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Not Your Average Librarian
Community High School media center specialist Jeri Schneider talks activism, veganism and of course, books.
Paige Duff|April 17, 2017
At a first glance, you can tell Jeri Schneider is not your typical high school librarian. Her fuchsia-tipped hair, red reading glasses and vibrant smile stand out as soon as you see her. But there is even more to Schneider than what meets the eye. She is a woman of many interests, pursuits and passions. Social activism is one of them.
"Back in the late '80s, early '90s, I was involved with a group called the Homeless Action Committee," Schneider said. "They worked around Ann Arbor trying to get more affordable housing to people with low-income. We were initially just trying to raise awareness about the problems of homelessness in Ann Arbor. We were very locally focused."
The HAC attended meeting after meeting of the city council, begging them to put some of the city's resources towards solving the problem. Unfortunately, city council would not budge.
"The city kept saying, 'Well, we know it's a problem, and we'd like to do something about it, but we don't have the resources,'" Schneider said. "'We don't have any money to spend on housing. It's a big problem, but it's too big.'"
As it turns out, the city council had millions of dollars in their budget set aside for a new parking structure. The HAC was incredulous.
"It was basically a lie that they didn't have the money, it was really a choice they were making," Schneider said. "It's just a matter of changing people's priorities, to say 'Hey, it's more important to house people than house cars.' That actually became our big slogan: 'House people, not cars.'"
It soon became clear that Ann Arbor citizens agreed. That year, there was a mayoral election. The Republican candidate—who was in favor of the parking structure—lost.
"We kind of took that as a 'Hey, the people of Ann Arbor have spoken, and they don't want this structure,'" Schneider said.
The Homeless Action Committee's work proved effective, raising significant awareness in and around the community and inspiring other organizations to heed their call to action.
"The structure actually wasn't built, there were a number of people in town who set up non-profit organizations." Schneider said. "Avalon Housing being the main one, and they were unique in that they got grant funds, federal money, state funds, local city funds and private donations."
Founded in 1992, Avalon Housing currently works to provide homes for people who cannot afford to house themselves. Often, these people are homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless. With a large emphasis on comfortable, affordable living spaces and eviction prevention, Avalon currently houses over 600 people throughout Ann Arbor.
"We still have homelessness, it hasn't gone away, but people are doing something about it." Schneider said. "I believe that's partially a result of the work [the HAC] did. And I was not alone, I mean I was just one in a ton of people. It felt really good to be a part of that movement."
That sort of activist work within the community is not the only way Schneider makes a difference. For her, changing the world can start with something as simple as her diet.
"I've been vegan since 1997, that's a really big part of my life at this point," Schneider said. "One of my favorites is, well I call it a cheesy veg dip, it's so delicious. People who are vegan, people who are die-hard cheese-eaters, they'll love this stuff."
The ingredients include a cashew-cream base, carrots, onions, nutritional yeast, onions, garlic, lemon juice and "a few other things."
"It's super simple to make, delicious and it's really healthy." Schneider said. "It doesn't have all the cholesterol, hormones that you get in dairy cheese and doesn't have all the animal suffering. It feels good to eat it for a bunch of reasons."
Schneider teaches vegan cooking classes every other month at the Whole Foods Cranbrook branch on Eisenhower.
"You'll learn how to make some delicious, simple, healthy vegan dishes, and you get to sample them at the end," Schneider said. "I always give out recipes, tips, substitutions, techniques, things like that."
To sign up for a class, she said, call the branch's service desk or visit their website.
Despite all her unique traits, Schneider does have one passion that fits right into the librarian stereotype: her love of reading.
"I read everyday," Schneider said. "I don't always have time to read as much as I want to. I get frustrated, there are so many things I want to read but I just don't have the time. I'm actually a slow-reader, which is kind of ironic, being a librarian, but I do my best. I read a lot of different things, fiction, nonfiction. I tend to have multiple books going at the same time, I often don't finish books, I read as much as I can and then I get distracted by something else that's really good and think I'll come back to it later and then sometimes don't. I have piles of library books at home, I have a really huge list of books I've checked out, a long list of books I have on hold," Schneider said.
One of her current favorites? "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson.
"He spoke at the University of Michigan March 7, and was amazing," Schneider said. "I started reading his book yesterday, before the talk, and I'm going to try to get through that. It's powerful stuff, he's having a big impact."
Schneider is also a strong believer that for those who are more fortunate, having a positive impact on the world is in their job description.
"I believe we all have the ability, and responsibility, especially if we come from privilege, to try and make a difference…" Schneider said. "I loved the Women's March, that's the most recent one I've gone to. I felt really empowered by that, I know a lot of us were feeling kind of knocked down, pretty defeated after the election. Going to that, being among like-minded people, some getting active really for the first time, some older more seasoned activists, but just everyone coming together and saying 'We're not just going to roll-over and take this.'"
A librarian, mother, healthy-eating advocate, bibliophile and activist? Jeri Schneider clearly is not the kind of book that can be judged by its cover.
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ABSA Currie Cup First Division Review – Round 13
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THE Eastern Province Kings sealed the top spot on the Absa Currie Cup First Division log on a dramatic penultimate weekend of action which also included a 99-point thriller in Welkom that may yet decide the semi-final make-up, and a barely-believable draw in Kempton Park involving the outgoing champions.
In the weekend's first match, the Kings kept their unbeaten record intact when they came from behind to draw 26-26 in Port Elizabeth against the Ford Pumas, a result made all the more remarkable by the fact that the first-round match between the two sides in Nelspruit also ended in deadlock, at 30-all.
The result leaves the Kings in an unassailable position on top of the log, with their 58 points from 13 matches nine more than the second-placed Pumas, who at least had the consolation of coming away from Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium with a home semi-final in the bag.
In Friday's other match, the Leopards broke the winless Border Bulldogs' hearts in East London when they beat the home side 43-40 to make sure they go into the final round of matches next weekend in third place, tied on 43 points with the fourth-placed Griffons but with a superior points difference.
The Griffons pulled a rabbit from the hat in an astonishing 50-49 victory over the SWD Eagles in Welkom on Saturday, the win meaning that they now hold a five-point lead over the Eagles with a single round to play.
Making the final weekend even more intriguing is the fixture list. The Eagles play the Valke in George and will fancy their chances of a five-point haul, while the Griffons must travel to Nelspruit to face the in-form Pumas, who have nothing further to gain in the round-robin stages.
And in the weekend's final match, the Valke drew 52-52 with defending champions the Regent Boland Kavaliers in Kempton Park, a result of only academic importance as neither side can still reach the playoffs, but one which nevertheless provided the Barnard Stadium crowd with no shortage of entertainment.
Eastern Province Kings (5) 26 Ford Pumas (16) 26
The EP Kings overturned a 21-point deficit to snatch a draw against the Ford Pumas at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
The log-leading Kings had won 11 matches and drawn one heading into the clash with the Pumas but they looked down and out as they slid to 26-5 down in the 55th minute.
The hosts, despite being down to 14 men for much of the match, found a second wind to run in three tries in the last 23 minutes, with eighthman Luke Watson grabbing two five-pointers to secure what had looked like an unlikely share of the spoils.
Pumas flyhalf JC Roos kicked 16 points courtesy of two conversions and four penalties for the visitors, while he also played a major role in the first try of the match.
The Kings did not help themselves with some poor discipline, with right wing Paul Perez red-carded in the first half for punching while lock David Bulbring picked up a yellow for stamping.
Despite being down to 13 men the Kings managed to reach the break without conceding any points, but the Pumas made their two-man advantage count three minutes after the restart when fullback Coenie van Wyk sliced through.
Roos extended the lead with his fourth penalty before Kings centre Tiger Mangweni slid over for a converted try in the 57th minute after a powerful run.
The score seemed to invigorate the hosts who, despite heavy rain in the final quarter, had the better of their opponents despite being a man down.
The Kings' persistence paid off in the 74th minute when Watson was mauled over for his 11th try of the season before he dotted down again two minutes from time in a similar fashion with flyhalf George Whitehead stepping up to slot the conversion which secured the draw.
EP Kings – Tries: Tiger Mangweni, Marcello Sampson, Luke Watson (2). Conversions: George Whitehead (3).
Pumas – Tries: JW Jonker, Coenie van Wyk. Conversions: JC Roos (2). Penalties: Roos (4).
Border Bulldogs (14) 40 Leopards (31) 43
The Leopards had to fight off a strong second-half performance from the Border Bulldogs before securing a narrow 43-40 win at the BCM Stadium.
Both teams ran in six tries but the Leopards must have thought that they had the match wrapped up by half-time as they took a 31-14 lead into the break against a Border team which has failed to win a match this season.
But the hosts turned it on in the second half with tries to inside centre Niell Jacobs, lock Gareth Krause, wing Johannes Seerane and a penalty try to come within spitting distance of the Leopards.
Left wing Allister Kettledas ran in a brace of tries for the visitors while flyhalf Andre Pretorius kicked five conversions and a penalty for a personal haul of 13 points.
The Leopards made a fast start with a try in the second minute to centre Justin St Jerry before centre partner Hennie Skorbinski glided over two minutes later.
Border finally hit back in the 17th minute when wing Chumani Booi dotted down for a converted try before Kettledas scored for the first time four minutes later.
Leopards fullback Malan van der Merwe scored a wonderful break-out try on the hooter after the Bulldogs had been hard on attack on the Leopards' tryline.
Border's fightback started in the fourth minute of the second half when they were awarded a penalty try before the Leopards re-established their dominance with two tries in nine minute to lock Brendan Snyman and Kettledas.
But the Bulldogs nabbed three tries in 11 minutes through Jacobs, Krause and Seerane to narrow the gap to just three points with five minutes left in the match, but it proved to be a bridge too far for the men from East London.
Bulldogs – Tries: Niell Jacobs (2), Johannes Seerane, Gareth Krause, Chumani Booi, penalty try. Conversions: Reinhardt Gerber (5).
Leopards – Tries: Malan van der Merwe, Justin St Jerry, Hennie Skorbinski, Brendon Snyman, Allister Kettledas (2). Conversions: André Pretorius (5). Penalty: Pretorius.
Griffons (31) 50 SWD Eagles (22) 49
Flyhalf Hansie Graaff's late conversion helped the Griffons fight back at the death to clinch a dramatic 50-49 victory over the SWD Eagles at the North West Stadium.
The home side were trailing by six points with three minutes to go before Japie Nel went over for his second try, converted by Graaff, who sent the ball over from close to the left touchline.
It ended a dramatic encounter in which both sides went all-out in pursuit of a semi-final spot, with the Free Staters coming out on top despite being outscored by eight tries to seven.
The match had begun with the home side racing into a 10-0 lead after six minutes thanks to a penalty from Graaff, who scored 20 points in total, and a converted Nicky Steyn score.
The visitors hit back in the 19th minute when Ghafoer Luckan scored the first of his three tries, followed by a superb solo try by Graaff after he broke the line inside his own half and ran over 50 metres.
Just before the 30-minute mark, Luckan and his fullback teammate Elric van Vuuren hit back with tries for the Eagles, followed by a powerful Nel charge that took him over.
Wing Shane Hancke grabbed the bonus-point try for the Griffons four minutes before the interval but some sloppy play allowed Alshaun Bock to chip over the home defence, collect unmarked and score an easy try on the stroke of halftime when the gap was nine points.
After the restart, Luckan completed his hat-trick, but Sarel Louw helped the host keep their noses in front with another converted try.
Nicolaas Hanekom and Dumisane Meslane scored in quick succession just before the 60-minute mark, with both tries converted by new kicker Burton Francis as the Griffons surrendered the lead for the first time.
Mzoxolo Dyantyi and Werner Griesel then exchanged uncovered tries as the end drew closer and with the visitors still ahead.
Francis, who took over from the inconsistent Van Vuuren, slotted over a penalty that looked to have settled the tie, but Nel and Graaff had the final say.
Griffons – Tries: Werner Griesel, Shane Hancke, Sarel Louw, Nicky Steyn, Japie Nel (2), Hansie Graaff. Conversions: Graaff (6). Penalty: Graaff.
SWD Eagles – Tries: Nico Hanekom, Mzo Dyantyi, Ghafoer Luckan (3), Elric van Vuuren, Dumisane Meslane, Alshaun Bock. Conversions: Elric van Vuuren (2), Burton Francis. Penalty: Burton Francis.
Valke (28) 52 Regent Boland Kavaliers (31) 52
The Valke fought back from a 17-point deficit to secure a 52-52 draw with the Regent Boland Kavaliers in a remarkable match played at the Barnard Stadium.
The two teams combined for 16 tries between them but the Valke had looked to be well behind the eight ball when they slipped to 14-31 after 33 minutes.
But they fought back thanks to tries from flank Frederic Eksteen and replacement Jaun Kotze to reach the break trailing by just three points.
The Valke and the defending champion Kavaliers have not enjoyed the best of seasons with the hosts having won just three matches from 12 heading into Saturday's contest while the visitors had won three and drawn one game.
But the two teams turned on the entertainment for the sparse 500-strong crowd with Meyer running in two tries for the hosts and right wing Vainon Willis grabbing a brace of five-pointers for the Kavaliers.
The Kavaliers held a 52-47 lead as late as the 73rd minute but the Valke, in keeping with the general theme of the match, fought back to secure the draw when replacement hooker Baksteen van Heerden barrelled his way over in the fourth minute of injury time.
Kotze had the chance to win the match but his attempted conversion drifted wide.
Valke – Tries: Sandile Ngcobo, Karlo Aspeling, Jaun Kotze, Hendrik Meyer (2), Frederik Eksteen, Bruce Miller, Baksteen van Heerden. Conversions: Kotze (4), Aspeling (2).
Kavaliers – Tries: Vainon Willis (2), Siviwe Magaba, Juwell Samuels, Jacquin Jansen, Eric Zana, Elgar Watts, Brendon April. Conversions: Watts (6).
Absa Currie Cup First Division Log– After Round 13:
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Top 10 point-scorers – After Round 13:
PLAYER T C P D PTS
JC Roos 2 34 23 0 147
André Pretorius 0 42 18 2 144
George Whitehead 4 28 15 0 121
Elric van Vuuren 6 23 13 0 115
Elgar Watts 6 24 8 0 102
Hansie Graaff 5 27 7 0 100
Karlo Aspeling 4 25 8 2 100
Wesley Dunlop 2 23 10 0 86
Jacquin Jansen 5 8 10 0 71
Allister Kettledas 13 0 0 0 65
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Frangleterre
By Gwynne Dyer ⋅ January 18, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
Filed Under European Union, France, National Archives, sovereignty
Frangleterre? Or Brance?
"The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen," Winston Churchill told the British House of Commons in 1942 — but only two years before, he had publicly offered to merge France and Britain into a single country. And now it turns out that the same offer was made again, this time by France to Britain, in 1956. A quite serious offer, by the French prime minister of the time, that would have created a new country that would by now number 125 million people and have the world's third-biggest economy.
Churchill's 1940 offer to merge the entire British and French empires was a counsel of despair, issued when France was on the verge of surrendering to Germany and the British prime minister was trying to keep her (or at least her navy and her overseas possessions) in the war. Most French leaders rightly saw it as a British grab for French resources with which to carry on the war, and the proposal quickly died. 1956 was different.
British prime minister Anthony Eden was astonished when his French counterpart, Guy Mollet, showed up in London in September, 1956 and secretly proposed the unification of the two countries. Mollet was quite serious, however, even saying that France would have no problem in accepting the young Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.
It runs counter to everything that other people believe about the nature of French identity, and indeed what the French believe about their own national character. Yet it really did happen. The British documents describing the discussion were declassified twenty years ago, but the throng of researchers who pile into the archives each January as another year's government documents are released under the thirty-year rule somehow missed them.
The documents confirming the offer were only discovered last month by a British Broadcasting Corporation television producer who was trolling through the National Archives on a fishing expedition for new documentary topics. (They're running out of ideas at the BBC.)
Eden rejected Mollet's suggestion for a full union of the two countries, but two weeks later he recommended "immediate consideration" of the French prime minister's fall-back proposal that France join the British Commonwealth, the new club for all the independent bits of the rapidly shrinking empire. France would accept the Queen as head of the Commonwealth, and also wanted "a common (British-French) citizenship arrangement on the Irish basis." (After Irish independence in 1921, British and Irish citizens retained the right to live and work in each other's countries.)
That didn't happen either, because Eden was soon afterwards swept out of office when the joint attack on Egypt that Britain and France were plotting with Israel went badly wrong during the Suez crisis. Mollet only lasted in office until halfway through the following year, but by then France had joined the European Economic Community, the forerunner of the European Union, instead. And when Britain finally applied to join the EEC in 1963, another French leader, Charles De Gaulle, vetoed its entry.
It was a weird episode, and it only came about because France was in even worse shape than Britain in 1956, after the disasters of the previous fifteen years: military defeat, four years of German occupation, and ten years of economic and political chaos. Britain in 1956 was only starting to understand how greatly its power had diminished, because it had not suffered defeat and occupation during the Second World War, so Eden rejected union with what he saw as a weaker and supplicant France. Seven years later the shoe was on the other foot, and De Gaulle rejected even a looser link with Britain.
But it could have happened, had the timing been right. Great powers in decline often consider radical moves to shore up their status in the world, and sovereignty is not indivisible. After all, twenty-seven European countries, including both Britain and France, now share large amounts of their sovereignty within the admittedly looser structures of the European Union.
In France, the almost universal media response to the revelations about 1956 has been to find some historian who would pour cold water on the Mollet proposal, insisting that it was not seriously meant, for the story shows France in a rather humiliating light. The British media, by contrast, just had fun with it.
The "Guardian" tracked down Denis MacShane, former minister of state for Europe in the Blair government, who obligingly opined that "France and England are like an old married couple who often think of killing each other, but would never dream of divorcing." And the "Independent" indulged in dystopian fantasies about what fifty years of union would have done to the two countries.
"France might have had our public transport and health systems; we might have had the ramshackle French university system," speculated John Lichfield, the Independent's Paris correspondent. "We might have had French rates of unemployment. They might have had the London Tube instead of the Metro. We both might have ended up with French TV, British hospital waiting lists, the French police…British school dinners, French plumbers and Scottish joie de vivre."
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MASTER PROBLEMS Education and Learning How to improve your reading skills?
How to improve your reading skills?
You can see the sights of ancient Rome.
You can ascend a lofty Himalayan mountain peak, or stand before thundering waterfalls in Africa.
You can watch a stealthy jungle cat, or gaze at distant stars and planets.
Yet, while doing so, you need not travel farther than your favorite easy chair.
Yes! A whole world of adventure, mystery, romance, humor and instruction can be yours—if you are a good reader.
Unfortunately, though, the problem is that some inhabitants of the world are unable to read and write well.
Doubtless, for this reason many of them feel severely limited. After all, there are many things to read—books, magazines, newspapers and street signs, to name a few.
But even those who are literate should be able to read relatively fast, with ease and good comprehension.
Otherwise, how can they learn things in school, follow written instructions at work or read at home with pleasure and benefit? So, we may well ask, How can one improve reading ability?
The road to adventures in reading actually starts at home. Naturally, slang, incorrect grammar, poor word choice and slovenly speech will not build up a person's command of language.
And you must know a language well if you are to read it skillfully.
In some homes, little or no reading is done. But, if you are a parent who wants your children to develop interest in reading, you may desire to gather the family together regularly to read aloud.
The best book for such oral reading, should be rich, not only in language, but in story content and instructive principles.
What and where to read?
Publications abound today and it is not likely that you could or would want to read everything published in your language.
Not all literature will up-build a reader and refresh his mind. Just as the food you eat affects your physical state, so the mental food you take in will influence your thinking.
Therefore, be selective. You might ask, Is this book worthy of my time and consideration? Will that article be up-building?
You may be able to tell at a glance that, for your own good, your attention should be turned elsewhere.
What you are reading can have a bearing on where you will read it. A newspaper, novel or relatively light material might be read while you are traveling on a train or plane.
More weighty information may require the solitude of a private room or study.
By all means, cultivate interest in what you are reading. Concentrate on it.
Of course, if you are to do that, you may find it inadvisable to sit in the most comfortable chair that can be found, with music playing softly in the background.
After all, you want to read, not sleep. Silence and an upright chair, with the book or magazine resting on a table, will probably be much better.
In his study, Emperor Franz Joseph reportedly had two desks. He sat at one of normal height, but when too tired to work while sitting, he worked at a high stand-up desk."
This does not mean that you need two desks. To concentrate, however, you should assume a posture conducive to reading, not sleeping.
If you feel that your reading can stand improvement, there are some points that may help you. For one thing, you might consider your eye movements.
When you are reading, your eyes do not move smoothly across the page. Rather, they stop several times to focus or fix on a line. Then they sweep back, to the beginning of the next line.
A slow reader's eyes stop often on every line, perhaps seeing only one word, or merely a syllable, each time. Obviously, the messages sent to his brain are disjointed.
A person can read faster, with greater comprehension and pleasure, if he reduces the number of visual stops or fixations per line.
Why not practice a little? Endeavor to read phrases or word groupings. See if this does not increase your reading speed and comprehension of the thoughts expressed by the writer.
Regression merits consideration too. This is the bad habit of rereading many words, instead of making one's eyes move forward steadily.
Regressions slow you down, fatigue your eyes and hinder comprehension. If you miss something, do not backtrack.
It is better (and probably will take no more time) to read an article again. If you have a sense of urgency, a desire to make the best use of your time, regression will be discouraged.
But occasionally, even the most skillful readers can regress because a writer's line of reasoning eludes them, or the message received by the brain seems garbled or unrealistic.
For example, "Once, on a plane trip, I was reading a magazine article by Pearl Buck," wrote Cornelia Otis Skinner. "In a moment, one of those enchanted sentences caught my eye."
It went: 'At dawn we set forth in sedan chairs whose poles rested on the shoulders of barebacked Chinese beavers.' "How extraordinary! I thought. The Chinese beaver must be a good deal larger than ours, and is obviously capable of being domesticated. At that point, the plane went into one of those inexplicable shudders, which jolted me into losing my place. When I found it again, I realized that Mrs. Buck and her party had been carried (instead) by Chinese bearers."
Generally, you will not want to regress. But there is something else to avoid, if you are trying to read rapidly.
Certain persons read to themselves rather slowly because they vocalize. They may whisper or move their lips, tongue, vocal cords or throat muscles, actually saying every word to themselves.
Others do not make these audible sounds or physical movements, but they still say every word to themselves, "hearing" each word individually in the mind.
With persistent effort and by reading word groups, one can eliminate vocalization and thus increase reading speed.
What about rapid speed techniques?
At this point, you may be wondering whether to study information on rapid reading techniques. That is a personal matter.
Likely, will be urged to eliminate regressions and vocalization and take in several words with each fixation of the eyes.
It might also suggest that you not permit your eyes to rest on the endings of long words (such as "ly" in "fundamentally").
You might be told that words like "and," "in" and "she" hardly exist for skillful readers. Such readers just speed along, surmising certain words and word endings.
However, in silent reading, do not let the idea of speed dominate you. It is not always vital or fitting.
If you have planned to spend an evening reading a good book, you may want to take your time. You may be studying, with the object of remembering significant points.
And you should not try to read everything with lightning speed. A novel might be read rapidly, but a lengthy memorandum at work may require concentration and a different pace.
Lastly, think actively while reading. Analyze the author's statements, agreeing or disagreeing. Ask yourself, What is the writer's theme?
How does this paragraph support it? Am I expected to do something with this information? What should I do?
Take time to pause and meditate on the material being read. When possible, visualize what is taking place. Mentally see the terrain, the roads, the people.
Note how men and women are attired. Hear the voices of happy children at play. Smell the bread baking in an oven. Relive the scenes.
Then your're reading will be an adventure, for you will be able to see any wonders of the universe you set your mind to see.
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home act of terrorism memoirs Hostage Irina Hiarrell describes what happened
Sasha Letyago's memorials
Chronology of events of hostage taking in Moscow, October 23–26, 2002
Two gases were used
Svetlana Gubareva's description
"I wished to attract attention to the tragedy"
Interview with former 'Nord-Ost' hostage Svetlana Gubareva
Hostage Irina Hiarrell describes what happened
Written by «Молодой дальневосточник»
Пятница, 05 Январь 2007
'Nord-Ost': Once again in captivity?
Published in 'Molodoy Dalnevostochnik' (The Young Far Easterner), November 2002.
They expected Irina a bit sooner. After being freed she felt great, and was ready to fly to the Far East right away. But…
Irina planned not just to visit her old hometown this year, but also to attend to some affairs. She needed to change her passport, and solve a problem with her apartment. So Hiarrell put all the needed documents into her travel case. At this time she unexpectedly asked her daughter to make copies and keep these in Portland, as if she had a foreboding.
On October 23rd, while getting ready to go to the theatrical center on Dubrovka, out of Russian habit she took everything of value along with her — her documents, money, and her return ticket to America.
On the 28th, however, while alone in her room at the embassy hotel, for the first time she felt as if she was a non-person.
No, the embassy workers had treated her very attentively, and the Russian government had quickly provided her with material support. The 50 thousand rubles they gave her could buy her warm clothing and a ticket to Khabarovsk. The problem was that they do not sell tickets without identification, and after 'Nord-Ost' all she had was a hospital form stating that she had been through 'detox' and the dates, but one can be poisoned in various ways.
Whether worn out from the confusion, or whether the competent agencies were merely 'incompetent', they shrugged their shoulders and said: fine, we'll give you a form stating that you were a hostage.
But an official stamp?
The stamp is at the prosecutor's office.
Such a form, however, did not solve the ticket problem. She found out that she needed a temporary identification (Form 9), which she finally received, and then she caught the plane for Khabarovsk.
But it was holiday time in Russia. Her flight home to her place of residence, to Portland (she was able to get a replacement ticket), was in 10 days. Scarcely had her fellow citizens finished reconciling their differences and coming to an agreement (about the apartment), then Irina had to hurry to the passport and visa department of the local police. In America Irina has a permanent residency permit, but her citizenship is still Russian, and she is officially still a native of Khabarovsk. Once again there was a problem — the police were working holiday hours because of a professional holiday. Irina showed up at our editorial offices with this unhappy news.
In spite of everything, she is an optimist: «Everything will be fine». She believes that sympathetic and warm-hearted people live in her homeland, and that they will take her position and will understand the situation. After all, it is impossible to go from one form of captivity to another, this time a bureaucratic one!
AFTER THE INTERMISSION
The second act of 'Nord-Ost' begins with Sanya Grigorev's celebration: Chkalov himself had noticed him and would soon arrive. Therefore, no one was surprised when a short fellow in a black hat appeared on the stage with an assault rifle and shouting to the other actors: «Get out of here!» Few modern stage managers had read (Kavernin's) «Two Captains», perhaps it was the hero's bodyguard, and now Chkalov would come and everyone would go back to their places. Only when the man fired at the ceiling was is it clear that a different director had thought up this situation. Others in black appeared in the auditorium. They brought in, it seemed, a huge metal «pig» of high explosives, and they placed it in the row behind Irina.
The terrorists were in no hurry to kill anyone. They stated their demands and «trained» the hall a few times by making everyone lie down on the floor under their seats. They confiscated cameras and began a «procedure» to identify the foreigners. But why — in order to release them, or to shoot them? Irina went onto the stage and handed over her «green card» with trepidation: «United States». She wondered: Do they understand that it is only a residency permit, that I am a Russian, or perhaps, the opposite — will they consider me an American and it'll be even worse? One woman did not identify herself, and another, an Israeli, somehow cut a hole in the carper and hid her documents there. An elderly Englishman out of fear could not even pronounce or write his name. They were sat down in the first rows and told to call their friends and embassies.
Irina was unable to switch on her cell phone, and the only thing it was good for was to use as a telephone book. She found the phone number of her daughter's Internet friend, and used another phone to call. It was 4 in the morning:
«Dima, are you watching television?»
«I'm in the theater.»
A NEW DANGER
They noticed the smell of burning plastic coming from one of the stage lights located much too close to the explosives. Not only were the hostages worried, but also the terrorists — if the stage light were to burst, then the booby traps in the hall could go off. Turning off the electricity could have the same result. Several tense hours passed in waiting until they could find a specialist who knew how to operate the complicated computer system. One danger displaced the other, but at last the stage lights were extinguished.
But then unendurable boredom ensued. Irina and returned to her row with the foreigners, and to the travel companion who had invited her to the popular musical.
«Come one, I'll read to you out loud,» offered Vick, and he pulled out Steinbeck from his voluminous bag.
Listening to the monotonous mumbling was even worse, and she worried about how the people around her would react. Perhaps it would be the last straw?
«It'd be better if I read to myself.»
A dozen pages were enough. Vick at this time took out a clean sheet of paper from his bag, a penknife, and a pen. The page was divided into 36 pieces, and he carefully drew the playing cards suites. They played 'Fool' (Russian Old Maid), and slept. It was strange, but even under all that tension they were easily able to fall asleep. Apparently their bodies were on autopilot.
Nothing remained but to wait and watch. Morning and evening were easy to discern: the terrorists went to the corner of the stage to pray. Irina would remember forever what side was east at 'Nord-Оst'. It was the same direction as her hometown.
Unexpectedly, a girl was driven into the auditorium. In an artificially happy voice she shouted: «Ooh, so many people! Well, are we going to watch a movie?»
The terrorists explained: «We're going to ask in front of everyone how she got in here.»
«Like I always did when I was little,» said the girl.
«It's great here!»
«They sent you! We're going to shoot you.»
«What, I'm going to die now?»
They led the girl out, leaving the door half-open. There was shooting and a cry — quiet, like the mewing of a tiny kitten. Later, still more shots.
Irina leaned toward her neighbor who was sitting right in front of the door: «What's that? Did they really kill her?»
«It's nothing, nothing, everything's fine,» the woman assured her.
After this, however, they stopped taking hostages to the bathroom. Apparently the girl's body was still there.
Later some kind of a fuss began among the captors. From their remarks it became clear that somewhere in the auditorium was a police major general. He was located on the balcony. «Now you're our prisoner,» they told him.
«I'm not at work, I just came to the show with my family, like a normal person, like everyone else.» They left the general alone, and he remained with his wife and daughter. The twelve-year-old girl was later to die during the assault.
«Like another child,» remembered Irina. Not far from her sat the new family of an American who had been in the epicenter of another terrorist attack, in Oklahoma. He conducted himself very well, but it was difficult to watch his companion. It was as if the woman felt something. When she sent her pale, thin daughter out with the other children to be released, and the girl returned, the woman seemed to grow dimmer before Irina's eyes.
Suddenly something hung in the air and Irina wanted to cover her nose under her sweater and wrap her scarf around her face. Vick splashed mineral water on his collar, and the events Irina remembers next are only a few bright flashes.
Once Irina woke up on the floor, it seemed to her, of a bus. She could see the iron legs of the seats, and the bodies of people. Right next to her a deathly pale man lay. He was not moving, and, it seemed to her, not breathing. Then unconsciousness.
The second time she awoke in a doorway, which for some reason reminded her more of the entrance to a cave, and someone in a gray cap appeared: «Is there anyone alive?»
She had to make herself known, and Irina mumbled something inarticulate.
«That's it, I see you,» the man yelled.
Unconsciousness, and then again, the man in the cap appeared. Irina tried to hold out her arm.
At last she awoke in Municipal Hospital #13. She was in her underwear, and an IV of glucose solution was sticking out of her vein. There were also the marks of several injections on her, meaning that they had given her an antidote. Surprisingly, the tests showed no changes in her body chemistry, in contrast to her neighbor in the ward, and she felt wonderful. They gave her a note from her friend in Moscow: «The embassy is informed. 'Taya' (her daughter Taisya) will be in Moscow today.» She wanted to fly, and to live, and she very, very strongly wanted a shower. Fortunately the hospital had hot water, but there was no soap or towels, so she had to use a sheet. A nurse brought her a piece of soap from another department.
Of course, the personnel and those who were already up and about could talk about nothing else. The girls from the medical staff told her how it was when the first hostages were brought in, and everyone ran to help admit them. Even the beefy cafeteria lady left her spot and carried people in her own arms — in spite of her age, weight, and shortness of breath. Irina got to know another survivor from 'Nord-Ost'. He was a tall, healthy man, who came to in the auditorium. He wife was lying next to him, and he tried to pick her up and carry her out, but one of the rescuers pushed him out into the street. «We'll carry her out next,» the rescuer said.
But they kept carrying out others. Getting back into the theater was impossible, so he started to help people as they came out. He found his wife a few hours later in that same hospital, #13. She was not breathing: «What to do?» The man grabbed a medic from the corridor. «Do you know artificial respiration? Do it!» The woman began to breath, but did not regain consciousness. For several days she remained in a coma. Now Irina's new acquaintance posed the same question to her: «What to do?» Irina told him: «Talk with her. Talk, and call her home.»
After a few days the doctors declared that Hiarrell was ready to be discharged. Imagine finding yourself in a huge city without money, identification, and clothes. The hospital was only able to give her a surgical gown and a work coat. Irina refused to leave.
By evening her mood began to fall — Taisya had still not shown up. Irina knew for certain that her daughter was somewhere close by, probably in the crowd by the gates, and simply could not get through the police cordon. While in the cafeteria, her acquaintance ran up to her, joyfully: «My wife woke up and wants to go home!» It was fine that things were going well, at least for him. Irina slowly plodded off down the corridor.
At the end of the hallway there was a bright orange, dancing spot, showing like a beacon. Alas, during the assault Irina had lost her glasses. Then: «Mama!» She made it! Taisya had talked her way through. She was the only one to be let in from the huge crowd, and she brought with her some people from the embassy. Irina ran for the doctors again: «Let me go!» They swore a little, of course, but not very strongly, and compromised, and for the second time that day they signed the papers, even searching all over for the stamp that had been hidden until morning.
'TAYA' AND EVERYONE
They came for Irina while Vick was still in intensive care. There was no time for intelligent conversation, due to the stress and fatigue. Taisya fell asleep, but Irina could not. Quietly she got out of bed, looking for cigarettes. Her grown-up daughter fumbled around the bedclothes in her dreams: «Mamochka, don't leave! I love you!»
When Taisya got the message from Dima about her mother being taken hostage, she got right on the phone: she called friends in the America, friends in Russia, and her grandma and grandpa in the Far East. She even called a state senator in Oregon. She set up a site on the Internet with her mother's picture: «Help!» Taya even made a web page and placed it on the Chechen sites: «Release my mom!»
When it seemed that the state authorities were too slow, she called Washington. Then they found Irina. Taisya collected money for the trip from all their extended family in around Portland. Senators contacted the embassy. On the day before she was to fly to her mother, a good company had hired Taisya, but she was ready to give it up if only to get to Moscow as soon as possible. Her American employers, however, were very understanding: the girl was not only granted leave, but they even promised to pay her for the days she was gone.
In the village of Roshchino, in the Primorsky district, Irina's parents awaited the outcome, not daring to tear themselves from the television set. «Everything will be okay,» her mother stressed to herself. Her father tried to distract her mother from the screen: «Look, look how the kitten performs.» But he was the first to cry when they showed the lists of the dead on television. Mama is still unable to cry.
Irina's best friend in Khabarovsk, Lyudmila, is not able to cover her tears. It is good that it is all over, but back then she practically never left the phone: there were calls from Moscow, from America. 'Asya', Lyudmila's daughter, lives with her husband in Seattle: «Mama, everyone is praying here. They're all watching CNN. Right now they're showing an interview with Vasilev, but they silenced the Russian speech. Mama, what's he saying?»
The interview was being simultaneously broadcast in Russia. Lyudmila repeated the words: «The hostages have been freed.»
Lyudmila blasphemed a little: «If that fellow up in heaven hadn't helped, then half the world would've turned away from him.» Support flowed from Spain and Africa. Irina and Taisya were known to many on the Internet — Taya is a serious photographer and posted many photos. People who had been atheists for 70 years were even praying to God.
And HE heard.


Several people have asked me for the recipe of Winston's birthday cake. It is SUPER easy and Winston LOVED it.
Let me also say this picture is so not pretty because I actually dropped it on the floor minutes before... but Winston didn't care.
Frost this cake with low fat cottage cheese and decorate with carrot pieces. Store in refrigerator.


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Today we sit down with North Dakota author Rebekkah Ford. She is going to share a little bit about her work, herself and her inspiration. Please enjoy this installment of 20 Questions.
I have a job outside of home, so it usually takes me three months to write a book. However, my lastest novel, Ameerah, took me longer than the rest because of all the research that was involved in the story.
I get up at 4:45 in the morning during the week and write before I go to the office and then in the evening I'll write some more. On the weekends I'll write as much as I can.
I eat strawberry licorice while I write.
Indie. I could have gone traditional. I even had an agent interested in Beyond the Eyes (the first book in my YA Paranormal/Fantasy trilogy), but I had a confidence issue. I lacked it. I knew the only way to gain confidence was to take on the challenge of being my own publisher. If I could overcome those challenges on my own, I would earn the confidence I was never given as a child. So I turned the agent down and dove into the uncharted indie sea a virgin to the self-publishing world.
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I was fourteen when I started writing a book but never finished it. The first book I finished that will never be published was 9 years ago.
I love to read, watch my favorite TV shows, go out to eat, have a couple drinks, take walks, go to antique stores, and have a deep, thought provoking conversation.
The characters have a mind of their own and some characters show up out of nowhere. I love when those things happen. It's fun.
I've written six books. Five are published. My favorite is the most recent one I published last Jan—Ameerah.
A lot of writers say this, and it's true. Read. Read. Read. Write. Write. Write. That's how an author becomes a better writer.
Yes, they've told me they felt like they were there with the characters—heard the music, smelled the cigarette smoke and alcohol—which is thrilling to me, because I always worry about being too descriptive in some scenes. They also told me the characters were well developed and some they grew attached to. Of course, I've had a few readers who didn't get into one of my books. Not everyone is going to like an author's story.
Readers who are into paranormal/fantasy books.
Three-dimensional characters the reader can relate to, suspense, emotion, and a good plot.
A writer or an actress or an archaeologist. I love history.
You can find them on Amazon, B&N, Smashwords, and Kobo.
Of course. This excerpt is from my latest new release, Ameerah, which is a gritty and poignant paranormal thriller.
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Idiopatické generalizované epilepsie (zkratka IGE) dle nové klasifikace záchvatů a epilepsií Mezinárodní ligy proti epilepsií z roku 2017 jsou nově označovány také jako "Genetické generalizované epilepsie". Starší označení idiopatické generalizované epilepsie je označení dále přípustné a stále běžně používané. Tvoří přibližně 25 % všech epilepsií. Incidence je 34-76 / 100 000. Jde o geneticky podmíněná onemocnění, která postihují jinak zdravé osoby obou pohlaví a všech ras.

Charakteristiky IGE
 IGE se manifestují těmito typy záchvatů: typické absence, myoklonickými záchvaty a generalizovanými tonicko-klonickými záchvaty, a to buď samostatně nebo v různých komplikací.
 Většina syndromů začíná v dětství nebo adolescenci, ale výjimečně se mohou objevit i v dospělém věku.
 Většina z těchto onemocnění jsou celoživotní, některé syndromy se váží na určité věkové období.
 Nejspecifičtější metoda k diagnostice a potvrzení onemocnění je EEG, která prokazuje generalizované epileptiformní výboje. Tyto výboje jsou často provokovány spánkovou deprivací, hyperventilací a fotostimulací. Pozadí grafu je normální.
 Zobrazovací vyšetření mozku (magnetická rezonance) je normální (bez strukturálních změn)
 Většinou dobře reagují na terapii, ale 30 % pacientů je farmakorezistentních.

Epileptické syndromy patřící mezi IGE
 Juvenilní myoklonická epilepsie - zkratka JME, také označovaná jako Janzův syndrom
 Epilepsie s dětskými absencemi (anglicky childhood epilepsy absence - CAE)
 Juvenilní absence
 Epilepsie pouze s generalizovanými tonicko-klonickými záchvaty

Další syndromy dříve řazené mezi IGE
 Myoklonická epilepsie v dětství
 Epilepsie s myoklonicko-astatickými záchvaty
 Epilepsie s myoklonickými absencemi
 Epilepsie s febrilními záchvaty plus
 IGE s variabilním fenotypem

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Consult the Enriching data section.
The data is now available to use in the activities connected after the Enrichment . For example, you can find it under the Additional data (targetData) link of the personalization fields explorer in an email content.
This example shows how to enrich profile data with purchase data contained in a file. We consider here that the purchase data are stored in a third-party system. Each profile can have several purchases stored in the file. The final goal of the workflow is to send an email to the target profiles who have purchased at least two items to thank them for their loyalty.
A Query activity that targets the profiles who will receive the message.
With this example file, we will use the email address to reconcile the data with the database profiles. You can also enable unique IDs as described in this document.
An Enrichment activity that creates a link between the transaction data loaded from the file and the profiles selected in the Query . The link is defined in the Advanced relations tab of the activity. The link is based on the transition coming from the Load file activity. It uses the "email" field of the profile resource and the "customer" column of the imported file as reconciliation criteria.
Select the link previously defined in the Advanced relations tab of the activity.
Check Collection and specify the number of lines to retrieve (2 in this example). In this screen, you can customize the Alias and the Label of the collection. These values will be visible in the following activities of the workflow when referring to this collection.
As Data to keep for the collection, select the columns that will be used in the final delivery.
Apply a descending sort on the transaction date to make sure to retrieve the latest transactions.
As Data to keep, define a Count All aggregate. If you need, specify a custom alias to find it faster in the following activities.
A Segmentation activity with only one segment, that retrieves profiles of the initial target that have at least two transactions recorded. Profiles with only one transaction are excluded. To do that, the query of the segmentation is made on the aggregate defined previously.
An Email delivery activity that uses the additional data defined in the Enrichment to dynamically retrieve the two last purchases made by the profile. The additional data can be found in the Additional data (TargetData) node when adding a personalization field.


ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 1996, V91, N3.
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND THE BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS. 1996, MAY, V91, N3.
THE PYRENEES OF SPAIN.  (English).  Article.  JOHNSON-CA.
STUDIES.  (English).  Article.  SPRY-PG.  PAREDES-MM.  FOSTER-F.
VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA.  (English).  Article.
ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.  (English).  Article.  GODWIN-CI.
ABITIBI SUBPROVINCE, CANADA.  (English).  Article.  BARRIE-CT.
GRANITE COMPLEX, GERMANY.  (English).  Article.  MARKL-G.
UNCONFORMITY-TYPE URANIUM DEPOSIT.  (English).  Article.
DISTRICT, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.  (English).  Article.


Where are the Families at the Catholic Synod on the Family?
When Catholic bishops from around the world gather at the Vatican to discuss the challenges facing Catholic families (October 5-14), Catholics who actually live in families will be sparsely represented. Of the 253 participants at the Synod, only 14 married couples have been invited and they do not appear to be representative of the diversity of Catholic families. As Mary McAleese, the former President of Ireland says, there is "just something profoundly wrong and skewed" about celibate males drafting guidelines about sexuality, marriage and family life. Furthermore, only 24 women will be at the Synod and they will not have any voting rights. This hardly reflects Pope Francis' call for "a more incisive female presence in the Church". Decisions in the Catholic Church, from electing a pope to offering moral guidelines, are made by ordained men – despite an abundance of qualified Catholic women and lay men. The Catholic church simply cannot live up to its call to be a beacon of justice when it is hiding the voices and the gifts of so many of its members 'under a bushel'.
From the outset, a faulty process of information gathering has hampered the Synod. Despite the Vatican's call for wide input from "local sources", the questionnaire designed to capture this information was inconsistently disseminated by bishops and seriously flawed. The questions seemed to assume that with better instruction on Church teaching, (such as the ban on contraception, homosexual relationships, and the exclusion of divorced and remarried Catholics from communion) Catholics would embrace the rules. There are many Catholics who understand full well the Church's teaching on issues of sexuality and marriage, however after discernment, they question or reject it. Many do so on the basis of a belief in the primacy of an informed conscience and respect for the dignity of all human persons. If the Vatican's recently published working paper is any indication, the Synod may be an exercise in reemphasizing current teachings rather than reevaluating them.
Given this state of affairs, faithful Catholics around the world have taken their own initiative to organize conversations about the challenges facing families. Catholic Church Reform International hosted regional gatherings, wrote letters, created petitions and developed position papers that they have shared with the Vatican. They will also host a public Forum on the Family in Rome, just prior to the Synod.
In Canada, the Catholic Network for Women's Equality, (CNWE) held group conversations across the country, to reflect on our lived experience of faith formation, gender and sexuality, marriage and family life. These conversations revealed a rich diversity of Catholic experience and understanding and the summary report has been shared with participants, posted on the CNWE website and sent to Archbishop Durocher, the Canadian delegate to the Synod in Rome.
As a network of Canadian Catholics working for justice and equality for women in the Catholic Church and in the world for over 30 years, we know that our concerns often fall on deaf ears among our Church leaders. We continue our advocacy for change, however, because institutions that perpetuate sexism in the world are also complicit in perpetuating the oppression of poor and marginalized women, often with tragic consequences for them and for their children. Our solidarity with those around the world working for reform in the Catholic church gives us hope for human flourishing in the light of the Gospel. We work to recover the original Greek meaning of the word 'synod', which is "to walk the road together". A broadly inclusive, accountable and collaborative Catholic church leadership will need to be the new path.
Catholic Network for Women's Equality (cnwe.org), Canada.


Anacaona Boutique Hotel is a pleasant property with a 3 star rating, located in the West End Village area of Long Bay Village, Anguilla. Guest call the property 'Excellent' and grant a user rating of 8.6. In addition, the staff are available to point out the local attractions.
Huno.com guests rank the property in 2nd position out of a total of 2 hotels in the area.
Anacaona Boutique Hotel has 27 smart and comfortable rooms and rates from XCD235 to XCD500.
As the 2nd most popular hotel in Long Bay Village there are a number of attractions nearby including Long Bay and Mead's Bay. Sherricks Bay and Blolly Ham Bay are also within easy reach and are top locations to visit.
When in Long Bay Village, why not also pay a visit local areas such as West End Village and Lower South Hill, both are within easy distance of this hotel. Bethel, South Hill Village and Blowing Point Village are also great places worth checking out whilst on holiday.
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Local accommodation options including the notable Twin Palms Villas is close by to Anacaona Boutique Hotel. Also within the area is the Frangipani Resort and the Frangipani Beach Resort. For other options try the Viceroy Anguilla Resort & Residences a little further away.
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Azerbaijani customs officers have seized 13.8 kg poor and unhealthy coffee produced in Armenia in 2009.
Customs authorities also prevented the importation of gun of "Glock-19" and 31 nine-millimeters long cartridges for it , 45 cartridge, two radio equipment for military use, 1 334 mobile phones, 1 038 religious books, 6 695 DVD, 14 kg black caviar, 500 liters of oil products, said in the State Customs Committee' report for 2009.
3 005 facts of law violation have been revealed during this period.
The report says that 162 criminal facts have been revealed as a result of which smuggling worth AZN 688,686 have been seized.
Appropriate measures on 160 people's criminal prosecution have been held.
As a result of held operational activities, 43 kg 118 grams of mercury were seized from illegal trafficking.


This week, I came across an endearing video on YouTube. A mother's preborn son, Bradbury, had the hiccups, which served as an excellent occasion for Bradbury's sister to bond with her brother and experience what it means to be pro-life.
It's not rocket science. A child is a human-being from conception. Acknowledging the autonomy of a pre-born baby is a simple and beautiful way to teach an extra-womb [born] child that the chilling culture of death promoted by our society through abortion and euthanasia is a violation of human rights. Keep it simple, be truthful, and teach your children well.
It was a charming video with a simple and good message. The grass was green, the sun was shining, and everything was nice…then this person with the screenname "Steve True" showed up and decided to pollute the comment section with gratuitous negativity and some well-known pro-abortion drivel.
The zeal of some pro-aborts is astounding. Why can't Steve True just let a nice video of a mother being a mother to her children exist without launching into a troll-like pro-abortion diatribe with his comments? How can watching a pregnant mother talking to her little girl inspire such uncalled-for and nasty comments? The Steve Trues of the world are like rambunctious kids who stomp on and destroy other kids' sandcastles. At times, it almost seems like they cannot tolerate anything authentically good or beautiful.
For me, the most disturbing of Steve True's comments is this one: "Pro-Choice YOU AS THE MOTHER DECIDES." Notice that he does not say, "You as the host of a clump of cells decides," "You as the carrier of reproductive byproduct decides," or anything else that reflects the ridiculous unscientific positions pro-aborts often push. No, he correctly uses the word "mother" in his unprovoked rant.
You see, despite their endless rhetoric and avant-garde linguistic gymnastics, pro-aborts, at least on some level, know that a pregnant woman is a mother…the mother of a child. They also know, at least on some level, that abortion means ending an innocent preborn child's life…and they typically become quite angry when reminded of these simple truths, as the ironically-named "Steve True" has demonstrated.


Interview on the management changes announced on June 30th, 2005.
Video interview with John Costas, Chairman UBS Investment Bank and Huw Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer Investment Bank on the management changes announced on June 30th, 2005.
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University of Washington, School of Law (J.D.)
University of Washington, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, Master of Public Administration
Claremont McKenna College (magna cum laude B.A.)
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Megan Lim is an Associate and practices in the firm's Estate Planning Practice Group with a focus on estate planning, probate and trust litigation, conservatorship and guardianship proceedings, and trust and estate administration.
She is a graduate of the University of Washington, School of Law where she worked in the Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic and the Refugee and Immigrant Advocacy Project through the University of Washington Clinical Law Program. While in law school, Megan enrolled in a concurrent degree program and graduated from the Master in Public Administration program at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. She returned to Hawaii for a summer and interned at a local law firm and later worked as a non-profit management intern with United Way of King County in Washington State.
Megan has been named to the 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list in the practice area of Trusts and Estates.
After graduation, Megan worked as a law clerk/bailiff to the Honorable Carol A. Schapira, King County (Seattle) Superior Court, and volunteered as a pro bono attorney with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. Upon deciding to focus her legal practice in the area of estate planning, Megan returned to the law school for additional coursework related to estate planning in the graduate program in Taxation.
Megan grew up in Honolulu surrounded by a large extended family. The admiration that she has for her grandparents on both sides of her family is what originally sparked her interest in estate planning. During their lives, Megan experienced her grandparents graciously extend their vision, values, and love, toward their spouses, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and the community. She feels planning can help to capture and sustain this kind of legacy.
Megan graduated from Punahou School and attended Claremont McKenna College where she graduated, magna cum laude with a BA in Government. During college, she was the student director of the ESL (English as a Second Language) Program which provided tutoring sessions for campus employees. Megan also spent a semester in Thailand through an international education exchange program.
Prior to joining Damon Key, Megan was an Associate in the Tax, Estate Planning, and Wealth Management practice group at a Honolulu law firm. She lives in Kailua with her husband Jeremy (who was her Punahou classmate), and their three sons.
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