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The Anglo-Scandinavian Chronicles I don't live in the past—I only visit—and so can you!
WHY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IS THE DISCOVERER OF COLUMBIA…I MEAN, AMERICA
In 1492, wise and resourceful explorer Cristóbal Colon set foot on America, sailing all the way to Columbus, Ohio and establishing a city to convert the heathen Native Americans, who inexplicably called themselves "Indians." He did this for all Christian mankind and even was so humble and loveable that he allowed someone to name it "America" after that individual. Today, we hold magnificent large parades in his honor which would no doubt cause him to blush, because that's how darn humble and loveable he was!
Or so, far too many good Americans believe. Bring up the name of Leif Eiriksson and L'Ans aux Meadows, and a dim flicker of recognition may flash across their faces. Bring up Eirik Þorvaldsson and Grænland, and you might get recognition of an island a mile or two off the coast of Norway. Very few people will recognize the name of the real first European to set foot on continental America or even onto an island that is part of North America. Google those names, and they will come back with pictures of Columbus because that is what you really or that you should be interested in!
But I have gone on about this at length in the past. Everyone knows—or should know—that I consider Columbus a fool for several reasons, and everyone should now that I am very respectful of Leif and his daddy. Hopefully those who know of my beliefs will not just automatically dump me into the same midden reserved for believers in the Newport Tower, the Kensington Stone and the Heavener Stone. But can anyone answer this question…
A bit of background first. Iceland is on the continental divide between America and Europe and so was technically at least partially the New World. I will disregard that.
But Grænland is very much a part of North America. It is not regarded as a separate continent by most persons. Europeans attained Grænland, settled there, prospered to some extent there (during the period, Grænland was better known than Ísland) and maintained their outposts there for at least five centuries. And yet, Eirik the Red is not regarded by most as the "discoverer" of the New World (actually, American Indians were) and his emigrant are not regarded again by most as the first Europeans in the New World. Why?
Is it because Eirik was only on an island and not on the mainland? But Columbus only ran into islands considerably smaller than Grænland and never set foot on the mainland.
Is it because the people on Grænland did not enslave, decimate or convert the natives? One hopes not, but no one has really proven the truth to me either way (And actually, there is great evidence that the Inuit and the Norse ran into the uninhabited continent at about the same time, although they settled in different places).
Is it because the Columbus encounter changed the view of the world? Ah, now, that is probably very true and very close to the prejudice. Not the concept that the earth was round; folk had supposed that for millennia, but that all the land mass was in a circle on one side of the globe. It has been suggested that Leif and Eirik and their fellows supposed that if they went far enough, they would just run into Africa. The Scandinavians and, perhaps, the English sailed to the New World shopping mart for centuries after the end of attempted colonization, and never even considered that the New World that Columbus encountered was part of the world they had known about for centuries.
Perhaps that is worthy, in some minds, of discarding the Norse in favor of Columbus. But to my thought, that is the equivalent of many Americans knowing and loudly proclaiming that John Glenn was the first human in outer space.
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THE RANGE OF LIVING HISTORY
Wm. Booth, Draper at the Sign of the Unicorn, a purveyor of fine period fabrics—mostly 18C, but they will work with reenactors of other eras—brought a blog entry to our attention. They said, "This is a nice short read on living history. When we started in the 1970s we laugh at ourselves—what we wore, used, etc. But everyone starts somewhere. I know so many people who started doing things one way but now have grown into some of the finest in the hobby."
In this blog entry, the author speaks about the community of reenactors, noting that members—presumably whether they initially think of the relationship or not—should work together and help others, whether their philosophies are exactly the same or not. It is uncertain whether she is speaking only of eighteenth-century reenactors or of reenactors of any era, but in this piece, I am speaking of reenactors of any era. I personally have a lot more in common—in terms of research, in terms of depiction, in terms of making certain that the atmosphere is consistent and high-quality—with the reenactor of a vastly different era than with someone interested in NASCAR. We both want to strive for, to discover and to present the truth!
The blog has a very insightful look at the living-history phenomenon, on what is important and what is not important. It asks the all-important question of "What is the purpose of living history?" That is a very broad subject, and it boils down to another question: What is good living history?
The trouble is that "living history" has mutated since it was coined in the 1960s and popularized in the 1980s so that it often is used to describe many things that would have been alien to those who coined and popularized the term (though their standards were considerably lower than those of many of today's living-history societies; living history is an evolutionary process, where practitioners are always clamoring on the shoulders of those who came before them!). It has been used for causes as diverse as a book of modern political memoirs, to describe philately to cosplay that is only tangentially related to any historical subject and what we might think of as living history proper. To quote the definition set forth by Jay Anderson in Time Machines (1984): Living history "can be defined as an attempt by people to simulate life in another time."
That is a suitably useful but immoderately broad definition, and I have often used it with the annotation that something is "good living history" and something is "bad living history." For example, a society which has no authenticity regulations, which covers a very broad sphere of time, which willingly allows oop spex, sneakers, artificial materials and which tends to perpetuate inaccurate historical interpretations from the Victorian Age is living history. Just bad living history. Another society, which demands physical artifacts—not even literary sources are good enough—as the provenance for anything it portrays is good living history. Most societies lie somewhere between.
Are they all valid? Well, they are certainly what the members want, and they would not exist if they did appeal to such a desire. The big difficulty to me is the honesty and integrity of the descriptions of what they want to do. If the first society I noted above merely said in all its publicity that it attempts to foster a loose romantic vision of the past, I would have no problem; when they say they are "medieval reenactment" as they so often do, they have set up standards and expectations that might affect all facets of living history and which might affect someone joining the society in all good faith!
It is not here my intention to run down a list of farby and unsatisfying societies—of many eras, though we are most concerned with the Viking Age—just to note that such things exist, and potential members should always examine what the society offers and demands of its members! Hopefully, the members of the society will portray themselves honestly and not try to be everything for everyone and, because of that, is nothing for nobody.
For me, the goal is good living history. The extent of the accuracy is high, but not absolute. I accept literary references in many cases, and I am willing to make one leap of logic (sometimes a tricky slope to be certain). I have a preference for putting on shows and for educating MoPs (Members of the Public), but I recognize the legitimacy of BUFU (By Us For Us) societies. In either case, education is being passed on. Hopefully legitimate education and not merely incorrect myths, superstitions or untrue stereotypes!
In the blog entry that inspired this, Christina, the author, notes:
"I personally take pleasure in the details and the research—not at the expense of my interpretation, but rather to the enrichment of it….Are we going to get all of the details 100% right? Probably not. Are we going to be 100% engaging in our narratives to 100% of our audience all of the time? Probably not. Should we ever sacrifice one of these parts for the sake of other? Definitely not. Should we come together as a community to build into each other, and to positively invest in each other rather than continue to divide, deride, and dishearten? If we want living history to survive and thrive in the coming years, I believe the answer must be yes. An overwhelming, resounding yes."
I think that pretty well sums up my views as well!
MATERIALS OF THE VIKING AGE Part II
Leather and fur were not used in most clothing as it was in earlier times. Shoes were mainly made of leather, and there is probability that leather was used in trousers (some translations of Æfric note leather pants, and there is Ragnar Shaggy Britches). Leather should not be dyed, since there is a controversy about whether dyes were used, and black leather should especially be avoided. Suede was invented in the nineteenth century, and obviously chrome finished leather is totally inappropriate.
Brain-tanned leather is appropriate, but the most available type is vegetable-tanned, unfinished leather.
The width and uses of different sizes of leather vary greatly. The Tandy Leather Factory prints a good guide for choosing thickness and types of leather.
Fur, which is stereotypically used by popular media to indicate macho barbarism, was not used; most types of fur seem to be used for cold-weather gear, with the fur inside for greater warmth, and fur was probably used mostly as blankets and rugs.
An Age of Wood
It might be convenient to note that people of the time only used wood that was available in the area, the truth is that wood was sometimes imported from elsewhere for use (including North America, since Norse contact seems to have continued even after colonization failed). A good guide for what woods were used may be found in my book, Age of Wood, while an abbreviated list may be found elsewhere on this blog. Woods of American derivation may be used but only if the style is similar to that which was found in the area during the Viking Age.
Metals That Are Appropriate
Many of today's common elements such as aluminum, bismuth, chromium, nickel, platinum, zinc and zirconium were all invented or discovered after the Viking Age—at least in Europe—and are not appropriate. Their use should be avoided. In the Viking Age, the seven ancient metals were copper, gold, iron, lead, mercury, silver and tin Alloys such as bronze (copper and tin), brass (copper, tin and other elements) and pewter (tin with lead and other elements) were commonly used and are all legitimate. Even steel was known, being iron infused with carbon (commonly known as cal), though the heat of the furnaces were not high enough to form high-quality steel. But steel was expensive and used sparingly. For example, the cutting edge of steel was often sandwiched between two pieces of more common iron to make the axe more affordable, and cast iron was not developed until the fifteenth century and not commercially feasible until the eighteenth.
The metals were often of a lesser quality than we know today, though just looking at them is not usually affected. However, certain types of metal that are commonly available today but which do look different should not be used. For example, stainless steel is a high-carbon steel that was not developed until the late nineteenth century (chromium was not discovered until the early part of the century), and results were too brittle to be practical. It was not commercially practical until the twentieth.
Galvanization, the introduction of zinc to steel in an effort to inhibit its corrosion, was not developed until the nineteenth century either, when it was applied electrically and also known as Faradism. In many cases, galvanized metal may be used, but the zinc must be removed, generally by melting it off in a fire.
Period pewter had a high lead content, and pewter that is available today contain other, safer elements. Its use, since it looks and responds like the high-lead pewter, is not discouraged. In fact, lead pewter is actually discouraged, as is the use of actual lead, which we know is poisonous and toxic. It is not introduced into the body by touch per sé although it can be ingestion, if the lead is placed into the mouth by fingers that have been coated with lead dust, by inhaling lead dust in the air and especially by smoking if there is any lead dust around.
The colors, paints and dyes, were more limited than those available today.
Hazel Uzzell has set down paint hues that were available in the period, and a list of and notes on these colors are available. Modern equivalents have been set forth. Acrylic paints were, of course, unavailable, and most paints of the time were oil based or milk paints, and milk paints give a very durable and aesthetically pleasing result. A list of milk paints, if unavailable in your area, may be found on-line from the Old Fashioned Milk Paint company.
Regia Anglorum has done extensive testing for natural dyestuffs that might have been available for folks in Northern Europe of the Viking Age, and the results of the Regia Anglorum Natural Dye Project have been published, and a listing of modern thread equivalents which may be used for recreation purposes is also available. The latter article also contains notes on what color might be worn by what social class.
MATERIALS OF THE VIKING AGE Part I
While it is true that the peoples of this time generally resorted to whatever was easily available— as we noted earlier, and in addition they tended not to waste anything—there are a few rules of thumb that you should keep in mind when accumulating materials for a project.
Materials That Postdated the Time
These are generally artificial materials, which include nylon and other plastics. The earliest such substance—rayon—was not invented until 1855 and was not commercially viable for another 75 years. Rayon was originally known as Viscose and was not truly an artificial, being made from wooden cellulose, but was man-made. A true artificial fabric, nylon, was not devised until 1939. Why these should be avoided should be very self evident!
There are two main exceptions. The first is artificial sinew lacing, since real sinew is so scarce and not always available. Please note that I am not saying that this is the best, just that it is sometimes necessary when you want to use sinew lacing!
The second are blends of natural and artificial fabrics that look and behave like a natural fabric. However, they will never react totally like natural fibers, and this should be done only when natural fabrics are not available.
It should be noted that artificial fabrics will melt in extreme heat, so they should certainly not be used in clothing that will b worn around an open fire. Threads should be natural fabrics, and while some people will okay the use of cotton, other threads are readily available and should be used if at all possible.
Materials That Were Expensive in Period
Or not easily obtainable. For example, cotton was readily available in Constantinople and other Mediterranean cities. However, it seems never to have been imported into northern Europe and would probably have been more expensive than silk. Some commentators have noted that it was not unique in the way that silk is, and folk of the era and area had ready access to local goods that served much better for less expense, such as wool, flax, hemp and nettle.
Silk was imported and not duplicated by a local fabric, but it was very expensive (about 25 times more expensive than readily available wool). Unless you were very wealthy, you did not make garments entirely out of silk, and silk would be used only as trim.
Silk noil is also known by the misnomer of raw silk and should be avoided even though sellers describe it in glowing terms. It is, according to the Fiber Encyclopedia "the short fiber left over from combing wool or spinning silk and used as a decorative additive for many spinning projects, like rovings and yarns." It dates in Europe from no earlier than the fourteenth century, perhaps the seventeenth century and, according to some sources, even later. Certainly not appropriate for the construction of clothing of the Viking Age.
Linen is Appropriate
Linen is a durable fabric woven from thread made from the long, strong bast fibers that form in the outer portions of several plants. Linen cloth comes in a variety of weights and weaves, from thick to quite thin and becomes softer with repeated washings. Although it is now almost exclusively seen as the product of the flax plant, in period, it was made from several plants, including flax, hemp and nettle. Because the bast fiber degenerates, it is difficult to tell the difference.
Flax linen is today primarily available and is certainly period. However, in period, "Linen was commonly available, but its use was restricted to upper, wealthier classes."
Wool Was Inexpensive and Plentiful
Wool is a fabric woven from the threads made from sheep wool. England has always been famed for its sheep, and because of its plentitude, it was inexpensive and high quality. Wool is a very versatile fabric, breathing so that it is not overly hot or suffocating, warm when necessary (even when wet) and forgiving. It should never be dried, since it has a tendency to full, and some folk say that it should never been washed, only brushed. Many persons are allergic to wool—or rather to the lanolin—and cannot or hesitate to wear; use linen instead or as a barrier between it and your skin.
There are a number of weaves that were used to produce wool fabric in our period. The different appropriate weaves include Diamond, Broken Diamond, Herringbone, Cross, Diagonal, Tabby and Honeycombe. Elisabeth Da'Born Art and Textiles has an incomplete photographic record of the different weaves on Facebook.
TOOLS OF THE VIKING AGE…AND TODAY
Personal projects will not magically appear. They must be worked on with tools, and we can divide tools used on these projects into three categories:
1. Authentic and Accurate
2. Traditional and Manual
3. Modern and Powered
What you choose is not as important as where you use them, and a lot is dependent upon what you feel about selecting and using tools. If you are planning to use the tools behind the ropeline, in the view of the Members of the Public, all tools should be category 1. Historically accurate tools are readily available and may be easily purchased.
The tools in the second category are generally of a more advanced technical nature, often made of more sophisticated materials, such as better metal or more sophisticated and regular file marks. The tools are all manual and, therefore not very different from those in category 1, though they should not be used behind the ropeline. Their use is not experimental archaeology, but it still requires that the worker use his own strength and abilities in their use.
The tools in the third category include such things as power drills, drill presses and table saws, all of them driven by electrical motors or by some other sort of powered motor. The advantage is of course that the worker is able to do things that might be precluded by his own strength or by the time devoted to the project should never be used behind the ropeline, and they do not have any aspects of experimental archaeology.
Dennis Riley is the man behind the excellent reproductions at the Daegrad Tool Company, and he is also the author of Anglo-Saxon Tools, a book dealing with tools of the era and which feature illustrations not of the rusted originals but of modern reproductions crafted by Riley.
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Bella Thorne wore five hoop earrings in her left ear, a gold one in her tragus and four alternating gold and blue all along the outside of her cartilage, two button earrings in her upper lobe and one big customized earring with her name "Bella" on her ear lobe.
Bella Thorne got a new piercing in her tragus on her left ear. She was also wearing four hoop earrings all along the outside of her cartilage and three jeweled studs in her ear lobe and upper ear lobe.
Shannon Harris has hes left ear pierced with one ear lobe piercing, one small helix/cartilage piercing, one in her tragus hole and another one in her forward helix/cartilage.
Amelia Lily has three piercings in her left ear. She is pictured here wearing a ring in her tragus, a stud in her cartilage, and Chanel earrings in her lobe.


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Facebook: No Plans To Give Search Engines Access To Facebook Questions
That's one of the big questions people are asking after yesterday's launch of Facebook Questions. While many have assumed the answer would be "yes," a Facebook spokesperson tells us that assumption is wrong.
Currently, search engines cannot access questions and answers through our Questions product. That may be something we consider for the future but have no current plans to allow it.
Facebook is blocking search engines by only showing Questions to logged-in users. Sure enough, a site:facebook.com/questions/ search on Google shows only a handful of results, none of which are actually Q&A from the first 24 hours that the beta has been open.
The same search produces zero results on both Yahoo and Bing.
Facebook's move is unusual. As far back as 2007, the company was starting to open up some content to search engines — a trend that's continued more recently with various agreements to let search engines access certain user content. For years, Yahoo Answers has been a pretty formidable rankings powerhouse, and no doubt gets a substantial amount of traffic via search engines.
It's odd that Facebook would want to ignore that traffic source entirely. Don't be surprised if this policy changes.
Postscript, July 30: Experian Hitwise has responded to my claim near the end of this article about how much traffic Yahoo Answers gets via search engines. In a tweet this morning, Hitwise reports that "62% of upstream visits to Yahoo Answers came via Google last week."
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RECRUITING: Jakolby Long talks Iowa State
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Jakolby Long is approaching his search for a college program a little differently than most. That's because Long, a three-star shooting guard (class of 2016) out of Oklahoma who visited Iowa State this weekend, is the son of a coach – his high school coach to be exact.
"All of the time, we watch plays together," Long told CycloneFanatic.com after his visit to Iowa State on Sunday night. "We pick apart every little thing that you can think of."
Now, it is time to pick apart that official visit to Iowa State. And the verdict is?
"He (Long's father) really likes how Coach (Steve) Prohm reacts in practice when the players mess up," Long said. "He works with them, shows them how to do it and doesn't cuss or anything like that. To be honest, they are both chill kind of guys."
Long, another T.J. Otzelberger recruit, went on to call Prohm a "player's coach."
"We have a really good relationship going on right now," Long said. "He really just told me that he wants me to play my game. I can play the one or two. It really doesn't matter to him. He just wants me on the court so I can benefit the team."
Long's decision will come down to Iowa State, Texas, Georgia and Utah and it could happen sometime this week. Right now, his game plan is to meet with his family to discuss a possible commitment. As of now, no other official visits have been scheduled.
"I need to talk to my parents still," Long said. "I'm going to talk with them this week to talk about my visit. I really liked it. We will go from there."
Other notes from Long's visit…
— He came away impressed with Iowa State's facilities, saying that he appreciated how the Sukup Practice Facility was open 24-hours a day.
— The most impressive quality of this 6-foot-4, 200-pound combo is the fact that he takes pride in defense.
"I can defend anyone in the nation," Long said.
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Goodall Case: Answer to Motion for Summary Judgment in Marin CountySuperior Court
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Samuel H. Sloan
Administrator of Estate
of K. Michael Goodall
with Will Annexed
461 Peachstone Terrace
San Rafael CA 94903
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF MARIN
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Trustee of the Trust for Michael created under
the Goodall Trust Dated September 12, 1990
SAMUEL H. Sloan, an individual;
ROY HOPPE, an individual; FRANK THORNALLY, an individual; KAYO KIMURA,
an individual; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,
Case No. CIV 1204541
VERIFIED ANSWER TO MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN COMPLAINT FOR
Defendant Samuel H. Sloan individually as as Administrator of the
Estate of K. Michael Goodall with Will Annexed alleges as follows:
1. Defendant Samuel H. Sloan is the Administrator of the Estate of K.
Michael Goodall with Will Annexed, Case No. PR 1100596. Samuel H.
Sloan was appointed as administrator by order of the Marin County
Probate Court dated March 11, 2011. A copy of the order of the court
is annexed hereto and marked Exhibit A.
2. In his petition to be appointed Administrator of the Estate
of K. Michael Goodall, Samuel H. Sloan listed among the assets of the
estate the house located at 461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael where
he has resided since 1998. Bank of America was served with this
petition. An officer of Bank of America, Jacquel Hutchings in Dallas,
Texas, called Sloan to ask about this. When informed that the property
located at 461 Peachstone Terrace was an asset of the estate and was
referenced in the petition, Jacquel Hutchings stated that she was
hiring Gary Rothstein, an attorney in San Francisco, to represent the
Bank of America in this case.
3. Subsequently, the Marin County Probate Judge adjourned the
hearing on the petition by Samuel H. Sloan to be appointed
administrator of this estate for three weeks in order to give Bank of
America and their attorney Gary Rothstein the opportunity to appear in
this case. In spite of being given an extra three weeks to appear and
in spite of the fact that Bank of America knew that the house at 461
Peachstone Terrace was listed as an asset of the estate, they did not
oppose the petition and still to this day have not opposed nor
objected to the petition.
4. The order of the court dated March 11, 2011 gives Samuel H.
Sloan as Administrator the right and the power to sell the house
located at 461 Peachstone Terrace. However, he has not sold it. He is
living in it with his daughter, Sandra, aged 10.
5. Plaintiff Bank of America N. A. is NOT the Trustee of the
Trust for Michael and indeed no such trust exists or has ever existed.
The claims made by Bank of America in this and other proceedings are
utterly false and without basis. Their claims made in San Francisco
Probate Court are made in a court that does not have jurisdiction over
the property located at 461 Peachstone Terrace, as the property is
located in Marin County. Their claims constitute an improper
collateral attack on the orders of the Marin County Probate Court.
Their claims must be dismissed.
6. Defendant Samuel H. Sloan has persistently demanded that Bank
of America produce the documents upon which they base their claim.
Bank of America has failed and/or refused to produce any such
documentation or any documents at all. It has become obvious that no
such documents exist. In particular, Bank of America has never
produced and refuses to produce the document which they claim is dated
August 24, 1994 and upon which their entire case rests. This 1994
Purported Trust is Essential to the claims made by Bank of America
because the 1990 Trust made Security Pacific Bank the Successor
Trustee. James R. Hastings was the attorney for Bank of America and
thus the beneficiary of the 1994 Purported Trust whereas he had no
such relationship with Security Pacific Bank. The 1994 Purported Trust
added a No-Contest Clause which Bank of America and its attorney James
R. Hastings later used to frighten Kenneth Michael Goodall that he
would be cut out of the estate entirely and left homeless with nothing
if he contested the Purported Trust. The 1990 Trust does not contain a
no-contest clause. In spite of the fact that the Purported 1994 Trust
is so essential to Bank of America's claims, they would have the
courts believe that they have never had a copy of the Purported 1994
Trust and that James R. Hastings who had the only copy has lost his
copy.
7. Samuel H. Sloan was a close personal "special friend" of K. Michael
Goodall who was the rightful Trustee of the Goodall Trust. Michael
Goodall was made Trustee of the Goodall Trust by the Second Amendment
of the Goodall Trust, a copy of which is Annexed hereto as Exhibit B.
8. The Goodall Trust was a living trust dated September 12, 1990. A
copy of this trust is annexed as Exhibit C. The purpose of this trust
was to insure that the property located at 461 Peachstone Terrace San
Rafael California 94903 not be subject to probate and to avoid estate
taxes. There was no money in the trust; only the house. The trust
documents provided that if Mike died before his parents did the trust
would go to a charity but if Mike died after his patents did the trust
would go to his heirs. Paragraph 7.2 of the 1990 Trust makes Kenneth
Michael Goodall the successor trustee after his parents have died and,
if he is unable to act, makes Security Pacific Bank where the Goodalls
had a long standing relationship the successor trustee.
9. Col Kenneth F. Goodall was born 01 Mar 1916 and died 10 Sep
1994 at age 78. His Social Security Number was 444-40-8884. Rachel A.
Goodall was born 23 May 1916 and died 07 Jun 1999. Her Social Security
Number was 359-07-1738. Kenneth Michael Goodall was born 13 Jan 1946
and died 05 Oct 2010. His Social Security Number was 559-70-3352. All
of them died and are buried in Marin County. All of their property and
assets were located in Marin County. Thus, the Marin County Courts
have exclusive jurisdiction over this case. Since Michael died after
his parents died he and his heirs are the sole beneficiaries of the
trust. In addition, the trust was terminated and ceased to exist by
its terms upon his death nearly two years ago. Bank of America has no
surviving claims. Bank of America does not own the property nor have
any right to it.
10. The relevant documents in this case clearly show that the house
located at 461 Peachstone Terrace is an asset of the Estate. The
relevant documents are the Trust dated September 12, 1990, two "pour
over" wills executed by the Goodalls on August 24, 1994 and the Will
of K. Michael Goodall which is on file with the Marin County Probate
Court. The "pour over" wills are disputed because the witness to the
wills, Nancy Rodgers, states that she did not sign them. Nevertheless,
this does not change the outcome of this case. The wills are marked
Exhibit D and Exhibit E. It is noteworthy that the wills do not
contain the words "as amended". They refer to the trust dated
September 12, 1990 and not to any purported amendment to the trust.
11. Bank of America has followed a persistent pattern of making claims
in the Marin County Probate Court and when their claims are denied
they make the same claims over in the San Francisco Probate Court
without telling the San Francisco Judge that their claims have been
denied already by another court or even that there is a case pending
on the same subject matter in another court.
12. Bank of America made a claim in the Marin County Probate Court
that objections to a purported 1994 trust are barred by a Statute of
Limitations. This claim was denied by Judge Adams, the probate judge
in Marin County, in a lengthy and reasoned opinion citing relevant
case law. Undaunted, Bank of America went over to San Francisco and
filed exactly the same statute of limitations claim without telling
the San Francisco Judge that this claim had already been denied in
13. Similarly, here, Bank of America has filed this Unlawful Detainer
Proceeding without telling this court that Samuel H. Sloan is the
Administrator of the Estate of K. Michael Goodall and that the house
located at 461 Peachstone Terrace is subject to the proceedings in
Marin County Probate Court. In summary, the conduct by Bank of America
in these cases is utterly fraudulent.
14. The proceedings cited in the Amended Complaint filed by Bank of
America in San Francisco have not been finally decided. No Final
Judgment has been Entered. The Estate has filed two notices of Appeal.
Thus the matter is now pending before the California Court of Appeal.
Regardless of the Outcome of the Appeal, Bank of America will still
not own the house. The Trust was terminated more two years ago by the
Death of Mike Goodall. Thus, there is no trust and under no
circumstances does Bank of America have a claim on the house. Samuel
H. Sloan has objected to the jurisdiction of the San Francisco court
from the first pleading for the same reason in that the San Francisco
Courts have no jurisdiction over real property located in Marin
County. Defendants are confident of the success of this appeal which
will result in the entire proceedings in San Francisco being thrown
out. This case should be stayed until that appeal is decided.
15. Bank of America has committed fraud upon the courts by constantly
calling the trust by the name of "The Trust for Michael" as though the
Goodall parents regarded their son Michael as incompetent and unable
to handle his finances. There is no such thing as the Trust for
Michael. There is only the Goodall Trust. The Goodall parents had full
confidence in their son Michael as evidenced by the 1990 Trust that
made him the Successor Trustee and by a Power of Attorney they gave
their son Michael on August 24, 1994, essentially on the death bed of
Col. Kenneth Goodall, who died 17 days later. This power of attorney
was prepared by the attorney for Bank of America, James R. Hastings,
and therefore Bank of America has known about it all along. However,
it was concealed from K. Michael Goodall and from the Defendants in
this case until recently when it was discovered in a locked box. A
copy of this power of Attorney is annexed hereto and marked Exhibit F.
16. In the same locked box was found an unsigned copy of the purported
August 24, 1994 Amendment to the Goodall trust. This is the amendment
which James R. Hastings unsuccessfully attempted to induce the
Goodalls to sign. It was the custom of James R. Hastings to bring two
copies of any document he wanted the Goodalls to sign. The Goodalls
would sign both documents and Hastings would notarize and witness
them. He would keep one of the documents and leave the other with the
Goodalls. The presence of an unsigned copy of the purported 1994 trust
in the same lockbox with a bunch of other signed documents bearing the
same date proves that the Goodalls never signed and refused to sign
the purported 1994 Trust.
17. In the last stage of his life, Col. Kenneth F. Goodall was
terminally ill with Cancer of the Esophagus. On July 25, 1994, an
operation was preformed for a Feeding Jejunostomy in which a feeding
tube was inserted in his abdomen. From that point until his death on
September 10, 1994, he could not process food or talk in the normal
way. Yet, James R. Hastings has claimed that Col. Goodall came to his
office in San Anselmo in August 1994 and asked for changes in his will
and trusts to be made. Defendants are prepared to prove that this
could not be true because Col. Goodall was bedridden and hospitalized
at the time and was incapable of going anywhere. The doctor who
performed the operation for a Feeding Jejunostomy still is practicing
medicine as a cancer specialist and remembers this case and can be
called to testify that Col. Goodall was incapable of doing the things
that James R. Hastings claims that he did.
18. Defendants have repeatedly demanded that Bank of America and their
attorney at the time James R. Hastings produce the 1994 Trust which
they claim governs this case. First Defendants subpoenaed this
document and when Hastings failed to produce it Defendants obtained a
court order requiring that he produce it. Hastings then claimed that
he had lost the document. A copy of the declaration by James R.
Hastings stating that he has lost this vitally important document is
annexed hereto and marked Exhibit G.
19. Subsequently, the attorney for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Alicia A.
Adornato, has admitted in open court that James R. Hastings has had
the document all along. Now they claim that they are not required to
produce this document under a statue of limitations. This is an
entirely bogus claim and has already been dismissed by the Marin
County Probate Judge.
20. Rather than produce the original document, they have produced a
2008 dated FAX that purports to depict the original. However, FAX
documents are not admissible in court for good reason. A FAX is
created by horizontal black lines across a page. The FAX machine
sprinkles black dots and distorts the image. A Fax document does not
show the kind of paper used, the kind of pen or writing instrument
used, or the kind of ink used. It can also conceal missing or changed
pages. It also distorts the size and shape of the signature. In short,
a FAX is ideal for concealing a forgery.
21. Defendants have submitted a dozen known and authentic
original signatures of Col. Kenneth F. Goodall including the known
original signature on the power of attorney dated August 24, 1994
along with a copy of the FAX submitted by Bank of America bearing the
same date to a Forensic Document Examiner, David S. Moore, who has
previously worked with the FBI. This Forensic Document Examiner
immediately noticed a number of significant differences between the
all the known signatures of Col. Goodall and the purported signature
on the FAX, especially in the creation of the FG in the signature of
Kenneth F. Goodall. The key point according to the forensic document
examiner is that in the known signatures of Kenneth Goodall he signs
the FG with one stroke of the pen. However, in the trust document, the
top of the F is a different stroke right to left. A blowup of these
two signatures is annexed as Exhibits H and I.
22. A close look at where the different strokes meet shows that they
are not together. The questions about the signatures can be better
understood using a blowup of the two signatures. Here using Adobe
Photoshop blowing up the key letters F and G in the signature of
Kenneth F. Goodall, look especially at the letters F and G in the
known signature of Kenneth F. Goodall. This is the first thing the
forensic document examiner David S. Moore noticed. The signature on
the F followed by the G is made in one continuous non-stopping
movement. First the top of the F is formed and then the pen loops
around to make the G. The pen never leaves the paper.
23. In the purported trust document, the movement of the hand is
shaky. The bottom of the F and then the G is formed and then the pen
leaves the paper and comes back to make the top of the F as a straight
line from right to left. There is also a break in the bottom of the F
and a difference in the loops in the bottom of the Gs.
24. In the various documents and records signed over a period of years
that we have, Kenneth F. Goodall signed his name as in the top
signature every time. He never signed his name in the shaky halting
way he supposedly signed the bottom signature here. Several additional
differences between the top and bottom signatures are plainly obvious.
You do not have to be a forensic document examiner or any kind of
expert to see them. It also appears that the documents were signed
with a different pen, which is odd since they were both supposedly
signed at the same time on the same date and place. After examining
these documents to the extent that they are available, the Forensic
Document examiner David S. Moore has concluded that he cannot
determine if the signatures on the 1994 Trust are legitimate or a
forgery without seeing the original actual documents. Bank of America
and their attorney James R. Hastings nevertheless has refused to allow
the Defendants here or the Forensic Document Examiner to see the
original. The Declaration by the Forensic Document Examiner stating
this is annexed hereto as Exhibit J.
25. The notary signatures and seals on the purported 1994 Trust
document are improper and invalid. It is a legal requirement that
Trust documents of this sort must be notarized by a notary public.
Here the notary public was James R. Hastings, who was also according
to his own declaration the attorney for Michael Goodall, Col. Kenneth
Goodall, the Goodall Trust and Bank of America all at the same time,
in an obvious conflict of interest. In addition, we know that Kenneth
F. Goodall was not at his home on that date of August 24, 1994. He was
hospitalized recovering from an operation for esophageal cancer on
that date. In order to sign these documents, his wife Rachel must have
brought them to the hospital. It was utterly impossible for Kenneth F.
Goodall to have gone to the office of James Hastings to sign them on
that date as Mr. Hastings claims he did.
26. The notary signatures of James R. Hastings are improper.
Defendant Samuel H. Sloan has passed the notary public test in
Sacramento and knows that under California notary public law if a
Loose Acknowledge is used to complete a notarization it must be
stapled to the back of the signature page of the document.*It must be
stapled in the left upper most corner.*The words "see attached
certificate" or "see attached Notary certificate" should be placed on
the signature page.*Loose notarial certificates are generally used
because there is no notary language on the document or the language is
not based on the then current law OR the language is there but there
is not enough room to place your Notary seal.*In the case of incorrect
notarial language you use one line to strike out the unapproved
notarial language.
27. The law on thumbprints is that you MUST obtain a right
thumbprint in your Notary journal for all Deeds (quitclaim deed, grant
deed, warranty deed, deed of trust, security agreement, mortgages
etc.) and on all Power of Attorney documents.*The exceptions for the
deeds are Foreclosure Deeds and Reconveyance Deeds.
28. As will be seen when and if the Bank of America ever
produces the document, the words "see attached certificate" or "see
attached Notary certificate" do not appear on the signature page and
the acknowledgments page does not refer back to the signature page
either.*In addition, the Notary Journal maintained by James R.
Hastings does not have any thumbprints of Kenneth F. or Rachel A.
Goodall and it does not show what photo ID Kenneth and Rachel
provided. "Personal knowledge" is not allowed for notary signatures in
California. There have been no changes in the notary public law
between 1994 and the present on these points.
29. Bank of America claims that Mike Goodall did not contest the
trust within 120 days of the death of his mother and thus is barred by
statute of limitations. This claim is utterly false and without basis.
There is no such statute of limitations. In 1994, Mike Goodall was
living in his apartment at 2420 Atherton Street in Berkeley CA.
Defendant Samuel H. Sloan was living there too in that same apartment
and thus is familiar with these events. Mike Goodall would probably
not have known what his parents did or did not sign in San Rafael and
on what dates. Bank of America has produced no evidence that Mike
Goodall ever received or saw the 1994 purported trust during the
relevant time period. Their documents only show that Mike knew about
the 1990 Trust of which he was the sole beneficiary and thus unlikely
to challenge it. The claim by Bank of America that Mike Goodall did
not challenge the trust within the 120 day purported time period is
not true either. When that case was filed in 1999, Bank of America
contended that Mike Goodall was challenging the trust. That issue was
never decided. In three different documents dated in 2000, Bank of
America stated that his petition WAS a challenge to the trust.
30. Almost every time this case has to court, Gary Rothstein,
attorney for Bank of America, has lied to the court. This time, on
July 19, 2012, he said that the 1999 case was "for declaratory
relief". That was not true. The 1999 case was to remove Bank of
America as Trustee. Here as Exhibits K, L and M are three documents by
Bank of America and its attorney stating that this action is to
contest the trust.
31. Exhibit K is a Declaration by Susan D. Scribner for Bank of
America as Trustee in Opposition to petition Re Determination of the
Particular Action does not constitute a contest dated February 2,
2000. In the last sentence of this declaration she "asks the court to
confirm that such action is a contest to the trust".
32. Exhibit L is Points and Authorities by James R. Hastings,
Attorney for Bank of America, in Opposition to petition Re
Determination of the Particular Action does not constitute a contest
dated February 2, 2000.
33. Exhibit M is Proof of Service of Points and Authorities in
Opposition to petition Re Determination of the Particular Action does
not constitute a contest and Declaration by Susan D. Scribner for Bank
of America as Trustee in Opposition to petition Re Determination of
the Particular Action does not constitute a contest.
34. Each of these documents states that Mike Goodall was
contesting the trust and, in view of the no contest clause, Mike
Goodall should be dis-inherited and left with nothing. This case was
still pending before the courts in 2010 when Mike Goodall died and
thus was never finally decided. In an improper action, Bank of America
bootstrapped themselves into the San Francisco Court after they had
lost the case over here in Marin County by filing a pleading under
Case Number: PTR-99-273030 Title: IN THE GOODALL TRUST for an
entirely different cause of action.
35. Bank of America has reversed positions on this case. Now
that Mike Goodall is dead they are making the opposite claims from the
claims they made while he was alive. None of these documents were
disclosed by Bank of America and their attorneys to the San Francisco
judge.
36. In a hearing before Retired Judge John Dearman when the
regular San Francisco Probate Judges were not willing to hear this
case, Bank of America demanded that Defendants be evicted from the
house located at 461 Peachstone Terrace in San Rafael. Defendant
Samuel H. Sloan objected on the ground that the San Francisco Probate
Court lacks jurisdiction over real property located in Marin County.
Judge Dearman decided that Defendant Samuel H. Sloan pay rent to be
deposited in a neutral bank account such that whomever wins this case
would get the money. The parties subsequently agreed to a rent amount
of $1650 in spite of the dilapidated condition of the house. However,
Bank of America has since insisted that the rent checks be made
payable to "Bank of America as Trustee of the Trust for Michael".
Since Defendants contend that the Trust for Michael does not exist and
also that Bank of America was never the lawful trustee of that or any
other trust, Samuel H. Sloan made checks payable to "Trustee of the
Goodall Trust" even though the Goodall Trust no longer exists.
However, Bank of America refused and returned these checks. Another
judge then told them to take the checks. Bank of America then took the
checks but did not timely deposit them. However, they did deposit the
check for the July Rent on August 1, 2012. They are holding the other
checks.
37. Defendant Samuel H. Sloan stands ready to give more checks but
demands to know what Bank of America is doing with those checks as the
order of Judge Dearman was to put them into a neutral bank account.
The endorsement on the one check that has cleared the bank does not
reveal what has happened to the money or if the court order is being
complied with. A copy of that check is annexed hereto as Exhibit N.
Defendant Sloan stands ready to pay more checks provided it is
established what Bank of America is doing with the money in compliance
with the decision of Judge Dearman.
38. The other defendants, Frank Thornally and Roy Hoppe, were "special
friends" of the deceased Mike Goodall and were not paying rent at the
time of his death. They should be allowed to continue to live in the
house on the same basis. However, Roy Hoppe was threatened with arrest
by James R. Hastings back in January 2011 unless he moved out. Fearful
of being arrested, Hoppe moved out and has resided in a homeless
shelter at the Former Hamilton Air Force Base awaiting the outcome of
this case but comes to the house daily to pick up his mail.
39. According to pleadings in the 1999 case and to documents left in
the house, at the time of the death of Rachel A. Goodall on June 7,
1999 she had between $900,000 and one million dollars in cash and
securities including mutual funds and the like. The Goodall Trust had
no money as the only asset of the trust was the house. However, James
R. Hastings, pretending to be the attorney for both the Goodalls and
Bank of America and having acquired knowledge of where all the Goodall
assets were as a result of being their estate planner, contacted all
the bank and brokerage companies holding Goodall assets and had them
transfer the funds to Bank of America. Prior to that time, the
Goodalls had no banking relationship with Bank of America at all, not
even a simple checking account.
40. Since then, Bank of America and James R. Hastings have completely
stonewalled. They refused to reveal anything about how much money they
have, where they got it from or what they have done with it.
41. The Defendants believe that the total value of the Estate of K.
Michael Goodall to be in the estimated amount of $2.5 million.
However, with Bank of America and James R. Hastings charging
administration, trustee and legal fees for the past 13 years since
1999 it is likely that these funds are substantially depleted.
Defendant Samuel H. Sloan, as administrator of the Estate of K.
Michael Goodall, is demanding that the entire amount of $2.5 million
be reinstated to the trust plus interest since 1999. This explains why
Bank of America and their allies in this case have nine attorneys
working on their side of this case. They have probably already spent
the money.
42. Plaintiff Bank of America through its attorney Gary Rothstein has
repeatedly threatened Defendant Samuel H. Sloan with personal
sanctions and his attorney with sanctions plus disciplinary proceeding
before the bar for defending the rights and claims of the Estate of K.
Michael Goodall of which Samuel H. Sloan is the administrator with
will annexed. This has caused defendant and his counsel to become more
cautious and milk-toast and less assertive than they could and should
be considering the circumstances of this case.
43. Because of the outrageous and indeed fraudulent conduct by the
plaintiffs and their attorneys in this case, defendant Samuel H. Sloan
has taken several actions. Defendant has filed a complaint against
James R. Hastings with the Secretary of State of the State of
California, Notary Public Licensing Division. A copy of the receipt
acknowledgment to this complaint is annexed hereto and marked exhibit
44. Defendant Samuel H. Sloan has filed a complaint with the Internal
Revenue Service (of which his father is a retired career employee)
against Guide Dogs for the Blind for running a bogus charity
pretending to benefit the poor blind people whereas it is actually a
scam operation run for the benefit of the directors who pay themselves
over a million dollars a year. Defendant is seeking to have the tax
exempt status as a 501c3 revoked and is seeking to be paid a bounty of
as much as 10% for being a whistle-blower exposing this $300 million
tax fraud by Guide Dogs for the Blind. Samuel H. Sloan charges Guide
Dogs for the Blind with running a "scam operation" benefiting few if
any blind people but rather providing "service dogs" to perfectly
healthy people with full vision who want to take their pets into
restaurants, buses and BART and with using tactics to coerce wealthy
elderly people to leave their houses to Guide Dogs for the Blind
rather than to their children. He alleges that through these schemes
Guide Dogs for the Blind has become one of the richest charities in
the USA and the biggest property owner in Marin County, owning more
than one hundred houses and a campus with more than 40 buildings and
39 vans, all tax free under 501(c)(3). They are successful in their
scams because all of the people who know the truth of these matters
are dead. According to the petitions, Guide Dogs for the Blind has
accumulated more than $300 million in net assets and the directors pay
themselves more than $1 million annually in salaries. A copy of the
receipt acknowledgment from the Internal Revenue Service is attached
hereto and marked Exhibit P.
45. Defendant Samuel H. Sloan is in the process of filing complaints
with the California state Bar against attorneys James R. Hastings,
Gary Rothstein, Donald Lesser and Alicia A. Adornato for their
obvious misconduct in these cases and is seeking to have these four
lawyers disbarred from the practice of law for their obvious
misconduct in this case and also because they have threatened to file
disciplinary proceedings against Defendant's attorney who has done
nothing more than represent the defendant. Defendant Samuel H. Sloan
will also be seeking the arrest and criminal prosecution of Estate
Planning Attorney James R. Hastings for forgery of the purported 1994
Trust that put Hastings in control of the $2.5 million in the estate
and will seek the arrest and criminal prosecution of "Planned Giving
Director" Thomas Horton who has been involved in this case since 1999
for bilking elderly people of their life savings on the pretext of
helping the blind people. Defendant is seeking to close down and put
out of business Guide Dogs for the Blind so they will not be
successful in stealing the Goodall property and so that the more than
$300 million they have accumulated through their scams will be used by
President Romney and Vice-President Ryan to pay off the National Debt.
WHEREFORE, for all of the reasons set forth above, this Unlawful
Detainer Proceeding must be dismissed.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State
of California and the contents thereof are true and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
DATED: November 21, 2012
Samuel H. Sloan declares:
I have read the Answer to the Complaint in the Unlawful Detainer
Proceeding Opposition filed in this matter, and I declare under
penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the
contents thereof are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
Your smrat ®[_3_]
Goodall Case: Answer to Motion for Summary Judgment in MarinCounty Superior Court
On Nov 27, 1:30*pm, samsloan wrote:
Reply Declaration to Guide Dogs for the Blind samsloan rec.games.chess.politics (Chess Politics) 1 March 17th 12 04:42 AM
Petition Filed in Estate of Mike Goodall, chess organizer samsloan rec.games.chess.politics (Chess Politics) 2 March 4th 12 03:50 PM
Goodall Estate: Further Objection to Motion by Bank of America samsloan rec.games.chess.misc (Chess General) 0 July 29th 11 09:20 AM
The End Draws Near Mr.Vidmar[_2_] rec.games.chess.politics (Chess Politics) 0 March 25th 09 01:10 AM


Family time doing some egg coloring!
I love that we come together and can enjoy stuff as one happy family. It's the type of life parents dream of having. It's a different thing soaking it in first person. .
So much love for my little family! .
Weekends are a great time for outings and since it's become warmer here, we often take the kids out to the park!
Let's hear it for the #boys ! We're so proud of the #men our little boys are turning into! They each have their strength and they are good #brothers to each other!


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namespace Doctrine\Tests\DBAL\Schema\Visitor;

use Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Schema;

class SchemaSqlCollectorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    public function testCreateSchema()
    {
        $platformMock = $this->getMock(
            'Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySqlPlatform',
            array('getCreateTableSql', 'getCreateSequenceSql', 'getCreateForeignKeySql')
        );
        $platformMock->expects($this->exactly(2))
                     ->method('getCreateTableSql')
                     ->will($this->returnValue(array("foo")));
        $platformMock->expects($this->exactly(1))
                     ->method('getCreateSequenceSql')
                     ->will($this->returnValue(array("bar")));
        $platformMock->expects($this->exactly(1))
                     ->method('getCreateForeignKeySql')
                     ->will($this->returnValue(array("baz")));

        $schema = $this->createFixtureSchema();

        $sql = $schema->toSql($platformMock);

        $this->assertEquals(array("foo", "foo", "bar", "baz"), $sql);
    }

    public function testDropSchema()
    {
        $platformMock = $this->getMock(
            'Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\MySqlPlatform',
            array('getDropTableSql', 'getDropSequenceSql', 'getDropForeignKeySql')
        );
        $platformMock->expects($this->exactly(2))
                     ->method('getDropTableSql')
                     ->will($this->returnValue("tbl"));
        $platformMock->expects($this->exactly(1))
                     ->method('getDropSequenceSql')
                     ->will($this->returnValue("seq"));
        $platformMock->expects($this->exactly(1))
                     ->method('getDropForeignKeySql')
                     ->will($this->returnValue("fk"));

        $schema = $this->createFixtureSchema();

        $sql = $schema->toDropSql($platformMock);

        $this->assertEquals(array("fk", "seq", "tbl", "tbl"), $sql);
    }

    /**
     * @return Schema
     */
    public function createFixtureSchema()
    {
        $schema = new Schema();
        $tableA = $schema->createTable("foo");
        $tableA->addColumn("id", 'integer');
        $tableA->addColumn("bar", 'string', array('length' => 255));
        $tableA->setPrimaryKey(array("id"));

        $schema->createSequence("foo_seq");

        $tableB = $schema->createTable("bar");
        $tableB->addColumn("id", 'integer');
        $tableB->setPrimaryKey(array("id"));

        $tableA->addForeignKeyConstraint($tableB, array("bar"), array("id"));

        return $schema;
    }
}

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Lana Kabakibi is a third year Elementary Education Major at American University of Beirut (AUB) with emphasis on language arts and social studies. She has completed her internship at International College in Beirut. As the Vice President of Education Society in AUB, she has helped in planning several events and extracurricular activities for underprivileged children, in addition to other volunteering opportunities with children.
Lana strongly believes that inclusion is a right for everyone, she is currently working on her teaching diploma in Special Education at AUB. Introduced to ETI during her junior year made her even a better advocate for people with disabilities. She is currently the Vice President of the ETI AUB Club, and serves as an ETI Volunteer.
Lana is honored to be a part of ETI family and looks forward to creating equal opportunities for people with disabilities.


I used to read a lot of magazines in my Twenties. Just like many, I was obsessed with looks. One day while flipping through the pages, something caught my gaze, 'According to a survey, a woman is most beautiful around the age of 33'. Out of curiosity, I read the entire column. The reason given was simple. Because by this age, she achieves most of the goals of her life; She has a career, engaged in a relationship, and in most cases, has become a mother! The bundle of all the achievements makes her glow with an unusual aura. I was amazed by the survey, or, better to say, I was excited to meet my most beautiful version!
I reached the mark, crossed it as well, Did I feel beautiful? Yes. Was it the most beautiful version of ME? well, I don't think so!
However, Initially I believed so but as the days passed, months, and years went by, I had a realization. Beauty has nothing to do with looks! Looks are ephemeral, and beauty…It's a deeper thing. It is something that gives joy from within irrespective of age.The hard times that life gave me, have eventually led to a satisfaction, an immense sense of accomplishment, and the struggles have refined me, as a human being. I trust my abilities, and that, makes me beautiful like no one. My beauty is not defined by a number, it's eternal because my journey is unique; I always was beautiful, but the realization came late, cause the wisdom didn't come early. As the wisdom teeth make my jaw pain every once in a while, I thank my thirties for letting me know my worth.
As the Thirties dawned, ambitions asked for moving out of the comfort of home to a land, known to me for all wrong reasons as far as the status of a female is concerned. Scared yet determined, we two, I and Mr CoolHead, tried to find our niche, and met many kind souls in the process. The conception changed, barriers broke open, and the fear of unknown, vanished.There, I tasted the fruit of boundless Freedom, and learned how to take care of yourself without expecting a hand on your shoulder.
They say 'Motherhood completes a woman', and I can't agree more. This was a life changing event which made me realize how blessed I am to procreate and nurture a life within me! It was nothing short of magic. Each passing moments transformed me in to a sensible, more responsible person. My thirties gave me my life's most precious gift, my daughter. And needless to say, I understand what my mother meant when she said "You'll only understand when you'll be a mother." Yes, I understand Mom. For all your love, I am Indebted, till my last breath.
No one told me about blogging! None of my friends, relatives, even acquaintances ever heard about it! I always have loved to note down things, make stories, write them down on paper but being a little chaotic, it was hell of a job to handle those piles. I tried to write for e-zine once (if anyone knows about) many years back. It didn't appeal to me. One day, while browsing Facebook, out of habit, I clicked a link, and voila! the very same day, I was registered with WordPress. As they say, 'What is destined for you definitely finds your way'. I found my portal to this virtual world. This was just the beginning. After two years of an interesting journey of writing, reading and interacting, this year, I ended up with a self-hosted site, of-course not without many hit and trials. Finally, I own my blog! The credit goes to an Indiblogger meet I attended last year where humble bloggers insisted on owning one's site. Plus, I got somewhat regular on twitter, the account was kind of hibernating for long.
Tweeter one day, took me to Dr Amrita's announcement of super blogger challenge 2018. Fast forward to this day; I am in 7th week of the Challenge and has also made it to the Hall of Fame, twice. These achievements are extremely motivating.To a techno under-literate like me, it's not a piece of cake to understand the big words of blogging. I am Thankful to the amazing hosts of Super Blogger Challenge 2018 (Dr Amrita, Dr Bushra, and Uttpal) who are very keen to make us understand, the important aspects of blogging. I am growing leaps and bounds.The interactions and activities on twitter have pumped in a new energy, and the live session on hangout was reassuring that blogging world isn't virtual anymore; It's a world with immense possibilities, only if one desires to excel.
I am excitedly looking forward to what future has in store for me? At the same time, making most of today. I am happy that I am able to do justice to my roles of a mother, a professional, and a blogger.
And just so you know, I have crossed the mark of 33 already, and ain't feeling beautiful, any less!
This article is written as a part of 7th week's prompt 'Thankfulness'for #SuperBloggerChallenge2018 conducted by Healthwealthbridge.com, Fashionablefoodz.com, and Allaboutthewoman.com, and sponsored by instacuppa. It should not be repurposed, republished or used otherwise. The content herein is owned by the blogger. SuperBloggerChallenge2018 is not responsible for any kind of infringement caused.
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So that way we are going to be'forever beautiful'😊 thanks Zainab for reading and commenting.
You are 100% correct you know. More than the physical form it is the inner beauty that gets reflected in a pristine way to most people we spend our time with. Even if a person is physically very ugly if the inner self is beautiful it will automatically reflect in the personality and people get attracted to him or her.
Thanks for liking it dear.
beautiful thinking of a beautiful mother ,wife daughter ,daughter in law and friend ……doing all her work (responsibilities) beautifully.
Beautifully conceptualised post. True it is, beauty is not skin deep. N there is no satisfaction is looking good externally but feeling miserable within. Beautiful is totality, its the smile, twinkling eyes n loving heart.
Thanks Aritra for summarizing it beautifully 👏.
Beautiful in deed. Keep it up!


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MRC Track & Field Series
Promoting healthy lifestyles through track & field.
2021 Meets
Order of Events
Youth Clinic
July 15th Results
July 22nd Results
The 12th Season of the MRC Track & Field Series!
When: July 8, 15, 22 and 29th
Where: Manchester High School – This is an 8 lane track
134 Middle Turnpike East
Manchester, CT 06040 (click here for map/directions)
Running events begin on the Track at 6:00 p.m. sharp
Field Events take place simultaneously
Heats: All track events will be contested in the following order:
Youth girls (younger than high school)
Youth boys
In distance events, heats may be combined
Registration: Register in advance online here. You MUST register online in advance, no registration on-site.
Track Events (in order): Subject to change. All events are finals; You MUST be 16 years old or older to participate in the steeplechase.
July 8th July 15th July 22nd July 29th
3k Steeplechase 3k Steeplechase
Mile 50-Meter Toddler (untimed) Mile 50-Meter Toddler (untimed)
50-Meter Toddler (untimed) 100 50-Meter Toddler (untimed)
100 Mile 100 Mile
5k 2-Mile Distance Medley Relay 5k
Long Jump – Adults begin at 6:00 p.m. on the east side (opposite of the finish line) runway.
Youth ages 0-10 begin at 6:45 p.m. on the west (finish line) runway
Youth ages 11+ begin at 6:45 p.m. on the east runway.
High Jump – Begins at 6:00 p.m.
Adults are on the South (scoreboard) pit area.
Youth in the North (parking lot) pit area.
Throwing Events – 6:00 p.m. – Discus on July 8th and 15th
Javelin on July 22nd and 29th
Shot Put follows discus or javelin and takes place at all meets
Inclement Weather: This is a rain or shine event. Lightning will delay the meets by 15 minutes after the last lightning strike; severe, consistent lightning will cancel the meet.
Officials: Officials are always needed!! If you would like to work at a meet please let us know, you can volunteer to earn community service hours for your school or work. If qualified, we may be able to offer a paid position.
Questions/Comments: email us at manchesterrunningcompany@gmail.com
info@mrctf.org
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Brendan Shields
N/A - St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
College: Webster
Conference: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Hometown:St Peters, MO
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2019 Division I men's transfer tracker
2019 Men's recruiting class announcements
League Two Conf. Teams of the Week: 7/10
Smith: Going through the rehab process
NPSL Team of the Week, July 4
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