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A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire
- Product Number: 2100379B00
- Publication Date: 8/31/2010
- Edition: 1st Edition 2010
- Copyright: © 2010 MCLE, Inc.
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Designed specifically for lawyers who defend and prosecute drunk driving cases in New Hampshire, this manual is a first for the Granite State. Editor Mark Stevens of Salem, NH has assembled a winning cadre of DWI experts to join him in developing this must-have resource, which offers practical, seasoned guidance backed by case law and statutory authorities. A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire is the first book for criminal law practitioners in the growing MCLE | New England collection.
This DWI handbook for New Hampshire lawyers shows you how to:
- handle the special discovery needs that arise in DWI cases involving roadblocks;
- draft pretrial motions for cases involving stops that originate from anonymous (and not so anonymous) tips;
- approach the proof system and the definition of "one drink" when tackling breath test challenges;
- differentiate the absorptive from post-absorptive phases regarding blood alcohol levels;
- avoid the potential for mistrial when conducting a direct examination of the arresting officer;
- spot reversible error in the prosecution's opening statement;
- make demonstrative evidence, like cruiser videotapes and recording of the booking, work for your case;
- get a witness impeached based on evidence of prior conviction;
- avoid collateral consequences-including immigration and employment complications-of charges and convictions;
- resolve discovery issues in administrative license suspension hearings.
Featured are sample letters to police departments and the Bureau of Hearings, model motions and other pleadings, checklists, current and pertinent statutory law, and other key resources that give you the edge in your courtroom work and pretrial work. This book is unique in that it brings together some of New Hampshire's most knowledgeable DWI defense counsel with prosecutors and police department lawyers. A Practical Guide to Trying DWI Cases in New Hampshire is your most trusted source for prosecuting or defending a DWI in the Granite State.
New Hampshire counsel-both prosecutors and defense attorneys-need New Hampshire case authority, statutory law, and local wisdom on how to win at trial in Granite State courts. This practice manual has it all, in one convenient, authoritative, and comprehensive source.
Table of Contents
Table of Contentsexpand allChapter 1 expand
Initial Defense Trial PreparationBuy Chapter
Exhibit 1A- Initial Discovery Letter Under Dist. Ct. R. 2.10: The "2.10 Letter" Buy Form
Exhibit 1B- Motion to Compel Discovery Buy Form
Exhibit 1C- Motion to Preserve Evidence Buy Form
Exhibit 1D- DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Student Materials Buy Form
Exhibit 1E- Demand for Attendance of Breath Test Operator Buy Form
Exhibit 1F- Demand for Attendance of Certifying Scientist et al. Buy Form
Exhibit 1G- Notice of Appearance Buy Form
Exhibit 1H- Waiver of Arraignment Buy Form
Exhibit 1I- Demand for Formal Proof of Public Way Buy Form
Exhibit 1J- Defendant's Objection to Admissibility of Certificate of Analysis Pursuant to Rev. Stat. Ann. § 318-B:26-a Buy Form
Exhibit 1K- Request for Administrative License Suspension Hearing Buy Form
Exhibit 1L- Rev. Stat. Ann. § 265-A:3 (Aggravated DWI Law) Buy FormChapter 2 expand
Pretrial MotionsBuy Chapter
Exhibit 2A- Motion to Suppress: Unlawful Stop Buy FormChapter 3 expand
Breath Test IssuesBuy Chapter
Exhibit 3A- Graphic Representation of the Compounds That Comprise Alcohol Buy Form
Exhibit 3B- Graphic Representation Showing Molecular Bonds Whose Energy Is Measured by Breath Testing Devices Buy Form
Exhibit 3C- 2007 Photograph of the Intoxilyzer 5000® Buy Form
Exhibit 3D- Rejection of Intoxilyzer 8000 by State of Tennessee Buy Form
Exhibit 3E- 2007 Photograph of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN® Buy Form
Exhibit 3F- 2007 Photograph of the Interior of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN® Buy FormChapter 4 expand
Blood Test IssuesBuy Chapter
Exhibit 4A- Relevant Portions of New Hampshire Department of Safety Administrative Rules Governing Blood Testing Buy FormChapter 5 expand
The Prosecutor's Case-in-ChiefBuy Chapter
Exhibit 5A- Sample Complaints Buy Form
Exhibit 5B- Checklist of Elements/Areas of Testimony Buy Form
Exhibit 5C- Field Sobriety Tests/Areas of Testimony Buy Form
Exhibit 5D- HGN/Areas of Testimony Buy Form
Exhibit 5E- DSMV 426 Form Buy Form
Exhibit 5F- Intoxilyzer Operator/Areas of Testimony Buy Form
Exhibit 5G- Habitual Offender Classifications Buy FormChapter 6 expand
The Defendant's CaseBuy ChapterChapter 7 expand
The State's Challenge to the Defendant's CaseBuy ChapterChapter 8 expand
Collateral Consequences of DWI Arrest and ConvictionBuy Chapter
Exhibit 8A- Offenses Used to Calculate Habitual Offender Certification Buy Form
Exhibit 8C- Driver Disqualification Penalties: 49 C.F.R. § 383.51 Buy Form
Exhibit 8B- Selected Department of Safety Rules Regarding the Assessment of Demerit Points Buy Form
Exhibit 8D- Sample Notification Letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Buy FormChapter 9 expand
Administrative License Suspension and HearingsBuy Chapter
Exhibit 9A- Table of Commonly Cited Supreme Court Cases Buy Form
Exhibit 9B- DSMV 426 Form Buy Form
Exhibit 9C- Sample ALS Request Letter (Test Over) Buy Form
Exhibit 9D- Sample ALS Request Letter (Refusal) Buy Form
Exhibit 9E- Exhibits Required for Test Over Hearings Buy Form
Exhibit 9F- What Must Be Proved at an ALS Hearing Buy Form
Exhibit 9G- The Best Issues for Inquiry by the Defense Buy Form
Exhibit 9H- Compendium of Superior Court Decisions on Appeal: N.H. Department of Safety, Bureau of Hearings Buy FormChapter 10 expand
Appeals and Postconviction ReliefBuy Chapter
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i'm the principle dentist in a very unique and successful dental practice in canada. i'm always looking for a new way to advertise our services and brand our style of dentistry. we're about to launch a new campaign with shopping cart coins. in canada, to retrieve a shopping cart you have to put a coin in a shopping cart to unlock it. but, that means always needing to having the right coin on your person at all times. with a shopping cart coin keychain, you'll always have the right coin at your disposal and they'll think of our office each week that they use our coin.
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ATTACHMENT: Swivel lobster clip key ring (please make provision in the design for this hole at the top of the design)
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE stay away from the super cheesy animated, extracted tooth. i do NOT want that as part of my design!!!
I WOULD LIKE MY PHONE NUMBER (47.SHINE) AND MY WEB ADDRESS (http://www.shinedental.ca) incorporated into the design.
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How to Use Photoshop to Make a Fake ID or Edit Documents
Adobe Photoshop is the most popular tool used to edit graphics, images and photos. Many graphic designers and professional photographers use Photoshop using such tools as: layers with masks, color spaces, ICC profiles, transparency, text, alpha channels and spot colors, clipping paths, and duotone settings. If you don't have any idea what any of those things are, don't worry. I am going to give you some basic and easy instructions in order to help you complete simple tasks using Photoshop. It is normally quite simple to use Photoshop, the hard part is knowing what tools to use, and how to use them. I had to learn this through trial and error, I am going to give you a head start.
Project 3 : Edit ID Or Documents
There are various reasons why somebody might want to create fake ID, and many of those are illegal. This lesson will show you how to edit an image of your ID card or documents that you may want to alter, however the technique used will not be good enough to create ID for the purpose of fraud or any other such crime (this is a good thing, because I do not want to assist anyone to commit a crime). This may however be good enough to sign up for websites that you are not old enough to use, or provide documents to eBay or Paypal (you might want to check your local laws to make sure you are not breaking any).
Changing the date of birth and photo is actually very simple in most cases, in this case we will use an image of a sample NY State Drivers license. This is not a real license, only a sample.
Step By Step:
Step 1: With Photoshop open on your computer, go to "file" in the top right corner, then scroll down and click "open", then browse through your computer and select the image you intend to edit or alter.
Step 2: Use the magnification tool on the bottom left of the menu (looks like a magnifying glass) and zoom in on the date of birth.
Step 3: In this case the original date of birth is 06-09-1985, we will simply use the rectangular marquee tool on the top left of the menu (looks like a little square) to copy the "6", simply place a square just covering the area of the 6. click ctrl C, then ctrl V.
Step 4: Now you should have a copy of the number "6". use the move tool on the top of the left menu to slide the "6" over and completely cover the "8", now we have a date of birth in the year 1965, as apposed to 1985. You can imagine how this might be useful?
Step 5: If you only intended to change the date of birth, then you are finished and you can skip to step 7, however if you want to edit the name or address you can use the same process and continue moving numbers or letters around. You will be limited to the characters you have to work with, but in most cases this will be enough to slightly change name and address. For example, you can change 1043 front st, to 1430 fort st.
Step 6: If you intend to change a photo of an ID, in some cases you can simply paste a photo of the same size and similar background as I have done in this example. If it is not going to be that simple, you can see my article on face swapping: http://hubpages.com/hub/Photoshop-lesson2
Step 7: When your image is complete, I suggest you print it out, then scan it and save it as a scan, this makes it look more authentic and takes away evidence of tampering.
*Interesting Fact* What does Photoshop CS3 stand for?
The original Adobe program was named "Creative Suite"
So CS3 stands for "Creative Suite 3"
DISCLAIMER: This article is intended for the purpose of amusement only, and not for the purposes of fraud or any other illegal activity. Credit card companies and banks are not going to accept any documents altered using these methods, so if that is your intention then please do not bother to try. It is illegal to falsify government issued ID cards or documents, and we strongly advise against this. We hope you can have a little fun editing documents in a legal and safe way that doesn't harm others.
More Photoshop Tutorials
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKGktCyJGQU
Learn how to extract a photo from it's bacground, a tutorial on youtube from a graphic design guru.
- Photoshop Lesson - How To Extract An Object From The Background
Photoshop Adobe Photoshop is the most popular tool used to edit graphics, images and photos. Many graphic designers and professional photographers use Photoshop using such tools as: layers with masks, color...
- Photoshop Lesson - How To Superimpose Your Face On An Image Or Face Swap
Photoshop Adobe Photoshop is the most popular tool used to edit graphics, images and photos. Many graphic designers and professional photographers use Photoshop using such tools as: layers with masks,...
This article is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge. Content is for informational or entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for personal counsel or professional advice in business, financial, legal, or technical matters.
Thanks alot 5this helped so much
I wan to learn fake doucument
Fake id is for longfellow deeds
Can u help me do it now?
I want to edit name in Passport
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mobile pls teach me
Fake marksheet
Which version of photoshop exactly
Isnt editing this kind of stuff illegal in itself no matter how its done including anything whether date of birth adress name etc. Why is this site even airing this
Cool looking
please how can i download Photoshop to my pc
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Mobile phone me kese chnge hogi fake marksheet
i tried changing the numbers but it says the alyer is blocked,i dont understand why i cant change it
Author please i don't know how to do this online i know you can help me thanks
I appreciate any information on scammers, because I really do need a fake due to my medical needs. Using my real name I cannot get medical help, however with a fake I would be treated like a human being. Truth is I have a doctor who is a computer hacker and keeps me from getting treatment from any doctor all she does is run my birthdate and social security number and name and that's it for anywhere that I go. If you get hold of any more information please send them my way because I'm looking for an ID to save my life.
No way to replicate any state license without expensive equipment. Much more sense to just buy one, if that is what you really want. 21overnight.com is an interesting website all about buying ids online. The owner even posts his fakes that he purchased from an online fake id maker to show the great replica work of some sites. Even a page showing famous entertainers fake ids. Seems even movie stars need a good fake to buy a beer.
how do i do it in mac?
lol. nice one
Photoshop is awesome. Nice tutorial you made it very easy to understand.
Good fun! How about putting a Santa Claus face and details on a driving licence with an appropriate message, and creating your own quirky Christmas cards
Fantastic easy to follow article!
Good skills don't have to be to break the law, but still useful to know. I love Photoshop and use it widely in most of my graphics need.
Useful.. :D
Great and funny hub that is well shared.
Now only all those pesky hallow grams to get past. Haha
Hahahaha how to photoshop drivers license. Funny.


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It's time for me to submit another simple lesson that is going to be either very helpful to some people, or not at all useful to others. I'm about to attempt to show you "how to draw socks", step by step. I figured that making a pair of socks for your characters can be a useful skill to learn. I have drawn so many figures that have no shoes on, but they wear socks. There are many different types of socks that are available for purchase and they range from dress socks, sports socks, ankle socks, toe socks, socks that cover the whole bottom half of your leg, and some even as go as short as below the ankle line. I myself like to wear bootie socks because they are comfortable for one, and because they keep my toes warm. I'm one of those people that have no problem with keeping warm when it comes to my upper body; it's when the chills start flowing down my legs and to my feet. My feet are the toughest part of my body to keep warm and so that is why I love my bootie socks. I do hope you find this lesson helpful and I'm sure that if you don't have a need for it now, you will probably use it later when you do need it. Well, that's it; I have to go now because there is much more for me to do. I have to make lessons for tomorrow so you can have even more fun. Thanks guys and enjoy!
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Steve Horn | October 27, 2011
By Steve Horn • Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 11:19
Last night's entire first segment of The Daily Show focused on the recent study funded by the Koch Brothers that confirmed (again) that climate change is indeed a reality - an ironic twist given the Kochtopus' track record of fueling the climate change denial echo chamber with upwards of $55 million.
As described in an earlier piece on DeSmogBlog, "The [Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST)] paper, an effort to confirm or debunk whether the urban heat island (UHI) effect was skewing climate records, has affirmed - again - that global temperature records are accurate and worrisome."
In a manner that only John Stewart and his Daily Show team can, they unpacked the hilarious irony of the whole situation. The segment, roughly ten minutes long, is well worth watching for the laughs alone, especially the McRib-ing of the mainstream media's pathetic coverage of climate science and fixation on corporate advertising ploys. And Aasif Mandvi's interviews, of course. Watch the video below:
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Can we give this story a name?
As Stewart's clip points out - this story isn't getting nearly the coverage that ClimateGate did - lots of reasons for that of course, but a main one is that "ClimateGate" had a PR machine behind it, and one of the things they did was name it "ClimateGate" – I'm looking to DeSmog for the name of this counter story – can we get some thing snappier than "Koch-Funded Study that Affirms Climate Change Is Real" or "The [Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST)] paper Story"?
I like also how at the end of
I like also how at the end of that video, Stewart points another contradiction in the deniers argument. How the media is somehow dominated by Liberal agenda's. Clearly it's not.
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BEST authors are reaching
BEST authors are reaching opposite conclusions about their findings. - hilarity ensues.
Tamino is on that, discussing
Tamino is on that, discussing both the Daily Mail report and Curry's blog about being quoted inaccurately to some extent:
Seem this story was premature...
From the Daliy Mail "Scientist who said climate change sceptics had been proved wrong accused of hiding truth by colleague."
The 2nd lead author of that paper, Dr. Judith Curry, says that all the claims made in the rushed press-releases were a mistake, accusses Prof Muller of "hiding the decline" when he stated that warming had not reached a standstill.
Hank, there are problems with
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State Assembly leaders say first priority is mining bill
Assembly Republican leaders said the first bill they'll introduce this session will reform Wisconsin's mining laws.
Speaker Robin Vos and Majority Leader Scott Suder released a statement Wednesday calling the bill a top priority. They said the measure will help bring thousands of jobs to the state, but didn't offer any details on what changes the bill might make.
The statement comes on the same day Republic Gov. Scott Walker was scheduled to visit businesses around the state highlighting the importance of mining.
Republicans pushed a mining reform bill during the last session to help Gogebic Taconite open an iron mine near Lake Superior. The company promised the mine would create 700 jobs.
Environmentalists, though, insisted the project would devastate the pristine area. The bill ultimately died in the Senate.
"It would irresponsible to ignore this great opportunity for job creation," said Speaker-elect Vos. "I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to finally bring mining reform to Wisconsin."
Assembly Democratic leader Peter Barca responded saying bills that will create jobs quickly are important.
"A bipartisan mining bill was rejected last session by Republicans, and it will be years before mining jobs are a reality, so I hope in the spirit of bipartisanship, Republican leaders will also consider measures we have been putting forward to close the skills gap and put people back to work immediately," Barca said.
The 2013-2014 legislative session officially begins Monday.


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In kindergarten, children are expected to become masters of the alphabet. By the end of kindergarten, children should be able to recite the alphabet, identify individual letters and associate most of the letters with their corresponding sounds.
If your child is a mover and a shaker, there's no better way to practice alphabet skills than to get her outside, and exercise the alphabet! Here's how to help your child make letter-sound associations, while also getting some healthful exercise.
What You Need:
· Beach ball
· Sidewalk chalk (Note: If you prefer to complete these exercises on the lawn, you can use pieces of paper or foam, labeled with a letter of the alphabet, one per letter)
· Hula hoop
· A partner
What You Do:
Assist your child in using the sidewalk chalk to write each letter of the alphabet in a line on the sidewalk. Leave about a hand's width of space between each letter. (If you are doing this on the lawn, spread out the labeled foam pieces or papers.)
Have your child say the first letter, A, and touch it with her pointer finger on the sidewalk. Then say the sounds associated with the letter: /a/ as in "apple," and /ay/ as in "acorn." For each letter, have your child repeat the sounds to you, then complete the associated exercise as described below:
Apples and Acorns A's: Reach up with one hand, stretch tall and make a twisting motion as if picking an apple from a tree, then bend down and put the "apple" in an imaginary basket on your toe. Switch hands, and repeat motions to pick an acorn. Say an /a/ or an /ay/ word as you pick.
Bendy Beach Ball B's: Hold the beach ball in front of you with arms outstretched at your waist. Say a word that begins with /b/. Now hold the beach ball to the right, and bend to the side. Say another word that begins with /b/. Back backward and hold the beach ball over your head, as you say another /b/ word. Continue in a clockwise motion, bending with the beach ball and saying /b/ words.
Crab Crawl C's: Walk on all fours with your backside facing the ground, and your chest facing the sky. Say /c/ words while you crab crawl.
Drop Down and Dangle D's: Start in a standing position. Have a partner say a word aloud. If it starts with a /d/ sound, drop your upper body forward and let your arms dangle toward your toes. If it doesn't start with a /d/ sound, stay standing.
Easy Eggshell E's: Run in place super fast, like you're running on broken eggshells with bare feet. Say /e/ words while you run.
Five Flap and Fly F's: Flap your arm wings and fly like a bird. When your wings come up, say an /f/ word.
Get Up and Grow G's: Start by squatting near the ground and hugging yourself in a tight ball, like a seed waiting to sprout. Put your hands together over your head as if getting ready to dive. Then say "Get up and grow, grow, grow…" as you slowly stretch up toward the sky and rise to a standing position. When fully standing, raise your hands as high as you can, and let them come apart, like a flower that is blossoming.
Too Hot to Hold H's: A partner tosses the beach ball to you. As soon as it touches your hands, pass it back. It's too hot to hold! As you pass it back, say a word that begins with /h/.
Inflate It I's: Put your hands in front of your mouth, like you are blowing up a pretend balloon. Slowly move your hands apart, as if the balloon is being inflated. Continue until your arms and hands are outstretched, making a giant circle. When you can stretch no more, say an /i/ word, and let your balloon pop!
Jumpin' Jack J's: Traditional jumping jacks (legs apart, while clapping hands over your head; then legs together with hands at your side), with the added twist of saying a /j/ word on the clap.
Kickin' K's: Kick the beach ball back and forth with a partner. On each kick, say a /k/ word.
Left Leg Lift L's: Lie on the ground on your right side, with your head propped up on one hand, and your legs extended. Lift just the left leg a few inches in the air, then bring it back down. Say a /l/ word on every lift.
Mad March M's: March in place, with big, strong steps. Say an /m/ word on every other step.
Neck Nod N's: Nod to the front, to the side, to the back, to the other side, and so forth, in a clockwise direction. On each nod, say a word that begins with /n/.
Octopus O's: Sit with a partner on the ground inside the letter "o" (a hula hoop). Lean against each other, back to back. Let your legs and arms (and your partner's, too) extend outside the hula hoop so that you have eight arms and legs, like an octopus. Wiggle your octopus arms and legs, and take turns saying /o/ words with your partner.
Poppin' Popcorn P's: This is a leapfrog exercise, played with a partner. As one person pops over the other's back, she says a /p/ word. Then she squats down, and it's her partner's turn to pop over her back and say a /p/ word.
Quick Quicker Quickest Q's: Hold the hula hoop in the air, and try to twirl it around your wrist. Twirl it quickly! Now quicker! Quickest yet! Notice that the hula hoop looks like the circle in the capital Q, and your arm looks like the tail.
Ready to Run R's: Get down into a push-up position. Use your legs to "run" in place on the ground by bending one leg toward your chest and leaving the other leg extended. (Your feet actually stay on the ground, while your legs bend one at a time. Your upper body supports your weight.) As you "run," say /r/ words aloud.
Six Super Slide S's: Take a giant step to the right with your right foot and slide your body to meet it. Say a /s/ word as your slide. Then slide to the left. Repeat for a total of six slides.
Ten Toss the T's: Toss and catch the beach ball ten times. On each toss, count aloud and say a /t/ word.
Up, Up, Up and Under U's: Stand across from your partner. You and your partner hold onto the hula hoop with both hands so that it makes a flat circle in the space between you. Then raise it three times, and say "up, up, up" until you're holding it as high as you can above your heads. Say "under" and step under the hula hoop with your partner, still holding it high in the air. Each of you says a /u/ word, then you both drop the hula hoop so it forms a circle at your feet.
Very Velcro V's: "Stick" like Velcro to your partner by locking arms with her. Walk forward. Take turns saying a word aloud. If it starts with /v/, you both jump up together. Don't let go!
Waddle-and-Winging-It W's: Make duck wings by bending your arms at the elbow. Waddle by bending back and forth to the sides as you walk and flap your wings. Say words that begin with /w/ as you walk to a finish point.
Crossover X's: Stand with your hands on your hips, and your legs slightly apart. Jump up and cross your legs so that they look like an x when you land. As you jump, say a word that ends with /x/, such as "fox." Repeat, and switch your legs around.
Yo-Yo Around the Yard Y's: Walk quickly around the outside edge of your yard while you use a pretend yo-yo. (Make an up and down motion with your hand in front of you.) Say /y/ words as you yo-yo.
Zigzag Z's: Zig (quickly run) forward, and zag backward as fast as you can from one starting point to another. Say /z/ words as you zigzag.
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Senate rejects Wolesi Jirga decision on telecom tax
Senate rejects Wolesi Jirga decision on telecom tax
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Meshrano Jirga or Senate on Sunday rejected a Wolesi Jirga's decision on the 10 percent telecom tax and set a six-month deadline for the government to activate a transparent system.
On October 11, the Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament suspended the 10 percent tax on mobile phone users until a transparent system for the tax collection was activated.
Lawmakers had said there was no transparency in collection of the mobile phone users' tax and a large amount of the money went to personal pockets.
Based on a presidential decree, also endorsed by the Cabinet when the parliament was on summer recess, the government imposed the 10 percent tax on all telecommunication service users. The levy took effect on September 23, 2015.
Mohammad Rahim Hassanyar, deputy head of the telecommunications commission of Meshrano Jirga, presented information about the Wolesi Jirga decision and said, "The government budget would face more deficiency if the 10 percent telecom tax is cancelled."
He said officials of the ministries of telecommunication and information technology and the finance had promised to activate a transparent system for collection of the 10 percent tax.
A number of other senators supported collection of the 10 percent telecom tax but asked the government to activate a transparent system in this regard.
The Meshrano Jirga members finally rejected the Wolesi Jirga's decision.
Senate chairman Fazl Hadi Muslimyar announced a six-month deadline for the government to activate a transparent mobile phone tax collection system.
He asked the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology to press telecom companies to register all unregistered SIM cards and reduce rates for domestic phone calls.
According to the Article 100 of the Constitution, if a decision of one house of the parliament is rejected by another, a joint commission comprised of members from both houses would then discuss and decide controversial issues.
"If the joint commission does not solve the difference, the decision shall be considered rejected. In such situation, the Wolesi Jirga shall pass it with two-thirds majority in its next session.
This decision, without submission to the Meshrano Jirga, shall be promulgated once endorsement by the President." the article says.
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Modular, Flexible Conveyors Sustainability and Total Cost of Ownership
How can packaging operations keep up with constant change without increasing costs? Surprisingly, new choices in modular plastic-chain conveyors can help small to midsized suppliers of metal parts and assemblies create sustainable packaging systems, with lower costs over the long term, the critical flexibility needed, and a healthy reduction in their overall energy footprint.
Structural Framing Choices
Most packaging conveyors are modular by design, available in preconfigured straight or curved sections that bolt together on the shop floor. They prove ideal for complex routing where assemblies and packages of small stamped parts must move up, down and around equipment and other obstructions in the plant, as compared to setting up a complex series of belt conveyors. Need to reconfigure your process flow, move equipment into a cellular setup, or add a conveyor loop off the side of a press line to accommodate a secondary operation? Modular plastic-chain conveyors might just fit the bill.
Structural conveyor frames typically comprise extruded T-slotted aluminum rails, welded steel components or, if the manufacturing environment requires it, stainless steel rails. A welded steel frame is typically much more difficult to reconfigure should major upgrades or changes to the process be required. While many conveyors of this type may seem less expensive at the outset, the additional costs of frequent changeovers can lead to unexpected, unpleasant surprises.
To build as much flexibility into a packaging or other manufacturing operation as possible, many companies turn to conveyors with an extruded aluminum frame, whose T-slotted design lets them reconfigure the system virtually at will, adding to or repositioning the originally purchased equipment. These anodized aluminum frames don't need welding or painting, so they install quickly. The available T-slots in the extruded aluminum frame also provide a convenient attachment point for other accessory equipment such as lights, vision systems and labeling devices.
If for hygienic reasons stainless steel is required, the better systems are designed to provide flexibility similar to that of aluminum systems, with slot-type openings along the conveyor rails, and similar bolt-together conveyor modules.
By investing in conveyors that can adapt to constantly changing requirements, manufacturers can significantly reduce the total cost of ownership in their material-handling conveyors.
Curve Design to Fight Friction
Large-scale handling and packaging systems often require
Most conveyors transfer packages or parts on a transport chain that slides along the conveyor frame on a slide rail of some type. For straight conveyor sections, the friction inherent to any given system will be a function of material choices and the use of the appropriate chain types. Putting curves in the system significantly increases friction; for example, a typical 90-deg. horizontal curve can cause a 60 percent increase in friction. This in turn causes the drive motor and gearbox combination to work harder to pull the chain through the system. Adding the multiple horizontal and vertical curves common in many layouts increases friction, of course, and may require the use of additional drive motors—typically the most costly component in any conveyor system.
So, the trick is to find a system design that will achieve the transport objectives while using the smallest reliable number of drives. Choosing a conveyor whose chain features a high tensile strength can help, since it allows handling longer stretches of chain with fewer drives. But for the lowest total cost of ownership and maintenance—and if there's a need to accumulate product over a good portion of the conveyor—manufacturers may need to look for s to reduce friction in the conveyor's curves.
Assisted Curves
Many suppliers of flexible chain conveyors supply curve wheels, which essentially comprise a rotating disc that replaces the slide rail on the inside part of the curve where friction is greatest. This wheel allows the chain to move smoothly around the curve via the turning disc, rather than sliding around a stationary rail. Using a curve wheel in a 90-deg. curve can reduce friction to virtually that of a straight conveyor section, significantly improving the safety factors of the drive and the chain.
In other words, curve wheels allow a manufacturer to reduce the number of drives in an overall system and have substantially greater confidence in the integrity of the chain during long-term operation.Some conveyor
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Long-Sweep Curves
Large conveying systems often use long-sweep curves to transport fragile packaged goods through various processes on their to the shipping dock—these might be light-gauge metal parts whose surface finish must be protected, or where dents can occur from excessive jostling. These types of systems typically include long sections of accumulated product, which can cause a surging and jerking in the conveyor chain, especially around curves.
To reduce friction and protect the product in long-sweep curves, and to maintain high overall system efficiency, look for curves equipped with ball bearings. This curve technology (patented by Rexroth) ensures smooth, trouble-free transport, and can mean the difference between virtually zero chain or gear-motor safety factor and a safety factor of 2.6 or more.
Again, the increased safety factors resulting from lower-friction design means fewer costly, powered drive units and longer chain and system life.
While leveraging conveyor-module enhancements to reduce friction will conserve energy during operation, to truly optimize energy savings it's important to consider the efficiency of the powered drive itself, including the efficiency of the gearbox and motor. For large conveying systems, seemingly small differences can add up to surprising additional cost. For example, many custom-built and commercially available conveyors employ a worm gear that translates power at 60 percent efficiency and a motor operating at 78 percent efficiency, for an overall system efficiency of approximately 46 percent. But manufacturers that invest a little more upfront for a bevel-gear system that translates power at 95 percent efficiency and a motor that operates at 81 percent efficiency will boost total system operating efficiency to 76 percent.
With increased pressure to minimize environmental and energy footprint, and the cost savings that can result from making a few smart choices, it makes sense to take a closer look at how you conveyor selection, to optimize parts handling, packaging and other operations required to move your stamped parts and assemblies. The need to stay flexible and keep pace with rapid change will only grow, as will the need to squeeze as much cost as possible out of every factory process.
Conveyor systems often are considered commodities that simply move product from place to place. That can be a costly mistake. Low-friction, high-efficiency systems will give manufacturers the flexibility needed as requirements change, as plant and cell layout changes, and as new equipment is brought in. That conveying flexibility can save thousands of dollars annually in total ownership costs. MF
See also: Bosch Rexroth Corp.
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Q: My pond has leeches! How do I get rid of them?
Tana – West Allis, WI
A: Leeches. They're not for the squeamish. These little bloodsuckers – which are actually segmented worms related to earthworms – use their suction cup-like mouths and teeth to latch on to vertebrate and invertebrate animals, feeding on their blood.
The majority of leeches thrive in freshwater environments, though some species can be found on land and in the sea, too. Of the 700 different species of leeches, 100 are marine, 90 are terrestrial and the remaining 510 prefer habitats like your lake or pond.
One of the more common leeches found in North America is the Freshwater Leech or North American Leech. This brownish-green worm with black and red spots grows to about 2 inches long and lives in lakes, marshes and slow-moving streams.
Harmless – and Healthy
Historically, leeches have been used medicinally on humans to improve and restore blood circulation. The practice of leeching, or leech therapy, can be traced to India and Greece and has been done in both Europe and North America up until the 18th and 19th centuries. Though the practice waned for a time – likely a combination of the yuck factor and modern medicine – it's slowing coming back into favor.
If a leech latches onto you, don't worry. In most cases, it won't do any harm. In fact, you might not even feel it as the tiny critter injects the spot with anesthetic-anticoagulant combo while attaching itself with its suckers. You can remove a leech by breaking its suction seal with your fingernail or another blunt object, causing the worm to detach its jaws.
Tiny Hitchhikers
The leeches in your pond have probably hitched a ride from visiting birds or plants that you've purchased and placed in your pond. Leeches will attach themselves to their host – like a duck or heron – and take in their fill of blood. Once they're satiated, they'll drop off and establish themselves in their new home. Leeches will also hide in plant roots and on the bottom of pots, and when you place them in your lake, they'll happily move right in.
Fish Food
Fish love to gobble down leeches. A healthy fish population will, in most cases, keep leech numbers under control. Among game and lake fish, red ear sunfish do a great job of eating these worms. Other natural leech predators include turtles, crayfish and water fowl.
Prevention, Removal
Besides using your finned friends to control the leeches in your lake or pond, you can also try some of these recommendations:
•Control the muck on the bottom of your pond – which is where they lay their eggs and spend their off time – with a product like MuckAway™.
•Remove debris, cattails and phragmites from shallow areas of your pond.
•Add more leech-eating fish.
•Set a leech trap. Punch leech-size holes in a coffee or aluminum can, bait it with raw chicken and position it in a shallow area of your pond. When the worms go for the grub, they can get in – but not out. The burrs from the whole punch will prevent them from escaping. Remove the can once it's full and repeat until the leeches are gone.
Pond Talk: What did you do the first time you found a leech locked onto your leg?
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I watched a movie a few years ago, and now can't remember the title.
The main character received a mysterious email at work containing a list of every woman he had, or would have sex with--past and future.
I can provide more details if necessary, but I'm sure this will be enough for anyone who's seen the movie (and remembers the title) to identify it.


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Dietary Measures : Obesity
We direct these suggestions to parents, since you probably do most of the shopping and cooking for the household—and also because if a youngster's diet is to succeed, other members of the family need to abide by the same dietary rules.
"You can't tell a kid, 'These potato chips are not for you, they're for your brothers,' " says Dr. Reginald Washington, a pediatric cardiologist from Denver. A heavy teenager may feel like an outsider around his peers; he doesn't need to feel excluded from his family, too. Besides, being forced to watch others eat forbidden foods would push any dieter's willpower to its limit. Many teenagers, just like adults, munch on fattening snacks for the same reason that mountain climbers scale tall peaks: because they're there. For everyone's benefit, bring fewer of those items into the home.
Count calories, not just fat. How is it that grocery-store shelves are brimming with low fat and fat-free foods, yet America's collective waistline keeps expanding year after year? Unfortunately, many of us have mistakenly assumed that if something is labeled fat-free, we can eat as much of it as we want, when in fact many reduced-fat products harbor nearly as many calories as their full-fat versions—thanks to the fact that they are very often loaded with sugar.
Despite the increased emphasis on fat content, the mathematics of weight loss and weight gain remains unchanged: Take in more energy than you expend, and the balance gets stored as body fat, regardless of whether the calories came primarily from fat, protein or carbohydrate.
The same guidelines that help adults cut back on calories will work for their children. Here are some of the most important:
Monitor portion size. As the fat content of many foods has gone down, portion sizes have been growing steadily larger without anyone seeming to notice. Today's "supersized" order of french fries would have fed three hungry teens when you were a kid!
In a survey commissioned by the American Institute for Cancer Research, only 1 percent of more than one thousand men and women were able to correctly estimate the standard serving sizes for potatoes, pasta and six other major foods. One of the biggest misconceptions among the public is that a single food item equals a single serving. Not necessarily. A youngster biting into one of those eight-ounce bran muffins the size of a small head of lettuce probably doesn't realize that he's eating the equivalent of four servings.
Home is where we have the most control over what kids eat. Instead of placing serving dishes on the table and letting everyone help themselves, prepare their plates for them. For just one week, use the Food Guide Pyramid guidelines, which specify the numbers as well as the size of servings to help you measure out appropriate portions. For example, give your teenage daughter six ounces of chicken, which constitute two servings from the meat, poultry and fish group that a teenage girl is supposed to have each day. Measuring food portions for a week will educate you about what appropriate serving sizes look like. After a week of doing this, you will be able to restrict portions to that size.
Eat slowly, eat less. Youngsters will feel more satiated if they eat at a leisurely pace, take smaller bites and chew their food thoroughly, and swallow one mouthful at a time. Warm foods, too, tend to be more filling than cold items.
Learn to read the nutrition facts labels. Direct your teenager's attention to serving sizes, the number of servings per package, and the amount of calories per serving. Expect to hear this exclamation more than once: "Wow, I had no idea _____ was so fattening!"
Add fiber to meals. Vegetables, fruits, grains and other fibrous foods are filling yet low in calories.
Drink ice water instead of soft drinks, which make up 8 percent of the average youngster's daily caloric intake. Sports drinks, fruit drinks—even fruit juice—also bring little nutritional value to the table.
Snack healthfully. All teenagers snack to some degree; it is unrealistic to completely eliminate that aspect of their eating habits. However, keeping a supply of low-calorie snack food in the house will help in this area.
Scale back on fast foods. A dieter can squander an entire day's calories on a single fast-food meal. For example, one double burger with the works plus a supersized order of french fries and a large soda totals 1,410 calories (and 50 grams of fat, almost the whole daily allotment of 60 grams). What's more, boys and girls who regularly dine on burgers, fries, shakes and the like develop what the American Dietetic Association (ADA) calls "fast-food palate." According to the ADA, most fast-food items are so intensely flavored that they desensitize youngsters' taste buds. As a result, they're less likely to find vegetables or a piece of fruit satisfying.
Allow for occasional indulgences. "For a dieting teen to decide that she's never going to eat sweets or fatty foods again is unrealistic," says Dr. Sigman, adding that it is also a recipe for failure. "Those foods can be permitted every so often, like for special occasions or eating out at a restaurant
Q: My sixteen-year-old daughter is on a one thousand five hundred-calorie-a day diet. I'm worried that she's not getting enough vitamins and minerals. Should she be taking any supplements?
A: As long as a teen eats one thousand two hundred or more calories per day, including five servings of fruits and vegetables, supplements should not be necessary. However, adolescents' favorite foods tend to shortchange them of calcium, zinc, iron, magnesium and folic acid. Your pediatrician can advise you whether or not supplementing any of these vitamins or minerals is war-ranted. All teenage girls need at least four hundred milligrams of folic acid per day and most need a supplement to ensure reaching this level.


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The labour market and employment in Austria
- Total area: 83,858.28 km2
- Population 2010: 8,238,700
- Working population: 4,282,100
- Persons in gainful employment: 4,078,000
- Labour force participation rate of 15-64 year olds: 75.1 %
- Manufacturing or services companies: 297,500
(Source: Statistics Austria 2009)
The majority of those in gainful employment work in the services sector (approx. 43%) or in production (25%). Other relevant employment sectors include health care and social services (approx. 10 %), public administration (approx. 7 %), child care and education (approx. 6%) and agriculture and forestry (approx. 5%).
(Source: Labour Market Statistics, annual results 2009; Statistics Austria)
In the services and production sectors, the largest number of companies are in the following segments:
- Retailing
- Freelance services
- Hotel and restaurant trade
- Construction
- Manufacturing of goods
The largest number of working people are found in retailing, manufacturing and construction. This includes not only employees, but also self-employed persons.
(Source: Structural Business Statistics Survey 2009, Production and Services; Statistics Austria)
Company sizes
Small and medium sized companies predominate in Austria. In 2009, 87% of companies in the field of production or services had less than ten employees and 98% of companies had less than 50 employees. Large companies with more than 250 staff only account for a tiny proportion of 0.5%.
(Source: Structural Business Statistics Survey 2009, production and services; Statistics Austria)
General information about Austria can be found in the publication "Austria. Data. Figures. Facts" of Statistics Austria.


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NEWINGTON — The usual group of superhero, zombie, and princess costumes will be seen trick or treating this Halloween but according to a search trends list conducted by Yahoo, pirates appear to be the most popular.
Yahoo Web Trends Analyst Vera Chan said the process of ordering search lists starts by going through a search history which includes Top Searched Halloween, Character Related, Baby/Infant, and Dog Costumes.
"Superheroes are really popular," Chan said. "The Avengers really helped them out."
Movie characters had a strong influence on costume searches this year including the cast from The Avengers, DC's Batman series, and Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games.
At iParty in Newington, costume shoppers look for adventurous, spooky, and trending looks for this October 31.
Judy Flemming of North Hampton was helping her nephew shop for a demonic assassin costume. Initially she thought he would be going as a pirate, but he had his own ideas.
"He wants to have his face made up and wants to have a crossbow," Flemming said. "He has a great imagination."
The crossbow had numerous accounts of exposure this year in the movies including Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, Hawkeye in Marvel's The Avengers, and Merida from Disney/Pixar's Brave.
Elizabeth Bardwell of York, Maine, had her two kids, Alexis and Jack, searching the shelves for costumes.
"She already picked out a fairy costume," Bardwell said. "She's coming out of the princess stage. Jack wants to be bloody or funny — anything inappropriate. I nixed the zombie one because all the guts were hanging out. I think for him, it'll be whatever catches his eye."
"We took a look at Halloween costumes as early as this summer," Chan said. "There is a lot of looking up of what a kid can wear. Halloween is a huge party occasion. It is an opportunity for a big blast for kids and adults. There's a lot of planning ahead."
Mattel's Monster High and Lego's Ninjago rocketed to two and three. Zombies and Minnie Mouse filled out the top five as number four and five. Minnie Mouse was first on the Top Searched Character and Baby Costume lists, while placing in the top five of Top Searched Dog costumes.
"There were a lot of babies dressed as flowers based on the Anne Geddes look before," Chan said. "Not as much this year but there are a lot of animals. The lobster one is cute and disturbing."
Last year, Pirates of the Caribbean and vampires from the Twilight series trended high according to Chan.
"The sustainability power of some of the costumes is really surprising," Chan said. "Power Rangers still surprises me. Some of the traditional ones are pirates. The usual costumes are up there."
In an election year, political costumes typically would rank near the top of the lists but Chan said this year there aren't many popular searches on the subject.
"I think that it's been a long election season," Chan said. "There might be a little fatigue. We have Election Day right on the heels of Halloween. Maybe they want to take a break."
Chan also believes that it might be harder to pull off a costume based on Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. In 2008, Sarah Palin costumes were easy to put together based off of her well-known, unique appearance.
Locals weigh in on most searched costumes for 2012
NEWINGTON — The usual group of superhero, zombie, and princess costumes will be seen trick or treating this Halloween but according to a search trends list conducted by Yahoo, pirates appear to be the most popular.


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Yes, you read that right, Silent Radio does have a radio show, and yes, we do get the irony of it.
We've been broadcasting our weekly show for almost 4 years (yikes) and like all good musical outfits, we're due an image change.
So, bear with us, whilst we tinker with our format.
Watch this space!
In the meantime, enjoy our weekly mixtapes of Manchester gigs and discover your new favourite.
You can listen to all the previous shows / mixtapes again below, or via the App.
Silent Radio Gig Guide Mixtape 28/05/2018 - 03/06/2018
All of the bands featured on this mixtape are playing in Manchester this week (and are most likely on tour too!) and are the ones we reckon you should get a ticket for.
The gigs, covering the week of the 28th May to the 3rd June, are lifted from our guide over at www.silentradio.co.uk - where you can see the venues and dates - plus some more top gigs happening this week that we couldn't squeeze on this mixtape.
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The Dispatches programme, due to air on Monday (2 June) evening, could be damaging to the food marketing industry, which has battled against accusations that it targets unhealthy products at children.
Presented by journalist Harry Wallop, promotional material for the show says: "Do you know when an advert is really an advert? Can you be sure that the game you're playing isn't trying to make you buy something?
"When it comes to protecting our children from sugary food, the world of online advertising is the new frontier," it adds.
It claims that Wallop will find "big name brands marketing fattening food in the games children play".
As part of the show, agency Creative Orchestra created the concept of a high-sugar drink called Orange Beast (based on the original Sunny D), to see if any digital agencies were willing to promote it to young children through social media and gaming.
Chris Arnold, the founder of Creative Orchestra, said: "I think that marketing to children is an area that the industry must take seriously. Brands need to be socially responsible, it's no good talking about how ethical your brand is if your marketing department is using techniques like gaming to sell kids products that are fundamentally wrong for them."


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Trip Report: Piccino Cafe
Posted by TheShot on 17 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Local Brew
This newer café/pizza place lies in the little-known neighborhood of Dogpatch, just off the new SF Muni T line. It's a small space with a couple of indoor tables and a few out front on the corner sidewalk. Just inside the door on the left is a small espresso bar: home to a two-group La Marzocco GB/5, and about five stools that surround it. They reportedly use a custom blend from Blue Bottle Coffee Company, and they also serve wine and beer.
Their espresso shots are doubles by default, and they pull them with deliberate timing to produce a deep, medium brown crema with darker brown flecks and a foamy consistency. Served in classic brown Nuova Point cups, it has a potent herbal pungency, a syrup-like consistency, and some natural sweetness at the bottom. No one individual element excels in the cup, but they all work very well in harmony.
Read the review of Piccino Cafe.
Now for the controversy…
I certainly love a great espresso no matter how it is made. But the Blue Bottle–La Marzocco–Nuova Point combination has come up more than a few times lately. It was just two weeks ago that I finally stumbled into Velo Rouge Cafe for roughly the exact same espresso/espresso pedigree. Of course, three years ago this kind of local quality would have moved me to tears. But there's a difference between quality and "sameness".
For example, SF may have a lot of excellent places to eat, but their menus rarely deviate much from each other (insert Niman Ranch/burrata cheese/organic, local beet salad here). Perhaps we are starting to get a little more like Italy — with a greater availability of good quality espresso, and yet suffering more from a certain sameness.
The good news is that the best espresso here is definitely giving Italy's best some serious competition. However, I only hope to see more places pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo.
Until its closure last year, Café Organica offered SF residents a taste of that. But today if you want to try espresso made from a rotation of single estate beans and/or from a choice of different roasts, for example, you have to travel to the likes of Barefoot Coffee Roasters or Caffé del Doge. Copycats are fine when it's something excellent, but there's clearly more than one way to make a great espresso.
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He infiltrated the Greenpeace ship Esperanza masquerading as an assistant cook. Nobody knew, nor were they supposed to know, his true identity.
Spy? Provocateur? Nope. In this case, it was a rock star.
When Paul Simonon, former bassist for The Clash, told Frank Hewetson, Action Team Coordinator for Greenpeace UK, that he wanted to join a Greenpeace ship's crew and make a stand against Arctic oil drilling, Frank told him that if he wanted the real experience, he couldn't join the ship as a rock star passenger.
He'd need to become a member of the crew, and earn his acceptance. He'd need to take a lowly job -- assistant cook would do nicely, and not tell anyone who he was. He'd need to scrub toilets and swab decks.
The strategy was so effective that some of his fellow activists, who spent two weeks in prison with him, are only just now learning who "Paul, the assistant cook" was.
"He was a quiet, humble and funny guy who just fit in. He worked really hard, cooking even on Sundays, which is usually the cook's day off." said Martti, who was then third mate aboard the Arctic Sunrise and shared a cell with Paul.
At one point an impromptu jam session broke out in the ship's lounge, and Paul was asked if he played. He grabbed a guitar and Martin Bowley, one of the crew who played with him, remembers with deep chagrin telling the professional bass player he was "not bad" and ought to pursue music.
When asked by the cook what music he preferred, Paul had to pretend not to care for anything he'd recorded, keeping the Clash, Havana 3am and Gorillaz off the galley playlists to avoid the distraction of his professional ear tuning in to his performances while peeling potatoes.
Left to right: Wouter Jetten, Iris Cheng, Paul Simonon, Sune Scheller prepare to board Cairn oil rig in the Arctic. Photo: Greenpeace/Morgan
Paul joined the action in the Arctic to demand Cairn oil produce their oil spill response plan, which they had refused to make public. On June 3, he braved firehoses and a gruelling climb to board the Leiv Eriksson oil rig with 17 other activists. In the frigid arctic waters, an oil spill even a fraction of the size of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico would be devastating, and far harder to contain.
Cairn refused to make their disaster plan public.
The activists refused to budge until it was provided.
"The food was so bad, we finally got the guards to agree to let Paul cook," said Martti. He'd get an armed escort out to the supermarket to get supplies, and at one point one of the guards noticed an uncanny resemblance to the bassist whose face wasn't visible in one of the most iconic images of the punk era. The guard gamely agreed to keep the secret, and Paul managed to parlay his stardom into a special favour: a trip to an art store to get charcoal.
Paul's second career since The Clash was as a visual artist, and he was desperate to draw. In the long hours in jail, he covered one wall in the work you see below.
Paul Simonon artwork, photo by Dave Roberts
If anyone was still in the dark about Paul being a musician, the cat was out of the bag on Thursday when he joined Damon Albarn, Simon Tong and Tony Allen as The Good the Bad & the Queen in a performance aboard the Rainbow Warrior near Tower Bridge, followed by a benefit gig at the Coronet.
The first Rainbow Warrior sailed past Tower Bridge on her maiden voyage decades ago, and it seemed fitting that the new Rainbow Warrior's first gig was here on the Thames, in what Damon Albarn called "her spiritual home." He appealed to "anyone who wants to make a difference to join Greenpeace."
Paul Simonon and Martti Leinonen
This is Part 1 of a two part series about Paul's experience. Subscribe on Facebook or YouTube to be alerted when we publish more about his time on board as "Mister Nobody," and his adventures with "Big Mouth Frank."
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Brian Fitzgerald is a Story Advisor at Greenpeace International.
Fantastic! I can't believe he kept that secret for two weeks in prison (plus all the time on the ship). What was Paul's cover?
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very boat that rocked
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Small correction: The one on the right in the photo with the activists isn't Martin Bowley but Sune Scheller.
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That's the coolest story in a while! Paul, the assistant cook. Love it! And The Good, The Bad & The Queen are one of the best bands in recent ...
That's the coolest story in a while! Paul, the assistant cook. Love it! And The Good, The Bad & The Queen are one of the best bands in recent years, I think. I said Hello to the new Warrior in London on Saturday -- what a beauty she is!
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Thanks, Wouter! Corrected now. Dude sure LOOKs like Marti. :-)
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What a story. So what does he do best? Cook.Play or draw.Great
15 November, 2011 at 8:03
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haha ahha "big mouth frank"
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Great! But I can´t believe that an englishman peels potato. Nobody does it anymore because there are kitchen-aid equipments.
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Hey Gisele, having recently peeled a peck of potatoes aboard the Rainbow Warrior, I can personally attest to the fact that they are peeled by hand on ...
Hey Gisele, having recently peeled a peck of potatoes aboard the Rainbow Warrior, I can personally attest to the fact that they are peeled by hand on Greenpeace ships. Even by Englishmen :-)
P.S. what are these kitchen-aid equipments of which you speak?
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I would like to volunteer time on one of your ships. I have past navy experience. And also with the Sea Fearears International. I would like to send y...
I would like to volunteer time on one of your ships. I have past navy experience. And also with the Sea Fearears International. I would like to send you my work resume. Thank You. Cosmo Palomba
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In issue #641 of "Archie," the Archie gang that first appeared in 1941 will cross over into the very immediate world of television show "Glee."
The students of "Glee's" William McKinley High will meet the wholesome kids of Riverdale High in a multi-part story written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and illustrated by artist Dan Parent. The issue "Archie Meets Glee Part 1" will hit stands on Wednesday, March 6, and Speakeasy has a sneak peek at some of the debut issue's 32 pages.
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Men who physically abuse their romantic partners usually do it behind closed doors.
It's much rarer for them to go off in public, but when they do it is a sickening display.
One day last month Andre Milton, a parolee, was spotted beating his girlfriend and slamming her head against a car on a public street in Ashland. Witnesses alerted 911. When an Alameda County sheriff's deputy intervened, the 36-year-old attacked him. The deputy shot him dead.
In February, Baltimore Ravens star running back Ray Rice was caught on video dragging his apparently unconscious fiancee (now wife), Janay Palmer, out of an elevator at an Atlantic City, New Jersey, hotel. This was after an alleged fight between the two. In a now-viral video leaked to TMZ, Palmer is pictured facedown on the floor while Rice hauls her out of the elevator.
In the first instance, the perpetrator has a long criminal history dating back to 2001. In the second, he is a marquee player in the NFL. It's a reminder that domestic abusers come from all walks of life.
Yet when the alleged abuser is a star running back of the 2013 Super Bowl championship team with the hopes of a franchise riding on his shoulders, there is a rush in some quarters to downplay the seriousness of his violent actions. Dragging an unconscious woman through a hotel elevator? Come on, that's not so bad. Certain Neanderthal sports commentators suggest that women alter their behavior so as not to provoke their partners to commit violence against them. Team officials tell us he's a "heck of a guy."
Teams fans give him a standing ovation to show their support for what exactly? His indictment for third-degree assault on charges stemming from the abuse incident? Team officials promote all that misguided fan love on the Ravens website. Though of course they never mention the incident that landed their star player in hot water in the first place.
Rice got permission to enter a pretrial diversion program that allows him to avoid formal prosecution. If he completes the one-year program the charges against him will be dismissed.
That is standard punishment for criminal defendants, often when they are first-time offenders.
What is outrageous is the two-game suspension that the NFL handed Rice in response to the domestic violence incident. Players have been suspended for twice as many games for smoking pot. This slap on the wrist has sparked well-deserved criticism of the NFL from all across the country. Rice was also fined about $500,000 out of his $7 million-per-year salary.
I contacted some East Bay organizations that advocate for victims of domestic violence to get their thoughts about the case that has drawn so much national scrutiny.
"I have significant concerns for the message that it sends to everyone, not just battered women," says Gloria Sandoval, CEO of Stand! For Families Free of Violence, a Concord-based nonprofit that provides treatment and other services to women and children affected by domestic violence. "It says that violence against women is not a serious issue and that it can be treated lightly."
Strip away the celebrity factor, the media hype, the NFL running damage control, and you are left with a case with all the classic signs of domestic violence.
The victim blames herself. At a joint news conference with her husband in May, Palmer apologized for "the role I played in the incident that night."
She lobbies the NFL to show leniency on her husband.
She marries her accused abuser almost immediately after he was indicted on domestic violence charges.
"We see this with our clients all the time," said Tina Fernandez, assistant director of community development for Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE) in Fremont, which provides shelter, counseling, legal advocacy and other services for battered women. "For an outsider, it goes against reason. But there could be so much going on between the couple that we don't know about."
On Thursday, Rice apologized to his wife at a news conference. "I take full responsibility for my actions," he said. "What happened that night is something I'm going to pay for the rest of my life."
Rice's contrite declaration was also classic for a man accused of domestic abuse.
One can only hope that Rice's future behavior toward his wife, whom he referred to as an "angel," mirrors his sincere-sounding words.
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2 cups cold nondairy milk, plus more as needed
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1 teaspoon all-purpose seasoning
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Place broccoli in steamer and steam over medium-low heat about 7 minutes or until it is crisp tender.
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6 stalks celery, with leaves, chopped
1 sweet onion, chopped
1 teaspoon italian seasoning
8 cups vegetable broth
1 to 2 teaspoons organic tamari
3 cups water, more as needed
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
5 medium red potatoes, peeled and chopped
5 carrots, chopped
2 cups chopped green beans
6 large cremini mushrooms, sliced
1 can (15 ounces) white beans, drained and rinsed
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Put the celery, onion, italian seasoning, and 1/3 cup of the broth in a large soup pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes, adding more broth as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, if the mixture becomes dry. Stir in the tamari and cook, stirring occasionally, until the celery and onion are tender, about 8 minutes.
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1⁄2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce
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Fido has a TV channel
It's tough being a dog. As we rush out the door for work, they get a quick pat on the head. Then you're gone and Fido is home alone.
Fido now has his own TV channel to watch while you're away.
That's right. A television station, broadcast 24/7, just for the dogs.
Premiering in San Diego, California, in March, DOGTV was designed to keep dogs from being stressed and anxious when home alone. "DOGTV is the ideal babysitter," reports its website. "Research shows that dogs feel better in the company of television, especially when the right content is on."
DOGTV fills "a dog's typical daily routine and helps prevent mental fatigue, depression and boredom."
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