State Street Scribe
by Jeff Wing
When Juliane Heyman and her parents and brother walked up into the Pyrenees Mountains one night, the object was not a moonlit picnic in the foothills. The Pyrenees range (as the geographically inclined will recall) forms the natural border that separates Spain from France, and thus from the rest of continental Europe; and in November of 1941, continental Europe was just approaching full boil. Juliane’s family had, through several desperate relocations, crossed 1500 miles of denuded European countryside since fleeing their hometown, the Free City of Danzig on the Baltic coast.
Poland, Switzerland, Belgium, France – the family’s flight kept it scarcely a step ahead of a Nazi war machine that daily expanded the frontiers of the Third Reich, a lacerating tempest of metal and blood, anti-Semitism spreading like a virulent plague spore. Now from temporary lodgings in unoccupied Vichy France, which they’d managed to enter with painstakingly forged papers, 17 year-old Juliane and her family stared up at the Pyrenees range.
Was all this really happening? Lengthening shadows pooled in the mountain’s valleys as the sun edged lower and evening approached. A driver they’d hired at some risk in Marseilles would take them to the foot of the Pyrenees. 1941. It was a date that would, one month later, ring with infamy.
The Roots of Mercy
History is a tapestry whose densely woven threads are the lives of the uncounted and unsung individuals who comprise it, and some of these vividly colored threads weave right through the middle of history’s most chaotic change events and emerge with a particular tensile strength. President John F. Kennedy’s Executive Order 10924 established the Peace Corps, in 1961. Shortly thereafter, a woman named Juliane had a chance meeting with the founding Director of the Peace Corps, Sargent Shriver. She was working in a city in East Pakistan (later Bangladesh) on an assignment to establish a library there.
The once frightened and bewildered schoolgirl from Danzig was now an unstoppably determined young woman traveling alone, and doing whatever she could to see that the misery and stupidity of war she’d witnessed with the terrified, unfiltered eyes of a child, would be banished from the world.
Juliane would be among the Peace Corps’ founding staff, signing on as the first female Training Officer of that storied organization, and would otherwise give her life over to embracing and lifting the dispossessed. Some would suggest that, as a child, Juliane had simply been born in the wrong place, and at the wrong time – a victim of history’s bloody caprice. It’s a common lament. But are we history’s pawns or its masters? There was a cataclysm of fire and blood that engulfed the world, yes. But there was something else; its ringing opposite, ushered in by a generation of young people who’d seen the ruin brought on by inaction and ignorance. First there would be a killing, transfiguring storm, though. Its approach began as a whisper in the ear of a little girl on a playground.
The End of Childhood
“It was very sudden. I was perfectly happy in grammar school,” Juliane says. We’re speaking in her apartment, walls and bookshelves festooned with the mementos of a life lived abroad in the service of others. The storm that would define Juliane and provide her a lifelong compass first announced itself as an uneasy breeze.
She was eight years old living with her family in the Free City of Danzig (today’s Gdansk), at that time a “semi-autonomous city-state”, a former Prussian metropolis that had been given special consideration after WWI. Belonging to neither Poland nor Germany, the Free City status of Danzig was one of many humiliating terms of the treaty that ended the First World War, and particularly rankled the new German Chancellor, Adolph Hitler. In 1933, the year Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, the Nazi party gained electoral control of the city government in Danzig, and very shortly thereafter a chill was in the air. “Within several weeks of the change I was told that I could stay in school, but could not play with any other children. My very close friend used to come over to my house and we would sit in the garden and talk, but then she was told she couldn’t come to my house any more.”
A Last Recital
Life in Danzig began to change perceptibly, particularly for the city’s Jewish citizens. One day Juliane’s father and mother, who together ran a successful grain export business in the city, received a visit from the local Nazi party. The “inspectors” traipsed into the company offices and turned the place upside down, looking for any pretext to haul Juliane’s parents away and to close down the business. They found nothing amiss, and in their frustration took Juliane’s parents away to the city jail anyway.
“For three days they were in that jail. For no reason but that they were Jewish,” Juliane says today. When Juliane’s parents were released from jail, they went back to their home and to their business and by all appearances carried on as before. They knew, though, that they couldn’t stay in Danzig. They began methodically planning a hurried but orderly departure. Soon that sense of order, and much else, was taken from them. Juliane’s voice catches here.
“There was soon a rumor that the Nazis were going to come again to visit my parents at their business. And so then we just…we just left in the middle of the night.” Coincidentally, Juliane had a violin recital that night, and her parents told her she mustn’t let on, by her appearance or demeanor, that she and her family would be leaving thereafter. “I’d never played the violin so badly as I did that night” she says with a weak smile. Her smile quickly fades. “And I never picked up a violin again.”
With the help of friends, the family were spirited out of Danzig and driven over the border into Poland proper, and the nearby coastal city of Gdynia. A year before, Juliane’s older brother had been sent to school in England to be educated in a place free of the increasingly routine anti-semitism that was plaguing Europe, and he would rejoin the family at this time. He would not return to England, as it was now widely rumored the Germans would attempt to occupy the island nation. In the weeks before the invasion of Poland and the outbreak of unbridled war, Juliane’s parents sent her off to a boarding school in Switzerland, the 13 year-old traveling alone by train across Poland and Germany.
“My parents could not leave Gdynia, and I was anyway quite self-sufficient at that point. The Germans stopped me at the border and made me go into a little room, and a Nazi woman searched me. I was frightened, but what choice was there?” She immersed herself in the study of French at the Swiss boarding school while her parents worked to establish a semblance of a new home in Belgium. When Juliane returned, it was to an apartment there, in Brussels. Then on May 10, history again caught up with Juliane’s family. As she tells the story now, recumbent in a cream-colored easy chair, I’m briefly struck at how crazily varied and fraught a single human life can be. To say the very least.
Morning Bombursts from the Balcony
“I’ll never forget that day. At around five in the morning there was a sound of distant bombardment and shooting. At first we thought they were doing practice maneuvers.” The family ran out to the balcony to see what the noise was, and Juliane saw that all the balconies around her were likewise occupied with families in their nightclothes and pajamas, blinking in the early morning air and looking worriedly at each other with ashen expressions. “It was so traumatic because no one expected it at all. And it was later that morning that the Belgian government admitted that the country had been invaded. We fled again.” They just managed to get aboard a jam-packed train headed for the Belgian coast. “Ten hours and no sitting down,” Juliane says. “And it wasn’t just Jews on that train, it was all the Belgians. Nobody wanted to get caught by the Germans. People were scared. They remembered 20 years before. The First World War.”
“I’ll never forget. The Stukas, they come like that,” and she makes a swooping gesture with her hand to indicate the diving of the German single-engine precision bombers.
The train reached Ostend, on the Belgian channel coast, and disgorged its cramped and exhausted passengers in their hundreds. It was there that Juliane’s family finally capitulated to the inevitable, wearily falling in with thousands of the dispossessed on foot, a bewildered, slow-moving river of humanity pouring southward through open country with only one goal – to keep moving. The impeccably equipped and trained German Army seemed to be in hot pursuit from every direction, unstoppable, spreading like a mechanized stain. People left everything and fled before the onslaught. Juliane’s family and many others made for the French border, about 30 miles away from Ostend. As they crossed open country, the slow-moving stream of humanity was an open target for a military machine that saw no dishonor in murdering civilians.
Flight Across No-Man’s Land
“I’ll never forget, the Stukas, they come like that,” and she makes a swooping gesture with her hand to indicate the diving of the German single-engine precision bombers. “They just bombarded all the refugees!” she says, still in wonderment. “This is something I never forget. I threw myself into a ditch during such an attack, and the man next to me had just lost his leg. It was…it was clear that it was all finished.” And so between unheralded and terrifying attacks from the air and the harassment of German detachments, they continued south. The goal was Paris. One day a German Panzer tank appeared and moved past them. “The tanks were so washed, so clean,” Juliane says. “And the soldiers, so disciplined, their uniforms unmarked. And they were marching and marching. To compare them to the European soldiers, who were running and taking off their dirty uniforms…I really felt the war was over then, just looking at those soldiers and tanks.”
Once walking through a village, Juliane and her brother were stopped by German soldiers, who leveled their guns at the two. “Juden?” Her brother began speaking rapid French to Juliane, who quickly took up the scheme, pretending they were both French and couldn’t understand the increasingly agitated soldiers. Or as Juliane says very plainly now, “If they found out that you were a Jew, the Nazis would simply shoot you down in the street. As a child, you didn’t understand, there was no depth of understanding. You only knew they were against you.”
Finally, to buy time, Juliane’s brother gestured as if to say to the German soldiers ‘Just write down what you want’, and, palms out to show he was not reaching for a weapon, gingerly offered the angry Germans a slip of paper to write on. He produced it from his shirt pocket. “My brother was 17 and had been in a book club in England, and he had some kind of letter from that book club, and that was the paper he began to hand to them! And, oh my God, I saw this letter in English! English! To be English at that time was almost as bad as being Jewish, because the Germans wanted to take England. But another soldier arrived at that instant and said “Oh leave them alone, they are French.”
On June 22, 1940, after heavy losses in battle, France submitted to Germany, asking to sign an armistice. At Hitler’s insistence this armistice was signed in the Compiègne forest, and in the so-called Compiègne Wagon— the same rail car in the same wooded area where Germany had been made to sign the debilitating instrument of their surrender that ended World War I — the Treaty of Versailles. This new armistice partitioned France into, essentially, a Nazi occupied north and a “Free” Nazi puppet south that would become known as Vichy France; named after the town that housed the Nazi-supported French state there. Unoccupied Vichy France became the new goal then for Juliane’s family. They continued south, for a time (by agreement with a village mayor) working an abandoned French farm for the absentee French family who had fled, and later sheltering and taking work at a French winery for many months. The winery’s brawny foreperson, a Nazi informer, had heard Juliane’s brother listening to BBC radio in the night, and dutifully reported the family to the Vichy French police. The family braced for arrest and the inevitable deportation, but nothing came of it. Years later Juliane learned why. “Those Vichy police were actually in the French Resistance,” she laughs.
The family finally made it to the French capital, and through the shadow system that then existed in occupied Paris managed to secure precious, expertly forged papers allowing them passage to unoccupied (Vichy) France. And it was from there the family made their treacherous night journey over the Pyrenees Mountains, in utter darkness and silence. Alighting in a small village on the Spanish side, the nearly beaten family was welcomed with caring and open arms by a rural community that had grown accustomed to bands of ragged and exhausted refugees coming down from out of the darkened mountains.
The family was given food and a room, and they traveled from there by train to Lisbon, Portugal, where they managed to board the SS Excalibur, one of the last ships to leave the embattled European continent before the attack on Pearl Harbor and U.S. entry into the War. Juliane remembers the Excalibur stopping twice in the transatlantic journey to pick up survivors in the open Atlantic whose ships had been sunk by German U-boats.
The Lady in the Harbor
The sea voyage to New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty’s dramatically hoisted beacon of freedom took 12 days, and during that time Juliane did what she could to learn English from some American boys on the ship. “It’s a cliché, but that statue is the symbol of our salvation.” Her parents settled in Manhattan, where her father had family. Juliane had effectively been out of school for two years and was sent to a private tutoring school to immerse herself in English language studies and American history and culture.
“It was only later that we found out. It wasn’t until after, in 1942 or ‘43, when we didn’t hear from our relatives, that we learned they had died in the camps.” Juliane would take a degree from Barnard College in New York, and two graduate degrees from Berkeley; International Relations and Library Science.
Following an internship with the Library of Congress she applied for a job with the United Nations, whose hiring quotas hoped to build a diverse, post-war workforce in the U.N. But Juliane’s somewhat unrecognizable Free City of Danzig passport worked against her, and she didn’t get the job. “They had no quota rules for Danzig!” she says, smiling. She was already forming a loosely defined but ironclad desire to go back out into the wounded world and bring back to it what she could.
Juliane and a fellow UC Berkeley grad took jobs as civilian librarians on an Air Force Base in Japan, agreeing to save their earnings for a year and then travel around the world together. When the appointed date came, though, her friend opted out, and Juliane went on alone, traveling by freighter to India, where she worked for a time for the U.S. Information Service (USIS), and lived among the Indian people, unlike her more handsomely paid State Dept. counterparts there, and Juliane was in turn adopted by the Indian friends she made. The country still occupies a place in her heart.
Restless Globehopping and a Chance Meeting with History
From India she travelled to Afghanistan, Turkey, Yugoslavia, drinking in the colors, scents, textures – the panoply of humanity in the places she visited. She returned briefly to the States to see her parents, then, pining for Asia, took a Norwegian freighter from San Francisco to Vietnam, working from 1957-59, one year for the Asia Foundation as library advisor to a new university being established in the ancient South Vietnamese city of Hue, and the second year in the same role for Michigan State University, which also had a development program in the city. She saw the coming denouement of the French presence in Vietnam. Her next assignment would formalize her international mission of mercy.
While working as a consultant in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) Juliane crossed paths with the charismatic Director of the newly launched Peace Corps, Sargent Shriver. He just happened to be visiting the town of Comilla, where under a pioneering administrator named Akhtar Hameed Khan, a new model of rural development was being tried. Shriver very warmly and keenly received Juliane’s ad hoc reporting of how the program was playing out, and his assistant spoke to her further when Shriver departed.
On returning to the States, she was summoned to Washington D.C. and asked to throw her lot in with the Peace Corps, and she jumped in with both feet. She served from 1961 – 1966 as a Training Officer with the storied program, and was later appointed deputy director of training and university relations for NANESA (North Africa, Near East, South Asia), thereafter consulting abroad in her expertise of Library Science in places like El Salvador and Mauritania.
Juliane has recorded her story for Steven Spielberg’s USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education. At this writing she is working closely with noted filmmaker Alana deJoseph to produce a comprehensive film of the Peace Corps story, a project to which PBS has committed broadcast time. Ms. Heyman’s experiences are also represented in the Jewish Federation’s permanent exhibit “Portraits of Survival” at the Federation’s downtown location – 524 Chapala Street in SB.
The kid whose whole world had been a panicked sprint through a bombed-out and often nameless countryside, became the young woman who hopped freighters to parts unknown and threw herself at the mission of sowing an ordinary peace. She has been monogamous to the mission.
“I had a friend, an Indian doctor who wanted to marry me at one point. And I thought I would take a freighter back to Asia from San Francisco and visit him and think about it. I had no job but thought I could make contacts once there. Well, freighters make many stops along the way, and the ship put in at Ho Chi Minh City on the way (formerly Saigon), and I went ashore and a man from the Asia Foundation offices said ‘we’re setting up a new university in Hue. Could you go up there and see about establishing a library?’ I’m afraid I forgot about my Indian friend. I spent two years there!”
The writer would like to thank Shari Pulcrano Childs for her invaluable help in collecting materials for this story, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara for making its archival photographic exhibit, “Portraits of Survival”, available to me. I encourage anyone who hasn’t been to the center at 524 Chapala St. to stop in and visit the exhibit there of Holocaust survivors living in our area. The people at the center are terrific and welcoming. It’s an amazing resource.


CUC 2005 F3 Janko Žufić, Aleksandra Žufić - Catalog of the links with animations, 2D, 3D and endosco
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students of biology, medicine and anatomy) to get an insight into the organs and systems of the human body, as
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Jack Miller, Founder, How I Get Rid Of
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Book: Start with Why
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Book: Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power.
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Book: Change Your World
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Book: Everybody Writes: Your go to guide to creating ridiculously good content
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Book: Think And Grow Rich
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Book: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
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Ray Blakney, CEO and co-founder, the Live Lingua
Book: Millionaire Next Door‘
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Book: First Break All the Rules
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Book: The Big Leap
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Jason Kudlock, Chief Financial Officer, Mrs. Property Solutions
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Stephan Baldwin, Founder, Assisted Living Center
Book: Getting things done
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Book: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance
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Charles Leduc, Chief Operations Officer, Mold Busters
Book: Extreme Productivity
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Book: The Art of War, Always plan for the everything and Allocate resources smartly
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Book: Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, Prioritize Your Time
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Marilyn Gaskell, Founder , TruePeopleSearch
Book: Blue Ocean Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy by Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim This book has been the most significant catalyst for my business because the competition in the tech industry is very high. Therefore, this book has helped in meaningful ways to have a competitive edge over my competitors. This book proved to be a good read for me because of the impactful strategies written in the book. A systematic approach is present in the book to make the competition irrelevant. Blue Ocean Strategy topples the traditional system about strategy and provides a new pathway to winning the future. This book also includes a new preface by the authors that says, Helo! My Blue Ocean is turning red, which means the competition is increasing in the market, which my business is facing right now. Reading this book gave me examples and updates of all the relevant cases. Moreover, it brought all the stories related to them up to the present time, which has helped me devise strategies to overcome the challenges in the market. Moreover, I found this book to be a complete guide to create uncontested market space and make the competition irrelevant.
Todd Ramlin, Manager, Cable Compare
Book: The Millionaire Mind
Learn How Millionaires Succeed: The business book that I’d recommend is “The Millionaire Mind” by finance professor Thomas J. Stanley. The reason that I recommend this book is that instead of abstract theory, it’s basically a case study of actual millionaires. The author surveyed real millionaires and used the results to craft this book. His research is the foundation of this book that explores the ideas, beliefs, and practices of successful Americans. What better way to learn how to be successful in business than from those who have already done it?
Nikki Webster, Travel writer , Brit on the Move
Book: Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry (Author), Jean Greaves (Author), Patrick M. Lencioni (Foreword) To lead and be successful you need a high level of EI - most people are not born with this skill. This book explains the concept, why it's important, how your EI will help you excel and it gives you tests. You can test before and after the book to see if you've improved. I have a high EI but this book highlighted some opportunities for me to have empathy (not sypathm) for people or situations that I may have previously discounted. As a result, I am more aware, more in tune and more effective. This all translates to my ability to communicate with people and build stong partnerships.


This year, there are two ways to shop, online or in-person!
Help your child discover new books,
complete a book series,
while supporting PHE too!
Only Credit Cards and eWallets accepted. It’s Cash-Free Shopping!
Option 1: Shop In-Person
Located in MPR.
No cash accepted.
Please bring a credit card for purchases
or register for an e-Wallet in advance.
Book Fair Hours:
Monday, December 4th - Open from 2:30 PM-5:30 PM
Tuesday, December 5th - Open from 2:30 PM-5:30 PM
Wednesday, December 6th - Open from 2:30 PM-5:30 PM
Thursday, December 7th - Open from 12:30 PM-3:30 PM
Friday, December 8th - Open from 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM AND 2:30-PM – 4:30 PM
Option 2: Shop Online
Want more Book Fair? No problem!
Keep the party going at our Book Fair online.
All book purchases over $25 ship free and every purchase benefits our school!
All students at PHE are invited
to help promote our annual book fair
by entering in the Poster Contest.
The posters will be used to decorate our campus!
Four artists who best reflect this year’s theme will be selected.
Each winner will receive $25 scholastic dollars to spend at the book fair.
One winner will be selected in each of the following groups:
Kindergarten I Grades 1-2 I Grades 3-4 I Grades 5-6
- The poster must include the book fair dates & this year’s theme
- Book fair dates: December 4th – December 8th
- Theme: “Reading is out of this World”
- Work must be completed by the student only
- Any form of drawing, painting, collage, etc are welcomed
- Please write your name and teachers name on the BACK of the poster
- Submit posters to the PHE office by Friday, December 1st
This is a Portola Hills PTA sponsored event.
We are looking for volunteers to make this event a success for the students and teachers at PHE.
The hours are minimal and the tasks are simple.
We will train you! It's a lot of fun too.
We are also looking for student volunteers
in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade to help work the event.
It's a great experience for them.
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up.
You can sign up for as many shifts as you wish.
If you have questions regarding the Book Fair,
please email email@example.com


Conversations with a Composer is an insightful exploration into the mind of a composer and respected composition teacher. It is also a delightful, easy-to-read, intriguing book for music lovers, wannabe composers, professional musicians, or newcomers to the appreciation of music.
Paintings of Song (Recording)
Recorded live at Fraley’s 2003 recital, Paintings of Song, is an idea born of the desire to paint images with music, intermixing art song with instrumental music, using the unique expressiveness of each to enhance the other. Over 50 minutes of music featuring Kevin Krentz (cello), Kwan Bin Park (violin), Karen Janes (string bass), Stuart Lutzenhiser (tenor), and others. Track List includes: the “Love Quartet” (String Quartet No. 2), the Fish Trio (Piano Trio No. 1), Eire’s Call (Tone Poem No. 3), Piano Preludes No. 1 and No. 4, The Crossing, Only You, Perceptions, A Thought for Your Penny.CD
Poet’s Heart (Recording)
Stories, performed by the Byrd Ensemble, directed and produced by Markdavin Obenza. Released both on CD and as digital downloads from on iTunes and Amazon, also available directly from this website—thereby directly supporting this composer.Byrd Ensemble, CD, Recording
Welcome Home (Recording)
Welcome Home by the Cascadian Chorale features American choral music spanning three centuries: pieces by colonial-era William Billings, Robert Frost poems set by 20th century Randall Thompson, and lyrical 21st century songs by Pacific Northwest composers. “This recording highlights some of our singers’ favorite pieces from the past few years” including Agnus Dei from Missa Historiae (Missa Brevis No. 1).Cascadian Chorale, CD, Recording


Defending DUIs in Washington, Third Edition offers step-by-step instructions for every detail of the law that applies to a drunk driving case-from the moment the police officer initiates the stop, through trial and appeal. This leading Washington reference allows practitioners to have “at their fingertips” the case citations, court rules, and statutes to plan the defense, prepare pretrial motions, support or overcome objections, and obtain favorable evidentiary rulings. The discussion is packed with winning strategies and tactics to maximize the chance of a successful defense.
An officer must have what is referred to as “reasonable suspicion” to believe you have violated some law in order to make a traffic stop. Random stops, stops based on “a hunch,” and roadblocks are not legal in Washington.
Some highlights of the new third edition include:
- New chapter covering boating under the influence, including discussion of civil administrative coast guard hearings in BUI cases, the hearing process, and mandatory criminal penalties.
- New chapter covering drug recognition experts, including DRE protocol and DRE training and certification, and pretrial preparation where a DRE officer is involved.
- Extensive revisions to the discussions of direct examination of the defense expert and the BAC Verifier Datamaster.
- Newly added analysis on immigration consequences of a DUI conviction; federal DUIs committed on federal property under the Assimilative Crimes Act; the Interstate Compact on Adult Supervision, which became effective in July 2005; and consequences to the commercial driver.
- Incorporation of extensive case law from around the country where stops for routine traffic infractions have been held not to support a DUI stop.
With Defending DUIs in Washington, you'll gain the confidence you need to overcome the prosecutorial advantage. A complete appendix of forms gives you a starting point for drafting your own fee agreements and pleadings. You'll also learn how to obtain the documents you need to build a topnotch defense.


"Jaspers have been revered by ancient peoples and civilizations throughout the world as sacred and powerful stones of protection, for both the physical and spiritual realm. They were known as the “rain bringers” and nurturers, healers of the spirit and stones of courage and wisdom. The name can be traced back in Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Assyrian, Greek and Latin, and the virtues of Jaspers have been extolled throughout the ages by the most noted physicians, magicians, poets, scientists, lapidaries and scholars.
Historically, Red Jasper was known as a stone of vibrancy and endurance, a talisman of warriors and a promoter of justice, protection, and life. It staunched the blood of wounds, stirred the pulse, and increased fertility. According to Viking and Germanic legend, the hilt of the magical sword of Siegfried, the dragon slayer, was inlaid with Red Jasper to bring him courage. The ancient Egyptians linked Red Jasper with the fertilizing blood of Mother Isis, and often carved it into protective amulets to be placed upon the neck of the deceased, engraved with the 156th chapter of the Book of the Dead. Based on the stones known and used at the time of the Hebrew exodus, it is believed Red Jasper was likely the “Ruby” listed in the Bible - the Odem, or first stone in the breastplate of Aaron, the High Priest, engraved with the tribal name of Reuben. Red Jasper was called the blood of Mother Earth by Native American tribes and was used to stimulate health and re-birth, new ideas and strategies, and increased one’s sensitivity to the earth when dowsing for water or calling in rain.
Today, Red Jasper is still known as the Stone of Endurance, a gentle, but vital, stimulator of chi, or Life Force, bringing physical strength and energy, stamina, focus and determination. Its steady frequency calms the emotional body creating a lasting, stable energy for improving health or overcoming illness, setting goals and following through to completion, facing unpleasant tasks and having the courage to rectify wrongs. Red Jasper activates the Base Chakra and stimulates the rise of the kundalini energy throughout the chakras, cleansing and strengthening the aura. It is a stone of passion, useful for restoring and rejuvenating the libido, and in manifesting creative ideas. It provides vivid dream recall, and is a powerful stone for those who work with Earth energies to make a deep connection with Earth spirits and guardians of the leys and sacred sites."


Media Release: Cape Cultural Collective publishes Beyond Truth’s Edge, its second poetry anthology
Our second poetry anthology, Beyond Truth’s Edge, was published in December 2022, as part of the Cape Cultural Collective’s 15th anniversary.
It features the powerful work of 15 incredible South African poets. They are: Afeefa Omar, Chris Ferndale, Diana Ferrus, Khadija Heeger, Kyle Louw, Mbongeni Nomkonwana, Roche Kester, Siphokazi Jonas, James Matthews, Toni Stuart, Vusumuzi Mpofu, Vuyokazi Ngemntu, Winslow Schalkwyk, Zenariah Barends and the late Primrose Mrwebi.
The anthology covers the full range of human emotions and experience – life, love, disappointment, hope, aspirations, anger, pain and joy.
The book has been endorsed by poet laureate Wally Serote, writers Zubeida Jaffer and Antjie Krog and playwright Mike van Graan.
This outpouring of these15 powerful poets lays bare the deep emotions that pulse through our veins reminding us of the stories that we carry in our hearts. They illustrate how strongly we continue to long for a just and fair South Africa that many have so tirelessly fought for.
Zubeida Jaffer – journalist, author, activist
A moving volume! Poems reanimating and celebrating how “just” we once dreamt about this “unjust” country. Let us listen and be moved anew… Antjie Krog
This is our second anthology. Our first, At Truth’s Edge, was published in 2011, featuring nine poets.
Poetry – along with music and dance, has been an integral part of our work since our inception in 2007.
Poetry heals, disrupts, encourages self-reflection, boosts memory, strengthens cognitive health, inspires and connects people at deeper levels.
We appeal to members of the public as well as companies and cultural and educational institutions to purchase copies of the book, individually and in batches.
If you are interested in buying books, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.org
The price of the book is R150.
Through arts and culture, the CCC brings people together and promotes personal and collective development.
We run regular cultural programmes and concerts, have two choirs with about 70 singers, do theatre productions and human rights programmes.
The CCC even grew during the pandemic. We connected with new audiences through online programmes and provided music for the award-winning short film Address Unknown. Recently we have added environmental outings, musical lessons, professional recordings and theatre visits to our growing range of programmes.
The arts are a powerful transformative force. Please support and encourage others to support the poets, the work of arts formations and artists in general.
Issued by the Cape Cultural Collective
For more information, contact the CCC on email@example.com or Mansoor on 084 661 5216 or June on 079183 5170 ( WA only)


‘Breakfast with Santa’
The 50-210 Fire Department will serve “Breakfast with Santa” from 7-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Highway 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries, 152 Bratton Drive in the Cleveland community. The cost is $5, and proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.
Carriage rides with Santa
Free carriage rides with Santa Claus are scheduled from 6 till 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, in downtown Smithfield. The carriage departs from the corner of Third and Market streets.
‘Christmas in Clayton’
“Christmas in Clayton” is scheduled from 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in Neuse Colony and Neuse Colony Estates subdivisions. Artists will sell their works in homes decorated for the holidays. Musicians and Christmas carolers will perform. For tickets, which are $10, go to ClaytonVisualArtsNC.org/calendar/Christmas-In-Clayton, call 919-550-8934 or stop by Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, 100 S. Church St., Clayton. On the day of the tour, tickets will be available at the entrances to the two subdivisions.
Festival of Trees
The 10th annual Festival of Trees has opened at the Johnston Medical Mall, 514 N. Bright Leaf Blvd., Smithfield.
The annual event will run through Dec. 14. This year’s theme is “A Merry Christmas to All.”
The festival is a display of 55 live Christmas trees sponsored by businesses and decorated by individuals and groups. Performances by school and church choirs, soloists and other musical and dance groups take place throughout the festival. Admission is free.
The festival is a project of Keep Johnston County Beautiful. At noon on Saturday, Dec. 14, Keep Johnston Beautiful will raffle a Christmas tree decorated by Smithfield City Florist. Raffle tickets, at $1 each, will be available from greeters at the festival.
A cookie-baking contest will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 9. Volunteer judges will name the best-tasting cookie and best-decorated cookie in divisions for adults and children. Winners will receive cash prizes.
The festival will also collect nonperishable foods for local pantries.
Home for the Holidays
The Johnston County Chorale will present “Home for the Holidays” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium at Johnston Community College, 245 College Road, Smithfield. An orchestra will accompany the chorale, and dancers and children will perform. Santa Claus will visit. For tickets, call 919-209-2099 or visit johnsoncc.edu/performingarts.
The American Music Jubilee’s Christmas show continues with performances at 2:10 p.m. Dec. 8; 1:40 p.m. Dec. 9-10; 1:40 and 7:40 p.m. Dec. 12; 7:40 p.m. Dec. 13; 1:40 and 7:40 p.m. Dec. 14; amd 2:10 p.m. Dec. 15. All shows are at the Rudy Theatre, 300 N. Raiford St., Selma. For ticket information, call 877-843-7839 or go to www.amjubilee.com.
Lights on the Neuse
Lights on the Neuse has opened on Boyette Family Farms, 1620 Loop Road, Clayton. Take a hayride through a display of holiday lights. Also, visit the Christmas Barn and Sweet Shoppe, and visit Santa Claus. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8, Dec. 12-15 and Dec. 19-23 and 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 24. Admission is $10 for ages 12 and older and $7 for ages 3-11. Children 2 and younger get in free. For tickets, visit www.lightsontheneuse.com.
Clayton – 6-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 19-20, in the grassy lot across from First Baptist Church, 411 N. Fayetteville St. During the nativity, the town will close North Fayetteville Street between West Whitaker and West Hinton streets.
Princeton – 7-9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 12-14, at Hephzibah Baptist Church, 4633 U.S. 70 East. The nativity will feature music, Bible narration and live animals, including a camel. For more information, call 919-965-5886 or visit hbcprinceton.org.
Smithfield – 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Smithfield Advent Christian Church, 2777 N.C. 210 Smithfield. A hayride will take visitors through the scenes. The church will serve refreshments.
Smithfield – “A Miracle in the Manger,” 7-9 p.m. Dec. 13-14 at Baker’s Chapel Church, 2421 Baker’s Chapel Road, Smithfield. For more information, call Elaine at 919-989-7615.
Make an ornament
The Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center invites children ages 6-15 to make a Christmas Mouse ornament from 9 a..m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14. The cost is $15. To register, call 919-934-1408 by Thursday, Dec. 12. The SRAC is on Booker Dairy Road next to Smithfield-Selma High School.
The Meadow Lights are on display at 4546 Godwin Lake Road, Benson. Through Dec. 31, hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is free.
Clayton – 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, on Main Street.
Kenly – 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15.
Micro – 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, on Main Street.
Smithfield – 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, on Market Street.
Santa at the Depot
Santa Claus will hear Christmas wishes and sit for photos from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Selma train station, 500 Railroad St., Selma. Also, ride Tommy the Train. Bring your own camera.
Santa in Smithfield
Santa Claus is hearing Christmas wishes at the corner of Third and Market streets in downtown Smithfield. Here’s the schedule: 4-6 p.m. Dec. 12, 13, 19 and 20 and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 21.
The Clayton Parks and Recreation will host a Santa’s workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Clayton Community Center, 715 Amelia Church Road. Admission is two canned goods per child. For more information, or to register, call 919-553-1550.


A few moments later Ann was resting comfortably in the library of the house, sitting on a forest green, Queen Victoria style couch enjoying her juice. When she first came into the library it took a moment or so for Ann to find her way around, even with the amount of light coming from her lamp. At one side of the couch was a small dark cherry, triangle shaped end able. Ann placed her lamp and the pitcher of juice on the table then took a moment to light two of the wall lamps opposite of one another with matches from her pocket. Afterwards Ann went back to the kitchen briefly to fetch her glass, then she returned to the library where she stretched out on the couch.
As she was sitting there slowly sipping her juice Ann looked over at a large English style, mahogany bookcase with six wide shelves that was now partially lit up by the wall lamps and the lamp sitting on the small table. The large bookcase stood in a far corner next to a grand looking black marble fireplace. The old bookcase belonged to Ann’s father as did all the books on its shelves. Most of the books she knew that were in her father’s collection were primarily first editions. The subject matter mostly pertained to history on ancient civilizations such as ancient Rome, the Aztec Indians, and the Mayans just to name a few. From where she was sitting and despite the low light, she could also see by the names on the spines there were other first edition books covering other material such as classical literature, different spiritual rituals of different cultures. Ann knew her father had assembled his collection many years ago and over a lengthy period of time. Apparently according to what her mother once stated, Ann’s father apparently at one time belonged to the Archaeological Society of Tejas.
Her mind then drifted to another matter. The search for her mother. Obviously Ann was worried about her mother. She knew as mean as her mother was she really shouldn't have gave a damn. But it was her mother still the same. Right then Ann’s stomach started growling. She remembered she hadn’t eaten anything herself since that afternoon. She remembered there was some leftover pimento cheese in the icebox which sounded like an excellent snack. Ann swallowed the last sip of juice then reached behind her placing the empty glass on the small table. She then stood even though it was painful and very slowly made her way from the library, then walking through the front hall to her left, and back into the kitchen. Before the night was over with Ann had a sinking feeling she would be needing not just another pain pill or two, but she had a feeling she’d be also taking a mud bath in her pain crème.
Once she was back in the kitchen Ann stood in the doorway looking for anything out of place. She then stepped over to the counter, setting the empty glass down on the counter and decided to first get some bread from the hidden pantry. Just as she was about to reach the pantry a loud noise came from within. It sounded almost as if something might’ve fallen but she couldn’t be sure. Her first thought was that someone was inside the pantry itself and they'd knocked something off a shelf. Ann called out loudly that she had a gun and she knew how to use it! When she heard nothing more Ann inched forward slowly. Reaching out with her left hand trembling, Ann turned the handle on the hidden pantry door then yanked the door in her direction. She prepared herself to flee as fast as she could if there was a monster or some other hideous creature sent by the devil inside.
Instead of finding evil incarnate itself inside or any of her other worst nightmares, she found a large mess instead. Inside the pantry one of the upper shelves had collapsed causing everything to fall down onto the shelves below, thus causing those shelves to also collapse onto the shelves further down because of their age. In turn everything on each lower shelf had then collapsed to the floor of the pantry causing a large mess of spilled dry food and other essential cooking ingredients. Ann breathed with relief. She felt safe but only for a moment because she quickly noticed there was something about the shelves collapsing and then the mess on the floor that bothered her. The shelves she noticed had only collapsed because they apparently had too many items piled on top of them it seemed. She looked closer at the items now laying on the floor of the pantry.
There was a fresh gallon of milk she remembered buying only three days ago, a carton of orange juice, a large bottle of mayonnaise, a tub of butter, a container of sour cream, and a carton of eggs. That was to name just a few of the items. So far it seemed to be items that were supposed to remain in the icebox. Beneath the collapsed shelving and the many food items was something else of particular interest. Ann leaned over so she could look closer. The light coming from the kitchen wasn’t very bright and her eyes weren’t that good anymore either. What she was looking at looked similar to the metal shelving from the icebox.
Ann backed away from the pantry’s doorway and then looked next to the pantry doorway over at the old white icebox sitting there by itself. She then began to wonder about something. Something definitely didn’t feel right about the current situation. Something really felt wrong. Ann decided to check the icebox. Stepping over to the icebox and gripping the cold metal handle, she waited not even a second before yanking the icebox door open. When she opened the door Ann was prepared to find an emptied out icebox. An icebox emptied of everything food related and all its shelving. Instead what she found inside was the body of her mother shoved inside twisted at an odd angle. At first glance her mother had been bound at the wrist, ankles, and then across her mother’s mouth was a large piece of silver duct tape. Alice Hemphill’s grey eyes had an open blank stare. Across her throat was a deep, fresh slash still dripping with blood. Cut into her forehead were deep red gashes in the shape of the numerical digits, “10/6.”
Just as Ann managed to let out the most horrified scream she ever thought possible, the sudden sound like a door being kicked in could be heard coming from the main foyer. The front door in fact was kicked in right then by two Tejas Police officers. The officers drew their weapons after entering upon hearing Ann Hemphill’s initial scream. The two officers quickly followed the sound of a subsequent scream down the front hall where they found Ann in the kitchen. In the dim light the officers spotted Ann standing in front of the icebox staring at the mutilated corpse of her mother stuffed inside. They wasted no time aiming their weapons at Ann’s backside, announcing themselves and then demanding she turn around with her hands up. As Ann turned around with her hands up she barely made a sound as her eyes rolled back into her head, then she collapsed to the floor of the kitchen from pure fright.
The two responding officers who’d been dispatched to the Hemphill home were Tejas Police officers Bradley Davidson and his new partner. A rookie fresh out of the academy by the name Rusty Davis. The rookie stepped closer to the icebox still keeping his gun aimed at a now unconscious Ann, he took one look at the semi-mutilated body stuffed in the icebox and immediately he fell to the kitchen floor passing out himself. Bradley simply smiled, shaking his head as he placed his gun into the holster on his belt. He reached for a small radio on his left shoulder requesting both a team from homicide unit and forensics.
©Edward Alex Lively The previous story is a complete work of fiction. Any names, characters, places and incidents contained herein are products of the author’s highly overactive and creative imagination. Any resemblance to any actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Please do not re-print from my stories anywhere without my express written permission. This is my creative work and even though I may choose to share samples of some of my work online with close and personal friends, I would hope no one would take advantage of my good nature and steal portions my work and then change them up for their own benefit or personal gain. This notice at the end of all my books/stories serves as my official copyright notice. Any characters in official capacity including names of characters or having to do with the actual plot of the story are all copyrighted by me.


The Mundesley Library which, like all our county libraries, is currently closed. However, there are fantastic online offers that are being provided for all library users. Non registered folk can apply to join online.
The library may not be able to offer physical visits but there is so much to do via our website.
Library users can:
Borrow e-books, audiobooks, e-newspapers, and e-magazines
Join online book groups
Take part in online author visits
Get business advice
Improve digital skills through a comprehensive online training program
Enjoy music, theatre visual arts, and creative activities at home (adults and children)
Access resources to help maintain health and wellbeing
And so much more….
All the information can be found at Norfolk.gov.uk/libraries and by clicking What’s On


Hopkins, Ellen. Smoked. : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2013. Print.
Written by: Ellen Hopkins
Reviewed by:Destiny Do
Recommended Audience: High School Students
In the book, Smoke, Pattyn ,a 17-year old girl and the oldest of seven sisters, runs away from her Mormon household. Pattyn is on a run after she has killed her father, after too many years of abuse from her father, and from the tragic loss of her boyfriend and their unborn child. Pattyn begins searching for peace. Jackie, Pattyn’s sister, knows what happened that night. Pattyn runs to a family that has immigrated to the U.S and is disguised as their cousin and given a job as a maid at a local estate. After the death of her beloved Ethan, her boyfriend, Pattyn promises to never love anyone again. The daughter of the family she works for is an out-of-control teenager and does not like Pattyn at all. Pattyn doesn’t intend to get involved ,emotionally or physically, with the family she works for. Pattyn becomes attached to the immigrated family, especially the older brother.
Back at home Jackie, Pattyn’s younger sister and the other witness of their father’s death, is struggling to retain normalcy and trying to forget the traumatizing event of her father. Sometimes Jackie has flash backs. On that tragic night her boyfriend,Caleb, came over and raped Jackie. When he was done, her father caught Jackie, but Caleb ran away. Jackie’s father started beating her and wouldn’t have stopped if he wasn’t shot. Jackie explains this to her mother, but her mother loves Jackie’s father too much to take pity upon Jackie. Her mother decides to hire a Caleb’s father as a lawyer, to help with their financial problems. Jackie hates this idea, her mother did not care. One day, Jackie’s mother invites Caleb and his father to dinner, and Jackie confessed everything Caleb had done to her and that Jackie shot her father, and Pattyn had nothing to do with it. Jackie’s mother believes her and apologizes to Jackie for ignoring her and not caring about Jackie. After Christmas her family receives a call from the hospital, and Pattyn was injured.
On Christmas, Pattyn, her boyfriend, and her boyfriend’s friend was driving up a mountain and Pattyn’s employer’s daughter and her friends shot the tire of Pattyn’s car. The teenagers were carrying guns and the teenagers were on drugs. She tried to negotiate with the drugged teens, but the they got annoyed and shot her boyfriend’s friend. Pattyn’s boyfriend stood in front of Pattyn and tried to protect her. The troubled daughter Pattyn worked for, shot through Pattyn’s boyfriend and hit Pattyn’s shouler. The teens drove away and Payton called the police. The ambulence took Pattyn and her boy friend to the hospital. Both of their families are notified and Pattyn is no longer wanted for her father’s death. Jackie confessed she shot her father in self-defense. Pattyn reunites with her mother and her siblings.
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A complete guide to getting you started with cross-platform mobile application development with Google
- Understand the fundamentals of Dart and Flutter to begin cross-platform mobile app development.
- Learn about Flutter concepts like:
Google Flutter is an application development framework for mobile, desktop and web which uses Dart as the primary back-end language. Flutter is highly efficient, fast and easy to work with. In this book, you will learn how to leverage Flutter awesome features and components to develop beautiful native applications.
In the first three chapters, you will what is Flutter and how to install Flutter and Dart on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Then we will explain how to configure IDEs to start programming in Flutter. We will also take a quick and fast-paced journey through the world of Dart programming language which is also developed by Google.
After that finally, we are ready to develop with Flutter, in each section of the last chapter of this book we will build a beautiful native Flutter app. All of the source code in these apps are explained line-by-line and every widget or component is explained in full details.
In the very last section, you get a quick review of every common widget in Flutter and how to use them with their constructors in one place. So don’t worry about searching for them!
After reading and implementing this book, you will have learned every useful aspect of Flutter in order to build native cross-platform applications.
What you will learn
- Dart basic syntax
- Object oriented programming and its uses in Flutter
- Gain knowledge on massive amount of Flutter Widgets and components
- Learn how to add plugins and work with assets like images
- Navigation and Pages in your Flutter app
- Work with online APIs to get data from internet and push it to you app
What applications you will build:
- A Dictionary App
- Simple Wiki
- Recommender App
- NASA Picture of the Day
- Weather App
- Planets App
- Quotes App
Who this book is for
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Rather than trying to hide her scar, Lola found a way, through her scar (and the universal language of “selfies”), to inspire others, raise awareness about congenital heart defects, and redefine beauty for heart warriors like herself, and others who are battling self-image issues.
Open-heart surgery is a scary thought for everyone, so you would imagine it would be terrifying for a 12-year old girl. It must have been, though Lola made everyone around her feel like she was so excited and looking forward to what her life would be like without “feeling sick”, that it made it very hard for anyone to understand the severity of her health issues. Post surgery, while her family members feared that a scar on a teen girl’s chest might be a cause for sadness and self-image issues, Lola soon proved everyone wrong. The book is the perfect gift for heart warriors, and teens dealing with body and self-image issues. The text is in both English and Spanish. The images are universal. Beautiful Scars (click here to purchase)
- 8.5″ x 8.5″ (21.59 x 21.59 cm)
- Full Color on White paper
- 44 pages
- ISBN-13: 978-1499360783
- ISBN-10: 1499360789


A synopsis of some of Canada’s most historic libraries has been crafted and published on behalf of the beloved son, brother, student, and scholar
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / July 21, 2021 / It is in loving memory of Remi Gosal that a new article showcasing some of Canada’s oldest and most renowned libraries has been published with an online news aggregator that advertises itself as suitable ‘for mature and educated minds only.’ The article, which is entitled The Historical Libraries Remi Gosal Cherished, was written by journalist Ronald Rivera and debuted on June 22, 2021.
At the article’s outset, a brief description of Remi Gosal is given, providing context to the piece by linking its subject matter to the essence of the dearly departed. “Remi Gosal was a lover of culture. He was fascinated with foreign languages such as French, German, Spanish, and Latin. By reading Shakespeare at a young age, Remi Gosal remained interested in the arts and literature.”
Some of the libraries highlighted in the article include the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, the Jewish Public Library, the Grande Bibliotheque, Redpath Hall, Saint-Sulpice Library, the McLennan Library Building, Atwater Library, the Fraser-Hickson Institute, and Westmount Public Library, all of which are located in and around the Montreal metropolitan area. A paragraph detailing the legacy and impact of these libraries-as well as some fun facts-is attached to each of the entries.
Those desiring to read the article in its entirety can find it located here, while those interested in learning more about the life and experiences of Remi Gosal are encouraged to visit the official website constructed by his family to celebrate his memory.
About Remi Gosal:
Remi Gosal was a student, scholar, and highly enthusiastic individual. Valuing education, Remi took a keen interest in art, drama, philosophy, literature, and history, understanding the crucial role that these subjects play in nurturing the soul and enlightening humanity. With a passion for life and an incredible presence, he remains a constant source of inspiration to all those that knew him.
Family of Remi Gosal
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In partnership with Wake County Schools, The Regal House Initiative, undertook a poetry initiative to benefit the Wake County’s title 1 schools.
Celebrating a successful 2019 We 2 R Poets Project.
The We 2 R Poets initiative was born out of the results of a survey administered by the National Endowment of the Arts earlier this year that showed an unprecedented peak in the popularity of poetry.
We sought to help foster this love of language and composition, the joy of poetic expression, and instill a pride in publication in our youngest generation. In partnership with Wake County Schools, and representing The Regal House Initiative, Michelle Rosquillo, Jaynie Royal, and Pam Van Dyk conducted a poetry workshop at three schools and invited the children to submit a poem of their own composition for a poetry collection which was published under our Fitzroy Books imprint. A copy of the We 2 R Poets collection was donated to each participating classroom and two copies to each school’s library so that the children might enjoy the pride of seeing their own words in a professional publication within their own school library.


Sharia-Based Legal Formula For Personal Data Protection In The Financial Services Industry Post-Covid-19 Pandemic
Keywords:Personal data protection; corporations; financial services; sharia principles, Covid-19 epidemic
As a country with a substantial Muslim population, Indonesia provides a market for sharia-based financial firms. Corporate organizations, minimal liability companies, seek the most effective way to promote business growth. One objective is to develop its digital ecosystem for the financial services industry, including banking, insurance, capital markets, and non-bank financing organizations. The most crucial factor is the corporation's attempts to deliver effective and efficient services in response to the community's demands as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to fall and the economy begins to improve. This study aims to examine the perspectives on formulating the right and applicable law for the protection of personal data in the management conducted by corporations in the sharia-based financial services sector in Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic as post-pandemic expectations. Covid-19 examines law enforcement for potential personal data violations on technology users by businesses. Finding an appropriate and effective legal formulation that can be fundamentally applied in the form of fair regulations and in accordance with sharia values in parallel is the result of the research, and it can be concluded that the formulation of legal rules can rapidly provide regulatory solutions to achieve an equilibrium of rights. and justice for businesses based on sharia law.
Akhgar, B., Saathoff, G. B., Arabnia, H. R., Hill, R., Staniforth, A., & Bayerl, S. (2015). Application of big data for national security: a practitioner’s guide to emerging technologies. Butterworth-Heinemann.
Bloustein, E. J. (1964). Privacy as an aspect of human dignity: An answer to Dean Prosser. NYUL Rev., 39, 962.
Distinto, I. (2013). Legal Ontologies for Public Procurement Management.
Duxbury, N. (2005). English jurisprudence between Austin and Hart. Va. L. Rev., 91, 1.
Gazali, D. S., & Usman, R. (2012). Hukum Perbankan. Jakarta: Sinar Grafika, 271.
Grotius, H. (2005). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Hall, J. (2017). Plato’s legal philosophy. In Plato and Modern Law (pp. 33–68). Routledge.
Husein, Y. (2010). Rahasia Bank dan Penegakan Hukum. Pustaka Juanda Tigalima.
Ismail, G. (2011). Eklektisisme Hukum Islam dan Hukum Umum: Upaya Menuju Kelahiran Hukum Nasional.
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On May 24, 1861, Lt. Elmer Ellsworth, commander of the army unit that occupied Alexandria, Virginia, saw a Confederate flag flying over one of the hotels in town. Offended, he rushed to the roof to take it down. The hotel proprietor shot him. Ellsworth became the first northern officer to die in the Civil War. What is this piece of information doing in a music blog? Because the death of this very popular officer caused an outpouring of musical tributes from all over the country. In fact, of all the people who ever lived in Chicago, more music was written about Ellsworth than anyone else in history.
In the years before the Civil War, military companies were an important kind of social organization. One such company in Chicago, the Chicago Cadets, was drifting toward dissolution until it elected Elmer Ellsworth, then 22 years old, as its captain in April 1859. In the process of restoring discipline and morale, Ellsworth renamed the company the United States Zouave Cadets. In 1860 took them on a nationwide tour, along with a band conducted by A. J. Vaas. The company’s spectacular precision drills, and Vaas’s “Zouave Cadets Quickstep”, soon became nationally famous. The Chicago firm of Root and Cady published a piano version of the piece, which was its most successful publication before the war. The Chicago Tribune (August 20, 1860) noted that “Messrs. Root & Cady, the publishers, are daily receiving orders by the hundred, from all the principal cities of the Union.”
At about the same time he built up the Zouaves in Chicago, Ellsworth was studying law with Abraham Lincoln in Springfield. In a description of the party traveling with President-elect Lincoln in February 1861, journalist Henry Villard had some very favorable comments about Ellsworth:
“There has been no more noted character in Springfield, next to Mr. Lincoln himself than Colonel E. E. Ellsworth, commander of the celebrated corps of the United States Zouave Cadets, of Chicago. He is now studying law with the law partner of Mr. Lincoln. I found the colonel to be very thoroughly posted on military matters and, in my opinion, his love for the military will override his intention to become a lawyer.”
In his memoirs, Villard further recalled, “Another ‘military’ character, a sort of pet of Mr. Lincoln, was Colonel E. E. Ellsworth, who, though a mere youth, of small but broad figure, curly black head, and handsome features, had achieved considerable local notoriety as a captain of a crack ‘Zouave’ militia company in Chicago.”
In moving from the Zouaves to the real army, he was commissioned as a lieutenant and sent to Alexandria in command of a unit that he had recruited and trained in New York. At the start of what he certainly hoped would be a long and illustrious military career, Ellsworth’s objective was to take over Alexandria’s telegraph office, but he saw the offensive flag at the hotel on the way.
I have written another article about how the death of of the President’s friend prompted such an outpouring of musical tribute. Here are the pieces I found at the Chicago Historical Society in their files of music:
- Brave Men, Behold Your Fallen Chief: Tribute to Col. Ellsworth / words by H. C. Ballard, music by J. P. Webster (Chicago, H.M. Higgins, 1862)
- Col. Ellsworth’s Funeral March (piano piece) / Septimus Winner (Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1861)
- Col. Ellsworth’s Gallopade (piano piece) / Calixa Lavallee (Cleveland: H.P. Danks, 1861)
- Col. Ellsworth Requiem March (piano piece) / A. J. Vaas (Chicago: Root & Cady, 1861)
- Ellsworth’s Funeral March (piano piece) / J. C. Beckel (Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1861)
- Ellsworth’s Requiem (piano piece) / George William Warren (New York: Firth & Pond, 1861)
- Our Laddie’s Dead, Jem “uttered by one of Colonel Ellsworth’s Zoaves” / Ballad written by Miss L. Both Hendriksen, music by Otto F Jacobsen, professor of music at the Rockland Female Institute, Nyack, N.Y. (New York: William Hall & Son , 1861)
- Sadly the Bells Toll the Death of the Hero / words and music by A. Tobey (Chicago: A. Judson Higgins, 1861)
- Ellsworth Zoaves’ and National Lancers’ Greeting Grand March (piano piece) / Adolph Baumbach (Chicago: Root & Cady, 1866)
There may well be other Ellsworth tributes in other archives and collections all over the former Union states, copies of which never made it back to Chicago.
This post is based on research for my article “Eye Catching Music,” Chicago History v. 16, no. 3-4 (Fall and Winter 1987-88), pp. 90-103. After it appeared, the Chicago Historical Society sent me black and white photographs of the illustrations used in the article. I was able to find one color image on line.
Civil War Daily Gazette, Public domain
Black and white images (qF38RL / M973 / folio P) used by permission of the Chicago History Museum
There has been a lot of material published about Ellsworth this year. Here are some interesting articles I have found since publishing this one:
Elmer Ellsworth: Local Hero (this from Rockford, Illinois)
Colonel Elmer Ellsworth: Hometown Hero (this from Mechanicsville, New York)


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Chandrakanth, N.N. and Dewey, R.E. 2020. Tobacco: Past, present and future. In U. Dreher, ed. New Research on Tobacco, Nova Sci. Publishers, Hauppauge, NY. pp. 1-22.
Wu. Q., La Hovary, C., Chen, H-Y., Li, X., Eng, H., Vallejo, V., Qu, R. and Dewey, R.E. An efficient Stevia rebaudiana transformation system and in vitro enzyme assays reveal novel insights into UGT76G1 function. Sci. Reports 10:3773.
Lewis, R.S., Drake-Stowe, K.E., Heim, C., Steede, T., Smith, W. and Dewey, R.E. Genetic and agronomic analysis of tobacco genotypes exhibiting reduced nicotine accumulation due to induced mutations in Berberine Bridge Like (BBL) genes. Front. Plant Sci. 11:368.
Dluge, K.L., Song, Z-B., Wang, B-W., Steede, W.T., Xiao, B-G., Liu, Y. and Dewey, R.E. 2018. Characterization of Nicotiana tabacum genotypes possessing deletion mutations that affect potyvirus resistance and the production of trichome exudates. BMC Genomics 19:484.
Lu, J., Zhang, L., Lewis, R.S., Bovet, L., Goepfert, S., Jack, A.M., Crutchfield, J.D., Huihua, J. and Dewey, R.E. 2016. Expression of a constitutively active nitrate reductase variant in tobacco reduces tobacco-specific nitrosamine accumulation in cured leaves and cigarette smoke. Plant Biotech. J. 14: 1500-1510.
Lewis, R.S., Lopez, H.O., Bowen, S.W., Andres, K.R., Steede, W.T. and Dewey, R.E. 2015. Transgenic and mutation-based suppression of a Berberine Bridge Enzyme-Like (BBL) gene family reduces alkaloid content in field-grown tobacco. PLOS ONE 10(2):e0117273.
Patel, M., Milla-Lewis, S., Zhang, W., Templeton, K., Reynolds, W.C., Richardson, K., Biswas, M., Zuleta, M.C., Dewey, R.E., Qu, R. and Sathish, P. 2015. Overexpression of ubiquitin-like LpHUB1 gene confers drought tolerance in perennial ryegrass. Plant Biotech. J. 13: 689-699.
Cardinal, A.J., Whetten, R., Wang, S., Auclair, J., Hyten, D., Cregan, P., Bachlava, E., Gillman, J., Rameriz, M., Dewey, R., Upchurch, G., Miranda, L. and Burton, J.W (2014) Mapping the low palmitate fap1 mutation and validation of its effects in soybean oil and agronomic traits in three soybean populations. Theor. Appl. Genet. 127: 97-111.
Cai, B., Jack, A.M., Lewis, R.S., Dewey, R.E. and Bush, L.P. (2013) (R)-nicotine biosynthesis, metabolism and translocation in tobacco as determined by nicotine demethylase mutants. Phytochem. 95: 188-196.
Patel, M., Dewey, R.E. and Qu, R. (2013) Enhancing Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation efficiency of perennial ryegrass and rice using heat and high maltose treatments during bacterial infection. Plant Cell Tiss. Organ Cult. 114: 19-29.
Zhang, W-J., Dewey, R.E., Boss, W., Phillippy, B.Q. and Qu, R. (2013) Enhanced Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiencies in monocot cells is associated with attenuated defense responses. Plant Mol. Biol. 81: 273-286.
Cai, B., Siminszky, B., Chappell, J., Dewey, R.E. and Bush, L.P. (2012) Enantioselective demethylation of nicotine as a mechanism for variable nornicotine composition in tobacco leaf. J. Biol. Chem. 287: 42804-42811.
Li, D., Lewis, R.S., Jack, A.M., Dewey, R.E., Bowen, S.W. and Miller, R.D. (2012) Development of CAPS and dCAPS markers forCYP82E4, CYP82E5v2 and CYP82E10 gene mutants reducing nicotine to nornicotine conversion in tobacco. Mol. Breed. 29:589-599.
Cardinal, A.J., Burton, J.W., Camacho-Roger, A.M., Whetten R., Chappell, A.S., Bilyeu, K.D., Auclair, J. and Dewey, R.E. (2011) Molecular analysis of GmFAD3A in two soybean populations segregating for the fan, fap1, and fapnc loci. Crop Sci. 51: 2104-2112.
Lewis, R.S., Bowen, S.W., Keogh, M.R. and Dewey, R.E. (2010) Three nicotine demethylase genes mediate nornicotine biosynthesis inNicotiana tabacum L.: functional characterization of the CYP82E10 gene. Phytochem. 71: 1988-1998.
Lewis, R.S. and Dewey, R.E. (2010) Genetics-based modification of tobacco chemistry in a regulatory environment. Recent Adv. Tob. Sci.36: 5-24.
Dewey, R.E. and Zhang, P. (2010) Candidate gene analysis of mutant soybean germplasm. In K. D. Bilyeu, M.B. Ratnaparkhe, C. Kole, eds., Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Soybean. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 187-197.
Bachlava, E., Dewey, R.E., Burton, J.W. and Cardinal, A.J. (2009) Mapping candidate genes for oleate biosynthesis and their association with the unsaturated fatty acid seed content in soybean. Mol. Breeding 23: 337-347.
Bachlava, E., Dewey, R.E., Burton, J.W. and Cardinal, A.J. (2009) Mapping and comparison of quantitative trait loci for oleic acid seed content in two segregating soybean populations. Crop Sci. 49: 1-10.
Zhang, P. Burton, J.W., Upchurch, R.G., Whittle, E., Shanklin, J. and Dewey, R.E. (2008) Mutations in a Delta -stearoyl-ACP-desaturase gene are associated with enhanced stearic acid levels in soybean seeds. Crop Sci. 48: 2305-2313.
Lewis, R.S., Jack, A.M., Morris, J.W., Robert, V.J.M., Gavilano, L., Siminszky, B., Bush, L.P., Hayes, A.J. and Dewey, R.E. (2008) RNAi-induced suppression of nicotine demethylase activity reduces levels of a key carcinogen in cured tobacco leaves. Plant Biotech. J. 6: 346-354.
Chakrabarti, M., Bowen, S.W., Coleman, N.P., Meekins, K.M., Dewey, R.E. and Siminszky, B. (2008) CYP82E4-mediated nicotine to nornicotine conversion in tobacco is regulated by a senescence-specific signaling pathway. Plant Mol. Biol. 66: 415-427.
Bachlava, E., Dewey, R.E., Auclair, J., Wang, S., Burton, J.W. and Cardinal, A.J. (2008) Mapping genes encoding microsomal Omega-6 desaturase enzymes and their cosegregation with QTL affecting oleic acid content in soybean. Crop Sci. 48: 640-650.
Cardinal, A.J., Dewey, R.E. and Burton, J.W. (2008) Estimating the individual effects of the reduced palmitic acid fapnc and fap1 alleles on agronomic traits in two soybean populations. Crop Sci. 48: 633-639.
Irsigler, A.S.T., Costa, M.D.L., Zhang, P., Braga, P.A., Dewey, R.E., Boston, R.S. and Fontes, E.P.B. (2007) Expression profiling on soybean leaves reveals integration of ER- and osmotic-stress pathways. BMC Genomics 8: 431.
Siminszky, G., Gavilano, L., Chakrabarti, M., Dewey, R.E. and Bowen, S.W. (2007) Evolution of nicotine N-demethylase genes and their use in reducing nornicotine levels in tobacco. Recent Adv. Tob. Sci. 33: 27-38.
Aghoram, K., Wilson, R.F., Burton, J.W. and Dewey, R.E. (2006) A mutation in a 3-keto-acyl ACP synthase II gene is associated with elevated palmitic acid levels in soybean seeds. Crop Sci. 46: 2453-2459.
Siminszky, B., Gavilano, L., Bowen, S.W. and Dewey, R.E. (2005) Conversion of nicotine to nornicotine in Nicotiana tabacum is mediated by CYP82E4, a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102: 14919-14924.
Tang, G-Q., Novitzky, W. P., Griffin, C.H., Huber, S.C. and Dewey, R.E. (2005) Functional characterization of two closely related soybean (Glycine max) oleate desaturase enzymes: evidence of regulation through phosphorylation and differential stability. Plant J. 44:433-446.
Hernández-Sebastià, C.H., Marsolais, F., Saravitz, C., Israel, D., Dewey, R.E. and Huber, S.C. (2005) Free amino acid profiles suggest a possible role for asparagine in the control of storage-product accumulation in developing seeds of low- and high-protein soybean lines. J. Exp. Bot. 56: 1951-1963.
Siminszky, B. and Dewey, R.E. (2004) Developing a genomic resource for elucidating the mechanism of nicotine to nornicotine conversion.Recent Adv. Tob. Sci. 30: 39-47.
Pantalone, V.R., Walker, D.R., Dewey, R.E. and Rajcan, I. (2004) DNA marker-assisted selection for improvement of soybean oil concentration and quality. In R.F. Wilson, H.T. Stalker and E.C. Brummer, eds., Legume Crop Genomics. AOCS Press, Champaign, IL. pp. 283-311.
Siminszky, B., Freytag, A.M., Sheldon, B.S. and Dewey, R.E. (2003) Co-expression of a NADPH: P450 reductase enhances CYP71A10-dependent phenylurea metabolism in tobacco. Pest. Biochem. Physiol. 77: 35-43.
Tang, G-Q., Hardin, S.C., Dewey, R. and Huber S.C. (2003) A novel C-terminal proteolytic processing of cytosolic pyruvate kinase, its phosphorylation and degradation by the proteasome in developing soybean seeds. Plant J. 34: 77–93.
Dewey, R.E. and Kinney, A.J. (2002) Phospholipid biosynthetic enzymes in plants. In J.R. Whitaker and A.G.J. Voragen, eds., Handbook of Food Enzymology. Marcel Dekker, New York. pp. 147–160.
Wilson, R.F., Burton, J.W., Pantalone, V.R. and Dewey, R.E. (2002) New gene combinations governing saturated and unsaturated fatty acid composition in soybean. In S. Kuo and H. Gardner, eds., Lipid Biotechnology. Marcel Dekker, New York. pp. 95–113.
Monks, D.E., Aghoram, K. Courtney, P.D., DeWald, D. B. and Dewey, R.E. (2001) Hyperosmotic stress induces the rapid phosphorylation of a soybean phosphatidylinositol transfer protein homolog through activation of the protein kinases SPK1 and SPK2. Plant Cell13: 1205–1219.
Wilson, R.F., Marquardt, T.C., Novitzky, W.P., Burton, J.W., Wilcox, J.R., Kinney, A.J. and Dewey, R.E. (2001) Metabolic mechanisms associated with alleles governing the 16:0 concentration of soybean oil. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc. 78: 335–340.
Wilson, R.F., Marquardt, T.C., Burton, J.W., Wilcox, J.R. and Dewey, R.E. (2001) Effects of alleles governing 16:0 concentration on glycerolipid composition in developing soybeans. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc. 78: 329–334.
Pedra, J.H.F., Delu-Filho, N., Dewey, R.E., Otoni, W.C. and Fontes, E.P.B. (2000) Antisense and sense expression of a sucrose binding protein homologue gene from soybean in transgenic tobacco affects plant growth and carbohydrate partitioning in leaves. Plant Sci. 152: 87-98.
Drøbak, B.K., Dewey, R.E. and Boss, W.F. (1999) Phosphoinositide-kinases and the synthesis of polyphosphoinositides in higher plant cells. In K.W. Jeon, ed., International Review of Cytology - A Survey of Cell Biology. Vol. 189. Academic Press, San Diego. pp. 95-130.
Siminszky, B.S., Corbin, F.T., Ward, E.R., Fleischmann, T.J. and Dewey, R.E. (1999) Expression of a soybean cytochrome P450 monooxygenase cDNA in yeast and tobacco enhances the metabolism of phenylurea herbicides. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96:1750-1755.
Kearns, M.A., Monks, D.E., Fang, M., Rivas, M.P., Courtney, P.D., Chen, J., Prestwich, G.D., Theibert, A.B., Dewey, R.E. and Bankaitis, V.A. (1998) Novel developmentally regulated phosphoinositide binding proteins from soybean whose expression bypasses the requirement for an essential phosphatidylinositol transfer protein in yeast. EMBO J. 17: 4004-4017.
Monks, D.E., Goode, J.H. and Dewey, R.E. (1997) Phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis in soybeans: the cloning and characterization of genes encoding enzymes of the nucleotide pathway. In J.P. Williams, M.U. Khan and N.W. Lem, eds., Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Lipids. Kluwer Academic, Dordrect, pp 110-112.
Goode, J.H., Settlage, S.B., Wilson, R.F. and Dewey, R.E. (1995) Isolation of a calnexin homolog from developing soybean seeds. Plant Physiol. 108: 1341.
Dewey, R.E. and Korth, K.L. (1994) Molecular aspects of cytoplasmic male sterility in maize. In Y.P.S. Bajaj, ed., Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 25: Maize. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 402-416.
Wilson, R.F., Kwanyuen, P., Dewey, R.E. and Settlage, S.B. (1993) Recent developments in the molecular biochemistry and genetics of diacylglycerol acyltransferase from soybean. In S.L. MacKenzie, D.C. Taylor eds., Seed Oils for the Future. American Oil Chemists Society, Champaign, IL., pp. 116-135.
Hennig, J., Dewey, R.E., Cutt, J.R. and Klessig, D.F. (1993) Pathogen, salicylic acid and developmental dependent expression of a beta-1,3-glucanase/GUS gene fusion in transgenic tobacco plants. Plant J. 4: 481-490.
Dewey, R.E., Siedow, J.N., Timothy, D.H. and Levings, C.S. III (1988) Expression of a 13 kD maize mitochondrial protein in E. coliconfers sensitivity to Bipolaris maydis toxin. Science 239: 293-295.
Gywnn, B., Dewey, R.E., Sederoff, R.R., Timothy, D.H. and Levings, C.S. III (1987) Sequence of the 18S-5S ribosomal gene region and the cytochrome oxidase II gene from mtDNA of Zea diploperennis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 74: 781-788.
Stamper, S.E., Dewey, R.E., Bland, M.M., and Levings, C.S. III (1987) Characterization of the gene urf13-T and an unidentified reading frame, ORF 25, in maize and tobacco mitochondria. Curr. Genet. 12: 457-463.
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