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Weekly Update
May 28 2019
Last Week around H-L&A
We had a busy week knocking on doors with some terrific volunteers in Bancroft, Napanee, and Amherstview. Special thanks to the great team of enthusiastic student volunteers who came down from Ottawa to help us canvass in Napanee and Amherstview - it was a challenge keeping up with your pace! Thanks also to everyone who spoke with us and shared their thoughts and concerns.
With our student volunteers, soaking our tired feet in the Napanee River
A beautiful day of canvassing in Bancroft
Last Wednesday I was very pleased to meet with Scott Piontek and Rob Finucan of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO), Ontario Region. Thank you for the informative meeting and for sharing the workplace challenges and priorities of the correctional officers who work at the federal correctional institutions in Hastings - Lennox & Addington.
With Scott Piontek (L) & Rob Finucan (R) of the UCCO
Upcoming events!
MP Ed Fast will be visiting our riding on Thursday June 6 (rather than on June 13 as previously announced). Mr. Fast is the MP for Abbotsford and the Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change, and we are looking forward to hearing about our party's positive and effective plans for conservation and protecting our environment! We will be hosting a reception for Mr. Fast at the Lions Club in Napanee from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Please invite a friend--especially one who is concerned about environmental protections and climate change. You can purchase tickets at www.electsloan.ca/fast; $15 in advance, $20 at the door. (This event is being run on a cost-recovery basis.)
We will also welcome MP Blake Richards (Banff-Airdrie) to our riding on June 16; we'll be hosting a reception for him at 6:00 pm at the Signal Brewery in Corbyville. Mr. Richards is the Shadow Minister for Small Business, Export Promotion and Tourism, and has been recognized three times over as the Hardest Working and Best Constituency MP in The Hill Times' Annual Survey! He is also known as a vocal advocate for victims of crime. Everyone is welcome!
MP Blake Richards
Canvasing this week
We will be canvassing in Tweed this Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00. Meet us in the parking lot of the Tweed Public Library, 230 Metcalf Street. No experience is necessary; we will give you training on our simple canvassing strategy, and you will be paired up with an experienced campaigner. All are welcome! Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you can join us.
As many of you know, H-L&A is considered a "swing riding" as it was won by only a few hundred votes in 2015. We are very confident we will turn it blue this fall--but we need all hands on deck in order to do so!
We have secured campaign office space in Napanee and will be opening sometime around Canada Day--stay tuned! Of course there will be lots of office volunteer positions available; email us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you're interested in helping with the campaign. We have a job for every skill set - there is a lot to be done!
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We are sharing information about our campaign on social media with news and timely updates on the campaign activities and events, as well as communications from our party and our leader, Andrew Scheer. Follow us and share our content with your friends! You can stay up-to-date on our Facebookpage https://www.facebook.com/ElectSloanHLA on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DerekSloanCPC, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/electsloan.
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As always, we are grateful for your support for this Campaign and we will keep working together to spread our positive Conservative vision for Canada and for Hastings—Lennox & Addington. Donations of any amount are always welcome: When you give to our local Conservative association (up to the 2019 max. of $1600), that money stays right here in HLA, and up to 75% of your donation could be eligible for a tax credit on your 2019 tax return. We can accept donations from Canadian individuals only (not from corporations or businesses). Cheques should be made payable to H-L&A Conservative Association and sent to PO Box 111, Madoc, Ontario, K0K 2K0. We cannot accept cash or credit card information through the mail; however, you can donate online at: www.electsloan.ca/donate.
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STERLIN W. BOYCE, AGENT/APPRAISER, Agent/Appraiser
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The Myth of Portlandia: Portlandia, Grimm, Leverage
An interview with Carl Abbott and Karin Magaldi
by Sara Gates
Carl Abbott is a professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University and a local expert on the intertwining relationships between the growth, urbanization, and cultural evolutions of cities. Since beginning his tenure at PSU in 1978, Dr. Abbott has published numerous books on Portland itself, as well as the urbanization of the American West; his most recent is Portland in Three Centuries: The Place and the People (2011).
Karin Magaldi is the department chair of Theatre & Film at PSU, with extensive experience in teaching screenwriting and production. In addition to directing several PSU departmental productions, she has also worked with local theatre groups including Portland Center Stage, Third Rail Repertory, and Artists Repertory Theatre.
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Editor's Note: at publication, it was announced that Leverage would not be renewed.
For a more analytical approach that explores our region's demography and economics and the myth of Portlandia, go to the Metropolitan Knowledge Network at: mkn.research.pdx.edu
Sara Gates: Within the last two years, three major television shows have based their productions here in Portland. How do you think the way Grimm, Leverage, and, of course, Portlandia depict the city might affect the way the rest of the country thinks about us? Karin, you're laughing already!
Karin Magaldi: Well, I've seen some articles that refer to this, looking at Portland from the outside, and almost all of them talk about Portlandia and the scene from the first episode with the couple ordering chicken at a restaurant!
It seems as though all of the stereotypes of Portland are writ large, and they are ridiculous. But, there is always a truth to ridiculousness.
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What strikes me, though, is that only certain aspects of the show are all that Portland-centric. The feminist bookstore, for example, could be almost any place. It could certainly be in Portland, but it's not so Portland-rooted. Or in the second season, there is a couple who goes on a Battlestar Galactica binge, and watches the entire series in seven days straight. Sure, there's a science fiction and graphic novel community in Portland where you can see that theme, but there are TV nuts everywhere. People can do that anyplace.
KM: I used to live in Santa Cruz –
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KM: Exactly. It really is the Portland of California. And between the two, I don't see much difference. So when I started watching Portlandia, I thought, yeah, that's Portland, but it's also Santa Cruz. And it's also the Bay Area. There are pockets of these things a lot of places.
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Here, Portland State is not central to the identity of Portland, yet in Portlandia's view we act like a big, overgrown Santa Cruz or Berkeley. And they act pretty funny in Berkeley!
KM: That's true — I went to Berkeley!
SG: What about within the Portland area? Portlandia obviously has been well received, with viewing parties in bars. Leverage and Grimm haven't had quite the same impact on Portlanders. Why do you think that is?
KM: We love to laugh at ourselves. And it's a certain kind of person who gets into those parties and laughs at themselves: "Hahaha, we're great!"
But, I do love watching Grimm to see all my friends, because so many local theatre actors are involved in Grimm. Some of them are continuing characters, and lots play bad guys, which is really fun to see.
SG: Does the theatre community embrace Grimm, and watch it regularly?
KM: I think they watch to see their friends. They watch Grimm and say, "Oh! It's so-and-so!" And my students will often say, "I was on Grimm! Watch next week's episode!"
I just love the way they portray Portland, its residential streets. I love the way they light houses on Grimm. I love watching it to see all my friends. And they hire our students, too.
SG: Do you think these three shows filming here over the last few years has changed the way students think about working in film? Does it seem more feasible to them now?
KM: Absolutely. There's no question. We have a brand new film major that started in 2007 and because of that, we have students working in internships behind the scenes as grips or in tech roles, well as actors in front of the camera. They're able to network and make connections and it's lovely in terms of production, the way they can get in. It's exciting for our students.
CA: And in economic terms, we're building a critical mass of professionals—not only actors—that can provide the lights, and scout locations, and negotiate with homeowners to film there.
KM: People to find these lovely homes and then people to light them!
CA: Films have been made here for years, but it will be one movie one year, and then a couple years later another. Gus Van Sant himself couldn't support a whole infrastructure. You need lots of filmmakers and TV shows to turn into Vancouver.
KM: And our governors have been supporting filmmaking. I understand Leverage, which is more interiors and you don't see the outside as much as Grimm, and at first it wasn't situated in Portland. And now this year, it's not only filmed in Portland but set here, too.
SG: Right, now Leverage has even started basing storylines in our local landmarks and history. For instance, they recently did an episode about D.B. Cooper, the hijacker who jumped out of an airplane in the 1970s and was never seen again. What impact do you think this sort of local history has on people who think the Pacific Northwest is just a mysterious little corner of the country where Bigfoot lives?
CA: Is there really anything except Bigfoot? DB Cooper is a kind of Bigfoot. It's in the legend category. I mean, who knows? But the guy jumped out of the plane and died — at least that's what I think happened. That, I think, plays to the mysteriousness of this cold, wet, damp, kind of foggy, mysterious kind of place, which is what Grimm does.
KM: Yes, absolutely. Grimm doesn't skewer, necessarily, what we are here. What I find very, very interesting is the fairy tale and fantasy side of Grimm, and the way they use Portland as the backdrop to the sinister happenings.
CA: It's like the way The X-Files ambiance came from filming in Vancouver, B.C. Lots of dark places, lots of mysterious settings. Similarly, that plays on Portland and Oregon as the not-sophisticated. It's not New York. It's not Los Angeles. It's this other place, where Bigfoot walks.
KM: Where myth is born. There could be legends, and there's something darker underneath the surface. You certainly see that in Grimm where faces go through transformations and you see the masks of its monsters.
CA: And of course the Northwest is full of vampires. Forks, Washington [the setting for the vampire saga Twilight] is supposed to be the dampest part of these places, the dampest place in the country that you could find. Whereas Portland has the city and its scenery, but then 20 minutes outside you have some very fairytale-like environments.
SG: So these days we are being portrayed quite differently than the darker films Gus Van Sant was making here twenty years ago, where the seediness of Portland was central to their edge. Now we have Portlandia, which is like visual candy, and Grimm is essentially a fairytale. Do you think that reflects the way Portland has changed?
CA: The seedy element is harder to find. And the core of a lot of cities has gone through that kind of process. It's hard to find.
KM: When I think about My Own Private Idaho [Van Sant's 1991 drama], which I use in film classes, the underbelly and the youth culture is still here, but it's not as visible downtown. I think it has shifted to a different place in the city.
CA: Scattered, maybe. Although, I read in the paper this morning about a confrontation between street kids and food cart owners.
KM: So it's still there, but maybe it's being portrayed in a different way. It seems like a bigger sociological question.
CA: It's true. And do you recognize a My Own Private Idaho character or a Drugstore Cowboy character in shows like Leverage or Grimm?
KM: No. They definitely don't portray characters like that. Portlandia especially is a stand-up comedy routine, and the joke is on Portland. So they don't do gritty social realism.
SG: Has that removed this idea of Portland as a gritty kind of place in the national consciousness? We used to be known as the city where Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain met, and now we're known for making pickles.
CA: I don't know a whole lot about the current music scene, but there certainly is a long distance between Courtney Love and Colin Meloy of The Decemberists writing a children's fantasy novel about Forest Park [2011's Wildwood].
KM: Right! It's a very different sensibility. It's a good question – what is it that shifts those perceptions? Is it Portland itself changing, or the national perception just looking for entertainment?
CA: On the gritty side, it's an interesting question. Twenty years ago Ursula Le Guin collaborated with a photographer on a book about Thurman Street, going from the river up to Willamette Heights. It was a very gritty kind of street they were portraying. It was pre-Pearl District, just before that change really began. It's another example of a very different way of perceiving the city.
In a sense what Portlandia does is remind people of that… in order to satirize the city in this way, there must be something that has changed. Viewers elsewhere are primed to accept that yes, this could be Portland. And you wouldn't have been able to make this twenty years ago.
There are probably the same kinds of nutsy people hanging out in Indianapolis but people would say "Indianapolis? Bah! But Portland, yeah, I've heard that about Portland." There is sort of a re-affirming cycle. And it's true – all the statistics show – that over the last 20 years Portland has been attracting college-educated young people.
KM: I read one study that said the median age here is about 35. People come here to open food carts, be writers, join the music scene, and now we have a film scene beginning to happen.
CA: People know that maybe Portland's a place to get into the film and TV industry. Things are happening there, and there can't be too many people there with the same film degree they have from NYU or whatever. They think it'll be easier to break in in Portland than in Los Angeles. Certainly cheaper to live.
KM: People from L.A. are moving up here, because it's not as difficult to break into the scene there. It's a smaller pool here, but there are still opportunities. Our film major at Portland State was originally projected in the first five years to have 50 students. We now have over 300. It went through the roof.
SG: Do you find many out-of-state students coming for film?
KM: Yeah, we have a lot of out-of-state, and in-state too. And now that films have all gone digital, there is so much that students can do cheaply that they couldn't a long time ago. And they know there are some opportunities here. Just think about all the different film festivals Portland hosts now.
SG: What role do you think the tax incentives the state provides to the film industry plays? The legislature is reviewing them for the next budget, but they're capped at $6 million. For instance, one new TNT drama is based in a Portland hospital, but they're filming in L.A. because the incentive money ran out.
KM: Yes, there's a cap, and the money ran out. These three shows have gobbled it up.
SG: Do you think raising those incentives makes sense?
KM: Absolutely. It's less expensive to film here, but without incentives, it's hard to convince financiers to base production here.
SG: What about economics? What effect do you think an increasing film industry would have in terms of attracting more industry?
KM: I have to speak from what I know, and we keep growing. We're not stopping. And if you couple that with increased tax incentives and the film festivals we keep starting, I see that synergy only promoting more growth. I think a cap of film incentives is the only thing that could stop that.
CA: And we have this crop of film majors who will, to be honest, work cheap!
KM: Yes! I mean, I don't want to promote the abuse of interns, but I think it can work really well for all parties because internships provide these amazing connections and introductions for students, and help keep costs down for film crews.
CA: Another thing about Leverage— which I have not watched consistently because it's not a very good show — is that to set a show like that in Portland, I think it recognizes that we are a big enough city to supply those stories. For instance, if you want a CSI-type of show, it's CSI in Las Vegas, Miami, New York… but CSI Topeka wouldn't be very convincing. So, Portland has to be big enough to have the plausibility.
SG: Do you think that would have happened ten years ago?
CA: In terms of size, yes… but I think it's a change of recognition. Probably in the last 15 years, Portland has started making an impression on people who don't know geography at all. There are people who knew that there was a big city somewhere out north of San Francisco, and they figured out it was Seattle. If you're from New York, you had a hard time holding in your mind that there could be multiple big cities out in this cold, wet part of the country. And you knew it was Seattle because of the Space Needle, or Bill Gates, or knowing they made airplanes. They needed something iconic to hold onto to keep that recognition. And now, people know that there is a Portland.
KM: And I think it's fascinating because we've got three very different TV programs. There's Leverage with the big-city feel. And there's Grimm, which keys into the whole fairy-tale aspect. And there's Portlandia, which is a standup comedy routine about all the silliness of Portland. And the city can sustain all three of those images. That's fascinating… we're big enough.
SG: You sound proud.
KM: Yeah! I am!
SG: Most of Portland seems to take a certain pride in all the attention being paid to the city by television audiences. Do you think the surrounding suburbs and counties that are part of the metro area feel neglected?
CA: In general? Probably. In the last election, Clackamas County voters were definitely saying, "We don't want to get Portlandized". And some of it is cultural. There's an idea that "If Portland is really like these Portlandia people, we don't want them out here!" There's always been that city/suburbs idea.
Portlandia obviously is focused on the city, because I don't think there's a whole lot of Portlandia fodder in Gresham. But because of their focus, the other shows can be anywhere, and people can identify with them a little easier. There are criminals and bad guys and fraudsters that sometimes hang out in the suburbs!
SG: Right — Leverage did an episode recently about sabotaging a big-box retail outlet out in the suburbs to save the local mom-and-pop hardware stores.
CA: All right! There's an urban-studies theme!
SG: Any other thoughts on Portland and its TV image?
CA: Well, we've had this kind of hip, progressive, cool brand, and simultaneously this idea of being a well-planned city with lots of participation: kind of wonky and less cool. I think the show we could host is something about bureaucrats and city planning – kind of an urban Parks and Recreation.
KM: We should pitch a spin-off! If you can do all those CSI's, why not a Parks and Rec: Portland?


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Thursday, January 28, 2010
The Glamourous Life - Happiness
'A State of Supreme Well-being and Good Spirits'
There are 10 images in this series, each of the dimension 6" x 6" x 1".
The challenge, to myself, was simplicity. No editing. The line is pen and India ink that I got from a small shop in Taiwan a few years ago.
The color applied using one brush.
Fluid motion that means this word that means this state of supreme well being.
Then, from here, to see what is the image.
And ...can I just allow it? Can I?
Will I bother to engage in the argument with the 'niddynaddy' mind?
Choices and decisions...!!!
The Golden Mean -Annabel Lyons
Books are the best. I love living in the world that is created with words. She has written lines that are of such sounding beauty alive that one can hear Aristotle breathing.
So much of the story is written as a conversation, which is an astounding feat as a way of advancing the plot.
Today's music-
Johannes Heironymus Kapsberger
-Libro quarto d'intavolatura di Chitarone
Rolf Lislevand
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Course Descriptions
Listing of all academic courses offered at California Institute of Integral Studies.
School of Consciousness and Transformation PARW 7420 3.00
Exercises and practice in toning, changing rhythm and drumming traditions, musicality, song, sound healing rituals, and various musical spiritual practices, both traditional and contemporary, will be shared. Students apply their knowledge to co-creating a final presentation that serves as a spring music and healing event for the community, where they will share their original creations.


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Why Do We Need Zero Waste Cities?
With the rapidly growing population, people flocked to the cities. Currently, 54% of the world's population lives in cities, and by 2050 it will go up to 70%. We consume fast and cannot manage our waste well. Is this sustainable?
The need for an increased labor force with the industrial revolution caused people to migrate to cities. Besides, the rapidly expanding population and the need for consumption prompted us to produce more and use our resources quickly and without thinking. False waste management policies added together with rapidly growing cities such as cancer continued to reduce our resources further and reduce our quality of life. But a more effective method is available, zero waste. But why do we need zero waste?
Air pollution
With the traditional waste storage and accumulation system, garbage collected in large areas not only reduces our air quality but also affects our quality of life. According to the research, 2/3 of the waste in landfills is composed of organic and biodegradable substances, and the formation of methane gas by pressure and chemical reaction in the closed environment is a great danger. Not only does it trap 20 times more heat than CO2, but it is also the main driver of global warming, and the accumulation of methane in the landfill can cause massive explosions. In addition, soluble biologic substances leave unpleasant odors around the storage area.
Water pollution
It is just as scary that chemical and biological waste in landfills threaten our underground water resources with rainwater. Especially the contamination of stormwater with ammonia, toxic materials, and pathogens carries human health to dangerous levels. It is not only human health, but it is also possible that even if these rain waters are mixed with running water and lakes, it can even affect aquatic life. In fact, and even for those of us who feed on these creatures, there may be a health threat. So the pollution of our waters is a big enough problem to affect the whole cycle.
Soil Pollution
Chemical and biological hazards emitted by the wastes accumulated in the storage area not only pollute our air and water but also affect the soil quality we live in. With the addition of toxic chemicals into the soil, our arable land is also affected by this problem. This reduces not only arable diversity but also affects arable land use.
Health problems
Storage areas close to residential areas are also not preferred by residential owners. Besides the ugly and uncomfortable appearance of the storage areas, the disgusting smells and bacteria it emits are the main reason why people don't prefer to live near the storage areas. In addition to its visual effects, the smell, sound, and vermin it emits can cause health problems. Increased diseases, congenital disabilities, respiratory disorders, and cancer among residents in the neighborhood, an apparent effect of the harms of storage and conventional waste management.
It is possible to get rid of these problems with zero-waste. If we try to reduce the waste we produce individually, or if we try to separate the waste we generate as high as possible and recycle it, we can create a greener, cleaner, and sustainable cities.


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Police arrest former renter of storage unit where child porn was found
Charges are pending against a 53-year-old Ypsilanti Township man who owned the child pornography found by a Southfield couple Saturday after they won an auction for a Ypsilanti storage unit, according to police.
Ypsilanti police released a statement Tuesday night detailing the strange incident, which reads like an episode of the TV show Storage Wars gone wrong. Police first responded Saturday to National Storage Center, 521 Tyler Road, after being alerted of a discovery of child pornography.
A couple had won an auction for the storage unit and found child pornography while searching through the items. Police said Tyreek Wilkerson, 30, of Southfield, was the man who officially purchased the unit, which was auctioned off because the owner became delinquent on payments.
According to police, Wilkerson told employees at National Storage Center "he had discovered what appeared to be a small room set up for the production of child pornography," police said.
Wilkerson removed the vast majority of the suspected child pornography and did not call police, according to investigators.
"Detectives were able to track this subject down and recovered a portion of the evidence from a dumpster and from inside the purchaser's home," police said in the statement.
Wilkerson was arraigned Tuesday on charges of possession of child pornography and lying during a police investigation, Detective Sgt. Thomas Eberts said. He posted a 10 percent of $10,000 bond and will return to court for a preliminary exam at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 1.
Wilkerson also had a detainer hold from another police agency in Wayne County, such as for an outstanding warrant, probation violation or parole violation, records show.
According to the Michigan Offender Tracking Information System, Wilkerson was discharged from state supervision in February. He has previous convictions for possession of a firearm during commission of a felony, receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle, possession of marijuana and attempted manufacture and delivery of marijuana, records show.
Eberts said earlier Tuesday that Wilkerson's charges stem from his actions after discovering the child pornography.
On Tuesday, detectives also arrested the 53-year-old man who was the previous user of the storage unit.
Police searched the man's home and discovered more evidence of child pornography, according to investigators. He was arrested and lodged at the Washtenaw County Jail.
"Detectives will be seeking charges of manufacturing/publishing child pornography," the statement read.
The victim in the case is listed as an unknown preteen girl. It's unknown at this point if the girl is known to the 53-year-old man.
The identity of the 53-year-old man is not known at this point — there was no criminal warrant filed in Washtenaw County court records for him Tuesday.
The investigation into the incident continues. Attempts to reach a spokesman for National Storage Center and Wilkerson's fiance, Shavon Henry, were not successful Tuesday.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call Eberts at 734-482-9878 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Fri, Jul 26, 2013 : 12:01 p.m.
Oh boy - A fine upstanding citizen. There's no way he could have any connection to this. http://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=344163
Thu, Jul 25, 2013 : 7:24 a.m.
Wow so the guy who found the stuff was already booked and released on 10% bond and the guy who made the stuff still hasn't even been charged. Wth washtenaw county?!
Jay Thomas
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 7:16 p.m.
Two birds, one storage unit.
Superior Twp voter
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 6:54 p.m.
Tyreek and Shavon.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 6:53 p.m.
I am surprised that AA.com is allowing people to make comments that assume Mr. Wilkerson is guilty of possessing child porn. He is innocent until proven guilty.
Fri, Jul 26, 2013 : 3:10 p.m.
Guess what Matt Cooper, this is why everyone should be scared to death to be judged by a jury of their peers. And it's very easy to tell the difference between comments on annarbor.com and a court of law. You can reasonably expect civility in a court of law but not on an online forum.
Matt Cooper
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 8:36 p.m.
Guess what, Think! We aren't in a court of law. We're posting on an online website. You do understand the difference between the two, right?
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 8:23 p.m.
In reply to Jenksy - Because police, journalists, and unpaid bloggers never get it wrong? In civilized societies there is a presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Would you prefer it be the other way around?
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 7 p.m.
Wilkerson removed the vast majority of the suspected child pornography and did not call police, according to investigators. "Detectives were able to track this subject down and recovered a portion of the evidence from a dumpster and from inside the purchaser's home," police said in the statement. What part of this statement makes it murky for you?
Kyle Feldscher
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 6:25 p.m.
As of 2 p.m. today, there was still no warrant on official charges filed for the 53-year-old Ypsilanti Township man in the court records in the Trial Court.
Sat, Jul 27, 2013 : 11:58 p.m.
oh course not.. he has been released on thursday and is walking the streets full of children... smh
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 4:17 p.m.
Lying to police is a crime. But, when the police lie to us, it's just good police work.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 4:02 p.m.
It would be horrible to stumble upon this material... the easy and RIGHT thing to do is shut the door, call the police immediately and inform management of the storage facility. Does anybody think an innocent bystander would remove this disturbing material and take it to their home? He was not just an unfortunate individual as "An Arborigine" suggests.
Matt Cooper
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 8:34 p.m.
Tano, do you not get that possession of child porn, all by itself, is a felony in the state of Michigan? You keep going on and on about how he called the police (which in fact he did not..."Wilkerson removed the vast majority of the suspected child pornography and did not call police, according to investigators.") Regardless of all other factors, he made a choice to remove the materials from the storage space to his own home, he made a choice to take posession of said child porn. This is in fact a crime.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 7:10 p.m.
Tano, it's not like he found material that may or may not have been stolen or may or may not have been illegal to posess... it seems it was very clear what he found and either took home or destroyed. Your use of the term "report" might be a bit presumptuous. Did he actually file a report or simply mention to the staff "he had discovered what appeared to be a small room set up for the production of child pornography,"
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 5:48 p.m.
So why did he report it? Seriously, we can all agree that he should have called the police, not just the company. But how could he think anything but that the company would in turn report it to the police? I agree that taking some home and destroying some of it makes no sense, but it also makes no sense to claim that he was somehow trying to keep the stuff for himself. Why would he report it then?
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 1:53 p.m.
I'm still not sure exactly what the guy did that got him arrested? He did not call the police right away when they found the child porn? Is that an actual law that you are supposed to call the police? It sounds like he did alert them but then he kept some of what he found? Why would he keep any of it? I'm not sure why the police are going after him like it was his to begin with, they should be going after whomever it was that owned the unit before this couple purchased it. IF he did keep any of it he should probably not have done that though that's for sure!
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 6:50 p.m.
People are assuming that he knew he had the material in his home but he may have thrown out what was in plain view but he may not have even opened all of the boxes he brought back to his home from the auction. There is some case law that says that if you didn't know some images were on your computer (e.g. in a hidden cache) then you are not guilty of possession. It seems like it would be the same if there were some pictures in an unopened box that he didn't know about.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 6:27 p.m.
Hey, what about the owner of the storage building, how come they aren't being charged...well landlords have fancy big buck lawyers, its easier to go after the little people
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 6:25 p.m.
Lesson number, one, don't buy something you can not first see. Why put yourself in a spot in the first place ? Maybe these hidden auctions should be banned, whats so hard in inspecting the units before auctioning them off ?
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 5:45 p.m.
Solitude, Did you read the part where the only reason the cops knew anything about this was because he reported it - albeit to the storage company... Why did he take some home, and why did he destroy some of it..AFTER reporting it? Maybe logic is not his strong suit, but it doesn't really strike me as criminal...
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 4:09 p.m.
Did you read the part where he took what he found home, then the police had to search his house to get it back?
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 3:36 p.m.
Yes having it in the home was apparently the big no no. If you come across this crap, drop it on the ground immediately and dial 911.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 2:46 p.m.
Hmm,I believe that it is illegal to possess child pornography on any level. He threw some of the porn away, but the police also found some inside his home. Why not call the police immediately after finding this "trash" and why keep ANY of it??
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 1:26 p.m.
Seems a bit odd to be prosecuting Wilkerson. Granted, he should have contacted the police right away, but he did inform the storage company, who in turn told the police, so it is not like he was trying to keep the stuff. The police only found out about all this because he made it known - indirectly. Unless.....well, I wonder what the "lying to police" entails...
Matt Cooper
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 8:29 p.m.
Actually, posession of child pornography is a felony unto itself, and conviction of/for possession is not dependant on any outside investigation. Either he possesed the materials, or he did not possess the materials, and the fact that he moved certain of the materials from one location to another demonstrates beyond all doubt that he did in fact have and maintain possession of those materials. Secondly, A2BnR, no, he did not do the right thing. The right thing would have been to call the police and tell them what he had found in the storage space he bought, or at the very least, if he was so concerned about his warrant, to have his wife call for him and report the porn. There is absolutely no justification, morally or legally, for him taking the materials from that storage space to his home. Finally, Paul..."If you refuse to talk to the police, it puts you like in a spot but then if you do speak and not be 100% truthful, you are breaking the law.". There is no law the requires you to talk to the police at all, let alone be "100% truthful". See, there's this thing called the 'right to remain silent' from a case titled Miranda V. Arizona. Study up on it.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 6:45 p.m.
@John- Are you sure that it is a crime to "destroy evidence". A person is not even required to report a crime. If you obstruct an investigation, that is a crime but at the point he destroyed whatever he did, there was no criminal investigation.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 6:22 p.m.
If you refuse to talk to the police, it puts you like in a spot but then if you do speak and not be 100% truthful, you are breaking the law. In fact, even if you are 100% truthful but the police believe you are lying to them, you could end up in jail. Why its best to have a lawyer with you when speaking with the police but who's going to pay for your lawyer, U have to until you get charged with a crime and can't afford a lawyer. All because the dude was hoping to make a few bucks buy a storage unit, guess he should had stay in bed that morning.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 4:06 p.m.
This story indicates he did keep some stuff... so was he hoping to blackmail the pervious owner? Regardless of his intentions he found a way to get involved by taking it home... that to me (and I think most of society) is reason to think he is guilty of a crime.
John of Saline
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 3:48 p.m.
He destroyed evidence. No defense for that.
A2 Born n Raised
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 1:51 p.m.
I agree! Here is a guy who has a warrant out of another county and has discovered child porn - a real dilemma as if he notifies the police, he will get arrested! He finally realizes how important it is to report and then is arrested for possession of it! He did the right thing, even if it was late. His name has been plastered all over and the perpetrator has not been publicly identified. This whole story reads wrong on so many levels...
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 9:21 a.m.
@Kyle- You should adopt Lee Higgins policy of requesting the search warrant on all major cases. That is how Lee found out about the delay in reporting the child pornography at the University of Michigan. Also request authopsy reports, and specifically request the reports of the scene investigation by the Medical Examiners investigators. You will probably find a lot of interesting information in those reports as well.
Kyle Feldscher
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 1:21 p.m.
Thanks for the tip, trespass. I do this on a case to case basis, but you are right in saying that it would be a good idea to do it for all major ones.
An Arborigine
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 2:38 a.m.
At least they charged the guy who stored the stuff, not the unfortunate couple that purchased it.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 11:24 a.m.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 3:42 a.m.
um...did you read the article???
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 3:36 a.m.
Wilkerson IS the guy who bought the unit. He was charged for mishandling things after HE bought the unit. Police also charged the unidentified 53 year old previous owner of the unit. The only one not charged was Wilkersons fiancé.
Mark Hergott
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 12:46 a.m.
It would appear that Wilkerson has been smitten with poor decision making skills and bad luck. That is a terrible combination, indeed. In any event, I do hope he learns from this episode. I hope, but I don't expect.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 : 12:44 a.m.
Hmm, seems like there was loads of stuff, not just a few pictures of kids in lingerie and what a record. Now he is in deep ....
Sat, Jul 27, 2013 : 11:55 p.m.
hes not even in jail at this time.. he got out thursday....its crazy theres kids everywhere around him... he lives in the same area as i do... they found more child porn in his home.. but yet hes not in jail... wow.... talking about the 52 yr old


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The latest project funded by Cogress is made up of a 50,372 sq-ft site, which boasts 49 residential units and one commercial unit pre-let to the Co-op on a 15-year lease.
The residential units include 39 private abodes, ranging from one bed flats and two bed maisonettes to three and four bed houses, and 10 affordable properties, made up of one, two and three bedroom homes.
Surbiton, one of outer London's more affordable hotspots, is home to high-performing schools and a number of independent shops and cafes, as well as strong transport links to Central London.
The project is expected to attract a significant number of buyers seeking affordable homes, with a planned exit date of February 2020. The development is anticipated to sell for around £33 million.
Cogress will be joining forces with real estate investment and development company Ensco Homes to develop the units in question.
"We endeavour to consistently broaden our portfolio and bring our network of qualified investors the best possible investment opportunities across all of greater London," Tal Orly, founder and chief executive of Cogress UK, said.
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Life right now is good for me and my family. I stress out fairly easily these days, and I have to talk my way through the stress because usually it's just stress, not crisis. Gratitude helps me to put my life into perspective and to remember just how good I have it.
This has been an extraordinary week for me in that many of the people I love have faced TERRIBLY difficult challenges that I cannot even begin to imagine surviving. In every circumstance I have felt completely at a loss. What can I do? What can I even say?
My dear friend Dave buried a grandchild last week. That 4-year-old was born when I worked with Dave. I've never met that little guy, but his baby picture stole my heart. I knew that his mother (Dave's daughter) has had some struggles. My heart aches for her, and my heart aches for Dave and his wife. They not only had to bury a cherished grandson but they have to SOMEHOW help their daughter survive. How do you even do that?
I learned last week that another of my sweet 2LL friends has a granddaughter--whose mother has also had many struggles--who has been fighting for her life for nearly 5 months. I finally got to speak with him today, and he was tender and emotional about the baby and about their sweet daughter.
Another friend is going through a heart-breaking divorce. Another has an incredibly ill child. Another learned that her cancer is back.
I've tried to do what I could for these people I love. Words of love on FB, phone calls, emails. Movie nights and more phone calls. Hugs and cards and tears. Prayers and more prayers and more and more prayers. And other than that, I can't do anything. It is heart-breaking and gut-wrenching and sad and worrisome.
And through it all, I can't get over how incredibly blessed I am. Right. This. Minute.
The rain is glorious, as is the sky (whether blue or gray). Our home is safe. My body is healthy. Our dog loves us. Our kids are happy. We have good employment. The gospel is beautiful and true. Children laugh. I have a lipstick I love; also a necklace and a skirt. The list could go on and on and on.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Feeling Gratitude Among the Burdens
Life right now is good for me and my family. I stress out fairly easily these days, and I have to talk my way through the stress because usually it's just stress, not crisis. Gratitude helps me to put my life into perspective and to remember just how good I have it.
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- Kim and Preston said...
We are so blessed aren't we. Thank you for the reminder, you really have a way with words. I will await your first book with excitement. Love ya.
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Love this post and more importantly I love that you are my friend. I appreciate your love and support. I too am awaiting your first instalment. ;)
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