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PREVIEW: Viva Piñata (a.k.a. "Good Fuzzy")
That would be a prime example of the phenomenon known as "Bad Fuzzy".
Later this year (Holiday, '06), Rare and Microsoft will be releasing Viva Piñata for the Xbox 360, and based on my up-close-and-personal look-see at E3, it looks to be a prime example of "Good Fuzzy".
As I wrote in awarding Viva Piñata the coveted Best New IP Award in my E3 2006 Fammy Awards:
Viva Piñata is not only bright, colorful and whimsical, but it also allows for a great deal of choices for customization and control, which lets kids find their own comfort level. If we had a 360, Viva Piñata would be at the top of my wish list (along with Fight Night Round 3 for after the kids go to bed).
A Plethora of Piñatas
So, how 'bout them piñatas?
You know 'em. You love 'em. They're fun at parties.
Actually, while those last two statements are certainly true, how well do you really know your friendly neighborhood piñata? Rare's take on the matter is that just as we didn't really know the secret lives of toys before Toy Story, we've been similarly clueless about what goes on when the piñatas are not busy spewing forth their birthday party bounty.
Well, starting in a few months, we'll be able to see how piñatas act in their downtime. In Viva Piñata, there are more than 60 piñatas to play with, and each has its own personality. Your job is to develop each one from its initial state into the kind of piñata that would make a papa piñata proud.
Along the way, you meet many other piñatas. Most are friendly, but there are a few that aren't so pleasant. Sure, you could bust one open and eat the candy. But candy from a "sour" piñata will make your piñatas ill, and nobody likes a sick piñata (quick side note: when you break open a piñata, it doesn't die. It gets banished outside the garden, and has to start over from square one).
So instead of getting any ideas about having your own little Whacking Day celebration, you're encouraged to rehabilitate the bad egg, by figuring out just what it needs to become tame.
In addition to the piñatas, you can also create, customize and develop every item in the garden. Some kids will absolutely love that part of the game, but the kids that prefer a lower-maintenance experience can craft just that for themselves. There are also "helper" characters who can guide them along the way.
As far as my kids are concerned, my daughter is going to love all the customization, while my son will definitely lean toward the lazily aimless free exploration that is at the heart of open-ended sandbox games.
There's also co-op play, and since the game is on the Xbox 360, Xbox Live will obviously be at the heart of the multiplayer experience. You'll be able to team up with other payers and explore other custom-made environments.
"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
If I can take Henry Kissinger's famous line and shamelessly bastardize it for my own purposes, I'd say the following:
Just because Viva Piñata is part of a calculated, engineered-to-be-kid-friendly multimedia (there's also going to be a Viva Piñata TV show, launching in the Fall) strategy that is a central part of Microsoft's goal to make the Xbox 360 more kid-friendly than the Xbox is, doesn't mean it's not a good game for kids (whew!).
I approached cautiously, and came away genuinely impressed. So before you start muttering "that's how they getcha" about big bad Microsoft, give Viva Piñata a chance to win you and your kids over.
Once Microsoft finally drops the price of the Xbox 360 (soon may it be. amen.), Viva Piñata will definitely be the first game we buy.
If you already have an Xbox 360, and you want your kids to get in on the gaming joy (or even if you don't want to share, but your significant other said you need to find kids' games to justify the expense), I highly recommend that you get in on the good fuzziness of Viva Piñata.
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Welcome to the home of Cyclone Promotions – A UK-based Boxing Promotional company bringing free-to-air fights to the fans. There are currently six professional fighters under the Cyclone banner, including Scotland's undefeated contender Josh Taylor and IBO World Lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron.
The future looks bright for the talented Cyclone stable, who currently share an impressive combined record of 55 wins and just two losses. You can learn more about the team by visiting the 'Meet The Fighters' page.
Cyclone Promotions was established in 2013 and founded by the McGuigan family. Over the past five years Cyclone have promoted sell-out championship boxing events in both the UK and the USA, including world title fights in Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester, New York and Las Vegas. To find out more about Cyclone Promotions, you can visit the 'About' page.
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I know there are tons of A3D questions on here already...but I am struggling to get confirmation of this specific point.
How well if at all does the Live! support A3D 1.0? Does it depend on the A2D driver?
I already have another build with a Vortex2 card for A3D 2.0, but I was wondering how well my build with a Live! can handle any earlier (pre-99) games that make use of A3D 1.0.
I know there have been suggestions a Santa Cruz is a good option for EAX/A3D1.0 support...but I have a ton of Live!s and would rather not shell out for an expensive and rare Turtle Beach sound card if my Live! is more than up to the job.
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How many words does your baby hear every day? Research shows that the more words spoken to a child between birth and 4 years, the more likely they are to reach their potential. The Starling counts your words (without recording) so you always know you're saying enough.
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1. Use the silicone clip to attach the Starling to your child's shirt, jacket or pants.
2. Simply talk to your baby. Without recording, the Starling counts your words and filters out background noise including radio and TV.
3. Starling gives you your word count, along with tips and activities to keep you talking.
Stop by the children's desk to check out one of these devices and track your child's verbal exposure for a few weeks. Are you on track? Could you use a reminder to chat with your little one more often? Try it out!


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Stampin' Up Snow Much Fun !!!!!!December 29th, 2012 , 1 Comment »
Doesn't this just tug at your heart. My love affair with snowmen continues. Today I have a delightful winter card to share. My stamp set is Snow Much Fun (122560/122562). My matts are Early Expresso and Crumb Cake (what a pair!!) mounted on Very Vanilla. This card was cased and my focal point was made to look like a tag. I rounded my corners with the Large Corner Punch which is retired now. I sponged with Early Expresso for the distressed look. I colored my image with Copics. I tried to be good and use markers but I just couldn't get anything to look like I wanted. I'll get trying. My pretties are some Satin Very Vanilla Ribbon, Early Express Baker's twine and a red button. I added a little razzle dazzle with some Dazzling Details Glitter.
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Pancreas, Breast and Other Cancers Prevalent in Patients with Earliest Stage of Type 2 Diabetes, Called Prediabetes
We know there's a link between diabetes and cancer.
Now, research says that even people with prediabetes are at greater risk for cancer.
The risk of developing cancer is 15% higher in people with prediabetes, according to a research team that looked at more than 900,000 participants from several countries in 16 different studies. When the researchers factored in participants' high body mass index (a measure of obesity and a risk factor for both prediabetes and cancer), they found that the risk jumped to 22%.
The Diabetologia study found that risk is increased for certain types of cancer, including colorectal, stomach, liver, pancreas, breast and endometrial cancers.
The study's lead author noted that prediabetes is prevalent worldwide and "successful intervention in this large population could have a major public health impact."
He also noted that the diabetes drug metformin has been shown to protect against cancer. But it's not known if metformin therapy in prediabetics is effective in reducing cancer risk.
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manual, carpal, and tarsal characters as if they were homologous, despite the ambiguity of the data, and despite the assumption this coding entails that
the BMT [birds are maniraptor theropods] hypothesis is correct a priori.
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Criticisms of the James and Pourtless study:
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Creating art has always been the primary method by which I have expressed myself. During my high school years I was interested mostly in drawing and I focused much of my time on art classes. I considered pursuing a higher education in art but ultimately went to medical school.
Through med school and residency art largely fell by the wayside, but as I settled into a career as a psychiatrist and had kids who were beginning to draw and play with watercolors, I began painting along with them and eventually spent more and more of my time visiting museums and galleries, reading and learning, and developing a strategy to teach myself painting. My foundation in drawing and composition helped greatly. I spent about eight years in this pursuit and through that process began to find my style.
I paint in oils and tend to use a fairly limited palette of five to seven colors which has challenged me to develop skill at seeing and mixing colors accurately. I am drawn to paintings that contain contrasts and so found myself choosing subjects in which I could create contrast in light, colors, and edges. Painting night scenes of fairs has been a fun and rewarding way to highlight those contrasts and to capture mood and nostalgia.


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DNFs, Snowboarding and loosing your drivers license.
Eventful weekend to say the least.
Race Report:
Well, the first race of the year didn't go very well. The course was as hard as I thought it would be, as a matter of fact it was harder. A nice sweeping climb on the backstretch into wind was what got me. It was your classic windy , corporate office park crit. Pretty boring really. I had a strong warmup and my general preparation was great. With no National Calendar Races going on, nearly every front range based Pro cyclist was in attendence.
I rode aggressive knowing it was going to string out. Once Henk Vogels attacked up the road, I knew I was in trouble. On a good day, I can follow the pros wheels, but it was cold windy and my fitness is so – so still. I got popped pretty hard. My result, DNF. Not how I wanted to start the year, but who says racing pro 1/2 is supposed to be easy. I'm confident I have some results in me for this year.
Snowboarding and Speeding Tickets:
To blow off some stream and have some fun, Ralph and I decided to mix it up and drive up to Eldora for some snowboarding on Sunday.
Everything was cool on the way up until my lead foot got me in trouble again. I was pulled over and after 20 minutes, the Police officer came back and said, "we have a little problem." Just what I wanted to hear.
… but first, the snowboarding report:
The snowboarding was great. Nice packed powder. We got in quite a few sweet runs and my skills are improving more and more. Hit some Black diamonds for the first time. It was exactly what I needed after my sub par race. I have to keep my head high and happy no matter what my result and if snowboarding helps the cause, I'm in.
… Now back to the traffic stop:
Apparently, last year when I paid a speeding ticket, the court forgot to place me on paid status. Subsequently, my license was revoked last May due to an "unpaid ticket". Somehow, nobody informed me. Why am I not surprised?
I explained the situation to osiffer buzz-cut and he explained he had to take my license and Ralph had to drive. WTF? Unreal. Nothing like being punished for paying your tickets.
I won't even tell you the shit-show I went through yesterday at the DMV, courthouse, DMV again and still don't have my license back. It's been re-instated, but since I forgot my two forms of ID proving to the DMV that I am who I say I am, they can't re-issue my new drivers license. By the way, I have to pay for the new license.
The courthouse can expect a letter from me asking for not only an apology, but also the cost of the new license. I'm also posting a rating of my police office on ratemycop.com. He was mostly a nice guy, but when he asked me for my home, cell and work phone numbers and my employers name, I quickly realized he was abusing his power. I vowed not to get political on my blog, but this kind of abuse of our rights is ridiculous.
The upside to this mess?
The people watching at various state offices is really top notch. Oh the people you see at the DMV … I saw the sweetest mullets, wallet chains, gansta – struts and a host of other unreal sights.
I have an acupuncture appointment tonight and I'm excited to get my race fitness tuned.
I'll leave you with a video of me finishing my last snowboarding run. I slowed down quite a bit so I wouldn't tomahawk my camera into the woods. Gives you an idea what I was doing Sunday though:
Over and Out,
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Incantation joins a legion of bands that have seen their careers markedly improve with the spawn of the Internet. Alongside others such as Manilla Road and Bolt Thrower, Incantation has amassed numerous followers now that their music is more available. In fact, much of the current death metal scene seems to be concerned with just how closely they can imitate Incantation. Unfortunately for us listeners, there is only one Incantation, so a new record is always cause for intrigue. "Dirges of Elysium" marks the band's 10th full-length record, and largely stays in line with the others (at least, those others that I'm familiar with).
The album gets started with its title track: a short introduction that is so doomy in its death-like ambitions that Autopsy would be proud. This track is driven by a melody of pure evil; it is incredibly dissonant and never strives to resolve the tension in the music. For the remainder of the record, there is very little melody to be had. On "Dirges of Elysium", Incantation employs a variety of techniques ensuring they obtain maximum brutality, with hints of atmosphere. There are incredibly slow, cavernous moments that let huge down-tuned chords ring out to evoke a disturbing feel. Perhaps more importantly, however, there are also an endless number of speedy riffs complimented by double bass and blast beats. At times, these riffs are reminiscent of other bands (see the final riff in "Debauchery" for some Cannibal Corpse worship, or the pinch harmonic riff in "Bastion of a Plague Soul" for a nod to Immolation), but the majority of the album is very true to the sound Incantation has forged over the years. Vocalist John McEntee manages to get his words so guttural that there is no hope of understanding anything he is saying on the album. This works well during the more crushing, heavier riffs, but it also leaves much of the album quite faceless. Since Incantation spends much of their time playing at a thousand miles a minute, the vocals tend to blur together with the tremolo picking and blasting to create a barbaric mess of death metal. It's fun for the duration of the record, but leaves little to be desired afterwards. Unfortunately, given Incantation's lengthy career, this means that "Dirges of Elysium" brings nothing new. It also calls into question why the album ends with a 16-minute track that also sounds identical to the remainder of the album. This is a fun style of music, but the band would get their point across much better in 35 minutes than the 50 they use here.
Whether you like Incantation or not, "Dirges of Elysium" won't be the record to convince you otherwise. This album will please you if you're a fan, but if you're like me, it becomes yet another death metal album lost in an endless sea of releases. There's nothing inherently bad about this record, but the seemingly directionless songwriting and general inaccessibility make it a difficult listen, and even more difficult to recommend.
Be sure to check out and like Incantation on Facebook!
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3.5/5 or 70%.
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The surplus totaled C$428 million ($407 million) in October, following a revised deficit of C$850 million the previous month, as exports jumped 3.4 percent, Statistics Canada said.
Exports of precious metals, primarily gold, surged 34 percent to a record C$1.3 billion in October, while Canada also benefited from higher shipments of copper ores and other non- metallic minerals. Energy sales rose 6.5 percent to C$6.8 billion, mainly due to rising prices.
Export volumes increased 2.6 percent, while prices for goods sold abroad were up 0.8 percent during the month. Six of the seven export industries tracked by Statistics Canada posted gains, including a 2.9 percent rise for agricultural and fishing products and a 1.1 percent increase in automotive products.
Imports fell 0.8 percent, dropping for a third month, as prices for goods shipped abroad fell. Imports of machinery and equipment declined 4.4 percent, the agency said.
Canada's trade surplus with the U.S., its largest trading partner, widened to C$3.41 billion in October from C$2.01 billion in September, Statistics Canada said.
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Exports grew even less than imports in January
Portugal exported 9.6% more in the beginning of 2018 than one year earlier, in January of 2017. Imports, however, also accelerated: they had a 12.4% increase, resulting in a deficit trade balance.
Imports rose more than exports in January of 2018, starting of the year with a net acceleration in comparison to quite a slow month of December. On a year on year comparison, Portuguese exports of goods increased 9.6%, while imports accelerated 12.4% in comparison to the first month of 2017.
This Monday, Statistics Portugal (INE) disclosed their International Trade Statistics concerning the first month of the year, and the trade deficit of goods worsened by 245 million euros in comparison to the homologous month, reaching 1,249 million euros. Services are excluded, which also concern tourism.
"Excluding Fuels and lubricants, the trade balance stood at EUR -742 million, corresponding to an increase of EUR 132 million in the trade deficit compared with January 2017", can be read in INE's press release.
When regarding quarterly data, the difference between exports and imports is much narrower. In the quarter between November and January, exports increased 7.3% and imports rose 7.4%, in comparison to the same quarter of the previous year.
In spite of a slow December, January is the month which had more exports, both in volume and GDP weight, as the Economy minister, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, foresaw. However, 2017 also had an "accentuated deceleration" in imports, which resulted in a trade deficit of goods of 13.8 billion euros in the end of the year.


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"As I was approaching my mid-forties, I was as weary and broken as a human being could be. " Living in bondage for several years, had taken its toll on me. I was barely existing.
Although the Spirit of God was always with me, I was unable to gain a breakthrough until I finally, and totally, surrendered "ALL" to the Lord Jesus Christ. When I let go of everything, regardless of what the outcome could or would be, was when the miraculous began to take place and happen in my life.
The Holy Spirit used simple and practical elements in nature to impart deep and life changing revelation into my soul. One of the most powerful breakthroughs I received, was given to me through the revelation of the metamorphosis process that butterflies go through. It was through that journey that the blinders began to slowly fall off.
Born into a fallen world, we must have a transformation experience through the redemption and shed blood of Jesus Christ. Just as the butterfly goes through that very painful transition from what was to what is to be, "from the old man to the new creation," we as children of God must also go through this process. Liberation is beautiful and so worth the process.
Remember, once a caterpillar transforms from crawling on the ground to a beautiful butterfly soaring through the air, he can never go back. He is a new creation. Not a perfect creation but a new creation.
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OK well there are a few bits of software that we have found really useful over the years!
Generally speaking they are self explanatory but we have put a tutorial alongside each one so that there are no excuses for not knowing how things work.
- .zip files are compressed files and are also really good to group together a load of different files to send or download in one go. On PC's we use Zipgenius – Download Here
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Flood Zone - Free Stone Color Filling Board Game 1.0.1
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Fill the board with a single color by swapping the tile colors in this challenging puzzle game! Play strategically and smart to save turns, and progress through as many levels as possible before you run out of moves!
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Jeremain Lens was left out of Sunderland's squad at Chelsea for disciplinary reasons, Sam Allardyce has confirmed.
Sunderland splashed out an initial £8million – plus potentially another £5m in add-ons – to bring Lens to the Stadium of Light during the summer, yet he did not even make the bench for Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
Lens wasn't in the Sunderland party which travelled to London after spending part of last week training with the Under-21 squad, following an incident at the conclusion of the Black Cats' home loss to Watford.
When asked about Lens' absence, Sunderland boss Allardyce would only offer a one-word explanation of "disciplinary" reasons.
But the omission of Lens will only fuel speculation over the Holland international's status at the Stadium of Light, with the January transfer window on the horizon.
It was ex-Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat who made Lens the big-money capture of the club's summer spending spree after he had worked with the 28-year-old at PSV Eindhoven.
But Lens had a reputation on the Continent for inconsistency and he has struggled with the work-rate demands of Premier League football.
Lens has started just once under Allardyce – October's derby win over Newcastle – and was an unused substitute for the defeat to Watford, prior to the Chelsea clash.
Allardyce admitted last month that Lens needed to improve his overall contribution if he was to earn a chance in the side, despite Sunderland's struggles at the wrong end of the table.
"I think what Jeremain has to do overall, like they all have to do, is to lift his level up in terms of work-rate," he said.
Meanwhile, midfielder Jack Rodwell will miss Boxing Day's clash with his former club Manchester City through suspension.
Rodwell collected his fifth yellow card of the season against Chelsea, to earn a subsequent one-match ban.


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The Employee Ownership Update
Loren Rodgers
February 2, 2015
EBRI's Release of 2013 Data Shows Extent of Company Stock in 401(k) PlansThe Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) released its annual report on 401(k) plans, 401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2013. EBRI found that company stock constitutes, on average, 7.3% of plan assets. That percentage is unchanged from 2012, but has declined steadily for the five prior years from 11% in 2007. The 72,676 plans in EBRI's dataset represent 26.4 million participants, roughly half of all 401(k) participants in the country. Many of these plans are in private companies, which rarely offer company stock as a 401(k) investment option: plans with company stock are 2.6% of plans and 35% of participants. Among those companies that do have company stock, that stock represents 18.8% of plan assets, ranging from 7.7% for the smallest companies (up to 100 participants) to 19.0% for the largest (over 5,000 participants).
Newly hired participants are the least likely to have high concentrations of company stock. Among those hired between 2006 and 2013, 90% to 93% have less than half of their plan assets in company stock. By contrast, those numbers fall to 76% to 79% for those hired in or before 2001.
The EBRI research also shows that the percentage of plan assets in company stock varies significantly by employee compensation. Among plans with company stock, the lowest-paid employees (with $20,000 to $40,000) have 24% of plan assets in company stock. That percentage falls for each income bracket, with the highest-paid employees (with over $100,000 in compensation) having 15% of plan assets in company stock. Since company contributions may constitute a greater portion of all contributions for lower-paid employees, this difference may be the result of companies making 401(k) contributions in the form of company stock.
EBRI's founder and only CEO Dallas Salisbury announced that he will become president emeritus of the organization. EBRI expects to announce Salisbury's replacement on July 1.
Few Large Company 401(k) Sponsors Making Major Changes After Dudenhoeffer DecisionA survey from Callan Associates shows that few large company sponsors of 401(k) plans intend to make major changes in company stock in their plans in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in the Fifth Third Banc v. Dudenhoeffer case. The report, "2015 Defined Contribution Trends," provided survey data from 144 plan sponsors, 30% of which were non-government agencies and covered a wide variety of topics.
Of the 100 private companies in the survey, almost all offered 401(k) plans. Ninety percent of the respondents had over 500 employees. None reported having an ESOP. About 40% of the plans offered company stock, down from 50% in 2009. All plan sponsors that offer company stock reported taking some action to limit their liability. That including communicating about diversification (54.5%), hardwiring stock investments into plan documents (41%), and better tools to make diversification easier (34%). Some companies reported, however, that they would wait to see how the Supreme Court case plays out in lower courts before making final decisions.
New Study Finds Acquisitions by ESOP Companies Highly SuccessfulA new study presented at the recent Employee Ownership Fellows Program at Rutgers University by Suzanne Cromlish at Case Western Reserve found that acquisitions of other companies by ESOP companies have been strikingly successful.
Using a list generated by the NCEO from press sources and company histories on ESOP company Web sites, Cromlish focused on 20 ESOP companies that have done 442 acquisitions and 10 companies that were acquired by these companies. She did extensive structured interviews with various executives at each company. Just 12 of the 442 acquisitions were deemed unsuccessful. "Unsuccessful" acquisitions are outcomes such as the company failing, being bought back by the prior owners, or sold to another company because of difficulties integrating the new acquisitions.
Strikingly, Cromlish found that all of the companies doing the acquisitions said that retaining jobs at the target was either the main goal or one of the main goals. That is a very different agenda than the typical acquisition, where companies frequently announce that the acquisition will create greater efficiencies (which translates into fewer jobs). All but one of the executives interviewed in the target and acquiring companies said that creating a common ownership culture was a top priority in the acquisition process. Cromlish also found that 29 out of 30 executives discussed concepts of ethical values and altruistic behavior and 28 discussed concepts of open-book management.
Cromlish says that companies took "extraordinary steps" to make sure the integration process succeeded. These included one-on-one meetings, hot lines, dedicated contacts identified to link individuals in the target with people in the acquiring company, exchanging positions to give people a feel for the other company, and other programs. While Cromlish did not have comparative data for non-ESOP acquisitions, the literature is very clear that difficulties with cultural integration—not unrealized financial synergies—is the main reason so many acquisitions fail to live up to expectation.
Alabama Center for Employee Ownership: March 17 in HuntsvilleThe Alabama Center for Employee Ownership and the NCEO are hosting "Is an ESOP Right for You?" in Huntsville, AL, on March 17, 2015, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Legal and financial experts and representatives from employee-owned companies will outline the possibilities and benefits of using employee ownership as an exit strategy. Register at nceo.org/r/Alabama or contact the NCEO's outreach coordinator Timothy Garbinsky (510-208-1310, email@example.com).
The meeting is free and will be hosted by a local employee-owned company. Lunch will be provided. Location and details will be provided to registrants.
This meeting is the inaugural event for the Alabama Center for Employee Ownership (ACEO). The ACEO, a volunteer organization composed primarily of Alabama based employee-owned companies, will be a resource for local businesses hoping to learn more about broad-based employee ownership.
Employee Ownership May Expand into China's State-Owned CompaniesRoughly three-quarters of the companies in China's A-share market (for companies with share prices denominated in Chinese renminbi) offer some form of equity compensation, but only four publicly traded state-owned enterprises have similar plans. That may be about to change. A pilot program to have state-owned enterprises (SOEs) adopt employee stock ownership plans ("ESOPs," although distinct from the U.S. ESOP) is about to start, and it is expected to be followed by wider adoption of such plans. In the Chinese publication Global Times, Liu Tian writes that "employee-ownership reforms are needed at the country's SOEs. Based on private sector experience, ESOPs can motivate workers, improve profitability and cut waste. Data show that ESOPs can improve enterprise efficiency by as much as 30 percent."
Liu also notes, however, that "Reports say that all State companies with ESOPs in the pipeline will focus on core technical staff and managers, leaving little for rank-and-file workers," although he argues that a key to successfully changing the culture and performance of state enterprises is to provide substantial ownership to rank and file employees as well, noting "as there is already a quite sizable pay divide separating managers and common employees, excluding the latter from ownership reforms would only make an already alarming situation even worse."
UPenn Program for ESOP Company ExecutivesThe Center for Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania will again host "the first and only program anywhere formally addressing the relationship between the distinctive nature of ESOP companies and the effectiveness of leaders." The program consists of two week-long sessions (July 26 to 31 and December 6 to 9, 2015). Topics include the challenges and opportunities unique to leading an ESOP company, practical ideas to promote employee engagement, implications of recent research, and strategies for building a high-performance ownership culture. Attendees will also leave the program with a network of peers at other ESOP companies. More about the program is available online or by contacting the program's academic director Ginny Vanderslice (215-292-4865, email@example.com).
NCEO Board Election Closes February 3Members in good standing of the NCEO who have not yet voted for the NCEO's board of directors have one more day to cast their ballots before polls close at the close of business in California on February 3. All members should have received an email invitation to the ballot. If you believe you should have received an invitation to the ballot and you have not received one, please check your spam filter or contact our staff (email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 510-208-1300) to request your member number or renew your membership.
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You can sign up for one of three city walks at the registration desk. The city walks are conducted with Platform GRAS, the architecture centre of Groningen. They are all on Tuesday and start at 17.00. You will be dropped off in time for the barbecue. The themes for these walks are: (1) squares; (2) "Binnenstad Beter" / traffic circulations ; and (3) New versus old buildings. Short descriptions of each walk, along with a sign-up sheet, can be found at the registration desk.
Squares come in all shapes and sizes. Of course, we all know big market square – In Groningen they are called the Grote Markt – and the Vismarkt ("fish market square"). But there are numerous other squares, like the Rode Weeshuisplein ("red orphanage square"), or the Prinsentuin ("princes' garden")? This city excursion will show you some interesting examples of Groningen squares and will explain why they built (big) squares like these and will give you some of their history. What is their function nowadays and do modern squares have the same shape and function as the old ones?
'Binnenstad Beter' / traffic circulations
More than ten years ago, the municipality of Groningen launched the policy document Binnenstad Beter (Improving the Inner City). Since then, the city centre has undergone a major transformation, both in appearance and in its use. What is the current status of Binnenstad Beter? What are the visible and invisible results of this radical city plan? And also, for quite some time now, the municipality of Groningen has been trying to manage various traffic flows: routes for car traffic are being tackled, cycle roads/routes are being improved and pedestrians are being given more space. Now and then this proves to be the key to success, occasionally the situation becomes even more complex than it was before.
New versus old buildings
This tour will take you to various examples in the city centre of Groningen where old buildings are confronted with new architecture. In what way do architects and urban planners differ in taking the existing environment into account when designing a new plan? For example, what choices do they make when planning the layout of the façade, why do some architects choose brick and others aluminium? Is fitting new architecture in the existing cityscape a matter of bending or breaking?
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This introductory chapter provides an overview of the central challenges of the book. First, it examines the construction and gendering of leadership through the constant reworking of neoliberal restructuring, transnational connections, and NGO interventions within locally interpreted ethnic and gendered relationships. Second, it analyzes the effects of these relationships and interventions on the activism of leaders in the colonias. The key processes that will be implicated in this study are global economic restructuring, the migration in its wake, the growth of neoliberal policy from the early 1980s, the attending expansion of the role of NGOs in many communities, and neoliberal governance as a key element of the neoliberal political project.
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Day at the races!
Unable to find a day the races thread I thought I'd better start one. Did anyone else go?
My 50 cents:
Johnny Foreigner: Completely insane! Beat even my high expectations. Very instense and great fun. Shame they were on so early - could've done with a few more songs.
Bearsuit: They were the most suprising act of the day. Listening to them on record I thought they'd be terrifyingly cool extremely tight and a bit intimidating. Instead they were gangly, shambolic and the front man looked like a 12 year old who was uncomfortable in his own skin. I ended up falling in love with them in the end. Is it wrong that I wanted to be their cool friend who followed them home in a van back to Norwich?
Olafur Arnalds: was amazing obviously. Though they went for some of their slower, quieter songs which got dronwed out a bit by talking. I overheard someone describe them as a "poor man's godspeed without the good bits". Cretin.
Jeffrew Lewis: Perfect! Maybe my favourite of the night... in the process of downloading all the stuff I dont have.
Los Campesinos!: Good fun but seemed slightly shallow and a bit vaccous compared to JoFo. Shoulve seen Múm,
Four Tet: Great but my feet hurt too much to dance by then.
I want to live in Manchester :(
you didn't see calvin johnson?
i was considering coming over and spending £23 just on seeing calvin johnson.
Me too
I'd love to hear what Calvin was like if anyone has any reports...
I might be missing something
But Calvin Johnson was really dissapointing.
It was like my uncle had drunk two bottles of wine and wandered on stage with a guitar. He played for about 25 minutes a lot of which was talking. Many of the songs were sung acopella with no mike or any kind of amplification. He crooned and his voice sounded terrible.
Am I missing something? Is he good on record and stuff?
do you like Beat Happening/the Halo Benders or any of his solo stuff on record?
i do, that's why i wanted to see him.
he's one of the biggest underground music icons of the past 25 years, although his influence has died a little in recent years.
I haven't heard his recent material and don't know what his current live show is like, but solo I would have expected stories/talking and arthouse style performances.
He's been in some absolutely inspired bands in the past. When they're rocking, he's the king of crazy dancing.
But maybe he's mellowing out now.
he's playing sheffield
with the amazing jam on bread
calvin's version of this:
was unlike anything i have ever seen, ever.
he's not a very happy man, it must be said. :(
i went!
me and my friend started to watch calvin johnson but thought it was a bit craaaayzaaay so we went on over to night and day cafe to see who was on first there. we ended up getting in before they shut the doors and saw múm soundcheck 2 songs polaying to practically noone! amazing! then we waited for whoever was on first in the night n day to come on, i cant remkeber who it was but they were sweeping up to the music hehe which was also very strange! over to mohoi again after 2 bearsuit songs only to realise we had missed the mai shi :( grrrrrrrr! one of the bands we wanted to see loaaaads! we then watched some of nina nastasia and los campesinos, then moved on over to the night and day to catch múm. luckily when we got there it was one in and one out and 2 people came out just in time and we got to see múm again! :) then off back to moho to watch some of four tet , who i must say was so much LOUDER than the other acts, why didnt everyone play this loud? haha all in all a great day


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Saitoti has denied wrong doing in the Goldenberg affair. Kenyan former Vice-President George Saitoti should not be charged over the country's biggest financial scandal, the Kenyan High Court has ruled.
The court rejected the conclusions of an earlier commission of inquiry that recommended Mr Saitoti's prosecution over the so-called Goldenberg affair.
The $1bn scam in the 1990s involved government payments to a company for non-existent gold and diamond exports.
Mr Saitoti was serving at the time as finance minister and vice-president.
The court ruled that Mr Saitoti had been acting according to procedure when he approved a payment to the firm Goldenberg International.
The court also noted the attorney-general had cleared Mr Saitoti of wrongdoing in a statement that he issued in parliament more than a 10 ago.
"Today marks my happiest day in the last 16 years because during that period I have gone through much pain and suffering," Mr Saitoti said after the judgement.
Both Mr Saitoti and former President Daniel arap Moi, in whose administration he served, have denied any knowledge of the scam.
In February, Mr Saitoti resigned as education minister in the current administration, after being named in a report by a commission of inquiry into the Goldenberg affair.
The commission of inquiry led to the prosecution in March this year of six people - including a former intelligence chief and a former central bank governor - who are now bail.
The Goldenberg scandal is one of two huge corruption cases which has put President Mwai Kibaki under pressure to keep his 2002 election promises of fighting graft.


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My father owned a small hardware store (as did my grandfather and great grandfather). He sold tools. People bought them. I wonder how many of those tools are still functional today? To ensure the tools you buy today are still around for your grandchildren to work with, you'll need to take care of them and that means regular maintenance. For pruning tools, keep them sharp and in good working order. To sharpen hedge shears, hand pruners, and lopping shears use a carborundum sharpening stone or graphite rod. Replacement blades are available for many styles. Pruning saws should be professionally sharpened or periodically replaced. To reduce cost, many styles have replaceable blades.
Keeping tools clean and sanitized is as important as keeping them sharp. Although sanitizing tools may be inconvenient, doing so may prevent the spread of disease from infected to healthy plants on contaminated tools. Tools become contaminated when they come into contact with fungi, bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that cause disease in plants. Most pathogens need some way of entering the plant to cause disease, and fresh wounds are perfect places for infections to begin. Microorganisms on tool surfaces are easily introduced into susceptible plants when subsequent cuts are made.
There are ample tutorials and info on sanitizing between pruning cuts. To sum up, before each branch is cut, sanitize pruning tools with either 70 percent denatured alcohol or with liquid household bleach diluted 1:9 with water (1 part bleach : 9 parts water). To sanitize your gardening tools for before the season, they should be immersed in the same aforementioned solution, preferably for one-to-two minutes, and pruning debris and particles should be wiped from all cutting surfaces. Since bleach is corrosive to metal surfaces, tools should be thoroughly cleaned with soap and water after each use, then machine oil or penetrating oil spray applied. Silicone sprays are great for squeaks, but protect the steel with an oil based solution.
When the big boxes made it impossible for the little guy, my dad sold the old hardware store and he handed me a few tools. I have many of them but I'd have even more if I were more rigorous in following my own advice. Some of the Made in the USA tools of yesteryear are the best tools ever made–it's a shame there wasn't a blog like this one around back when those tools transferred from his hand to mine. If there were, I might have a mint set of American-made tools in the shed instead of offshore tools that simply don't hold up no matter how much loving care you bestow in them.


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Mumbai: The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) should amend the Rules for Nuclear Liability Act as per Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendations, Greenpeace has demanded.
In a statement issued on the 28th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy, Greenpeace cautioned DAE of repeating mistakes that lead to mismanagement of Bhopal disaster.
The environmental watchdog is demanding that the DAE should amend Rules for the Nuclear Liability Act as per the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation.
According to Greenpeace nuclear energy campaigner Karuna Raina, "the company responsible for Bhopal Gas tragedy was allowed to escape liability because there was no strong law that made them accountable."
"Diluting the supplier liability clause in the Nuclear Liability Act would result in a repeat of Bhopal," Raina said.
The Rules, which were drafted by DAE and notified last year by the government, were criticised for diluting the supplier liability clause in the Nuclear Liability Act.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation tabled its report in the Lok Sabha last session stating that the "rules being delegated, legislation should be consistent with the substantial provisions of the Act and should not contain any limitations or excesses which are not contemplated under the Act," Raina said.
The report slammed DAE for its "lackadaisical" approach towards framing the Rules for the Act, he said.
Former Attorney General, Soli Sorabjee, had opined that the Rules are - Ultra Vires the Act.
"Despite the opinion of eminent jurists as well as the Parliamentary Standing Committee, the DAE and the nuclear establishment seem to be dragging its feet on amending the Rules. In a Parliamentary democracy, the executive cannot override the concerns presented by the Parliamentary Standing Committee," Raina said.
Greenpeace demanded that DAE should implement the recommendations made by the Lok Sabha`s Standing Committee on Subordinate Legislation and amend the Rules.


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Thread: Lawyering JonBenet
September 10, 2006, 3:56 pm, Sun Sep 10 15:56:20 UTC 2006 #121FFJ Senior Member
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Here's the thread.
Edited to add: I just found it. The Mike Bynum accuser was a hat called "achris."
September 10, 2006, 4:11 pm, Sun Sep 10 16:11:18 UTC 2006 #122Originally Posted by Cherokee
Ahhh, that's right. How could I forget that hat. aChris.
Guess it just wasn't all that memorable.Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry,
the philosophy which does not laugh,
and the greatness which does not bow before children.
---Kahlil Gibran---
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Fleet White on Bill Clinton's lawyer
The undersigned hereby swears and affirms as follows:
1. My name is Fleet Russell White, Jr.
2. I reside at (address redacted)
3. On September 19, 2000, I met with Jefferson County Deputy District Attorney Dennis Hall. At that meeting, Mr. Hall stated that David Kendall, a lawyer with the Washington, D.C. office of the Williams & Connolly law firm had visited Mr. Hall and Jefferson District Attorney David Thomas earlier that year and had attempted to persuade Mr. Hall and Mr. Thomas to dismiss the indictment of Mr. Craig A. Lewis, an employee of the Globe, a supermarket tabloid. Also at the meeting, Mr. Hall indicated that the ultimate objective of the Lewis prosecution was to bring criminal charges against Globe executives who shared responsibility for the illegal actions of Mr. Lewis.
4. On September 29, 2000, I met with Mr. Bob Brown, an investigator for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Also present at the meeting was my wife, Priscilla Brown White. At that meeting, Mr. Brown stated that Mr. Kendall had visited the Jefferson County District Attorney in June 2000 for the purpose of persuading the District Attorney to dismiss the indictment of Mr. Lewis.
5. On September 17, 2001 I attended a meeting at the Jefferson County District Attorneys office. The people present at the meeting were my wife, Priscilla Brown White, Denver lawyer Craig R. Truman, Jefferson County District Attorney David Thomas; and Jefferson County Deputy District Attorney Charles Tingle. The meeting was held in a conference room at the Jefferson County District Attorneys office. At that meeting, the 1999 indictments of Thomas C. Miller and Craig A. Lewis by the Jefferson County grand jury were discussed by those present. During the course of that discussion, I recall asking Mr. Thomas why, in November 2000, his office chose to dismiss charges against Mr. Lewis in consideration of a $100,000 payment by Globe International to the University of Colorado School of Journalism and Mass Communication. I recall Mr. Thomas stating that the decision to dismiss the charges against Mr. Lewis was made in order to avoid a lengthy and expensive prosecution. I also recall him describing a meeting with lawyers representing Mr. Lewis and including Bill Clintons attorney who I assumed to be Mr. Kendall.
I clearly recall Mr. Thomas stating that one of the lawyers present at that meeting attempted to persuade him to dismiss the indictment of Mr. Lewis by threatening Mr. Thomas with reprisals having to do with Mr. Thomas career and work that Mr. Thomas might seek in the future.
Date: October 22, 2002
Fleet Russell White, Jr.
David Kendall and the Williams and Connelly law firm represented President Bill Clinton in the Senate impeachment hearings.
Craig Truman represents the mom in the dead Midyette baby case. The one where the parents haven't talked to the police in six months and Mary Keenan/Lacy doesn't have the ovaries to do anything about it.
September 10, 2006, 9:55 pm, Sun Sep 10 21:55:52 UTC 2006 #124Member
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Kudos to Candy
"Mary Lacy quit trying cases as DA when she lost a first degree murder conviction against Joseph Dowler. The evidence never supported a first degree murder conviction either. The whole CU witchhunt ended the lawsuit Lacy told Lisa Simpson to file against CU in civil court being booted out of Federal Court, with a stiff reprimand from the Judge.
She didn't know evidence that crackpot Karr was claiming was widely available on the internet, straight out of the autopsy report. That's basic competency. His e-mails and who he was e-mailing with tipped off everyone that knew this case that this was another example of Team Ramsey exploiting a nut for their own purposes."
Candy posted this at the swamp. Good for her!!!!! She is right on!
September 10, 2006, 11:17 pm, Sun Sep 10 23:17:16 UTC 2006 #125Banned
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September 12, 2006, 3:47 pm, Tue Sep 12 15:47:22 UTC 2006 #126Member
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Lawyering JonBenet 2
Lawyering JonBenet
One of the unusual features of this case and IMO the key to understanding what happened that night, is to analyze how the case has been lawyered. Starting the night of December 26, 1996 at 5PM, with Mike Bynum summoning Fleet to his office and ending last week with Mary Lacys pathetic news conference; the behavior of lawyers has been consistently bizarre. As you read this list, please keep in mind that once a prosecutor starts to lie, there is no turning back.
1. Mike Bynum told Fleet White that Haddon and Morgan were handling things and that he should stay out of it. (As Fleet told me, that is when the intimidation began.)
2. Hofstrom and DeMuth spent the early days of the case taking phone calls in Bynums office (per STs book).
3. Haddon had his PIs on the street early AM 12/27/96, often beating the BPD to witnesses.
4. Haddon used his personal political chits to delay Gov. Romers decision on the GJ/remove Hunter.
5. Jenkins (Burkes lawyer) went to court to demand a copy of the 911 call. This was a condition of Burkes GJ appearance. Jenkins received his copy.
6. Hunter found Krebs credible and goes public with his support.
7. Hunter writes Wood a carefully parsed excuse for Burke for Woods use in a shakedown of American Media.
8. Hunter asks Tracey to look into Fleet Whites California connections.
9. Hunter shares half-truths with Jeff Shapiro.
10. Bellipanni abruptly resigns as presiding GJ judge and is replaced by Roxanne Bailin. This despite Foxy Roxy's long-term personal friendship and book co-authorship with Patrick Burke, Patsys attorney.
11. Mary Keenan/Lacytries to throw: Santa Claus, Churchmouse, Helgoth, Gigax, and Karr under the bus.
I would like to discuss #4 in more detail.
4. Haddon used his personal political chits to delay Gov. Romers decision on the GJ/remove Hunter.
In many ways, it has been the actions of adults that point to a non-prosecutable juvenile perp. This is a prime example. In early 1998, when the public and the BPD was demanding a special prosecuter and a grand jury, Hal Haddon visited his old friend Roy Romer, governor of the State of Colorado. Haddon asked Romer to leave Alex Hunter in charge of the case and not to force a Grand Jury on him. Roemer complied with Haddon's wishes.
John Ramsey was Haddon's client. Now let's assume for a minute that John was the perpetrator of the prior sexual abuse and killed his daughter. Let's also assume that ultimately John was found guilty. Where would Hal Haddon stand with the Guv? Wouldn't Romer tell Haddon something like this:
"You POS! You ****ing talked me into helping a baby raping murderer. Don't you ever talk to me again!"
Hal Haddon is very smart. If he had ANY indication that either of the parents molested/killed JonBenet he would not defend them by calling in personal favors.
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Silverman on #4
From Rivera Live August 1998
Meanwhile, former close friends of John Ramsey have written an extraordinary 15-page letter asking that the people of Colorado should demand that the state's attorney general take over the case. NBC's Leanne Gregg reports on this plea for the removal of the Bouldy--Boulder County district attorney.
LEANNE GREGG reporting:
Fleet White, a former friend of John Ramsey's and one of the pallbearers at JonBenet's funeral, in a scathing letter, accuses Boulder's district attorney, Alex Hunter, of having no intention of ever seeking an indictment. White was with John Ramsey when he found JonBenet's body in the basement of their home 20 months ago. White addressed the letter, acquired by The Denver Post, to the people of Colorado, asking them to demand that the state's governor immediately order the attorney general to take over the investigation.
Governor ROY ROMER (Democrat, Colorado): Let--let me make one last comment before you turn...
GREGG: Earlier this month, Governor Roy Romer, on the advice of four Denver area district attorneys, decided against replacing Hunter with a special prosecutor.
Gov. ROMER: I have concluded that it is not proper to appoint a special prosecutor because it would impair this investigation.
GREGG: Instead, Romer said the case is on track for a grand jury. In his letter, White accused Hunter of using the grand jury and its secrecy in an attempt to protect his career.
Unidentified Woman: (From video) Number 16, JonBenet.
GREGG: Frustrations over the lack of resolution of the case prompted White last December to ask the governor to appoint a special prosecutor. The governor declined. This latest plea is not likely to change his mind.
Within the next few weeks, Hunter is expected to appoint additional experts to help with the case. He won't say when or where the grand jury will begin its part of the investigation. Leanne Gregg, NBC News, Denver.
CLARK: Civil and criminal attorney--trial lawyer Craig Silverman now joins us in Denver. Craig served formerly as a chief deputy district attorney there.
Craig, I--I'm--I'm dying to know what you think is--of--of the current request that's on the table now, for the second time, that Alex Hunter be removed in favor of the attorney general. What do y--do you think it's likely to succeed? Do you think it should?
Mr. CRAIG SILVERMAN (Civil and Criminal Attorney, Former Prosecutor): N--no, it's not going to succeed. In fact, Governor Romer has already turned down Fleet White. But let's remember who Fleet White is. He's a star witness in this case, as is his wife, who also authored that letter. They have turned against this prosecutor. This follows Steve Thomas, lead investigator, putting down Alex Hunter. They're both requesting a special prosecutor and it--it casts a shadow over the case.
CLARK: Well, yeah, I mean, I understand that it does, except that--don't you think that there may be some merit to it? There's been no movement, and even since--it's been a while even since there was an announcement that there would be a grand jury investigation. That hasn't even begun.
Mr. SILVERMAN: Right. It's an interesting situation. And he points at--toward Governor Romer; he says, 'There's sort of a vast left-wing conspiracy here.' I think he overcharges, but he makes good, valid points: Alex Hunter, the Democrat DA in Boulder, being helped by an--a bunch of other established Democrats, and we've seen how people band together on partisan lines. Hopefully, that would not occur in a murder case, but it may be a matter of philosophy as much as politics.
CLARK: You know, but, Craig, I understand that Alex Hunter also hasn't had a whole lot of experience with high-profile cases, let alone with homicides. I understand--I--I've heard that he hasn't even had--tried one in his career. Maybe it is a good thing to get someone else in to run--guide the ship.
Mr. SILVERMAN: Well, what they're talking about now is bringing in a special deputy, somebody who will actually take charge of the case. Hopefully, it'll be somebody who's insulated from these political accusations...
CLARK: Mm-hmm.
Mr. SILVERMAN: ...'cause when you look at Fleet White, you have to ask yourself: What is this man's motivation? And you can't come up with anything other than justice for JonBenet.
CLARK: Yeah, that's really true. That's--his netter--letter was very impressive to me, as was the detective's letter, the one who just retired. And I think that after Fleet White's letter--even though that's been turned down again by Governor Romer, there's probably going to be another and yet another.
Mr. SILVERMAN: Right.
CLARK: So hopefully, that will be resolved. We're gonna go to break here, Craig.
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NOTE TO THE RAMSEYS: The following is how truly INNOCENT parents act ... they either take, or ask to take, polygraphs as soon as possible!
Missing 'Baby Abby' found alive
POSTED: 8:14 p.m. EDT, September 19, 2006
UNION, Missouri (CNN) -- An 11-day-old baby missing since a knife attack on her mother Friday was found alive Tuesday, said Gina Petzold, a spokeswoman for the girl's family.
Investigators had been searching for Abigale "Abby" Lynn Woods since her mother, 21-year-old Stephanie Ochsenbine, turned up at a neighbor's home with a cut throat and several stab wounds, claiming someone had stolen the baby.
Earlier Tuesday, Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke told reporters the child's father, James Woods, had taken a polygraph examination and passed.
Ochsenbine, he said, had also offered to take a polygraph once her wounds healed enough for the polygraph equipment to be used. When she was taken to the hospital after the incident, a doctor told authorities her wounds were consistent with her account of what happened, Toelke said.
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Thanks Cherokee,
You are quite right! Innocent parents put the interest of the child ahead of themselves. I never had a problem with retaining an attorney, becase sometimes, things CAN go terribly wrong for innocent people who make innocent mistakes in their accounts or statements, but once you have an attorney, THEN COOPERATE WITH EVERYTHING ASKED! If you are innocent, you hire an attorney to GUIDE you, NOT prevent your cooperation........that's if you are innocent.
Contrary to the swamp's endless criticism of my posts over the years regarding my opinion (and others), taken out of context of course, I repeat:
I agree that innocent people can and in some cases, should, get an attorney, but for different reasons than the Ramseys hired them. If I am innocent, I want a lawyer to assure I am not "tricked", not to hinder my cooperation in getting the job done.PATSY RAMSEY WROTE THE RANSOM NOTE
December 30, 2012, 11:47 pm, Sun Dec 30 23:47:05 UTC 2012 #130
Bump: it's a good debate and Spade and DejaNu both are on this thread sharing their rather interesting ideas and sources, more or less.
"University of Colorado Law Professor Paul Campos declared the letter a 'reckless exoneration.' He went on to state, 'Everyone knows that relative immunity from criminal conviction is something money can buy.
Apparently another thing it can buy is an apology for even being suspected of a crime you probably already would have been convicted of committing if you happened to be poor.'"
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