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No. 89,452
EUDORA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF KANSAS, et al.,
1. Under K.S.A. 12-808, a city has the authority to operate a waterworks and sewage disposal system. K.S.A. 12-860 requires that the rates established by the city for water use and for use of the sewage disposal system be reasonable.
2. The setting of rates is a legislative function. Courts have no supervisory power over legislative functions of a municipality and cannot substitute their judgment for that of the governing body. Courts can only interfere to curb action which is ultra vires because of some constitutional impediment, or lack of valid legislative authority, unlawful acts under a valid statute, or if the action under a valid statute is so arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable, and subversive of private rights as to indicate a clear abuse rather than a bona fide exercise of power.
3. It is generally recognized that water rates set by a municipality are presumed to be valid and reasonable until the contrary has been established. The burden of overcoming the presumption of validity and reasonableness rests with the challenging party.
4. Discrimination, to be unlawful, must be unjust and unreasonable. It must operate to the unjust advantage of another; however, absolute uniformity is impossible of attainment. Classification, within just and reasonable limits, is proper and permissible. The presumption is in favor of the rate and rule established by the rate-making authority.
5. A classification which distinguishes among city water customers in setting rates must be upheld if any rational basis exists to justify the difference in the water rates charged by the city.
6. When the nonmoving party fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an essential element to that party's case, no genuine issue as to any material fact exists, because a complete failure of proof concerning an essential element of the nonmoving party's case necessarily renders all other facts immaterial.
7. Under the facts of this case, the plaintiff's failure to make a showing sufficient to establish that the city's water and sewer rates were discriminatory or that the rates charged were unjust or unreasonable renders all other facts immaterial and supports summary judgment in favor of the defendant.
Appeal from Douglas district court, PAULA B. MARTIN, judge. Opinion filed October 31, 2003. Affirmed.
James B. Jackson, of Independence, Missouri, argued the cause, and Bruce Keplinger, of Norris & Keplinger, of Overland Park, was on the briefs for appellant.
Justice B. King, of Fisher, Patterson, Sayler, & Smith, L.L.P., of Topeka, argued the cause, and Kristine A. Larscheid, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for appellee.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
DAVIS, J.: Eudora Development Company of Kansas, L.P., (Pine Crest I) and Eudora Senior Housing, L.P. ( Pine Crest II) appeal from a summary judgment granted to the City of Eudora on their claim that water and sewer rates were discriminatory because they were required to pay a surcharge for each "domestic unit" in the multi-unit buildings of Pine Crest I and II, which were served by one meter for each building. The court determined that the different rates for residences served by one meter and those multi-unit buildings served by one meter had a rational basis unimpeached by Pine Crest I and II. We affirm.
In a well reasoned opinion, the district court found the following facts, which the parties do not contest in this appeal:
"1. The plaintiffs [Pine Crest I and II] in this case are limited partnerships which own multi-unit buildings in Eudora, Kansas.
"2. Plaintiff, Eudora Development Company of Kansas, L.P., owns 939 Pine Street, also known as Pine Crest I, in Eudora, Kansas. It has twenty-four (24) apartment units.
"3. Plaintiff, Eudora Senior Housing, L.P., owns 924 Walnut, also known as Pine Crest II, in Eudora, Kansas. It has thirty-six (36) apartment units.
"4. Pine Crest I was opened in August of 1994.
"5. Pine Crest II was opened in February of 1990.
"6. The City of Eudora has provided all water and sewer services used by the Pine Crest I and Pine Crest II.
"7. The water rates are established by city ordinances.
"8. Starting with Ordinance 484 enacted September 26, 1983, effective October 15, 1983, a surcharge began to be imposed by the City of Eudora. Ordinance 484 provided a schedule for charges per gallon of water, and in addition, provided that when a single water meter provided service to one or more domestic units, the applicable rates would apply to only one domestic unit, and, in addition, there would be a surcharge of $6.00 for each additional domestic unit.
"9. Ordinance 484 also provided that where multi-unit buildings were served by one water meter, each domestic unit would pay a minimum service charge of $4.00 per month, and, in addition, pay a sewer treatment charge of $0.60 for each 1,000 gallons purchased over and above 5,000 gallons.
"10. The definition of 'domestic unit' set forth in Ordinance No. 484 was as follows:
'For the purpose of this ordinance the term "domestic unit" shall include residence, mobile home, each separate apartment, cottage or cabin, condominium or individually owned apartment.'
"11. No water allotment was granted for any of the additional 'domestic units' that paid the surcharge.
"12. This basic approach to water rates continued until May 26, 1999, and for sewer rates until January 13, 1999. The charges changed over the years, but some type of charge per domestic unit remained in place throughout this entire time period."
Additional findings of fact necessary for a determination of the issues were also made by the district court in its memorandum decision. We include those facts, as well as additional facts in the record that support our decision.
In their petition, Pine Crest I and II alleged grounds for a class action which the district court rejected and which are not questions in this appeal. Pine Crest I and II advanced claims for an injunction, inverse condemnation, restitution in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000), claims for damages, and a request for an accounting. None of these claims were addressed by the district court based upon its decision that a claim for discrimination did not exist.
District Court Judge Paula Martin's decision is well reasoned and supported by law; her decision provides a reasoned disposition of the critical issue raised by Pine Crest I and II: discriminatory water and sewer rates. The district court concluded:
"Under Kansas statutory law, the City of Eudora has the authority to operate a water and sewage works. See K.S.A. 12-808. K.S.A. 12-860 requires that the rates established by the City for water and for use of the sewage disposal system be reasonable. The setting of rates is a legislative function. City of Strong v. Rural Water District # 1, 6 Kan. App. 2d 859, 860-61, 636 P.2d 192 (1981):
'Courts have no supervisory power over legislative functions of a municipality and cannot substitute their judgment for that of the governing body.
"Courts can only interfere to curb action which is ultra vires because of some constitutional impediment, or lack of a valid legislative authority, or unlawful acts under a valid statute, or because action under a valid statute is so arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable and subversive of private rights as to indicate a clear abuse rather than a bona fide exercise of power." Id. at 861, citing Schulenberg v. City of Reading, 196 Kan. 43, 52, 410 P.2d 324 (1966).
"It is generally recognized that water rates set by a municipality are presumed to be valid and reasonable until the contrary has been established. Shawnee Hills Mobile Homes, Inc. v. Rural Water District, 217 Kan. 421, 429, 537 P.2d 210 (1975), citing Usher v. City of Pittsburg, 196 Kan. 86, 90, 410 P.2d 419 (1966), 94 C.J.S., Waters § 289a, p. 173. The burden of overcoming the presumption of validity and reasonableness rests with the challenging party. See West Elk Unified School District v. City of Grenola, 211 Kan. 301, 507 P.2d 335 (1973), quoting Mullins v. City of El Dorado, 200 Kan. 336, 436 P.2d 837 (1968).
"Plaintiffs do not claim that the rates they are charged are excessive or unreasonable. They do not claim that defendant is making an excessive profit from providing water and sewer services. They claim that the rates they were charged are discriminatory.
"The law does not prohibit different classes of users being charged according to different rate plans. Kansas courts have recognized that discrimination is a relative term and that absolute equality is seldom, if ever, fully realized. Shawnee, 217 Kan. at 432. The Court in Shawnee quoted with approval from Knotts v. Nollen, 206 Iowa 261, 218 N.W. 563 (1928):
'Discrimination, to be unlawful, must be unjust and unreasonable. It must operate to the unjust advantage of. . . another. . . . However, absolute uniformity is impossible of attainment. . . . Classification, within just and reasonable limits, is proper and permissible. The presumption is in favor of the rate and rule established by the rate-making authority.' 217 Kan. at 429-30.
"Plaintiffs have established that multi-family buildings with a single meter are charged for water and sewer services in a different manner than are single family units or multi-family buildings with one meter per unit. The plaintiffs, while quoting from Knotts v. Nollen, supra, then argue that the ordinance is discriminatory on its face, leaving out any analysis of the requirement that the discrimination be unjust and unreasonable. Neither the common law nor the statutes forbid reasonable classification of rates or discrimination so long as it is not unjust, but is reasonable in view of substantial differences in services or in conditions of service. Lewis v. City of Cumberland, 189 Md. 58, 54 A.2d 319 (1947), citing Texas and Pacific Railway v. Interstate Commerce Commission, 162 U.S. 197, 16 S. Ct. 666, 40 L. Ed. 940 [1896].
"The question before the court is not whether the Eudora ordinances assess a surcharge for water and sewer to owners of multi-unit buildings having only one water meter or even whether the ordinances embody the best possible classification of rates. The issue is whether the ordinances are so unjustly discriminatory and therefore, so clearly unreasonable that they are invalid.
"In Peden v. Kansas Department of Revenue, 261 Kan. 239, [930 P.2d 1, cert. denied 520 U.S. 1229] (1997), in which a taxpayer argued that the taxation classifications were discriminatory against single taxpayers, the Court utilized the rational basis standard to determine whether the classification, which resulted in unequal taxation, bore a reasonable relationship to a valid legislative purpose. The Court held that it is unnecessary to ascertain the specific purpose espoused in establishing the challenged classification. 'All that is necessary is that the court perceives one or more of the interests could reasonably and rationally justify the disparate tax rates. See Beach Communications, Inc., 508 U.S. at 315; see also Stephenson, 250 Kan. at 774.' Id. at 259.
"If there is any rational basis for distinguishing between owners of multi-unit buildings having only one water meter and other users who have a meter in each domestic unit the classification must be upheld. The defendants suggest that the surcharges are justified for two reasons: (a) to equalize the cost between multi-unit buildings where the owner paid for only one meter for multiple domestic units as compared to a single family residence or multi-unit building where an initial meter installation was paid for each domestic unit, and (b) to obtain payment for the dense impact imposed upon the utility systems by multi-unit buildings having only one meter as opposed to single family residences or multi-unit buildings having a meter in each domestic unit.
"In support of their claim of discrimination, plaintiffs rely solely on the testimony of Mr. Bill Sankpill. Mr. Sankpill's knowledge regarding the City of Eudora's rate structure for water and sewer services comes entirely from his review of the city ordinances. His opinion is based on his work in other communities. While Mr. Sankpill agrees that a utility may apportion the costs among different classes of consumers, attempting to assign the cost of the services as closely as possible to where the costs are incurred, he failed to consider any of the factors which would have a bearing on a rate structure that would so apportion costs.
"He did not analyze whether the sewer usage for apartment dwellers and single family dwellers in the City of Eudora follows what he claims is the national average. He did not review any compilation of data concerning the City of Eudora's water and sewer utility regarding the costs of storage facilities, transmission and distribution lines, transportation equipment, labor and other expenses and the number of meters by size. He did not analyze the cost to the City of Eudora of installing two (2") inch line master meters for apartment complexes or three-quarter (3/4") inch line for single family dwellings. He has not reviewed any data regarding the size of the transmission mains or other operational aspects of the Eudora system. Mr. Sankpill did not review the cost charged by the City for the installation of master meters for apartment buildings as opposed to the cost charged for installation of single family meters. He has not analyzed any City records to determine if there is a difference in cost to the City of providing sewer services to a single family residence as opposed to providing it to a multi-family building with one meter. Mr. Sankpill has reviewed no information, other than the ordinances, that is specific to Eudora. He cannot state that Eudora costs, usage, etc. are the same or even similar to other systems he has analyzed. Mr. Sankpill merely reviewed the ordinances in effect from 1983 to 1999 and, based on his experience in other communities, concluded that they were discriminatory.
"Further, plaintiffs ignore the fact that it was the choice of the owner to install a single meter when the buildings were constructed. Such a choice is inherent in the ordinances themselves. The rate structure of which plaintiffs now complain was in effect at the time the owners chose the manner of metering the units and are a matter of public record. Had plaintiffs wanted to be considered in the same classification as a single family home, that option was available to them. Having chosen a single meter for their multi-unit buildings, they chose the attending rate plan.
"Plaintiffs have failed to come forward with evidence to negate that there is a rational basis for the difference in rates. They have failed to come forward with any facts of evidentiary value that the rate classifications are unjust or unreasonable. Having failed to establish essential elements of their claim, defendant is entitled to summary judgment.
"It is unnecessary to consider the remaining issues raised by the parties in their respective motions.
"Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is granted."
We agree with the district court. On appeal, we apply the same rules as the district court in reviewing a summary judgment. See Bracken v. Dixon Industries, Inc., 272 Kan. 1272, 1275, 38 P.3d 679 (2002). Moreover, we, like the district court, note:
"When the non-moving party has failed to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, however, there can be 'no genuine issue as to any material fact,' because a 'complete failure of proof concerning an essential element of the nonmoving party's case necessarily renders all other facts immaterial.' Colotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322-23 (1986). A non-moving party must come forward with facts of evidentiary value that show essential elements of their case are met in order to avoid summary judgment. The movant is entitled to prevail if he can establish that there is an absence of evidence to support the opposing party's case. Crooks v. Greene, 12 Kan. App. 2d 62, 64, 736 P.2d 78 (1987)."
For the reasons stated in the district court's decision, Pine Crest I and II failed to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to their case, viz., that the City of Eudora's rates are discriminatory or that the rates charged are unjust or unreasonable. Such a failure renders all other facts immaterial and supports summary judgment in favor of the City of Eudora. We, therefore, affirm and adopt the decision of the district court.


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Four different decorations for these bone china dessert bowls offered in two different sets. Marcel Wanders plays with shapes and colours: colourful segments, stripes and flounces decorate the four dessert bowls that enrich the Alessi Circus collection with another versatile tableware item. Suitable for serving hors d'oeuvres and aperitifs but also for individual place settings, above all as fruit salad or ice cream bowls. These bowls come in pairs.
Marcel Wanders grew up in Boxtel, the Netherlands, and graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988. Marcel Wanders' fame started with his iconic Knotted Chair, which he produced for Droog Design in 1996. He is now ubiquitous, designing for the biggest European contemporary design manufacturers like B&B Italia, Bisazza, Poliform, Moroso, Flos, Boffi, Cappellini, Droog Design and Moooi of which he is also art director and co-owner. Founded in 2000, Moooi has grown into an internationally renowned design label. Additionally, Marcel Wanders works on architectural and interior design projects and recently turned his attention to consumer home appliances. Marcel was the editor of the International Design Yearbook 2005. In the same year, together with Chef Peter Lute, he established the extraordinary LUTE SUITES hospitality-concept, the first "all over city suites" hotel in the world. He also designed the interior of Blits, a new restaurant in Rotterdam and the interior of the restaurant 'Thor' at the Hotel on Rivington in New York including bar, lounge and private club. Marcel is the first and among the most important designers of Droog design. He was a juror for various prizes like the Rotterdam Design Prize (for which his own products were nominated several times) and the Kho Liang Ie prize. He lectured at SFMoMA, Limn, the Design Academy, Nike, IDFA, FutureDesignDays and has taught at various design academies in the Netherlands and abroad. Various designs of Marcel Wanders have been selected for the most important design collections and exhibitions in the world, like the Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco, the V&A Museum in London, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Central Museum in Utrecht, Museum of Decorative Arts Copenhagen and various Droog Design exhibitions. Coverage on Marcel has been published in all leading design magazines and newspapers such as Domus, Interni, Blueprint, Design Report, Frame, I.D. magazine, Abitare, Wallpaper, Nylon, Elle decoration, Icon, Esquire, the International Herald Tribune, Washington Post, the Financial Times, the New York Times and Business Week.

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Some IndyCar drivers wary of Long Beach fallout
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Helio Castroneves expects some fallout from the bad tempers left over from the last IndyCar race.
James Hinchcliffe, however, thinks most drivers have calmed down heading into Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Alabama with the possible exception being Simon Pagenaud.
The Long Beach flareups included Pagenaud refusing to accept an apology after getting spun from behind by Will Power. Ryan Hunter-Reay's attempt to pass Josef Newgarden on a tight turn led to a collision that collected Hinchcliffe and several other drivers.
"I don't think we're in the business of retaliating in IndyCar," said Hinchcliffe, a teammate of Hunter-Reay with Andretti Autosport. "That's not what it's about. It's not what they mean by letting it self-police. The only guy that really leaves Long Beach with anything to get back at is maybe Simon. So we'll see. Will might want to be careful around him on-track.
"For the rest of us, you've got to have a short memory in this business."
Castroneves thinks there might be some bad blood still, and Pagenaud has said Power "set the tone for the rest of the season."
"I feel that there is some retaliation, but I don't think anybody's stupid enough to do something crazy," Castroneves said. "They might be a little more aggressive. Hopefully they have a short memory but at the end of the day it's still racing."
Hunter-Reay, the defending champion at Barber Motorsports Park, said he has spoken with Newgarden. He said if he had a chance to do it over again he'd likely have waited a bit to try the pass and can learn from it.
"If you don't come out of something like that better, then it's useless," Hunter-Reay said. "I've won quite a few races in my career going for passes like that. That's kind of how I've been. That one for sure, it was unfortunate. And take a lesson from it. I'm the guy doing the overtaking, so it's on me."
HELIO'S PENALTY: Castroneves says he'd already learned his lesson about posting critical comments on Twitter. Now, he's figuring his family has, too.
IndyCar put Castroneves on probation through June for violating social media policy. A post on his official account after the race in Long Beach, California, criticized race control for not penalizing drivers during the race. It was an image of IndyCar's official logo and a photo-shopped "thumbs down" symbol.
"Unfortunately, it was a mistake," Castroneves said. "My sister ended up using my account. I'm still responsible for the people around me. Rules are rules. Nothing I can do. So hopefully my team will be more careful so they don't make mistakes like that."
He was fined $30,000 in 2011 for a Tweet calling a race director "a circus clown."
"I learned my lesson a few years ago," Castroneves said. "I wouldn't do it again."
PRACTICE RESULTS: Hunter-Reay had the fastest practice lap of Friday's two sessions, with a time of 1:08.7836 in warm conditions at the 2.38-mile track. Sebastien Bourdais of France was second with a time of 1:08.9311 followed by Newgarden (1:08.9336).
"This is quite a bit hotter than we're used to at Barber, throwing all the teams for a bit of a loop," Hunter-Reay said.
POINTS DEDUCTIONS: IndyCar penalized Chevrolet 50 points and Honda 30 points from their manufacturer championship totals because of engine violations.
The Chevy-powered cars driven by Bourdais, Power, Sebastian Saavedra and Mike Conway – the Long Beach winner – and Honda's Jack Hawksworth lost 10 points for an engine repair requiring a component change without IndyCar approval. Both manufacturers broke a rule changing engines before meeting the 2,500-mile threshold, involving Chevy's Charlie Kimball and Honda's Mikhail Aleshin and Pagenaud.
Chevy has a 197-112 lead.
HINCH'S MEMORY: Hinchcliffe spent much last year's race parked beside the track in his car after damage sustained on the first lap.
The caution period wasn't long enough for IndyCar officials to tow him back to pit lane.
"That one's a tough one to forget, but hopefully after this weekend we'll be able to put it firmly behind us," Hinchcliffe said. "It was unfortunate, because I think the car was strong. Obviously qualifying didn't go the way we wanted but I think we could have made some moves in the race. Hopefully this weekend goes a little bit more to plan."


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After it let a five-point lead early in the fourth quarter slip away, Haley Rodriguez�s buzzer-beating 22-footer gave the William Chrisman girls basketball team a giant reprieve Tuesday.
But the Bears� good feelings were washed away in overtime as visiting North Kansas City held them scoreless in the extra period to post a 51-42 Suburban Middle Seven win.
�It�s nice that Haley hit that shot, but it�s too bad it got to that point,� said Chrisman coach Lindsay Thompson, whose team fell to 8-8 overall (2-2 Middle Seven) and had its four-game win streak snapped. �Unfortunately we didn�t take care of business in the fourth quarter like we needed to.�
Adreon Bell�s buzzer-beating to end the third quarter gave Chrisman a 34-30 lead, and it was 35-30 until North Kansas City (10-6, 4-2) snapped off a 7-0 run. The Hornets led 42-39 in the final minute of the fourth when a missed front end of a one-and-one gave the Bears a chance.
Following two timeouts, Bell tracked down the rebound from Makenzie Erikson�s missed 3-pointer, and the rebound from Rodriguez�s rimmed-out jumper went out of bounds to Chrisman with 1.5 seconds left.
From the baseline, Rachel Losch got the inbound to the 6-foot Rodriguez at the left wing, and she canned the last-ditch 3-pointer to force overtime.
�I�ve been working on my outside shots a lot, and coach gave me a shot,� said Rodriguez, who led Chrisman with 21 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. �She said, �They�re going to expect it to go to �Kenzie or Adreon,� so she told Rachel to look for me.
�It gave us a lot of hope. But it stinks; it�s a tough loss. We have to bounce back from this.�
After a missed one-and-one chance at the foul line for Chrisman, Aries Washington scored down low to give NKC the lead for good in overtime. Selena Salas got a steal on Chrisman�s next possession, and Thompson received a technical foul with 1:05 left for arguing consecutive kicked-ball calls that kept the Bears from possibly gaining a turnover. Salas and Washington then combined to make 7 of 8 free throws.
Thompson said mental breakdowns on both ends of the floor hindered the Bears� ability to hold on down the stretch. Among their nine turnovers in the final 12 minutes were three 3-second violations. Chrisman also shot 7 of 15 on free throws, including 0 of 3 in overtime.
�We did a great job all game of not giving up the 3, and we let (Salas) get away one time in the fourth quarter,� Thompson said. �Our offensive breakdowns led to our defensive breakdowns and vice versa.
�If we hadn�t shot our worst percentage of the year, we wouldn�t have had to worry about overtime.�
Washington, a UMKC recruit, had 24 points (10-of-13 shooting) and 11 rebounds, Salas 15 points and Shelby Jordan 11 points for North Kansas City. Bell added nine points and three steals for Chrisman, and Thompson praised the defensive effort by freshman Bri Burns against Washington.
�Aries (is) a darn good ballplayer. There�s lots of things she does well,� Thompson said. �and I was really impressed by Bri�s play.�
Chrisman�s junior varsity cruised to a 40-18 win.


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Like many Waldorf moms, over the years I've hand made my daughter some beautiful dolls only to have her cast them aside for simple store bought versions that relatives and friends have given her. It took me quite a while to figure out that it wasn't so much the manufactured playthings she loved more than those I lovingly and painstakingly crafted; rather, it was their fancy clothes collections and ease of dressing that were the magical draw!
(How come our children won't just love the toys WE love? A post for another time...)
Of late, her favorite dolls for dressing and playing are two Groovy Girls. There's something about the size (and freakish proportions) of these particular dolls that just really appeals to my daughter. I've embraced them but, if you're not familiar with these gals, they often come with some pretty racy outfits. We use them but have tried to add some fun, more young-girly ensembles through our crafting. Oma's been knitting them sweaters and skirts and I've sewn a few pairs of pants and skirts as well. But last week, Oma had a designer breakthrough and came up with this super-quick-and-easy-doll-clothes-in-minutes idea!
Basically, it utilizes the sleeves of old pajamas and whatever trim is laying around. In no time at all Groovy Rainy and Groovy Toni had garments for nearly every occasion.
We're always outgrowing cotton pajamas and they come in a pretty interesting variety of colors and designs. Simply chop off the sleeves, finish the cut edge (or don't) and add a little something to give the wardrobe some style...
Since Naiya started gymnastics, she wanted Toni to have her own leotard. We cut holes for the arms to go through and put in a few stitches by hand to separate the two leg holes. (Naiya insisted on the little circle of yellow felt for "decoration". The kid loves adornment.)
This cute summer dress has a ribbon sewn around the stretched bottom. Stretching the fabric as the trim was sewn on caused it to curl into the frilly pattern seen here. Straps and buttons (those were Naiya's idea) finished this summery selection.
Pants are basically a skirt cut and stitched for legs up the middle.
Roll those pants out and pull 'em up for a trendy jumpsuit.
(Wait... are these ridiculous things still in style?)
It's hard to tell in this shot but this mini dress has a white lace layer on top of the printed under layer.
A little gold lame fancies up any simple design.
Who doesn't have packets of mint green ric rac just waiting for the perfect project?
(And a child that thinks a bell would make for a fine bit of embellishment?)
Another gown dressed up with a small bit of lace and ribbon straps that tie around the neck.
Thanks Oma! Now we've got playtime outfits for every occasion for weeks to come.


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The press freedom index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is bound to cause a stir among Rwanda-watchers. The Paris-based group called Rwanda among the 10 worst violators of press freedom in the world, right along with North Korea, Burma and Iran. It's also the third-worst in Africa; only Eritrea, where there basically aren't any journalists who aren't in jail, and Sudan are worse. Even Somalia ranks better than Rwanda.
I'm not sold. Here's why.
Let's get the genre objections out of the way first. I'm not a big believer in indices. They usually feel more like media gimmicks than analytical tools to me. But everybody loves lists – and sometimes, people like to be on them. Show me a list with an air-tight methodology, and I'll call you a liar. (The RSF methodology seems to me pretty wanting, but if you're the same kind of nerd as I am, you'll check out their questionnaire, scoring sheet, and sparse methodological explanation and decide for yourself if you're satisfied.)
But let's talk specifics.
RSF alleges that in Rwanda, "journalists are fleeing the country because of the repression, in an exodus almost on the scale of Somalia's." I'm no naïf, but this is laughable. Journalists fleeing Somalia are fleeing very real, dangerous and ongoing violence. Also, by the by, what's going on in the media space for journalists who stay in Somalia? "The two leading Islamist militias, Al-Shabaab and Hizb-Al-Islam, are gradually seizing control of independent radio stations and using them to broadcast their religious and political propaganda." That is to say, a ongoing and overt seizure by a fundamentalist religious government of all media space in order to push propaganda. Remember when they also banned music on the radio in Mogadishu? Yeah, me too.
Whatever you think of Kagame, Kigali is no Mogadishu. Even exiled journalists who don't like the current government concede that 40 percent of the media here is privately owned. What RSF's press materials don't talk about – and what its methodology does not convince me it has any idea how to measure (even though it claims to account for this) – is self-censorship. But because the variable is far from robust (which is really too bad), I'm going to ignore it.
RSF points out that the deputy editor of an independent paper was killed here before the elections. That's true, and awful. But in Russia, it's a public health hazard to be a journalist: The country has a long-proven pattern of killing journalists who dare to investigate things its elite doesn't want anyone to know – 313 of them between 1993 and 2009, according to the International Federation of Journalists. (For more on the anti-perks of being a journalist in Russia, check out this piece.)
Meanwhile, Rwanda's neighbor to the south, Burundi, looks a lot nastier for journalists (though not exclusively for journalists). Jean Claude Kavumbagu was tossed in jail for treason in July after he dared to report that Bujumbura wasn't to defend itself against an attack by Somalia's music-hating, journalist-repelling Al Shabaab. He's still there; his pre-trial detention has been extended indefinitely, and no date for a trial set. Chances are the authorities in Burundi, a country known for torture, are not being that nice to him, either.
It's not just Kavumbagu they don't like either. Two journalists at the popular independent radio station Radio Africa Publique receive death threats and others are held by the government's shady intelligence services.
Burundi is 108 on the Index – 61 places higher than Rwanda. (Is it me, or is this starting to feel like the days when Libya chaired the UN Human Rights Council?)
Yes, Rwanda banned two "opposition" (a word that has come here to mean not-run-by-Kagame's-dudes) newspapers before this year's presidential election. Yes, during a presidential election there was more media scrutiny and more pressure. Also, the pope is still Catholic.
I'm not saying it's easy to be a journalist in Rwanda. I'm saying I don't trust the RSF index, for all the reasons above – and for one more. It's easy, and tempting, to make the media a main proxy character in the anti-Rwanda story that caught so much international attention this summer, leading up to the election. It's hard to be a journalist here, sure. But it doesn't do anyone any favors – and least of all the journalists living and working here – to blow the situation out of proportion. So let's not confuse press freedom for political freedom, and let's not try to lance the latter by invoking the former. After all, journalists have to work hard enough around the world not to be political tools as it is.
– Jina Moore is a reporter who blogs at jinamoore.com.


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(NEW YORK) -- An acutely ill man with mysterious symptoms -- a nasty rash, kidney and lung failure -- was admitted to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was treated by 40 of its finest doctors.
But because so many cared for him, two of the attending residents say, the 32-year-old patient actually got sicker. That's because of the so-called "bystander effect," they say in an article published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Authors Dr. Robert R. Stavert and Dr. Jason P. Lott argue that because of changes in health care, more specialists get involved, leading to "decay in coordination of care."
The psychological phenomenon, also known as "Genovese syndrome," was first coined in 1964 after Catherine "Kitty" Genovese, 28, was stabbed to death in New York City as others appeared to have been aware of the attack and did nothing, although the number of bystanders has become a matter of dispute.
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"We have talked a lot about the broader issues of healthcare -- and not just within our field -- and it really struck a chord," Stavert, a resident in dermatology at Yale, told ABC News. "We came to realize that the people involved were really excellent doctors and all worked with really good intentions but it became apparent the pitfalls people could fall into."
The patient the Yale team treated spent 11 days in intensive care, but nine sub-specialty units were tending to his case, causing "more of a handoff" of responsibility, the authors wrote.
"Our inability to easily name his disease process quickly created ambiguity about 'ownership' of the patient," they say. "While our team sat in a remote rounding room pondering potential causes of the patient's rash, another team of intensivists gathered in the ICU hallways to debate his ventilator settings, while yet another consultation team sat at a distant ICU desk, struggling to understand his multi-organ failure."
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"This happens all the time in medicine," said Lott, who, in addition to being a resident in dermatology at Yale, is a clinical fellow at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. "You make your best guess and keep your fingers crossed and it turns out for the best."
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I bought these tires because of the good reviews (and the rebate.) I've been a little over 50k miles, a total of 4 plugs/patches later, and almost down to the wear bars, needing replacement soon. Overall, they ride, good, smooth, and quiet. Lowered my MPG on my 2014 pathfinder by 1-2 MPG, but very disappointed with the lack of mileage wear. (Needing replacement by 60k miles.) Also completed regular rotations and oil changes. Even wear.
I paid for 80,000 mile tires and I got a 40,000 mile tires all wore even rotated every 6,000 miles nothing is wrong with the car. Two alignments a year, The tires also dropped the gas mileage I had to refuel one day sooner on my round trips to work each week which equals out to 60 miles per tank lost. NO I do not recommend !
I had to replace my two rear CS5 Grand Touring tires at 28,000 miles. They are bald. I have had coopers in the past that last longer, so I am only buying two, so I can replace all four with another brand in one year. geh.
Short life! Rides nice in the summer and is quiet, but I'm about to replace these at 25k miles as they can't get traction in rain or snow. Terrible in the Midwest.
I'm on my second set of these tires now. They are especially stable in wet weather conditions and handle great in any type of weather. The wear I've been getting is reasonable close to the manufacturer's ratings. While we have a lot of winter rain in my location - we don't have snow, so I have no rating for that. When it comes time to buy more tires - I'll be purchasing my third set of CS5s.
The CS5 tires are excellent on wet, paved roads when its raining. They are fine in shallow snow, but are not very good in deeper snow. Road noise is minimal. Tracking is good. They feel great at 70-75 mph on the interstate I highly recommend these Made in the USA Cooper tires.
My second set of Coopers on this van (296,000 miles). Was very happy with the Cooper CS4's and replaced them with this tire, the replacement for the CS4. Currently have 105,000 miles on this set in 2 years of driving on all types of roads from interstate to 2-lane rural roads. A very quiet tire and surprisingly well-suited for this northern climate, including deep snow and ice. Don't be misled by the tread design- snow and ice traction is great with this tire due to its siping and silicone rubber compound. I'm about to replace them and have looked at other brands but keep coming back to this tire- seems like a 'no-brainer' to me!
Good summer tire but not so much in snow. Ice braking traction is terrible. Also, two of a set of four were junk after only 35000 miles. Would not buy again.
We bought these as an alternative to Good Year Comfortred Touring tires that we've used for years. We were extremely happy with the quality, handling, and wear of these.
Got these to replace Goodyear Triple tread. The price was good, so I thought I'd give them a whirl. Well about 6,000 miles on them in a variety of conditions. Not bad, fairly quiet, ok but not outstanding. The Goodyears were great in rain and especially snow. These Coopers not so much but ok for all season tire and the price. Gas mileage went down slightly.
My first set of Cooper Tires and I'm in love. Ride and handling is great and so much quieter then my last pair. Can't say how they are in snow but they did just fine in the rain today on the highway. Thinking about getting a set for my wife's CRV.
Great tires - better than factory. Smooth, quit ride.
Great tire for a minivan. I like these better than most tires that are offered in this tire size range. Tires are quiet and so far have good grip.You can't go wrong with these tires, go ahead get them and you will not regret.
Great riding and quiet tire. I have always had good luck with Cooper tires.
Great tires! They are very quiet and have a ton of grip! Can't wait to try them in the snow!
Fantastic tire! To think that I put up with the OEM Bridgestone Duelers for 7 years thinking the rough ride and noise was the vehicle and nothing could be done. Man was I wrong! These tires are smoooooooth and quiet!
I have been a Cooper fan for as long as I remember. I put 4 of these on my Kia Soul and they are needing replacement after about 30,000 miles?? I've never had a set of Cooper Tires wear out so fast.
About a year and a half later, with 30k miles on them, my tires are nearly bald. They have great traction in the snow and water, but even with regular tire rotations, they didn't last 50% of their expected life. Also, watch out for their warranty. You have to rotate the tires at a registered retailer, not a mom and pop oil change shop.
If it's not obvious, we won't be buying another cooper tire because of their specific warranty policy. It feels like they didn't tell, we didn't ask until there was an issue, then Cooper is saying "Not our fault, you didn't follow our rules in the fine print"
We bought a set of these tires in the winter of 2015 to put on my wife's 2015 Outback, it was a dramatic improvement in winter driving over the OEM tire.
It rides smooth, started with little road noise, and each balanced really well.
Where this tire falls flat is in treadwear. It's rated for 80k miles. Our car has just under 60k miles, and we put them on when the car had 15k. While I've never claimed to be a math prodigy, I know the tire has about 1/16 of legal life left on the tread, and it will get nowhere near 80k.
I rotated the tires at each oil change. I monitor tire pressure. I did everything right, but the thing is, they wore WAY faster than they should have. If you're looking for a decent 40-50k tire, by all means it worked great. If you're hoping to get some miles out of it, look elsewhere.
We bought these tires at the recommendation of our local service shop. We had the vehicle aligned at the time the tires were installed. They were kept properly inflated and rotated every 10,000 miles. We noticed a loss of traction in wet weather at about 30,000 miles and were told during inspection and rotation that they were wearing very fast. At 42,000 miles on the tires, it was recommended we replace them as the tread was worn down to the wear bars on the front two tires and was at 3/32 on the rear tires. We asked the dealer if they could be prorated as we were only at roughly 1/2 of the advertised wear life and he said he would check and see. We had the maintenance records to show that we had followed the companies recommendations to the letter sent with the worn out tires. Cooper said they would not honor their warranty as the wear was "uneven" which is completely false. We had to pay another $477.00 dollars to replace defective tires at half their life. I have had four sets of cooper tires on various vehicles with this being my first time to experience problems. However, after the way they handled this issue with what I believe was a poor product they will never get any of my business again and I certainly will not recommend them to anyone.
These tires are a pleasure to drive and shine on the interstate roadways. This is the third replacement tire set on this Outback; the car has 85K miles. The last set were the Michelin Defenders and before that, the factory Continentals. The Michelin tires rode very well but did not last beyond 45K miles and were not superior in any way to this Cooper tire for much less expense. The Continentals overall were lower grade than the Michelins and Cooper CS5's. (Make sure you don't confuse the Grand and Ultra Touring selections) Here's a performance example: I recall driving on the interstate with my wife, two kids and some gear at 70 MPH. The MPG on that trip was close to 31.5 MPG on gently rolling hills and utilizing the A/C. This car is only rated at EPA 29 MPG. The car felt solidly planted. It's possible some tires get slightly higher fuel economy but I am happy with 31.5 MPG at that speed and load. Oh and had them in some stickly clay mud and had no problems driving through a couple inches of that. Enjoy your new Coopers!
I probably had maybe another 7,500 to 10,000 miles left but I wanted to buy during the rebate offer. Rotating your tires every 3 to 4 thousand miles makes a difference in how long they last.
It's great to be able to buy a tire from an American company, not just an American name!
I had four CS5 installed on my CR-V and left the shop in an absolute downpour and was surprised and exhilarated at the traction the tires afforded. The tires gripped the road in curves better than I've any other tire I've owned at all speeds and is very quiet on dry pavement. I'm completely satisfied with my decision to try the Cooper CS5!
Can't say enough good things about these tires on my Corolla. I have owned all the major brands over the last 40yrs with all the claims and hypes, but the Cooper Grand Touring is the real deal. Over 50,000 miles and still going with good even tread wear and smooth quiet ride along with great handling. I even drive on several dirt and gravel roads!! I know vehicles themselves are a contributing factor but "you have to outfit them right for the job"! You will not be disappointed with these tires and my next set.....hmmm....you got it!
With 09 Genesis the ride is a bit harsh so I read a lot of reviews looking for a softer riding tire but I did not want to compromise performance or fuel economy. After much research, reading reviews, and pricing I settled on the CS5 Grand Touring. I only have 20 miles on the tires but there was an immediate difference with pulling the harshness out of the car's ride. Other 2 tires were a new set of snow tires that are soft riding and the other was a cheaper set of all seasons. These CS5's have softened up the ride so much that I'm actually changing my mind from trying to upgrade the Genesis suspension (which was my plan), that is how much the ride is now cushioned over impacts and dips in the road. So far I"m thoroughly pleased as the tire does perform the way it is intended to.... Great job Cooper....KEEP IT UP!!!!!
I own a well kept 2001 Buick Lesabre. I have had more trouble than I care to recount with tires on this car. My last, and final set, is Cooper CS5 Grand Touring. What a difference.
The first set was Firestone and we could never get them balanced to be comfortable. I spent more time and money on those tires than any I have ever owned trying to get a good ride.
I then put on the second set, Uniroyal Tiger Paws. Those did not work out well either. After replacing one tire, we thought was out of round, we still did not get the ride we wanted. I ended up selling those on Craigs list for half price. :(
So here is my review of the CS5 Cooper's. These are the smoothest and quietest tires I have ever owned. I was going to buy Michelin from Costco, but when I saw the 45 day satisfaction guarantee Cooper offered at a lesser price; and a $70.00 rebate to boot..what the heck I tried them.
I just got back from a 1000 mile round trip vacation on these tires. The rest as they say, is history. I am 70 years old and these are the best tires ever for riding on. I will be on Cooper from now on.
I wish I had owned them longer to tell you about durability, but all I can comment on is comfort, handling, and quietness. Thank you Cooper Tire for making this great product. Sincerely, Dr Mike Cole South Carolina.
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Local lobbying efforts for improvements to U.S. 17 in Craven County have been underway for nearly five decades and have been merged with regional efforts to four-lane the 282-mile north-south highway through coastal North Carolina.
Local lobbying efforts for improvements to U.S. 17 in Craven County have been underway for nearly five decades and have been merged with regional efforts to four-lane the 282-mile north-south highway through coastal North Carolina.
But in 2006, the longtime loosely formed Highway 17 Association became a daily operation and opened an office in New Bern with Marc Finlayson as its consultant.
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Many of those segments have major work completed. Others, like the Belgrade-to-New Bern bypass through Jones County, are funded.
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It shows that job creation and economic growth are byproducts of the seven major segments improved in recent years, like Bridgeton and Clarks to Rhems, and the Washington Bypass in Beaufort County.
In addition to safety, the improvements particularly help the agribusiness, military and tourism industries.
�Major improvements are still needed if the highway is to meet the mobility, safety and economic development expectations of the region,� he said. The cost of building the improvements would be high � an estimated $4.2 billion more than already allocated � but the cost of not doing it would be even higher.
Commissioner Tom Mark agreed, noting that the state continues to lose business to the ports in Virginia and South Carolina.
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PORTSMOUTH — Of the three candidates for governor, Republican Ovide Lamontagne, Democrat Maggie Hassan, and Libertarian John Babiarz, presented their differing views on Medicaid and the future of health care Sunday, Oct. 28.
The forum was hosted at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics & Political Library, Elliot Health System and the New Hampshire Medical Society.
Hassan, Lamontagne, and Babiarz each seek to replace retiring Democrat Gov. John Lynch, a popular moderate serving his eighth and final year in office. Lamontagne, of Manchester, a former U.S. Senate candidate with broad name recognition, has stressed his experience as a business lawyer throughout his campaign. He said at the forum he understood small businesses in struggling times, would look to provide good paying jobs in the private sector in addition to a sustainable health care delivery system.
In answering questions from the panel of physicians on health care issues, Lamontagne said he would look to support low-income families, as well as seniors and disabled citizens in need.
"Why we would expand Medicaid to bring in 30,000 or 50,000 relatively healthy adult lives who are of modest means and bring them into (Medicaid)? I think it distorts the purpose of that system," he said, adding he would propose to receive federal money for Medicaid in the form of block grants.
Lamontagne noted he would support "a cafeteria approach" to health care, saying politicians shouldn't tell Granite Staters "how it is."
"If you have a pre-existing condition that for some reason you're not able to access that health insurance plan, it would be a voucher, in a sense, for that portion of your premium. We can do this," he said. "There's no question, in the end, I believe the market is going to be the best 'rationer,' if you will, of services."
Hassan, an Exeter attorney and former New Hampshire state Senate majority leader, told the crowd she would veto an income or sales tax and believes a strong health care system has been "under attack for the last two years." She said she would restore funding for uncompensated care and stand opposed to further cuts to health care.
Hassan said if elected, she would issue an executive order to bring providers and consumers together to directly advise her on the implementation of the Medicaid managed care contracts. She also claimed Lamontagne has refused to accept $1.1 billion of federal funding for Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act.
"I will ensure that it really works for New Hampshire, and the people that it is supposed to serve," she said. "Unlike my opponent, I will accept federal funds to allow us to expand Medicaid, and increase the number of people in New Hampshire with health insurance."
Lamontagne later responded to that comment in his remarks, stating he would accept that funding, though he would look for a way to tailor so-called "ObamaCare" to fit the state's needs. A spokesman for the Hassan campaign accused Lamontagne of "misleading voters," insisting it is not possible to change how the federal money is used.
"Healthcare is an area about which I have a lot of experience and our plan is very comprehensive," Lamontagne stressed to Foster's following the event. "(We would) be developing New Hampshire solutions."
Libertarian John Babiarz, who previously ran for governor in 2000 and 2002, is chief of the volunteer fire department in Grafton and a U.S. Air Force veteran. He told the forum he would like to see less involvement of the government. As governor, he said he would sit down with health care providers and look to the experts for their advice.
"Adding more government onto our current system is only going to get more political, and costly, and the end result does not help out patients, which is really what it's all about," Babiarz said.
Hassan told the panel she believes it is the government's responsibility to educate the public on ways to lead healthy lifestyles, and her administration would work to address "shortcomings" in the system, especially in the field of mental health services.
In her closing remarks, Hassan said Lamontagne had an extreme agenda and she would rather seek to follow in the path of Lynch, who has been widely applauded for his moderate leanings.
Asked directly if he would uphold abortion in the case of rape or incest, a popular point of contention from across the aisle, Lamontagne would only say he is "pro-life" and said that the issue does not fall under a governor's purview.
"This issue is being extorted to scare voters. There is very little the governor of New Hampshire can do to alter the law. In fact, very little," he told Foster's.
In the last few days before the election on Nov. 6, Hassan said the focus should be on the differences between her and her opponent.
"We're just working really hard to communicate with every voter about the distinct difference in this race. There's a really stark choice for New Hampshire voters," she told Foster's.
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PORTSMOUTH — Of the three candidates for governor, Republican Ovide Lamontagne, Democrat Maggie Hassan, and Libertarian John Babiarz, presented their differing views on Medicaid and the future of health care Sunday, Oct. 28.


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The last 25 years have been a very exciting time in the Catholic world, in terms of an increasing flow of converts. Dr. Scott Hahn, a former Presbyterian minister, was received into the Church at Easter 1986, and immediately started making a splash with his exciting conversion testimony. Meanwhile, Karl Keating began publishing "The Catholic Answers Newsletter" in August 1986. Thus, that year may be regarded as the starting-date of the current "Catholic apologetics / influx of converts revival" -- with Hahn and Keating as the two founding fathers. I tell my own conversion story in Part II of this book (75 pages). Part I is devoted to various analyses of the conversion process, while Part III consists of a collection of older conversion stories that have a timeless quality: highlighting reasons for becoming Catholic. This book provides (from many different angles and approaches) explanations of "how and why" men and women convert and become Catholics or... More > return to the Catholic Church.< Less
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Having said that Baer believes the economy will remain rocky until the financial community gets its business in order. But there are indications that some of the financial issues are easing, he said, and dealers are very excited about the floorplan financing program recently announced by the Small Business Administration.
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Not being old enough to recollect the Moors Murders the only thing I found immediately chilling about that photo was the choice of haircut and unflattering lighting
For the generations that did remember the murders, however, this was an extremely emotive photo and became legendary as a cheap, Pavlovian way to boost newspaper sales on a slow day, through the simple technique of fabricating the flimsiest of pretexts to stick the Hindley portrait somewhere on the front page
And, after I learned a little about the Moors Murders, I could concede that, yes, you could convince yourself that there was something intrinsically evil about Hindley's expression if you were so inclined
But, to be honest, the image itself really was no more intrinsically 'chilling' than any other crap portrait taken of a woman with a crap haircut in the mid 1960s
Which is my roundabout way of introducing the much more contemporary issue of what is the State and its supportive media whores to do when there is fuck all in the way of video evidence that ties the alleged 7/7 bombers into the actual bombings?
Imagine that you've secured a mound of totally innocuous video of the alleged 7/7 bombers going about their daily business, no different to the mound of innocuous footage you could gather on any other citizen of these over-surveilled isles but, thanks to a series of incredibly unlikely mishaps, you have no actual, for want of a more respectful phrase, money shots
How do you attempt to convince Jane and Joe Public that the footage you are going to try and sell to them as being hard evidence of terroristic wrong-doing is not actually banal and irrelevant?
Various dodges have been tried - showing undated footage not taken on 7/7 at the same time as a voice-over talks about 7/7 is one, referring to 'iconic images' of ecstatic bombers hugging each other that don't actually exist has been another, but none have been so heavily used as the old classic...
Don't quite get what I'm on about? Do a couple of Google searches for terms like '7/7 Bombers Chilling' or '7/7 Chilling Photographs', read a few of the results and see if any of the material described as 'chilling' is anything but irrelevant and/ or innocuous
Here's one of my personal favourites...
and a couple more chilling images...
and not forgetting this chilling footage here
as I'm sure you'll appreciate, there are plenty of other examples out there
Make no mistake, whenever you see or hear the word 'chilling' used in a news story, the person behind that story thinks that you, your mum, all your family, your friends, your neighbours, everyone you've ever cared for in this life, are all thick as pig shit and are stupid enough to be sold any old codswallop, given the right subliminal prompts
edit: and in the context of BS news stories attempting to weave evidence of murderous intent out of the irrelevant and mundane, the first half of this Daily Mail article...
...is so ridiculous as to be surreal
I know we're talking the Daily Mail here but surely at least some of its regular readers have enough intelligence to comprehend that it is being insulted


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