He struck in 1811, as a US tycoon's ambitions sank. The history that may become a movie.
Claudia Cornwall is a journalist based in West Vancouver.
The Tonquin before the attack.
When a suicide bomber struck in Clayoquot Sound in the middle of June, 1811, the reverberations were felt all across North America. For years, the Tla-o-qui-aht, in whose territory the attack occurred, didn't like to talk about it. Now, a film project may help them to reclaim the story.
Joe Martin is a 54-year old master canoe carver who lives near Tofino and whose great great grandfather, Nookmis, (pronounced Nookmees) was a key player in what happened in 1811. He said in a phone interview, "I'd like to point out that it's the history of the first suicide bomber in this part of the world."
The story begins back in September 1810, when John Jacob Astor dispatched a 269-ton vessel, the Tonquin, to the Pacific Northwest from New York. He was America's wealthiest man and its first multi-millionaire. Dreaming of adding even more to his fortune, he wanted to develop a fur trade business that would stretch from the Columbia River all the way to Alaska. The Tonquin was to round Cape Horn, stop in at Hawaii, and sail back to North America. After establishing a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, the first permanent U.S. settlement on the Pacific, it was to go to Alaska, trading all the way up the coast. Then the plan was for it to return home via Canton where it would sell furs and buy silk.
Astor had hired Jonathon Thorn as captain -- a spectacularly unwise move, as it turned out. Thirty-two years old and a naval hero who had seen action against the Barbary pirates in Africa, Thorn was a stubborn autocrat and micromanager from Hell. He picked fights both large and small -- threatening "to blow out the brains" of anyone who questioned his orders, prohibiting the singing of sea shanties and even complaining that some of the men were spending too much time writing travel journals. When the ship made landfall at the mouth of the Columbia River towards the end of March 1811, Captain Thorn made a characteristically bad decision. He ordered five of his men to take soundings during a gale and in the midst of a treacherous current. They protested, but he wouldn't listen. After setting off in a longboat, they were never seen again. A few days later, he commanded another group to do the same. Their boat capsized as well and three more men drowned. The Tonquin, however, did eventually find tranquil anchorage and the crew started building a fort -- later the site of the city, Astoria.
Leaving some men behind to complete the fort's construction, Captain Thorn sailed north on June 5, 1811. Four or five days later, he was in Clayoquot Sound, hoping to trade with the natives for valuable sea otter pelts. He may not have known it, but Wickaninnish, the local chief, already had serious grievances with the Americans.
In 1792, an American, Captain Robert Gray, had torched the Tla-o-qui-aht village of Opitsaht. Although unoccupied at the time, 200 longhouses, each home to between 50 and 100 people, were burned. More conflict followed. Wickaninnish, who quickly perceived the advantage of owning a ship with cannons, tried to procure one. But when he paid some Americans a down payment in furs to get one, they cheated him and never returned. Then another American captain visited Clayoquot Sound, wanting a dozen crew members to help with a seal and sea otter hunt down the coast of California. He promised to bring them back after the mission was accomplished, but instead, abandoned them on the Farallon Islands. Only a couple managed to straggle back. The others were killed or died en route.
So you had a chief who was already suspicious of the Yankees. You also had a situation where the Tla-o-qui-aht, whose potlatch culture had made them exquisitely attuned to economic nuances, were brought face to face with a man who was the personification of a blunt instrument. No wonder a dispute arose about price.
Barry Gough is a retired history professor from Sir Wilfred Laurier University who has written several books about B.C.'s maritime history, most recently Fortune's a River, published last November. He has been gathering materials for a book about the Tonquin for 15 years. In a phone interview from Victoria where he now lives, Gough said the natives were "very very cagey, very determined to control their own resources and to extract whatever they possibly could." Joe Martin said his great great grandfather was a war chief and "strong -- physically one of the most powerful people in this part of the world." Not easily intimidated, Nookmis was in charge of the trade negotiations on the Tla-o-qui-aht side. He wanted more for the pelts than Captain Thorn was willing to pay. After a day of fruitless palaver, Thorn was frustrated by Nookmis's unwillingness to part with the furs. The irascible captain grabbed a pelt and slapped Nookmis across the face with it.
Alexander McKay, probably the most experienced fur trader on the trip, begged Thorn to leave at this point, but he would have none of it. The next day, the natives appeared again, apparently willing to sell on Thorn's terms. Feeling his tough stance had done the trick, the captain eagerly began doing business. McKay got uneasy as more and more natives boarded the ship but Thorn felt there was nothing to worry about. They were well supplied with muskets, in case of trouble. Then suddenly, Nookmis gave the order to attack. The guns were all below decks, useless, and the natives pulled out knives and clubs they had concealed under their clothing.
Joseachal, a native from the Olympic Peninsula, who spoke Chinook and English and who had acted as an interpreter, got away safely. He may have swum ashore or have been hidden by women in the canoes surrounding the Tonquin. Four men escaped in a boat, but were later captured and killed. Except for one man, everyone else, including Thorn, was murdered on the spot.
The day after the attack, the Tla-o-qui-aht returned to the Tonquin. They could see that there was still one man on the ship. But he was seriously wounded and did not seem like much of a threat. This was a fatal illusion -- he had a nasty surprise in store. He'd managed to lay a trail of gunpowder to the ship's magazine. Once the warriors were aboard, he lit it, causing a huge blast, killing himself and many of the natives in the process.
Since dead men tell no tales, how do we know that this is really what happened -- that it was a suicide attack and not some kind of accident? Washington Irving wrote the first detailed description of these events in a book called Astoria, published in 1836. According to Gough, this account is still considered substantially correct. The story about the suicide bombing came from Joseachal. He'd spent a couple of years with the Tla-o-qui-aht, and then went back to Astoria where he related what happened. After the four would-be-escapees were captured, he'd been able to talk to them. He found out that they had attempted to persuade the wounded man to come with them. But he wouldn't. He told them he was determined on revenge -- on blowing up the boat and himself, and as many natives as he could take with him.
Joe Martin said that Nookmis did not die in the blast, but upwards of 80 natives did. Much later, in 1896, a Catholic priest, Father Augustus Brabant, reported in a letter that "very few of the men of the tribe were left after the explosion." To protect themselves from an attack by natives living in Barclay Sound, they "had recourse to a novel stratagem. They got all their women to dress in men's clothing and do up their hair as the men of the tribe." According to Brabant, it worked like a charm and the intruders withdrew. That story, however, was not passed down in Joe Martin's family. He was skeptical. "Nookmis had 7000 warriors," he said. He wouldn't have needed the assistance of the women to deceive his enemies.
Eli Enns, a Tla-o-qui-aht who works on land development for the community, said "It was a grim event in our history. Some of the community took it as a sign, that they shouldn't participate in international trade." One grandmother took her family away from the ocean area because she thought it wasn't safe, and went back to the traditional lands further inland near Kennedy Lake. The community closed in on itself for healing, said Enns. It chose isolation, a choice made easier by the fact that the European and American ships stopped coming -- scared off by ferocious reputation the Tla-o-qui-aht had acquired.
The loss of the Tonquin was a serious disappointment for Astor -- and others as well. Gough said, "I know Thomas Jefferson thought Astor would establish seeds of a new empire. There's a quote to that effect somewhere." He explained, "What it did was to drive out Astor's commercial interests. All of his ships were denied a lot of success, the Beaver, the Lark, certainly the Tonquin. They all came to disaster or near-disaster. He was so financially weakened by these projects that he virtually gave up. The Northwest Company [headquartered in Montreal], bought out his interests at Astoria." If Astor had succeeded? "It would have made the trading relations of the Northwest Coast peoples of Vancouver Island and Alaska more solidly American than they were."
Understandably, there is a huge attraction to the idea of finding the Tonquin wreck. Five years ago, a crab fisherman found an anchor which many people believe comes from the ship. It's the right age; it was found in Templar Channel where the Tla-o-qui-aht elders always said the Tonquin went down; its shaft is made of the right wood -- Eastern hardwood and blue trade beads are fused to one fluke. To capitalize on the discovery, some nautically minded individuals in Tofino started the Tonquin Foundation to educate people about this history. Last year, it published David Griffiths' Tonquin: The Ghost Ship of Clayoquot Sound and aims to establish a marine heritage centre in Tofino. So far, it has a small space where you can see the anchor -- in a building across the street from the Tofino Motel.
Eli Enns said that for years, the subject of the Tonquin "has been taboo." But he hopes to change that with a film project. "We're taking the opportunity to educate the broader community about the Tla-o-qui-aht at the time of contact, to educate people about the level of complexity of the economy and the society. It's also an opportunity educate ourselves." In particular, Enns wants to renew his young people's interest in their history.
It's not the first time this narrative has found its way into a movie. A film was made about it in the 1940's, called This Woman is Mine. Shot in the Philippines and improbably featuring a female stowaway, it's not very good. Cam Baker, who has a travel agency in Edmonton and who is not Tla-o-qui-aht, helped found a non-profit society, Pacific Rim Productions, with the hope of getting the feature off the ground. He's working on the script, tentatively titled Tonquin 1811. Baker said, "It's my grandest scheme ever."
Baker recognizes, "There's a chance that someone could swoop in and say, 'This is a hell of a good idea,' and do it themselves. I really don't care. I'm not in it to be a movie star, or a writer or a director. I just want it to happen. If I instigate it, that's cool. If I write half the script, I'll be ecstatic." Baker would like to see the film released by the summer of 2011. "That would be the 200th anniversary."
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Discussion in 'Drama and performing arts' started by jenga079, Jan 5, 2011.
We're really struggling to find an appropriate play for our Year 12 Theatre Studies group this year. Anyone got any ideas for a play with 3 female and 2 male parts (preferably with one of the male parts being the strongest/most challenging role)?
I did '100' with 3 girls and 2 boys, changing the Guide (whose gender isn't specified) into a girl (in a flight attendant's outfit) which worked pretty well.


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Tarver Promotes COVID-19 Virtual Care Programs
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CHICAGO – State Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II, D-Chicago is highlighting the new Remote Patient Monitoring Program to allow sick residents affected by COVID-19 to receive daily health care service through the new Illinois Virtual Care Program. "While the threat of COVID-19...
Tarver Highlights Get Hired Illinois Website for Jobseekers
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CHICAGO – As many workers statewide have been laid off or furloughed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II, D-Chicago, is encouraging jobseekers and employers to utilize the state's new Get Hired Illinois in their searches for new...
Tarver Highlights the Need for African-American Blood Donors
CHICAGO – As medical advocates including The Red Cross are warning of a shortage of African-American blood donors during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II, D-Chicago, is asking those who are able to help save lives by donating blood. "Even...
Tarver Fights for Families, Small Businesses, and Supports a Balanced Budget for COVID-19 Recovery
May 26, 2020 | Tarver
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II, D-Chicago, released the following statement after the adjournment of the Illinois General Assembly's special session: "The COVID-19 pandemic has created an astonishing rift in what anyone would consider everyday...
Tarver Appointed To State Government Working Groups Focused On Providing Aid to Illinoisans
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CHICAGO – In response to the economic downspin caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II, D-Chicago, has been appointed to state government working groups focused on resolving the economic complications faced by Illinoisans statewide. "This is...
Tarver Highlights Senior Shopping Hours
CHICAGO – To help keep local seniors safe and healthy, state Rep. Curtis J. Tarver II, D-Chicago, is highlighting special shopping hours at grocery and drugs stores for seniors and other medically vulnerable residents. "As we continue to follow the 'stay at home'...
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Tigers Designate David Purcey For Assignment
By Ben Nicholson-Smith | August 2, 2011 at 2:38pm CDT
The Tigers announced on Twitter that they have designated David Purcey for assignment. The move will create roster space for newly-acquired reliever David Pauley.
It's the second time this season that Purcey has been designated for assignment. The Blue Jays cut him in April, then sent him to the Athletics for Danny Farquhar. The next month, the Tigers acquired Purcey, sending Scott Sizemore to the A's.
In total, the 29-year-old has a 5.61 ERA with 5.9 K/9 and 7.2 BB/9 in 33 2/3 innings this year. Last year, he posted a career-best 3.71 ERA with 8.5 K/9 and 4.0 BB/9 in 34 innings out of Toronto's 'pen.
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Police searching for missing Hamiton grandfather find body
A MAJOR police operation to trace a missing Hamilton man appears to be over.
Gary Fanning
Officers on Wednesday found a body in the town.
It is believed to be that of missing 63-year-old grandfather George Brown, who vanished from his home in Eddlewood's Clydesdale Avenue on Friday, July 23.
Officers came across a man's body at 1.55pm in a wooded area in the High Parks, behind homes in Barncluith Road.
Police said there appears to be no suspicious circumstance.
A Strathclyde Police spokeswoman said: "At around 1.55pm this afternoon, Wednesday August 4, 2010, the body of a man was discovered in a wooded area in High Parks, Hamilton. A post-mortem examination will take place in due course to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death and [carry out] formal identification."
Last week the Advertiser reported how George's wife, Helen, of Clydesdale Avenue, made a public appeal in a bid to help trace him.
Helen and her two daughters, Lillian (41) and 39-year-old Helen, are shattered by his death.
George was last spotted in the park in Dundonald Drive on July 23, at 6.15am, and appeared to be heading in the direction of Strathaven Road. Officers made extensive inquiries in their efforts to trace him.
They appealed for George to get in touch with them, or a friend or relative, to let them know he was safe and well.
A police helicopter was also used to scour the Eddlewood area to eliminate places where he might have gone.
Officers also used sniffer dogs in wooded areas and searched Chatelherault Country Park.
His family put up posters in bus shelters along Strathaven Road asking for help.
George met Helen when they both worked at Robertson's soft drinks factory in Glasgow Road, Blantyre. He was a machine repairer while Helen worked as a machine operator.
They married at High Blantyre registry office in 1967.
At weekends, he was a coach driver for Letham's in Blantyre.
About 25 years ago, George was paid off from the factory after suffering serious head injuries when he was attacked with a meat cleaver at a party.
He is a former pupil at St John's Grammar School, Hamilton.
George was described as 5ft 9in tall, of medium build with light brown hair.
He was last seen wearing a green waterproof jacket with a hood, jeans and a light blue jumper.
George was well known in Eddlewood, often seen out walking his collie-cross dog, Goldie, to the shop in Ashland Avenue or visiting nearby relatives.


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Top Things to do in Épernay, France 2022
Sean Finelli Last Updated: November 4, 2021
Épernay, France hasn't always been the Champagne city. The once religious city in the Marne department in Northern France was home to monks, priests, and nuns who ran the town until the city fell into the hands of the Counts of Champagne. Since then, Champagne connoisseurs from all over the world consider Épernay a beacon to flock to with over 300 Champagne crus to taste. Épernay also features some of France's most beautiful architecture and gardens. Here's your guide to the history and top attractions of Épernay!
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9. Theatre Gabrielle-Dorziat
Épernay's own Gabrielle-Dorziat gave this theatre its name after she started her roots and began her acting career on this theatre's stage. The Theatre Gabrielle-Dorziat withstood the fires and bombings of World War I and served as a place of relief and relaxation during Épernay's tense times. The theatre showcases various performances to this date, such as dance, jazz, classical music and famous dramas. Check out the listings and if any interest you, come watch a show on this historical stage.
8. Hôtel-Dieu de Château-Thierry
Although the name deceives most into thinking it would be a luxurious place to check-in at at first glance, this building once operated as a hospital and hospice center for poor people. The Augustinian nuns fully operated the building from the early 14th century to the death of its last nun in 1966. Over the years of operation, the nuns and wealthy patrons of the hospital had the building expanded and remodeled. Because of this, you will see a mixture of the original architecture as well as embroidered paintings and religious sculptures. Now, the hospital serves as a museum where guests can walk through, learn about historic medicine and view the cells in which nuns slept.
7. Champagne Houses
Champagne houses are huge 19th century mansions that have been converted into Champagne crus. The two most notable ones to check out are the Moët & Chandon house and the Perrier-Jouët house. Both houses have neat underground cellars that you can tour. Word of advice though, watch out for the humidity you may experience. Although the humidity is great for the storing and fermenting process of Champagne, it's horrible for hair that is faint of frizz.
The De Castellane House is another great choice to opt into for a tasting! Founded in 1895, the Champagne from this house is nicknamed 'the most mysterious Champagne'. The most intriguing part when visiting this house is not the Champagne itself but an exhibit called the 'Label Room' where you can see all 500 of De Castallene's labels throughout history on display.
6. Portail Saint-Martin
The Portail Saint-Martin dates all the way back to 1540. It's the oldest monument in Épernay and the last remains of the Abbey of Saint-Martin. What's left is a tourist attraction that showcases a wide variety of stonework that can still be recognized in its incredible architecture. The stonework includes cherubs, Hercules, and animals–most notably, a salamander which is said to have been a personal emblem for the church reign of Francis 1.
5. Avenue de Champagne
As the main focus in Épernay, the subject of Champagne has been reeling people in to come visit and have a taste for themselves over the past century. When people visit Épernay, one of the first places they check out, among many, is the Avenue of Champagne. The Champagne almost distracts you from noticing the beautiful architecture that can be seen above ground and below, throughout the underground tunnels that stretch for miles storing racks of maturing wine and champagne. Along with the Avenue of Champagne, Épernay has wide variety of other historic sights that double as Champagne crus!
4. Jardin Botanique de la Presle
This botanical garden started out as a private nursery 20 years ago, but then opened to the public in 2001. The Jardin Botanique features a variety a plants from Kyrgyzstan, Eastern Turkey, the Balkans and Spain's Sierra Nevada. While guests are surrounded by the sights and scents of over 500 different types of Roses, there is a labyrinth that they can solve.
3. Reims, France
Though a little north of Épernay, Reims, France is also a great place to travel to and continue the ultimate Champagne tour! Since both Épernay and Reims are overflowing with opportunities to taste a wide array of Champagnes, The Paris Guy offers day trips to both towns in one tour. If you are of the adventurous type and love to try new things, especially drinks– this is definitely for you. The Champagne Region Day Trip from Paris includes seeing some of the attractions listed above as well as lots of Champagne and delicious food.
2. The Abbaye Saint Pierre d'Hautvillers
Also in Reims is The Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers. Champagne connoisseurs travel specifically to this Abbaye to pay their respects to Dom Pérignon. Pérignon was a pioneer in the Champagne industry and a Benedictine monk who paved the way for a more modernized and perfected process of Champagne-making. You can see why Champagne lovers would come from all over to visit his tomb and pay their respects.
1. The Local Eats
As far as the cuisine goes, there are endless places to grab a bite to eat or have a sit down meal in Épernay. La Grillade Gourmande and Patisserie Vincent Dallet are some great places to name a few. La Grillade Gourmande is fine dining, so go here to sample Champagne selections and prepare yourself for a fancy and delicious meal that fits the price. The cuisine is French and European and they also have vegetarian options. Lastly, you can't forgo dessert! Patisserie Vincent Dallet has a wide variety of pastries to choose from. The aroma and desserts featured through the display will have you thinking that your hardest decision in life will be picking in between the macarons or chocolate mousse. Save yourself the torture and opt for both, 'when in Épernay' is the saying, right?
Épernay, France, although filled with mostly Champagne, is also made up of amazing architecture and is rich in historical and religious background. Oh! And cheese. Though a very small part of Épernay is often overlooked, Brie cheese actually originates a little outside of Épernay, France. While you are tasting the Champagne and viewing the architecture, have some Brie on the side as well.
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Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship for Prof Lingwood
Our Provost Prof Rebecca Lingwood has been elected as a Fellow to the renowned Royal Academy of Engineering.
She was one of just 54 engineers from around the world to receive the sought-after accolade in recognition of her outstanding contribution to engineering.
Prof Lingwood is internationally recognised as a leading authority in laminar-turbulent transition of complex fluid flows. She is a transformational academic leader and previously held positions at Oxford, Cambridge and Queen Mary before joining Brunel as Provost in August 2018.
Professor Julia Buckingham CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President of Brunel, said: "Election to a fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering is one of the highest accolades possible for an engineer, I am delighted for Rebecca and very proud of her."Brunel has a long history of being at the forefront of engineering research, and this award is just further proof that we're home to some of the world's very finest engineers."
All the new Fellows will be formally admitted to the Academy at an event in London on Monday 30 September, and they will add their expertise to the Fellowship of nearly 1,600 eminent engineers from both industry and academia.
Five-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton was also this year admitted to the Academy as an Honorary Fellow in recognition of his role in inspiring interest in engineering, especially among young people.
The Royal Academy of Engineering brings together the most successful and talented engineers to advance and promote excellence in engineering. It is heavily involved in engineering education and research funding, and works to improve public awareness and understanding of engineering, with four key aims: Drive faster and more balanced economic growth; foster better education and skills; lead the profession and promote engineering at the heart of our society.


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Audio: Group says books like Shakespeare, Mark Twain, The Children's Bible, Holocaust pulled from Missouri school library shelves
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(Missourinet) – Missouri schools have banned nearly 300 books since August because of a new law criminalizing explicit sexual material.
That's according to PEN America, a national organization that works to defend free expression. Jonathan Friedman (freed-men), with PEN America, says books pulled in Missouri include classics like Shakespeare and Mark Twain, comic books, ones about the Holocaust, and the LGBT community.
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He says one piece unique about Missouri's law is that it includes private K-12 schools – not just public schools. State Senator Rick Brattin, who sponsored the language in the law, says the last place our children should be seeing pornography is in our schools.
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chart.cursor = new am4charts.XYCursor();
var series = chart.series.push(new am4charts.LineSeries());
series.dataFields.valueY = 'valueM';
series.dataFields.valueX = 'seconds';
series.yAxis = valueAxis;
series.name = 'Momentary';
series.strokeWidth = 2;
series.minBulletDistance = 10;
series.tooltipText = 'M: {valueY}';

I have used this code before but with a DateAxis() without issue.  When I try DurationAxis(), it all goes to hell for tooltips.
In my real code, I have 4 different series.  But I have tried it with only 1 series.  pretty much tried everything..  Even going back to DateAxis, but that's not working for me as I need sub second accuracy, and when I go to DateAxes, it rounds it all to a second and looks terrible.
Update
This also holds true on a valueAxis as well as DurationAxis.  I have looked into this more and it appears its not possible with amcharts to have POINT tooltips on these class of axis.
If I am wrong, please answer as such.

A: I was hitting the same problem. Luckily, I found an answer there: https://stackoverflow.com/a/64914695/3324314.
However, that answer was about ValueAxis, not the DurationAxis, but the concept is the same. Seems those classes don't define a required method, so you have to patch their prototypes. The following snippet has solved my issue:
am4charts.DurationAxis.prototype.getSeriesDataItem = function (
      series,
      position
    ) {
      const key = this.axisFieldName + this.axisLetter
      const value = this.positionToValue(position)
      return series.dataItems.getIndex(
        series.dataItems.findClosestIndex(
          value,
          function (x) {
            return x[key]
          },
          'any'
        )
      )
    }

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Grace Ridgeway demonstrates how students in Oceanside Unified School District's Adult Transition Program use its mock studio apartment to learn skills around the home. Ridgeway is the program's coordinator. Photo by Samantha Nelson.
Transition program turns students into independent adults
by Samantha Nelson December 26, 2019 11667
OCEANSIDE — Since moving to its new location in August, the Adult Transition Program in the Oceanside Unified School District has evolved to provide more life skills and workforce learning opportunities for its students.
The program was originally housed in the Ditmar Elementary building but moved to its own location on Carey Road at the beginning of the school year.
The program serves students between the ages of 18 and 22 with disabilities. Its purpose, according to Program Coordinator Grace Ridgeway, is to provide functional academics and work experience in order to help students become more independent and prepare them for life after school.
"We provide them with opportunities that they may not have access to as adults in the communities where they live," Ridgeway said.
Those opportunities include belonging to a social group, having work experience, participating in academics through college or even doing household chores.
"Those opportunities we sometimes take for granted we bring them back to our program so that our students are exposed to it," Ridgeway said. "Then we teach the social aspects by designing a behavior plan that supports students who may have behavioral needs."
The program also looks at each student's ability to participate.
The Adult Transition Program has a wide range of learners, Ridgeway said, some are cognitively and physically impaired while others are fairly independent already but did not meet the criteria for a diploma. As part of their Individualized Education Program (IEP), the program can work with students up until the age of 22 to help them reach the fullest extent of independent living.
Another major aspect of the program is community-based instruction, which is where that individualized learning plan once again comes into play. According to Monique Combs, the program's lead teacher, everyone receives individualized support, even one-on-one time for some.
"They are all given the opportunity to participate in community-based instruction," Combs said. "That includes safe community access like walking down the sidewalk and crossing the street, trip planning, accessing businesses, budgeting and money handling."
Students who require less support practice getting and turning in job applications. Cooking classes are held in the program's kitchen and in a mock studio apartment on site students can learn how to take care of the home.
"Things you don't think you have to teach, we're teaching them," Ridgeway said.
Sometimes parents are surprised at what chores their children can do while at the program that they aren't doing at home.
"I've literally taken a parent to the kitchen and told the student, 'Show your mom how you wash dishes,'" Combs said.
The program also has partnerships with local retail stores and restaurants like Petco., Texas Roadhouse, Panera Bread and Privateer that brings students into the work force during their time in the program.
First-year student Marley Christianson likes working with animals at Petco as well as assisting customers. Her first day on the job, Christianson took extra time to help a woman find the specific cat food she needed.
Part of Christianson's job is facing all of the products so that customers can read what products they can buy. The cat aisle is a specialty of hers.
"It's like my aisle," she said.
On campus, students will be able to practice shelf facing along with other tasks like rolling silverware, cleaning, setting up tables and other similar job skills.
Program leaders also want to expand the students' exposure to small enterprises.
The program recently received a $500 grant from the National Foundation for Autism Research to fund a student-run snack cart that they will push to other nearby district offices and schools. This will give the students running the cart experience with taking and ordering inventory, orders, delivering food and socializing with staff.
The program is also working on putting together its own thrift store and food pantry for students to run and is currently accepting donations for the thrift store.
Some people seem to think that behind the students are teachers and instructors running everything, but the program strives to get the students as much hands-on experience and involvement as possible.
"The goal is to make them as independent, safe and happy as possible as adults," Combs said.
Adult Transition Programdisabled studentsIEPIndividualized Education ProgramOceanside Unified School District
Rosa Slomkoski December 30, 2019 at 8:38 am
Give a man a fish you feed him a meal, teach him how to fish, go a step further and help acquire skills and tools and he will feed himself and others. Kudos to this program.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection.Emit;
using Lens.Compiler.Entities;
using Lens.Resolver;
using Lens.SyntaxTree.Declarations.Functions;
using Lens.Translations;

namespace Lens.Compiler
{
    internal partial class Context
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Finds a locally declared type.
        /// </summary>
        public TypeEntity FindType(string name)
        {
            _definedTypes.TryGetValue(name, out TypeEntity declared);
            return declared;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a type by its string signature.
        /// Warning: this method might return a TypeBuilder as well as a Type, if the signature points to an inner type.
        /// </summary>
        public Type ResolveType(string signature)
        {
            return ResolveType(TypeSignature.Parse(signature));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a type by its signature.
        /// </summary>
        public Type ResolveType(TypeSignature signature, bool allowUnspecified = false)
        {
            if (allowUnspecified && signature.FullSignature == "_")
                return null;

            var declared = FindType(signature.FullSignature);
            return declared != null
                ? declared.TypeInfo
                : _typeResolver.ResolveType(signature);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a field from a type by its name, including declared types.
        /// </summary>
        public FieldWrapper ResolveField(Type type, string name)
        {
            if (!(type is TypeBuilder))
                return ReflectionHelper.ResolveField(type, name);

            var typeEntity = _definedTypes[type.Name];
            var fi = typeEntity.ResolveField(name);
            return new FieldWrapper
            {
                Name = name,
                Type = type,

                FieldInfo = fi.FieldBuilder,
                IsStatic = fi.IsStatic,
                FieldType = fi.FieldBuilder.FieldType
            };
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a property from a type by its name.
        /// </summary>
        public PropertyWrapper ResolveProperty(Type type, string name)
        {
            if (!(type is TypeBuilder))
                return ReflectionHelper.ResolveProperty(type, name);

            // no internal properties
            throw new KeyNotFoundException();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves an event from a type by its name.
        /// </summary>
        public EventWrapper ResolveEvent(Type type, string name)
        {
            if (!(type is TypeBuilder))
                return ReflectionHelper.ResolveEvent(type, name);

            // no internal events
            throw new KeyNotFoundException();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a constructor from a type by the list of arguments.
        /// </summary>
        public ConstructorWrapper ResolveConstructor(Type type, Type[] argTypes)
        {
            if (!(type is TypeBuilder))
                return ReflectionHelper.ResolveConstructor(type, argTypes);

            var typeEntity = _definedTypes[type.Name];
            var ctor = typeEntity.ResolveConstructor(argTypes);

            return new ConstructorWrapper
            {
                Type = type,
                ConstructorInfo = ctor.ConstructorBuilder,
                ArgumentTypes = ctor.GetArgumentTypes(this),

                IsPartiallyApplied = ReflectionHelper.IsPartiallyApplied(argTypes),
                IsVariadic = false // built-in ctors can't do that
            };
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a method by its name and argument types. If generic arguments are passed, they are also applied.
        /// Generic arguments whose values can be inferred from argument types can be skipped.
        /// </summary>
        public MethodWrapper ResolveMethod(Type type, string name, Type[] argTypes, Type[] hints = null, LambdaResolver resolver = null)
        {
            if (!(type is TypeBuilder))
                return ReflectionHelper.ResolveMethod(type, name, argTypes, hints, resolver);

            var typeEntity = _definedTypes[type.Name];
            try
            {
                var method = typeEntity.ResolveMethod(name, argTypes);
                var mw = WrapMethod(method, ReflectionHelper.IsPartiallyApplied(argTypes));

                var isGeneric = method.IsImported && method.MethodInfo.IsGenericMethod;
                if (isGeneric)
                {
                    var argTypeDefs = method.MethodInfo.GetParameters().Select(p => p.ParameterType).ToArray();
                    var genericDefs = method.MethodInfo.GetGenericArguments();
                    var genericValues = GenericHelper.ResolveMethodGenericsByArgs(argTypeDefs, argTypes, genericDefs, hints, resolver);

                    mw.MethodInfo = method.MethodInfo.MakeGenericMethod(genericValues);
                    mw.ArgumentTypes = method.GetArgumentTypes(this).Select(t => GenericHelper.ApplyGenericArguments(t, genericDefs, genericValues)).ToArray();
                    mw.GenericArguments = genericValues;
                    mw.ReturnType = GenericHelper.ApplyGenericArguments(method.MethodInfo.ReturnType, genericDefs, genericValues);
                }
                else
                {
                    if (hints != null)
                        Error(CompilerMessages.GenericArgsToNonGenericMethod, name);
                }

                return mw;
            }
            catch (KeyNotFoundException)
            {
                return ResolveMethod(type.BaseType, name, argTypes, hints);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a method within the type, assuming it's the only one with such name.
        /// </summary>
        public MethodWrapper ResolveMethod(Type type, string name, Func<IEnumerable<MethodWrapper>, MethodWrapper> filter = null)
        {
            var group = ResolveMethodGroup(type, name);
            return filter == null
                ? group.Single()
                : filter(group);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Finds an extension method for current type.
        /// </summary>
        public MethodWrapper ResolveExtensionMethod(Type type, string name, Type[] argTypes, Type[] hints = null, LambdaResolver lambdaResolver = null)
        {
            return ReflectionHelper.ResolveExtensionMethod(_extensionResolver, type, name, argTypes, hints, lambdaResolver);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a group of methods by name.
        /// Only non-generic methods are returned!
        /// </summary>
        public IEnumerable<MethodWrapper> ResolveMethodGroup(Type type, string name)
        {
            if (!(type is TypeBuilder))
                return ReflectionHelper.ResolveMethodGroup(type, name);

            var typeEntity = _definedTypes[type.Name];
            return typeEntity.ResolveMethodGroup(name).Select(x => WrapMethod(x));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a conversion operator to a certain type.
        /// </summary>
        public MethodWrapper ResolveConvertorToType(Type from, Type to)
        {
            return ResolveMethodGroup(from, "op_Explicit").FirstOrDefault(x => x.ReturnType == to)
                   ?? ResolveMethodGroup(from, "op_Implicit").FirstOrDefault(x => x.ReturnType == to);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a global property by its name.
        /// </summary>
        internal GlobalPropertyInfo ResolveGlobalProperty(string name)
        {
            if (!_definedProperties.TryGetValue(name, out var ent))
                throw new KeyNotFoundException();

            return ent;
        }

        #region Helpers

        /// <summary>
        /// Resolves a lambda return type when its argument types have been inferred from usage.
        /// </summary>
        public Type ResolveLambda(LambdaNode lambda, Type[] argTypes)
        {
            lambda.SetInferredArgumentTypes(argTypes);
            var delegateType = lambda.Resolve(this);
            return ReflectionHelper.WrapDelegate(delegateType).ReturnType;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a wrapper from a method entity.
        /// </summary>
        private MethodWrapper WrapMethod(MethodEntity method, bool isPartial = false)
        {
            return new MethodWrapper
            {
                Name = method.Name,
                Type = method.ContainerType.TypeInfo,

                IsStatic = method.IsStatic,
                IsVirtual = method.IsVirtual,
                IsPartiallyApplied = isPartial,
                IsVariadic = method.IsVariadic,

                MethodInfo = method.MethodInfo,
                ArgumentTypes = method.GetArgumentTypes(this),
                ReturnType = method.ReturnType
            };
        }

        #endregion
    }
}


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Johnny Depp reveals Warner Bros asked him to resign from 'Fantastic Beasts': 'My career won't be defined by this'
'The surreal judgment of the court in the UK will not change my fight to tell the truth and I confirm that I plan to appeal'
By Divya Kishore
Updated On : 10:17 PST, Nov 6, 2020
In an Instagram post on Friday, November 6, Johnny Depp has shared that he has been asked to resign from his role in 'Fantastic Beasts'. This comes after a judge called the 57-year-old a "monster" for beating Amber Heard numerous times as he lost his libel case against The Sun publishers on Monday, November 2.
The social media post from Depp read, "In light of recent events, I would like to make the following short statement. Firstly, I'd like to thank everybody who has gifted me with their support and loyalty. I have been humbled and moved by your many messages of love and concern, particularly over the last few days. Secondly, I wish to let you know that I have been asked to resign by Warner Bros. from my role as Grindewald in Fantastic Beasts and I have respected and agreed to that request. Finally, I wish to say this. The surreal judgment of the court in the UK will not change my fight to tell the truth and I confirm that I plan to appeal."
He added, "My resolve remains strong and I intend to prove that the allegations against me are false. My life and career will not be defined by this moment in time. Thank you for reading." Warner Bros. also confirmed that he has quit as the studio said, "Johnny Depp will depart the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise. We thank Johnny for his work on the films to date. 'Fantastic Beasts 3' is currently in production, and the role of Gellert Grindelwald will be recast. The film will debut in theaters worldwide in the summer of 2022."
A top celebrity crisis management expert, Mark Borkowski, claimed that coming back for the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor would not be going to be easy. He said as reported by the Daily Mail, "His reputation is in tatters. Having lost this libel case he will always be known as a wife beater. Whenever he is interviewed by a journalist, he will be asked about this and if he is a wife beater. It does not get any worse for him. Hollywood is very corporate and risk adverse with its money. Those making film franchises will not want to take the risk. This is a personal disaster for him. For him to come back will be the equivalent of climbing Mt Everest without oxygen, in his underpants and barefoot. That's how hard it will be."
Borkowski also added, "Don't write him off just yet. He is still very popular, so I would never say never that he will come back. He has a huge fan base who will still support him. There is also the #MeToo movement and Hollywood is engaged in a cultural war. He might not get involved in the big blockbusters, but there are also smaller independent films. I am sure he now regrets bringing this case but he obviously felt it was necessary."
Other experts also seemed to agree with Borkowski as Steven Heffer, head of media and privacy at law firm Collyer Bristow, said, "Depp's strategy was high risk and has proved an absolute disaster. It is often best not to risk all for these sort of legal cases. A better approach may have been to publish a public statement denying the allegations. That would have left question marks but would have avoided the disaster scenario. Nobody can be forced to bring a libel claim, and given the stormy background of the relationship it was probably unwise to do so. Unfortunately for Depp, it is highly likely to have been a career-ending decision. What it does mean is that the future of the other legal actions is uncertain."
As per reports, there will be another face-off between Depp and Heard in the US next year as the 'Sleepy Hollow' star has sued the 34-year-old for discussing domestic violence in a 2018 article for The Washington Post. Amber Melville-Brown from law firm Withers said she believes that after losing the libel case, Depp could drop the defamation suit.
"Johnny and Amber are set to meet again in the courts of Virginia, USA in May 2021 regarding a comment piece she wrote in the Washington Post — a piece that he says means that he is violent towards women. Not only will the extensive evidence in the case 'over here' be dissected by the attorneys 'over there' but this judgment may stop the US proceedings in its tracks. While the accusations may be slightly different, the legal systems are even more so, and the burden of proof on the defendant in the libel courts of England and Wales is much higher than it is in the US. Accordingly, Depp's failure to convince a British judge to that higher standard may sink the American libel ship of Hollywood's most famous pirate of the Caribbean," she added.
But Phil Hall, who runs the PR agency PHA Group, thinks Depp should confess his wrongdoings. "There has to be a mea culpa and clean himself up, get off drink and drunks and show that he has changed. If he doesn't do that then his career could be over," Hall said.


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Also affecting employers is the new requirement by a covered entity to provide a copy of PHI to a requesting individual in electronic format within 30 days with a one-time extension of 30 days, replacing the 90 days currently permitted. This same change also allows an individual to direct a covered entity to provide an electronic copy of their PHI to a specific third party. Fees for such services now must not only be reasonable, but be cost-based.
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) prohibits discrimination based on an individual's genetic information and forced the OCR to include "genetic information" in the definition of health information within HIPAA (with an exception for long-term care underwriting). It is important to note that GINA or the inclusion of genetic information within HIPAA would not preclude a health plan from using this type of information to adjust premiums or establish eligibility.
The extent to which mitigating steps have been taken to minimize the risk of the PHI.
If it is determined that there is a probability that PHI has been compromised, breach and notification procedures must occur in accordance with the 2013 Amendments.
The penalties for a breach or failure to properly assess and/or report/notify a breach have a tiered penalty structure with penalties from $100 to $50,000 per violation, depending on culpability, with a $1.5 million cap per calendar year for multiple infractions of the same violation. Also, the 2013 Amendments provide for criminal penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment. Willful neglect is at the top of the list, and even where there is merely a possibility of a violation due to willful neglect, HHS can impose civil monetary penalties.
The big take-away is that covered entities, health plans, business associates and subcontractors must review the 2013 Amendments in depth, assess how those changes affect their organization and make necessary adjustments. It is highly unlikely that no adjustments would be needed in light of the 2013 Amendments. This process should not be taken lightly. Investigate any applicable State laws or enhancements, and make sure the process is overseen by a committee consisting of internal and external participants. This helps ensure that all facets are thoroughly reviewed and addressed, and that collusion cannot be suspected.
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A celebration of life was held on Tuesday, April 2, in the Arthur County High School gymnasium, with the Rev. Blake Wilkes officiating.
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Q: SE general should have a reputation metric which you can gain from any site As a SE poster, I can only suggest things.
SE should have reputation metric to measure that you are entity of general good character- not spammer, not marketer, not flamer, general awareness of the  SE sites, general trustworthiness etc.
As against individual sites measuring your particular reputation as being good at understanding their site, significant contributor in many different ways, good at the fields covered by the site.
It would reduce the annoyance at the limited cover over of reputation- if need be create a new SE site solely for handling general reputation. If you gain high in general reputation than you'd be either be in line to be a limited moderator or simply advanced access to advanced privileges in all site. Naturally need new badges for general reputation.

A: The association bonus already gives you basic privileges, such as commenting and voting up.
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Trump is in a Panic Sweat as He Binge Watches Fox News for Leaked Conspiracy Theories
Posted by Mark NC on September 17, 2018 at 12:38 pm. NO	Comments :
Monday morning we have been treated to a new episode in the continuing series of Donald Trump's epic saga "How Can I Make Myself Look Even More Guilty?" It's the tale of a traitorous president who thinks that by repeatedly lashing out against the valiant guardians of the law he will escape accountability for his treasonous crimes. In this outing we see our lead character colluding with Fox News to weave a narrative that mocks reality.
Over the weekend there was a dearth of Trump tweets for an extraordinarily long seventeen hour span. The only plausible reason for this was that Fox News was covering Hurricane Florence non-stop and couldn't engage in their usual advisory role for the President. Since Trump doesn't have the foggiest notion what he actually believes, he was left dumb by the absence of his brain trust. But now that the hurricane has been demoted to old news by Fox, the pundits are back fulfilling their duties to the White House.
In a tweet dripping with the panic sweat of a caged rat, Trump once again portrays the investigation of his activities as a "totally illegal Witch Hunt." Proving that he doesn't know the meaning of the words "witch hunt" or "illegal." Furthermore, Trump acquired his latest paranoid delusion from his senior White House advisers at Fox News. Here is what he posted:
"Lisa Page Testimony- NO EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION BEFORE MUELLER APPOINTMENT." @FoxNews by Catherine Herridge. Therefore, the case should never have been allowed to be brought. It is a totally illegal Witch Hunt!
The Fox News story, as reported by Catherine Herridge (video below), did assert that former FBI attorney Lisa Page testified in a closed-door session of Congress that that there was no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia. Herridge said that:
"A transcript reviewed by Fox News shows that during her recent closed-door interview on Capital Hill, Page testified that collusion was still unknown nine months into the FBI's Russia case when the special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed. Quote: 'I think this represents that even as far as May 2017, we still couldn't answer the question.'"
Herridge later characterized Page's testimony as an "admission that there was no evidence of Russian collusion." But that is not what Page said. According to Herridge's own reporting Page merely said that it was an open question. If anything she was saying that, while there was evidence, there wasn't hard proof. What Page actually said was that "it still existed in the scope of possibility that there would be literally nothing." That means there was a chance nothing happened, not that nothing happened.
Contrary to Trump's assertion that "the case should never have been allowed to be brought," this is exactly the sort of scenario that calls for a special counsel to conduct a more in depth and independent investigation. Still, the Justice Department, acting with an abundance of caution, didn't request a special prosecutor until after Trump fired FBI director James Comey, signalling the possibility of obstruction of justice. And it cannot be reiterated enough that it was a Trump appointee (Rod Rosenstein) who named a life-long Republican (Robert Mueller) for the job.
So Trump is, once again, demonstrating that he spends an inordinate amount of time watching Fox News and regurgitating the nonsense he learns from it. That's no longer in question. What isn't being asked is how Fox News got Page's testimony from a closed session of Congress? Who leaked it and why only parts that help Trump (if they are deliberately misinterpreted)? What about the rest of her testimony? Shouldn't that be released now to insure that the leaked portions are viewed in their proper context?
Don't hold your breath waiting for the remainder of Page's testimony to be made public. The Republicans in charge of that information don't want a fair reading of what took place. That's why they cherry-picked some ambiguous comments and delivered them exclusively to Fox News. And it was tailor made for their number one viewer to validate his already preposterous fantasy that there is a nefarious "deep state" cabal working to destroy him. What a coincidence.
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Clinton acted as White House intermediary on Sestak offer
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/28/art.sestak.cinton.split.jpg caption="Former President Bill Clinton called Joe Sestak on the White House's behalf."](CNN) - Administration officials engaged in no improper conduct as part of alleged efforts to dissuade Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak from launching a primary challenge against Sen. Arlen Specter, White House Legal Counsel Robert Bauer asserted Friday in publicly-released memorandum.
According to Bauer, Sestak was offered a high-level but unpaid position. Sestak turned the offer down, and ended up scoring an upset victory over Specter in last week's Pennsylvania primary. The White House was instrumental in last year's switch by Specter from the GOP to the Democratic party. It backed him in his bid for a sixth term in the Senate, and was eager to clear the field of any primary opponents.
"I'll have something for you later," Sestak told CNN Friday, as he walked to the House chamber for a vote.
A White House source also told CNN's John King, "Bill Clinton did talk to Sestak at the urging of Rahm, to discuss executive branch service based on the assumption he would stay in the House."
Thursday, in a press conference that largely focused on the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast, President Barack Obama refuted allegations of impropriety surrounding reports that his administration offered Sestak a position if he would drop his Pennsylvania senate bid.
"I can assure the public that nothing improper took place," the President said toward the end of his hour-long news conference.
But Obama refused to give any more details, even as several Republicans and a handful of Democrats have demanded the White House be more forthcoming on the matter.
"There will be an official response shortly on the Sestak issue, which I hope will answer your questions," Obama said when asked about the issue. "You will get it from my administration. And it will be coming out, when I say shortly, I mean shortly. I don't mean weeks or months."
In February, Sestak, a former Navy admiral and two-term Philadelphia area congressman, said that someone in the White House last year offered him a job on the condition that he not mount a primary challenge to Specter.
Sestak had since refused to reveal any more details about the job offer – a pattern he continued earlier this week in an interview on CNN's "John King USA."
"I will let others speak for themselves," Sestak said when asked whom he talked to at the White House." I have said all I am going to say on the matter,"
But following the president's comments Thursday, Sestak said he would discuss the matter after the White House released its statement.
Since Sestak's May 18 primary victory, Republicans have been relentless keeping the controversy in the news. On Wednesday, all seven Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee called for a special prosecutor to look into the matter.
One of the unpaid positions that the White House suggested offering Sestak was an appointment to the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, which gives the president independent oversight and advice. But it was determined that Sestak could not serve on the board, since he was an active a member of Congress.
It appears that Emanuel picked Clinton as a go-between with Sestak because of the former president's stature as an elder statesman and prominent figure in the Democratic party, and because Sestak worked on the National Security Council during Clinton's years in the White House. Sestak backed former first lady and then Sen. Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic presidential primaries.
Last week, before an appearance on CNN, cameras in the Russell Senate Office Building caught Sestak accepting a call from the former president.
According to a source at the State Department, Emanuel remains on a trip to Israel and is not expected back in the country until Monday.
–CNN's Dana Bash, John King and Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report.
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phillip Marlowe
yes a response is coming shortly as soon as we make sure all of our bases are covered and everyone is paid to keep their pie holes shut and we have our stories straight–that what you mean Obama?
May 28, 2010 11:51 am at 11:51 am |
I don't understand the infatuation Bush and Obama had for Specter.
For those younger than me Specter first made the scene in the '60's as a lawyer for the Warren Commission after the assassination of Kennedy. Specter developed the bs "magic bullet" theory.
I don't get it. Obviously Specter is a lot less than a straight shooter.
Duck Fallas
This is the worst thing to happen in the history of humanity. Let's impeach Clinton again.
Is it really that surprizing to the American people, one free from suite.
Would be the conductor of this plan, to by wrong motive...
Plan to convert a vote for the sole purpose of majority party influence.
We should be ashame of this type of government and rest assured nothing will be done to address this behavior...
In GOD We trust, all others should be monitored...
This smells to high heaven folks.
CPAFlorida12
The most transparent administration in history, how about the most corrupt administration in history. Not exactly the hope and change we were sold on.
An "unpaid position" . Something here is missing. I find it hard to believe it would be without ANY compensation.
Sestak seems to be taking a little too much pleasure in this situation. So what if he was offered a non-paying position in the White House to stay out of the senate primary? It's not like he was being blackmailed. It was simply an incentive to keep him from challenging Specter. How many thousands of times has this exact same thing happened in the last 100 years in Washington. I think Sestak is using his own form of extortion here, trying to get into the "you owe me" column with the administration at the expense of the White House. Not very bright.
Mike from VA
Interesting. Tampering with an election is a felony but of course, don't expect to see anyone do anything about it...unless it involved a Republican.
Dutch/Bad Newz, VA
Bill Clinton does not work in the White House first of all. He may have been doing Rahm's will, but Rahm personally didn't offer anything. This is not a story.
dancybear
This is Chicago politics, corrupt and illegal. Obama should be impeached!!
Sestak is a lying sack of crap.
Clinton is a lying sack of crap.
Sorry, not buying this.
Like we are suppose to believe this deal...if it was Clinton....they would gladly have said that longgggg time ago.....it was his time to go under the bus....funny that rahm just happens to be out of the county as this is going down......is this the reason Clinton had to come to the wh the day before......
If We Can Defeat Him On Healthcare, It Will Be His Waterloo
Well CNN, I can sum up this bit of news with a four-letter word . . .
Y-A-W-N
The more issues that Bill Clinton can wade into – the better!
Former Republican
So what's the big deal? The GOP just wants to make the Dems look bad. There's no issue here.
Is this really believable? This answer took months to develop and formulate – it looks shady to me. Sestak said that someone in the White House last year offered him a job on the condition that he not mount a primary challenge to Specter. Bill Clinton isn't in the White House. There's something rotten here.
Angus McDugan
Wow! Obama sticking his nose way to far into senate races. This is not Chicago where illegal behavior is accepted as normal politics.
Gesh Obama! Why do I have to tell you this? Please put the Harvard degree to work. Would you?
May 28, 2010 12:00 pm at 12:00 pm |
Not Odumbo's administration, no way.
Lets see how he gets out of this, who's fired.
S Callahan
Hysterical! I can't stop laughing...CNN could have written this story two weeks ago....such a farce! No one buys it! hahaha
Sestak only won the primary not the Senate seat.
The fact that he has created so much controversy because of his remarks about being offered a job not to run against Spector may seem like good advice.
He may just have put his foot in his own mouth
Sniffit
Wow...now it really won't matter that the law is clear and that nothing was done to break it. CNN needs to be more careful with the health of its conservative readers. When the GOPers read that first sentence above, which contains the names Emmanuel, Clinton and Specter all at once, they'll go blind with rage and suffer aneurisms simply from the proximity of those names, losing the small remaining specks of rational thought glowing coldly in their walnut-sized brains.
Arby J
So what's the problem? This kind of thing goes with politics. No harm, no foul, no blood, no amblulence, no crime, worry.
Hmmm a corrupt advisor (Rahm) helping a corrupt President (Obama) enlist the help of a corrupt former president (Clinton) to bribe a congressperson (Sestak). This is an impeachable offense, in fact a felony punishable by jail time. Probably they will all get away with a mere slap on the wrist....the rich people see to be able to do anything they want.
Martoon
More back room dealings by the Democrats and Obama administration. Unfortunately, Obama has the Anti-Midas touch.


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