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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Kingdom's Damnation
I was" simply throwing this out there since I naively took my reputed source's reply to my enquiry to be gospel… When asking; Who's Davey Hamilton driving for? Upon having heard Hamilton mention his upcoming drive on Autosport Radio. Thus I ASS-SUMED that it must be old news if he was answering me about this, eh?
And all I can say is I got it from somebody in Indianapolis. (NOT Indiana Bureau Chief Danny B) Who's obviously much closer to the Heartland of Motorsports than I. Thus, I can only speculate that this was either a bum steer given to a Blogger-head or the deal fell thru?
Thus I'm still in disbelief over the breaking news that Davey Hamilton will drive this May at the Speedway for Kingdom Racing, which Christopher "CHiPs" Estrada first broke the story on last week. As you'll understandably deduce I'm a little gun-shy of any breaking news driver stories at the moment, having fallen foul to my previous story, although I still do NOT see any Official IMS entry listed for Kingdom Racing. (See; Marty Motegi for list of open Indy rides)
And I'm potentially going out on a limb here, but Mr. Estrada has thrown down the gauntlet so to speak, by asking you & me; What do you have to be Afraid of? (Besides the Boogie Monster, eh?) In his post: A small editorial on racing and religion
Perhaps I'm way off my rocker, (Shush Danny!) but I believe that just like Oil 'N Water shouldn't mix, neither should Church and State, nor Motorsports & Religion… Actually I have two major beefs with Motorsports at the moment, as I can hear Y'all saying ONLY Two?
Yet I firmly believe that first of all the Military should be FORBIDDEN from sponsoring racing teams, as I find this akin to Military recruiters frequenting Public Schools, predominantly High Schools, which should be verboten! And that's without even going into the Tax Dollar$ at work sediments…
Secondly, I do NOT believe that any form of Religion should be allowed to own, operate or sponsor any Motor Racing teams, I mean by God! What in the HELL does this have to do with racing? Talk about the ultimate pitching of a product? While I realize previously Tobacco was a mainstay of motorsports and Alcohol is still quite prevalent, with such major sponsorship deals by Viagra, before taking its hard licks and dropping its sponsorship…
Yet, the thought of a Ministry motivated racing team such as Kingdom to me seems more then just a sponsorship endorsement and more a philosophy statement, of which we should not be forced to have thrown at us. I mean what's next? I Believe license plates?
Thus in this newly Unified era of Open Wheel Racing, I'm finding it harder "N harder to (Rally behind the Troops) support various teams and drivers, of which I realize isn't the drivers fault…
Yet, I have NO desire to root for Panther Racing's Vitor Meira because of his affiliation with the National Guard, while I constantly wrestle with continuing to support my favourite ex-Champ Car, Err, Transition… Oh Crap that's right, Indy Car World Series driver Justin Wilson who now drives for one of the largest Norte Americana Corporations… Yep, that's right; I despise those BURNT Orange arches, a.k.a. Mac-Dougal's.
Which brings me back to Davey Hamilton, who's a really good guy and I wish him nothing but success, having previously intended to root for him this Month of May. But, now what do I do? As I simply cannot support Davey's latest affiliation, yet is it Davey's Vitor's or Justin's fault for doing deals to drive with such potentially provocative sponsors/teams? As I realize that they're all racers just wishing to continue honing their craft in the profession they've chosen as careers.
And while I certainly would NOT wish injury to either driver, wouldn't it be ironic if Paul "Chrome Horn" Tracy's third Vision Racing entry sponsored by MONSTER Energy just so happened to land atop Davey Hamilton's Kingdom Come race car at the Brickyard this May? Yeah, I know that supposedly Tracy's lock on Monster sponsorship has theoretically faded… But I still think it would be funny!
Now, I've gotta run off to get my Happy Meal!
3 comments:
- AnonymousJune 2, 2008 at 9:17 PM
THE REAL PROBLEM IS Kingdom Racing's, "Executive Director" , Alan Litvak. He is a blow hard who you can't trust a thing he says. He was also the National Director of Sales for Revive USA. The same company that "sponsored" Panther Racing in 2006 for part of the year. The investors of Revive Usa were lied to and Alan led the way. IT's obvious his ego needs titles like "Executive Director",because he's held about 4 of those titles in the last 3 years. The investors have asked for explanations and accountings of the money,but all that has been heard is silence.Makes you wonder what happened to that money?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2009 at 1:17 PM
ANONYMOUS is actually a disgruntled former Revive worker who repeatedly violated company orders and procedures.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 9, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Actaully anonymous blew the whistle on deceit by Alan Litvak and Bruce Badgett.Alan is committing slander and libel by fabricating a story of anonymous being a disgruntled employee. I can prove it, and by the way all employees are former because the company doesn't exist because investor money was misused. Secondly,my version of the story is documented and witnessed by numerous individuals.ReplyDelete


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Evander Holyfield, a man who has been punched in the face so many times that you have to wonder if he's come full circle and now can calculate pi, is fighting some guy named Sultan for the heavyweight championship in Moscow this weekend. If he wins, he'll be set to fight Wladimir Klitschko for a unification bout. And that could be a problem.
See, some people think that maybe the next time Holyfield gets pummeled, not only will he no longer be able to calculate pi, he probably won't be able to write his name in the ground with a stick. And that's a problem.
Ron Scott Stevens, the chairman of the New York Athletic Commission, said it would "not be out of the realm of possibility" that the commission would meet to discuss whether to approve such a match.
"Someone who was indefinitely suspended and red-flagged (for poor performance), would probably require some discussion by the commission along with the chief medical officer and the medical advisory board," Stevens said.
Fortunately, there is always Russia. In Russia, concussions punch you!
Seriously, someone should probably do something. All that guy knows how to do is be punched in the head. (Oh, and dance.) But, you know, it might not be all that good for him.
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Kmart shopper arrested
Mary Caroline MacDonell, 37, is charged with felony child endangerment for allegedly leaving her infant locked in a car in the Kmart parking lot with the air condtioning running, according to the Daily Progress. Police were notified at 2:06pm August 6, and had the car unlocked and the baby out by 2:22pm. McDonell returned to the car at 2:30pm. The baby was fine and released to its father from the hospital.
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Anyone else find it interesting that the Hook went with the headline "Kmart shopper arrested" without stating the charges? If this woman had been shopping at someplace that doesn't carry the "trailer trash" implication in its name, would the Hook have used the headline "Foods of All Nations shopper arrested"?
Anyway, if what happened to Gasbag's daughter played out as he's described it, then I agree that it was horrible and I would like to see the cops involved held responsible. And I know that's not going to happen. But that doesn't change the facts in this case. The police officer saw a child left alone in a car on a hot day. He thought there was enough evidence to charge her with the crime, and he did. It's the court's job to sort out whether she's guilty of the crime and, if so, what her punishment should be. She'll have the opportunity to bring up mental illness, her individual circumstances, etc., when she goes to court.
BTW, the article indicates that Ms. MacDonell left the child alone in the car for at least 24 minutes.
The judge can decide whether the cop "made a mountain out of a molehill." But if I were him and saw the same circumstances, I would have done the same thing.
Here is the deal. First you say you traced people and had judgments against them. Then when you are challenged on it, all of a sudden it becomes the president that is being threatened. Than it is a case you post, which has merit. No one said it is not possible, just very hard to do. You make it seam as though you have a "red phone" you pick up and some special agent on the other end tells you who called you a name. If we lived in a society that prosecuted everyone for name calling, we would not have a society.
If someone says something about what you post, take it like a man. Do not threaten anybody until you have all the facts.
You don't leave an infant unattended in a car. I don't care if the AC was running or not.
I really hope the posters who think she did nothing wrong don't have kids.
I stop, pick up lunch and drop in here while eating.
Now I have a sudden craving for whine and cheese. :)
But, anyhow, Mr/Mrs/Miss GSOE, I do have what you might call a "red phone". An explanation is given out on a need to know basis only, and you don't need to know what my "red phone" is. :)
In identifying several people in Internet forums, I never had to issue the first court order for records and IP addresses. Were my sources correct and my methods accurate? Sure were. Neither party denied their actions after being served with lawsuits. The court gave me judgements, plus interest until paid paid in full.
This reminds me of an hilarious tale too by the way. One defendant called her local police when the process server showed up at her door to serve her... she was an ex cop in Pennsylvania, fired for beating a handcuffed prisoner. She reported a burglar thinking the cops would show up and chase him away. Her little plan backfired in her face. Once the cops showed up and identified this mysterious "burglar" as a process server to her, and his reason for being there, she could not deny knowing about the lawsuit. Even after numerous letters from the judge, she failed to respond. The judge now had no reason to not judgement and interest against her.
naysayer, I actually felt you had better things to do with
your time, and I agree it's best that you get back to them.
Just saying it's a joke that the Hook is deleting other people's posts because they don't like the content, including a dig at the Hook, but GSOE goes unscathed time and time again. Like GSOE's never run afoul on this site. I have better things to do with my time so it's best I get back to them; that will leave GSOE plenty of time to continue his crusade against the people who serve and protect in Central Virginia, whom I have no doubt GSOE has said worse about than 99% of what people write on this site.
BEFORE WE THROW STONES AND PASS JUDGEMENT ON A FEW PARAGRAPHS IN A MEDIA FRENZY, LET ME PAINT A DIFFERENT PICTURE FOR YOU. This is a cry for help from a mental health crisis point of view. I too have lived the nightmare. It is called mental blocking, in anxiety,depression and other phsyciactric episodes, it usually occurs. It is a state similar to short term memory combined to a postpardum and lack of sleep and overall health. I read between the lines on this one. I was shocked to see the face and name match in disbelief, as she is a friend of mine. Not only is she a friend, a mother, and a terrific wife and hard worker,she is someone who acted out of character in the most bizarre way that has everyone up in arms. Virginia has the strictist laws when it comes to this. If this was a doped up mother who abused her kid I would say throw the book at her, this not being the case.There is more to this story than what we know. This is not a normal pre anything,it is a mental health issue that may or may not come to full circle. Until then,you so called parents,experts,and angry citizens might start doing some homework with your local hospital if this or other stories hit too close to home. You might be shocked at the statistics and high risk you too might be at for a number of issues. She needs not your critisism, shes going to do that every time she looks in the mirror. Who the hell are we to judge, this is a mental health issue, not a beer run or blue light special as one reader suggested. it is a form of mental blocking. READ IT. My prayers tonight with Caroline and the family.
Your a joke GSOE s real joke.
she is the owner of the Artful Lodger, the furniture store at the Downtown Mall, went to Kmart to get new ideas of classic furniture
The mother was wrong. The child has no defense of there own against the unforseen. EG car stalling and heating up inside. What we have to remeber is that a child is not asked to be brought into this world, we bring them in. It is our job to care for them, even while shopping.
It was not to long ago a child died over at the law school parking lot. With this in mind people are aware of there surroundings.
I just hope she was in K Mart getting diapers and not cigarettes.
Dear Albemarle Mom,
You read the confused post who used colorful language, and apparently not my own.
A rushed young Mom might MISTAKENLY believe that her new car (Volvo or any other commonly puchased one) with excellent air conditioning might be a more comfortable and safer alternative for a sleeping child for five minutes, than being taken in a shopping cart through a 100 degree heat parking lot. This however is fallacious logic,as my post indicated. For a college town, many of you folks don't read well or comprehend well. You need a refresher in reading comprehension. My post was pretty clear.
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Even a ââ?¬Å?cool Volvo" can overheat in 90+ weather, especially with the a/c running. Or other mechanical problems can develop, causing the car to shut off. If that had happened, this baby would've been dead in a very short time. This mother showed EXTREMELY poor judgment, and I'm glad she was arrested. At the very least, it might make her THINK. Good grief!!!!
Heck of a thing if this mom ends up being a convicted felon. Hopefully lessons will be learned.
i think that she shouldnt left the baby in the car alone i really cant believe that she would actually leave a inocent baby alone someone could of just took the baby out of the car and,and went on their way what would she have done then said someone hijacked her and stole her baby and of course it was a black man,who have been following her for days dont ever do this again i hope you learned your lessonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
Nothing couldve been that important to leave the child,Idont if this mother has a tv but charlottesville has not be all that safe lately,things like this are wake up calls for people that have done this and got away with this so if this is u then stop or you will be next.
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" a cool volvo".... dear god. what if the car was a 1974 Gremlin? You should never leave your 'effing kid in a car alone EVER.
Clearly she went into Kmart for a Blue Light Special, and got one in the parking lot as well!
(Seriously, how did the rest of you miss posting this joke?)
White babies fetch big money these days on the black market. I'm surprised somebody did'nt grab the lil 'un.
"The mother clearly thought about what she was doing and left the AC on."
Seems more like there was no negligence and the matter should never even be heard in a court room.
Ive heard there was someone else in the car and she left them to watch child. Maybe they left the child.
To cookiejar and NancyDrew -
ARE YOU TWO INSANE????? Are you saying it is ok to leave an infant in a car alone? And Nancy would have sympathy for her if she just forgot the child? Since when did a child become a pocketbook or wallet that we occasionally forget?
As the parent of five children, I understand what motivates a parent to want to leave a child who may be sleeping in a cool Volvo, for as long as it takes to pick up a pizza. I get that.
But we live in a time in which very scary people would happily break that window and take that child, and no one ever takes as short a time as they think they will.
I feel bad for the Mom, but we must have some way of keeping children safe.
In the UK and other parts of Europe it has been routine to leave infants in their prams with the loyal dog tied on while mom went in to do some shopping. Kids were rarely nabbed. People weren't convicted as felons for child endangerment.
No, the babes were not in cars that could stall. I get that. But that says a lot more about our society, and how downright criminal and untrusting it is. That is a very bad sign.
I also think people need to get a reality check on their indignation. I see parents doing far more damaging things to their kids than leaving them in a pram by a door or in the car for a few minutes instead of roasting them in a cart.
This should be a warning to all. There is always some 'do gooder' snitch putting their nose in your business lurking around every corner.
I hope you are not a mental health exert. If so, we are all in trouble. A "doped up mother" who you want to throw the book at, has more mental health issues then your friend does. She was wrong for leaving the child alone in a car. You know she will not get the maximum penalty. As a victim of abuse, I hope she learns from this.Good luck.
naysayer, I would be very careful about who I was calling a lunatic if I were you. Like most people on the Internet, you probably think you can't be traced. I can give you the names of two women who found out differently in the form of courrt judgements plus interest until paid. One of them posting in forums from a public computer in a public library. And the other posting in forum where I had Administrative tools and could actually read her e-mails asking othes to conspire with her. :)
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You will let someone post absolute lies about tracing people and bring them to court. (GSOE)But when post the truth about the matter, you take down my posting. I do not understand your reasoning. The truth is, it would take a high court to trace someone. New York Times V Sullivan is a real case. You know in your mind that you are wrong. Maybe it is because you want to have people think thay can be traced, I do not know. I had a lot of respect for The Hook. It just went down a great deal.
Like the person said" READ NEW YORK TIMES V SULLIVAN". you are talking in circles, which is nothing new.
Dear Give me a break,
Thank you so much for your extensive grasp of the law. So I guess you were a witness to this event and know exactly that the police report and newspaper articles are correct. If not it must be wonderful for you to have all the answers.
As I appreciate your suggestion to get a life might I say the same for you. To the rest of the people adding hostility and negativism might we focus on the real issue, moving forward from here. If you are all so concerned about this child, as you say you are, what would be the true benefit to this child to be separated from it's mother? This child is being WELL cared for. As stated previously this was more a case of bad judgment vs. negligence or criminal. We might all take a moment to look at ourselves and ask have we ever made a mistake? Would you take it back if you could? Was someone looking over your shoulder when it happened? All I ask is that if you feel compelled to post your comments you try to be helpful not hurtful. There is nothing to be gained by added your constant barrage to this situation.
Correction to my comment above: she may not have left the child in the car for 24 minutes, but that's only because police intervened. She was in the store for at least that amount of time and presumably did not know (unless she saw from the window) that the police had gotten her child out.
Stop whining.
Better yet, test the system. Go to the public library, use a public computer, and issue a death threat to the President. I promise you will be in custody in less than 45 minutes.
I, The Hook, or any other individual could probably identify 90% of the posters here simply by their IP address. The other 10% would involve a few more steps. You are NOT anonymous on the Internet.
Here's a good joke too while we are telling jokes. :)
$11.3 million award - internet defamation in Broward County Circuit Court, one of the largest awards ever for Internet defamation, after a jury found that a Louisiana woman had posted negative messages against the businesswoman and her company, calling her a "con artist" and "fraud".
Voice of reason, the facts are in the story. Police come on the seen, a child is locked in the car. The car door is unlocked, the child is taken out. There is no parent around.
It is black and white. It is public record. It is a fact, 99 percent of the time police are called in this country, there is a crime being committed.The police have no reason to lie. IT IS ABUSE CUT AND DRY. There is no way to weasel out of it.
Yes it is our duty as citizens to butt our noses in abuse. What are we suppose to do, pat her on the head and say it is OK. Why not just let all the child sexual abusers walk free?
Get a life.
This story does relate to my story. For that I do not apologize.
The same people who endangered my daughter's life charge somebody for the same exact thing! It's hilarious!
In 1997 they also charged a woman working at Hardee's for allowing her 11-year-old daughter to sleep in her car while she worked inside. Just a few days after what they had done to my 4-year-old daughter.
If you don't like the show, change the channel. :)
steve shifflett hijacks another thread with his rant. wasn't a cover story good enough? why doesn't the hook just post a link to that at the end of every single story? seems they all relate to his story somehow.
When I was a kid, someone wore a shirt that said "you cannot argue with a sick mind". They must of been foreshadowing. Because GSOE deserves a shirt like that.
Peter Chang is cooking at the grille at Kmart!
"Infant abduction isn't rare."
Obviously there's been an epidemic of infant abductions in Charlottesville that I somehow missed.
Dial down the hysterics, people. Statistically, the kid was in far greater danger of dying in an accident on the way to the store than it was of being "abducted" in the parking lot. Yet nobody's suggesting we ban cars.
"She should be put on probation and have to do a hundred hours of community service giving talks to high schoolers about what happened."
And what happened, exactly, to make this worth thousands of hours of high school students' time? "I left my kid in the car with the AC on and somebody called the cops and they came and broke into the car and eight minutes later I came back and they arrested me. Now, let that be a lesson to you young 'uns."
I'd like to think our high school students have better things to do with their time.
What in the world was this woman thinking?!! U don't leave a child under 11 in the car for no reason! I don't care if the air was on. She is an unfit mother and should be treated so. Are the parents to this child still together? If so, does that mean when shes bailed out that she goes home to that baby just to be able to do it again? Our justice system should protect the child not the mother!
. I blame the school system. They after all are responsible to raise our children. The school system obviously dropped the ball in this case.
It is a shame that there isn't someone else that we could have raise kids so they grow up smart enough to not leave an infant in a car that could blow a fuse for the a/c, overheat, get car jacked or have the engine stall.
I remember we used to have this thing where people were raised by ... oh what did they call them.. oh thats right ... "parents"
I am sure this poor girl has learned her lesson. She should be put on probation and have to do a hundred hours of community service giving talks to high schoolers about what happened.
We all make mistakes. (51% of us if you count the people that voted for Obama)
This is what I love about our local criminal justice system. They criminally charge people for doing the same exact thing they themselves do. A couple of them should have been charged when they left my then 4-year-old daughter unattended in my car on the side of a major 4 lane high speed highway.
edit to add to above: "for 45 minutes"!
Dear "?",
As the parent of 5, I never did, even when it wasn't illegal to do so.
The comment concerning "a cool Volvo" was not understood by you. A new Volvo with a functional air conditioning system may be perceived by a hurried young mom as a safer alternative than a brief sojourn to a store through a 100 degree parking lot. However it isn't safer. Infant abduction isn't rare. Even if your child doesn't bake in the car, he might not be there when you come back.
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" a cool volvo""Š. dear god. what if the car was a 1974 Gremlin? You should never leave your ââ?¬Ë?effing kid in a car alone EVER.
yeah, with a loaded shotgun. Some parent....
Edward makes some valid points (but I'm not sure she's learned a lesson). I am shocked and appalled. She should not be trusted with anyone's kids. They let you pose with sunglasses on your head for a mugshot?
Thank you, Geez! I forgot to add that very important fact too. Let's see if I can get it right this time. :)
April 29, 1997, my then 4-year-old daughter left unattended in a car with a loaded shotgun for 45 minutes. The shotgun was in the car because this was the vehicle I drove to and from work at the Greene County Sheriff's Office at the time.
The cops are extremely lucky she did not get out of the car and roam out into the heavy traffic leaving the ball games at the Darden Towe Park.
This is ten times worse than what the lady above in this story did.
Even a "cool Volvo" can overheat in 90+ weather, especially with the a/c running. Or other mechanical problems can develop, causing the car to shut off. If that had happened, this baby would've been dead in a very short time. This mother showed EXTREMELY poor judgment, and I'm glad she was arrested. At the very least, it might make her THINK. Good grief!!!!
But this was not about you....
Wasn't Gas going to Radio Shack during the mentioned incident?
Oh well, I'm sure that the loaded gun was safely stowed in the locked truck of the vehicle.
The lady in question was acting in ignorance. And what if the AC quit working while she was doing whatever? Leaving a vehicle running with an animal or child inside is just plain dumb and just because you get away with it a few times, who knows about the next time. If being arrested and having to go to court is needed as a wake up, then so be it.
Get a life "jeezlouise". I bet your the type to smoke cigarettes in the car with your windows rolled up and your kids in the back seat. You better not let me see you abusing your child. I will turn you in and leave my calling card so you stop by my house when you think you have what it takes.
Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty. No one knows all the facts but the people who were there. All those of you with your condemnations must enjoy such a perfect life. How easy for you to scrutinize actions of others. It must be wonderful to go through life without making any mistakes. Maybe if more people spent more time looking at their OWN children and lives and less into others we might have a chance to become more civilized. Cheers to the Old Timer. To those of you that have harsh words for the mother what is with all your hostility? Do you really think that is helpful? Why can't we learn from mistakes and be kinder to our fellow man... what a pipe dream. People have become to self-involved to really care about one another.
"I will turn you in and leave my calling card so you stop by my house when you think you have what it takes."
Sure you will tough guy. Say hi to L and R for me.
"For those of you who think the person who turned in Ms. McDonnell is a snitch, have a lot of growing up to do. This is not hop scotch, or dodge ball were playing"
Yet another example of one of those lurkers I told you about.
Yes when it is abuse. I bet most of you commenting do not have children but you did stay in a holiday inn express last night.
C'mon, no one is condoning any abuse of children in anyway like some of your are indicating. What this woman did was wrong, per the law. She should be arrested, per the law. What her punishment is will be dictated in a courtroom. If you let this slide, it will happen again. By putting this in the public eye, it will hopefully remind you to take care of that most precious.
As people mentioned, the car could have stalled, a/c could've stopped, car could be stolen, child stolen or what if something had happened to her in between leaving the car and coming back? Who knows how long the child would've been in the car if she had had an accident with no way of telling people her child was out there. There are too many variables and the one you definitely can control is keeping your child with you.
And before coming in with "you must not have kids," I have a 3 year old and 1 year old. Even if I am just picking up take out and I can see the vehicle the entire time, I will unstrap both from their car seat and take them inside with me. Picking up the food takes less time than unstrapping them, not to mention putting them back in, but that is what a responsible parent does.
I think its amazing that this is news in the first place. With that being said, the real news is the post in these blogs and the ignorance associated with it. Maybe the journalist behind this could have taken a more thought provoking approach, however, since she hasn't, let me try-
Does is bother anyone how subjective this is? Lets put the baby in the car aside for a moment. If I'm walking down the downtown mall and I see a mom slap her child, I could call the police and depending on that officers perspective, the mother could be arrested for abuse. She could have defend her punishments to child services, hire a lawyer, defend herself to a jury, etc. All of this based on an officer's perspective. Regardless if it is right or wrong. The majority of the posters here seem below the age of twelve and are probably too young to know that forty years ago teachers had rulers and were able to slap knuckles or parents use to take belts to their children. Again, regardless of whether it is right or wrong, its subjective. Some parents still spank, some don't, some officers would arrest a parent if they saw that. Are we ok with the government deciding how we should handle our children?
A lot of things could have happened in the parking lot, oh well, they didn't. The only thing we found was a person we think we should prosecute because we think she made a bad decision. Lets say that the worse case scenario happened. A meteor comes out of the sky, strikes the ground beside the car, ignites the car on fire, and the child dies. The mother was negligent because she left her child in the car? The mother needs to be further punished from the loss of her child? Is that the role of government and laws, to punish folks for what could have happened. As mentioned previously, if that is the case we should arrest half the mothers and fathers in my neighborhood. They smoke with their kids in the car, they leave their two year olds wondering around close to the street, they let their six year old push the stroller, etc.
A felony warrant carries with it the loss of voting, prison time, and legal fees out the wazoo. We think that this is fair for a "could have happened"? Was it bad judgement? maybe. However, if we live in a country where I need the government telling me I need to be punished for what could have happened and not my husband, I should move to communist China.
And so if we can't inspire decent journalism with that, maybe we can talk about the fact that KMart got a shopper in the door.
Regardless of the child's safety, why is is that everyone thinks its OK to leave cars idling while they shop? I thought everyone was upset about corporate profits, oil spills, government taxation and small paychecks. Apparently some of us are OK with giving money to people we don't know (oil tycoons and tax collectors) in exchange for providing cancerous air to people we might know (other Cvillians near the car that is running). KMArt is air-conditioned, and if you have to shop at a cheap place, WHY ARE YOU THROWING YOUR MONEY AT RICH PEOPLE JUST TO LEAVE YOUR CAR RUNNING?? There are 3 cars idling at any given moment at every convenience store, post office, coffee shop, and bagel shop in Charlottesville, and we are just one town in a big country. Perhaps our idling cars consumption is equivalent in a years time to all the oil now in the gulf? If you pay for it, don't complain about it. Turn your car off as often as possible so you aren't supporting everything you claim to hate. Or quit complaining about taxes, corporate profit, oil spills, and your lack of money because if its too hard for you to turn a key in order to prevent funding your "enemies" and making your friends sick, running your mouth about how everything is someone else's fault must be awfully tiring...
dude, despite your narcissistic delusions you are not the show. you are much more the yapping little dog next door whose incessant barking during show time has all the neighbors wishing you would escape from the yard and into some traffic.
Some of you just keep coming back for more.
You whine about me hijacking a thread, but then you just keep feeding it like a stray puppy.
This ticks me off as a woman who is infertile! Parents, hold on dearly to your children because there are people out there that badly want one!
"Penalizing Parents In Tragic Cases: Justice or Excess?
A thoughtful look at whether or not parents should be prosecuted criminally after losing a child to accidental causes." Luckily this case didn't result in the child's death, but it could have. Life is fragile and we all make mistakes. Hopefully, this will remind everyone reading this to be more mindful of caring for children, and aware of the consequences, if we don't.
Should have, could have, would have. If, if , if, and if.
The child was ok. The child was not kidnapped. The air conditioning did not fail. An asteroid did not hit the car.
A sink hole did not open up and swallow kmart.
I see kids wandering near busy roads everyday while their sanctimonius moms stand on the sidewalk talking on the cell phone.
They "think" they can get to them fast enough if the kid decides to make a run for the road but I would doubt it.
If I had to choose which parent to punish for putting their cjild at risk I would have to vote to put away the women on the cell phone.
Mr/Mrs/Miss naysayer, it took you how many years to figure this out? You would make good detective material. You're right on top of things, it wouldn't take you 12 years to catch a serial rapist! :)
Meritless lawsuits? I'm sorry the judges didn't agree with you. Before hearing the motions to dismiss my alleged "frivolous" lawsuits, the judges should have consulted with you!
discoduck, would anybody really notice if a sinkhole did open up and swallow K-Mart? :)
Back in the old days we would pop the lock on the door (takes about 2 seconds) and make sure the child was OK and the air conditioning was working. We would then notify the desk clerk at K-Mart to summons the owner of the car to the service desk on their PA system. Then the fireworks would begin when the owner showed up. A very stern warning, "don't do this foolishness again, we will take you downtown!"
How much work would have been involved in a cop walking inside and asking K-Mart to get on the intercom and find the owner of the vehicle for them?
But no, law enforcement has to make a mountain out of a mole hill. And as I said above, it's not a thing more than they have done themselves in the past! That's the part that irks me so much!
"But no, law enforcement has to make a mountain out of a mole hill. And as I said above, it's not a thing more than they have done themselves in the past! That's the part that irks me so much!"
Doesn't it just depend on the individual cop? Some might have acted as you have suggested, others may have been more outraged. Plus, it was an extremely hot day when this happened, right? That might have pushed the cop involved to take more drastic action.
I hardly think this lady is a very good mother if she could just leave her kid unattended like this in public. I couldn't imagine deciding to leave my child alone in the care, let alone when he was an infant. What else goes on in this family?
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How old was the infant?
Who shops at Kmart?
We are all guilty of unintentional distraction in the care of our children, but this was not such a case. The mother clearly thought about what she was doing and left the AC on. If she had not done this, and it had been a case of forgetting the child was in the car, and the child had died, I would have more sympathy for her and argue against prosecution. This was a clear case of premeditiated negligence and should be treated as such by the court.
For those of you who think the person who turned in Ms. McDonnell is a snitch, have a lot of growing up to do. This is not hop scotch, or dodge ball were playing. This is a child's life were talking about. We have laws in this country. We are a pragmatic society. Our laws are usually based on trial and error. There are laws that say you cannot do this to a child, it is abuse. Why are these laws in effect? Because past experience tells us that children die in these circumstances. That is why we have laws. To protect those that cannot protect themselves. We are suppose to be a civilized society. Let her learn from this.
I'm with Old Timer. I too have seen parents doing far worse and damaging things to their children than to leave them in an air conditioned and locked vehicle while they run into Kmart. I'm not saying I would leave my own baby in a locked air conditioned and locked car...not with the world we live in. BUT, I've seen and heard worse. I've witnessed abusive "mothers" and "fathers" roughly yanking their little kids' arms with their faces all twisted and ugly, getting nose to nose with their kid, threatening them or just berating them in general in this angry, hateful way. The look on the kids' faces said it all. It's like watching a piece of the kid's soul die right in front of you. And if that's how the parent behaves in public, in front of other people, you know how much worse it is behind closed doors. Another time I was strolling through the Irvine Spectrum in SoCal and passed by a 40-ish stone cold reptile woman and her son who was probably about 12 or 13, and I heard reptile woman say in this low, even keeled but sinister voice, "Do you want me to punch you as hard as I can in the face?" I whipped my head around like, WHAT?! Did I just hear what I thought I heard?!?! The look on the kid's face though said it all. He had this frozen, wide eyed look of fear on his face. I didn't know what to do because part of me couldn't believe I just heard that. I slowly turned back around, confused, and walked away.
I have stories, that's just a couple. I once went after a woman in a mall in Connecticut when I was 16 after watching her yank around and scream at her little three year old boy, who, by the look on his face, indicated this wasn't the first time. Security had to get in the middle of that one, but that didn't deter her. She just began ranting and raving at me and security like a mad woman. Can't even imagine what she did to that kid at home if that's how she was in front of security. I've seen child abuse prevention websites that warn about what's going on out there, showing pictures of abused babies and toddlers with horrific injuries, I won't even describe them. There's terrible things going on behind closed doors every day. So much worse than this case. This was poor judgment, but not child abuse by any means. People will disagree, but I think they need to get a basis of comparison.
Agreed gasbag...they don't have to read your posts! They can change the channel!! Let em feed it! It's more entertaining than Survior!!
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A Vancouver Island woman in a "custody" battle over four frozen embryos was successful at a B.C. Supreme Court hearing Wednesday in her bid to have them preserved for at least six more months.
Justice Nathan Smith ordered the embryos that were created by Juanita and Gregory Nott nearly nine years ago to be preserved — until their ultimate fate emerges during the former couple's divorce trial next June.
It is believed to be the first case of its kind in Canada.
The embryos are being stored at the B.C. Women's Centre for Reproductive Health, an in vitro fertilization (IVF) facility at B.C. Women's Hospital that closed last month. The hospital is now trying to get hundreds of stored embryos and sperm specimens transferred to private fertility clinics.
But sending the embryos to another clinic requires mutual consent and Gregory Nott wants the embryos destroyed, so he refused to sign the transfer consent form. The couple agreed to freeze the embryos in 2004, after Juanita struggled to get pregnant. They separated in 2011.
The 43-year old Nanoose Bay woman has four children with Gregory — two of them conceived from implanted embryos. She wants at least one more child. She sought the court order to transfer the embryos, created with her former husband's sperm, to the Genesis Fertility Centre in Vancouver, or another comparable fertility clinic.
Juanita's lawyer, Lorne MacLean, said the decision validated his client's claim that the embryos should remain intact and viable, pending the divorce trial. The embryos are in a special category, as neither property nor persons, he maintains.
"They are an unborn life form at this stage, potential persons in waiting. And they are more than a couch, they are more than a house; they are a special hybrid between property and a person," he said in an interview.
B.C. Women's Hospital lawyer Penny Washington said the hospital's timeline for moving the embryos — Nov. 30 — has passed. So they should be moved "as soon as possible. "
The Nott embryos are four of hundreds that the hospital has in storage but wants transferred out to private facilities now that it is no longer accepting new patients into its non-profit IVF program.
The University of B.C.-affiliated IVF clinic bounced around various hospitals since it first opened in 1982. The clinic helped create Canada's first "test tube baby" — Robbie Reid — who was born at Grace Hospital on Christmas Day, 1983.
Although the non-profit IVF clinic has always been housed in public hospitals, including Vancouver General (and B.C. Women's since 2006), the costs of IVF have been the responsibility of patients, who paid thousands of dollars for each IVF cycle.
Dr. Alain Gagnon, a perinatologist and senior medical director for ambulatory programs at Women's, said in an interview that patients were sent letters in the summer about the pending closure and need to move the frozen "material" — embryos and sperm.
"Multiple (private) clinics have opened in Greater Vancouver and it was becoming harder for us to maintain state-of-the-art services and a cutting-edge facility. So we felt it would be better to leave that work to other clinics since they have proven themselves as offering excellent services.
"And we can focus our energy on other parts of reproductive health care that are not as well served, like pelvic pain and endometriosis."
Gagnon said clinic clients may undergo multiple IVF cycles per year. Throughout B.C., there are about 1,800 IVF cycles (procedures) per year. As one of several infertility clinics in B.C., Women's "hosted" a small proportion of those — about 200 cycles per year. Frozen embryos are thawed and then transplanted from the petri dish into the womb at three or five days after fertilization, he said.
"We were striving to be the best we could but we felt we couldn't maintain that, so it was better to close before the service quality declined," he said, adding that IVF services are so specialized, they are best left to facilities that can constantly reinvest capital and profits into ever-changing practices, facility upgrades and technology.
Cheryl Davies, vice-president of ambulatory services at B.C. Women's, said the letter sent to patients like Nott would have explained the closing and the timeline for transferring embryos or sperm specimens by courier to another facility, along with an explanation of options for other clinic services available in B.C.
But hundreds of patients have not yet provided instructions on what they want done with their samples.
"We need instructions from everyone, and we haven't heard from everyone. There are a great number of specimens in storage. The vast majority (75 per cent) are sperm specimens."
Davies said while the initial goal was to have specimens moved by the end of last month, it's been a challenge making contact with patients who moved and didn't update their contact information.
The hospital hasn't destroyed any specimens and doesn't plan to dispose of any, especially in cases where there's no clear authority from the owners of the material. The matter is complicated by the fact there are no federal or provincial legally binding directives in such circumstances.
"So lots of this is new territory," she said.
Individuals who know they have embryos or sperm in storage at the B.C. Women's Centre for Reproductive Health can call 604-875-2445, or toll-free 1-888-300-3088, to give instructions and get more information.
In an essay in the B.C. Medical Journal last summer, Dr. Timothy Rowe lamented the closing of the B.C. Women's facility. He wrote:
"I don't wish to revisit this decision: it is what it is. However, I can lament the loss of a B.C. institution, one which over almost 30 years generated previously unimagined happiness for thousands of families in British Columbia.
"I can lament the fact that Canada has lost a trail-blazing program. I can lament the fact that there is no longer an institution-based, not-for-profit IVF program option for the province. But I can also take comfort in knowing that UBC IVF was a wonderful program that was conceived in exciting times, yielded substantial scientific output, and provided generous service to the people of British Columbia for a long time. I will miss it."
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Momentum stocks — from social-media giant Twitter
After peaking above 3% around New Year's Day, yields on the 10-year Treasury bond are around 2.6% currently.
Some investors may not think that a change of 40 basis points is a big deal. But consider that while rates have drifted down, bond investments like the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
That's how bonds work; when yields drop, bond prices rise.
But it's important to remember the flip side of that trade — when yields rise, bond values decline. For instance, the TLT fund lost a substantial 17% in value from May through December of 2013 as interest rates on the 10-year Treasury bond almost doubled, from a low of about 1.6% in the spring to 3% after Christmas.
Long story short: If you own any kind of bonds or bond funds, as any diversified investor should, you will be seriously affected by even a modest rise in interest rates.
And make no mistake, they will rise soon.
Here's why you should expect interest rates to move higher — and, most importantly, what to do to keep your money safe.
Why yields will rise in 2014
A choppy market has driven investors back into safe-haven investments. But the short-term volatility can't overshadow a powerful one-two punch that will lift interest rates over the next year: the steady healing of the U.S. economy, and the tightening of monetary policies at the Federal Reserve as the recovery builds.
If you want my case for why things are looking up, just read my recent column on why the U.S. economy is healthier than you think for details on why consumer spending, employment and business trends are pushing higher.
But rather than read the ramblings of a financial pundit, instead consider the fact that the Fed just tapered its bond-buying purchases by $10 billion again in April. Quantitative-easing efforts are now running at roughly half of what they were in December.
Here's the reason for the continued taper, in the Fed's own (near-incomprehensible) wording:
"In light of the cumulative progress toward maximum employment and the improvement in the outlook for labor market conditions since the inception of the current asset purchase program, the Committee decided to make a further measured reduction in the pace of its asset purchases."
Naysayers insist that the economy (and stocks) will tank without QE. And skeptics will also point out that the end of QE does not at all guarantee a rise in the federal funds rate, since Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen has taken pains to state rates will stay low for some time.
But Fed haters have been doubting the recovery for over five years now, so forgive me if I don't start listening in 2014. And while it's true the fed funds rate may not itself budge, that doesn't mean rates are fixed.
After all, the surge in rates on the 10-year note from 1.6% to 3% from May to December 2013 took place with no change to the key interest rate level set by the Federal Reserve.
If you want to bet the U.S. economy is going to implode in spite of a 6.3% unemployment rate that is the lowest since late 2008, be my guest. And if you believe the only reason for a 175% rally in stocks since the March 2009 lows was solely because of QE and that the end of bond buying will cause a crash, go ahead and take the other side of the trade.
But every day we move further away from the Great Recession without a disaster means investors, consumers and businesses get more confident.
That means a stronger economy and a higher risk appetite, which, in turn, add up to higher rates.
Protect your portfolio with these moves
If you believe rates will rise — maybe not immediately but in the next year or so — how do you prepare?
The asset class that will be most affected by a rise in rates is, obviously, bonds. And the biggest thing people hear is that when rates rise, the value of bonds goes down.
But selling all bonds and bond funds just to avoid any risk to your principle is a foolish thing to do, particularly if you are in retirement and depend on the income from your investments.
The right approach, then, depends on your specific investing goals and how you plan on diversifying to avoid interest-rate risk; It's a balancing act, make no mistake, and there are no "right" answers.
Still, here are some specific tips that may help you balance the need for diversification and income with the concern of higher rates weighing down your bond investments:
Consider holding some bonds to maturity: The face value of a bond only matters if you sell it, so if you hold a bond to maturity, there is no risk of loss. If you're content with your coupon payments, then simply keep collecting them and forget about what market pricing is on a day-to-day basis. The risk is that, if inflation rises dramatically, a bond with a 2.5% yield may barely be treading water in a few years. But considering inflation is running at a 1.5% rate and hasn't topped 3% since 2011, that doesn't seem to be an immediate concern.
Consider paring back on long-term bond funds: Many investors don't have the capital to buy a variety of bonds or don't feel comfortable doing the research on individual bonds. So they rely on bond funds, which are a great way to own a basket of corporate and government debt, spreading around risk. The problem in an environment where rates rise is that most turn over their holdings by selling bonds on the open market, leaving you open to principle declines. The diversification and ease of investing is nice, so I'd never advocate bailing on all bond funds. But understand the trade-off you are making and the risk of losses in principle if rates rise.
Consider short-term bond funds: Many investors think short-term bond funds are batty, since in this low-interest-rate environment they can yield less than 1% in income. What's the point of such a meager yield? Well, the point is capital preservation and protection from interest-rate risk. As a working example, compare the deep 17% declines in the TLT long-term bond ETF from May to December last year vs. a negligible 0.1% decline in its sister fund, the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Don't forget bond-like stocks: Of course, all this reference to bonds ignores the fact that some of the best-yielding investments out there are actually stocks. And, in fact, "bond-like" equities including utility stocks, blue-chip telecoms, REITs and other stable dividend payers have been going gangbusters in 2014 as investors go "risk off." Again, the balancing act between risk and reward is crucial here, and you should never dump all your money into stocks because if we see a steep 15% or 20% correction in the market, that could be much worse than any hit you would have taken in your bond funds. But in a diversified portfolio, low-risk income stocks have a very important role to play. And it just so happened I gave you three stable picks for a rocky summer in my column last week.
Stay disciplined: The best portfolios are not set in stone and adapt to your personal investing needs and the market environment. However, there are some things that never change: a low-risk portfolio is always diversified, and that any investor who panics based on the whims of the market will do more harm than good. While I think the very real possibility of higher rates in the second half of 2014 holds some short-term challenges, particularly for bond investors, the most important thing you can do is keep your eye on your long-term investing goals.
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The science and culture blog 3 Quarks Daily, which is somewhat of a fixture in the science writing community, recently announced the 3rd installment of its science blogging prize, to be judged by physicist and writer Lisa Randall.
Somewhat to my surprise, someone has nominated "Power, Confidence, and High-Heels" for the competition, and I'm thrilled that readers would put forth AiP in such esteemed company. If you have a favorite science post—from AiP or elsewhere—head on over and share your nomination. Details are here, and you have until 31 May, 11:59 pm EST.
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So to start this off, I'm very disappointed and upset about this race so I'm sorry if this isn't my normal peppy upbeat post. I just have to share with you guys and then I hope to never think of it again. I know I can't keep beating myself up about it, but I literally cried about it yesterday. Sitting at my computer desk, tears rolling down my face, crying. It was bizarre, but I felt like it was a good cry and that helped me to not be so hard on myself. After that little preface, read on!
So the night before the race we had a little forum encounter from the Runners World Forums. It's incredibly motivating to me to meet more runners and hear more stories. Everyone was so nice and it was a blast to meet more people that I 'talk' to daily on the forums.
So the day of the race I woke up feeling really good, like over the top good. I felt strong and ready to race. I picked up my cousin who was running the 5k and we were both ready to go and got amazing parking right off Main Street.
After she started her race, I went back to the car took a gu and got myself ready for my race. I jogged to the starting line and was feeling really good. I also got to meet up with P.O.M too before the race at the expo on Friday and we found each other in the throng of people. I got off to a great start and my first three miles were strong. At the three mile, I was at 23:16 and my pace was 7:46. I was feeling really good. I was running well and my feet weren't hurting too bad. Around mile six the balls of my feet started to hurt a little bit.
Then mile seven came. I ate my gu and drank lots of water on the course. I was starting to feel my stomach cramp up and it was beginning to hurt around mile seven. This was when I felt like mile eight would never come. I kept looking for a sign and hoped that it was coming soon but I was so out of it and I knew if I lost my focus I would walk the remainder. For the first time I felt like giving up. I didn't care. I didn't want to keep going I didn't want to run anymore I was so over it. It was really weird, I almost started crying and I was really upset at myself for having these feelings. I never want to quit, and I can run for so long normally but yesterday it just wasn't in me.
For some reason mile eight seemed so far away. At 8.2 miles I was at 1:04:16 and my pace was 7:51, but I felt like I was sloshing along it wasn't good and I was already upset with myself. There wasn't much crowd support and the course was much different that I thought it was going to be. My mind was just not in the racing mode and my body was matching my mind. I felt like a slug.
This was when I found a guy and just ran with him. Sometimes when I try to run with other guys I feel like they are intimidated and speed up a little bit because they don't want to get 'chicked'. He didn't leave me though and he didn't seem to mind either, who knows what he really was thinking though. He was a little bit taller than me, wearing a gray tank top and had sleeves of tattoos. He was wearing a beanie and when my music was soft I could hear his. I ran next to him for the next 3.5 miles. I must have been super annoying but I knew if I didn't give myself a goal like staying with someone that I would just sputter out and be done.
I started out with a long sleeve tee and took that off around mile 3 and had to carry it with me until mile 9 when I think I saw Mr. R and tossed it at him. I was so upset with myself at the time I couldn't believe what I was doing. I felt like my paces were so far off and I was just having a horrible day. Finally mile 10 and 11 passed. This was when I knew it was almost over. I knew it was soon going to be done so that gave me a little bit of hope. I was still running with tattoo man and then I saw Charlie Pro. Without him I would of been a complete meltdown.
He ran with me (after finishing second in the 5k for his age group running 18 something. Crazy! I know) and told me that I was looking great. His friend Kevin got me all the water I needed and kept me right on pace. They told me when to kick before the finish and told me to be strong and steady. Keep the even pace. The balls of my feet were just killing me and I just wanted the race to be over. I hadn't seen anyone I knew besides Mr. R at Mile 9 and I was so, so grumpy. Charlie and Kevin helped me get to the finish line and I seriously owe everything to them. I crossed the finish line and stopped my watch. 1:45:58. Sweet, I had done it.
Then I checked the times later online at home. The website said 1:46:00. I literally started bawling. I felt like after all that, could I really hit 1:46:00 on the dot? Seriously website. I am disappointed in you. Other than that! Gosh, I feel like that was such a rant and I'm sorry. Not every race is going to be great and I am glad that I of course finished the race. I am incredibly sore today, and still in a glum mood about the race. I watched so many of the finishers in the marathon and I did get a little bit excited because I know soon that I will be able to say that I also have ran a marathon.
I'm taking today off and going to try to go for a little jog tomorrow to see how my body feels. I'll probably cry about the race once more and then be over it. I'm looking forward to getting my mileage up and running some fun races now for a little bit. I'm looking forward to marathon training and being able to complete a full marathon and enjoy it.
Congrats to Sara who qualified for Boston. When she crossed the finish line I almost cried. I am an emotional mess lately!
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Age/Grade: 62.12% Place: 1018
Finish: 1:46:00 Pace: 8:06
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The Blue Ash Police Department is investigating three residential burglaries that occurred in the Kenwood Road area near the intersection with Pfeiffer Road.
The first burglary occurred on Saturday, Sept. 29, in the 5900 block of Kenridge Drive. The resident reported to police that while he was gone, someone forced entry into his home and stole jewelry between 4:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.
The second burglary occurred on Monday in the 10400 block of Kenwood Road. The homeowner reported that someone forced entry into the home between 6:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. and stole cash.
The third burglary also occurred on Monday in the 10200 block of Kenwood Road. Someone entered the home between 1 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. and stole jewelry.
All of the residences were unoccupied at the time of the burglaries.
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When other Early Childhood Educators are thinking of "rainy day" activities to do inside...you're promoting jumping in puddles! My kinda teaching:) I think I'd go out in jump in puddles if my rain wear was that cute!ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha, Deborah! The funny thing is just a few years ago I would have been freaking out about clothes getting dirty & never would have let them do it. Now, it was my idea! So glad that I woke up & realized it's "ok" for them to get dirty & that messy play/fun is important! :)Delete
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The issue of sustainability is at the top of the political and societal agenda, being considered of extreme importance and urgency. Human individual action impacts the environment both locally (e.g., local air/water quality, noise disturbance) and globally (e.g., climate change, resource use). Urban environments represent a crucial example, with an increasing realization that the most effective way of producing a change is involving the citizens themselves in monitoring campaigns (a citizen science bottom-up approach). This is possible by developing novel technologies and IT infrastructures enabling large citizen participation. Here, in the wider framework of one of the first such projects, we show results from an international competition where citizens were involved in mobile air pollution monitoring using low cost sensing devices, combined with a web-based game to monitor perceived levels of pollution. Measures of shift in perceptions over the course of the campaign are provided, together with insights into participatory patterns emerging from this study. Interesting effects related to inertia and to direct involvement in measurement activities rather than indirect information exposure are also highlighted, indicating that direct involvement can enhance learning and environmental awareness. In the future, this could result in better adoption of policies towards decreasing pollution.
The development of ICT infrastructures has facilitated the emergence of new paradigms for looking at society and the environment over the last few years. Participatory environmental sensing, i.e. directly involving citizens in environmental monitoring, is one example, which is hoped to encourage learning and enhance awareness of environmental issues. In this paper, an analysis of the behaviour of individuals involved in noise sensing is presented. Citizens have been involved in noise measuring activities through the WideNoise smartphone application. This application has been designed to record both objective (noise samples) and subjective (opinions, feelings) data. The application has been open to be used freely by anyone and has been widely employed worldwide. In addition, several test cases have been organised in European countries. Based on the information submitted by users, an analysis of emerging awareness and learning is performed. The data show that changes in the way the environment is perceived after repeated usage of the application do appear. Specifically, users learn how to recognise different noise levels they are exposed to. Additionally, the subjective data collected indicate an increased user involvement in time and a categorisation effect between pleasant and less pleasant environments.


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Actor, writer, author and all around COMEDIC GENIUS, Chris Elliot takes to the stage for an evening of laughs - mostly at his own expense. He's widely recognized for his appearances on sitcoms like "How I Met Your Mother" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" and films like "There's Something About Mary" and "Scary Movie" but he is worshiped by comedy fans for everything else he has done: his trippy routines on "Late Night With David Letterman," his stint on "Saturday Night Live," the short-lived anti-sitcom "Get a Life" and of course the cult classic film "Cabin Boy." Since 2011, Elliott stars in the Adult Swim series "Eagleheart." Next up is his role in the Untitled Marc Lawrence film opposite Hugh Grant.
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Our Corporate Code of Conduct and Ethics, which is available in several languages and which is accompanied by a number of specific corporate compliance policies, translates the applicable legal, regulatory and ethical requirements into clear, precise and understandable guidelines for our employees. Each employee has to acknowledge the acceptance and understanding of these policies, as the QIAGEN Anti-Corruption Policy. The applicable global and local compliance policies are available for all employees in our company's intranet.
We offer a number of communication resources for compliance matters to our employees. We have established a hotline for the reporting of accounting related concerns on an anonymous basis in good faith and our Compliance Program offers a direct email and telephone hotline for our employees to address questions about and suggestions for the improvement of our Compliance Program.
Compliance awareness of our employees in all areas of the world is further increased by regular trainings which are held by external as well as inhouse Legal and Regulatory experts. In addition, QIAGEN has entered into a long term online training program with LRN, the global leader in ethics and compliance management and education. LRN supports QIAGEN in making responsible conduct part of our everyday business practice. LRN has developed a full range of ethics and compliance solutions, from educating the workforce on compliance issues to improving management oversight of legal risks and providing executive insight on how corporate culture impacts business performance. These programs are available for all employees world wide in local language.
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Instead of giving Wendy a thimble, the grown up Peter Pan got down on one knee and made this fairy tale romance come true. Watch as Wendy and Peter Pan get engaged, while a gigantic puppet version of the Nana dog watches menacingly in the background.
Romantic Sandor Sturbl proposed on stage to Lilly-Jane Young, 22, in front of a very surprised audience in Glasgow; he interrupted the final musical sendoff with a heartfelt confession of his happiness and intention to marry her... and officially imprison her as mother to all the lost boys forever. Just kidding; the whole thing was really sweet, and besides, the giant Nana in the background was presumably munching on some poor kids shadow anyways. Love it!


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Suspect's family has questions in monkey killing
Tue., Nov. 20, 2012
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 22-year-old man who police say killed a monkey after breaking into the Boise zoo has encountered run-ins with the law in the last three years that include a pair of drug arrests and a conviction for driving drunk.
A day after Michael J. Watkins' arrest, authorities attempted to answer what may have prompted the once-promising wrestler from western Idaho to enter the facility early Saturday and what he planned to do with the animal, officials said.
Members of the community and Watkins' family also were trying to determine what could have led to the attack and why someone would do such a thing. His mother, Susan Watkins, said in a brief interview Tuesday from her home in McCall that as much as the public is perplexed by what happened, "I am too. That's all I can say."
She declined further comment. Other family members didn't return phone calls.
Authorities allege the suspect entered Zoo Boise, took a patas monkey from its cage and beat it so severely it later died of head and neck injuries. He faces an arraignment hearing Wednesday in 4th District Court, where authorities say they'll charge him with at least two felonies: burglary, for allegedly breaking into Zoo Boise, and grand theft, for taking and killing the monkey.
Arrested Monday, Michael J. Watkins is to be moved from a county jail in Washington county to a detention facility in Ada County in Boise on Tuesday.
Idaho law allows prosecutors to bring a grand theft charge against someone accused of killing livestock or other animals valued at more than $150 dollars.
Police don't plan to charge a second man who was with Watkins Saturday morning, but apparently never entered the zoo.
A tip from a citizen led police to Watkins after identifying a hat found in the monkey's enclosure as similar to one Watkins was wearing the night two intruders were spotted at Zoo Boise, one inside and one outside the fence.
A security guard frightened away the intruders, and then discovered the gravely injured patas monkey. Zoo officials and police were able to get the animal into a crate and to the zoo's animal hospital, but the monkey died of blunt-force trauma to its head and neck just a few minutes later.
No other animals were harmed.
Boise Police Chief Michael Masterson said at a news conference Monday evening that Watkins sought care at a hospital for injuries to his upper torso sometime after the early Saturday incident. The story he gave to hospital staff "did not seem to mesh up with the injuries," Masterson said.
The monkey's death has left zoo workers shocked and devastated, zoo director Steve Burns said.
Investigators had not had a chance to question Watkins extensively and have not revealed whether they think the zoo break-in was a prank that turned violent or something done with more sinister intent. But the police department and community are "angered and outraged over this senseless crime," Masterson said.
"The loss of this patas monkey has touched many lives, including our officers and investigators," he said.
Police say Watkins was visiting Boise with friends over the weekend from his home in Fruitland, about 60 miles away near the Oregon-Idaho border.
In 2008, Watkins finished in third place in the state championship wrestling tournament for small schools like his, Fruitland High School. He competed in the 130-pound division.
Julia Stroebel, who said she went to high school with Watkins in Fruitland, told The Associated Press that she is aware people who know the suspect are upset about the attack. However, she believes others also agree with her that level of outrage over the monkey's death is unfounded.
"We've had a couple murders happen in the area, brutal murders, in fact," Stroebel said. "They didn't get as much attention as a monkey dying. It seems sort of ridiculous."
"It's definitely wrong and messed up. I just think some people are getting too upset about it," she said.
Stroebel said Watkins had recently become a father.
Court records show Watkins has been in trouble with the law several times since graduating from high school in 2008, including separate drug-related arrests in 2009 and 2010 and a conviction for driving under the influence in 2009.
Police said they do not know whether Watkins may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the break-in.
Officers have spoken with the other man spotted outside the zoo but do not expect charges to be filed against him, Masterson said.
Crimes at the zoo are rare, said Burns, who has been at the zoo 15 years. He doesn't recall another incident in those years in which a visitor harmed an animal.
Burns said it will take a few weeks before he can decide if the remaining patas monkey will be sent to another zoo or if another patas monkey will be brought in as a companion. The animals are social and need to be around members of their own species.
The monkey exhibit remains open to the public, although zoo workers were keeping some of the larger garage-sized doors to the exhibit closed to keep down noise, and keepers were giving the remaining patas monkey a little more attention, Burns said. The zoo kicked off a fundraiser to build a new exhibit house for the primates in September.
For now, he said, zoo workers are just focusing on caring for the remaining 300 animals at the zoo.
There won't be a memorial organized for the monkey, but the animal is in the community's thoughts, Burns said.
"We're going to grieve for the animal and make sure the community's OK. But we're going to move on with the plans that we have and continue to take care of the animals. Boise's a really nice place to live, and usually this kind of stuff doesn't happen in Boise," he said.
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This week, Steve and Colin return to an old, familiar format: just the two of them having all the (too?) honest chats. Podcast No. 34 covers several big announcements, Steve's trip to Bolivia and Colombia, Colin's trip to San Sebastian, and the Cup of Excellence's decision to shut down some of the competitions this year.
Also included: a series of unfortunate comments about touching that can be turned into handy message alerts ("please continue to keep touching us, we really enjoy it"), sincere apologies from both Mr. Harmon and Mr. Leighton (one more sincere than the other), and very exciting news about the state of coffee farms in Bolivia.
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Disney's adorable robot was spotted wandering the streets of L.A., in a fully animatronic version that looks just like the animated incarnation. Watch the video as he rolls up on the tips of his tracks, peers into the videographer's lens, and waves. WALL-E even fields a few questions from passer-bys on the sidewalk . But don't give him any money because he'll probably just spend it on booze.
In April Screamscape blog reported that Disney was going to place animatronic WALL-Es in each of their Disney theme parks. This WALL-E is life-size, standing about 3-feet tall. So if you're planing on visiting any of the Magic Kingdom's warn your kid that they may come face-to-face with a feral robot.[Blink via Slashfilm]


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