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Thursday, August 29, 2019
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Milwaukee Franciscan leader paid off Mississippi men in friar's sex abuse
From JSOnline:
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| La Jarvis D. Love is photographed in his home in Senatobia, Miss., Sunday, June 9, 2019. Love says he was sexually abused by a Franciscan friar at a Catholic grade school in Greenwood. (Photo: Wong Maye-E / Associated Press) |
The IHOP in Southhaven, Mississippi, was
an unlikely place to settle a sex abuse claim against a Catholic
priest. But in January, the leader of the Franciscan
community in suburban Milwaukee slid into a booth across from a
35-year-old victim and offered to pay $15,000 in exchange for silence
about years of alleged abuse by another friar.
Father
James G. Gannon, provincial minister for the Franciscan friars based in
Franklin, arrived at the crowded pancake house with copies of a legal
settlement for La Jarvis D. Love, who had arrived with his wife and
three young children.
As La Jarvis skimmed the
four-page agreement, his thoughts flickered back more than two decades
to the physical and sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of an
Appleton native who taught at a Catholic grade school in Greenwood,
Mississippi. He told Gannon he wasn't sure $15,000 was enough.
"He
said if I wanted more, I would have to get a lawyer and have my lawyer
call his lawyer," La Jarvis told the Associated Press. "Well, we don't
have lawyers. We felt like we had to take what we could."
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reportedly offering opioid settlement up to $12B
From JSOnline:
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| OxyContin (Photo: USA TODAY) |
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is
reportedly offering a sweeping settlement worth $10 billion to $12
billion to resolve claims that it bears responsibility for the nation's
opioid crisis.
The company made the
confidential offer in talks involving more than 2,000 lawsuits,
including cases brought by state and local governments, NBC News reported Tuesday.
The
deal would settle allegations that Purdue engaged in deceptive
marketing about deadly and addictive opioids to enrich itself.
It would reportedly involve Purdue Pharma and the family behind the
company, the Sacklers, as well as a planned Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
that would wipe out the family's stake in and control of the company.
Is Wisconsin in for a 'polar coaster' this winter? Here's what the experts say
From JSOnline:
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| Abby O'Brien, left, and Spencer Couser shovel snow from their sidewalk during a January snowstorm in Manitowoc. (Photo: Joshua Clark/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin) |
As a pleasant summer draws slowly to a close, the 2020 Farmers' Almanac released a prediction Monday that would send a chill through even the most hearty Wisconsinite's bones.
The
periodical's secret formula called for a "polar coaster," its website
promising "another winter ride, full of thrills and chills."
That
means above-normal winter precipitation over the Midwest and
temperatures plunging across the northern Plains into the Great Lakes
region. For those of us who remember last winter's volatility, it
certainly seems foreboding.
But what sort of stock can be put into the Almanac's prediction? How much should we fear this impending polar coaster?
Wisconsin's weather experts say not so much.
"The
weather part of (the Farmers' Almanac) is a joke," said Jonathan
Martin, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison. "It's good for their marketing, but there's no
science behind it."
Dear Madame Zoltar
I'm not so grateful for our so-called "leaders" in the city calling for a new tax to cover their shortfall. These corrupt people just pee away our money like mad, and then wring their hands when they don't have more. What is the matter with them? Why can't they understand that all the money they have wasted on studies and settlements with anyone who sues the city hurts us? How can we ever hope to progress with such waste? What is the matter with them? Why is it so difficult for them to stay true to their constituents? Why do they become spendthrifts once elected? Why do they think it's OK to throw away our money? Why do people think it's fine to insult one another with calls to "shut up" and likewise? It just makes my blood boil. We are so top heavy with administrators and others that it's really a crime. We need to get rid of the City Administrator and all the assistants that Mr. Mayor Mason has at his beck and call. They act as if they have been given a mandate to screw us. That's so upsetting. And why do they keep going outside the city to hire new people and to do studies for us? What is the matter with them? I guess corruption and politics go hand in hand. You can't have one without the other. Why is that? Why is it that the politicians can never think of less and less, only more and more? Why is it so difficult to represent us instead of "leading" us?
I shouldn't get so upset over these issues, but I love Racine and hate to see so much waste and ruin. Nobody deserves that, nobody. I get upset whenever I see humans treating other humans that way. They lie and cheat and steal and then act as if they have no choice. Piggies!
I suppose it comes down from the top, from the president on down. We have a nut job for president right now. Four years of madness. Just what the country needs. A cantankerous bum in the highest office. I believe that he wants to start a war to deflect others from studying him too closely. What a waste.
A friend recently asked me why so many people packing drugs speed and misbehave on the interstate. Are they stupid? In short, yes. Those are the ones that get caught. We never hear about the successful ones. Never underestimate human stupidity.
Wouldn't it be nice to have decent people in positions of authority? What a dream. Wouldn't it be nice to have crooks in jail as opposed to public office?
I guess things won't change in this lifetime. We the people have to endure this shame. Oh my!
The Founding Fathers seem to have been inspired. There's been nothing but crooks since then.
Why, why, why? There are no apparent answers, just questions.
Sorry to complain so much. I just get fed up sometimes. Give me time. I'll settle back down. Back into the groove of daily life, where we are too overwhelmed with living to spend much time thinking about the corruption that surrounds us. Back into the silent majority. Back into the drudgery of daily life. So it goes.
madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com
Don't let my spew ruin your day. Remember to treat each other with respect. remember to be human to one another. It's all that we have.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
What a 30-day break from smoking marijuana does to your brain
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| A new study offers “convincing evidence” of how temporarily quitting smoking marijuana affects young people’s brains. |
Here’s something pot-using teens should remember: Swearing off marijuana for a month may improve memory.
A recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital offers “convincing evidence” that adolescents and young adults who abstain from marijuana for 30 days are better at acquiring and storing new information compared to their counterparts who persist in the pot puffing.
The memory improvements — specifically the capacity to absorb new information and access it at a later date — could be seen as early as a week into abstinence, researchers said in the findings, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-a-30-day-break-from-smoking-weed-does-to-your-brain-2018-10-30?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_4430089
Monday, August 26, 2019
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Saturday, August 24, 2019
‘It’s not funny to me’: Baker says she was fired after marijuana cake mix-up goes viral
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia — The Georgia woman who made a marijuana-themed cake instead of a “Moana” cake says she is out of a job after the mix-up went viral.
Cassandra Walker told USA Today she made the cake after her manager, who she says misheard the order, told her it was OK.
Walker said she fired from Dairy Queen on Monday, which was her birthday.
“It’s not funny to me,” Walker said in a phone interview with USA Today. “This is back-to-school time. I have two little girls here. I have a car that needs fixing. It’s not funny to me.”
Read more: https://fox8.com/2019/07/12/its-not-funny-to-me-baker-says-she-was-fired-after-marijuana-cake-mix-up-goes-viral/
Neilston girl Lucie's first day at school goes viral
HILARIOUS photographs of an East Renfrewshire girl before and after her first day at school have gone viral.
One of the photos shows the Neilston Primary pupil looking pristine in her school uniform, with a neat hairstyle and a big smile on her face as she looks forward to her first day in the classroom.
However, side-by-side with that snap is a photo of Lucie returning home from school...with her tie and socks skew-whiff, her hair in a mess and sporting a serious frown.
Read more: https://www.barrheadnews.com/news/17854631.neilston-girl-lucies-first-day-school-goes-viral/
Bice: Winners and losers from the DNC's hotel assignments for Democratic convention
From JSOnline:
Loser: Racine-Kenosha
While
cities and towns in the Milwaukee and Chicago suburbs are housing
thousands of delegates in their hotels, Racine and Kenosha were shut out
completely. Also overlooked were Sheboygan and Madison, one of the
state's two liberal hubs.
Friday, August 23, 2019
Four for Fridays!
Good morning everyone I hope you have enjoyed your week. I am enjoying the nice cool days we are having. Yes Drew is still working over time and tomorrow we are helping my older daughter move into her new house with her fiance, Here are your questions.
1) Do you think we even had any summer weather this year?
2) Do you think we had to much rain this year to enjoy the summer?
3) Which one do you think we had to warm or to cool weather for the summer?
4) What is one thing you remember you did over the summer?
Have a great weekend!
1) Do you think we even had any summer weather this year?
2) Do you think we had to much rain this year to enjoy the summer?
3) Which one do you think we had to warm or to cool weather for the summer?
4) What is one thing you remember you did over the summer?
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Whey Chai closes Downtown; Durand Avenue location China House still open
From The Journal Times.com:
RACINE — Whey Chai Chinese Food, which has spent decades in Downtown Racine, has closed its doors.
Owner
Wang Fugang, aka Franky Wang, also owns China House at 4003 Durand
Ave., which remains open. The Journal Times attempted to reach Wang
multiple times but was unsuccessful. One China House employee stated the
Whey Chai closure was due to a staffing shortage.
The earliest Journal Times report about
Whey Chai in the paper’s online archive is a restaurant review from 1978
of the original restaurant in Zion, Ill. The article tells the story of
original owner Liu Whey Chai, who came to the United States from Taiwan
and was drawn to Zion because of his religious faith.
Then,
in 1982, came the announcement that Liu was remodeling a former shoe
store at 400 Main St. in Racine and opening his second Whey Chai
restaurant. The 85-seat restaurant was run by Liu while his wife
continued to run the Zion location.
By
the time of Liu’s retirement in 1992, they had established another
restaurant in downtown Kenosha. Liu decided to sell the Kenosha and
Racine restaurants to a couple from Chicago’s Chinatown out of concern
for his wife’s health and because he felt he too needed to slow down.
Read more: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/whey-chai-closes-downtown-durand-avenue-location-china-house-still/article_a5263453-a437-5c4e-a626-b5eaddc80b28.html#tracking-source=home-trending%3Cbr
Read more: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/whey-chai-closes-downtown-durand-avenue-location-china-house-still/article_a5263453-a437-5c4e-a626-b5eaddc80b28.html#tracking-source=home-trending%3Cbr
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Cat scratches, bites can lead to infection
From The Journal Times.com:
I've been bit and scratched by cats hundreds of times. I never go an infection.
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My cat scratched me while I was trimming his claws, and the wound later became infected. Are cat scratches a special concern?
ANSWER:
A bite or scratch from a cat carries particular risks, and infection is
common. Cat scratch disease (or cat scratch fever) is a specific type
of bacterial infection that occurs when a cat bites or scratches hard
enough to break the skin's surface or licks an open wound. It's
estimated that 40 percent of cats carry this particular bacterium,
usually after an exposure to fleas or another animal that was exposed.
However, most cats with the infection show no signs of illness.
Symptoms
of cat scratch disease appear within two weeks after the contact with
an infected animal. Swelling and redness occur around the wound, and you
also may experience a fever, headache, poor appetite and fatigue.
Read more: https://journaltimes.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/mayo-clinic-q-a-cat-scratches-bites-can-lead-to/article_16e41d2d-d6d5-5ff8-b0d0-7719e7a1c518.html
Read more: https://journaltimes.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/mayo-clinic-q-a-cat-scratches-bites-can-lead-to/article_16e41d2d-d6d5-5ff8-b0d0-7719e7a1c518.html
I've been bit and scratched by cats hundreds of times. I never go an infection.
Dear Madame Zoltar
I've heard nothing from the Morans since I placed the Zoltar Curse on them. That should keep them busy for awhile. They'll be rebuilding their world for decades. Ha-ha! Who's on top now? Don't mess with Mother Zoltar! Did I tell you that their chlorophyll is purple? Their grass and shrubs and most trees are varying shades of purple. It's quite disturbing, though I don't know why. You'd think that after a month I would get used to it. But I never did. . .
So, what's been going on in my absence? More crime committed and people dying because of criminal actions. The same old same old. Racine, where did you go wrong? I think it was the reign of our two criminal mayors, Becker and Dickert. They gutted this city. Today it looks like Foxconn may "save" Racine and surrounding communities, but I doubt it. All these epic plans are made to turn old Racine manufacturing buildings into apartments and condos for the expected influx of Foxconn workers, but few have bought anything yet. The Ajax project and the YMCA project are both stalled. Same for @NorthBeach, Probably the same for a few others. People aren't going to invest their money until they're sure that there is or will be a market here. Talk is one thing; money is another.
Will Foxconn "save" us? Does the Pope poop in the woods? No, of course not. Foxconn is going up much more slowly than most people anticipated. It will be years before it's effect is felt here. if ever. Being next to the Interstate, workers can commute in from as far away as Milwaukee and Chicago. While some of Racine's "suburbs" have become bedroom communities, Racine itself will never be one. The city is too coarse and demanding. No one wants to live here. They do it because they have to. Foxconn workers are likely to look elsewhere for lodging. Perhaps in housing recently built near the site. That would make more sense.
It will be awhile, if ever, before Racine's housing stock is fully occupied. Till then, all bets are off. I can tell you your fortune, but its much more difficult with a city. There's 70,000 fortunes out there. How they do or don't act in unison as a city is hard to predict.
Much easier to predict is my love for you, my readers. You are the heart and soul of this blog. I'm so grateful to have you. Believe in me and I'll believe in you.
madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com
I'm going to take off now. I still have a lot of neglected clients to visit. I love you all. Don't forget to treat each other with kindness and respect. God is love. Let's spread Him around.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Racine County deputies ticket more than 80 speeders in I-94 construction zone
From JSOnline:
Just how fast are some people driving
through the I-94 construction zone in Racine County? Over 100 miles per
hour in a couple of cases, the Racine County Sheriff's Office said
Monday.
From Friday through Sunday,
deputies ticketed more than 80 people for driving faster than 80 mph
through the 60 mph work zone, according to a news release from the
Racine County Sheriff's Office.
The office deployed
extra squads along Interstate 94 in an effort to increase safety
through the construction zone, the news release said.
Deputies
caught 77 people driving between 80 and 89 mph, two driving between 95
and 99 mph and two driving more than 100 mph, the release said.
The construction zone has been the site of numerous accidents this summer, including a fiery semi crash June 19 that killed two people and injured three others, closing the interstate for the day and most of the night.
'The Most Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Bill Ever' Introduced in Congress
A new bipartisan bill to remove cannabis from the
schedule of controlled substances has just been introduced in the U.S.
Congress. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act
(the MORE Act) of 2019 aims to decriminalize “cannabis, to provide for
reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs,
to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses and for other
purposes.
”
The MORE Act plans to entirely remove marijuana from the Controlled
Substances Act, effectively decriminalizing it federally and allowing
the states to set their own policies. It is a no-nonsense bill that does
not allow exceptions, as it plans to delete any mention of marijuana
from every list of federally prohibited drugs. This would allow the
cannabis industry in legal states to operate more safely without risk of
federal interference, to access banking and to be treated normally in
regard to taxes. “The MORE Act is the most comprehensive marijuana
reform bill ever introduced in Congress,” according to NORML, the
leading advocacy group for marijuana reform.The bill in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 3884) is sponsored by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and co-sponsored by 32 representatives, including familiar names of the effort for cannabis reform like Earl Blumenauer, but it is also supported by a Republican, Matt Gaetz. In the U.S. Senate, the bill (S. 2227) is carried by presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), with the support of rivals in the presidential race Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren.
This bill distinguishes itself from other initiatives, such as the recent Marijuana Justice Act, which also aimed to amend the Controlled Substances Act, by adding social justice provisions. For instance, the MORE Act includes the creation of an “Opportunity Trust Fund,” filled with the net revenues from taxes on imported smoking products like tobacco, cigarette papers and tubes. That fund would then be used to help undo the damage of the War on Drugs.
More specifically, the House and Senate bills call for the creation of a Cannabis Justice Office and a grant program to offer job training, legal assistance, literacy programs, health and recreation programs to individuals and communities most impacted by the War on Drugs. It says that no person shall be denied federal benefits on the basis of past or future cannabis-related offenses. But most importantly, the bill wants to automatically expunge certain cannabis offenses, such as that of juvenile delinquency.
Read more:https://shepherdexpress.com/hemp/cannabis/the-most-comprehensive-marijuana-reform-bill-ever-introduc/?utm_source=Cannabis+Connection+Newsletter+8.19.2019&utm_campaign=Dining_Newsletter_8_19_2019&utm_medium=email
It keeps getting worse
No wonder Epstein and his friends were trying to keep the records sealed:
UPDATE: The net is closing in on one of Epstein's friends:
From: http://voxday.blogspot.com/2019/08/it-keeps-getting-worse.html
Jeffrey Epstein once had three 12-year-old girls flown in from France for him to abuse as a sadistic birthday present, unsealed court documents have alleged.Remember, this is the sort of thing that the US government authorities have been trying to keep under wraps. But a lot more of this sort of thing will be coming out soon.
The fresh allegations were made by Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims she was recruited to be a 'sex slave' by the millionaire financier and his girlfriend Ghislane Maxwell when she was 15 in 1999.
Giuffre made the allegations in a civil suit filed by the Miami US attorney's office in 2015.
UPDATE: The net is closing in on one of Epstein's friends:
Pressure was mounting on Prince Andrew last night to answer questions about his paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein.
Young victims of Epstein begged the Duke of York to help them get justice as the prince was offered the opportunity to give sworn testimony on 'everything he knows'. After the duke declared himself 'appalled' at reports of the US financier's sex abuse of teenage girls, he was offered the chance to stand by his word and help their cases.
Lawyers said they looked forward to sitting down with Prince Andrew 'as soon as possible', suggesting that he go on the record about Epstein, whom he once reportedly vowed to 'be loyal' to.
Today it can be revealed that flight logs, obtained by the Daily Mail, show that one of Epstein's victims, 'sex-slave' Virginia Roberts, was flown to London, New York and the Caribbean in 2001. She has claimed that as a 17-year-old she met the duke in all three places and, in each case, research by the Mail suggests the duke was in the same vicinity at the same time.
From: http://voxday.blogspot.com/2019/08/it-keeps-getting-worse.html
Monday, August 19, 2019
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Raymond Timothy O’Connor Jr.
Obituary
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KENOSHA - Raymond Timothy O’Connor, age 69, of Kenosha, WI, passed away
peacefully on October 4, 2012, at his home after battling cancer and
congestive heart failure. He was a proud Army
veteran of two combat tours in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, and
received the Air Medal, 20th Oak Leaf Cluster for Valor. He retired in
2005 from Bane Nelson Inc. after a long successful career in
construction. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Helen
O’Connor; and two siblings, Theresa Sylvanus and Gerald O’Connor. He is
survived by his wife of 29 years, Connie; sons, Raymond Timothy III,
Bobby, and Adrian; daughters, Vilma and Amor; siblings, Monica Young,
Jerome and Sharyol O’Connor, Joseph and Lydia O’Connor, Frederick and
Linda O’Connor, Mary and Donald Ruen, Charles and Joan O’Connor, Richard
and Teresa O’Connor, Susan O’Connor-Meyer and Gerald Meyer, and
Elizabeth and Baird Swanson. Funeral mass will be held on Monday,
October 8th, at St. Peter Catholic Church, 2224-30th Avenue, Kenosha,
WI, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 7th, at
Proko Funeral Home.From: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/journaltimes/obituary.aspx?n=raymond-timothy-oconnor&pid=160294159&fhid=12109
Friday, August 16, 2019
Four for Fridays!
Good morning everyone yes I am kind of late posting this because I decided to take a nap since Drew is working a lot of over time. I hope you have enjoyed your week. Here are your questions.
1) Yes it is that time of year are you ready to watch football?
2) Are you on any fantasy football league?
3) If you are how have you done on the team?
4) Are you going to be on it again this year?
Have a great weekend!
1) Yes it is that time of year are you ready to watch football?
2) Are you on any fantasy football league?
3) If you are how have you done on the team?
4) Are you going to be on it again this year?
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know
DENVER — When Colorado legalized marijuana, it became a pioneer in creating new policies to deal with the drug.
Now the state’s surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists are becoming pioneers of a different sort in understanding what weed may do to patients who go under the knife.
Their observations and initial research show that marijuana use may affect patients’ responses to anesthesia on the operating table — and, depending on the patient’s history of using the drug, either help or hinder their symptoms afterward in the recovery room.
Colorado makes for an interesting laboratory. Since the state legalized marijuana for medicine in 2000 and allowed for its recreational sale in 2014, more Coloradans are using it — and they may also be more willing to tell their doctors about it.
Roughly 17% of Coloradans said they used marijuana in the previous 30 days in 2017, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than double the 8% who reported doing so in 2006. By comparison, just 9% of U.S. residents said they used marijuana in 201
7.
“It has been destigmatized here in Colorado,” said Dr. Andrew Monte, an associate professor of emergency medicine and medical toxicology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and UCHealth. “We’re ahead of the game in terms of our ability to talk to patients about it. We’re also ahead of the game in identifying complications associated with use.”
Read more: https://khn.org/news/if-you-smoke-pot-your-anesthesiologist-needs-to-know/
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