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Hey There! This Is a sexy nude set, with me going crazy ripping myself out of tight panty hose!!!! I hope that you enjoy it?!? I will be back his week with lots of new content, so come back and have a look!!!! BIG KISSES AND BOOB SHAKES -- Monica :)
Hi Guys,Rub a Dub Dub..Big wet tits in a Tub!!!
Hey Guys! A hot way to start off your week!!! I love taking hot bubble baths at the end of a long day, so what better way to share it with you than some steamy photos!! ;))) I hope you enjoy my big wet tits all soaped up! OXOXOOXOXOX -- Monica
Hi! There is full nudity, public flashing, behind the scene shots, and even a wet soapy shower scene! There are pics of me just lounging around with NO make-up, and nothing else on. These are photos that you won't see anywhere else. ENJOY! -- Monica
HI!!!So if there is anything sexier than a girl in sexy sundress....its a girl taking one off!!!
Hey There,Such great hot day out, perfect to strip out of my bikini and rub oil all over my huge tits!!!!!
Hey Guys! So I am back with a hot and sexy outdoors shoot. I love showing off my huge tits in public with the chance that someone might catch me!!! This day was so hot that I had no choice but to strip my dress off QUICK! ;)) XOXO --Monica
So I am back with a hot and sexy outdoors shoot. I love showing off my huge tits in public with the chance that someone might catch me! This day was so hot that I had no choice but to strip my dress off QUICK! I hope you like it! ;) XOXO -- Monica
Hey Guys! Sometimes the naughty side of me comes out, and I just want to be stripped naked and have my boobs tied up!!! Is there anything sexier than a girl tied up with sheer pnaties, red pumps, and huge boobs hanging out????? OXOXOOXOXOX -- Monica
Hey Guys! This whole set has it all, sexy lingerie, tight skirt, sexy pumps, booze, and lets not forget huge bouncing boobs!!!!!! I would say that this is perfect for for the holiday weekend.See you all Monday!!! OXOXOX -- Monica
HEY HEY HEY!! So in this set , you will see me slowly peel this tight shirt over my huge tits!! only to show off a sexy lingerie set from my personal collection. There is nothing sexier than striping off your clothes for the camera XOXOXO -- Monica
Hey! I am SOOOO excited to share these photos with you! They were some of the first shots taken for my site, and my favorite! I love wearing Blue jeans, so I thought I would strip out of them for you all! I cant wait to show the video. OXOX -- Monica
Hey There! In this photo set I am going to show you whats under that lace bra and sundress! And if you like 34G natural tits, this might be for you! So sit back and enjoy while I give you a peek under my skirt ;)LOVE LOVE -- Monica
Hello There, I love wearing lace bras and panties, and I love the way this one pushes my tits up just right. So I hope you enjoy watching me peel off my sexy sundress to show you whats under it!!;) OXOXOXOX -- Monica
Hey Guys And Gals! The beaches are so beautiful and the best part of it is that the beaches are TOPLESS! (.)(.) SoOOOOO when in rome!!! And Yes I made sure to capture all my topless sunbathing goodness for you! LOL. Enjoy! OXOXOXO -- Monica
Hey There,This Is one hot video that you don't want to miss!!!
Hi There,This new video is filled with sexy boob teasing moves that you are sure to like!!
Another dose of Monica's big tits in her sexy Spanish blue dress? You bet! We just keep rolling with the updates this month and when you have a gal who is as undeniably sexy as Monica dressed up you can?t help but keep bringing more and more of her!
This is a Sexy shoot, one of my favorites. I felt very sexy while making this shoot, and I think it shows in the photos. I am wearing this tiny tank top that easily slides up and down my huge tits. Trust me, you will like these shots! love Ya! Monica
I love warm summer nights in california, its perfect weather for late night skinny dipping. This is set 1 of Night Swim and I am just getting started! So if you like what you see here I am sure that you will LOVE the next few sets! XOXOXO -- Monica
Hey There! There are some sexy shots that my girlfriend Shot of me, shots of me out and about this weekend, and I even included some shower shots!!!!I hope you like this one. See you soon. OXOXOXO -- Monica
These 2 sexy big tittied executives are getting down and dirty with their limo driver in these steamy photos
Hey There, I hope your ready for another sexy personal PRIVATE webcam?!?
Hey There, I am back with another sexy, playful and personal Diary set. I love posting my diary sets because this is me , most of the time, without makeup just being me ....doing what I do best HAVING FUN!!! xoxo -- Monica
HI! You got to see what kind of lingerie I had on underneath my tight jeans. Now you get to see whats under the lingerie! BOOBS! I like dressing myself up in sexy undies for you all, but I LOVE taking it off for you! ;) XOXO -- Monica
I love doing sexy bikini shoots for you guys, so it is my endless summer! I hope you all had a great weekend, and you enjoy part two of Jungle Bikini!? And I will see you later on my webcam! OXOXOXOXO -- MOnica
Hey guys! I have some fun sexy diary shots that I thought I would put up, just in time for Christmas! I hope you enjoy my rough untouched diary photos...ITS ALLL ME! And I have a sexy Christmas webcam coming sooooon! MERRY CHRISTMAS! XOXO -- Monica
I love sexy lingerie as much as the next girl, and I have plenty to show you!! In this shoot I skip the bra and get right down to the boobs. So I hope you enjoy it. Stay tuned for more hot sexy lingerie straight from my closet! OXOXOXOX -- Monica
Hey There! So this is part 2 of my sunny hot pool day in my sexy green lingerie! But trust me, the lingerie does not stay on very long. I love to swim and tan topless, and LOVE when people watch;) Hope You Like it! Big Kisses! -- Monica
HI! So in the first part of this sexy shoot you got to see what kind of lingerie I had on underneath my tight jeans. Now you get to see whats under the lingerie! BOOBS! I like dressing myself up in sexy undies for you all! ;) XOXO -- Monica
Hey guys! My favorite kind of lingerie is on the softer more romantic side like this one. But, dont get me wrong I love to extra naughty in leather and latex too!!! Stay tuned to see that side of me OXOXOXOXO -- Monica
Hot long leg perky titty teen picked up off the beach park bench then fucked and cum faced in the public restroom
Hey there! These are very sexy and fun shots that are taken late at night in the streets of LA!!! The idea of me flashing my huge boobs in public with the chance of getting caught is a huge turn on for me!!! I hope it turns you on too! XOXO -- Monica
Hey Guys,I hope you are ready for lots of baby oil big tit action???!?!?
So It's that time again, webcam wednesday!!!!!
Hey Guys! I like my diary photos because it lets you see me being myself. And lets not forget the boobs!!! ;))))) OXOXOXOOXOX -- Monica
There is something relaxing and sexy about being in a kitchen over a hot stove in sexy lingerie that just gets me HOT!!!! My huge tits hanging over a steamy pot, feels SOOOOOO good as they slowly fall out of my lace pushup bra!!! OXOXOOXOXO -- Mon
Hey Guys! I thought that I would show you some last of my summer diary beach photos and late night self portrait boob shots! I have new stuff and I am back to working on updating more hot picks for your viewing pleasure! OXOXOOXO -- Monica
Hey There! I love shooting outdoors in the open air with my big boobs hanging out with the slight chance that someone might see, SO exciting!!!! I love these photos, and yes there is video to go with!! OXOXOXO -- Monica
The lovely office model 34G Monica Mendez comes in, because for this new photo set, not only is Monica poolside in a bikini, but she also has really huge tits to go along with all that, and how can that possibly NOT make your summer better?
We shot lots of video in and out of the pool, and even found some cool locations in the desert. So after a long hot a day I like to cool off with a cold one, and a dip in the pool. I hope you like the photos of me just chillaxing...XOXO -- Monica
Hey there! I just love the way lace feels rubbing up against my bare breast and thighs. But I love peeling the lingerie off my body just as much as I love putting it on. ;) I hope you enjoy this one!!! OXOXOOX -- Monica
It is time for some more big boob goodness to come your way today, and it comes in the form of the follow-up set for the lovely 34G Monica Mendez, she of the huge all-natural breasts, killer body and awesome booty.
This photo set is all about the BOOBS!!! I am wearing nothing but shear black lace panties and a tiny Boobster tank top. Watch me slide my tits out of this tight top as I strike a pose for you. I hope you enjoy it?!?Love, Monica oxoxox
Monica's huge breasts and gorgeous girl-next-door beauty have always been a fan favorite (not to mention one of our favorites) and we love seeing her massive boobs busting out of this tight button floral corset.
Monica's huge breasts and gorgeous girl-next-door beauty have always been a fan favorite (not to mention one of our favorites) and we love seeing her massive boobs busting out of this tight button floral bikini.
Hey There,Its time for oil and big tits!!!!!!
Heya guys! It is summertime and that means it's bikini time! I always love the summer and warmer weather, and of course got out plenty of tanning oil to make things nice, slippery and glistening, Hope you like these and happy boobing! xoxo -- Leanne
Hey Guys!!!So I am back, with yet another sexy webcam straight from the office!!!!
Hi guys! It's me Monica Mendez again, hope you all had terrific weekends and that you are ready for Monday!
Hey guys! It's me, 34G Monica Mendez, coming back at you once more with another new fantastic big boobie HD video to kick off your week.
Hey guys! I thought I would bring you a very special Christmas treat, so I did a sexy little shoot in the office featuring a simple yet very sexy green t-shirt top with a very low-plunging neckline, along with a Santa hat (what else?) xoxo -- Monica
Happy Monday guys! I am here with a very special candids photo set here at PinupFiles -- behind-the-scenes in the office and a few shots of me in the car as well, just for good measure hope you like 'em and stay tuned for more! xoxoxo -- Monica
So I am back with another sexy self portrait shoot! This was one of my first times using the timer, and it was so much fun! I have a lot of these because I enjoy doing it that much! Next time there might even be less clothes! BIG OXOXOXOXO -- Monica
Monica Medez is back again with us in another stunning and steamy webcam video scene. Flaunting and fondling her huge all-natural breasts that is truly a sight to behold.
Monica is a stunning voluptuous babe and one look at her is all you need to see how well those measurements work on her! She has one of the hottest bodies we've ever seen, and combined with a gorgeous face and her awesome H-cup.
Hey Guys! These are personal photos that I have taken of my self or friends out and about...so they wont be perfect!!! But, they do show the TITS!!! LOL ...I hope you like them and see you soon!!!! OXOXOXOXOXOOX -- Monica
Hey There! These photos have three things that make it hot...sexy lingerie, sexy lighting, and all NUDE SHOTS!!!! I think tis will be a good start to your week ;) And stay tuned for the sexy video to go with it!!!! OXOXOX -- Monica
Hey There,So this is from one of my favorite shoots!!!
Hey Guys! I thought that I would share a sexy photo set with you all. Jeans and lingerie are one of my many fetishes and I love to put them on and take them off. I hope you enjoy this set? OXOXOXOOX -- Monica
So I am back with a sexy photo set I shot with the great Richard Avery of Juliland.Com. Its Kind of a diary set, but much hotter. I am wearing nothing but leather thigh high boots and sheer lingerie! See ya tonight at my live webccam! XOXO -- Monica
The super sexy latina hottie who also happens to be one of our ace photographers is back with her splendiferous boobs and sexy charm.
The lovely, luscious and lusty latina is back. 34DD Monica Mendez returns to PinupFiles/PinupGlam and brings a little touch of holiday green with her! Monica is sure to brighten the season for you in this brand new set.
Hey Guys! I love playing with my computer camera before bedtime while I flash my big firm tits your way. I hope you like the natural me!!?? KISS KISS, and I will see you soon!!!! XOXOXO -- Monica
Hi There,I love tight shirts....just saying!!! I mean, is there anything sexier on a girl with HUGE NATURAL 34G boobs then a tight shirt???? I think not! So here is one of my tightest shirts, and a set of 34G BOOBS to go with!!!!HUGE KISSES -- Monica
Monica has big tits but they aren't just big, they are AMAZINGLY big and firm and supple and perfectly shaped... and they just don't get much better than this. Sarah dons this super sexy black and white lace bra and tight blue jeans.
Hey there, So I am very excited about these photos!!!! I shot these myself late at night in my home. I love shooting myself, and even get a little turned on;)!! I hope they turn you on too!!!! XOXOXOXO -- Monica
Hey Guys!!!!! So I decided to pop in and show you my sexy Santa outfit and whats under it ;)!!!!!
Hey guys! Welcome to the weekend and I have a special video treat for you featuring my awesome little GoPro camera and more fabulous big boobs bouncing all around!
So its that time again....WEBCAM WEDNESDAY!!!!
This webcam is sure to please ya!!!
SO here it is, my very first WEBCAM!!!!!!
Hey There, So here at at PinupFiles we have a new toy...THE GOPRO camera!!!!
Hey There Guys! I love doing sexy bikini shoots for you guys , so it is my endless summer!!! I hope you all had a great weekend, and you enjoy part two of Jungle Bikini!!!!!???!!! And I will see you later on my webcam!!! OXOXOXOXO -- MOnica
That's right, we have 36DD Monica Mendez and 36DDD Maggie Green taking their tops off and getting their big tits out for our cameras in this new photo set, where the gals actually took photos of one another!
This shoot is sure to please you! There is nothing sexier then a busty women in a leather corset pushing her boobs up! This shoot has it all, leather, fishnet, fake fur, and a nude model! Who could ask for more! I hope you like it. OXOXOX -- Monica
Hey Guys, I am back with my newest Sheer Bedroom Light video! This is sure to please any boob fan, its all boobs!! Watch me slip out of my lacey bra and tight bikini and shimmy and shake my big firm tits for you and only you!!! OXOXOO -- Monica! :)
Hey Guys! My tits can barely stay put in this tight leather vest.....I hope you don't mind if they fall out quickly?? ;) If you enjoyed watching me rub and shake my tits in the video you will enjoy this one!!! OXOXOOXOXO -- Monica
Hey Guys, So here our some fun naughty diary photos for you! I like my diary photos because it lets you see me being myself. And lets not forget the boobs! ;) OXOXOXOOXOX -- Monica
This photo set was taking just hanging around while on another shoot! Some of the greatest things in life are not planned......including sexy photo sets!!! I hope you like this as much as I like you ALL!!! Lots of love -- Monica
I just love the idea of having my hands tied up and someone having their way with my boobs! MMMMM, sounds like lots of fun. I hope you enjoy this photo set as much as I enjoyed making it!! ;) OXOXOOX Monica
Happy Wednesday everybody!
Hey there! This bikini is one of many that you will see this summer from my large collection, I hope you like it!!! ;) Oh and yes there is video to go with this!!!!! OXOXOXOXO -- Monica
Well, one thing you'll learn about me is that I LOVE bikinis! I must own at least a hundred! And I would love to share them ALL with you! So lets start with my sexy jungle bikini. Its so tight, it pushes my tits together just right ;)OXOXOX -- Monica
Hi There Guys! So I don't normally allow people into my room, but because I love you so much, here is a second look at my private room...and my private parts ;) HEEHEEHEE! I love you all, and I hope you enjoy this little treat. XOXO -- Monica
It feels soooo good on my back and big BOOBIES! Hey, what can I say they work hard! So I thought that I would share one of my private moments with you! What do you think? Hope you enjoy watching me soap up my huge soft BOOBS...XOXOXO -- Monica
Hey Guys, So I am back with another sexy boob video!!!
What great day for some sun!!!!
Hey There,So you ever wander what we I look like when I work out, or how I work out?
So who wants some more awesome big boobs from a super sexy gal to kick off your summer Friday? How about if that sexy gal in question is the awesome Monica Mendez? Well, if you said "yes" to that then are you ever in luck! ;)
I know that I am late putting up Rabbits T-shirt-set1, but I will put it up I promise. But while you wait how about a set of some of my favorite sexy photos !!!??? so I hope you enjoy this late night treat. Good night, and sweat dreams, Monica XOXO
WELL HELLO THERE! So in this photo shoot you get a sneak peak into my bedroom!!! This is where the magic happens ;) I love showing off my room and my sexy nighty for you, hope you enjoy!!! Peace & Love -- Monica
Well I am back with more naughty self portraits! These are some of my favorite shots on my site, because I shot them myself! I love photographing myself for you to see, and you cant see them anywhere else but here! Hope You Like! Love -- Monica ;)
Hey There,So my work allows me to travel a lot, so I sometimes get bored at night in my hotel alone...what a perfect time to do a GoPro diary for you all!!!


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In my most wild and crazy dreams, I would close my eyes and think about being flown places far from home to take photos for people. It was craziness.
Until it started happening.
Last week, I came to know a family from Townsville. They've lived all over but North Queensland is home – it's family. Claire and Paddy live there, with their baby love, Eulalie.

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Eggleston in Michigan
My brother-in law Robert Lewis Eggleston MD., born and died in Grand Rapids Michigan, left an envelope of Eggleston records sent to him by Earl B Eggleston of Madison, Wisconsin.
In it are records for Cady, Pierce, Eggleston, Church, Morris, Converse
Also records from the Grand Rapids Library and from the Orleans Chapter of the DAR
Also a copy of a death certificate for Jerusha C. Eggleston who died 1907 in Rockford Michigan born in New York to Isaac Cady and Betsy Pierce recorded in Grand Rapids October 1983
Robert's father Harry ( Henry Robert) Eggleston was married to Eileen or Ilene Welsh( Welch)
He may or may not be a descendant of Bigod Eggleston who came on the Mary and John under Winthrope. Coincidentally my sister and I are connected to John and Humphrey Gallop from Dorset who were on the same ship
Would love to hear from any one with connecting information
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So, the first thing I need to say is that I did not find this Pinterest treasure on my own… A dear friend found it and shared it with me. She jokingly asked, "So, do you think you could build something like this for your cabin by the end of the summer?"
I gave her an LOL and showed the picture to my husband and told him what the friend had said. We both kind of chuckled and then he looked a little closer at the picture.
He says, "You know, I have a bunch of lumber in the shed that would work for this…" We went digging in the shed and found more than enough green-treated pieces that were 6" x 10" and 12 feet long.
That is how our fire pit swing gazebo, or as I have dubbed it "swingebo", was born!
We started out making the hexagon. That alone was quite the adventure! We needed each post in the hexagon to be 7 feet apart (to accommodate 5 foot swings). My husband found a video on YouTube he decided to follow and when we were done laying it out as the video explained, it was cockeyed :\. We had to take it out and start all over again.
He swore he knew exactly how to make one that would have the posts set 6 feet apart so we plotted out a hexagon using that configuration. We were happy with the shape but not the size so we carefully enlarged the hexagon to get the 7 foot space between posts. We used a lot of string and quite a few stakes, but it worked great.
With the hexagon staked out, it was time to dig the holes. It was perfect that our boards were 12 feet long because our holes needed to be about 4 feet deep to get them in below the frost level (in hopes that when the ground freezes the posts don't get pushed up). The digging went a lot faster than I thought it would because my husband used an old auger.
Once the holes were drilled we set the posts into the holes and set them in place using concrete that all you need to do is pour the bag into the hole and then pour in the water. We allowed the concrete to set completely and then my husband used a chain saw to cut off the tops of the posts so that they were all the same height.
To accomplish this, he measured one to 8-feet and cut it using a chain saw. We then use a 2' x 4' and a level to mark lines on the top of all of the other posts so he could cut them all to the same height.
We used the same 6" x 10" x 12' boards to go around the top of the hexagon. We laid the first one in place and my husband cut it to size using the chain saw. He cut each end at a 45 degree angle and screwed them in place. For each of the next 5 boards, we set them in place and marked off where they needed to be cut. My husband then cut each one and screwed them in place.
With all of those boards in place, the framework for our swingebo was complete (my husband didn't want to do the cross-bracing… We will see how long that lasts for!)
We poured a cement base to hold out fire pit. We built a frame and placed it in the center of the hexagon. Pours some cement to make a base and let it dry.
We found a 4-foot wide swing at our local home improvement store (the 5-foot ones had to be special ordered) just to try it out. I suppose we could have gotten one from Amazon, like this one: 5-Foot wide swing (affiliate link). While it was nice to be able to see a swing hung up, we actually didn't end up using it.
My husband enjoys wood working and did not think the quality of the swing we found was worth the $60 price tag. The swings we have now (and the one pictured above) were made by him for about the same amount of money. They are twice as big as the purchased ones and a lot more durable. While he did not write down the plans for this swing (other than rough notes), you can find plans online like this one: U-Bild 897 2 U-Bild 2 Porch Swing Project Plan (affiliate link).
My husband also made this fire pit. The ring was cut from a caisson piling. He welded a metal plate to the bottom and drilled holes in it so the fire could breathe. He also welded legs onto it. He had a lot of fun making the shapes on the side playing with a plasma cutter.
All that was needed to finish our swing set fire pit now was the gravel. First I sprayed all the weeds and grass around the area with Round-Up. When that was dry, I laid down black plastic everywhere we wanted the rock. Luckily we had lots of adorable help when it came to spreading the rock.
I was wrong… There was one last thing we needed to feel like our swingebo was complete: more large rocks. We already had the large rocks lining the driveway. We use a few of those when we had to move them to make the path into the fire pit area. We spent one weekend rock hunting at the cabin and hit the jackpot so now all of the pebbles are bordered by larger rocks.
We both love the way this turned out and I love the amazing sunspot in this final picture I took. I like to think of it as grandma and grandpa showing how much they like it also!
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BRSA calls for stiffer penalties for motorists responsible for fatalities
President of the Barbados Road Safety Association (BRSA), Charmaine Roland-Bowen today made a strong case for tougher penalties for motorists who were responsible for road fatalities, charging that too many offenders were being handed a mere "slap on the wrist."
"We need to revisit our penalties and our sentencing laws, where we are giving people fines, maybe $3000 fines or even less. No amount of money can compensate for a life that has been lost," stressed the road safety advocate.
Speaking at the unveiling of a road safety billboard at the Darcy Scott Roundabout to commemorate World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims, Roland-Bowen contended that authorities should impose stiffer fines or imprisonment to send a clear message.
"We have to make penalties a deterrent, set them high so they will deter persons in some cases . . . [or], start sending persons to prison because a fine and especially a small fine cannot replace the value on life," she said.
The BRSA president revealed that Barbados had recorded eight road fatalities so far this year in comparison to 21 recorded in 2015. However, she held this was too it was eight too many.
Noting that Barbados has failed to show any headway to develop proposed breathalyser testing legislation, Roland-Bowen argued that the it was necessary since the the cause of most road accidents remain unknown.
"These cases that have been going before the court where people have been killed on our roads, there is no way that we can test and see if alcohol was a contributing factor, and this is a very serious matter because if you have people drinking . . . and driving and getting involved in collisions and people dying and still you can't test them [motorists] to see. . . this is wrong, this is totally wrong," said Roland-Bowen.
She added, "This is lives that we are dealing with and we need to take it more seriously. I don't know why that breathalyser is taking so long".
The association began the day's events with a church service at the Church of Nazarene in Collymore Rock, which was also attended by the families of accident victims.
Some relatives charged that the judicial system had failed them.
Judith Noel, who lost her son Euwin Noel on March 13th this year shared that she was disappointed that the case was still pending.
"It's taking too long, eight months is too long. I couldn't tell the undertaker to wait eight months to pay for his burial … it's definitely too long".
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Broken system, how many accused murderers walking the streets of Barbados ?????.
Whatever happened to the Transport Board driver with 54 road traffic convictions?
Whatever happened to officer Gittens who shot his neighbour was remanded in prison, then given bail. What is the hold up?
We do not have the right people to manage barbados LTD..
How much is said or done by the minister for transport..
Why do we have 30,000 vehicles on our roads which is not insured, why do we have thousands driving on our roads without license and false number plates, out there in this great wide world simple technology , can cure these problems in months …
The politicians is to be blame for the guns ,the drugs , the accidents , no water , go slow at the airport, blame them for everything , which is worst ,the guns or the politicians , when last any big criminal is arrested in barbados..
The reason why no politicians try to enforce anything which would change things in Barbados ,because it would effect the people who is protected.. and thats not good is it………………………………
Not forgetting the Insures , they seems not interested in doing anything either , so the groups is the same , insurers and politicians………..
At last!!!! Then bring in the same penalties for those that use the roads of Barbados like Bushy Park!


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The scary thing about this, is, if you believe some alternative media, the wall of one of the reactors (possibly 3, i forget) is already close to falling down. This wall is part of the support structure that holds the spent fuel rod pool for that reactor. If that wall breaks, spilling the spent fuel rods... well.. that's a wrap for Tokyo.
I don't know how much truth there is to this or what magnitude quake it would take for this to occur, so take it or leave it.
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2 words for this thread: Benjamin Fulford.
he predicted mt. fuji would erupt in 2011 due to HAARP. it didn't erupt.
i predict you just joined ATS like..yesterday. go back where you came from with all that jazz.
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Anyone who would want to share a private tour to Peterhof on April 4, 2010(Easter) please let me know. We are 3 people from California.
Thanks! Elizabeth
Anyone who would want to share a private tour to Peterhof on April 4, 2010(Easter) please let me know. We are 3 people from California.
Thanks! Elizabeth
We'll be happy to arrange the tour. Elizabeth, I've sent you the details and costs by email. Please note that the costs may change if the size of the group grows.
We will need the exact number of participants about a week before the tour latest, to be able to book the right number of tickets and the right size minibus (if required).
what time are you planning on getting out? I am checking my schedule for Sunday, April 4.
We would like to start early in the morning around 9 AM. We will be in St Petersburg the 3th and the 4th of April so we could do it either day.
Let me know if you are interested so we can coordenate this tour.
MSW, how many will you be, adults/children? Based on that I will calculate the costs and send the details to you and Elizabeth.
We are two adults...Sunday would be the better for us.
Elizabeth, MSW,
I sent you both an email with a quote. Please get in touch with each other and decide how you want it. Hope to see you all on our tours!
I have contacted Beth...awating reply for Sunday tour.
Merl W.
Hi Merl
Sunday works for us too. As I had mention before, we will be in St Petersburg the 3rd and the 4th of April.
We would like to do the 9 hours tour (both Palaces), is it something you would like too?
We are 3 people, my husband Charles, my daughter Paloma and myself, Elizabeth.
Should we start the tour around 9 AM? I don't know how far our hotel is from yours but I am sure Peter can figure it out.
Thanks. We are very excited about being in Russia and sharing this tour with you.
That sounds exciting, we are waiting confirmation from daughter to see if see is competing that day. She is on the USA National team for gymnastics. Funny that we both live in California and will meet there.
The tour sounds amazing and the time frame works for us as well.
Thanks again,


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Parent talk about RAD: The decision and journey of putting a child in the full-time program at IACD
Parent talk about RAD: The decision and journey of putting a child in the full-time program at IACD Cindy & Brian spent an enormous amount of resources, time, and energy to help their son recover from trauma. After they received respite care from the Institute, they ultimately made the decision to put their child in the full-time program.
Parent talk about RAD: The decision and journey of putting a child in the full-time program at IACD
Parent talk about RAD: The decision and journey of putting a child in the full-time program at IACD
Out-patient Program
We recommend our out-patient program for families who reside here in Colorado with children in the low-range of reactive attachment disorder (degree of RAD determined by our assessments). Our out-patient program includes access to therapy, parent support groups, therapeutic respite care, psychiatry, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and neurotherapy.
In-patient Program
Because we truly understand the complexities of attachment disorder, our program is unlike any other. Our model—based on ongoing research and experience—comes to life in real homes as the children (typically ages 7-18) live with our therapeutic treatment families for roughly six to nine months. During that time, parents communicate regularly with their children and participate in therapy weekly (via technology if out of state). They also visit a few times in-person throughout their children's stay for more intensive family therapy.
We have therapeutic treatment homes in Colorado. Our program is comprehensive and includes therapy, parent support groups, therapeutic respite care, psychiatry, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and neurotherapy. Although the children reside in our care full-time, our model is entirely different than most residential treatment centers.
Frequently asked questions about the IACD in-patient program
A look into everyday life in our therapeutic family treatment homes
Treatment rates and funding options
Our Philosophy
Our model is unique because:
1. We are experts and pioneers in the field of attachment. We base our treatment model on neuroscience research and years of experience.
We have extensive knowledge of attachment disorder and truly understand what kids and families need to heal.
Neuroscience research has taught us:
- Just as physical disabilities can hinder us on the outside, trauma harms kids on the inside.
- Because of the trauma they endured at young ages, all of the children that we treat were disrupted in their early development. They are behind emotionally and neurologically. Thus, they often behave much younger than their chronological ages. They don't trust that caregivers will meet their needs. Similar to toddlers, they will treat caregivers well only if they get want they want. If not, they get unreasonably angry. They like to be in control and will often treat adults outside the family in superficially charming ways. They lie, steal, manipulate to get their way, and often treat fathers better than their mothers. Watch: 3 ways trauma can change the brain by Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk
- The whole family suffers while living with a child left untreated for his developmental trauma. Other kids in the family feel angry and avoid the children with reactive attachment disorder. The frustration and anger parents typically feel through parenting further contributes to children's fear and resistance of caregivers.
Our treatment model reflects this research:
- Although our compassionate treatment parents care for the children, they don't carry the same resentment or exhaustion that the children's parents often do. Our treatment parents are familiar with acting-out behaviors of children with RAD and know how to address them calmly and therapeutically. Treatment is more effective once children feel safe in our calm and structured therapeutic treatment environment.
- We work with kids based on where they are developmentally, rather than by their chronological ages. Because our children with developmental trauma are behind cognitively and emotionally, they require a living environment appropriate for earlier developmental stages. Similar to the safety caregivers provide toddlers, we surround our children with a close circle of security in which they are in are in our line-of-sight at all times. They learn how to follow directives and develop confidence and self-esteem through the lead of a safe, calm parent who lives with and guides them. We teach them to learn that their needs will get met, to learn to trust caregivers, to develop cause and effect thinking in regard to achieving the "wants" in their lives, and to accept responsibility for poor choices.
- Kids learn how to feel safe in real home environments with consistent parent figures or "practice parents".
2. The kids in our program live with real families and attend small public schools, not facilities.
Kids live with our treatment families while in therapy—parents who went through the same journey as your own. Most of them lived with and treated their own children with attachment disorder. While length of stay varies greatly depending on the needs of each child, the typical stay is between 6-9 months.
They also attend small public schools where teachers have close communication with the Institute and treatment parents. Our treatment parents understand the complexities of attachment disorder from personal experience and were trained by the Institute of Attachment and Child Development to successfully treat kids.
Our family treatment model is critical for kids with attachment disorder because:
- The best chance to treat kids with attachment issues is to re-parent them through the developmental years that they missed. Their own families are too burnt out, tired, and angry to do so. We developed a therapeutic foster family program to help kids feel safe within firm and empathic parenting strategies.
- Kids with attachment disorder quickly learn how to manipulate residential treatment staff who rotate shifts and lack proper training and education about the disorder.
- In a residential treatment facility, kids with attachment disorder learn from each other. They quickly learn how to manipulate staff and treatment teachers. They don't have that opportunity in our treatment homes or community schools.
3. We provide support, therapy, and relief for parents.
If you have lived with a child with attachment disorder, you have nothing left to give. We understand. It's completely normal to feel frustrated, confused, angry, and exhausted. That's why we embrace parents as well as the child.
Our parent support is so important because:
- Love isn't enough to treat kids with attachment disorder. We'll provide you with the education and tools you need to do so.
- You are depleted of the energy, stamina, and patience needed to help your child right now.
4. We're a close-knit, small team that embraces your family.
We're parent partners. Parents, psychotherapists, and treatment families work as a team in the best interest of the child.
Our team approach works because:
- Because we work together, kids can't interfere with the treatment process. And they can begin to heal. Kids with attachment issues have keen abilities to manipulate adults, distort realities, and gain control—this is a part of the disorder. IACD therapists and treatment families fully understand this dynamic.
- Together, we provide different perspectives and a wide spectrum of experience and expertise, all with one focus – your family.
5. We create individual treatment plans just for your family.
We know that every child and family is unique. And we respect you for who you are. The therapist assigned to your family will develop a treatment plan just for your child.
Individual plans are important because:
- Everyone comes from a different place in life and with multiple family dynamics. You need a plan that meets your needs in a very distinct way.
Treatment Details
- Most of our families have been through the program with their own adoptive and/or foster children and are well prepared to see through manipulative and controlling behaviors.
- The children are in line-of-sight at all times with their treatment parents who direct and guide them through all interactions and task completion.
- Children attend our local schools while they live with our therapeutic treatment families.
- All children receive a thorough psychiatric evaluation to decipher whether a mood disorder may contribute to their agitated/angry/oppositional state. Our clinicians have many years of experience working and/or treating kids with reactive attachment disorder and their families. They will provide effective medication or neurofeedback to help first calm their brains so they can receive effective therapy.
- If you live outside of Colorado, you can participate in therapy sessions via skype and phone calls while your child lives with with one of our therapeutic treatment families.
- We'll develop a follow-up treatment plan that includes follow-up phone calls to support you and your hometown therapist.
Frequently asked questions about the IACD in-patient program
How long do children live with your therapeutic treatment parents?
Every child is unique and we create a different treatment plan for each person in our program. That said, we cannot give all parents the same answer to how long their children will live in Colorado or Wyoming. The typical stay for many of our children, however, is roughly six to nine months for children in the moderate range of attachment disorder.
Won't sending my child away disrupt our attachment and make things worse?
When most parents first come to us, they are working hard to make their kids change. Their children are often working hard to resist their parents. Such a dynamic doesn't foster a quality connection. In fact, the longer such relationships continue, the more angry, worn-out, and overwhelmed parents become. Many parents of kids with RAD attain their own PTSD. These combinations only confirm to children with RAD that parent figures are scary and unpredictable.
Here at IACD, our goal is to keep children in their "forever homes". We give kids and their parents a jumpstart to move together toward recovery and to foster a closer and more authentic attachment. We teach kids how to work with their parents with practice from our safe, calm, and qualified caregivers—our therapeutic treatment parents.
When children go home, they have an investment in building their relationships with their families and have tools to do so. Parents also feel calm and have the tools they need to effectively parent. Therefore, any attachment the parents and children had before they came to our program has an even greater potential for growth.
Do you work with families outside of the state and country?
We work with families worldwide on a regular basis, thanks to technology. Parents typically need to plan a trip to Colorado 3-4 times over the course of their children's stay with us – one to bring their children to Colorado, 2-3 visits for intensive family therapy, and once to bring their children home. While in their hometowns, parents take part in weekly therapy with their children via Skype.
How can I move forward to get my child in your in-patient program?
You'll need to get started with an intake packet. Please call our office to get that packet at 303-674-1910. Upon completion of the intake packet, our clinicians will thoroughly review your case to see if your child and your family are a good fit for our program. If so, we will place your child with an appropriate family based on his or her needs or put your child on our waiting list until space is available with that family.


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Compiled by Brianna Snyder/Women@Work
Social Media Dos and Don'ts
When an Arizona restaurant's two difficult owners were featured on an episode of Kitchen Nightmares, the restaurant's Facebook page was inundated with comments mocking and taunting the owners, husband and wife Samy and Amy Bouzaglos. Furious, the two started firing back at the thousands of teasing commenters with all-caps obscenities and threats, calling commenters "trash," "stupid people" and "punks." This drew further taunting, catching the attention of blogs and news sites, who've all dubbed the whole event the "epic Facebook meltdown."
According to Forbes, there are a few things to be learned from this Facebook fiasco, should you ever find your own Web pages bombarded with criticism:
1. Don't reply to everyone. "Not only were the [Bouzaglos'] responses incredibly defensive, but in all caps, facilitating even more discussion and backlash. Had the Bouzaglos selectively responded to clarify the story (or even firmly defend their actions), there would likely have been much less backlash and aggression as they kept the fire going."
2. Don't respond to trolls. Trolls are commenters who intentionally try to get a rise out of you or other commenters. They're known to make shocking or inflammatory statements in order to elicit emotional responses. "Not only is it critical not to reply to everyone (especially those who are critical of your content), but it's especially important to ignore trolls, as they will — as the Bouzaglos know — only make your life hell," notes the Forbes article.
3. Don't react right away. "If you do feel the need to respond to a critical comment — wait. You may be fuming, defensive, and angry that someone has insulted your hard work … but if you respond when you're fuming, defensive, and angry you will likely only make the situation worse for your brand (whether that's your personal brand or your actual business.)"
4. Don't insult people. But you already knew that. "It's an important skill in life to be able to process criticism without taking it personally."
Source: tinyurl.com/ww13socialmedia
Winning the Bread
Women are increasingly becoming not just their family's primary caregiver but also their family's primary breadwinner, reports The New York Times. Four out of 10 American households with children under the age of 18 now include a mom who is either the sole or primary earner, according to the Pew Research Center and The New York Times. Compared with 1960 figures, the numbers of women breadwinners have quadrupled.
Though attitudes about women in the workplace have changed — it's now more acceptable for women to be married moms who also work full time — the country is still divided over whether it benefits children to have their moms at home. Have of Americans say it's better for kids for Mom to stay home, while just 8 percent of Americans say the same about Dad.
Source: tinyurl.com/ww13breadwinner
"I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances."
— Martha Washington
Quick, Easy Eats
Bored with brown-bagging? Here are some quick ideas to spice up your lunch hour:
Chicken Panini
Layer sliced chicken breast, black forest ham, and Swiss cheese on a wheat roll and serve with marinara sauce on the side.
Calories: 292
Chicken Goat-Cheese Quesadillas
A standard chicken quesadilla with goat cheese, corn,and cilantro.
Calories: 331
Roast Beef and Horseradish Wrap
Mix mayonnaise and horseradish in a small bowl. Spread the mixture on one side of the tortilla. Place a lettuce leaf in the center of the tortilla, followed by roast beef and tomato. Fold the outer edges in, then roll.
Calories: 194
Source: tinyurl.com/ww13healthylunch
Employers Offering a Leg Up
We all know about the risks of obesity and America's ongoing battle with the issues associated with inactivity and poor diet. But exercising, eating healthy and understanding nutrition are less and less something you have to do on your own time. Employers are more frequently offering health and wellness activities and information in addition to health care plans, according to GOOD infographics and Naked Juice. Here are some stats to show your employer if you're trying to get your own workplace-wellness program going.
Source: tinyurl.com/ww13workplacehealth
Photo: Getty Images/Joshua Hodge Photography
Never-Ending Pay Gap
This should drive it home pretty hard: Bloomberg News reports that women CEOs in Washington, D.C., earn $600,000 less than their male counterparts. Women chief executive officers were paid an average of $1.31 million in 2011, compared with $1.93 million paid to the 42 male CEOs, which means they made about 68 cents for every dollar paid to a man — a bigger salary divergence than the 72 cents women earned against every $1 paid to a man in the wider economy, as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to Lisa Maatz, vice president of government relations for the American Association of University Women, a research group promoting female leadership, Washington is "the original boys' club."
Source: tinyurl.com/ww13womenpay
Occupations with the Largest Number of Green Technologies and Practices Jobs, August 2011
"Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be."
— Elizabeth Gilbert
Need a Job?
Interestingly, many small businesses in the U.S. are having a hard time filling open positions, reports the New York Times. Recruiting agencies are usually reserved for executive-level hiring, and so small companies with dozens of openings find themselves unsure of where to look for qualified candidates. So where have they begun to turn? Yep. LinkedIn. It's there that businesses can reach "passive candidates," of whom LinkedIn comprises 80 percent, the New York Times reports. Companies who've had success with this approach recommend reaching out to people with profiles matching qualifications you're looking for, doing a little extra research on the potential candidate (does she have a website?) and making sure your own brand is established. A fully-functioning and updated website will show recruits you're on top of your game and serious about success.
Source: tinyurl.com/ww13jobhunting
9 to 5
By Jeanne A. Benas


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Mary Barthold of BCCA Beardie Rescue introduces Maggie to Cheryl. (Maggie wears an Elizabethan collar to protect her stitches after being spayed.)
Mary poses with her Dachshund, who holds his own in a pack of Beardies.
Mary scratches Maggie's belly while several of her own Beardies come looking for attention.
Buz and Mary Barthold are proud alumni of Michigan State.
Cheryl and Maggie prepare for the 400-mile car trip to Maggie's new home.
Maggie arrives at her new home.
Maggie appears to be happy with her new surroundings.
The day after her arrival, Maggie encounters a Minnesota snowstorm.
She prowls through the snow...
Poses for an official portrait...
Responds to the photographer's request for a little more profile....
And burrows down in the snow.
Her ears perk up when she hears a neighbor's dogs.
Maggie shakes the snow from her coat as she crosses the yard.
Time for another cute puppy pose...
And another....
And a final, serious portrait before retreating to the warmth of our house.
Copyright © 1996-2012 Durant and Cheryl Imboden and
their licensors. All rights reserved.
Copyright © 1996-2012 Durant and Cheryl Imboden and
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How to write an App Press Release
Written by Catherine L. on March 31 2013.
You've spent months creating an awesome App and it's time to show it to the world. However, you've got one more big task left for you — figuring out exactly what you're telling everyone (and how you're telling it to them).
The Press Release is one of the oldest forms of news distribution (you can tell from all the sort-of-funny old-school conventions in the formatting), but to this day, it's one of the most effective ways of communicating your message to reviewers, media outlets and the press in general. It's important to get this right, so we've collated our top
10 12 tips to get your App Press Release in good shape!
Top Ten App Press Release Tips
- A Press Release is a statement prepared for distribution to the media — the purpose is to give journalists information that is useful, accurate and interesting. Say those three words to yourself again.
- It must be newsworthy — this is of course subjective, but generally it's accepted to mean that the Release must represent a significant event to your organization that is reported in a timely manner. You should have this one covered — you're releasing a new, or updated App version.
- Simply existing isn't news — why is the fact that you exist important? This is similar to number two and there are a few ways easy ways to approach this:
- Present a benefit: Instead of "App to compare prices of beans is released", maybe "The average family can save $0.50 a week on beans using XYZ App".
- Share some findings, or statics about the problem your App is solving in an infographic. Infographics have significantly higher publish rates than almost anything else — they're visually appealing and require essentially 0 work from reviewers.
- Tell them what you want them to know in the first paragraph. Everything they need to know to understand whether this is something that their outlet would be interested in covering. And even before that, give them a <10 word snappy headline. This is good for a few reasons:
- It peaks their interest and allows them to quickly decide if this interests them.
- They will likely use a this as the headline for the review, it reduces the work for them and increases your control over the tone of your coverage and representation of the brand.
- Have a press kit. If you submit with AppLaunch, we'll sort this for you, but if you're going it alone then don't make them look around for screenshots, details, features, a contact email address, a video etc... Zip it all right up and send them a link to it.
- Don't send attachments, it will likely get your email bounced, spammed or filtered. It's perfectly fine however to embed images in the email (in HTML emails) — although bear in mind, point 7.
- Assume your email may be read without images enabled. Most hosted email solutions now block images from unknown senders (you), so assume that it won't have any of your lovely images or external CSS formatting. Make sure that it reads okay in plaintext.
- If you have the time, make it personal. Did they write something particularly interesting last week? Does it fit with a trend of Apps they've been covering? Reviewers are like everyone else.. they have egos and recognize and reward you spending time researching them or being a fan.
- Send Promo Codes. A lot of reviewers are unpaid or receive very little remuneration for the articles that they write. One key perk is that they get to download / play / use the Apps that they review for free. If you have an App that they are personally even remotely interested in, sending a promo code will likely help entice them to review it.
- Be Contactable. Include contact details prominently, offer to answer any of their questions and that you're happy to set time aside if they'd be interested in an interview.
- Follow up. Reviewers are busy and the processes in place to monitor incoming Apps for review tend to be at best an Excel spreadsheet and at worst nothing. Give it a few days then send people that haven't opened your emails a follow-up suggesting why you think it would be a good fit for their site. If you're an AppLaunch customer, we'll do this for you, if not, ToutApp (http://www1.toutapp.com/) provides a great set of functionality for achieving this yourself.
Don't use promotional language. A press release is a statement of fact with a slant to tell a story. It is not an Ad! It is most effective when written in a formal style using active voice and from a 3rd party perspective.
A sample of words that should never be in a press release:
- amazing
- best
- fantastic
- wonderful
- always been waiting for
- great
- finally
- awesome
- ... you get the point
Good luck with your Press Release — and remember, we're here if you need us.
The AppLaunch Team


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In another example of how the mainstream media is nothing but a shill for police, KATU News in Oregon reported on this week's story on the Gresham cop who snatched a phone from a woman who was video recording with the following headline:
"To Protect Evidence of a Crime, Police Can Seize Your Cellphone"
The story goes on to state the following:
Gresham police say officers don't need a warrant to seize the phone when they feel the evidence on it is in jeopardy of being erased, but they would need a warrant to actually look at the phone's contents without the owner's consent.
"In this case, all it takes is – delete – and the evidence is gone, and especially if someone is (backing away) – I'm not going to give you that – you're real close to losing evidence," Grandjean said.
In this case the law appears to be on the police officer's side. The case is different than some previous cases where police have seized citizen's cellphones, even putting a man in jail for recording in public, only later to admit they were wrong.
In those previous cases, police officers have seized cellphones, because they believed the act of recording itself was a crime.
In 2008 Beaverton police not only took Hao Vang's phone he spent a night in jail after he took video of his friend being arrested.
Police said he violated Oregon law that says you can't record someone's audio without their permission. But Beaverton ended up paying Vang for unjust treatment. Gresham police say that was a different circumstance.
"The courts have found that holding the phone up like this is enough notification," Grandjean said. "You've told people, we all know what they're doing so you have that situation. In this situation you have somebody recording evidence of a crime."
KATU reporter Dan Tilkin, of course, didn't bother to ask Grandjean exactly what court cases he was referring to that allow police to confiscate your phone.
Perhaps if he would have done his own research instead of depending on the department flack, he would have discovered what the U.S. Department of Justice said about this subject in the guidelines it issued last year.
The guidelines are written a little more complex than your typical television soundbite, which it's why it's understandable why a talking head like Tilkin wouldn't be able to comprehend them, so I will try to highlight the key sentences by making them bold.
Policies on individuals' right to record and observe police should provide officers with clear guidance on the limited circumstances under which it may be permissible to seize recordings and recording devices. An officer's response to an individual's recording often implicates both the First and Fourth Amendment, so it's particularly important that a general order is consistent with basic search and seizure principles. A general order should provide officers with guidance on how to lawfully seek an individual's consent to review photographs or recordings and the types of circumstances that do—and do not—provide exigent circumstances to seize recording devices, the permissible length of such a seizure, and the prohibition against warrantless searches once a device has been seized. Moreover, this guidance must reflect the special protection afforded to First Amendment materials.
Policies should include language to ensure that consent is not coerced, implicitly or explicitly. See Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218, 228 (1973) ("[T]he Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments require that a consent not be coerced, by explicit or implicit means, by implied threat or covert force. For, no matter how subtly the coercion was applied, the resulting 'consent' would be no more than a pretext for the unjustified police intrusion against which the Fourth Amendment is directed."). In assessing whether an individual's consent to search was freely and voluntarily given, Courts may consider "the characteristics of the accused . . . as well as the conditions under which the consent to search was given (such as the officer's conduct; the number of officers present; and the duration, location, and time of the encounter)." United States v. Lattimore, 87 F.3d 647, 650 (4th Cir. 1996). BPD's explanation of the process for obtaining consent includes clear guidelines regarding what steps an officer should take once an individual provides an officer with consent to review a recording. However, BPD's general order should include language to ensure that consent is not coerced, implicitly or explicitly.
Warrantless seizures are only permitted if an officer has probable cause to believe that the property "holds contraband or evidence of a crime" and "the exigencies of the circumstances demand it or some other recognized exception to the warrant requirement is present." United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696, 701 (1983). Any such seizure must be a "temporary restraint[] where needed to preserve evidence until police c[an] obtain a warrant." Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326, 334 (2001). Seizures must be limited to a reasonable period of time. For example, in Illinois v. McArthur, the Supreme court upheld a police officer's warrantless seizure of a premises, in part, because police had good reason to fear that evidence would be destroyed and the restraint only lasted for two hours – "no longer than reasonably necessary for the police, acting with diligence, to obtain the warrant." Id. at 332. Once seized, officers may not search the contents of the property without first obtaining the warrant. Place, 462 U.S. at 701 & n.3. In the context of the seizure of recording devices, this means that officers may not search for or review an individual's recordings absent a warrant.
Police departments must also recognize that the seizure of a camera that may contain evidence of a crime is significantly different from the seizure of other evidence because such seizure implicates the First, as well as the Fourth, Amendment. The Supreme Court has afforded heightened protection to recordings containing material protected by the First Amendment. An individual's recording may contain both footage of a crime relevant to a police investigation and evidence of police misconduct. The latter falls squarely within the protection of First Amendment. See, e.g., Gentile v. State Bar of Nev., 501 U.S. 1030, 1034 (1991) ("There is no question that speech critical of the exercise of the State's power lies at the very center of the First Amendment."). The warrantless seizure of such material is a form of prior restraint, a long disfavored practice. Roaden v. Kentucky, 413 U.S. 496, 503 (1973) (when an officer "br[ings] to an abrupt halt an orderly and presumptively legitimate distribution or exhibition" of material protected by the First Amendment, such action is "plainly a form of prior restraint and is, in those circumstances, unreasonable under Fourth Amendment standards."). See also Rossignol v. Voorhaar, 316 F.3d 516, 522 (4th Cir. 2003) (Where sheriff's deputies suppressed newspapers critical of the sheriff "before the critical commentary ever reached the eyes of readers, their conduct met the classic definition of a prior restraint."). An officer's warrantless seizure of an individual's recording of police activity is no different. See Robinson v. Fetterman, 378 F.Supp.2d 534, 541 (E.D. Penn 2005) (By restraining an individual from "publicizing or publishing what he has filmed," officer's "conduct clearly amounts to an unlawful prior restraint upon [] protected speech."); see Channel 10, Inc. v. Gunnarson, 337 F.Supp. 634, 637 (D.Minn. 1972) ("it is clear to this court that the seizure and holding of the camera and undeveloped film was an unlawful 'prior restraint' whether or not the film was ever reviewed.").
The warrantless seizure of material protected by the First Amendment "calls for a higher hurdle in the evaluation of reasonableness" under the Fourth Amendment. Roaden v. Kentucky, 413 U.S. 496, 504 (1973). Police departments should limit the circumstances under which cameras and recording devices can be seized and the length of the permissible seizure. BPD's general order does not convey that the warrantless seizure of recording material is different than the warrantless seizure of many other types of evidence, in that it implicates the First, as well as the Fourth, Amendment. General Order J-16 should make it clear to officers that, in the ordinary course of events, there will not be facts justifying the seizure of cameras or recording devices. Moreover, General Order J-16 does not define "temporary" seizure. BPD should clarify how long and under what circumstances an officer may seize a recording device, even temporarily, and how the recordings on the device must be maintained after seizure. A policy permitting officers, with supervisory approval, to seize a film for no longer than reasonably necessary for the police, acting with diligence, to obtain the warrant if that film contains critical evidence of a felony crime would diminish the likelihood of constitutional violations.
In the video, Gresham police officer Taylor Letsis clearly attempted to coerce Carrie Medina into handing over her phone so he could review her footage. And when she questioned his orders, he snatched it from her.
"Can I see your video?"
"Ok, I need to see your video to see if it has any evidence of a crime."
"Um …"
"Yes, it's not a choice."
"It's not a choice?"
"It's not a choice. Either you can show it to me right now and we can look over it and see if it has anything that I need. And if it doesn't, then you can keep it and go on your way. If it does show something that we need, I'm going to have you see if you can email it to me or we may have to take the phone."
"OK, well it's live on the internet, so I don't have access to it, so that's one issue."
"Well, then, why don't you show it to me?"
"And if I refuse?"
"Then I will have to seize the phone."
"You're going to take my phone?"
"You're not legally asking me with a subpoena."
"I don't need a subpoena to search your phone for evidence."
"I don't want to show you."
He snatches the phone.
"Thank you."
The crime in question was a teenager who was arrested for resisting arrest, which as we all know, is a charge they tack on to anybody when they can't think of an actual crime committed.
We're not talking felony murder here.
However, Medina said that two of the officers slammed the youth to the ground while arresting him and that once the camera was off, Letsis seemed more concerned about whether or not that had been caught on video, so let's reemphasize this portion of the USDOJ guidelines.
An individual's recording may contain both footage of a crime relevant to a police investigation and evidence of police misconduct. The latter falls squarely within the protection of First Amendment.
Letsis wasn't seizing Medina's camera to obtain evidence against the teenager for a measly resisting arrest charge, which most likely would result in the teen spending a night in jail and paying some fines or serving some community hours if even that.
No, Letsis was concerned about his fellow officers being exposed for using excessive force, something he has personal experience with because he and several other officers were exposed last November when they were caught on a citizen's camera for beating and tasing a man in a transit station because he had not paid the fare.
Tilkin, unfortunately, is your typical chickenshit television reporter who claims to be "on your side" as he conducts his "investigation," but it's evident from this piece that he is just another corporate sellout who will never do anything that would cut off his access to the police department's media relations department.
It's the same reason why the mainstream media in Miami mostly refused to acknowledge my arrest last year or even my incident on the Metrorail last month.
The media is not on the side of the people. They are on the side of the institutions who feed them just enough information to air their nightly broadcasts.
Note that Tilkin didn't even mention Letsis' name once in his report, which is failure of basic Journalism 101.
If Tilkin really wanted to do justice to his viewers on this topic, he would have explained that police can only confiscate your camera as evidence under exigent circumstances, which is when the cop has reasonable suspicion to believe the evidence in question faces imminent destruction.
Medina told him she was recording live and she gave no other indication that she would destroy the video. It would seem rather pointless to openly stand there video recording them with the intention of deleting the footage.
Also, exigent circumstances would only come into play if the evidence she had recorded was that of a serious felony crime such as a murder or an armed robbery – a crime that includes victims – not a measly misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest in which the only victim is the teen who was arrested.
And even if he had enough probable cause to seize the camera under exigent circumstances, he would still need a warrant or subpoena to view the footage.
Instead, Letsis fumbled with the phone in an attempt to view the footage, then threatened Medina with arrest if she didn't show him how to view the video.
What did the USDOJ say about coercion?
For, no matter how subtly the coercion was applied, the resulting 'consent' would be no more than a pretext for the unjustified police intrusion against which the Fourth Amendment is directed.")
This wasn't subtle coercion, this was strong-armed robbery.
This wasn't just an invasion of her privacy, this was an illegal detainment.
This wasn't permissible by law no matter what Talkin reports.
This was a flagrant violation of her First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Check out the incident in the video below. The action begins at 4:15.


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Recently, a Gujarat government official showed interest in introducing the candy in mid-day meal scheme of the state schools, Navsari Agriculture University (NAU) scientist B L Kolambe said. (Agencies) Latest News from State News Desk
"Costing less than a rupee, the candy made out of banana plant has medicinal value. It is made out of central core (stem) of the plant's pseudostem," Kolambe said.
"The candy is rich in fiber, iron and vitamin B, and suitable to meet the nutritive requirements in anemic (having less than normal quantity of hemoglobin in blood) children," Kolambe said.
"During tests conducted at Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, the candy was found safe for human consumption, and all the fiber in it was revealed to be digestable fibre," he claimed.
When contacted, Gujarat government spokesperson Saurabh Patel said that it is a positive development to deal with malnutrition problem and we will have a look over it.
As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-III, 49.2 percent of the state's children were stunted. It was realized that malnutrition among women, adolescent girls and children was the underlying cause of death due to common ailments. Thus, state government has given top priority to malnutrition, says Gujarat's Socio-Economic Review 2012-13 report.
During 2011-12, on an average 41.40 lakh children of standard I to VIII were provided hot cooked meal per day in 33,396 schools through 29,977 MDM (mid-day meal) centers. The number of children went up to 43.17 lakh by September 2012, a state report said.
NAU has standardized the technology to convert the waste of banana plant into various useful products, including this edible candy with nutritional values.
"Presently, in one batch we make just 12 kg of candy, but once the technology is licensed for commercialization, the production can always be scaled up," Kolambe said.
Recently, a Gujarat government official showed interest in introducing the candy in mid-day meal scheme of the state schools, Navsari Agriculture University (NAU) scientist B L Kolambe said.
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