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Chris LeDoux Biography
Born October 2, 1948, in Biloxi, MI; son of Al and Bonnie LeDoux; married Peggy, 1972; five children. Education: Attended Casper College, Casper, Wyoming, on rodeo scholarship. Addresses: Record company--Liberty Records, 3322 West End, 11th Floor, Nashville, TN 37203. Management--T.K.O. Artist Management, 4219 Hillsboro Rd., Suite 318, Nashville, TN 37215. Publicist--Aristomedia, P.O. Box 22765, Nashville, TN 37215.
A real rodeo cowboy in a musical world saturated with artificial ones, Chris LeDoux has pursued an unusual country music career in at least two respects. Rare indeed are the musicians who succeed in carving out profitable careers independent of the star-making machinery centralized in cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Nashville. Scarce, too, are those who have kept the ancient American art of the cowboy song alive in the last quarter of the twentieth century. But LeDoux laid claim to both of these worthwhile accomplishments.
Identifying rodeo enthusiasts as an underserved musical market played a part in LeDoux's success, as did a noteworthy example of family cooperation and support. But for a long time, his songwriting talents played the most important role. LeDoux is a true musical counterpart to the cowboy poets who sometimes appear at western folk festivals, a chronicler in song of rodeo and range. For many years, he sold his musical creations at the same rodeos where he competed. By the early 1990s, however, he had broken through to a national country music audience.
LeDoux lived the rodeo life and sang about it for many years, but he was not born into it. He was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1948, and his father was a pilot in the Air Force. As a child, he lived in many different places with his parents. When Chris was 14 years old, the family moved to Austin, Texas. There, his grandfather, who had fought in the United States Cavalry against the Mexican outlaw revolutionary Pancho Villa, introduced him to horseback riding and rodeo competition. A poet at heart, LeDoux began to work on ideas for cowboy songs while he was still in high school.
Soon LeDoux was proficient enough to compete on the professional rodeo circuit. His talents won him an unusual athletic scholarship--one for rodeo--to Casper College in Wyoming. It was there that he began to try out his music at parties; soon, he found himself enthusiastically received by rodeo crowds as well. LeDoux's skills in the rodeo ring mounted to a point where, in 1976, he was named world champion in bareback riding by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Bouncing back from a string of injuries, he trained nonstop for months at the ranch he bought in Wyoming. He lived there with his wife, Peggy, and their five children in a house he built himself out of logs and stone.
In the early 1970s, LeDoux's parents moved to Nashville. They learned the inner workings of the music business there, and in so doing put in place the real cornerstone of LeDoux's musical career. They realized his exposure could be maximized through a well-planned series of recordings. So the family formed an independent record label, American Cowboy Songs, and Chris LeDoux's first album was released in 1972. He had just married his wife Peggy, and he was grateful for the extra income: "I didn't mind starvin', but I didn't want my wife to starve with me," LeDoux told Pollstar.
American Cowboy Songs was a true family affair, with LeDoux's brother Mike doing the marketing and promotion for the label, his mother Bonnie handling orders, and father Al producing the recordings that Ledoux made during his yearly visits to Nashville. LeDoux sold his records and tapes at rodeo events out of a booth or out of his gear bag. They were also distributed through western wear outlets, and remarkably for a small independent enterprise, at several large retail music chains based in the western United States.
The dimensions of LeDoux's success within his specialized market were nothing less than staggering. Sales for the company's first year in business totaled only $6,000, but they grew steadily. By the end of the 1980s, the catalog of LeDoux's LP recordings had grown to 22 items. In a 1991 interview with Billboard, Al LeDoux estimated their total sales at over $4,000,000.
LeDoux wrote much of the music on his 22 albums, and the consistent freshness of his songwriting went a long way toward insuring his success. His style was simple, even naive, but his descriptions of the rodeo could be startlingly vivid ("With his feet on my belly, standing in place/That dirty old bull blew snot in my face," he intoned grimly on 1977's "Bull Rider"). Al LeDoux contributed production values that were in no way amateurish. LeDoux's recordings stood up well when compared to mainstream Nashville productions of their time.
LeDoux's sales totals were not going unnoticed in Nashville. In the fall of 1990, Capitol Records Nashville vice president Joe Mansfield was alerted by western retailers to LeDoux's sales potential. Country megastar-to-be Garth Brooks, a fan of LeDoux's music since his own youth in rural Oklahoma, also helped generate interest in the singer by including a reference to "a worn-out tape of Chris LeDoux" in his 1989 hit, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)." In early 1991, LeDoux signed a contract with Capitol Records; his recordings appeared under the company's Liberty label.
LeDoux's Liberty recordings, most of them supervised by Capitol president and veteran Nashville producer Jimmy Bowen, for the most part have tried to play to the singer's strengths. He generally stuck to cowboy themes and continued his contributions as a songwriter. "Workin' Man's Dollar," from the first Capitol LP, Western Underground, was a LeDoux- penned personification of that always-scarce piece of currency, and the song brought LeDoux some radio airplay. But the second major-label album, 1992's Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy, featured some new directions and became LeDoux's commercial breakthrough work.
On the album's title track, LeDoux paired up with his admirer Garth Brooks in a good-natured, western-swing tune with the theme of an upper-class woman's attraction to a cowboy. Brooks' presence propelled the album to a strong start; it debuted at number 13 on Billboard's country albums chart and eventually climbed into the Top Ten.
The album's second single, "Cadillac Ranch," became LeDoux's most successful single release. It borrowed from Brooks in a different way: to LeDoux's plain, untrained vocals was added a backdrop of heavy rock guitar. The song's lyrics cleverly inverted the cowboy theme, describing the transformation of the barn of a bankrupt ranch into a successful country nightclub. Several other selections on the album emulated Brooks' appropriation of 1970s rock styles, with "Hooked on an Eight Second Ride" approaching an arena-rock anthem in its intensity. But, as the song's title indicates, LeDoux's cowboy identity was never submerged. After all, as LeDoux pointed out in a Pollstar interview, "Ridin' bulls is rock 'n' roll."
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy was certified gold (for sales of 500,000 copies) in February of 1993. LeDoux's third album for Liberty, 1993's Under This Old Hat, followed the pattern set by its predecessor, combining cowboy themes with Texas swing and rock influences. It included a dance remix of "Cadillac Ranch," strewn with tape loops, that probably represented LeDoux's point of farthest departure from the simple western styles of his early career, but that brought him new fans from the world of so-called "young country."
A greatest-hits package was released in the spring of 1994, and in the summer of that year, LeDoux went to work on his twenty-seventh album--an impressive record of accomplishment for a man who, when he first got married, is said to have listed his assets as "a hundred and fifteen dollars and a good horse in Amarillo" in a conversation with his wife.
by James M. Manheim
Chris LeDoux's Career
Recorded 22 albums of western music on family-owned label, American Cowboy Songs, 1972-90; signed with Liberty Records, 1991.
Chris LeDoux's Awards
Professional Rodeo Cowboys' Association bareback bronco world riding championship, 1976; Grammy Award, Academy of Country Music award, and TNN/Music City News award nominations, with Garth Brooks, for best vocal duet or collaboration, 1993; gold record for Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy, 1993.
Songs of Rodeo Life, American Cowboy Songs, 1971, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Chris LeDoux Sings His Rodeo Songs, American Cowboy Songs, 1972, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Rodeo Songs--Old and New, American Cowboy Songs, 1973, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Songs of Rodeo and Country, American Cowboy Songs, 1974, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Songs of Rodeo and Living Free, American Cowboy Songs, 1974, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Life as a Rodeo Man, American Cowboy Songs, 1975, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Songbook of the American West, American Cowboy Songs, 1976, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Sing Me a Song, Mr. Rodeo Man, American Cowboy Songs, 1977, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Songs of Rodeo Life, American Cowboy Songs, 1977 (re-recording of the 1971 album), reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Western Country (Cowboys Ain't Easy to Love), American Cowboy Songs, 1978, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Paint Me Back Home in Wyoming, American Cowboy Songs, 1979, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Rodeo's Singing Bronc Rider, American Cowboy Songs, 1979, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Western Tunesmith, American Cowboy Songs, 1980, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Sounds of the Western Country, American Cowboy Songs, 1980, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Old Cowboy Heroes, American Cowboy Songs, 1980, reissued, Liberty 1991.
He Rides the Wild Horses, American Cowboy Songs, 1981, reissued Liberty, 1991.
Used to Want to Be a Cowboy, American Cowboy Songs, 1982, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Thirty Dollar Cowboy, American Cowboy Songs, 1983, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Old Cowboy Classics, American Cowboy Songs, 1983, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Melodies and Memories, American Cowboy Songs, 1984, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Wild and Wooly, American Cowboy Songs, 1986, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Powder River, American Cowboy Songs, 1990, reissued, Liberty, 1991.
Western Underground, Liberty, 1991.
Whatcha Gonna Do With a Cowboy, Liberty, 1992.
Under This Old Hat, Liberty, 1993.
Best of Chris LeDoux, Liberty, 1994.
March 9, 2005: LeDoux died on March 9, 2005, of complications from liver cancer. He was 56. Source: CNN.com, www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/10/obit.ledoux.ap/index.html, March 10, 2005.
Brown, David G., Gold Buckle Dreams: The Rodeo Life of Chris LeDoux, Wolverine Gallery, 1989.
Larkin, Colin, editor, Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness/New England Publishing, 1992.
Periodicals American Cowboy, premiere issue, 1994.
Billboard, January 20, 1979; September 7, 1991; August 15, 1992; October 17, 1992.
Country Fever, December 1993.
Country Music, January/February 1993.
Pollstar, April 18, 1994.
Additional information for this profile was obtained from Liberty Records and Aristomedia Publicity and Media Services press material.
On March 9th I'm asking all Chris LeDoux fans to call their radio stations to request his music. It will be 4 years since he passed away on March 9th. Let radio know that we will NEVER forget this great man. Thank you Donna Peterseen
I found a CD at Wal-Mart " The Best of Chris LeDoux" it was the first time I ever heard him sing. Listening to "Under This Old Hat " I thought this the most beautiful love song I have ever heard. At the age of 74 I've heard a lot of love songs.
Peggy, I doubt that you remember but I me you and Chris in Great Falls Montana years ago. Infact I have a picture of Chris and I together, which I feel very fortunate to have since I found out he never took pictures with women out of respect for you. (even though my hair was bleached blonde and it didn't even look like me) my husband at the time insisted on a picture so he finally said OK. I have been a Chris fan for over 15 years and I converted my father also to be a fan. Well, my father pasted away in July of lung cancer. ( I found a Chris CD in his truck at the time) I am so heart broken that 2 men who meant so much to me have pasted, but I find much comfort in knowing that my father is now with Chris and Johnny Cash, Two of his favorites. I know that you have lost a great man as I have. I just take comfort in knowing that someday we will join them. I feel very blessed that I had the opportunity to met you and Chris, and I hope all is well for you since. Peace, Joleen Nicodemus sunsetdreamin@msn.com


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Australia's VICTORIA K Signs To Rockshots Records For Debut Album "Essentia" Out April 2020 Friday February 7 2020, 6:07 AM
Rockshots Records is proud to announce their signing of Australia's Victoria K for the release of her debut album "Essentia" coming April 2020. The full length was produced by Lee Bradshaw and features special guest Michalina Malisz (Eluveitie).
The Melbourne singer/songwriter has made her mark on the rock and metal scene with the release of her debut single 'Monster' in 2016, featuring guitar work by Brett Garsed (John Farnham Band) along with her 2019 follow up track 'Lacuna' distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Warner Music Group (Australia) and is the lead single off the upcoming album.
The single garnered a lot of media praise and created an opportunity for Victoria K to support Swiss folk metal giants Eluveitie for their May 2019 tour date in Melbourne, a performance that had the crowd chanting for an encore.
Although the album was originally a solo project, it has now developed into the current band structure with each member bringing their own energy and experience to the collective. The band is looking forward to collaborating on future releases and is now heavily focused on the release of this debut full length in April 2020.
Victoria K adds:
"'Essentia' is Latin for Essence. Essence is the indispensable quality of something that determines its very nature or character. So I guess the album as a whole tries to tackle and define the very nature of humanity. In a way, I'm trying to unravel the complexity of human essence and emotion. It all hopefully leads to being struck by a moment of Sonder - therefore the realization that everyone, including strangers, has a life as complex as our own, despite our lack of awareness of it."
Victoria K's talented songwriting and compositional influences include Evanescence, Within Temptation, Nightwish and Kamelot amongst other current bands in the European metal scene and her music have been likened to be a blend of these influences. Victoria K has racked up hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube with her own original creations and through featured videos alongside a number of talented musicians covering a plethora of songs. Victoria K's covers include Iron Maiden's "The Trooper", Nightwish's "Last Ride of the Day", Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" and Kamelot's "Insomnia", the latter of which received attention from the band themselves on Twitter and led to a meeting of talents when the American power metal band found themselves in Melbourne during their 2018 'The Shadow Theory' Australian tour.
Singles:
'Lacuna' -
'Monster' -
1. Freedom Uncharted (feat. Sheri Vengeance)
2. Surreal
3. Forsaken (feat. Sheri Vengeance)
4. Matrix (feat. Sheri Vengeance)
5. Shroud of Solitude (feat. Michalina Malisz – Eluveitie)
6. The Haunting
7. Freaks
8. Mist Filled Sky
9. Humanity
10. Lacuna
Band Line-Up:
Victoria K - Vocals
Sheri Vengeance - Extreme Vocals (Black Like Vengeance, ex. Ne Obliviscaris)
Julia Mammone – Guitar (Enlight)
Martin Kawaler – Bass (Black Like Vengeance, ex. Ten Thousand)
James Davies - Drums
Album Credits:
Produced by Lee Bradshaw for Bradshaw Music Productions
Arrangements by Victoria K and Lee Bradshaw
Orchestra composed and arranged by Lee Bradshaw
Vocals - Victoria K
Guitars - Brett Garsed
Drums - Gerry Pantazis
Bass - Rich Panaia*
*except "Lacuna" - Chris Rourke
Keys, Piano, Synth and Sound Design - Lee Bradshaw
Hurdy Gurdy on "Shroud of Solitude" - Michalina Malisz from Eluveitie
Feature Vocal on "Freedom Unchartered", "Forsaken" and "Matrix" - Sheri Vengeance
Orchestra - Budapest Scoring Orchestra, conducted by Zoltán Pad
Orchestra engineered by Dénes Rédly
Orchestral contractor - Bálint Sapszon
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Victoriakmusicofficial.com
"Lovers of symphonic metal listen up… because Victoria K is about to put Australia on the map." – Heavy Magazine
"Victoria K's vocals are absolutely brilliant, they're ethereal and infectious" – Buzz Music
"The sense of yearning and resolution in Lacuna is woven with sophistication and skill." – Hysteria Magazine
"She very quickly won over the crowd and with her voice and great tracks like 'Lacuna' and 'Matrix' it is very easy to see that she will soon be matching it alongside bands like Evanescence and Nightwish." – Heavy Magazine
"'Lacuna' is an atmospheric track in which Victoria showcases her fantastic voice by switching between delicate verses and powerful choruses with total ease." – Maniacs
"'Lacuna' has so much Metal and so much Gothic in it that you'd want to hear it repeatedly if you're a Metal fan. The music is sharp and powerful, and the song easily flows into your senses." - FemMetal
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Ucluelet and Tofino were blessed with not just one, but two incredibly regions for sea kayaking in the Pacific Rim: Barkley Sound is tucked in right next to Ucluelet, while Clayoquot Sound is on the Tofino side. Not only is each place incredibly scenic, both are notorious for being fantastic places to kayak at any level. Ucluelet and Tofino each possess a number of guided kayaking companies available to show guests the ropes and help them explore the incredible areas.
Kayaking Barkley Sound
Between the Broken Group and Deer Group Islands, located in Barkley Sound, over 100 islands are available to explore. Most are located a bit farther away from Ucluelet than what would be enjoyable to paddle, so visitors to the area usually indulge in a taxi to the Sound. Alternatively, guests can also launch from Toquart Bay, the main launch point outside of Ucluelet. With so much to explore, many opt for a mutli-day excursion and there are 8 Parks Canada operated campsites in the Broken Group available to stay at.
Tips for Kayaking from Ucluelet into Barkley Sound
Make sure you take a GPS with you, fog can often set in.
Make sure you are prepared for the weather – this means packing properly waterproofed rain gear. July and August are the driest months, but "fog rain," very thick mist, sometimes sets in. May, June and September has less precipitation on average but it is still possible to have a week straight of rain mixed in with sunny and cloudy days.
When sticking to the outside of the coast or on the Island near the coast, the kayaking is considered moderate to difficult. Paddling against the current or in big swells increases the level of difficulty.
Kayaks can be rented in Ucluelet from a couple different outfitters.
Camp only in designated camping sites.
Watch for traffic near the Ucluelet Harbour or in main passage ways
Clayoquot Sound:
Kayaking in the Clayoquot Sound includes Meares Island and numerous other sandy beaches scattered throughout various islands and islets. As a bonus, there are also a number of fantastic hikes that can be reached by boat, such as the Big Tree Trail on Meares Island that showcases some of the largest trees around. Also on Meares is the infamous Lone Cone Trail, which has a reputation for being gruelling, yet worth the stunning view at the top. Kayaking in the Clayoquot Sound can be done on your own or with a guided group if you are new to kayaking. Be sure you ask a guide about tidal currents and waves if you do head out alone, however, as the Sound is a diverse area. While Clayoquot is typically quite protected, traveling between islands or on a particularly windy day can be challenging.
Paddling through the harbour can be a bit hectic, as Tofino sees a lot of traffic, especially during the summer months. Be sure to paddle close to shore and be aware of what's going on around you. Once further into the sound, the traffic should slow down.
Tips for Kayaking from Tofino into Clayoquot Sound
Take a GPS with you in case the fog sets in .
Make sure you take appropriate rain gear. July and August are the driest months, but "fog rain" often sets in. May, June and September has less precipitation on average but a week of cloud and sun or a week of rain can be of equal probability.
The kayaking is moderate to difficult if you paddle on the outside of the coast. Paddling against the current or in big swells increases the level of difficulty.
You can rent sea kayaks in Ucluelet right at the launching point or get a taxi into Clayoquot Sound. There are also a number of outfitters in Tofino.
Do not beach your kayak on Indian Reserve, marked IR on charts, without permission from the band office.
Bears are common on the mainland and you should always make sure you clean up any food and make enough noise when landing.
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"The history of the rebellion of Dathan and Abiram is being repeated, and will be repeated till the close of time. Who will be on the Lord's side? Who will be deceived, and in their turn become deceivers?"—Letter 15, 1892. LDE 173.2 (Added to my original document of 2000, on October 28, 2018).
This document, originally written by Ron Beaulieu in the year 2000, has been plagiarized by World's Last Chance ministries. They have plagiarized other articles by this author without giving proper credit. This is not an acceptable practice for anyone, let alone a ministry that claims to be Christian. As of October 28, 2018, I have added to my original document.
Corporate responsibility of every member of any church organization is taught in Scripture by the Achan principle. It is also taught by the "one body in Christ" principle. Were corporate responsibility not a fact of Scripture, the entire Protestant Reformation would be an abominable heresy! Separation from Rome would be unnecessary! All one would need do is remain and protest what he/she regarded as error!
1Cor. 6:15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make [them] the members of an harlot? God forbid.
Ellen White on Corporate Responsibility (For Those who Think Corporate Responsibility Applied Only to the Theocracy of Ancient Israel)
Ellen White fully supported the Biblical principle of corporate responsibility. Here are a few of her many statements to that effect:
"The plain straight testimony must live in the church, or the curse of God will rest upon His people as surely as it did upon ancient Israel because of their sins. God holds His people, AS A BODY, responsible for the sins existing in individuals among them" Testimonies, vol. 3, 269.
"I was shown that the pointed testimony must live in the church. This alone will answer to the message to the Laodiceans. Wrongs must be reproved, sin must be called sin, and iniquity must be met promptly and decidedly, and put away from us AS A PEOPLE." Testimonies, vol. 3, 260.
"Should a case like Achan's be among us, there are many who would accuse those who might act the part of Joshua in searching out the wrong, of having a wicked, faultfinding spirit...God's displeasure is upon His people, and He will not manifest His power in the midst of them while sins exist among them and are FOSTERED BY THOSE IN RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS." Testimonies, vol. 3, 270.
Ecumenical linkage to fallen Babylon has been engaged by THOSE IN RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS in the professing SDA church. Every member who is aware of this UNPARDONABLE ACT OF APOSTASY is corporately responsible for it, if he/she remains a member of the church after being apprised of such violation on the part of the corporate church. See our section on the ecumenical involvement of the SDA church to further apprise yourself of this serious apostasy which "removes the eyes and feet from off the Midnight Cry Lighted Path," after which it is impossible to get back on the path according to Scripture and Ellen White.
"God has not set any kingly power in the Seventh-day Adventist Church to control the whole body or to control any branch of the work. He has not provided that the burden of leadership shall rest upon a few men. Responsibilities are distributed among a large number of competent men.
Every member of the church has a voice in choosing officers of the church [This is why every member is responsible for the actions of their leaders. rwb].The church chooses the officers of the state conferences. Delegates chosen by the state conferences choose the offers of the union conferences, and delegates chosen by the union conferences choose the officers of the General Conference. By this arrangement every conference, every institution, every church, and EVERY INDIVIDUAL, either directly or through representatives, has a voice in the election of the men who bear the chief responsibilities in the General Conference." E.G. White, Testimonies, vol. 8, pp. 236, 237.
The above statement demonstrates that the professing SDA church is not of CONGREGATIONALISTS ORGANIZATION, whereby each individual church is under his/her own cognizance. Thus Corporate Responsibility is transferred to each member in this REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION. Responsibility for departure from the representative system to that of a HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM still falls on the constituency membership for permitting such a state of affairs to occur! And, when such a state of apostasy occurs regarding any fundamental pillar of the faith, if the leaders have formed such a powerful lobby that members cannot change things (they will allow nothing to stand in their way 1SM 205), that is one of the points at which separation becomes an absolute duty. Surely, when it gets to the point where the membership is supporting a leadership that is teaching antichrist error to the entire world; errors which remove every pillar doctrine of historic Adventism, then the professing church has reached the point where separation becomes an absolute necessity lest any member be responsible for such a departure from truth and the work of the Lord. Here is the principle from Ellen White:
"The Lord Jesus will always have a chosen people to serve Him. When the Jewish people rejected Christ, the Prince of life. He took from them the kingdom of God and gave it unto the Gentiles. God will continue to work on this principle with every branch of His work. When a church proves unfaithful to the work of the Lord, whatever their position may be, however high and sacred their calling, the Lord can no longer work with them. Others are then chosen to bear important responsibilities. But, if these in turn do not purify their lives from every wrong action, if they do not establish pure and holy principles in all their borders, then the Lord will grievously afflict and humble them and, unless they repent, will remove them from their place and make them a reproach.
God is not 'worshipped with men's hands, as tough he needed anything.'" (Acts 17:25). E. G. White, The Upward Look, 131.
"Unless these evils which bring the displeasure of God are corrected in its members, the whole church stands accountable for them" E.G. White, Review and Herald, vol. 2, 453, Dec. 23, 1890.
"....for none are so reckless and go to such lengths in sin as do those who have once had the light, but have resisted the convicting Spirit of God." E.G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, 95.
Ellen White said that the church is a theocracy. In a theocracy there is corporate responsibility because of the fact that the people elect their leaders. They are thus responsible for what their leaders do. The leaders have committed abominations for which we are to sigh and cry, but Ellen White and God both say that "my people" love the false prophesying's of their leaders, and that they delight in their abominations. God's people don't seem to like a theocracy!
The SDA Church is Supposed to be a Theocracy Led Only by Christ as Captain
Theocracy -- "God's people have been called out of the world, that they may be separated from the world. It is not safe for them to take sides in politics, whatever preference they may have. They are ever to remember that they are one in Christ. God calls upon them to enter their names as under His THEOCRACY. He cannot approve of those who link up with worldlings [and churches which cannot be distinguished from the world, Early Writings, 273]. We are entirely out of our place when we identify ourselves with party interests....
God has chosen a people who are to proclaim the third angel's message to the world. They are to be a separate and peculiar people in this world of churches who are transgressing His commandments." E.G. White Manuscript Releases Volume 3, 40, 41.
"The last great work of David in his official position was to call the attention of the people once more to their solemn relation to God as subjects of His theocracy. . . ." {CTr 156.2}
"The people of Israel, in their gratitude at deliverance from the Midianites, proposed to Gideon that he should become their king, and that the throne should be confirmed to his descendants. This proposition was in direct violation of the principles of the theocracy. . . . Gideon recognized this fact; his answer shows how true and noble were his motives. "I will not rule over you," he declared; "neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you." {CC 129.2}
"We are to invite everyone--the high and the low, the rich and the poor, all sects and classes--to share the benefits of our medical institutions. We receive into our institutions people of all denominations. But as for ourselves, we are strictly denominational; we are sacredly denominated by God and are under His theocracy. But we are not unwisely to press upon anyone the peculiar points of our faith.--Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 109 (1902). The last great work of David in his official position was to call the attention of the people once more to their solemn relation to God as subjects of His theocracy. . . ." {CTr 156.2}
"We are to invite everyone--the high and the low, the rich and the poor, all sects and classes--to share the benefits of our medical institutions. We receive into our institutions people of all denominations. But as for ourselves, we are strictly denominational; we are sacredly denominated by God and are under His theocracy. But we are not unwisely to press upon anyone the peculiar points of our faith.—Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 109 (1902).
Man's Consolidation or God's Theocracy?—"Stop where you are. You cannot retrieve your past record by seeking to reconstruct, reorganize, and consolidate other institutions with the institutions so defective in Battle Creek. I cry to you in the name of the Lord, No, No. Leave the Pacific Press under God's theocracy, and humble your hearts before God before it is everlastingly too late. The great day of God is coming when every man shall be known as God knows him."—MS 7, 1897. {PM 152.1}
"The Lord has a work which is above the world's seeking. To those who have not the mind of Christ, the features of our faith and our work, the great object to be accomplished, is far above their comprehension, and unseen. But we are not to come down from our position of ever remaining a people distinct and peculiar from the world. Our vocation is high, holy and elevated. Our faith, if appreciated, will keep all true believers from political strife. We are to work for the spiritual recovery of mankind to God, to bring them under His theocracy. Then only are we a safe people. In keeping ourselves in close sympathy with God, our hearts bound up in love for Him, is our only security. {BTS, September 1, 1908 par. 1}
"... The Lord of heaven is to be the Leader and Guide and Counselor of His people. His institutions are to be managed under His theocracy. His people are to act as a chosen people, a people who are to do a sacred and an unselfish work. {GCB, April 6, 1903 par. 18} & {RH, April 14, 1903 par. 18}
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Love Lost: How One of the Greatest Crimes of the 20th Century Changed One Man's Life
It was 50 years ago this week that I fell madly in love with Denise McNair. That love was unrequited. If you don't immediately recognize…
Gregory Kane, BlackAmericaWeb.com
It was 50 years ago this week that I fell madly in love with Denise McNair.
That love was unrequited. If you don't immediately recognize the name Denise McNair, perhaps you will if it's mentioned with three others.
Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley.
Those were the "four little girls" killed in the Sept. 15, 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.
Collins, Robertson and Wesley were all 14 years old. McNair (pictured above, first from the left) was 11, the same age I was on Sept. 15, 1963.
The deaths of those four girls hit me hard, as I suspect they did everybody else in Black America. I'd like to think white America reacted the same way, but my guess is the deaths of McNair, Collins, Robertson and Wesley didn't have quite the same impact.
Several years ago, editors at Life magazine got the bright idea to put out a special issue. The topic? Greatest crimes of the 20th century.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick's killing some dogs made that list. The bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church – and the murders of McNair, Collins, Robertson and Wesley – didn't.
When those editors at Life magazine met to discuss their decision, you can bet there was nary a black face in the room.
Probably because we were the same age, little Denise's death hit me harder than the others. That, and the photo that ran of her after her way-too-soon death.
Denise McNair was one gorgeous 11-year-old girl. I looked at her picture and fell in love immediately. Then the rage came.
For a while I hated all white people for what happened in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 15, 1963. My hatred never abated, but soon it shifted from all white people to one white man in particular.
That would be George Corley Wallace, the governor of Alabama when the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing occurred.
Since the murders occurred on his watch as governor, I figured it was Wallace that bore ultimate responsibility. But the man was guilty of much more than failing to bring the killers of the "four little girls" to justice.
Wallace contributed to the climate of violence that was so deadly that Birmingham got the nickname "Bombingham."
After he was elected governor, the man stood before the entire state and uttered those infamous words "segregation today, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever."
The man stood in the university doorways to prevent black students from enrolling in state schools. All these acts served to only embolden the racist, Ku Klux Klan elements bent on murder and mayhem.
Five years after the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, Wallace ran for president. His platform?
Law and order.
I kid you not. The man from the state with the city nicknamed "Bombingham," the man from the state where, five years after not a soul had been arrested for the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, stood before the country and told everyone he was the guy to bring law and order to the country.
This fool couldn't even bring law and order to his own state, but enough Americans bought into his spiel that Wallace split the vote in the 1968 election.
He and his running mate, Gen. Curtis "Bomb North Vietnam Back To The Stone Age" Lemay," got nearly 14 percent of the vote.
Democrat Hubert Humphrey, the incumbent vice president, got 42.72 percent. Republican Richard Nixon, the eventual winner, got 43.42 percent.
Nearly 10 million Americans voted for Wallace in 1968. Each of those ballots was an insult to the very memory of Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley.
So yes, 50 years ago this week I did indeed fall in love with Denise McNair. I'd like to think that love was greater than my hatred of Wallace, but the man made it difficult.
In his later years, Wallace supposedly underwent some sort of conversion, one that several black leaders bought. Black folks were now cool with him, Mr. "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever" proclaimed.
I didn't buy it, not for a nanosecond. I didn't want to hear from Wallace that black folks were cool with him.
I wanted to hear him admit how his own rhetoric and actions led to the death of that little girl I fell hopelessly in love with 50 years ago this week.
Love Lost: How One of the Greatest Crimes of the 20th Century Changed One Man's Life was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
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A singular mother
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At the last minute, with an unfortunate combination of bad news and gratuitous drama, the divorced father was unable to attend his daughter's wedding.
Who hasn't heard a version of that story? It's always something with these broken families, as we love to call them. As if every intact family were not a collection of negotiated crevices and mended cracks. These fairy tales about marriage run deep.
This is where it gets complicated. This particular wedding would be watched by nearly 30 million people in America alone, and the bride was about to become not princess for a day but a princess for real.
We could work up only the most temporary bout of sympathy in light of that, even if her father's heart — the health of it, understand — was at issue. After all we've been through lately, this is the love story we wanted. So we agreed to pretend it's not ridiculous in 2018 to have worried, for even a moment, about who would walk a 36-year-old woman down the aisle.
Part One of the happy ending, totally nailed.
The bride's fans heaved a collective sigh of relief and turned their concern to one of America's favorite objects of curiosity: the single mother. In this case, she was the single mother of the bride.
Doria Ragland was alone — oh, no — and a different shade of proud in a sea of pale faces. Surely, strangers speculated, she was girding herself for the swell of pity. Her arm would not be hinged to a man, any man. How would she do it?
She's been divorced since 1987, so she's had some practice at this. She's her daughter's hero, too, but that didn't seem to stem the wave of social media memes lamenting her condition. As if single motherhood were a disease — or at least a chronic case of an incurable something.
Finally, Lesle Honore, a single mother of three in Chicago, stepped in, writing a poem that quickly went viral after she shared it on Facebook.
She had watched Ragland, who was dressed in that pretty mint green, smiling and waving as she sat next to her daughter, Meghan Markle, on their way to Windsor Castle. Honore's single-mother pride bubbled up.
"It's not always sad and somber," Honore told Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich. "Sometimes it's a celebration of having made it. You stand there by yourself, and you know you're not completely alone.
"You stand shoulder to shoulder with other women — and men, too. When your kids are successful, you get to revel in that, but when there are missteps, there's no one to pass the baton to. You are the disciplinarian and the nurturer. You do it to the best of your abilities, knowing there will be failures. Watching Doria, I saw all that."
Her poem began:
For the Dorias of the world
Who will sit alone
At graduations and weddings
At baseball games and school plays
At proms and award ceremonies
Who will carry the load
Of everything
For just a little while, Doria Ragland was that strong, bright light for every single mother who has ever wondered how this will all turn out.
But let's not get too caught up in that limiting vision of her as the proud and dignified mother. She's so much more than that. Markle gave us a glimpse in her glorious 2014 blog post about her mother, titled "Love Letter":
"Dreadlocks. Nose ring. Yoga instructor. Social worker. Free spirit. Lover of potato chips & lemon tarts. And if the DJ cues Al Green's soul classic 'Call Me,' just forget it. She will swivel her hips into the sweetest little dance you've ever seen, swaying her head and snapping her fingers to the beat like she's been dancing since the womb. And you will smile. You won't be able to help it. You will look at her and you will feel joy. I'm talking about my mom."
Save your pity, dear strangers.
Happy ending, complete.
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Trump accused of another quid pro quo, this time with New York
"He's holding New York state hostage to try to stop investigations into his prior tax fraud," tweeted Rep. Val Demings.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting with President of the Republic of Ecuador Lenín Moreno, in the Oval Office at the White House, on February 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | Mark Wilson/Getty Images
By Kyle Cheney
02/13/2020 03:52 PM EST
Updated: 02/13/2020 04:18 PM EST
President Donald Trump appeared Thursday to link his administration's policies toward New York to a demand that the state drop investigations and lawsuits related to his administration as well as his personal business and finances.
Hours before New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was set to meet the president at the White House, Trump tweeted that Cuomo "must understand" that National Security far exceeds politics," a reference to his administration's recent decision to halt New York's access to the Global Entry and other "trusted traveler" programs that allow New Yorkers faster border crossings and shorter airport lines.
Trump continued, "New York must stop all of its unnecessary lawsuits & harrassment, start cleaning itself up, and lowering taxes."
Trump's invocation of "lawsuits & harrassment" was a reference to the state's numerous lawsuits against his administration and also against Trump's business, which is based in New York.
That prompted Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), one of the House managers who prosecuted Trump's impeachment in the Senate, to accuse the president of "expanding his abuse of power to blackmailing U.S. states (threatening millions of people he supposedly works for). In this case, he's holding New York state hostage to try to stop investigations into his prior tax fraud."
State attorney general Letitia James has subpoenaed for Trump ' ' s financial records, and the state is pursuing multiple inquiries about the Trump Organization's business practices. James also just secured a $2 million settlement from Trump's now-defunct charitable foundation, which was accused of numerous violations of misuse of funds.
The settlement prompted a sharp rebuke from Trump, who tweeted on Nov. 7 that James' suit against the foundation was for "political purposes."
"When you stop violating the rights and liberties of all New Yorkers, we will stand down," James said Thursday, responding to Trump's tweet. "Until then, we have a duty and responsibility to defend the Constitution and the rule of law. BTW, I file the lawsuits, not the Governor."
Trump's linkage of the investigations and lawsuits to his national security-related decisions involving New York immediately called back to House Democrats' warning that Trump — if acquitted in last week's impeachment trial — could leverage federal resources to coerce states to take actions that benefit him personally or politically.
"An acquittal would also provide license to President Trump and his successors to use taxpayer dollars for personal political ends ... Presidents could also hold hostage federal funds earmarked for States — such as money for natural disasters, highways, and healthcare — unless and until State officials perform personal political favors," the House wrote in its impeachment trial brief. "Any Congressional appropriation would be an opportunity for a President to solicit a favor for his personal political purposes — or for others to seek to curry favor with him. Such an outcome would be entirely incompatible with our constitutional system of self-government."
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler drew a link between Trump's tweet about New York and the "quid pro quo" that got him impeached: withholding millions of dollars in military aid from Ukraine while demanding that the country investigate his Democratic rivals.
"Dear @SenateGOP, This is what another quid pro quo by the President of the United States looks like," Nadler tweeted, pointing to Trump's comment.
Some Capitol Hill Democrats compared Trump's tweet to his July 25 conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when, after Zelensky referenced the U.S. provision of Javelin missiles to Ukraine, Trump pivoted to a request for the country to investigate Democrats, including former vice president Joe Biden, a political rival who had announced a 2020 challenge against him.
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Amy was born and raised on the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks where she currently resides with her husband, Peter, and two amazing children, Victor and Cicylia. She attended the University of Missouri in Columbia. As a child Amy began her dancing career in jazz, modern, and ballet. At first, ballroom and Latin dancing was just a hobby. It didn't take long for her to leave years of working in the corporate world to make dance her new career. Today, Amy's love of dance has led her to integrate it in to her life day-in and day-out. Amy has been ballroom dancing for 14 years and is the co-owner of LaRoca Dance Studio in Osage Beach, where alongside her husband, Peter, they instruct Latin and Ballroom Dancing at both social and competitive levels. Their studio has received top studio and top teacher awards several times over the last 10 years, most recently with their students at the 2015 St. Louis Star Ball. In addition, Amy has been a wedding and event coordinator for 15 years and is now director of events at La Roca Club.
For Amy the most rewarding part of teaching is watching couples grow in their relationships, reigniting their connection and passion. Her advice, "Use your heart and soul when dancing. If there is no joy, then it isn't dancing! So Enjoy!".


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PTG is getting ready for the 2018 Odyssey Fund Run on Friday, June 1st. This is one of the last volunteer opportunities of this school year! Help support our kids and teachers while the Libby Dragons run to help promote fitness and fun while supporting the Odyssey PTG.
Thank you for your participation and support for our biggest fundraiser of the year. We moved it later in the year so we will have better chances for great weather! Also, if you didn't know, PTG is not using a contractor this year so that all of the funds raised go to help students and teacher programs. We need your help with our biggest fundraiser of the year to help us keep 100% of the funds raised!
May 1-May 25 - Help with donations of prizes and corporate sponsorships.
June 1 - Event day execution - counting laps. This is the most fun, hanging out with the kids on a great day, not work really - but we do need to know we have enough parents to come count, so sign up!
We will have a Fund Run Volunteer planning meeting at 6pm on Friday, May 11 to give a final orientation to all volunteers before the event.


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Review | Dot: glitter, with tarnished gold
Park Square Theatre, through Jan 7
by Mari Wittenbreer • December 15, 2017 • 0 Comments
Jasmine Hughes and Cynthia Jones-Taylor in DOT. Photo by Petronella J. Ytsma.
Christmas time mingles past, present and future as families gather to celebrate and share common traditions and memories. So it's no surprise to discover a play about a family's struggle with Alzheimer's during the holiday season when the loss of memory and basic competency in a loved elder is especially poignant. Such is the story of Dot (Park Square, through 1/7) by Colman Domingo now having its Midwest premiere at Park Square Theatre. Dot may seem like an odd story to tempt audiences with in the festive month of December but the comic drama often boarders on broad farce as it portrays the slide in and out of reality of its title character, and family matriarch, Mrs. Dotty Shealy.
Dotty grapples to maintain her grasp on reality as her faculties grow increasingly unreliable. Her three adult children, brought together for the holiday, are forced to deal with the situation. The two younger siblings, wannabe singer/actress Averie, and gay, plodding-into-middle-age Donny, are both in denial about the severity of their mother's condition. The eldest child, Shelley, a lawyer with a control problem, is overwhelmed with the responsibility of caretaking. All of this is complicated by the fact that African-American Mrs. Shealy, though firmly middle class, lives in a crime riddled and anxious black neighborhood of Philadelphia that also teeters on the brink of collapse.
Nearly every character in this kitchen sink drama threatens to become a caricature as we learn about their lives. Shelley (Yvette Ganier) drinks tumblers full of vodka at ten in the morning; Donny (Ricardo Beaird), a musicologist, refuses to play the piano anymore. Donny is married to Adam, (Michael Hanna) who believes in imposing juice fasts on his partner which last for days on end. Some parts of this script work better than others. Talented Dame-Jasmine Hughes very nearly steals the show in the second act with her delightfully over the top portrayal of hip-hopping Averie who's waiting for her big break to stardom. In the meantime, she lives in her sister's basement and settles for doing trashy assignments like Mud wrestling for a TV show. But even jiving Averie can't take the spotlight away from Cynthia Jones-Taylor as Dotty Shealy. She is rightful owner of center focus as she believably shifts from cogent remarks and occasional barbed criticism to being lost in a haze of forgetfulness and explosive frustration.
Director E.G. Bailey delivers many fine scenes as when the younger family members wrap themselves in arguments, filled with contentious mixed emotions. The heated discussions escalate into shouting matches that lead to a moment of stunned silence on all sides. Then one or another character delivers a juicy laugh-line with just the right zing to elicit a medicinal belly-laugh from the audience.
The 2 hour, 45 minute play could use some trimming however. Extraneous facts halt the play's real purpose. There are plot lines that lead nowhere and lend nothing to play's arc such as the revelation in one of the final scenes that Dot's long dead husband and noted medical doctor, drank too much. Playwright Domingo sometimes trips on his own devices. Jackie, (Anna Letts Lakin) the former neighbor, is an unbelievably clueless 40-year-old. A white, Jewish woman who now lives in New York, her motivations never ring true as she hankers after her high school boyfriend, gay Donny, 20 years after graduation. Likewise, Domingo has a hard time giving characters plausible reasons for coming on and off stage. Coupled with a squishy timeline—what year does the action take place in anyway? –it makes what could be a great show into a good, but sometimes under-realized play. When scenes do work—as when Dotty sits with her box of old photographs in the light of the Christmas tree—the potential shines through.
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Roman Payne US government
CONTROVERSIAL AMERICAN WRITER CURRENTLY DETAINED IN ISLAMIC COUNTRY REFUSED SUPPORT FROM US GOVERNMENT
The US Consulate has put the burden of helping American novelist captive in Muslim, Morocco on the Catholic Church
A perfect example of how "life imitates art": The writer Roman Payne first became known internationally with the publication of "The Wanderess" in 2013. The hero of the book, a traveler and adventurer named Saul, has a price on his head in Libya. Incidentally, the author of "The Wanderess" has also just become a "wanted man" in North Africa.
Roman Payne—an American by birth—is being detained indefinitely by the government in Morocco where his US passport has been confiscated by their authorities.
The event happened after a civil dispute in court that was dismissed. Following the dispute, Payne was invited (convoqué) to visit the Préfacture of Police of Marrakech for three different interviews where the police inquired, during the first two, about his activities in the country. The reason for the third interview was unclear to Payne. Some words in Arabic were exchanged between the police and then Payne was escorted on the back of a motorbike by one of the officers to the "Cour d'Appel" (appellate court). There, he was interrogated for 15 minutes in a small room by two men in business attire. Payne did not learn the roles of these officials since he reported having not understood half of what was said in the room (Payne is fluent in French but does not speak Arabic and the conversations in the room were reportedly half in Arabic). Following the interrogation, one of the officials said that Payne's passport was to be taken so that he could not leave the kingdom; and that "his case would be reviewed" in the coming months. They did not encourage him to seek an attorney.
One would expect the US to immediately intervene on behalf of their citizen held captive abroad, but instead, the US Consulate is refusing support, stating that such intervention should be handled by the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church responded to this insistence with outrage and denied any responsibility whatsoever with helping Payne with his political situation in North Africa. The Colombian-born official of the Catholic Church stationed in Morocco told Payne that "Affairs regarding American-citizens held captive in Muslim countries are politics that concern the American government only, and not the Catholic Church."
The US did not respond to this statement but proposed that the Moroccan government and Payne should work together to resolve his forced-exile in their country. The single gesture they made to help Payne was to supply him with a list of "Suggested Attorneys in Morocco to assist Americans with foreign affairs." Payne interviewed all of the Marrakech-based attorneys recommended to him by his consulate and was disappointed by the United States' apparently haphazard methods of selecting council for Americans abroad, especially in Muslim countries where international relations with the US range from tedious to utterly chaotic. "These lawyers were inept and confused," he said. One attorney did not even know why he was on their list. "They put me on that list a long time ago. I am not sure why," he told Payne.
While the US government had washed their hands of the affair, the writer continued his struggle with the Moroccan government. This week he met with Samir Merzouki, a Moroccan official working in foreign relations, who received him cordially and was sympathetic to his situation. Merzouki invited the writer to discuss the matter personally over coffee. He was shocked by the United States' lack of involvement in a matter such as this. He said that he had great respect for America and was impressed by their tremendous global power, wealth, and influence. "Why they do not use their influence to help their citizens in peril abroad is dumbfounding," he said.
As the matter stands today, Payne is still without representation or council, and his government is making no further attempts to remedy this. His passport is still in the possession of the Moroccan authorities and he is forbidden to leave the kingdom. He is now living in asylum on the outskirts of Marrakech.
For all press inquiries, please email: contact@wanderess.com or call: (212) 6.90.29.83.80
Posted in Captive in Morocco Affair, Payne´s Soliloquies, Wanderess News
Tagged catholic islam, Islam politics, Islam World News, literary politics, literature politics, Muslim Politics, roman payne morocco, Roman Payne Morocco Government Case, Roman Payne US government, the wanderess, US Consulate Morocco, wanderess


Upon returning to Denver I pulled up google search to for a Christmas gift. Much to my surprise Google was honoring Steve Biko. During my stay at the Backpack Hostel in Cape Town I had the honor of staying in the Steve Biko suite. However, while in Cape Town I did not dedicate time to discovering the significance of Steve Biko. Upon seeing that Google had honored him I had no choice but to research him and his legacy.
In the 60's Steve Biko founded the Black Consciousness Movement. This movement was similar to the Black Power revolution in America. Biko felt that blacks in South Africa had to change their perception about being weak and powerless and instead have confidence and take pride in themselves. This change in thinking would help empower blacks and create a more unified and dignified people who were able to fight oppression with a different mentality. Much like the American Black Panthers, Biko felt as though whites should not help in the empowerment and liberation efforts on behalf of blacks. Blacks needed to help one another and grow as a unified group to liberate themselves.
Much like the Black Panther Fred Hampton, Biko was killed at the hands of local police in 1977. Though the BCM had not fully achieved liberation for black people they had at least freed many black minds from the mental shackles of oppression. Hearing this story lets me know that just because my trip to South Africa has concluded, my research on Apartheid in South Africa has only just begun. I love learning about leaders who step up and sacrifice their lives for the empowerment and liberation of others.


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John Endicott: Melissa River's Ex-Husband
September 4, 2014 September 4, 2014 by L.A Girl
Today at 1:17 p.m, Melissa Rivers said her mother died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, surrounded by family and close friends.
"My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh," Melissa Rivers said. "Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon."
The 46-year-old producer, who is Joan's only child from second marriage to Edgar Rosenberg has a work ethic she appears to have inherited from Joan, whose own career was celebrated till the end.
The mother-daughter duo worked together both on Fashion Police and on their own reality show, "Joan & Melissa: Joan knows Best?"
Melissa thanked her mothers fans and friends whose messages of support poured in since the news broke. Read below more about, Joan River's only child.
PinRivers married horse trainer John Endicott –at the time she was 31 and he was 32 –in December 1998 at New York City's famed Plaza Hotel in an extravagant $3 million Dr. Zhivago-themed winter wonderland wedding.
Joan Rivers went all out for her only daughter's wedding to horse trainer John Endicott on Dec. 12, 1998, hiring event-planning guru Preston Bailey to create a Dr. Zhivago-inspired winter wonderland inside Manhattan's tony Plaza Hotel, replete with 25,000 white roses, hydrangeas and lily of the valley, and 100 birch trees — a breathtaking setting that would be the benchmark for all future wedding "winter wonderlands." But it wasn't all pomp and circumstance on Melissa Rivers' big day: Hilariously, her mother Joan took her unaccompanied walk down the aisle as the New York City Gay Men's Chorus belted out the Broadway tune "Hey, Big Spender." The ceremony was officiated by a minister, a rabbi, and a U.N. chaplain, and the 31-year-old bride wore an ivory satin Vera Wanggown, accented with a sable ****. Footmen in powdered wigs greeted 350 guests, who dined on lobster, Angus beef, and a five-tiered Sylvia Weinstock carrot cake.
Endicott and Melissa –who was a serious equestrian who spent almost every weekend competing as a jumper –met in 1993 at a horse show in Palm Springs, Calif.
Endicott was described as a horse trainer/breeder and the owner of Apollo Farms in Calabasas, Calif., He travels the world buying and selling show horses. "I love looking at horses," he said. "It's like looking at furniture or art."
His website says about him
John Endicott founded Apollo Farms, Inc., in 1993. Apollo Farm's sole business focus is selling top quality show jumpers. John successfully works with owners and trainers, sellers and buyers as agent either on the selling or buying end. John actively participates matching a horse with a rider's ability, and is highly respected for his deep knowledge of horses, his ability to work well with people, and his commitment to excellence. Over the years, John has carefully and thoughtfully hired staff capable of supporting and complimenting Apollo Farms' mission to be the foremost sales barn in North America.
The two fell quickly in love. "About four or five months after they met, he decided to move up to L.A."
They divorced in 2003. She has one son from that marriage named Edgar Cooper Endicott (born in 2000) who is featured with Rivers and her mother in the reality show Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
Rivers was in a relationship with sports coach Jason Zimmerman –a former tennis pro who works in finance –from 2008 to 2012.
We send Melissa and the rest o her family our deepest condolences.
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Taiwan's TransAsia Airways is extending planned service increase on Taipei Taoyuan – Tokyo Narita route. The 2nd daily flight, GE3606/3605, is now scheduled to operate from 01JUL14 to 23AUG14, instead of 01JUL14 – 31JUL14. A330 aircraft operates this second daily flight.
In July 2014, GE3606/3605 operates TPE1555 – 2010NRT2110 – 2330TPE on daily basis.
As a result of the extension, Taipei Taoyuan – Bangkok service will be served by A320 from 01JUL14 to 23AUG14, instead of 01JUL14 to 31JUL14.


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Since Velcro can sometimes irritate baby's delicate skin, snap closures are a great alternative. The simple adjustable snap closure on the Mum2Mum Standard Wonder Bib not only makes it comfortable for babies to wear, but also makes it less likely to be tugged off by little ones. Because the closure is adjustable, this is a bib that will grow with your child.
Made of 100 percent cotton velour, this is one of the softest baby bibs out there. In addition to being comfortable for baby to wear, the bib material helps protect against moisture-related facial rashes and eczema. The Standard Wonder Bib is also extra absorbent with online reviewers giving it high marks for its durability as well as washing up nicely after use.
Matimati baby bibs made this list because they're cute, stylish, and functional bibs made to keep baby's clothes dry and dribble-free. Parents of constant droolers will appreciate the unique design which looks more like a baby bandana than a traditional, drool-catching bib. Since they're made of cotton and backed with fleece, these bandana-themed bibs also score points for being so absorbent, keeping your little one dry and comfortable. Matimati baby bibs also snap close, making them difficult for little ones to remove and they also hold up well in the wash.
The Amazon.com-exclusive Maxy Moo Moo Waterproof Baby Bibs made this list because they're an effective, easy-care basic for your little one. One of the best things about these top rated, super soft terry bibs is they're more comfortable to wear than many other bibs on the market. They're designed with an absorbent inner layer, making them waterproof to withstand a day's worth of drool.
The snap closures score points with online reviewers because they're more durable and comfortable than Velcro. They also come in a 10-pack so you'll have one ready for each day of the week while cutting down on laundry. Maxy Moo Moo Waterproof Baby Bibs come in a cute keepsake box, making them a perfect to give as a baby shower gift.
The Bumkins SuperBib is made of a soft, lightweight, 100 percent waterproof fabric which wipes clean easily. Although the SuperBib is machine-washable, many reviewers say a quick rinse in the sink can do the job as well. Generously sized to fit babies aged 6-24 months, this bib isn't the best choice for smaller infants but it's perfect for little ones just getting started on solid foods. Because it's so durable, the Bumkins SuperBib will last well into the toddler years. With an adjustable Velcro closure and a crumb-catching pocket, the SuperBib offer exceptional functionality and comes in dozens of fun, adorable designs.
The BabyBjorn Soft Bib is one of the most effective shields against stains. Made of soft, flexible plastic, this baby bib is designed with an extra-wide spill pocket which keeps food from falling onto baby's lap. The adjustable snap-in-place closure makes this bib easy to adjust, providing a perfect fit from infancy into toddlerhood. Because the BabyBjorn Soft Bib rinses clean in the sink, there's no need to add it to the laundry. Reviewers have called this durable bib indestructible, saying it holds up better than any other vinyl bib they've tried.


According to a study published in the American Journal of Medical Health, people who lack health insurance have a 40% higher rate of death in any given year than those with health insurance. This fact should alert us to the need to have health insurance coverage at all times – and to find the most complete and cost-effective coverage as well. Less than half of all Americans (45%) have health insurance through their employer, while 35% have some form of government-sponsored coverage (20% through Medicaid and 15% through Medicare), 10% have individual private coverage and 10% are uninsured. The percentage of uninsured has declined from 18% to 10% over the last four years due to the Affordable Care Act, but experts predict that the number of uninsured may increase again as laws and regulations change.
Are you in between jobs, or have you chosen retirement before age 65? Are you self-employed or working for an employer that does not offer health insurance? Has your child reached age 26 or otherwise become ineligible for coverage under your insurance plan? If you or your family members can answer "yes" to one of these questions then you should consider the medical insurance options that are available to you.
People without employer-based coverage fall into two groups, those under age 65 and those age 65 and over. Non-senior citizens can obtain coverage with private insurance companies who participate in a health exchange at the Federal or state level. The 2018open enrollment period for obtaining or renewing coverage runs from November 1st through December 15th. Outside the Open Enrollment Period, you generally can enroll in a health insurance plan only if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period. You're eligible if you have certain life events, like getting married, having a baby, or losing other health coverage. Whether you are enrolling for the first time or are renewing your coverage, start by going to the healthcare.gov website, which will lead you through the steps of the process, or you may apply by phone. There are three levels of plans, called gold, silver, and bronze, which vary in their coverage and premiums. You may qualify for premium subsidies based upon your income, though the cost-sharing subsidies which help with out-of-pocket costs have been reduced, causing insurers to further increase premiums this year.
The bottom line is that you can obtain the coverage you need using the health exchange, and if you are on a limited income, you can obtain good coverage at a reduced cost, or even at no cost.
Senior citizens (generally starting at age 65) who are not employed or who do not have adequate health insurance through their employer are eligible for Medicare. The options for Medicare are a bit complicated, so you should spend some time becoming familiar with them. In general, there are two forms of coverage, Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans. Original Medicare consists of Hospital Insurance (Part A) and Medical, or Physician's Coverage (Part B). If you want prescription drug coverage, you will need to join a prescription plan through a private insurer, which is called Part D. Further, you can fill in the gaps in original Medicare's coverage by obtaining a standardized supplement plan, known as Medigap Insurance. You will not pay a premium for Part A as long as you or your spouse paid Medicare payroll taxes for at least 30 quarters. The Part B and Part D premiums have a base level and incremental amounts based on your income, while Medigap's cost varies by the plan you choose and the insurer.
Medicare Advantage Plans (also called Medicare Part C) have increased in popularity and now include 1/3 of Medicare enrollees. They are a substitute for all the parts of Original Medicare (though some do not include Part D) and the Medigap policy. You will still pay the Part B premium and often a premium to the private insurer who sponsors your plan. In most case, these plans take the form of an HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) or a PPO (Preferred Provider Organization). HMOs mandate that you only use physicians within their network, while PPOs also have a network, but allow you to use a physician outside the network at a higher fee. The decision between Original Medicare and a Medicare Advantage Plan is complex and should take into account your individual medical needs and preferences. Once you have researched the subject, you may wish to speak to an expert in the field before deciding which is best for you.
If you are already getting benefits from Social Security, you'll automatically get Part A and Part B starting the first day of the month you turn 65. Otherwise, contact Social Security 3 months before you turn 65 to sign up, or apply at socialsecurity.gov/retirement. If you delay signing up until you reach age 65 or later, your enrollment will be delayed and you may pay a higher premium once you enroll during the General Enrollment period between January 1st and March 31st each year. There is also a Medicare Open Enrollment period from October 15th to December 7theach year, during which you may change your coverage; for example, switch from Original Medicare to Medicare Advantage.
We at Access Wealth recognize that health insurance is a vital aspect of risk management within your comprehensive lifetime planning, and we want you to know your options and obtain the best coverage at all stages of your life.


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