There are a lot of loose ends and story lines that don't quite add up. Not sure how they will, if they will fix it. All should at times be proven wrong on things, and find that success isn't easy, like in real life. Yes Boyd started out front and center and they tried to kind of do the "Cosby and child" play with Mike and Boyd. Then people complained Boyd was to much, and he was pushed to the back ground. So it is hard to know how to do things so most people like it. They also went through the "Kyle was an idiot" stage. Then hes "good hearted but simple", which is kind of the same only not so blatantly stupid. But Mandy isn't the smartest at times, but is making her business work.
Well I know what you mean. Had binge watched Home Improvement earlier this year, but with the other series I try to write on I didn't want to make time to dig in to that one on here, lol. Do feel bad they have to recast Mandy, and "age" Boyd. I know for awhile fans on here wanted Boyd pushed to the back ground when at first it was mostly him and Mike. But he almost disappeared. They did recast both Ryan and Kristin's actors when the series was young. So I guess we will get used to it, especially if it lasts more then one more season. I do think they could stick with the Mike and Ryan disagreements of opinion. They still had it with Mike and Vanessa, and Mike and the girls. I do wish they wouldn't just drop things because of lost of interest, or not sure how to move on. many series have the same problems. i hadn't watched the new Rosanne but was going to. To bad she had to be dropped.
The talk between Sherlock and Kelsey to me was also kind of a "maybe I'm blocking her decision" talk about his problems and the odd living arrangements and if it takes him moving to help her decision to give the baby to Joan then he would do it. He does admire Joan. I also liked the talk she had with Kelsey. With not yet watching the following episodes, I wonder if either Joan will decide to not keep pursuing a baby since her circumstances are hard to raise a child, or Sherlock sees how much she wants a baby and will propose to her out of her need for a more stable "family" environment? it will not be because of love, it will be because of convenience? It would be nice if down the road, Kelsey Chapman lets Joan know the baby was born and all was good at home? Jane never told Kelsey that her family was dysfunctional. She glossed over it when asked about what they thought of her decisions. It was nice to hear of Clyde also. Maybe true he will soon make an appearance. Maybe his schedule is busy at mall openings etc., lol. I thought at first that Levi Salinger was the killer. But my upbringing on "Detective Shows 101" would tell you that the smarmy boss who you meet early isn't the killer(usually). Then the push off on to next suspect, "unarmed" Troy Rosetti also wasn't the killer. I would have thought that Salinger was price gouging for something that would help clean the environment and that Laura Wexler stole it to make it cheap and affordable to all, instead of the other way around. But Sherlock's cases seem to always have a little twist to them. I did though after meeting Mr. Lance Pickering, think he was just to strange to not be associated to the murder. Ofcourse the twist would have been for his assistant Marjorie to be the killer to make her boss not stress over Laura making waves about the sand and the seedy construction company permits. But she probably wouldn't have dumped her body in cement. I wonder if Vikrant Jindal will come back into Sherlock's radar in the future or if it was just a one time detour to the case? I thought the construction Bosses look on his face when "Professor Cone Dunce-cap" Fred, cut into the concrete and he saw the body, was priceless. But other then getting sick, what do you expect when you see a body? It is nice that Sherlock is rested and feeling better. Also nice that Both Marcus and Thomas commented and wondered how he was doing. But in the last couple episodes Capt. Gregson learned just how much Sherlock respects him. Even if he didn't tell him about his headaches and problems. I believe also he will press and the problems will return at a most inopportune time. Maybe when Micheal comes back to town and Sherlock confronts him.
I can see if your not used to having racial diversity in your neighborhood it might be intimidating and you could worry about saying the wrong things. But Vanessa seemed to push it a bit far and still said things she later kind of regretted. Then Mike played off that. But yes I agree continuity was off. Yes the Carol line about her leaving left much to be desired. I am thinking about binge watching to refresh my memories off all the episodes. And now look at them from a more informed angle.
Katy M. I agree with you there. Talking about the family dinners and Sundays. They could show the family playing games, like we saw Danny and the boys do. They can be board games or cards. My kids played these with their grandpa often. They could even show the family in the yard maybe, playing catch with a baseball, football, frisbee? My dad did that into his 70's, so Frank and Henry should at-least look like they are, lol. Or just have the older adults watching and chatting?? We also used top watch sporting events together and comment. Just ideas.
To add to my talk above, I thought that Dante Sorrento might have shown a case of the regrets, or remorse? he sat behind the Squad car watching ,then picking up his gun he kind of looked hesitant. But even being paid to shot these people, he has to have some conscience. He shot a teen girl, an older lady, a DA, and 2 Officers. This would make all but the most hardened criminals think twice, wouldn't it? Maybe that is how Jamie could lay down on the seat and not get hit. He also knew by then that there was chance he could be a target too. They have swapped partners before, this could happen again and just have the interaction at the precinct and away from work.
I did tear up at the hug after Jamie was shot at and Eddy saw he was ok. I am glad she shot Dante Sorrento. It always seems that her and Baez never get to actually solve the Police problems. Sometimes they have good ideas, but it stops there. I thought at first when they stopped to get teas, that Jamie had spotted a tail. But that didn't happen. Now was the car mislabeled as a Nissan? Or did Sorrento change cars but kept the same color? I would think if cops are looking for a dark sedan, then change it up to red or green? But I know a dark car blends in better. But then also he could have changed plates too,(stolen) lol. I am glad to see Jamie and Eddy together. Was surprised they jumped into proposal so quickly. But they have dated off and on for several years. As stated above I couldn't tell if the family knew about the shooting. I would figure Frank would know, even if Sid called him at home to fill him in. "Hey Boss, your son Jamie was in a shootout today!" Yes it would have been nicer to see the family glad he and Eddy are ok. Eddy did a good thing getting the patrons down. It showed she was doing her job, even if it meant Jamie getting shot. I thought that Henry and Frank aren't for them working together when married, but they are happy for the couple. I to teared up when Danny was talking to Linda at the cemetery. I really didn't notice it later that the snow disappeared so quickly. But living in NY state your used to snow. I thought Danny on the arrest of Duann Wilson and talked about the snow, was just one more jab about having to go to NY and not being locked up in Miami. I also thought I'd see Horatio Caine or Frank Tripp on the Miami Dade Police arrest. A few years ago i thought the same as Criminal Minds had a episode in the same town. It was nice that Manuel Escobar helped Jamie and Eddy with info. Also could see kinda why mom was mad. But wondered if she was hiding something? Also was nice that they helped Luis.
To me it did seem that Jack Boyle thought also that he and Erin could catch a bigger fish in the gang if shooter Malcolm James would talk. Luckily they didn't solve it by the end of episode. But they should work together on it to finally bring someone in. Did they arrest Risa the girl friend in the argument also? I did like Jack telling Erin about everyone needing a fair shake. Then him telling her about the Reagan way. Forgot exactly how he worded it. But I did figure when Jack told about his wedding picture that he missed those days. Maybe they will get back together, or at-least be friends again? Sure most Reagan men don't care for Jack but... Jamie and Eddies case, which ofcourse is part of Erins/Jacks case. But Eddie being shot surprised me. But she was hit in the vest, Officer Andrew John Dunleevy was shot in the head. I was surprised that Jamie thought he was still alive. But being a Firefighter/EMS you always have that hope. I figured he would be moved by Eddie being hit. He trying to talk to her when her bf Barry Cooper kept showing up was very awkward. It was nice that he was the one who dumped her when she talked to much about Jamie. But it could happen again. I know they have feelings for each other, Eddie and Jamie,(and most of you here don't want it), but Erin pointing out to Jamie about loosing her with out her knowing his feelings is true. But ofcourse Jamie will hide his feelings and Eddies time with Barry will run it's course. Either they will break up, or all of a sudden he will want to marry, and she will be unsure. It was nice for Frank to visit her in the hospital. The wake was sobering. It was nice for the family men to all be in uniform at the dinner after, and the talk ofcourse paralleled all the story lines together. Danny's case, Janay Brown(her and Danny might make a good pair), and her son, Amir Christopher Browns unsolved murder. I do think that Danny solved it to easily, but the gun in the drain helped a lot. I do wish when he and Anthony, and Baez dug in the crud in the drain that one of the others found it. it just seems to often Danny does anything important, and the others are there for smart remarks. I do wish also that we would have seen an interview with Amir's buddy Jordon Robblis(sp). I figured using Detective work 101, that when Janay said Amir was at club with Jordon, he was more then likely the killer. Like at times Danny and Erin arguing about the cases, and then Anthony and Danny's jabs at each other at times are cute too. I did like the game night at end with Danny reflecting on all the members being happy playing a Linda tradition. It is nice when he smiles. I almost thought that Janay Brown would be at the door. But not all problems can be solved so soon. Franks story. Yes at the press conference for the announcement of Officer Dunleevys murder, Mayor(still want to say Poole), Maggie Dutton(Liked her in Rizzoli And Isles), did speak wrong, but it seemed like she wanted to put everyone at ease and not cause tensions. But as we know she did in the Police and in the public. I hope the news of the murder being for a gang initiation would calm the public. But Mayor Dutton definitely saw at the wake that she made the NYPD not like her. It does seem like she won't stick around, but you never know. Frank may just at election time, back her. It will probably be a decision he makes after we see who her opponents are. She did bow to him, basically. But I like that Sid, Garrett and Baker all have their opinions on things too. I myself liked Erin and her first investigator, the one before Anthony, but can't remember his name.
First off I thought Maria Baez looked good in that dress when she was undercover at the club. I also liked when she told Danny to leave the room when she wanted to talk to Jimmy O'Shea. But we find-out that they probably set it up ahead of time. It would have been nicer that Danny notices that Maria did a good thing, and says something like, "I wish you would have clued me in on what you were doing, Partner!" Even though we know that "Reagan" does many things and Baez has no clue what he is thinking until later. Danny was pretty hard on Jimmy, but he did use his and Linda's names and info. on bogus credit cards so Mo and Rustam can charge merchandise and sell it for their business. I liked seeing Jimmy have problems when he was bugged at the club. He isn't a professional, and most people in that situation would freeze up or whatever. Especially when he asked what they would do with the cards, I knew he was in trouble. The story with Uncle Lenny Ross being drugged and set up for killing the Bouncer and Dancer was a little confusing. I guess he had helped put former partner Sal Cardozza out of a job. Then his son Mickey,(liked him in Spin City), tried for revenge. I would definitely think a blood test on Lenny would show he was doped. I liked that Frank asked Erin and Anthony to investigate it. Erin should know dad would not ask to go easy on anything. Even though it was nice for Erin to confront him about missing files in the original case files. Lucky it was before Henry was in charge. Convenient maybe. Nice that Crystal Harper spilled the beans on smart mouthed Mickey. Did like that Frank told Lenny later about his expired gun permit. Watching other cops shows also told me that when Tariq Ali(per IMDB/CBS),(I though that Jamie called him Mr. Lamb? Undercover name maybe?)talked to Jamie about being deep undercover and his handlers not contacting him often, that maybe the Mosk/Church group he was in(not sure what to name it), was sent to move into NYC and maybe draw out terrorists? I think they had just moved to that area. I figured that the Protestors weren't the reasons that they put him deep under cover, and for the most part would eventually blow over. As to who planted the bomb on the bus, with it being a bus that probably drove the group around it could be thought to be a protestor, blaming it on the others But no one was arrested. Not even the head of the protest Bob was questioned. I liked that Tariq helped Jamie disarm the bomb. Nice the red was the simple wire to cut. Thought maybe head protestor would thank him, but glad the 2 groups didn't skip off arm in arm humming after that. On other cop shows people would be questioned. Also some might think that Tariq set the bomb himself to be easy to disarm, and that his handlers would contact him. But then he would probably be kept under deep cover because someone actually did set a bomb in area. So now with him moved then they would have someone else watch for more terrorism in area? Or will they have a reoccurring Bomb threat to solve over several episodes? Probably not, we won't hear about it again, and won't hear from Tariq again. I liked when he came to tell Jamie about his transfer and thank him for his help. Then after Jamie told him he didn't do anything and it was all Teriq, then I thought Eddie would have said he left, "Why didn't you tell him you talked to someone about him?" But nope. Because I would think with the bomb threat he would not have a reason to be moved. The Easter dinner was nice. It did parallel, as is sometimes the case, all 3 story lines. Also liked Henry saying, "No one is perfect!"
I thought it was a decent beginning. Eli Gold writes books with Guinen. Lol. I think one reason they were telling Dylan he was looking fat, or his stories were getting boring was to help him branch out and help Detective Lizzy. To get him more active, Instead of feel safe and just write books and be a Professor. I did wonder who took over his class when he was on a case? i wasn't sure that Dylan spilled all his history secrets to soon, like that he was ex CIA? They needed a story line for Det. Needham to have to use Ex CIA Reinhart on her cases. So her spouse being dead, and other officers hitting on her kid of helps, and the hitting on part lightens it up. Sure you can match this to many other shows that have kinda the same formula. But I am in to watch it because I don't dig to deep into the formulas of shows. If I like the Characters and the action, I'm in. I liked Julian Cousins on Lost. He can fit in here, and help the story. it is also nice that Dylan has a significant other in Andy. Sure not telling him right off the bat what is up, will make for problems. And the Lt. Gooden and Mayor Myers added in could make for interesting episodes. I have seen episode 2 so I can't remember all of the case. i may have to watch it again. But I'm in. And can't wait for Elementary's return.
I did like the break area on the roof as being Gibbs. Not sure how often he uses it. Maybe more so since his injuries in the last couple of seasons. It would have been nice for Ducky to also join him as stated above. I did like the team reading Ducky's writings for his book and giving their well wishes. Should be an interesting read. Tony Sr. and Gibbs didn't actually call Tony Jr. by name this episode, did they? He was called Junior, Sr.'s name for him. But can't his name be used on the show anymore? Or did I miss something? I like Sr. and his interactions with Abby. They always make a good meeting. One of his redeeming actions in the show was to become Ducky and then being used to locate the evidence on the Adrien Fincher case. This left Abby hopefully safe from the bad guys and give her a chance to get help. Also later when cuffed with Nick, Sr. had his tool from the "Sherlock Consortium" to help them break free. I don't know how Burke Bernhardt, bad guy that had them in evidence room, was going to dispose of the evidence, but the fire he started seemed to be a desperate attempt to burn it and finish his mission. True his brother Eric who blew up on the roof had explosive devices. Not sure though if that was to distract and empty the building of inhabitants while the other 2 stole or destroyed the evidence, but either way they seemed like cheap muscle and didn't really have a good plan. But he said "Plan C" was to toast the building. The 3rd baddie, who was shooting up the bullpen, got what he deserved from Gibbs and his baseball bat. It was cute that "Janitor Nick" tried to get his weapon. I to was surprised that Gibbs could make the electronics make the guy go off on them. Must be that Tim has been rubbing off on him. I did like the teams being paired up and having their own problems to help stop the 4 baddies. I was surprised that Agent Leslie Vyas was a mole. I didn't recognize it until really when Tim said it was from inside. I must be slipping. I did like Jack tackling her, and then trying to get her to spill info. If she was paid 75 thousand to control the systems in the building, the other 3 must have been paid very little. Looks like Vance has his work cut out for him to check all employees again for cracks. It was cute how Jimmy and Bishop basically destroyed the lab to finally blow a window to break out. I thought earlier, can't you break a window? But they answered that. I liked that Reeves and Agent Joanna Wright worked together. Her trying to wait until the Bomb Squad shown up was a thing you would think would happen. But at-least Reeves didn't try to reenter the building alone. He did need a helmet, but at-least he wasn't leading the charge. They might make a good team(pairing). I also liked the scenes with Gibbs and Burke and Gibbs telling him to shoot him and he knowing enough to let Gibbs live to help his escape. The fight on the roof was good too. I figured that Burke would fall through the skylight, but didn't know it was over the bullpen and that the hole in it from the pipe would have Vance be able to shoot him. Wouldn't skylights in a Government building have some kind of grate system over them to protect from break ins, or things being dropped on them? I know buildings in the city have protections like that. I do think that Tony talking about Judith leaving him at that time was not the right time. But he was very nervous and probably not sure if he would live and wanted to get it out.
I had 2 days ago written up a long talk about episodes, "Goodbye Vietnam" and "Liabilities". I had watched them in a row on my DVR. Then the dreaded blue screen on my computer popped up and deleted all my ramblings. So after a couple days away from it, I am tying again. I have not yet seen "Warriors of Peace". The grey Toyota SUV that the team used in the opening shot of Korea looked awfully like the one that they used in "Criminal Minds:Beyond Borders". I know these vehicles are "hired" from people to use in these shows. But the saving of Hetty and Harris Keene was good. Dang got what he deserved. So did the others. Hopefully he won't be back. I liked the "Golden Girls" talk and the help of Jeff Carol. His flirting with Kensi and in the transport trying to lay his head on Chegwedden's shoulder was cute. Also Hetty saying it was bloody time when the team saved her and the touching way she acted towards Callen. The head on his shoulder was nice. Then ofcourse Deeks falling asleep on Kensi was par for the course, lol. Not sure of the time lapse between Hetty being saved and her coming back into headquarters? But she really didn't look to worse for wear. Maybe she put on some heavy make up to be seen by the team? I liked her talk to Hidoko. And yes the rug and heel talk to Moseley might have been just feeling her out. But like posted above, Granger was rough on them at first too. I loved that he went to his daughters, Jennifer Kim's to die. I also agree with both ideas listed elsewhere, he should be left to rest under that tree, and his life should be celebrated. Not sure how you do both. I was surprised that Keith Stiger killed his wife, but I guess she didn't really know about his life? Can't remember. But his business partners, that I at first thought could be in on it, actually had no clue. I was disappointed that "baddie" Chin Woo that came over from Korea to help Keith do his plan, wasn't a little more of a problem. Deeks took him down with only a short knife tussle. Stiger was a little more elusive. Also they talked about using the Polaris vehicles to move the bomb stuff to the tunnels. Are they a sponsor? Also didn't think that Sam's throw of the scanning device "ball" would have been so accurate. It went right in the one missing pane of glass. I would have figured that it would take out another pane, and Callen would say, "that works too!" They would have said it if Deeks threw it. But he probably would bounce it off the frame or wall, and ask Kensi if she had another one, or would retrieve that for him. When the team in Korea broke into that motel room, the lock pickers didn't work, so Sam finessed it with his body. Talking about Mosley wanting to split up the team. Someone posted about the other NCIS teams being broke up also? Well the Gibbs team has had over the last few years had a few changes, so the team is relatively new. And with Vance right there, he can keep an eye on things. Pride's team has had a couple changes, and almost was broken up when he went rouge to stop Mayor Hamilton. So LA other then loosing Dom and Nate, hasn't changed to much. Nell and Eric are kind of together too. Also on Blue Bloods, Jamie and Eddie.
I did like the episode. I felt very bad for Luca and ofcourse the guy that was chained to the pillar. I know the promos showed the building blowing up. but when the scene happened, I thought he would save him, or stay with him, and somehow be shielded when the building blew. I am glad that Detective Ben Rose didn't blow them off as not knowing anything, or act like a stupid cop himself. It happens way to many times on these shows. That's what I always liked about "Elementary", the PD knew how to do cop things, they just needed Holmes and Watson to figure it out quicker. I was glad the team saved Lance Roy and Tina. The fight between Luca and Martin Harwell(the unsub) was good. I at first thought that Chris should have fallen in too, but then thought of it as a good thing for it to be just Luca. He was fighting his demons just like Buck was. It is also nice that he helped Keri Sims and had her see Dr. Wendy Hughes. I do like Keri and Luca together, they can stay as close friends and not be lovers. I could not find her age on IMDB but he is young looking and in good shape, so it wouldn't be that long of a stretch(for me)to think that something could happen between them. Hondo did ask about his keeping in touch with her. But they could workout together, go to sporting events and have dinner and not leap into bed together. And if they do ,so what! I wouldn't mind seeing her in future episodes. She doesn't have to be in on another case. Maybe helping the team workout? Both shouldn't stop seeing Wendy. Just because Harwell is behind bars, doesn't mean the nightmares go away. I know it seemed like an easy fix for Jessica Cortez when she explained to Rocker about the situation. And it was nice that Jeff Mumford could make his cameo by being with Rocker and Val when they came forward. The threat letter was bad enough, but they did not do the vandalism to her car. So there is someone else out there that hates what she is trying to do for PD. Hicks seems to be hard on her with the "I told you so!" bit. One person who was invisible this day was Micheal Plank. I still sometimes think he is not always on the up and up. He sometimes acts like a used car salesman, lol. But with his connections to get the Doctor to do the operation and like that it makes me wonder if he isn't a problem too, or wrongly connected? Either way this probably will have more problems before it is fixed. I know the want to be together is still strong for her and Hondo, but it is good that they will meet at a neutral place to give him his things. I liked that Hondo was worried about Buck and even though he saw him more often that Jim Street became more worried also. Buck trying to help pay off Reymond Harris's College bills anonymously was a noble attempt. It was cute that Street couldn't bowl. I at first thought he was doing that to get Buck to open up. I liked it a lot that Hondo got Reymond and Buck to sit and talk. It may not solve all the pairs issues, but it is a start as listed above. I agree also that more disputes need this. It would be nice in the future to see the team at the bowling alley having fun together. It can just be a ending clip or talk of meeting on their day off or something. We don't need the team in the Bowling Alley and have a gun man or something come in as we have seen to many times. I liked that Hondo and Victor Tan did some of the investigating and also that Deacon and Chris did to. It is nice to mix up the groups. With Criminal Minds it was nice for Morgan and JJ to be a team, or JJ and Hotch, but I liked to when they put Hotch and Rossi or some other combos together to investigate. I thought it cute also to have Deacon work for the power and light company and leave the comment slip by the gate, lol. I liked it also that Street gets a beer, according to Hotch because he put up with Luca as a room mate for so long, lol. It is nice that they are an "odd couple" type, and not over the top. It would be funny to if we found out that Luca was a rich surf kid who didn't want to flaunt it.
I agree, I to had said that in a previous episode, and posted a picture of her in her hat. I still would like to see her wear one. Her character isn't really much different from Prime Suspect. I'd like to re -watch those. I liked her co- workers there too. Some cases she doesn't have much to do, but we see that with Vance , Palmer and Reese.
IMDB and CBS list her as Kasie, but at first I wrote down the Casey spelling also. I keep notes, but rarely read them later, unless it is 2 weeks later or so I comment on it. That way to I can go back when rerun season comes and see if i had seen it. Even though sometimes I don't understand my own scribbling. I didn't catch it as , Jethro and Jack getting lucky. Just co workers(friends) getting together. She had gone through an experience in the previous episode about telling John Ross about her captivity. Then she talked to Vance about the experience(telling Ross). So maybe this is part of her healing, and coming to grips with it all? So she is here to help others but maybe the team will help her?? I thought that buddy Bill Lester, who was with the COs wife, had said that the bar was long gone? But yes I would have thought we would hear about a deeper investigation in to him. Even if they say we have come up with little information or something.


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Sumbal Bala - Village
Jammu & Kashmir Ganderbal Kangan Sumbal Bala
State - Jammu & Kashmir District - Ganderbal Block - Kangan Local Language - Urdu, Hindi
About Sumbal Bala village
Sumbal Bala is a village placed in Kangan Block of Ganderbal district in Jammu & Kashmir. Positioned in rural region of Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir, it is one among the 39 villages of Kangan Block of Ganderbal district. As per the administration records, the village number of Sumbal Bala is 2917. The village has 356 homes.
Population of Sumbal Bala village
According to Census 2011, Sumbal Bala's population is 2415. Out of this, 1232 are males whereas the females count 1183 here. This village has 483 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 290 are boys and 193 are girls.
Literacy rate of Sumbal Bala village
Literacy rate in Sumbal Bala village is 41%. 1001 out of total 2415 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 48% as 595 males out of total 1232 are educated while female literacy rate is 34% as 406 out of total 1183 females are educated in this Village.
The dark part is that illiteracy rate of Sumbal Bala village is shockingly high -- 58%. Here 1414 out of total 2415 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 51% as 637 males out of total 1232 are illiterate. In females the illiteracy rate is 65% and 777 out of total 1183 females are illiterate in this village.
Agricultural status of Sumbal Bala village
The count of working person of Sumbal Bala village is 547 still 1868 are un-employed. And out of 547 working people 8 persons are totally dependent on farming.
Sumbal Bala's Members & Followers

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Posted on January 17, 2021 by mullingarhistory Standard
MULLINGAR IN 1920 ~JANUARY- APRIL PART ONE (8 min read)
The year 1920 was a dramatic one in the history of Mullingar. The escalating War of Independence increasingly impacted on the town as the year progressed,with shootings, armed raids on trains and the arrests of many local republican activists. The Local Government elections saw gains for Sinn Fein and Labour in the town. Streets were re-named in honour of Irish patriots and the Tri-colour was flown from the County Buildings. Amidst the political turmoil,however, normal life continued, Teachers went on strike for higher pay;local drama groups staged plays in the County Hall, a Choral Society was formed;the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath denounced "immoral" fashions among women and the Town Commissioners planned to make public baths available for the men and women of Mullingar,
On New Year's Day,shots were fired at a couple of cars at Clongowney just east of Mullingar, One of the cars belonged to Captain Batton, Director of the Mullingar Motor Company of Castle Street. The other car belonged to Messrs Daly of the Daly Brothers Company in Dominick Street, No-one was injured in the attacks, although Mr Broderick, who was driving the Daly Brothers car had a lucky escape when a bullet lodged in his coat sleeve. The bullets smashed the windows of both cars.
A week later shots were fired at a car belonging to the prominent Mullingar businessman and local councillor,P.J Weymes,as he was being driven along the Dublin Rd. The occupants of the car escaped injury as bullets entered the windows and lodged in the car seats. The attacks on the cars were apparently carried out by local republicans as part of a campaign to stop drivers taking out British car licenses. At a meeting of Mullingar Rural District Council,Cllr Lennon-a Sinn Fein supporter, declared that those refusing to take out motor permits were "making a grand fight for Ireland".
On January 15th,Mullingar voters had the first opportunity to use the PR system of voting when elections took place to Mullingar Town Commission. Twenty-three candidates ran for the fifteen seats,with the town divided into North and South urban districts. The electorate totalled 1449. All the candidates were male.
Before the election a big meeting was held in the County Hall by Mullingar Trades Council in support of the Labour candidates. The meeting was preceded by a march from the railway station (where the President of the ITGWU and the President of the Railway Workers Union were welcomed to Mullingar) through the town led by three bands. At the meeting,Mr John McKeon,President of the Mullingar Trades Council,declared that while there had been progress in securing the rights of workers in Mullingar,there was "room for greater improvement in workers pay and conditions"
T.J Redmond,the Secretary of the Trades Council, referred to his great-great grandfather,who had been killed in the battle of Vinegar Hill in 1798. Miss Hoyne of the Irish Womens Workers Union also spoke. She was described as "a prepossessing young lady of some 25 summers,who immediately captured the hearts of her audience when she made an eloquent appeal to the women to stand by the men,in the fight for democracy."
A number of Mullingar men were arrested and tried by military court as the army and police sought to crush the escalating republican campaign. Terence Smyth and Patrick Byrne were arrested at their homes in Patrick Street and were brought to Dublin to be tried at Ship Street barracks. They were accused of possession of ammunition. They refused to recognise the court.
They were convicted and sentenced to terms of one and two years imprisonment with hard labour. Another Mullingar man,Michael McCoy was also arrested. He was tried in Mullingar and sentenced to prison in Mountjoy.
All three men were members of the Mullingar Battalion of the IRA. A raid was also carried out on the bakery and confectionary business owned by the Leonard sisters in Earl (Pearse) street. Nothing incriminating was found but the sisters were leading members of Cumann na mBan. in Westmeath.
The Manager of the Mullingar Motor Company,Lt Delamere,was held up by armed men near the Military Barracks. They searched him for weapons but when they found none,they returned his keys and money to him,tied him up and then let him go unharmed,
At a meeting of Mullingar Town Commission,a rate of 1s/5p in the £ was set for the coming year. An extra 15p in the rate was to be used for the building of up to 200 new houses and an extension to the sewerage system.
In a sermon in the cathedral,Bishop Laurence Gaughran denounced "immodesty and extravagence in women's dress." He urged women to adhere to the modesty and purity long associated with Irish womanhood.
At a meeting of Westmeath County Council there was discussion of a proposal from the County Surveyor that the Council should purchase a motor lorry. Some councillors were opposed to the suggestion because it would put the council carters out of work and it was decided not to go ahead with the purchase.
At the monthly meeting of the Asylum Committee,it was stated that there were a total of 976 patients in the asylum as of February 1st. New blankets were required for patients. The contract for supplying tea to the asylum was awarded to Mr John Coleman of Austin Friars Street.
It was reported that a total of £119.00 had been raised in the Parish of Mullingar for The starving children of Europe Appeal and for The Conversion of the Nigerians.
A Mullingar Branch of the Comrades of the Great War Association was set up following a meeting in the County Hall. A total of 200 members were enrolled. The Chairman of the Branch was Mr O McLoughlin from Patrick Street. The Treasurer was Captain Farrell from Harbour Street and the Secretary was Mr T Gaffney from Patrick Street.
The other Committee members were Messrs T Murray,Mill Rd,M Conlon,Springfield Terrace,M Craig,Austin Friars Street,P Callaghan,Trinity Cttgs,C Giff,Austin Friars St and M Connell, Austin Friars St.
The Westmeath War Pensions Committee (Chairman P.W Shaw) was continuing its work in 1920 of caring for the many war veterans in the county. A total of £500 was allocated by the Red Cross for orthopedic treatment for ex-servicemen in Westmeath and the Committee allocated a £28 grant and free passage to Australia for a local ex-soldier who was emigrating.
During the First World War the government had brought in compulsary tillage for farmers to ensure that people were fed during the conflict. With the war now over some farmers wished to stop tillage. The Mullingar Rural District Council was deeply opposed to this.
At a meeting the RDC called on the Department of Agriculture to "compel the graziers of Mullingar District to till the required amount of land under the Tillage Act so that sufficient food for our people will be raised and thereby avoid the threat of starvation which is racing across Europe.
A special Mass was held in the cathedral on St Patrick's Day at which the sermon was preached in Irish by the President of St Finian's College,Rev Maurice Weymes. The Choir was conducted by Miss Rosanne Daly of Mt Auburn House and the Mass was followed by a ceili in St Mary's Hall. The Mullingar Branch of the Gaelic League were among a number of Mullingar amateur drama groups to stage plays in the County Hall and St Mary's Hall during March. The other groups were the St Mary's Temperance Club and the Workingmens Club.
A new Education Act was proceeding through the House Of Commons in the spring of 1920 and was causing much concern in Ireland because it seemed to rule out religious schools. The Act was denounced at meetings of Westmeath County Council, Mullingar Rural District Council and Mullingar Town Commission as "godless and anti-Irish" and an attack on Ireland by "a reactionary government."
The Bishops of Ireland condemned the proposed bill and 1400 people took part in a special novena organised by the bishop in Mullingar cathedral to pray for the failure of the act.
A number of local men imprisoned in Galway and Dublin were freed during April. William Murray and Peter Tormey from Patrick St had been arrested following an incident in which shots were fired at a police patrol on Millmount Rd. When they arrived home in Mullingar they were met by local Volunteers and Sinn Fein members.
They were brought to the County Hall where a meeting of the Railway Workers Union was held in support of Mr Murray-a member of the union. A couple of weeks later,Terence Smyth,Patrick Byrne and Michael McCoy were welcomed by cheering crowds at the station. Three bands headed a massive procession through the town to the County Hall in which local Volunteers marched in military formation. At the Hall a reception was held for the three men. Those in attendance included Cllr Pat Brett and Dr Tony Stanley.
A Special meeting of the Mullingar Comrades of the Great War Association took place in the Parochial Hall to discuss the Irish Ex-Soldiers and Sailors Land Act,which proposed making land available for ex-servicemen to farm. The Mullingar men were determined to get land and looked to the local ranchers and big landowners to give up some of their extensive acres..
At the meeting,Mr Caffrey stated that "whilst Irish soldiers had stood by the Empire in its hour of need,they had never forgotten that they were Irishmen first,last and at all times. They were not going to be denied the benefits which the Land for Soldiers and Sailors Bill promised them.
The ex-servicemen had endured the unimaginable hardships of campaign on all the different war fronts and had fought on behalf of the farmers and protected them. They now wanted some land for themselves. The meeting passed a resolution calling on "the Land Commissioners to at once complete the purchase of lands under the provisions of the Land Act."
Farmers also came under attack from Rural District Councillor,Mr Lennon-a Sinn Fein supporter. In an extraordinary speech Mr Lennon declared that he "regretted that he belonged to the farming class,amongst whom they would find the most impure and putrid members to be found in any class". He went on to accuse the farmers of being subsidised by the British government.
At a meeting of the Town Commission a discussion was held on a proposal to supply public baths for the people of Mullingar. One Commissioner declared that "they are badly wanted in Mullingar." Another Commissioner stated that " the ladies should be provided for also. They would want a bath as well as the men." It was suggested that the baths should be located at the Supply.
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On May 31st ,elections were held for the County Council and Rural District Councils. Nationwide these elections were u passed off peacefully, with the Crown forces keeping out of the way.
The newly elected county and district councillors in Mullingar included Mick McCoy and Pat Dooner-both of whom were leading members of the Mullingar IRA. Also elected was Pat Brett,a local shopkeeper who had set up the first Sinn Fein club in town in 1916.
Labour candidates elected included John McKeon of the Mullingar Trades Council. Among those re-elected were P.J Weymes and P.W Shaw. No women ran for election although local Cumann na mBan activists were busy canvassing for the Sinn Fein candidates.
Shortly before the elections,the Mullingar IRA raided the council buildings and,with the help of caretaker Patrick Bailey,they took the rate books from the County Secretary's Office and hid them under the stage in the County Hall.,where they remained until the new Sinn Fein led council took office.
There was a row at a council meeting at the start of the election campaign when the Mullingar IRA offered to patrol outside the polling stations on election day and keep order. The Secretary of the Council,John T Roche , refused the offer,saying that he was going to use "direct labour" on the day and that he did not want a political party involved in policing the polling. Sinn Fein councillor,William Gillivan accused Mr Roche of having "sworn allegiance to the King"- an accusation denied by the Secretary.
While Mullingar was becoming increasingly radicalised and opposition to the Crown forces was growing,the town remained a British garrison and many local families still had connections to the military. Throughout May advertisements appeared in the local press seeking recruits for " His Majesty's Army".
There were vacancies in the Transport,Signals and Medical Corps of the Army. While the East Yorkshire Regiment were stationed in Mullingar,many local men were serving across the expanding British Empire in places such as Egypt, Iraq and India.
The new council soon began to flex its republican muscles. A resolution was passed at a Rural District Council meeting which called for the County Infirmary (then on the Dublin Rd) to remove two RIC men who were being treated in the hospital. The councillors referred to the police as the "blue coated army of occupation" and stated that the RIC had become a military force.
"They are being treated and made well so that they can go out and shoot people " one councillor claimed. The Infirmary should refuse to treat members of "the occupation forces." The British Red Cross symbol on the workhouse ambulance should be painted over.
The job of policing Mullingar was now increasingly being carried out by the Volunteer or Republican police.They were involved in "quelling disturbances and generally seeing to it that good order prevails. In not a few cases they have recovered stolen property.". Some offenders were ordered out of the town and others were imprisoned in derelict houses or in old jail cells in the County Buildings complex.
On June 29th,the Mullingar IRA carried out a daring operation at the railway station. Having been informed by station employee Michael Horan that an consignment of petrol for an RAF base in Co Galway was coming by rail through Mullingar,the IRA took over the station and took the train into a siding and drained off more than a thousand gallons of the petrol. There was also a raid carried out on the National Bank in Dominick Square in which a number of weapons were seized.
Local IRA members William Murray and Peter Tormey were court-martialled in Dublin for possession of guns following their arrest at a military checkpoint in Mullingar on the Dublin Rd. The two men refused to recognise the court.
The Dail or Republican courts set up by the Dail government began to function in Westmeath in July. The first Sinn Fein Arbitration Court met in the County Buildings on July 3rd. A number of local solicitors were present and the Court was presided over by the prominent Co Tyrone republican lawyer,Kevin O Shiels. Proceedings were disrupted by the military who broke into the meeting and seized documents. However the Court soon met again and increasing numbers of people began to use it.
The Crown court was finding it difficult to function with defendants and lawyers not turning up. The Assizes could only take place on July 8th because "the Courthouse was taken over by the military .Sentries were placed in front of the building and armed soldiers were in position inside." Local magistrates-Justices of the Peace, as they were known,began to resign their commissions.
Those who resigned included P.J Weymes and P.W Shaw. Many local RIC members also resigned-some because they were being boycotted by their neighbours and others because they refused to carry guns against fellow Irishmen. Many of the police barracks' in the rural hinterland round Mullingar had by now been burned or abandoned.
At a meeting of the County Council,Cllr Pat Brett proposed that the council should insist,when leasing out the County Hall for a dance that "at least 50% of the dances are Irish."
It was "time a stop was put to the jazz,two step and other English inspired dances which are included in the programme of dances held in the hall from time to time and are a disgrace to people who call themselves Irish. " Another councillor declared that "nothing but our own good old Irish dances" should be allowed in the hall
Despite the escalating violence normal life continued in the town. July 1920 saw revival after many years of the Lough Ennell Regatta. The Midland Feis was held in St Mary's CBS and attracted large crowds. And the summer race meeting at Newbrook Race Course was "a great success."
Special meetings of the County Council,District Council and Board of Guardians took place in mid-August at which councillors pledged their allegiance to the Dail Government. They also agreed that they would work with the Dail Local Government department,not the British controlled Department based in Dublin Castle.
In further signs of how radical nationalism now controlled Westmeath Council,it was agreed that business should be conducted in Irish where possible and that the Council should work on Irish or Dublin Mean Time,which was 25 minutes behind Greenwich Mean Time. (Dublin Mean Time had been abolished in 1916 by the British government.)
Westmeath County Councillors also wished to erase history and expunge from the record the fact that the Council had condemned the Easter Rising. The 1916 Minute Book was placed on the table and the offending pages recording the Minutes of the post-Rising meeting and the words of condemnation were torn out and burned. This action was completely illegal and was also pointless,since the condemnation of the Rising had been reported in the local papers.!
Mullingar Town Commission and the Rural District Council were also keen to rename local streets in honour of the the dead patriots of Ireland. Without consulting the local people,they drew up a list of new names. Earl Street became Pearse St and Greville Street became Oliver Plunkett St. Harbour St was re-named after the O Rahilly and Springfield became Republican Glen.
Military Rd was re-named in honour of Thomas Ashe and Barrack St was named after the recently murdered Lord Mayor of Cork,Thomas McCurtain. Castle St became Thomas Clarke St and Blackhall Emmet Street.The Bleachyard/Jail Hill was now to be Thomas McDonagh Avenue and Valley Cottages became Larkin Cottages. Mount St was named Seery Street and Grove St became Thomas Creamer St.
In a sermon preached in the cathedral,Bishop Gaughran prayed that God "through the intercession of Mary would guide the country through the present dark and difficult times." In the rural hinterland of Mullingar attacks on police barracks continued and a mail train was stopped at the Downs by the IRA and official letters seized. The Mullingar Branch of the Railway Workers Union supported the decision by Dublin railwaymen to refuse to handle munitions or drive trains carrying soldiers.
The County Council was in dire financial straits and was £ 50,000 in the red. There was little or no money for the wage increases sought by council staff such as the Waterworks engineer,James Raleigh (this author's grandfather) and his colleagues. However,it was decided to go ahead with plans to build a new Vocational School for the town. The school was then based in the Governors House in the Council Buildings and had 180 full and part-time students.
At a meeting of the County Council,councillors were told that the Dail government wished local councils to give work,where possible,to men who had resigned from the RIC "and by this act of loyalty to Ireland they have exposed themselves and their dependents to all manner of hardships ". Councillors agreed to do what they could to help.
A large number of local RIC men had by now left the force. One man who remained with the police in Mullingar,Sergeant Foskin, was passing on valuable information to the IRA-including police codes. A constable who had served in Mullingar,Michael Kelly,was killed in an ambush in Co Clare in September.
A Sinn Fein arbitration court was held in Mullingar on September 20th. It was presided over by local county councillors, Thomas Noonan , N Crosbie and M.J Kennedy and TD,Lorcan Robbins. Mullingar solicitors in attendance included J.J Macken and J.E Wallace.
By now,the local Crown Courts were almost deserted. The only case heard in the Petty Sessions that month involved Thomas "the Bags" McCormack,appearing for the umpteenth time on a charge of being drunk and disorderly.
The altar servers and boy choristers from the cathedral enjoyed an excursion to the shores of Lough Ennell. They visited the grounds of La Mancha house as guests of Mr Thomas Shaw, where they played games and had a picnic. They included K Whelehan, P Shaw,F Shaw,J Jennings,J Carey and P Lynam.
Colonel Charles Howard-Bury of Belvedere House was a long way from his home in September of 1920. The explorer and soldier was in Tibet and India preparing the ground work for a reconnaisance of Mount Everest which the Royal Geographical Society planned to undertake in 1921.
Howard-Bury would lead the reconnaisance. In September of 1920,he visited the Dalai Lama and obtained his permission for the expedition to travel through Tibet. In his diary he described looking northwards ; "In the evening far away the peak of Mount Everest stood up against the setting sun."
Meetings of the County and Rural District Councils and of the Town Commission were adjourned as a mark of respect to Terence McSwiney,following the death of the Cork Lord Mayor on hunger strike on October 25th.
Earlier in the month many local bodiies , including the councils and the Comrades of the Great War Association had passed resolutions calling for the British authorities to intervene and save McSwiney's life. The Town Commission passed a resolution condemning the "brutality of the English government."
The Railway workers Union had decided to refuse to handle trains carrying British soldiers or weaponry. Many workers were dismissed from their jobs as a result of their actions.
The Mullingar railway workers union branch held a meeting to discuss financial support for the sacked workers and also to discuss how Mullingar could be kept fed if the railways closed down as a result of the workers actions and continuing IRA attacks on trains.
It was decided that canal barges and cars could be used to deliver foodstuffs and other essential supplies. People were requested to make their cars or lorries available. Mullingar would become a distribution centre for the surrounding districts with food stored in the town.
The Mullingar Trades council was raising funds to support Catholic workmen expelled from the shipyards and other industries in Belfast. At a meeting of the Council, it was reported that donations received included £18 from the Walshestown area, £10 from the priests of Mullingar and £2/11s from the Railway Workers.
A very substantial donation of £50 was raised at a meeting of the local Protestant community in the Greville Arms,at which the attacks on Catholic workers was strongly condemned
The Mullingar Volunteers were increasingly taking over the task of law enforcement from the RIC. They were reported to have been "very active recently in the suppression of crime of all kinds." In one case, a man who had tried to rape a girl was imprisoned and given 10 strokes of the birch. Another man was imprisoned after he threatened to burn his mother's house .
Bishop Gaughran preached a sermon in the cathedral in which he condemned drunkeness.. "If the young people are filled with drink and if the old folk are also full of drink,what is to become of the country?"
A meeting of the Town Commission was told that residents in Springfield were threatening to withhold house rates because the lamps in the area were not being lit. The town lamp – lighter and the Manager of the gas company were blaming each other for the lighting problem.
There was also a problem concerning a lamp in Meeting House Lane,with confusion as to whether the lamp was the property of the Town Commission or of the Methodist Chapel,which was located along the Lane (now Indulgence hair salon).
Despite the escalating war nationwide Mullingar was still considered to be "one of the quietest towns in Ireland". This changed on the night of November 27th when "an extraordinary and alarming incident caused great sensation and panic in Mullingar."
A military truck passed through the town and two grenades were thrown from the vehicle as it went down Pearse Street. A 15 year old youth,Joseph McCormack,was taken to hospital suffering from shrapnel wounds and shock. The windows of a number of business premises, including P.W Shaw Ironmongers , Porters Wine Merchants and Canton Casey's pub were broken.
At a meeting of the County Council, Cllr Thomas Noonan noted that membership of the council "was dwindling as a result of the action of the enemy government". One councillor (the chairman) was in prison,a second councillor had just been arrested and a third councillor "had a miraculous escape from death by shooting."
Cllr Noonen praised his arrested colleagues because "they were living in times when every every man who called himself an Irishman was willing to suffer for the sake of his country. To be taken from their houses in the cause of Ireland was a matter of congratulations."
Arrests of local republicans continued throughout the month. Cllr Pat Brett and Cllr Pat Dooner were among those detained following raids on their homes. Pat Byrne from Patrick Street,who had been released from Mountjoy in March after going on hunger strike was returned to jail. In the House of Commons,the Belfast Nationalist MP,Jo Devlin raised the issue of Byrne's detention,arguing that it was unlawful.
The Council was actually unable to hold a meeting due to a lack of a quorum. The council chamber was also occupied by the police and the military raided the building and took away minute books and other documents. The tricolour which flew over the building was fired on by Black and Tans,then taken down and dragged along the street behind a military truck.
At a meeting of the Town Commission,a resolution was passed expressing sympathy to the "Lady Mayoress of Cork,Mrs McSwiney" on the death of her "martyred husband." The Commission also passed a resolution offering condolences to the family of Kevin Barry,executed in Dublin.
The Mullingar Trades Council held a meeting in support of council outdoor staff who were seeking a wage increase. There was criticism of the councillors.
One speaker declared that:" the new councils were composed of revolutionaries , but my experience was that in their dealings with labour ,they were anything but revolutionary." Thomas Redmond,the Secretary of the Trades Council,stated that "the councils claimed to be out for an Irish Republic,but Labour was out for one better-a Workers Irish Republic."
The Trades Council was continuing to raise funds for the Belfast Expelled Workers Fund. Among the local donations were 10 shillings from the residents of Dominick Street and 19 shillings from the residents of Lynnbury and Belvedere Terraces.
Money was also being raised for a new Fire Brigade for Mullingar. The Brigade numbered 17 members by the end of November. Subscriptions to the fund included £5 from Colonel Batton of the Mullingar Motor Company; £ 2 from the priests of the parish, and £2 from Richard Mullally,plumber.
Arrests of local IRA members and other republican activists continued as 1920 drew to a close. Christopher Fitzsimons was detained in a raid on his father's house. Owen Mc Loughlin was also arrested. Both men were members of the Mullingar Brigade. The house of Cllr Pat Brett was raided by police once more.
Members of the County Council arrived for a meeting to find Head Constable Kidd and six other policemen in occupation of the council meeting rooms. It once again proved difficult to get a quorum for the meeting. When the meeting did get underway,the main item for discussion was the demand by council outdoor staff for a wage increase. The council was not in a position to grant such an increase as it was nearly bankrupt.
A club house for the Mullingar Comrades of the Great War Association was opened by Colonel Cooper of Dunboden. The club was located close to the military barracks in Patrick Street. The British Army was still a strong presence in Mullingar and an advertisement in local papers sought magazines and books for the Soldiers' Home at the Fair Green. The home had opened in 1906 and was designed as an alcohol free recreation centre for the soldiers stationed in the town.
The Mullingar Motor Company was advertising cars for sale at prices ranging between £625 and £800 .The types of car on offer included the Talbot and the Alvis.
The Company was expanding at its premises on Castle Street,with Managing Director, Colonel Batton declaring that the business would be selling products " which would be among the best in the United Kingdom."
Other shops and businesses in the town in 1920 included Days Bazaar; Weirs' Medical Hall; Dave O Callaghan's cycle shop: the Arcade Ladies Drapery; T L Hutchinson Drapery;Coyne's Forge and Brophils Hotel.
By Historian RUTH ILLINGWORTH ©
The Capture of General Sean MacEoin In Mullingar 1921


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Filing 9
ORDER OF TRANSFER (Eastern District of California). Signed by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on 6/12/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2014)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 Northern District of California 9 San Francisco Division 10 GIORGINO G. HUERTA, Plaintiff, For the Northern District of California UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 12 No. C 14-2302 LB ORDER OF TRANSFER [Re: ECF No. 1] v. 13 TIM VIRGA, 14 Defendant. _____________________________________/ 15 16 Plaintiff, an inmate at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, filed this pro se civil 17 action, complaining of events and omissions that occurred at the California State Prison - 18 Sacramento. The prison is located in Sacramento County, within the venue of the Eastern District 19 of California. The named defendant works at that prison and apparently resides within the venue of 20 the Eastern District of California. No defendant is alleged to reside in, and none of the events or 21 omissions giving rise to the complaint occurred in, the Northern District of California. Venue 22 therefore would be proper in the Eastern District, and not in this one. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). 23 Accordingly, in the interest of justice and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), this action is 24 TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. The clerk 25 shall transfer this matter. 26 27 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 12, 2014 _______________________________ LAUREL BEELER United States Magistrate Judge 28 C 14-2302 LB ORDER
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using System;

namespace CommandLine
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Models a base attribute to define command line syntax.
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class BaseAttribute : Attribute
    {
        private int min;
        private int max;
        private object @default;
        private string helpText;
        private string metaValue;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CommandLine.BaseAttribute"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        protected internal BaseAttribute()
        {
            min = -1;
            max = -1;
            helpText = string.Empty;
            metaValue = string.Empty;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether a command line option is required.
        /// </summary>
        public bool Required
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// When applied to <see cref="System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable{T}"/> properties defines
        /// the lower range of items.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>If not set, no lower range is enforced.</remarks>
        public int Min
        {
            get { return min; }
            set
            {
                if (value < 0)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
                }

                min = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// When applied to <see cref="System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable{T}"/> properties defines
        /// the upper range of items.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>If not set, no upper range is enforced.</remarks>
        public int Max
        {
            get { return max; }
            set
            {
                if (value < 0)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
                }

                max = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets mapped property default value.
        /// </summary>
        public object Default
        {
            get { return @default; }
            set
            {
                if (value == null)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
                }

                @default = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a short description of this command line option. Usually a sentence summary.
        /// </summary>
        public string HelpText
        {
            get { return helpText; }
            set
            {
                if (value == null)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
                }

                helpText = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets mapped property meta value. Usually an uppercase hint of required value type.
        /// </summary>
        public string MetaValue
        {
            get { return metaValue; }
            set
            {
                if (value == null)
                {
                    throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
                }

                metaValue = value;
            }
        }
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}

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It's also critical to demand copies of your charging documents so that you can understand the specifics of the charges against you and how to defend against them. Your DUI attorney can help you secure bond so that you can manage your responsibilities. You have the right to a speedy resolution of the proceedings. If the state tries to stall your case, your attorney can help you take action.
Law enforcement doesn't conduct a neutral and unbiased investigation. They might make mistakes or outright ignore their training. You should have your own DUI attorney in order to conduct an unbiased investigation. They can look at all aspects of the case from the traffic stop to the preliminary roadside tests to a breath or blood test. There are standard procedures for a DUI investigation, and your attorney is trained to spot the errors that law enforcement doesn't want you to find.
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This project was commissioned by the American Hardwood Export Council for Clerkenwell Design Week in 2015 and later extended and evolved as an additional project called 'Along the Lines of Happiness' within Milan Design Week, 2016.
Sebastian Cox (award-winning furniture designer and maker) and Laura Ellen Bacon collaborated in both design and making processes to create this enclosed, sculptural form.
Ethereal and almost cabinet-like in its stance, The Invisible Store of Happiness measured 4 metres in length and was created to celebrate the joy of making. The process of encapsulating a maker's inherent joy of making (invisible to the eye but infused into the work) was a little like trying to bottle a perfume. Notably using steam-bending, the structure was built using a combination of very precise structural techniques with contrasting tactile processes that demand hand and eye coordination, resulting in a strong but expressive work.


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Die Cohors II Flavia Numidarum [equitata] [Antoniniana] () war eine römische Auxiliareinheit. Sie ist durch Militärdiplome, Inschriften und Ziegelstempel belegt. In einer zweisprachigen Inschrift wird sie als Cohors II Numidarum (χώρτης δευτέρας Νουμιδῶν) bezeichnet, in Ziegelstempeln als Cohors Numidarum.

Namensbestandteile
 Cohors: Die Kohorte war eine Infanterieeinheit der Auxiliartruppen in der römischen Armee.

 II: Die römische Zahl steht für die Ordnungszahl die zweite ( secunda). Daher wird der Name dieser Militäreinheit als Cohors secunda .. ausgesprochen.

 Flavia: die Flavische. Die Ehrenbezeichnung bezieht sich auf die flavischen Kaiser Vespasian, Titus und Domitian.

 Numidarum: der Numider. Die Soldaten der Kohorte wurden bei Aufstellung der Einheit auf dem Gebiet Numidiens rekrutiert.

 equitata: teilberitten. Die Einheit war ein gemischter Verband aus Infanterie und Kavallerie.

 Antoniniana: die Antoninianische. Eine Ehrenbezeichnung, die sich auf Caracalla (211–217) bezieht. Der Zusatz kommt in einem Ziegelstempel vor.

Da es keine Hinweise auf den Namenszusatz milliaria (1000 Mann) gibt, war die Einheit eine Cohors quingenaria equitata. Die Sollstärke der Kohorte lag bei 600 Mann (480 Mann Infanterie und 120 Reiter), bestehend aus 6 Centurien Infanterie mit jeweils 80 Mann sowie 4 Turmae Kavallerie mit jeweils 30 Reitern.

Geschichte
Die Kohorte war in den Provinzen Thracia, Moesia inferior und Dacia inferior (in dieser Reihenfolge) stationiert. Sie ist auf Militärdiplomen für die Jahre 113 bis 146 n. Chr. aufgeführt.

Der erste Nachweis der Einheit in Thracia beruht auf einem Diplom, das auf 113 datiert ist. In dem Diplom wird die Kohorte als Teil der Truppen (siehe Römische Streitkräfte in Thracia) aufgeführt, die in der Provinz stationiert waren. Darüber hinaus geht aus dem Diplom hervor, dass die Einheit gerade aus Thrakien in die Provinz Moesia inferior verlegt wurde (item cohorte II Flavia Numidarum translata in Moesiam inferiorem).

In Moesia inferior ist die Kohorte durch ein Diplom nachgewiesen, das auf 116 datiert ist. In dem Diplom wird die Kohorte als Teil der Truppen (siehe Römische Streitkräfte in Moesia) aufgeführt, die in der Provinz stationiert waren.

Zu einem unbestimmten Zeitpunkt wurde die Einheit in die Provinz Dacia inferior verlegt. Der erste Nachweis in Dacia inferior beruht auf einem Diplom, das auf 122 datiert ist. In dem Diplom wird die Kohorte als Teil der Truppen (siehe Römische Streitkräfte in Dacia) aufgeführt, die in der Provinz stationiert waren. Weitere Diplome, die auf 123 bis 146 datiert sind, belegen die Einheit in derselben Provinz.

Der letzte Nachweis der Kohorte beruht auf einem Ziegelstempel, der auf 211/217 datiert ist.

Standorte
Standorte der Kohorte in Dacia inferior waren möglicherweise:
 Feldioara: Ziegel mit verschiedenen Stempeln der Einheit wurden hier gefunden.

Ziegel mit den Stempeln der Einheit wurde darüber hinaus in Gușterița und Ocna Mureș gefunden.

Angehörige der Kohorte
Folgende Angehörige der Kohorte sind bekannt.

Kommandeure
 Titus Antonius Claudius Alfenus Arignotus, ein Präfekt

Sonstige

Siehe auch

Literatur
 John Spaul: Cohors² The evidence for and a short history of the auxiliary infantry units of the Imperial Roman Army, British Archaeological Reports 2000, BAR International Series (Book 841), ISBN 978-1-84171-046-4

Einzelnachweise

Kohorte (Hilfstruppe)

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TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2006 (HealthDay News) -- A disorder called "periodic leg movement during sleep" (PLMS) may be more common in older women, U.S. researchers report.
PLMS involves uncontrollable, repetitive tightening or flexing of leg muscles and is distinct from another condition, "restless legs syndrome," in that it usually only occurs during sleep.
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, noted that PLMS can lead to long-term health problems and they urged people with the disorder to consult with a sleep specialist.
The study of 455 women, averaging nearly 83 years of age, found that two-thirds of them experienced five or more leg movements during an hour of sleep, and 52 percent had 15 or more leg movements per hour.
It also found that leg movements disturbed the sleep of 27 percent of the women five or more times per hour, and woke 6 percent of the women 15 or more times in an hour.
Women whose sleep was disrupted by PLMS had a significantly higher arousal index, lower sleep efficiency, a higher percentage of sleep in stages 1-2, and a lower percentage of stages 3-4 and REM, the study said.
The findings are in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
Both children and adults can have PLM, but the risk increases with age. Up to 34 percent of people over age 60 have PLMS.
The National Sleep Foundation has more about periodic limb movements during sleep.


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We looked closely at King's existing analytics and customer engagement and determined that the majority of viewers were engaging with the eDMs on their mobile devices. This resulted in us deciding to implement a mobile first strategy. We created wireframes and designs for each template at mobile width first and then adapted to be optimised for desktop.
King now have a number of responsive eDM templates which can be easily managed internally. The King team are able to use modules from the different templates to generate a unique looking eDM which meets their requirements for a particular campaign.
Each module was designed and developed to work seamlessly and interchangeably with one another meaning that King could create different looking eDMs whenever they needed to with significant ease.
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Financial Times: US mantra of strong dollar loses its value
October 11, 2009 by Infinite
I find the term mantra very appropriate here.
Chanting mantras, with their true meaning lost ages ago, like in religion, has little if no effect at all.
The Fed and the Treasury have created a religion and Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke are seen as the high priests.
And behind close doors the Fed and the Treasury rape and abuse the US dollar, which has been entrusted to them, as violent and often as possible.
And people still believe those criminals.
– The Federal Reserve buys Fannie Mae bonds; Timothy Geithner is a liar
– US budget deficit tripled to a record $1.4 trillion in 2009
– Gerald Celente on the demise of the US dollar: 'The US is failing on it's most basic level'
For 14 years US Treasury secretaries have taken up the mantra as though it were an essential part of the office. So, sure enough, Tim Geithner, like his recent predecessors, believes "in a strong dollar".
But if one thing has been devalued over that time, it is not so much the currency itself but the impact of the phrase.
After a week that saw the dollar reach a 14-month low against a basket of currencies and a fervour of Republican fretting about the value of the currency, the accusation is doing the rounds that maybe Mr Geithner does not "believe" hard enough.
There are reasons for entertaining this doubt. His commitment to a rebalancing of global trade could be accomplished by higher domestic demand in surplus countries such as China and Germany but it is not hurt by a weaker greenback.
For US business, the picture is mixed. But the large manufacturing groups such as General Electric and Caterpillar are expected to benefit, even if some smaller companies reliant on importing components are less happy.
However, Frank Vargo, of the National Association of Manufacturers, says there is no simple division between great and small: "When I talk to [some of] our smaller, more mid-sized companies, they are very happy as the dollar declines."
Eswar Prasad, a professor at Cornell University and former IMF official, said the dollar needed to decline to rebalance the world economy away from its dependence on US consumption.
"It is not the US but the rest of the world that should really be concerned about dollar weakness," he warned. "None of the other economies is really in a position to wean themselves off the US export market."
While politicians pontificate about the waning strength of the currency, the Treasury notes internally that the dollar on a trade-weighted basis is in a similar place to two years ago.
Marc Chandler, senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman, said the recent flap over the dollar was a "tempest in a teacup" and the US administration should be unconcerned.
There is a long-established reticence from US administrations to intervene in currency markets, and the chance of intervention this time is seen as negligible.
"We are opposed to intervention, whether it be by the United States or any other country," says Mr Vargo, who wants China to allow its currency to appreciate. "I think cause for alarm right now is overstated."
Marty Regalia, chief economist at the US Chamber of Commerce, said the US administration should concentrate on reducing its budget deficit, rather than market intervention.
"If the dollar were to go into a freefall and if you were trying to insert some order into the trading mechanism, then it would be different," he said.
Mr Chandler agreed and said a signal that Beijing was unhappy would also be serious. "If you were to say there's a line in the sand – say it's $1.50 to the euro or $1.60 – and [Chinese president Hu Jintao] calls up Mr and Mrs Obama and says 'look, the dollar's gone too far here', then it would be a problem. But I don't think we're anywhere close to those things."
Larry Summers, chief economic adviser to the White House, reiterated the strong dollar policy on Thursday night but it was another speech that provoked an increase in the dollar.
It took Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, to stem the decline. In a fairly technical address about the central bank's balance sheet, he remarked that eventually, when the economy had recovered enough, the Fed would tighten monetary policy to head off inflation.
It was hardly groundbreaking, but the dollar rose when the comments hit the newswires and traders adjusted their guesses on when the Fed will start to raise rates.
By Tom Braithwaite and Sarah O'Connor in Washington
Published: October 9 2009 19:22 | Last updated: October 9 2009 19:22
Source: The Financial Times
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Oregon and Washington state lawmakers are taking the first steps toward crafting a replacement or alternative to the I-5 Bridge from Vancouver to Portland. Photo: freepik.com
Talks between Washington and Oregon state lawmakers have finally begun on a replacement or alternative to the Interstate 5 Bridge spanning the Columbia River from Vancouver to Portland. However, challenges remain for the Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee over the bridge's design, location and purpose.
Per the committee's Nov. 14 meeting, one of the next steps is to look next at transit on the bridge – something that proved to be one of the most contentious aspects of the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) in 2013. Oregon wanted a light rail line to be included that would extend from Vancouver and connect to Portland's existing line. However, Washington lawmakers rejected the proposal.
The issue was resurrected during a presentation on the prior alternative bridge designs that ranged from light rail to bus rapid transit (BRT). Rep. Lynda Wilson (R-17) remarked that "when we're moving forward with this, we keep talking about capital versus how many people ride per driver. If you start looking at Sound Transit 3, the cost up there…you're looking at this in billions and billions of dollars. We don't have billions."
Oregon Sen. Lew Frederick (D-22) remarked that "with the folks that I talk with… they do not sit back and try to count the numbers of cars. They count how much time it takes for them to get from one place to the next. As much as I like light rail, they are not necessarily excited by the idea of light rail…it's not an express (bus) situation; they are moving at a very slow pace."
Connected to that debate is the purpose for the new bridge. "The question is if we make improvements…to cross the river – is that going to move traffic faster or not, or is it not going to make a difference at all?" Co-chair Sen. Lee Beyer (D-6) said.
On one hand, the bridge is more than a century old, though it remains safe. Yet the I-5 corridor also has some of the worst traffic congestion in the country, a problem highlighted by truckers and regional business groups. In 2018, 138,374 daily crossings occurred on the existing I-5 bridge's three northbound lanes and three southbound lanes. Just six years prior, the daily crossings had been 128,373: the same volume as in 2002. That traffic congestion continues into Portland.
Frederick said that "the previous proposal…. might move traffic slightly more at the crossing itself, (but) when it reached Columbia Boulevard it was a bottleneck again."
Although the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) Transportation Corridor Visioning Study recommends new river crossings, a committee staff member said an analysis was "agnostic about whether the region should consider other corridors. You would still be stuck with congestion frame mobility issues and all the other issues with that."
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John Ley November 15, 2019 at 11:14 am
TJ –
Overall, a great report.
#1 – only HALF the bridge is 100 years old.
#2 – there was excellent discussion about the "assumptions" – the 6 requirements that ultimately eliminated so many viable options from the previous process. Read the Columbian news report on the meeting.
#3 – the previous "solution" provided only a ONE minute improvement in the morning, southbound commute.
That's because it was designed to be a light rail project in search of a bridge, rather than solving traffic congestion problems.
#4 – mass transit will not solve the traffic congestion problems. Only 1,422 people use the CTran Express buses into Portland. That's a rounding error of the 310,000 vehicles that cross the Columbia River daily.
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