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The Johnny Gosch Foundation
"...to bring awareness of human trafficking and pedophilia to the world..."
For Immediate Release - Sarah DiMeo - No Association
This is a photo of Sarah DiMeo. She is presently portraying herself as an investigator on the Johnny Gosch case. She is also through social media and a website, soliciting funds for her project. Sarah DiMeo is not an investigator on the Johnny Gosch case and is not affiliated with the Johnny Gosch Foundation, nor Noreen Gosch. Her attempts to solicit funding by her are not sanctioned by the Johnny Gosch Foundation or Noreen Gosch.
We do not accept responsibility for any of this woman's actions.
For Immediate Release
**** Who Took Johnny - Feature Doc about Johnny Gosch's disappearance to have its theatrical premiere in Des Moines on April 24th. Noreen Gosch, Johnny's mother will be in attendance to do Q and A.
An amazing, lunatic documentary that will leave you creeped-out,
excited and surprised,"
Who Took Johnny, a documentary film about Noreen Gosch and her 30 year fight for justice for her son Johnny, will have its theatrical premiere in Des Moines, IA at the Fleur Cinema (www.fleurcinema.com ) followed by screenings at Film Scene in Iowa City (http://www.icfilmscene.org/).
Utilizing strong local reporting from the time as well as current interviews, filmmakers weave together past events into a coherent narrative and try to explain the case that was never solved. Noreen Gosch's passionate advocacy for her son led to the passage of laws regarding missing children and profoundly affected the culture of the entire country. Who Took Johnny has been on the International festival circuit for past year where it has gotten rave reviews and several jury and audience awards.
On September 5, 1982, Johnny Gosch, 12, disappeared while
delivering newspapers in West Des Moines, Iowa. For the next 30
years his mother Noreen devoted her life to finding out what
What Happened to Johnny Gosch? Watch the film.
Suki Hawley, Director/Editor
IOWA PREVENTING ABUSE CONFERENCE OCTOBER 19th, 2012 (Click Picture for
September 12th, 2012
30th ANNIVERSARY
September 5, 2012
Dear Johnny,
It has been 30 long years since your were ripped away from your family and everything you knew in life to be good. On the day you were kidnapped, it was so difficult to believe such a thing could happen in a quiet neighborhood. Nothing like this had happened in our community before.
I could only imagine what was happening to you, the terror, fear and pain you endured. In the first days, thousands of people volunteered to help us search for you. Each time a search party would come back and had found nothing, I breathed a sigh of relief because perhaps it was a sign you were still alive.
My prayers for you were that you would be found safe but until that time God would be watching over you. Each night I prayed that some new idea would come to me to try that would bring you back home. Every morning there was something new to try, someone to reach who might help but in my heart I knew each minute, hour of every day was time out of your life.
Within a short time TV shows wanted to hear your story, as the shows would air, new leads were coming in to be worked. We hired a private investigator to work full time, it was at that point we began to get real answers. What we learned, no parent would want to know but we had to face the truth of why children are kidnapped. At that time, I not only missed you but the pain of now "knowing" what was happening was a walking nightmare. What you have suffered, no child should ever have to go through.
At times, I would remember you as a little boy and some of the things you said and did. One time, you told me at 5 yrs. old that you wanted a "blue castle cake for your birthday". I had no idea where you had seen that type of cake. But eventually, I found it in a cookbook the exact cake you described. Building the cake was a family project, you were so happy when it was finished that you didn't want to eat it. You told me you just wanted keep it forever.....
Every parent wants the best for their children and it breaks my heart to know that your innocence and childhood were robbed from you ... I wish you could be as happy as you were in this photo.
A short time after you were kidnapped, a neighbor lady called me and said " I would like to tell you what a fine boy you raised. Johnny helped my six year old son. One night after school some bullies were beating up my son and smashed his lunchbox, Johnny ran to help, he jumped in tossing each of the bullies onto the ground, telling them to get lost... they ran like the wind. Johnny then walked my little boy home. I just thought you should know what a kind boy you raised. " Johnny, you came back home and never mentioned the "good deed " you had done that day by helping the other little boy. It was very touching to hear, somehow it made me feel as though you were not so far away.
As years passed, we received valuable information that you were possibly still alive. Other victims contacted us, we had more pieces to place in this giant puzzle. Then came a real break, information that you were definitely still alive and had escaped reached us. You are grown now and do not look like the little boy who was kidnapped, so you can "hide in plain sight" and live. Even though that means it isn't possible for a normal family life, you are safe. That information surfaced a number of years ago, my hope is that you are still alive today.
It has been a very long 30 years and no one knows that better than you. I am proud of you, Johnny and hope you are able to see this message.
I love you,
(Noreen Gosch)
October 15, 2011
This week it was announced through the media that the State of Iowa was discontinuing the "Cold Case Task Force" in Polk County. During the news report on NBC, they sited Johnny Gosch's kidnapping as well as a few other cases.
It was reported they did not have the money for the Task Force to continue to investigate these cases..Well it is news to me and the Johnny Gosch Foundation that there was a Cold Case Task Force in Polk County. No one had ever contacted me or the Johnny Gosch Foundation regarding the case or any involvement of the Task Force. I would suspect no one ever talked to the Martins or the Allen's concerning their kidnapped boys either. The West Des Moines Police and FBI have done precious little since the case began but absolutely nothing in the past 14 years.
It would have been more professional if they had at least sent some type of notice to the families of the victims. Instead of them learning of this Task Force being shut down on a TV News Program.
Could this just be another way of closing these kidnap cases forever so that it would seem as though "it never happened here"?????? That would be my guess, since the WDMPD have hounded me for my DNA for the past two years and I declined to give it to them. We know they would have used the DNA to claim some body in a morgue somewhere in the country, saying it was Johnny and closing the case. I was advised by my attorney to decline to give my DNA to anyone.
Earlier in the year when a corpse was suspected to be Johnny in Colorado, the medical examiner called me and said the WDMPD had sent Johnny's dental records. She also told that the "WDMPD were pressuring her to say it was Johnny's body".
The examiner then stated that in the dental records there was a "tooth restoration" (filling) in a certain tooth. I replied "your corpse is not Johnny, he had a tooth restoration but in a different tooth". There was dead silence on the phone and the medical examiner finally said " oh so you have seen the dental records then"??? I replied " oh yes I have a set of them and know for certain your corpse is not Johnny. So you should be asking yourself why would the WDMPD try to pressure you to say it is Johnny when they know full well it is not"?
Following that phone call, Jim Rothstein, retired New York Police Detective contacted the medical examiner and explained what has been going on in the Des Moines area concerning the cover up on the three kidnap cases.
This is just a portion of the latest activity on this 29 year old case.
June 27, 2011
Vanished with Beth Holloway
Set in Philadelphia, West Des Moines, and Denver. Beth delves into three cold missing person's cases--a couple who vanished from the streets of downtown Philly, a teenage paperboy who became the first milk carton kid, and a little girl who loses her life but leaves behind a legacy of hope
"Nancy Dis-Grace and her collection of foul mouthed panel of idiot experts owe NOREEN GOSCH A PUBLIC APOLOGY for the attack upon her character during a recent TV show about her son Johnny..."
Enclosed is the name of the producer of the show who originally called Noreen making insulting comments. If anyone reading this feels inclined to drop her a note I am sure she will appreciate hearing from the public. Letters to Nancy Grace can be sent directly through CNN's webpage.
Producer: Bonnie Druker ... firstname.lastname@example.com
Massive Arrests Made in Internet Pedophile Ring
Dear Friends,
Recently (last day or two) I wrote a release about the evil nature of pornography and how it degenerates leading to the potential and real sexual exploitation of children, and women.
Amazing Timing: I just received a news story about the recent breakup and arrests of an international pedophile ring. This appears to present a good example of the information I presented in my last release entitled "The Evil Dynamic to Pornography" leading to active deviance. including some 70,000 members, tens of thousands of images and films of children being abused. Over 230 children were rescued.
Arrest and Rescue: "... Europol said in a statement that "Operation Rescue" had identified 670 suspects and that 230 abused children in 30 countries had been taken to safety." MSNBC.COM How many more are there? How vast is this demonically inspired/influenced perversion of possession, addiction and abuse? Where are they getting the children? Many of those arrested come from prominent/professional positions in their community. Moral depravity defies demographic description. Vast amounts of images and films were taken as evidence. When you read the article of how the site operated you can see the progression of degeneration. The article link is below.
Noreen Gosch and the Discovery: Years ago one of our regular PreventingAbuseConference speakers, Noreen Gosch, mother of kidnapping victim Johnny Gosch discovered her son was abducted by a national pedophile ring (30 years ago). A few years back she uncovered a massive Internet pornography network resulting in hundreds of arrests. Below is a statement from her:
"Human trafficking is fanned by the flames of "pornography". The internet has made it easy for these perverted individuals to view [pornography] .... all types and soon that isn't enough to achieve their thrills, they must move on to something else which is often violating a child. Addiction to [pornography] is the breeding ground for "human trafficking, murder and torture of young innocent victims."
Noreen Gosch, 3-17-11
Do You Remember?
Remember the discovery of government officials from the SEC and Pentagon accessing pornography? This presented national security concerns. Could this recent Internet pedophile ring lead to national security threats?
How Many More Are There: Here's my question: How many more sites are operating? How many more women and children are victimized? Nearly 1,000,000 children reported missing every year. Child pornography is the fastest growing on the Internet. Where are they getting the children? Hundreds of thousands of children trapped into prostitution...in America.
The Spiritual Dynamic to Sexual Exploitation: When a person is sexually exploited they experience the ongoing tearing and destroying of the mind, body and soul. To deal with the torment, many victims fall into mental compartmentalization i.e. multipersonality disorders schizophrenia).
The Evil of Perpetrators: Perpetrators of child and women sexual exploitation are not necessarily just afflicted with a messed up gene. These people are diabolically evil. Consider this: To victimize a woman or child that person(s) have to formulate the evil plan to capture the victim, over the cries and continual cry of torment they continue the victimization (some 30 times a day!!!) and yet some are murdered. Jesus said the evil one seeks to take life.
Yet, Jesus came to give life. John 10:10
What We Can Do: We need to put pressure on the Justice Department to prosecute obscenity crimes, impact our culture to return to moral values that help protect children. Support movies and media programming promoting sound moral values and elect government officials who support those timeless values.
Stay in Touch: Stay tuned as we are about to announce our next PreventingAbuseConferences.
SUPPORT: If you wish to support our work please go to www.preventingabuse.org and click the "Donate" link. Your help and partnership is greatly appreciated. Through our conferences and work we are helping to stop the exploitation of the most innocent.
Thank you,
Tony Nassif President/Founder
ABOUT TONY NASSIF Mr. Nassif is the founder and
president of the Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation and the
PreventingAbuseConferences. He has appeared on
numerous broadcast media programs nationally and internationally
including Trinity Broadcasting, Today's Issue from American
Family Association, Focus on the Family, VOICE of AMERICA, FOX NEWS
and many more. He also speaks to many and numerous groups and
churches on public policy as well as human trafficking, etc.
To arrange a speaking engagement please email
I must admit it has been a long time since I have seen such a "dog and pony show" as that which I witnessed last night on the Nancy Grace program. I know that when they called Jim Rothstein, retired New York City Police Detective (who has been working on Johnny's case for over 12 years) to be on the show, they said " do you think Noreen would still come on the show if we called her". Jim said "no, she wouldn't". I declined to do this show based on previous shows I had viewed by Nancy Grace, she is a very caustic, angry and bitter woman who attacks most all of her guests for no apparent reason. I have worked too hard for nearly 30 years to jeopardize this case by doing a TV show such as Nancy Grace.
In their attempt to tell Johnny Gosch's story they failed in so many areas and left the viewing audience with half truths or is that half lies. I find impossible to believe that the West Des Moines Police would have given the "entire case file on Johnny's case" to CNN to read. Yet the show host stated " the police did a lot on this case because I have read the entire file". The West Des Moines Police would have only sent "what they wanted the show to see".
As they talked about Paul Bonacci, discrediting him, they failed to mention that in court in February 1999, Federal Judge Urbom asked Bonacci to tell all the details of the Johnny Gosch kidnapping. Bonacci did so.... at the end of the proceedings, Judge Urbom ruled that "PAUL BONACCI WAS TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE JOHNNY GOSCH KIDNAPPING". Yet as the show continued the host stated "Police have never been able to confirm that Bonacci was involved in Johnny's kidnapping". THE WEST DES MOINES POLICE DID NOT EVER QUESTION PAUL BONACCI ABOUT THE JOHNNY GOSCH KIDNAPPING, SO HOW COULD THEY PROVE OR DISPROVE ANYTHING. They failed to report that Bonacci had not been questioned.
About The phone calls which came to our home, again the show host failed to tell the audience that there was another person at my home and took the calls with me (we had two phones). They also knew Johnny and his voice. Yet the show host delighted in saying that I "imagined it". Good lord I have seen better drama at a high school play.
The show was aimed at one goal to attack and try to discredit me. Jim Rothstein did an amazing job of voicing the facts on the case when they allowed him enough air time to do so. It is very clear that the staff on the show as well as Nancy Grace herself are not well versed in this type of kidnapping. Nor did they take into account that there are two other unsolved kidnappings in Des Moines.... Eugene Martin and Marc Allen.
Now for your panel of so called experts. What a joke. Who was that bird that stated " there are so many runaway's that there is no need to kidnap kids" or words to that effect???? If that were true then why are there so many kidnapped children and why would there be a need for Nancy Grace to be doing shows on this subject? Seems like an "oxy moron" to me .... Heavy on the MORON.
The psychologist appeared to be "in the bag" on the show. Interesting that she seems capable of diagnosing a person whom she has never met. I laughed out loud when I heard her say that "Noreen had suffered depression and wanted to believe all these things happened". I have never suffered from any condition at all. I could see from the beginning how this case was being handled so someone had to do something and it was me. I started the private investigation by hiring a P.I. within a few short weeks after the kidnapping and the rest is history.
When I told the police chief I was going to hire a P.I., he began yelling and screaming telling me I was not allowed to hire anyone. The police chief had a great deal to hide. When the private detectives started on the job the first day. The WDMPD arrested them in an act of protest. Unbelievable are the things this police chief did to try and stop my private investigation. However, none of that saw air time last night did it? The former police chief was relieved of his duties several months after Johnny's kidnapping. He had a history of being drunk on the job and prior to Johnny's kidnapping, 21 of his own staff filed a protest against him. So this was not a smooth operating police department at the time of Johnny's kidnapping.
During the period of time before the Franklin Scandal was exposed, there were parties involving minors, attended by that police chief. No wonder he was trying to stop Johnny's investigation. Shortly after he left office, he was arrested at Target for shop lifting a number of items. There were big headlines in the newspaper here following that arrest.
As Jim Rothstein stated on the show " he based his statements on experience". However, each time Jim stated the facts that actually happened, they quickly changed to the next subject of attack against me. I doubt that any of the so called panel of experts ever worked on a kidnapping case, except for Mark Klaas, who's daughter was kidnapped and murdered. I wonder if Mark Klaas was the guest on the show if he would have been treated in the same accusatory manner. Johnny's case is very different than most other cases.
WE HAVE NOW IDENTIFIED THE MAN IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND KNOW WHAT HE HAS DONE. IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION ON "DELTA" PLEASE CONTACT email@example.com
It has come to my attention that there is an effort underway to "expose" my son, Johnny and force him out of his present location. I am NOT involved in this and do not approve. I think it is dangerous to not only him but to others.
I am releasing this statement so my son, Johnny and others, will know that I am not a part of this plan. Nor will I give my "DNA" or other requested information to those who are involved. By no means is this an admission that I'm giving up on seeing Johnny again but right now his safety as well as the safety of others is a prime concern. I will not be a part of jeopardizing their safety. The continued support and efforts of all those that have came forward over the years has been very significant in getting me to where we are today and I look forward to your continued support and prayers
December 17, 2008 - Adam Walsh Case
I am very happy to hear of the recent resolution on Adam
Walsh's case. I understand how frustrating it is for parents of a
missing child to not have closure. John Walsh has been very vocal
about the mistakes made in the investigation by the Hollywood, Fl.
Police Dept. In the end, they decided to review the evidence in the
case and determined that Ottis Toole was indeed guilty of murdering
July 12, 2008 - NEW INFORMATION!
I have had the following composite drawing for some time and am releasing it now due to new information on Johnny's case. You will see one photo/composite is from 1982 the second is the same man approximately 10 years later. There is further information concerning this man which will be released at a later time.
The second man involved in the kidnapping of Johnny Gosch, Sept. 5th, 1982. His name is Tony... He followed Johnny down the street shot Johnny with a stun gun and after he dropped to the ground, grabbed Johnny and threw him in the back seat of the kidnap car. The dark areas on his cheeks are "severe pock marks from acne scarring". This has been consistent in the description given by all witness's.
This is a updated version of Tony approximately ten years after Johnny's kidnapping, showing him with a different hairstyle. He is wanted in at least 4 other kidnappings and the children have never been found. The dark areas on his cheeks are "severe pock marks from acne scarring". This has been consistent in the description given by all witness's.
July 3, 2008
Noreen Comments to follow....but this is a series of videos newly released to Noreen from the same courageous young man listed in the report below....the whole video is around 27 minutes while this man walks around Omaha...we broke it up into 3 segments because of You Tube current time length limits...
June 22-24, 2008
Please take time
to look at these links.... the first two are short videos which
will amaze you. The information is all about the Franklin
Scandal which took place in Omaha Nebraska. A very courageous
young man is bring out the information that happened to him.
March 13, 2008
Some Message Boards Spreading Lot of Incorrect Information
There seems to be someone on a message board who is spreading a lot of incorrect information and saying they are direct quotes from me. I have never talked to this person so I do need to post this information to more or less stop this activity...
February 14, 2008
Most Recent Photo of Johnny Gosch
I received this photo recently, it is like so many others, as Johnny appears bound and gagged once again. However, this photo has something very significant in the background. It is a laundry bag from a "camp". The photo was taken in the early 1980's not long after my son was kidnapped. This photo appeared on a Russian Pedophile Website around Thanksgiving 2007 and sent to me a short time later. Someone has had it in their possession/collection for a very long time.
If there are viewers of my website who are familiar with this camp, please email me at: firstname.lastname@example.com I would appreciate any information you may have to share. I have obtained many photos of my son, as well as other boys which were taken in this same room. Apparently this location was used for some activities with children.
September 05, 2007
Johnny Gosch: 25 Years of Heart Break and Service
It's a story that catapulted Iowa into the national spotlight, changed state law and continues to draw awareness to human trafficking. It's a recurring nightmare for parents across the nation... and a living nightmare for Noreen Gosch that has unwillingly launched her into a life of public service.
On this day 25 years ago, Johnny Gosch left his home to work his Des Moines Register paper route. What happened after that has been the subject of speculation. According to Noreen Gosch, two men approached him, he was thrown into a vehicle and kidnapped.
September 5, 2007
You are loved and missed by all of your family. It is important for you to know that we have tried everything possible to bring resolution to your case, to make it safe for you to live your life. All of the information which we have researched and collected has been given to the FBI, it is in their hands now.....
If nothing is done then we will all know that they did not go forward with it.
My hope is that the latest report saying you are still alive is true and that one day we will be able to see each other again.
September 5th, 2007 is the 25th anniversary of the kidnapping of my son Johnny Gosch. It is amazing how such a marking of time can many times still "feel like it was yesterday".
He was kidnapped on September 5th, 1982, while delivering his Des Moines Register Sunday paper. There were a number of witness's to the kidnapping who all saw the men and the car.
After 25 years.... This is what we now know:
1. Johnny was a victim of a human/child trafficking network.
2. He was taken for the purpose of satisfying pedophiles for a profit for those who took him.
3. Reports say he is still alive, living under another identity.... still fearing for his life after escaping from the network a number of years ago.
4. Many changes and progress have taken place since the plight of these missing children has been brought out to the public. This happens only because of the continued work by the parents of the missing and those who are assisting us.
5. Photos sent to me ARE MY SON..... they have all been verified. In addition to those photos I have received hundreds of other photos of children, some featured with pedophiles but all bound and gagged. Those photos have been given to the FBI and we are in hopes they will do something.
6. The work continues on Johnny's case as there has not yet been any resolution.
I want to thank all of the people who have assisted me during these long 25 years. The list is so long, it is impossible to name everyone but you all know who you are and what you have done to contribute. I am most grateful.
Thank you,
June 18, 2007 - TODAY'S NEWS!
Britain, U.S. break up online pedophile ring
700 investigated; 31 children rescued as authorities shut global operation
Updated: 12:11 p.m. ET June 18, 2007
LONDON - British police, aided by U.S. authorities, have smashed a global Internet pedophile ring that broadcast live-streamed videos of children being abused, investigating more than 700 suspects worldwide and rescuing 31 children in a 10-month probe, officials said Monday.
Some 200 suspects are based in Britain, said the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center, a government agency. Of the 31 children, some only a few months old, more than 15 were in Britain, the center said. British authorities would not give a breakdown of where the other suspects or children came from, but said more than half the suspects in Britain were already being prosecuted.
The ring was traced to an Internet chat room called "Kids the Light of Our Lives" that featured images of children being subjected to horrific sexual abuse, including the streaming live videos.
Authorities said they used surveillance tactics normally used against terrorism suspects and drug traffickers to infiltrate the pedophile ring at its highest level.
Officials said the United States, Canada and Australia were Britain's main partners in the investigation, which involved agencies from 35 countries. The international investigation dated back to August 2006 until the ringleader's sentencing Monday.
tip from Canada
A Canadian official said authorities there have arrested 24 Canadians and rescued seven Canadian children since late 2005.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement joined the British-led operation in December. U.S. officials declined to comment because their investigation is continuing in at least 12 states.
It was unclear whether any of the rescued children had been reported missing, but authorities said the investigation was not linked to the widely publicized disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a 4-year-old British girl who vanished nearly two months ago in southern Portugal.
Toronto police conducted online surveillance along with British police, said Detective Sgt. Kim Scanlan of the Toronto police sex crimes unit, who confirmed the Canadian arrests and rescues of children that began before the British-led probe.
a good day'
In Germany, police are investigating two men in connection with the breakup of the ring, the country's Federal Crime Office said.
The host of the chat room, Timothy David Martyn Cox, 27, of Buxhall, who used the online identity "Son of God," admitted to nine counts of possessing and distributing indecent images, authorities said.
Cox was given an indeterminate jail sentence Monday at a court in eastern England. That means he will remain in prison until authorities determine he is no longer a threat to children.
"Today's verdict serves as a powerful warning to those using the Internet to facilitate the sexual exploitation of children," said Jim Gamble, the child protection center's chief executive.
Cox was identified after intelligence linking the chat room to Britain was passed on to the child protection center by Canadian authorities in August 2006. The center is an agency under the Home Office that is made up of officers with special experience in tracking and prosecuting sex offenders.
Cox also had been a member of a U.S.-based online pedophile ring shut down by U.S. authorities in March 2006, Gamble said.
of God'
After Cox's arrest on Sept. 28, 2006, British, Canadian and Australian authorities were able to infiltrate the chat room and collect evidence on the other members. Officers posed as contributors and even pretended to be Cox, running the chat room for 10 days.
At no point did officers distribute illegal images.
Forensic teams examining Cox's computer found 75,960 indecent and explicit images in addition to evidence that he had supplied 11,491 images to other site users.
A man described as Cox's lieutenant, Gordon Mackintosh, tried to resurrect the chat room in January. Authorities in Britain, Canada, Australia and the U.S. again infiltrated the operation.
Upon Mackintosh's arrest in January, authorities assumed his identity online and ran the chat room for three days while collecting information on offenders who traded images.
Mackintosh, 33, has pleaded guilty to 27 charges of making, possessing and distributing indecent images and videos. He is awaiting sentencing.
© 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
June 18, 2007 - TODAY'S NEWS!
Police arrest woman linked to China baby trafficking
2 hours, 16 minutes ago
BEIJING (AFP) - A woman in China suspected of being involved in the trafficking of 118 baby girls has been arrested after four years on the run, state press reported Tuesday.
Ji Xiulan, believed to be aged in her 60s, had been a fugitive since the trafficking ring was busted in 2003 but was arrested in a village in central China's Henan province on June 15, the Beijing Times reported. Ji was suspected of having been involved in buying trafficked babies from southern China's Guangxi region, the report said.
The 2003 arrest of the ringleaders of the gang exposed a network of trafficking in baby girls that spread from Guangxi to Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces in central and eastern China, the report said. The case broke when police found 28 drugged and tied-up baby girls -- none over three months old -- in bags on board a bus bound for northern cities. One of the babies died while being smuggled, reports at the time said.
In July 2004, 54 people from Yulin city in Guangxi region were convicted of trafficking 118 girls between 2001 and 2003. Two people from Yulin were sentenced to death over that case and more than 100 outside Guangxi were convicted, of whom at least one was executed, state press reports at the time said.
The case has been linked to China's "one child" family planning policy that has sharpened traditional values preferring boys over girls and leading to many mothers selling or giving away their baby daughters in the hopes of later having a son. Many defendants in the case refused to admit wrongdoing, insisting they were providing a humanitarian service as many of the trafficked girls went to childless couples in cities, earlier press reports on the scandal said.
June 18, 2007 - TODAY'S NEWS!
Police Infiltrate Pedophile Ring, Arrest 700
May 25, 2007
As part of the National
Missing Children Day we have created a
May 5, 2007
This is a website that was developed by a young man in Florida. He developed a database search for missing children. We have put this link on our website. If you just click on the state and it will bring up all of the missing kids in that state. Very handy. He is also carrying stories/information about missing children. Just click on the graphic.
Thank you so much.
March 18, 2007
Over the past five months, I have received hundreds of photos There photos are of my son Johnny included, but also many other children. The children in the photos are bound & gagged. Upon close investigation of these photos, we have seen the following:
The physical, sexual, emotional abuse to children is continuing at an alarming rate in our country and world. One aspect is .... Child/Human Trafficking. Some are making a profit off from showing this material.... using other peoples children. Everyone who reads this should be angry and concerned. If they did this to my son, Johnny age 12 when he was kidnapped ... they can do it to your child next. There is nothing preventing it.. This type of criminal knows the laws are weak and most likely they would not be caught. I take particular exception to this because one of the kids they kidnapped and used was my son ...... Johnny Gosch.
March 04, 2007
I received the following photos which are very disturbing but we are posting them on the website because there are adults in the photos and we are in hopes someone might recognize the men shown. If you do recognize them, please write to me at
February 16, 2007
I have been contacted by many people who follow my website asking for me to post something concerning the kidnapping of the two boys in Missouri. I feel a great deal of compassion for both boys and their families after what has happened to them. There is still a great deal ahead for them concerning all of the legal issues but with the support of their families they will go on to live healthy productive lives.
James M. Rothstein, Ret. NYCPD Detective is an expert in the field of investigation of pedophile activity and crimes against children. Mr. Rothstein has been investigating Johnny's case for over ten years and has written a very comprehensive report on the ORGANIZED PEDOPHILIA AND THE CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN, which we no know as HUMAN TRAFFICKING. He is sharing this report, it will shed light upon the issue of missing and exploited children in all categories. Throughout the report, you will see that some names have been removed for legal reasons. Mr. Rothstein has also proposed needed legislation which is included in the report.
December 21, 2006
These are the most recent photos of Johnny which were sent to me. We estimate they were all taken within the first few months after he was kidnapped. It further supports the information we have indicating Johnny was taken for the purpose of "human trafficking". Each time I look at photos of him in this situation, the sadness spreads over me as I realize over and over how much my son has endured at the hands of these people. Johnny is one of many children who have been used in this manner. How can any of them sleep at night for what they do to our children.......
December 2, 2006
There are fetish groups, on yahoo and MSN, who appear to be obsessed with tying up young boys. Perhaps some of the members of these groups are having second thoughts about what the people behind the scenes do or are capable of serial and obsessive photographing of boys tied up. These men, who are driven by their unhealthy desires and fantasies trawl web sites such as Web shots and steal any photo they can find of kids in tied up fun situations (they do happen.) The parent innocently shares there photo only to have the photo stolen by fetishists who often pose as young adults or teens. They spend endless hours trawling Yahoo Images, Google Images, etc for any photo they can find of a kid tied up, handcuffed etc. Then they post them in public and private groups for purposes they probably do not entirely comprehend themselves.
What is much worse however is the serial photo's often taken by parents or much older siblings, relatives or care-givers. In many cases we are also finding children who have been kidnapped appearing on these web sites. Some of the kids have been identified recently. These photos often eventually become known on public pedophile fronts. This is an issue parents are going to need to confront as a culture of tolerance and acceptance appears to be occurring in regards to adults using children to pursue their sexual fantasies. They see as "ONLY LOOKING" is not a crime or sin.
Some members, of these groups however, are beginning to see things for what they really are.....a sick crime. They are opening their minds, not to the hidden people saying this is ok, it is part of what you are, it is art of the innocent aspect of your childhood. They are becoming savvy to the fact that there are pedophiles lurking in these groups or those who would benefit financially or otherwise. Some are now prepared to confront the fact that the people they thought were their friends, may be, and sometimes are, pedophiles. Many lies and half truths are told in relation to these photos and they are now seeing what these kinds of photos represent, or, what they wish them to represent. It is to these people who do have some conscience, who are bothered by this .....that I appeal for you to come forward, either anonymously, and make known what information you may have. It is to the members of these groups, I make this appeal.
Below this message are two more photos I have received recently. The first photo is my son, Johnny Gosch. The second photo is unidentified.
Noreen N. Gosch
November 13, 2006
November 09, 2006
On October 30, 2006, I received this third picture of my son Johnny Gosch.
October 29, 2006
Who are these boys?
Why are they on a pedophile website?
If you any information about these children, please call The National Center for Missing
and Exploited children at 1-800-843-5678
October 26, 2006
From the day I posted the photo of the three boys the following has taken place.
I received emails from people saying I shouldn't have placed this photo on my website because it was disturbing. Then shortly after the middle boy was identified but no info could be released due to the parent not wanting publicity. I received emails telling me "YOU HAD BETTER POST WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS BOYS IDENTITY..... ASAP OR YOU WILL LOSE ALL CREDIBILITY". In other words a threat.
Approximately three weeks later, the mother of the boy in the middle did reconsider and wanted to tell her story. We placed a few paragraphs of information about David Johnson on the site.
Since that date, I have received a number of emails from people who seem to have issues concerning Patricia Johnson Holm. I have received threatening email and written attacks directed towards me.
My intent from the moment I received the photos was to identify the photos of the boys, who were found on a pedophile website, perhaps some people have lost sight of that part of this tragedy. We have received more photos of unidentified boys which have been turned over to the National Center For Missing Children for comparison in their database of missing children. Human trafficking is a huge problem, nearly 100,000 children yearly are trafficked. It is still my mission to continue protecting children and gaining information on the hundreds of children who are unidentified to date.
If anyone has any issues concerning Patricia or her son, it would be best if you contact her directly as she would be better able to answer your questions. Her email address is: email@example.com
Thank you
October 24, 2006
Three weeks ago, we made contact with Patricia Johnson Holm, the mother of one of the boys in the photo which had been brought to my door. At that time she did not want additional publicity. Since that time she has seen the interview the Fla. Detective did with Fox TV/Greta Show and is shocked that the detective is again trying to discredit the photo and both of our sons. She has now reconsidered and is willing to share her story and the photo.
The Johnny Gosch Foundation
October 19, 2006
Dear Friends,
The detective from Florida has once again tried to convince the public that Johnny was not in the photo of the three boys, who were bound and gagged on a bed. We had this photo on my website for a time. Three weeks ago. we were contacted by the parents of two of the boys. We have verified that the children were missing /abducted and have removed that photo by request of the parents. We also have an eye witness who identified all three boys,(including Johnny) the communication was made possible by the attorney representing the witness.
From the moment I received the photos I stated that it was my intent to try and locate the parents to bring some peace to them. We have done that and we are now concentrating on resolving the origin of Johnny's photos. The other parents do not want further press coverage at this time in their lives so we are respecting their wishes.
The Johnny Gosch Foundation
October 18, 2006
Friends of The Johnny Gosch Foundation:
October 11, 2006
To all the viewers of my website... If this were your child wouldn't you want to know why the police and FBI are not investigating? That is a
This is a SECOND PHOTO of Johnny ... bound and gagged received recently. We now know that neither the police nor the FBI ever contacted the website owner of http://www.Jacobstales.com where the first photo of Johnny appeared.
October 9, 2006
Thank you for all your help. Everyone who has stepped forward in prayer, thought, and deed. I am deeply grateful, Noreen
The Johnny Gosch Foundation
September 22, 2006 - The Des Moines Register
Ex-investigator: No proof photos aren't
of Gosch
"It's been like searching for a needle in a haystack," former detective Nelson Zalva said Thursday. "We're talking cases that were kept on index cards here." Zalva said he wished any of the youths in the photos or the anonymous person who originally tipped police to his years-old investigation would step forward to help prove the photos predated Johnny Gosch's disappearance. Noreen Gosch, meanwhile, was back on the offensive with authorities this week, urging police to explore any and all leads related to the photos. Among them:
Jeff Tarpinian, a spokesman for the FBI in Omaha, Neb., could not be reached Thursday for comment.
Lt. Jeff Miller, a spokesman for the West Des Moines Police Department, said police remain in contact with state and federal authorities, but he said he didn't believe any new leads in the case were being pursued at the moment. At The Des Moines Register's request, Miller released to the media a copy of the anonymous letter postmarked Sept. 6 from Tampa, Fla., alerting Des Moines police to Zalva's old investigation. "Gentlemen," it read. "Someone has played a reprehensible joke on a grieving mother...."
There was an investigation concerned with that picture, made by the Hillsborough County sheriff's office. No charges were filed, and no wrongdoing was established. The lead detective on the case was named Zalva. Although workers at the sheriff's department reviewed more than 300 cases from 1979 on microfilm, Zalva said, they cannot find the incident report or the photocopies of photos from the criminal investigation that he said eventually led nowhere.
The digitally reproduced photos sent to Gosch and several people close to the case the weekend of Aug. 27 generated a surge of public interest and a range of claims by individuals who purported to know what happened to the paperboy whose face became synonymous with child abductions in the 1980s. Gosch said it's important police look into all allegations, regardless of how strange they might seem.
"People get real caught up in what I say, but I think maybe they've forgotten what's like to be me," she said. "I really thought the police would jump into this with both feet, but they haven't. "Here you have a kidnapped child on a pedophilia Web site. ... C'mon, boys, let's get busy."
The Register has not published the photos that Gosch said she received last month because it was not clear where the images came from....
September 22, 2006 - Testimony of Ernie Allen
"Deleting Commercial Child Pornography Sites from the Internet:
The U.S. Financial Industry's Efforts to Combat this Problem"
September 21, 2006
September 21, 2006 - Received Death Threat!
To all who have been following my son's
case on this website... thank you for your concern, kindness and
prayers. I have heard from so many of you and it is most
Below are various links of interest.
NEW! Listen to the ACL interview with Noreen Gosch from September 18, 2006 - Noreen gives a scathing update on law enforcement's failure to investigate the abduction of Johnny Gosch.
Archived Radio Shows with Michael Corbin interviewing Noreen Gosch and James Rothstein
September 20, 2006
WEST DES MOINES POLICE delay information from an INFORMANT!
The West Des Moines Police was sent the following information by an informant, they have made it available to me. The have known for some time that the photos are of JOHNNY GOSCH . There is also information mentioned about another Kidnapped Boy ... Jacob Wetterling from Minnesota. After receiving this information.....why then have the police issued a statement saying the photos "were not Johnny Gosch"? As his mother, I want to know the answer to this question.
We have received an outpouring of assistance and kindness from the people reading my website... Thank you so much. We are still in need of information concerning photos which have appeared of my son, Johnny. We know his photo has appeared on a number of porn sites .... if anyone has more information please contact me through the email address on this website. firstname.lastname@example.com Thank you so much... Noreen
INFORMANT MESSAGE (Special Thanks from us to you...)
(Letter sent to the police)
Dear Captain Richards;
I have information about the Johnny Gosch
case. I was watching the Donnie Deutech show on MSNBC and noticed the
pictures of Johnny Gosch and noticed the brand that was placed on his
left arm and I remembered a similar brand I saw on another boy that I
saw from a cropped child porn site. The photo involved two boys
kissing laying prone on a bed. The boy on the bottom had a similar
brand on his left arm. This boy had a striking resemblance to Jacob
Wetterling. His hair was dyed black.
September 18, 2006
WEST DES MOINES POLICE ARE WRONG and PEDOPHILE SITE IDENTIFIED
The West Des Moines police contacted us and said " their lead with the Florida Detective is falling flat, he can't produce anything, no names, files or any information.". I told them this would happen prior to their press release, however, they ran with the story before they had any proof. The detective in Florida can not provide anything, no reports, case number ..... nothing! The detective in Florida is not credible.
This site was discovered by our investigators. There are at least 83 boys tied and gagged on this website. Why are the kidnapped boys from West Des Moines being shown on this website? There are pictures of older men with these young boys. Is the owner of this website domain a pedophile?
Johnny Gosch's picture was seen on this website. The front page of the website is trying to hide the contents of this site. http://www.jacobstales.com/ . Click on the pictures below to be taken to actual photos supposedly run by an active pedophile serving other pedophiles.
Missing for Decades
PART I: The West Des Moines Police released a statement, indicating that they received an anonymous note saying " there was an investigator in Florida who had investigated and identified the boys in the recent photo, which they appeared bound and gagged in 1979". They also stated this photo had been on the internet since 1979.
Unfortunately, this press release caused a media storm and much confusion. At no time had he ever seen the photo of Johnny
Gosch ... the black/white photo below. We also know that the internet as we know it
..... did not exist in 1979.
PART II: This media clip ran on Channel 3, Omaha Nebraska
September13, 2006
This is a poster for a missing boy in Des Moines. His name is "Marc Allen"....... He is the third missing boy in a six year period in Des Moines Iowa. The first was Johnny Gosch in 1982, the second was Eugene Martin in 1984 and Mark Allen in 1986. This boy did not receive an investigation by police nor any publicity. We want to know WHY ... WHY .... WHY?
Allen, circa 1986
Missing since March 29, 1986 from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Classification: Non-Family Abduction
Vital Statistics
· Date Of Birth: May 13, 1972
· Age at Time of Disappearance: 13 years old
· Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 4'11; 90 pounds
· Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Light brown hair; blue eyes.
· Marks, Scars: Small scar on the top of his head.
· Clothing: A light blue t-shirt, blue jean shorts, white socks and gray tennis shoes with Velcro tabs.
Circumstances of Disappearance
Allen was last seen leaving his family's home in Des Moines, Iowa to visit a friend's house up the street, but he never arrived.
September 8, 2006
This photo was sent to us ... explaining it was one of the "perps" who had molested my son and others. We gave it to the police and the Missing Children's Center. They told us the man is "dead and there is a device around his neck called a ligature". They are currently investigating to also learn the identity of this man. Again, if anyone viewing my website knows who this man might be.... please contact me below.
Noreen Gosch
September 1, 2006
Shocking News has broke quickly on the Johnny Gosch case. The website was taken down for 36 hours due to high-traffic volume which blew out a server in Las Angeles. That is now taken care of. We hope that you will support The Johnny Gosch Foundation and its mission to assist others in knowledge and empowerment to stop the blatant human trafficking problem we have not only in this country but in all the world; a business estimated in the Billions of Dollars.
This website or blog will be updated rapidly over the next week as we try to respond to the high traffic. There are books for sale and donations accepted to help fund the continuing mission of The Johnny Gosch Foundation. We are upgrading our servers once again and hopefully the ability to take online 128-bit SSL secure transactions as we used to offer. For now, Please contact us directly at:
The Johnny Gosch Foundation
August 27, 2006
On my birthday... I received a package with the following pictures inside. The first photo is of my son Johnny, shortly after he was kidnapped on Sept. 5th, 1982. He was still wearing the clothing he had on the day he was taken. He is bound and gagged.
Noreen Gosch
April Shows
Co-Host Ted Gunderson, guests Rusty Nelson and Noreen Gosch
Final segment summarizing the series on pedophelia and recommendations for we citizens on how to deal with the issue.
*** Thursday, April 29- Ted Gunderson - Rusty Nelson (Windows Media Player)
Co-Host Ted Gunderson with guest John DeCamp
Third in a 4 part series on pedophelia
*** Thursday, April 28- Ted Gunderson - John De Camp
Co-Host Ted Gunderson and Guest Jim Rothstein
Second in a 4 part series on pedophelia
*** Wednesday, April 27- Ted Gunderson - Jim Rothstein (Windows Media Player)
Co-Host Ted Gunderson and Guest Noreen Gosch, Part I
First of a 4 part series on pedophelia
*** Tuesday, April 26- Ted Gunderson - Noreen Gosch (Windows Media Player)
Noreen Gosch - April 14
Thursday, April 14- Noreen Gosch


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The shorter and colder days of winter mean higher energy bills for many businesses. Research has found that an office based company will use 50% of its annual gas consumption in winter. So, it's no surprise that many businesses are focused on cutting energy usage, not only to save money but also to build corporate reputation.
As US electric carmaker Tesla Motors sets the European price for its Model S all-electric sedan, a report for British Gas says that UK companies could save £350,000 a year by going electric with their fleet.
IBM is taking the lead on a project to simplify electric vehicle charging and payment for customers wherever they are in Europe, the company announced this week.
The UK government's latest figures on energy production and use, released yesterday, reveal that while coal use is at its highest share in 14 years, renewable electricity is still growing steadily.
As the US and China conclude discussions of trade relations, the Commerce Department has slapped still tariffs on wind towers from China and Vietnam.
Swedish energy company Vattenfall is joining the Carbon Trust's Europe-wide effort to drive down the costs of offshore wind power.
Scientists at GE Global Research say they have made it to the next stop in the route to affordable, clean fuel, zero-emission buses.
The UK government announced yesterday that it is to delay its decision on whether aviation and shipping emissions should be included in carbon budgets until 2016.
The European Union is still making progress on renewables, with its energy share increasing to 13.4% in 2011, but the UK is still lagging in the league table of nations, according to the latest figures.
The European Commission yesterday announced the award of €1.2 billion to 23 innovative renewable energy projects under the NER300 funding programme.


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Members of a fundamentalist Kansas church ordered to pay nearly $11 million in damages to a grieving father smiled as they walked out of the courtroom, vowing that the verdict would not deter them from protesting at military funerals.
Members promised to picket future funerals with placards bearing such slogans as "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "God hates fags."
"Absolutely, don't you understand this was an act in futility?" said Shirley Phelps-Roper, whose father founded the Westboro Baptist Church.
The group believes that U.S. deaths in the Iraq war are punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality. They say they are entitled to protest at funerals under the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech and religion.
Albert Snyder sued the Topeka, Kan., church after a protest last year at the funeral of his son, Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, who was killed in Iraq. He claimed the protests intruded upon what should have been a private ceremony and sullied his memory of the event.
A jury agreed. On Wednesday, the church and three of its leaders _ Fred Phelps and his two daughters, Phelps-Roper and Rebekah Phelps-Davis _ were found liable for invasion of privacy and intent to inflict emotional distress. Jurors awarded Snyder $2.9 million in compensatory damages and $8 million in punitive damages.
Snyder, of York, Pa., said he hoped other families would consider suing.
"The goal wasn't about the money, it was to set a precedent so other people could do the same thing," he said.
Appearing on NBC's "Today" show Thursday, Sndyer said that while his son was fighting for freedom for Iraqis, "my son did not fight for hate speech.
"And that's basically what it is," he said of the church's protest. "Everybody's under the impression that the First Amendment gives them the right to do anything, say anything any where, any time. And along with the First Amendment also comes responsibility."
Snyder said that on the day of the funeral, he didn't see the protesters or their signs, only the tops of the signs. "But a lot of people at the church did see it," he said. "And it was splattered all over the newspapers the next day."
It's unclear whether Snyder will be able to collect the damages.
The assets of the church and the defendants are less than a million dollars, mainly in homes, cars and retirement accounts, defense attorney Jonathan Katz said. The church has about 75 members and is funded by tithing.
Craig Trebilcock, one of Snyder's lawyers, had asked jurors to question the truthfulness of the defendants' financial documents, one of which show Phelps-Davis having only $306 in the bank. He noted that Phelps-Davis is a practicing attorney, who could afford to travel to spread the church's message.
"Rebekah Phelps-Davis has $306? She must be using Priceline.com. It doesn't make any sense," Trebilcock said.
The attorney had urged jurors to award damages that would send a message to the church: "Do not bring your circus of hate to Maryland again."
Trebilcock later called the verdict "Judgment Day for the Westboro Baptist Church."
"They're always talking about other people's Judgment Day. Well, this is theirs," he said.
Snyder sobbed when he heard the verdict, while members of the church greeted the news with tightlipped smiles.
They are confident the award will be overturned on appeal, Phelps said.
"Oh, it will take about five minutes to get that thing reversed," he said.
Another of Snyder's attorneys, Sean Summers, said he would tirelessly seek payment of the award. "We will chase them forever if it takes that long," he said.
A number of states have passed laws regarding funeral protests, and Congress has passed a law prohibiting such protests at federal cemeteries. Snyder's lawsuit is believed to be the first filed by the family of a fallen serviceman.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press
Yeah, that rocks my world. :) About time those dickheads start having to pay out for their vile-ness. Funerals are sacred. I think it's disgusting to picket at a funeral.. ever, really. But especially this kind of picketing.. just... that's something I will not abide.
Your feelings?
And... an insane driver youtube up there... I may have nightmares. He caught me off guard. lol


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What to Expect From Stocks in 2013?
Jack Hough has a preview of the latest issue of Barron's magazine, including what to expect from stocks in 2013? Plus, a look at the new safe stocks as well as the Russian rebound and why coal is heading for a comeback. Photo: AP.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... what's the ... last boss and at the Oyster lightweight take a sneak peek at this weekend's my sane ... and as always here we have to tell us what's in it gives us the word Jack now bounce Columnist and Erian's ... Jack ... gray hair ... and so it was a was right when you have been circling like to call my she's Thomas play with the magazine drove well you you will some of these already I knew what some of the sun on the pink sheets of paper because they're picked up a chapter and it's it's over the other big story aam ... global stocks due in twenty thirteen ... I don't know what we ask the ten ... best strategists on Wall Street makes holders ... I can say that the outlook for stocks is fairly bullish ... the odds of these ten trends think it will receive ten percent rise in stocks next year ... it is in part is ... they don't really feel great about our names but I think the prices are low enough or we could see ... some expansion stock valuations next year ... to one of things that stocks look less lousy them all on the other asset classes out there ... it is is this mean it's it's the ... least of them to teach us in the laundry basket ... when you're ever were to recover what's up with all of us thought yes that's ... it ... that's all you like it or not he is an Algerian did a pretty awful but you know that that was bought as you know ... he I mean it sounds like ... something they don't quite wanted him to an investment strategy on Beware column on the bench for expanded zero since two thousand ate ... on Spain nothing right now and then shares you still get decent dividend yields and ... company are financially strong striking Song Wall Street about the baton of maestro I mean all day I mean all they usually right ... I mean if you use an enticing in the coming up I think over the Perth airport and base things on the evidence and numbers out there and folksy that ... these countries a strong cash flows record but ... they're not ... equally bullish on all stocks out there they definitely have favorite sectors which we cover in the store the sector's report to outperform in the one thing you want to avoid ... oh one mix all of our international revenue slid foreign country so it's basically when you can have to pick up ... this on ... to the actual coffee I find ideally you want to be ideally the ... shots but you could steal a copy for yourself route to the problems to ... pay reasonably priced it is re read it it's a stock's euro said that ... its short Sony won't I did this to tie the knot with the company known as telephones you think some slice of ... other people so you want one says the forty day you go for the company that makes peanut butter you go for the company that sells electricity to be priced right exactly are consumer staples things like that the problem is ... those types of companies right now or anywhere from from fifteen to thirty percent more expensive than the rest of the stock market relative to next year's earnings forecasts everyone has piled into these ... safer stocks ... so we need a new way to find safe stocks tailwind to let this hearing get the punch it's one thing you do is look for companies that are transforming the use of the ... risk you're in the past but the change in ways that are making them safer ... and ... what you hear is I just wanna scream for some office was on has ... been statistically smooth ... that turns up some of the countries we think of is cheap but some of the ones you might not and you don't eat the list of Kenya more pics they're all safer than you think and are very ... high like an audio tapes and slide on ice in Russian rebounds and a whole has come back and with the stick out because some of natural why should I feel like a true love Russia with Colin Archer what sums in excess of the Senate ... either too deeply depressed asset classes Russian stocks ... and cold coal stocks ... time we gotta look in all of them in the best way to play these market ... calls price rise next year and that that person expected to rise ... by an overall overall wonderful model around one-third next year so that bodes well for corn to ... question each stock is flat out cheap so we've got some ways to play all these asset classes are ten great stuff as a Latino boy you can ... thank you thank you very much Jack now I


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From Sarah Litchfield, on Fogo in Cape Verde, Africa
(Sarah was a member of several meditation groups in the UK, and spent time in Sydney helping prepare for the 2001 John Main Seminar, where she is fondly remembered for her great contribution to preparing for the event. The following updates her connection with the world wide WCCM community since she felt inspired to go to live at Cape Verde during English winters, more specifically an island called Fogo (Fire) which basically is a volcano in the Atlantic Ocean.)
She says "It is really only the last two years I have been really actively engaged with the Meditatio aspect of the WCCM. When the opportunity came up to be involved in the Meditation for Schools initiative I was lucky enough to be in Roz Stockely's Wimborne group in Dorset and attend a day given at a local school by Janet Robbins which totally inspired me to learn as much as possible from them and bring it out to Cape Verde( and she has since begun meditation in several schools)
"I used Ernie Christie's book for help in how to go about doing all this. I had to keep it simple as there was no electricity and my computer didn't work anyway and my Portuguese is fine as long as no one long as no one tries to talk back to me! Luckily it is mediation! "
Her recent letter which follows,updates her life in Fogo
Dear meditators in the St Catherine and St Joseph groups and friends in Sydney
How are you all? I know you are all still meditating because extraordinary things have happened here in Fogo. Thanks for all your perseverance in meditation. I thought you would be interested to know what is going on here.
Well, I don't know how, but I find myself living in an extraordinary little community here in the countryside about 6km from the main town Sao Filipe. We are quite high up, half way up the flanks of the big volcanic crater that dominates the whole island. This is definitely the closest I have experienced to what (I have in my mind) the Kingdom of Heaven is. As my Nigerian friend, Eugenia, says, they really do live the gospel here. Money plays a very small role in everyday life and not much attention is paid to what might happen tomorrow. Most people work hard on the land and the rhythm of life centres around St Joseph's, the little church about half way between me and the village.
Being from Europe I get rather exasperated at times. How can they be so stupid as to live like this? Of course you need money to live. Of course you have to plan for the future. Can't you see how vulnerable this way of life makes you? A case in example happened at the beginning of the year. Our water supply starts from deep in the bowels of the island in the aquifers. It is excellent water but very deep so a network of pumping stations and pipes connect us all to the source. It was devised by the ingenious Germans but sadly, Herman the German went back to Europe and now the local firm aren't very good at maintaining the system. The money put aside for spare parts has disappeared and so everytime something goes wrong a part has to be flown out from Europe. 'Going wrong' happens a lot because the local electricity people keeping getting the output wattage wrong and that blows the pumping system.
Luckily everyone is prepared for and resigned to this and have their own backup water supplies in the form of water tanks that are filled up during the rainy season. However, this time we were 26 days without water in January and 10 in February. Right at the beginning, after just one week living out of buckets I was at my wits end. While I was in floods of tears (my contribution) Pedro my friend and gardener and his wife Dina just carried on, labouriously watering my garden and filling buckets for the house by hand with water from a nearby well. 'How do you live like this?' I sobbed to Dina. 'We are consolados' she replied. Anyone requiring a translation (this is Kriolu the local dialect) just read the Sermon on the Mount. Finally I became consolada and in mid February my house began to receive a trickle of water.
However, up in the village they were still without a 'pingu' drop and even they were beginning to get frustrated. The wells were beginning to run dry. But STILL no one did anything about it. So, one day, despite my initial pledge not to try and change anything here and interfere, I took myself off to the Townhall to the President, Luis Pires, and asked him to help with not much hope of achieving anything. It turned out that he is a devout Catholic and is only in his position to help people and not for the power. The next day everyone's water supply was back up and running well and has been every since.
Please bear with me because this was the turning point for everything here. Ever since the most extraordinary things have been happening. The doors have opened. President Pires has now asked me to initate a major English Language project but has intimated that I shall be invited to participate in two new projects too. One is to create an office to welcome tourists and improve service. The other to ascertain the needs of the countryfolk. It seems I fit the role of a sort of mediator here.
However, even more extraodinary is how the countryfolk here have taken me utterly to their hearts. It has not been straightforward. The legacy of slavery under the 'brancos' ie the Portuguese is not a happy one. I have had to prove myself time and time again. My meditation practice is the only thing that has sustained me to be honest. There have been lots of tears. This is not a place where 'please' and 'thank you' are freely used and I have had very little sign up to now as to how they really feel about me.
I have been working in the local schools doing the meditation with the kids, have begun a local girls football team, cleaned the church, typed up the hymns for Mass on Sundays, helped with catechesis, joined the Legion of Maria, helped various kids with school work, tried to learn Krioulu, taught English and the last few weeks helped with preparations for our annual festival at St Josephs. It happened last Sunday. After the procession, Mass and the giving of Bibles to the young catechists the judges for next year's festival were announced. I am one of them. This is unprecedented and indicates the level of trust that exists between us now.
Since then I have been discussing the possibility of organising retreats with the other judges. It appears St Joseph's has been marked out as a special location for 'retiros' . I am not surprised. After the last World War, a very special man came to work here on Fogo and the neighbouring island that my house looks out to, Brava. He was called Padre Pio Gottin and reading the story of his work here, he does seem to have been a living embodiment of St Francis. His legacy is very strong here in the countryside. With the election of Pope Francis in Europe the powers that be clearly recognise there exists here an extrordinary example of a way of life that Pope Francis is indicating that we need to embrace.
At the beginning of Lent we hosted an excellent retreat which was facilitated by Philip, a pyschotherapist, the brother of a priest. He did a very good job and the young people really here do seem to understand that economic development alone here will be very destructive unless we are centred on God and we are guided by the Holy Spirit. The young people seem very keen to incorporate Christian Meditation in all of this. I can see now that my house will be perfect as a place for the retreatants to stay overnight and then we can go to St Joseph's itself to study and meditate.
Due to my work with the festival I have also become acquainted with our priest, Father Lawrence (!!! I know....). He has now asked me to teach him English and to my delight he has been to Toledo and Avila and conducted retreats based on St John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. I shall be using Peter Tyler's book, The Way of Ecstacy, for us to use in our lessons. I have given him Word into Silence in Spanish to read (thank you Susan Spence). I haven't hit him yet with my ideas about every school in Cape Verde meditating everyday but I am just waiting for the right moment! He has also leant me a copy of the Catechism and knows I want to become a Catholic....
So you see, it is all happening, not as I thought it would, but in an utterly extraordinary way. There are many more meetings and happenings that have taken place but you all have lives to live so I am cutting it short..... but you get the idea?? I firmly believe that none of this would be possible if people like you weren't meditating regularly though. So you are all very much a part of all that is happening here. I want you to know that and thank you and PLEASE KEEP MEDITATING. I shall see you all again soon. We have our retreat weekend in Bournemouth at Greenacres in May to look forward to so I will be back the week before. I can't wait to hear all your news too. Aren't we lucky to have the WCCM.
Much love


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May 23, 2013
Special to LAWT
from the NNPA
Candice Glover was crowned the new "American Idol" last Thursday after defeating country singer Kree Harrison. The 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., looked stunned when "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest announced she was victorious over 22-year-old country singer Harrison from Woodville, Texas. Glover performed the new single "I Am Beautiful" after winning the 12th edition of the Fox singing competition. Glover auditioned for the show three times before making it as a finalist this season. The May 16 finale also served as a farewell for Randy Jackson. The show's lone remaining original judge announced earlier this month that he's leaving "Idol" to focus on his record label and other business opportunities. Glover, as well as St. Louis native top-ten finalist Curtis Finch Jr., will be in St. Louis next month when the "American Idol Live Tour" stops at the Chaifetz Arena.