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Third Circuit concludes in robbery trial that lay opinion identification testimony under FRE 701 was not implicated where the cooperating witness testified as a fact witness and identified and described the participants in a robbery using a photograph and video, in United States v. Shabazz, 564 F.3d 280 (3d Cir. April 16, 2009) (No. 08-2145)
Lay opinion identification may be used under FRE 701 where the opinion is "(a) rationally based on the perception of the witness, and (b) helpful to a clear understanding of the witness' testimony or the determination of a fact in issue, and (c) not based on scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge within the scope of Rule 702." Whether a witness identification is made may depend on whether the witness has sufficient familiarity to make the identification and whether an identification will assist the jury. The Third Circuit recently considered a challenge to an identification involving a cooperating defendant who referred to video and a photograph during his testimony. The circuit distinguished lay identification testimony.
In the case, defendants Shabazz, Young, Patton and Johnson planned a robbery of a Philadelphia Wal-Mart. Patton served as the assistant manager of the store. Johnson was an assistant manager at another Wal-Mart store. Johnson enlisted the assistance of his brother-in-law, Shabazz, who requested the assistance of Young. As planned, Patton let Shabazz and Young into the store at about 2:00 a.m. They were to go to the safe room and tie up Patton. However, in going to the safe room, another store employee came to talk with Patton. Patton and store employee were then taken by gunpoint to the safe room.
Patton was directed to open the safe. Both Patton and the store employee were tied up. More than $351,000 in cash was stolen. After Patton untied himself and freed the store employee, the police were called. At first, Patton claimed to be a victim. However, upon reviewing the surveillance video which revealed him letting in the two robbers, he confessed. He implicated Johnson, who explained that Shabazz and Young were involved. The four men were charged and all of the defendants pled guilty before trial, except defendant Shabazz who elected to proceed to trial. During the trial:
"Patton testified about planning the robbery with Johnson and Shabazz, and about Shabazz's alleged actions in carrying it out. During his testimony, the Government introduced footage of the robbery from the store's surveillance cameras, which Patton narrated over Shabazz's objection. The footage showed the man Patton identified as Shabazz walking toward the store from the parking lot, entering the store, grabbing Tate by the store register and putting a gun to his neck, shoving Tate to the ground in the safe room and putting a gun to his head, taking money from the safe and putting it in a trash bag and his clothing, and leaving the safe room with the money. In addition, Patton identified (also over objection) Shabazz as the man holding a gun in a still picture taken from the robbery."Shabazz, 564 F.3d at 284. The jury convicted defendant Shabazz and he was sentenced to 360 months' imprisonment. On appeal, he claimed the trial court erred in admitting the identification of him during Patton's testimony, under FRE 701. Specifically, "because he was present in the courtroom, the jury was capable of determining for itself whether he was the man in the surveillance footage and the still Photo" and the identification testimony was not needed to assist the jury.
The circuit affirmed the witness testimony. The circuit found the defense argument was "misplaced." The circuit distinguished between fact witness testimony and lay opinion testimony under FRE 701, although acknowledging that the distinction could not be "drawn with surgical precision." Shabazz, 564 F.3d at 287. Lay opinion testimony is permitted under FRE 701 and typically involves a request of a witness to identify an individual in a photograph or video "based simply on general familiarity with the defendant's appearance." Shabazz, 564 F.3d at 287. In contrast, FRE 701 was not implicated because the witness testified as a fact witness. As the circuit explained:
"Yet that is not what occurred here. Patton identified Shabazz in images taken from a surveillance video of events in which Patton himself took part. Indeed, the District Court expressly limited Patton's narration of the video to those incidents to which Patton was an eyewitness, excluding him from discussing what was happening in those portions of the video that depicted actions to which Patton's back was turned at the time. Accordingly, Patton's testimony was admissible as ordinary fact testimony."Shabazz, 564 F.3d at 287.
Prior Federal Evidence Review Articles
Other cases involving lay opinion testimony was reviewed in:
- Practice Tip: "Admitting Law Enforcement Lay Opinion Identification Testimony," 4 Fed. Evid. Rev. 1487 (Oct. 2007)
- Lead Story: "FRE 701 (Lay Witness Opinion Testimony) — Ten Common Questions & Misconceptions," 3 Fed. Evid. Rev. 873 (July 2006)
- Practice Tip: "The Intersection Of FRE 701 Lay Opinion Evidence With Other Rules," 3 Fed. Evid. Rev. 881 (July 2006)


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One of my biggest pet peeves is receiving lousy customer service from any organization that brags up a commitment to their values. When a company boldly posts their values for all to see, they had better be ready to stand up and deliver.
Not long ago I was taking a family member for a medical appointment. During our four hour encounter, we experienced rude staff, inconvenient maneuvering between departments, long waits and unnecessary repetition of history from one service to the next. During one of our long waits, my irritation mounting, I noticed a large poster in a beautiful frame hanging in the waiting room. The poster was their value statement including respect, compassion, and efficiency. Seeing the poster actually increased my irritation because it made the service shortcomings even more obvious and inexcusable.
Living your values takes much more than a poster with a promise. Leaders owe it to their staffs and customers to keep the values alive and visible during every encounter with every customer, every day. Talk about the values. Define the behaviors that support the values and hold everyone to that standard. Without that level of commitment, the poster just becomes a list of broken promises.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Four enthusiastic snouts up for The Descendants in theaters everywhere. I even toyed with awarding 5 snouts here, but the kids reminded me that as I reserve 5 snouts for movies where I come out saying, "that was the best movie I've ever seen" (I think the last time I said that was American Beauty), this wasn't quite at that level. Still, a very very good movie that should be seen.
I'm a huge run-o-the-mill, People mag level George Clooney fan. I love the stubble, the big brown eyes, the full tilt of his head, the voice, the politics, everything. I am one of those rank and file movie goers who is more likely to identify the movie by its stars than its director or writers. This movie is no exception even though the main reason many people probably saw it was its director (Alexander Payne: Sideways, About Schmidt, King of California) and even though who the director is has much more effect on whether a movie is good than who it stars. Although having said that there are actors who are choosy enough about their vehicles, George Clooney and Meryl Streep come to mind, that the fact of their starring in it almost means it's a good film. Contrast that to someone like Michael Cain who clearly is just an absolute whore and wants to work no matter what--sometimes it's a great film, sometimes it's absolute shite.
Beyond Clooney, I really did like the direction here. This story could have been told with a much heavier hand--what a nightmare really. A man's wife is in a coma only to find out that she __________ and with ___________ who is involved in _________________ (don't want to spoil the plot like so many other critics). The Hawaii-ness is wonderful (and as a mainlander, I can say that it feels like they got that right, but whadoIno about that), the music, the beach, the sense of all these beach bums being greedy pigs and this one Honolulu out of touch lawyer in a suit being ultimately so loving and giving.
The movie is by turns funny, tragic, funny, funny, sad, sad. They got the kids right too. Shailene Woodley as Clooney's older daughter is a revelation--gorgeous, sassy--great writing which she lives up too--love to see more of her.
To get that 5th snout, I really would have to have wanted to own it and see it again and I don't. Once was enough. It's a small story that may or may not endure.
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One of The Beijinger's intrepid food reviewers, Emily Young went in search of Beijing's sweetest treat — the humble cupcake. Here's her take on the capital's latest craze:
The cupcake has been unstoppable in 2010. Only 12 months ago, the only place you'd have gone looking for a cupcake would have been a Shunyi bake sale, but walk through Sanlitun now and they're everywhere. We knew The Village North would be all about high-end designer brands; what we didn't expect was that nobody would be seen dead buying Armani or Diesel without a cupcake store just around the corner to sneak off into once the shopping was done. Cupcakes aren't just the new black; they're pretty much the new everything, so before you get tired of them we thought we'd round up the cupcake offerings currently around town.
For the full report (and to find out where to buy your next batch of cupcakes), head to www.thebeijinger.com.


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I was recently inspired to focus on the good of my daughter, instead of the exhaustion she creates. Sure she cries just as much, but I'm trying to enjoy every moment she dances around the livivng room, or when she is trying to jump. A funny thing happened, I do enjoy her more, I see why my parents tell me she is so sweet, because she is if you can ignore the crying. I've enjoyed her more, and enjoyed motherhood more. Part of it comes with trying to get her to talk, since we make a big deal anytime she makes a noise that isn't a cry, and resembles a phonic, we clap and cheer for her. Its helped me realize all the fun she is.
Not to mention we now know she is one of us. I thought we would go out and do fun things together while J was at school. She tells me no when I ask if she wants to go out. She just wants to sit in his bed reading books while he is gone. She is probably thinking finally some alone time! We know she is one of us because you will find her during the quiet parts of the day, reading her books.


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The marine push event of last Thursday appears to have resulted in the deaths of three individuals...all of which were on the water that evening. Strong marine pushes generally follow periods of above normal temperatures...which tempt people to get on the water. It is easy to forget how quickly things can change around here.
And lets be honest about the forecast. The official predictions and model forecasts were clear that there was going to be a push, but no one expected it to be as strong as it was. I have studied these events extensively and have published several papers on them and it was only in the hour or two before that I understood how severe it would be (thus my blog entry about "all hell breaking loose." ) The key warning was the increase in the onshore pressure difference early that evening to unprecedented levels. Would it be useful for my profession to create a warning capability based on this pressure difference that was available on the web? Or the NWS could put out a warning on their NOAA weather radio on that basis?
This event has stimulated intense debate in my department. To what degree were the extraordinary winds the result of the unusual onshore pressure gradient and to what degree was the gust front propagating north from the thunderstorms in Oregon important. My gut feeling is the former was key. However, I plan on starting a detailed investigation of this event to really understand its origins.
Finally, a coastal weather radar would have been very useful for understanding what happened. Rain was falling on the southern WA and northern OR coasts and would have allowed the radar to paint out the winds.
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» Comics - What Would Cthulhu Do? - Jun 01 2007 10:30 am
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|Comik Radd, Jun 01 2007 10:38 am ( Reply )
Sacraligous, but pretty funny.
|GabrielsThoughts, Jun 01 2007 10:56 am ( Reply )
Bwa ha ha!
what would old Cthulhu Do if he were here right now; he'd sure plot evil and he'd see it through that is what Cthulhu Do.
|thunderstrike, Jun 01 2007 02:49 pm ( Reply )
Sacreligious? Sure.
Cthulhu is a fictional character, and as such he has a personality all his own. This isn't commentary on religion, not in the least. This is Cthulhu being Cthulhu.
Also I've deleted the previous comment. This space isn't for spouting your religious beliefs. If you want to start a debate on religion head to the SJ Forums
|tezzle, Jun 01 2007 03:08 pm ( Reply )
The only thing about that ending, anyone who went and saw it already knew what was going to happen. I think people who have no idea who Jesus is (which is probably impossible) should see it. I can picture it now: "Wow...That was really - HOLY F***! He's alive!"
|Gibson Twist, Jun 01 2007 09:00 pm ( Reply )
The ending was so typical of Hollywood...they always come back so they can leave it open for the sequel.
P.S. Haven't seen the movie.
|tezzle, Jun 02 2007 09:09 am ( Reply )
Everybody thought "The Passion" was so violent. I watched it with my 8th grade class, and there were some girls covering their eyes & tearing up, and even some of the guys were shying away from it. I barely even cringed! Have they seen any of the early "Hellraiser" movies? Any "Friday the 13th" or "Nightmare on Elm Street?" How about "Jason Goes to Hell" where that chick gets chopped in half by an axe while she's still having sex with a guy! That guy had the bottom half of a dead girl on his...his "little buddy!" EWWW!!!! And I haven't even seen any of the "Saw" movies, or "Hostel," but if I had to, I'd rather watch "The Passion" any time.
|gun21, Jun 04 2007 11:42 am ( Reply )
Passion of the Christ is the same as Saw, but it has Jesus instead.
|Jamesluke32, Jun 05 2007 02:40 am ( Reply )
The Passion is actually one movie I don't own but if he wants Cthulhu can borrow "Falling Down", or "Fallen" I'm sure he would love those. . .
|thunderstrike, Jun 05 2007 02:52 am ( Reply )
Falling Down is so awesome. I'm not a big Douglas fan, but it is just too awesome.
Fallen's the one with the guy who jumps bodies right?
|Krimsin, Oct 18 2007 01:26 am ( Reply )
He comes back for MORE SUFFERING HAHAHA.
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I slept well, and happened to turn on the TV news at 8 a.m., where they talked about fees and fares going up July 1, including for the TER train that I was planning to take to Chartres Friday. Since it's an unreserved train, I was thinking I'd buy tickets just before taking the train; now, even though the price difference would probably be small, I looked up and found an SNCF ticket office in my area, on rue St-Dominique. There was a self-service ticket machine, which I expected not to work with my credit card; otherwise it was a matter of taking a number and I had fast service, buying tickets in person with my credit card.
My first stop, by walking, was to the Musée Guimet, of Asian art. It has an impressive collection, and not much of a crowd; I think best of the Cambodian and Indian art. Back across the river, I was next going to the Musée d'Orsay. I wanted to see about the right café lunch first; I found a small cafeteria-style setup where I had a croque-monsieur with salad.
I like the Musée d'Orsay; the building drew my attention since it was an abandoned train station, and it's been impressively made as a museum of 19th-century art, including impressionists. Some areas are being restored and have been moved; one gallery has been put together about relations between Gauguin and van Gogh. Overall, it's very nice to visit, and the crowd was of a manageable size.
I hadn't made it a definite plan, but I went ahead towards the Centre Pompidou. In my Internet research before my trip, I had seen mention of a show of photographs of Les Halles, but I couldn't remember where it was. As I walked by the Palais Royal, I saw a poster: it was there, at the Louvre des Antiquaires, an upscale mall of antique dealers. I went there, and saw the photos in one room. The market of Les Halles in central Paris was there in my childhood, but I had no memory of it; as I made repeated visits in the 1970s, it was a hole in the ground, eventually to be replaced with a park and shopping mall.
At that point I was more interested in stopping at a café rather than going to the Centre Pompidou; I overindulged in a kir royal, and thought maybe the modern arts center can fit in tomorrow. To take the metro back, I took a ticket that had gotten folded; the turnstile took it with a green light, but wouldn't open; other attempts failed, and I needed to use another ticket.
For dinner I went to a fish restaurant, one of a chain, Vin et Marée. I had good crustaceans. Seated outside, they had me move so they could put other tables together, and offered me a glass of champagne for it, nice until the table tipped and most of it spilled. Anyway, a full day, feeling good.
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NAIROBI -- Three Ethiopian journalists who had been held for almost two years in an Addis Ababa prison said that days after being cleared of all charges and released this spring, they each received death threats from government security agents.
In lengthy interviews here in the Kenyan capital, the journalists also described being subjected to psychological torture during their confinement with other political prisoners in a stifling cell on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital. They said that after their release they had had high hopes of starting a new life, but government agents almost immediately began hounding them, harassing them with phone calls and otherwise terrorizing them into fleeing their country for Kenya.
"They told me, 'We will kill you if you do not disappear,' " said one of the newspaper journalists, all of whom spoke anonymously on the advice of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "I was sure I would be killed if I stayed."
A spokesman for the Ethiopian government declined to comment on the allegations.
The government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has often dealt brutally with people deemed threatening to his fragile ruling coalition. In the capital, people suspected of supporting opposition groups routinely disappear from their neighborhoods, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Council, a pro-democracy group based in Addis Ababa.
Elsewhere, the government is conducting brutal campaigns against separatist rebels and opposition movements in the Ogaden and Oromia regions, where the council and reporters have documented widespread extrajudicial killings, illegal detentions and torture.
The journalists were among thousands of people, including the country's top opposition leaders, who were arrested in the capital during protests following Ethiopia's 2005 elections, in which the opposition made significant gains.
Some Ethiopians had held out hope that the release in April of the journalists and others -- and especially the subsequent pardon and release of the country's top opposition leaders last month -- marked a turning point for the Ethiopian government.
The U.S. State Department, which considers Ethiopia a key ally in fighting terrorism in the Horn of Africa, had praised the prisoners' release as a "breakthrough."
"We commend the government of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi for its statesmanship in resolving this issue," the department said in a statement. "The United States calls on all parties to use this breakthrough as the basis to advance dialogue on peace and democratic progress."
The journalists said their release had seemed miraculous, coming after nearly two years of confinement in the dingy Kaliti prison, where conditions are supposed to be superior to other jails around Ethiopia.
They said they were held in a room riddled with bullet holes and crowded with about 400 other inmates, many suffering from tuberculosis and other illnesses. The room had one toilet.
The journalists estimated that perhaps 85 percent of the inmates were political prisoners from Oromia.
"There was a 90-year-old man and an 86-year-old man," said one journalist. "One had been there for 12 years, the other for eight years, and they were still waiting for a trial. The 86-year-old had scars all over his body from being beaten. If you heard their story, you would not think you are living in the 21st century."
One of the journalists said he was beaten on the head and face with an iron rod when he was first arrested in 2005. Otherwise, the journalists said, they were not tortured, a fact they attribute to the international attention to their case.
But other inmates were routinely tortured, they said. "They would pour water on their back and beat them in front of us," said one of the journalists. "Every morning, we would hear people screaming and begging for their own death. When we saw them tortured, we were tortured."
When the journalists were found not guilty and released, they said, they looked forward to resuming some kind of normal life, though the government had shut down their newspapers.
But within two weeks, they were being hounded by government agents, in some cases by men they recognized as those who arrested them in 2005.
One of the journalists said he was constantly followed around the city -- to Internet cafes, to his home and once to a bar, where a security agent confronted him.
"He said, 'If you make a mistake again, we will not put you in prison. We will kill you,' " he said, adding that the man put his fingers into the shape of a gun and imitated a shot to the head.
Last month, the men decided independently of one another to leave Ethiopia, having heard that the prosecutor had appealed their acquittal.
They recounted putting on disguises -- long robes, big hats -- and smuggling themselves by truck and taxi, first to the Kenyan border and finally to Nairobi, where they are under U.N. protection.
They live now in hiding, having heard an unconfirmed report that Ethiopian security forces have come to Nairobi.
"My mind cannot rest," said one of three men. "I do not feel safe. I always think of my family, that they may inflict some harm on them to harm me."
The treatment of the released prisoners highlights a challenge for the State Department: reconciling its counterterrorism objectives with its stated goals of promoting democracy and human rights abroad.
The United States backed Ethiopia's invasion of Somalia last year to oust an Islamic movement that had taken hold there, and it cooperated closely with Ethiopia in conducting three airstrikes against Islamic fighters.
A bill critical of Ethiopia's human rights record is currently stalled in Congress because House leaders have said they feel the Ethiopian government should be given time to arrange for the release of other political prisoners still in jail, a strategy that the journalists consider doomed.
"You hear all this condemnation of Mugabe," said one, referring to Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe. "Meles is much worse. He is killing freely. America should change this partnership with Ethiopia on terrorism. It is allowing the Ethiopian government to kill democracy."
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Most people who know me personally have heard me talk at one time or another about the 'jewels' God gives me. Sometimes they have been rewards for obedience and sometimes (often) they have been completely unmerited on my part. All of the time though they are affirmations of His love. I confess though that sometimes when I don't slow down my life enough I miss out on seeing His hand on me in that way. That's something I feel I need to confess today.
Roses in my heart is the name of this blog, but it really falls out of a much bigger story that has to do with God's woo-ing of me, and how many times He's shown me His love through roses, a jewel that so hits this romantic heart of mine. I don't have the time to tell the full story here, but let me just give you a bit of background. You see, when I was a single girl, before God "turned my waiting into dancing", He used to send me roses regularly. Many of my married friends would even comment to me that although I was single I received them more often than any of the married women they knew! God knew this over-romantic heart of mine though and He knew just how to woo me. Roses have had a big significance in that...not only the receiving of them, but the learning through them, the experiences in gardens, etc.
Flash forward a few years and I'm a wife and a mother and He has given me so much more that I could even ask or imagine. But in truthfulness, I'd have to say that I don't have much time for myself these days and this week has been an even bigger example of that. You see, work is very hectic right now. And when extra is called for at work, I usually end up not taking proper lunches or breaks because I can't just stay late every day like I would when I was single. I have a daughter to be home for after school and a husband who works shiftwork. Well, without going to all the details, let's just say that this week I was running day and night and the lack of down time was definitely wearing on me.
My plans for this evening were to race home from work (I had to leave before a meeting I was part of even came to end), heat up the supper I prepared the night before and wisk Amanda off to her worship dance class all by 5:15 (Les is working this evening). Then while she was dancing, go to the store and pick up the things we need around the house (you would not believe how much milk we go through?!)
Anyway, so as not to make a long story too much longer, let me tell you God's plans for me tonight... get my attention after dropping Amanda at dance, woo me to Starbucks and treat me to a carmel macchiato (no fat and no sugar) and an almond biscotti (which was even balanced carb-wise) with a Mary Engelbreit magazine and some time alone to just relax. As I dipped my biscotti in my coffee it dawned on me how many free Starbucks treats I seem to get these days (all with their own stories) and I saw God's fingerprints all over it! What I need is some down time from time to time and God, knowing what I need, has been wooing me this way. What a jewel?!
Well Amanda's off to bed now, I've done some laundry and finished my workout, but rather than just quickly wash off and get back to the laundry I'm going to linger a bit longer and have a bubble bath right now and enjoy what I am learning. I feel a bit guilty though, did I mention that I forgot to pick up the milk?!! Oh well, hopefully there's enough there to get us through breakfast! I won't think about that right now though, I'm just going to get my tea, some candles and some bubbles. G'night y'all:)
Thursday, September 15, 2005
3 comments:
- Donna said...
Way ta go!
- 1:00 p.m., September 16, 2005
- Christy said...
God's blessings are so sweet, especially the caffienated ones! ;)
Did your Starbucks treat come with your Duetto statement again?
I better go wait by my mailbox for my statement! *grin*
- 8:07 p.m., September 18, 2005
- Sherri said...
No, when I dropped Amanda off at dance and returned to the car there was this $5 Starbucks card...then as I started to drive to the store to get what we needed, that little voice inside just told me the errands could wait, but this couldn't...so off to Starbucks on 8th I went:)
- 8:06 a.m., September 19, 2005
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post1270262536615306249..comments2018-07-20T06:28:17.570-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: Put a Bow on itJeffOhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-61210118194647421562017-07-23T09:35:16.415-04:002017-07-23T09:35:16.415-04:00"Word vomit"--so lovely! I think I prefe..."Word vomit"--so lovely! I think I prefer "brain dump", but it comes to the same thing. It's funny how we use certain bodily functions to describe writing: "Bleeding on the page" (though I'm not sure that's a function as much as a malfunction), "Brain dump", "Word vomit"--I'm sure there are others.JeffOhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-17504044539243318022017-07-22T08:12:16.770-04:002017-07-22T08:12:16.770-04:00Congratulations of completing a first draft! I'...Congratulations of completing a first draft! I'm like you--draft big and go back to cut things down later. That way I can word-vomit freely as a writer, and then pull out my inner editor stick later to worry about being concise and getting rid of 'fluffy' filler stuff. Thanks for sharing your success! Keep it up! Bonnee Crawfordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-3438483337366850862017-07-21T06:05:54.194-04:002017-07-21T06:05:54.194-04:00Funny, I think I need to put in more description i...Funny, I think I need to put in more description in my second drafts, too, but what I have to take out are a lot of duplicate scenes and redundancies!

And I'm not exactly finished, but thanks!JeffOhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-5524197369781123862017-07-17T22:08:08.478-04:002017-07-17T22:08:08.478-04:00I draft small. Once I'm finished, I have to go...I draft small. Once I'm finished, I have to go back and put in more description and emotion. That tends to add LOTS of words.

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The Paramount Ruler of Etinan Local Government Area, HRM Edidem Imeh Dickson Umoette, JP, OON, has called on the people of Etinan State constituency to support the PDP candidate Barr Aniefiok Dennis as according to him the seasoned legal luminary is the one and only best option for the state constituency.
The position of the Royal Monarch is contained in a congratulatory message to Governor Udom Emmanuel on his victory at the apex court a fortnight ago and made available to newsmen in Etinan over the weekend. He described Barr Dennis as the best man to represent Etinan State constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and also promised to work towards the victory of Barr Aniefiok Dennis next month during the state constituency re-run.
The traditional father however further assured the Governor of his readiness to reciprocate the PDP's good gestures to Etinan people by ensuring that he mobilizes his people to support the candidature of Barr Dennis during the March re-run election.
The release addressed to the Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel describes the Governor's Supreme Court victory as a call to serve the people diligently towards delivering more dividends of Democracy to the people.
The Royal father said of the Governor, "the impacts you have so far created in Iman Ibom Land in view of the number of our children you have so far appointed to serve in your administration, the reactivation of Peacock Paints Industry, construction and dualization of Ekom-Iman-Awa-Iman road up to the East West Road, construction and dualization of Eket-Etinan road amonsgst others is a pointer to the fact that you are indeed on a divine mandate."
The Etinan traditional ruler who also doubles as the leader of Uyio Ikpaisong Ibibio maintained to Gov. Emmanuel, "your Excellency my son, may I assure you onbehalf of the good people of Iman Ibom that we shall reciprocate your kind gestures to us by ensuring that we support the Peoples Democratic Party's, PDP candidate Barr Aniefiok Dennis during the forthcoming House of Assembly re-run election for Etinan State constituency".
Edidem Umoette also promised to mobilize the support of his kinsmen towards assisting the Governor Mr. Udom Emmanuel to sustain Superior performance of his predecessor.


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As promised I took a new "before" picture. It's posted in the sidebar. That's all I'm gonna say about that.
On a more pleasant note, I managed to run 2 miles today....woo! Go me. It was slow, but I did it. I'm working on getting my endurance back first. I know the speed will come with time.
I decided to take on a challenge for the month of December...running 26.1 miles.
It was time for some concrete goals and this one seemed doable. The plan is to go back to running 4 days a week (Sun, Tu, Th, Fri) but I'm going to keep the miles light...1-2 mi at first. I'm hoping by the end of the month I can run a 3 miler. Pilates or Yoga I'll be doing 3 days a week along with pushups (M,W,F). That's it for the fitness aspect for now. My weight goal is 185 by 1/1/11. I'm trying not to get obsessive and ease back into the "weight loss" mode so I don't make myself crazy. My main focus is going to be making good food choices and eating when I'm hungry, not just because something sounds good.
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- Two people suffered terrible injuries while NASA supporters and Jubilee supporters clashed at a funeral in Bungoma
- Wycliffe Wangamati and Kenneth Lusaka who are eyeing the gubernatorial seat on Ford Kenya and Jubilee ticket respectively met at the funeral
- It has been reported that Wangamati supporters stormed the funeral of the late Edward Juma
- Juma was the campaign coordinator for Kenneth Lusaka who was gunned down by unknown goons
Two people were injured when the supporters of Kenneth Lusaka and and Wycliffe Wangamati clashed at a funeral.
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The incidence happened on the evening of Saturday, July 29 at the funeral of the late Jubilee campaigner Edward Juma.
Lusaka who is the incumbent on a Jubilee ticket will be facing off with Wangamati who is on a Ford Kenya ticket.
The drama erupted after Wangamati supporters arrived at the funeral playing NASA's music and cut Juma widows speech short.
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Wangamati had arrived late at the funeral and forced his way to the dais where family and friends were seated.
Kenneth Lusaka supporters angered by the show of disrespect clobbered Wangamati supporters for disrespecting the dead.
Chirasha Wakoli, the former Kimili MP's hand was broken in the scuffle. His car was also totalled.
The two leaders later recorded statements at the Kimili police station.
READ ALSO: IEBC thrown into confusion as senior ICT manager goes missing
The late Juma was gunned down by unknown goons. He was the campaign cordinator for the Lusaka campaigns.
Investigations into the motive of his death are currently underway.
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Jake gets his wallet back after he posts on his blog that someone stole it
If you are looking for something interesting to read today check out the tale of the stolen wallet on Jake's website. You won't be disappointed.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Summer of ScrapLovin' Week #5!
Well, just 1 more week to go! Here is my layout for this weeks Challenge. You had to have polka dots on your layout. The more the better! They also showed a sketch of a tree with swirls, butterflies and little cupcakes with hearts on it that they wanted you to draw some inspiration from. So I used that cute tree by Pink Paislee and some
hearts and the butterfly as my inspiration. As far as the polka dots, well, they are EVERYWHERE!! On the papers, ribbon, chipboard heart and letters, the CS letters,flowers, butterfly, tree and I framed Antonio with some crystal "polka dots"!
The journaling on it reads: "This was the first time you ever crawled. And it was on the night of your first Thanksgiving. 2006".
All the papers are by Pink Paislee as well as the (grow) cs letters and that cute tree! Also used Inque Boutique stamps (the butterfly, hearts on tree and dotted flowers). And the little heart is also IB. The crystal frame is by Heidi Swapp.
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!!
Hugs, Melissa
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- Jennifer said...
LOVE the tree and butterfly!!!!
- August 12, 2008 at 10:24 PM
- craftyvegan said...
Cute Melissa! Hey girl, stop by my blog cuz I just gave you an award!
- August 12, 2008 at 10:46 PM
very cute layout!! everything's just adorable! :)
- August 14, 2008 at 11:25 AM
I love this one( and all of your work:))! Love the tree and the butterfly! Of course it's o.k. that you linked my blog on yours! Guess what-I did the same thing with your blog!
- August 14, 2008 at 12:46 PM
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Q: What exactly do you mean when you say, or imply, that everything perceived is a "reflection of the perceiver?" Of the self of the perceiver?
A: Could there be such an entity---other than as a phenomenal reagent apparatus? All perception is presumably a reflection of what appears in what is conveniently referred to as "pure mind," commonly compared to a non-finite mirror which reflects everything, retains nothing, and has no cognisable existence.
Q: Whose notion is that?
A: To my knowledge Chuang Tzu described it first, and the T'ang dynasty Masters and their successors used the simile freely. "Mirror-Mind" has proved a helpful appellation.
Q:Does the "Mirror-Mind" perceive "ill-mannered bastards?"
A: The "Mirror-Mind," or what the term represents, perceives no thing whatever. Perception is phenomenal, and "ill-mannered bastards," or "sanctity" for that matter, is a conceptual interpretation on the part of what may be called a psychic complex.
Q: Then what is there really?
A: Why, no thing, of course! You are making figments and hurling them at one another--- like clowns with custard pies.
Q: What fools you make us out to be!
A: That, too, is a custard pie. "Self and other" are the oldest and most ubiquitous pair of clowns---the very archetypes of all clowns and of all clownishness.
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Zachary and I returned to Virginia late last night (both of us already missing the sand and waves of the Outer Banks and not quite ready to return to "normal life"). One reason I enjoy vacation time is because it gives me a chance to escape from the pressures and stress of daily living in the world. For a few days, all of the worries of my life can be boxed away, and I can rest and dwell in peace. At least that is what I did last week. Zachary and I spent a week doing nothing really, but playing together, lying on the sand and napping in the sun, being soothed to tranquility by the crashing waves, being elated by the simplicity of a dolphins swimming by or a sunset over the dunes. But as soon as we crossed the border into Virginia, all of the worries of "real life" began to creep out of their hiding places and invade my thoughts once more. In fact, I began to dread more and more the end of my time away.
Today is the last day of this week's vacation, so I decided to take things easy and slowly return to post-vacation life. After cooking lunch, I decided to untangle several chains of crosses and saints' medals that had become annoyingly intertwined. As I sat untying the knots, I thought about one of my favorite titles of the Mother of God- Our Lady of Knots, or Our Lady Who unties the knots. I began to think about how these knotted chains were a metaphor of my life and the fears that keep me from dwelling in God's peace. How easy it is for the things of this world to tie my heart into knots, and derail my journey towards union with God! I continued untying the knots, naming each with a fear and worry in my life, and asking Blessed Mary to untie the knots and intercede for me. I know, of course, that these problems will not simply vanish- and neither will any of yours. But, for a moment I was able to live in the awareness of God's love and the peace that God offers in the midst of the storms that rage in our lives- for a moment, I heard Jesus saying to the fears in my heart, "Peace! Be still!"
I've been re-reading a short book by Henri Nowen, The Way of the Heart, as part of required study for my postulancy to the Order of St. Anthony. Nouwen suggests that the experience of my vacation- solitude, peace, union with God, can be known in everyday life. We do not have to flee our lives and go to the desert. We can create the desert in our daily life, in which we are present with God in silence and contemplation. Sometimes, like the knotted chains, the desert is given to us a gift from God. Other times, we have to create space and time to withdraw and be still, much like Jesus did throughout his ministry. We withdraw, not to escape the world, but so that by being in God's presence, we can be transformed to return to the world and work for its transformation.


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The Grass Roots Community Activist Movement (GRCAM) is a Democratic Socialist Organization aimed at liberating my people that are trapped in America ghettos.
I am a new urban author of the book "The Solution For Black America: Reclaiming, Rebuilding, And Restoring The Urban Ghettos In America" which is based on my organization The Grass Roots Community Activist Movement. This book is an auto-biography about my experience growing up in the inner city of Chicago ghettos. I also wrote this book to promote my new organization "The Grass Roots Community Activist Movement" It has three main components: social service, spiritual, and political. For example, the social service component would consist of the single family services which would assist single black mothers and single black fathers who reside in the ghettos with job training, education, and violence prevention. As well as help to keep their children away from drugs and out of street gangs.
It's my hope to reach reasonable brothers, sisters, and others who will accept all of the principles I have mentioned in the book and who also understand my vision and is willing to assist me in turning my vision into a reality instead of just sitting back and finding fault with my organization. I am not trying to start a new religion although we will offer a spiritual component based on two major faiths in our community Christianity and Islam this would be optionally for those who are secular. The goal is to get us as black people to learn how to get along with one another at a community level. We will pool our resources together for the betterment of our community just like foreigners.
My creator has given me the answer on how to end gun violence, poverty, and structural inequality in America. The Grass Roots Community Activist Institute will be our alternative school. We will offer four classes an acting class, journalism, oil painting, and a music workshop. In addition, We will offer onsite child daycare for single black mothers and single black fathers who reside in da hood. Unfortunately, I have no black organizations in Chicago that's willing to do a partnership with me this is why I wrote my story to raise awareness recruit 30 black professions or non black professionals from around the country to come to Chicago and work with me directly in getting this organization up and running in Chicago.
I also want to develop long term friendships, or professional relationships. I am a walking library I am gifted in the area of research I can find anything in print. I assist others who have accepted my hand of friendship with finding college scholarships - grants, small business grants; housing; legal services and employment on a national level all for free. I am on 300 social networks and I correspond with 125,000 people spreading my vision and recruiting others to join my cause to Help Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos staring in Chicago.
All I ask is that if you can please read my story and share my book and journal link with your friends, family, and associates or everyone you believe that would be interested in black issues. We will work directly with single black mothers and single black fathers and provide them with the resources such as job training, child daycare and if we have any job openings we would hire them. Our goal is to first stabilize the community by creating our own political party (democratic socialist party) at the local level. Our goal is to have our clients raise their family in a safe environment.
Our Mission: Restore the black community and the black family who reside in the inner city ghettos. To bring peace and stability to the low income community starting in Chicago. To offer programs and services which will strengthen single black mothers and single black fathers within the community. To change the negative images perpetuated by the media by providing legitimate jobs in the black ghettos and provide real opportunities for at risk youths in order for them to reach their life goals. To give my people that are trapped in American ghettos a chance to live with dignity and to heal from the scars of slavery and capitalism by liberating their mind set for those who are under my leadership. To educate the community about democratic socialism as well as financial intelligence and cooperative alliance with other communities. To start our own political party (Democratic Socialist Party) at the local level. Our aim is to unite middle class blacks, working class blacks and under class blacks to work together to solve our issues once and for all. We won't do debates but instead get results that can be measured. We offer specialized groups called Real Talk sessions and discuss black issues and collective come up with solutions for our community or our personal family matters.
Other racial groups are also welcome to join our cause which is to Help Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos. Every person is required to read the book behind this new movement in Black America: "The Solution For Black America: Reclaiming, Rebuilding, and Restoring The Urban Ghettos In America." Ever person must also sign a consent form stating that they agree with the vision and all of the principles in the book. All members will have their name and photo ID placed in our database. Anyone who deliberately tries to sabotage this organization and if proven will have their name and photo ID placed on our Judas list and they will be barred for life. We may also take legal action against them as well.
Vision: To become the true voice in the underserved black ghettos through the implementation of initiatives that optimize the participation of those we serve. We envision that our community will eventually be able to compete equally in the business sector and have the opportunity to become less depend on government assistance through our entrepreneur programs. We want to unite the hood nationwide inorder to create a strong support support within our community. The only reason why their is such high crime in the hood in the first place is because their is no investment in the community nor much investment in the public schools this results in producing career criminals which create a black market which will create jobs for the penal system capitalism 101.
If given a chance I can prove my claim to end poverty and structural inequality in America if I have my board of directors or my advisory board in place and if you become a member of GRCAM. Out of 125,000 people on all the 300 different social networks I am on I'm seeking only 30 people in the United States professionals or non-professionals join my board of directors to help me get GRCAM up and running by next year. IF I don't have my board of directors in place by Decembers of this year than I will seek 30 people without degrees in the United States to join my advisory board. Without others I can't do my job and as a result the problem will continue on to the next generation. Either way I will press forward in getting my alternative school up and running with or without a board.
In Conclusion, I have wrote my story as a result of being ignored for over 18 years by black organizations in Chicago as well as by the black church. My goal is to unite our people middle class, working class, under class, as well as others to join my organization to Help Stop The Genocide In American Ghettos starting in Chicago. My goal is to gather professional brothers, sisters, and others to collaborate with me in creating legitimate jobs in da hood so that our people that are trapped in American ghettos can opt out of criminal activity. If you don't get involved you will still have to pay for them to be house in prison.
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LOVE the mouse hole!
Lauren, your flowers are gorgeous. I know what you mean, I've been so busy lately, I can't seem to catch up but it will all get done in it's own time. So sad to have to go thru your mom's things. I wish you luck with your sale.
Good luck with the sale. Sometimes those things can be so overwhelming that it's easy to put it off.
I think your feelings are shared by a lot of us lately. Too much to-do and not enough tah-dahs.
your flowers are so lovley.You do have a lot on your plate. It will feel good to get the yard sale behind you. as for the wool room I have one that is busting at the seams.
Good luck with the sale Lauren. Love the pie safe.
Your flowers are beautiful. I feel overwhelmed sometimes too, I just take a deep breath. It is what it is. LOL!!
Fabulous pie safe. I've been really upset with myself about procrastinating. Mom passed 4 years ago and I haven't done anything to her rooms, painted my house, decluttered, nothing! I had Salvation Army come in and take everything from my FIL's house. I threw everything in boxes and they picked it up. Just couldn't go through another sale. Take care of yourself - it will eventually get done. Spoken like a loyal procrastinator.
Thats ok we all feel like the work is piling up fast than we can get to it!!
Such beautiful flowers! The pie safe is a real beauty...bet it will hold lots of wool! My problem is that I have too much stuff, and not enough places to put it. I am in a high gear "get rid of it" mood these days and hope to continue to purge the excess.
Good luck,
Love your pie safe! I pray the mouse didn't come with the hole. Good luck with your sale. I would do price tables...everything on this table so much blah blah, instead of pricing everything. Also make a promise that everything else will be donated. Take care!
Be blessed!
Hi Lauren,
I'd be totally overwhelmed if I was in your shoes. That's a lot to deal with. You'll feel so much better when it's behind you. I'm a procrastinator too and it's not good. Love your gardens. I have a huge hydrangea bush blooming like crazy right now and it's all blue/purple flowers. It's just beautiful right now and it's totally neglected I have to say. It will be so much fun to get the pie safe in your wool room and fill it up. Take care and good luck with your sale!
Lauren~ When you free yourself of the extra stuff from your mom's it will probly feel like a weight has been lifted.Love your new pie safe exactly what I've been looking for.The mouse hole really gives it character.Warm Blessings!~Amy
Sometimes all it takes is to jump in with both feet and git 'er dun! :-) You will feel so much lighter when it's all taken care of and have plenty more energy for creating fun stuff! This weekend is the weekend I put aside to organize all my projects and get a plan going for some fresh paint in the house... FUN! Good luck with the sale!
Beautiful flowers, Lauren!
The pie safe will be PERFECT for wool and look great while storing it.
Just take it one day at a time, and you will get it all done in a shorter time than you would think! Hope your sale goes well.
Your shades of purple are lovely...and so is your pie safe. Good luck with the sale. I, too, debated having one recently and wound up just donating all my excess treasures. Lazy me.
Beautiful flowers! Have fun vending! I need to do the garage sale thing myself and just can't do it!
boy nice to hear someone else feels the same way i doo. dust bunnys having babies! to funny. i hear ya tho... i love your pie safe! and the mouse hole too! love all your shades of purple just blooming away for you! enjoy your day lauren and just keep pluggen away!
Very nice pie safe and the hole just adds character.
Beautiful flowers and you must put a lot of effort into your garden.
Hey Lauren,
If you are to the point of pricing everything for your sale, you need to give yourself a big pat on the back for what you have accomplished to get to this point! IT' HUGE!!
Give yourself some credit for all your hard work. You deserve it!!
Love the pie safe! I have a mouse in my garage that is looking for a new place.......LOL!!
Lauren, I don't think your garden looks "neglected". It looks beautiful...I recognize clematis, foxglove, and the perennial geraniums...so pretty! I do sympathize with your big chore of clearing out, I always weanie out from having a garage sale and just give it all to goodwill. The pie safe is wonderful, I have a mouse hole in mine too... so cute!
Have a nice weekend,
I love all of the purple flowers. They are so pretty. Nothing harder than going through your Mom's things. I have had to do that twice now in my life and I can't think of anything harder to do.
I am glad you have someone to come help you.
Love that pie safe...and the little mouse hole!! I feel for you about cleaning out your mom's place. I have plans to go up and help my step-dad clean out some of her things. I'm not looking forward to it...but he's grateful I'll be there to help.
Beautiful flowers! I can't wait to meet you at Kingwood. :-)


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2 votesA masterpiece classic. Take Five went on to be one of the most popular tracks during the early 60's and gave this quartet a chance to tour the World based off this track alone. In the liner notes Dave states that it wasn't even suppose to be a hit, just a Joe Morello drum solo. Well, the solo is awesome but the track as a whole is brilliant and goes to show that some of the best works come out by ... read more
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The greatest thing happened in November when a local Boy Scout dropped off our chocolate caramel crunch popcorn that David had ordered. He also gave us a letter about a recycling pick up service he was starting. The stars had aligned!
We recycle everything. And I mean everything. Just ask David. He'll tell you about the many times that I have looked confused as he went to put a slip of paper or yogurt cup in the garbage. Or our 6 year old asking in a heartbreaking voice while we were on vacation in Washington D.C. "Why don't D.C. people recycle?" as a tourist put her water bottle in the garbage can. I was just happy to see someone holding it long enough to find a garbage can and not just leaving it on a park bench.
But recycling hasn't always been our way. I wanted to a few years ago but we live just outside the city limits and we don't have recycling pick up. I also was confused about what COULD be recycled and what couldn't. I'd heard horror stories of showing up at the recycling center and getting a lecture about mixing in non-recyclables with the recyclables. On top of the confusion, a few years ago we had enough on our plates with new positions at work, being back in the States, Brennan struggling in pre-school. Recyling was just another "to do" in my wish list.
Then I took a leave of absence and a world of unscheduled time landed in my lap. Immediately we started recycling. And it became addictive. I've kept empty water bottles in my purse to recycle when I get home if I'm out and can't find a recycling bin. Of course, it was easy for the boys - they learn all about recycling at school and it just seems obvious to them.
We recycle everything. Paper (every scrap) goes to the school paper recycle bin to raise money for field trips and playground equipment and supplies. Metal, glass, and plastic goes in one large bin in the garage and we cart that to a recycling bin in the back of the Kroger parking lot. Cardboard goes to the recycling center. Coke can pop tops, Box Tops, Campbell's soup labels, empty printer cartridges, old cell phones and computer equipment, and Nestle water bottle labels go to the schools for the monthly inter-classroom competitions they run. Outgrown clothes go to Sans Souci or Goodwill. No-longer-needed furniture goes to friends or the domestic violence shelter. Toys go to the Firemen's Cheer Fund.
And, yes, all of this takes its toll. Now that I am back at work, recycling has become somewhat of a chore again. And now it's not a chore that my mind can see as optional. Ugh. Who needs another chore. I couldn't believe it but I was questioning whether we needed to recycle everything. How could I take something off my to do list?
Enter Daniel. Daniel is an enterprising 13 year old who started a business to collect neighbors' recycling every Thursday. For $5/month. I mean. What could be better? I still get to recycle. The boys see that we think this is important enough to continue doing even though it's a little bit of a hassle. David and I don't have to cart all of our stuff each week to the various locations. I get to support an enterprising young person. Daniel earns some money and learns the responsibility of having a job where people count on him. And $5/month - soooo worth it to me!
So a big thank you to Daniel who came in the nick of time and taught me a lesson about keeping a commitment that I made to myself even when it's no longer convenient. And yes, I may miss the long suffering recycling center man who shakes his head as he comes to my window to remind me that the cardboard oatmeal canister cannot be recycled since it has fused metal labels on it. I'll let him have those discussions with Daniel.
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- Mrs. Jelly Belly said...
I guess I am lucky to live in an area that picks up recyclables. We just put our bin out there every Monday night and it gets hauled away. I am ashamed to admit I don't have anywhere NEAR your level of commitment though.
And what an enterprising kid! Good for him.
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- Krisi and Adam said...
Great job - I love to recycle - makes me feel like I am doing my little part.
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