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Author has written 19 stories for Naruto, Final Fantasy XII, Harry Potter, Ouran High School Host Club, Code Lyoko, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, Durarara!!/デュラララ!!, Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, Hetalia - Axis Powers, and Nostalgia.
net neutrality is repealed I might never be able to write again if it isn't put back up
If I don't repeal this message in 3 months consider all my stories on hiatus until net neutrality or something similar is back up
Taking requests for stories.
Birthday July 7th you'll never find out my age never!
I have to put up a new more general disclaimer.I don't own anything I write besides plot unless I say so!
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Blossoming berry
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The Flowering Heart
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Amazon Pen
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Willingness to write: Romance, Tradgedy, Horror, Suspense, Adventure, Humor, Parody
Writing style- Don't cut short due to lake of inspiration or shorten. Do not mark complete unless is complete or I have the intent of deleting it without finishing it which is rare.
Fav. T.v. shows and Anime: Naruto, Inyuyasha, Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z GT, Durarara, hunter x hunter, kuroshitsugi, One Piece, Hellsing, Ouran Highschol Host Club, and Wolverine and the X-men
Fav. books: Twilight series, Harry Potter series, Blueblood series, Lightning Theif series, Homecoming, Baileywick, and fear street. I can't remember the name of the other books so well
Character's whose I commonly view as/ compare myself 2 (in relation to their personality): Shikamaru(Lazy), Tenten(tomboy), Tsunade(Don't like paperwork mainly essays), Hinata(Shy and Kind), Rock Lee(aspired), Sango(give boys way too many chances), inuyasha(boneheaded and clueless about it sometimes), Sasuke(don't like sweets), and L Lawliet (Strong moral compass)
If you have ever forgotten what you were going to say, right before you say it, copy this into your profile.
If you find yourself more open on the internet than in conversation face to face then copy this into your profile.
Those of you are curently having trouble figureing out how to add archives to your communities then frist of all create one which is really easy must I say. Then go to the story you want on your community then click the button where you choose between adding things as a favorite or alert and click the bottom option where you add to C2 community or something like that the story will automatically be archived like when you add things to favcorites.
Those of you who are unaware of Beta Connections. It's a simple, efficient manner of sending documents on the site. In order to make a connection, go to DocX on the left panel, choose connections, and you'll see a create connection button. write in the penname userid profile url, or email of the person you wish to connect you to. please note the other person must also create a connection with you for this to work. I suggest you PM them that you added them that they are on the pending list of your DocX connections list.
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Zambrano gave up five hits in seven innings. In the ninth the Hens loaded the bases with one out, but Phillippe Aumont got the final two outs to claim the save.
Toledo starter Pat Misch gave up 10 hits but allowed just three runs, only two of which were earned, in seven innings.
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Good Golly Miss Molly
Every time I finish a Molly Ringwald movie I run to my closet to pull out chunky bracelets and embellished tops, striving to achieve her effortless one-of-a-kind style. From riding boots with long skirts to layered collars, she always dared to be different. Its in these moments that I consider how much of an impact Ringwald's signature looks have had on my own closet, and a few things that we all should have learned from this sometimes overlooked style icon of the 80′s.
1. Layer like a pro. Now that the leaves have left the trees and taken the warmth with them, there is no excuse to leave the house without a collection of artfully draped scarves, bangles, socks, and shirts. Ringwald's character in 16 Candles has layering down to a science. Adding a neutral layer over bright colors or busy layers is an easy way to make an ambitious look more wearable. Big patterned scarves (a favorite of mine) and an armful of wristlets can turn basic dresses into curated ensembles. And though the trends may continue to change, layering remains an essential part of the smart sartorialist's handbook.
2. Blazers are timeless. The cuts may change, but the sentiment is eternal. Enough said.
3. Hats are your friend. Many girls I've talked to harbor a strong reaction to hats at large, love or hate. Either you're at home in millinery or you're committed to letting your locks do the talking – and that's okay, but regardless of what side you're on, Ringwald always made a strong case for hat lovers everywhere. Much like a handbag, matching your hat to your shoes adds instant harmony to an outfit. Adorning hats with silk scarves or brooches can help dress up lackluster outfits in a snap. Still not convinced? Come in to any of our stores for new and vintage headwear and try a few on – you may be surprised by the results!
4. Signature colors make things easy. Ringwald's affinity for all things pink shone through on the screen and off. And why not? Pink tones perfectly accentuate her fiery red hair and pale complexion, and seem to go with almost any neutral. Pink may not be for everyone, but knowing what hues work best with your coloring can help you look your best. Signature colors can also work as a shopping guide when the best options aren't so easy to decipher. This University of New Mexico article gives you in depth instructions to finding your own personal color.
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American Jewish Liberalism Revisited: Two Perspectives: Exceptionalism and Jewish Liberalism. (Point/Counterpoint)
Dollinger, Marc, American Jewish History
Milton Himmelfarb's famous quip that Jews earn like Episcopalians but vote like Puerto Ricans continues to reflect popular understandings of American Jewish political culture. Despite a meteoric rise up the economic ladder, Jews have cast their votes for liberal candidates more often than any other white ethnic group. Franklin D. Roosevelt, revered for his willingness to open government to Jews, received 90 percent of the Jewish vote during the 1944 election. Generations later, far less popular liberal presidential candidates George McGovern and Walter Mondale still enjoyed an American Jewish majority in their respective runs for the White House. In a story well known to most American Jews, northern rabbis, communal leaders, and college students journeyed to the South during the 1960s in support of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, vision of a colorblind society.
In many ways, American Jews proved exceptional in their political beliefs and social activism. No other American ethnic group connected the fate of African Americans to its own national identity. American Jews comprised the majority of white activists in the struggle for racial equality, while national civil rights organizations counted Jews among their most important leaders and funders. Even as political programs such as affirmative action alienated other white northern urban ethnic groups, most American Jews remained in the liberal fold, resisting the appeal of Richard Nixon's "Silent Majority" and the rise of neoconservatism.
Yet, despite the strong connection between Jews and liberalism, the exceptionalist argument oversimplifies American Jewish political culture. It all too often assumes a dialectic that tends to conflate Jewish political behavior into one of two seemingly opposite extremes: exceptional or typical. It deprives American Jewish politics of much of its dynamism, fails to account for important differences among Jews, and sometimes casts an an historic net over a rich variety of experiences. It also tends to assume that Jewish conservatism looms as the only alternative to Jewish liberalism, an argument that fails to consider the unique ways in which many different American Jews have charted political courses at odds with classical terminology.
While historians have done well in their documentation of the American Jewish love affair with Franklin D. Roosevelt and the impressive show of Jewish support during the civil rights movement, few have focused their lenses on stories that challenge the historiographic status quo. Only recently have scholars disputed exceptionalist thinking by turning our attention to underexplored moments in American Jewish political history.
Our study of the most popular era in American Jewish historiography, World War II, must include an examination of Jewish attitudes toward Japanese American internment. While some individual Jews on the West Coast protected the property of their incarcerated neighbors, almost every national Jewish organization resisted that sort of exceptionalist behavior. With the president's signature on Executive Order 9066, most Jewish leaders either remained silent or offered support for this egregious act of civil injustice. In the wake of Pearl Harbor, and without traditional liberal allies, Jewish organizations accommodated to a war culture that left little room for dissent.
The study of local Jewish history also poses a vexing problem for advocates of the exceptionalist argument. Community studies often reveal a Jewish political culture at odds with national leadership norms. In San Francisco, Jews quickly joined the political mainstream, an environment relatively free of antisemitic discrimination and receptive to Jewish officeholders. The anti-Zionist American Council for Judaism enjoyed great support in the City by the Bay, while Jewish Republicans won election to the United States Congress.
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Skip to comments.Gun Show Hosts Can Reload Alameda Suit(CA)
Posted on 05/04/2011 5:20:06 AM PDT by marktwain
(CN) - The 9th Circuit on Monday gave new life to a long-running dispute over a California county's ordinance that could ban gun shows on its property, finding that several U.S. Supreme Court decisions over the last six years call into question whether the ban violates the Second Amendment. More than a decade ago, Alameda County passed an ordinance that makes it a misdemeanor to bring or posses a firearm or ammunition on county property. Gun show promoters Russell and Sallie Nordyke sued the county, arguing that the ordinance was really meant to prohibit gun shows that the couple had hosted at the county's fairgrounds since 1991. While the ordinance did not specifically mention gun shows, the Nordykes citied public comments made by county officials that they claimed revealed the law's real purpose. The county maintained that it passed the ordinance to combat an increase in gun violence on county property. Several iterations of the lawsuit, first filed in 1999, ran a circuitous and long-suffering route from the District Court, to a full panel of the 9th Circuit to the California Supreme Court and back, resting finally in the Northern District of California, where U.S. District Judge Martin Jenkins ruled for the county. Jenkins denied the Nordykes' motion to amend their complaint to add claims under the Second Amendment, and granted summary judgment to the county on First Amendment and equal protection claims. On remand from an en banc hearing in the 9th Circuit, a three-judge panel of the federal appeals court in San Francisco agreed with the District Court on the First Amendment and equal protection issues, but found that the Nordykes should be allowed to amend their complaint because all of the U.S. Supreme Court's "modern Second Amendment case law" - including the landmark 2008 rulings in McDonald v. Chicago and District of Columbia v. Heller - has been decided during the six years since they submitted their proposed second amended complaint. "Accordingly, there may well be facts which the Nordykes did not consider relevant in 2004, and thus did not allege in the proposed second amended complaint, but which, if now alleged, might plausibly suggest that the ordinance substantially burdens the Nordykes' Second Amendment rights," Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain wrote for the panel. "Therefore, to the extent that the District Court's denial of leave to amend was with prejudice, it must be vacated and the Nordykes given the opportunity further to amend their complaint. If they do, the District Court should consider, in light of Heller, McDonald, and this opinion, whether the Nordykes have alleged a viable Second Amendment claim." In affirming the District Court's ruling in favor of Alameda County on the Nordykes' First Amendment claim, the judges said they were not convinced by the argument that the county had adopted the law to limit the free expression of members of the "gun culture." "The ordinance's language suggests that gun violence, not gun culture, motivated its passage," O'Scannlain wrote. "Here, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the ordinance furthers the county's interest in keeping those on its property safe from gun crime." For their equal protection claim, the Nordykes argued that the county favored military re-enactors over gun-show participants, as the ordinance allowed such re-enactors, who carry historic firearms loaded with blanks, to use the fairgrounds. Again, the panel found the Nordykes' argument wanting. "The county could reasonably conclude that gun shows are more dangerous than military reenactments," O'Scannlain wrote. "This is enough to satisfy rational basis scrutiny."
The county I live in (AZ) has county areas set aside for shooting.
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Thus, in a French pseudo-historic romance, Les Faits des Romains (c. 1223), he receives the honour of a bishopric. His name was not usually associated with the marvellous, and the trouvere of Huon de Bordeaux outstepped the usual sober tradition when he made Oberon the son of Julius Caesar and Morgan la Fay.
In the case of these minor works the attribution to Chastellain is in some cases erroneous, notably in the case of the Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalain, which is the work of Lefebvre de Saint-Remi, herald of the Golden Fleece.


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The families of flowering plants
Alternatively Phellineaceae; ~ Aquifoliaceae.
Habit and leaf form. Trees, or shrubs; non-laticiferous, without coloured juice. Leaves persistent; (pseudo-) whorled, or alternate (more or less crowded towards the branch tips); leathery; simple. Lamina entire. Leaves exstipulate.
Axial (stem, wood) anatomy. Secondary thickening developing from a conventional cambial ring.
The axial xylem with tracheids. The parenchyma scanty paratracheal. Included phloem absent.
Reproductive type, pollination. Plants dioecious. Female flowers with staminodes. Gynoecium of male flowers pistillodial.
Inflorescence, floral, fruit and seed morphology. Flowers aggregated in inflorescences; in racemes, or in panicles. Inflorescences axillary; racemes or panicles or mixed panicles. Flowers regular; 4–6 merous; cyclic. Free hypanthium absent.
Perianth with distinct calyx and corolla; 8, or 10, or 12; 2 whorled; isomerous. Calyx 4–6 (small); 1 whorled; gamosepalous (more or less connate at the base), or polysepalous (?); regular; open in bud. Corolla 4–6; 1 whorled; polypetalous (the petals with a small, inflexed apiculus); valvate; fleshy.
Androecium 4–6. Androecial members free of the perianth; all equal; free of one another; 1 whorled. Androecium exclusively of fertile stamens. Stamens 4–6; isomerous with the perianth; oppositisepalous. Anthers dehiscing via longitudinal slits; tetrasporangiate. Pollen grains aperturate; 3 aperturate; colporate (colporoidate).
Gynoecium 2–5 carpelled. Carpels reduced in number relative to the perianth to isomerous with the perianth. The pistil 2–5 celled. Gynoecium syncarpous; synstylovarious, or eu-syncarpous; superior. Ovary 2–5 locular; sessile. Gynoecium more or less non-stylate (the stigma sessile). Stigmas 1 (lobed). Placentation axile to apical. Ovules 1 per locule; pendulous; slightly campylotropous, or hemianatropous.
Fruit fleshy; indehiscent; a drupe. The drupes with separable pyrenes (as many stones as locules). Fruit 2–5 seeded. Seeds copiously endospermic.
Geography, cytology. Paleotropical. Tropical. New Caledonia.
Taxonomy. Subclass Dicotyledonae; Tenuinucelli (?). Dahlgrens Superorder Corniflorae; Cornales. Cronquists Subclass Rosidae; Celastrales. APG III core angiosperms; core eudicot; Superorder Asteranae; campanulid. APG IV Order Asterales.
Species 12. Genera 1; only genus, Phelline.
General remarks. Readily separable from Aquifoliaceae (q.v.) only via calyx and corolla characters, but seemingly differing in wood anatomy as well. Associated with Asterales via rbcL sequencing.
Illustrations. • Phelline erubescens and P. lucida: Mahnke, 1940.
We advise against extracting comparative information from the descriptions. This is much more easily achieved using the DELTA data files or the interactive key, which allows access to the character list, illustrations, full and partial descriptions, diagnostic descriptions, differences and similarities between taxa, lists of taxa exhibiting or lacking specified attributes, distributions of character states within any set of taxa, geographical distribution, genera included in each family, and classifications (Dahlgren; Dahlgren, Clifford, and Yeo; Cronquist; APG). See also Guidelines for using data taken from Web publications.
Cite this publication as: 'Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 1992 onwards. The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. Version: 15th April 2018. delta-intkey.com/angio'.


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May 9, 2011
THC-ORANGE COUNTY, INC.v.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Honorable Andrew J. Guilford
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This case involves a contractual dispute between a health care provider and a sponsor of a health plan (the "Plan"). Plaintiff THC-Orange County, Inc. ("Plaintiff"), alleges that Defendant National Association of Letter Carriers Health Benefit Plan ("Defendant") breached a contract between the parties. Plaintiff filed this case in state court, bringing state law causes of action for breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation. Defendant later removed this case to federal court based on federal question jurisdiction, arguing that although Plaintiff brought state law causes of action, these causes of action are preempted by federal law. This Court had concerns as to whether it had subject matter jurisdiction over the case, and therefore it Ordered Defendant to Show Cause ("OSC") why this case should not be remanded.
After reviewing all papers and arguments submitted, the Court finds that subject matter jurisdiction is lacking, and therefore the Court REMANDS the case to Orange County Superior Court.
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A number of places in the state may receive rain or thundershowers, while thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds are likely at isolated places in the coming few days the state.
According to the meteorological department, the state capital today recorded a maximum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature recorded was 25 degrees Celsius.
Relative humidity in Lucknow stood at 90 per cent.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,v.GARY GRIGNON ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Winnebago County; the Hon.
WILLIAM R. NASH, Judge, presiding.
The defendants were tried before a jury which found them guilty of armed robbery and they were each sentenced to a term of 5 to 15 years' imprisonment. On appeal, they contend (1) that defendant Erickson's conviction violates the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy; (2) that the defendants were not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) that the trial court erred in admitting business records without a proper foundation; (4) that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury; (5) that certain closing remarks of the prosecutor denied the defendants a fair and impartial trial; and (6) that, in sentencing the defendants, the trial court considered improper evidence of prior acts of misconduct. After a thorough review of the record, we conclude that none of these contentions is well founded and therefore affirm the judgments.
The defendants, Gary Grignon and David Erickson, were indicted on February 7, 1973, for the offense of armed robbery. The indictment alleged that on December 26, 1972, the defendants, by threatening the use of force or by the use of force and while armed with a pistol, took money from the person or presence of John A. Wilson. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18-2.
On October 15, 1973, a mistrial was declared in the defendants' joint trial after the following testimony was heard by the jury.
"ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY: Q. Now, Mr. Pennewell, what conversation, if any, did you have that you recall with Mr. Erickson?
A. Do you want this in my own words?
Q. The best you can recall.
A. With Mr. Erickson or Mr. Grignon or both?
Q. Both. Well, you have to tell who said what.
MR. EISENBERG: I object, Your Honor, unless he testifies it was in the presence of Mr. Erickson.
THE COURT: I think that has been established. Didn't you already say both of these parties were present?
THE WITNESS: Yes, sir, I did.
MR. EISENBERG: Okay. Thank you, Your Honor.
A. Well, we was talking about one thing and another and I was asking Mr. Grignon what he was doing back from California. I understood he was on probation or parole.
MR. BEU: Excuse me, Your Honor. May I be heard in chambers?"
Immediately thereafter at the in camera discussion, counsel for defendant Grignon asked for a mistrial, which was granted by the trial court. Counsel for defendant Erickson presented alternative motions that either the charge be dismissed against his client on grounds of double jeopardy or that the trial of his client continue. In response, the State asked that the court declare a mistrial as to defendant Erickson. The court, stating that some members of the jury might believe that the witness' statement referred to Erickson, denied defense counsel's motions and declared a mistrial as to Erickson as well.
At the second trial, which commenced on November 19, 1973, the State called Roger Reay, central office foreman for the Wisconsin Telephone Company at Beloit. Mr. Reay testified that he was responsible for the maintenance and custody of all telephone trace records, and he explained how a telephone trace is performed. The witness testified that on December 26, 1972, a telephone trace was performed at the request of South Beloit police officers, and he produced the records which were prepared in connection with that trace. He further testified that these records were made in the usual and ordinary course of business and were maintained by himself. Then, Mr. Reay testified that the trace records indicated that a call had been made to the Owens Oil Station (the robbery site) from a public phone booth located near the Owens station. The witness further related the time and manner of the preparation of the particular trace records involved in this case, and testified that he supervised the individual who made this particular trace. At the conclusion of Mr. Reay's testimony, the trace records were admitted into evidence without objection by defense counsel.
Next, John Wilson, the victim of the armed robbery and the assistant manager of the Owens Oil Station, which was the scene of the offense, was called as a witness on behalf of the State. He testified that on December 26, 1972, at approximately 9:30 p.m., he was working alone at the Owens Oil Station and that he was seated at a desk inside the station. According to the victim's testimony, he saw a person walk from the east side of the station toward the door, and he left his desk proceeding to the door. He testified that the person, who he had not known previously, called him by his nickname. He stated that the person was not masked and that the station was well lighted with fluorescent lighting. This person was identified in court by the victim as defendant Grignon. According to John Wilson's testimony, defendant Grignon then produced a revolver, told him to "get in the drawer" and get the money. While the robbery was occurring, the telephone in the station rang, and Grignon ordered him to answer it. The victim testified that upon answering the telephone, there was no response from the person who had placed the call to the Owens station. He further described the telephone cord as a wire cable, which could not be cut easily.
The witness stated that he gave Grignon $656 and that the defendant then left the station. The victim testified that a small revolver was used by Grignon, and upon being shown People's Exhibit No. 4, he stated that it looked like the gun used in the robbery.
Immediately after Grignon left the Owens Oil Station, John Wilson tried to call the police, but the telephone was dead. He then proceeded to a home located next to the Owens station from where he called the police.
In response to further questioning, the witness testified that he had been acquainted with David Erickson for 8 or 9 years, but had not seen him for a year until several days prior to the robbery, when Erickson entered the Owens Station. According to the witness' testimony, on that occasion, Erickson purchased cigarettes, talked to him for a minute, and left the station in a car in which another person had been waiting. John Wilson was unable to identify the person who had been waiting outside the station for Erickson on that occasion.
On cross-examination, John Wilson testified that after the robbery, the police had shown him two photographs and that he immediately identified Grignon from one of the photographs. He stated that he was not very familiar with handguns. In response to defense counsel's inquiries, the victim testified that he did not know why his brother, Robert Wilson, had indicated to police officers that he feared that either he or John Wilson might be implicated in the robbery.
The third witness called on behalf of the State was Charles Phillips of the South Beloit Police Department who testified that when he arrived at the Owens Oil Station he noticed that the telephone was off the hook, and was informed by John Wilson that he had received a call during the robbery and that the line was dead. Officer Phillips then ordered a telephone trace and proceeded to the location of the public phone that had the "line open" with the Owens phone. This public phone booth was seven-tenths of a mile from the Owens station. Officer Phillips also testified that the victim was shown two photographs and identified Grignon as the robber.
Robert Wilson, the brother of the victim, testified that he had been acquainted with David Erickson for 13 or 14 years. He stated that at approximately 4 a.m. on December 26, 1972, he received a telephone call from defendant Erickson, and that during their telephone conversation, Erickson said that he had recently returned from California. Later, at 4:30 or 5 p.m., Robert Wilson again received a telephone call from Erickson, who inquired whether Robert Wilson knew if a certain store had much cash. The witness testified that he told Erickson that he did not know if that store had cash and that he then jokingly suggested McDonald's as a source of cash. To this suggestion, Erickson said, "No, they're too busy," and asked Wilson about the Owens Oil Station. The witness testified that he told Erickson not to rob Owens because his brother was employed there. According to the witness, Erickson responded, "Okay, don't worry about it." Robert Wilson further testified that after he had heard that the Owens Station had been robbed, he gave the police a statement which related the telephone conversations with Erickson.
On cross-examination, Robert Wilson stated that prior to the telephone call on December 26, 1972, he had not heard from Erickson since 1966. The witness admitted that in 1967 he had been convicted of robbery. He also stated that prior to the time he learned of the robbery of the Owens Station, he had not discussed the telephone call he received from Erickson with anyone. In response to counsel's inquiries, the witness asserted that he did not recall indicating to the police that he feared that either he or his brother might be implicated in the robbery.
The next witness, Rebecca Scott, testified that she had met both of the defendants on December 25, 1972, while they were at the home of her boyfriend, Richard Pennewell, where she also resided. Ms. Scott testified that she and Richard Pennewell own a Colt detective special .38-caliber pistol, which she identified as People's Exhibit No. 4. During the course of their visit at the Pennewell home, the defendants asked if they could see the gun, and Mr. Pennewell took it from a dresser drawer in the bedroom, and showed it to them. According to the witness' testimony, the gun was loaded with five shells at that time. After the defendants looked over the gun, it was returned to its place in the dresser drawer.
During the afternoon on the following day, December 26, 1972, defendant Grignon returned to the Pennewell home and asked if he could use their telephone. When he was directed to the telephone located in the kitchen, Grignon stated that he would rather use the phone located in the bedroom. While he was talking on the bedroom telephone, no one else was present in that room. However, when Ms. Scott looked into the bedroom from where she sat in the living room, she observed Grignon putting some object into his coat or pants. Immediately thereafter, Grignon left the ...
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post4998260217145284653..comments2018-04-18T11:44:43.347-05:00Comments on Chasing Quaintness: And Another One Gone...Benita firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-63202301445746609152017-03-08T17:52:51.718-06:002017-03-08T17:52:51.718-06:00Thank you so much! Prayers are so needed and much...Thank you so much! Prayers are so needed and much appreciated!! Hoping we get some good news with test results on mother and nephew and hoping we close on a house! :-) Love and hugs!Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-8158856207840756382017-03-08T17:41:04.523-06:002017-03-08T17:41:04.523-06:00Thank you so much! I do hope so with this house…t...Thank you so much! I do hope so with this house…that it turns out to be everything we were looking for once we can close and move in! I like Fortune Cookies…LOL Love and hugs sweet friend!Benita Robertshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-89439886135989476502017-03-08T17:30:41.740-06:002017-03-08T17:30:41.740-06:00Thank you so much Carla! Prayer, love and support...Thank you so much Carla! Prayer, love and support are so greatly needed and very much appreciated! Love and hugs to you sweet friend!Benita Robertshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-77259203771863425342017-03-08T17:29:22.827-06:002017-03-08T17:29:22.827-06:00It's been a bit of a rough stretch, but hopefully ...It's been a bit of a rough stretch, but hopefully we are traveling to the other side now. Mother will be having more tests, Andrew is supposed to be getting his test results before too long. Thank you so much for the sweet words and prayers…they are much appreciated!! Ditto on the fingers crossed here also…hoping we close! :-) Love and hugs to you!!Benita Robertshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-75186791649014007732017-03-08T17:16:31.913-06:002017-03-08T17:16:31.913-06:00Thank you so much for the thoughts and prayers and...Thank you so much for the thoughts and prayers and sweet words! It is greatly appreciated! We do too...keeping our fingers crossed on this one! :-) Love and hugs!Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-42153813155262174682017-03-08T17:15:45.727-06:002017-03-08T17:15:45.727-06:00Thank you so much Julie…I appreciate it greatly. ...Thank you so much Julie…I appreciate it greatly. It has been a quite a scare for all of us, but the worst scare is my nephew. They did more tests and the doctors have absolutely no answers. His blood levels indicate he is still at risk for another heart attack. They will be doing more tests on my mother on Friday. Maybe we will get some final answers there.

I love that little cottage and knew that it fit us perfectly when I saw it….not too big, not too small. We hope to close before too long and are hopeful that there will be no additional problems. :-) Thank you again so much sweet friend! Love and hugs to you!!
Benita Robertshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-74195833445878360642017-03-08T14:18:40.898-06:002017-03-08T14:18:40.898-06:00Thanks so much Stacey….will do! We are moving rig...Thanks so much Stacey….will do! We are moving right along though and hope to get some answers to all issues before too long! Love and hugs!!Benita Robertshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-7982863950190341582017-03-08T14:04:18.934-06:002017-03-08T14:04:18.934-06:00We've had a few, but we keep on pressing forwa...We've had a few, but we keep on pressing forward. We hope it goes through as well...we are set to close next week, so we are keeping our fingers crossed! :-) Thank you so much...we are hoping to get some answers on test results soon and can hopefully get a plan of action in place for both of them! I agree, better times are ahead and we are looking forward to them! Thank you so much for your sweet words, prayers and support! Love and hugs!!Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-59728129839784778962017-03-08T13:51:10.112-06:002017-03-08T13:51:10.112-06:00Dewena, thank you so much for all of the prayers, ...Dewena, thank you so much for all of the prayers, love and support! We appreciate it greatly!! We are so looking forward to being in our own home and settled. While I could probably do the limbo, I'm not a good "in limbo" person! ;-) Love and hugs sweet friend!!Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-76964574128932247382017-03-08T13:36:58.993-06:002017-03-08T13:36:58.993-06:00Thank you so much sweet friend!! Smiling and laug...Thank you so much sweet friend!! Smiling and laughing through trying times seems to get one through trying times! I just keep going with that and lots of prayers, love and support! Love and hugs!!Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-34698140302050599752017-03-08T13:35:59.410-06:002017-03-08T13:35:59.410-06:00Thank you so much!! I appreciate it greatly! And...Thank you so much!! I appreciate it greatly! And you are so right…sitting in the valley sometimes makes us appreciate the days on the mountaintop! God has it all planned and we figure all the stalls were getting us to where we are now. And if this one falls apart, then something better is around the corner. We are just hanging loose and waiting for it all to fall into place! Thank you so much for your prayers, love and support! Love and hugs!!Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-13678935601589578042017-03-08T13:33:05.901-06:002017-03-08T13:33:05.901-06:00It seems that the plate is always full and overflo...It seems that the plate is always full and overflowing around here…LOL We still don't have answers and yes, it is very scary…he's so young! Thank you so much for the prayers, love and support…all three are coveted!

Please take care tomorrow and I will be praying for all involved in your surgery. Let me know as soon as you can how you are doing! I am praying for success and quick healing! Love and hugs sweet friend!!
Benita Robertshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-29704002335072282452017-03-08T13:32:54.867-06:002017-03-08T13:32:54.867-06:00Thank you so much! I cannot tell you how much I a...Thank you so much! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all of the prayers, love and support! Means the world to me! Love and hugs!!Benita Robertshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-38871771894862847802017-03-08T13:22:56.227-06:002017-03-08T13:22:56.227-06:00Kris, thank you so very much! It has truly been a...Kris, thank you so very much! It has truly been an ordeal and it kills me being so very far away from my family! I always go with the mantra "that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger" :-) I cannot tell you how much the prayers and support mean to me…you ladies are just so awesome and I am truly so blessed to be a part of this blogging community! Love and hugs and thank you so much for the sweet words!!Benita Robertshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-84642391160682182542017-03-08T13:20:21.689-06:002017-03-08T13:20:21.689-06:00Thank you so much girl!! Love and miss you too an...Thank you so much girl!! Love and miss you too and hope you can visit sometime soon!! :-)Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-13112291364027341042017-03-08T13:19:43.779-06:002017-03-08T13:19:43.779-06:00Thank you so very much Rita! It's been a crazy fe...Thank you so very much Rita! It's been a crazy few months that's for sure! Prayers for all of us are much, much appreciated! Love and hugs!!Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-41572335496623286652017-03-08T13:09:06.581-06:002017-03-08T13:09:06.581-06:00Judith, thank you so much! We are hoping this is ...Judith, thank you so much! We are hoping this is the right one for us as well. It has been an interesting journey! I greatly appreciate the continued prayers! Love and hugs!!Benita Robertshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-65529106789336017472017-03-07T17:02:21.617-06:002017-03-07T17:02:21.617-06:00Sending my thoughts and prayers to you - hope ever...Sending my thoughts and prayers to you - hope everything goes well with the new house.
Also thinking of your Mother and nephew.

All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-19380045000702380302017-03-07T08:46:19.966-06:002017-03-07T08:46:19.966-06:00Hope everything goes well for you on the house and...Hope everything goes well for you on the house and prayers for your Mother and Nephew. Take care! I will be thinking of you. Hugs!BonBon Farmhouse 40https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-23987418750024804202017-03-07T00:29:10.567-06:002017-03-07T00:29:10.567-06:00Fingers crossed. You are going to have a reward f...Fingers crossed. You are going to have a reward for your hard work and searching! I know---sounds like I have a fortune cookie here!! :)

Jane xBlondie's Journalhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-64820791212971100702017-03-03T20:11:21.666-06:002017-03-03T20:11:21.666-06:00Benita, I have been thinking of you dear friend. I...Benita,
I have been thinking of you dear friend. I am sorry to hear about all the sad news. I will be praying for you.
Love to you!!
Carla

Carla from The Riverhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-34290858964094667272017-03-03T19:20:50.367-06:002017-03-03T19:20:50.367-06:00Benita, you have been through it lately. Oh boy. I...Benita, you have been through it lately. Oh boy. I have been thinning about you and your mom. I will say prayers for you all...be well, my friend. Fingers crossed for great outcomes all the way around. xoKim https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-83152685401277714122017-03-03T13:42:17.314-06:002017-03-03T13:42:17.314-06:00I've been thinking about you so much, Benita. ...I've been thinking about you so much, Benita. I'm sorry to hear that your mom has another chapter to go through with her health. And I'm really sorry about your nephew, too. I sure hope his doctors can figure out what is going on soon!
That House on the Hill will be a perfect "cottage" when you (finally) close on it ;) I'm sure the waiting and wondering is getting very old, but this one is going to work out!!
Sending you love and extra hugs right now. Hang in there, Girl.Julie Reinwaldhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-17865834610698414312017-03-03T05:16:09.157-06:002017-03-03T05:16:09.157-06:00Bless your heart Benita. Keep us posted.Bless your heart Benita. Keep us posted.Staceyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-758780567770747669.post-80013885400624556302017-03-02T22:18:36.999-06:002017-03-02T22:18:36.999-06:00You've had more than your fair share of setbac...You've had more than your fair share of setbacks it seems Benita :(. I hope this house goes through, and that your nephews and moms health improves. It must be very stressful for you, but you're a strong woman and better times are ahead.

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And, recently one of my uncles, who was in the Vietnam War and had married a German woman named Bonita, told me that his ex-wife had a grandpa who was a Nazi. She was poisoned into thinking that everyone was inferior to the German race. She would often tell him in arguments, "You cannot help that you are the way that you are. You're an American and of Italian decent. You're not German and Germans are the perfect race." They used to argue often over that and when she wanted him to stay in Germany with her and wouldn't let him see his family, his answer to her was a no-brainer; they divorced.
Most people would think it's a no-brainer, why not just fall into the family business. Everything is set up, but if I did that I would be miserable. Now granted working for family has allowed me time to write my YA novel, but would I never run a restaurant. It's not my passion. Writing is.
Writing doesn't pay well most of the time, but I don't care. It's what I love. I live and breathe for my writing. That's how my uncles feel about the restaurant business. When we had to sell one of the restaurants you could see the devastation in their eyes. Now that's passion and love for what you do. If someone told me to just stop writing, they better have a damn good justification for it. Even then I wouldn't listen.
I often come across people in the restaurant who are eager to read my book and ask when it will come out. What they don't understand is that writing is also about rewriting. It's about rewriting some more. It's about sending it out to an agent and hoping they love it. It's hoping an editor will love it enough to sign you on as a client and it's hoping you have a fan base that will continue to grow. Otherwise you're just writing for yourself. In any event, even if it takes years, I'm not giving up. It's a persistence game. You don't tell a MLB player to stop playing baseball or a ballet dancer to give up because her feet are too big or her stance is too wide. They wouldn't give up, they'd work harder. That's what I do. Work harder to follow my passion because that is what life is about. Having something to live for and the courage to go after it!
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April 13, 2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.GREGORY JOEL SITZMANN, DEFENDANT.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Paul L. Friedman United States District Judge
This matter is before the Court on the government's motion to admit certain evidence as intrinsic evidence or, in the alternative, to admit it as other crimes evidence under Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The defendant, through prior counsel, filed a written opposition to this motion. Current defense counsel adopted this opposition as his own and, at a motions hearing before the Court on March 15, 2012, elaborated on the arguments as to why such evidence should be excluded.
The government seeks the admission of evidence at trial of three categories of evidence: (1) facts and circumstances regarding events in 1986 and 1987 that led to the defendant's 1990 federal drug conspiracy conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; (2) the defendant's admissions to alleged co-conspirator Jerry Harvey in the 1980's concerning the defendant's drug smuggling activities; and (3) facts and circumstances regarding events that led to the defendant's 1985 Bahamian drug conviction and his escape from prison with the assistance of alleged co-conspirators Jerry Harvey, Billy Long and Andy Gerst.*fn1 The government seeks to introduce these three matters both as evidence "intrinsic" to the crime charged in this case and as admissible extrinsic other crimes evidence under Rule 404(b). See Government's Memorandum on Admissibility of Certain Intrinsic Evidence or in the Alternative Motion to Admit Other Crimes Evidence Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) ("Mot.") [Dkt. No. 146].
The indictment in this case alleges that from at least the 1990's to at least 2004, the defendant conspired with others to unlawfully, knowingly, and intentionally distribute and possess with the intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine. The indictment alleges that this fourteen-year conspiracy took place in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Colombia, the Bahamas, Spain, France, Italy, and elsewhere. The government's Third Amended Bill of Particulars identifies meetings and conversations "beginning no later than 1990" between the defendant and numerous co-conspirators, including, as relevant here, Jerry Harvey, Billy Long, Gary Paulson, John Dwyer, John Sager, and Andy Gerst. All of these individuals, among others, are identified as co-conspirators in the Third Amended Bill of Particulars.
A. Intrinsic Evidence
The District of Columbia Circuit has expressed skepticism about the concept of "inextricably intertwined" or "intrinsic evidence," as distinguished from traditional Rule 404(b) "other crimes" evidence, see United States v. Bowie, 232 F.3d 923, 927-28 (D.C. Cir. 2000), noting that "[b]ifurcating the universe into intrinsic and extrinsic evidence has proven difficult in practice. Which of a defendant's acts should be considered [part of] the charged crime and which should not is often uncertain." Id. at 927. Moreover, "treating evidence as inextricably intertwined not only bypasses Rule 404(b) . . . but also carries the implicit finding that the evidence is admissible for all purposes notwithstanding its bearing on character," thus eliminating the defendant's right to a limiting instruction. Id. at 928.
The D.C. Circuit nevertheless has recognized, "at least in a narrow range of circumstances," that evidence can be intrinsic to the charged crime. United States v. Bowie, 232 F.3d at 929. See also United States v. Alexander, 331 F.3d 116, 126 (D.C. Cir. 2003). At the very least, if the evidence offered "is of an act that is part of the charged offense, it is properly considered intrinsic." United States v. Bowie, 232 F.3d at 929. See also United States v. Mahdi, 598 F.3d 883, 891 (D.C. Cir. 2010). In addition, "some uncharged acts performed contemporaneously with the charged crime may be termed intrinsic if they facilitate the commission of the charged crime." United States v. Bowie, 232 F.3d at 929. Some bad acts can be so close in time and place as to be a part of the charged crime. And this may be particularly so in conspiracy cases, which involve an ongoing course of conduct rather than a single act. 1 STEPHEN A. SALTZBURG, MICHAEL M. MARTIN, & DANIEL J. CAPRA, FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE MANUAL § 404.02[12], at 404-25 (9th ed. 2006). On the other hand, unlike other circuits, the D.C. Circuit has said that "there is no general 'complete the story' or 'explain the circumstances' exception to Rule 404(b)." United States v. Bowie, 232 F.3d at 929; see id. at 928 ("The 'complete the story' definition of 'inextricably intertwined' threatens to override Rule 404(b).").*fn2
It follows that where the evidence is intrinsic to the crime charged, it is by definition not "other crimes" evidence and its admissibility is not determined under a Rule 404(b) analysis. United States v. Green, 617 F.3d 233, 249 (3d Cir. 2010) ("If uncharged misconduct directly proves the charged offense, it is not evidence of some 'other' crime."). Furthermore, since intrinsic evidence is evidence of an act that is part of the charged offense or of contemporaneous acts that facilitate commission of the charged offense, the fact that such conduct may have led to a prior conviction is wholly irrelevant. In other words, the fact of conviction is not admissible.
With these precepts in mind, the Court turns now to the government's primary argument - namely, that each of the three series of events it seeks to admit is intrinsic to the conspiracy with which the defendant is charged in this case.
The Court agrees with the government that conversations the defendant had with "his soon-to-be co-conspirators," Mot. at 3, Gary Paulson, John Sager, and Jerry Harvey, while incarcerated in the Miami Correctional Center - as described on the bottom half of page 3 and the carryover paragraph of page 4 of the government's motion and in paragraphs 2 through 5 of the government's Third Amended Bill of Particulars - constitutes evidence intrinsic to this case that will be admitted. As the government explains, these conversations are relevant to proving the inception of the very conspiracy that the grand jury has charged.
The Court does not agree with the government, however, that the defendant's activities from December 1986 to March 1987, which is outside the period of the charged conspiracy - as described on the bottom of page 2 and the top of page 3 of the government's motion - constitutes evidence intrinsic to the crime charged in this case. The government argues that this is evidence of how the defendant developed credibility and trust with other large scale drug traffickers, who later became his co-conspirators. Mot. at 10-11. The government also argues that this evidence shows the defendant's level of sophistication and ability to move large quantities of cocaine to Europe and Canada. Id. at 13. But this evidence does not constitute intrinsic evidence under Bowie: the defendant's actions in 1986 and 1987 are neither part of the charged offense nor contemporaneous acts that facilitated the commission of the charged offense. At best, this evidence "completes the story" or "explains the circumstances" leading up to the period in which the conspiracy was conceived, evidence that is not admissible as intrinsic evidence in this Circuit. United States v. Bowie, 232 F.3d at 929.
The government also seeks to introduce evidence regarding the defendant's discussions in the 1980's with future co-conspirator Jerry Harvey about drug smuggling techniques and how to drop illegal narcotics with the use of airplanes, along with the defendant's admission to Harvey that he had been smuggling hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to the Bahamas and then into the United States. See Mot. at 4. It appears that the government also views this information as "association evidence," Hr'g Tr. (3/15/2012) at 42 (unofficial rough transcript), and as demonstrating the high level of drug trafficking that allowed the defendant to establish credibility with his later co-conspirators. But this also fails the test for admissibility under Bowie. While some circuits have held that evidence that establishes associations or prior relationships may be admissible because it may be relevant to show the defendant's knowing participation in a later conspiracy and thus is inextricably intertwined with the facts on trial, see, e.g., United States v. Johnson, 12 F.3d 827, 831 (8th Cir. 1994); United States ...
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oh boy. where do i begin? longstanding silence aside, things are good around here! we are moving in just under two weeks, work is absolutely insane (in a good way!) and i've been working on lots of side projects as well (seriously what am i thinking?!).
today was our last real holiday in our house. eve's birthday party will be the last hurrah next weekend then we are closing the chapter on this little house that has loved us so well.
looking through the very few pictures i took today of our easter celebrations i laughed at this one. it is so telling of their personalities. lily already dressed to the 9's for the day in pink. eve wearing whatever in the world it is she is wearing (clearly following her own unique sense of style) and annie is along for the ride in halloween footie jammies- just happy to be included.
my three. i couldn't love them any more than i do right this moment!
after a day of packing and hanging out at home, we headed downtown for our church's grillout with the homeless. it is a semi-monthly event year-round but a tradition on easter. the girls enjoyed themselves for about an hour before the lack of food (sorry, i wasn't going to let them cut in line for a burger in front of people who may have not had a hot meal in a while).
it was fun while it lasted though. lily danced a jig with a crazy bearded guy. annie begged for peanuts from a homeless guy on crutches. eve danced to her own music as usual (which was proven when the band stopped playing and she danced on!). i'm sad we didn't get to stay longer, but we were there long enough for communion and to share hugs with friends.
we ended up pinch hitting with a spaghetti dinner at home and got the girls in bed a good half hour before their usual bedtime. note to easter bunny: no candy in next year's basket. we seem to have paid the price for their giant sugar crash all afternoon :)
i hope your easter was memorable and meaningful. he is risen!


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Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. The very idea that women can be used as interrogation tools, as evidenced in the infamous Abu Ghraib torture photos, plays on age-old fears of women as sexually threatening weapons, and therefore the literal explosion of women onto the war scene should come as no surprise.
From the female soldiers involved in Abu Ghraib to Palestinian women suicide bombers, women and their bodies have become powerful weapons in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. In Women as Weapons of War, Kelly Oliver reveals how the media and the administration frequently use metaphors of weaponry to describe women and female sexuality and forge a deliberate link between notions of vulnerability and images of violence. Focusing specifically on the U.S. campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq, Oliver analyzes contemporary discourse surrounding women, sex, and gender and the use of women to justify America's decision to go to war. For example, the administration's call to liberate "women of cover," suggesting a woman's right to bare arms is a sign of freedom and progress.
Oliver also considers what forms of cultural meaning, or lack of meaning, could cause both the guiltlessness demonstrated by female soldiers at Abu Ghraib and the profound commitment to death made by suicide bombers. She examines the pleasure taken in violence and the passion for death exhibited by these women and what kind of contexts created them. In conclusion, Oliver diagnoses our cultural fascination with sex, violence, and death and its relationship with live news coverage and embedded reporting, which naturalizes horrific events and stymies critical reflection. This process, she argues, further compromises the borders between fantasy and reality, fueling a kind of paranoid patriotism that results in extreme forms of violence.
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|This article is about a/an villainous ranger in Gekisou Sentai Carranger.
Zoku Yellow (ゾクイエロー Zokuierō): A Gorotsuki who hung out at the bar on the Baribarian as one of the prominent members within the satellite. He and three of his partners were utilized by SS Pamaan to become the Boso Sentai Zokuranger and fought with Yellow Racer. He fought with a lance-like weapon, but later with two round knives similar to Yellow Racer's weapons.
After SS Pamaan/ZokuRed was killed, the others continued helping the Bowzock out the best they could. At the finale, they are shown to be part of their own studio.
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Coalition warned to make careful choices before using €3bn tax windfall
Opposition TDs have called for the Government to make wise choices with the €3bn extra collected in taxes this year.
The latest exchequer returns released yesterday confirmed the Government has collected almost €3bn more than it expected in tax up to the end of November, with corporation tax accounting for the bulk of the over-performance.
Some €41.97bn had been brought into the State's coffers by the end of last month - 7.5pc higher than initially targeted.
Key tax takes, including income tax and VAT, remain above expectations, with income tax bringing in €16.57bn, up 0.3pc, while VAT totalled €11.76bn, up 3pc.
Corporation tax receipts were up a massive 57.7pc on what was expected, at €6.36bn.
Month-on-month, a surge in VAT and corporation tax receipts, which were 11pc and 24pc better than targeted respectively, helped push the amount taken in by the State to €6.9bn - €470m better than targeted.
For the first 11 months of the year, the exchequer posted a surplus of €343m, which compares with a deficit of €5.8bn in the same period of last year.
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett said the money should be used to help solve the housing crisis or support the healthcare system.
He said: "I think it's absolutely shocking that we have €3bn extra in tax revenue and instead of using that to solve an absolute disastrous situation with housing and homelessness, or putting it into our health service, which is an absolute mess.
"The Government are going to use this money to pay off even faster the odious and illegitimate debts of bankers and bondholders. It's quite extraordinary."
Fianna Fáil finance spokesperson Michael McGrath said the money should be stored for future emergencies.
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The Revenue Commissioners has said that the bulk of the over-performance in corporation tax is set to be repeated next year, amid concerns that it may not be sustainable.
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Monday, February 20, 2006
2-Second Warning
When I was about ten, I woke up in the middle of the night feeling ill. Scrambling out of bed and ambling down the endless hallway to my parents' room, I was sick mid-way on the carpet. My mother's irritation over being roused for a middle-of-the-night clean up has remained with me to this day. She didn't say anything but I knew. And sometimes I've thought: "How very unloving of her. I'm her offspring, for god's sake!"
Now I have offspring of my own and I no longer think those thoughts about my ma. For those without kids this is a warning. For those with, you can stop smirking now, thanks.
1) It doesn't matter if the child is your life's love, the warm soft bundle bestowed upon you from above or nature's blessing to behold: When he or she is sick in the queasy sense IT IS GROSS! No amount of love quells your nausea sorry to say.
2) You can be listening to the crescendo of the 1812 Overture at top volume on your AKG K 1000's, watching the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan in your home IMAX screening room or relaxing in the sauna in the mansion's outer outer wing but you will ALWAYS hear that sound a kid makes 2 seconds before he or she is going to be sick. You will bolt, sprint and dash to no avail. By the time you've heard it? Too late.
3) Regardless of rehearsels, subliminal messages arranged in alphabet soup and tape recordings played in sleep, a young'un can't be taught to sprint to the toilet in 5 seconds or less. When the moment of truth arrives he or she WILL NOT MAKE IT NO MATTER WHAT. And that is truly truly unfortunate because for the uninitiated ... well let's cushion it: Remember The Exorcist? Yup. Heck, after one particularly active night there wasn't an untouched bedsheet to be found at chez nous.
Sorry for the graphics. But for those who've been there you know that frustrating blend of ECH! mixed with Oh sweetie..
For those who haven't, it's really not THAT awful (wink wink, let's rope another one in). But seriously: You reconcile yourself to the situation at hand and later feel remorse over begging a 4-year-old to please, please RUN! (who responded with: Get away from me!)
Oh well so much for fun and games. Gotta run. The sofa cushions should be dry by now.
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- Swollen said...
Our ten year old daughter recently had a similar incident. I usually do the late night clean up duties at our house so I now I'm wondering if I've left any indelible memories of a less than thoroughly supportive parent in her mind. I hope not!
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- Emah S said...
ugh, hope Raph feels better soon! (and hope you don't get it!)
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Monday, May 11, 2009
Baby Bird needs a name
Disclaimer: Kevin and I have no clue what we will end up naming this baby. We may not use any of these names, but it will be fun to see what people think!
Posted by Kevin and Jess at 5/11/2009
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- Martha W said...
this was a hard one. I had a hard time picking one I like them all!
- May 11, 2009 at 4:05 PM
- Danica said...
Wow! You've been busy. Fun to see the update. Good luck on your last couple of weeks. Keep busy with projects so the time doesn't drag too badly. :) So excited for you!
- May 11, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- TooSure said...
I don't Like Riley that much. I would pick Wyatt! Good luck! Hopefully it will be easier as more kids come along.
- May 13, 2009 at 8:20 AM
- Sandy White said...
Wyatt was a close second for me!
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|After breaking Cody out of jail with my ginormous camel we found a sail boat and sailed Northwest to Croatia
|We sailed by Greece into the Adriatic sea.
|There are a lot of cool islands
|They call it the Dalmation coast. I wonder why.
|We landed in Dubrovnik where we were met by my second cousins. After a tour of the city we went to the house where my Great-grandfather was born in the town of Hotanj.
|He came to America when he was 15 because his family couldn't grow enough food to feed him.
|He worked as a coal miner in Montana and sent money back to Croatia so his family could have a tile roof instead of straw. Some of my relatives still live in this house.
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I was able to relive that feeling when my own kids were young and we participated in that late summer ritual of shopping for all the stuff on their school lists. Way more than I ever needed for school, but all useful and necessary. Even after we began homeschooling we still went out to shop for supplies at the back-to-school sales. Now they are in college and don't need my help to shop, plus, it's all about laptops now, not paper and pencils! (I so wish I had had a laptop for all the notes I took in my college classes!)
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 29-year-old Baltimore County Police Department officer has been charged with assaulting a suspect during an incident back on January 25.
Christopher M. Spivey, a nearly nine-year veteran for Baltimore Co. PD, faces a charge of second-degree assault. Spivey will be suspended with pay, which is a department regulation.
Police began their investigation after crew members of Baltimore City PD's Foxtrot helicopter reported seeing a possible assault by an officer while they were helping with a vehicle turned foot pursuit on Liberty Rd.
The incident began after police got a report of a stolen vehicle at the Wegmans grocery store, located in the 10100 block of Reisterstown Rd.
Officers later saw that stolen vehicle, a 2003 Volvo, driving along Liberty Rd. Officers tried to pull the vehicle over, but the driver fled from officers at a high rate of speed.
The vehicle crashed near the intersection of Liberty and Milford Mill Roads, and the driver, identified as 20-year-old Diamontae Tyquan Farrar, ran from the crashed Volvo.
There was a "prolonged foot pursuit," before officers eventually took Farrar into custody.
Video from the Foxtrot helicopter reportedly shows that an officer, later determined to be Spivey, ran up to Farrar and kicked him several times.
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Neil Redfearn says that Leeds United will need to battle if they want to beat Millwall this weekend.
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"We'll have to lock horns with them and we'll have to tough it out, but we're scrapping," he said to the club's official site. "The importance is that it's our next home game. You want to win at home because you want to please your supporters."
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Stuart Gray says that Sheffield Wednesday's new owners are keen on formulating a long-term strategy at the club - and he is part of it.
Gray has still not won a game since the Owls takeover went through, but he is not fearful about losing his job.
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Clough says that he is hoping to get partnerships to form throughout the team, as the players start to learn each other's games better.
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