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|Fredrik Reinfeldt
|Assumed office
6 October 2006
|Carl XVI Gustaf
|Maud Olofsson
|Preceded by
|Göran Persson
|In office
1 July 2009 – 1 January 2010
|Preceded by
|Jan Fischer
|Succeeded by
|Herman Van Rompuy
|4 August 1965
Österhaninge, Sweden
|Political party
|Moderate Party
|Filippa Reinfeldt
|Sager Palace
|Alma mater
|Stockholm University
|Agnosticism (formerly Lutheranism - Church of Sweden)
John Fredrik Reinfeldt (pronounced [ˈfreːdrɪk ˈrajnˌfɛlt] (help·info)) (born 4 August 1965 in Österhaninge, Stockholm County, Sweden) is the current Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council. He is married to politician Filippa Reinfeldt.
A native of Stockholm County, Reinfeldt joined the Moderate Youth League in 1983, and by 1992 had risen to the rank of chairman, a position he held until 1995. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1991, representing his home constituency. Following the 1994 defeat of the Moderate-led coalition government, Reinfeldt adopted a critical stance against the party leadership under Carl Bildt, which resulted in isolation within the party. However, following a change of leadership in 1999 and a bad result in the 2002 election, Reinfeldt gradually gained influence within the Moderate Party.
Reinfeldt was elected party leader on 25 October 2003, succeeding Bo Lundgren. Under his leadership, the Moderate Party has transformed its policies and oriented towards the centre, branding itself "the New Moderates" (Swedish: Nya moderaterna). Following the general elections held on 17 September 2006, Reinfeldt was elected Prime Minister by the new parliament on 5 October and presented his cabinet the following day. Together with the three other political parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden, Reinfeldt presides over a coalition government with the support of a narrow majority in the parliament. At the age of 41, he was the third youngest person to become Prime Minister of Sweden.
In 1965, Fredrik Reinfeldt was born at Allmänna BB hospital in Stockholm as the oldest of three brothers to his parents Bruno and Birgitta Reinfeldt. At the time of his birth his parents lived in an apartment in Österhaninge in the south of Stockholm County, but a short time afterwards the family moved to London, England where his father worked as a consultant for Shell. Upon returning to Sweden, the family first lived in an apartment in Handen before moving to a terraced house in Bromsten in northwestern Stockholm. The Reinfeldt family was living in Bromsten when Fredrik's younger brothers, Magnus and Henrik, were born in 1969 and 1973. In 1976, the family moved into a single-family home in Täby in northeastern Stockholm County. His mother Birgitta was a leadership and management consultant, and some of her professional skills might have inspired and impressed the young Fredrik.[1][2]
At the age of 11, Reinfeldt became chairman of the student council (Swedish: elevrådet) in his school, and became a fan of the football club Djurgårdens IF, a passion he maintains to this day. He started playing basketball for the "Tensta Tigers" while living in Bromsten (which is located adjacent to Tensta), and continued to play for them after his family moved to Täby. He also enjoyed setting up and performing revues and cabarets. After school, Reinfeldt completed his military service as a ranger (Swedish: lapplandsjägare) at Lapplands jägarregemente and finished first in his class as a cadet in Umeå. It was during this time that he became interested in politics, as a representative for his regiment in the congress of conscripts in the Swedish military (Swedish: värnpliktsriksdagen).[1][2] Reinfeldt graduated from Stockholm University with a degree in Business and Economics (Swedish: civilekonomexamen) in 1990.[3]
Reinfeldt joined the Moderate Youth League—the youth wing of the Swedish Moderate Party[4]—in 1983 at the age of 18. As a member of the Moderate Youth League in Täby, he challenged the leaders of the local league, who preferred to use the premises as a place to drink beer and wine rather than engage in discussions about politics.[1] Reinfeldt, who is said to dislike hard liquor and to consume wine and beer in moderate amounts,[1] started "Conservative Youth" (Swedish: Konservativ ungdom) and formed a bond with the mother party, eventually taking over the youth league in 1987. In 1988, he became a secretary (Swedish: borgarrådssekreterare) in the Stockholm Municipality Council.[1]
He was active in student politics while studying at Stockholm University, eventually becoming chairman for the student party "Borgerliga Studenter – Opposition '68" between 1988 and 1989.[3] In 1990, he became chairman of the Moderate Youth League in Stockholm, and in 1991 Reinfeldt was elected a member of the Riksdag—the Swedish Parliament.[3] In the Swedish general election of 1991, the Moderate Party and its allies had considerable success, leading to the formation of a centre-right coalition government under Moderate Party leader and Prime Minister Carl Bildt. The 1991 government was the first centre-right government in Sweden since 1982.[1]
From 1992 to 1995, Reinfeldt was the chairman of the Moderate Youth League. He ousted the former chairman, Ulf Kristersson at the controversial congress known as The Battle of Lycksele, gathering 58 of the delegates votes with Kristersson gathering 55 votes.[5] The congress was controversial because it was the culmination of a long ideological battle within the Moderate Youth League between the conservatives and the libertarians; Reinfeldt represented the conservatives and Kristersson the libertarians.[6] Reinfeldt later stated that although the effects of that deep ideological division and battle in the party lingered on within the Moderate Youth League, he also felt that it was a defining moment in his life. Had he lost the battle he would most likely not be in politics today.[1][5] During the period 1995 to 1997, Reinfeldt was chairman of the Democrat Youth Community of Europe.[7]
At the beginning of his term as leader of the Moderate Youth League, Reinfeldt supported the government of Prime Minister Bildt, but Reinfeldt gradually changed his views and became more critical of the party leadership. In 1993, he wrote the book "Det sovande folket" (The Sleeping Nation), in which he criticized the Swedish welfare state and argued for the introduction of a neoliberalist society. Following the defeat of the Bildt government in the Swedish general election of 1994, Reinfeldt publicly criticized the Moderate Party leader, whom he believed had gotten too much dominance in the party.[2]
In 1995, Reinfeldt co-authored the book "Nostalgitrippen" (The Nostalgic Trip), which described several persons in the Moderate Party leadership, including Gunnar Hökmark and Bo Lundgren, as "Carl Bildt-lookalikes". Bildt was described as being the perfect leader for the opposition to satirize; a nobleman living in the affluent Östermalm with a boyish expression and a better-than-you attitude.[1] As for the other high party officials, the book stated that "If everyone appears similar to Carl it confirms peoples misconceptions about the Moderate Party. It becomes a party for Carl Bildt-copies."[5]
This provoked swift reaction from the Moderate Party leadership, who believed that Reinfeldt's criticisms had gone too far. On 14 February 1995, Reinfeldt was called to a meeting of the Moderate Party's Riksdag group, which took place in the former second chamber (Swedish: andrakammarsalen) of the Swedish parliament building, a meeting where Bildt apparently scolded him for hours.[2] After this, Reinfeldt toned down his criticism, but was ostracized within the Moderate Party and not given any important posts until after the change of leadership when Lundgren succeeded Bildt in 1999. At that time, he was elected into a high party group, the förtroenderåd.[1] From 2001 to 2002, Reinfeldt was chairman of the justice committee of the Swedish parliament. During this time, Reinfeldt traveled around the country gathering impressions and support at the local level of the Moderate Party.[1][2]
In the Swedish general election of 2002, the Moderate Party gathered 15.3 percent of the votes—the lowest amount of votes for the party in a general election since 1973.[8] Following the loss, Lundgren was forced to resign his position as leader of the Moderate Party.[9] After the 2002 election, Reinfeldt was elected as leader of the Moderate Party parliamentary group, spokesman for economic policy and vice chairman of the parliament's finance committee. On 25 October 2003, he was unanimously elected as the new leader of the Moderate Party.[2]
Under Reinfeldt's leadership, the Moderate Party has adjusted its position in the political spectrum, moving towards the centre. To reflect these changes, the party's unofficial name was altered to the "The New Moderates" (Swedish: De Nya Moderaterna) in order to emphasize the break with the past.[10] The Moderate Party started to focus more on calls for tax cuts for low- and middle-income groups, rather than on major tax cuts more benefiting high-income earners.[11]
As leader of the Moderate Party, Reinfeldt has tended to be less forceful in his criticism of the Swedish welfare state than his predecessors. Reinfeldt has instead proposed reforms to Sweden's welfare state, which include cutting taxes for the lowest income earners and reducing unemployment benefits, in order to encourage the jobless to return to work.[11] He has toned down calls within the party for dismantling large portions of the Swedish welfare state, stating that change must come gradually from the bottom up and not dictated from the top down.[9] Reinfeldt's goal is said to be to fine-tune the welfare state, by focusing on getting people off welfare benefits and in to employment. He has worked to shift the conservatives toward the middle ground by convincing voters that he would fix rather than dismantle the public welfare system.[11]
Reinfeldt has even extended an invitation to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, a traditional supporter of the Social Democrats and opponents to the Moderate Party.[12] He also changed the Moderate Party's traditional stance towards the Swedish Labour and employment laws, stating that he prefers small changes instead of any radical reform.[13]
People both within and outside the party differ on their analysis of the transformation of the Moderate Party, with some arguing that the party is mainly honing the way it describes its visions, and others suggesting that it constitutes a substantial policy change towards the centre.[14][15][16] As a consequence of Reinfeldt's shift of the Moderate Party to the centre, the differences between the Moderate Party and their traditional opponents the Swedish Social Democratic Party have become harder to discern.[13] In a series of radio and television debates, the then-Social Democrat leader and Prime Minister Göran Persson portrayed his opponent as a classic conservative in disguise. Persson stated that, if in power, the conservatives would tamper with Sweden's successful formula of high taxes, a large public sector and generous benefits.[17] There is also some criticism within the party; former Moderate Youth League chairman Christofer Fjellner has called Reinfeldt's political reform as "leftist rhetoric" (Swedish: vänsterretorik).[13]
In the run-up for the Swedish general election of 2006, Reinfeldt, as leader of the Moderate Party, participated in the creation of the Alliance for Sweden. It has united the centre-right in a coalition, which consists of the Moderate Party, the Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats. Reinfeldt is said to have been instrumental in uniting the four parties, which previously were known for being notoriously divided, in order to present a powerful alternative to the Social Democrats.[9][11] The parties presented a joint election manifesto for the alliance.[9][18]
During the run-up for the 2006 Swedish general election, Reinfeldt was subjected to a smear campaign. Mats Lindström, a staff member in the Social Democratic Party headquarters, admitted to sending e-mails accusing Reinfeldt of tax fraud, false financial declarations and only attaining his position because of his father's influence.[19] The IP address used in the e-mails was traced to the Social Democratic Party headquarters. Social Democratic Party Secretary Marita Ulvskog apologized and said that such behavior was completely unacceptable.[20][21] A short time after the e-mail campaign, images that depicted Reinfeldt and the Moderate Party in an unflattering light were spread internally within the Social Democratic Party and subsequently leaked to the media.[22] Social Democratic Party spokeswoman Carina Persson confirmed that the material came from the Social Democratic Youth League, but denied the existence of an official smear campaign and stated that the material was not meant to be released or spread to a wider audience.[23][24]
Following the general election on 17 September 2006, the Alliance for Sweden won a majority of the votes after the first count, defeating the Social Democrat Party.[25] The Moderates gathered 26.1 percent of the votes, a new record for the party which in the 2002 election had only managed to gather 15.2 percent of the votes.[11] The election result is historic in being the worst result for the Social Democrats ever (34,6 percent) in a general election with universal suffrage (introduced in 1921) and the best result for the Moderates since 1928.[8]
Looking back at the defeat of the incumbent Social Democrats, the opinion among several members of the defeated incumbents was that the election was lost because the previous government failed to bring down unemployment, and failed to campaign on it as an issue. Ardalan Shekarabi, the former chairman for the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League, stated that "the Moderates were right strategically to focus on unemployment".[26] Former Social Democratic minister Leif Pagrotsky stated that internal fighting, authoritarianism and perceived aggressiveness as well as a loss of appeal to the middle class and city inhabitants contributed to the election loss.[27]
After the election results were clear, the Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden, Björn von Sydow, asked Reinfeldt to form Alliance for Sweden into a coalition government. At a press conference, Reinfeldt commented that "this feels historic in many ways" because it was the first time in years there would be a majority government in Sweden.[28] On 4 October 2006, the new Speaker of the Parliament, Per Westerberg, nominated Reinfeldt to be prime minister. A day later, he was elected in the Riksdag with 175 members voting in support of Reinfeldt and 169 against him succeeding to the prime ministership. The new government assumed office at 12:00 Swedish time on 6 October. At the age of 41, Reinfeldt is the third youngest person to become prime minister after Robert Themptander and Rickard Sandler.
Reinfeldt became President of the European Council on 1 July 2009, as Sweden took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the Czech Republic.[29] His slogan was "taking on the challenge".[30] Reinfeldt immediately requested the European Union to do more to combat climate change.[30] Days earlier, he had been interviewed by Reuters and said he spoke of his worry about increased European public debt.[29][31] He spoke of his wish for Turkey to join the European Union.[32] He also spoke of his other views, such as his hope that a second term would be possible quickly for the President of the European Commission and his desire that the European Union should not sanction Iran immediately following its election protests.[29]
The Moderate Party has a pro-European Union policy stance[33]—including support for exchanging the Swedish krona for the euro[34]—and also supports Sweden joining NATO.[35][36] As one of Europe's new conservative leaders, Reinfeldt is seen as an important ally of the United States. His party is a member of the conservative International Democrat Union, together with the Republican Party in the United States and the British Conservative Party, even though its policies are somewhat more liberal than these. During the 2000 United States presidential election, Reinfeldt visited the United States to support the campaign of George W. Bush.[37] Prior to the 2004 United States presidential election, Reinfeldt again expressed his support for Bush. In an interview with the newspaper Stockholm City on 8 March 2004, Reinfeldt said that he preferred Bush over the Democratic Party contender John Kerry, and in a poll conducted by the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet in April 2004, Reinfeldt like a large majority of his party favoured Bush over Kerry.[38] Despite this, he has compared his government's actions and policies to those of Bill Clinton's administration, and supported Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election.[39]
Reinfeldt visited Washington, D.C. on 15 May 2007, meeting with President Bush. His trip also included meetings with others, including United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.[40][41] This is his first visit to the United States since becoming Prime Minister in 2006.[42] Bush and Reinfeldt mostly discussed climate change and free trade, focusing on the Doha Round.[43][44][45]
Reinfeldt has been called a "Swedish David Cameron", insofar as he succeeded to shift the Moderate Party from a right-wing position to a center position in politics. On the other hand he is thought to have influenced Cameron, since Reinfeldt was elected party leader in 2003—two years before Cameron took control of the British Conservative Party in 2005.[11] Reinfeldt has also been described as a communitarian.[46]
In a study by Sifo, a Swedish polling institute, Reinfeldt was the "most admired man in Sweden" in 2006.[47] Reinfeldt's approval rating reached its highest measured point yet in December 2006, at 57% approval in a Aftonbladet/Sifo poll.[48] Polling done by Synovate in March 2008 showed Reinfeldt's approval rating at 40% (a decline by four percentage points from 44% in Synovate's previous poll in September 2007). According to this poll, Reinfeldt scored higher than all the other leaders of the major parties, including two percentage points higher than Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin.[49] In another Aftonbladet/Sifo poll conducted in November 2008, comparing the population's confidence in Reinfeldt and Sahlin, Reinfeldt scored a 49% approval while Sahlin scored 34%.[50] Sifo conducted another poll in October 2009, in which Reinfeldt scored a 52% approval and Sahlin a 23% approval.[51]
Aside from the personal approval ratings, the approval rating of Reinfeldt's cabinet as measured by Swedish polling company Skop reached 55 percent in December 2008, a four percentage point increase from the polling company's November 2008 poll, and the highest approval rating measured by Skop for any cabinet since October 2003.[52] By contrast, the same poll indicated that 34 percent of respondents thought that a Social Democratic cabinet would govern better than the Reinfeldt cabinet, a two percentage point decline since November 2008.[52]
Reinfeldt has been perceived as a controlled and harmonious person, and his apparent lack of public displays of emotion stands in contrast to his predecessor, Bo Lundgren, who on several occasions displayed fits of rage.[2] The prime minister has been described as "gentle, pensive and a good listener" and his "cool, soft-spoken approach" is said to go down well with Swedish voters.[9] Aware of this perception, Reinfeldt has said "I am by nature confident and calm. But that does not mean I am not passionate and do not feel strongly about things."[11] Regarding his family life, Reinfeldt has cultivated the image of a good family man who enjoys housework.[9][11]
In 1992, Fredrik Reinfeldt married Filippa Holmberg, who is currently a Moderate Party County Councillor for healthcare issues (Swedish: sjukvårdslandstingsråd) in Stockholm. At present, Reinfeldt has moved into the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden, the Sager House, together with his wife and their three children, Ebba, Gustaf and Erik.[9][11] His father Bruno Reinfeldt was also formerly involved in local politics for the Moderate Party in Täby, but left all his political posts in February 2009 after having been arrested and later convicted for drunk driving.[53][54]
During the 2006 election, it was brought to attention that Reinfeldt's paternal great-grandfather, John Reinfeldt, was the illegitimate son of Emma Dorotea Reinfeld, a maid from Eckau in present-day Latvia, and John Hood, an African American circus director from New York.[55] Emma Dorotea Reinfeld later married the Swede Anders Karlsson, but her son John kept his mother's surname. The spelling was later changed to Reinfeldt.[2][55][56] He also has Italian ancestry, via his paternal grandmother, who was allegedly related to royals King Ferdinand IV of Naples and his queen, Marie Caroline of Austria.[56]
|Party political offices
|Preceded by
Ulf Kristersson
|Chairman of the Moderate Youth League
|Succeeded by
Thomas Idergard
|Preceded by
Arthur Winkler-Hermaden
|Chairman of the Democrat Youth Community of Europe
|Succeeded by
Stavros Papastavrou
|Preceded by
Position established
|Chairman of the Youth of the European People's Party
|Succeeded by
Michael Hahn
|Preceded by
Bo Lundgren
|Chairman of the Moderate Party
|Political offices
|Preceded by
Göran Persson
|Prime Minister of Sweden
|Preceded by
Jan Fischer
|President of the European Council
|Succeeded by
Herman Van Rompuy
Fredrik Reinfeldt (born 1965-08-04) is a Swedish politician and (from 2006) Prime Minister of Sweden.
John Fredrik Reinfeldt (born August 4, 1965) is the Prime Minister of Sweden. He became Prime Minister in 2006. He is also the leader of the Moderate Party. The Moderate Party is the largest of the four political parties in the Swedish government, but the second largest in the parliament following the Social Democrats and their leader Mona Sahlin.
|Preceded by
Göran Persson
|Prime Minister of Sweden
|Succeeded by


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Surgeons perform life-saving procedures on Moroccan teen with 'ticking time bomb' on face
An 18-year-old Moroccan man with a so-called "ticking time bomb" on his face will return home this week after doctors performed seven life-saving surgeries on him in New York. Zoubir Lahdodi was born with venous malformation, which causes blood vessels to abnormally form and dilate. Up until the surgery, necessary tasks like eating, sleeping, breathing and talking were becoming increasing difficult for Lahdodi.
About eight months ago a member of Lahdodi's family emailed Dr. Milton Waner, director of Vascular Birthmarks Institute at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, with a plea for help. Waner, who has treated patients with venous malformation before but never a case as severe as Lahdodi's, immediately began making travel arrangements to bring Lahdodi to New York. Through various charities and Lenox Hill Hospital, Waner arranged for Lahdodi and his mother to travel the 3,600 miles from Casablanca to New York City, where they stayed at the Ronald McDonald House. The hospital also covered his hospital stay and the cost of his procedures.
"It became immediately apparent to me that Zoubir had a very serious condition," Waner told FoxNews.com. "It had advanced very severely, and it was endangering his life."
Waner explained venous malformation is a genetic abnormality which occurs in utero, but it is not an inherited condition. Loudid's case is considered a mosaic abnormality, in which it involves only portions of the body.
"These are genetic abnormalities, and we've identified some of the genes associated with venous malformation but not all of them," Waner said. "It's clearly a genetic abnormality, but the abnormal gene was not throughout his entire body— only in a certain region of the face."
Waner said as patients with venous malformation age, the veins continue to dilate and their condition worsens. Quality of life is also severely impacted, as a simple bump or bruise on the affected area of the body could be deadly.
"It's relentless," Waner said. "At some stage, one or more of these vessels will rupture. Usually it's associated with minor trauma or it can be spontaneous, and this will lead to a huge, massive hemorrhage and these hemorrhages can be fatal. In addition to this problem, Zoubir's venous malformation was encroaching on his airway so at some point it would affect his ability to breathe."
One challenge Waner and his team faced was the delicacy of the procedures. Accidentally disrupting one of the dilated vessels would cause it to rupture, leading to uncontrollable bleeding. Waner said that under these circumstances patients could possibly lose up to a liter of blood in only 60 seconds.
"We had a few very difficult moments in the operating room," Waner said. "A few very dangerous moments, but we came through OK. He's now in a position where he is no longer in danger, and this is no longer life threatening."
The surgeons removed nearly all of the venous malformation on Lohdodi's face. Pieces of his tongue, lower lip, left cheek and upper eyelid were removed. A very small amount of malformation, which, if left untreated, would continue to grow, will be removed over the next 18 months, but for now, Waner said, Lahdodi can return to normal activities.
"At this stage, he looks good," Waner said.

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6 Dec 2014
Paul Goceljak, Sr., USS Elmore
Paul passed away at the age of 89. Born in Slovakia, Paul moved to the US when he was an infant. A proud veteran of WWII, Paul was honorably discharged from the US Navy in 1946. He received the Liberty Medal for Liberation of the Philippines with two battle stars and a citation for rescuing crew members and towing the USS Barr that was damaged during battle. In total, he received six battle stars. Paul served about the DE-686 Eugene S. Elmore, destroyer escort from the time the ship was commissioned until the end of WWII. Paul was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church, a member of the USS Block Island Assn., and the Tin Can Sailors. He enjoyed crossword puzzles, history, football, and spending time with his grandchildren. Paul is survived by his wife, Patricia A., daughter Mary and husband Donald, Paul Jr. and wife Sandra, four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
28 Dec 2014
William R. Gladhill, Jr. , USS Barr
He died December 28, 2014 at the age of 88. He resided of Hagerstown, MD. Bill served in the Pacific Theatre during WWII with the US Navy aboard the USS Barr. He was a retired Correctional Officer, having served with the Maryland Dept. of Corrections. Bill was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church. Additionally, Bill was a member of Morris Frock Post 42 American Legion, the WD Byron Post 1936 VFW and Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks 378. Survivors include his children: Brenda and husband Leonard, and John and his wife Mary; a grandson and three granddaughters, a great-grandson and four great-granddaughters; and a great-great-grandson and great-great-granddaughter. He's also survived by his brother, Charles as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
19 Dec 2014
Bryant (Brad) W. Bradley, DE 578 USS Paine
Brad's first assignment as a 21 year-old officer was aboard the USS Paine, DE 578, one of four destroyer escorts for the aircraft carrier, USS Block Island, CVE 21. After Brad was released from active duty he remained in the active Navy Reserve for 17 years, followed by 21 years in the inactive reserve. He married Rice graduate Mary Dee Miller of Houston on June 18, 1946. They were married for over 63 years until her death on September 10, 2009.
In 1947, Brad enrolled in the University of Texas Business School in Austin where he earned an MBA in January 1949. At that time, he was employed by Shell Oil Company. In 1965, Brad was transferred to Shell's Research laboratory in Houston, TX. He received an M.S. in Environmental Engineering degree from Rice University in 1972. He retired in 1982 from Shell's Engineering Training Center after 34 years service with that company.
He and his wife, Dee, resided in Norman Oklahoma for five years where Brad did part time training and consulting work on an international level. Dee was a hospital volunteer. In 1987, they had a retirement home built in Lakeway, TX on Lake Travis. In 1997, they moved to Wichita Falls to be near their grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Priscilla Bradley Brochert and by his wife, Mary Dee Bradley. He's survived by his three sons, Paul and wife Karyn, Dr. Patrick Bradley, and John and his wife, Leslie. Brad has three grandchildren.
8 Dec 2014
William K. "Bill" Messinger, TM 2/C, CVE 21/106
Bill Messinger of Berwick, PA, passed away on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. He was 89,years old. He was born March 25, 1925, in Northumberland, a son of the late Edward W. and Bertha May (Koons) Messinger. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1989, after 28 years of service. Bill was a member of Emmanuel Bible Chapel in Berwick. He was a very active volunteer for the Berwick Red Cross, the Bloodmobile and a dedicated member of the "Meals on Wheels" team. Bill also provided financial support for a number of needy residents of Berwick. He is survived by two sons, William E. and David D. Messinger; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine E. (Fry) Messinger, originally of Northumberland, on Oct. 21, 2007, ending a lifelong marriage of 63 years; one brother, Edward W. Messinger; and one grandson, William R. Messinger. Sympathy cards may be sent to Bill Messinger, Jr., 28 Bicentennial Drive, Nashua, NH 03062.
19 Nov 2014
Ray S. Will TM 3/C, CVE 106
Ray S. Will, 82, was called across the Jordan on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. He joins his parents, Lloyd and Eva (Smith), and his brother, Lloyd. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joanne (Hornberger); his brothers, Richard (Barbara) of Ephrata, PA, and Eugene (Joanne) of Reisterstown, MD; children Brian (C. J.), Doug (Kathy), Bradley (Cathy), Barry (Karen), and Jean Amison (Geoff); as well as 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Ray was born and raised in Ephrata, PA. He attended the Bergstrasse School, worked at Cloister Dairy, and graduated from Ephrata High School. He married Joanne Hornberger in September of 1952 at Hope Evangelical United Brethren in Ephrata. He served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War, before moving with his family to Jacksonville, FL. He then moved to Wakulla, FL where he was the assistant manager of the Wakulla Springs Lodge.
In 1977, he moved to Tallahassee, FL where he spent the remainder of his life. He owned and operated Ray Will Drywall for many years, and stuccoed the landmark swans at the Walt Disney World Swan resort. He enjoyed playing pranks and telling long stories—especially of his pranks. He spent his retirement years working as a security guard and surfing the Web for information about his favorite topic, health and wellness.
He was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. A service of remembrance will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, November 28, at Gracepointe Baptist Church, North Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL.
11 Nov 2014
Ralph W. Olsen, AOM 2/C, CVE 21/106
Upon his return home, he joined the Naval Reserve and went back to work in the tent and awning business eventually moving with his family, now with three sons, to Eugene where he founded Eugene Canvas Products, a company he operated until he retired. In his time off, Ralph took his family fishing and camping in the outdoor paradise that is Oregon.
He discovered the USS Block Island Association and attended some 30 - 34 of the reunions they staged annually The last BI Reunion that he attended was at Fargo, ND in 2012.
Besides his wife, Anne and sons Warren and Ken, he leaves behind two granddaughters Stacy and Heather and 5 much loved great grandchildren Marcus, Mckayla, and Nicholas Blanco and Hayden and Weston Floyd, as well as numerous nephews and nieces. You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.musgroves.com.
24 Oct 2014
Walter Joseph Booi, CEM, CVE 21/106
Booi, the son of Charles and Mary (Hardebeck) Booi, was born in Yakima on June 3, 1922. On his 18th birthday, he enlisted in the Navy, in part so his mother would have one less mouth to feed. He was assigned to the cruiser USS New Orleans. The ship was docked under a giant crane in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941, which provided some cover. At his station below decks in the gyro room, where he worked with communication and navigation equipment, Booi could feel the shock of explosions in the water near the ship. He recalled coming up on deck and looking at the destruction with shock, horror "and a burning hatred for the Japanese."
The New Orleans took part in the critical Battle of the Coral Sea in early May 1942. Joe was transferred to the USS Block Island, a carrier on duty in the Atlantic. On May 29, 1944, that ship was sunk by a German submarine. Booi recalled his thoughts as he tread water and depth charges went off on all sides of him. "Hallelujah! I'm gonna get 30 days survivors leave!"
His permanently oiled shorts were also tacked to the wall of the party room. "Mom never could get 'em clean," he said. Those shorts are now in the archives of the Block Island Historical Society. Following the sinking the crew was assigned to a new carrier, also named Block Island, which did duty in the Pacific. Booi took part in 10 battles during the war, including Midway, Guadalcanal and Okinawa.
After his discharge he went into the communications field and in 1957 moved to Anchorage, where he worked for the Alaska Communications System as a maintenance technician. In 1964, he transferred to the Defense Communications Agency, where he was responsible for military communications with the White Alice sites.
Though discharged after World War II, a part of his heart never really left the Navy. He regularly traveled to annual reunions to reconnect with his brothers-in-arms from the New Orleans and Block Island. His sizable library contained hundreds of books about the naval battles of World War II, many with observations and corrections penned into the margins by Booi and fellow veterans. He treated Veterans Day, which was also his wedding anniversary, as a major holiday. For many years, he made it a point to donate blood on Dec. 7, the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Booi was preceded in death by his wife, parents, brother Alfred and great-grandchild Jonathan Fasano. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law Mary and Jerry Ring of Seattle; daughters and sons-in-law Joetta and Russell Smith and Marybelle and Jerry Weston, of South Carolina, and Judy and Mick Duncan and Rosie and Chuck Withrow of Yakima; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
(taken from "Obituary of Joe Booi, CEM, CVE 21/106", Alaska Dispatch – By Mike Dunham)
23 Sep 2014
William Clifford Tritt, Jr., RM, CVE 21/106
William, a native of Atlanta, passed away on September 23 (Peachtree City, GA) at the age of 92. He is survived by his three children: son, Ken (Cathedral City, CA); son, Galen (Bellingham, WA) and daughter, Karen Fox (Corona, CA), as well as 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He survived the sinking of the CVE 21. His work career after the war was centered at Colonial Stores Offices. After his retirement in 1976, he and his wife Elizabeth moved to Fayetteville where he served as a deacon at Flat Creek Baptist Church, worked at Belks, and also became a volunteer at the newly built Piedmont-Fayette Hospital. He was preceded in death by his much loved wife of 64 years, Elizabeth Tritt. Cards may be sent to his son, Galen Tritt: 2914 Victor Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
25 May 2014
Boyd Wharton Brendle, S 1/C, CVE 21/106
9 Apr 2014
A.J. "Buster" Lapeyrolerie, AOM, 1/C, CVE 21/106
He passed away on April 9, 2014, at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, TX. He was 92 years old. Buster was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 2, 1921. He enjoyed gardening, spending time with his family, dancing, traveling, and his yearly U.S. Navy reunion. Following WWII Buster worked for DuPont SRW for 30 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arlie Joseph, Sr. and Aline Michel Lapeyrolerie, Aimee and Lefroy Falcon; sister, Neava Yentzen; brother, Stanford Lapeyrolerie; daughter-in-law, Sheri Fudge Lapeyrolerie; and grandsons, Brad Lapeyrolerie and James Lapeyrolerie.
He is survived by his wife Audrey; daughters, Ann Lieby, Amy King, Janice and husband Frank, and Jean; sons, Arlie and wife Karen, Brad and wife Brenda, Bill, and Paul and wife Lisa; sisters, Ula Perez, Mona Gaudin, and Ina Brownlow; eighteen grandchildren, and seventeen great grandchildren.
Cards may be sent to his widow, Audrey, at 1080 Turner Drive, Bridge City, TX 77611-2539.
7 Apr 2014
Irving A. "Irv " Biron, GM, CVE 21/106
Resident of Oakland and a veteran of World War II, Irv passed away on April 7, 2014 at the age of 90. He was born in Oakland, January 7, 1924 to Mary and John Biron.Irv graduated from Roosevelt High School in January, 1942, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in November. Attending annual reunions of both ships' men was one of Irv's greatest pleasures. He loved taking great photographs of all those involved. Following the war, Irv was a dedicated employee of Pabco, Emeryville, for 20 years, followed by 30 years of service at Sears Roebuck in Oakland.
In addition to his parents, Irv was preceded in death by his wife Mary (1991), son Kenneth (2003), brother 2nd Lt. Leo Biron, U.S. Army Air Corps (1945), sister-in-law Bernice Collins (2007), nephew Marshall Collins (2008), and dear friend and companion Charis Hicks Crist (2005) of Phoenix. Survived by a host of friends and relatives, including nephew Clifford Castagnola, niece Bernadine Castagnola Carpenter, and godson Robert Carpenter.
A special thanks to the caring staff at Salem Lutheran Home – you made Irv's last year worthwhile. As he would say: "I had a ball!"
Cards may be sent to his nephew, Bob Carpenter, 1221 Wood Hollow Dr., Apt. 13303, Houston, TX 77057.
11 Dec 2013
Robert J. "Bob" Wood, GM 2/C, CVE 21/106
He died December 11, 2013 at the age of 88. He grew up and was schooled in Lebanon, ME. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy at age 17, eventually attaining the rank of Gunner's Mate Second Class. Robert was credited with saving the life of a fellow sailor during the sinking of CVE 21, he stayed in touch with him for the remainder of their lives. After the war he married Marietta Stuart in 1946. Together, they shared 67 years and raised seven children. Robert worked at several places during his life, including the Goodall Mills in Sanford, Hubbard Shoe in East Rochester and Cyro Industries in Sanford, where he was employed for 25 years until retiring in 1987. He was a member of the North Lebanon Second Baptist Church and the Little River Grange and coached Lebanon Little League for many years. Robert was an avid Red Sox fan and enjoyed growing vegetables in his garden. Surviving are his wife, Marietta Wood, of Lebanon; seven children, Steven Wood and his wife, Brenda, of Bowie, Md., Cynthia Poore and her husband, Alan, of Lebanon, Sandra Pray and her husband, Gary, of Lebanon, Roberta Sullivan and her husband, Michael, of Cape Neddick, Russell Wood and his wife, Carol, of Lebanon, Bruce Wood and his wife, Laurie, of Lebanon, and Rebecca Wozmak and her husband, Albert, of Lebanon; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. – Cards may be sent to Mrs. Marietta Wood, 211 Little River Road, Lebanon, ME 04027-3418.
5 Mar 2014
Nicholas G. Tsuleff, S 1/C, CVE 106
He passed away on March 5th. He was 89. Born into a family of Macedonian immigrants, he graduated from Central High School in 1943, served for nearly three years in the United States Navy during World War II and was employed by Fruehauf for 40 years. He was an avid golfer and bowler, and loved watching IU basketball and Detroit Tigers baseball. He is survived by the love of his life Virginia, two proud sons and their wives, Scott & Jenny and Steven & Kara, and 5 grandchildren whom their Dedo adored so much. He was preceded in death by his parents George and Turpa and bothers Thomas and Peter. Cards may be sent to Mrs Virginia Tsuleff, 9923 River Rapids Run, Ft. Wayne, IN 46845-8958.
8 Mar 2014
Harry R. Sharak, Radioman 3/c, CVE 21/106
He passed away at the age of 94 on March 8. Following the war, Harry was a graduate of the RCA Electronics Institute in Manhattan. He later served as a Radio Station Engineer and Announcer in Carbondale, PA and the Cherry Valley Network in DeRuyter, NY, retiring from General Electric in Syracuse following 29 years as an Electronics Technician. Harry is survived by his wife of 73 years, Catherine, six children: Carl (Herta), Madeline (David) Bodner, John, Paula, Gregory (Karen), Matthew (Josephine); daughter-in-law Marlene; five grandchildren. Harry was predeceased by his son, Thomas, in 1994. Cards may be sent to Catherine Sharak, c/o Carl, 116 Maywood Drive, Syracuse, NY 13205-2402. Catherine still enjoys receiving email messages.
Fellow Radioman, Louis (Bud) Hellwig sent in the following about Harry: "A few words about Harry....He was a very quiet refined person and loved to smoke a big meerschaum pipe. His home while in the navy was Elmira, N.Y. and from what he told me it was a glider's paradise and he loved to watch them soar. We chatted many times and I highly admired him. Because of what he had told me of the gliders Verly (Bud's wife) and I took rides in gliders while in Hawaii a few times and it was wonderful. My last flight I paid for a full hour and took the controls at 5,000 feet! I flew it for over 45 minutes and he landed it. One of my fondest memories... thanks Harry! Louis Hellwig"
10 Sep 2013
Robert G. DeBerry, CVE 21/106
He passed away on September 10, 2013 at the age of 93. No obituary available.
23 Feb 2014
William B. Caldwell, Jr., S 1/C, CVE 21/106
He passed away on February 23, 2014. In 2004, Bill sent us paperwork on his career: He retired 29 July 1983 with almost 31 years of combined military and civilian service. Quoting from a letter from Department of Navy: "Bill served with distinction in three branches of the Armed Services: U.S. Navy (CVE 21/106, February 1944-April 1946; U.S. Air Force, December 1949-September 1953 and U.S. Army, October 1957-November 1971, Honorably discharged as a Sergeant First Class (E7). In August 1972, you worked as a Nuclear Engineering Technician at the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion & Repair, USN, Newport News, VA. In this position, you were assigned as a member of the Joint Test Group (JTG) and Joint Refueling Group (JRG) on reactor plants of the various surface ships and submarines built and overhauled at Newport News. You were responsible for reviewing the test documents and data necessary to ensure that these reactor plants were safe & built in accordance with approved plans and specifications. During your career, you have made significant contributions to the Navy and this command's naval shipbuilding history. Your contributions have been recognized as indicated by Letter of Commendation, July 1975; Letters of Appreciation, September 1975, June 1977 and November 1977, and a Quality Increase in June 1981."
In 1982, he received the Navy Unit Commendation Citation from the Secretary of the Navy (delivery of Atlanta and Carl Vinson on 26 February 1982 marked a first in naval history; that is, two nuclear ships were delivered in one day. "Well done and congratulations on this significant achievement."
Bill also received an Army Commendation Medal for nine years of work at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research on their research reactor.
Navy Medals: American; Victory World War II; European African and one star; Asiatic Pacific and two stars; Philippine Liberation.
Bill was married to Mary Constance (Connie) following his retirement from the military in 1971. Connie passed away in March of 2013.
Bill is survived by his nephew, Lindsay Abee, 6665 Pharr Mill Rd., Harrisburg, NC 28075 and, his niece, Mrs. Theresa Holbrook at 321 Alfandre Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
5 Feb 2014
Williamson Albert "Bill" Byrd, Jr., Seaman, CVE 21/106
He died suddenly on February 5, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Julia Bowen Byrd; his daughters, Barbara B. Helms (Roland) of Charlotte and Terry B. Williams (Mitchell) of Laurinburg; his brothers, Buddy Byrd of Columbia, SC, Jerry Byrd of Charleston, SC, Bobby Byrd of Florence, SC, and B. T. Byrd of Laurinburg; four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. After leaving the US Navy he began a career in the propane distribution business. Bill loved being with people and especially his family. He always had a garden and when possible enjoyed fishing. Cards may be sent to Mrs. Julia Byrd, 11581 Hooper Drive, Laurinburg, NC 28352-7745
19 Feb 2014
Associate member Jim Griffiths, whose father, Fred Griffiths, was ACI with VC-55 on the USS Block Island's last voyage, has an exhibition of 40 of his military paintings at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Preble Hall, Annapolis Maryland. The exhibit runs from March 15th through June 15th, 2014, and is titled "U.S. Navy Ships of War, 1898-1991". Jim will have on display paintings depicting ships from the Spanish-American War up to the first Iraqi war. Three paintings of the Block Island(CVE-21) will be included in the show. Better known for his paintings of 19th century clipper ships, this exhibit at Preble Hall showcases Jim's great interest and passion for these steel navy vessels. Many of these military paintings have never been seen in public display as they were done strictly for Jim's enjoyment, and when finished, were stored in his studio. This is the first time all of these works can be viewed together.
3 Dec 2013
Robert L. Smith, USS Elmore
Robert passed away on December 3, 2013 at the age of 87. He's survived by daughters Sandra Blevins and Brenda Baldwin (Bruce) and grandchildren Robert Kuczinski, Jr., Donna DiCerbo, Dawn Nadler, David Kuczinski, Rachel Baldwin, Heather Thrope, Bruce I. Baldwin and Michelle Smith; 20 great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Cards may be sent to daughters Sandra and Brenda at 7516 Clearlake Lane, Middle River, MD 21220-2364.
1 Jan 2014
Dale O. Overmeyer, DE 575 USS Ahrens
He passed away January 1, 2014 at the age of 89 in Washington, DC. For years, he was a faithful BI Reunion attendee until ill health prevailed (Dale also attended Destroyer Escort Sailors Assn. reunions). He is survived by his two sons, Dale Jr. (Melissa) and John (Helen), and six grandchildren. His wife died in 1998. Dale entered the Navy in 1943. After the war, he earned a BS in Geology from Millsaps College in Jackson, MS and then an MS in Geology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Following two years of working in oil fields of west Texas & New Mexico, Dale moved to Venezuela to work with the Mene Grande Oil Co. (Gulf Oil). It was there he met & married Lenora Williams of Romney, WV. All three of their children were born in Venezuela (daughter, Cecilia, died in 2010). During his 28-year career with Gulf, Dale served as head of the company's geology departments in Venezuela, Nigeria, Angola and England before being promoted to head of international exploration for the company & moving his family back to the US. Following retirement in 1982, he lived in Romney, WV until 2010. Cards may be sent to Dale Overmyer, Jr., Overmyer Architects, 3213 "P" Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007.
9 Jan 2014
Hector G. Vernetti, Parachute Rigger 1/C, CVE 21/106


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- Ethical Plus Size Fashion - October 27, 2016
Putting together outfits is so much more than simply obtaining new clothes. Your outfits reflect your mood, tell the world how you want to be viewed, and can switch your confidence dial from zero to a hundred in minutes. Whats not to love? Unfortunately quite a lot, especially if you are keen to promote Ethical Plus Size Fashion.
The fly in our fashion Chardonnay is, that our desire for affordable "fast" fashion often means our clothes are made in terrible conditions by some of the poorest people in the world (kind of makes you love your "on trend" jumpsuit a little less when you realise a nine year old sewed the buttons) and as textiles are one of the most polluting industries in the world, our need for constant Madonna style fashion reinvention is filling our landfills with cheap clothing that take years to break down.
So, how can fat fashionistas balance a love for fashion with a growing awareness that the way we currently shop isn't sustainable or ethical? Where is all the sustainable plus size fashion?
Here are my six tips to enjoying plus size style whilst acknowledging that every penny we spend, sends a message about the kind of world we want to live in.
Tip #1 Shop Thoughtfully
How many times have you brought something on impulse only for it to still be hanging unloved and unworn six months later?
Following fashion and acting on new trends can give you such a rush but like all fast highs, its often accompanied by an almighty hangover.
The next time you feel you absolutely "must" buy something new, think about how it would work with what you already own. Do you have shoes to go with it? Is it in a colour that you wear a lot of? Mentally catalogue the outfits you wear again and again that always make you feel great? Does this purchase complement those? If the answer is no, pop it in your virtual basket and leave it for 24 hours. If it still makes your heart beat too fast, if you cant stop thinking about it, then hit the "Go to checkout" button but I guarantee you nine times out of ten you will realise its really not that special.
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Tip #2 Be A Second hand Rose
Including some second hand purchases in your wardrobe not only means you will have outfits that are unique to you, you will also be saving clothes otherwise destined for landfills. I'm not here to tell you that buying thrifted clothes as a plus size woman is always easy, it's not, but you would be surprised what's out there if you really look.
Charity shops are always my first port of call. It's easy to be overwhelmed as there are no obvious "fashion stories" to be found, however if you make a list on your phone of some things that would really add to your current wardrobe (a red cardigan, a belted mac) you will be surprised how you will find things. Also take a look in the men's section, I bagged a fab camo jacket from the men's rail last summer which fitted perfectly.
Many of the clothes you will find in charity shops still have the tags on or have only been worn once, someone else's poor fashion choice can be your amazing new find, and you get to give to charity – it's a thrifty win/win.
Tip # 3 Sitting In The Bay Of The E
Ebay is always my go to when I get a hankering for a new trend. Last summer I fell in love with the idea of a black denim pinafore dress. Lots of my fellow blogger babes were looking amazing in them and I knew I would get tons of wear out of one, especially as I had recently found a cute Breton striped tee in a charity shop which was crying out to be worn with black denim. Rather than sprinting over to the Asos or Simply Be I checked on ebay and found one in my size. It was half the price and was reusing an item that would otherwise just be binned.
Ebay is a great resource for second hand plus size clothes if you simply don't have the time to scour charity stores. Depop is also starting to nip at ebay's heals and quite a few very stylish plus size bloggers sell items from their wardrobes using this app.
Tip # 4 Take Part In A Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
Plus Size clothes swaps are a great way to reinvigorate your wardrobe without spending a penny. They are still such a beautiful example of how the plus size community can work for the greater good. It's a simple premise, you take along your unwanted clothes and can then choose the same amount of items from other people's donations. One woman's trash (and by trash I mean clean, pressed clothes in good condition, no decorating tee-shirts or bobbly leggings) really can be another woman's treasure.
It's often a great way to finally get your hands on an item that you simply couldn't afford at the time (or your size had sold out) and of course to meet new people or catch up with friends.
There are various Facebook groups (Plus UK, Alternative, Plus Swap) for these events and they take place in various parts of the country.
Tip # 5 Declare Independence
Buying from an independent brand is often the fastest way to ensure your clothes are ethically made. There is no escaping the fact that if someone is paid a fair wage, the cost of items will be higher. This is where you can practice your thoughtful fashion mantra. By buying less throwaway items you will be able to invest in high quality pieces which not only help create a fairer world but also support someone else's dream.
This does mean you may have to adapt your shopping habits but to be honest, when you look at your wardrobe, crammed with poor quality cheap clothing does it fill you with joy? Chances are no.
We have been sold the idea that the only way to be happy is to always have new things to fill our lives, that to wear things more than a few times is a fashion fail and yet we have never been poorer, more miserable, less contented. Hop off the hamster wheel of constant buying and instead invest in beautiful items made in beautiful conditions.
Tip # 6 Customise
We customise our phones, our nails, even our social media pages but rarely our clothes. It's so easy to forget what you already own when putting together new looks. Go through your wardrobe carefully and you will undoubtedly have items which can be adapted for new styles or given a new lease of life. Our reliance on fast fashion means few of us ever get items altered, or repaired but it's often a much easier job than you think.
Recently I have customised a past season denim jacket, re-dyed a faded black dress and added a lace collar to a plain top. The time these customisations took was a few hours tops and yet it has breathed new life into things I was quite bored with. It's a great way to make your clothes unique and it costs so little.
I hope these tips have inspired you to think about how you can include some ethical plus size fashion choices in your wardrobe.


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Benjamin Netanyahu
1997 An Israeli reporter alleged that Mr. Netanyahu, during his first term as prime minister, had inappropriately interfered with the appointment of an attorney general in order to reach a political deal. The police recommended prosecuting him on charges of fraud and breach of trust, but the country's attorney general, Elyakim Rubinstein, decided in April not to press charges, for lack of evidence.
2000 Mr. Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, were suspected of having charged the government for work done at their private residence. In March, the police said there was evidence of bribery, fraud and the theft of $100,000 worth of gifts to the state. The Jerusalem prosecutor, Moshe Lador, ordered the case closed, but it was later published that the state prosecutor at the time, Edna Arbel, had thought that the Netanyahus should be indicted with fraud.
2011 Mr. Netanyahu was accused by the state comptroller, Micha Lindenstrauss, of having the state and other entities pay his travel expenses and those of his wife and sons while in between terms as prime minister. (He left the postion after 1999 and resumed it a decade later after stints as the country's finance minister and opposition leader.) Despite the comptroller's findings, the attorney general at the time, Yehuda Weinstein, determined in 2014 there were no criminal suspicions. The matter was brought up again before the current state comptroller, Joseph Shapira, who had gathered additional evidence. Mr. Weinstein's successor, Avichai Mandelblit, announced in 2017 that he was closing the case.
2018 After a yearlong graft inquiry, the police recommended late Tuesday that Mr. Netanyahu face prosecution on bribery, fraud and breach-of-trust charges. They said there was evidence he had accepted nearly $300,000 in gifts in exchange for official actions benefiting his patrons, and had back-room dealings with the publisher of a leading newspaper to ensure more favorable coverage.


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Tonight my children and I were offered tickets to go see the Nutcracker by the local Civic Ballet...
We ran into many dear friends while there. Some we have seen often, others we haven't seen in years.
The performance was wonderful, as always.
Afterwards the dancers were available to meet and take pictures with. These girls were friends of Clara... the sassy friends... very fun to watch!
Audrey loved watching all of the "real ballerinas". She kept telling me "I want to dance that role when I get great like her." It is wonderful for her to have goals!
This young girl was darling and very talented!
This dear girl I have made many costumes for over the years... I can't believe how beautiful and talented she is!
Of course, we HAD to meet the Clara!
Our good friends Marcus and Chaela with an old friend, Virginia, whom my kids and I haven't seen in years.
But for Audrey, the highlight of the night was seeing her director and teacher in a great guest role!
No, that is NOT adoration that you see on her face... nope not much at all!
It was great fun to see Ryan perform. He is a very talented man. And it was great for Audrey to see him perform, I think it will teach her more respect for him, as she sees what he does, and that he practices what he preaches!
All in all it was a wonderful night!


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Parallel Processing in the Blogosphere
By the way I love the way Feddie has ignited an intelligent (excluding my own addition) debate in the blogosphere.
It exemplifies I think the power that political parties should strive for when seeking to use the internet for political purposes.
Think in parallel processes, not serial processes.
Eventually the Blog for America became a serial adventure, where one post on the Blog would echo 450 times with bonehead rhetoric with posters linking to their own blogs with the exact same message posted in the same manner.
In the end it was inneffective as a method to pull those out side the process into the process.
Unaffiliated blogs and sites linked together in a blogroll with a RSS feed may work much better. Blogs for Bush is doing something like this. Much more efficient use of the resources and quicker solution to the answer.
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2005. I might not have started with this one if you hadn't (gleefully) pronounced that you have vomited more than anyone else in the family. Sadly (or happily depending on your attitude which is almost always good) this is true. You were born with reflux. It was so ridiculous that I lay awake at night designing a new kind of baby sleeper which kept you strapped in and upright. Then we discovered that the swing did the trick and for several months you slept in a swing. Granny worried we would have Read more […]Read More
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Beneath the noise of the coffee shop David Bowie sings. He thinks his spaceship knows which way to go. As I stand in line for my English Breakfast tea the barista admits that he front loads the playlist with his own choices and I see him in silent song daring Major Tom to leave the capsule. I think about the amount of faith that is required for bravery. Major Tom needs to step outside his tin can to see the difference in the stars. He needs to trust ground control, himself and the entire Read more […]Read More
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For the last decade of my father's life he was a virtual shut it. He shuffled down the glass hallway between our house and studio in his slippers sloshing coffee as he went. By the end of each week it were as though our tiles were cow patterned with each brown splash on the white ceramic background. Each Thursday they were mopped clean leaving him a fresh palate for the upcoming days. He wore a stretched grey sweatsuit and his sculpting assistant who camped in the loft above his gymnasium sized Read more […]Read More
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Man sentenced in high-profile PA development scam
A man convicted of stealing from investors in a high-profile Port Arthur development scam was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison.
William Curtis Jones was convicted by a Jefferson County jury last week of one count of misapplication of fiduciary property. He faced a 20-year prison sentence.
Prosectors alleged Jones took more than $200,000 from the accounts of Management Resources Group Inc. for his own personal use.
Jones, who pleaded not guilty, faces two other felony charges for theft and money-laundering related to the same actions as chief operating officer of the company, which promoted plans for a natural gas-fueled power plant in Port Arthur and other developments to the city's downtown.
The plan was bolstered by involvement of high-profile Southeast Texans, including the late Chester "Eddie" Stockton, developer Jeff Hayes and former U.S. Congressman Nick Lampson, as well as an "alliance" with Lamar University.
Lampson did not invest in the company but was an adviser and a member of its board.
He testified last week that he resigned in 2011, about a year after becoming involved in the project, because he was concerned "about a lack of direction."
He said he was approached about the energy project, which included discussions of nuclear power and power generation plants on barges before settling on the natural gas plant.
He was asked if he could be helpful in seeking grants from the Department of Energy for the project, he said, and was promised stock in the company.
Lampson was involved in promoting the project, he said, speaking with potential investors and appearing on television to discuss the developments.
At a meeting before Lampson resigned from the board, he said members examined company bylaws that had "significant problems" and seemed to have been copied from another company's files, he said.
He said he didn't know much about the "day-today operations" of MRG but said the company needed to set more realistic goals. "We pretty much followed the lead of Curtis," he said.
Lampson said he "couldn't recall" when he learned that Jones had written checks to himself from the company's account but said it "should have" raised concern.
Brian Jagneaux, an officer in the Texas Department of Public Safety's Criminal Investigations Division, testified last week that his agency was contacted by people who had put their "whole life savings" into the company.
According to bank records, investors' money was transferred to personal accounts within a day after it was received, he said.


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The babyish giraffe who died at Fresno Chaffee Zoo during a VIP blow for the new 13-acre African Adventure display on Oct. 11 suffered "neck trauma" afterwards it was clumsy to apathetic bottomward and ran into a single, metal wire barrier abreast the bend of the enclosure, the zoo's administrator said.
The giraffe was not circuitous in the wire back zookeepers accustomed to cede aid, said Scott Barton, Fresno Chaffee's director. The wire is advised to assure abate animals back they are in the way of beyond animals as they run. Tests from a dissection on the giraffe are not yet complete, he said.
An adventure agnate to aftermost week's occurred in Dallas in July. Giraffes additionally accept died at zoos afterwards accepting ashore in copse and panicking, accidentally actuality stepped on by a parent, angry with anniversary other, falling over, alike accepting addled by lightning, as happened at a zoo in Florida.
Last year, a Fresno Chaffee giraffe died afterwards acceptable circuitous in a agriculture accessory accessory in its sleeping quarters. In that case, Barton said, the giraffe had acclimated the accessory agriculturalist for two years back it asphyxiated itself.
Giraffe deaths accretion absorption because they are popular, absorbing animals, zoo admiral say. Such deaths advance beastly activist groups to alarm for an end to befitting creatures in bondage and in zoo-breeding programs. But behaviors that action in zoos appear in the wild, too, sometimes with agnate baleful results. Predators additionally are ambuscade out in wild.
Sometimes animals will abruptness us in admirable ways, but sometimes they'll abruptness us in affecting ways.
Scott Barton, Fresno Chaffee Zoo director
Animal deaths are aching for zookeepers, too, who are consistently discussing means to advance care.
"Sometimes animals will abruptness us in admirable ways, but sometimes they'll abruptness us in affecting ways," Barton said.
It was addition of those abnormal and affecting moments that led to the afterlife of the adolescent giraffe aftermost week.
"A cardinal of animals all confused into that (area), one started active and there was built-up excitement," he said. "It seemed antic and again they got faster and faster."
He said the babyish giraffe, about 4 weeks old, was amid the active group.
"The youngster was not as adroit and ran into the wire, got circuitous up, afflicted his close and again fell loose," Barton said.
The wire barrier was strung up in a address agnate to the added giraffe asylum in the earlier allotment of the zoo, he said. It has now been removed. The wire was there to acquiesce abate animals to run beneath it for assurance during such commotion.
"We had apparent him blow (the wire) afore after a problem," Barton said.
When the blow occurred, the giraffes had been on the new display armpit for a few weeks, so Oct. 11 was not the aboriginal time the giraffes or added animals were in the new area. The display area the giraffe and added animals roam is 3 acreage and can be adapted to 4 acres.
"We knew about (the Dallas incident) and we were anxious about it and still the giraffe managed that," Barton said.
Giraffes, Barton said, accept a addiction of award "unusual means to get in trouble."
Officials with Bodies for the Ethical Treatment of Animals criticized Fresno Chaffee Zoo officials, anecdotic the contempo VIP blow as "a absonant affair appropriate abutting to a accumulation of afraid casualty animals."
The animal-welfare advocates additionally said the zoo's top antecedence was donors, not animals, suggesting that added babyish giraffes accept burst their necks on asylum walls and criticizing the zoo's asylum as too small.
The Sunday black blow played host to 328 bodies advance throughout the 13-acre allocation of the zoo, andofficials said there was annihilation absonant about it.
It sounds like the dogie didn't put on the brakes.
Sheri Horiszny, Santa Barbara Zoo, administrator of beastly care
Fresno Chaffee agents additionally were criticized for demography several account to ability the giraffe. But as the dogie lay acutely wounded, zookeepers were alive to acknowledgment added animals central their captivation areas.
Barton said he was afflicted by the assignment of zoo advisers beneath difficult circumstances.
And, the afterward day, accustomed an befalling to booty time off, all the advisers alternate to work, he said.
For bodies who accept followed giraffes for years, the behavior displayed by the dogie was natural.
Giraffes "are active to run away" with the added breed in the Fresno zoo exhibit, said Sheri Horiszny, the Masai giraffe breed adaptation plan coordinator for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and Santa Barbara Zoo's administrator of beastly care.
"It articulate like some added breed were active and others started active and that led to an adverse accident," she said. "It sounds like the dogie didn't put on the brakes."
Horiszny said incidents like this action in the wild, and giraffes breach legs or run into a tree.
22 percentPercentage of animals who died in AZA zoos in 2013 and 2014 in aboriginal year of life
Since giraffes are casualty animals, their flight aptitude doesn't consistently serve them with blessed endings, she said.
"It's accurate in the agrarian and it's accurate in abundant beyond spaces," she said.
A abstraction that compares giraffes in the agrarian with those in bondage shows that giraffes in zoos book abundant better. There are about 80,000 giraffes in Africa, their numbers abbreviating from 140,000 about 15 years ago because of abolition of their address and predation.
First-year baby bloodshed ante in zoos are about 25 percent, according to the Association of Zoos' ancestry records, which awning 560 giraffes in aloof over 100 zoos, Horiszny said.
60 percentPercentage of giraffes who died in the wild, according to a study
A abstraction by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, which advised populations of Masai giraffes, begin that 20 percent died in their aboriginal ages of activity in the wild, and 50 percent died aural six months in the wild. Afterwards one year, 60 percent of beasts had died, Horiszny said.
Of 114 giraffes built-in in 2013 and 2014 in AZA-accredited institutions in North America, 25 died in the aboriginal year, about 22 percent. Of those, 13 were still births, the annal show.
"It shows that they are added acceptable to die if they are not in zoos," she said.
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text: CRY AND PASUMAI TRUST- WORKING TOGETHER TO REMOVE CHILD LABOUR FROM THE BRICK KILNS 09 September, 2006 Posted In : Blog 0 : comment Every year, thousands of families migrate to the city in search of employment. They are ready to work as bonded laboureres, ready to put their children to any kind of work for that one square meal a day. One such industry that employs bonded labourers in Tamil Nadu is the brick kilns. The Poonamalle Taluk near Tiruvallur, has more than 300 brick chambers. Around 50 families migrate from Vizhupuram and Thiruvannamalai for six months every year, to work as bonded labourers here. Every January, the brick kiln agents visit the villages in these districts to identify families that can migrate to the brick kilns. He offers them a loan advance that ranges from Rs.5000- Rs.20000. These families are then brought to Tiruvallur as bonded labourers and housed in small hutment like "shanties". 20 to 30 families live in each thatched shed partitioned by a just a wall. In each brick kiln 30-50 children work along with their parents.For every 1000 bricks a family makes, they get Rs.100/- Until they pay off their loan advance they cannot take up any other employment. Since the families migrate every 6 months, they don't have ration cards. They are forced to buy food grains from the local market because they don't have access to the Public Distribution System. Recently the government of Tamil Nadu through Labour Department passed an order to include brick kilns under the Construction Workers Welfare Board. In reality the brick kilns, which employ more than 20 workers, involved in manufacturing process are supposed to be registered under the Factories Act. If it gets listed under the organized sector, the workers will be entitled to better labour standards. The effect on children: It is estimated that there are about roughly 45000 children working in brick kilns as child laborers in Thiruvallur District. These children toil in sweat and heat for about 12 to 13 hours a day kneading clay or molding clay into the required shape for the furnace. Sometimes they are forced to work through the night but still don't receive any wages. The maximum, a child labour gets is Rs.10 a day. No access to school because they migrate every 6 months. · Children who manage to go to the school at one place, are not able to continue their education because at the other place because the local government schools refuse to give them transfer certificates, with the fear that the government may close down the school if there aren't enough children on the rolls. · Children who work with their parents are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation since their parents are bonded laborers. · Since there is no access to balwadi, children below 5 years are prone to communicable deceases like dioheria, malaria, typhoid among others. Every year, atleast 3 to 4 children die due to accidents. Since there is no one to take care of them, they wander all over the place and fall into sand pits and water tanks. The employer takes all effort to conceal such cases to avoid being exposed to the media. · Except for immunization, none of the government health services reach these families. For any minor or major ailments, the families are referred to a private doctor, who has a contract with the Brick kiln owner. What PASUMAI TRUST does: Mr. Murthy with the support of CRY fellowship started his interventions in 1998 in three brick kilns. There were about 105 working children in the Brick chambers working as full time child laborers. Through his consistent contact programmes he was able to reenroll 83 child laborers in school Gradually Pasumai Trust also succeeded in influencing the school authorities near the brick kilns and the native villages to admit these children at the middle of the year and issue the TC whenever they go back to their villages/ or chambers in order to continue their studies. Pasumai Trust is working with government towards ensuring that the brick kiln industries get registered under Factories Act. The project is also empowering the communities to fight for consistent access to Public Distribution System. CRY's Role: – Apart from the financial support: 1) Linking the child rights agenda with the macro issues of livelihood 2) Helping PASUMAI TRUST plan campaigns and programs aimed at mobilizing the community, and creating awareness among them about the importance of child rights 3) Providing training and organizational inputs to PASUMAI TRUST 4) Involving them in the State Alliance's activities to demand for the rights of the community 5) Linking up PASUMAI TRUST with other NGOs, activists, lawyers, academicians etc. through the state and the country, enabling them to share experiences and learning.


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Odd Duck is a restaurant that was created to embody and enhance the culture and creativity of the city in which it is based, and it offers many "elevated" food products – with its chicken sandwich being one of them.
The restaurant's artisanal flair is apparent in the unique qualities that this sandwich offers. Rather than using a simple condiment to flavor it and give it moisture, the bread is spread with egg salad. It is accompanied by fried chicken, and then flavored with sweet honey mustard, pickled fennel, mint and Thai chilies. This diverse range of flavors ensures that the sandwich is able to hit every possible flavor note – sweet, savory, tangy and spicy.
Odd Duck's chicken sandwich is creative, hearty and able to offer a diverse range of flavors in just one compact meal.
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Today's job posting - find employees
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Aayojana (MGNREGA) has recently published notification for the post of 927 Various Vacancies. Apply online before or on 05th December 2017. All job seekers are invited to apply this post. Eligibility detail and application process is given in the bellow notification.
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Job Location :- Chhattisgarh.
Late Date to apply or submit job application :- 05th December 2017.
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was later renamed as the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" (or, MGNREGA), is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days.
Educational Qualification :- All Interested Candidates should have complete 12th / 5th / B.E / B.Tech / MBA Graduation Education from a recognized University / Institute / Board.
Age Limit :- Candidate's age limit should be from 21 years to 35 years. Age relaxation is applicable as per government rules.
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Selection Procedure :- After sorting the all candidate's application form interviewer panel will further Select candidate will be base on Written Exam, Personal Interview.
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July is UV Safety Month
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This year, July 4 falls on a Friday, and the entire country will be celebrating Independence Day all weekend! That means barbecues, softball games, parades, carnivals, beach visits—lots of outdoor activities. But did you know that July 3 is Stay Out of the Sun Day?
No one seems to know where that "holiday" originated, and you probably have never marked it on your calendar. But all of July is National UV Safety Month. Even if you don't shun the sun for an entire day, midsummer is a good time to remind ourselves to have a little respect for the big bright globe in the sky by guarding our skin. The price for spending too much sun-worship time can be melanoma.
It's best to:
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*Wear sunglasses to protect both your eyes and the skin around the eyes.
*Wear SPF 15 lip balm.
City of Hope recommends checking your entire body often and calling your doctor if you see any of the ABCDE red flags, shown on the slide show below (images are courtesy of City of Hope).


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I ordered a bracelet but never recieved it. I proceeded to contact the company, but after not being able to get hold of an actual person I left several voicemails and emails. I was never contacted by anyone from the company and months later have not recieved a refund.
Sobe threads obviously does not know how to handle an actual business. And anyone planning on purchasing their merchandise should be aware that they are dealing with scam artists!
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Interesting Research on Houses – What No One Ever Told You
Hiring a custom contractor without losing mind All of us have dreams to live in a house that has been built to meet our own specifications. Some individuals decide to build dream homes in order have a nice space to retire in or for adequate family space. Whichever reason that one decides to pursue a dream home for, it is very important to hire a custom home designer. Having a custom contractor enables an owner to pick preferable designs for rooms and also favorable sizes and layouts. The custom contractors are able to do everything as per the instructions and the wishes of the owner. A custom home means that the owner has control over the layout, materials, style and appliances of the house. It is the owner that shall independently have control over the appliances, materials, style and layout of the house. Most of us always want to hire a custom contractor who could deliver a quality house at the shortest lead time and also minimal costs. A large majority of home buyers can satisfy their requirements by searching through display homes and visually inspecting the quality of the work within the home and see if it is up to their personal standards. However, when it comes to custom home builders, it's a lot more difficult. Custom home builders do not have display homes to show to their customers and this adds to the difficulty of finding a good contractor.
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Various ways could be used to help one identify a custom home builder. A few of those ways include: speaking with friends and family, searching yellow pages, searching the internet and also going around the neighborhood writing down details of builders in their town too.
What Research About Houses Can Teach You
The difficulty then becomes more acute – you've now discovered a few custom builders you'd like to qualify. In order to see a sample of jobs done by custom contractors, one may have to through unfinished homes. On a rare occasion you may be able to go through a home that was recently completed with the owners permission. Great! It is only a satisfied client who could give you permission to inspect the work done by the potential custom contractor that one will hire. Trust is the most important thing when working with a custom home builder because sometimes it is very difficult to believe that they can do whatever they say they can build. A building broker could be utilized since they help to qualify contractors for the dream home owners. More than likely, they will keep updated via the Builders Registration Board and Building Disputes Tribunal on actions against home builders, and over years acquire the knowledge of which builders are best avoided. The heartache of looking for a home is big enough without adding to it hiring a builder who cannot perform.


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//screammy art is literally the worst but I've got no energy to improve it so it's just gonna stay shit
How does one draw house cats
Screw this I'm just going to make a shape shifter fursona
Just had someone steal my design and try to profit from it *thumbs up emoji* Furry Amino is such a great community /sarcasm. It still had my watermark on it too lmfao. Once I contacted them about it they claimed someone sold them the design but the user they named is nonexistent lol
How I actually draw my adoptables and they don't sell but people who use bases make fuck tons of money My art is probably horrible tho
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