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Shindler v. Robinson
JULIETTE SHINDLER, Respondent,
CORNELIA C. ROBINSON and Others, Appellants, Impleaded with CANDACE SENCERBOX, Individually and as Executrix, etc., of SIMON W. SENCERBOX, Deceased.
APPEAL by the defendants, Cornelia C. Robinson and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 20th day of May, 1911, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Westchester Special Term.
Vincent P. Donihee [Edward S. Hatch and Walter F. Welch with him on the brief], for the appellants.
Charles I. McBurney, for the respondent.
HIRSCHBERG, J.:
This is an appeal from a judgment foreclosing a mortgage on certain real estate in the village of Tarrytown and directing a sale of the property. The mortgaged premises consist of four parcels, designated respectively as (1) the stone yard, (2) the point dock, (3) the lumber and coal yard, and (4) the Tripp lot. The mortgagors' interest, if any, in this real estate was acquired from one Simon Shindler, who died seized in fee in 1883, leaving a last will and testament which was duly admitted to probate the same year. By the 4th article of the will the testator devised the lumber and coal yard and the Tripp lot to his executors, to hold in trust during the lives of his daughter, Cornelia Caroline Shindler (now Robinson), and his son, Samuel W. Shindler, and to pay the income to said Caroline C. Robinson during her life. The provision for Samuel W. Shindler is immaterial, as he predeceased his sister. The will makes the following provision for the disposition of the trust estate after the death of Cornelia C. Robinson, who is still living: 'And upon the further trust on the death of my said daughter Cornelia Caroline * * * to convey the property in this article of my will mentioned to Simon W. Sencerbox,
James W. Danforth, Cornelia Jacobina Robinson and Clarence R. Robinson, the children of my said daughter Cornelia Caroline, or such of them and such other children as she may leave her surviving at the time of her death in fee simple absolute in equal portions.' Then follows a power of sale to the executors during the term of the life estate, with provisions amounting to a direction to hold the proceeds upon the same trust as that under which the realty was to be held.
By the 6th article of the will the point dock property was devised in trust to the executors to pay the income to the testator's daughter, Cornelia C. Robinson, during her lifetime and upon her death the corpus of the trust estate was to be disposed of in the same manner as the corpus of the trust estate created by the 4th article.
By the 5th article the testator directed the executor to sell the stone yard property, and to apply the proceeds of such sale to the payment of any mortgage on the property devised in trust by the 4th article of the will. There was a mortgage of $5,000 on that trust property. The stone yard property has never been sold, and the mortgage on the trust estate has never been satisfied.
By the 7th article of the will the testator gave another son, James Shindler, 'all the rest and residue' of his estate, 'real and personal and effects whatever of whatever description and wherever situated not hereinabove otherwise devised, bequeathed or appropriated.'
On the 27th day of March, 1893, Cornelia C. Robinson, the life beneficiary of said trust estates, and the remaindermen executed the mortgage in question upon the trust real estate and the stone yard property to James Shindler.
On the 5th day of April, 1893, James Shindler and his wife, the plaintiff herein, executed a deed to Cornelia C. Robinson and the remaindermen. By this deed James Shindler granted and released unto them so much of the real estate heretofore referred to as vested in him under and by virtue of the residuary clause of the will. The habendum clause provided that Cornelia C. Robinson was to have and to hold the premises for and during ...


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More calls for TfL officials to face questions over tram crash
Posted on April 3, 2018	by insidecroydon
A public transport safety campaigner has called for a former Transport for London director to be called in for questioning over his handling of a safety audit on the tram network following the 2016 crash at Sandilands. The report was withheld from investigators for more than six months.
TfL's director of surface transport, Leon Daniels (who has since stepped down from that job), and other senior figures in the transport authority failed to pass the findings of a tram driver fatigue audit report to the crash investigators until February this year.
Campaigner Tom Kearney has suggested that the delay in releasing the report may have been out of concern that TfL might be subject to private prosecution for corporate manslaughter, where under new laws fines of £20million or more can be handed out by the Health and Safety Executive.
Seven people were killed and all 62 other passengers on board sustained injuries when a tram travelling from New Addington to Wimbledon left the tracks on a sharp bend approaching the Sandilands stop in the early morning of November 9, 2016.
The withheld report was a safety audit of the fatigue risk management system operated by FirstGroup, the company which manages the tram system through Tram Operations Limited, or TOL, on behalf of TfL.
Driver fatigue was a key area of investigation into the causes of the Sandilands crash.
Leon Daniels left his job as TfL director under Mayor Sadiq Khan. Now there are calls for him to be questioned over a withheld tram safety report
Kearney – who himself survived a dangerous bus crash – has today called on the transport committee at the Greater London Authority to call in Daniels and seven key officials for a formal cross-examination over the "administrative error" which saw Internal Audit IA 17 1780 – to give it its full titles – withheld from the Rail Accident Investigation Board, SNC Lavalin (the independent investigator brought in by TfL), the Office of Rail and Road and British Transport Police until February this year.
Among the members of the GLA transport committee is Steve O'Connell, the Conservative councillor for Kenley ward and Assembly Member for Croydon and Sutton.
"A Croydon tram driver has been arrested and is being investigated for suspicion of manslaughter by the British Transport Police," Kearney said.
"While I don't doubt that an arrest and a manslaughter investigation are warranted, based on the well-evidenced poor state of Croydon tram safety six months after the November 2016 crash, I'm honestly not convinced the BTP is aiming high enough on the decision-making chain.
"Maybe the Transport Committee will consider cross-examining these decision-makers?"
Legislation introduced in February 2016 toughened penalties for health and safety and corporate manslaughter offences. Under the new measures, the scale of fines varies according to the turnover of the company but can exceed £20million for the very worst cases involving corporate manslaughter.
Kearney suggests eight TfL past or present executives who he would like to see questioned by the committee, including Jonathan Fox, the director of London Rail, lawyer Howard Carter, Jill Collis, the director health safety and environment, and Gareth Powell, who has replaced Daniels as MD for surface transport.
Tom Kearney: wants answers on the withheld audit report
In a lengthy letter sent to Keith Prince, the chair of the transport committee, Kearney highlights sections of the audit report, which was first published last month shortly after Inside Croydon had highlighted the unexplained delay in its release.
In his letter, Kearney notes how the report showed that TOL's Fatigue Risk Management System guidance had a range of failings, including:
"Does not clearly detail the roles and responsibilities for those employees involved in managing fatigue or include a statement to undertake a review of FMRS when the effectiveness of the arrangements is in doubt".
"ORR's Good Practice Guidelines — Fatigue Factors, and industry good practice, are not considered in addition to applying the HSE Fatigue Risk Index Tool to the roster design."
"TOL's fatigue awareness training does not include: Personal assessment of fatigue risk; Training for management and supervision on the factors that increase fatigue; Training in Control Room staff in recognising fatigue in drivers when booking on; Training in minimising fatigue in the roster design".
"The number of occasions where breaks are moved or not taken is not monitored".
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6th march is the day when a great Italian sculptor Michelangelo was born. His full name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. He is also known for his great work in the field of painting, poetry and architecture. A number of Michelangelo's works of painting, sculpture and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. His output in these fields was prodigious; given the sheer volume of surviving correspondence, sketches and reminiscences, he is the best documented artist of the 16th century. He sculpted two of his best-known works, the Pietà and David, before the age of thirty.
Michelangelo was the first Western artist whose biography was published while he was alive. In fact, two biographies were published during his lifetime. One of them, by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that Michelangelo's work transcended that of any artist living or dead, and was "supreme in not one art alone but in all three".
The scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, The Last Judgment on its altar wall, Madonna and Child, Sistine Chapel ceiling, male figure, are also some of his popular works.
Michelangelo was a devout Catholic whose faith deepened at the end of his life. One of his poetry includes following closing lines: "Neither painting nor sculpture will be able any longer to calm my soul, now turned toward that divine love that opened his arms on the cross to take us in."
Osho says Michelangelo was very much imaginative, and his contribution to the western art is extraordinary.
He has praised Michelangelo's sculpture work "pieta" many times (the statue of Jesus Christ after he was taken down from the cross, and is lying dead in his mother Mary's lap). According to Him it is the master piece of Michelangelo and in the excerpt below Osho takes us through the story of its creation.
"The greatest calamity will fall on humanity the day all the dreamers disappear."The whole evolution of man is because man has dreamt about it. What was a dream yesterday, today is a reality, and what is a dream today can become a reality tomorrow. All the poets are dreamers, all the musicians are dreamers, all the mystics are dreamers. In fact, creativity is a by-product of dreaming.
But these dreams are not the dreams that Sigmund Freud analyzes. So you have to make a distinction between the dream of a poet, the dream of a sculptor, the dream of an architect, the dream of a mystic, the dream of a dancer — and the dreams of a sick mind. It is very unfortunate that Sigmund Freud never bothered about the great dreamers who are the foundation of the whole of human evolution. He came across only the psychologically sick people, and because his whole life's experience was to analyze the dreams of psychopaths, the very word "dreaming" became condemned. The madman dreams, but his dream is going to be destructive of himself. The creative man also dreams, but his dream is going to enrich the world.
I am reminded of Michelangelo. He was passing through the market where all kinds of marble was available, and he saw a beautiful rock, so he enquired about it.
The owner said, "If you want that rock you can take it for free because it has just been lying around taking up space. And for twelve years, nobody has even enquired about it; I also don't see that there is any potential in that rock."
Michelangelo took the rock, worked on it for almost the whole year, and made perhaps the most beautiful statue that has ever existed. Just a few years ago, a madman destroyed it. It was in the Vatican; it was a statue of Jesus Christ after he was taken down from the cross, and is lying dead in his mother Mary's lap. I have seen only the photographs of it, but it is so alive, as if Jesus is going to wake up any moment. And he has used the marble with such artfulness that you can feel both things — the strength of Jesus and the fragileness. And the tears are in the eyes of Jesus' mother, Mary.
A madman, just few years ago, hammered the rock that Michelangelo had made, and when he was asked why he had done it he said, "I also want to become famous. Michelangelo had to work one year; then he became famous. I had only to work for five minutes, and I destroyed the whole statue. And my name has gone around the world as a headline on all the papers."Both men worked on the same marble rock. One was a creator, another was a madman.
After one year, when Michelangelo had finished the work, he asked the shopkeeper to come to his home, because he wanted to show him something.
He could not believe his eyes. He said, "From where did you get this beautiful marble?"
And Michelangelo said, "Don't you recognize? It is the same ugly rock that waited in front of your shop for twelve years." And I remember this incident, because the shopkeeper asked, "How did you manage to think that that ugly rock could be turned into such a beautiful statue?"
Michelangelo said, "I did not think about it. I have been dreaming of making this statue, and when I was passing by the rock I suddenly saw Jesus, calling me, I am encaged in the rock. Free me; help me to get out of this rock.' I saw exactly the same statue in the rock. So I have only done a small job: I have removed the unnecessary parts of the rock, and Jesus and Mary are free from their bondage."…
So don't be worried about being a dreamer. All the people who have gathered around me are dreamers. They are dreaming of a higher state of consciousness, they are dreaming of a possibility to find the eternal source of life. They are dreaming of God. And their dreams are not sick, their dreams are authentically healthy. The whole evolution of man and his consciousness depends on these dreamers…
The whole existence is one organic unity. You are not only holding hands with each other, you are holding hands with the trees. You are not only breathing together, the whole universe is breathing together. The universe is in a deep harmony. Only man has forgotten the language of harmony, and our work here is to remind you. We are not creating harmony; harmony is your reality. It is just that you have forgotten about it.
Perhaps it is so obvious that one tends to forget about it. Perhaps you are born in it; how can you think about it?
An ancient parable is that a fish who was of a philosophical bent of mind was asking other fish, "I have heard so much about the ocean; where is it?" And she is in the ocean! But she was born in the ocean, she has lived in the ocean; there has never been any separation. She has not seen ocean as a separate object from herself. An old fish caught hold of the young philosopher and told her, "This is the ocean we are in."
But the young philosopher said, "You must be kidding. This is water and you are calling it the ocean. I will have to enquire more of wiser people around."
A fish comes to know about the ocean only when it is caught by a fisherman and drawn out of the ocean, thrown into the sand. Then, for the first time she understands that she has always lived in the ocean, that ocean is her life and without it she cannot survive.
But with man there is a difficulty. You cannot be taken out of existence. Existence is infinite, there are no shores where you can stand aloof and see existence. Wherever you are, you will be part of existence. We are all breathing together. We are part of one orchestra. To understand it is a great experience — don't call it dreaming, because dreaming has got a very wrong connotation because of Sigmund Freud. Otherwise it is one of the most beautiful words, very poetic. You are experiencing a reality, because all the people who are here, are here for the same purpose: just to be silent, just to be joyful, just to be. In their silence, they will feel they are joined with others.
When you are thinking, you are separate from others because you are thinking some thoughts and the other person is thinking different thoughts. But if you are both silent, then all the walls between you disappear. Two silences cannot remain two. They become one.
All great values of life — love, silence, blissfulness, ecstasy, godliness — make you aware of an immense oneness. There is nobody else other than you; we are all different expressions of one reality, different songs of one singer, different dances of one dancer, different paintings — but the painter is one.
But this has to be reminded to you, Amrito, again: don't call it a dream, because in calling it a dream you are not understanding that it is a reality. And reality is far more beautiful than any dream can be. Reality is more psychedelic, more colorful, more joyful, more dancing than you can ever imagine. But we are living so unconsciously.
Our first unconsciousness is that we think that we are separate. But I emphasize that no man is an island, we are all part of a vast continent. There is variety, but that does not make us separate. Variety makes life richer — part of us is in the Himalayas, a part of us is in the stars, a part of us is in the roses. A part of us is in the bird on the wing, a part of us is in the green of the trees. We are spread all over. To experience it as reality will transform your whole approach towards life, will transform your every act, will transform your very being. You will become full of love; you will become full of reverence for life. You will become for the first time, according to me, truly religious
— not a Christian, not a Hindu, not a Mohammedan, but truly, purely religious.
The word religion is beautiful. It comes from a root which means bringing together those who have fallen apart in their ignorance; bringing them together, waking them up so that they can see they are not separate. Then you cannot hurt even a tree. Then your compassion and your love will be just spontaneous — not cultivated, not something of a discipline. If love is a discipline, it is false. If nonviolence is cultivated, it is false. If compassion is nurtured, it is false. But if they come spontaneously without any effort of your own, then they have a reality so deep, so exquisite….
This is an excerpt from the transcript of a public discourse by Osho in Buddha Hall, Shree Rajneesh Ashram, Pune.
Discourse name:
The Hidden Splendor
Chapter title: Harmony is your reality
Chapter #27
26 March 1987 am in Chuang Tzu Auditorium
Osho has spoken extensively on 'art, poetry, music, dance, painting' and painters & poets like Picasso, Michael Angelo, Salvador Dali, Van Gogh, Byron, Bhavabhuti, Coleridge, Dinkar, D.H. Lawrence, Kalidas, Kahlil Gibran, Keats, Omar Khayyam, Milton, Yeats, Shelley, Tagore and many more in the course of His talks. More on this subject can be referred to in the following books/discourse titles:
Ah This
Beyond Psychology
Come Follow to You Vol.1-4
Going All the Way
The Path of the Mystic
A Sudden Clash of Thunder
Beyond Enlightenment
From the False to the Truth
From Ignorance to Innocence
Only Unconditional Love
The Art of Witnessing


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WAXHAM V. SMITH, 294 U. S. 20 (1935)
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Waxham v. Smith, 294 U.S. 20 (1935)
Waxham v. Smith
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
1. Claim 1 of Patent No. 1,262,860, to Smith for a method of incubating eggs, held valid and infringed. See Smith v. Snow, ante p. 294 U. S. 1. P. 294 U. S. 21.
2. The claim is for a method or process, and not for a machine or the function of a machine. P. 294 U. S. 21.
3. A method, otherwise patentable, is not to be rejected as "functional" merely because the specifications show a machine capable of using it. P. 294 U. S. 22.
4. Infringement of the Smith method is not avoided by use of it, whether more or less efficiently, in an incubator of different structure than Smith's. P. 294 U. S. 23.
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Certiorari to review a judgment affirming a judgment of the District Court holding a patent valid and infringed.
MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this companion case to Smith v. Snow, ante, p. 294 U. S. 1, certiorari was granted to review a decree of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 70 F.2d 457, which affirmed the decree of the District Court, and held valid and infringed the first claim of the Smith patent, No. 1,262,860, of April 16, 1918, for an improved apparatus and method for the incubation of eggs.
The issues here, as in the Snow case, are the scope of Claim 1 and its infringement as rightly construed. For reasons stated at length in the opinion in the Snow case, our decision as to the scope of the claim is the same as in that case. Petitioner argues that the claim, if thus broadly construed, is invalid as an attempt to patent the function performed by the petitioner's incubator. See Risdon Iron & Locomotive Works v. Medart, 158 U. S. 68, 158 U. S. 77. It is said also that the function of the machine involves merely the application of the natural law that heat units flow from warm to cooler objects placed in proximity. But the function which a machine performs -- here, the hatching of eggs -- is to be distinguished from the means by which that performance is secured. It is true that Smith made use of the difference in temperature of chanrobles.com-red
eggs in different stages of incubation, and the flow of heat units from one to the other, in achieving the desired result. He did this by arrangement of the eggs in staged incubation and applying to them a current of heated air under the conditions specified in Claim 1. By the use of materials in a particular manner, he secured the performance of the function by a means which had never occurred in nature, and had not been anticipated by the prior art; this is a patentable method or process. 56 U. S. 267-268; Risdon Iron & Locomotive Works v. Medart, supra, 158 U. S. 77; Cochrane v. Deener, 94 U. S. 780, 94 U. S. 788. A method, which may be patented irrespective of the particular form of the mechanism which may be availed of for carrying it into operation, is not to be rejected as "functional" merely because the specifications show a machine capable of using it. Expanded Metal Co. v. Bradford, 214 U. S. 366, 214 U. S. 382-386; Cochrane v. Deener, supra, 94 U. S. 787-788. Cf. Holland Furniture Co. v. Perkins Glue Co.,@ 277 U. S. 245, 277 U. S. 255-256.
Petitioner's incubator differs only in unimportant mechanical details from the infringing machine in the Snow case. In it, the eggs are set in staged incubation at different levels, but in no particular order. They are subjected to circulation of heated air, set in motion by fans, which carries heat units from the warmer to the cooler eggs and maintains the air throughout the chamber at substantially uniform temperature. There is a fresh air intake behind the fans, and openings in the ceiling for the exit of foul air. There is no central corridor; the tiers of egg trays being placed in or near the center of the chamber. There are no curtains or similar means of guiding the air currents set in motion by the fans. Two fans are placed on the side wall at the back of the chamber. They turn continuously, and are so constructed and operated as to propel currents of air, which proceed along the sides and the ceiling and floor of the chamber to the front wall, where chanrobles.com-red
they are deflected in the direction of the fans, and there "drawn" toward them through the central part of the chamber. Less than 1% of the air passes out through the foul air exits in the course of making the described circuits, so that there is circulation and recirculation of the air within the chamber. The evidence supports the finding of the special master and of the two courts below that the currents of air set in motion by the fans flow continuously along defined paths.
The petitioner's machine thus employs every essential of the patented method as it is defined by Claim 1. Petitioner does not avoid infringement of respondent's method patent merely by employing it in a machine of different structure than respondent's, whether more or less efficiently. 56 U. S. 344; Sewall v. Jones, 91 U. S. 171, 91 U. S. 184; Cochrane v. Deener, supra, 94 U. S. 789; Carnegie Steel Co. v. Cambria Iron Co.,@ 185 U. S. 403, 185 U. S. 441.


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Floyd Mayweather told NBA sensation Luka Doncic that he plays just like him when they met at a Mavericks game
Alan Dawson, Business Insider US - February 26, 2019
The Dallas Mavericks were in Los Angeles for a Clippers game, which the team lost.
Why the NBA world is enthralled with Luka Doncic, the Mavericks' 19-year-old Slovenian rookie who is already dominating the NBA
Scott Davis, Business Insider US - February 12, 2019
Luka Doncic has won over NBA fans with his crafty moves, step-back threes, clutch shots, and goofy antics on the court.
Mark Cuban spoke about the importance of Dirk Nowitzki to Luka Doncic, the 19-year-old star who 'eats, plays basketball, and plays "Fortni...
Meredith Cash, Business Insider US - February 5, 2019
Aside from poking fun at the rookie's lifestyle, Mark Cuban had nothing but praise for his young Slovenian star.
Luka Doncic is getting comparisons to LeBron James, and he's even starting to look like him on the court
Scott Davis, Business Insider US - December 29, 2018
Luka Doncic is putting up numbers that resemble LeBron James' rookie numbers, but his play on the court shows he's also one of the most gifted playmakers in the NBA. And he's only 19!
Luka Doncic hits miracle buzzer-beater to force overtime
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Luka Doncic has been a special player since joining the Mavericks, but his buzzer-beater on Sunday was a whole new level of miraculous.
Luka Doncic, the 19-year-old Slovenian wunderkind who surprisingly fell in the draft, is already blowing away the NBA
Scott Davis, Business Insider US - November 29, 2018
Through 19 games, Luka Doncic is the frontrunner for Rookie of the Year, as he's impressed the rest of the NBA with his skills and savvy, while keeping the Mavs in the playoff race.
Luka Doncic waited outside the Lakers' locker room after game for a jersey from his idol, LeBron James
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Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic matched up against superstar LeBron James in the Mavericks heartbreaking 114-113 loss Wednesday night.
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Scott Davis, Business Insider US - June 21, 2018
The 2018 NBA Draft is considered a deep, talented draft, particularly for big men. To get an idea of how it may play out, we surveyed experts' mock drafts to find consensus picks for the first round.
The 19-year-old Slovenian prospect the NBA world drooled over is sliding down draft boards, and he could end up as the steal of the draft
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There is suddenly buzz that one of the top NBA draft prospects could throw a wrench into the whole affair by staying overseas
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Luka Doncic is expected to be one of the top two picks in the NBA Draft, but he may have leverage over where he goes. Doncic could stay overseas and play for Real Madrid next season instead of coming to the NBA, throwing the entire draft for a loop.


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Is the LAUSD Charter School Division Providing Any Oversight?
Posted by Carl Petersen 47sc on June 28, 2017
"We look at their websites, not only at that time but in their oversight."
Our oversight is "proactive and responsive."
- Jose Cole-Gutiérrez, LAUSD Charter School Division
The LAUSD is "the largest district charter school authorizer in the nation, with about 250 independent and affiliated charter schools serving over 130,000 students." The Charter School Division is responsible for ensuring that these schools comply with the law and their charters. Unfortunately, this oversight is not as thorough as it needs to be. On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, I brought this issue to the attention of the LAUSD School Board with the following public comment:
Good Morning. My name is Carl Petersen and I am here to follow up on the public comment that I made last week regarding Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS). Specifically, I'd like to respond to José Cole-Gutiérrez' statement that the Charter School Division is "proactive and responsive" in their oversight.
Cole-Gutiérrez stated that last week was the first he had heard of the charges that I was bringing against GHCHS. However, in the packet that I am providing to you, you will see a stack of emails (email 1, email 2, email 3, email 4) both to and from the Charter School Division about this issue. His email address is copied on all of them. If he was unaware it is because he is not paying attention.
Also included in that packet are screen captures of GHCHS' website. Cole-Gutiérrez suggested that this must be a new thing, that Granada must have changed their website because the CSD would have caught it in oversight. I used the Wayback Machine on the Internet and brought up these forms roughly every six months going back to March of 2015. There are different formats for their enrollment form, but each one of those forms contains the offending language asking for the IEP (3/10/15, 12/16/15, 3/28/16, 10/30/16, 12/22/16).
Dr. McKenna asked during his questioning last week about other schools and if the Charter School Division is looking at other schools. I have also included a copy of a page from El Camino Charter High School's website. They also have that language on their enrollment information online. The Alliance Collins Family College Ready High School also has that language on their enrollment information form.
While I was looking that up I found something else that was interesting. Alliance is trying to shame parents into doing "volunteer" hours so they post how much volunteering the parents have done, listed by student name on the website. This public release of student information violates their privacy.
I would also like to state that it is not enough to simply remove this language. As I said, these violations have gone on for years and we need to find a way to make up for the harm that has already been done. The data that I presented last week shows the significant difference between the special education populations at Granada Hills and Northridge Academy. We need to fix that.
I'd also like to remind the Board that each of the charters and the charter law allow the District to put a representative on all of the charters' governing boards. This is particularly important in the case of Granada Charter High School because they do not have an elected parent representative. They simply appoint the representative that they want. Last year I applied to be on that Board and without even interviewing me as the process specifies, they simply said: "no, we're not interested."
Unfortunately, these are clearly not the only instances of improper behavior by the charter industry within the LAUSD. After hearing my comments, a parent brought to my attention the following section from the Alliance College-Ready Public (SIC) Schools 2015-2016 Parent-Student Handbook:
Prior to a student enrolling at an Alliance school, each parent/guardian shall submit the following required documentation:
Completed Enrollment Packet
Student Emergency Card
Student Transcripts
IEP or Section 504 Plan (if applicable)"
This clearly violates the provision of their charter that specifies that "A student's IEP will never be required prior to participation in any attendance lottery or as a condition for enrollment." According to the handbook, this policy was revised in September 2015, but the CSD has either ignored this issue or failed in their responsibility to find the violation. The Alliance organization is currently operating at 28 locations throughout the LAUSD.
Over six months after the original complaint was filed, GHCHS finally removed the requirement from their website requiring that prospective parents provide report cards and copies of any existing IEPs or 504 plans. However, it appears that they continue to do their best to avoid complying with the requirement that they automatically accept students who live in their attendance area. One parent reports that, contrary to the information on their website, Granada is requiring multiple copies of DWP Bills and Gas Bills in order to enroll, making it harder for students moving into the area to enroll. Once this hurdle was cleared for the parent, Granada insisted that the regular campus was full and assigned her child to the iGranada program. This is in direct violation of the Notice to Cure that was issued on June 22, 2016.
These examples show how ill-equipped the CSD is to oversee the charters that already exist within the LAUSD. Yet, at every monthly Board meeting, it seems that even more are added to the roster. It is time to stop the insanity. The LAUSD must heed the NAACP's call "for a moratorium on charter school expansion and for the strengthening of oversight in governance and practice." It is the only way to protect our children.
"We will ask the Charter Division...to give us a response to this. This is not in line with current state law and we'll need to take a look at that."
-Steve Zimmer, LAUSD Board Member


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Youth charity The Prince's Trust helps disadvantaged young people to get their lives on track.
We support 13 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed or at risk of unemployment through underachieving in education. Our programmes develop key skills, confidence and motivation, enabling young people to move into work, education or training.
Three in four young people supported by The Prince's Trust move into work, education or training, and we could not achieve this without the valued support of our 6,000 volunteers.
The Enterprise programme
The Enterprise Programme supports unemployed young people aged 18-30 to work out if their business ideas are viable and whether self-employment is right for them. It is for people who:
Have a business idea they want help to explore
Are aged 18-30
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Depending on the outcome of this process, the programme can then offer mentoring support and, for those that really need it, financial support to start a business or mentoring support to secure goals in employment, education or training.
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Intervention Needed To Save Waituna Lagoon
30 June 2011, at 1:00am
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Green Party has called for action to save the Waituna Lagoon.
Concerns are rising that the lagoon that has diverse ecosystems for fish and aquatic plants is under threat from pollution.
"The fate of the internationally recognised Waituna Lagoon in Southland lies in Nick Smith's hands," said Green Party Co-leader Russel Norman, in response to the Environment Minister's visit to the lagoon.
An Environment Southland monitoring report stated recently that, "high levels of nitrogen and phosphorous in sediments are threatening to flip the lagoon from being an ecosystem with clear water and populated by aquatic plants and a range of fish species to one with murky, turbid water dominated by algae."
"Immediate government intervention is required if we are to save this magnificent internationally protected lagoon and wetland," said Dr Norman.
"There are simply too many cows in the catchment of the lagoon. The dairy farmers haven't broken the rules by putting those cows in the catchment, but if we are to save the lagoon, some of the cows need to come out and some of the land management practices need to change."
The Chairperson of Environment Southland said recently that even if every consent holder was 100% compliant with the conditions of their resource consent, this would not be enough to prevent the flip.
"The regional council has failed in the past to put in place rules to limit the number of cows and now central government needs to step up to the plate to help clean up the mess. It has an international obligation to protect the lagoon and has ample powers to intervene," said Dr Norman.
"Nick Smith needs to make it clear to the regional council and the dairy industry that central government will reduce stock numbers if they don't sort it out themselves within the week.
"The Waituna Lagoon is part of the internationally recognized Awarua Wetlands. New Zealand has signed an international treaty promising to protect this lagoon and wetlands. Other methods to save the lagoon have failed; it is time for drastic action."
Concern for the Waituna lagoon is increasing with suggestions from Southland Conservation Board last week that the lagoon may flip with the next heavy rain. Dr Norman visited the lagoon in April on his Dirty Rivers Rafting Tour and has repeatedly called for government intervention.
"It is the eleventh hour for Waituna Lagoon. Landcare groups in Southland know this, Ngai Tahu know this, the Department of Conservation knows this, Environment Southland knows this, even some of the farmers are calling for immediate action," Dr Norman said.
"Nick Smith's actions following his visit this week will seal the fate of Waituna Lagoon. Let's hope he acts swiftly to save this important ecosystem before it's lost forever."
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An elderly man walks into a confessional. The following conversation ensues: "I am 92 years old, have a wonderful wife of 70 years, many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Yesterday, I picked up two college girls, hitchhiking. We went to a motel, where I had sex with each of them three times."
Priest: "Are you sorry for your sins?"
Man: "What sins?"
Priest: "What kind of a Catholic are you?"
Man: "I'm Jewish."
Priest: "Why are you telling me all this?"
Man: "I'm telling everybody."
An old Indian chief sat in his hogan on the reservation, smoking a ceremonial pipe and eyeing two U.S. government officials sent to interview him."Chief Two Eagles" asked one official, "You have observed the white man for 90 years. You've seen his wars and his technological advances .You've seen his progress, and the damage he's done."The Chief nodded in agreement.The official continued, "Considering all these events, in your opinion, where did the white man go wrong?" The Chief stared at the government officials for over a minute and then calmly replied "When white man found the land, Indians were running it. No taxes, No debt, Plenty buffalo, Plenty beaver, Women did all the work, Medicine man free, Indian man spent all day hunting and fishing, all night having sex." Then the chief leaned back and smiled ..... "Only white man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that."
"My God! What happened to you?" the bartender asks Sean as he hobbles in on a crutch, one arm in a cast.
"I got in a tiff with Riley," he replies.
"Riley? He's just a wee fellow," the bartender says. "He must have had a weapon in his hand."
"That he did. A shovel it was."
"Dear Lord. Didn't you have anything in your hand?"
"Aye, that I did-Mrs. Riley's left breast," Sean laments. "And a beautiful thing it was, but not much use in a fight."Gregory M. Santos
busload of politicians was driving down a country road, when suddenly the bus ran off the road and crashed into an old farmer's barn.
The old farmer got off his tractor and went to investigate. Soon he dug a hole and buried the politicians. A few days later, the local sheriff came out, saw the crashed bus and apsked the old farmer where all the politicians had gone.
The old farmer told him he had buried them.
The sheriff asked the old farmer, "Lordy, they were ALL dead?"
The old farmer said, "Well, some of them said they weren't, but you know how them crooked politicians lie."
This definition of "compiler" must rank as the best of all possible wrong answers. Written by a student in an introductory Computer Science course:
"A compiler's primary function is to compile, organize the compilation, and go right back to compiling. It compiles basically only those things that require to be compiled, ignoring things that should not be compiled. The main way a compiler compiles, is to compile the things to be compiled until the compilation is complete."
wow, I've come a long way.
During her annual checkup, a well-built lady was asked to disrobe and climb onto the examining table.
"Doctor," she replied shyly, "I just can't undress in front of you."
"That's all right," said the physician, "I'll flick off the lights. You get undressed and tell me when you're through."
In a few moments, her voice rang out in the darkness, "Doctor, I've undressed. What should I do with my clothes?"
"Your clothes?" answered the doctor. "Put them over here, on top of mine!"
A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, "A beer please, and one for the road."
You've heard, "as long as I've got a face, you've got a place to sit." Well I have a new one. "As long as I have an arse, you have a place to lick."
I think thay may be the best pickup line I've ever come up with.
A man was driving home one evening and realized that it was his daughter's birthday and he hadn't bought her a present. He drove to the shopping center and ran to the toy shop and he asked the manager, "How much is that new Barbie in the window?"
The Manager replied,"Which one? We have 'Barbie goes to the gym' for $19.95,
'Barbie goes to the Ball' for $19.95, 'Barbie goes shopping' for $19.95, Barbie goes to the beach' for $19.95, 'Barbie goes to the Nightclub' for $19.95, and 'Divorced Barbie' for $375.00."
"Why is the Divorced Barbie $375.00, when all the others are $19.95?" the dad asked.
"Well, it's because Divorced Barbie' comes with Ken's car, Ken's House, Ken's boat, Ken's dog, Ken's cat and Ken's furniture," replied the shop manager.
Kryten: "Jake Bullet. Cybernautic Detective. I like that. That sounds like the kind of hard living flatfoot who gets the job done by cutting corners and bucking authority. And if those pen pushers up at City Hall don't like it well they can park their overpaid fat asses on this mid-digit and swivel. Swivel 'til they scream like pigs on a honeymoon!"
Simple Math
A 54 year old accountant leaves a letter for his wife one Friday evening and
read's:
Dear Wife (that's what he called her) I am 54 and by the time you receive
this letter I will be at the Grand Hotel with my beautiful and sexy 18 year
old secretary.
When he arrived at the hotel there was a letter waiting for him as follows:
Dear Husband (that's what she called him) I too am 54 and by the time you
receive this letter I will be at the Hilton Hotel with my handsome and
virile 18 year old boy toy. You being an accountant will therefore
appreciate that 18 goes into 54 many many more times than 54 goes into
18!!!!
A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.
"Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3 o'clock in the morning!" He slams the door and returns to bed.
"Who was that?" asked his wife.
"Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers.
"Did you help him?" she asks.
"No, I did not, it is 3 o'clock in the morning and it is pouring out there!"
"Well, you have a short memory," says his wife. "Can't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us? I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!"
The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain. He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"
"Yes" comes back the answer.
"Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband.
"Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark.
"Where are you?" asks the husband.
"Over here on the swing!" replies the drunk
John was on his deathbed and gasped pitifully. "Give me one last request, dear," he said.
"Of course, John, " his wife said softly.
"Six months after I die," he said, "I want you to marry Bob."
"But I thought you hated Bob," she said
With his last breath John said, "I do!"
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey
Useful Work Phrases:
1. Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
2. The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.
3. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
4. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
5. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just don't care.
6. I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.
7. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?
8. I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant.
9. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
10. Ahhh, I see the f**k-up fairy has visited us again.
11. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
12. It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off.
13. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
14. No, my powers can only be used for good.
15. How about never? Is never good for you?
16. I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to worship me.
17. You sound reasonable...Time to up my medication.
18. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.
19. I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message.
20. I don't work here. I'm a consultant.
21. Who me? I just wander from room to room.
22. My toys! My toys! I can't do this job without my toys!
23. It might look like I'm doing nothing, but at the cellular level I'm really quite busy.
24. At least I have a positive attitude about my destructive habits.
25. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
26. I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.
27. Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.
Dan returned home late and found a naked man in his wife's bedroom
closet.
"Hey, what are you doing in there?"
"I'm riding a bus."
"That's a stupid thing to say!"
"That's a stupid thing to ask!"
cleva girl.
Neat Fact:
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
My whistle is blowin, but I see no beer. Bloody puff!
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
I'll mind that.
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month .. which we know today as the honeymoon.
I want my beer.
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received
in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
Neat.
Neat Facts :
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen only...Ladies Forbidden" and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
In the 1400s a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
HOW TO IMPRESS A WOMEN
COMPLIMENT HER,
RESPECT HER,
HONOUR HER,
CUDDLE HER,
KISS HER,
CARESS HER,
LOVE HER,
STROKE HER,
TEASE HER,
COMFORT HER,
PROTECT HER,
HUG HER,
HOLD HER,
SPEND MONEY ON HER,
WINE AND DINE HER,
BUY THINGS FOR HER,
LISTEN TO HER,
CARE FOR HER,
STAND BY HER,
SUPPORT HER,
GO TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH FOR HER,
HOW TO IMPRESS A MAN
SHOW UP NAKED,
BRING FOOD & DRINK
Trivia about The League Of Gentlemen [1999]:
The title of the show in Korea is "Psycho Village".
Tubbs and Edward were based on a real incident which occurred when the cast visited a small shop. The woman behind the counter acted scared, like they were about to rob her.
A young Marine officer was in a serious car accident, but the only visible permanent injury was to both of his ears, which were amputated. Since he wasn't physically impaired he remained in the Marines and eventually rose to the rank of General. He was, however, very sensitive about his appearance. One day the General was interviewing three Marines for his personal aide. The first was an aviator, and it was a great interview. At the end of the interview the General asked him, "Do you notice anything different about me?"
The young officer answered, "why yes, sir. I couldn't help but notice that you have no ears."
The General got very angry at this lack of tact and threw him out. The second interview was with a female Lieutenant, and she was even better. The General asked her the same question, "Do you notice anything different about me?"
She replied, "Well, sir, you have no ears."
The General threw her out also. The third interview was with a Marine Gunny. He was articulate, looked extremely sharp and seemed to know more than the two officers combined. The General wanted this guy, and went ahead with the same question, "Do you notice anything different about me?"
To his surprise the Gunny said, "Yes sir; you wear contact lenses." The General was very impressed and thought, what an incredibly observant Gunny, and he didn't mention my ears.
"And how do you know that I wear contacts?" The General asked.
The sharp- witted Gunny replied, "Well, sir, it's pretty hard to wear glasses with no **** ears."
Q- What do you call a mentally disturbed horse with a broken leg?
A- Crazy glue
Old news : Posted December 17, 2001
Outrageous funny man Tom Green has filed for divorce from his actress wife Drew Barrymore after five months of marriage.
Green cited the ubiquitous "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split. (Ironically, Drew starred in Irreconcilable Differences when she was twelve.) Barrymore's first marriage, to bar owner Jeremy Thomas, ended after just 19 days.


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Casey M. Burns is a graduate of Stetson University College of Law. While at Stetson, Ms. Burns was on the board of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and worked to organize events to inform students of the importance of equality in the legal field. Ms. Burns also volunteered with the Bay Area Legal Services' Family Forms Clinic, where she assisted indigent clients in filling out vital legal forms, such as applying to receive child and spousal support. Ms. Burns completed her undergraduate education at the University of Tampa, where she graduated with a degree in History and a minor in Government and World Affairs. While at the University of Tampa, Ms. Burns traveled the country competing for the National Collegiate Moot Court Competition, learning to advocate and present oral arguments. Ms. Burns has been a member of the O'Brien Hatfield team since 2013, beginning as a receptionist before becoming a legal intern, and ultimately, an associate.
As a woman, why did you choose criminal defense?
I have felt drawn to the legal profession for as long as I can remember. While in college I started applying to law school, and I already knew that I enjoyed criminal defense because of my internships at O'Brien Hatfield. However, once I started law school I learned quickly that women are severely underrepresented in criminal defense, especially here in the south. I feel honored to work as a woman in a male-dominated field in the hope of continuing to move our profession towards equality.
Are you a member of the Florida Bar?
I passed the Florida bar exam on my first attempt. I graduated from Stetson University College of Law, which is ranked first in the nation for trial advocacy by U.S. News & World Report. I received the top grade in several of my classes in law school. At Stetson, I worked with the Florida Association for Women Lawyers to host events to educate students on the importance of equality in the legal profession. My experience in law school provided me with the tools necessary to practice law with competence and skill.
Where did you go to college?
I attended the University of Tampa for my undergraduate education, where I graduated with a degree in History and a minor in Government and World Affairs. While attending the University of Tampa, I was on the board of Phi Alpha Delta, a pre-law legal fraternity tasked with preparing students to get into the top law schools. Also at the University of Tampa, I competed around the country on the National Collegiate Moot Court Competition team, where I learned to present effective oral arguments and advocate for clients.
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I have interned with O'Brien Hatfield, PA, since September of 2013. I began working for O'Brien Hatfield answering the phones. After I completed my undergraduate degree, I worked as a legal assistant. Once in law school, I returned to O'Brien Hatfield both throughout the school year and over summer breaks to work as a legal intern. During my internships, I learned how to be an exceptional attorney while directly working with
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New to Austin? Only a matter of time before you get cedar fever
By Maria Mendez mmendez@statesman.com
Morgan Kuehler, a junior at the University of Texas, got a terrible runny nose and coughing fit last winter. Kuehler initially thought it was the flu or a cold, but her doctor told her she was just experiencing her first case of cedar fever.
Many new Austin residents like Kuehler, who moved here from Midland, might soon begin feeling like a cold is coming on, though their symptoms might be from Austin's notorious seasonal allergies.
Cedar fever isn't a fever at all, just an allergic reaction to pollen from Central Texas' Ashe juniper tree, commonly known as mountain cedar. Those affected could experience itchy or red eyes, but also suffer stronger symptoms like those from viral infections, such as sneezing or coughing.
But unlike a cold or flu, cedar fever is not contagious, said Robert Cook, an allergist for the Allergy Partners of Central Texas.
"If you have aching muscles, joints, or severe headaches and particularly chills or a fever, it's more likely to be a viral infection or possibly a sinus infection," Cook said.
Austin newcomers might not initially be hit by cedar fever because it could take anywhere between one to six years for a someone to develop the allergy, Cook said.
For Kuehler, cedar fever hit her "like a ton of bricks" her second year in Austin.
David Vander Straten, a physician at UT's University Health Services, said lots of UT students seek help for allergies during their second or third year at UT.
"Sometimes, we kind of just laugh when students from Dallas or Houston come down for these symptoms, and I just tell them 'Welcome to Austin,'" Vander Straten said.
Depending on the severity, cedar fever could be treated with over-the-counter or prescribed antihistamines, nasal sprays or rounds of allergy steroid shots or tablets. The shots are most effective for people with severe symptoms, Cook said.
This year, Kuehler is preparing to face a runny nose and "nonstop cough" for the next couple of months with a nasal spray and peppermint essential oils.
"It's mostly feeling like you have a mild cold constantly," Kuehler said.
Cook said cedar season, which usually begins in mid-December, could last until March, depending on weather. This year's season could be particularly long and severe, thanks to heavy rainfall.
"If it rains before cedar season, we get more cedar pollen," Cook said. "If it rains during the season, the rain washes away the pollen, and that can help people. Cold snaps usually open up cones with spores; so the worst case is when we have a cold snap followed by a windy day."
As a precaution, people should try to stay indoors, change their indoor air filters frequently during the year, and shower after going outside, to wash the cedar pollen from your hair.
Kuehler said adjusting to Austin's allergies has been a nuisance, yet she still tries to explore the city.
"If you really love a place, I wouldn't let your allergies hold you back from enjoying it," she said.


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Former Teacher Says He Can't Afford Lawyer
by MBC News | Dec 23, 2013 | Current News | 0 comments
A former teacher at the Moosomin First Nation's Day School charged with numerous sex crimes says he cannot afford a lawyer.
Sixty-nine-year-old Morris David Hryniuk is facing charges of indecent assault from eight different alleged victims between the years of 1964 and 1969.
Appearing in a North Battleford courtroom Monday afternoon, Hryniuk says his Prince Albert house and all other assets are in his wife's name.
Because of a court ordered publication ban, the alleged victims cannot be named.
Hryniuk's initial application for a legal aid lawyer has been denied.
North Battleford RCMP say the allegations originally surfaced in 2008.
He is due back in court on Jan. 27.


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The dissappearance of Margaret Fleming
TOPIC: The dissappearance of Margaret Fleming
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The dissappearance of Margaret Fleming 1 Week, 3 Days ago
Margaret Fleming
This is one of the most gripping and compelling tv programmes that I have seen for many years. It is quite extraordinary how this kind of thing could go on in the 21st Century.
Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.
Re:The dissappearance of Margaret Fleming 1 Week, 2 Days ago
People disappear all of the time, but only certain cases gain a place under the spotlight.Names, dates and times are likely used in some symbolistic form.
Agendas.
People disappear all the time, but it is rare that no one noticed them missing (other than their carers) for years on end. Very sad indeed.
I'm not familiar with this case at all.
The police have over 800 unidentified bodies currently lying in storage.
I can't help but think of the Suzy Lamplugh case. There is so much about that case that doesn't seem right.
There are only 6 police forces with no unsolved murder cases - the last time I looked.
We all know who the main suspect is in the Lamplugh case, but it's the actions and reluctance of police and other officials which just add more suspicion. Not just with that case, but others too.
"Some cases are simply never solved" is the response at times.
Yes, and sometimes they don't bother trying hard enough. Yet they spend how much chasing nonsense like the Beech case?
People picking up the phone to newspapers can be damaging and unhelpful, especially
When the information is then weaponised.
There is more than one reason the phone hacking inquiry happened, of course, they will never tell you that. But they will show you in a round about way!
Officials who believe in the conspiracy bollocks about the royal family should be found out and kicked out of public office.
With regards to trust: It is one thing to make a mistake, but another to keep the dishonesty going.
You say that you don't know much about the case, well I urge you to watch the two programmes on iplayer. It is really ground breaking and compelling tv. The first time that tv cameras have been in court during a murder trial in the uk. The case is unique in
Re:The dissappearance of Margaret Fleming 1 Week, 1 Day ago
It's a horrendous thing to have happened. I couldn't stomach watching the pair of them, so haven't seen anything more than clips of the court coverage. I can't understand why they were supposed to be her "carers" when they weren't (as far as I gather) related.
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Varsity Baseball Takes Home OIA D2 Title
Elaina Bolanos, Editor
This year's Varsity baseball team entered the season with ruthless competitiveness, an unrelenting desire to win, and came out winners. The Rams persevered, exemplifying commitment and a strict work ethic on the baseball field, and they came out on top at the OIA Divisionals II Championship with a score of 14-2.
"This season, the team has been working really hard all year and it has paid off," first baseman Matthew Lukins (11) said. "Coming back as a champion feels great and it gives us great energy going into states."
The team demonstrates the spirit of ambition in their rigorous practices, on and off the field. Their closeness contributes to their success in athletics, as they can motivate each other to push their abilities to the next level.
"Having a big team is great," center fielder Damon Nelson (11) said. "We all work together really well because we push each other to be the best we can be."
Pitcher Daniel May (11) believes it is one of his roles to ensure that the team is comfortable working well with one another. Both he and Isaac Proffitt (11) agreed that what makes them work together as great athletes is their brotherhood-like bond.
"I think that we have accomplished most everything that we have wanted so far," Proffitt said. "We have big stepping stones ahead of us but I am confident in our ability to accomplish what we want. The team is pretty solid. We work very well, just because we spend so much time together."
While being a team player is an imperative quality in this sport, it is equally essential for the players to dedicate their time to practice on their own time.
"In my opinion, baseball is the hardest sport to play," left fielder Michael Gauna (12) explained. "What really sets it apart is the amount of mental training that goes into it, such as being mentally prepared and ready to bounce back. It's more of a team sport but individually your success can benefit the team in some ways."
He said, "I work on my craft day in and day out. I'm always at the cage and field working on hitting or my throwing mechanics to get myself into a better position to help the team when the time comes to it. I place myself in situations mentally to help myself overcome them in the real deal. I work hard in the weight room and on the field."
The team has tasted success by making it to the state championship and is proud of how far they've come, but still homes to "bring the big one home."
"We've been putting in work for nearly a year now, and that's brought us here, so if we just keep doing what we've been doing, I think we should be able to bring it home," Proffitt said. "Baseball is a thinking man's game. I think that is what's beautiful about it. Baseball is all about your ability at being mentally tough as well as having endurance throughout the season."
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Ottawa man falls to death near Newark
November 1, 2017 Local Headlines
NEWARK – A 25 year-old Ottawa man has died after a fall at a business near Newark Tuesday afternoon. According to the Kendall County Sheriff's office deputies were called to the 9000 block of Helmer Rd for a report of a man who had suffered injuries from a fall. Wayne R. Wackerlin of
UPDATE: Search for Ex-Deputy Fugitive Near Earlville continues into the night
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EARLVILLE — The manhunt continues into the nighttime hours for 47-year old Lowell Maxwell Ambler near Earlville. Ambler was reported to be seen south of town just before 2 PM Wednesday afternoon, prompting Earlville Schools to go into a full lockdown. Students were allowed to leave around 4
UPDATED: Sorrentino transferred to county jail with firearm charges
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PERU — The man involved in the nearly 12-hour standoff in Peru Monday was transferred to the La Salle County Jail overnight. 56-year old Jeffery Sorrentino has a charge of aggravated discharge of a firearm with no bond set according to Tuesday's jail booking sheet. Around 11:25 PM
Princeton McDonald's Robbed
September 21, 2017 Local Headlines
Authorities are searching for a man who robbed a Princeton fast food restaurant. Chief Thomas Root said police were called to McDonald's on North Main around 8 PM last night. He said a white male approached the register and demanded cash from an employee. The suspect then fled in older
Child Killed in Murder Suicide in Dixon
DIXON – A five year-old child and his father are both dead after what Dixon Police is calling a murder-suicide Monday evening. Around 3:30 PM Police were called by the boys mother during a supervised visit with his father in the 1000 block of Fargo Ave. She reportedly witnessed the child,
Great Lakes Basin Railroad Application Rejected by Surface Transportation Board
August 31, 2017 Local Headlines
WASHINGTON DC – The Surface Transportation Board has rejected the application by the Great Lakes Basin Railroad to construct a 272 mile rail line that was proposed to run from Wisconsin through Illinois to Indiana. The plan, which has been in the works since 2013, had caused many area
Attempted Sexual Assault Charge in Ottawa
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OTTAWA — A Mississippi man is charged with attempted sexual assault after an incident Tuesday morning at the Ottawa Wal-mart. Ottawa Police say that 29 year old Carvis Eugene Purvis, of Vicksburg, Mississippi is charged with unlawful restraint, aggravated battery in a public place, and
Body Found In Illinois River By I-39
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Spring Valley Woman Critically Injured In Fire
A Spring Valley woman is in critical condition after a fire last night. Spring Valley Police say shortly after eight p.m. they were called to an apartment on West Saint Paul Street for a possible fire. After they arrived, police learned that two residents had driven themselves to the
25th Anniversary of Infamous Crime in LaSalle County
Wednesday is the 25th anniversary of one of the most infamous crimes the area has seen, and State Police and the FBI are looking for new information. 21 year old Tammy Zywicki, a college student from New Jersey heading to her college in Grinnell, Iowa, was last seen with her car on I-80 near


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Building a Culture of Respect / Foundations / Put Your Values Into Action
Put Your Values Into Action
Every club has a set of values listed around the club or on its website.
Unfortunately, there is a great discrepancy between clubs as to how they action their values.
It is not uncommon to discover that the members of some clubs are completely unaware of their club values . In other clubs they may know of them, but fail to enact them.
The hallmark of clubs with a recognisable culture of respect, is their capacity to put their values into action, and explicitly demonstrate the actions that align with their values.
People with key roles, model the values in their work around the club.
For example, coaches demonstrate the club values through their collaborative interactions with parents and players, and players engage in positive on and off-field behaviours that also reflect club values.
What clubs need is a process to assist them to recognise and enact their values.
We've developed the Club Respect Positive Behaviour Matrix as a tool that can help you get underway.
Establish Your Club Values
Do you know what values you're putting into action? If not, give yourself a strong foundation and start there first.
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Quick Cuts: "Safety Not Guaranteed" Movie Review by Alex Schopp
Posted by Alex Schopp on October 20, 2012
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Written By: Derek Connolly
Actors: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni
As a brisk and quirky 86-minute sci-fi/romantic comedy of sorts, "Safety Not Guaranteed" follows the lives of two unorthodox and unconventional souls as they inspire each other and finally let their guards down enough to let the other in. The film moves to its own beat, but the writing is fresh enough and the performances by both Plaza and Duplass are focused enough that the film is able to eloquently balance the fantastical elements with the personal ones. I imagine this film works much better for some of the younger audience (I'm thinking 16-24 age range), but at less than an hour and a half in length, there's enough here for everyone to get some value.
Darius (Plaza), Jeff (Johnson) and Arnau (Soni) work for a cynical Seattle magazine that happens across an unusual classified ad, wanting to dig into the story behind it. When they track down the source, they discover a mysterious and eccentric man named Kenneth (Duplass) who is likable but paranoid. He believes he's solved the riddle of time travel and intends to depart soon, only looking for an assistant to help him prep and accompany him on his journey (the ad). As Darius infiltrates Kenneth's space, posing as a respondent to the ad, she slowly starts to see that there might be more to him than everyone thinks. Together, they embark on a comedic, heartfelt journey that shows just how far a belief in someone else can take both of you.
The film plays very fast, never taking much time to settle on any particular moment. That isn't to say the film is fast-paced, because it is not, but it makes efficient use of its time, and does feel like it's making progress towards its conclusion with every scene. While I'm always down for more character development and interaction, the brisk nature of this picture played well into the snappy writing contained in it. Duplass and Plaza play odd characters, both of which I am fairly unable to relate to. But that's the point, as that's the same thing they're both struggling with in the film.
The film has a unique setup in that you think the entire time that this man, Kenneth, is a weirdo, who is out of his mind. But he's also sweet and honest enough to make you want to believe in him. The formula works well here, as we're building up more and more to the final scene of the film, where we'll truly discover whether there's any merit to any of Kenneth's plans; a climax that while it isn't flashy, is effective enough to make the journey that much more satisfying.
The supporting characters of Jeff and Arnau were great additions to the film (maybe my favorite aspects), as they went on their own small journeys while Darius is with Kenneth. Jeff is an emotionless editor, just looking for the next big story or paycheck. Taking two interns on this job along with him, he plans to use the trip as a vacation of sorts and track down a previous girlfriend he's still interested in - there's actually a really great scene when he's sitting down with her and starts boasting about his high-paying job, his new Escalade, the fancy apartment he has, the various women he's been with, etc. The woman blankly nods to seem interested in these stats, but then asked him about his life and how he's been. He pauses confusedly for a moment and says, "I just did..". Even though it's nothing new, I love the message here so much. He thinks these things define him, and they're all he has to describe himself. She couldn't care less about any of them. Knowing some people in my life that use things like this to judge milestones and accomplishments in their own lives, it's always refreshing to me when I see something against that standard.
As for Jeff though, the character actually still "redeems" himself by the end of the film, looking out for the more awkward intern, Arnau. They develop an odd bond, and with Jeff's help, Arnau breaks free from some of his hang-ups and fears and learns to be his own man. I really liked seeing Jeff become something better than what he was and do something for someone that could use his help; someone who might consider him a mentor. It was nice to see him kind of eventually get over his own hang-ups.
Overall, the film is very offbeat and quirky, but it works. The Watchability isn't incredibly high simply for my disconnect with these characters. While I get their relationship and am happy to see them grow together, they're both just too weird for me to watch much more. For one viewing though, I enjoyed this, and it was a refreshing take on the romantic comedy genre. Mixing in small amounts of sci-fi elements helped too, and my belief is you can never have enough sci-fi (did I just make this up?). At under an hour and a half, I can't see this being too much of a burden to your viewing life, so I'd approach this with ease. I can envision many audiences loving this much more than I did - and I think it would be deserving of such - but for many, this will just be a unique take on the rom-com idea, with plenty of flawed and fascinating characters just trying to find their way in the world. It works and it's an enjoyable ride.


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Peshawar airport rocket fire kills four in Pakistan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20742260
Taliban militants have launched a rocket attack on Peshawar airport in north-west Pakistan, killing at least four civilians, officials say.
More than 30 others were injured as the rockets landed in residential areas close to the airport.
A spokesman for the Taliban told the BBC they had carried out the attack.
Women and children are thought to be among the casualties. Peshawar lies on the edge of Pakistan's tribal region, the major sanctuary for militants.
It is believed security forces fired back after the militants launched Saturday's rocket attack.
Peshawar has seen frequent bomb and gun attacks by militant groups in recent years, although assaults on the airport are rare.
Security there is usually extremely tight.
The airport is used as a base by the Pakistan Air Force as well as for commercial flights. It is not clear if the militants entered the airport.
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