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Part 10: Cigars and Cars--A welcome escape for our troops
Dutch Mandel
Symbolism is important for Operation Iraqi Children, and there's no greater image than the Stars and Stripes.
A license plate in Kuwait.
Greeting the general after arrival.
Dutch Mandel in battle rattle.
Weapons and music, a curious combination--but part of daily life in the Middle East.
Inside the palace.
The chandelier hanging in the center of Al Faw Palace. Ornate as it it beautiful--it's made of plastic.
Shown is a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a weapons system for mechanized infantry.
A Humvee shown here heavily clad with amor.
A stricken nation: trash litters as far as the eye can see.
This was a palace swimming pool.
The road to the airport--and home
Al Faw Palace as seen from the back.
Al Faw Palace--the front door.
Dutch's living quarters, the JVB, as seen from the roof of Al Faw Palace.
You will begin to enjoy a cigar when you commit to it.
I learned that line from David Haddad, owner of Fumar Cigars out of Phoenix. It's a line that works well if you substitute almost anything passion-worthy in this world.
Tonight, however, the passion is cigars.
Now you must understand that I have been a big cigar smoker for more years than I care to admit--but I will admit that I began well before the trend took off. It kills me every time I think about Cigar Aficionado magazine as a business proposition; what a wonderful idea and magazine . . . and I should have done it. But I digress.
Part of the entertainment was a special visit by David to the Camp Victory cigar club. The party was staged on the veranda of the JVB; we came to learn that the military is big into close containment of all their charges. That includes staging the event outside one door.
Don't get me wrong, even for what it once was, it was a beautiful site. The marble columns fitted to sandstone over the lapping of water, sunset's final light cascading off the face of Al Faw Palace across the little lake. (OK, it was a bit creepy to hear that since its takeover of the palaces, the military has dredged these lakes and found human bones, so no skinny dipping here.)
The Victory cigar club guys spared no effort when it came to making this a memorable event. Yes, there were the obligatory ashtrays spread throughout, and even a cooler with nonalcoholic beer and soda for purchase. A makeshift driving range was used to determine winners of several tchotchkes that David schlepped over for the event to go along with the 6,000 cigars he promoted, conned, quilted and paid to get and ship in 26 pieces of luggage (which he also picked up gratis.)
Ego might say that was the setup for yours truly to step in and talk the good talk--about the bond between cars and cigars, the love of a stout robusto and the robust sound of a big-displacement engine. That would be disingenuous of me, because I was a mere cog in a greater wheel, a wheel turned by Haddad himself when he shared the history of tobacco with our brothers and sisters in battle fatigues.
I did enjoy a few hours of conversation after the official hello and how-do-you-do session. These men wanted to know the state of the car industry, they wanted to talk about the new Chevy Camaro and the Dodge Challenger and the Ford Mustang. They talked about the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Subaru WRX STI or they talked about their Mercedes back home. They talked about the miles they put on their pickups and the minivan they want to buy.
And they were generous when they listened as a group to my sermon on the mount about returning veterans and their predisposition to be killed in cars and on bikes. I just said it over and over: situational awareness on the roads of your hometown.
You know, it wasn't a downer subject on which to end the evening. It was the start.


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What is the value of performing arts in society?
January 22, 2015 by drfrances 1 Comment
"It's well and good that arts — and performing arts especially — are part of our society, but they're not the vital part of our society." ~Board President Daniel Gomes
Do you think performing arts are vital to society?
By Theresa Harrington tharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com
This is an excerpt of On Assignment, education writer Theresa Harrington's blog on Contra Costa County schools. Read more and post comments at IBABuzz.com/onassignment. Follow her at Twitter.com/tunedtotheresa or Facebook.com/TheresaHarringtonBANG.
Jan. 16:
Just a little over a week after newly-sworn in Contra Costa County Superintendent Karen Sakata proudly performed with a Taiko drum group at her inauguration ceremony, the president of the county board of education has questioned the value of performing arts in society.
Board President Daniel Gomes angered a crowd of arts advocates at a board meeting earlier this week by suggesting that pursuing the idea of a countywide performing arts charter school might be "wasting money and wasting time — and we might be wasting lives by supporting this."
This prompted Rob Seitelman, a local teacher and professional actor, to yell back: "That's how I want to waste my life — by supporting the arts!"
In a long and rambling monologue, Gomes said it would be better to pursue a countywide charter focused on robotics or environmental science than performing arts.
"These are programs that are vital to our survival as a society," he said. "It's well and good that arts — and performing arts especially — are part of our society, but they're not the vital part of our society."
When the crowd erupted with gasps of disbelief, Gomes said those who disagreed with him could vote against him in the next election.
"But until then," he said, "you should listen to what I have to say because I listened to what you have to say."
Many people left after the board unanimously denied the proposed Contra Costa School of Performing Arts, based on staff findings that the petition did not meet state requirements for approval.
But Gomes' comments set off a larger debate, causing some people to question his characterization of the arts as less important than science. In education, arts have suffered severe cuts and have been considered "extras" by some, in part because of the No Child Left Behind emphasis on math and English language arts, coupled with years of budget cuts.
As the economy has recovered and studies have shown the value of the arts in education, there has been a renaissance of arts in many schools. Even the Contra Costa County Office of Education emphasizes the value of arts alongside Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — known as STEM — by hosting a STEAM Colloquium that integrates the arts into STEM.
And earlier this year, representatives from the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence visited Meadow Homes Elementary in Concord to praise its integration of the arts into its curriculum. John Abodeely, deputy director of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, said the arts are a vital part of a well-rounded education and are especially powerful in efforts to engage underperforming students.
"The arts are not something you provide to students when you've fixed all the other problems," he said. "Just like music is not something that's been a part of humanities after we've figured out all of our other problems. It's been a part of our soul and heart forever. So, the arts are a critical element in reform strategies."
Outside the county board meeting, performing arts teacher Jason Miller said he disagreed with Gomes.
"Arts education is essential to our society," he said. "The sentiment expressed tonight (by Gomes) was alarming — the idea that arts education isn't valuable or that arts students are wasting their lives."
After my story about the meeting was published, retired arts teacher Suzanne Cerny called to express her dismay about Gomes' comments.
"How did this guy get to be president (of the board)?" she asked. "Studies show how arts are important. This reminds me of people in power who demean the people whom they are supposed to be helping."
I also spoke to Richard Asadoorian, a former Contra Costa County trustee who lost his seat in the November election, who said he didn't believe the arts should be considered as secondary behind other subjects.
"So often, the arts have been cut in schools," he said. "They're usually the first to go, along with librarians and counselors."
Filed Under: Arts Advocacy, Featured News Tagged With: American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, Arts Education, Contra Costa Times, Current News, Theresa Harrington
Testimonial #41: Joseph Crawford, Creative Producer/Artist
October 13, 2014 by drfrances Leave a Comment
"The reality of the Arts as an industry is that you will be made to work hard, adapt to foreign situations, work for free (for a bit), and take your fair share of rejections… but it's worth every minute when you see YOUR idea turn into a reality. "
Mark, my English Literature teacher at Birkenhead Sixth Form College, taught me more than just an appreciation of history's greatest written works – he also taught me that creativity is a choice, and it needs tending to if it is to blossom. Mark was a spell-binding individual; pony-tailed, long-bearded, and walked with the aid of his tree-branch staff (taken from the tree Wordsworth liked to sit under) – the definition of a romanticist. He would finish lessons 30 minutes before their time, and invite us to spend the rest of the time writing poetry. It was my own choice, and pleasure, to stay behind constructing sonnets while most of the classroom left. Through Mark's lessons, I realized that I was not going to follow the same path as the majority. Nowadays I am surrounded by inspirational figures; Charlotte Corrie/Christina Grogan – Open Culture, Chris/Kaya Carney – Threshold, Alex McCorkindale, Director of Flux Liverpool (to name just a few) – Liverpool's cultural icons who invest their time and energy into making the Arts a sustainable industry, and to inspire the next generation of Creatives. If I have a creative idea, I know where to begin in order to set the wheels in motion – never forgetting the realities, the costs, and the rewards of this harmonious community. Without mentors, young people in the arts will simply make the same mistakes as their predecessors, and in an increasingly difficult economic environment, we need all the help we can get. Cultural education starts in the Arts, and leads to bigger things than you can imagine.
Since recognizing that the Arts is a nurturing community, I have encountered a body of wonderful people, discovered mind-blowing talent, and found true purpose. At the start of my third year of university after wading miserably through another "student-night" in a cesspool of night-clubs, I cried out 'There has to be more than this!' Two terms later I dusted off my guitar and began practicing again, eventually performing in the SU bar. By the end the following year, Lancaster had shown me a whole family of musicians, artists, actors, (and bar-staff) who genuinely cared about each other, and who helped me forge the tools for a career in the arts. Thanks to their tuition and support, I now perform across Merseyside – expressing my irrepressible creativity, and even getting paid for it. Now in Liverpool, I've found the same formula applies – a new family of supportive people who simply love to create. And it's nowhere near as breezy, pie-in-the-sky as some people told me – it's a commercially viable industry: the difference is that you are never left to fend for yourself! I have since learned the value of communications, marketing & PR, recognizing what a real team looks like, relationship-building, and so many more transferable skills! Like any industry though, there still exist odd barriers. Young people in the arts tend to be viewed as expendable commodities – an ornament used only for image, and rubber stamping 'young' ideas. Again, it all depends on who you're working with; but the reality of the Arts as an industry is that you will be made to work hard, adapt to foreign situations, work for free (for a bit), and take your fair share of rejections… but it's worth every minute when you see YOUR idea turn into a reality. Keep the Arts in schools – the future of the next generation of Creatives depends on it!
Filed Under: Arts Advocacy, Testimonials Tagged With: American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Americans for the Arts, Arts Advocacy, Arts Education, National Arts in Education Week, Testimonials, The First 100 Stories Campaign
A Work Based Learning Program at Vital Theatre
April 11, 2014 by drfrances 3 Comments
"What I learned is I can't go through my life silent. Everybody has something in them."
Caitlin Perkins, Grade 11
Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School
Filed Under: Arts Advocacy, Episodes, Featured News, Home Page Video Featured Left Column Tagged With: American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Americans for the Arts, Art Advocacy, Art Education, Arts Management, Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School, Career Options, Center for Arts Education, Educational Theatre, Erica Giglio, Fordham High School of the Arts, Iris Blige, New York City Deparment of Education, Vital Theatre, Work Based Learning Programs
Remembering those Dog Days of Summer . . . or What I Did Over My Summer Vacation
November 22, 2011 by drfrances Leave a Comment
They say that when one doorcloses, another opens. Read about mypersonal predicament of joining the ranks of the unemployed in an articlepublished in the November 2011 issue of Incite/Insight.
I hope it will provide alittle inspiration for anyone facing challenges in this [non-existent] jobmarket and that there is light at the end of the tunnel:
As an educator, summers were always a time to leisurely pursueprofessional enrichment, read junk novels, and capture the calm breezes of theseason. Not unlike T.S. Eliot's Prufrock whose life was "measured in coffeespoons," my teacher's existence was structured into 42-minute segments, 5 daysa week, 10 months a year, carefully pacing myself to the next day off tore-boot my energy. This inner balance worked for me for over 30 years.When I left teaching behind to pursue other goals, it was challenging, yetthrilling. How would I monitor the next 30 years of my life?
Using the lyrics from the Spice Girls'"Wannabe" tune as a source of inspiration, I sought to reinvent myself witheach new endeavor with the query: So, tell me what you want, what you reallyreally want? With every new day, I wanted …
To be acollege professor!
To devise a newcurriculum!
To serve as aneducation director for arts organizations!
To presentworkshops at conferences!
To teachteachers!
To work withyoung people and promote their voices throughplaywriting!
As I successfully transitioned from onecreative pursuit to the next, I finally landed a job as an education director;no sooner did I begin to savor the challenges of this career phase when theposition was eliminated due to budget constraints in March of 2011. I shouldhave seen it coming; the handwriting was on the wall: continued budget cuts,declining arts funding, selectively competitive grant awards. Schools, thoughsupportive, were unable to allot monies and relinquish class time for artsprogramming. Despite acknowledging its merits, schoolsperceive such programs as "extras" and they easily become targeted to reduceexpenses with the rationale that donations from philanthropic patrons wouldreplace any losses. Sounds like a feasible compromise until you begin to thinkabout the long-term effects. I'll come back to that dilemma, later. Stay withme.
So, here I was, at age 60, unemployedwith a Ph.D. and over 30 years teaching experience, with no prospects, or so itfelt at the time—after all, this was during the highest unemployment rate inour nation's recent history. In this economic downturn, who would hire me atthis stage of my life? I sulked … for an entire week lapsing into a regimen ofeating Mallomars with a quart of milk. After glutting myself with such internal pleasures, I took astep back and asked: So tell me what you want, what you really really want?
Within the soul of every teacher lies adeep commitment to making our world a better place to live in by educating ourfuture citizens—those young minds whose imagination and talent shape the nextgeneration. It has always been my strong belief that the arts define ourhumanity, and that they are an empowering supernatural gift givento us in order to make our world a richer better place to live.
So. Now. What. Are. You. Going. To. Do?
It was time to put my [unemployment]money where my mouth was and take charge. Subverting all fears aside, "Whatmakes you think you can make a difference?" echoed in my psyche. I was remindedhow I used it as a mantra for all my students—why not for me?
After an acting stint in an Off-Broadwayproduction of The Vagina Monologues, I realized the only way to moveforward and effectively utilize my time and talent would be through thecreation of a professional website. Thus began an arduous two-month examinationof the scope and scale of my career arc. As a result of this self-reflection, Iwas able to define my next challenge: to authenticate the arts and alter its perception as an amenity. I started tocollect stories of artists "in the trenches," so to speak, who were makingthings work and garnering amazing outcomes: 12-year-old Olivia Bouler of Islip,Long Island, who raised more than $175,000 for the Audubon Society; an Artspaceloft to energize Patchogue, Long Island; the Airmid Theatre Company working withNew York Assemblyman Steven Englebright to create a permanent theatre space on the sprawlingformer grounds of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center.
On a national scale, I was horrified andoutraged by a particular story related by Erika Nelson, an artist in Lucas, KS who makes miniature models ofgiant pieces of Americana, puts them in a van, and drives around the country toshow people. She called her mobile museum "The World's Largest Collection ofthe World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things." But this year,Kansas, which has one of the country's smallest state artsbudgets, decided to shrink it even further, to zero, cutting off all ofNelson's state support. This was just one story among many. While nationaladvocacy groups fight to keep the arts as a core mission of the government, therising sentiment is that it's an optional staple of sustenance. Instead oftaking polite nibbles to offset this spiraling trend, I decided to bite back!
Since the launch of my website in lateAugust, I've initiated The First 100 Stories Campaign, entered blogs onsubjects ranging from literacy, CORE standards, and professional development,and proposed an education program for class field trips to the 9-11 memorial.Additionally, I conducted two interviews for First Online With Fran: atalk show solely dedicated to honoring ordinary people doing extraordinarythings in the arts to make our world a deeper, better place to live. Soundslofty, doesn't it?
Alas, it's the stuff that dreams are madeof.
And THAT is what I did over my summervacation.
More to come. Stay tuned.
Frances McGarry, Ph.D. has been teachingtheatre for more than 30 years. The Young Playwrights Festivalin New York City became the subject of her doctoral dissertationin the Program of Educational Theater at New York University. She haspresented Young Playwrights Inc.'s Write A Play! curriculum at local,regional, and national conferences. Her new website, http://www.francesmcgarry.com offers discussions on how practitionersare utilizing the arts to make our world a richer, deeper better place to live.
Filed Under: Arts Advocacy, Publications, Resources, The First 100 Stories Tagged With: American Alliance for Theatre and Education, Current News, Entrepreneurship, Gem Magazine, Incite/Insight, Unemployment

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Academic Mobility To and From China: A Look at the Numbers
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In the last decade, the number of Chinese students studying abroad has grown exponentially, to the point that most major education-exporting countries now welcome more Chinese students than any other nationality. At the end of 2010, there were a total of 1.27 million Chinese students studying abroad (up 24 percent from 2009), according to recently released figures from the Ministry of Education. However the traffic is by no means one way, with large numbers of foreign students now attending Chinese institutions of higher education and with Chinese students returning home to their booming domestic economy in record numbers.
In 2007, the Chinese government estimated the number of returning graduate students from abroad to be approximately 44,000, a drop in the bucket when compared to the millions that have left to study abroad since the 1980s, but certainly an uptick on previous years. By 2010, the number of returnees had risen even more significantly to approximately 135,000.
At this point, it is unclear if this growth trend is a short-term reflection of the health of China's economy versus economies in the West or a longer-term shift in the ambitions of internationally mobile Chinese students. In the past many Chinese students have viewed an overseas education as a means of establishing job and life prospects in the West. However, more recent trends suggest that those same students are now viewing an overseas education as just that, an education.
Considering the ever-increasing number of Chinese students travelling abroad to study, it seems fair to assume that foreign credentials still hold significant caché in China, but given the growing return rate, it would also seem fair to assume that the booming Chinese economy has changed Chinese perspectives on how best to leverage those credentials.
Teaching Foreign Students
The story of eastward bound academic mobility in the current decade is by no means about returning Chinese students alone. Indeed, the Chinese government has been promoting the Chinese language and culture abroad through a network of global institutes since 2004. At the end of 2010, there were 322 Confucius Institutes and 369 Confucius Classrooms in 96 countries and regions around the world. In 2009, the global network offered 9,000 Chinese courses with a total enrollment of 260,000, 100 percent growth from the year prior.
Matching growth in overseas instruction through the Confucius institutes, domestic Chinese institutions have also been welcoming record numbers of foreign students. According to the Ministry of Education, there were 265,090 international students attending Chinese institutions of higher education in 2010, growth of 330 percent in a decade. By contrast, India welcomed just 22,000 international students in 2009.
By some estimates, this latest overseas enrollment figure ranks China as the sixth most popular study destination in the world after the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia and Germany. If the government's goal of recruiting 500,000 students by 2020 under its Study in China initiative is met, then China will more than likely become one of the world's top three study destinations by the end of the decade.
International Students at Chinese Institutions of Education
Year Number of Students
2004 110,844
Source: Ministry of Education
The top five countries of origin in 2010 were South Korea, the United States, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. However, it should be noted that just 40 percent of students were in China studying full degree programs while the remaining 60 percent (157,658 students) were pursuing language or other non-degree programs – a much higher percentage than in most receiving countries.
Chinese Students in the United States
According to data from the Institute for International Education, China became the number source of foreign students at U.S. institutions of higher education in 2009/10, surpassing India, which held that position for most of the last decade. Growth has been particularly strong at the undergraduate level in recent years. By comparison, growth in Indian student numbers at U.S. institutions of higher education has tapered off in 2009 and 2010.
Chinese Students at US Institutions of Higher Education
Year Number of Students from China Number of Students from India
2002/03 64,757 74,603
2008/09 98,235 103,260
2009/10 127,628 104,897
Source: Institute for International Education
Chinese Students in the United Kingdom
China has long been the top source of international students for British institutions of higher education, with India sending the second-largest cohort.
Chinese and Indian Students at British Institutions of Higher Education
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency
Chinese Students in France
Despite French colonial and linguistic ties to the Maghreb region of North Africa and also the countries of West Africa, China now outranks all countries but Morocco with regards to enrollments at French institutions of higher education. China displaced Algeria for second place in 2006. If current enrollment trends continue, China will soon be the number one source of international students in France.
Chinese and Moroccan Students in French Higher Education
Year Number of Students from China Number of Students from Morocco
2002 5,477 24,284
2003 10,665 29,504
Source:Campus France,Ministry of Education
Chinese Students in Australia
The figures below are from the Department of Education, which counts Malaysia as the second largest source of international students. Other sources, most notably Australia Education International, count India as the second largest source of students. However, what is undisputed is that China sends by far the most students to Australian institutions of higher education.
Chinese and Malaysian Students in Australian Higher Education
Year Number of Students from China Number of Students from Malaysia
2004 40.589 28,527
Source: Department of Education
Chinese Students in Germany
China assumed the position as the top sender of international students to German institutions of higher education in 2005, and has retained that position despite a slight drop in enrollments since 2006. It should also be noted that the vast majority of Turkish enrollments (the second largest source of foreign students) are from among Turks already resident in Germany.
Chinese and Turkish Students in German Higher Education
Year Number of Students from China Number of Students from Turkey
Source: Wissenschaft Weltoffen
Clearly China has become an incredibly important player in the realm of international education. The perception by universities and education officials in the West of China as a source of academic talent and tuition income is rapidly changing. Not only is China welcoming a growing number of overseas students, but it is also luring back top academic talent from prestigious graduate schools around the world, especially in the fields of science and technology.
While concerns over the quality and capacity of the Chinese system of higher education will continue to push Chinese students overseas in the short term, the longer-term picture appears less clear. The government continues to allocate considerable resources to improving quality standards at the nation's best universities and is now starting to prove successful in bringing back overseas-educated academics to properly staff them.
With the current dominance of the Chinese economy, it seems likely that the country will continue to attract overseas students in large numbers while also retaining a higher percentage of its best talent.


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Former U.S. Congressman charged in 2014, 2015, 2016 fraud to add votes to voting machines, then certify the machine counts as accurate
Dated: January 5, 2021 by Sharyl Attkisson 13 Comments
A former U.S. Congressman was charged in July with "stuffing" the ballot boxes in 2014, 2015 and 2016 primary elections.
According to prosecutors, Michael "Ozzie" Myers (D-Penn.) conspired with and bribed the former Judge of Elections for the 39th Ward, 36th Division, Domenick J. Demuro, who oversaw all federal and local elections in his area.
Demuro pleaded guilty.
Here's how prosecutors say the operation worked. (These allegations are accusations and are not considered proven in a court of law.)
Myers acted as a "consultant" for federal, state and local political candidates, including some running for judgeships.
Myers used a portion of his "consulting fees" to bribe Demuro and others "in return for tampering with election results."
The payments to Demuro ranged from $300 to $5,000 per election.
Demuro would "illegally add votes for certain candidates of their mutual party [Democrats] in primary elections."
Demuro would "add fraudulent votes on the voting machine – also known as 'ringing up' votes" for Myers' clients and preferred candidates."
At Myers' direction, Demuro would add these fraudulent votes to the totals during Election Day, and then would later falsely certify that the voting machine results were accurate.
Myers, now in his 70s, was expelled from Congress in 1980 after reportedly taking a bribe in the infamous FBI Abscam case.
Photos and more information here.
The following is the news release from the Department of Justice dated July 23.
Former Congressman Charged with Ballot Stuffing, Bribery, and Obstruction
A former U.S. Congressman was charged Tuesday in an indictment unsealed today, with conspiring to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing the ballot boxes for specific candidates in the 2014, 2015, and 2016 primary elections, bribery of an election official, falsification of records, voting more than once in federal elections, and obstruction of justice.
Michael "Ozzie" Myers, 77, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is charged with conspiring with and bribing the former Judge of Elections for the 39th Ward, 36th Division, Domenick J. Demuro. Demuro, who pleaded guilty previously in federal court in Philadelphia, was responsible for overseeing the entire election process and all voter activities of his division in accord with federal and state election laws.
"Free and fair elections are the hallmark of our system of government," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. "The Department of Justice has zero tolerance for corruption of the electoral process, and we will spare no effort in investigating and prosecuting those who would seek an unfair advantage at the polls by bribing state and local officials responsible for ensuring the fairness of our elections."
"Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. If only one vote has been illegally rung up or fraudulently stuffed into a ballot box, the integrity of that entire election is undermined," said U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. "Votes are not things to be purchased and democracy is not for sale. If you are a political consultant, election official, or work with the polling places in any way, I urge you to do your job honestly and faithfully. That is what the public deserves, it is what democracy demands, and it is what my office will enforce."
"Transparent and fair elections are integral to the proper functioning of our democracy," said Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Driscoll of the FBI's Philadelphia Division. "Those who seek to corrupt the vote threaten the public's trust in the process and must be brought to justice. The FBI is determined to protect the integrity of our electoral system."
"These charges, announced today by the Justice Department, clearly illustrate allegations of absolute disregard for the sanctity of our electoral system," said Captain Leo D. Hannon Jr., Director of the Special Investigations Division of the Pennsylvania State Police. "As disheartening as this conduct may be for the voting public in Philadelphia and elsewhere, the citizens we serve should be reassured by the fearless and tireless work of the attorneys, agents, and troopers tasked with the continuation of this active investigation. Particularly in the current atmosphere of impending elections, the Pennsylvania State Police prioritize investigations into allegations of voter fraud and public corruption."
Myers is charged with bribing Demuro to illegally add votes for certain candidates of their mutual party in primary elections. Some of these candidates were individuals running for judicial office whose campaigns had hired Myers, and others were candidates for various federal, state, and local elective offices whom Myers favored for a variety of reasons. According to the indictment, Myers would solicit payments from his clients in the form of cash or checks as "consulting fees," and then use portions of these funds to pay Demuro and others in return for tampering with election results.
After receiving payments ranging from between $300 to $5,000 per election from the consultant, the court papers allege Demuro would add fraudulent votes on the voting machine – also known as "ringing up" votes – for Myers' clients and preferred candidates, thereby diluting the value of ballots cast by actual voters. At Myers' direction, Demuro would add these fraudulent votes to the totals during Election Day, and then would later falsely certify that the voting machine results were accurate. Myers is also accused of directing Demuro to lie about the circumstances of the bribes and the ballot-stuffing scheme to investigators.
This case is being investigated by the FBI with assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police. It is being prosecuted by Richard C. Pilger, Director of the Elections Crimes Branch of the Criminal Division's Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric L. Gibson.
An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Full Measure Team,
Such corruption has a ROOT CAUSE !
Western students are not being taught
THE idea, "Right vs. Wrong,"—because
Marxian/Utopian LEFTISM saturates
EDUCATION and ENTERTAINMENT and
MSM: the prevalence of "Don't be judg-
mental" is powerful evidence of that (mis)
education..
Compare the JUDGMENTAL 1950s to Post 1950s NON-JUDGMENTAL
America—then find, that the ROOT CAUSE is RADICAL Feminism, which,
at its ROOT, is M A R X I A N..
"Of the 5,300 children enrolled in the Ohio Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative since 2006, 21% reported that someone close to them had been murdered in the past year. Nearly half of the boys and more than a quarter of the girls in the program have both a substance abuse and mental health disorder." :
Copy my essay to paper, then nix it, Sharyl :
L I B E R A L S' C U L T
O F
N O N - J U D G M E N T A L I S M
"Keep an open mind but don't let your brains fall
out" is good advice for our time. It is becoming
increasingly apparent that we've let our brains spill
out all over the place in failing to question, with
sound reasoning, certain ideas being applied to
contemporary social problems by liberal emoters.
One such idea in need of closer examination is
Christian in origin, but liberals have seized it as a
means for disarming anyone who decries alternative
lifestyles (immoral behaviors): "Judge not lest ye be
judged," or, as liberals say, "Don't be judgmental."
This idea has been extremely destructive to America.
Would that liberals direct us more reasonably
to "Condemn not, lest ye be condemned" -- since
judging is indispensable to social progress and
equates with reasoning while condemning is more the
final and irrevocable consequence of judging and
bereft of forgiveness -- then we could possibly halt
the current moral decline.
Would Jesus of the New Testament admonish us not to
think? Wasn't his command to the adulteress, "Go and
sin no more," both a judgment and a warning? If so,
why would he deny us the same means for keeping good
social order? Without societal judgments (sanctions)
on adultery or murder or robbery, there would be no
good social order. And, yet, conservatives are
admonished by liberals not to judge whenever
confronted by immorality.
All laws and social mores for sustaining good civil
society were derived from, and are sustained by, the
constant judging of our own and others' experiences
(beliefs, actions, situations), both private and
public. In fact, there would be no civilization
without judging everything and everyone, and all the
time. This is the means we humans have used to get a
step or two away from savagery.
Can you think of a more evil and efficacious means
for destroying civil society than instructing humans
not to judge one another? How many times have
liberal talk-show hosts and their liberal guests
exclaimed "Don't be judgmental!" when anyone
challenged deviant social behavior? On its surface
the idea appears noble and constructive, but it
really means "Don't think," as liberals would have us
use it. And when applied literally and broadly to
social issues the effects are devastating, as our
society's rapid deterioration evinces.
We're now witnessing a great social upheaval caused
by over three decades of liberals spewing that weak-
minded drivel. Aren't children killing children in
the streets, using and dealing drugs, joining gangs
to terrorize law-abiding citizens, engaging in
deviant sexuality and dying from STDs, having babies
out of wedlock or aborting their wombed babies? And
isn't our society crumbling all around us because the
idea "Don't be judgmental" began to spread in earnest
during the Sixties, and now is firmly entrenched in
our social consciousness; especially in our public
schools where "values-free education" is the standard?
America is in rapid decline on all cultural fronts
because of liberals' decades-long liberalism. Would
that liberals had understood the benefits of
j u d g i n g . . .
Stephen Triesch says
Of course, the directive to be "non-judgmental" only applies to those topics - usually concerning sexual morality or gender - which the left wants to put beyond debate or moral censure. But in most other areas, leftists are among the most judgmental and controlling people you are likely to meet.
Byron Chan says
As shown by the intolerance of our Education system!
The indoctrination has finally achieve the initial goal of producing a obedient society willing to exchange personal freedoms, rights and opportunity in exchange for pennies and false security from the political masters!
Bubba says
Yawn!!! Double Dose of Thorazine, nurse. Stat.
Wait, what? According to the partisan judiciary, State Officials, Federal Agencies and even SCOTUS; election fraud doesn't exist. Or at least isn't significant to sway the outcome. So this Democrat, criminal should be freed immediately with all charges dismissed! At least that is what the woke segment of our society would have us believe.
Is 2020 to be the year our Constitution finally died?
I believe the majority of our nation remains willingly ignorant to the scale of the election fraud all because of the cover-up enabled by the complicit partisan media and tech titans!
If Joe Biden & the Democrats are allowed to perpetrate this diabolical fraud, then there's no question that average American's can no longer rely on Constitutional Rights and blind justice! And that "We The People", is now merely a hollow term.
—getting to the crux of the
matter of C U L P A B I L I T Y :
CIA STOLE ELECTION :
"The CIA powerful supercomputer system known as the Hammer with its application Scorecard was deployed to steal the 2020 election from President Donald J. Trump as it was done earlier to help Obama and Biden.
"Our beloved United States of America is now a Banana Republic. The Dominion Voter Systems with the software of the Smartmatic voting machines from Venezuela were used in 30 states and Puerto Rico to commit massive election fraud.
"They were assisted by the CIA, crooked poll workers and supervisors, Democratic mayors and governors and leaders of the Marxist Democratic Party in Congress, Big Tech, and the corrupt media, including Fox News.
"Even though the state legislatures have not certified a winner, votes are still being counted and in others recounted. The Trump campaign is in the process of filing . . ." :
https://www.conservativebusinessjournal.com/2020-stolen-election-hammer-and-scorecard/
The acting assistant AG says that the DOJ has zero tolerance for corruption of the election process. hello!!! 2020 Election!!!!!. All these bastards just use nice words, but they do not really mean what they say. I tell you all, only you and I regular people are worth anything. These government people are all garbage.
Tom Garvey says
As freshman Congressman, he got in fight at restaurant. Punched waitress and broke her jaw. Got caught up later on in Abscam sting. Real class act.
Clark says
If society is deteriorating to the point that people will not self-discipline, then we need to institute the world=wide accepted punishment for cheating in any contest, DISQUALIFICATION.
Hopefully, candidates will be able to control their supporters and if not, too bad.
Clark,
—From "deterioration" to death throes ?
Consider this example :
State-Sanctioned Child Mutilation!—of the-Would-Be-a-Boy GIRLS :
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/01/05/calif-requires-insurers-to-pay-for-breast-mutilation-for-gender-confused-teens-n1306179
Libertine/Leftist parents introduce that idea,
of "Gender Dysphoria," driving the doubt and
resulting butchery of G I R L S, growing up
through NORMAL sexual-development stages
—for both - EVOLVING! - boys and girls.
george eady says
WELL THIS SAYS A LOT .OF WHY THINKS ARE THIS BAD . IT TOOK TO LONG TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE .. AND THIS HAS NOT STOPED EVEN BEFOR THEN . THE RAT PACK HAS NO SOUL. NO LAWS MATTER. CLEAN OUT THE SWAMP .AND FILL UP OUR PRISONS WITH THE REEL BAD PEOPLE. AND LET THEM OTHERS GO DID NOT KILL OR HURT WOMAN OR KIDS .


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Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variations BWV 988
This is the first time that we feature baroque music in this series, so with our excitement, we wanted to hit the right chord (no pun intended):
There are some classical performers that are identified with older composers' pieces so throughly that it is almost like it was their own composition all along. One of the finest examples of this is Glenn Gould and Bach's Goldberg Variations. It even lead to some critics coining the term "Gouldberg" Variations.
The variations have a special place on the Canadian pianist's career, being the first album that he recorded. The recordings "were very strange to [him]" at the time, as he was only a "public, concert-giving artist". The idea of considering his recordings as a special and particular act of its own and not a reproduction of any other act lead to his recordings being regarded as very clean and each note very distinct even at the fastest tempos.
Gould "changed a lot as he recorded because he wanted to try different tempos, different accents, different phrasings, because that's why he loved recording so much," his producer Howard H. Scott said. Omitting some structural repeats and overall playing at a faster tempo, Gould dropped the total length of the variations to just over 38 minutes (for comparison, his "reconsidered" 1981 version is 51 minutes). He was restless during the recording process, almost like he was searching for the right amount of pressure applied to every key he pressed. "I think that was it", he would say in the fifth take of the opening aria, but then would go on the record 12 more takes.
In an interview near the end of his life, Gould said that his 1955 recording was "just too fast for comfort." The 1981 version of the variations, with its mellower approach, is usually the preferred version today. It is even psychiatrist/serial killer Hannibal Lecter's favorite version, if that means something. Although Gould himself couldn't live long enough to see the impact his new recording had on the world (he died of a stroke just days after its release), the world saw and cherished this genius with the respect that he rightfully deserved.


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Zeke Collins a champ; Bulldogs place fifth at Powell Invitational
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There's always lots of room for improvement following the first wrestling tournament of the season, but for Lovell coach Daniel Robertson, the Bulldogs' fifth-place finish at the Powell Invitational Friday and Saturday — a tournament filled with much larger schools — was a solid start to the season.
Lovell sophomore heavyweight Jaret Collins puts the hurt on an opponent during the Powell Invitational Tournament Friday. Collins finished second at 285. The Bulldogs will compete at the Battle of the Big Horns in Worland this weekend.
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"The tournament was a little different than in years past," Robertson said. "With the late start this year the tournament was up against a Rapid City tournament, so a couple of teams just sent their JVs. There was also a big tournament in Forsyth (Montana).
"We did as well or better than I anticipated. We've never had this many kids make it to the second day. That was pretty cool. We wrestled pretty darn well, especially considering the fact that we didn't have enough practice days. We didn't have time to get in the stuff we usually have for the first meet."
Host Powell won the meet with 290 points followed by Lander with 226 points, Casper Natrona 213, Cody 203.5 and Lovell 152. Lovell finished ahead of Buffalo (130.5), Gillette, Shoshoni, Rocky Mountain, Thermopolis, Sheridan, Dubois, Greybull/Riverside, Worland, Wind River, Livingston, Mont., and Wyoming Indian.
Collins a champion
Senior Zeke Collins won the championship at 195 pounds, beating Aguallo of Gillette on a pin in 26 seconds, Goncalves of Worland in 4:04, Rusch of Rocky Mountain 18-0 and Easum of Powell in 3:29 to go 4-0 in pool wrestling. On Saturday he pinned Rusch in 2:56 and Goncalves of Worland again, this time in 2:45.
"He really wasn't even tested," Robertson said. "It will be interesting to see what happens later. Against Goncalves, he started getting ridden, then he just stopped and finished it. He picked bottom to start the second period, reversed him and put him on his back."
"Little" brother Jaret Collins placed second at heavyweight (285) with a 5-1 record. The sophomore went 3-0 in pool wrestling, pinning Yager of Sheridan in 36 seconds, beating Lemmon of Cody 14-2 and pinning Stroud of Cody in 1:20. In Saturday's bracket wrestling he pinned teammate RJ Davila in 37 seconds, then stuck Yager in 5:43. In the title match he fell to LaGois of Shoshoni on a pin in 2:59.
"Jaret started off really hot (in the tournament)," Robertson said. "He was much more aggressive than I've seen him before on his feet. He took the match to people. He had LaGois pinned for a long time (but didn't get the call)."
Davila went 0-6 in his first tournament but gained a lot of experience, Robertson said.
"He got himself an education," the coach said. "He got better in every match."
Senior Nash Jolley placed fifth at 220 pounds. Jolley went 2-1 in pool wrestling, then 2-1 in the bracket Saturday for a 4-2 record. Friday, Jolley was pinned by eventual champion Taylor of Gillette in 2:25 but rallied to pin Vezain of Rocky Mountain in 1:28 and beat Tigner of Worland 7-3. Saturday, he lost to Vezain on a pin in 3:58, pinned Rico of Buffalo in 3:42 and stuck Tigner in 1:20 for fifth place.
"He lost Saturday then remembered he's Nash Jolley and won two matches," Robertson said. "He should have placed differently, but it's early. He's got to work out some of the little bugs you always have to work out."
Three place fourth
Lovell had three fourth-place finishers in Powell.
Senior Jaccob Mickelson went 3-1 in pool wrestling at 132 pounds after a first-round loss to eventual champion Karst of Powell, picking up three pins in the process. He beat Elmlinger of Buffalo 10-0 in the bracket tournament Saturday, then fell to Reiner of Buffalo and Carey of Lander to place fourth.
"Karst is nasty and tough. That was a tough opener," Robertson said. "We've got some work to with with Jaccob on defense."
Wrestling way up in weight was junior Joey Bassett, who placed fourth at 145 pounds, Robertson said.
Bassett went 3-1 in pool wrestling Friday, then pinned Jaeger of Shoshoni in the first round Saturday. He fell to Beaudrie of Cody and Skogen of Natrona County to place fourth.
"Joey wrestled up a weight or two from where he'll end up," Robertson said. "He volunteered to go to 145. This week we'll have a wrestle-off.
"It's just a strong year at 145. But Joey goes out and fights. It's obvious how outmatched we (as a team) are physically. The new weight room is step one in being able to compete."
Junior Merrill Beck wrestled to a 3-1 record Friday, then beat Brenton of Natrona County 12-6 Saturday before falling to VonRein of Lander and Hill of Greybull/Riverside to place fourth.
"We need to work on defense, especially leg riding," Robertson said. "A good leg rider is hard to beat."
Freshman Jared Wilkerson went 0-4 at 113 pounds, seeing his first action. Robertson said it was unfortunate that the 113 weight class had to all be varsity competition due to low numbers and that Wilkerson would have benefited from wrestling junior varsity.
"It was a rough go. His learning curve is really steep," Robertson said. "But he did well. He earned an escape – and he earned it – from a defending state champion (Pfisterer of Wind River)."
Wilkerson will eventually move to 106 pounds.
Sophomore Joe Murnion made it to the second day at Powell but went 0-6 overall at 120 pounds.
"He dropped a few that he probably shouldn't have, but he was wrestling outside of his weight class due to weight management rules. He's really a '13 pounder."
Senior Trey Smith went 1-3 in pool wrestling at 126 pounds, but two of the matches were close, hard-fought matches. He went 0-2 in the bracket Saturday.
"He does stuff well and you don't know he's losing until you look at the scoreboard," Robertson said. "He lost two matches in the closing seconds. He wrestled well. Every year it's the same deal. He starts off finding himself then gets it figured out again."
Sophomore Joey Mickelson went 1-3 in pool wrestling at 138 pounds, then 0-2 in the bracket, though he was competitive in several matches.
"He's going to have to adjust to the violence of 138 pounds," Robertson said. "They're going to be more physical. Bradshaw (eventual champion) is brutal."
Senior Rego Moreno went 0-4 in pool wrestling Friday and did not advance.
"He's got to add to his tool bag," Robertson said. "He has about three things he does well, but he needs to expand his skill set to be more competitive."
Junior Kenneth Powell battled to a 2-2 record in pool wrestling Friday, then went 0-2 in the bracket Saturday at 182 pounds.
"He did pretty well," Powell said. "I'm still trying to learn how to coach him. We're still incorporating styles he learned out of state (Idaho)."
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Korn was formed in 1993 by the remaining members of a band called L.A.P.D. after the lead singer, Rich Morrill, left the band to go into rehab for his drug problems. The remaining band members Arvizu, Welch, Shaffer, and Silveria decided to continue playing and soon discovered a new lead singer, Jonathon Davis, while he was performing at a club in a band called Sexart. Davis soon joined the band as lead singer and the group seemed to hit it off very well. Together they formed a new band called Korn in 1993 and the members took on nicknames - Welch as "Head", Arvizu as "Fieldy" and Shaffer as "Munky". The band started working on its first demo with the help of producer Ross Robinson and released the demo titled Neidermeyer's Mind in 1993. The music, heavy metal with a touch of hiphop, became known as nu metal and some of the songs like "Blind" were originally from Davis's old band Sexart but revised by Korn.
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Attorney Mike Ware Fights Another Miscarriage of Justice for Lydell
39 min / Published June 1, 2021
June 1, 2021 | Imran Siddiqui | JusticeNews.Net
Lydell Grant spent more than 9 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, but being free now, safe in the comfort of his home in Houston Texas, didn't come without a fight. It took him a decade to break free from the chains of a Cruel Prison-System where he was unjustly incarcerated for almost a decade.
On this journey Lydell didn't fight alone. His attorney Mike Ware was there to pull some hard punches, and some of them, landed right on their opponents faces and bled and broke a few noses and bones.
Mike Ware is a seasoned criminal defense Lawyer based out of Fort Worth in Texas. Mike is also an adjunct professor at the Texas A&M School of Law and is the Executive Director of the Innocence Project of Texas. You can read more about his work on Mike Ware Law.
Lydell Grant was arrested for the 2010 murder of Aaron Scheerhoorn outside a nightclub in Houston's Montrose district. Six eyewitnesses, looking at a photo lineup, identified Grant as the killer. And in the words of Michael Hall, a reporter at TexasMonthly.com, Grant swore he was innocent. "We have six eyewitnesses that can positively identify you as the killer," Grant remembers a detective telling him. "I don't care if you have six hundred witnesses," he said. "I didn't kill him." Six eyewitnesses testified against Grant at trial and he was convicted in 2012.
According to the Harris County District Attorney's Office, Lydell Grant was wrongfully accused in the 2010 stabbing death of Aaron Scheerhoorn outside a Montrose bar in downtown Houston. Jermarico Carter, turned out to be the real killer, with DNA evidence, and who confessed to the murder almost a decade later. Lydell was out on bail in 2019 and then in 2021 Texas board of appeals declared Grant innocent and finally exonerated.
Mike touched on many critical issues related to the bitter realities of the U.S. justice system. From the role of a spoon-fed media, or the corruption of judges and prosecutors and a widespread sickness called "Evidence Tampering". I asked Mike that knowing Grant is not his first and hopefully won't be his last exoneree, why is it so tough to get an innocent man out?
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Alena Kubatova
Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry
Chair / Professor, Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry, Atmospheric Chemistry and Particulate Matter, Renewable Materials
Adjunct Professor, Chemical Engineering
Email: alena.kubatova@UND.edu
Abbott Hall Room 301
151 Cornell St Stop 9024
Research Group Website
My area of research is analytical chemistry (primarily chromatography & mass spectrometry) – specifically focusing on analysis of complex mixtures in real-world matrices. Our work focuses on method development and optimization, ensuring sensitivity and accounting for the contribution of matrix effects, as well as mechanistic aspects.
The developed analytical methods target:
Biomass utilization and sustainable use (replacement of petrochemicals with renewable materials)
Atmospheric chemistry, especially detailed speciation of organics within particular matter
Characterization of biologically active species (relevant to medical applications).
I find exciting that these research areas, while being diverse and covering a wide range of applications, are intertwined. That is biomass processing, either natural or industrial, is one of the main sources of air particulate matter, at the same time particulate matter is known and has been investigated for detrimental health effects and, finally, plant components are often used as natural sources of medical drugs. Most recently, my research interests broadened from natural biopolymers (lignin) to polymeric materials in general.
As a result of this work, I have developed multiple interdisciplinary collaborations with engineers, chemists, physicists and toxicologists to look into various pertinent aspects and phenomena. The specific projects include triacylglyceride cracking, lignin biological and thermal transformation, and determination of chemical reactions leading to the secondary atmospheric aerosol formation.
2018 Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, UND
2015 UND Foundation/B.C. Gamble Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research or Creative Activity, and Service
2014 UND Foundation Thomas J. Clifford Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Research.
2013 ND Spirit Faculty Achievement Awards 2013 to recognize significant contributions by faculty in teaching, research and service, College of Arts & Sciences.
2010 ND Spirit Faculty Achievement Award in recognition of significant contributions in teaching, research, and service, College of Arts & Sciences.
2007 Nominated by Presidential Scholar(s) as a one of UND's "faculty stars) (e.g., faculty who influenced students by her/his teaching.
2001 Award for outstanding presentation, AOCS 2001 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1999 Best poster award at the Session Atmospheric Aerosols of the 6th Scientific Conference of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project, Bologna, Italy.
1996 Award from Czech Ministry of Education and Sport, "Talent 1996," for work carried out during participation on the project "Biodegradation of PCBs by white rot fungi."
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Analytical Chemistry B.S./M.S. 1994
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Analytical Chemistry Ph.D. 1997
University of Antwerp, Belgium, Mass Spectrometry of Aerosols, Postdoc 1998–1999
University of North Dakota (UND), EERC, Environmental Analysis, Postdoc 2000–2002
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Apopka OKs proposed makeover of Errol Estate, its largest community
By Stephen Hudak
The Errol Estate Golf Course will be redeveloped under plans OK'd by the Apopka City Council. (Stephen Hudak/Orlando Sentinel)
Errol Estate, Apopka's largest community, will get a sweeping makeover under redevelopment plans approved by the City Council.
The plans call for new homes, a water park and a redesign of the Errol Estate Golf Course, which closed months ago because of mounting losses.
"For many, many years in Apopka, Errol was 'it,' " said Mayor Joe Kilsheimer, whose four-year term as the city's elected executive ends at noon April 24.
His imminent departure is part of a council makeover next week that will be complete with the swearing in of Mayor-elect Bryan Nelson along with new council members Alice Nolan and Alexander Smith, all of whom were recently elected.
In one of its final major decisions, the current council approved plans for Errol Estate submitted by Celebration-based Signature H Property Group at a special meeting held last week at the Apopka Community Center.
The council chambers were too small to accommodate anticipated crowds. More than 400 people turned out for an earlier discussion of the plan.
An ambitious and unusual redevelopment has been proposed to revive the Errol Estate golf course, which is teetering on bankruptcy after 43 years. (Stephen Hudak/Orlando Sentinel)
Developers, hoping to connect Errol's fragmented neighborhoods, proposed adding recreation trails, parks and other facilities for social events.
The redevelopment of Errol will add 261 residential units, including single-family homes and townhouses, a 180-unit senior adult living facilities and four redesigned holes on the historic golf course's rolling acres.
The developers also propose to build a new clubhouse/boutique hotel called the Staghorn Club and Lodge that will feature a 40-room lodge.
Work crews with backhoes and other machinery have cleared about two dozen trees and other dead wood cluttering the shuttered course and neighboring properties since Hurricane Irma blew through the community in September.
"We're ready to go with a plan in place," Helmut Wyzisk III, vice president of Signature H, said during his presentation to the council, which won applause from spectators — many wearing blue shirts to show their support for the project.
The developers earned backing from residents by holding more than 100 community meetings since it first unveiled its plan about two years ago.
The hills of Errol Estate are evident at the Golf Course. ORG XMIT: 9801560 (RED HUBER / ORLANDO SENTINEL)
Some opposed the plan because they will lose golf-course views with the planned reconfiguration of four holes on the 18-hole championship links.
But neighbors urged them to back the plan anyway.
"I know there are residents here who feel they're not getting a fair deal, but they need to look at the bigger picture," resident Victoria Davies said. "I understand your frustration, but we must understand that this change is the lesser of all the evils that can and will happen."
The once-thriving golf course, like many golfing communities in Central Florida, was forced to shut down because of financial losses.
Errol's rolling links, which once had lush greens and fairways, are now dry, brown and pocked by bull thistles and other prickly weeds.
Another developer might have given up on the course.
"This is Errol's best hope for the future," Davies said.
Since 2000, more than 1,400 golf courses in the state have closed amid a declining interest in the sport that seemed to fall faster with the marital and medical woes of its top superstar, Tiger Woods.
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The Errol golf course will be redesigned by golf architect Steve Smyers, whose projects also have included Isleworth and Bella Collina in Central Florida.
The sprawling golf course sold for $4.45 million in 1997 but was acquired in 2014 by 5th Hole Investments LLC for $331,000, according to property records.
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Charles Jackson Jr., head golf pro at the Errol Estate course, offered tips last August at the driving range to Dick Incrocci, 84, an Errol Estate resident. An ambitious redevelopment plan aims to save the course by adding homes, a water park and an assisted living facility. (Orlando Sentinel)
As proposed, the redevelopment of the 79-acre Errol Estate golf course in Apopka would include the Staghorn Lodge, a 40-room boutique hotel with a spa and fitness center. (Signature H Property Group) (Courtesy photo)


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The Memorial House of the Engineer Pâslă, ConstanțaCod 1107
The building stands out through the combining of the Romantic elements with the brâncovenești.
A special characteristic is represented by an exterior mansard which has as support consoles (decorating romantic elements).
The brâncovenești elements are presented by the belt of apparent brick.
The construction plans of the immobile have been inspired by the projects belonging to Anghel Saligny. The owner, the engineer Ion Pâslă, who had the occupation of general inspector of the harbor.
The house built by him in 1904 with a height regime of basement/ground floor/first floor and has a simple composition, balanced with a façade in three parts of the construction, having in the central ax a fireplace which raises over the 1st floor.
Ion Pâslă was an engineer and was involved in the construction of the Bridge from Cernavodă. The entire construction site was under the permanent supervision of Anghel Saligny and of his collective reunited around him, of whom there were part some of the most valuable engineers of Romania of the end of the XIXth century: Ion Baiulescu, N. Herjeu, Şt. Gherorghiu, Ion Pâslă, Ion I.C. Brătianu, Ion Ionescu, Victor Cristescu, all graduates of the construction universities from Vienne and Paris and of the National School of Bridges and Roads from Bucharest.
In the apartment from 9 Elisabeta Blvd. there also lived the engineer P.A. Zahariade. In the Saligny's project fro consolidating the borders of the sea front from the Hotel Carol I until Tataia was seconded by the eng. P. A. Zahariade.
After the First World War, according to the meeting of the Town Council recorded in the archives of the City Hall, there has been decided to continue the consolidation of the borders and to build further on the coast highroad. Eng. Zahariade was also in the command of these works.
Constanța is one of the oldest cities certified on the territory of Romania. The first documentary certification dates back to the year 657 b. Chr. when, on the place of the current peninsula (and even under today's waters, in front of the Casino) there was formed a Greek colony called Tomis. The locality was conquered by the Romans in 71 b. Chr. and renamed Constantiana after the sister of the emperor Constantin the Great. During the XIIIth century The great sea (as it was named back then the Black Sea) was dominated by the Italian merchant men from Genoa who helped at building up the city. Further on, Constanța suffered a decline under the Ottoman command, becoming a simple village lived by Greek fishermen and by Tatar horse and sheep breeders. The locality became again a city after the construction of the railway Cernavodă – Constanța and of the harbor, in 1865, for the export of the Romanian grains. After the Independence War (1877 – 1878), when Dobrogea became part of the Kingdom of Romania, Constanța, the principal port of the state, continuously grew, holding this role even in the present.
The Constanța harbor covers a surface of 39, 26 km2, has a length of almost 30 km, it is the biggest harbor from the Black Sea and it is situated on the 4th place in Europe.
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Tazewell County state's attorney, sheriff challenge SAFE-T Act in court
Published October 7, 2022 at 5:19 PM CDT
Tazewell County Circuit Clerk's Office
Add Tazewell County's top prosecutor and sheriff to a growing list of law enforcement officials around Illinois suing to block full implementation and ultimately overturn a criminal justice reform bill signed into law nearly two years ago.
Tazewell County State's Attorney Kevin Johnson and Sheriff Jeff Lower filed suit Wednesday in Tazewell County Circuit Court arguing the law is unconstitutional on several levels. They're also seeking a preliminary injunction on the law's implementation pending an outcome in the suit.
The two officials are Republicans. They are suing Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, House Speaker Chris Welch, and Senate President Don Harmon - all Democrats.
The Tazewell County law enforcement authorities join a growing, bipartisan coterie of local officials filing similar suits in circuit court - some of which are almost identical, word-for-word.
Johnson and Lower argue the law will lead to increased staff workloads, delays in court cases, and make it harder to compel a defendant's appearance in court.
"Plaintiffs will be burdened with not only significant new responsibilities, but the obligation to find funding mechanisms to address these unfunded mandates, stemming from an unconstitutionally passed law," the complaint reads.
The 28-page lawsuit complaint filed in Pekin this week essentially argues the SAFE-T Act violates provisions concerning bail and separation of powers in the Illinois Constitution. It argues the law broke the legislative "single subject" rule and the three readings rule.
The plaintiffs are also asking for a preliminary injunction on the law's provisions while the matter is under litigation.
Sarah Staudt is director of policy for Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts, a partner in the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice coalition advocating for the elimination of cash bond. She said the suits are spurred by opposition to the elimination of cash bail, and she said the arguments made are primarily political, not legal in nature.
"You've got to think about the timing of this, right? I mean, we're talking about violations of the three readings clause. This bill was passed almost two years ago," she said. "And now we're in an election season, and suddenly these issues are being brought up. They're not serious issues."
Many tenets of the law signed into law in January 2021 have already taken effect, but the elimination of cash bond doesn't start until Jan. 1, 2023.
The suit also asks the court to determine the law as written is too vague to stand. It appears the legislature is poised to make clarifications to the law.
A bill offered by state Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) offers revisions such as removing language that officers should presume pretrial release when making arrests. Cash bail elimination advocates oppose Bennett's bill.
Gov. JB Pritzker has signaled willingness to make some changes to the SAFE-T Act, but hasn't offered much in the way of specifics on what alterations he will back, per reporting from Capitol News Illinois and other news outlets.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the governor's office didn't directly address the lawsuit's arguments, but said the cash bail changes create a system where detention is based on risk, rather than poverty.
"There is no such thing as a 'non-detainable' offense," the spokesperson said. "Any alleged offender could be detained because of a risk of flight or because they are a repeat offender and those charged with the most serious crimes – which are non-probationable – can also be detained for risk to public safety. This means that risk is more important than riches."
The governor's office also notes domestic victims' rights groups support the bill, a point the governor also noted in a televised gubernatorial debate on Thursday.
A spokesperson for the Illinois Attorney General's Office declined to comment on pending litigation.
A hearing on the Tazewell County lawsuit is currently set for April 6, 2023.
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