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Review of What You Want to See (Roxane Weary 2)
What You Want to See
(Roxane Weary 2)
Kristen Lepionka
Blurb: Marin Strasser has a secret. Her fiancé thinks her secret is that she's having an affair, and he hires P.I. Roxane Weary to prove it. Then, just days into the case, Marin is shot to death on a side street in an apparent mugging. But soon enough the police begin to focus on Roxane's client for Marin's death, so she starts to dig deeper into Marin's life—discovering that the elegant woman she's been following has a past and a half, including two previous marriages, an adult son fresh out of prison, and a criminal record of her own. The trail leads to a crew of con artists, an ugly real estate scam that defrauds unsuspecting elderly homeowners out of their property, and the suspicious accident of a wealthy older woman who lives just down the street from where Marin was killed.
With Roxane's client facing a murder indictment, the scammers hit close to home to force Roxane to drop the case, and it becomes clear that the stakes are as high as the secrets run deep.
Another excellent page-turning entry in the Roxane Weary world, with Roxane taking on what should be an easy case that blows up before her eyes. Lots of twists and turns and then there's the trainwreck that is Roxane's life, although she's holding back on the liquor a bit, realizing that it doesn't help her make good choices. One of those bad choices is her obsession with Catherine, her old lover who is currently available.
A good mystery if you're looking for something gripping for a summer read.
The Stories You Tell
Blurb: A late-night phone call is never good news, especially when you're Roxane Weary. This one is from her brother Andrew, whose evening was interrupted by an urgent visit from Addison, a hip young DJ and one-time fling, who turns up at his apartment scared and begging to use his phone. She leaves as quickly as she appeared, but now Andrew is worried—especially when Addison never makes it home and her friends and family demand to know where she is. As the police begin to suspect that something may have happened to her, and that Andrew is involved, Roxane tracks Addison's digital footprint as she goes deeper and deeper into the events preceding her disappearance. Meanwhile, a cop is found dead on the opposite side of town, leading to a swirl of questions surrounding a dance club whose staff—which includes Addison—has suddenly gone AWOL. As Roxane struggles to distinguish the truth from the stories people tell about themselves online, it's clear that the mystery of Addison's whereabouts is just the beginning.
You may have noticed that I read all three Roxane Weary novels very close together, which allowed me to see just how flawed this third novel, The Stories You Tell, is.
Roxane is drinking less but is now supposedly in a stable relationship with Catherine. The case itself is boring and not much happens for most of the middle part. The ending, though, is exciting.
However, to get to the ending, there is man-bashing, comments about how Roxane is worried about straight people (which may be ironic considering how dysfunctional her relationship is with Catherine), Roxane being straight-out judgy about everyone (which could have been snark but it fell well short of being either observant or funny). And, to add to the confusion of Roxane's observations regarding how disgusting straight men are is that her former lover, Tom, seems to be the only stable one in sight and she even refers to him as the one who she can always count on.
All in all, The Stories You Tell compared to the previous two novels was a bit painful to read, especially expectation-wise. It's not a bad book, but it just is nowhere near as good as the previous two. I have the ARC of the fourth novel next week. Let's hope that this one was a fluke.
3 out of 5 butterflies
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Ira the Escapee
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I walked into the hamster room tonight to find a confused looking Ira running about in zig-zags in the middle of the room. This is the second time this week (actually I think only the 2nd time ever) he has managed to get out of the cage. There was a small gap where the pink ball/wheel attached to the cage and he had managed to squeeze through!
McStupid
We drove to McDonalds for a milk shake. We specifically asked for a large Vanilla. When we got home it turned out to be something else altogether. Probably supposed to be chocolate but it was pale coloured, vaguely chocolatey but really not very nice at all.
We had to drive all the way back to get it replaced. The Canley branch does seem to be one of the worst McD's in Britain. It's not the first time we've had problems there.
The F-Word
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On this weeks F Word, Gordon Ramsay had Cliff Richard as celebrity guest in the restaurant. Halfway through the show they did a blind tasting of various wines. The final two were 'Celebrity' wines - one sold by Bob Dylan and one from Cliff's own portuguese vinyard. He didn't like either of the wines, saying they tasted a bit harsh and he'd only consider buying them if they were £2.50 in the supermarket. Since Cliff's wine sells for £8 a bottle and Bob's for even more, it doesn't sound like they are good value for money.
The show also featured a promising tuna recipe:
Tuna loin, dipped in soy sauce and then spread with wasabi, coated in sesame seeds then pan fried. The ones they did on the programme looked a bit too raw in the middle so I'd probably use tuna steak (cheaper than loin) and roast it in the oven so it cooked a bit more thoroughly without burning the seeds.
We arrived nice and early so we could get our moneys worth and go on as many rides as possible. In fact so early the rides hadn't started yet so we had a look around the zoo, which was quite impressive in scope. We had a look at the penguins, lemurs, wildcats, meerkats and reptiles.
What surprised me about Drayton Manor was how quiet it was - it's much more compact than Alton Towers but still manages to cram a large number of rides on the site. Even so, the queues were much shorter than I'm used to at such places.
We started off on the Buffalo Coaster which is advertised as one of the children's rides but it's fairly good for a non-looping coaster. We did see a very frightened baby rabbit run away from the tracks as we thundered overhead!
We managed to go on all the major rides at least once. Towards the end of the afternoon the queues on the 'basic' rides (such as the Buffalo Coaster or the Cable Cars) were getting quite long but the queue on G-Force was non-existant so we went on that a second time.
Pot Noodle Miners
There were Pot Noodle Miners in Birmingham city centre this lunchtime. They were giving away samples and vouchers. I waited around for a free sample (chicken and mushroom flavour) and I must admit that it was tastier than I remember pot noodle being.
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Somehow, I managed to oversleep this morning, the first time in I don't know how many years. I think I set the alarm last night.I don't know whether I pressed 'cancel' instead of 'snooze' this morning. All I can be sure of is that when I looked at the clock this morning, it was half an hour after I should have got up. I still managed to get to work by 9am thanks to an Edinburgh bound train, which seemed to have more than it's fair share of ladies wearing hats - as if they were going to the races.
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It's a pity I don't still live in Aberystwyth. Someone was apparently giving away [Free money in the town centre. A driver threw bundles of £20 notes from a car, shouting "Who wants free money?", before driving away.
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Why does Microsoft Outlook uses Control-F as a keyboard shortcut to 'Forward message' rather than 'Find'? I was trying to search for some text in an email and it kept opening up a message window instead of giving me the find box. There was nothing on the 'Edit' menu either. I eventually found it but I had to open up the message in a separate window and press F4. I almost always read emails in the 'preview' pane because it is so much quicker and easier. The extra step of opening a new window was just unnecessary and annoying.
Happy Birthday, Hamsters
It was Archie, Reggie and Theo's birthday today - they were 1 year old. We decided to buy them some treats so while we were in town we had a look in the pet shop. We chose something which consisted of grass and nettle wrapped up in a paper tube. Archie and Theo had a bit of a nibble at theirs but Reggie seemed to really enjoy tearing his apart, reducing it to shreds within a few minutes.
The Final Fling
The Final Fling is the Warwick Uni end of year do, held at Coombe Abbey Country Park. We opted for the full tickets which included meal, music and fairground. The food was ok but not worth the extra £20.
First course was a Ricotta and Cherry Tomato Tart, which was tasty enough. Main course was chicken in a sun-dried tomato sauce, served with new potatoes and vegetables. The veg was mainly green beans with some baby sweetcorn. Some people had bits of red pepper as well but there weren't enough to go around. The potatoes were minted and the chicken stuffed with pesto. The combination of flavours clashed somewhat and detracted from the overall meal.
Dessert was described as a Double Chocolate truffle with cherry coulis and double chocolate sauce. This was really nice with a good balance of sweet and bitter chocolate.
The live bands were an odd choice - Nizlopi, Idlewild and the Sugababes. We spend most of the time alternating between listening to them and going on the fairground rides.
All the rides were paid for but the queues were huge. We managed to go on everything once though, and I seemed to acquire various bruises from most of them. First injury was on the dodgems where my knee slammed into the steering wheel. Most of the bruises came from the ride where the seats are in a horizontal line and these get lifted up in a circular motion. Very quickly. I didn't seem to fit in the seat very well so I kept getting slammed against the side a lot.
The most disappointing part of the evening came at 1am when without warning all the rides closed. The event itself carried on til 3am but all you could do then was drink and listen to the annoying DJs. We went home shortly afterwards.
Although the evening sounds disappointing , the main problem was that it didn't feel good value. I can imagine it was very expensive to host so the high prices probably weren't due to profiteering. There were some minor highlights, for example the Sugababes didn't seem to do their full 30 minute act - it certainly felt a lot quicker anyway. Also there were helium balloons on each table and during the meal many of these kept flying around the marquee, some of them hovering with almost perfect boyancy, as people removed the weights and let them free.
How not to write a website
A colleague in work was trying to log into a website but it wouldn't accept her password. She clicked on the Can't Login? link to see what options were available. This took her to the bug reporting screen which required her to log in first! All rather stupid but she did manage to log in in the end.
That's not the only thing wrong with the website but possibly the silliest thing is to do with the meta tags in the <head> section of the web pages. The meta keywords tag is often used to help search engines index the pages. The only page which is visible to a search engine is the 'log in' screen but this doesn't have the meta tags. These are on the pages which can only be reached after logging in, where they would be invisible to a search engine. Even better than that is the list of keywords. This starts off sensible enough but ends with "Add more here....".
Upside down car
There was an upside down car on the road leading out from Sainsburys. It looked like there had been a head on collision where one car had been going the wrong way into the car park.
It had been moved by the time we were ready to leave.
It's been very warm recently, proper summer barbecue weather. We've already had several this year, and are going to another this afternoon. Yesterday it was around 30°C in the house, even with all the windows open. We left the thermometer in the car for a few minutes and it got up to 40° (in the shade).
Congratulations, Archie
It was Emma's idea to go to the Midland Hamster Club show at Great Alne, near Stratford. It was also Emma's idea to take Archie along and enter him into the 'pets' section of the show. He came 4th in the Dwarf Hamster category.
Ghost Text
I received a phantom text message this morning. It claimed to be from Emma but the message was completely blank. I replied, asking Emma about it. She said that she hadn't texted me and that the phone was in her pocket at the time!
On the subject of mobile phones, I also got a call about renewing my subscription to the Orange network. The thing is, I haven't been with Orange for a few years but I keep getting these calls.
There's nothing on telly
It must be summer because every programme worth watching seems to be finishing. Everybody Hates Chris, Invasion and My Name is Earl finished last week. At least a new series of 8 out of 10 cats has started so there is still something worth watching on a friday night. Sunday still had top Top Gear but that's taking a 5 week break because of some football competition whose sole purpose seems to be to ruin tv for the rest of us. Hopefully Dr Who can continue uninterrupted for the rest of the series, and I wouldn't be surprised if the current series of House finishes soon because that's been on for a while...
Zac the Explorer
I was sitting at my desk when I thought I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. I looked at the floor and saw something furry run under my computer. It was Zac.
We had him out of the cage earlier in the evening and our first thought was that we'd forgotten to put him back. I picked him up and was about to put him back in the 'hamster castle' when I noticed that one of the tubes linking it to the smaller cage had come loose and he'd escaped and found his way across the room. I put him back in the cage and he seemed none the worse for his adventure.

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Quartet No. 8, Op. 66
Video of the Goldner String Quartet performing the Australian premiere of Mieczesław Weinberg's String Quartet No. 8.
Mieczysław Weinberg is now recognised as one of the most important and distinctive compositional voices of the Soviet Union. After the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939, he fled his native Warsaw for Minsk, leaving his family behind - they would go on to be murdered in the Holocaust. Weinberg travelled eastwards to Tashkent, and eventually settled in Moscow on the invitation of Dmitri Shostakovich. His father-in-law, Solomon Mikhoels, was the most famous Yiddish actor in the Soviet Union, and was murdered in 1948 under Stalin's orders. In 1953, Weinberg's wife's uncle was involved in the infamous "Doctor's Plot", with Weinberg himself imprisoned. Despite advocacy from his friend Shostakovich, he remained captive and was only saved from execution by the death of Stalin in March. After release, Weinberg spent the remainder of his career working to commemorate the losses of the war and the Holocaust, often working with and alongside Shostakovich.
The Eighth Quartet is one of Weinberg's most Klezmer-inflected works. It begins and ends in C major and takes the form of a single movement, subdividing into three main sections (slow-fast-slow), a structure that Shostakovich would use in his own Thirteenth Quartet eleven years later. The work is dedicated to the famous Borodin Quartet, who worked closely with him on several premieres of his works.
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Paris's Grand Mosque
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Arabs have been emigrating to France since some returned from Egypt with the remnants of Napoleon's Grande Armée in 1801, but most first generation émigrés arrived in the '60's and '70's as an outcome of the Algerian conflict.
Decorative tile detail, courtyard wall
Today, Arabs are now France's largest non-European immigrant group, and nearly half of the nation's Arab population lives in and around Paris.
Fountains evoke the Alhambra
The Grande Mosquée de Paris – the Paris Grand Mosque – was completed and dedicated in 1926 as a token of gratitude to Muslim tirailleurs from French Africa, among whom more than 100,000 died fighting against Germany during World War I.
Intricate stonework and woodwork
The mosque's earliest worshippers were Berbers from Algeria, but its construction was first promoted by the king of Morocco, and its design in the mudéjar style mimics that of mosques from Marrakesh to Seville.
The mosque serves not only as a place where Muslims can come together for salat – prayer – but also as a center for information, education, and conflict mediation.
Outer courtyard
The compound covers more than two acres, and at one end is a courtyard decorated with mosaics, wood carvings and wrought iron brought from Morocco. The minaret towers more than 100 feet above the complex.
Detail, outer courtyard wall
The Mosque has a surprising and little known history.
During the German occupation in World War II, the mosque's imam operated it as a secret refuge and way station for Algerian and European Jews.
He provided them with forged Muslim birth certificates and arranged for safe passage, and even had stonecutters carve false gravestone for Jews who had been given new identities.
Minaret from the inner courtyard
Many Jewish children were given refuge in Muslim clinics outside Paris which also hid downed Allied airmen and paratroopers. The Nazis, unwilling to risk an insurrection among Muslims in North Africa, never challenged the imam.
At one end of the Grand Mosque compound are fountains and gardens that recall Granada's Alhambra.
Detail, carved wooden door
At the opposite end, the walls of a courtyard are covered in intricate Andalusian mosaics, and trimmed in dark eucalyptus and cedar.
Elaborately carved ceilings and arches soar above walls inscribed with Quranic verses in delicate calligraphy that both supports worship and serves as a decorative element.
Inner courtyard
There are no angelic statues or stained glass saints here; Islam considers such human images to be idolatrous.
The entire place is wrapped in striking serenity.
Cloistered hallway
Five times daily, the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer from the minaret, and five times daily the imam leads the congregation in prayer.
Muslims precede all prayers with a ritual purification, which is why an ablution fountain is provided.
Decorative tile detail, inner courtyard
Shoes are disallowed in the musallah – the prayer hall – and racks at the entryways are stacked with shoes.
The great dome above the hall signifies the vault of heaven. The hall has no pews or other furniture; worshippers alternately stand and kneel.
The Paris mosque features a marble Turkish bath that's open to women two days weekly. In winter it attracts many neighborhood residents.
There's a restaurant in the mosque adjoining the courtyard, where it's not unusual to see students from nearby universities gather for couscous and sweet mint tea.
Le Mechoui du Prince, Moroccan restaurant
After an afternoon of immersion in the mosque, a meal at a Moroccan restaurant seems like a fitting end to the day, and Restaurant Le Méchoui du Prince – located a block from the Odeon – fits the bill admirably.
Visitors are welcome to the mosque and guided tours are available.
To reach it, take the Metro to the Place Monge stop and walk about four blocks, or walk less than two kilometers from Notre Dame and take in more of the city along the way. Consider an along-the-way stop at the Pantheon or a visit to the botanical gardens just across the Rue Linne.
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miriam grezel
This is wonderful to read something positive about an imam and Islam in general. I wish it was generally known that this imam offered comfort and safety to Jews during World War 2.
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Good piece! A lot of stuff I didn't know.
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The rest of the list is very extensive and can be downloaded from www.humanesociety.org.
An even more common problem than toxic plants is the ingestion of composted material. This stuff can also be irresistible to your dog and can make them very sick (or worse if coffee grounds are involved). Fruit seeds such as apples, apricots, and peaches contain small amounts of cyanide which can be toxic. The pits of peaches can cause intestinal obstruction. If you think your dog will not eat these, you are mistaken! At Manchaca Road Animal Hospital we once removed a 4 inch corn cob from the intestines of an Airdale.
A new problem to worry about is cocoa bean mulch. It smells just like chocolate and like chocolate, contains theobromine which is toxic and can be lethal if eaten in large amounts. What dog won't eat chocolate when given the chance? There it is all over your flower beds just begging to be snacked on.
Other more obvious dangers are bug poisons, weed killers, and fertilizers.
So, now that you have a better idea of what to watch out for, get out there and plant a beautiful garden and bring us some pictures! And… don't forget to include your best friend in the fun!


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Can fruits be funny? The Strake Jesuit ComedySportz team can make even the simplest things like fruits humorous. On the evening of November 8, the Strake Jesuit-St.Agnes Comedy Sportz team competed against Houston Christian high school.
ComedySportz is an audience-judged interactive comedy show where two teams compete to make the audience laugh. The more laughs one team gets from the spectators, the more points it receives from the referee.
During the match, the referee will take audience suggestions for comedy topics. The teams will use these topics to create skits, including drama, songs, and games.
In the November 8 event, in which one of the topics was indeed fruit, Strake Jesuit beat Houston Christian High School 15-12, by 3 points, securing a home win.
"Strake Jesuit and St.Agnes Comedysportz Program started in 2014 and this 5th season of the team," said Mr.Sullivan, the faculty sponsor of the program.
There are about 10 games and many rehearsals after school throughout the season.
How does a student join the ComedySportz team?
"Tryouts are required for the team, and will occur in spring 2019 in order to have a spot in 2019-20 season," Mr. Sullivan added.
Looking for a fun activity? Joining our ComedySportz team will be fruitful.


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Happy Friday!!!!! The weekend is here again!!!!! I really do not have any plans for it. The weather is beautiful here. It's not hot or cold.
Good morning to you too. My husband is out of town, so I'm being a lazy slug. It feels derned good!
A little late, Mike, but Happy Friday!


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926 F. 2d 883 - United States v. Turner
926 F2d 883 United States v. Turner
59 USLW 2548
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
Jessie Lee TURNER, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 90-30096.
Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 1990.
Decided Feb. 22, 1991.
David K. Allen, Allen & Allen, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellant.
Michael J. Brown, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Before WRIGHT, POOLE and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Turner appeals the district court's denial of his motions to suppress evidence, to dismiss a superseding indictment and for judgment of acquittal. We affirm.
Police suspected that drug traffickers were working out of a public housing complex. They asked a paid police informant, Sloggett, for information, and he told them that Turner was involved. They set up a series of controlled buys of cocaine base between Sloggett and Turner. Sloggett began to work in Turner's operation. He informed police that Turner kept weapons in the apartment he used for his drug operation. In monitoring Turner's conversations, police heard him say that he had firearms to protect his merchandise and to use against the police if they raided his apartment.
An officer applied by telephone for a warrant to search the apartment. The issuing state judge placed her under oath after she presented the supporting facts. The judge found probable cause and issued the warrant. In their subsequent search, police found ammunition, packaging for weapons, a scale, a police scanner, two-way radios, holsters and packaging typically used in the sale of cocaine base.
On June 13, 1989, a grand jury indicted Turner on two counts of distributing cocaine base and one count of possessing a firearm in committing a drug trafficking crime.
Police obtained a warrant for Turner's arrest. They received information that he was presently in another apartment. They considered it dangerous to alert him to their presence before entry so, while ten officers surrounded the building, a few others tried to enter with a passkey. When it did not work, they forced open the apartment door without knocking or announcing their presence.
They found Turner in bed with a woman. A .45-caliber revolver lay beside him beneath the sheets. The officers handcuffed him and took him into another room. Then they searched the apartment and found a rifle in a bedroom closet, ammunition in Turner's trouser pockets and baggies of cocaine base under his pillow and beneath his jacket.
They advised Turner of his Miranda rights. After some equivocation, he acknowledged that he understood them. They questioned him for several minutes.
Turner moved to suppress the statements made at the time of arrest and the evidence seized in both apartments. The court denied the motion.
On October 12, 1989, the government filed a superseding indictment adding one count of conspiring to distribute cocaine base, one count of possessing a firearm in committing a drug trafficking crime and one count of possessing cocaine base with intent to distribute.1 Turner moved to suppress the superseding indictment. The motion was denied.
Turner moved for judgment of acquittal on the charge of possession of firearms in committing a drug trafficking crime. The court denied this motion. A jury convicted him on all six counts. Now serving a sentence of 198 months imprisonment, he appeals.
* We review de novo the district court's determination that the search warrant was valid when the judge placed the affiant under oath after she had presented the supporting facts. We review de novo the application of existing law to established fact. United States v. Luk, 859 F.2d 667, 670 (9th Cir.1988).
Turner argues that the search warrant was invalid because the issuing judge did not place the affiant under oath until after she had recited the facts.
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(c)(2)(D) provides that when issuing telephonic warrants, a federal magistrate must place an affiant under oath as soon as the magistrate learns that the affiant is seeking a warrant. Noncompliance with this rule results in suppression only when (1) the noncompliance clearly violates the federal constitution, (2) " 'there was "prejudice" in the sense that the search might not have occurred or would not have been so abrasive if the rule had been followed, or ... [ (3) ] there is evidence of intentional and deliberate disregard of a provision in the Rule.' " United States v. Stefanson, 648 F.2d 1231, 1235 (9th Cir.1981) (quoting United States v. Radlick, 581 F.2d 225, 228 (9th Cir.1978)). Merely failing to place the affiant under oath until after she had recited the supporting facts did not invalidate the warrant. See id.
Turner urges us to suppress the evidence the police obtained when they executed the arrest warrant because the police entered the apartment in violation of the knock-and-announce rule.
Under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3109, police officers must knock, announce and be refused entry before they break into a residence. Exigent circumstances excuse noncompliance. United States v. Ramirez, 770 F.2d 1458, 1460 (9th Cir.1985). "A police officer's 'reasonable belief that announcement might place him or his associates in physical peril ... constitutes exigent circumstances ...' " Id. (quoting United States v. Manfredi, 722 F.2d 519, 524 (9th Cir.1983)). Exigent circumstances also include fear for the safety of bystanders. United States v. Spinelli, 848 F.2d 26, 28 (2nd Cir.1988).
We review de novo a finding of exigent circumstances. United States v. Ramirez, 770 F.2d 1458, 1460 (9th Cir.1985).
The government argues that the officers here reasonably believed that they and the apartment's occupants were in danger from Turner. They based this on several facts. Turner had previously expressed his willingness to use firearms against the police. He was known to have access to firearms. Police had not recovered the guns that Sloggett said Turner had when they searched the first apartment.
Turner argues that the police did not have a reasonable belief that they or others were in danger. His only prior conviction was in 1972 for receiving stolen property. He had never been charged with either escape or resisting arrest. Police had no reason to believe he was aware that they had a warrant for his arrest. Ten officers surrounded the apartment building, and the police had no information specifically indicating that Turner currently had weapons in his possession.
Turner's argument fails. The number of officers surrounding the building and Turner's lack of prior charges for escape are irrelevant in determining whether the officers reasonably feared for their safety. They may not have had specific information that Turner currently had weapons, but the facts they did have made this highly likely. They heard him say that he kept a firearm to use against police.
Considering all of these circumstances, we conclude that the arresting officers reasonably believed that they and apartment occupants would be endangered if the officers knocked and announced their presence. Exigent circumstances justified their no-knock entry.
Turner argues that the seizures of a baggie of cocaine base from behind his pillow, another from under his jacket, which was on the bed, and a rifle from a bedroom closet were unlawful. The government argues that police lawfully seized this evidence when they conducted a search incident to the arrest. We first consider the seizures of the baggies of cocaine base, and then we address the rifle's seizure.
In the context of plain view discoveries and searches incident to arrest, we review de novo the application of established facts to legal standards. United States v. Miller, 769 F.2d 554, 556 (9th Cir.1985).
* When making a lawful arrest, police may conduct a warrantless search of the area within the arrestee's immediate control, that is, "the area from within which he might gain possession of a weapon or destructible evidence." Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752, 763, 89 S.Ct. 2034, 2040, 23 L.Ed.2d 685 (1969). Such a search incident to arrest must be conducted at "about the same time as the arrest." United States v. Andersson, 813 F.2d 1450, 1456 (9th Cir.1987) (court permitted a search incident to arrest in a hotel room to encompass the whole room and a closed suitcase).
The facts before us raise a novel question. Before the search, police handcuffed Turner and took him to another room. We have not previously determined whether searches incident to arrest may ever encompass a room from which the arrestee has been removed.
The reasoning of the Seventh Circuit is helpful. In United States v. Fleming, 677 F.2d 602, 607 (7th Cir.1982), that court held that a search incident to arrest was valid even though it was conducted five minutes after the arrest, while the arrestee was handcuffed.
To reach this result, the court used a two-level inquiry. First, it put itself in the officers' position and determined whether the searched bag was within the arrestee's immediate control when he was arrested. The answer was yes. Next, it considered whether events occurring after the arrest but before the search made the search unreasonable. It determined that the officers acted reasonably and out of a concern for their safety when they delayed the search five minutes and first handcuffed the arrestee. The court reasoned that "it does not make sense to prescribe a constitutional test that is entirely at odds with safe and sensible police procedures." Id.
We adopt the Seventh Circuit's approach. First, we consider whether the baggies of cocaine base were within Turner's immediate control when he was arrested. They were. He was on the bed with the baggies when he was arrested.
Next we consider whether subsequent events made the search unreasonable. The officers handcuffed Turner and took him into the next room out of a concern for safety. We cannot say that these concerns were unfounded, for they had already discovered a concealed weapon beneath the bedding. They did not take him far away or delay for long before conducting the search. Under the circumstances, we cannot find the search that revealed the baggies of cocaine inconsistent with Chimel or Andersson.2 The baggies were validly seized during a search incident to arrest.
We need not determine whether the officers, in seizing the rifle from the bedroom closet, exceeded the scope of a valid search incident to arrest. Even if the rifle's seizure was not valid, admitting this evidence was harmless error. The prosecution offered the rifle as evidence of the first count, possessing firearms in relation to a drug trafficking crime. The jury could have convicted Turner on this count without the rifle because his conviction was supported by evidence involving four other firearms. He was sentenced under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924(c), which requires that the defendant possess only one firearm. Suppression of the rifle would not have changed the outcome of the firearms count. See VI infra.
Turner urges us to suppress the statements made to police when arrested. He argues first that they were involuntary because he had just awakened when the police questioned him.
We review de novo a district court's determination that a statement was voluntary. United States v. Lewis, 833 F.2d 1380, 1384 (9th Cir.1987).
Statements are involuntary if "under the totality of circumstances, the government obtained the confession by coercion or improper inducement." United States v. Pinion, 800 F.2d 976, 980 (9th Cir.1986), cert. denied, 480 U.S. 936, 107 S.Ct. 1580, 94 L.Ed.2d 770 (1987). A defendant's mental state alone does not make a statement involuntary. Colorado v. Connelly, 479 U.S. 157, 169-71, 107 S.Ct. 515, 522-24, 93 L.Ed.2d 473 (1986). Turner's statements were not involuntary solely because he had just awakened. Coercive conduct by police must have caused him to make the statements. Merely awakening a suspect to arrest him is not coercive conduct.
Turner also argues that his statements were involuntary because he made no written acknowledgment of his Miranda rights. This argument fails because Miranda does not require that defendants acknowledge their rights in writing.
We review for abuse of discretion a district court's failure to dismiss a superseding indictment. United States v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 877 F.2d 734, 737, 739 (9th Cir.1989). A court is not required to dismiss a delayed indictment absent a constitutional violation. United States v. Saavedra, 684 F.2d 1293, 1297 (9th Cir.1982). Turner argues that two rights were violated by the delayed indictment: (1) his right to a speedy trial and (2) his due process rights.A
The grand jury initially indicted Turner on June 13, 1989. He was arrested on June 16, and the government filed a superseding indictment on October 12.
To determine whether the government has violated a defendant's right to a speedy trial, we weigh the length of the delay, the reasons for it, the defendant's timeliness and manner of asserting this right, and whether the defendant has suffered cognizable prejudice. United States v. Valentine, 783 F.2d 1413, 1417 (9th Cir.1986). Recognized prejudices are oppressive pretrial punishment, protracted anxiety and impairment of defense. Id. at 1417-18. No single factor is either necessary or sufficient to establish a violation. United States v. Solomon, 753 F.2d 1522, 1526 (9th Cir.1985).
The delay here did not violate the Sixth Amendment. The first and fourth factors support a rejection of Turner's argument. First, the superseding indictment against Turner was delayed for only four months. This is insufficient for a Sixth Amendment violation. See Valentine, 783 F.2d at 1417 (a six-month delay is a borderline case).
To show prejudice, the fourth factor, Turner argues that the additional charges in the superseding indictment caused the imposition of a longer sentence. This is not the sort of prejudice we recognize as a Sixth Amendment violation.
The second and third factors are inconclusive. The parties disagree as to the second factor, the reasons for the government's delay. Even if Turner is correct that the government did not have a legitimate reason for the delay, this does not establish a Sixth Amendment violation given the other factors.
As for the third factor, Turner sought to dismiss the superseding indictment by a pretrial motion. His assertion was timely and made properly. But while an improper or untimely assertion of speedy trial rights may weigh in favor of rejecting a defendant's motion to dismiss for violation of these rights, the mere fact of proper, timely assertion does not warrant dismissal.
Turner also argues that the delayed superseding indictment violated his right to due process. We reject this argument.
Preindictment delay by a prosecutor violates due process when it causes the defendant actual prejudice and when the "length of the delay, when balanced against the government's reasons for it, offends those 'fundamental conceptions of justice which lie at the base of our civil and political institutions.' " Valentine, 783 F.2d at 1416 (quoting United States v. Moran, 759 F.2d 777, 782 (9th Cir.1985)).
Turner argues that he was prejudiced because he received five years of punishment that he would not have received if the government had not filed the later indictment. The delay, however, did not cause this "prejudice." From the time of Turner's arrest, the government had the information needed to file the additional charges.
The four-month delay also weighs against Turner. While we favor prompter action, we do not find that this delay between the arrest and superseding indictment violated any fundamental notions of justice.
We review denial of a motion for judgment of acquittal by determining whether "viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Government, there was substantial relevant evidence produced from which the jury reasonably could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." United States v. Sarault, 840 F.2d 1479, 1487 (9th Cir.1988).
Viewing the evidence by this standard, a reasonable jury could have found that Turner possessed the firearm in committing a drug trafficking crime. A defendant commits this crime if he uses or carries a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924(c) (Supp.1990).
The jury could reasonably have found that Turner was involved in drug trafficking. The police found 4.1 grams of cocaine base in individual baggies when they arrested him. Testimony indicated that 4.1 grams was not a typical amount for personal use and that drug traffickers normally distributed cocaine in small baggies.
Further, the jury could reasonably have found that Turner had the firearms during and in relation to drug trafficking. The police overheard a conversation in which Turner said he kept firearms to protect his "merchandise."
Taken together, this evidence reasonably supports the conclusion that Turner possessed a firearm in committing a drug trafficking crime.
The district court properly denied Turner's motions to suppress evidence, to dismiss the superseding indictment and for judgment of acquittal.
The parties disagree about the reason why the superseding indictment was delayed. Turner states that the government was slow because the prosecutor was considering the advisability of a conspiracy charge. The government states that it delayed because it was waiting until after the district court decided Turner's motion to suppress
This holding is limited to the narrow facts of a short time span and the arrestee's close
proximity.


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Colorado receives 100 ventilators in lieu of requested 10,000
Apr 29, 2020 by Benjamin Neufeld	in News Minor
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The contribution looks like a political favor from Trump to Cory Gardner
As governments and hospitals around the world compete against each other for limited Coronavirus medical and safety supplies, Colorado luckily received 100 ventilators—currently the only device which can help critically ill COVID-19 patients—all seemingly sent by the President himself. Trump broke the news on Twitter on April 8, in a response to Colorado senator Cory Gardner, saying, "will be immediately sending 100 Ventilators to Colorado at the request of Senator Gardner."
Though Colorado's primarily democratic leadership is glad to have the supplies, many criticize the move as an obvious political favor to a GOP senator up for reelection. 9News journalist Kyle Clark pointed out, "Colorado's Governor says FEMA blocked the state's purchase of 500 ventilators. Now 100 are sent here as a favor to a political ally of the President. Colorado will take ventilators however we can get them but the obviousness of this would be laughable if people weren't dying."
Governor Jared Polis had initially told FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) the state would need 10,000 ventilators. But, as Colorado continued to wait for supplies, Polis worked out a deal to purchase 500 ventilators from a private manufacturer. However, the order was apparently cancelled at the request of FEMA so they could obtain the equipment instead. Lee dePalo, regional administrator for FEMA Region VIII, clarified that, though he had no knowledge on the specific incident with Colorado, in many cases a supplier will make a deal with a state and then find out their equipment has already been reserved under the Defense Production Act.
The federal stockpile contains only 6,000 ventilators, so distribution is determined by FEMA's assessment of a state's need rather than by what the state requests. After a phone call with the president stressing Colorado's need, Cory Gardner was able to acquire 100 of the 6,000.
In an article from Feb. 26, The Sentry reported that Senator Gardner's vote to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial looked like an appeal to right-wing Colorado voters for their support in his reelection campaign. Now, it seems Trump has been returning the favor. In left trending Colorado, Cory Gardner is one of the most vulnerable reelection candidates of the 23 republican held senate seats up for election in November, and Trump has been doing his part to help Gardner win a second term. The president has included Gardner in multiple campaign rallies and fundraising events, using his influence to connect the senator with wealthy donors. An event in Colorado Springs, scheduled for Mar. 13 (but cancelled due to Coronavirus), would have sold VIP tickets for $100,000.
Though the above are orthodox means of political support, Trump's alleged partisan distribution of medical supplies have received harsh criticism. Last month, when the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, criticized Trump's pandemic response, the president suggested that federal support should be withheld from states that have been unappreciative. He said of Mike Pence, his appointed head of the COVID-19 response, in a press briefing, "he calls all the governors — I'm a different person. I say, 'Mike, don't call the governor of Washington, you're wasting your time with him. Don't call the woman in Michigan," (referring to Whitmer). Colorado senate candidate Andrew Romanoff said of Trump's behavior, "The pandemic isn't partisan—saving lives shouldn't be either."
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Jesus or Barabbas? (Palm Sunday, B)
"Jesus or Barabbas?"
Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion, B
Note: For all the readings from this Sunday, see http://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/HolyWeek/BPalmSun_RCL.html
Holy Week is the story of rejecting Jesus as Messiah. At the beginning of the week, enough people believed he was the One that they welcomed him into the city in a triumphal procession. Much like Romans welcomed victorious generals and kings back from war, the people shouted hymns of praise for Jesus as he rode into the city on a donkey.
"Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
- Mark 11:9b-10
They hailed him as the bringer of "the coming kingdom of our ancestor David." That wasn't a metaphor. They envisioned a new king taking their country back from the Roman Empire. They wanted to be independent and sovereign again.
But by the end of the week, the propaganda of the chief priests, scribes, and Pharisees had won out. These Temple authorities had launched an all-out smear campaign against Jesus to turn the tide of the people against him. Judeans imagined that the Messiah would be both a spiritual and political leader of Israel.
Sure, lots of people liked hearing Jesus speak, but (the religious leaders argued) he couldn't be a true spiritual leader if he didn't defend Torah, God's Law given in the Old Testament. He didn't worship in the temple often enough. He didn't make the right kinds of sacrifices. He didn't follow all the extra rituals of purification. He ate with Gentiles, Samaritans, prostitutes, and tax collectors. In fact, the most famous visit he made to the Temple ended with him turning over the money changers' tables and driving out all the animals they were selling. The argument could be made that Jesus disrupted the people's worship more than he helped it.
Then there were the politics. Jesus may have been hailed as Messiah by some, but he didn't look or act like any king they'd seen before. He wasn't building an army. He didn't defend himself from persecutors. He wouldn't resist arrest. He didn't defend himself in court. He accepted torture and abuse from both Jewish and Roman authorities.
And that's where we find Jesus on Good Friday. He stands before Pilate after his sham trial with the Sanhedrin in the middle of the night. He awaits judgment from the Roman governor alongside other convicted criminals, including Barabbas.
"Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom. Then he answered them, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?" For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him over. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. Pilate spoke to them again, "Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?" They shouted back, "Crucify him!" Pilate asked them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify him!" So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified."
- Mark 15:6-15
The people who were there had a choice. They could have Jesus or Barabbas. Something changed for them from Sunday to Friday. The one who was coming in the Name of the Lord had failed. He seemed to be restoring the kingdom of David, but now he was set to be executed by foreign rulers.
I found a poem online that helps us see some of the things that were at stake in this choice. Louis Gander wrote this poem as part of a Christian poetry contest in April 2017:
"Give Us Barabbas!" by Louis Gander © 2017
What caught the attention of that obtuse crowd?
What made them determined? What made them so loud?
"Give us Barabbas!" Can you tell me why
the people had int'rest in that evil guy?
Was he more exciting and spectacular?
Was he their big hero - strong, muscular?
Could he break big log chains right off of his wrists?
And did he boast laughing- then shake both his fists?
Was his voice like thunder with tongue hard as steel?
Oh, was the crowd taken and how did they feel?
Was it because Jesus stood motionless there?
Was it because Jesus did not have a prayer?
Was Jesus too loving t'ward innocent youth,
Was Jesus judgmental in speaking the truth?
Was Jesus too caring with his healing hands -
or was it because He had much greater plans?
There's no rhyme or reason, so often it seems.
It boggles the mind to such endless extremes.
So why did the crowd have Barabbas set free?
And why was it Jesus who died... and not me?
Here we see some of the obvious differences between Jesus and Barabbas. Barabbas had been a rebel who led a revolt against Roman rule. He was a fighter, headstrong and brave. He was someone who hurting, oppressed people could look up to because he fought to set them free. Jesus, on the other hand, kept preaching peace and humility. He was meek and kind to the hurting and critical of those in power. But when he had the biggest platform, he chose to stay silent and accept the punishment.
This choice cuts straight to the core of who we are today. Jesus or Barabbas? The one thing I disagree with in Mr. Gander's poem is that there was rhyme and reason to the people's choice. The question is: What do we want from God deep down inside? What is our true desire? Do we want love, peace, and reconciliation (and are we willing to suffer to achieve it)? Or do we want to continue the endless cycle of violence and war?
On Good Friday, the people made their choice. They thought, Jesus is no Messiah. He's not the kind of leader we want to follow. At least Barabbas stands for the same things we stand for: revolution and freedom. Barabbas is our guy.
Blessed is the one who will win us back the crown of glory in imperial politics. Blessed is Barabbas! Blessed are the Ones who fight for us like big strong tough guys. Kill people who are weak. Silence the meek and humble. Destroy the peaceful who live with suffering. Blessed are the rebels and revolutionaries who will kill to get what they want. Crucify the ones who advocate calm, peaceful diplomacy. Crucify the ones who say that love is the answer. The only answer we want is a bigger stick than the other guy.
So Jesus is despised and rejected by the people. And that doesn't mean that the 1st century Jews are especially evil people. I think if Jesus lived among us today, our society would kill him too. We face this choice between Jesus and Barabbas each and every day. Anytime we're faced with injustice from government and society, we have to choose how to respond: love or hate? Peace or violence?
Now, this doesn't mean that the church should remain silent and sit on its hands in the face of the world's evils. There are many examples to faithful Christians who use the way of nonviolence to protest and challenge unjust authorities and systems. Look to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's wing of the Civil Rights Movement. Look to the recent Black Lives Matter rallies and protests. Look to yesterday's Rally for Our Lives to protest ongoing gun violence and advocate for legislative change to protect the American people.
These are not violent uprisings, but peaceful demonstrations of the will of the people -- protect our lives, our dignity, and our rights. Jesus too spoke truth to power, and he remained steadfast in that truth even when it got him killed. Barabbas chose the quick, easy way, and Judea remained enslaved. But even if the revolution had been successful, Jesus' way was better.
As followers of Jesus, God calls us to walk in love as Christ loved us, even giving himself up for us as an offering to God. But the truth is the way of peace is hard. "The gate is narrow and road is hard that leads to life" (Matt 7:14). May God give us the grace we need to choose peace over war today and always. Amen.
Gander, Louis. "Give Us Barabbas!" Published April 2017. Accessed 14 March 2018. https://www.christart.com/poetry/poem6506.htm
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Symposium: Critical Turns in the Study of Modern Turkey
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Turkey's recent history abounds with epic critical turns and junctures. Within slightly more than a century, the country has witnessed the arrival of constitutional politics in the context of a pre-modern empire, the demise of that empire together with the institution of the Caliphate, the emergence of a secular and authoritarian nation-state, the introduction of competitive politics, the commitment to a European future, and now, a sharp but uncertain turn towards authoritarianism, Islamist politics and uncertain statehood. These brusque twists and turns seem to imply deep societal, political and demographic ruptures. From another angle, however, Turkey's eventful recent history can be summarised with the epigram plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Despite incessant upheaval, certain traits of Turkey's society and politics - from authoritarianism to societal violence, from the omnipotent father state to the attrition of the individual and of civil society - appear to be almost immutable. Yet no less immutable are the resistance and opposition to the state and those in power, and the strategies of subverting, transforming and adapting state projects of domination.
The most recent critical turn in Turkey's history is the coup attempt of 15 July 2016, promoted as the birth moment of a 'new Turkey', though its causes remain opaque and its symbolism markedly contested. It is at this new critical juncture that we will seek to take stock of novel work in the field of Turkish studies, as this is also a point where the second meaning of critique comes in: Deprived of the official ontology of the Kemalist nationstate and secular nationalism, Turkish studies as a field of research is experi-encing a critical turn that unsettles its ontological foundations but may open the way for an inclusively radical reframing of the field. The inclusion of gender-sensitive perspectives and LGBT studies, the growing body of literature on Kurdish studies, the engagement with genocide studies and Armenian history, as well as the increasing move beyond the nation-state and the focus on connections, networks and mobilities is creating a more varied and potentially enriching field of study.
Inspired by these multi-directional trajectories and by the potentiality of Turkish studies as a liberating space of scholarly interaction, we will discuss the current state of the field and its possible futures. The speakers are leading scholars and young academics working on Turkey, who have collaborated with Kerem Öktem and contributed to the development of Turkish Studies at Graz. With four thematic conversations and a reflection panel, the Symposium will pay homage to Kerem Öktem and his colleagues' work at the Centre for Southeast European Studies between 2014 and 2019.
University of Graz


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The FAO Emergency and Rehabilitation Coordination Unit (ERCU) in Peru has produced the radio campaign "Ensuring household food during climate emergencies", under the framework for the project "Emergency assistance to the most affected localities in the Ucayali region by floods in 2011".
The aim of the campaign is to enhance knowledge and practices for proper crop management, poultry breeding and risk management to face climate emergencies. The material was produced in Spanish and in three indigenous languages, Ashaninka, Shipibo and Yine. It seeks to be broadcasted via local radios and other media in order to benefit people living in the most vulnerable communities in the Amazon region.
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The radio series "Coping with climate emergencies to ensure food security" seeks to strengthen the capacities of the highland communities in Puno and Cusco, Peru, in order to address the effects of climate change.
Radio Campaign "Strategies for Action"
Complementary to the "Knowing to Act" radio campaign, "Strategies for Action" presents the strategies implemented by ERCU-PERU under the project "Local level disaster risk management in the Andean highlands and construction of living stocks in order to face drought and frost in vulnerable communities". Through radio broadcasting, the campaign is intended to inform and raise awareness on community strategies for climate change adaptation.
Radio Campaign "Knowing to Act"
"Knowing to Act" is a radio series that seeks to keep subsistence farmers informed, while raising their awareness, as well as strengthen local disaster risk management for dealing with drought and frost in highland communities.


EXCLUSIVE: I've just learned that five well-known Hollywood Democrats — David Geffen, Bob Iger, Peter Chernin, Haim Saban, and Ari Emanuel — are hosting a November 4th fundraiser for Ari's brother Rahm Emanuel in his bid to become Chicago's next mayor. Rahm, a former Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois' 5th Congressional District (2003-2009), resigned as President Obama's White House Chief Of Staff on October 1st to throw his hat into the mayoral race following the retirement of Richard M. Daley whose last name more or less owned that political office the way most families would takeover the dining table. The Hollywood fundraiser will be held at Saban's palatial Beverly Hills home.
For those keeping score, Geffen is the former DreamWorks SKG partner and longtime music and film mogul. Iger is the CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Chernin is the former No. 2 of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and now a busy Fox TV and film producer. Saban is a private equity investor and entertainment producer best known for making the Power rangers into a worldwide hit and co-owner of the largest Spanish language media company in the U.S., Univision, as well as one of the Democratic party's single largest donors. And Ari is the co-CEO of WME Entertainment, one of the largest Hollywood talent and literary agencies and now expanding into marketing and investment banking. All the men are Democratic Party donors, with Geffen, Chernin, Ari Emanuel, and Saban the most politically active, and Geffen and Saban over the years among the party's biggest single donors.
Because of his brother and because of his Democratic Party fundraising, Rahm knows all the major Hollywood players who are active in politics very well. Rahm was chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the 2006 mid-term elections and was elected chairman of the Democratic caucus when the party regained control of the U.S. House Of Representatives that year. He remained a top strategist for House Democrats during the 2008 cycle while he worked on behalf of Obama's presidential candidacy. Two days after Obama's election win, Rahm was tapped for White House Chief of Staff.


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Handling this objection is a little bit different than most because it's usually based on a misconception. One of the common arguments used by Christians for the existence of God is from objective morality. Something like, objective moral laws cannot exist without a moral lawgiver. Every system that tries to explain morality without God ends up being relative. Examples like morality being a product of evolution or a cultural creation, are ultimately insufficient to explain the world.
The argument that you can't have morality without God is interpreted as you can't be moral without belief in God. They often take great offense at that, perhaps rightfully so. Generally speaking, the challenge is correct. Atheists can do good and moral actions without any kind of belief in God. But this is a straw man logical fallacy, responding to an attack that is not being made. Our argument is that they don't have an objective standard for their actions. To think of it another way, they acknowledge that laws exist, and that they can follow them as well as anyone, but they choose to believe that nobody wrote those laws.
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What you can do to combat the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus
by Jacki Mick
Image courtesy of Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida.
Image courtesy of Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida. Getting bit by a mosquito is a bitch, but in Florida, it's pretty inevitable. Sometimes, the bites from those pesky critters can cause a virus. Right now, the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus is on the rise. The virus, which is not life-threatening produces flu-like symptoms, including high fever, headache, joint pain and rashes. To help to prevent the spread of this, and other viruses transmitted by mosquitos, Orange County Health officials have released a press release details steps citizens can take. The short version: eliminate standing water on your property and use a DEET-based insect repellent while outdoors. Here's the full press release:
Orange County Urges Proactive Measures to Combat Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus
Eliminate Standing Water to Help Prevent Infection by "Day-Biting" Mosquitoes
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 30, 2014) — As the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus continues to spread – including reports of the first two locally transmitted cases in Florida – the Orange County Health Services Department's Mosquito Control Division is urging people to protect themselves from possible infection while taking proactive measures to reduce the threat of an outbreak.
Chikungunya ("chik-en-GUN-ya") produces flu-like symptoms characterized by high fever and joint pain. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling or rash, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus, which is seldom fatal and cannot be spread by humans or animals, usually resolves on its own.
Tom Breaud, manager of the Orange County Mosquito Control Division, says the mosquitoes capable of transmitting chikungunya locally – the Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger mosquito) and Aedes aegypti (Yellow Fever mosquito) – are small, black-and-silver insects. They bite primarily during the day and sleep at night and are not a threat to animals. Unlike most other mosquitoes, they are found near residences in containers – not in large bodies of water, such as lakes.
"These mosquitoes breed in standing water found in areas close to homes, schools and playgrounds – in places like gutters, flat roofs, tire swings, children's toys, bird baths, plant saucers, trash cans, and even something as small as a bottle cap," Breaud said. "We need the help of every citizen to eliminate standing water on their property, because this disease is preventable. The mosquito can go from egg to adult in seven days, so draining and dumping unnecessary water around your residence is essential to prevention."
In addition, Breaud recommends protecting yourself with insect repellent that contains DEET (N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide), which is the gold standard in bug spray.
Children and seniors are not more susceptible to the virus, but they are likely to suffer more serious symptoms. There is no vaccine or medication available to prevent infection, and the virus can only be treated symptomatically.
The first case of chikungunya in the Western Hemisphere was documented in late 2013; since then, there have been 431,000 cases in the Caribbean. Now, health officials believe that infected mosquitoes have appeared in Florida for the first time, as the state's 77 cases (as of July 22) include two people who contracted the virus locally; the other cases occurred during travel outside the continental U.S.
The individuals in the two locally transmitted Florida cases were bitten by an infective mosquito that acquired the virus in Florida (probably from someone coming from the Caribbean).
From 2006-13, an average of 28 people per year were diagnosed with chikungunya in the U.S. and its territories. This year, the number is 497.
Orange County Health Services Department's Mosquito Control Division, which actively sprays to control the mosquito population, is a resource available to all citizens, including those who would like their property checked for these mosquitoes. Call 407-254-9120 for Mosquito Control, or dial 311 to learn more about related services provided by Orange County.
Dr. Tom Breaud ("Bro") Manager, Orange County Mosquito Control Division Thomas.Breaud@ocfl.net
Dr. Christopher Hunter Interim Director, Orange County Health Services
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Q: Patterns for ajax-heavy web applications Up until now, I've been a great fan of the MVC pattern for developing web applications. For the web, I've developed mostly in PHP (with the Kohana and CodeIgniter frameworks) and Ruby (RoR).
As my applications become heavier on the Ajax side (single-page apps etc) I noticed that I can't help but betray the very basic concepts of MVC: Javascript is doing most of the works; calling controllers just to ask for views or more js/json code seems wrong.
After striving for keeping all the routing jobs in the controllers, now I've fundamentally split it between them and Javascript (that is, from the framework's PoV, part of the views). When asking for json the MVC subversion looks even more obvious: the js code doing the request is the controller; the framework's controller is merely acting as proxy for the model's data - what I'm actually asking for.
So, what should I look into?
I was thinking about pure-javascript applications, for instance with backbone.js and a document-based, json-spitting database (couchDB) as backend, but I love my relational databases.
Another option would be the following: I'd just make "routed models" in PHP/ruby/go/whatnot. Those will analyse the request, call the db, give back some json.
This approach looks interesting to me but it lacks any substantial documentation or academic analysis, so I'm a little afraid of the leap.
Ideas?

A: If there isn't any academic analysis, do it yourself. Just experiment on your next small scale project, and see how you like it. Read Paul Graham's essay on why he choose Lisp for his startup, even though it wasn't commonly used. http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html
There are plenty of MVC javascript frameworks out there. If you want to build a primarily javascript application, then do it.
Just build a restful API in rails or whatever framework you use that is just a wrapper for the database, and you won't have to give up you're relational database. Just call the api like you would call the database if this were a server based logic application.
Additionally, if you build your app this way, you can build in offline support very easily.

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