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Contour Bust Dress and tute
Added Aug 13, 2009
by miasu
Lawrenceville, G...
In this project, you will learn how to use my contour bust pattern I have created just for you! Unfortunately, my pattern/photoshop skills are rudimentary, so the only size is about a 2-6 in US women's dress sizes and 36-38 in Burda sizes. This may seem like a large range, and it is, but I have made this dress several times and this dress should fit in the bust area all these sizes.
Material Notes
You will need:
At least 1.5 yards of fabric
Something to trim the top (bias tape, piping, elastic…)
At least a 9-inch zipper
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Jun 8, 2014, 06.21 AMby Meegan Alves
I just made the bodice from your pattern and absolutely love it! Thank you for sharing!
May 24, 2013, 06.36 AMby kelsikay
This pattern is great! Looks so great on you as well as everyone else who has tried it by the looks of it. I'm just wondering if anyone could give me some guidance as to how I can increase the size in the bust. The waist should work as I fall between the size 4 and 6 in all my other measurements but I'm closer to a 12 in the bust. Hopefully someone can help me out! This is a problem buying ready made clothes for me too so if I could make this pattern work (and learn how to do this for future projects) I would be forever grateful!! Thanks!
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Jun 17, 2013, 06.54 AMby miasu
May I ask what bra size you are? That would help me answer best!
PS: sorry for taking ages to respond!
Nov 25, 2013, 10.02 PMby Sjoera Roggeman
I have exactly the same problem as you have. I'm currently experimenting with resizing the pattern, I'll let you know how it worked out if you like.
Apr 11, 2013, 10.56 PMby Kendra Richardz
Why isn't anybody answering on how to get the pattern?! I see a ton of other people who can't get it & neither can I. I just get the PDF download with her photos & instructions, but it shows no pattern pieces. Anybody care to help us out?!
UPDATE: GOT IT! Whoooo—hooooo! This is amazing. Lol. Thank you, thank you Miasu! This is a beautiful dress & it looks amazing on you. I cannot wait to make my own. :) PS. I hope everyone else who was having trouble reads your comment & figures it out. I don't have a clue why it worked this time as I've downloaded 7 different times. But I did exactly as you said and it happened to work out. So to everyone who's having trouble: follow those directions & remember to click "print at HOME." If you don't get the pattern, then try it a second time. This was the second time I hit the "print at home" and it worked out, so that's the key.
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Apr 11, 2013, 11.10 PMby miasu
You just hit "Get it now" under "Patterns for this Project" on the right. It will take you to your downloads, and you just click "Print at home"
Apr 12, 2013, 12.27 AMby Kendra Richardz
Thank you. I tried that 6 different times & for some reason, it still doesn't show up in the PDF file. I am able to view everything else in that file — the photos and instructions, but never see the pattern part. :(
Sep 22, 2012, 07.39 PMby alleb92
Love your pattern hopefully once i give birth i can make one THANK YOU FOR THE PATTERN! :)
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Nov 12, 2012, 08.37 AMby BEX29
Hey Allle,
Can you tell me where you downloaded the dress patterns?
I can't find them on the website…:S
That'd be great, thanks!
Aug 15, 2012, 02.21 PMby kehinde
I love your pattern. It's the first pattern I was able to adjust to fit my shape and I could not be happier with it. Thank you so much for making if available for everyone.
Feb 18, 2012, 04.47 PMby pcpatel
Eeep, this is amazing! Thank you so so so much!
Jun 23, 2011, 04.24 PMby babyizblue
i made a dress with your pattern but this is the first time that i am inserting a zipper. do you sew on the bias tape before or after you put in the zipper and when do you attach the straps?
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Jun 24, 2011, 04.49 AMby miasu
I would add the bias tape after inserting the zipper. That way, you can hide the extra part of the zipper at the top (those ends that extend past the zipper pull) under the bias binding. It makes for a cleaner finish. Attach the straps after the bias tape is applied. Good luck!
Jun 7, 2011, 05.23 PMby kstyled
Oh, o.k., that makes sense (about the knit fabric), thanks! I already cut out your pattern from freezer paper. I was just trying to figure out what fabric to use. I'm definitely thinking of a print(for the top portion). I will post my project when I'm done! Thanks for responding!
Jun 5, 2011, 04.33 PMby kstyled
Hi, again, Miasu! Did you create this pattern on your body, a dressform, or perhaps both? Are the fabrics I see, for the top half of the dress, knit (the leopard print and the flower print) and 100% cotton for the last one (the plaid)?
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Jun 7, 2011, 04.35 AMby miasu
Hi! I created this pattern from measurements and guestimation. All fabrics pictured are non-stretch. I wouldn't recommend anything terribly stretchy (unless it's woven) for the bodice because I can't imagine it would support the design well. Good luck, and ask anything else if you please!
Mar 7, 2011, 09.53 PMby VictoriaPerry
I have had the same problem as the last two posts? Any other way I can get hold of this pattern?
Feb 27, 2011, 01.39 AMby babyizblue
i have had the same problem as Ganluine. what should i do to get the pattern?
Feb 20, 2011, 04.33 PMby Ganluine
Hey Miasu, I've tried to download the pattern by using the button on the right, but i get the following error message: The change you wanted was rejected. Maybe you tried to change something you didn't have access to.
Can you email me the pdf, or do i need to do something different to get this pattern? I would love to make this awesome dress! <3 Ganluine
Feb 14, 2011, 10.09 PMby foxyminx70
i made 2 fancy dress, dresses as a practice run, was great fun with easy to follow instructions, will now make the real thing, with my purpose bought material… and strapless so i'm gonna bone it. many thanx Miasu.. xxxx
Dec 28, 2010, 05.57 PMby surfjewels
I am about to make this dress, love the pattern and the pleated waist dress with it looks great, i'll post up how it goes.
Hannah Handmade Jewelleryhttp://surfjewels.000space.com
Oct 28, 2010, 06.35 PMby whisp3r5Here's a hint, for all the bigger ladies out there, with bigger bust lines and bigger waist lines, who are absolutely in love with this pattern like I am. It's really easy to enlarge this pattern. There are four seam lines around the waist area. All you need to do is increase evenly over these four seams, taking into account that there will be about two inches worth of seam allowance. I believe when I measured the pattern pieces together, the waist is about 26-27 inches, so in order to make the waist a 32, I had to increase 5 inches over the 4 seam lines. The bust area is a bit trickier. Not only are you going to have to lengthen it, but you are going to have to deepen it as well, so you will have to add to the top and bottom of the bust piece as well as the sides. The bust piece is going to need to be played with a bit more that the bodice pieces. I'm in the process of sewing mine up, but will post pics when done.
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Nov 15, 2010, 05.58 PMby cambra
A really easy way to add the inches you are looking for is by using a compass (no, not the kind to find North) Just set it to the desired width that you would like to add and trace around all the pattern peices to get the same even spacing without having to measure everything with a ruler. great for curved edges.
Oct 23, 2010, 10.19 PMby adumb
I am about to try this as my first project. It looks perfect for my wife's costume. Not that it is a costume pattern. This dress is something she would wear anytime. Hopefully I do it well enough for her to enjoy the quality.
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Oct 27, 2010, 04.08 AMby miasu
Good luck! I'm actually using it for my costume :))
However, I don't know what I was on when I made that pattern. It's a bit shoddy. The pieces fit fine, but the lengths come out really different. Like side pieces are shorter than than back (or something). Anyway, just be careful and measure to make sure it comes down far enough on the abdomen!
I plan to edit the pattern, but who knows when that'll actually happen..heh ;)
Aug 13, 2010, 08.33 PMby andrine94
If I want to make it as an empirewais what should I do?
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Sep 20, 2010, 04.47 PMby miasu
Just shorten the bottom bust pieces until it reaches the length you desire
Aug 13, 2010, 01.46 PMby nic305
Ugh! I want this dress but it's not my size. any tips to making this dress for larger busted women?
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Aug 29, 2010, 12.15 AMby spookcityusa
it's not my size either, but i just traced the pieces and made them about an inch and a half or so bigger than they normally are. mine's not done yet though so this may or may not be a good idea, lol.
Jul 24, 2010, 10.35 PMby sew-me-the-money
You are one talented lady – thankyou so much for this pattern. I have been looking for a pattern like this for AGES, and finally I have found it! I just whipped up a dress last night using it. Even though it is not in my size (40) I added 1cm to the pattern and it came out perfect. I'm sure this is not the way you are supposed to increase the size of a pattern but it worked and I am so happy about it!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you xxx
Jul 17, 2010, 04.56 AMby lyetterey
Is it possible to email this pattern? I kept getting an error message saying "page not found."
Jul 15, 2010, 03.23 PMby aprilrose76
can someone email me this pattern? When I go to download it, I get an error message saying page not found.
Jun 30, 2010, 06.20 PMby better
Very nicely done u have def inspired me. x
Jun 8, 2010, 06.44 AMby smartalex999
I'm in love with this dress!!!
May 19, 2010, 11.30 PMby Two Leos
Okay, So i've made this dress and the front looks perfect! however i'm having a problem in the back. There is a big poof happening where my waist is.
I noticed in the first two dress pictures (the one with the black/leopard and the pink one) it has a different waist and there are some pleats in the back. Where is this dress? I made the one for the plaid dress, but I don't know how to fix the back. Please help!
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Jul 24, 2010, 10.32 PMby sew-me-the-money
Me too! I think I will need to add some darts or maybe take the gathering around to the back as well – I have a little waist and big bum, which makes the skirt part of this pattern not quite fit. Trying to get my hands on a mannequin to make this easier!
May 11, 2010, 12.01 PMby littlegreykoalaa really useful pattern! Really easy to adapt and resize too, thanks ever so much
Apr 13, 2010, 12.23 PMby andrine94
If the test square isn't as big as it should be, is the pattern smaller then it should?
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Apr 16, 2010, 10.11 AMby hannnc
yes make sure your printer is set to print it at 100% size.. not stretching it to fit the page or shrinking it etc.
Feb 3, 2010, 10.00 AMby eatthatmonkey
damn, i want to sew this one but there's not my size. could you would you become genius in photoshop and add bigger sizes as well? :)
Feb 1, 2010, 11.28 PMby gonnange
I totally adore this and am trying to make it right now but I'm a bit stuck so would anyone be able to help me out? I'm wondering what happens in steps 5-7, i.e. what happens to the top piece that is being pinned to the lower ones? The instructions jump from the top being pinned to something being topstitched. I'm a beginner and have never topstitched before so I'm not sure which bit of the material to use etc.
Any help would be much appreciated!
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Feb 3, 2010, 11.10 AMby Laura Bolčina
First, you have to pin together the three lower parts: the middle one and the side parts. Sew them together. Second, you have to align the middle of the lower part with the middle of the upper part and sew them together as well (right sides together). Then comes the topstitching which is just a line sewn from one side of the bust to the other – along the last seam you made (connecting the lower part with upper). The topstitching can be made above or below the seam – you should try the piece on to see how it looks with seam allowances folded down or up. Then topstitch from the right side, including seam allowances on the wrong side. Hope this helps you. :) And don't forget to neaten (zig-zag/overlock) the seam allowances while working! ;) I used inelastic cotton, but I should line it with interafcing; it would probably look better.
P.S. miasu, well done! :)
Jan 19, 2010, 04.34 AMby loyl8
really excited to make this.. I have wondering how to do this!!!! I am not a good pattern person, but this seems really easy. Thank you!! Dress or something coming soon. ;.>
Dec 5, 2009, 12.43 PMby pokey3000
how hot!!! i'm so excited to try this out, you genius :D
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By Barry Scheck and Nancy Gertner
There is a very simple proposal that, if adopted tomorrow by every state and federal judge, would solve many of the vexing problems that have hamstrung meaningful compliance with Brady v. Maryland over the last 50 years. It relies on state law, but it would bind every state and federal prosecutor who wants to keep a license to practice law. It is called the "ethical rule" order — an Occam's razor for the disclosure of exculpatory evidence. All players in the criminal justice system should support it. Every defense lawyer should request it as an essential aspect of effective advocacy. Judges who honor the profession's ethical rules will grant it and even wonder why no one has asked them to do so before.1 Ethical prosecutors should be receptive because it provides clarity to a disclosure obligation that has remained unnecessarily murky for decades. And, finally, it will work because a violation of an "ethical rule" order by individual prosecutors, acting deliberately and in bad faith, will carry serious personal consequences.
Forty-nine states, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia have adopted a version of ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 3.8-Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor (Rule 3.8).2 The rule requires prosecutors to disclose pretrial all evidence that "tends to negate the guilt of the accused or mitigates the offense."3 The ABA has made it plain that this disclosure obligation is "separate from and broader than the Brady constitutional standards."4 Viewed from a pretrial perspective, the Brady constitutional standard covers (a) material that a prosecutor knows or should know about (including information in law enforcement files that the prosecutor does not personally possess),5 and (b) comprising information that an appellate court, postconviction, would regard as so important ("material") the failure to disclose it requires a reversal and a new trial.6 Plainly, as many have observed, this "constitutional" obligation is not particularly helpful to anyone trying to comply pretrial — be it the prosecutor wondering whether information is Brady material, the defense counsel, or the court. It was for this very reason the ABA devised Rule 3.8 to be unambiguously broad: Rule 3.8 requires a prosecutor to "make timely disclosure to the defense of all evidence or information known to the prosecutor that tends to negate the guilt of the accused or mitigates the offense, and, in connection with sentencing, [to] disclose to the defense and to the tribunal all unprivileged mitigating information known to the prosecutor."7 At the same time, it provides an escape clause for in camera production when timely disclosure could endanger a witness or otherwise unfairly prejudice the prosecution before trial.8
What the defense attorney should do to make the "ethical order" motion is very straightforward: File a pretrial motion that tracks and cites the relevant ethical rule of the defense attorney's jurisdiction or in the case of federal prosecutors, the rule that applies to the state where that prosecutor is based and/or governs the federal proceeding. Ask for an order that the prosecutor search her file and disclose all information that "tends to negate the guilt of the accused or mitigates the offense." Be specific. Lay out, within the bounds of what makes sense strategically, the defense theory of the case and the kind of information that would tend to negate guilt. Identify the files of the agencies and investigators who were involved in gathering evidence for the prosecution, and request that the prosecutor search those files and verify that disclosure has been made of all information that tends to negate guilt or mitigate punishment. Be sure to request that the prosecutor disclose on the record or reduce to writing all favorable oral statements she discovers when interviewing witnesses.
Address the timeliness issue directly. If there is some special reason a certain type of favorable information should be disclosed more rapidly, say so. Include, because it is reasonable, appropriate, and will be appreciated by the court and the prosecutor, the safe harbor provision in the ethical rule that allows the prosecutor to delay disclosure by making an in camera ex parte production and a showing of "good cause," such as real evidence that witnesses are at risk or perjury will be suborned. Moreover, when the prosecutor is not sure that certain information tends to negate guilt or mitigate punishment, the order should provide for in camera ex parte production of that information.
The defense attorney should be aware as well of a strategic landmine on the timing question: if the defense lawyer claims she is entitled to early disclosure of all impeachment material under the ethical rule because it could "negate guilt," particularly prior statements of witnesses that many state statutes and federal law explicitly allow a prosecutor to withhold until the time the witness testifies, the defense attorney will unnecessarily muddy her own argument that the "timely" disclosure requirement of the ethical rule entitles the defense to disclosure of favorable evidence before the eve of trial. Where there is no clear statutory basis for the state to withhold favorable evidence until the eve of trial, an ethical rule order requiring earlier production of favorable evidence is more likely to be granted and upheld if, by some mechanism, the prosecutor manages to get an interlocutory appeal.9 Similarly, trying to enforce disclosure of merely "favorable" evidence pursuant to an ethical rule order very early in the proceedings, and just prior to an early guilty plea, is bound to be more difficult given United States v. Ruiz.10 The earlier the defense seeks a search and disclosure of prosecutor and police files pursuant to an ethical rule order, the more likely objections that doing so is too burdensome will be upheld.
Finally, the motion should ask for an order that clearly states that "willful and deliberate failure to comply" is punishable by contempt. This provision is very important and carefully worded. Yes, this means that negligent, inexperienced, stupid, even reckless prosecutors will not be held in contempt. But frankly, given the mens rea requirements in most jurisdictions and the realities of criminal practice, the only prosecutors who will be held in contempt for violating the ethical rule order are those who do so willfully and deliberately. Perhaps most important of all — based on discussions with leaders in the prosecutorial community and the judiciary — there is widespread agreement that the handful of prosecutors who deliberately and willfully suppress favorable evidence, even in "harmless error" cases, should be sanctioned for purposes of deterrence alone. And it is the repeat offender — the prosecutor who routinely makes untimely disclosure of Brady material in the middle of trial or is caught more than once hiding evidence that is plainly exculpatory — who is most at risk of being sanctioned. After all, prior similar acts are a pretty good way to prove intent!
Judges and prosecutors may be startled initially when they see the "ethical rule" motion as opposed to the usual request to turn over all Brady/Kyles material. But upon reflection, what can a prosecutor credibly say in opposition? That the state does not recognize the ethical rule, invariably a state statutory obligation, as binding? That the state does not believe it is right or fair to be ordered to obey an ethical rule that is clear and broad as opposed to the "constitutional" obligation that is ambiguous and narrow? Or, that the state does not want to be ordered to follow the ethical rule because a violation later deemed to be knowing, deliberate, and malicious could result in a contempt proceeding, civil or criminal, and possibly bar discipline? Just stating these arguments reveals their bankruptcy and the value of the "ethical rule" order.
Perhaps a more sophisticated and polite response from prosecutors to an "ethical rule" motion would be the usual: "Trust us." They might say, "When following our constitutional obligation to turn over all Brady/Kyles material, the state will meet its ethical obligation to disclose all information that 'negates guilt or mitigates punishment.'" What would be the defense attorney's polite response? "With all due respect, your answer concedes the ethical rule should be followed. An order mandating that the ethical rule be enforced is not an accusation, but is a principled position to address what we now know to have happened too often." Brady/Kyles violations do happen; scores of innocent people have been convicted by those violations. Indeed, such an order will bolster public confidence in the integrity of the process in the face of media exposés about federal and state prosecutors who have violated their disclosure obligations. Numerous articles, which can be appended to the motion for an ethical rule order, have highlighted the Brady abuses. A list of those articles is available on NACDL's website.11 The defense attorney will have to make a strategic judgment about the wisdom of including anything from her own jurisdiction. Sometimes it is easier to persuade a judge to act prophylactically when the court's action is not predicated on abuses or alleged abuses by people she knows but as a response to the public relations problem created by a few bad apples elsewhere.
Why will this work when other approaches have not?12 The answer comes from two high profile Brady cases with totally different outcomes — the Michael Morton exoneration in Texas and the collapse of the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens in Washington, D.C.
Former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska was indicted and found guilty of receiving benefits and other things of value from VECO Corporation, Bill Allen, the VECO CEO, and two other individuals; concealing receipt of such benefits; and failing to disclose receipt of such benefits on annual Financial Disclosure Forms.13 The Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to set aside the verdict and to dismiss the indictment with prejudice when DOJ attorneys discovered during post-trial litigation "significant, undisclosed Brady/Giglio information in prosecutors' notes of statements by the government's principal witness, Bill Allen."14 U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan granted the DOJ's motion and dismissed the indictment with prejudice and, on the same day, appointed Henry F. Schuelke III "to investigate and prosecute such criminal contempt proceedings as may be appropriate" against the six prosecutors who conducted the investigation and trial of Sen. Stevens.15 Schuelke found "evidence that compels the conclusion, and would prove beyond a reasonable doubt," that Joseph Bottini and James Goeke, both AUSAs in the Alaska U.S. Attorney's Office, "intentionally withheld … Brady information from the attorneys for Sen. Stevens."16 However, Schuelke did not recommend prosecution of Bottini and Goeke for criminal contempt:
Although the evidence establishes that this misconduct was intentional, the evidence is insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Bottini and Mr. Goeke violated the criminal contempt statute, 18 U.S.C. § 401, which requires theintentional violation of a clear and unambiguous order. Although a reading of the transcripts of numerous hearings and proceedings before and during the trial establishes that Judge Sullivan intended that all Brady and Giglio material be produced, none of the orders issued by Judge Sullivan, before or during the trial, specifically directed the prosecutors to disclose all Brady/Giglio information in their possession. In large part, this was because of representations made by prosecutors to the court that such an order was unnecessary.17
When the issue was raised, Judge Sullivan indicated that he would just "issue an order as a general reminder to the government of its daily ongoing obligation to produce [Brady] material" and stated that he was "convinced that the government in its team of prosecutors is thoroughly familiar with the decisions from our circuit and from my colleagues on this court, and that they, in good faith, know that they have an obligation, on an ongoing basis to provide the relevant, appropriate information to defense counsel to be utilized in a usable format as that information becomes known or in possession of the government."18
In stark contrast to the Stevens' case, Michael Morton's 1987 wrongful conviction for murdering his wife also involved numerous Brady violations, but it was preceded by a specific motion and direct court order to turn over all reports and notes of the lead investigator, Sgt. Don Wood, for in cameraBrady review.19 Ken Anderson, at that time the Williamson County district attorney and now a Williamson County Superior Court judge, was asked point blank by the trial court, on a Friday before a Monday trial, if he had "any information favorable to the accused." He replied, "No, sir."
In fact, more than two decades after the trial, when postconviction DNA tests on a bloody bandana left near the point of exit exonerated Morton and identified the real perpetrator, undisclosed exculpatory evidence was discovered in Sgt. Wood's files through an open record act request. These exculpatory documents included a transcript of a taped interview between Wood and Morton's mother-in-law, Rita Kirkpatrick, in which she described Morton's son Eric, 3½ years old, saying he had witnessed the murder. Eric provided a detailed, chilling account of how a "monster" with "red gloves" beat his mother, and Eric offered a number of detailed observations that precisely corroborate the crime scene and the manner of the victim's death. When Kirkpatrick advised Sgt. Wood to stop looking at her son-in-law as the murderer and to go after the "monster," Sgt. Wood speculated that Eric had not recognized his own father because Morton had probably been wearing a scuba diving suit as a disguise. He then asked Kirkpatrick to keep what she had heard confidential. There was also a report recounting statements made by a neighbor of the Mortons right after the murder. The neighbor had observed on several occasions "a male park a green van on the street behind [the Mortons] address, then the subject would get out and walk into the wooded area off the road" as if he were casing the place for a home invasion. This "green van" report clearly supported Morton's theory of defense that someone had entered the house to commit a burglary from the wooded area after Morton left for work, found Christine Morton sleeping, and murdered her.20
Notwithstanding the order for in camera Brady inspection of Sgt. Wood's file and a direct inquiry by the court about the existence of exculpatory evidence, neither the "Kirkpatrick" statement or the "green van" report were submitted to the trial judge or disclosed to defense counsel, even though versions of those documents were in both Sgt. Wood's file and Anderson's trial file.
Taking advantage of an unusual Texas procedure, the Court of Inquiry,21 Morton's defense team22 produced sworn testimony and evidence obtained in Morton's postconviction habeas proceeding to make a probable cause showing that Ken Anderson had violated the laws of Texas by suppressing exculpatory evidence in the Morton prosecution. Judge Sid Harle from San Antonio was appointed by the chief judge of the Texas Supreme Court, Wallace Jefferson, to hear the Morton case after the administrative judge in Williamson County recused himself. Judge Harle then made the first probable cause finding under the Court of Inquiry procedure, which was then accepted by the chief judge, who in turn appointed Fort Worth Judge Lewis Sturm to review the evidence and determine whether Judge Anderson should be arrested and tried. Judge Sturm selected Rusty Hardin, a legendary criminal defense lawyer and former Harris County prosecutor, to serve as attorney pro tem.
After a five-day evidentiary hearing, on April 19, 2013, 27 years after Morton was convicted, Judge Ken Anderson was arrested in the Williamson County Courthouse and charged with Criminal Contempt, Texas Government Code § 21.002(a), Tampering With or Fabricating Physical Evidence, Texas Penal Code § 37.09; and Tampering With Government Records, Texas Penal Code § 37.10. It should be noted that Anderson may have some success raising the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense to the tampering charges, but that defense is unlikely to defeat the Criminal Contempt allegation. There may not even be a statute of limitations in Texas for Criminal Contempt, or if there is one, it runs from the time of discovery. Anderson is also facing state bar ethics charges arising out of the same conduct.
Whatever the outcome of criminal or state bar charges against Judge Anderson, the impact of the Morton Court of Inquiry in Texas has been significant. John Bradley, Ken Anderson's protégé and successor as Williamson County district attorney, was not re-elected. The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature passed the "Michael Morton" discovery reform bill on May 13, 2013 — the very date Brady was decided 50 years ago — with support from the District Attorney's Association and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. The Morton bill expands discovery disclosure generally but, most importantly, it adopts the ethical rule standard — prosecutors must timely disclose all information that "tends to negate guilt or mitigate punishment" — an obligation that can easily be converted into an "ethical rule order" by state trial judges.23 Another bill, the Prosecutor Accountability Act, passed on account of the Morton case. It requires at least a public censure if a prosecutor violates the ethics rule requiring disclosure of exculpatory evidence.24 And many district attorneys in Texas are instituting "open-file" discovery policies, claiming it is the best way to avoid Brady problems and to reassure the public they are playing fair. The take home message is that simply exposing a "bad apple" prosecutor for willful and deliberate misconduct is not enough; rather, a serious and rapid sanction for even one "bad apple" is what gets the criminal justice community and the political elites to pay attention.
In the same fashion, the ethical rule order will both generally and specifically deter "bad apple" prosecutors because it is not subject to many of the practical and procedural hurdles that have obstructed punishment even for deliberate, intentional, and malicious Brady violations.
Ordinarily the remedy for a Brady violation is the reversal of the conviction because the suppressed exculpatory evidence was "material." After looking at the record, an appellate court would decide that the suppressed evidence created a reasonable probability of a different outcome such that confidence in the integrity of the verdict was undermined. While Brady was not about deterring future violations (rather than preserving the due process right to a fair trial and accuracy in adjudication25), some believe that district attorneys, embarrassed when a conviction is reversed for withholding exculpatory evidence, will take ameliorative steps. They will punish the individual prosecutor who was a bad actor or, when no one was at fault, fix the systemic breakdown that caused the failure to disclose in the first place. Indeed, the Supreme Court relied on this justification in Imbler v. Pachtman when it established absolute immunity for prosecutors from civil suits, insofar as the prosecutor is functioning in an adversarial, not investigative, capacity.26 In a recent brief to the Supreme Court, urging the further narrowing of liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for prosecutorial misconduct, the National District Attorney's Association and the Association of State Attorney's General underscored the deterrent value of the very threat of bar discipline, criminal prosecution, and political embarrassment.27
But even if some district attorneys are taking such action when convictions are vacated, this approach does nothing to identify district attorneys or individual prosecutors who deliberately suppress exculpatory evidence in "harmless error" cases. Cases involving obviously guilty defendants are not likely to engender much public outrage or impetus for action. Those prosecutors will escape public scrutiny and surely, public punishment. In contrast, the ethical rule order offers a remedy through which the defense bar can take direct action against individual prosecutors who deserve to be sanctioned in front of the judge whose order was violated.
Like the Morton case, and unlike the Stevens matter, violations of an ethical rule order are more likely to result in contempt citations, bar discipline, or even criminal prosecution. It allows the judge who issued the order to enforce it directly through a contempt citation without having to wait for the prosecutor's office to take action against one of its own. At the same time, since contempt has to be knowing and deliberate, inexperienced, negligent, or ill-trained prosecutors will not be sanctioned, thereby assuring the legal community this remedy is reserved for those who truly deserve punishment. Moreover, a contempt citation can be immediately appealed and will surely generate some useful precedent quickly. And, perhaps most significantly, since contempt is a continuing offense, the statute of limitations in most states will not bar prosecution or will run from the time of discovery.28
The Innocence Project will continually publish an online list of all judges who grant "ethical rule" orders so that they are immediately available to all. With the help of the defense bar, a critical mass of state and federal judges will be reached who are issuing such orders. This is truly a meaningful way to celebrate Brady's 50th anniversary.
The view the Model Ethical Rule Order, click here.
The contempt finding in the Morton case is available at www.nacdl.org in the Brief and Motion Bank.
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The performance begins at 7 p.m. in front of the Boyhood Home. Hannibal Chamber of Commerce will sell a choice of steak sandwiches, burgers, chips and desserts and Main Street Wine Stoppe will sell drinks. This week there will be a drawing for several Music Under the Stars tshirts.
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Wayland band to co-host Plainview Pioneer Marching Festival
The Pioneer Marching Band from Wayland Baptist University will join forces with the Plainview High School band and boosters to present the Plainview Pioneer Marching Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12 in Bulldog Stadium.
In its 13th year, the festival will feature 46 schools from around the area in an event meant to prepare bands and directors for the more formal University Interscholastic League competition the following Saturday, Oct. 19.
Competition will begin at 8 a.m. with 1A schools, wrapping up around 9 p.m. with 5A schools. An exhibition performance by the Wayland band will begin at 9 p.m., followed by a performance of the PHS "Powerhouse of the Plains" band. An awards ceremony will follow at 9:30 p.m.
According to WBU Band Director Tim Kelley, the event has been a partnership between he and PHS Director Barry Hurt since Kelley came to Wayland in 1995. For several years before, Wayland had operated the festival solo in their music facilities, tailoring their event to smaller schools that could not afford to travel far. But the event soon outgrew Hilliard Field and when the WBU band was in between directors, PHS picked up the festival for a year. Kelley said the current arrangement is really a win-win for both programs.
"The combination of our resources and their resources is what really made for a successful contest, which is one of the largest in this region of the country," Kelley said. "The high school secures the facilities and the boosters run the concession stands, and our students basically operate the festival as far as the physical running of the event."
Kelley said PHS band staff members serve as judges for the event, though he said the festival is not as stressful as the actual UIL competition.
"This is intended as a pre-UIL event to prepare them for the experience before it counts for or against them," he said. "Our judging is a bit more relaxed and is intended to assist directors, not to penalize them. This just helps them to shake out any bugs in their program or timing."
Kelley said the event is a boon for Plainview because of the economic impact of having 15,000-plus visitors in town that one day.
Specific schools performing (in order) include Springlake-Earth, Anton, Spur, Ropes, Morton, Sudan, Lubbock Monterey, Klondike, Whiteface, O'Donnell, Smyer, Jayton, Plains, Hale Center, Olton, Floydada, Lockney, Idalou, Abernathy, Shallowater, Roosevelt, New Deal, Seagraves, Crosbyton, Petersburg, Ralls, Sundown, Tahoka, Post, Denver City, Littlefield, Seminole, Levelland, Tulia, Muleshoe, Slaton, Lamesa, Lubbock Cooper, Brownfield, Lubbock Estacado, Big Spring, Frenship, Lubbock Coronado, Lubbock High.
The festival is open to the public, with gate admission of $2 per person. Concessions will be available. For more information or for specific band performance times, visit the WBU Web site at www.wbu.edu and click on the "marching contests" link.


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Solofa defense files notice of appeal just days after sentencing
Defense attorney for Paul Solofa has filed a "notice of appeal" with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the notice comes just days after he was sentenced by the federal district court in Washington D.C.
According to the one-page notice filed yesterday, the defendant plans to appeal the judgement against him handed down Jun. 8 by the lower court. No other details were available on federal electronic court records regarding specific legal arguments in appealing the judgement, or sentence.
Solofa was convicted in January this year on one count each of witness tampering and obstruction of justice. The latest court records show that he was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton to 35 months in jail for each count, to "run concurrent with each other"— which means a total of 35 months in prison.
No period of supervised release was ordered, but Solofa was imposed a special assessment fee of $100 on each count.
Although his court records show that no restitution was ordered, the judgement order in the case of co-conspirator Gustav Nauer — who was sentenced early this month at the federal court in Honolulu— shows that Nauer was ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution, which is "due immediately, to be paid jointly and severally" by Nauer and co-conspirator Solofa.
Solofa's defense attorney, Assistant Federal Public Defender Michelle Peterson had asked the court to consider a sentence below the federal sentencing guidelines, citing among other things, the defendant is facing a serious medical condition — "Stage IV renal failure".
"A sentence below the guidelines would be sufficient to reflect the seriousness of the offense, promote respect for the law, provide just punishment for the offense, and afford adequate deterrence to criminal conduct," she argued.
But prosecutors disagreed, saying that Solofa, who was at the time the chief financial officer of the local DOE "initiated a brazen fraud and bribery scheme that ultimately cost the Department of Education and the schools of American Samoa nearly $300,000" adding that the defendant told a key witness to lie and to destroy records in order to conceal what they had done when the federal investigation was underway.
Prosecutors agreed with the Probation Office's calculation under federal sentencing guidelines for a sentence ranging from 41 to 51 months in prison.
Charges against the defendant stem from his efforts to obstruct a federal grand jury and law enforcement investigation into a school bus spare parts bribery scheme between Nauer and local vendor Pacific Products, whose owner Oscar Mayer testified for the government in Solofa's trial.


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UV Gives Fish Skin Cancer
Ultraviolet rays don't just bronze sunseekers on the beach. Underwater, they can give hammerhead sharks a suntan. And worse—give fish skin cancer. So says a study in the journal PLOS ONE. [Michael Sweet et al., Evidence of Melanoma in Wild Marine Fish Populations]
Researchers caught 136 coral trout in the southern Great Barrier Reef. Fifteen percent of them had black lesions on their skin: melanoma. Pathogens, toxic chemicals or UV rays can all cause melanoma. But DNA tests ruled out the presence of pathogens. And the fish were caught in the pristine waters of a marine sanctuary, so pollution wasn't to blame.
Turns out, the trout's cancer cells looked just like those of fish who'd been hit with UV radiation in the lab. So the researchers concluded that sunshine was the culprit. Makes sense, they say, because these trout live near the world's biggest hole in the ozone layer—meaning more exposure to UV rays.
Another recent study, this one in the journal Science, says the severe storms delivered by climate change could punch new holes in the ozone layer, upping our dose of radiation on land and at sea. And that's no fish story.
—Christopher Intagliata
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BOSTON, Mass – The University of Massachusetts Boston men's basketball team will be making their long awaited return to the Little East Conference tournament tomorrow when they travel to the University of Southern Maine for a 7:30 p.m. quarterfinal contest.
The Beacons, who are the No. 5 seed in this year's tournament will make the trip to Gorham, Maine to face the No. 4 Huskies, with the winner of that contest advancing to the semi-finals which will be played on Friday at the highest remaining seed.
Tuesday's contest will mark only the fourth time that UMB and the Huskies have met in the conference tournament. All three previous meetings occurred in the quarterfinal round of the tournament with USM holding a 2-1 edge over the Beacons.
The last time they shared the hardwood in the postseason was in the 96-97 season, with the Beacons earning the 62-50 victory. Prior to that contest, UMB faced Southern Maine in 1992 (L 77-67) and in 1988 (L 92-84).
Not only will the Beacons be looking to even the all-time record between them and the Huskies, but they will also be in the hunt for their first conference tournament win since the 2007 season. Just one year after winning the program's first conference title in '06, the Beacons advanced to the semi-final round of the tournament in 2007 after defeating Western Connecticut State University 88-82.
The year that UMB claimed the conference crown they defeated Eastern Connecticut State (60-56), Rhode Island College (76-70), and finally Keene State College (81-67) on their home court to earn the program's second ever trip to the NCAA tournament. Their historic run ended at the hands of the Red Dragons of SUNY Cortland in the first round of the national tournament following a 68-54 loss.
The 2012-13 season, has been one of the best season since the 2005-06 campaign. Currently standing with a 12-12 record, this season marked the first-time that UMB has recorded double-figure wins and will be entering the conference tournament with a .500 record or better since '06.
Their 6-8 conference mark to close out the year is also the best finish since their championship season, when the Beacons went 10-4 on the year.
In the previous two meetings between the Huskies and the Beacons this season, the two teams each walked off their home courts with wins. At Southern Maine, UMB dropped a 64-58 decision, while in the Clark Gym, the Beacons earned an impressive 69-55 victory behind a double-double of 14 points and a career-best 24 rebounds from Rahshjeem Benson (Boston, Mass.). Sophomores Vinny DeLucia (Miami, Fla.) and Brian Clarke (Miramar, Fla.) and freshman Jahleel Moise (Brockton, Mass.) also finished in double-figures.
All-time Tuesday's tournament match-up will mark the 62nd meeting between the two programs. To date, Southern Maine has won 40 of those contests, while UMB is looking to put together its first win-streak against the Huskies since 1996-97 when they swept all three meetings in that season.
Going into this year's tournament the Beacons will look to Benson and Clarke to dominate the paint. Benson closed out the regular season as the only player in the Little East Conference to average a double-double of 12.2 points (T-13th in DIII) and 10.5 rebounds per game. He is also just two rebounds away from tying the single-season program record at UMB with his 252 grabs. Defensively Benson has also been dominant all season long. With 56 blocks (14th in DIII), he sits third all-time in single season rejections and is the conference's top shot blocker.
For Clarke he needs to play one of his best games of his young career if the Beacons are to be successful on the Huskies home court. Currently averaging 9.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, Clarke is going to have to give UMB some solid minutes and will have to convert on any open shot he may get.
Behind the arc, both teams will be looking to DeLucia. The reigning conference and region Rookie of the Year, DeLucia has come on strong in the final two weeks of the season and leads the Beacons in scoring with 12.7 points per game. The Florida native is a 41% 3-point shooter, and a 90.7% shooter at the line. Two of his biggest plays of the season came in the home win over Plymouth State on February 11 and the road win at UMass Dartmouth on February 13.
DeLucia scored a huge lay-up in the closing seconds to give Beacons the late push over the Panthers, while against the Corsairs he dropped three consecutive 3-pointers to help the Beacons overcome a 20 point deficit at half to defeat UMD 76-74.
Senior Mike Mitchell, Jr. (Dorchester, Mass.) must be at his best on Tuesday as the Beacons go-to point guard. The Dorchester native has started in 21 of the 24 games played this season and is currently averaged 26.7 minutes per game, which is third most on the team. His ability to spread the floor will be key to the Beacons success. Able to drive to the basket when he sees an open lane, Mitchell is averaging 6.7 points and 2.7 assists per game (7th in the LEC).
With a win tomorrow night UMB will advance to the semi-final round of this year's tournament. The host site of the final four, which will be determined following Tuesday's contests, will be played this Friday and Saturday. The winner of the conference tournament will receive the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Last season, Eastern Connecticut State ran the table in the conference tournament and advanced all the way to the "Elite 8" of last year's national tournament.


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Release Date: 2012 |
Doesn't really read as a 4 but don't bee fooled this is enjoyable stuff.
Currently proofreading it a couple of times, but if I miss something please notify me of this.
Why you doubt you like this?
If you like any band mentioned i'm pretty sure you'll like a couple of things from the record. Vocalist seems to be biggest problem for most.
Evreaia usually has good finds so I'll check this out
Digging: FKA Twigs - M3LL155X
Album Rating: 2.0awful album
Youtube has all songs if I'm correct. I'd suggest to start with Huge Hammers or DMB (FDP) as those stood out for me.
Also thanks for the kind words.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound OffFinally a review for this. Album rules hard. It's definitely one you have to really listen to though. Also Sean McWeeney is incredible.
This band would be good if they had a half-decent vocalist.
Album Rating: 2.5i was considering doing a review for this.....theyre pretty unique. albums kinda overlong though
hmm, sounds interesting judging from rec'd
i think you mean london, not londen?
Album Rating: 3.5been waiting for this for evaaahhhh, "Huge Hammers" grabbed my attention when I first heard it and since then I wanna hear more!
Album Rating: 2.5I enjoy his cleans and screams.
I've only heard one song, so once I listen to the rest I'll give this a rate.
Album Rating: 2.5Alright I listened to most of it.
Most of the songs linger on too long and that really annoys me and some of the lyrics are really predictable.
DMB is probably my favorite song on this album.
In the chorus Sean sounds a bit like Kurt Travis... but that's probably just me.
"i think you mean london, not londen?"
yes I did, I'll fix it right away.
Album Rating: 4.0Self titled track is amazing. I feel like this album can only get better the more you listen. I knew they could do way better than their ep, but I still think they can be better... up until the guy blows out his vocals at least.
Haven't listened to this much but I like the vocalist. I guess he is a bit polarizing.
The screaming is pretty weak.
josh d rocks
Album Rating: 4.0A very solid debut
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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Far Cry 3 puts players in control of Jason Brody, a tourist who finds himself on a lawless island where rebels have spent years mired in bloody conflict. Gamers can explore the jungles, swamps, mountains, and beaches of the island in a variety of ways, including speeding over land in jeeps, trucks, and ATVs, soaring through the air in hang gliders, and gliding across the water in speedboats. A separate co-op mode spins an entirely different story, as four crew members of a seedy cruise ship set out on a six-chapter campaign to track down the captain who stole their valuables and sold them out to pirates. Other multiplayer features include classic modes in which gamers team up to capture land or kill the most enemies, while the Firestorm mode finds two teams competing to turn opposing bases into raging infernos.
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Thanks to a series of terrible policies and decisions, Ubisoft's PC ports of their big-budget titles have been something to avoid for quite a while now. Thankfully, FarCry 3 manages to break this trend by being the best version of the game available on any platform. That said, is FarCry 3 a game worth buying at all?
Unlike most big-budget releases this year, the aspect of the game that UbiSoft pushed the most before its release was the story. To be sure, the story is very unique, particularly for a first person shooter. You play a rich young playboy who is on a vacation in the tropics when he parachutes into an island that turns out to be inhabited with pirates. From there, he joins a tribe of natives and goes on a quest to rescue his friends.
The part of this plot that Ubisoft spent so much time playing up was the head of the pirates, Vaas Montenegro, and his insanity. Vaas is certainly the best villain of the year, but FarCry 3 doesn't use him nearly as much as they should. While his specter is always looming above you as you make your way thorough the early parts of the game, about halfway through the campaign he dies, and the story stops being anywhere near interesting. In addition to the failure of this core point, the game also creates several threads that they never bother to touch again, making the story seem like it was written in vertical slices that were never meant to come together.
The game has been called "Skyrim with Guns" more times than I can count, and it is certainly an appropriate moniker. The most fun to be have in the game is just driving around the island and checking out every interesting point on the map. There are multiple different kinds of collectibles to get, radio towers to climb, and camps to liberate.
The game also features an in-depth crafting system that lets you kill the animals that are found all over the island and create upgrades using the skins that allow you to equip more weapons, hold more healing items, and carry more weapons, which contributes the most to the game's Skyrim-esque feel.
When you get bored of the open world and decide to do the actual campaign, that's when it truly gets dull. More campaign missions than not are either poorly designed or incredibly boring shoot-fests. For example, there are several missions that require you to stealth your way through a camp full of guards without alerting anyone, which is very apparent this game was not designed to do well.
FarCry 3 is a great open world game with a sub-par campaign, but just the open world by itself is more than enough to justify the ticket price. The PC version of this game features incredible looking graphics and a bevy of settings to make it look as good as it can, easily making it the best version of the game.
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I fell in love with pretty much everything in that line in the magazine, but had some vintage fabric that I had bought about a year earlier that I hadn't used and I knew that I wanted it made into a skirt like that. I started immediately, but had some issues (again!) and it sat for a while until I got up the nerve to finish it off. I had a few problems making the skirt. The first being that the fabric was such a loose weave. The loosest I have ever sewn with. I could only mark the pattern by basting the outline and markings with a different coloured thread, any other marks wouldn't work. I used fabric instead of the interfacing that it called for to interface the yoke. I had some issues with that, but it seems to have worked out in the end. This was also my first invisible zip and that was problematic for me as it puckered on the bottom and had to be resewn. Also, because the skirt tapered slightly at the bottom, I had a hard time getting the hem right and had to redo it 3 times! I did bind it with wide double fold bias tape otherwise the fabric would have just frayed to nothing. I do love the skirt, but am not used to pencil skirts, very constrictive for walking. No jogging to catch up in that thing!
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Today my series of blogs for Rosh Hashanah begins. Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting some fun and creative recipes for Rosh Hashanah, as well as some helpful how-to blogs that will make your holiday preparation easier.
During Rosh Hashanah, as part of the blessings said over the second night meal, we eat a "new fruit." New fruit is a fruit that has just come into season, one that we haven't yet enjoyed during this year. Usually pomegranates are chosen as this "new fruit" because of their layered symbolism and meaning in the Jewish religion. Pomegranates are mentioned several times in the Torah; it is said that each pomegranate contains 613 seeds, corresponding to the 613 mitzvot (or commandments) found in the Torah. The pomegranate also reminds us that in the coming year, our good deeds should be as plentiful as the fertile seeds of this beautiful fruit.
For the first few years that I made our Rosh Hashanah meal, the task I dreaded most was seeding the pomegranate. Extracting the itty bitty juicy red seeds (also known as arils) from a pomegranate can be a daunting task. I used to just peel the fruit and navigate my way through it, staining my clothes and squishing lots of seeds along the way. Since that time, I've learned some helpful methods that make seeding pomegranates a snap. I thought I'd share them with you today.
There are many ways to seed a pomegranate. I've outlined two of my favorite methods below. The first method is fastest, but you will lose a bit of juice in the process. The second method takes a bit longer and is a little messier, but you'll retain more of that lovely juice, and you won't get pruny hands from deseeding underwater. Either method works, so choose what makes the most sense to you.
As an alternative to these methods, some cooks prefer to cut the pomegranate in half and whack the heck out of it with a spoon to dislodge the seeds. This works, but I find it messy– juice gets everywhere, and your wrist can quickly become tired if you have a lot of pomegranates to seed. Use one of the kinder, gentler methods outlined below to save yourself the violent effort of hitting the fruit repeatedly. I mean, really. What did that pomegranate ever do to you? 🙂
Seeding your own pomegranates sure beats paying a premium for boxed seeds, which can go for as much as $6 for a small box. It's also really simple.
Once you've extracted all your pomegranate seeds, you can eat them whole, use them for the Rosh Hashanah blessing, or juice them. I've outlined my favorite simple juicing method below. Pomegranate juice is very healthy (it contains more antioxidants than red wine), but it can be expensive. One pomegranate contains up to a half cup of juice, so you can really save yourself some money by juicing your own pomegranates. And again, it's really simple. Really!
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Learn two methods for extracting seeds (aka arils) from a pomegranate, and learn how to juice the pomegranate fruit quickly and easily.
For Seeding Method 1, you will need
- 1 large bowl
- 1 small sharp knife
- Mesh strainer or slotted spoon
- 1 colander or strainer with small holes
For Seeding Method 2, you will need
- 1 pomegranate
- 1 small sharp knife
- 2 bowls (1 large, 1 small)
- 1 dark colored kitchen towel
To juice a pomegranate, you will need
- Blender
- Mesh strainer
- Container for liquid
- Spoon
Make a shallow slit at the top of the pomegranate where the knob/stem is (this part is known as the crown). Cut all the way around the top of the rind, creating a shallow circle. Don't push the knife in too deep, or you may burst some seeds.
Pull the crown of the pomegranate off to reveal the inner seeds.
Cut three shallow slits through the outer rind, following three of the white pith lines, from the top of the fruit to the bottom.
Pull the fruit apart to create three large sections.
Remove any large pieces of pith that are visible.
Submerge the sections in a large bowl of cold water.
Break apart the sections underneath the water, separating the seeds from the rind and pith. As you remove the seeds, they will sink to the bottom of the bowl. The pith will rise to the top and float. Discard the large chunks of rind (the peel).
When all the seeds have been removed, use a mesh strainer or slotted spoon to remove the floating pieces of pith from the surface of the water. A few seeds may float as well; separate these out and return them to the bowl.
Drain the seeds in a colander. Remove any additional pieces of pith that may have mixed into the seeds.
Place the pomegranate in one of the bowls. Place the other bowl nearby.
Make a shallow slit at the top of the pomegranate around the crown. Cut all the way around the top of the rind, creating a shallow circle. Don't push the knife in too deep, or you may burst some seeds.
Pull the crown of the pomegranate off to reveal the inner seeds.
Turn the pomegranate over. Repeat the process of creating a narrow slit in the rind, cutting a circle around the base of the fruit.
Pull the bottom off of the fruit.
Turn the pomegranate back over. You will see six white strips of pith around the edges of the fruit. Cut slits in the sides of the rind, following the lines of the pith, from the top of the fruit to the bottom.
Pull the fruit apart. You will now have 8 sections of fruit (including the top and the bottom), with the seeds fully exposed.
Gently loosen the seeds from the pith and place them into the clean bowl. Keep a dark-colored towel handy to clean up any juice that might escape from the seeds. Careful, pomegranate juice can stain.
Before long, you will have a bowl full of luscious pomegranate seeds! Discard the rind and the pith.
Place your pomegranate seeds in a blender.
Pulse the seeds a few times to break them apart and release their juice. Don't blend them for a long period of time, or the seeds will break apart and create cloudy juice.
Use a mesh strainer to strain the pomegranate liquid into a container.
Use the back of a spoon to push against the pomegranate pulp and extract as much juice as possible.
Chill, if desired, and enjoy.


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Recipe Source: The recipe for the Dutch Crunch topping came from Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Bread Bible. The recipes for the breads we've suggested came from The Bread Bible and an adaptation of a recipe found on bakingbites.com
I decided to make my own variation so it would be egg free. The recipe below makes a 35cm x 25 cm tray. That's a lot of bread. The dutch crunch directions are straight from Sara and Erica.
I created a lot of sandwiches etc with the bread, I was a slacker with the photos though.
My favorite dish that I will recreate was made with the last of the bread. I buttered the bread well and fried it. Once it was beautifully golden I took it out of the pan and cut it into quarters.
then I whipped up 3 eggs with a tablespoon of cream, finely chopped parsley and dill and 1/4 cup diced smoked salmon.
Back into the pan with the bread and and then I poured the egg mixture around the bread. when it had set on the bottom I flipped the whole lot over and cooked the other side. It was amazing with a little sour cream drizzled over the top.
Potato and Rosemary Dutch Crunch Bread
Preparation Time: 30 minutes + 3 rises of approximately 1 hour
Cook Time: 45 minutes
- 3/4 cup water from the potatoes or 3/4 cup of milk
- 1 cupcooked potato
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter or oil
- 3 cups plus 1 cups plain flour
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary or 1 tablespoon dried rosemary.
- 1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry or instant yeast (not rapid rise)
- 1 teaspoon salt
· Peel and cut the potatoes into 2 cm cubes and boil until soft.
· While the potatoes are still hot add the sugar, potato water or milk and butter, and mix by hand.allow to cool to lukewarm.
· In a separate bowl mix 3 cups of the flour, yeast, and salt and combine with potato mixture and mix well. Cover and set in a warm place until it has doubled about 1 – 1 ½ hours.
· Add remaining 1 cup flour and, using the dough-hook attachment, knead for 7 minutes (or 10 minutes by hand). Place the dough in a clean, greased bowl, cover and let it rise until doubled.
· Punch down the dough, press it into a 25cm x 30cm baking tin, let the bread rise until half risen. Cover with the tiger topping and let it rise until for at least another 15 minutes or until double the pre risen thickness. Bake 45 minutes in a pre-heated oven to 180° Celsius degrees.
Dutch Crunch ToppingIngredients
· 2 tablespoons (2 packets) (30 ml) (15 gm/½ oz) active dry yeast
· 1 cup (240 ml) warm water (105-115º F) (41-46°C)
· 2 tablespoons (30 ml) (30 gm/1 oz) sugar
· 2 tablespoons (30 ml) vegetable oil
· ½ teaspoon (2½ ml) (3 gm) salt
· 1½ cups (360 ml) (240 gm/8½ oz) rice flour (white or brown; NOT sweet or glutinous rice flour)Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and beat with a whisk; beat hard to combine. The consistency should be like stiff royal icing – spreadable, but not too runny. If you pull some up with your whisk, as shown below, it should drip off slowly. Add more water or rice flour as necessary. Let stand 15 minutes.
3. Let stand, uncovered, for any additional time your recipe recommends. With the Soft White Roll, you can place the rolls directly into the oven after applying the topping. With the Brown Rice Bread, the loaves should stand for 20 minutes with the topping before baking.
4. When baking, place pans on a rack in the center of the oven and bake your bread as you ordinarily would. The Dutch Crunch topping should crack and turn a nice golden-brown color.


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UNION, N.J. (10/29/11) – The Kean University football team held on for a 13-6 win over Rowan University in a pivotal New Jersey Athletic Conference match-up played in blustery, snowy conditions at Kean's Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
In the victory, senior Bekim Bujari made 10 tackles and added an interception return for a touchdown late in the game to help seal the win for the #18 Cougars (7-1, 6-1 NJAC).
For Rowan (5-3, 5-2 NJAC), Keith Corcoran carried the ball 40 times for 170 yards.
Rowan scored on its first drive of the day, as the Profs posted the game's longest drive of 64 yards. Corcoran broke the game's longest play with the 61-yard rush to move the Profs inside the Kean five-yard line. Two plays later, Steve Hevalow carried the ball down to the one-yard line, where Kean's Richard Esdaile forced the fumble, however Kevin DelleDonne recovered the ball in the endzone for the Rowan touchdown. The extra point attempt by Tom Wilczynski went straight into the line, as Rowan held the 6-0 lead just 4:21 into the game.
The Cougars, who were forced to punt on their first four possessions, got on the board late in the first half. After taking over on downs near the Rowan 40-yard line, senior Chris DiMicco and junior Darius Kinney combined for four rushes for 16 yards to open the drive. Kinney then caught a 15-yard pass from senior Thomas D'Ambrisi (pictured left) to move inside the 10-yard line, before D'Ambrisi found senior Chris Suozzo in the front corner of the endzone with the eight-yard touchdown pass. The extra point by senior Billy Daniels gave the Cougars the 7-6 lead with just 20 seconds left in the half.
In the second half, both teams battled for field position, as neither team was able to put together a drive of longer than eight plays or 36 yards.
With less than 2:15 remaining in the game, a Daniels' 39-yard punt was downed inside the Rowan five-yard line. On the first play of the ensuing Prof drive, Bujari intercepted the Louie Bianchini pass inside the Rowan 20-yard line and returned it for the touchdown with just under two minutes left in the game. The Daniels extra point was low, as the Rowan line was able to block it to keep the score at 13-6 and have one last chance at tying or winning the game.
Rowan started the final drive of the game at its own 43-yard line and Bianchini completed three straight passes, including an 18-yard completion to Dan Reed and a 13-yard pass to Eddie Eisenhart to set-up a fresh set of downs at the Kean 23-yard line. A two-yard completion to Corcoran would move the Profs to the 21-yard line, however that would be as close they would get, as Bianchini's final two passes fell incomplete.
The Cougars, who kept the ball on the ground for all but eight of the team's offensive plays, managed 121 yards rushing on 47 attempts. DiMicco led the Cougars with 81 yards rushing on 26 attempts, without losing a yard. Kinney (pictured right) carried the ball 17 times for 45 yards.
Defensively, senior nose tackle Ray Wegrzynek with eight tackles, including three tackles for a loss of eight yards. Collectively, the Cougar defense had 10 tackles for a loss of 49 yards. Freshman Reginald Hodge-Grant had three tackles and his third interception in the last two games.
For Rowan, Bianchini finished 13-of-30 for 119 yards, despite having a hard time on snaps at the line of scrimmage due to the conditions. Eisenhart caught five passes for 55 yards.
The Rowan defense was led by Dean Hammel, who had 14 tackles and two fumble recoveries. Patrick Ruley had 10 tackles and one forced fumble.


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Susan Seidelman directed this loose adaptation of Fay Weldon's novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil concerning the extreme revenge exacted by a dumpy housewife on her philandering husband. Mary Fisher (Meryl Streep) is a best-selling romance novelist of the manner of Danielle Steel or Jackie Collins.
One night at a glamorous dinner party, Ruth (Roseanne Barr), the frumpy housewife of Bob (Ed Begley Jr.), accidentally spills wine over Mary's pink evening gown. Bob rushes to Mary's assistance, they look into each other's eyes, and it is lust at first sight.
After a few clandestine interludes, Bob abandons his wife and his two smart-aleck kids to live with Mary at her palace by the seaside. As a result, Ruth goes into high gear to seek vengeance.
She deposits her kids with Bob and then, with the help of a collection of other abused women -- including Ruth's mother (Sylvia Miles), nursing home attendant Hopper (Linda Hunt), and dim-witted secretary Olivia Honey (Maria Pitillo) -- she systematically sets out to destroy Bob's life.
Bob calls Ruth a she-devil, and Ruth plays the role to the hilt; first she destroys his home life, then his career, then his freedom. And when he has nothing left, she proceeds to haunt and stalk him, bringing Bob to his knees.
|Susan Seidelman


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So I just killed the very detailed explination of how to cheat ticket-takers on various forms of Italian transportation. While I have no problem with creative budget travel solutions, it really was an overwhelming amount of information, much of which was not Italy-specific (i.e. you can also hide in the bathroom or under a seat on a French train). If someone wants to a)convince me it's really important to have all that there or b)rework/slim down the info, I'd prolly not mind having it back in... otherwise ciao bella Majnoona 15:00, 3 Feb 2004 (EST)
I moved the remaining factbook info to Talk:Italy/CIA World Factbook 2002 import. --Evan 11:07, 5 Apr 2004 (EDT)
I'm planning a weeklong trip to Italy. I was hoping to take my laptop, so I'd have entertainment on the long flights and train rides. However, many of my friends expressed concerns about the possibility of laptop theft. I was hoping some people here could offer some advice.
As for the particulars, I'll be going to Florence and Rome, and I'm going to be staying in hotels, not hostels. I guess I'm being a little vague here, but any input you can give me would be greatly appreciated. --DropDeadGorgias 12:55, 13 Jun 2005 (EDT)
A laptop is not more expensive than a good suit or a camera. If it would make you feel better, you could bring a laptop-lock and lock it to a heater.
External links
Yesterday, I added a link to http://www.italianvisits.com which has since been removed. I would like to initiate a discussion about this in light of a similar discussion which is taking place on the main page for Italy in Wikipedia. We seem to have been accepted in the External links section there, at least provisionally, and on the External link sections of many of the regional and "city" pages throughout the Italian section because we offer quality information, photographs and links that are useful to Wikipedia users. There is a concern however, that by allowing ItalianVisits.com and UltimateItaly.com to remain on the main Italy page in Wikipedia, that it will open the floodgates to other tourist site operators who will want to post there. It seems to me that if an "External tourist sites" section is added to this article, it could go a long way to solving the problem AND serve the interests of Wiki users better. I would further suggest that although there are hundreds of "Italian" websites, there are actually very few that offer quality national coverage. A kind of floodgate might open, but if a few, simple criteria were developed for determining which should remain and which not, then it is more than manageable. As I said, I think this is worth a discussion....and would hope to hear from interested Wikipedians. —The preceding comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs) 17:18, 2005 October 3.
Just browsing...
Sorry for the long posting. Tiramis� is definetly not from Sicily, its origins trace back either to Treviso or Siena. Sicilians could not stand it. "Americans will notice that Italian pasta often has a myriad of sauces rather than simply tomato and alfredo." - true enough, but the matter is different: alfredo sauce is not Italian. You will not find it in Italy and do not try to explain Italians what it is - it is disgusting to Italian taste. "Limoncello can be considered a "moon shine" type of product as every Italian family, especially in the middle (near Napoli)" - Napoli is the capital of the South, Mid Italy starts a few km south of Rome and ends a few km south of Bologna. I would rather correct it with "especially in the south (near Napoli)". Also, you find little lemon production in mid Italy, it is more a southern Italian thing. "An additional note: There are many bars in Italy that cater to tourists and foreigners with "home country" themes, calling themselves such things as "American bars" or "Irish pubs." In addition to travelers, these bars attract a large number of Italians who, among other reasons, go there specifically to meet travelers and foreigners. And while the motivation for the vast majority of these Italians is simply to have a good time with new friends, there can be one or two petty criminals who loiter in and out of these establishments hoping to take advantage of travelers who are disoriented or drunk. Traveling to these places in groups is a simple solution to this problem." - huu, I do not know about that. THe point is that Italians love foreign names, especially English ones, so some 80% of the bars have a (misspellt) English name. I guess most crimes statistically happen in bars with foregn names simply because they are the majority. Posted by dschiavon. no, not a user. 5:32 pm 20/12/2005. —The preceding comment was added by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs) 16:35, 2005 December 20.
Milan airport
I strongly can not consider Milan as the primary air transport hub for Italy.
A rotten policy by Alitalia has made Milan not an hub anymore. If you look at Alitalia timetable or if you look at the international flight departing from Malpensa you will find that from Milan depart only short haul flight. Whit the exception of some touristic destination (like Cuba, Mexico, santo Domingo, and so on) the only long haul destination departing from Milan are Brazil, Argentina, Bejin and Tokio. (this waht I found out some days ago inspetting the departure from MXP). In the Alitalia opinion one has to flight to Rome and change flight (hence it is Rome that is an hub) or flight to a different European hub (usually by a flight that is codeshared and operated by an Alitalia partner). 220.127.116.11 12:14, 3 Jan 2006 (EST)
See section
"See" section exceed country template and is almost useless because of the enormous amount of monuments in this country. Should we delete it? (by the way, all contributions to that section are mine, at time I didn't know about country template).
Cities and Other Destinations
The Cities and Other Destinations sections seem a bit out of control. Maybe a Wikitraveller who, unlike me, has been to Italy could do some editorial work. -- Jonboy 10:56, 12 October 2006 (EDT)
Someone that is not to tired to do it can add respect for italy. --184.108.40.206 17:18, 20 November 2006 (EST)
Thumbs up gesture is considered offensive? By whom? Never heard such a thing anywere in Italy! The reference to gladiators is a bit naive: do you expect someone nowdays in Italy to remember gladiators? We just watch Big Brother and similia... I'd just erase the part about the thumbs up gesture and its supposed offensivedness. Thank you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs) 10:38, 2009 January 9
Done. Wikibob Talk 17:57, 20 January 2009 (EST)
Missing Content
I'm really surprised this section about Italy does not mention the Vespa (or scooters) under getting around. Afterall, the Vespa is a cultural icon in Italy and huge numbers of people use scooters to get around. Who would need to approve such an addition? --User:quietleader 19:26, 3 February 2007 (PST)
Some changes
"Mobile Phones":
Since March 2007 a law cancelled the recharge fares for all the Italians prepaid simcards.
I lived for more than 30 years in Italy, in the last 10 years i was using rented cars provided from my company and i never heard something like this.
Also, nearly all the rented cars have nothing that can identify them as coming from rental services (Hertz, Europcar, Avis don't have any stickers or neither a personalized license plate frame), so i have no clue how "scammer officers" could understand is a rented car.
Actually, if you have to beware, do it with parking controllers, as often they are "wannabee-cops" a lot less tolerant compared to policemen.
"By Car":
The thing is a little messy:
For the Italian Traffic Code, while your speed is checked by a speed radar, they have to apply a tolerance of 5% with a minimum of 5 km/h.
That means: if you're driving 60 km/h they consider it as 55 km/h (the 5% of 60 km/h is 3 km/h, but they must apply at least 5 km/h of tolerance). We deduce that the 5% is appliable only for every speed over 100 km/h. 22.214.171.124 14:49, 21 May 2007 (EDT)
Sleep/bivouac outside camps
Any info about sleeping in the wild? Is it legal as in Finland or Sweden? —The preceding comment was added by Multimotyl (talk • contribs) 12:40, 2008 February 25.
In Italy we don't understand the romanian!
"Other Romance languages, especially Spanish or Romanian, although in Italy there are many romanian immigrants, Romanian is not understood. Maybe it's better to know latin, there is always in every town a priest that know its. —The preceding comment was added by Tezaro (talk • contribs) 10:49, 2008 May 28.
About pizza
You will have trouble if you follow these instructions, when you want to buy pizza....they never sell pizza based on weight (ex: 200 gr), you can only ask for "a slice of pizza", "two slice of pizza" and so on...how big it is a slice of pizza depends on the single shop... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs) 11:32, 2008 June 17
.. moral capital of Italy? Maybe economic, but the moral capital of Italy is and ever had been Rome. 22.214.171.124 05:53, 7 December 2008 (EST)
I de-Babelized, expanded, and then moved the above two cities from the article because the html comment there stated "Please do not change this list without first discussing your proposed change on the talk page. Cities lists are limited by Wikitravel policy to NINE.". Wikibob Talk 17:01, 23 December 2008 (EST)


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The Samsung PS51D6900 sells for a paltry £1,300, despite its active 3D technology and 51-inch screen.
Its unusual screen size doesn't seem to have made its body bigger than Samsung's 50-inch sets, thanks to a narrow bezel that is finished in attractive deep grey and tastefully offset by some transparent trim.
The bodywork lacks the dazzle of Samsung's D7000 and D8000-series edge LED TVs, but it's undoubtedly a looker.
Samsung's new Smart TV platform improves on the previous Internet@TV service by dramatically increasing the amount of content available to browsers and by revamping the user interface.
The PS51D6900, like most mid-range to high-end sets, employs 600Hz sub-field driving to improve motion fluency and general image stability and also benefits from one of Samsung's new Clear Image Panels with anti-reflection filtering.
Joining the PS51D6900 in the D6900 series is the 59-inch PS59D6900, but there are other 3D models above and below, too. Samsung's entry-level 3D model is the PS43D490 (note that this has an inch more than the usual 42-inch TVs too), which costs barely half as much but doesn't have a full HD resolution, a Freeview HD tuner, or any Smart TV online capability. There are also two D550 models, the 51-inch PS51D550 and 59-inch PS59D550, which up the size and adds a Freeview HD tuner.
Above the PS51D6900, meanwhile, can be found the D7000 and D8000 series. The D7000s come in 51-inch and 59-inch sizes, and introduce an ultra-slim design as well as the potential picture-boosting Real Black Filter.
The D8000s feature a metallic design and ultra-slim profile, and come in two sizes: the 64-inch PS64D8000 and 51-inch PS51D8000. The D8000 models add open Internet browsing and Skype to the feature list, as well as shipping with a so-called TwinView touch-control remote.
It's the PS51D6900 that feels likely to be the mass market favourite, though, pitched as it is against the likes of Panasonic's active 3D TX-P50GT30B and LG's passive 3D 47LW550T.


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Definitions of wilt
- 2d pers. sing. of Will. 2
v. i. - To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. 2
v. t. - To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. 2
v. t. - Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. 2
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