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China is one of CapitaLand's two core markets and the Group's largest market outside Singapore, accounting for 39 per cent of the company's total assets.
As the company marked its 20th anniversary this month, CapitaLand Limited announced that it currently owns or manages 145 properties in 45 Chinese cities, worth over S$42 billion.
Since CapitaLand began investing in China in 1994, the business has grown into a leading real estate developer, boasting a diverse real estate portfolio of homes, offices, shopping malls, serviced residences and mixed-use developments.
With one of the largest real estate fund management businesses in China, the company has 12 private equity funds and two Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) that hold a strong presence in China.
By the end of September 2013, CapitaLand's China business accounted for 39 per cent, or S$14.2 billion of the Group's total assets. Mr Lim Ming Yan, President and Group CEO of CapitaLand said: "2014 marks a significant milestone for CapitaLand. As one of the first foreign developers in China 20 years ago, we are honoured to have contributed and benefited from the country's economic development and phenomenal urbanisation programme."
The company has built more than 40,000 mass to high-end residential units across China, has a pipeline of over 60,000 homes and remains committed to address the housing needs to Chinese residents. 50 per cent of CapitaLand's global staff originates from China, with over 7000 staff in the country, 95 per cent of which are local.


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EU negotiators reached an agreement on rules to protect whistle-blowers, setting up safe mechanisms for reporting breaches and measures against retaliation.
On Monday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the first EU-wide rules on protecting whistle-blowers when they report on breaches of EU law in a wide range of areas including tax fraud, money laundering, public procurement, product and transport safety, environmental protection, public health, consumer protection, data protection.
To ensure that potential whistle-blowers remain safe and that the information disclosed remains confidential, the new rules allow them to provide information on breaches using internal and external reporting channels. Depending on the circumstances of the case, whistle-blowers will be able to choose whether to first report internally to the legal entity concerned or directly to competent national authorities, as well as to relevant EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
In cases where no appropriate action was taken in response to the whistle-blower’s initial report, or if they believe there is an imminent danger to the public interest or a risk of retaliation, the reporting person will still be protected if they choose to disclose information publically.
The agreed text explicitly prohibits reprisals and introduces safeguards against a whistle-blower being suspended, demoted, intimidated or other forms of retaliation. Those assisting whistle-blowers, such as facilitators, colleagues, relatives and investigative journalists are also protected.
Member states should provide whistle-blowers with comprehensive and independent information on reporting channels and alternative procedures, advice free-of-charge as well as legal, financial and psychological support.
The provisional agreement will need to be confirmed by member states’ ambassadors (Coreper) and the Legal Affairs committee before being put to a final vote by the full House and Council. The directive will enter into force twenty days after being published in the EU Official Journal.
Whistle-blower protection is fragmented or only partial across member states, with only 10 EU countries (France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden and UK) providing comprehensive legal protection. In the remaining countries, protection is only partial or applies to specific sectors or categories of employee.

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“The grape industry is transitioning from the traditional varieties to the newer, high-flavored varieties,” said Jared Lane, vice president of marketing for Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grapeman Farms.
“There is a ton of new varieties out there,” he said.
Lane estimated that 40% of the grapes Grapeman Farms imports from Mexico are high-flavor varieties, like Passion Fire, Chrissy, Ivory and Timpson.
Besides traditional varieties like flame, crimson and thompson seedless grapes, Bakersfield, Calif.-based Sun World International offers branded grapes, including black Midnight Beauty, black Sable Seedless and green AutumnCrisp, said Jason Fuller, vice president of domestic sales and grower relations.
The company also is testing varieties that have not yet been named and that are not yet in commercial production.
From 90% to 100% of Sun World’s Mexican grapes are branded, Fuller said.
Kingsburg, Calif.-based Fresh Farms, formerly Visalia Produce Sales, offers specialty grapes like Cotton Candy and Sweet Sapphire, an elongated black seedless grape with great flavor, said George Matoian, in sales and marketing.
The company also markets the IFG — International Food Genetics — Candy varieties, like Candy Snaps, Candy Hearts and Candy Dreams.
IFG also developed Sweet Celebration, a premium red seedless grape, and Sweet Globe and Sugar Crisp, premium seedless green varieties.
Fresh Farms also markets the green Ivory, an alternative to sugraone.
“The breeding programs are all aggressive in (developing) grapes that look great, have great flavor, great snap and crunch,” Matoian said.
MAS Melons & Grapes LLC, Rio Rico, Ariz., currently focuses on traditional varieties, but that’s starting to change, said Miky Suarez, managing partner.
Last year, the company shipped “a couple of loads” of Ivory grapes, and plans call for more this season.
“We’re definitely looking to keep growing the program on new varieties,” Suarez said.
About half of the grapes Los Angeles-based The Giumarra Cos. imports from Mexico are branded, said Tom Wilson, grape sales manager.
Early Sweet, a low-acid, early green seedless grape.
“Our Arra-branded grapes offering exceptional sizing and flavor, which are important attributes to consumers that keep them coming back for repeat purchases,” Wilson said.
Marketing specialty grapes can vary from place to place, Matoian said.
Some retailers want consumers to know which varieties they’re buying so they can differentiate their stores from the competition, while others simply want a good-tasting grape, he said.
Branded grapes enable grower-shippers and retailers to earn a bit more for their product, he said.

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At the OASIS Community Church and Centre we are trying to reach out to children and families and bring exciting creative skills into their lives as well as bringing elements of faith and spirituality to them.
We reach children and young people from babies through to twenties and also children and young people with disabilities and special needs.
Creative Space is our programme using creative and performing arts and design work to reach and teach children and young people through different mediums. We put on workshops for children’s workers, youth workers and teachers enabling them to use creative skills in their situations.
We also do workshops and courses for young people and for children in and out of Schools, churches and community projects.
We use puppets and other creative skills and resources in therapeutic ways with children and young people with special needs and we see some really good responses with many of our youngsters.
e also teach art, painting and crafts to children and put on exhibitions of the children’s work in the Oasis Centre for all to see and enjoy.
We have many volunteers but Joshua our Children’s and Youth Worker leads the way with this project and he spends time preparing the programmes and leading them in schools, community situations and churches.
Music making and learning and creative instruments from scrap.
Song writing and singing with children and young people.
Painting and design workshops and courses.
Using circus skills, plate spinning, diabalo’s, clowning, juggling.
Creative magic with a purpose and a point.
Creative writing with short stories and poetry.
Using puppets in creative projects and programmes.
Using large silk flags and music routines.
All of the creative things we use to inspire children and young people, to encourage them to find new skills and talents, to work together, to build confidence and to find and explore ways of worship and spirituality. Creativity that brings a new heart to the community.

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text: By John S. McClenahen Consumer confidence, which has declined nationally during the last two months, has been weak in New England for much longer, indicates the Conference Board, a New York-based business research group. Indeed, its consumer confidence index for Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont fell to 77.3 in September, its lowest since October 2003, when the index was 75.5. Consumer confidence is also weak in the midwestern states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, with the Conference Board's index for that region falling to 75.1 in September from 82.2 in August. "The index for this region is only up about four points from year-ago levels," the board notes.

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If the couple does not click, do not take it personally. You tried, and your intentions were good. Shrug your shoulders, and let it go. Maybe next time.
Avoid getting too involved. Once you have introduced the couple, let things play out without further involvement on your part. It is up to the couple to decide whether or not they want to pursue another meeting. Their first encounter may go extremely well or it may blow up in flames. Either way, the ball is in their court… not yours.
Do not throw people together randomly or just because they are both single. The only good reason for setting up two people is because you sincerely believe they would like each other. Before making your first move, find out if they have similar interests and what each individual is looking for in a relationship.
Ask for permission first. Never ambush anyone with an impromptu setup. Make sure those involved are genuinely okay with your plans. If they decline, accept the refusal graciously.
Playing cupid or matchmaker for family or friends can be fun and rewarding, especially if romantic sparks fly. Helping two people find each other in this great big, hectic world is a wonderful thing to do for people you love and care about. You may be bringing together two people who are a perfect match but might never have found each other without your help. But setting up people you know well can also be an iffy undertaking because romantic chemistry is very hard to predict. Remember… love takes its own path. If you are considering playing matchmaker, think it through and tread a little carefully. You don’t want to do anything that might have a negative effect on your relationship with either person.
Ditch any preconceived expectations. Just because you think two people are perfect for each other does not mean they will feel the same way. Even though heartfelt, your enthusiasm and eagerness might be a bit overwhelming. You could end up putting extra pressure on the couple, and possibly doom a relationship before it has a chance to plant roots and grow.
Be completely honest. When describing each person to the other, full disclosure is essential. Talk about what a person is really like without trying to create an image that will appeal to the other person. If you don’t know someone that well, let the other know. Share photos if you have them.

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Heralds were first mentioned in Western Europe about the time of the First Crusade in 1095. Since the early 15th century, the Sovereign has delegated the power to grant new Coats of Arms to officers (Kings of Arms), their juniors (Heralds), and their own juniors (Pursuivants). In Scotland, these duties are handled by the Court of the Lord Lyon where he has the final word on all such matters.
In 1672, David was the last Laird of Meikledale and last Chief of Clan Little to register arms. His full coat of arms consists of the shield and the crest [Workman's Manuscript, Lyon Office].
The Shield shows the arms - a silver St. Andrew's Cross (often rendered as white) on a black background. The dominant black and white comprise the livery colors of the Border Littles.
The Crest of the chiefs of Clan Little was a demi-lion in black spattered with silver saltires; in his right paw he holds a cutlass, in his left the cross of St. Andrew. The only splash of color is in the red claws. The Crest rests on a wreath of the livery colors. This would be traditionally be attached to the chief's helmet, so that he could be recognized by this and his shield and surcoat even in his fighting armor. No one but the chief may wear the crest.
Members of the clan may wear the chief's crest, surrounded by a belt and buckle (to signify subservience to the chief). Because there is currently no chief, we use the crest of Little of Meikledale of old with his motto.
The Clan Little at Meikledale had two mottoes: Concedo Nulli — I yield to none.
(often mistranslated imperatively "Never Surrender,"
Fidei Coticula Crux — The cross is the test of truth.
The Littles of Liberton (Edinburgh) had their own: Magnum in Parvo — Great in Little.
Multum in Parvo — Much in Little.
The Clan Little plant is Heather, ubiquitous in Scotland.
Our most cheished story comes from the minstrel who called himself "Blind Hary," a common nickname for the devil at the time. He wrote epic poems in heroic couplets that were like very long ballads. The most famous of these portrayed the exploits of William "Braveheart" Wallace. In that poem, Harry introduced a nephew called "Eduuard Littil, his sistir sone so der" (Edward Little, his sister's son so dear). Along with his friend Tom Halliday, Edward was portrayed as fighting side-by-side with Wallace in the battles of 1296 and 1297. Based on this association with the famous Guardian of Scotland, we enjoy claiming Edward as the founder of our clan.
However, the minstrel was an entertainer and not a historian. He made his living reciting his epic poems at the homes of nobles. He often speculated on (fabricated) details of day to day life to dramatize the events of oral history. He may have had some written sources as he claimed, but they could not have provided the rich detail that filled his 12-volume 11,877 line narrative. Harry was writing in the late 1470s, more than 150 years after the English had hanged, drawn, and quartered Wallace at London in August of 1305. It is no surprise then that some of his information was simply wrong.
For example, Harry attributed Robert the Bruce's Battle of Loudon Hill to Wallace. He also told of Wallace leading an army into the outskirts of London, something that almost certainly did not happen. Because of these and other liberties with the truth, no historian would rely on Blind Harry's stories without corroborating evidence. And there is no such evidence. There is no trace of Edward Little in any other source—including census records, marriage notices, charters, and contracts of any kind. His name is not mentioned until well after Harry's poem, always referring back to that poem as a source. Thus, Edward's existence is in some doubt. Any speculation about his ancestry is pure fantasy. And there is no reason to assume any relation to the Littles of the Clan who we only encounter more than 125 years later.
On the other hand, Harry did mention Edward over and over (Book III, lines 57 & 201; Book IV, line 147; Book V, lines 726, 737, 1085, & 1117; Book X, line 794), not just in passing. One of those references reported that Edward later went to live at Annandale, an area just 20 miles West of Meikledale where the Clan Little established its home over 125 years later. Harry described Edward's relationship to Wallace in detail, suggesting a possible authentic source. There are indeed some Hallidays buried in the graveyards where we find many Littles, such as at Staplegordon. Harry claimed to have been using a Latin "Life of Sir William Wallace" written in 1327 by Wallace's lifelong friend and chaplain, John Blair. No one has ever seen that book or even reported seeing it, then or now, but the same could be said of many other documents from that era. Harry also referred to Sir Thomas Gray, a parson of Liberton, as another source. And the "Little of Morton Rig" tartan designed for the Clan Little Society was officially approved even though it drew blatantly from the Wallace design. Perhaps we can be forgiven for clinging to our tenuous connection with the Wallace legend.
In the 1500s, members of the Clan Armstrong were rising to prominence as outlaws throughout the area. It was said in 1528 that they could muster 3,000 horsemen, Littles amongst them. Their leader, Johnnie Armstrong of Gilnockie, posed a threat to King James V who arranged in 1530 to meet him at Caerlanrig. The King's men ambushed 33 Armstrongs, Littles, Elliots, and Irvings, including Johnnie, and they were all hanged on the spot.
In 1568/9, more than 100 Littles rode with Batysons, Armstrongs, Glendinnings, and Thompsons as part of a raid on Stirling by John, the 8th Lord Maxwell. Family tradition has it that the Littles returned with many more horses than they had when they left. Near the end of 1581, Maxwell became the Earl of Morton briefly on the execution of James Douglas (the 4th Earl of Morton) and continued until Archibald Douglas (the 5th Earl of Morton) was confirmed in 1586. On December 10, 1585, during his brief time as "the Earl of Morton 4.5," he arranged a pardon naming more than fifty Littles including "Sim Little, laird of Meikledale" (presumably, another Simon Little).
On the 8th of July, 1587, a session of parliament was opened with five Lord Commissioners and three deputies in attendance. One of those Lord Commissioners was William Little [of Liberton], Provost of Edinburgh. Although William was a cousin of the Littles at Meikledale (the home of the Clan Little), he helped to pass an act on July 29th "for the quieting and keeping in obedience of the disordered subjects: inhabitants of the borders, highlands, and isles." Attached to that Act is a list of the relevant clans, including seventeen from the Borders (Southern edge of Scotland). They are further divided into the Middle March and the West March. The third clan to be mentioned in the West March is the Littles (Litillis), behind only the Scotts (of Ewisdaill) and the Beatties (Batesonis).
In 1603, the next King James (James VI of Scots) became concurrently James I of England: an event known as the Union of the Crowns. James now had no need for a fighting force in his 'Middle Shires' and the Border reivers had no place to hide. A conscious effort was made to chase these troublesome clansmen out of Scotland, sometimes to Ulster and sometimes directly to New England.
Inherited surnames, as opposed to by-names (nick-names attached to individuals but not passed on to the next generation), came to the British Isles with the Norman Conquest in 1066. Even then, they were only used by nobles who wanted to be associated with the new rulers. Most people did not use surnames until at least a century later.
We have found early examples of the diminutive surname, such as Alan Little who received a grant of forest land on the south side of the river Ayr from the first Walter the Steward before 1177. After 1204, this tract of land was granted by the second Walter the Steward to the monks of Melrose, on Alan's conversion to the monastic life. Was this person related to the Littles of Meikledale, near Langholm?
Hugo Parvus, clericus regis, served in Eskdale in the time of William the Lion 1165-1214. Parvus is indeed Latin for "little." Was this the same Hugo Parvus who served as burgess of Dundee in 1202? It seems unlikely, since Dundee is about 150 miles away from Eskdale. Was he related to one R. Parvus, a chaplain who witnessed a charter in favor of the Hospital of Soltre sometime between 1214 and 1240?
Alan Little was a descendant of Richard le Lytle, who was from the fifth post-Conquest Anglo-Norman generation of a powerful family in Cheshire. Richard le Lytle was the third son of Richard de Overton, himself a third son in the extended family descended via Robert FitzHugh (Baron of Malpas) from the ruthless Marcher Lord, Hugh "Lupus" (the Wolf), Comte d'Avranches (Earl of Chester and nephew of William the Conqueror).
Richard was was granted lands at Cairntable in Ayrshire by Walter Fitzalan (High Stewart of Scotland), his former neighbour over the county border in Shropshire. These two would end their days together as lay brothers at Melrose Abbey. In Ayrshire, the Littles seem to have intermarried with Crawfords and Wallaces. Indeed, William Wallace's mother was Margaret Crawford of Loudon, descended from a long line of Ayrshire sheriffs. Her daughter (William's sister) perhaps married a Little with whom she produced the enignmatic Edward.
In 1313, a John Litill participated in an inquest in Lanark. An agreement was registered between the abbot of Scone and Robertus dictus Lytil in 1332. Martin Litell at Abirdowyr in Fife witnessed a charter by William "Dominus Vallis de Lodell" in 1351 and might have been the same Martin Lytill who possessed land at Cardvyn (Cadwan) in 1358. It seems that the name Little (in some form or another) appeared often in the general area where Wallace lived out his storied life.
There seems to have been some connection with the Douglasses in our own background. Adam Lityll is listed as a tenant of Douglas in the barony of Kilbucho in 1376. Nicol Litil is listed, among others, as debtors to the Earls of Douglas for the West Marche of Scotland as part of a truce on November 6, 1398. Johannes Litill is listed as a vicar at Lestalrig in 1448. But it's mostly speculation to wonder whether any of these people were related to the Littles we find at Meikledale in 1426.
The earliest recorded landowners in Ewesdale (the valley around the Ewes waters) were the Lovels and de Kunyburgs. Sometime between 1243 and 1247, Sir John Fraser married a daughter of Sir William de Kunyburg and thereby came into possession of the lands of Ewesdale. In 1410, on the surrender of those lands by Alexander Fraser to the governor (after supporting the wrong side in some conflict), the Western dale of Ewes water was first granted to the Littles by Robert Stewart. Until his death in 1420, Robert was 1st Duke of Albany and Governor of Scotland. Furthermore, since James I was in captivity in England, Robert was the King in all but name.
Sortly after James I's return from exile, he confirmed the earlier grant by Robert Stewart to his "beloved and faithful Simon Lytil of all and whole the lands of Senbigil, of Mikkildale, of Kirktown, of Sourbie, of the Malnarlande, and of the Pullis, by and in the barony of Mallarynok, within the Sheriffdom of Dumfries, which lands belonged to Alexander Fraser of Ewisdale, and were fully resigned by him into the hands of the said governor; to be held by the said Simon and his heirs of the King and his heirs, in fee and heritage as freely as they had been held by the said Alexander Fraser or his predecessors, for performing to the King and his heirs the services due and wont from the said lands. Given under the great seal at Edinburgh, 30th April, 1426, in the 20th year of the King's reign".
Most of the families in the area were tenants of the great landowners of Eskdale and Ewesdale—in succession the Douglases to 1455, the Maxwells to 1603, and thereafter the Scotts, Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry. In contrast, Simon and the succeeding chiefs of the Clan Little (just like the Elliotts across the river at Arkleton) held their lands as feudal tenants in capite (directly from the Crown).
Simon Lytil, 1st Laird of Meikledale, is considered to be the first chief of the name. He probably did not live at Meikledale in the beginning, since he was identified as "Simon Littill of Kirktoun" (about a mile South or Meikledale) when witnessing a document on December 29, 1469.
Members of the clans in that area were considered to be Border Reivers (pronounced "reevers"). During the Anglo-Scottish border wars of 1296-1603, when not being used as militia by one side or another, many were raiding and reiving (stealing and retrieving livestock) on both sides of the border. They were skilled equestrians and by the close of the 16th century had earned a reputation as the finest light cavalry in Europe. Less warlike clansmen served as monks in abbeys such as Sweetheart, Holyrood, and the Franciscan convent of Greyfriars in Dumfries.
Members of the Clan Little became established throughout that area: not only in Ewesdale, but also in nearby Eskdale and Wauchopedale. Jeffra and William Litell were in court on October 27, 1479. Simon Litell, along with John and Alan Litill, were cited for failing to appear as surety in 1504. In 1543, Christopher Lytle was involved in a court case. James and Johnne Lytill were mentioned in the pay list of the Lord High Treasurer, showing the expenses of a raid to Eskdale and the siege of Langholme Tower in July, 1547.
In c. 1500 Edward Little, probably from his arms a second son of the Chief, went to Edinburgh, set up as a cloth merchant in the Boothraw and became involved in town politics. William Little, the eldest of his three sons was killed at Flodden in 1513, but his brothers prospered. The family later moved out of town to nearby Liberton. Clement Litill, 2nd of Liberton, advocate, died in 1580 leaving his now priceless collection of over three hundred books to the town. They were then gifted to the town's new municipal University as the Clement Litill Bequest. He is remembered as the "Founder of Edinburgh University Library".
His younger brother William Litill, 3rd of Liberton, was twice Provost of Edinburgh towards the end of the 16th Century before his death on 24th November 1601. The Litill brothers were involved in the planning for the new university. .It was built on the site of Kirk o' Field, blown up in 1567 by the murderers of Mary Queen of Scots' second husband, Lord Darnley. At a ceremony in November 2001 at the Litill Memorial in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Clan Little Society donated a plaque in memory of the brothers Clement and William Litill. The plaque was unveiled by the present Lord Provost on the 400th Anniversary to the day of his distant predecessor's death.
The demi lyon of the Little chiefs' crest holds a sword in one paw and St Andrew's cross in the other. Descendants of the ancient Eskdale clan became clergy or doctors on the one hand or cavalrymen and military airmen on the other, hence the winged stirrup in the Clan Society's arms. This can be seen in the lives of two twentieth century sons of the Border clan, both by coincidence born in Melbourne, Australia. Fighter pilot Robert Alexander Little RNAS, killed in action in France in May 1918 at the age of 22, ranks in the top 15 Aces of the Great War of 1914-18. The Cross is represented by The Right Reverend Thomas Francis Little, recently retired 6th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne.
Both at home and overseas people said, "If you see a Little, a horse won't be far away". The descendants of Matthew Little (Baron Baillie of Langholm) kept up the Reiver cavalry tradition. General Sir Archibald Little was the commanding officer 9th Lancers in the Indian Mutiny. His brother, the dapper "Josey" Little (King's Dragoon Guards) won the Grand National on 'Chandler' in 1848. The General's sons, Archibald Cosmo Little (5th Lancers) and Brigadier Malcolm Orme Little (commanding officer 9th Lancers) fought in the Boer War, and grandson Col. Malcolm A. A. Little (Royal Horse Guards "The Blues") was killed in action in Italy in 1944.
Earlier Little clansmen turned from the rough, Godless, and violent life of the Borders. Instead of going northwards to commerce and politics, they chose the contemplative life of a monk in one of the religious houses thirty miles to the west. John Little in 1300 and a later John Little in the 16th Century, were both monks in the Monastery of Sacre Bois. In the 16th Century, William Litill was a monk in the Abbey of Sacre Coeur. Robert Little was Warden of the Convent of the Greyfriars in Dumfries where two centuries earlier Bruce had slain the Comyn before the High Altar.
On September 24, 1606, Thomas Lytill (Simon's son) disposed of the 6 1/2 merk lands of Sorbie in favor of William Armstrong and his son, Alexander. On June 21, 1615, Thomas Litle of Meikledale disposed of the 4 merk lands of Kirktown to William Armstrong. The last of the estate of Meikledale passed out of family together with the title of Laird in 1666 for a bond in trust to William Johnston, merchant of Edinburgh for 1500 pounds. It then came into the hands of Adam Elliot (son of the factor to Buccleuch) until his death August 16, 1682 at the age of 82 or 83. He had been quite successful and was able to leave property for his three sons. The oldest son Walter inherited Arkleton, and the second son John got Thorlyshope (Thorlawhope).
Adam's third son, William, inherited Meikledale. William's life was "unfortunate." He married one of the Scotts of Merrylaw but left her to run away with "some sort of gipsie." Reportedly, he lived with her in a cave while stealing fine horses from the English and selling them in the North of Scotland. After a while, he returned home to his wife but continued stealing horses. Once, when an English horse had been stolen, its owner went directly to Stirling Bridge where William (the Laird of Meikledale) was found riding it.
William barely escaped hanging and died soon after returning home, leaving his wife with a son Adam and a daughter Lucy in embarrassed circumstances. The son was obliged to sell Meikledale to his cousin, William Elliot of Arkleton and, in 1725, creditors forced Williams's son to sell Meikledale for 1900 pounds to Wiliam Scot(t) of Rowanburn (a great cattle drover). Sometime after 1742, William Scot(t) sold Meikledale to Mr. William Laing, who in turn left it to his youngest sister Margaret and her husband, William Elliot of Borthwickbrae (son of John Elliot of Borthwickbrae).
Another Simon Little, grandfather of David the last chief, was chief at the Union of the Crowns when Border warfare officially came to an end. Simon's son Thomas, and Thomas' son David, were the last Littles to be Lairds of Meikledale. David was given work as a groom at Windsor Castle. The chiefly line can be traced down to yet another Simon Little in Nittyholme, Canonbie in 1745 "the linear heir male of this family".
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At HEASC Mold Removal, we have been in the mold removal industry long enough to see first-hand the devastation that mold may cause in the Monterey Park, California area. Emptying your bank account on repairs and medical costs are just two negative consequences mold can cause in the Monterey Park, CA area. The issue with mold is that it can unleash its fury anytime during the day and any day of the week. We offer emergency assistance in Monterey Park, so we are able to handle your mold remediation demands at any time of the day and on any day of the week. Give us a call today at 888-547-2290 to plan a mold remediation or to ask any questions you might have about our services in Monterey Park.
If you ask anyone who has used our mold removal assistance, the first thing they will talk about is our level of customer service, which includes timely arrival and flexible scheduling. You will also hear a lot about the fact that our rates do not surprisingly change at the last second. In order to keep our high level of support in the mold removal industry, we begin each procedure with mold inspection, which allows us to track down the source of the mold’s growth. Following that, we figure out the best treatment option by taking a sample of the area that has been impacted by the mold. When we start the actual treatment, we are going to ensure that the mold is removed in the safest possible manner and that it will not be coming back. Together with our excellent standard of service in the mold removal industry, we also offer emergency services. The nice thing about our emergency services is that you can have your peace of mind back for a price that is still very reasonable. Through providing this extra level of service, we can save the homes and wellness of many residents in the Monterey Park, CA area.
Searching for something to destruct or someone to make seriously sick in Monterey Park, CA are two of mold’s favorite hobbies, which is an extremely scary thought. If you wish to stay out of mold’s way, it is vital to be on alert for a musty odor as well as damp and dark areas inside your home or office. If you would like be ultra-cautious, the staff from HEASC Mold Removal can also perform mold testing if you are uncertain of whether you have mold in your home or office. If you have discovered mold in your home or need us to take care of your mold removal needs, call 888-547-2290 at this time.


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Please join Decoding Dyslexia Maryland for Dyslexia Advocacy Day in Annapolis on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Room 170 of the Lowe House Office Building. A link to Eventbrite Registration will be posted on January 12th.
Community Partners, please contact Jaclyn Paris to participate and look for the sign up for Community Partners soon!
 Here's a link to last year's event.

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The rapper still finds himself in the top five Facebook Pages.
Eminem is the first person in the world to receive more than 60 million Facebook Likes.
Eminem has more Facebook fans than any other living person, and this week he set a new record: 60 million Facebook Likes. The 39-year-old rapper from Detroit is currently gaining some 24,000 Likes on average per day. The runner-up for the position is Rihanna, who is gaining 26,000 Likes daily.
Putting aside the totals for a second, the growth rates alone are astonishing. One has to wonder how many of these Facebook Likes are being made by fake accounts.
If Rihanna overtakes Eminem, she'll be avenging Lady Gaga, whom Eminem passed earlier last year. That's right: it's been a very slow race. I hinted Rihanna may pass Eminem back in February 2011, and it still hasn't happened.
Facebook for Every Phone with 116.82 million Likes.
Facebook with 70.21 million Likes.
Texas HoldEm Poker	with 63.80 million Likes.
YouTube with 61.22 million Likes.
Eminem with 60.08 million Likes.
Rihanna with 59.37 million Likes.
The Simpsons with 53.76 million Likes.
Shakira with 53.35 million Likes.
Lady Gaga with 53.00 million Likes.
Michael Jackson with 51.16 million Likes.
I'm always amused when reminded that the official Facebook for Every Phone Facebook Page is the most popular Facebook Page of all, even more popular than the official Facebook Page for Facebook itself. Sorry, that was quite a thoughtful.
Anyway, back to Marshall Mathers. The rapper probably doesn't realize he made social networking history this week. Then again, that might be a good thing. His street cred would probably take a hit if he took a second to acknowledge his Facebook popularity.

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Class rolls are marked at the beginning of each day and after lunch. Under the ACT Education Act 2004, it is the responsibility of parents/guardians to report their child’s absences to the school. Students who are absent must bring a note from a parent/guardian explaining the reason. If a child needs to leave the school between 9.00am and 3.00pm parents must sign the ‘Students sign in/out’ book in the front office and a note should be given to the class teacher.
If a child appears to be unwell before school, parents should make arrangements for the child to remain at home or be cared for elsewhere.
Student information sheets are sent home at the start of each year to gather parent contact information for ready reference and should be returned promptly to the class teacher. To facilitate speedy contact with parents in an emergency, any change in home or work phone numbers, home address, place of employment or name of emergency contact should be notified immediately.
In the event of an accident or a child becoming ill during the day, we will make every effort to contact the parent using the information on the student information sheet. If this is not possible, medical attention will be obtained at the Casualty Section of Canberra Hospital, unless parental permission has been refused in writing.
Communities@Work run an After School Care program on site at Gilmore Primary. The organisation also runs a Before School Care program at a nearby Primary school. Communities@Work transport the students to Gilmore Primary arriving around 8.45am. Contact Communities@Work on 6293 6500 or via their websitehttp://www.commsatwork.org/.
Students injured while under supervision at school or in a school-related situation are transported free of charge to the emergency section of either public hospital in the ACT. Parents and guardians of students who participate in excursions and other school trips outside the ACT should note that free ambulance transportation only applies in the ACT. Parents and guardians are reminded to check their health cover for ambulance transportation outside the ACT.
At Gilmore Primary, we have students who have an anaphylactic reaction to peanuts and nut products, which can be life threatening. We are asking for the support of families in not sending to school food items containing peanut butter or other nut products.
If your child suffers from anaphylaxis, you should obtain a written Anaphylaxis Treatment Plan signed by your doctor and yourself as parent or carer for the administration of Adrenaline by EpiPen or similar device. In the absence of a written and signed Anaphylaxis Treatment Plan, only standard First Aid can be given in an emergency and staff will be unable to administer adrenaline.
Communication between school and home is highly valued. Parents are asked to make an appointment for any discussion with the Principal, Deputy Principal, Counsellor or teachers. An appointment will be arranged at the earliest possible time and attention will be given immediately to urgent issues.
Assemblies are held every second Wednesday at 12.30pm in the school hall. At each assembly a class or unit is rostered to lead the assembly. Assemblies feature group singing, presentation of awards, displays of work and general announcements. All children attend, as regular whole-school gatherings create a cohesive school community and maintain a heightened school spirit. Parents are welcome to attend.
A range of assessment tools is used by our teachers to determine your child's progress throughout the year. A component of our assessment procedures each year will be PIPS assessment for Kindergarten children early in Term 1. Year 3, Year 5, Year 7 and Year 9 children will participate in the National Assessment Plan Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). For further information, please refer to our Assessment and Reporting Policy (199kb).
Gilmore Primary is an Asthma Friendly School. It has adopted the AFS program strategies to support the whole school community in understanding and managing asthma. The aim of the AFS program is to improve the quality of life, health outcomes and well being for school children with asthma. Download an Asthma Treatment Plan (118kb).
It is a legal requirement that the classroom teacher maintains an accurate record of children’s attendance in the class roll. Therefore, parents must contact the school, either by telephone or written note, if their child is to be away from school for any reason.


text: For all things sparkly, look no further! If you want to add a beautiful lustre to your cakes, why not try our Cake Décor Glitter Sprays? Or how about a sprinkle of on of our Glitter Sugars onto some cupcake frosting? The sparkling highlights will be sure to make your bakes show-stopping!

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The inside of the brochure used at the preserve.
Nestled on the coast of Central California, the Fiscalini Ranch is a 437 acre gem that runs along a mile of scenic coastline, managed for public access by the nonprofit Friends of Fiscalini Ranch. Visitor programs are a main function for the Friends, who asked GreenInfo to create an improved map for their trails brochure and create a map book of the ranch and its recreational and conservation amenities.
Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve came to GreenInfo Network without GIS data for the preserve. GreenInfo took what documents they had and digitized the preserve's important amenities and recreational elements, georeferencing maps and creating digital features from them. Other GIS data was created by plotting the GPS coordinates collected by the volunteer Board.
The next step was to develop a well-designed preserve map to inform visitors and inspire them to explore in the preserve. The resulting product was developed exclusively in ArcMap software and showcases access points, unique benches, the many trails, and rare Monterey Pine forests. The cartography uses a soft and evocative hillshade, with elevation contours in the preserve for extra detail. This preserve map is the main element in the new brochure for the Ranch, and will be used actively by the many visitors and in the Friends other education programs.
A map book of the preserve was also created with the GIS data which will be used for planning purposes by the Preserve board of directors. This resource compiles all the trail map and other resource information layers into one master PDF document, with a page for each element.


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Latest Updated On 15-04-2019 :- Bangalore University Has Declared BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING 1 TO 2 SEMESTER NOV 2018 PROVISIONAL RESULTS And Various Other Exams Results. candidates Can Check it From Link Given Below…….
Respected sharradha madam please can you say their is offline mode payment for revaluation please .
Please send bsc nov/dec 2017 revaluation results link..
helo sir when revaluation of 3rd sem are going to be start I got gud marks in all subs accept CA they gived less marks and I wrote nicely so I need to know when they r starting revaluation???
Please can u say when revaluation of 5th sem please i got good marks in all but in ifrs i have failed i am sure what i wrote.
Finally completed my graduation from Bangalore university..
HKES SVP college sadhashiv nagar banglore….
Pls reply ma’am it’s yours life matter ???
Respected Shraddha Bhardwaj ….plz tell us the date when 1st bcom result will declare..plz..plz,.?
Bca 1 sem results are out!
hello sir may I know when the revaluation date will start I got one back paper in 3rd but am sure wat I wrote there dont why those people are not giving marks so If u don’t can u tell when they start revaluation ??????
Plzz declare 1st sem bcom results….!


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I have the best homemade frozen yogurt recipe for frozen vanilla yogurt. Now comes the best part - you can customize this recipe to reflect your own favorite flavors by adding fruit, chocolate, nuts or whatever you want.
I really love how easy it is to make this frozen yogurt. No ice cream maker necessary and I also give a tip on how to freeze it to soft-serve consistency. Let's get started!
Add the vanilla extract and sugar to the yogurt, stir until the sugar has dissolved and place in the refrigerator. It will be ready in an hour to freeze.
Follow ice cream machine instructions to process and freeze. If you do not have one, just place the mixture in a freezer-proof container and freeze overnight.
If you do not want this to freeze hard, just add 2 tablespoons of vodka to the mixture before placing in the freezer and it will turn out with a soft-serve like consistency.
To make a healthier version, you may use non-fat yogurt but it will not be as rich and creamy.
Place the cleaned and cut up strawberries in a bowl and cover with the granulated sugar. Mix well, cover and place in the refrigerate for one hour. Mix with the chilled yogurt and vanilla mixture. It is ready to freeze.
Place whole blueberries, raspberries, strawberries in a bowl and cover with 2/3 cup sugar. Place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to produce juice. Use the mixture to place around the yogurt (as seen in the photo above). Top with homemade whipped cream and drizzle a little chocolate sauce on top.
I offer great tips on how to make your own homemade yogurt at the link below. It really is a wonderful and healthy snack to have on hand and you personally know exactly what is in it.
What's your favorite frozen yogurt flavor? Peanut butter? Coconut? Please send me a quick note using the form below and it will be posted at the bottom of the page. Thanks for your input!


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New England is renowned for its charming seaside towns but, for me anyway, Portsmouth seems to be the template that the rest emulate. In less than two hours from Boston by car, you can find yourself strolling its charming streets, contemplating what to eat for dinner at its numerous restaurants, and taking in the waterfront scenery.
My family and I spent a wonderful weekend there recently and in 48 hours managed to get out on the water three times, visit the excellent Strawbery Banke history museum, and dine at several outstanding restaurants. For those who have never been, it’s useful to learn that that the small town was settled in 1623, and today about 22,000 people live in the port town. It’s the perfect walking town. You can leave your car at your hotel and almost forget about it the entire time you stay.
For a great introduction to the history of the area, a visit to Strawbery Banke, a 10-acre waterfront neighborhood and museum, is a must. It earned its name from the first settlers in 1630 for the wild berries found on the shores of the Piscataqua River. You can easily spend a whole day exploring this area known for 400 years as Puddle Dock. Before the kids groan at the idea of a museum, assure them that it’s much more than that. You can wander in and out of houses and shops which date from the 1600s to the 1950 and kids can dress up in Colonial garb and examine games and toys from long ago. Costumed role players will talk about the time period that they represent, all while doing tasks like cooking or stocking store shelves. Outside, you can explore the gardens and play games like hoops on the wide lawns. In the end, I had to coax my daughter and her friend from the museum in order to make our harbor trip.
No visit to Portsmouth is complete without getting on the water. We went on two scenic tours, both of which took us through the picturesque waterways of Portsmouth Harbor. Both the Isles of Shoals Steamship Co. and Portsmouth Harbor Cruises offer narrated trips along the Piscataqua, where you learn about the history of life on the harbor and the landmarks along the shore. As enjoyable as it is letting someone else do the driving, as it were, nothing beats getting even closer to the action. At Portsmouth Kayak Adventures, we thoroughly loved the two-hour guided tour we took, where we paddled along the gorgeous waterways, stopped on a small island to stretch our legs, and were lucky enough to spot an eagle soaring above us. It was a picture-perfect moment and a highlight of the weekend.
There are any number of hotels, B&Bs, inns and restaurants to choose from, surprisingly so for such a small places. We stayed at the historic and beautiful Wentworth by the Sea Hotel, which was built in 1874. The hotel offers special packages for New Englanders and among its other charms, the property has indoor and outdoor pools, which offer a nice break from sightseeing. One of our favorite spots to eat was Café Espresso, an unassuming spot in a strip mall that was nearby the kayaking outfitter and serves breakfast all day long. Locals highly recommended it and we found out why when we fortified ourselves before our water adventure.

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Users select to draw their signature, type in, upload an existing signature capture, or generate one through the eversign platform. Document management allows the user to upload an existing PDF document and prepare it for signature using eversign’s document editor. Disclosure summaries, waivers, and other documents can be signed in-person onto a PC, tablet of mobile device. Signatures made by eversign meet all the strict security and authentication requirements defined in the United States and Europe. A secured audit trail keeps track of past and present transactions, including names, email, IP addresses, and time stamps.
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Only a few steps away from Montmorency Falls, (next to the park on côte Boischatel), Au Sommet de la Chute is a snack-bar restaurant with modestly-priced menu for the whole family (poutine, French fries, hot-dogs, etc.). Breakfast served at any time of day. Open year-round. Dining room seating for 60 guests, with a further 32 seats on the outside terrace. Accommodation is also available.
Hours: Summer: Monday to Saturday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. September to May: Monday to Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Closed: Closed Décember 25, 26 and January 1, 2.


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Here's to a good one, one and all. Someone's getting rich this weekend. Who will it be?
The afternoon has been awash with stories beginning "I had such a great table", containing expressions such as "people had literally no idea what they were doing" and ending with "I mean how could he call me with that?"
The six max format has caught a few out along the way, as has the format of antes involved from the start. It's going to be quick early on, you expect, as a few of those who carried their bat through to today will have to spin their stacks up to a more playable holding. Those sitting with towers will be hoping they can add new floors and turrets. Others will be checking the displays all day, willing the numbers to drop below the bubble.
Cheer for your favourites, please. Let's get the interaction high for the next few hours and we can have some fun.
Do we have payout dets yet?
Obv rooting for Eso, but also for Dan 'shreddies' O'Callaghan one of the nicest guys in Teesside.
5 November 2012 - Kinboshi says "Best post ever on blonde thumbs up"
Chung has a tickle over 300k and is keeping a good eye and a half on his fantasy football team. He calls me over to ask me whether I have a fantasy team (opening bet). I reply by informing him I have Callum Wilson in it (raise) and note he's just scored his second of the day. Tim then asks who my captain is (4 betting my 3bet range is pretty ballsy) and I confirm it was Rooney.

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A couple of days ago I was lucky enough to get a day of perfect weather to complete the skyline traverse from Little Horn, up and over Weindorfers Tower, Smithies Peak and finishing on Cradle Mountain.
Wow, thanks for sharing. Looked like the perfect day alright.
Very impressive. Well done and thanks for the pics!!
Thanks for that. Sure picked the perfect day.
Did you follow any pad down from the Little Horn into the saddle?
I have been on a pad into that saddle but did not pursue it up onto the Little Horn.
eggs wrote: Did you follow any pad down from the Little Horn into the saddle?
Sorry for late reply, yes there is a bit of a pad leading off Little Horn directly towards the saddle which involves a small rope section. There are numerous gullies that could be used to descend and then contour around also.


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When I started the process of enrolling at MJC I had been clean and sober for about 90 days and out of prison for about 8 years. I was disabled, living in a sober living house and in drug court. I had no intention of getting an education, I simply wanted the check. This meant that I needed to take a full case load of 12 units to get the most money.
Since I was in recovery, I decided the best area of education for me was chemical dependency. My first class on that Monday was “Drugs and Alcohol in Society.” What an easy A I thought because there was not a drug or drink I had not consumed while in society. I walked into my class to find an African-American woman getting ready to teach the class. As a racist I thought “oh wow what could this black woman ever teach me?” However, Dr. Kimberly Kennard saw something in me I didn’t see in myself and began to push me. First she had to meet my racism face to face and help me see that everybody had something to teach everybody.
Dr. Kennard and I began to develop a strong relationship and she always pushed me to continue my education. She also encouraged me to become the president of the Human Services Club. This was a huge turning point in my life as I learned I was a good leader and that I had a passion for helping the less fortunate in my community. Taking on the role as President of the HSC taught me that I could juggle several different roles in my life and still be the same person at heart.
I earned three AA degrees before transferring to Stan State and receiving a Master’s Degree in Social Work. This is where I realized I wanted to work with the mentally ill and help to develop an understanding within the community and teach people how damaging and incorrect stereotyping can be.
As time went on, I ended up working in a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility because my past prevented me from getting many jobs in the area of mental health. Kim taught me if you cannot get in through the front door; there is almost always a back door. So today I am opening my own outpatient drug and alcohol counseling center which I hope will soon fund a program that will assist the dually diagnosed in getting clean and sober. I want my program to work with other local programs and assist these people in getting into housing, finding employment, taking care of medical, food and clothing needs. All of these programs working together can help these individuals get back on their feet and teach them other ways to maintain a healthy, clean and sober lifestyle, while minimizing the stereotyping of this population.
I began my studies at Modesto Junior College in 2012. I had no idea what my major would be until I started taking business administration and office administration courses. I did very well in the office administration offerings. I had no educational plan but I went online and researched the various degrees, certificates, and skills recognition awards. One stood out to me. I met with one of the professors of office administration and she told me that I already had completed some of the courses and was well on my way. She said that she believed I would do well with this goal.
It was hard getting certain courses and I struggled a bit. I decided to submit a Certificate of Achievement application. I think it was July, 2016 when I registered for my final class…an 8-week offering. The class was a pretty hard one. Finals came around and I didn’t think I would pass. I nervously awaited my final grade. Grades were posted and I got a B in the course. I was so happy.
By December, 2016 I had finished the requirements for the Certificate of Achievement in Office Computer Applications. I was awarded the certificate in February of this year. I was thrilled! My parents threw me a party.
I challenge each person to do their research and go for a goal that interests them. You can do anything you want to do if you set your mind to it. I’m even thinking about the possibility of a degree myself.
One thing I didn’t mention is that I am a disabled individual. This was a big accomplishment for me. I am so proud of myself. Thank you to staff, family, and friends who encouraged me throughout this journey.
Our family’s MJC story starts with my maternal grandmother Inantha Johnson-Lyman attending in the late 1920’s when classes were first opened to women to take secretarial courses. Family life prevented completion but she later took coursework at UC Berkeley.
In 1976 my mother in-law, Emma Moser graduated at age 59 with a degree in Nutrition and worked in food service for Doctors Medical Center. The following year, 1977, I completed an AS Degree in Nursing and just celebrated 40 years in the nursing field. My most memorable teacher, Lynn Hansen, who taught physiology, encouraged me to get through the nursing program. My career included 12 years in acute care settings and 28 with school health services for Head Start Preschools and private child care programs. Currently I consult with child care program health and safety services in the Central Valley.
My husband Ray Moser graduated in 1978 with a degree in Electronics, obtained his electrical contractor’s license and has operated his own business for 34 years, while serving 23 years in the Army National Guard retiring as a Sargeant Major.
In 1979 my mother, Marilyn Lyman Smith-Birt, enrolled and started working toward a degree in communications. She was a part of the MJC Speech Team that competed and won National Titles in 1979 & 80 under the direction of Jim Johnson. Sadly, during the fall of 1980 theater production of the “Lemming Condition” she was diagnosed with cancer and passed away in the spring of 1981.
As a family we instilled a deep desire for educational, athletic and musical pursuits in our children. Our oldest, Denise Moser, completed a B.A. in Medical Management from the University of Phoenix. Our son Brian attended Stan State and now operates his own electrical business.
Two of our daughters are currently MJC employees. Susan Moser-Rodgers attended MJC, dually enrolled at Stan State, and completed a B.S. in Wellness Management in 3.5 years. She has been teaching fitness classes for 12 years at MJC. Brenda Moser played volleyball for the Pirates for two years while completing agriculture studies. She transferred to Stan State, getting a degree in Ag Economics, then received a Master’s in Coaching from Concordia University in Irvine. Brenda’s love of volleyball has taken her from coaching at local high schools to operating a travel volleyball club and now serving as the Pirates head volleyball coach.
Living in the country near the MJC West Campus, we’ve watched the campus evolve into a beautiful site. As our children grew up we would ride our bikes on the campus utilizing the exercise stations and visiting the many animals raised there. Thank you for what the community college system has provided to our family…and the Central Valley.
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The Modesto Junior College Speech and Debate Team swept up First Place Sweepstakes awards at their first three tournaments of the 2017 fall semester! MJC out-spoke both two-year and four-year institutions to win the coveted top prizes.
MJC started the competitive season by winning the First Place Sweepstakes Award at the Golden Gate Opener held September 22-24, 2017 at San Francisco State University.
During the three day event, more than 270 competitors from 18 colleges and universities competed in a gauntlet of both speech and debate events, and when the dust settled on Sunday, the MJC team had collectively earned 174 sweepstakes points to be crowned champion and took home the top team award.
The MJC squad swept up another first place sweepstakes award at the Santa Rosa Invitational Forensics Tournament held October 6-7, 2017, at Santa Rosa Junior College. Teams earn sweepstakes points when individual competitors break into final rounds. After two long days of debate, platform speaking, oral interpretation and limited preparation, the ten competing MJC team members brought home 19 awards.
MJC continued their winning streak at the Biggest Little City Classic on October 20-22, bringing home both First Place Individual Events Sweepstakes and First Place Overall Sweepstakes awards. The event, held in Reno, NV, was MJC’s third tournament of the season.
The MJC team included 14 students competing in debate, platform speaking, oral interpretation and limited preparation events, bringing home 19 awards. Individual competitors earn sweepstakes points when they break into final rounds, and MJC accumulated enough points at this tournament to win the top team award.
MJC recently hosted a very successful visit by our accreditors. You can feel the positive spirit at our college. Everywhere we look there are signs of growth, improvement and success. Our students, as you can see, have diverse backgrounds and stories. Regardless of background or preparation, there is something for every member of our community at MJC.
At MJC, over 80 degree programs prepare a wide range of students for university, jobs, promotions and life! MJC students also participate in theater, dance and music performances, on award-winning teams in Dairy Judging and Speech and Debate, and in student government, two honor societies, 25 student clubs and 21 competitive sports teams.
Is it time for you to come back to college? Even if you have a degree, there’s likely something here for you, regardless of your age. In addition to a wide array of credit courses, MJC’s Community Education program serves 7,000 people annually in not-for-credit offerings ranging from knitting to motorcycle safety; from backyard composting to medical coding. They offer exciting, educational trips and tours too. Go to www.mjc4life.org or call 575-6063. Our Modesto Institute for Continued Learning (MICL) serves more than 250 members in a “learning in retirement,” emeritus college taught by members, retired teachers and professors. No tests, just learning for learning’s sake.
MJC has remained a vibrant, higher education launching pad for 96 years. And a place for lifelong learning as well! Thank you for supporting this important community treasure.


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Cramp is a painful, involuntary, and often extended contraction of a muscle.
Cramps may occur in any muscle and often occur with overuse, such as writer’s cramp and leg cramps during running. Overexertion, dehydration, and fatigue are key contributors to muscle cramps.
Uterine cramps are common with menstruation.
Gentle stretching and massage can relieve the contraction, allowing the muscle to relax. Heat to the area, such as with menstrual cramps, helps maintain the muscle in a relaxed state. Stretching before physical exercise helps prepare the muscles for activity. Adequate hydration helps muscles release toxic byproducts into the blood circulation.


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If you have always aspired to have your own hole, a small German town can make your dream come true.
A small village in eastern Germany will sell potholes to finance the repair of its roads damaged by severe winter frost.
The official site of the village offers a wide range of holes for €50 ($68) each. In return, the local authorities promise to fix it and place on its top the buyer's name and a message of their choice.
So far, the holes have sold like hotcakes – television channels and newspapers immediately jumped on the idea, hoping to advertise and make people associate their brands with high level of social responsibility.
Village officials and local residents have also readily supported the initiative.
The idea could catch on. Experts say that months of severe winter weather have badly damaged as many as 40 percent of Germany's roads. According to the German Drivers Club, local authorities will need more than €3 billion to fix the situation – a huge sum given the recession.

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text: Much ado was made at the Supercomputing '08 conference held late last year in Austin, Texas, about a new computing solution unveiled by a company called Convey Computer. The nascent firm touts a server unit known as the HC-1 that combines an Intel Xeon processor, commodity FPGAs, and a patent-pending architecture as a breakthrough in "hybrid-core computing." But is this unit just like any other acceleration hardware, or is there something to the hype? In this case, it seems that the proof is in the proteomics pudding.


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PRESIDENT OBAMA: They’re looking out for their families, they’re looking out for their neighbors. They are woven into the fabric of our lives.
ANNOUNCER [narration]: BUT EVEN AS CONGRESS INCHES CLOSER TO A DEAL THAT COULD INCLUDE A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR ELEVEN MILLION UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS – A GROWING NUMBER OF THEM ARE STILL BEING DEPORTED – AND MANY ARE DYING WHEN THEY TRY TO RETURN.
ANNOUNCER [narration]: NEXT ON NEED TO KNOW.
JEFF GREENFIELD: Welcome to Need to Know. Thanks for joining us. You’ve probably heard that illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico has slowed dramatically in recent years. Some attribute that to better border security. Others say it’s all about jobs. There aren’t as many jobs as there used to be in the United States. Whatever the cause, the trend is unmistakable. Which makes another trend even more noteworthy. Even as illegal crossings decline, the number of deaths along the border is soaring. What’s behind that trend? This week, part 3 of Need to Know’s ongoing investigation into our border policies and procedures, done in conjunction with the Nation Institute. John Larson investigates.
DR. GREG HESS: On the remains we had some U.S. currency, this cross here is fairly distinctive.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE PERSONAL BELONGINGS OF A MAN KNOWN TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA AS CASE ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: IN THE LOCKED FILES – THOUSANDS OF ITEMS BELONGING TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE… ALL OF WHOM WERE FOUND DEAD.
LAY UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS OF PEOPLE WHO CROSSED INTO THE UNITED STATES – ILLEGALLY –ONLY TO BECOME FOOTNOTES IN THE MOST LETHAL CHAPTER IN RECENT U.S. IMMIGRATION HISTORY.
DR. GREG HESS [Off-Camera]: So this is our indoor cooler.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: SILENT PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATIONAL DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM.
DR. GREG HESS: This cooler holds up to 120 remains.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: BECAUSE EVEN AS THE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS A POSSIBLE PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR MANY OF THE NATION’S 11 MILLION UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS…MANY OF THOSE SAME PEOPLE ARE NOW BEING ROUNDED UP, DEPORTED IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND ARE DYING AT A HISTORIC RATE,TRYING TO GET BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES IN AMERICA.
SON AT GRAVE YARD: I just wanted to say goodbye to him I wanted to say something.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: For comprehensive immigration reform to work, it must be clear from the outset that there is a pathway to citizenship.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: AND YET BY THE END OF THIS YEAR OBAMA WILL HAVE PRESIDED OVER MORE ARRESTS AND DEPORTATIONS THAN ANY AMERICAN PRESIDENT … 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN FIVE YEARS, MANY – THE SAME PEOPLE HE SAYS DESERVE TO BE CITIZENS, INCLUDING SOME WHO WIND UP HERE.
DR. GREG HESS: So this is 2012 case number 2637.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: When DR. GREG Hess was a MEDICAL EXAMINER in Milwaukee, WiscONSIN, one year he had just one, unidentified body. as MEDICAL EXAMINER HERE In pima county, Arizona, he’s had oVER TWO thousand. back In the 1990’s WHEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION WAS HIGH, the number of migrants dying in the ARIZONA desert was LOW, literally – just a handful.
DR. GREG HESS: But you can see here, I can almost grab with one hand the unidentified remains from the nineties. Then all of a sudden we get 2000, 2001, 2002, and all these are from the 2000s.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: What happened? why MORE THAN 2,500 MIGRANTS have now died in AZ alone SINCE THE YEAR 2000, MAY HAVE A LOT TO dO WITH a relatively recent change in US immigration policy – a change called: prevention through Deterrence which began in 1994.
THAD BINGEL: The deterrent strategy began as just a basic response to where traffic was happening, illegal activity.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: THAD BINGEL WAS THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FROM 2007 TO 2009. HE SAYS IN THE 80S AND 90S ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAME IN WAVES, MOSTLY IN URBAN AREAS WITH FEW FENCES TO STOP THEM.
THAD BINGEL: At that time you literally, dozens of people– a day just you know where you could see them in groups running across the border in San Diego. There wasn’t fence there.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: BUT THAT QUICKLY CHANGED. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT NOW PATROLS 651 MILES OF FENCE, SPENDING OVER 11 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON INCREASED BORDER SECURITY. AND IN SOME WAYS – IT WORKED – FEWER PEOPLE NOW CROSS ILLEGALLY.
BORDER PATROL VIDEO: We now have the tactical advantage and we only need to exploit that advantage.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: While THE GOAL MAY HAVE BEEN TO MAKE IT EASIER TO CATCH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – it had an unintended consequence: MANY MORE OF THOSE CROSSING – ARE DYING.
CECILIA ARMENTA: The temperature is getting really bad. It’s scary.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: WE JOINED a group of volunteers, and This american mother IN A SEARCH FOR HER HUSBAND IN THE ARIZONA DESERT. HER HUSBAND WAS DEPORTED FROM THE U.S. AND WAS LOST TRYING TO RE-ENTER THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.
HE WAS TRAVELLING THE SO CALLED – DEVIL’S HIGHWAY – A TANGLED WEB OF TRAILS LEADING NORTH FROM MEXICO TO ARIZONA AND INTO THIS VALLEY – WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN REACH 120 DEGREES, AND THE DESERT IS FILLED WITH SNAKES, SCOPRIONS AND SMUGGLERS.
IT IS LITERALLY A VALLEY OF DEATH – THE MAP SHOWING WHERE THE BODIES OF MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN FOUND. CECILIA’S HUSBAND HAD BEEN ABANDONED BY HIS TRAVELLING COMPANIONS, AND WAS DELIRIOUS WHEN CECILIA GOT THREW TO HIM ON HIS CELL PHONE. IT WAS THE LAST TIME THEY TALKED.
CECILIA ARMENTA: And I said that I loved him and he was like I love you and the baby. It was really hard.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: TWO MONTHS AFTER THAT FINAL CALL, SHE STILL PAYS HIS CELL PHONE BILLS, HOPING HE’LL CALL AGAIN.
CECILIA ARMENTA: And I didn’t hear anything from him since.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ON ANOTHER SEARCH, IN TEXAS, WE GOT A FIRST HAND LESSON JUST HOW QUICKLY THE DESERT MIGHT TAKE A LIFE.
HERNANDEZ: I need more water please!
JOHN LARSON [narration]: THIS WOMAN IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. SHE HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR HER NEPHEW, WHO HAD DECIDED TO ENTER THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY. DURING THE SEARCH, SHE WAS OVERCOME BY THE HEAT. DESPITE FLUIDS, AND SHADE – HER SYMPTOMS ESCALATE.
HERNANDEZ: Tiene mas agua por favor.
VOLUNTEER: Tiene que! Tiene que!
JOHN LARSON [narration]: SHE WOULD EVENTUALLY RECOVER. THE NEXT DAY HOWEVER, SHE WOULD FIND HER NEPHEW’S BODY IN A LOCAL MORGUE.
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST, HUNDREDS OF UNIDENTIFIED MIGRANTS ARE BURIED IN LOCAL CEMETARIES, WITHOUT NAMES. OTHERS ARE BURIED IN CEMETERIES FOR THE UNKNOWN – AMONG THE QUIETEST PLACES IMAGINABLE.
ANDREW LEHREN: So what do we know about people dying on the border?
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ANDREW LEHREN, A REPORTER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES, TEACHES GRADUATE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN NEW YORK. AT OUR REQUEST, HIS STUDENTS SERCHED THOUSANDS OF MEXICAN AND U.S. GOVERNMENT FILES, DEATH RECORDS IN COUNTIES ALL ALONG THE BORDER, AND MADE TWO STARTLING OBSERVATIONS: ONE, THAT WHILE THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL CROSSINGS HAS PLUMMETED – ALMOST 80% LESS THAN IN PEAK YEARS, THE NUMBER OF DEATHS HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED. MEANING THAT FOR THOSE COMING INTO THE COUNTRY, IT IS NOW MORE DEADLY – MORE LETHAL – THAN AT ANY TIME IN RECENT U.S. IMMIGRATION HISTORY.
ANDREW LEHREN: So your chances of dying crossing the border as an illegal are greater now then they were say ten years ago.
HANNAH: That’s what the data and reports seem to show.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: AND, THAT FOR YEARS THE AGE OF THOSE DYING HAS BEEN CONSTANT – THEY HAVE BEEN YOUNG – BUT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS – NOT ANY MORE.
GARRET: Ten years ago they were in their late twenties up to like maybe 30 and now the average age is more around 34.
ANDREW LEHREN: The thing we don’t know is what’s compelling people to cross the border. Particularly people getting older.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: WHAT MAY BE COMPELLING OLDER IMMIGRANTS TO RISK DEATH IN THE DESERT IS THIS: MORE AND MORE OFTEN, THEY ARE MOTHERS AND FATHERS WHO HAVE LONG HAD HOMES IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH AMERICAN CHILDREN WHO DEPEND ON THEM. WHY THE SHIFT?
SINCE 2009, THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPANDED A BUSH ADMINISTRATION POLICY, EMPOWERING LOCAL POLICE TO HELP THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ARREST UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS.
NAT: You’re under arrest for no driver’s license.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: CALLED ‘SECURE COMMUNITES,’ THE PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY DEPORTATIONS. BUT MOST ARRESTS WERE NOT ON THE BORDER, BUT IN THE INTERIOR –SWEEPING UP PEOPLE WHO EVEN SOME OF THE PRESIDENTS CRITICS NOW BELIEVE SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR CITIZENSHIP.
SEN. MARCO RUBIO: Most of these people have been here for more than a decade. They have children that are U.S. citizens they may even own property, they work. They’re here and they’re never going to go back.
JEREMY SLACK: These are people that actually have a lot of connections to the U.S. and this has increased dramatically even over the past three or four years.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: JEREMY SLACK A DOCTORAL CANDIDATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IS THE AUTHOR OF A NEW STUDY CALLED “IN THE SHADOW OF THE WALL.” STACK AND COWORKERS INTERVIEWED 1,100 DEPORTED MIGRANTS OVER FOUR YEARS AND LEARNED THOSE CAUGHT IN ‘SECURE COMMUNITIES’ OPERATIONS MAY HAVE HELPED PUSH DEPORTATIONS TO RECORD LEVELS, BUT WERE ALSO THE MOST LIKELY DEPORTEES TO COME RIGHT BACK.
JEREMY SLACK: And so one in four people has at least one U.S. citizen child that’s under the age of eighteen. And this is largely one of the reasons why you’re seeing so many people, attempting to cross despite all the dangers, of undocumented migration.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION, WHY DON’T DEPORTEES JUST STAY IN MEXICO – BRING THEIR AMERICAN FAMILIES SOUTH, AND START OVER AGAIN… IN MEXICO? SLACK SAYS SOME DO, BUT IT IS DIFFICULT, FOR PEOPLE WITH LITTLE MONEY.
JEREMY SLACK: So how do you uproot your family, get rid of all your stuff, take them out of school, move them back to a place in Mexico where you don’t necessarily know anyone, don’t have a job and don’t have any way to support them. This becomes a really difficult choice.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: NEED TO KNOW TRAVELED SOUTH TO NOGALES, A MEXICAN BORDER TOWN SOUTH OF ARIZONA – WHERE WE, FOUND DOZENS OF IMMIGRANTS FRESHLY DEPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES. WE ASKED HOW MANY HAD FAMILIES IN AMERICA – MOST EVERYONE IN THE ROOM RAISED THEIR HAND.
LISTEN TO ALMOST ANYONE HERE – SEPARATED FROM THEIR CHILDREN IN AMERICA – AND THEY’LL TELL YOU, THEY ARE GOING BACK. LIKE LEONARDO, A CONSTRUCTION WORKER FROM NEVADA, WHO LIVED WITH HIS AMERICAN WIFE AND AMERICAN KIDS FOR TEN YEARS BEFORE BEING DEPORTED.
LEONARDO: They tell me: Daddy, I miss you. I want to see you. I love you too much. I want to see you.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: NOW, HE WILL TRY CROSSING THE DESERT, AGAIN.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: HOW THIS PLAYS OUT, WHILE DISCUSSIONS OF IMMIGRATION REFORM CONTINUE IN WASHINGTON, CAN BE ESPECIALLY PAINFUL FOR THE AMERICAN FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN OF DEPORTEES.
GLADYS DOMINGUEZ: My mom had sent him to go get milk and, um, tortillas.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: GLADYS DOMINGUEZ, IS THE 19-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF ALFONSO MARTINEZ SANCHEZ , A 39 YEAR OLD FATHER OF 5 AMERICAN CHILDREN, WHO HAD LIVED IN THE U.S. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. ONE DAY, ALFONSO WENT TO HIS NEIGHBORHOOD CONVENIENCE STORE IN VISTA, CALIFORNIA. A COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY ASKED FOR HIS IDENTIFICATION, ARRESTED HIM, AND TURNED HIM OVER TO FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS.
HIS WIFE JUANA ARRIVED WITH THEIR CHILDREN JUST IN TIME TO SEE HIM IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR, HANDCUFFED AND WEEPING.
JUANA: I think he was crying, because I brought my kids and he was looking out from inside.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: HE WAS DEPORTED TO MEXICO WHERE HE MET THIS MAN.
ISAAC: Alfonso was a little shy. He was afraid of Tijuana, to walk around alone on the street because of the police.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ISAAC IS ALSO AN UNDOCUMENTED WORKER IN THE UNITED STATES, AND LIKE ALFONSO, WAS ALSO TRYING TO GET BACK TO HIS WIFE AND AMERICAN CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA. THE TWO FATHERS BONDED QUICKLY, AND DECIDED TO TRY SNEAK BACK ACROSS THE BORDER TOGETHER.
JOHN LARSON: I know there’s people who must be thinking, your father’s big mistake was that he came to the country illegally. You know, if he hadn’t done that, you’d all still be together.
GLADYS DOMINGUEZ: We have nothing in Mexico. We don’t have a house, my mom and my dad have been here for over twenty years. They don’t know anyone there. We don’t know anyone there.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: WHILE THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT SNEAKING BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES IS AGAINST THE LAW, BOTH MEN WOULD BE AMONG THE UUNDOCUMENTED WORKERS CONSIDERED FOR CITIZENSHIP UNDER PENDING LEGISLATION.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: They’re looking out for their families. They’re looking out for their neighbors. They’re woven into the fabric of our lives.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ALFONSO WORKED AS A BUTCHER, A LANDSCAPER, AND A CONSTRUCTION WORKER FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES, ISAAC WORKED IN THE FIELDS – BOTH WERE RAISING FAMILIES WHO DEPEND ON THEM – OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THEY TRY FOUR TIMES TO RE-ENTER THE U.S. EACH TIME, THEY ARE CAUGHT OR DETERRED BY U.S. BORDER PATROL.
WHEN THEY WERE CAUGHT THE FIRST TIME, ISAAC WAS SENT BACK TO TIJUANA. ALFONSO WAS FLOWN 1500 MILES AND RETURNED TO MEXICO. IT’S A POLICY CALLED LATERAL DEPORTATION.
THAD BINGEL: Border Patrol found that in incidents where someone was apprehended and put right back across close to where they were apprehended they almost immediately hooked up with the coyote or smuggler who had attempted to get them across and they would make repeated attempts.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: MANY OF THOSE BEING LATERALLY DEPORTED, INCLUDING ALFONSO, END UP IN MATAMOROS, MEXICO, HOME TO ONE OF MEXICO’S MOST BRUTAL CARTELS INFAMOUS FOR PREYING ON MIGRANTS – STEALING THEIR MONEY, KIDNAPPING AND KILLING THEM. IN 2010 72 MIGRANTS WERE HAULED OFF A BUS ON THE WAY TO MATAMOROS, AND MASSACRED. LATER, BODIES OF ANOTHER 200 MIGRANTS WERE FOUND BURIED IN MASS GRAVES.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: JEREMY SLACK SAYS NOT ONLY DOES LATERAL DEPORTION COST US TAX PAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR BUT IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE LATERALLY DEPORTED ARE JUST AS LIKELY TO TRY TO RETURN TO THE U.S.
THAT WAS CERTAINLY THE CASE FOR ALFONSO, WHO TOOK THE FIRST BUS OUT OF TOWN AND REJOINED ISAAC FOR ANOTHER TRY.
ISAAC: He said, Come with me! It won’t be bad, let’s go! So I said, fine, let’s go then.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: AND SO ALONG WITH 21 OTHER MIGRANTS THEY BEGIN THEIR FOURTH EFFORT TO ENTER THE U.S. ACCOMPANYING THEM IS A GUIDE – A COYOTE – PAID TO LEAD THEM THROUGH THE ARIZONA DESERT ON WHAT HE TELLS THEM WILL BE A ONE DAY, ONE NIGHT WALK.
ISAAC: We brought tuna, we brought crackers, we brought bread, things to eat, apples. and water, water more than anything else.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: THERE IS NO BORDER FENCE HERE, BECAUSE THE AMERICAN SIDE IS OWNED BY THE TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION – IT’S A NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATION – AND SOON THE MIGRANTS CROSS THE BORDER.
HOURS INTO THEIR TRIP, THEIR GUIDE TELLS THEM AN AWFUL TRUTH – THEIR WALK IS NOT 1-2 DAYS AS PROMISED, BUT 4 OR 5 DAYS.
ISAAC: And that’s when I said to Alfonso, do you see that they lied to us? It is a lot of time.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: THE NEXT DAY THEY CLIMB IN MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY. AT 330 IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY ENTER A BROAD, HOT VALLEY. AND ALFONSO IS STRUGGLING. THE TEMPERATURE: 115 DEGREES.
ISAAC: He said, I feel ill. And after about 5 minutes he started to feel worse. And he started to pray to God that he didn’t want to die, and he loved his children, and he loved his family, and he just started to go crazy, writhing and shouting.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ALFONSO IS IN THE GRIPS OF HEAT STROKE — HE BEGINS CONVULSING – SO VIOLENTLY ISAAC HAS TO HOLD HIM TO KEEP HIM FROM HURTING HIMSELF. DURING THE STRUGGLE, THE GUIDE RETURNS, TAKES ALL OF THEIR FOOD AND MOST OF THEIR WATER AND THEN ABANDONS THEM.
JOHN LARSON: So you’re both being left to die.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ALFONSO MAY NOT HAVE HAD TO BE IN THIS SITUATION AT ALL. BEFORE HE WAS DEPORTED, HE TOLD HIS WIFE IMMIGRATION AGENTS HAD PRESSURED HIM TO WAIVE HIS RIGHT TO AN IMMIGRATION HEARING – A HEARING THAT MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN HIM BEING ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE U.S. TO SUPPORT HIS FIVE DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
JUANA: They scared him. They said that if he didn’t sign, they would keep him there for a long time.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: AS STRANGE AS THAT SOUNDS, THE ARIZONA STUDY SAYS THAT 28% OF DEPORTEES INTERVIEWED ALSO FELT FORCED OR PRESSURED TO SIGN AWAY THEIR RIGHTS.
TWO HOURS AFTER ALFONSO FALLS ILL, ISAAC BUILDS A LARGE SIGNAL FIRE TO ATTRACT THE BORDER PATROL, SO ALFONSO CAN BE SAVED BUT NO LUCK.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: HE CLIMBS THE NEAREST RIDGE HOPING TO GET A CELL SIGNAL ON ALFONSO’S PHONE.
ISAAC: And I turned it on, and I implored God, and I said, My God, help him.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: HE MIRACULOUSLY GETS A SIGNAL. SOON AFTER, TWO BORDER PATROL OFFICERS ARRIVE IN A TRUCK. ISAAC SAYS HE TELLS THEM THEY MUST QUICKLY GO TOGETHER TO RESCUE ALFONSO, AND TELLS THEM EXACTLY WHERE HE IS. INSTEAD, THEY ARREST HIM AND IMMEDIATELY TAKE ISAAC TO DETENTION, ASSURING HIM THAT OTHER AGENTS WERE SEARCHING FOR ALFONSO AND WOULD RESCUE HIM.
THAD BINGEL, THE FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, SAYS THAT IF ISAAC’S STORY IS TRUE, THE AGENTS DID NOT ACT PROPERLY.
THAD BINGEL: It’d be very unusual if they thought the person with them– was trying to help them identify a location that they wouldn’t take advantage of that information. That would not be normal protocol.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: TWO AND A HALF DAYS AFTER ALFONSO GOT SICK, ISAAC IS DEPORTED TO MEXICO. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLS ALFONSO’S FAMILY.
GLADYS DOMINGUEZ: In my head I thought, Okay, it’s Saturday night, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, if he managed to find a tree, stay under the tree, and if he had a little bit of water, he could have stayed alive there.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ALFONSO’S DAUGHTER GLADYS, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, MAKES DOZENS OF FRANTIC PHONE CALLS TO THE BORDER PATROL IN ARIZONA – ASKING IF HER FATHER IS DETAINED OR IN THE HOSPITAL? SHE SAYS THE BORDER PATROL GIVES HER NO ANSWERS.
JOHN LARSON: How long was it until somebody said, Okay, here’s exactly who you need to call, maybe they can help?
GLADYS DOMINGUEZ: They didn’t say that. They didn’t say that. I, um I kept on researching on the Internet till I found BORSTAR.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: BORSTAR – THE BORDER PATROL’S SEARCH, TRAUMA AND RESCUE UNIT.
BORDER PATROL VIDEO: This is the part of US customs and border protections mission that rarely makes headlines. Rescuing those in trouble along our southern border.
THAD BINGEL: It’s pretty rare for a law enforcement agency to basically create a rescue unit just to deal with people who are basically engaged in illegal activity, crossing the border– in a humanitarian way.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: SO GLADYS CALLS BORSTAR, AND TELLS THEM HER FATHER IS DYING IN THE DESERT.
BUT GLADYS SAYS WHEN SHE CALLED, SHE WAS PUT ON HOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR TOLD TO TALK TO SOMEONE ELSE.
FINALLY, FOUR AND A HALF DAYS AFTER ALFONSO FELL ILL, THE BORDER PATROL MEETS ISAAC AT THE BORDER AND TAKES HIM TO RESCUE HIS FRIEND IN THE DESERT. ONCE THEY ARRIVE IN THE AREA, AND START WALKING, IT TAKES JUST 45 MINUTES TO LOCATE ALFONSO.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ALFONSO’S WAS LATER IDENTIFIED BY HIS DENTAL RECORDS AND PERSONAL ITEMS … HIS JACKET… WATCH… KEY CHAIN… ALL WOUND UP AS EXHIBITS IN THAT PIMA COUNTRY MORGUE. HIS BODY WAS FOUND EXACTLY WHERE ISAAC HAD LEFT HIM, EXACTLY WHERE HE SAYS HE HAD TOLD BORDER PATROL AGENTS ALMOST 5 DAYS EARLIER TO SEARCH FOR HIM.
JOHN LARSON: I have the toughest question for you. Do you ever think about those last hours of what must have been going through his mind?
GLADYS DOMINGUEZ: Every day. I think about it every day.
JOHN LARSON: What do you think he was thinking?
GLADYS DOMINGUEZ: Because the last thing…Isaac called us and he told us, when your dad was dying the only thing he was saying was “I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die. I want to get back to my kids. I wanna make it with my kids. I have to make it with my kids. I need to get back. And I just imagine him all by himself in the freaking desert, just laying there.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: ISAAC SAYS HE’S CONVINCED THAT BORDER PARTOL NEVER BOTHERED LOOKING FOR ALFONSO THAT FIRST NIGHT, OR EVER.
JOHN LARSON: They might say, listen, it’s a huge desert. It was in the middle of the night. We were looking for him. But we just didn’t find him.
ISAAC: No the truth, I think is that they didn’t look for him. I think they just left him there.
JOHN LARSON: And what about all the people in the United States who would say, if you and Alfonso had just stayed in Mexico, he’d still be alive tonight.
ISAAC: We came to work, we didn’t come to take anything. We came to struggle to make a life.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: WE ASKED THE BORER PATROL WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT – FOR TAPES OF ISAAC’S 911 CALL, FOR ANY DETAILS OF THEIR SEARCH FOR ALFONSO. THEY HAVE SO FAR, OFFERED NO INFORMATION. BUT THAD BINGEL SAYS THAT BORDER PATROL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ALFONSO’S DEATH AND OTHERS LIKE HIS.
THAD BINGEL: I put the blame for putting people at risk of death largely on the criminal organizations on the south side who are– are deceiving people into thinking oh, you just have to walk, you know, a couple miles and you’ll hit the road when really they’re talking 20 miles– or more in really, really hostile conditions.
ALFONSO’S SON: I just wanted to say goodbye to him I wanted to say something I couldn’t.
JOHN LARSON [narration]: IN THE END, ONE FATHER, WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD A PATHWAY TO AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP, IS NOW DEAD. THE OTHER CROSSED ILLEGALLY INTO THE UNITED STATES A FIFTH TIME, REJOINED HIS CHILDREN AND NOW LABORS AS A CALIFORNIA FARMWORKER AS HE HAS FOR DECADES, YOU GET THE SENSE FOR THESE TWO AND THOUSANDS LIKE THEM, NO WALL WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGH ENOUGH, NO DESERT – TOO FORBIDDING.
GLADYS DOMINGUEZ: It doesn’t matter the dangers that they’re willing to face the dangers just to be with their family. Because nothing to him was more important than being with us.
JEFF GREENFIELD: That’s it for this edition of Need to Know. I’m Jeff Greenfield. Thanks for watching.

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