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Alleged Senior 'Hit List' Causes Farewell Assembly Cancellation

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There's school-yard gossip and then, there's this: An alleged senior 'hit list' planned for Riverside high school's senior assembly, posted on Facebook.

That was the the hot topic at Riverside after school on Tuesday.

"As a matter of fact, I'm terrified," said one Riverside student. "I'm scared because what if I'm on (the hit list)."

News of the 'hit list' spread quickly to school administrators and Ysleta Independent School District Officials.

"When school administration heard of this we began investigating and have not found a list," said YISD spokeswoman Patricia Ayala. She said that while no school or district officials have ever seen the post, or been able to pin down a suspect, they took action. "Administration filed a police report and, in addition, they canceled (Riverside's) senior assembly."

"I think it's really unfair because the actions of a few are costing the senior class a farewell assembly." said Riverside senior Darsy Lozano. Lozano admitted she wants her fellow classmates and herself to stay safe, but had some questions regarding the claim. "I really don't know if they're rumors or if everything's true," said Lozano.

"We know (the assembly) is part of (senior) heritage... but right now, safety comes first," said Ayala.

The district's desire to exercise caution is all right with a student who said, "I think they're just doing it for our safety."

The district will try to hold a celebration for those seniors who will miss out on their final farewell, and according to Ayala, graduation is still on.


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Vaccine Manufacturing Center At A&M Will Create Thousands Of Jobs

AUSTIN (March 26, 2013)—The construction of a $91 million vaccine manufacturing center at Texas A&M University will create thousands of jobs while protecting the country against future biological threats and influenza pandemics, state officials announced Tuesday.

Gov. Rick Perry, A&M System Chancellor John Sharp and others gathered Tuesday morning at the Capitol to discuss the collaboration involving A&M, global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and the federal government.

Details of the manufacturing center were first released in July but the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently gave federal approval for the center, which will be built in College Station.

Perry said the facility will anchor a larger development and manufacturing complex that's expected to generate $41 billion in expenditures in the state over the next 25 years.

“Over the past decade, we have invested in innovative programs to prioritize research in our state at both our universities and in the private sector,” Perry said.

“This combined with Texas’ workforce and business climate have made us a leader in high-tech innovation, research, development and commercialization,”Perry said.

“Not only will this center keep Americans safer from epidemic, it will bring in more than $41 billion to the state over the next 25 years and contribute to the creation of more than 6,800 jobs in Texas.”

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WACO (October 5, 2012)-A man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Waco to conspiring with others to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute the drug, and to concealing the proceeds of an illegal transaction.

Judge Walter S. Smith, Jr., set sentencing for Refugio Vasquez for 1 p.m. on Nov. 28.

A federal grand jury indictment says Vasquez, Oliver Calderon, Benito Sanchez and Martin Fike, beginning in January 2003, conspired together to purchase and transport large quantities of cocaine into Central Texas, intending to sell the drugs here and in other cities.

The first count of the indictment charged the group with conspiring to possess and distribute methamphetamine, as well, but that charge was set aside Thursday.

Vasquez pleaded guilty to count two, the cocaine charge, and count three, which stated he and the other men concealed a financial transaction that dealt with gaining proceeds from the sale of an illegal substance.

Cases on Calderon, Sanchez and Fike have not yet been finalized.

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Father of murder victims not backing down after two years

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SHERMAN, TX-Two years ago, a man and two women, one of them pregnant, were found dead at a home west of Sherman. Thursday, the case is still unsolved and now the father of two of the victims said he's done waiting for answers.

Larry Ballou held a memorial for his daughters, Misty and Cassandra Ballou, at their gravesite Thursday night. He and other family members said two years with no arrests is too long. He wants justice for his girls and said he'll do whatever it takes to get it.

Flowers cover the graves of Misty and Cassandra Ballou. Their father, Larry Ballou, said two years after his daughters were murdered he's still asking the same questions: Who killed them and why.

"There's way too many friends, family and relatives that want to see this brought to a closure. It needs to be brought to a closure," he said.

"Two years is crazy. We should have answers, their kids need answers. We need to know what happened and who did this because its wrong. Their kids deserve better than this, they need to know who and why. We all need closure," said Jennifer Paulsen, Misty and Cassandra's cousin.

Two years ago on this day, Misty and Cassandra Ballou, along with Brian Ritchie, were killed in a house along Reynolds Lane near Sherman. All of them were shot several times. Cassandra, who was pregnant at the time, was also stabbed and Ritchie was beaten. The house was then set on fire.

Ballou said the investigation by the Grayson County Sheriff's office hit a dead end.

"They said they had all their evidence back but they're not interviewing anybody or anything else," he said.

Lt. Rickey Wheeler said they are still following leads and DNA results are not back yet, but was unavailable to speak about the case on camera.
Ballou said not enough is being done to find his daughters' killer.

"I actually believe now that they lack the knowledge to solve it or they don't want to solve it. so they need to sit back and say 'okay how would I feel if it were my two kids?'" Ballou added.

"They need to do further investigation or something to find who did this. Because we as a family, we're hurting everyday that goes by, every single minute that goes by, our family and our friends are hurting," said Paulsen.

Ballou said he plans to contact other law enforcement agencies outside of Grayson county.

"They better get on with it or else there is gonna be a bunch of other people brought in. Because if they don't get on with it, I'm gonna bring people in who will get on with it and solve it," he said.

And he will not give up until the case is closed.

"I'm not letting this die. This was the only two kids I had on the face of this earth, so I'm not letting it die," he said.

If you have any information about this incident, call the Grayson County Sheriff's Office at 903-893-4388.

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The Board of Trustees has selected Sally Suchil as LACBA's new executive director, beginning December 1.

Before coming to the Association, Suchil served as the director of corporate and legal affairs for the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, where she was responsible for a wide range of matters including general corporate, regulatory, litigation, intellectual property, contractual, art and museum legal, administrative, governance, internal policy, and other business.

Previously, Suchil was the general counsel for the California Endowment, and before that, senior vice president and general counsel for Spelling Entertainment Group, Inc., where she managed its legal department, served as a member of the senior management and executive team, and held the position of secretary to the Board of Directors. Prior to Spelling, she served as senior vice president and assistant general counsel at Metro-Golden-Mayer Inc., and as staff counsel for the Securities & Exchange Commission’s Los Angeles Regional Office in both enforcement and corporate finance.

“I am truly honored to have been selected to serve as the Association’s next executive director, and I look forward to working with President Don Mike Anthony, the Board of Trustees, sections, committees, and members,” said Suchil. “The Association has a long and distinguished history, and provides many great services to its membership and the public. It will be a pleasure to take the helm of such a fine organization.”

Suchil has participated in numerous capacities on professional, philanthropic, and foundation boards and commissions, including chair of the ABA Minority In-House Counsel Group; vice president of the Board of Directors, CSULA Foundation; secretary of the Board of Directors, Police Foundation (Washington, D.C.); member of the Board of Councilors, USC Law Center; deputy general counsel of the Webster Commission; president of Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; and trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Suchil is a graduate of the University of Southern California and the University of Santa Clara School of Law, and is admitted to the State Bar of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Central and Eastern Districts of California.

"LACBA conducted a nationwide search for a new executive director over a number of months. Many fine candidates were identified and interviewed,” said LACBA President Don Mike Anthony. “After the exhaustive search, Sally Suchil was quickly identified as the best person for the position, and we are very fortunate that she has agreed to join LACBA. We expect that she will be of immense benefit to LACBA in improving the services we render to our members, increasing our membership base, and helping to insure our future financial integrity."

Suchil assumes the role of executive director upon the departure of Stuart Forsyth, who is leaving the Association after serving as executive director for the past five years. Forsyth returns to his consulting practice, “The Legal Futurist,” which provides leadership coaching, visioning, strategic planning, and guidance to components of the system of administration of justice, including bar associations, law firms, courts, CLE providers, judges, and lawyers.

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Choirs to present annual ‘Christmas In Lahaina’ concert

December 13, 2012
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LAHAINA - In a tradition that began several years ago, the combined choirs of Maria Lanakila and Sacred Hearts Mission churches will present their annual "Christmas In Lahaina" concert.

The concert is free to all, but "good will offerings" will be gladly accepted.

These joyous sounds of Christmas will take place at Maria Lanakila Church on the corner of Dickenson and Wainee streets on Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m.

Immerse yourself in the true spirit of Christmas and witness the surprise ending to this eclectic gathering of melodic voices.

Come enjoy the ethnic Christmas carols of the Filipino and Hispanic choirs, the melodious sounds of the Hawaiian Choir and the 7 a.m. Mass Choir, the angelic singing of the children of the Sacred Hearts School Honors Choir and Maria Lanakila's Youth Choir, not to be outdone by the perennial favorite of the Tongan Choir singing Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus."

There will be refreshments, and a surprise ending after the concert.

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Malone Takes Storm in Straight Sets

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PAINESVILLE, Ohio— The Lake Erie College women's volleyball was unable to overcome Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) foe Malone University, falling in straight sets (25-20, 25-17, 25-13) Friday (Nov. 1).

The Pioneers opened the match on an 8-2 run.  Following a Storm timeout, Malone continued to steadily increase their lead. Up 15-9, the Storm won two competitive points in a row, bringing the game to 15-11.  The Storm chipped away at the Malone lead, forcing a timeout with the score at 17-15.  Following the break, Malone regained their footing and closed out the set 25-20.

Molly Richardson (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger) led the Storm with three kills in the opening set.  Kathryn Ferry (Lima, Ohio/Lima Central Catholic) had three digs.

Malone jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the second set. The Pioneers maintained a steady lead throughout the fast paced set, picking up the set win, 25-17.

Mary Walter (Solon, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) led Lake Erie with five kills in the second set.

Malone started the third set on a 5-0 run.  Trailing 12-3, the Storm went on a 6-3 run to cut the Pioneer lead to 15-9 but the run was not enough as the Pioneers wrapped up the match with a 25-13 third set win.

Walter led the Storm with 11 kills in the match.  Ferry led with eight digs while Jamie Hoppe (Green Springs, Ohio/Clyde) and Walter had seven apiece.

Taylor Slauterbeck recorded 15 kills and Katie Hasebein had 14 digs to lead the Pioneers.

The Storm is back at home Saturday (Nov. 2) for a senior day match with Walsh University.


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Residents voice anger over Lake Placid ER proposal

May 10, 2013

LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Health officials faced a hostile crowd Wednesday at the first of two public meetings on their plan to convert the emergency room at Adirondack Medical Center-Lake......

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I am a former resident of the LP area, and am currently a physician. I have been following this debate closely. I personally do not see what the problem is with the LP Emergency department transitioning to an urgent care type setting? It would still allow much of the support of local athletes and visitors. As we all know, much of the ER work is simple primary care type situations anyways.

The biggest thing, is that Adirondack Medical Center is a business and a business MUST be able to pay it's bills. If the hospital can not afford to keep this ER open, because it is loosing money, then they have a right to close in order to pay their bills. What is everyone going to do in 10 years when the hospital as a whole has lost so much money that they have to close the entire hospital system?

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I have to say as a member of the community for my entire life and an employee at Adirondack Medical Center for the over 11 years nothing has made me as sad as to hear the dissension regarding the state of affairs and choices at Adirondack Health. Times are tough, and the choices are not easy to be sure. Adirondack Health is doing the best they can with the resources they have. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but unfortunately there is a fine line between voicing your opinion and being disrespectful. I realize this is a heated time and topic and there are a lot of emotions involved, as well there should be, but if we can all come to understand that the community and Adirondack Health alike are all looking at having the best care available for everyone involved then perhaps we can come to some sort of happy medium. No one truly knows the financials at Adirondack Health besides those at Adirondack Health. The speculation and rumor mill is rampant and it does nothing for patientcar

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Lake District guide

St Bega's Way and other Long Distance Walks
FOR those who think that the Cross-England Walk is too strenuous and other long distance walks are simply too long, help is at hand. What is described as a short long-distance walk has been suggested and an extremely clear and attractive booklet has been published, not only to explain the route but to give comments on what can be seen on the way.
St Bega's Way has been written by Rosalinde Downing and contains many attractive sketches, with more than a hint of Wainwright about them, by Alistair Brewis. The walk will take you from the ancient Priory at St Bees to the preNorman church of St Bega's at Bassenthwaite.
St Bega's Way follows in some of Wainwright's footsteps taking the easier route from St Bees to Ennerdale, then up the Ennerdale valley crossing into Borrowdale and on to St Bega's Bassenthwaite via Derwentwater. This is a three day walk, a mere 36 miles, from rural West Cumbria through to one of the most delightful parts of the Lake District. On the way you can find out about the legend of St Bega, both churches are dedicated to the saint, and learn about amongst many other things, the origin of the word Kangol, the curious inscription on the bell of St Mary's Church at Ennerdale and where to look out for two large wooden hands.
This walk would be an excellent way to spend a long weekend giving you a chance to forget some problems and lose a pound or two. As it says in the introduction of the booklet "Time to think, away from the commitments of home and work, surroundings of outstanding natural beauty, and locations of deep spiritual significance, all give tourists and especially walkers, the opportunity to become pilgrims ....... Whether seeking or committed to the Christian or another faith or none, it is still likely that you will get more out of this walk than mere healthy exercise. The long histories of the churches and the development of their architecture may interest or inspire you. The charm and romance of St Bega's story may delight you. The glories of the natural world will undoubtedly lift your spirits whether you see them bathed in sunshine or battle through them against the elements. I hope too that when you reach the end of your journey you will be thrilled by the unique and dramatic setting of St Bega's at Bassenthwaite".
The booklet is published by the Credo Appeal Committee Bassenthwaite PCC and costs £4.50 including postage. Available from Ros Downing, Langside, Bassenthwaite CA12 4QH.
The website will give further details.
Reviewed by Chris Robson.
Another long distance walk with historic associations is the Cistercian Way (recommended by the Ramblers' Association as
'easy'): 53-kilometre (33-mile) route; start: Grange-over-Sands; follows the
low hills and sands of the Furness and Cartmel peninsulas, ending at Roa
Island. 33miles/53 kms from Grange-over-Sands to Piel Island near Barrow-in-Furness along the paths, tracks and byways of the low limestone hills that fringe the northern shores of Morecambe Bay. Takes 2-3 days.
To find out more contact Ulverston TIC Email:
Tel: 01229-587120
The Cumbria Way
This is a multi-day trail, covering 70 miles (113 km) and usually taking 5-6 days.
Grade: Medium
Start/Finish: Ulverston and Carlisle; Summary: Can be walked in either direction, but goes through the heart of the Lake District, keeping mostly to valleys. Nothing too strenuous or difficult with lots of heritage interest along the way. Contact: Ulverston Tourist Information Centre, which can send you the free guide to the trail.
Tel: 01229-587120
Lancaster Canal Walk
27 miles/43 km along the towpath between Lancaster and Kendal with many features and much wildlife to enjoy. Takes about two days. Contact Kendal TIC
Tel: 01539-725758.

The Allerdale Ramble

55 miles/88 kms from Seathwaite in the heart of the Lake District at the head of Borrowdale to Grune Point, Skinburness on the Solway Coast via Derwent Water, Keswick, Bassenthwaite and Maryport. Takes about 3-4 days. Contact Maryport TIC. Email:
Tel: 01900-813738

Cumbria Coastal Way

124 miles/200 kms around the coastline of Cumbria between Milnthorpe and Carlisle, via the Duddon Estuary, St. Bees Head and the Solway Coast AONB - great bird watching! Takes 8-10 days. Contact Maryport TIC
Tel: 01900-813738

The Coast To Coast Walk/

Distance 191 miles/307 kms
Duration 12 - 14 days
Grade Medium
Start St. Bees Head, Cumbria
Finish Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
Summary A classic walk encouraged by an excellent guide by the late and great Alfred Wainwright (Obtainable at most booksellers). Goes from the Irish Sea to the North Sea incorporating the marvellous scenery of three National Parks – Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors. Varied terrain. Good maps essential. Contact Kirkby Stephen Tourist Information Centre, Email:
Tel: 017683-71199.

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Captain O’Kelly’s Victoria Cross: A Northwestern Ontario Connection

By Captain George J. Romick, OStJ, CD2

Captain Christopher Patrick John O’Kelly, VC, MC, was born in Winnipeg in 1895. He won his Victoria Cross (“For Valour’) at the battle of Passchendaele, Belgium in 1917. Though Winnipeg may claim him as its native son, Northwestern Ontario has a reason to share in a part of that acclaim. O’Kelly’s connection to this region is significant. He served in a unit, the 52nd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) which was raised in Port Arthur. His Victoria Cross (VC) and Military Cross (MC) make him the most remembered and honoured of the men of the 52nd. Demobilized in Port Arthur in 1919, he spent time after the war prospecting in the Red Lake region, where he met an untimely death on Lac Seul in 1922. Memorials in his name can be found in Red Lake and on Goose Island, as well as in Port Arthur. This is the story of Captain O’Kelly’s war.
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The Official Regimental History

The following is a brief summary of the Regiment’s history, from its inception to today.

The Regiment originated in response to the Louis Riel Rebellion in western Canada in early 1885. The people of Port Arthur and Fort William, eager to lend a hand in the conflict, prompted a banker, Mr. Samuel W. Ray of Port Arthur, to send a telegram to Ottawa, asking for permission to form a militia unit. The Minister of Militia responded as follows:
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A Brief History

The Regiment was raised 30 Apr 1885 and designated The Provisional Battalion of Rifles at Port Arthur, Ontario.

It was redesignated the 96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles 29 Apr 1887.

On 3 Jul 1904 is was renamed the 96th Lake Superior Regiment and redesignated The Lake Superior Regiment 15 Mar 1920.

26 Jan 1943 it became The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) and on 29 Jun 1949 it was granted approval to become “Scottish”, being called The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Motor),

and 11 Apr 1958 it adopted its present title, The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. During World War I it sent drafts of over 400 soldiers each to the 8th and 28th Battalions, CEF, raised the 52nd, 94th, and 141st Battalions, the latter two being reinforcement Battalions for “The Fighting 52nd”.

The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment perpetuates the following Regiments:

The Provisional Battalion of Rifles
96th District of Algoma Battalion of Rifles
96th Algoma Rifles
96th The Lake Superior Regiment
52nd, 94th and 141st Battaions, CEF
The Lake Superior Regiment (Motor)

Zijpe Day [5th November]

The LSR(M) and the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) (RCAC) were the only Canadian land based units to score a naval victory during the Second World War. On November 5, 1944, the units sank a number of German ships in the port of Zijpe. The units sank three German ships and destroyed a fourth. The ships were reportedly destroyers, one of which was damaged by mortar fire – one legend suggests a mortar round fired by the infantry made its way down the smokestack of one of the ships. The ship’s bell from one of the sunken vessels was recovered, and is located in the Officer’s Mess of The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) (RCAC).

Zijpe Harbour after the attack by the Lake Superiors and the British Columbia Regiment (Photo Credit- DND)
Zijpe Harbour after the attack by the Lake Superiors and the British Columbia Regiment (Photo Credit- DND)

Zijpe  is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

The municipality of Zijpe consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Burgerbrug, Burgervlotbrug, Callantsoog, Groote Keeten, Oudesluis, Petten, Schagerbrug, Sint Maartensbrug, Sint Maartensvlotbrug, ‘t Zand.

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Sgt. Charles Byce DCM, MM

Charles Byce, shown at age 24, was the only member of his regiment – the Lake Superior Regiment – to earn both the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal. He displayed fearless leadership in winning both gallantry awards. (Charles Byce)

Considering his father’s overseas exploits, one would think fate had chosen Charles Henry Byce to be a military hero. His mother, Louisa Saylors, a Cree from Moose Factory, Ontario, had married Henry Byce, a non-Native from Westmeath. When Charles was born in 1917 in Chapleau, the First World War was still raging, and his father was fighting in Europe, meriting two decorations for valour: the DCM plus France’s Medaille militaire. Two decades later, 23-year-old Charles Byce joined the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) – the “Lake Sups” – and began a remarkable journey, practically tracing his father’s path. When it was over, Byce had become the only man in his regiment to earn both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and the Military Medal (MM).63

Byce earned his first decoration for valour – the MM – in the Netherlands in January 1945. By that time, the Allies had established themselves in France and Belgium and, in another month, would launch an offensive for a final push over the Rhine into Germany.

Before dawn on January 21, Acting Corporal Byce and 23 other Lake Sups set off in row-boats to cross the Maas River. Their mission was to sneak behind enemy lines and bring back German prisoners so information on enemy units could be gathered. Byce headed a five-man team charged with providing cover for the reconnaissance group.

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Robbie Burns Day

In Scotland, every January 25, they celebrate the birthday of their national poet, Robbie Burns Day! A special pudding is served called Haggis which has been cooked inside a sheep’s stomach.
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91.3 KVLU Public Radio announces new programs

Lamar University public radio 91.3 KVLU will implement major program changes to weekday evenings beginning Oct. 1.

“Jazz Tonight,” a new program hosted by Byron Balentine, station manager for operations, will air from 7 to 9 p.m. following the NPR news program “All Things Considered.”

“Jazz Tonight” will feature mainstream and classic jazz followed by an expansion of “World Café,” a Saturday staple of the KVLU line-up. From 9 to 10 p.m., host David Dye will explore contemporary singer songwriters and alternative music, with conversation from a variety of important musicians.

“We’re excited to return jazz to weekday evenings,” said Balentine. “Our listeners have been asking for this, in addition to airing more alternative music, so ‘World Café’ will be a great companion program to ‘Jazz Tonight.’”

There will be additional program changes on the weekends. “Friday Night Jazz,” hosted by Marilyn Arnold will be expanded from 9 to 11 p.m., and Sunday mornings will feature a rebroadcast of “Dugan on Classics” at 9 a.m.

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It was December 2009 and Tom McMillin, one of the most conservative members of the Michigan House of Representatives, was feeling uneasy about fellow luncheon guests at a restaurant in downtown Lansing.

"I looked around the room and asked myself, 'What am I doing here?' " the Rochester Hills Republican recalled, scanning the crowd of Democratic legislators, liberal activists and others there to be briefed about fixing Michigan's broken system for providing court-appointed lawyers to impoverished criminal defendants.

"Until that day, I don't think I had ever been in a meeting with that many liberals or the ACLU," McMillin said.

The luncheon marked a turning point in the political evolution of McMillin, whose vocal opposition to abortion and gay rights has caused him to be reviled by many on the left.

Since then, McMillin, 48, not only led the charge to provide indigent criminal defendants with better lawyers, he has teamed with House and Senate Democrats, the ACLU and other unlikely allies on legislation to safeguard the legal and privacy rights of Michigan residents and make government more open and accountable to the public.

"If you had told me during my Christian Coalition years that I'd be working with the ACLU, I would have called you crazy," McMillin said. "But when you're working on something you feel strongly about, you can work with groups that you normally wouldn't agree with."

It's a surprising turnabout for McMillin, a former Catholic altar boy who evolved into an evangelical Christian and tea party conservative with strong libertarian views. McMillin said his ACLU alliance shows what can be accomplished in a contentious political environment when traditional foes find common ground to resolve some issues, while agreeing to disagree on others.

That sentiment is shared by ACLU lobbyist Shelli Weisberg.

"People tease me about my relationship with Tom McMillin, but working with him has made me look at every conservative legislator differently," Weisberg said. "I've learned that I can work with them on some mutual issues, and I think they've learned that they can work with the ACLU. It's been a real growth experience."

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His transformation to an evangelical Christian began as a high school sophomore in Bowling Green, Ky., where McMillin, a varsity golfer, began attending Fellowship of Christian Athletes gatherings in the school library.

After moving to Michigan, where he graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1983, McMillin enrolled at the University of Michigan to study accounting.

The summer after receiving his degree, while waiting to start as auditor for the Arthur Andersen accounting firm, McMillin worked in the toy department of a Meijer store and volunteered for Joy of Jesus, a faith-based nonprofit that helps young Detroiters.

He spent the next three years struggling to become a CPA, saying he failed the state licensing test three times before he passed.

"I had a lot going on in my life, and the exams were very difficult," McMillin recalled, referring to his job and recent marriage to a friend of his sister's he had met in Bible study.

The marriage didn't last. To keep from becoming depressed about a divorce he didn't want, McMillin, who had been considering getting into politics to end abortion rights and preserve what he calls traditional family values, decided to take the plunge.

It was like taking the CPA exam all over again.

After running unsuccessfully for Auburn Hills City Council in 1991 and the Oakland County Commission in 1992, he won a council seat in 1993. He served nine years, while also working as state field director for the Michigan Christian Coalition, recruiting other Christians to the political process.

"I like empowering people and showing them how easy it is to make a difference," said McMillin, who is now a Baptist.

In 1998, McMillin tried unsuccessfully to unseat then-U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Flint, whose district included northern Oakland County. Four years later, he beat an incumbent Democrat to win a spot on the Oakland County Commission. He won by targeting Auburn Hills parents who were unhappy about having to send their children to Pontiac public schools, which he said they deemed unsafe and subpar.

By then, McMillin's conservative views on social issues were well known. He protested outside abortion clinics, helped defeat a Royal Oak gay rights ordinance and pushed a county commission resolution defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

He also tangled with the county's mainstream Republican officeholders, including County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, accusing them of abandoning conservative values to attract more voters.

Patterson, also the county GOP chairman, pushed back.

Fed up with negative political ads and other tactics - including political mailers containing graphic images of late-term abortions - Patterson denounced McMillin and his cohorts as the "Taliban wing of the Republican Party."

"The Democratic Party in Oakland might as well close their doors and save their money, because McMillin is single-handedly delivering the county for the Democrats," Patterson declared in 2003. At one point, Patterson tried to kiss McMillin at a public event to poke fun at his views about homosexuality.

Unrepentant, McMillin called Patterson "a lost soul in need of prayer."

McMillin ran unsuccessfully against Oakland County Treasurer Patrick Dohany in 2004 and two years later lost a bid as the Michigan GOP's nominee to the State Board of Education.

But he hit pay dirt in 2008, winning a vacant seat in the state House, squeaking by a crowded primary field of Republicans and soundly defeating a Democrat that November. He campaigned on a platform to create a part-time Legislature, cut taxes and make government more transparent.

An ally in Lansing

After arriving in Lansing, McMillin met then-state Rep. Justin Amash, a newly elected Grand Rapids-area Republican and tea party favorite with a strong libertarian streak. They quickly became friends and political allies.

Less than three months after taking office, both men posted their salaries and benefits, including those of their staff, on the Internet, becoming the first legislators to do so. They also tackled other issues, including legislation to try to end state subsidies - which they characterized as corporate welfare - to select companies.

Eventually, Amash's libertarian philosophy, including strong views on civil liberties and the U.S. Constitution, began to rub off on McMillin. It was Amash who invited McMillin to the December 2009 luncheon to discuss indigent criminal defense.

As a fiscal conservative, McMillin said he initially worried about how it would look to potential GOP rivals if he worked with liberals to get more funding so criminal defendants could be adequately represented in court. At the time, Michigan ranked near the bottom of the nation in indigent defense spending.

Amash told him not to fret, saying in effect, "They're going to lie about you, anyway, so just do what's right and don't worry about it," McMillin said. He said Amash also helped him realize that locking up people for crimes they didn't commit because they had incompetent lawyers is one of the worst injustices government can inflict on its citizens.

McMillin signed on, leading the charge to create a state commission to fix the criminal defense program. Gov. Rick Snyder signed the legislation into law last July.

McMillin's mistrust of big government and concern for individual liberties have bolstered his unlikely bond with Democrats.

He has introduced bills to restrict law enforcement's use of drones without legal justification and requiring police to report the details of SWAT raids and the seizure of property to prevent police abuses. McMillin has also joined progressives' efforts to make it cheaper and easier for citizens to obtain public records under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act. Those measures are facing resistance from law enforcement and government officials.

Few victories

McMillin chairs the House Oversight Committee, which enabled him to pursue many of those issues. But he has had difficulty getting his bills passed.

During five years in Lansing, he has introduced 183 bills and resolutions. Fourteen passed the House, and five of those were signed into law by the governor, including the indigent defense bill - his biggest accomplishment so far.

McMillin said he isn't concerned that he hasn't gotten more bills passed: "I know that I can't change everything, but I can do my part. I don't have to have complete victories. My goal is to speak out and try as much as I can to influence issues and move the ball down the field.

"As a conservative, I don't have a tax cut bill to call my own, but I'm very proud to have a bill that says that indigent criminal defendants can get a fair trial," McMillin said, adding that it costs Michigan taxpayers $30,000 a year to keep innocent people in prison.

Because of his efforts, McMillin last year joined former Vice President Walter Mondale and liberal activist and actor Martin Sheen in a documentary marking the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Gideon v. Wainwright, which guaranteed poor criminal defendants the right to a lawyer.

State Rep. Kurt Heise, R-Plymouth, said McMillin's decision to embrace the issue surprised several Republican colleagues who weren't aware of McMillin's libertarian shift.

"What I find refreshing about Tom is that, if you say you love the Constitution - as many in the Tea Party say they do - Tom expects you to respect, promote and uphold every part of the Constitution, not just the parts you agree with. He expects you to be all in."

Capitol observers said McMillin won't vote on bills that he doesn't understand, and records show he often votes against the Republican caucus, usually based on his libertarian views.

But he still remains reliably conservative on others, voting against paying benefits to same-sex partners of state workers and to require women to purchase extra insurance to get abortion coverage in their health plans.

Candid debate

Despite their differences on social issues, the ACLU's Weisberg and state Rep. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, one of the House's most liberal members, said they have found it easy to work with McMillin.

"He has strong positions, but that's one of the things I appreciate about him," said Irwin, who is working with McMillin on civil asset forfeiture legislation. "He's not afraid to say what he thinks. If more politicians were like that, I think we'd have a more vital and real political discourse in America."

Weisberg and Irwin said they hope to bring McMillin around on abortion and gay rights, which isn't likely given his religious views.

But others said McMillin can be difficult when he disagrees about an issue.

During a hearing last summer on controversial Common Core educational standards that McMillin opposes, House Education Committee Chairman Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Township, had to abruptly cut him off when he kept peppering witnesses with questions that Kelly said had been asked and answered repeatedly.

"I banged the gavel to let him know this wasn't a rodeo, that there was going to be some decorum," Kelly recalled.

"When Tom does this in committees, he's saying, 'I'm just trying to do my job as a legislator,' " said Kelly. "I believe him. He's inquisitive and tries to get to the heart of a matter. But sometimes, it's uncomfortable for the person on the other end of the questioning - and sometimes even for the chair of the committee."

Yet, Kelly praised McMillin as a passionate, well-meaning legislator who does his homework, tries hard to serve his constituents and forces colleagues to think.

McMillin can't seek re-election this year because of term limits. So he's running for a vacant state Senate seat against fellow Republican Chuck Moss, a former Oakland County commissioner and former state representative.

McMillin said his second wife, Dalila, supports his plan, even though she isn't crazy about politics. They met through an online Christian dating site, married in 2005 and have two children. McMillin also has an adult daughter from his first marriage.

"My wife said the last person she would ever marry would be a politician," McMillin laughed. "She's very apolitical and continually asks me how I manage to put up with political attacks.

"As long as I'm standing on principle," he said, "the attacks don't bother me."

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Friday, August 31, 2012

Chepe y Chui y Chincha y Chita y Chana

I love nicknames here.  To my (gringa) ear they have even less relation to the original name than is usual in English.  For example: the nickname for José is Chepe (or Chepito); Jesus is Chui (sounds to the gringa like Chewy); Geovany is Chincha; Felicita is Chita, and I was delighted to learn that Susana is Chana.  You'd notice a preference for the "ch" sound - and somehow that makes sense to me, all those "ch" names sound friendly.  Of course there are nicknames like Rosy and Mari, and if some of the popular English-sounding names, like Marvin and Nelson and Wilson have standard nicknames, I haven't heard them yet.   I'm tempted to try Charvin or Chelson, but that's probably wishful thinking.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

I was alone in this huge house for a short time after Margaret Jane returned to New Jersey, and I felt like a small marble in a very big box, just rattling around.  Peggy O'Neill introduced me to Maria del Carmen, who wanted to move to Suchitoto and was looking for a place to stay, and I am so glad that she's moved in.  Here she is in the patio, in the shade of the lemon tree:

A Salvadoran, Maria del Carmen was once a Hermanita de Jesus de Carlos de Foucauld (Little Sister of Jesus of Charles de Foucauld), has been a peacemaker and community organizer in Chalatenango, and supports herself by creating beautiful cards with dried flowers and leaves.  She's my new Spanish teacher - and it makes a great difference to be speaking Spanish at home.  She'll also be volunteering with children at the Centro Arte para la Paz.  And she has amazing stories to share.

We're going to be joined tomorrow by Melinda from the University of Santa Clara, an artist who's also volunteering at the Centro Arte para la Paz over the next couple of months and who will live here.  Happily she speaks Spanish - I understand her parents are from Mexico - so that will be the language of the house.

Que alegría, what happiness, to share the house with Maria del Carmen and (prospectively) Melinda, to create a new community in this beautiful space.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Checking in

I've been too long away from the blog, not because there's nothing to report, but because so much has been going on.  Last week Kathy Garcia was here and she and Darren and I did a lot of visiting, preparing and talking.  The preparations included a good visit to Estanzuelas, where we'll have our 2013 general medical mission, and then a visit to the hospital at Santiago de Maria, where we hope to have our eye surgery mission.  At the hospital, we all put on scrubs and booties to get a tour of the surgery suite - which looks great for our work.  As we got ready to leave, I stuffed my scrubs in my bag and picked up another set, which I assumed were Darren's.  The next day I pulled them out and discovered to my horror that I'd run off with someone else's scrubs, and furthermore that there was $3 in the pocket - someone's lunch money.  I imagine this poor soul cursing the gringos!  So this week I had to make the long trip back to Santiago de Maria (it's more than 2 hours from Suchitoto) to hand in the scrubs and confess.  It was the nun who did it!

Among the pleasures of Kathy's week here were visits with two scholarship students who were outstanding volunteers in earlier missions: Walther from Panchimalco, now in the 4th year of his engineering program:
and Alex from Comasagua, who's in his first year, studying psychology at the Pedagogical University:
They are both great guys, very deserving of the opportunity.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Fiesta de Maíz

Here in Suchitoto, and in many other towns in El Salvador, we celebrate the first corn harvest with a Fiesta de Maíz, which is also a celebration of the many farming villages and communities that are part of the Suchitoto municipality.  Kings and Queens of Maíz from the villages and women carrying baskets of fruit on their heads are part of a joyous procession that winds its way through the town to the church for the main Sunday Mass, after which we all pour into the parque central to stuff ourselves with elote, or fresh corn: tamales de elote, atole (hot corn drink), roasted corn-on-the-cob, elote loco (cooked corn-on-the-cob with decorations of, I think, ketchup and mayonnaise (among others), and riguas, my favorite, corn pancakes wrapped in banana leaves and grilled.

A glorious party, and a festival that speaks to the central importance of corn - hard, white Salvadoran corn - in everyone's life here.   From the daily tortilla, which is the daily bread of every Salvadoran, to these festival foods it's clear that corn is the staff of life, as it was for the Mayan ancestors centuries ago.  ¡Que viva la Fiesta de Maíz!

Friday, August 10, 2012

Hasta luego, Margaret Jane

I'm taking Margaret Jane to the airport tomorrow for her plane ride home to New Jersey, and this time I don't expect to see her back here until late November.  She's acquired some new responsibilities on a Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace committee or two, and as a new member of the Board of Directors for PeaceHealth.  These meetings come just a little too often for her to come down to El Salvador for the six-week stays that have been her pattern for the last three years.

It's been three wonderful years of sharing household and community in Suchitoto, while I worked on our PazSalud missions and Margaret Jane taught English at the Centro Arte para la Paz.  Her connection with El Salvador is much longer than mine - she was first here during the civil war in the late 1980s - and she has taught me a lot over the years - what to expect, what's reasonable, how to be prepared for water shut-offs and electricity disappearing, how to survive scorpion bites.  Gracias, Margarita, por su compañerisma, sabiduría y por sus grandes historias - thanks for your companionship, wisdom and for your wonderful stories!  Here she is last Thanksgiving, with Peggy and me:

As she flies home, I'll be getting the house ready for Kathy Garcia, who arrives Sunday night: she and Darren Streff and I will be working together through next week.  After that, I'm anticipating a new housemate, Maria del Carmen, who will be doing some volunteering at the Centro Arte para la Paz and working at the house on some artesania - a connection through Peggy O'Neill.  So I won't be too lonely!

And that reminds me to say that Margaret Jane and I have been praying with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious through this week of meetings, and we have been very proud of the clarity, vision and strength they have shown in their public statement today.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

There's rain and then there's RAIN, the serious, drenching, thunderous, crashing rains of the El Salvador winter season.  Everything here is built to handle RAIN - people who visit during the dry season must wonder at the number of ditches around buildings and on the edges of roads.  During winter you don't wonder, you're just glad that they're carrying the water away from your home or school or town.

Our house - like most here in Suchitoto - is built flush to the narrow sidewalk, but we are about three feet above the grade level, for which I'm grateful on nights like this one.  Water surges down both sides of the cobblestone street, on its way to Lago Suchitlan.  My personal criteria for "this is getting really serious" is when the two streams meet and cover the center of the street.  It's almost happening tonight, but not quite, and the electricity is still on (thus blogging becomes possible): a storm, but not a catastrophe.

Inside the house, it's easy to see the wisdom of building houses with interior courtyards.  All the rain - a decent small river of it - runs down the stairs from our deck, runs off the roofs, drips off the trees, and finds the lowest point - the drain that leads out directly to the street, where our contribution of rain joins the rain of every house along the street, and floods the gutters on the way Lago Suchitlan.

Most houses have their leaks, and ours did too, until yesterday: a drain pipe that made an L in our kitchen on its way to the main drain dripped every time it rained.  But yesterday Darren - who was building us a great new set of shelves for the tubs in our bodega - attacked the problem from the inside with something resembling tar, and the pipe leaks no more.  Another thing to be grateful for!

Farmers with their milpas of corn and beans rely on rain to keep the crops going and growing.  There's been a serious drought in the eastern districts of El Salvador, several weeks without rain and the loss of a lot of the corn crop that will mean a serious shortage in the country in the year ahead.  So I bless the RAIN in its glory and drama, the lifegiving RAIN of winter.


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Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy

Susan Griffin
In conversation with Louise Steinman, curator, ALOUD
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Episode Summary
Griffin inquires into the \"interior life of democracy\" and the divide between theory and practice, continuing the unique \"social autobiography\" she began with A Chorus of Stones: A Private Life of War.

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Susan Griffin's latest book, Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy: On Being an American Citizen, is about the inner life of democracy. Among her eighteen published books The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues, explores a hidden side of women's history; Woman and Nature inspired eco-feminism, and A Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of War, was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Award. Named by Utne Reader as one of a hundred important visionaries for the new millennium, she has been the recipient of an NEA grant, a Macarthur Grant for Peace and International Cooperation, an Emmy award and this year, a Guggenheim Foundation award. She has completed a play to be set to music called "Canto" and is at work now on The Book of Housewifery.


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    Circle of Scanner Confusion...

    My low-res Umax 1200U, with trans adapter and Photoshop 6, certainly has its pro blems with capturing shadow details in my 4X5 transparacies. Hopefully without spending many thousands of do llars, what scanner ungrade should I consider? Is it only judged upon dpi? The 1200U is only 600X1200, and t here are many only slightly more expensive scanners ($250-$400) that are good are they? Are there any scanners around $800 that are even better. Ideally, I would shoot 4X5 in negs for my lab- produced gallery stuff, and 120 film in transparancies for my self-scanning/printing of archival prints(11X14) o n soon-to-be-purchased Epson 2000P printer(upgraded from my 870). T

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    Gary, I have experienced similar problems when scanning 35mm and 120 images even at 2400 x 1200 ppi on an Epson 610 flatbed scanner with a lightbox for illumination. The problem lies in the scanner's 'bit' not the resolution. Some images scan in great whilst others defy all manner of 'tweaking'.

    My answer is to make some contact prints and scan those in on your flatbed scanner.

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    Here are two flatbed possibilities to consider: (1) Canon just came out with a new flatbed, that scans to 2400 x 4800 (i.e. 2400 optical dpi), and supposedly has a built in film adapter, -- I think the retail price is about $500; (2) Artix Scan has a 1000 dpi scanner that has 3.7 DMAX; street price is below $1,500. I have the predecessor to the Artix Scan, the Scanmaker 5 (aka Agfa Duoscan), and, although the DMAX is not as good, it's a very good scanner for 6 cm x 9 cm (my overwhelming use) and should be even better for 4 x 5. It has a separate, glassless, film tray, so it really is akin to a film scanner. What's nice about the Artix/Microtek/Agfa's (all made by Microtek -- Artix is the higher end brand name; Agfa's are OEM products made by Microtek) is the film holders keep the film very flat for certain sizes -- 4 x 5 and 6 x 9 cm included (but not other medium format sizes). Myself, I've got my eye on either the new Nikon or Polaroid medium format 4000 dpi scanners, but that's because I need bigger scans.

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    I agree with Howard. The DMAX is the answer to shadow details, and not the resolution. A flatbed scanner with 3.7 should provide you with very good shadow detail, as long as the information is in the origional transparency.

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    I had the ArtixScan 1100 Howard mentioned above. The unit had some HW problems where it wouldn't always startup and do anything, but sometimes would work fine. I did manage to do several 4x5 1000 dpi scans with the system before returning it. I know there is no universal standard for measuring DMax, but I'd guess the Microtek claim of 3.9 is highly suspect in my opinion. There seemed to be quite a bit of noise in the shadows or the shadows just block-up. I did a comparison scan on an Imacon Flextight of a transparency with a high contrast range. There was no comparison in terms of recorded DMax, range and color accuracy (yes I had color calibrated the 1100). I know it's not fair to compare two scanners which differ in price by 10X+, but Microtek was making claims that it was comparable within the limits of being only 1000 dpi. Needless to say, I didn't replace it with another Microtek unit.

    I've ended up getting an Epson Expression 1680. They claim a DMax of 3.6, and it does up to 1600 optical dpi. I'd suggest the versions which come bundled with SilverFast. The Epson twain driver isn't that good. My test case transparency scanned *much* better than the ArtixScan, but still not as good as the Imacon (I consider the Imacon good, not great, and certainly not worth 10X+ the price for my needs). So far, I'm happy with the 1680. The only thing I'm wanting to test further is the actual optical resolution. It seems w/o USM, my Epson scans aren't as sharp as my Imacon scans. I know this is reasonable given the nature of the two scanners, but I just want to quantify it.

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    Your message is very interesting. I often wondered about using Kami mounting fluid on a flatbed, but never had access to KMF, nor the guts to put fluid on my own flat bed. It usually only takes 5 to 10 minutes in Photoshop to clean up the dust on a scan, but doing away with this step, and getting (possibly) sharper scans would be great! At first glance the Microtek approach of having the media slot inside the scanner seems to be a good idea, but I'd be concerned that the slot also provides an easy way for dust and dirt to reach the inside of the scanner without an easy way of cleaning it out.

    The Epson 4x5 holder is OK, fairly easy to use, and seems to hold the film flat enough for most uses. Beyond this holder, I strongly dislike the 120/220 roll film and 35mm strip holders. The roll film holder is a generic 6 x atleast 17 design. Given the span, it does a poor job of holding the film flat. I've made my own 6x9 holder out of museum board. I was considering checking out the Imacon holders (great design!) or the newer Umax metal/rubber holders (which might be too thick) as an alternative to the Epson holders.

    The other nice thing about the Epson 1680 is that it's very fast. About 3 minutes for a high res scan. The scanner is also instantly ready to scan which is unlike the Microtek which had about a 2 minute warm-up time prior to scanning. The Imacon seems to take about 15 minutes for an equivalent size scan during which time your film is gathering dust while waiting to be sucked into the machine.

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    Circle of Scanner Confusion...

    I believe that either George DeWolfe is or has written an article for one of the recent publication on the Epson 1680 scanner. I am told that for LF negatives it does a very admirable job. Especially when wet mounting the negs to the glass with Kami mounting fluid and mylar.

    In his article he compares the 1680 scans to Drum scans. Seems to me that without spending thousand of dollars, the 1680 and wet mounting is the wqay to go. The nice thing about Kami Moundting Fluid (KMF) is that it evaporates very quickly due to a high flash point of around 90F. That means no messy cleanup or the scanner or the negative/positive.

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    Where can I get this KMF(Kami Mounting Fluid)? Is it available at places like CompUSA? james

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    I purchase Kami Mounting fluid (KMF) from a local distributor in Ft. Lauderdale. I believe you can also buy it from some of the national distributors. One in particular is IT (Image Technologies)

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    I also found a local supplier (Boston area) for Kami SMF 2001. It's D. M. Products in Rockland, MA (south of Boston).

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“Lithium” is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by frontman Kurt Cobain. The name of the song is often attributed to the usage of lithium salts as mood stabilizers. Because of this the lyrics are often interpreted as describing bipolar disorder. Cobain is said to have had bipolar disorder, which may have led to the writing of the song “Lithium”. Still, there is much disagreement about the exact meaning and interpretation of it.

In the Nevermind press kit, Cobain said this about the song: “People who are secluded for so long go insane, and as a last resort they often use religion to keep alive. In the song, the guy’s lost his girl and his friends and he’s brooding. He’s decided to find God before he kills himself. It’s hard for me to understand the need for a vice like that, but I can appreciate it too. People need vices.”

Bruce Lash did a mellow version that was used in the movie Marley & Me. He told Songfacts: “I was looking for songs that were hard or angry or alienated to make sort of loungy Bossa Novas out of. Calm them down”
(Lithium Songfacts)

Edited by Tedtrivia on 13 May 2009, 15:40

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