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If you participated in the hunts taking place during the past months you will remember Phoebe ~ Piercings & More for the many detailed and well made items they gifted. Btw: A lot of these are still available for sale if you missed out on them. And one of my favourites, the Rombhus Necklace, is among the items set for a temporary 50 % discount.
Why? A new Phoebe outlet has opened.
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On this occasion the owner, Phoebe Ubert, decided to not only offer us some 50 % discounted items but also a special free gift (only available till Sunday): Phoebe's Scorpio Necklace for Men. And of course, there's a nice gift for the Ladies, too.
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To be worried about DP's night time antics?
(47 Posts)Last night while fast asleep he sat bolt upright, shrieked ''ZIG A ZIG AH!'' apropos of nothing, cackled like a demented hen, then promptly fell back down again and resumed snoring.
In the past he has done exactly the same while yelling ''HEEE HE!'', Michael Jackson style.
While in the depths of slumber, he's also quoted Alanis Morrisette.
He is not a fan of any of the artists listed above.
AIBU to force him to sleep on the sofa forevermore?
frippery [ˈfrɪpərɪ]
n pl -peries
1. ornate or showy clothing or adornment
2. showiness; ostentation
3. unimportant considerations; trifles; trivia
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[grin@*well here I am trussed up in my fripperies and nobody will even hold my hand* but WTF is a frippery?
My DH talks about boring everyday stuff that we need to sort out. He always asks me to do/remind him to do 'the thing, you know the thing that we must sort'. I just agree to do it, he goes back to sleep and I giggle to myself. I made the mistake once of giggling instead of answering him, cue a 5 minute rant of 'it's not funny Inga it's really important'
Stumps, my DH is also a Police Officer - he has also fights in his sleep lol
gintastic my ds1 mumbles in irish when he's sleeping. my irish isn't great and the fact he's mumbling makes it hard to decipher but I can catch the odd word.
And DD used to cry in her sleep while teething. It was horrible hearing her cry and not be able to comfort her for fear of waking her
An ex once fell asleep across me while we were on a sofa. When I tried to move him he told me that we could go yet, as the lights were on red
My dd laughs in her sleep
Apparently I laugh in my sleep.
Haha Helen!
I love cricket, and have had a secret crush on the now England captain Alastair Cook for years. According to my fiance, during The Ashes earlier this year, I snuggled up to him and called him ''My Beloved Cooky'' while fast asleep.
My fiance is Australian and fiercely supportive of his team.
You can imagine how that went down. For the rest of the summer he referred to Cooky as ''that cross-eyed Pommie bastard.'' It was war in our house!
I'm hoping he'll have forgotten when the proper tests start again soon. Still not sure whether it really happened, or if this was just Aussie propaganda from my fella! (Although knowing me, I may have been guilty as charged.)
"Why have you put your calculator on Ahmed?"
CRYING with laughter!!!
Both myself and partner talk in our sleep... Dp often spks about work staff and says staff members names... I'm normally shouting garbage or swearing
I am telling the absolute truth. Thankfully, in waking hours dh is an extremely sensitive, kind and gentle soul. He is mortified by his nocturnal behaviour and after 15 years we've learnt to manage it. The injuries all happened when we first moved in together. He has spent a lot of time finding out what triggers his episodes at night (it's an actual disorder but annoyingly the meds which stop the nocturnal behaviour mean he can't function well during the day). He has cut out certain foods and I know that if he's worried or anxious he will behave like this so he has learnt relaxation methods he uses before bed. He also tosses and turns before the acting out starts, in a very specific way. It always disturbs me and I wake him up which breaks the cycle. It's often funny as he dreams as much random crap as the rest of us. He occasionally sighs and mumbles stuff about "well here I am trussed up in my fripperies and nobody will even hold my hand" (true story). Or a few weeks ago when he rolled over and whispered very fiercely "you've let loose a rabid monkey and there will be hell to pay!"
Apparenlty I sat bolt upright one night and announced that "Michael Atherton is the best opener in country cricket - he should be playing for England". I don't follow cricket and DH had to explain to me what I'd meant.
(Though I did at least know who Michael Atherton was since he was the captain at that point.)
How did I miss this thread? It's hilarious!
More please I'm crying with laughter....
I had a ex once who used to reveal his inner horrific social climber in his sleep - going on about "the important people" and "the famous people". Was v funny.
Me "I think you're dreaming...."
DH:"No, they are!"
...I lol'ed and went back to sleep.
Wow Stumps, your DH sounds a bit intense!
I would definitely be looking at alternative sleeping arrangements - I would be too scared to fall asleep lest I became zombified. Erk.
I woke DH up one night by grabbing him thinking he was DD2 falling out of the bed, I was genuinely terrified when he finally woke me up. Sadly most of his ramblings are in Welsh, so I don't get the pleasure of laughing at him (I don't speak it), just the annoyance of being woken up.
My dh teaches in his sleep.
I've been told to sit down and be quiet, that I'm not going to get a good grade unless I concentrate a and randomly:
'Why have you put your calculator on Ahmed"
Bloody hell Showy!
DH is a 'gripper' - rarely says anything intelligible when asleep, but often clenches his hands on whatever part of me they resting on. He used to fall asleep spooning with his hands up by my shoulders/neck but ever since I woke to his hand closed on my throat I make sure he keeps his hands to himself!
He always leaves for work v early and I sometimes mumble half asleep at him. Apparently the best one was "Mmmm, Wellington boots..."
OMG, Stumps, really??? Don't you want to sleep in another room? has he sought help? (or are you kidding??)
DH acts out his dreams all the time. Which is fine if he's dreaming about being affectionate or kind or lying very still and leaving me the feck alone. Sadly, as a police officer, keen martial artist and zombie phobic, he's either detaining somebody, beating them up or hacking a zombie to bits. Sadly, I am on the receiving end of this crap. He's broken my nose, blackened both of my eyes and severely bruised my cheekbone. He's always screaming and shouting about zombies and pushing me off the bed out of the way of another attack of the undead. It is EXHAUSTING.
My DH just does a crazy high-pitched and terrifying Iaugh-thing in his sleep. . .
@spud I entirely understand your husband's issue. I don't like pink dresses either - they make me look like a skinnier version of Jigglypuff.
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The Pfalz Point Trail Challenge is a 10-mile benefit run to raise money for Mohonk Preserve, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the beautiful Shawangunk Ridge. The proceeds from the 2017 race registration fees and sponsorships will support the restoration and maintenance of the carriage roads. The network of more than 30 miles of carriage roads in Mohonk Preserve serves hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, including hosting races, such as Pfalz Point Trail Challenge.
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Location | Start and finish at the Mohonk Preserve's Spring Farm Trailhead on Upper 27 Knolls Road (off Mohonk Road) in High Falls, NY. See course map. |
Course | The course offers a rare chance to race on some of the most extraordinary running trails in the U.S., with ten miles of broad open meadows with spectacular views, steep and rocky footpaths, and gently rolling carriage roads. The course is clearly marked and features water stops at 2¼ miles, 3¾ miles, 6 miles and 7¾ miles. See course map for details. |
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Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with free breakfast and indoor pool
Situated in the suburbs, this hotel is 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Kniess Miniature Golf and 2.5 mi (4 km) from Ross Park Mall. Heinz Field and PNC Park are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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This hotel features an indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a spa tub. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, coffee/tea in a common area, and conference rooms.
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All 107 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include premium bedding, free weekday newspapers, and free local calls.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Hampton Inn Pittsburgh McKnight Road provides a spa tub and a 24-hour fitness center. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Event facilities measuring 1050 square feet (98 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh McKnight Road has designated areas for smoking.
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Number of floors - 4
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- 24-hour front desk
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- Total number of rooms - 107
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- Conference space size (meters) - 98
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Alena Akhmadullina Spring Summer 2016 collection
The inspiration for the creation of a new of Alena Akhmadullina Spring Summer 2016 collection served as the theme of the marine kingdom and the underwater world of Russian fairy tales "Sadko". Although the designer continues to develop the denim theme, this time she just did it is closely linked with the maritime theme. On the podium we have observed costumes and dress-coat of the light blue denim with degrade effect, combination of multi-colored pieces of denim and textured decor sets, among which there are separate elements, skirts and dresses.
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Men's handbags SS 2016 (59 photos)
Today's review is dedicated to bags, but we will not consider them, focusing on the range, or trends, we try to find bags of practical application in life and rightful place in the men's wardrobe. Let's start with the accessories that will be useful in travel and business trips.
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100 years of fashion: different decades wedding dresses
Say "YES" to their dream wedding dress once every bride, all the time at 19, 20 and 21 centuries. Style of dress changed, although the concept of a traditional wedding chic remains unchanged. Dress in Western civilization traditionally remains white and even cloth later decades on it turns yellow, many brides decide to store your wedding dress, passing it by inheritance.
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- 1 package JOHNSONVILLE® Sweet Italian Sausage
- 3/4 cup orange marmalade
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce (or more for more heat)
- 1 can (20 ounce) drained pineapple
- 1/2 cup chive and onion flavored cream cheese or whipped cream cheese with chives
- 6 cups brown rice; cooked (I buy frozen cooked brown rice)
- 4 eggs or 1 cup cholesterol free egg product
- 16 ounces frozen peas and carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 orange; sliced or green onion; chopped (optional garnish)
- Slice sausage up into bite size pieces then cook according to pkg. directions.
- While sausage is cooking heat up your frozen rice and veggies in a large sauté pan over medium heat. When they are hot add your whisked eggs and stir often until they are scrambled and mixed in with your rice and veggies.
- When sausage is done add your remaining ingredients to form a nice sauce. Add more or less of the chili garlic sauce for heat. Stir until all is well combined.
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Friday, January 10, 2014
10 Reasons Why I Would Go On The Bachelor
A while ago I wrote about a few reasons why ABC would never let me be a contestant on The Bachelor. I still stand by that post, but with Juan-uary (typing that almost made me puke) finally upon us, I started wondering if there was anything that would make me want to be on the show. Not this season, of course, because I still don't understand the appeal of Juan Pablo (plus filming is over), but I haven't seen the first episode yet so maybe my feelings will change? Doubt it. Anyway, here are 10 reasons why I would go on The Bachelor.
1. Becauseif when I win, I get to ride on an elephant. I wonder how many times they had to yell, "Catherine!!! Keeps your knees together!!!"
9. Because I'd learn cool new metaphors about love, like: "In love you have to take risks and do scary things ... like climb the Bay Bridge."
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2. Because I would hear so many awesome(ly horrible) one-liners that would give me wonderful blogging material.
3. Because so much free alcohol.
4. Because when we go to the cool destination I'd be able to find really cool apartment decorations like these shutters for the price of freesies.
5. Because when I make a funny face somebody will inevitably make a GIF of me and WHO DOESN'T WANT THEIR OWN GIF???
6. Because I would make lifelong friends and we would share everything together.
7. Because I'd get to go to some cool location like St. Lucia. RIP Jake and Vienna. You ho.
8. Because I'd learn so much about new ways to style my hair like this guy.
10. And finally, because if I lose, I get to have MY OWN TV SHOW.
It's been way too long since I've linked up with Whitney on a Friday soooo lezzdoit.
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By JON CAMPISI
A woman whose childhood sexual exploits at the hands of a western Pennsylvania businessman led to Congress enacting legislation commonly referred to as "Masha's Law" has filed a federal class action lawsuit that may be a first of its kind.
Lawyers representing the woman who previously went by the name Masha Allen filed the class action complaint on Aug. 23 at the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia against men who allegedly viewed pornographic pictures and videos depicting childhood sexual abuse against the plaintiff.
The plaintiff, who is simply listed as Jane Doe in the suit, is a victim of the child pornography trade, having been sexually molested by [name withheld], who is also named as a defendant in the civil action.
According to the complaint and media reports, [name withheld], who is currently imprisoned in New England, repeatedly raped and sexually abused the plaintiff on camera over a period of more than five years, creating what the suit calls a set of "brutal and graphic images that he then distributed and traded with others via the Internet."
The images, which are still circulating to this day, were allegedly viewed by the named defendants and other similarly situated persons, the lawsuit states.
Images of the plaintiff, who is known to law enforcement and child porn users as "Internet Girl," "Disney World Girl" and "Angeli," are among the most widely distributed illegal images of child sexual abuse known to authorities, the lawsuit claims.
The complaint says that each time federal prosecutors file criminal charges against someone for illegally possessing the images of the plaintiff, the woman is sent a notice identifying the perpetrator.
To date, the plaintiff has received more than 2,000 such notices, the suit states.
The defendants in the complaint conspired with each other, and with members of the class, to share and distribute the photos and videos, largely through the "darknet," which the suit claims is a collection of secure websites, online chatrooms, bulletin board sites and peer-to-peer file-sharing computer networks that communicate through the Internet but are designed to conceal the participants' personal identifying information, according to the complaint.
"Because the images are illegal, there is no way to obtain copies of them except by seeking out, and becoming trusted by, someone who illegally possesses them," the lawsuit reads. "Defendants operated under an agreement to protect each other's anonymity, communicating with each other remotely under fictitious usernames."
The defendants named in the litigation, the suit says, collectively participated in and helped to maintain a black market that "incentivized and facilitated the copying, trading, and distribution of illegal images of child sexual abuse, including images of Plaintiff, all in violation of the statutes for which Masha's Law creates a private right of action."
U.S. lawmakers used the plaintiff's tale as inspiration for the passage of the 2006 law formally known as the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act.
The statute is often referred to as Masha's Law.
The plaintiff's lawyers wrote that the approximately 200 hundred original images of their client has since grown "exponentially into millions of copies distributed worldwide."
"Scarred by years of brutal exploitation, she now must also bear the humiliating knowledge that untold numbers of men, such as Defendants, continue to take sadistic pleasure in viewing and distributing graphic visual depictions of her pain and degradation," the lawsuit states.
The suit notes that Congress has provided that a plaintiff who establishes a claim under Masha's Law is able to recover a minimum of $150,000 in damages from each defendant in a civil case.
If her case went to trial, there's no telling how much damages the plaintiff could be looking at given that the case is being filed as a class action.
The plaintiff is a Russian native who had been adopted by [name withheld] when she was 5 years old, the record shows.
[name withheld] adopted the girl specifically for the purpose of sexually abusing her and using her to create child pornography, the suit claims.
Most of the abuse against the plaintiff took place at [name withheld]'s Pennsylvania home, the complaint says, although some images were created in Florida on an annual trip to Disney World, hence one of the nicknames given to the girl.
The complaint says that each of the named defendants has pleaded guilty or otherwise been convicted of a federal criminal offense involving the receipt and/or distribution of illegal images depicting child sexual abuse against the plaintiff.
The plaintiff seeks compensatory damages of no less than $150,000 per defendant, unspecified punitive damages, pre-and-post-judgment interest, attorney's fees and costs.
The woman is being represented by Philadelphia attorney Michael A. Ferrara, Jr., and Georgia lawyers Darren Summerville and William Q. Bird.
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WI - Former jailer (Kyle B. Garstka) headed for trial for sexually assaulting two children
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Kyle B. Garstka |
By Tim Damos
The case of a former Sauk County jailer accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting two children is now slated for a trial by jury. Last week a judge scheduled the case of 32-year-old Kyle B. Garstka of Reedsburg for a trial that would begin Feb. 17 and last four days.
In April, Garstka was charged with two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child while off duty. Prosecutors allege heis guilty of repeated sexual acts, inappropriate touching and voyeurism against two children younger than 10.
His attorney has said the entire case rests on the "bare bones statements" of children, which lack corroborating evidence.
When he was employed as a jailer with the Sauk County Sheriff's Department, Garstka faced allegations of domestic abuse on two separate occasions, but never was convicted.
In 2009, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a disorderly conduct charge involving domestic abuse in exchange for Garstka's no contest plea and his fulfillment of certain terms, including counseling. Another incident in 2011 caused a separate woman to seek treatment at Hess Memorial Hospital in Mauston. The woman alleged Garstka beat her after an argument in a restaurant parking lot.
A nurse interviewed by detectives said the woman's injuries were consistent with her story. However, a special prosecutor declined to press charges, citing "certain inconsistencies" and "the lack of witnesses."
A former Sauk County jailer, Garstka was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation after the most recent charges were filed in April.
Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister said Monday that Garstka is no longer an employee with the department.
CO - Former Loveland cop Rod Bretches sentenced to jail time for child porn, peeping Tom charges
Labels: ChildPorn , Colorado , CrimePolice , OffenderMale , Spying
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By Alex Burness
Rod Bretches, the former Loveland police officer convicted of possessing child pornography and videotaping a woman in the shower without her consent, was sentenced Monday to 16 months in jail, plus 15 years of probation and intensive therapy.
Eighth District Court Judge Stephen E. Howard said that while Bretches' status as both an ex-policeman and sexual offender will render him highly vulnerable to harassment by other inmates, it would have been inappropriate to not give a jail sentence.
"The circumstances are, in my opinion, horrendous," Howard said.
Bretches, 49, must turn himself in by Friday at 5 p.m. His sentence requires he spend the first six months of his sentence in the county jail, though he may become eligible to spend the remaining 10 months on outside work release.
He was originally arrested in May 2012 after colleagues at the Loveland Police Department began investigating Bretches following a woman's complaint that he had secretly videotaped her showering and then shared it online. Police searched his home and found videos and photos depicting child pornography, in addition to online messages between Bretches and user name "masterbill69" suggesting the shower taping was premeditated.
"You need to grow some ... and start taking pictures," masterbill69 wrote in June 2011. "I want action, wimp."
Bretches' attorney, Denver-based criminal defense lawyer Jonathan Willett, argued against a jail sentence by citing his client's "troubled" and "broken" childhood." In his youth, Bretches rarely spent more than one full year in the same place and was often subjected to abuse from his mother's numerous sexual partners.
The non-consensual videotaping of a Loveland woman, Willett argued, "is not so much indicative of Mr. Bretches' general view of sex," but rather that, "he is a product of some of the negative behaviors that he experienced as a child."
"When you're a little kid and you're subject to this kind of abuse, you don't think rationally," Willett said.
The lead prosecutor, Erin McElroy, said the pretext of Bretches' actions does not rebut his "bad character."
"It doesn't matter who the woman in that video is," McElroy said of the peeping Tom charges levied against Bretches. "It is truly about the defendant. It's a window into what's going on in his mind."
Bretches' defense was buoyed by testimony from three women, all of whom described Bretches as a caring man always willing to assist others. In her testimony, Loveland's Christine Weston said she would put Bretches "at the top of my list" for babysitting her grandchildren.
"He's not a detriment to society," she said.
The only testimony presented by the prosecution came from the victim.
Bretches took the stand near the end of the two-hour-long sentencing, and he appeared contrite and ashamed.
"I would do anything to take it back," he said, fighting tears. "I will be working diligently on all problems I had going on with me. My goal in life is to continue on with counseling to see where I got off track. I got myself into this mess, and I'm going to work to get myself out."
UK - Meet Nicola Blackwood, the MP vowing to tighten sex offenders law
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By Cathy Newman
The first ever elected female MP in Oxfordshire is launching a campaign to make it easier for the police to keep tabs on child sex offenders, after figures show only five of the 65,000 registered offenders are banned each year on average from travelling abroad. Cathy Newman reports.
It takes all sorts to fill the House of Commons, and while many backbenchers love the business of being a constituency MP, plenty of others toil in the hope they'll soon be marked out for greater things by the whips, and picked for ministerial office.
It seems to me, though, that too many backbenchers overlook the power that they have. In fact, if they're determined, they can potentially get things done just as easily as many of their ministerial colleagues.
One backbencher who's realised this is the Conservative MP Nicola Blackwood. She's a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, and as I reported on Monday night's Channel 4 News, she's launching a campaign this week to tighten the law on sex offenders. And there's every chance she may succeed.
The crux of her "Childhood Lost" campaign is to reform the current panoply of orders which ban offenders from travelling abroad or, in this country, having contact with children – for example at school gates or playgrounds. Police and lawyers have been arguing for years that the orders are too difficult to apply. There are nearly 65,000 registered sex offenders in the UK, yet just five a year on average are banned from travelling overseas.
Ms Blackwood told me she's going to amend the anti-social behaviour bill to make it far easier for the police to keep tabs on offenders. At the moment, the courts can impose one of three orders only if an offender has been convicted of sex offences. The crucial change is that a new "child sexual abuse prevention order" – replacing the existing orders – could be issued if the defendant hasn't been convicted of anything, providing there is evidence of the danger they pose to children.
It may well get up the noses of civil liberties groups, and, when the bill goes to the Lords, peers. But Ms Blackwood is determined to get this onto the statute book.
She told me she's been working on measures to deal with child sexual exploitation for over a year. An Oxford MP, she got a call from Thames Valley Police the night before 14 men were arrested for child grooming in her constituency in March last year. "Like so many others, I couldn't believe such brutal sexual abuse had been going on in beautiful Oxford for so many years without being stopped," she told me.
Since that shocking case, she's asked parliamentary questions, led a backbench debate, put down an amendment on vulnerable witnesses and got her own select committee to do an 11-month inquiry into child sexual exploitation.
The campaign she's launching this week has the backing of leading charities, police and lawyers. But she knows to get the amended bill onto the statute book will require further efforts, and behind-the-scenes negotiations with the Home Office.
"A legislative reform like amending the Civil Prevention Orders can take years. The evidence is clear that the orders need to be reformed but all departments have shopping lists of priorities and work in their own bureaucratic ways if left to their own devices. If you want to get something done you have to get your issue to the top of the shopping list – that is what this amendment and the Childhood Lost petition is all about," she said.
Even if the amendment secures the support of many of her colleagues from all parties, she knows from bitter experience that it might end up falling foul of Commons bureaucracy.
"My last amendment, calling for Specialist Courts for Very Vulnerable Witnesses, was a response to cases where victims were being blamed in court for their abuse, being kept on the stand for weeks on end, and aggressively cross examined by multiple barristers. Over a hundred MPs from all parties supported my amendment but in the end I only got five minutes to make my case in debate because a Leveson row blew up and hijacked the bill," she recalls.
Ms Blackwood is a determined character though. The first woman ever to be elected as an MP in Oxfordshire, she was seriously ill in her teenage years with ME. As a result she had to study for her A-levels at home. That didn't seem to set her back: she went on to get a first in music at St Anne's College, Oxford.
Having vowed to herself and child abuse victims that she's going to get the law changed, she's intent on keeping her word. And by the way, she's stuck to more inconvenient promises in the past. A classical singer, she promised to sing live on the radio if she won her ultra-marginal seat. She didn't let her constituents down, belting out a polished rendition of Every Time We Say Goodbye. You certainly haven't heard the last of Ms Blackwood.
FL - Lawmakers look to toughen up sex offender laws next year
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Lawmakers are already making plans to toughen up those laws for the next legislative session. Some of the lawmakers say repeat offenders are becoming a growing problem once they're released and they want to do something about it.
How many more useless laws do you need?
If a person comes out of prison and commits another crime, arrest them and lock them up for a longer time.
No matter how many laws you pass, it won't prevent someone from harming another person, if that is their intent.
The only thing you can do is lock them up forever, and even that won't prevent future crimes.
This is just Florida, in typical knee-jerk fashion, reacting to a fear-mongering article without verifying the facts themselves, in our opinion.
The police officer in this video who said we should sentence those who commit ANY sex crime up for the maximum, says he deals with sex offenders / predators daily. Yeah, most of them are fellow cops, as you can see here.
Lawmakers are already making plans to toughen up those laws for the next legislative session. Some of the lawmakers say repeat offenders are becoming a growing problem once they're released and they want to do something about it.
How many more useless laws do you need?
If a person comes out of prison and commits another crime, arrest them and lock them up for a longer time.
No matter how many laws you pass, it won't prevent someone from harming another person, if that is their intent.
The only thing you can do is lock them up forever, and even that won't prevent future crimes.
This is just Florida, in typical knee-jerk fashion, reacting to a fear-mongering article without verifying the facts themselves, in our opinion.
The police officer in this video who said we should sentence those who commit ANY sex crime up for the maximum, says he deals with sex offenders / predators daily. Yeah, most of them are fellow cops, as you can see here.
ID - Police: Men (Bradley Houser) Broke into Hotel, Beat up Sex Offender
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By Alison Gene Smith
TWIN FALLS - Police say two men broke into a hotel room and beat a man who is a registered sex offender.
Bradley Houser, 35, was charged with felony aggravated battery. A second man has not been arrested.
A police report by Twin Falls Police Officer Samir Smriko gives this account:
Just before 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 23, police say, police went to the Super 7 Motel at 320 Main Ave. following a battery call.
As police entered the hotel room they saw [name withheld], 69, washing blood off his head and arms. [name withheld] had a two-inch gash on his forehead and multiple cuts in other places.
[name withheld] told police that at about 10 p.m., two men came to his door and threatened him. [name withheld] recognized one from a previous encounter. The men said they were going to beat him up because of a past child sex abuse case.
In 2008, [name withheld] was convicted on six counts of lewd conduct with a minor younger than 16. He was sentenced to a three years in prison and made parole in November 2011. Prosecutors said Tuesday that it was unclear if the beating was connected to that case.
[name withheld] told police the two men, who smelled of alcohol, initially left his room because other people were around, but soon returned, closed the door behind them and started beating him.
The beating lasted for about 10 minutes. As he spoke to officers, [name withheld] grabbed his side in pain several times.
Paramedics arrived and [name withheld] declined to be taken to a hospital, but was informed he would need stitches on his head.
Police later found Houser in the 200 block of Alexander Street but couldn't locate the other man.
Houser was extremely intoxicated and had to use a fence to hold himself up, police said. He told them he and another man who he didn't know went to the hotel and [name withheld] swung at them.
Houser is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 6. Prosecutors will attempt to show that they have enough evidence to take Houser to trial.
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The project "Merry Crisis" was created to raise funds and awareness for the Homeless World Cup Foundation during the Festive Season.
There are one billion of homeless people in our world today and we have to think about them everyday. However, when the weather is miserable and we are all united with our families, around a nice Christmas meal, we also have to think of those who are on the streets, isolated or have broken the bonds with their loved ones.
This project asked for general donations to the Homeless World Cup Foundation which uses football to change the lives of homeless people around the world. It works with a network of 74 partners in countries like Indonesia, Austria, Japan or Costa Rica. The grassroots programmes present in these countries work on a daily basis to introduce or keep football in the lives of homeless people. Football gives them a routine, the opportunity to be part of a team, a healthier life style, etc.
As per mid-February, the project is now closed. The money raised through it will go towards developing and supporting these grassroots programmes making sure they keep working on the ground but can also grow. The Foundation also delivers support-either with coaching, training or logistics, depending on what the needs of the partners are.
Thank you to all who donated. It makes a big difference in the lives of thousands of homeless people!
The Homeless World Cup Foundation Team.
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Can you choose to be self-reliant? Robin Marvel says yes, and your choices determine your level of success and achievement. Robin Marvel is an author and speaker in the field of self development. Despite a childhood filled with abuse, homelessness and teen pregnancy Robin has overcome many challenges to make her life one of purpose, and she has devoted her life to show others how to do the … [Read more...]
Healing and Self-Reliance From Inside: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
This is one of a series of articles looking at people and organizations that promote self-reliance by helping disempowered women rebuild their lives after struggles like domestic violence. More often than not, you'll find a formerly abused woman behind an organization that helps other abused women move past their severe challenges and rebuild themselves. You would probably expect nothing … [Read more...]


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S-12-0432, State v. Susan M. DeJong (Appellant)
Jefferson County, Judge Paul W. Korslund
Attorneys: James W. Mowbray, Jeffery Pickens (Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy) (Appellant) --- James D. Smith (Attorney General's Office)
Criminal: First degree murder, use of a weapon
Proceedings below: A jury found Appellant guilty of both offenses. She was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder with a consecutive 50 to 50 year sentence for use of a weapon.
Issues: The district court erred in (1) admitting statements made by Appellant to law enforcement because Appellant invoked her Miranda rights; (2) admitting the statements made by Appellant to law enforcement as they were a product of compulsion and thus "fruit of the poisonous tree"; (3) admitting evidence of Thomas DeJong's injuries on prior occasions and Appellant's statements concerning those injuries as there was no evidence that Appellant committed a crime, wrong or act with respect to those injuries; (4) admitting evidence of Thomas DeJong's injuries on prior occasions as the probative value of the evidence was substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice.
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sounds like you are learning alot , keep up the good work... flip flop circuits can be found through google and luckily I am helping a friend use 1 as well and came across this circuit (link)...hope this helps http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/B...e9.htm#4013.gif these pages have lots of great circuits and i highly recommend looking around the site...good luck... thx l8er -fire
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Orcs are a race of humanoids that have been a threat to the civilized cultures of Toril, particularly Faerûn for as long as any can remember. This changed somewhat in the years preceding and immediately after the Spellplague, when a horde of mountain orcs under the command of King Obould Many-Arrows unified into a single kingdom, one that is remarkably civilized.
No one knows from where orcs originally came, though they appear to be non-native to either Abeir or Toril. The first legends of orcs tell of the wars between their primary god Gruumsh and Corellon Larethian, the creator of the elves and eladrin. The latter two races tell of how Corellon defeated Gruumsh and took his eye; though many orcs deny this charge, they acknowledge Gruumsh as the one-eyed god.
However, in spite of this early conflict, orcs did not appear en masse until long after this. During the Days of Thunder when Abeir-Toril was yet united the first orcs were brought over to the world by the creator races, who built a portal in the Spine of the World mountain range that opened up to the home plane of the orcs. Through this portal the ancestors of the mountain orcs poured through and gradually migrated southwards.[6]
Later, the Imaskari repeated the mistake of the creator races, opening up another portal through which the gray orcs, a variant subrace, appeared. This led to the Orcgate Wars during which Gruumsh and his allies slew most of the Untheric pantheon.[7] Eventually the portal was closed, though the new breed of orcs remained behind.
For millennia orcs have plagued civilizations as raiders and pillaging hordes but more recently a confederacy of orc tribes united under the banner of King Obould Many-Arrows, a chosen of Gruumsh, forged a more civilized nation known as the Kingdom of Many-Arrows, located along the northern borders of Luruar. In spite of tensions between the orcs of Many-Arrows and other nations, the kingdom has not waged war against its neighbors for decades and by all appearances seems interested in peace.[8]
Orcs vary in appearance, based on region and subrace, but all share certain physical qualities. Orcs of all kinds usually have grayish skin, coarse hair, stooped postures, low foreheads, large muscular bodies, and porcine faces that feature lower canines that resemble boar tusks. Many also have wolf-like ears that are pointed on the ends, similar to elves. Orcs are roughly the same size as humans.[9]
Orcs breed fast and live short lives compared with most other races. They are considered adults anywhere between 11 and 14 years of age; they are considered middle-aged at 17, old at 23, and venerable at 35 years of age. The average orc seldom lives longer than 40 years, even if it manages to avoid violent death. It is unheard of for an orc to live longer than 45 years without magical aid.[10]
Adult male orcs generally stand between 59 and 71 inches tall, and adult females average two inches shorter. Males weigh anywhere between 136 and 190 pounds, while females weigh between 96 and 150 pounds.[10]
Orcs have poor temperaments and are given to anger more easily than some races. Easily offended and impatient, orcs generally prefer violent solutions and rarely consider multiple ways of approaching a problem. However, in spite of this many orcs are excellent at getting results, since they are creatures of action, not thought. Some exceptions to this profile do exist, however, such as the famed King Obould whose deeds were accomplished through planning and insight.[11]
Traditional orcish culture is extremely warlike and when not at war the race is usually planning for it. Most orcs approach life with the belief that to survive, one must subjugate potential enemies and control as much resources as possible, which puts them naturally at odds with other races as well as themselves. This belief is spurred in part by Gruumsh and his pantheon, which teaches that all races are inferior to the orcs.[12] Eyes of Gruumsh are orcs specially tied to the one-eyed god and offer sacrifices, read omens, and advise tribes through Gruumsh's will.[13]
Male orcs dominate most orcish societies and females are usually, at best, prized possessions and little better than livestock at worst. Male orcs pride themselves on their number of wives and sons, as well as their scars from battle and rituals. Orcs also prize the possession of slaves, though relatively few own them.[12]
Most orcs don't build cities of their own, instead relying on those left behind by others and improving their fortifactions or operating out of small camps and dens, often in natural caves. Orcs can manage ironwork on their own, as well as stonework, though their tools are often inferior to those of more disciplined races.[14]
Most orcs are part of a confederation of tribes, loosely held together by a despotic chieftain. Bands within these alliances might wander far from their homelands, but continue to greet those orcs who belong to the same tribal network as kin.[14] Orc bloodragers are champions of their tribe, who use primal strength and ferocity to overcome their enemies. Most are bodyguards or lower-ranking chiefs within the tribal structure.[13] Another common orc diety is the Cave Mother, Luthic.
Orcs can be found in many parts of Toril, though some areas have a higher concentration than others. Marauding bands of mountain orcs are most commonly found in mountain ranges in the northern parts of the world, particularly around Faerûn. Gray orcs are commonly found to the east, near the portal from which they emerged in High Imaskar. The orcs in the Sword Mountains were responsible for several conflicts with Waterdeep, including the Orcfastings War, and an onslaught caused by the Black Claw. They were also at least partially responsible for the Trollwars.
However, of all the orcish homelands, Many-Arrows probably stands out the most as the only civilized orc nation built along the same lines as its human and elven neighbors.
Kingdom of Many-ArrowsEdit
A subset of orcs belonging to a state first formed a century ago by the legendary Obould Many-Arrows differ from the majority of their kin in cultural attitudes. While most orcs are warlike and savage the orcs of Many-Arrows, ruled over by King Obould XVII, are remarkably civilized, to a point that has made their neighbors curious. These orcs maintain a tenuous peace with the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the other races in Luruar, though many suspect war could break out at any moment should the delicate balance between the races be upset.[15] It is from this region that the most unusual kind of orc sometimes emerges - heroes.[11]
Subraces and Related RacesEdit
- Mountain orcs
- The most common orc subrace, as well as the first historically accounted for, mountain orcs can be found throughout most of Faerûn, which they travel through along mountain ranges descended from the Spine of the World in the far north.
- Gray orcs
- A less bestial and more civilized subrace of orcs brought to Faerûn during the Orcgate Wars through one of many Imaskari portals.
- Orogs
- A breed of orcs descended from mountain orcs who live mostly in the Underdark, though in recent years they have been returning to the surface in large numbers and taking over Mountain orc tribes, using their abilities to bully their 'lessers' and plan raids.
- Ogrillons
- The result of orcs breeding with ogres.
- Ondontis
- A pacifist cousin of the orc with a fey nature.
- Thayan orcs
- Magical hybrids of gray orcs, orogs and other creatures. Generally split into two groups, black (trained as scouts) and red (trained as elite shock troops)
- Boogins
- The result of mountain orcs breeding with quaggoths.
While not strictly subraces the result of a human and orc breeding is known as a half-orc while the offspring of a half-fiend and orc is a tanarukk.
- ↑ Wizards RPG Team (2014). Monster Manual 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 246–247. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 203–204. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual 3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 203. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 281. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1977). Monster Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 76. ISBN 0-9356-9600-8.
- ↑ Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 64. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ Richard Baker, Matt Forbeck, Sean K. Reynolds (May 2003). Unapproachable East. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 163. ISBN 0-7869-2881-6.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
- ↑ Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet and Monte Cook (October 2000). Monster Manual 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 146. ISBN 0-7869-1552-1.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bill Slavicsek (1993). The Complete Book of Humanoids. (TSR, Inc), p. 117. ISBN 1-5607-6611-5.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Rob Heinsoo, Logan Bonner, Robert J. Schwalb (September 2008). Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7869-4929-8.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet and Monte Cook (October 2000). Monster Manual 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 147. ISBN 0-7869-1552-1.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 203. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 205. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
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