a drain bucket suitable for the job will help. Most parts stores have antifreeze drain buckets that are wide and shallow and also have a spout and handles.
Step 1
Allow the Ranger to cool down before attempting to drain the radiator. Open the hood and remove the radiator cap.
Step 2
Locate the drain cock at the bottom of the radiator on the left or right side. You may need to remove some splash shields or skirting to obtain access depending on the year and motor size of the Ranger.
Step 3
Place the drain bucket strategically beneath the drain-cock location and turn the drain cock counterclockwise until antifreeze begins to pour out. You may need to use pliers or channel locks to convince the drain cock to turn at first.
Step 4
Allow the radiator to drain thoroughly into the drain bucket.
Step 5
Turn the drain cock clockwise to tighten when the radiator is finished draining. Refill radiator with antifreeze when desired and replace the radiator cap.
- Bleeding the radiator may be necessary after adding new or the same antifreeze back to the radiator. Fill the radiator slowly until full, turn on the Ranger with the radiator cap still off and allow it to run until it reaches normal operating temperature, adding antifreeze as necessary and allowing the radiator to "burp" or "purge" the air bubbles from it. Refer to the owners manual or a repair manual for more information.
Things You'll Need
- Antifreeze drain bucket with spout and handles
- Pliers or channel locks
Writer Bio
Jody L. Campbell spent over 15 years as both a manager and an under-car specialist in the automotive repair industry. Prior to that, he managed two different restaurants for over 15 years. Campbell began his professional writing career in 2004 with the publication of his first book.


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Washington schools ordered closed until fall
OLYMPIA – Public and private schools in Washington are closed until fall, and students will be getting instruction through "distance learning," state officials announced Monday.
"We simply cannot take the chance of opening on-site instruction this calendar school year," Gov. Jay Inslee said.
Keeping schools closed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus will be as important when the number of cases is going down as it is when they are going up, he emphasized. "We cannot risk losing the gains we have made after the peak of this pandemic, presumably, will have passed."
The number of fatalities in Washington is still going up, Inslee added. "We have not reached the peak of this pandemic."
On March 17, schools were closed until April 27, but with the state's "Stay Home, Stay Healthy" order extended through May 4 last week, some extension of the school closure seemed inevitable.
Spokane Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Redinger said she was hoping the closure decisions would be made in two-week increments, but that she understood the desire "to know what the plan is."
Mead School District Superintendent Shawn Woodard called the decision disappointing but not surprising, adding that the district has been making plans in case students couldn't return to schools.
"We're on a really good path right now, our capability to deliver distance learning at a high level improves each week."
The closure affects about 1.2 million students in the state. Inslee and Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal said classes were expected but not guaranteed to resume in the fall. Washington becomes the 14th state to close school for the year.
Schools will continue to look for ways to provide meaningful lessons to students at home, provide meals for students who need them and provide some additional child care slots for students, particularly those with parents in essential occupations who must leave home to work.
Some schools will provide on-site learning for certain students, including some with disabilities, those who are considered vulnerable or students taking English as second language courses.
Inslee held open the possibility that students could return to the schools for special events late in the year, including high school seniors for graduation ceremonies, although that decision will be made later.
Redinger said she's holding out hope that will happen.
"Hopefully, we can come back before the end of the school year," Redinger said. "In listening to the governor, I know that he has a desire to do that for graduation and that human connection with staff and students."
Seniors in good standing will get their diplomas, and students' grade point averages won't be hurt by distance learning. The company that administers Advanced Placement tests is working on a system to administer them to students at home.
School districts are continuing to improve their "distance learning" models, Reykdal said, and are trying to determine the access their students have to high-speed internet.
"We're going to be as assertive as possible to create as much equity as is humanly possible, today and in the future," Inslee said. Districts are being urged to be as creative as possible.
"Now, that is a challenge because there is not uniformity in connectivity in the state of Washington," he added. "We've decided to have the most kids possible to have an education."
West Valley School District Superintendent Gene Sementi said he was hoping there would be a few weeks at the end of the year to reconnect with teachers.
"I appreciate that they were doing what they think is the safest thing thing to do, and I'm certain that they are getting a lot of expert advice," Sementi said.


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Minsk, the capital city of Belarus, was founded at the end the 11th century on the banks of the Niamiha and Svislach rivers, about 16 kilometers from the site of the old capital. The former capital city was located near the Menka River, from whose name "Minsk" originated.
Minsk used to be a wooden fortress that was built near the Prince's yard. It consisted of several houses owned by townsmen, and it was enclosed by earthen barricades.
Nowadays, the capital city of Belarus is a flourishing metropolis that mixes ancient structures with modern buildings. When you get to Minsk, you should walk around and take in the wonderful architecture for which Belarus is famous.
Once you enter Minsk, it will be hard not to notice the City Gate Towers. These two symmetrical buildings are located right in front of Minsk's central railway station, greeting you as soon as you exit the railway. You should also check them out at nighttime, because they are more beautiful when they are lighted up.
Braslav Lakes
Belarus abounds in picturesque places, and the Braslav Lakes are a must-see for tourists.
The Braslavskiye Ozyora National Park is situated on the northwest region of Belarus. It is a favorite destination for locals and tourists alike because of its crystal-clear lakes, with hills that serve as a stunning backdrop.
The territory of the Braslav Lakes encompasses one-third of the Braslav administrative district. There are about 61 lakes within the area, with lakes Snudy, Drivyaty, Voiso, Voloso Severnyi, Nedrovo, Berezha, Daubli and Potekh as among the largest.
The Braslav Lakes also teem with majestic oak trees and fir trees. The forest is perfect for those who want to have a picnic or simply commune with nature. It is also ideal for those who like examining plants, since there are about 500 species of plants, 20 of which can be found only in Belarus.
If you're looking for animals in this area, you won't be disappointed. About 29 different species of fish thrive in the lakes. There are also many woodland creatures, such as elks, European wild hogs, wolves, European brown bears, European lynxes and roes. The lake system also serves as a huge aviary for 189 species of birds, 45 of which are already endangered.
Aside from wildlife, the park has some breathtaking natural monuments, such as glacial forms of relief as well as huge boulders, interesting isles and exotic trees. There are also historical monuments and ancient settlements, burial areas, and structures of religious value.
Belovezhskaya Pushcha
Here in Belarus you will find one of the oldest and biggest forest massifs in all of Europe. Belovezhskaya Pushcha is a UNESCO-protected forest massif situated in Brest, Grodno and even some parts of Poland, covering 57 thousand hectares of land.
Protecting this block of forest has been a tradition since the 15th century, when Yagailo, king of Poland, imposed a rule that only he and his cousin, Lithuania's Great Duke Vitovt, could go hunting within the premises.
When World War II ended, the huge nature reserve was divided into two, with one part belonging to Poland and the other to Belarus. In 1991, the latter area became the first national park in Belarus.
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park extends to over 60 kilometers from north to south, and 50 kilometers from east to west. It is located in the regions of Grodno and Brest, with 163.5 thousand hectares.
It is an important research institution, since researchers at the site develop means and learn new ways to preserve the flora and fauna of the nature reserve.
Mir Castle
The Mir Castle Complex, located in the Korelichi District in Belarus, features a mixture of old and new structures. The castle itself, fondly referred to as the "brightest medieval flower," blends Gothic, Baroque, and Renaissance influences. Its construction began in the late 15th century or early 16th century by the Ilyinichi family.
Wars across the European continent had repeatedly damaged Mir Castle, thus several restoration efforts were made to preserve the historical monument.
In 2000, the Mir Castle Complex was inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List. In 2011, it became an independent museum, after being a subsidiary of the National Art Museum of Belarus for 22 years.
Brest Fortress
Visiting the Brest Fortress will give you more insights into the history of Belarus. This famous 19th-century Russian fortress commemorates the Soviets' resistance against German invasion on June 22, 1941.
Shaped like a star, the fortress held its defense against the invading German army during the German-Soviet War, earning it the title Hero Fortress in 1965.
The fortress is a two-storey barrack shaped like a ring, 1.8 kilometers long, and consists of 500 rooms that could accommodate 12,000 soldiers. The citadel once had four gates and four semi-towers, but only the Kholm and Terespol gates still stand.
The architecture of the Brest Fortress is quite stunning, and the sturdy walls provide tourists a glimpse of how intimidating the whole area was for Belarus's enemies back then.
When you visit the Brest Fortress, make sure to visit its architectural center, the St. Nicholas Church, which is also included in Belarus' national list of sites of historical and cultural values.
Pripyat Reserve
Belarus is famous for having several parks dedicated to preserving wildlife. One of these nature parks is the Pripyat Reserve, located right in the middle of the Belarusian Polesie, which is about 250 kilometers south of Minsk. The reserve has a total land area of 83,000 hectares and boasts 30 magnificent riverside lakes and many small rivers.
The plants in the Pripyat Reserve are carefully maintained. There are 826 higher-type of plants and 200 kinds of moss, as well as several kinds of wood and marshes. So if you are a horticulturist or simply a plant lover, you will definitely enjoy discovering the various kinds of plants in the reserve.
The reserve is also home to numerous woodland animals. Currently, about 45 species of mammals, 265 species of birds, 37 species of fish, 11 species of amphibians, and 7 species of reptiles are found in the area. So a walk in this nature park may treat you to a sight of badgers, black storks, snakebirds, cranes, European bison, eagle owls, reed toads, starlets, grass snakes, and marsh turtles.
If you wish to visit the Pripyat Reserve, it's better to stay for a day or two in the vicinity, since it takes more than a day to fully explore the area. You can check in at the nearby hotel or at one of the inns. Both the reserve and the hotel are located in Turov, one of Belarus's oldest Slavic towns. In Turov, you will also find a museum that showcases the town's local folklore.
Minsk Sea
The Minsk Sea is a man-made reservoir just five kilometers north of the capital city. It is quite a popular location among the locals, and it can be an unforgettable destination for tourists.
To get to the Minsk Sea, you can take a bus from the central bus station, which regularly serves tourists and locals who visit the site. If you're going by car, just drive north on the P28 and follow the signs leading to Minsk Sea after you have passed Ratomka Village.
The town of Polatsk, in northeastern Belarus, has an important place in the history and culture of the country. The area was the site of the ninth-century Belarusian state's establishment. It also served as a battleground between Belarus and Kiev, the capital at that time of what would soon become the Russian Empire.
Polatsk is famous for its medieval churches. One church, the 12th-century Spaso-Efrasinyevskaya Sanctuary, once served as the home of a princess who joined an orthodox religious order and became a voice of public education. Another popular church is the Sofijsky Cathedral (Saint Sophia Church), whose towering height and elaborate white faзade have continued to captivate travelers for centuries.
Also an important attraction in Polatsk is the Red Bridge. It was used by Napoleon Bonaparte during his attempt to invade Russia.
Orsha is one of the ancient towns in Belarus. It is found on the upstream of the Dnieper River, which merges with the Orshita about 80 kilometers south of Vitebsk.
The town is a major tourist attraction because of its astonishing landscape, historical monuments, and cultural diversity.
Orsha Castle, which was built around 1398 to 1407, is one of the popular places in the area. It was an important Polish fortress until the 16th century.
Another attraction in Orsha is the Jesuit Collegium, which features a historical museum and a clock tower with chimes. This is a popular venue for many cultural events in town.
Hrodna, or Grodno, is another popular tourist destination in Belarus. It is located along the Neman River, near the Lithuanian and Polish borders. It boasts several baroque and medieval structures, such as the baroque-style Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, one of the city's most famous landmarks.
Another famous landmark is the Kolozha Church of Saints Gleb and Boris. It is the last remaining medieval church in the area designed with ancient Black Ruthenian architecture.
Check out, too, the Regional Drama Theater found near the center of the city. Theater is one of the Belarusians' favorite pastimes, so this is a very popular place not just with the tourists but even more so with the locals.
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After filing for bankruptcy in October 2007 and finally pulling the plug four months later, the Ryzom forums surprisingly reappeared in June, and the servers were brought back online in July as part of a "testing phase." At the time, only players who had previously owned accounts in the game could play, but the game's operators promised that new account creation would be implemented soon.
Apparently "soon" is upon us, because new accounts are not only now available, they're being given away for free. Unfortunately, they're only available in limited quantities: 570 accounts remained available at the time of this writing.
It sounds like a widening beta test, but Ryzom was already a well-established game so the typical responsibilities of beta testing don't really apply. And who are we kidding anyway? It's a chance to play a game free for awhile – and maybe to get a glimpse at what Ryzom has in store for the future.
To hook up your own free Ryzom account, go to Ryzom.com, download the client (1.5 gig) and fill in the blanks. Get it while it's hot!
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The number of police firearms officers plunged by nearly a fifth in five years, new figures have revealed.
There were 5,647 authorised firearms officers (AFOs) in forces across England and Wales as of March 31 last year, Home Office data shows.
It means the number fell by more than 1,300 personnel, or 19%, compared with five years earlier, while it was also down by 217, or 4%, on the previous year. It is also the lowest level since the current data set started in 2009.
The report said: "The number of AFOs was at its highest on 31 March 2010 (6,976) and has since been on a general downward trend."
The disclosure comes at a time when the police service's firearms strength has come under close scrutiny in the wake of terrorist atrocities in Europe.
Earlier this month Prime Minister David Cameron announced that more armed officers are to be stationed across the country to deal with a Paris-style attack.
Forces are training around 1,500 extra armed officers as part of counter-terrorism efforts, with 400 ready to be deployed to cities outside London around the clock.
However, rank and file police leaders have questioned where the extra personnel will come from, while there have also been calls for a review into the legal protection for firearms officers amid suggestions this is an issue in recruitment.
The figures also revealed that there were a total of 14,666 police firearms operations in the year ending March 2015 - a decrease of 2% (273) compared with the previous year.
There were six incidents in which the police discharged firearms in the year ending March 2015, up from two in the previous year.
Simon Chesterman, the National Police Chiefs' Council lead for armed policing, said: "The fall in the number of authorised firearms officers over recent years reflects the fact that forces in England and Wales have moved to more collaborative arrangements, with armed officers working regionally rather than in individual forces.
"Decisions on numbers were based on local threat and risk assessments.
"The arrangements have maintained an effective armed policing capability to protect the public in all areas of the country, as well as enabling forces to make efficiency savings in response to budget cuts."
He added: "Following the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, we closely examined our ability to respond to a similar attack in the UK and determined that we needed to recruit and train more armed officers to meet the escalation of the terrorist threat.
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He said recruitment to the roles "will be a challenge".
"New AFOs will be existing police officers who volunteer for a highly responsible and dangerous job to protect the public," Mr Chesterman said.
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Shadow police minister Jack Dromey said: "According to the Home Office's own data, 1,329 firearms officers have gone in the five years since Cameron became Prime Minister.
"Police leaders have said time and time again that, without sufficient firearms capability, we would struggle to cope in the event of a terrorist attack.
"The Tories need to put the safety and security of our country first, properly funding the police service and the vital role of firearms officers."


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Salads might as well be a food group for us. Creative salads almost have a starring role on our dinner plates and it's my own Top Chef challenge every night to see how many ways we can mix it up. I received a GIGANTIC care package from my sweet Mom yesterday and among all of the love and treats, she sent along copies of some of my favorite recipes from the past, along with some newer ones and some that I haven't even tried yet. In the middle of the stack, I came across this recipe she made last Spring. Sweet potatoes and salad were already on last night's menu so when I saw this delightful collaboration of the two, I knew I wanted it on our plates. My favorite part of this dish is the dressing! I will now be making this Citrus Vinaigrette my go-to when I want to add a citrus splash to my salad. And since it comes from the Godmother of all magazines, Southern Living, you know it has to be tasty.
Roasted Sweet Potato Salad
with Citrus Vinaigrette
Southern Living, January 2010
1 lb. medium-size sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
1 medium sweet onion, cut into wedges
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 garlic clove
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. fresh cracked pepper
1 head Boston bib lettuce (you could also use arugula, baby greens or a mixture of all 3)
Citrus Vinaigrette
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss together sweet potato wedges and next five ingredients in a large bowl. Place sweet potatoes on baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes. Stir once and bake another 15 minutes, until potatoes are well roasted and caramelized. Spoon roasted potatoes and onions over greens and drizzle with citrus vinaigrette.
Citrus Vinaigrette
(makes about 1/2 cup)
1 (1/2) inch piece fresh ginger, peeled
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. chopped sweet onion (I used 2 shallots)
1 Tbsp. honey
1 tsp. orange zest
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup olive oil
Pulse first seven ingredients in a blender or food processor. While blending, add olive oil in a slow stream and process until smooth.


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