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PRESS BULLETIN - NOVEMBER 28, 2008
2008 November 28, 07:05 (Friday)
ECON - Economic Affairs--Economic Conditions, Trends and Potential | KPAO - Public Affairs Office | KS - Korea (South) | MARR - Military and Defense Affairs--Military and Defense Arrangements | PGOV - Political Affairs--Government; Internal Governmental Affairs | PREL - Political Affairs--External Political Relations | US - United States
Central Intelligence Agency | Commander in Chief US Pacific Command | Defense Intelligence Agency | Department of Commerce | Department of the Treasury | Joint Chiefs of Staff | Secretary of Defense | Secretary of State
UNCLAS SEOUL 002286 DEPT FOR EAP/K, EAP/PD, INR/EAP/K AND INR/IL/P TREASURY FOR OASIA/WINGLE USDOC FOR 4430/IEP/OPB/EAP/WGOLICKE STATE PASS USDA ELECTRONICALLY FOR FAS/ITP STATE PASS DOL/ILAB SUDHA HALEY STATE PASS USTR FOR IVES/WEISEL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KPAO, PGOV, PREL, MARR, ECON, KS, US SUBJECT: PRESS BULLETIN - November 28, 2008
Features 1. U.S. Beef Sales; "It Is Cheap..." "But..." (Hankook Ilbo, November 28, 2008, Page 13) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo Prosecutors to Seek Arrest Warrant for Former President Roh Moo-hyun's Elder Brother on Suspicion of Taking 1 Billion Won in Return for Influencing Sale of Sejong Securities to Nonghyup JoongAng Ilbo Former President Roh's High School Friend, Jeong Hwa-sam, and his Brother Operated Illegal Gambling Business in Busan with Money Given by Sejong Securities; Park Yeon-cha, Chairman of Taekwang Industrial and Supporter of Former President Roh, Hid 60 Billion Won Abroad Dong-a Ilbo Former President Roh's Elder Brother and Jeong Brothers Allegedly Ran Gambling Business in Busan Together; Park Yeon-cha, Former President Roh's Supporter, Amassed Tens of Billions of Won in Slush Funds Hankook Ilbo Senior Sejong Securities Official: "Former President Roh's Elder Brother Personally Demanded Money for Influencing Sale of Sejong Securities to Nonghyup" Hankyoreh Shinmun Former President Kim Dae-jung: "Lee Myung-bak Administration is Intentionally Derailing Inter-Korean Relations" Segye Ilbo Some 120 People Killed in Mumbai Terror Seoul Shinmun Former President Roh's Long-time Supporter Park Yeon-cha Evaded 50 Billion Won in Taxes Domestic Developments 1. According to the Unification Ministry, North Korea yesterday detailed its cross-border passage restriction, slated to start Dec. 1, by informing the ROK that it will only allow ROK people to enter its territory once a week via its eastern border and three times a day via the western border. The North also slashed the number of people and cars allowed to cross the border by half and cut the hours during which border traffic is permitted. (All) 2. Major local discount stores yesterday resumed sales of U.S. beef for the first time in about a year. Most of the stores were crowded with customers, and sales of U.S. beef in some discounters surpassed those of Hanwoo (beef from Korean cattle) and Australian beef. (JoongAng, Dong-a, Hankook, OhmyNews, VoiceofPeople) International News 1. The U.S. will soon deploy three squadrons of F-22 stealth fighters to the Pacific region to deal rapidly with North Korea's nuclear threats. (JoongAng) Media Analysis Mumbai Terror Attacks The ROK media gave front-and inside-page coverage to yesterday's series of terror attacks in India's financial hub Mumbai, which left around 120 people dead and more than 300 injured. The ROK media reported that Muslim militants attacked at least 10 targets, including two five star hotels and a crowded train station, with assault rifles, hand grenades and explosives and that the attackers held some 100-200 foreign and local hostages at one of the hotels they invaded while engaging in a gunfight with local police. Foreigners who escaped from the scene of the terror attack were quoted as saying that the gunmen had singled out British and American nationals during the hostage standoff. The ROK media went on to say that all 26 Koreans, who had been caught in the middle of the deadly terrorist attacks when they were taken hostage at a Mumbai hotel, escaped unharmed four hours later but that the ROK Foreign Ministry is still looking for one Korean who did not make his flight back home to Seoul. Conservative Chosun Ilbo headlined its stories: "Indian Version of 9/11 Terror Attacks; Mumbai Attacks Seem Intended to Test Obama." Right-of-center JoongAng Ilbo wrote in the headline: "Mumbai Terror Aimed at Westerners... Obama Put to the Test." Moderate Hankook Ilbo's headline read: "International Community Again Plunged into 'Terror Nightmare;' BBC Reports Bin Laden Plans Terror Attacks on New York Subway Before Obama Takes Office." Left-leaning Hankyoreh Shinmun headlined its story: "Obama's Anti-Terror Strategy Put to the Test" U.S. Beef Most ROK media noted yesterday's resumption of sales of U.S. beef by major ROK discount stores for the first time in about a year, and reported that most of the stores were crowded with customers and that sales of U.S. beef in some discounters surpassed those of Hanwoo (beef from Korean cattle) and Australian beef. Features U.S. Beef Sales; "It Is Cheap..." "But..." (Hankook Ilbo, November 28, 2008, Page 13) By Reporters Lee Sung-hee and Kang Ji-won U.S. beef got mixed response from consumers. In terms of sales volume, U.S. beef overtook hanwoo and Australian beef. Civic groups, including the People's Conference against Mad Cow Disease, launched a protest rally. On November 27, when U.S. beef sales resumed, the meat sections of large discount stores E-Mart, Homeplus and Lotte Mart were crowded all day long with people, including reporters and beef consumers. There were also some people who said, "I came here just out of curiosity." However, consumers' response was largely mixed. While people aged over 50 said, "We are satisfied that we can eat meat at a lower price," housewives in their 30s and 40s noted, "Although we are looking around out of curiosity, we are still cautious." Around noon the same day, at the U.S. frozen beef section of an E-Mart store in Yongsan, you could see a bulletin which explained each part of the beef and notified consumers that "we, E-Mart, sell only safe beef from cattle younger than 30 months, which is produced at slaughtering and processing plants certified by the ROKG and the U.S. Department of Agriculture." By part, per 100 grams, chuck roll sells for 1,350 won, loin for 2,780 won, boneless short rib for 1,880 won, and fore shank for 2,280 won. A person surnamed Kang (54, Galwol-dong, Yongsan-gu) who goes to market every other day said, "My two sons, a high school student and a college student, like beef, but so far we could not afford to eat beef. I am happy to buy beef at half the price (of home-grown beef hanwoo)," adding, "Since large stores are for ordinary folks, they should sell cheap products." A person surnamed Hong (40, Galwol-dong) who said she dropped by the store to buy U.S. beef noted, "I bought a set of fore shank (790g) for 18,000 won. I am satisfied with its price and quality." On the other hand, an 8 months pregnant woman surnamed Koh (38, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu) said, "How come U.S. beef entered the ROK market so easily? Since the government and citizens were at loggerheads over the controversial issue for about six months, I am confused how U.S. beef is available on the market so soon." A mother of two elementary school students (42, Yichon-dong, Yongsan-gu) remarked, "Since it is for my children, I will choose to buy hanwoo. I would like to give my children safe foods." Around the same time, a Lotte Mart store near the Seoul station also began selling U.S. beef. Since civic groups changed their protest venue from here to an E-Mart store in Yongsan, this store was relatively quiet. A person surnamed Lee (62, Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu) said, "Hanwoo is very expensive. Young people know nothing. Some restaurants and meat shops cheat consumers by mislabeling U.S. beef as hanwoo," adding, "Given our difficult livelihood, I do not understand why they do not buy high-quality U.S. beef at a lower price." The sections of pork and Australian beef whose prices are similar to U.S. beef are less crowded. A seller at the meat section of a Lotte Mart store noted, "Some people asked about the safety of U.S. beef, but most decided whether or not to buy it after looking at the quality of beef in person. Many people compared it with Australian beef, and among U.S. beef products, fore shank and ribs are popular." As of 6 p.m. on this day, E-Mart announced that out of the first shipment of 40 tons of U.S. beef, 13 tons were sold, and 16 tons of Australian beef and 4.5 tons of hanwoo were sold. Australian ribs for steamed dishes were especially so popular that they drove up the overall sales of Australian beef. When it comes to the total amount of beef sales, both U.S. and Australian beef amounted to 108 million won, overtaking hanwoo (105 million won). At HomePlus, 11.5 tons of U.S. beef were sold by 6 p.m., higher than Australian beef (9.3 tons) and hanwoo (3.7 tons). As of the same time, at Lotte Mart, 6 tons of U.S. beef and 2.3 tons of Australian beef and 4 tons of hanwoo were sold. An official of Lotte Mart said, "More than 9 tons of U.S. beef, 180% of the daily target, are expected to be sold by closing time." Meanwhile, the People's Conference against Mad Cow Disease and the Hanwoo Association held a press conference in front of an E-Mart store in Yongsan at 1 p.m. and called for the suspension of U.S. beef sales at big discount stores. Although Democratic Labor Party lawmaker Choi Hyung-kwon and Chairman of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions Huh Young-koo attended the rally, a total number of participants numbered only about 20 due to bad weather, and around 3 p.m., the initial plan to continue the rally at a Lotte Mart store near the Seoul station was canceled. Rep. Choi and Chairman Huh met with the head of the E-Mart store in Yongsan around 2:30 p.m. and demanded an answer to a call for a ban on U.S. beef sales by December 1. However, E-Mart said, "It is not a matter that we can decide unilaterally, and the sales suspension is not possible." An official of the People's Conference against Mad Cow Disease said, "If (large discount stores) continue to sell U.S. beef, we will also continue to protest against it." Stephens
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(Hankook Ilbo, November 28, 2008, Page 13) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo Prosecutors to Seek Arrest Warrant for Former President Roh Moo-hyun's Elder Brother on Suspicion of Taking 1 Billion Won in Return for Influencing Sale of Sejong Securities to Nonghyup JoongAng Ilbo Former President Roh's High School Friend, Jeong Hwa-sam, and his Brother Operated Illegal Gambling Business in Busan with Money Given by Sejong Securities; Park Yeon-cha, Chairman of Taekwang Industrial and Supporter of Former President Roh, Hid 60 Billion Won Abroad Dong-a Ilbo Former President Roh's Elder Brother and Jeong Brothers Allegedly Ran Gambling Business in Busan Together; Park Yeon-cha, Former President Roh's Supporter, Amassed Tens of Billions of Won in Slush Funds Hankook Ilbo Senior Sejong Securities Official: "Former President Roh's Elder Brother Personally Demanded Money for Influencing Sale of Sejong Securities to Nonghyup" Hankyoreh Shinmun Former President Kim Dae-jung: "Lee Myung-bak Administration is Intentionally Derailing Inter-Korean Relations" Segye Ilbo Some 120 People Killed in Mumbai Terror Seoul Shinmun Former President Roh's Long-time Supporter Park Yeon-cha Evaded 50 Billion Won in Taxes Domestic Developments 1. According to the Unification Ministry, North Korea yesterday detailed its cross-border passage restriction, slated to start Dec. 1, by informing the ROK that it will only allow ROK people to enter its territory once a week via its eastern border and three times a day via the western border. The North also slashed the number of people and cars allowed to cross the border by half and cut the hours during which border traffic is permitted. (All) 2. Major local discount stores yesterday resumed sales of U.S. beef for the first time in about a year. Most of the stores were crowded with customers, and sales of U.S. beef in some discounters surpassed those of Hanwoo (beef from Korean cattle) and Australian beef. (JoongAng, Dong-a, Hankook, OhmyNews, VoiceofPeople) International News 1. The U.S. will soon deploy three squadrons of F-22 stealth fighters to the Pacific region to deal rapidly with North Korea's nuclear threats. (JoongAng) Media Analysis Mumbai Terror Attacks The ROK media gave front-and inside-page coverage to yesterday's series of terror attacks in India's financial hub Mumbai, which left around 120 people dead and more than 300 injured. The ROK media reported that Muslim militants attacked at least 10 targets, including two five star hotels and a crowded train station, with assault rifles, hand grenades and explosives and that the attackers held some 100-200 foreign and local hostages at one of the hotels they invaded while engaging in a gunfight with local police. Foreigners who escaped from the scene of the terror attack were quoted as saying that the gunmen had singled out British and American nationals during the hostage standoff. The ROK media went on to say that all 26 Koreans, who had been caught in the middle of the deadly terrorist attacks when they were taken hostage at a Mumbai hotel, escaped unharmed four hours later but that the ROK Foreign Ministry is still looking for one Korean who did not make his flight back home to Seoul. Conservative Chosun Ilbo headlined its stories: "Indian Version of 9/11 Terror Attacks; Mumbai Attacks Seem Intended to Test Obama." Right-of-center JoongAng Ilbo wrote in the headline: "Mumbai Terror Aimed at Westerners... Obama Put to the Test." Moderate Hankook Ilbo's headline read: "International Community Again Plunged into 'Terror Nightmare;' BBC Reports Bin Laden Plans Terror Attacks on New York Subway Before Obama Takes Office." Left-leaning Hankyoreh Shinmun headlined its story: "Obama's Anti-Terror Strategy Put to the Test" U.S. Beef Most ROK media noted yesterday's resumption of sales of U.S. beef by major ROK discount stores for the first time in about a year, and reported that most of the stores were crowded with customers and that sales of U.S. beef in some discounters surpassed those of Hanwoo (beef from Korean cattle) and Australian beef. Features U.S. Beef Sales; "It Is Cheap..." "But..." (Hankook Ilbo, November 28, 2008, Page 13) By Reporters Lee Sung-hee and Kang Ji-won U.S. beef got mixed response from consumers. In terms of sales volume, U.S. beef overtook hanwoo and Australian beef. Civic groups, including the People's Conference against Mad Cow Disease, launched a protest rally. On November 27, when U.S. beef sales resumed, the meat sections of large discount stores E-Mart, Homeplus and Lotte Mart were crowded all day long with people, including reporters and beef consumers. There were also some people who said, "I came here just out of curiosity." However, consumers' response was largely mixed. While people aged over 50 said, "We are satisfied that we can eat meat at a lower price," housewives in their 30s and 40s noted, "Although we are looking around out of curiosity, we are still cautious." Around noon the same day, at the U.S. frozen beef section of an E-Mart store in Yongsan, you could see a bulletin which explained each part of the beef and notified consumers that "we, E-Mart, sell only safe beef from cattle younger than 30 months, which is produced at slaughtering and processing plants certified by the ROKG and the U.S. Department of Agriculture." By part, per 100 grams, chuck roll sells for 1,350 won, loin for 2,780 won, boneless short rib for 1,880 won, and fore shank for 2,280 won. A person surnamed Kang (54, Galwol-dong, Yongsan-gu) who goes to market every other day said, "My two sons, a high school student and a college student, like beef, but so far we could not afford to eat beef. I am happy to buy beef at half the price (of home-grown beef hanwoo)," adding, "Since large stores are for ordinary folks, they should sell cheap products." A person surnamed Hong (40, Galwol-dong) who said she dropped by the store to buy U.S. beef noted, "I bought a set of fore shank (790g) for 18,000 won. I am satisfied with its price and quality." On the other hand, an 8 months pregnant woman surnamed Koh (38, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu) said, "How come U.S. beef entered the ROK market so easily? Since the government and citizens were at loggerheads over the controversial issue for about six months, I am confused how U.S. beef is available on the market so soon." A mother of two elementary school students (42, Yichon-dong, Yongsan-gu) remarked, "Since it is for my children, I will choose to buy hanwoo. I would like to give my children safe foods." Around the same time, a Lotte Mart store near the Seoul station also began selling U.S. beef. Since civic groups changed their protest venue from here to an E-Mart store in Yongsan, this store was relatively quiet. A person surnamed Lee (62, Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu) said, "Hanwoo is very expensive. Young people know nothing. Some restaurants and meat shops cheat consumers by mislabeling U.S. beef as hanwoo," adding, "Given our difficult livelihood, I do not understand why they do not buy high-quality U.S. beef at a lower price." The sections of pork and Australian beef whose prices are similar to U.S. beef are less crowded. A seller at the meat section of a Lotte Mart store noted, "Some people asked about the safety of U.S. beef, but most decided whether or not to buy it after looking at the quality of beef in person. Many people compared it with Australian beef, and among U.S. beef products, fore shank and ribs are popular." As of 6 p.m. on this day, E-Mart announced that out of the first shipment of 40 tons of U.S. beef, 13 tons were sold, and 16 tons of Australian beef and 4.5 tons of hanwoo were sold. Australian ribs for steamed dishes were especially so popular that they drove up the overall sales of Australian beef. When it comes to the total amount of beef sales, both U.S. and Australian beef amounted to 108 million won, overtaking hanwoo (105 million won). At HomePlus, 11.5 tons of U.S. beef were sold by 6 p.m., higher than Australian beef (9.3 tons) and hanwoo (3.7 tons). As of the same time, at Lotte Mart, 6 tons of U.S. beef and 2.3 tons of Australian beef and 4 tons of hanwoo were sold. An official of Lotte Mart said, "More than 9 tons of U.S. beef, 180% of the daily target, are expected to be sold by closing time." Meanwhile, the People's Conference against Mad Cow Disease and the Hanwoo Association held a press conference in front of an E-Mart store in Yongsan at 1 p.m. and called for the suspension of U.S. beef sales at big discount stores. Although Democratic Labor Party lawmaker Choi Hyung-kwon and Chairman of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions Huh Young-koo attended the rally, a total number of participants numbered only about 20 due to bad weather, and around 3 p.m., the initial plan to continue the rally at a Lotte Mart store near the Seoul station was canceled. Rep. Choi and Chairman Huh met with the head of the E-Mart store in Yongsan around 2:30 p.m. and demanded an answer to a call for a ban on U.S. beef sales by December 1. However, E-Mart said, "It is not a matter that we can decide unilaterally, and the sales suspension is not possible." An official of the People's Conference against Mad Cow Disease said, "If (large discount stores) continue to sell U.S. beef, we will also continue to protest against it." Stephens
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THE NEW ELECTRO-MERCURIC TREATMENT OF CANCER.
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Tenant And Landlord Projects Receive £40,000 In Funding From TDS Charitable Foundation
New education projects for tenants and landlords have received almost £40,000 in funding, the TDS Charitable Foundation has announced today.
The Foundation aims to promote education for tenants and landlords in the private rented sector, and to raise standards in the industry.
The projects range from a local youth club helping young care leavers to a nationwide programme for landlord accreditation across the UK.
Warrington Youth Club: £2,374
Warrington Youth Club's 'Positive Life Skills' programme helps young care leavers in their transition from carers to an independent lives. The TDS Charitable Foundation grant will help this hard to reach group as they prepare for their transition to independent living, providing workshops on their rights and responsibilities as tenants.
Young Enterprise and Personal Finance Education Group (PFEG): £20,000
This project will also help young people in their transition into independent living, providing a new financial education teaching resource for 14-19 year olds. The resource will provide young people with information on the housing market, the options available to young people when they leave home and the costs they will need to prepare for.
Unipol Student Homes: £10,112
Unipol is providing a new website for Accreditation Network UK (ANUK). ANUK promotes landlord accreditation programmes across the UK and the improved website, to be managed by Unipol, will include a directory of landlord accreditation schemes and downloadable accreditation handbooks. It will also contribute towards one of their core aims, in the promotion of proper complaints processes to be transparent, rapid, and known to tenants.
NUS Ready to Rent: £17,295
Ready to Rent is a landmark programme equipping student unions with resources to help students in the private rented sector. The funding will be used to extend the programme to Further Education Student Unions. Ready to Rent launched last year with support from the Foundation and has become well established as a resource and training provider.
Chairman of the TDS Charitable Foundation, Professor Martin Partington said;
"We have received a diverse range of interesting new projects aiming to help the ever growing private rented sector. The number of private tenancies recently grew beyond the social sector for the first time in decades so it is vital that tenants, living longer in rented accommodation, and the growing number of landlords investing part time in property, have easy access to information on their rights and obligations.
The projects we are funding are just one way to help raise standards in the sector. I look forward to reading the applications for funding for our next round in September 2015."
The Foundation is currently welcoming bids for the next round of funding which is open until 15 September 2015. Organisations can download an application form and view the bidding criteria online at www.tdsfoundation.org.uk
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Rainbow Pools Swimming Hole, Yosemite, and Priest Station, Groveland
Photograph copyright 2012 Alexander Chow-Stuart. Yesterday we had a fabulous time at the Rainbow Pools swimming hole, just outside the northern end of Yosemite, 15 miles east of Groveland on the 120. As swimming holes go, it's a beauty - with a large pool to swim in, cascading water and high rocks to jump off (see above). Photograph copyright 2012 Alexander Chow-Stuart. Our almost eight year old son and three year old daughter, and the friends we were with, all loved it. Our son spent over an hour swimming across the pool and back again several times. We didn't have time yesterday, but there's also a hike of about one and a half miles to a spectacular waterfall where the south and middle fork of the Tuolumne River meet. If you're in or around Yosemite and want a refreshing break, Rainbow Pools and Falls come highly recommended! And thanks to our good friend, Steve Anker, at Priest Station Cafe , 16756 Old Priest Grade in Groveland, for recommen
The 2 Misos
Photograph: Alexander Chow-Stuart. Hudson, who is almost eight, made a clay model of our lovebird Miso. Generalissimo Miso approves!
John Boswell's Astonishing Symphony of Science Music Videos
Thanks to the truly moving and gentle Mr Rogers mashup, Garden Of Your Mind (see my blog post below ), I have discovered the astonishing work of John D Boswell - aka melodysheep - a genius musician and video artist whose ability to weave together science and music, creativity and love for humankind, makes him quite unique. The video above, We Are Star Dust ( Joni Mitchell was right:), from Boswell's Symphony of Science series, is literally one of the most thought-provoking and inspiring combinations of sound and image that I have seen - it may even change the way you think/feel about yourself and your body and your place in this incredible cosmos. The video below, The Quantum World! , is equally remarkable and challenging - you may not think/feel the same about the seemingly "solid" physical world around you after watching it. It is incredible that in the space of brief and beautiful music videos, Boswell/melodysheep communicates such profound ideas abou
Thank You, Sonora Regional Medical Center ER
A collage and mask made by Paradise. On Thursday night, our three year old daughter, Paradise, was jumping on our bed - despite warnings not to - and fell, just on the mattress, but badly enough so that she was unable to move her head and did not want us to lift her. We were relieved that she could still move her arms and legs, but were sufficiently concerned about her neck to call 911. Within minutes, a fire and ambulance team arrived and (with Hudson timing them: it took precisely the three minutes they said it would) strapped Paradise to a rigid "pediatric board" with head and neck restraints, so that they could move her safely. We were taken to ER at Sonora Regional Medical Center , where Paradise was given immediate and very gentle and caring attention. She required X-rays and then a CT scan, but thankfully, in the end, all was good and, aside from a sore neck, Paradise is fine. We just want to thank everyone involved, including the fire and ambulance res
Mr Rogers Remixed - Stunningly
On a completely different note from my previous post, this remixed PBS video of Mr Rogers is stunningly beautiful and touching. According to The Wrap, PBS reached out to mashup video artist John D Boswell , who created the Symphony of Science series - and who happened to be a Mr Rogers fan. Boswell created something beautiful and unique (which Mr Rogers was, for sure) - and the line, " Did you ever grow anything in the garden of your mind?" is just totally inspiring and uplifting, as is this whole video.
Drone Attacks and The Cycle of Terror
Abu Yahya al-Libi in 2008. Photograph: Reuters/Guardian. This Comment Is Free piece from today's Guardian newspaper, Abu Yahya al-Libi and this perpetually self-defeating "war on terror," written by Moazzem Begg , is one of the most illuminating pieces I have read on the West's approach to dealing with terrorism - and the effect of the US campaign of drone assassinations of alleged high-profile terrorist targets. I am not for a minute suggesting that we do not face real threats from real people, but the dehumanization of the "war on terror" by these remote-controlled attacks from the sky, and the failure to even try to engage in any meaningful dialogue with what the intelligence services would term "bad actors" (the terrorists) seems to imply a never-ending cycle of killing and incitement to hatred of the West and, in particular, the US. The irony of our dealings with people who at times are our "allies" ( Osama bin Laden ,
The Transit of Venus - Go Space!
Transit of Venus, June 5 2012. Photograph courtesy of NASA. We watched it from outside our house with a simple pinhole camera that Charong made - but NASA somehow got the better image! The transit of Venus (Venus passing in front of the sun) occurred on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at about 3pm local time for us in Sonora, California - and while it was hard to see (without blinding yourself!), it was a remarkable event. Please read this fascinating Guardian article about the transit , which includes this great quote from Fraser Cain, founder of the space website Universe Today : "Only six [transits] have occurred since the invention of the telescope," Cain said. "It's because of the transit of Venus that we even know how big the solar system is. It's one of the most fundamental observations that have ever been made in the history of astronomy ." It's true that, when I stepped outside our house on Tuesday, I was hoping for something as remarkabl
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert Fireworks
I have to admit that this spectacular firework display over Buckingham Palace did stir my British roots and make me very glad that, like me, Hudson and Paradise enjoy dual citizenship, and that this is part of their heritage, too. When I lived in Soho and Knightsbridge, I used to run around Buckingham Palace and the Mall and St James' Park - and seeing this footage made me wish we all could have been there to watch the gala. ( Video courtesy of BBC TV and YouTube )
Nicolas Roeg - His Own Timing, His Own Wisdom and Kindness (revisited)
Even though I ran this piece relatively recently, I feel like posting it again, because I was thinking about Nicolas Roeg today and what a huge influence he has been on my life. Also the crisp new Criterion DVD and Blu-Ray of the film we made together, Insignificance , is available...and perhaps you might like to watch it? Anyway, greetings to Nic, a wonderful man and still my friend (as is Ryan Gilbey , who wrote the wonderful Guardian article about Nic included here)... Theresa Russell and Art Garfunkel in Nicolas Roeg's Bad Timing I look on British film director Nicolas Roeg as many things: a friend, a mentor, almost a second father to me, but also the filmmaker who had the greatest personal influence on opening my eyes to what film could do. His films, not least Performance, Walkabout, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Don't Look Now and Bad Timing, had the greatest individual resonance for me, because they changed the way I looked at identity, sexuality, death,
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Usain Bolt (Sprinter) Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki & More
Updated On : August 26, 2020
21 August, 1986 (Thursday)
Sherwood Content , Trelawney
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Usain Bolt was born on 21-08-1986 in Sherwood Content, Trelawney, Jamaica. He is a Jamaican former Sprinter, Athlete, Music Producer, Autobiographer & Entrepreneur.
Usain St Leo Bolt, Lightning Bolt
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Usain St. Bolt was born on 21 August 1986. He is by profession a sprinter. He is an Olympic gold Medalist. He rose to fame in 2008 owing to the Beijing Olympics. He bagged four championships titles in the 200 m. World championships regard him as the most successful athlete. He made his international debut in 2008. He is widely called by his nickname, Lightning Bolt. He was under the guidance of a coach, Fitz Coleman. He commenced his career in Bermuda with CARIFTA games.
He was named as the most outstanding athlete in CARIFTA games in 2004. But due to several injuries, he took a short break and came with new confidence in 2005. He always strived for improvement in his career. After the accident, he was given training in flexibility. He won his first medal in Germany at the IAAF world athletics final. He was the record-setter for 100 m. His goal has always been to win a gold medal. Apart from this, he also does charity. He donated $ 50,000 to help those harmed by the Sichuan earthquake in China. After the 2008 season, he competed in the Af Golden league. Bolt was welcomed by Jamaica after winning in the Olympics and was honored with the order of distinction.
He also expressed his desire to play football. He started training for the same. He was also offered a contract from Maltese club, Valletta for a 2-year term. He was regarded as the greatest sprinter of his time. He was also the founder of an electric scooter company named, Bolt Mobility in 2018.
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He was born to Wellesley and Jennifer Bolt. He has a brother named, Sadiki and a sister named, Sherine. He has a girlfriend named, Kasi Bennett and a daughter named, Olympia Lightning Bolt.
Life's Important Dates Of Usain Bolt
Skin Colour Black
Hair Colour Bald
Home Town Sherwood Content, Jamaica
Nationality Jamaican
Religion Catholic
Address Kingston, Jamaica
School Waldensia Primary
William Knibb Memorial High School
Hobbies Dancing, Singing
Favorite Color Yellow
Favorite Sport Football
Favorite Place Thailand
Favorite Dress Casuals
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Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Usain Bolt
He suffered from Scoliosis.
There were accusations about him that he uses drugs.
His 22nd Birthday was celebrated at the stadium at midnight.
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34 years, 4 months, 25 days old age Usain Bolt will turn 35 on 21 August, 2021. Only 7 months, 5 days, 52 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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Some say the word Odradek is of Slavonic origin, and try to account for it on that basis. Others again believe it to be of German origin, only influenced by Slavonic. The uncertainty of both interpretations allows one to assume with justice that neither is accurate, especially as neither of them provides an intelligent meaning of the word.
No one, of course, would occupy himself with such studies if there were not a creature called Odradek. At first glance it looks like a flat star-shaped spool for thread, and indeed it does seem to have thread wound upon it; to be sure, they are only old, broken-off bits of thread, knotted and tangled together, of the most varied sorts and colors. But it is not only a spool, for a small wooden crossbar sticks out of the middle of the star, and another small rod is joined to that at a right angle. By means of this latter rod on one side and one of the points of the star on the other, the whole thing can stand upright as if on two legs.
One is tempted to believe that the creature once had some sort of intelligible shape and is now only a broken-down remnant. Yet this does not seem to be the case; at least there is no sign of it; nowhere is there an unfinished or unbroken surface to suggest anything of the kind; the whole thing looks senseless enough, but in its own way perfectly finished. In any case, closer scrutiny is impossible, since Odradek is extraordinarily nimble and can never be laid hold of.
He lurks by turns in the garret, the stairway, the lobbies, the entrance hall. Often for months on end he is not to be seen; then he has presumably moved into other houses; but he always comes faithfully back to our house again. Many a time when you go out of the door and he happens just to be leaning directly beneath you against the banisters you feel inclined to speak to him. Of course, you put no difficult questions to him, you treat him - he is so diminutive that you cannot help it - rather like a child. "Well, what's your name?" you ask him. "Odradek," he says. "And where do you live?" "No fixed abode," he says and laughs; but it is only the kind of laughter that has no lungs behind it. It sounds rather like the rustling of fallen leaves. And that is usually the end of the conversation. Even these answers are not always forthcoming; often he stays mute for a long time, as wooden as his appearance.
I ask myself, to no purpose, what is likely to happen to him? Can he possibly die? Anything that dies has had some kind of aim in life, some kind of activity, which has worn out; but that does not apply to Odradek. Am I to suppose, then, that he will always be rolling down the stairs, with ends of thread trailing after him, right before the feet of my children, and my children's children? He does no harm to anyone that one can see; but the idea that he is likely to survive me I find almost painful.
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The Policy Explained
The new Academic Integrity Policy sets out expectations of the university, staff and students in a shared effort to develop a culture of academic integrity at the University of Adelaide.
be familiar with the Academic Integrity Policy and other related learning and teaching policies
undertake any required training and seek help if needed to understand expectations
submit original work for assessment and display academic integrity in submitted work
act with academic integrity and avoid behaving in ways which could breach the policy
In other words, students need to make sure that they understand what is expected and don't do anything that will breach the policy either intentionally or unintentionally.
What happens if I am suspected of a breach of the policy?
The following information is summarised on this flowchart
If you are suspected of a breach of the policy there is a defined process that ensures that the investigation is fair and that you have a chance to give your account of what happened.
You are strongly encouraged to connect with support from the Education and Welfare Officers in Student Care or other support right from the beginning.
Academic misconduct is suspected
A suspicion of academic misconduct starts when your teacher, exam invigilator or the person marking your assessment notices something that doesn't seem right. This may start with a Turnitin similarity report or other textual or technological signs that may indicate you have breached the policy.
They will collect this information and forward your case to the Academic Integrity Officer (AIO) in the school which teaches the course.
Academic Integrity Register is checked
The AIO will check the Academic Integrity Register to see whether you have a record of a previous breach. If you have a record in the Register then they will automatically convene an Academic Integrity Review Committee Inquiry (see below).
If you don't have a record in the register then the AIO will look at the information and decide whether there may be a case to answer.
You are notified of the suspicion by email and invited to a meeting
If the AIO decides there may be a case to answer they will write to you via email to let you know of the suspicion. You have the opportunity to prepare a written submission and they will offer you a time to meet to discuss the suspected misconduct. You have 10 days to respond to this email and the meeting will be no earlier than 15 days after the email is sent.
You can choose to not to attend the meeting but still make a written submission. If you choose to attend the meeting you are able to bring a support person with you. The Education Welfare Officers at Student Care in the Adelaide University Union can attend and advocate on your behalf.
Academic Integrity Review Committee Inquiry
If the AIO is concerned that the misconduct is serious they may organise an Academic Integrity Review Committee Inquiry which will have at least two people (the AIO and others including another AIO or the Head of School or another decision-maker) to consider the case. You will be able to attend this meeting, and/or submit a written explanation and you can have a support person with you.
A meeting is held
At the meeting the AIO will discuss the suspicion with you and hear your explanation of what happened. You can also tell them about any mitigating circumstances that you believe affected your completion of the assessment. A professional staff member will be there to make a record of your conversation.
The AIO makes a decision
After the meeting the AIO (or the members of the Academic Integrity Review Committee) will consider all the information and decide whether a breach of the policy has occurred. They are able to find one of three outcomes:
1. no academic misconduct has occurred
2. academic misconduct has occurred but it was a result of a genuine misunderstanding of the policy
3. academic misconduct has occurred (and was not a result of a genuine misunderstanding)
In deciding the AIO will also consider whether you are a first year student, whether you have received any academic integrity education and whether you have a previous breach.
If the AIO finds that there has been academic misconduct then the penalty that they apply will depend on whether it was as a result of a genuine misunderstanding and how serious the misconduct was. If they decide that the behaviour was intentional (rather than careless or reckless) then it is likely they will impose a more severe penalty. They will also take into account any circumstances that have been raised during the investigation.
The AIO imposes a penalty
The penalties available to the AIO are:
For academic misconduct as a result of a genuine misunderstanding:
resubmit assessment with a maximum grade specified
grade adjusted (you may lose a proportion of marks)
For academic misconduct (not a result of a genuine misunderstanding):
zero for the assessment task
a fail for the course overall
The AIO may also decide to refer the case to an Academic Integrity Review Committee Inquiry. If the misconduct is serious they may also refer the case to the Student Misconduct Tribunal. The SMT can impose penalties including suspension or expulsion from the University.
An entry is made in the AI Register
If you are found to have a breach of the Policy then an entry will be made in the Academic Integrity Register. This will happen regardless of whether or not the misconduct is a result of a genuine misunderstanding.
You will be notified of the outcome in writing via email
This will occur within 10 days of the date of the meeting.
The AIO will also discuss expected behaviour with you. They will probably also refer you to support services and/or require that you complete (or repeat) the Academic Integrity module on MyUni.
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If you are a Viking enthusiast, you are likely to see the name "Ragnar Lothbrok" somewhere. Ragnar Lothbrok was a legendary Viking hero. He was allegedly the Danish Viking warlord in the 9th century.
Ragnar Lothbrok was actually Ragnar "Lothbrok" Sigurdsson. "Lothbrok" was just a nickname of him. Many scholars believed that it meant the hairy/dirty breeches.
Many people are confused when it comes to the historical existence of Ragnar Lothbrok. But from my viewpoint, Ragnar Lothbrok is real but how close the sagas of Ragnar is to the real figure remains to be seen. In other word, my doubt is that whether the depiction of Ragnar Lothbrok we see on the TV or read on the Internet is the authentic historical figure. Meanwhile, many people tend to believe that Ragnar of the sagas is the compilation of many historical figures in the Viking history.
The execution of Ragnar Lothbrok in the pit of snakes. He met his final days when his ship was blown into the land of Northumbria. There he and his crew fell to the hand of King Aella of Northumbria who had pledged his eternal hatred toward Ragnar Lothbrok for his raiding and looting deeds.
Besides being a great war-lord, Ragnar Lothbrok was also a successful father according to the sagas. He fathered many Viking heroes and warriors. His sons included Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Hvitserk, Sigurd Snake-In-The-Eye, and Ubba. Sons of Ragnar just made a perfect team to revenge for their father in the future. If Ivar the Boneless was a military genius, Bjorn Ironside was a great warrior with great skills.
Regarding the death of Ragnar Lothbrok, scholars could not conclude what caused his death exactly. There are two major versions of Ragnar's death.
One version tells that he contracted a disease when he was on his conquesting journey in Paris. The disease was allegedly diarrhoea.
Another well-known account said that Ragnar Lothbrok was captured by enemies and sentenced to death. Around the middle of the 9th century, Ragnar was on his voyage and got blown off to the land of Northumbria, one of the Anglo-Saxon countries. King Aella of Northumbria harboured his hatred toward Ragnar Lothbrok for long because of his raiding and looting deed wreaking havoc on his land. Capturing this opportunity, King Aella put a full stop to the life of a great Viking hero. He tortured and threw Ragnar Lothbrok into the pit of snakes.
But no matter how severely Ragnar got punished, he never backed off. No hint of fear could be seen from his eyes. On his way to the pit of snakes, he hummed softly the song of his proud death.
He was glad to know that his god, Odin, was preparing a feast for him. He was to enter Valhalla to feast with the Aesir gods and to live with his fallen brothers. He was ready and waiting for the Valkyries to bring him home. His days in Midgard ended and he had to come back home with his father, Odin the Allfather. Because Ragnar was the son of Odin.
King Aella sent a message to the sons of Ragnar about their father's death. As Ragnar said prior to his death, his sons would seek a bloody revenge on the murderer. Legends had it that Halfdan was playing chess when he heard the news. He gripped the chess piece so hard that his nail bled and the piece broke.
Indeed, "How the little pigs would grunt if they knew how the old boar suffered". Many accounts said that Ragnar's sons formed the Great Heathen Army heading to Anglo-Saxon to make the enemies pay for the blood.
The Eagle Blood was carried out on King Aella of Northumbria. They bent the ribs of the king when he was still alive to imitate the wings of the eagle. Then they pulled out the lungs of the king to end the ritual.
Somewhat, we can see the similarities between the legendary Viking hero, Ragnar Lothbrok and Odin the Aesir chief god. Odin had many sons and so did Ragnar. All of their sons were great. If Odin fathered Thor god of thunder and lightning, Ragnar had Bjorn whose physical strength was so great that he had the nickname "Ironside".
In Odin's last battle, he faced Fenrir the wolf who must have harboured the hatred toward Odin for a long time. Because Odin allegedly separated Fenrir's family. Ragnar met his sworn enemy King Aella during his final combat. Both Odin and Ragnar fell in their battle only to have their son revenged for their death.


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Curly and Hawk
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Fritz White was best known throughout the world for his distinctive style of bronze sculpture, and for being a key player in turning Loveland into the well-known sculpture community it is today.
He was born January 14, 1930 in Milford, Ohio to Denver and Geneva (Hatfield) White. By the time he was 12, his father had enrolled him in an adult art class in a college in Cincinnati. "The war was going on and those small colleges needed all the students they could get, so they agreed to take me. I got a lot of special attention from the teachers. It was great," he recalled.
After graduating from Terrace Park High School in Cincinnati in 1948, Fritz played semi-pro football. Carrying those lessons forward, he later coached junior high football and was fondly known as Coach Whitey.
Fritz proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp. from 1948 to 1953 as Sergeant of a rifle platoon and later as a Gunny. Following his service, Fritz launched Fancy Lettering, a design studio for sales publications, and subsequently took a position with National Underwriter Company. On a whim in 1961, he loaded up his car with large chunks of marble from Marble, Colorado and thus began his long career in sculpture. Thanks to the support of his dear friend John J. McGraw, Fritz was soon working in clay and bronze.
A decade later, in the spring of 1972, Fritz was elected to the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America and became widely accepted as one of the finest sculptors of this century. In addition to winning several CAA awards for excellence (including the only sculptor to win the Colt Award), he served as board member, vice president and president. He was also a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society.
One of Fritz's largest sculptures, Unconquered, a twice-life sculpture of a rearing horse and rider, was installed at Florida State University in 2003. His sculptures in Loveland include Winning the Iron Shirt at Hwy 287 and N. 19th St., Out of the Mystic Path at Benson Park, Grandmother's Joy at the Visitors Center, Generations at Lake Loveland, and the Paul Rice Memorial at Chase Bank.
A generous instructor, Fritz often shared his talents with others, teaching numerous sculpture courses. He was especially proud of his one-on-one classes with visually impaired children at Denver's Jewish Community Center and also in Loveland. "It was no different teaching a blind student than a sighted student; they saw through their fingers instead of their eyes," said Fritz.
Fritz passed away in April 2010. Up until his last days, White continued his passion for art. While he couldn't make it to a studio, the materials were brought to him, and White would work on the dining room table. "He could work right up until the end," said his wife, Ina. "That's what he wanted."
Although White is now gone, Ina hopes his lessons in sculpture and drive for living life to the fullest will inspire other artists in the community for a long time to come.
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Proponents of evolution will sometimes attempt to distance themselves from the problem of the origin of life itself. Some will deny that evolution has anything to do with that subject (which is news to writers of textbooks, Neil deGrasse Tyson's Cosmos, David Attenborough's First Life and so on). But still, they defend the arbitrary, circular reasoning of the failed Miller-Urey experiment and try to find explanations for abiogenesis, even though it violates scientific laws. The most logical explanation is that life was put here by the Creator.
Goo-to-you, molecules-to-man, chemicals-to-cats,abiogenesis—all these terms refer to the essential starting point for evolution of life through natural processes. Yet in a massive review published in the American Chemical Society'sChemical Reviews, researchers report, "The origin of life is a fascinating, unresolved problem." And it will remain unresolved for them until they acknowledge God's eyewitness account of the origin of life in the Bible.
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Cosmos host Neil deGrasse Tyson, in the first episode of the new series, says, "The origin of life is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of science". Scooping up some water, Tyson adds, "That's life cooking, evolving all the biochemical recipes for its incredibly complex activities." Yet while evolutionary scientists, educators, and television personalities promote supposed transitional forms, if they cannot get living cells to evolve from non-living elements through natural processes, their supposed evolutionary extravaganza is over before it starts.
In "Prebiotic Systems Chemistry: New Perspectives for the Origins of Life," Ruiz-Mirazo and colleagues, biophysicists and biochemists specializing in molecular evolution, spend 82 pages detailing all the things that have failed to demonstrate how life began on its own.
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United States v. Thompson
United States of America, Plaintiff,
Ryan Isiah Thompson, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Paul A. Magnuson United States District Court Judge
This matter is before the Court on the parties' objections to the Report and Recommendation ("R&R") of United States Magistrate Judge Katherine M. Menendez dated January 7, 2019 (Docket No. 45). The Court reviews de novo a magistrate judge's decision on dispositive issues. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); D. Minn. L.R. 72.2(b). Having conducted that review, the Court adopts the R&R in part and declines to adopt it in part.
The facts of this matter are fully set forth in Magistrate Judge Menendez's thorough R&R and will not be repeated here. In brief, the instant dispute arises out of a traffic stop and preceding investigation into Defendant's drug-trafficking activities. Defendant seeks the suppression of information obtained through search warrants, tracking devices, and statements and evidence uncovered during the traffic stop that resulted in Defendant's arrest. The Government objects to the R&R's conclusion that some of the statements Defendant made during the traffic stop should be suppressed.
The investigation into Defendant's activities began when a "concerned citizen, " identified as "ABC, " contacted a law enforcement officer alleging that Defendant was distributing heroin in St. Paul. Many of Defendant's objections stem from his belief that law enforcement did not adequately explain to the warrant-signing judge this individual's motivations for coming forward, noting that even after ABC became a paid informant, the police officers continued to refer to him as a "concerned citizen" rather than an informant. ABC's discussions with law enforcement led to the installation of a tracking device on one of Defendant's cars and a pen register on Defendant's cell phone in early March 2018. When ABC informed the officers in mid-March that Defendant had a new cell phone number and a different vehicle, law enforcement again applied for and received a warrant allowing tracking of the car and cell phone. According to Defendant, the information in the warrants was fatally incomplete, rendering the warrants invalid and all resulting evidence obtained in the investigation fruit of the poisonous tree.
A. Warrants
Although she characterized the warrant applications as "thin, " Magistrate Judge Menendez concluded that the warrants were not lacking probable cause. (R&R at 15.) And the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals routinely upholds warrant applications where the information provided by an informant is corroborated, even if that corroboration is as to innocent details. See United States v. Tyler, 238 F.3d 1036, 1039 (8th Cir. 2001) ("Even 'the corroboration of minor, innocent details can suffice to establish probable cause.'") (quoting United States v. Ramos, 818 F.2d 1392, 1397 n.7 (8th Cir. 1987)). Indeed, even if the information in the application was insufficient to issue the warrant, "[e]vidence should be suppressed only if the affiant-officer could not have harbored an objectively reasonable belief in the existence of probable cause." United States v. Gibson, 928 F.2d 250, 254 (8th Cir. 1991). The warrants here did not include all the incriminating information the officer had about Defendant, and thus the officer had an objectively reasonable belief that probable cause for the warrants existed.
Defendant argues that referring to ABC as merely a "concerned citizen" improperly bolstered ABC's credibility with the issuing judge, because "it implied [ABC] was disinterested in the events described in the affidavit." United States v. Buchanan, 167 F.3d 1207, 1210 (8th Cir. 1999). The Court disagrees. As Magistrate Judge Menendez found, there was no evidence adduced at the hearing that the officer believed there was a significant difference between the term "concerned citizen" and "confidential informant, " or that he used the term "concerned citizen" in an attempt to mislead the issuing judge. (R&R at 19.) But even if referring to ABC as a "concerned citizen" was somehow misleading, there was sufficient information in the affidavit to allow the issuing judge to find probable cause. Moreover, a more fulsome description of ABC's role would not have changed the reliability of the information he provided, or the propriety of law enforcement or the judge relying on that information.
Defendant also takes issue with the R&R's conclusion that the good-faith exception applies even if the warrants were otherwise invalid. According to Defendant, it was unreasonable for the law enforcement officer to rely on ABC's statements, because the officer did not do any independent investigation such as conducting a controlled buy. But Defendant cannot dispute that the officer had more information from ABC than was included in the warrant application, including videos ABC had taken of Defendant with stacks of money, firearms, and baggies of what appeared to be a controlled substance. Thus, the officer reasonably believed that there was probable cause for the warrants he sought. As the R&R correctly found, none of the exceptions to Leon's good-faith doctrine are found here: the issuing judge did not "wholly abandon[] [her] judicial role, " the application was not "so lacking in indicia of probable cause as to render official belief in its existence entirely unreasonable, " the judge was not misled by any information the officer "knew was false or would have known was false except for his reckless disregard of the truth, " and the warrant was not "facially deficient." United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897, 923 (1984) (quotation omitted).
Defendant next attacks the R&R's determination that the warrant for tracking the location of his cell phone complied with recent Supreme Court precedent. The application law enforcement used to request Defendant's cell-phone tracking was an old version that did not acknowledge that such a warrant must be based on probable cause, not merely a belief that the information obtained would be relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation. See Carpenter v. United States, 138 S.Ct. 2206, 2221 (2018) (finding that probable cause is required for law enforcement to secure a warrant for cell-phone tracking data).
But as the R&R points out, although the application referenced an outdated standard, it is clear that the issuing judge found probable cause for the cell-phone warrant. Defendant contends that this finding is itself insufficient because the issuing judge merely found probable cause "to believe that the information likely to be obtained by [the cellphone tracking] is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation into possible violation(s)." (Gov't Ex. 22.) According to Defendant, a warrant can issue only if there is "probable cause to believe that evidence of criminal activity will be found in a particular place." (Def.'s Obj. at 25.) But this standard cannot apply to cell-phone tracking and other cellphone data. The very purpose of tracking data is to monitor the movements of an individual suspected of criminal activity, in order to pinpoint the particular place where the individual is carrying out the suspected activity. Moreover, the judge's use of "possible" violations does not mean that law enforcement had not established probable cause to believe that Defendant was engaged in criminal activity. The totality of the circumstances demonstrates that law enforcement established that such probable cause existed.
Because the Court agrees with the R&R's determination that the warrants at issue were valid, Defendant's argument that the traffic stop was fruit of the poisonous tree is without merit. Defendant's contention that his arrest was without probable cause similarly fails. Indeed, law enforcement had ample probable cause to arrest Defendant even before the traffic stop because of the information obtained during the course of the investigation, all of which corroborated the details ABC provided. Defendant's fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree argument is without merit.
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A few of us assemblage artists met at Gallery 6 PDX for a swap meet on Tuesday evening...trading away some of the unwanted stuff that we'd ordinarily use in our own projects for new stuff. There were only seven us at the gallery, but we all seemed to make some good trades.
I am so bummed that I was unable to go last night. Looks like there was some good loot!
Sorry you couldn't make it...lots of GREAT treasures!
Wow, this must have been fun! I love the treasures you brought back, especially the old toys and bits! thanks for Sharing!
I'm eager to use some of those old toys as well as that old round metal clock...might have to take that thing apart.
Great stuff. I just got back from SF Scrap today after "curbing" myself to go there only a couple of times a month. It might be good to post a "how to organize" post at some point if you haven't before. Always great and inspiring stuff here!
I'd like to visit SF SCRAP one day...and compare it to our own local recycling store here in Portland. I don't go as often as I used to, but still need to check in every now and then...and still find "must have" treasures all too often.


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Frank J. Nigro Jr.
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Frank J. Nigro, Jr., 47, of Raleigh, died Friday, May 7, 2010 at WakeMed following a tragic accident. He was a native of Southern Pines, born September 16, 1962 to the late, Frank J. Nigro, Sr., and Doris B. Nigro who survives him.
Frankie was an avid golfer, and tremendous UNC sports fan, but most of all he was a devoted father who was always actively involved with his children, especially supporting their sporting activities.
He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Donna Mulik Nigro of the home; his two beloved children; son, Cole James Nigro; and daughter, Carly Renee Nigro both of the home; his brother, Doug Nigro and wife, Debby of Sanford; and his sister, Joan Grote and husband, Steve of Montana.
A funeral mass will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, 5801 Falls of the Neuse Rd. Raleigh.
The family will receive friends at the church following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to an educational fund to be established for Cole and Carly Nigro, c/o; James David Mulik, 6300 Battlefield Dr. Raleigh, NC 27612.
Arrangements by Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Raleigh.
Published in The News & Observer on May 9, 2010.


So your character has a habit. A bad habit. And of course, writing fiction is all about making the characters day a little more difficult. What better time to go cold turkey off the booze than the middle of an action-filled, intensely stressful plot?
Alcohol consumption can be good for the body, in small regular doses. A glass of red wine a day has been proven to have protective benefits for the heart and contains many cancer-fighting anti-oxidants. A pattern of binge drinking or heavy consumption of alcohol, however, can have major negative impacts on social situation, health, and well-being. Alcohol withdrawal can cause life-threatening problems called DTs, or delirium tremens.
Most of the long-term complications of alcoholism fall into two categories – damage from the drug itself and damage caused by the exceedingly poor nutritional status of most chronic alcoholics.
Probably the most well-known complication of alcoholism is cirrhosis of the liver. Basically, the liver fills up with scar tissue. Below, you'll find photos of both a healthy liver and a scarred liver with cirrhosis. Cirrhosis can also be caused by viral infections, including several strains of viral Hepatitis, an infection alcoholics and drug users are particularly prone to get. The healthy liver is on the right.
Other direct complications of alcoholism include withdrawal (DTs), physical dependence, inability to abstain from drinking, tolerance (needing more and more alcohol to get drunk), or are primarily social complications like inability to hold a job, dysfunction of relationships, homelessness.
Extreme malnutrition – alcohol has more calories per gram than sugar and carbohydrate foods (breads, cereals, fruits, vegetables), but none of the protein, vitamins or minerals the body needs to stay strong. Weight is not a predictor of nutritional health.
Cutting the stuff out? If your character has been an addict for a while or has gone on a major binge (even just one if the blood alcohol level was super-high), they can suffer Delirium Tremens. These very uncomfortable physical signs of withdrawal can last for up to a week after the last drink and can get very suddenly worse. People have died from Delirium Tremens and for very chronic alcoholics or long-term very heavy drinkers, the best place to withdrawal is at an in-patient treatment facility. Symptoms of the DTs are below.
After the physical withdrawal period, the patient is no longer physically dependent on alcohol, but they may continue to by psychologically addicted. They feel like they need alcohol to function, to escape, or just because. Psychological addiction can be a powerful enemy. Alcoholics Anonymous is a 12-step program to help people cope with alcohol addiction. It works. It also requires one to profess a belief in God or a higher power, which isn't something everyone can do. Cognitive-behavioral therapy and aversion therapy (where drinking is repeatedly associated with a very noxious stimulation, vomiting for instance) have also show to be very successful.
In severe cases where alcohol addiction has become life-threatening, controversial medications which cause the body to violently react to ANY alcohol consumption have been used. These include Antabuse and Disulfiram. Other medications are available for treatment of alcohol addiction, including anti-depressants and drugs to control cravings.
Recent studies suggest that alcoholics who continue to smoke while attempting to stay sober are more likely to relapse than those who quit smoking and drinking at the same time.
As an added disclaimer, if you think you or someone you know has an alcohol addiction, seek professional help. Resources in your community can be found through Alcoholics Anonymous, your physician, the local health department, and at any hospital. Remember, information here is for fiction-writing purposes only.
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Am returning this after ordering and attempting to use for a few weeks. Can only wear at night, I tried using in the morning and everything put on top of it began pilling/balling up...had to wash all my makeup off by the time I got to work and went all day sans coverage. Not the end of the world for one day, but means it can never be used beyond evening. Has an odd odor, could live with it if that was the only flaw, but in combination with the total inability to wear under anything else results in a failing grade. I did not notice any changes to dark spots with night time use for 2+ weeks.
i have a lot of acne scars, and this stuff really works to diminish them, as well as redness during a breakout. there's a noticeable difference after a couple of applications. i only apply it at night; it leaves a little bit of a film, so i can't wear makeup when i have it on.
i have african american hyper pigmentated skin around my jaw line and ive been trying to get my skin clear. its been few days but so far i havent broken out which is a big deal for my sensitive skin. Thats usually step one. The smell is ok and the texture and consistency is ok. A little does go along way so watch out for the pump action. Love the size and packaging.
My face gets incredibly dry in the winter and this product only seemed to accentuate the dryness of my face. Once I put it on, you could vividly see all of the dry patches on my face. I will try again in the summer when deep moisturizing isn't my number one concern.
I could see a slight improvement. I didn't find the product to be sticky like previous reviews. It felt a little tight going on. I was a little confused as to whether it should be put on if you were going in the sun.
I purchased this item from Birchbox. I love the smell. I have only used it for a couple of weeks but have already noticed my skin tone is less blotchy....during the summer I get tanned unevenly on parts of my face.
I was not happy with this product because it was very sticky and pilled on my skin once it dried.
Still little bit too early to tell. It seems to be working on spots that I haven't been able to make progress on with other brands. This seems to be less drying though!
I am in love with this brand, and this product lives up to that reputation of theirs. This honestly has evened out my skin so wonderfully, I can not give it enough praise!


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