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During World War II, Lewis Burleigh Sheen, Jr, seen second from left in the thumbnail picture below, flew a B-26 Martin Marauder bomber -- named the "Secksma Sheen" -- out of an American Airbase in Chipping Ongar, England, and later, in 1944, another Air Base near St. Quentin, France.
It was when he was flying out of Chipping Ongar, however, that this story happened.
His flight was getting close to their target when Major Sheen -- known to his friends as "Mike," after his boyhood collie, Micky -- hit the switches to open the bomb bay doors then lower the bomb rack, preparing for the bombing run. The doors opened just fine, but when the rack (which could carry a bomb load of either four 1,000-pound bombs, two 2,000-pound bombs, six 600-pounders, twelve 300-pounders, or thirty 100-pounders, although I don't know which configuration was in use here) started to move, Mike Sheen heard a horrible metallic SCREEEEECH!!!!!! A quick visual check by a crewman told him that the rack had come partway out of its moorings and was hanging askew, unable to be lowered far enough to drop the bombs, nor retracted so the doors could be closed.
Mike radioed back to Chipping Ongar, outlined the situation, and asked for instructions. He was told to "orbit" over the English Channel while the situation was considered.
The Secksma Sheen circled, and waited, and the fuel gauge dropped, and they circled, and waited, and eventually Sheen radioed back and told his commanders, "Look, if you want us to ditch, we'll ditch. If you want us to land, we'll do that. But if you're going to make a decision, you have to do it _now_, because the fuel gauge is about to make it for you!"
Reluctantly, through clenched teeth, they told him to come back to Chipping Ongar and land.
As the Secksma Sheen approached the runway, Mike Sheen could see the runway lined with all manner of emergency vehicles. He lined up for his landing.
Now, the Marauder was not a particularly easy plane to fly. It was known as "The Widowmaker" because it was _so_ aerodynamic that it was particularly difficult to take off or land without the lift on the wings and tail flipping the plane on its nose. One consequence of this was that there were no soft, smooth, "airline-style" landings in a B-26. You had to plant that thing firmly on the runway, with an authoritative slam.
And that's what Mike Sheen did that day, lining up the tricycle landing gear, pulling back the throttle, firmly controlling the stick, and after that hard slam of wheels against pavement, he heard another sound, an even longer, louder, tearing-metal SHRIIIIEEEEEKKKKK!!!!!!!
Then, for an instant, silence.
Then, a series of clanking thuds, rapidly diminishing, as the control tower began yammering loudly into his ear.
His rear-view mirrors showed the amazing sight: The bomb-rack, still loaded with a full complement of bombs, tumbling end-over-end down the runway behind the plane, as, in his headphones, he heard the Tower Chief screaming, "Goddammit, Sheen, bad enough we've got the Nazis after us, now YOU'RE trying to blow us up as well????"
The Secksma Sheen came to a successful, safe stop, as did her bomb rack far behind, without a single bomb going off. No-one, that day, on that crew, was killed or injured. The plane was repaired and saw more service, being destroyed in an accident on Dec 26, 1944.
My dad, Mike Sheen, didn't tell many stories about his days flying the Secksma Sheen. When he did speak about it, in his later years, he spoke with horror of the men he'd killed. I don't think he ever saw the war as any kind of grand adventure. I heard this story, not from Dad, but from my older brother, at Dad's funeral in 1990.
But it's one of the stories I prefer to remember, when I remember and honor his service.
You can learn more about my Dad's military service, and see some pictures of him, his friends, and The Secksma Sheen, at the link below:
http://leviathanstudios.com/dad/
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A great story, and that's a great way to honor his service.
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A 20 year old man in Gary, Indiana was convicted of battery and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. If Christopher Washington serves his entire sentence, he will be out of prison at 55, but he will probably only serve half of it and will be a free man by the time he is 38.
This abomination of a sentence is for brutally beating a 5 month old baby to death with his fists.
Infant sacrifice was a common practice among the pagan peoples surrounding the nation of Israel, where a stone idol would be heated up so that a baby could be tossed in and burned to death. It is a truly demonic practice, and God hates it with a perfect hatred.
In Leviticus 20:1-5, God spoke directly to Moses and commanded the nation of Israel to execute child murderers. It is very clear that God is angry when monsters like Washington are spared the death penalty He makes mandatory.
There are two primary reasons why monsters like Washington need to be put to death. First, Washington brutally murdered a precious baby created in the image of the living God. The price for taking a life is the life of the murderer, as commanded by God's Word. Second, it is to protect society and ensure that no one else becomes a victim.
Christopher Washington is an evil man. He was a degenerate and a thug well before his most horrific crime, and reached a new level of depravity in 2007. The only explanation for beating a 5 month old baby to death is that Washington is simply evil.
Life in prison is not sufficient to protect innocent people. Only the finality of death guarantees that Washington will not kill again. After all, evil serial killer Ted Bundy escaped from prison in the late 1970's and murdered again in Florida. He was captured again and finally put to death a decade later.
Washington did not even get life in prison. The amount of time he will spend behind prison is a pathetic abomination and God hates it. Eternity Brame would be 2 years old today, but she will never have the chance to grow up and experience life because she was beaten to death. When Christopher Washington is a free man and able to finish the rest of his life, precious little Eternity will still be dead.
The prosecutor should be ashamed for agreeing to this pathetic plea agreement. He is a disgrace to the criminal justice system and should repent of this terribly wicked sin.
When I read cases like this, I bow my head and profusely thank God for providing eternal punishment. The reality of Hell is a great comfort as I read about monsters like Washington escaping the earthly punishment God commands. Like Jose Medellin, who has suffered in horrible burning agony since August 5, 2008, Christopher Washington may escape man's justice, but he will never escape God's holy justice. Thank God for Hell!


Universal Music Group has appointed Steve Barnett as Chairman and CEO of its Capitol Music Group - which now includes The Beatles catalogue.
In a statement, UMG said the hiring "underscores [our] commitment to expanding the marketplace for new music" as it looks to "begin the revitalisation of EMI Recorded Music".
Capitol was a key asset purchased by Universal as part of its £1.2bn acquisition of EMI Music.


The Safety Village of South Dakota has driving simulators available to use at our Safety House. Participants experience the consequences of distracted and impaired driving without the reality of harming themselves and others.
If you have a group of teens 14-18 years of age please contact Safety Village to set up a time to experience the driving simulators.
The simulators have the feel of a real car. Participants are able to choose one of several scenarios. For example, one scenario allows them to experience what it is like to drive drunk. During the simulation, a police officer pulls them over and peers into their window. Participants are then given a field sobriety test. Another scenario prompts them to use their own phone while they text and drive.
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Here's Who David Bowie Could Have Played in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2′
Jeff Giles Published: August 23, 2017
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Writer/director James Gunn wanted David Bowie to make a cameo appearance in his Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 — and now Gunn has revealed what that role would have been.
As Gunn told fans during the days after Bowie's death in January 2016, the idea of casting him in a cameo was first floated by Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige — and although Bowie was apparently amenable to the idea, talks were still in their early stages when he died.
The subject came up during Gunn's recent Facebook Q&A about the film, and he offered some additional details regarding what he wanted Bowie to do. "I did talk to David Bowie's people about him having a cameo," he told viewers. "It would have been as one of the Ravagers, along with Michelle Yeoh and Ving Rhames and Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rosenbaum. But, unfortunately, David Bowie passed away."
Bowie's inscrutable cool and strong sense of visual style made him a frequent source of inspiration for comics artists throughout his career — and Marvel adapted his Labyrinth film into a comic in the '80s — so a Guardians cameo would have been perfectly fitting, and the idea of seeing him share screen time with Stallone is wonderfully off the wall.
Alas, it wasn't to be. But not even death could keep Bowie from making an appearance on the Twin Peaks revival currently airing on Showtime: using footage from the show's big-screen outing Fire Walk With Me, creator David Lynch crafted a surprise Bowie cameo a couple of weeks ago.
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Memorial Day weekend activities
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Cincinnati Published 10:51 a.m. ET May 25, 2016 | Updated 10:51 a.m. ET May 25, 2016
The Arlington Memorial Gardens will display more than 400 memorial flags atop flagpoles over 10 acres at the cemetery for the "Field of Memories, which will be be open to the public 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily Thursday May 26 – Monday May 31.(Photo: Provided)
A rundown of area Memorial Day weekend activities:
Amelia: The Amelia Village Memorial Day Parade is Monday, May 30. Lineup is 7:30 a.m. at Tire Discounters, 81 W. Main St., and the parade steps off at 8 a.m. The parade will proceed east bound on Ohio 125 to the Amelia Elementary School parking lot. Participants include the Amelia High School Marching Band, Union Township Fire Department and several baseball teams. Guest speaker will be Amelia attorney Bill Rapp.
Anderson Township: The remembrance of fallen veterans continues at Anderson Center at 11:45 a.m. Monday, May 30, when the Anderson Veterans Memorial Committee hosts its annual Memorial Day ceremony.
This year's speaker is Chris Cravens, the president of Tier 2 Defense and also a national director of candidate acquisition for RecruitMilitary. Cravens is a former NCIS federal investigator and served eight years on active duty as an infantry Marine.
Included in the solemn remembrance of veterans is the reading of names of deceased members of the armed forces. Sign in by 11:45 a.m. if you wish to have your loved one's name read during the ceremony. The ceremony starts at noon.
A remembrance wreath will be released from the weir on Anderson Lake and a three-volley rifle salute will be given over the lake, with taps echoed from the overlook. The event will be hosted rain or shine.
Blue Ash: The Blue Ash Memorial Day Parade will start at 10:15 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Reed Hartman Highway and Cooper Road and will go down Cooper, Kenwood and Hunt roads to the Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park. The Memorial Day ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. Jim Meyers, who served as a U.S. Marine Corps officer during the Vietnam War area, is the keynote speaker.
The Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra Memorial Day concert will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, May 30, at Blue Ash Towne Square.
Cheviot: The 67th annual Memorial Day parade in Cheviot will begin at 11 a.m. Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. Sponsored by the Western Hills Veterans Council, the parade begins at the intersection of Harrison and Frances avenues and ends at Harvest Home Park, 3961 North Bend Road. Grand marshal is U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Daniel Gray.
A ceremony honoring those who lost their lives serving our country will take place at the park following the parade. Guest speaker will be Hank Gislier from the VA Hospital.
Colerain Township: The community is invited to a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, at the Gateway Memorial at the corner of Springdale Road and Colerain Avenue.
The ceremony begins with the presentation of colors by Color Guards representing the Colerain Township Police Department, Colerain Township Fire Department. The Charles Gailey VFW Post 7340 will assist at the ceremony
The invocation will be given by Chaplain James Love, flag will be raised, the national anthem sung by Kara Inderhees. Wreaths will be laid at the eight memorial monuments representing the Air Force, Army Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, police, fire and public Service. Trustee Jeff Ritter will read the names of the township's fallen, and there will be a Purple Heart recognition. The ceremony will conclude with the playing of taps by former Colerain police officer Chris Krantz, who is now a member of the Ohio Highway Patrol, and a three-volley salute by members of the VFW post.
Delhi Township: The township is hosting a Memorial Day ceremony as part of its bicentennial celebration.
The ceremony is 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29, at Delhi Veterans Memorial Park, 934 Neeb Road.
The 19 Delhi residents killed-in-action will be honored with a special tribute and roll call. The program will also include: patriotic songs and honor guards, remarks from community leaders, and a grill out provided by the Delhi Skirt Game committee.
Parking at the event is limited and will be reserved for handicap parking and those participating in the ceremony. A shuttle bus provided by Klug Bus Service will be available at the Senior Community Center, 647 Neeb Road.
More information can be found at delhiveterans.com.
Glendale: The village of Glendale will recognize the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War with a parade and program on Memorial Day at the Glendale War Memorial on Sharon Road.
The village will recognize those who served during the Vietnam War, as well as their families, and other military veterans. Veterans are invited to wear their uniforms to the program, which begins with an assembly at Glendale Elementary on Congress Avenue at 9 a.m. The Memorial Day parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. and veterans will be honored.
Green Township: VFW Post 10380 conducts Memorial Day ceremonies from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, May 30, at Veterans Park, 6303 Harrison Ave. The post will have a Missing Man Table Ceremony, the National Anthem will be sung by Michele Hillgrove and Don Bill will play "Taps," "Morning Colors" and "Evening Colors" on the bugle. There will also be bagpipes. The Green Township Police and Fire Color Guard will participate.
The Missing Man Table serves as the focal point of ceremonial remembrance, originally growing out of US concern of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue.
Indian Hill: The Memorial Day celebration will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Armstrong Chapel United Methodist Church at 5125 Drake Road.
Loveland: Monday, May 30. Parade will begin at 9 a.m. at Loveland Elementary School, 600 Loveland-Madeira Road, and travel to Veteran's Memorial Park at the corner of West Loveland Avenue and Riverside Drive, where a Memorial Day ceremony will be conducted.
For additional information, contact Misty Cheshire, 513-707-1437. If you or your organization would like to be in the parade, register online at www.lovelandoh.com/memorial-day.
Madeira: The Madeira Memorial Day March will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30. The march will go from Madeira Middle School to McDonald Commons, where a celebration will follow.
Milford: Memorial Day services will be Monday, May 30, at 9:30 a.m. at Memorial Park at the corner of Main and Sycamore streets; at 10 a.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery at 687 U.S. Route 50 and at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew Cemetery on South Milford Road.
Montgomery: The Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra Memorial Day concert will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, May 30, at Blue Ash Towne Square.
Mount Healthy: Mount Healthy's Wesley Warner Memorial American Legion Post 513 starts its annual parade at 2 p.m. Monday, May 30, at Hill and Hamilton avenues. The parade moves south on Hamilton Avenue to Hastings ending at the Veterans Memorial on McMakin Street for a flag-raising ceremony and brief program in memory of all veterans. For more information, call the Legion at 729-0061. The adjacent museum will be open after the parade so stop by to visit the Mount Healthy Historical Society and view updated pieces of Mount Healthy history on display.
Mount Washington: The Mount Washington American Legion Post 484 will have a contingent of its Drill Squad and supporters leave the Post at 7 a.m. Monday, May 30, and visit six different cemeteries and the McNicholas High School Memorial. The Post is at 1837 Sutton Ave.
At 10:30 A.M, the Drill Squad will lead a patriotic parade starting at Stanbery Park, 2221 Oxford Ave. After the parade, a formal program will be conducted at the Post monument on Corbly Street. The keynote speaker will be educator Winifred Clayton, whose presentation will focus on "American Heroes."
Anyone with questions, including parade participation, can call Glenn Johnson at 513-753-6216.
Newtown: The Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Miami Valley Christian Academy at 6830 School St. and proceed down Church Street to Moundview Park at 3130 Newtown Road, where there will be a brief ceremony.
North College Hill: The Memorial Day Parade will be Saturday, May 28 and kicks off the city's Centennial Celebration. Line Up Begins at 10 a.m. at Roses's parking lot. The parade will be followed by a Centennial Barbeque sponsored by the North College Hill DAV Chapter and the city of North College Hill at the North College Hill City Center, 1500 W. Galbraith Road
Sharonville: Sharonville will hold a Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 30, at Patriot Pointe.
The observation at the memorial in front of the Sharonville library on Thornview Drive will include 30-minute posts by veterans who will serve as an honor guard beginning at 8 a.m., with a service beginning at noon.
Deer Park/Silverton/Sycamore Township: The Memorial Day parade will begin at 9:45 a.m. at the Silverton Train Depot at 7054 Montgomery Road and end at Chamberlin Park at 7640 Plainfield Road in Deer Park.
Springfield Township: Living up to its name, Arlington Memorial Gardens will present programs all weekend to offer the community opportunities to commemorate Memorial Day.
The cemetery has created a "Field of Memories" to serve as a special area of tribute and to foster appreciation for the men and women who have defended our nation and preserved our freedom. Arlington is selling the three-inch-by-five-inch flags to both individuals and corporations wishing to honor their loved ones, to be installed and raised over 10 acres during Memorial Day weekend beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 26, at their "Field of Memories" which faces Ronald Reagan Highway. The display is licensed through the Colonial Flag Foundation.
President Dan Applegate says the flag installation will begin May 25, and the field will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26, through Monday, May 29. There will be a moment of silence at 3 p.m., followed by the reading of names from flag dedications Thursday through Monday.
On Sunday, May 29, lunch with a veteran is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by the flag raising and speech by Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Ruehle of the U.S. Army at 1 p.m. There will be a patriotic concert featuring the Cincinnati Brass Band from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. Memorial Day for one minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the country. Arlington will observe the moment every day beginning on Friday, May 27 through Monday, May 30 with a bell toll from the Carillon, followed by the playing of Taps.
All of the weekend programs are free and open to the public. Call 521-7003 or visit the website at amgardens.org for more information.
The pricing for the flags is $35 for a single flag - which includes pole, installation and lighting. Corporate packages with multiple flags are also available. Flags may be returned to those buying for a $5 shipping fee, or picked up at Arlington following the event at no charge. To buy a flag, visit www.amgardens.org, call 513-521-7003 or stop by in person at The Arlington Memorial Gardens at 2145 Compton Road.
Symmes Township: The township will honor veterans from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, May 27, at Home of the Brave Park, 11605 Lebanon Road.
Cheryl Popp, director of Honor Flight Tri-State and Peter Bronson, columnist with Cincy Magazine and owner of Chilidog Express, will be the keynote speakers. They co-authored the book, "Legacy of Courage, True Stories of Honor Flight Veterans."
SWEET from Sycamore High School's Choral Program will perform at the event.
For more information, contact the township office at 513-683-6644.
Union Township: This year marks the 23rd year of the Memorial Day Commemoration at Union Township Veterans Park.
The Vietnam Veterans of America, Clermont County Chapter 649 will begin reading the names of the fallen at 6 a.m. May 30. During the eight-hour period, the names of local soldiers killed in Vietnam will be read. A field of more than 500 white crosses near the helicopter memorial will bear the names of each veteran whose name is read. The Memorial Ceremony will begin at 2 p.m.
The Master of Ceremonies for this year's event is Cliff Riley, president of The Buckeye State Council of The Vietnam Veterans of America. Bob Proud, Clermont County commissioner, will deliver the key note address and the award-winning Union Township Color Guard will post the colors.
Union Township Veterans Memorial Park is at the corner of Clough Pike and Glen Este-Withamsville Road.
For more information, visit www.vva649.org
•The annual Withamsville/Mount Carmel American Legion Post 72 parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, May 30. Any groups/units wishing to participate should line-up by 9:30 a.m. at the Withamsville Church of God on Ohio 125. The parade route starts at the church and proceeds to the Mount Moriah Cemetery for a memorial service. Guest speaker is Clermont County Commissioner Bob Proud.
White Oak: The White Oak Woodrow Pies VFW Post 9246 has merged with South Cumminsville Post 9294 and will make its rounds of area cemeteries and firehouses Monday, May 30. The posts will pay respect to fellow veterans beginning at 8 a.m. at the Lingo Cemetery on North Bend Road and winding up at Haubner Field at about 11 a.m. They will put flags at veteran graves in the cemetery with the help of local Boy Scouts during the week before Memorial Day.
The itinerary:
• 8 a.m. at Lingo Family Cemetery on North Bend Road west of La Salle High School.
• 8:20 a.m. at Asbury Chapel cemetery, Monfort Heights United Methodist Church, 3662 West Fork Road.
• 9 a.m. at the St. Aloysius memorial ceremony in Bridgetown. The post leads a procession from the church to the cemetery where they will place a poppy cross.
• 9:30 a.m. at the St. James White Oak Cemetery, 3565 Hubble Road, where they will lead a procession to the cemetery and place a poppy cross.
• 10:15 a.m. at the West Fork Road Fire Station memorial, West Fork and Audro roads, Monfort Heights.
• 11:30 a.m. the group finishes the day at the Post 9246 memorial at Haubner Field, 3649 Whiteoak Drive.
Williamsburg: The Williamsburg American Legion's annual Memorial Day Parade begins at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, at the bridge on Main Street and will travel to the Williamsburg Township Cemetery for a memorial ceremony.
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Shadow Stage is a game that is based on a traditional Chinese folk art: shadow play. Children can use the different geometrical units made of Velcro and cellophane to create their own characters and use the Puppy Light to project them onto a wall. This helps kids to learn more about the relationship between light and shadow while they are having fun at the same time.
"Resurrecting Chinese traditional folk art combined with new characters to teach kids on disappearing traditions is a brilliant idea!"
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On July 10, 2019 July 11, 2019 By griffinwordsIn Words In, Words OutLeave a comment
I'll be at ReaderCon this year, Thursday through Sunday. This will probably be the only convention I'll travel to this year (though I'll hit the local ones, like HP Lovecraft Film Fest).
As usual, I look forward to reconnecting with old friends, and meeting new ones. It seems as if many of the people I usually spend time with every year, including my #1 ReaderCon buddy Justin Steele, will be absent this year.
I couldn't miss the 2019 ReaderCon, though, as I'll be receiving my rock as a Shirley Jackson Award nominee. As far as I'm concerned, this is the top award in the fields of horror and weird fiction, and to me, just being nominated feels like winning. Assuming I'm not the recipient of the award (don't get me wrong, winning would be nice and I wouldn't turn it down), I'll feel nothing but pride and satisfaction at being a finalist.
As usual, I'll try to post pictures along the way. The Shirley Jackson Award ceremony is 11 AM Eastern, and will be streamed here:
https://www.periscope.tv/edelmanscott/
If you see me at the convention, please say hello, even if it seems I don't recognize you. Sometimes social media friends just need a little reminder, and I love the chance to meet online friends in person.
On May 3, 2019 May 3, 2019 By griffinwordsIn Internet Destinations, Words In, Words OutLeave a comment
I wrote that previous "Hey, I'm a Shirley Jackson Award finalist!" blog in advance, knowing that the announcement was going to happen while I was at work. At the time, I didn't know who else was nominated, but the announcement has been posted and I'll copy it here:
In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson's writing, and with permission of the author's estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic.
The Shirley Jackson Awards are voted upon by a jury of professional writers, editors, critics, and academics. The awards are given for the best work published in the preceding calendar year in the following categories: Novel, Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Single-Author Collection, and Edited Anthology.
The nominees for the 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards are:
Everything Under, Daisy Johnson (Jonathan Cape)
In the Night Wood, Dale Bailey (John Joseph Adams Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Little Eve, Catriona Ward (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group)
Social Creature, Tara Isabella Burton (Double Day/Raven Books)
We Sold Our Souls, Grady Hendrix (Quirk Books)
Judderman, DA Northwood (Gary Budden) (Dead Ink Books/Cinder House Publishing)
The Atrocities, Jeremy C. Shipp (Tor.com)
The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander (Tor.com)
The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky, John Hornor Jacobs (HarperCollins Publishers)
The Taiga Syndrome, Cristina Rivera Garza (Dorothy, a Publishing Project)
"Adriftica," Maria Dahvana Headley (Robots vs. Fairies)
"Blood and Smoke, Vinegar and Ashes," D.P. Watt (The Silent Garden)
Ghostographs: An Album, Maria Romasco Moore (Rose Metal Press)
"Help the Witch," Tom Cox (Help the Witch)
"The Black Sea," Chris Mason (Beneath the Waves – Tales from the Deep, April 2018)
"Back Seat," Bracken MacLeod (Lost Highways)
"Hell," David Hansen (The Charcoal Issue of Fairy Tale Review, March 2018)
"How to be a Horror Writer," Tim Waggoner (Vastarien: A Literary Journal vol 1., issue 2 – Summer / Grimscribe Press)
"The Astronaut," Christina Wood Martinez (Granta 142: Animalia)
"The Woman Dies," Aoko Matsuda, translated from the Japanese by Polly Barton (online edition of Granta 144: genericlovestory)
SINGLE-AUTHOR COLLECTION
All the Fabulous Beasts, Priya Sharma (Undertow Publications)
From Deep Places, Gemma Files (Trepidatio Publishing)
Garden of Eldritch Delights, Lucy A. Snyder (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
Quartier Perdu, Sean O'Brien (Comma Press)
The Human Alchemy, Michael Griffin (Word Horde)
EDITED ANTHOLOGY
Chiral Mad 4: An Anthology of Collaborations, edited by Michael Bailey and Lucy A. Snyder (Written Backwards)
Robots vs Fairies, edited by Navah Wolfe and Dominik Parisien (Saga Press)
The Silent Garden: A Journal of Esoteric Fabulism, edited by The Silent Garden Collective (Undertow Publications)
This Dreaming Isle, edited by Dan Coxon (Unsung Stories)
Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder, edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto (Black Balloon)
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) wrote such classic novels as The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, as well as one of the most famous short stories in the English language, "The Lottery." Her work continues to be a major influence on writers of every kind of fiction, from the most traditional genre offerings to the most innovative literary work.
The 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards will be presented on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at Readercon 30, Conference on Imaginative Literature, in Quincy, Massachusetts. Readercon Guests of Honor Tananarive Due and Stephen Graham Jones will be the ceremony hosts.
Websites:ShirleyJacksonAwards.org
Readercon.org
Media representatives who are seeking further information or interviews should contact JoAnn F. Cox.
My sincere thanks to all the jurors and board members for the Shirley Jackson Awards, and congratulations to all the other nominees!
On May 2, 2019 May 2, 2019 By griffinwordsIn Internet Destinations, Words Out2 Comments
I'm thrilled and very proud to announce that my latest book The Human Alchemy is a finalist for the 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards in the category of Best Story Collection.
The Shirley Jacksons are my favorite awards, which always influence my reading list after each year's nominees are announced. I've really enjoyed attending Readercon in recent years, and that's the event where the awards are given out. For the 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards, I had the great experience of accepting the "Best Edited Anthology" award won for The Grimscribe's Puppets by my great friend Joe Pulver, who could not attend.
It's common for people nominated for awards to express some variation of, "It's an honor just to be nominated," but in this case, I really think it's true. To find myself judged worthy to stand among the ranks of so many of my favorite writers, who have been nominated in the past, is such a great honor. In a nod to Jackson's best-known story "The Lottery," in which stones small enough to hold in the hand play an important part, SJA nominees receive an inscribed rock. I think even the eventual winners of the award prize the rock more highly than the award statue itself, and I've always been jealous of the rocks received by other writers and editors in the past.
Here's the excellent Justin Steele with the rock he received for his Shirley Jackson Award nomination for Best Edited Anthology for Looming Low. Justin also has one for the previous anthology he edited, The Children of Old Leech. Steely has received a rock for 100% of the anthologies he has co-edited, which is some kind of really good success rate.
This year, I'm going to get a rock for myself!
As I write this, I don't yet know who the other nominees are, but I have a few guesses, and can't wait to find out! Every year's list of nominees includes past greats, and future stars. It's truly exciting to anticipate finding myself named among them.
I'd like to thank this year's jury for choosing The Human Alchemy to stand among the best story collections published in 2018, and also especially want to thank my Publisher, Ross E. Lockhart of Word Horde, for doing so much to present my writing in the best possible light.
On April 12, 2019 April 12, 2019 By griffinwordsIn Internet Destinations, Words Out2 Comments
The 2018 This Is Horror Awards nominations were released today, and I was surprised and very pleased to see my collection The Human Alchemy among the nominees in the Best Collection category.
This comes at a good time, and feels like a great boost! My thanks to This Is Horror and whichever person(s) nominated my book, and really, thanks to anyone and everyone who has read it and helped spread the word.
You can vote on the nominations and help decide who wins the awards by visiting here:
This Is Horror Awards 2018: Vote Now!
On August 27, 2018 By griffinwordsIn Internet DestinationsLeave a comment
I was recently interviewed by Brian Fatah Steele for his "7 Questions" interview series, and the result has just been posted.
https://brianfatahsteele5.wixsite.com/author/single-post/2018/08/27/The-7Q-Interview-Michael-Griffin
We talked about influences, the Horror genre and its sub-genres, music, social media and more. My thanks to Brian for the opportunity! While you're checking out Brian's blog, you should also check out some of the previous interviews in the series.
Hellnotes Interview by Gordon B. White
On August 11, 2018 August 11, 2018 By griffinwordsIn Internet DestinationsLeave a comment
I was recently interviewed by Gordon B. White, and the finished interview has just been posted on hellnotes.com
We talked a lot about my new collection, The Human Alchemy, and more specifically about my focus on sensory detail and setting, particularly locations in Oregon. I thought Gordon's questions were especially interesting and gave me a lot to think about.
https://hellnotes.com/interview-with-michael-griffin-author-of-the-human-alchemy/
This Is Horror Raves About The Human Alchemy
On July 21, 2018 July 21, 2018 By griffinwordsIn Words OutLeave a comment
Paul Michaels raves about The Human Alchemy for This Is Horror.
"The Human Alchemy is a thing of beauty, a showcase for a writer who is in possession of a startling array of skills."
Paul gives the book a careful look, discussing every story in the collection at some length. It's the most detailed and positive review The Human Alchemy has received so far! My thanks to Paul and This Is Horror for the coverage.
http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-the-human-alchemy-by-michael-griffin/
ReaderCon This Weekend
On July 11, 2018 By griffinwordsIn UncategorizedLeave a comment
I've been so busy with real life this past few weeks, time has flown by. Almost two weeks since the release of The Human Alchemy, and already it's time to head out to ReaderCon.
If you'll be at ReaderCon, I'll see you there. If you're not, I'll try to post photos. Heading out tonight… ready or not!
The Human Alchemy Release Day
On June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018 By griffinwordsIn Words OutLeave a comment
Today is the official release day of The Human Alchemy.
Some people who preordered direct from Word Horde have received their copies a few days early, and I've really enjoyed seeing photos of those paperbacks (and in one case, a Kindle screen) posted on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I'm not sure why, but somehow seeing the book in the hands of a specific reader makes the connection seem so much more real than when someone just says "I bought a copy." All the support is appreciated!
Earlier in the week I posted direct links to where the book could be ordered, including Word Horde, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and IndieBound.
A couple more have appeared since:
Book Depository (paperback):
https://www.bookdepository.com/Human-Alchemy-Michael-Griffin/9781939905406
Weightless Books (ebook):
https://weightlessbooks.com/format/the-human-alchemy/
I'm not done bothering everyone about this book, but it's very exciting to have it out there in the world now, and no longer just "coming soon!"
Where to Preorder The Human Alchemy
On June 26, 2018 By griffinwordsIn Internet Destinations, Words Out1 Comment
This week The Human Alchemy will be out… well, this weekend, at least. Official release date is June 30. So then, assuming you want to get your hands on a copy, where can you get it? Here are some ideas.
PAPERBACK + DIGITAL BUNDLE:
https://wordhorde.com/product/ha-bundle/
AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1939905400
B&N https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-human-alchemy-michael-griffin/1128891576
INDIEBOUND https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781939905406
POWELL'S http://www.powells.com/book/the-human-alchemy-9781939905406
KINDLE EBOOK:
NOOK E-BOOK:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-human-alchemy-michael-griffin/1128891576?ean=2940162151340
KOBO E-BOOK:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-human-alchemy
There will probably be others soon, but that's the list as of now. I very much appreciate the support of everyone who orders a copy!


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Samuel Ward (1572–1643) was an English academic and a master at the University of Cambridge. He served as one of the delegates from the Church of England to the Synod of Dort.

Life

He was born at Bishop Middleham, County Durham. He was a scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge, where in 1592 he was admitted B.A. In 1595 he was elected to a fellowship at Emmanuel, and in the following year proceeded M.A. In 1599 he was chosen a Fellow of the new Sidney Sussex College.

William Perkins entrusted to him for publication his treatise, Problema de Romanae Fidei ementito Catholicismo; Ward published it with a preface addressed to James I, to whom he was shortly afterwards appointed chaplain. Ward was one of the scholars involved with the translation and preparation of the King James version of the Bible. He served in the "Second Cambridge Company" charged with translating the Apocrypha. During this time he made the acquaintance of James Ussher, whom he assisted in patristic researches.

In 1610, Sidney elected him to the mastership of the college and he was created D.D., having been admitted B.D. in 1603. He was now recognised as a moderate with Calvinist views, strongly attached to the Church of England; Thomas Fuller, who was his pupil at Sidney Sussex College, found him consistent. In 1615 Ward was made prebendary of Wells Cathedral, and also archdeacon of Taunton. On 21 February 1618 he was appointed prebendary of York, and in the following year was one of the English delegates to the synod of Dort. Letters addressed to him there from Thomas Wallis, Gerard Herbert, Joseph Hall, and Arthur Lake survive. Simon Episcopius found him the most learned member of the synod.

In 1623 he was appointed Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity in the university. He was one of the licensers of George Carleton's book against Richard Montagu's 'Appeale'; it was later suppressed by William Laud; and he appears to have himself taken part in the attack on Montagu, whose chaplain he had at one time been. He concurred in the censure of a sermon preached at Great St. Mary's by one Adams in 1627, advocating the practice of confession (Canterburies Doom, pp. 159–92); and when Isaac Dorislaus was appointed lecturer on history at Cambridge, he welcomed him. He appears also to have written in reply to the anti-Calvinistic treatise God's Love to Mankind by Henry Mason and Samuel Hoard. His college chapel remained unconsecrated.

When the First English Civil War broke out his sense of duty, as involved in his sworn allegiance to the crown, would not allow him to take the Solemn League and Covenant, and in consequence he became obnoxious to the presbyterian majority. In 1643, along with many others, he was imprisoned in St. John's College until, his health giving way, he was permitted to retire to his own college. He was attended during his last days by Seth Ward. On 30 August 1643, while attending the chapel service, he was seized with illness, an attack which terminated fatally on the 7th of the following September. His obsequies were formally celebrated on 30 November, when a funeral oration was pronounced in Great St. Mary's by Henry Molle, the public orator, and a sermon preached by Ward's friend and admirer, Ralph Brownrig. He was interred in the college chapel.

Other pupils were Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester and Richard Holdsworth, and he supported both Abraham Wheelocke and Simon Birkbeck. Other friends included John Williams, John Davenant, Thomas James, and Sir Simonds D'Ewes.

King James Bible manuscript

In 2015, Professor Jeffrey Alan Miller of Montclair State University announced the discovery of an early draft manuscript of a portion of the King James Bible, specifically 1 Esdras and Wisdom 3-4, among Ward's papers in the archives of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Written in Ward's own handwriting and dating from 1604 to 1608, the manuscript shows Ward crafting portions of the Apocrypha, with translation notes in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. The manuscript sheds light on the translation process used for the King James Bible, notably that many portions were at least initially translated independently and not collaboratively as was originally thought.

Prior to Miller, the existence of Ward's draft of 1 Esdras had been previously noted in the early nineteenth century by the librarian and scholar Henry Todd (priest), in his biography of Brian Walton (bishop). Todd writes, in the course of his survey of British Biblical scholarship in the period before Walton: "Dr Samuel Ward, the Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, was the constant correspondent of Archbishop Usher upon subjects of biblical and oriental criticism. Among his curious Adversaria in the library of Sidney College, of which he was Master, there remain the proof of his attention in translating the first book of Esdras, which probably was the sole part of the Apocrypha assigned to him; and a collation of ancient Versions upon the beginning of Genesis." Todd, however, never specified the exact notebook in question that contained Ward's draft of 1 Esdras. He also overlooked the existence in the same notebook of the draft of Wisdom 3-4.

A complete digital version of the manuscript is available on Cambridge Digital Library.

Works

His works are:

Gratia discriminans: Concio ad Clerum habita Cantabrigiae, 12 January 1625, London 1626.
Magnetis reductorium Theologicum Tropologicum, in quo ejus novus, verus et supremus usus indicatur, London, 1637; the same translated by Harbottle Grimston, London, 1640. According to Cotton Mather, this was actually written by Samuel Ward of Ipswich.
De Baptismatis Infantilis vi et efficacia Disceptatio, London, 1653.
Opera nonnulla: Declamationes Theologicae, Tractatus de justificatione, Praelectiones de peccato originali. Edita a Setho Wardo. 2 pts., London, 1658.
Letter to W. Harvey, M.D., relating to a petrified skull, in Specimens of the Hand writing of Harvey, edited by George Edward Paget, Cambridge 1849.
'The Diary Of Samuel Ward: A Translator Of The 1611 King James Bible', edited by John Wilson Cowart and M. M. Knappen, contains surviving pages of his diary running from 11 May 1595 to 1 July 1632.

References

Attribution

1572 births
1643 deaths
Archdeacons of Taunton
Westminster Divines
English Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Translators of the King James Version
Participants in the Synod of Dort
Fellows of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Masters of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
16th-century English people
17th-century English people
16th-century translators
17th-century translators
16th-century Protestants
17th-century Protestants
Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
Fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
Anglican biblical scholars
British biblical scholars
Lady Margaret's Professors of Divinity
17th-century biblical scholars
17th-century Christian biblical scholars
People from Bishop Middleham
17th-century Anglican theologians
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Fri.day is also at Collabor88 with the new Marsali flats. They are the perfect little spring flat. Simple, but the ankle strap gives them a little extra touch of cute!
I'm loving all the candy colors at Collabor88 this round! Check out how pretty my shoes are!
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Rebel Hope has a great coat and leggings set at FaMESHed this month! The Michella coat and leggings set is quite simple and elegant, which suits me just fine in the winter when I want to throw something on that doesn't require me to think too much. I KNOW I'm going to look pretty and appropriate with this on! With each color of the coat, you get 5 colors of the leggings. I will say, though, that I had a bit of trouble getting a hair to really work with the collar of the coat since it is popped. Maybe one day we'll have hair that knows where to stop, huh?
Speaking of hair, Wasabi Pills is out at Uber this month with the Kitty hair. I love a good, full, thick wavy hair and this fits the bill very nicely.
Happy weekend shopping, dear ones!
The title of my post today is one of my favorite quotes. Too often we get swept up in just wanting everything to be perfect all of the time and life just isn't perfect. But before you know it, good things happen again.
I love the new Mila dress by Coquet out at FaMESHed this month! It's a simple little dress with a long cardigan over it, just kind of cute and sweet. It's a little more low cut in the front than I'd like and there are some areas on the sleeves that don't quite work with my Slink hands, but in general, I really like this dress.
Uber opened up on New Year's Eve and Fri.day is out there with the terrific new Isabelle heels. They have a super tall heel, a great platform, and are topped by a cute little bow. The Isabelle heels fit the high Slink, Belleza Venus, and Maitreya Lara feet.
We're coming closer and closer to Christmas! There are so many good holiday items at The Liaison Collaborative this month, and Coldlogic just released some holiday outfits! Happy shopping!
The holidays are fast approaching, y'all! Have you finished all your shopping yet? I haven't, but I gave myself new goodies and really, you have to give yourself something once in a while, too!
I hopped on over to Kustom9 yesterday and picked up this totally adorable sweater dress! The Nordic Knit dress from Amitomo is just so my style! It's all kinds of soft and cozy, and it also comes with a little fur collar that you can detach if you want.
The dress goes perfectly with the Fiona boots by Fri.day, also out at Kustom9. I just LOVE boots with attached socks! You can make the socks invisible, though, with the HUD, or change the color.
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/*
 * \file
 *         Run apps on-demand test library.
 * \author
 *         Beshr Al Nahas <beshr@chalmers.se>
 *         Olaf Landsiedel <olafl@chalmers.se>
 */

#include "contiki.h"
#include <string.h>
#include "leds.h"

#include "chaos.h"
#include "chaos-control.h"
#include "on-demand-test.h"

#undef ENABLE_COOJA_DEBUG
#define ENABLE_COOJA_DEBUG COOJA
#include "dev/cooja-debug.h"

#define ON_DEMAND_TEST_SLOT_LEN          ((6*(RTIMER_SECOND/1000)))    //TODO needs calibration
#define ON_DEMAND_TEST_SLOT_LEN_DCO      (ON_DEMAND_TEST_SLOT_LEN*CLOCK_PHI)    //TODO needs calibration
#define ON_DEMAND_TEST_ROUND_MAX_SLOTS   40            //force radio off after CHAOS_ROUND_MAX_SLOTS slots

static int got_valid_rx;
static int pending = 0;

static void round_begin(const uint16_t round_count, const uint8_t id);
static int is_pending(const uint16_t round_count);
static void round_begin_sniffer(chaos_header_t* header);
static void round_end_sniffer(const chaos_header_t* header);

CHAOS_SERVICE(on_demand_test, ON_DEMAND_TEST_SLOT_LEN, ON_DEMAND_TEST_ROUND_MAX_SLOTS, 0, is_pending, round_begin, round_begin_sniffer, round_end_sniffer);

static chaos_state_t process(uint16_t round_count, uint16_t slot_count, chaos_state_t current_state, int rx_valid, size_t payload_length, uint8_t* rx_payload, uint8_t* tx_payload, uint8_t** app_flags){
  if( current_state == CHAOS_RX && rx_valid ){
    memcpy((void *)tx_payload, (void *)rx_payload, payload_length);
    got_valid_rx = 1;
  }
  chaos_state_t next_state;
  if( IS_INITIATOR( ) ){
    next_state = CHAOS_TX;
  } else {
    next_state = CHAOS_RX;
  }
  *app_flags = NULL;
  return next_state;
}

static int get_flags_length() {
  return 0;
}

static void round_begin(const uint16_t round_count, const uint8_t id){
  pending = 0;
  got_valid_rx = 0;
  if( IS_INITIATOR() ){
    const char* const msg = "hi there!1234567890+qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm,QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM0987665554444443211234567890+";
    chaos_round(round_count, id, (const uint8_t const*)msg, strlen(msg), ON_DEMAND_TEST_SLOT_LEN_DCO, ON_DEMAND_TEST_ROUND_MAX_SLOTS, get_flags_length(), process);
  } else {
    chaos_round(round_count, id, NULL, 0, ON_DEMAND_TEST_SLOT_LEN_DCO, ON_DEMAND_TEST_ROUND_MAX_SLOTS, get_flags_length(), process);
  }
  leds_off(LEDS_GREEN);
}

static int is_pending(const uint16_t round_count){
  return pending;
}

static void round_begin_sniffer(chaos_header_t* header){
  if( !IS_INITIATOR() && header->round_number % 5 == 0 ){
    leds_on(LEDS_GREEN);
    header->join = 1;
  }
}

static void round_end_sniffer(const chaos_header_t* header){
  if( IS_INITIATOR() && header->join == 1 ){
    leds_on(LEDS_GREEN);
    pending = 1;
  }
}

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Discussion in 'Masonic Jurisprudence' started by Payne, Dec 14, 2009.
I have been a Master Mason since 2007 and I don't know how to introduce motions. I know in part thats my own fault for not attending lodge more but I am becoming more active and I want to learn more about how the lodge runs.
You just stand up and say " WM Wardens and Brethren I move that we pay our bills" or "WM Wardens and Brethren I move that we use $250 for a Christmas Dinner." The WM then will wait for a second and ask for discussion then a vote. It would be a good idea to talk to a Brother or two and tell them your plans so you know you have a second for your motion.
I would like to see an orientation program up together for new Masons (EAs) on how to act and participate in lodge meetings. I feel like a lot of new brothers are nervous about certain things that kept them from being all they can be. Maybe I will develop a program for my lodge.
The only thing I would add to Bro. Rhit's post is that in my lodge the MO appears to be stand, be recognized, then say WM, Wardens and Brethren....Since July I have realized, that when our current WM looks at you he is recognizing you. He and I have had a couple of stare downs, before he said "go ahead Bro. Riley". The Jr. Past Master would always call you by name when you stood up (and in the order you stood up if more than one were standing).
Each graduate of the program would get a diploma, and a lapel pin.
Brother Nate is 100% correct and if it is not glaringly apparent now that is a weak spot in my lodge and with me. We are looking to get back in the practice of parliamentary procedure but it is a work in progress as we got way off. Thanks for noticing Brother Nate, the parliamentary procedure is key to the peace and harmony of the lodge.
Time for my ignorance if you have a RW (is that Right or Rite) where does it go? WM, Wardens, RW, & Brethren or WM, RW, Wardens & brethren. We had a discussion the other night at lodge about past RW being in attendance. The general agreement was that you still refer to them as RW. This came up because I did not know we had a past DDGM in attendance. He was a DDGM long before I was ever a Master, and has restarted attending lodge on a regular basis.
I use...WM, RW, Warden(s), Brethren.
Not sure of the exact protocol, but I wouldn't acknowledge a past DDMG as RW because he is no longer a representative of the GM.
If your current DDGM is at your Lodge that is just as good as the GM so you do refer to him as Right Worshipful and the proper protocol is most important title down and since the DDGM holds the highest title you would say "RW, WM, Wardens and my brethren"
When giving introductions I do give props to former DDGMs of my lodge and visitors and introduce them first as well as "former DDGM and PM"
The ALL and LIFE program are very similar in nature to what you have described and would make a good base for this project. A few of us at 148 have had the idea of taking the ALL and LIFE and "beefing" it up or modernizing it if you will. We then want to take it a step further and place this program on our website in a MM only section and allow new members to take a good portion of the program online at home in their spare time. This is still in the beginning stages but should be out before to long.
Rhit, please check out your statement about the order. It is my understanding that the Worshipful Master should be first, then RW DDGM, Wardens and Brethren. Even thought DDGM is in attendance the WM is still in charge of the Lodge. Maybe our resident expert, Bill Lins can give us some clarity.
We will need verification but I would not be surprised if I am wrong would not be the first time. This is how I have seen even the eldest do it in my lodge and was taught to recognize titles top down. Now I hope I was not implying the WM was not in charge b/c he is the Sun and Moon when the lodge is open. I do not believe something like this would be in the law book would it I would not know where to even look? This seems it would fall under customs of our GL so we will need our resident expert to stomp some stupidity out of me.. !
We give our new EAs a brochure on Masonic Etiquette after they are entered. We also sell the brochure as part of our ongoing fund raising effort.
This is a good question. I am curious to proper protocol on this. I pesonally would think that the DDGM would come first since he is the equivalent of the GM sitting in your Lodge but I am not really certain. I see where the WM would be intorduced first as well.
I have attached a snapshot from the ALL program from 1987 that I have a PDF of. It doesn't answer this though.


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Posted by Dale Liesch | Aug 2, 2017 | Bay Briefs | 0 |
Two financial minds will collide on Tuesday, Aug. 22, in the race for Mobile City Council District 5, as incumbent Joel Daves (pictured above) will appear on the ballot along with challenger Arianna McArthur.
Daves, chairman of the council's finance committee, and McArthur, owner of a local financial services firm, both believe the city should continue its sound financial judgment moving forward.
Daves credits good budgeting and tough decisions for keeping the city in the black, despite flat revenues. He said the council and Mayor Sandy Stimpson have been able to refrain from pulling money out of other accounts to supplement the general fund. As a result, the city has been able to build up an acceptable reserve.
"The general fund, the operating account, is always the easiest to increase and the hardest to cut because if you start cutting, you're taking money out of someone's pocket," Daves said. "So, there's always going to be this tendency to prefer spending in the general fund to either continuing to fund properly the capital account, or maintaining the reserve. It takes guts for any municipal government to be disciplined in the general fund over time."
The city now has a $20 million reserve, Daves said, the minimum threshold for bond rating agencies. Daves said when he took office in 2013 there was no reserve.
"I think they'd be more comfortable — I'd certainly be more comfortable with $30 million," he said.
Ariana McArthur
McArthur, who grew up in District 5 and graduated from Davidson High School before moving on to Dillard University in New Orleans, moved back to Mobile after a stint with Ameriprise Financial in Minneapolis, Minnesota. McArthur gave Stimpson and the council credit for fiscal management, although she added the distribution of funds could be more equitable.
"As far as balancing the budget, even though I don't agree with how they've allocated the money, I think they've been doing a good job at trying to get us back onto a good financial standing so we have a good credit rating, so that we're able to borrow money, which is important [for the city] … ," she said. "So, I think they have been doing a good job with that."
Where Daves and McArthur disagree is in the way the council made the cuts to help the city regain its financial footing. One of those cuts involved moving more than $700,000 from a general fund transfer to the WAVE transit system to other areas, including two council accounts. The cuts resulted in a reduction of bus routes, mostly outside the city limits, and a reduction in operating hours for city buses.
McArthur called the situation "challenging," acknowledging the city was footing the bill for many residents who live outside the city, but she felt there has to be a better way.
"I feel like if you're going to take money from a public service you should put it in other public services and improving those," McArthur said. "The transportation issue is something we want to tackle and I think it's something that is going to be about building relationships, like I've talked about across agencies. I think it's really going to be a matter of having those conversations and making people aware of how important it is we have a viable transportation system."
Of the $700,000 cut from WAVE, $130,000 went into separate council accounts, including operations and discretionary. The majority of the money went to Visit Mobile while the rest was distributed to the Boys and Girls Clubs, Via! Health, Fitness and Enrichment Center and other nonprofits.
On the WAVE cut, Daves called it the correct decision. He said Mobile was spending more money on public transit than Montgomery or Huntsville, two similarly sized cities.
"We were providing public transportation services to other municipalities — to residents in other municipalities in the county. You know, this would be fine if we had loads of money, but we don't and so, as I said just a few minutes ago, cutting expenditures in the general fund is always difficult because you're always going to be taking it from someone," he said.
Both candidates said they support the sales tax increase funding the capital improvement program, or CIP.
"We need that money to improve our infrastructure because we have infrastructure that's currently in bad condition," McArthur said. "We hadn't invested in that at all prior to the current program. So, I think it's definitely needed."
However, for McArthur it comes down to proper allocation of the funds, which she said has been lacking under the current leadership.
"I would say the funds could be better allocated so that it's equitable, so that it's fair and so it's creating the maximum benefit for the majority of people and not just the majority of District 5, but the entire city of Mobile," she said.
Daves believes that as capital improvement projects mount, opposition to the roughly 20 percent tax increase renewal has mostly subsided.
"My feeling is that most of the people that objected to the renewal of the penny objected to it on the basis of it just being more money that went into a big, black hole, and that once we got out there and we started replacing the [police] cruisers and people could see the streets being repaved and the long-ignored drainage projects addressed and sidewalks being installed and repaired, I think all of the opposition — and there are still some people — but the vast majority of opposition to the renewal of the penny has evaporated," he said.
It's the smaller projects Daves said he's most proud of having helped accomplish during his term in office. As an example, he used CIP money to repair a ditch that had collapsed on Bolton's Branch.
McArthur is advocating for more community gardens and community centers in District 5, which would allow greater access for families with low-to-moderate income. Providing more diverse entertainment options and activities is also needed, she said.
Providing more opportunities for youth, not only in District 5 but also throughout the city, could have a positive impact on the crime rate, McArthur said. Education could also decrease the crime rate, she suggested. Meanwhile, Daves said any crime is unacceptable, but he trusts that Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste and Public Safety Director James Barber will continue to reduce crime, despite a spike in murders.
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Dale Liesch has been a reporter at Lagniappe since February 2014. He covers all aspects of the city of Mobile, including the mayor, city council, the Mobile Housing Board of Commissioners, GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico and others. He studied journalism at The University of Alabama and actually graduated in 2007. He came to Lagniappe, after several years in the newspaper industry. He achieved the position of news editor at The Alexander City Outlook before moving to Virginia and then subsequently moving back a few years later. He has a number of Alabama and Virginia Press association awards to his name. He grew up in the wilderness of Baldwin County, among several different varieties of animals including: dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, a horse and an angry goat. He now lives in Midtown Mobile with his wife, Hillary, and daughter, Joan. The family currently has no goats, angry or otherwise, but is ruled by the whims of two very energetic dogs.
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Chapter 11 Plan Adequately Reserved Bankruptcy Rights Transferred to a Liquidating Trust
By H. Joseph Acosta, Esq. on April 2, 2015 • ( 1 )
The United States Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Texas recently held that a confirmed chapter 11 plan of a liquidated company, R.L. Adkins Corp. (the "Corporation"), was not required to specifically preserve bankruptcy-created rights of the Corporation against its former principal. See Harvey L. Morton v. Robert Lewis Adkins, Sr. (In re Robert Lewis Adkins, Sr.), Adversary No. 13-01028 (Bankr. N.D.T.X. March 27, 2015.) In doing so, the Bankruptcy Court analyzed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' precedent in Dynasty Oil & Gas, LLC v. Citizens Bank (In re United Operating, LLC), 540 F.3d 351 (5th Cir. 2008) and the text of the Bankruptcy Code.
R.L. Adkins Bankruptcy
The Corporation was initially placed in an involuntary chapter 7 liquidation proceeding, but a month later converted to a chapter 11 reorganization case. In a chapter 11 case, the management of a debtor normally maintains control and operations of the company during the reorganization process, subject to certain restrictions under the Bankruptcy Code. See 11 U.S.C. §§ 1107 and 1108. In other words, a chapter 11 debtor is generally allowed to operate in the same manner it operated outside of bankruptcy.
In R.L. Adkins Corp.'s case, however, three months after the case was converted to chapter 11, the Bankruptcy Court appointed a trustee to take over the control and operations of the Corporation, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1104. Generally, the appointment of a trustee in a chapter 11 case is a drastic remedy and requires a finding that the debtor, under existing management, has exhibited a practice of not complying with the various obligations and duties under the Bankruptcy Code. That appeared to be the case in R.L. Adkins Corp.'s case. The Bankruptcy Court nonetheless believed that it was in the best interest of creditors for the bankruptcy case to proceed under chapter 11, instead of a chapter 7 liquidation.
Several years later the Bankruptcy Court confirmed (approved) the a chapter 11 plan, which had been proposed, not by the chapter 11 trustee, but one of the Corporation's creditors (who was out a fair amount of money). The chapter 11 plan established a liquidating trust that, upon plan confirmation, was transferred and received all the assets in the bankruptcy estate of the Corporation, including all potential claims and causes of action of the Corporation against third parties (the "retained claims"). The purpose of the liquidating trust was to liquidate all of the assets of the Corporation, including prosecuting the retained claims, and ultimately make a distribution to creditors from those liquidated assets.
The chapter 11 plan defined retained claims as "all estate causes of action belonging to the Debtor and estate based on federal or state law, and any claims, counterclaims, rights, defenses, setoffs, recoupments, and actions in law or equity arising under the Bankruptcy Code or applicable non-bankruptcy law." The plan then illustrated a number of claims that were retained claims, including claims for breach of fiduciary duty and common law actions.
Principal's Bankruptcy
Separate and apart from R.L. Adkins Corp.'s bankruptcy, the owner of the Corporation separately filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. The purpose of an individual chapter 7 bankruptcy case is to distribute all non-exempt assets of the debtor to his or her creditors and allow the debtor to obtain a discharge of all of his or her pre-bankruptcy debts.
Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, however, excepts certain pre-bankruptcy debts from being discharged. Examples of non-dischargeable debts include certain tax liabilities, fraud claims, breach of fiduciary duty claims and other claims that public policy disfavors discharging (e.g., child support obligations).
In the principal's individual bankruptcy, the liquidating trustee appointed under the Corporation's confirmed plan filed an action against the principal to determine that certain claims that the Corporation had against the principal were non-dischargeable, pursuant to section 523(a)(4) and (a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code. These claims revolved around the principal's alleged breach of fiduciary duty to the Corporation.
In the non-dischargeability action, the principal moved to dismiss the liquidating trustee's claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, based on the fact that the Corporation's confirmed plan did not specifically mention that non-dischargeability claims under the Bankruptcy Code were included as retained claims. The Bankruptcy Court was left to decide this issue pursuant to guiding Fifth Circuit precedent and section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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In Dynasty Oil & Gas, LLC v. Citizens Bank (In re United Operating, LLC), the Fifth Circuit held that
[f]or a debtor to preserve a claim, the [chapter 11] plan must expressly retain the right to pursue such actions.
540 F.3d at 355. According to the Fifth Circuit, the reservation in the plan must be "specific and unequivocal." See id. In other words, a blanket and generic reservation of all claims is not proper. See id. at 356. More recently, the Fifth Circuit relaxed the standard for reserving a claim, finding that a bankruptcy court may review other material, in addition to the plan, like solicitation material associated with the plan (i.e., disclosure statement), to determine whether a claim is properly reserved. See Spicer v. Laguna Madre Oil & Gas II, LLC (In re Texas Wyoming Drilling, Inc.), 647 F.3d 547 (5th Cir. 2011). In Spicer, the Fifth Circuit held that a plan properly reserved avoidance claims when it reserved "claims under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code" and the related disclosure statement described "various potential avoidable transfers that can be recovered under Chapter 5." See id at 549, 552.
The requirement to properly reserve a claim derives from section 1123(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, which specifically provides that a chapter 11 plan may provide for "the retention and enforcement by the debtor, by the trustee, or by a representative of the estate appointed for such purpose, of any claim or interest [belonging to the debtor or its estate]." See 11 U.S.C. § 1123(b)(3) (emphasis added).
The policy underlying the proper reservation of claims is grounded on "the nature of a bankruptcy, which is designated to secure prompt, effective administration and settlement of all debtor's assets and liabilities within a limited time." See Union Operating, 540 F.3d at 355. "To facilitate this timely, comprehensive resolution of an estate, a debtor [or trustee] must put its creditors on notice of any claim it wishes to pursue after confirmation." Id. Creditors are entitled to notice either because the claims would enlarge the bankruptcy estate (and thus provide a higher recovery) or the creditors might be targets under the plan. This enables creditors to properly vote on the chapter 11 plan, a requirement for plan confirmation. See In re Gulf States Long Term Acute Care of Covington, LLC, 487 B.R. 713, 715 (Bankr. E.D. La. 2013).
Application of Fifth Circuit Precedent
In the principal's chapter 7 bankruptcy, using guiding Fifth Circuit precedent and the text of section 1123(b)(3), the Bankruptcy Court found that the Corporation's plan did specifically reserve breach of fiduciary duty claims, such as those that the liquidating trustee was ultimately pursuing (after the prosecution of the non-dischargeability action). While the plan did not specifically reserve a non-dischargeability action, the Bankruptcy Court found that such an action did not amount to a claim (i.e., a right to payment), as defined in section 101(5)(A) of the Code. Instead, such action merely determines whether an underlying claim is dischargeable in bankruptcy. Because the non-dischargeability action was not seeking a right to payment, the Bankruptcy Court held that it was not a claim and did not fall within the parameters of section 1123(b)(3), which uses the word "claim" when describing what a chapter 11 plan can reserve. Therefore, according to the Bankruptcy Court, the chapter 11 plan was not required to specifically reserve this type of action.
Further Insight
While the Bankruptcy Court was correct in determining that section 1123(b)(3) uses the term "claim" and does not expressly require reservation of non-dischargeability actions pursuant to section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, arguably the Court ignored that section 1123(b)(3) provides for the reservation of both "claims" and "interests." Unlike the term "claims," the term "interests" is not defined in the Bankruptcy Code and generally is understood to have a broader meaning. Thus, some may wonder why having an underlying claim, like breach of fiduciary duty, deemed non-dischargeable is not a valuable "interest" that belongs to a debtor or its bankruptcy estate. If it is, then section 1123(b) and leading Fifth Circuit precedent would require proper reservation.
On the other hand, if a non-dischargeability action is merely an extension of the underlying claim (which will be pursued later), then why wouldn't the specific mention of the underlying claim suffice to reserve the related non-dischargeability action? In addition, if the Fifth Circuit's Spicer opinion holds that a description of "claims under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code" is sufficient to reserve such claims, then why wouldn't the R.L. Adkins Corp.'s reservation of "all rights . . . under the Bankruptcy Code" be sufficient? Unfortunately, these questions were not addressed in the Bankruptcy Court's opinion, but hopefully they will be addressed in future opinions. Until then, stay tuned.
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Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th and Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th stations are a pair of light rail stations on the MAX Green, Orange and Yellow Lines in Portland, Oregon. They are the 4th stop southbound on the Portland Transit Mall MAX extension. The Pioneer Courthouse/Southwest 6th station is served only by the Green and Yellow Lines, and the Pioneer Place/Southwest 5th station is served only by the Green and Orange Lines.  Originally, from the opening of these stations in 2009 until 2015, the Yellow Line served both, but in September 2015 the then-new Orange Line replaced the Yellow Line at all southbound stations on the transit mall.

The stations are built into the sidewalks of 5th and 6th Avenues, with the 5th Avenue platform heading southbound and the 6th Avenue platform northbound. The station connects with Blue and Red Line trains on the original downtown MAX tracks at the Pioneer Square South, Pioneer Square North, Mall/SW 4th Avenue, and Mall/SW 5th Avenue stations. Nearby points of interest include Pioneer Courthouse Square, Pioneer Place and the Pioneer Courthouse.

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