(CNN) New Zealand's proposed buyback of semi-automatic firearms could cost as much as $300 million NZD ($200 million), Winston Peters, the country's deputy prime minister, said Tuesday.

In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attacks on March 15 which killed 50 people , New Zealand has acted swiftly to change its gun laws.

On Tuesday, a bill which proposes banning semi-automatic firearms, magazines and parts used to assemble illegal firearms passed its first reading in Parliament, gaining the support of every lawmaker in the house, bar one.

If the bill passes, gun owners will have an amnesty until September to hand in their weapons and be compensated as part of a proposed buyback scheme.

The government had previously said the proposed buyback could cost between $100 to $200 million NZD ($68 andto police, with some gun owners even doing so before the proposed law changes had been announced, according to a statement from New Zealand Police.

But Nicole McKee, the secretary of the Council of Licensed Firearms Owners, disputed the government's buyback sum, telling RNZ that the law change would cost taxpayers "billions."

"We are very concerned about the unfair and unjust treatment of the New Zealand firearm owners," she said on Tuesday, adding that it would make the 250,000 "law-abiding" citizens who are licensed firearm owners into criminals.

petition opposing the proposed changes has now gained almost 15,000 signatures.

Australia also introduced a gun buyback after a shooter killed 35 people in Tasmania. The country's then-government recovered about 640,000 prohibited weapons, according to the Australian National Audit Office.

Swift changes

The public will have


two days to make a submission on the bill -- a much shorter period than usual -- before it goes back before Parliament next Tuesday for its second reading.

Peters has said that he expects the gun changes to come into effect by April 12, four weeks after the Christchurch terrorist attack.

The sole opposing voice in parliament on Tuesday was David Seymour, the leader of ACT, a right-wing minority party.

"I urge caution," he told Parliament. "I urge public consultation. I urge that we do our job as a parliament and truly honor the victims of this tragedy by defending our democracy."

Kelvin Davis, a member of parliament who is part of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's governing Labour Party, said he had handed in his own semi-automatic rifle to the policeThe Shy Wife

The young wife came downstairs and paraded herself shyly in front of her husband.

"What do you think?" she asked him coyly.

"You look very sexy," he answered. "You don't usually dress like that."

The shy wife, Linda, looked embarrassed and apologised.

"Sorry! Have I gone too far? Do you want me to change into something else?"

They had been married just over 18 months and it was the first time Linda had been invited out without him. They didn't get out much anyway and both were as reserved and shy as each other. Linda knew her husband Paul was apprehensive and a little worried that she would be pestered all night by men trying to get off with her.

He looked his wife up and down and felt a pang of


jealousy at the same time as he felt a stirring in his groin. Linda was only 5' 3" but with the heels she was wearing, an extra 3" made her look totally different to what he was used to. Not only her height but the way they shaped her calf muscles and how they made her skirt seem even shorter. It was a good 6" above her knee with a little slit in the side that made it look very sexy indeed. The white blouse was ordinary enough but Linda had left just one button too many open and showed quite a bit of cleavage. Paul noticed that in the right light her blouse was semi transparent and he was surprised to realise she wore a half-cup bra,much flimsier than the ones she normally wore.

There was something Paul didn't want to ask but had to know. He stood and walked over to her and kissed her on the cheek. At the same time his hand rested on her thigh and he looked for the telltale bulge. His heart thumped louder when he discovered he had been right – she was wearing stockings. He was uneasy and jittery through jealousy and slightly angry. Why did she find it necessary to dress like this just for a drink with the girls?

She was the stay at home sort and a friend, knowing how shy and reticent she was with people had decided she needed to get out. After a lot of persuading and discussion with her husband here


through her blouse.

"Have a good time," he said, "But don't forget you're married."

"I think if I had to misbehave – someone would tell you," she assured him.

"Is that the only thing stopping you?" he snapped at her.

Linda laughed nervously but didn't bother answering. It was then that the doorbell rang and Linda rushed to kiss her husband goodbye and ran out for the mini-bus. Paul watched her arse beneath her tight skirt as she climbed into the vehicle. As he stroked his cock he thought of his shy innocent wife – but who knows if she'll stay that way when there would be men ready to tempt her?

After visiting a few establishments Linda decided to slow down on the drink. She wasn't a seasoned drinker and had nointentions of becoming drunk or making her-self ill. The party of women settled down and sat quietly in a lounge quietly talking. It was then that Linda noticed how a certain man kept eyeing her up. He was older than her, about 35yrs. against her 23 and although he unsettled her she found his attentions a little exciting. She noticed he was quite good-looking, in fact the group of men he was with were all, in her opinion quite dishy. Soon it was time to move on and as they made their way out to go on to a club the man winked at her and smiled. She was almost sorry to be leaving the bar.

Throughout the evening Linda had a good time. Even though noisy clubs weren't


really her scene she enjoyed the change and with the help of the drink managed to let her hair down. Her husband Paul hardly came into her thoughts. Men asked her to dance, and after awhile the women became more split up as they either danced or they went off with a man to chat or get some air. Linda was increasingly becoming aware that she was being left on her own. It was then that she spotted the man from the bar – and he was still eyeing her up.

A slob of a man came and put his hand around her waist and asked her to dance. Linda refused and asked him to not to touch her but the man persisted. As she looked round for herfriends she spotted her admirer walking toward her. She would ask for his help, she thought. It wasn't necessary, suddenly the slob seemed to levitate from the ground and the next time he was able to focus he was on the floor looking at the ceiling.

The admirer, who was now her hero, took her arm and guided her away as two of his friends removed the man and deposited him in the hands of two very big doormen. Linda, a little scared was very impressed at the quiet efficiency of how the man was dealt with. She felt safe now and allowed herself to be guided away. Friends were forgotten as she spent the best part of the next hour chatting with her companion and getting to know


was about to protest at her friends attitude she was cut short by the fact that the woman rushed off to join her boyfriend. This was totally unexpected and Linda thought it was quite a nasty thing to do to ask someone out and then leave them. What would her husband say if he knew they had all been picked up by men and gone off with them? He would wonder why she was returning alone.

"I'd better leave and find a taxi," she told Carl.

"Don't worry, one of the guys doesn't drink and he's driven us here. We'll see you get home you don't live far away. It's not too late yet."

Another drink, another half-hour and Linda found herself sat on a small sofa in a corner withCarl.

"These seats are here for couples to get romantic," he said. "Let's make use of them."

With that he pulled Linda toward him and as one hand went round her waist the other stopped her hand from resisting and he kissed her full on the lips.

"No one knows – and no one 's taking any notice. Just relax and enjoy a bit of fun. It's so busy in here and everyone's into their own thing by now – nobody's worried what we do. In any case – all my friends are stood round blocking the view."

He kissed her again and although she was shocked she felt a thrill shoot through her. It had been a while since any other man had touched her. He was almost covering her as


his hands started to wander and crept to her breasts. Her own hand, the other being trapped between them came up to ward off the assault. It was grabbed firmly and pulled down to her side where he could restrain her with the arm he had round her.

"It's OK!" he whispered to her. "I know you are a bit scared because you're married but you like the feel of this really don't you? Relax and enjoy it – it might be a while before you get a taste of freedom again. You're nipples are erect – you're aroused."

His hands worked on her breasts as he kissed her neck and earlobe that sent shivers of pleasure down her spine. This sort of stuff she had only ever read about.As his fingers slipped inside her blouse she opened her eyes wide shocked that as they were in a public place people would surely be looking. Her eyes darted round checking that they didn't have an audience. No one seemed too interested, except she noted two of his friend who leered down at her. In spite of their lewd looks she couldn't help but think how good looking they also were.

She became embarrassed as while as the other two were watching Carl undid another button and let his fingers slip inside her bra to play with her nipples.

"Does that feel nice?" he asked her.

"Please!" begged Linda, "You're going too far, stop it now."

"Don't worry, we'll take you home now. Just let's have a couple of more minutes tasting


that lovely mouth of yours," persuaded Carl.

He turned her head and kissed her hard on the lips forcing his tongue into her mouth. Still holding her down his spare hand returned to her tits and he began to knead and squeeze them. It was impossible for Linda not to respond and become even more aroused. Even though the man was taking liberties with her and scaring her a little she nevertheless found him exciting and attractive. Her eyes peeped open to see the two others drooling over the sight of her almost naked right breast that their friend was massaging. Shifting her glance she realised that the other men in the group were now paying close attention to them.

Her head spun, never before had she been the desireof so many men. Never before had she been so daring. She was very aroused and told herself that it would probably never happen again and she should make the most of it. Carl was right, no one would find out – it was only a bit of flirting and sexy fun. She would let him carry on playing with her tits and kissing her – she liked it – especially when he kissed the nape of her neck. It sent a thrill down her spine – and she was able to see how his friends ogled her tits – and look at the bulges of their hard cocks through their trousers. She was proud that she had been the cause of their titillation. Anyway, she told herself,


to leave Linda felt that she had annoyed him and she was a little mad at herself. She refastened the buttons on her blouse under the gaze of two of his most lecherous looking companions. This was about as wanton as she had ever been – letting a man feel her breasts and kiss her in front of others.

They made their way to the car park and as they all piled into the large people-carrier Linda found it strange that all of them wanted to leave at the same time and accompany her home too. Didn't they give each other a bit of space when it was obvious the one with the woman would want a goodnight kiss?

As soon as the vehicle started to move Carl wasted notime in holding Linda close to him and quickly undid her first three buttons.

"Now – where were we?" he said.

Linda was shocked, she was sandwiched in the back with Carl and four of his buddy's and hadn't even had time to adjust her skirt that had ridden up as she slid across the seat.

"Stop it!" she said quietly and coyly, aware of the close proximity of the others.

"It's OK," he whispered back in her ear, "It's dark in here, they can't see anything."

Linda knew she should stop him but instead half-turned her body toward him in an attempt to hide her body from the others. She permitted yet another button to be unfastened.

As Carl kissed her and played with her nipples he whispered, "You like this don't you?"

Linda


could only mutter an honest, "Yes!"

"Let me make you feel even better," he said. His hand crept to the inside of her thigh and rose to the hem of her panties. Pushing two fingers inside her pants he traced a line to her vagina and found her slit. Linda, for a second or two was too shocked to move and just made a little noise that caused his friends to laugh in a lewd lascivious way.

Linda found that her coat had been slipped from her shoulders thereby preventing her from using her arms. To all intents and purposes she was helpless. Carl ignored her pleas and carried on playing with her pussy.

"Relax," he told her, "That's what makes it more exciting- when you shouldn't be doing it –isn't that right guy's?"

The other men echoed in agreement as Linda realised that they had heard every word she had said and that all of them except the driver were watching. Carl's head dropped and he took her nipple into his mouth through her bra and sucked. As his fingers and tongue worked away Linda's sobs disappeared and became just heavy breathing. Still turned away from the others she was glad it was a dark night and they couldn't see much. She thought that the sound of the radio would cover the erotic wet slurping of Carl's efforts.

He found just the right spot and the feeling for Linda was electric. Now her groin was pushing back against his fingers and all thoughts of wanting to stop him left


her head. Without giving it a thought Linda obeyed his instruction to sit back in her seat. Without opening her eyes she turned square on to the front and sank back – as she did she let her legs open just that little bit more. A smile, the smile of sexual arousal came over her face. She licked her lips as she felt her orgasm building up. Her hips were swaying forward as though she was being gently fucked. Then she opened her eyes.

All were watching, looking at her. Her tits were almost out of her bra; her blouse was unfastened and her legs spread wide showing how she was being masturbated by their mate Carl. Sensing that something had changed he lifted his head up.

"See – Itold you – the more dirtier and forbidden – the more exciting it is. Don't tell me you're not loving it!"

His fingers still worked away and as she watched the men almost salivating at the sight of her body she knew she was still helpless to stop it, her arms being trapped by her sides. Somehow it added to her arousal. The car stopped – Linda wondered why. There in a dark secluded lay-by the light was switched on so that they could all get the best view of this woman in a dilemma. Linda, overwhelmed, just closed her eyes and let her head fall back. Another mouth closed over hers and different hands pulled her blouse more apart and played with her other tit. She didn't struggle.

"Come


on, open your eyes!" she heard Carl's voice whisper in her ear, coaxing her. "Don't be shy – it's more of a turn on if you watch what's happening."

The man kissing her stopped and moved his head back but still played with her nipples. She felt Carl's fingers flicking rapidly on her clitoris, which made her open her eyes with a start.

"That's right," he said, "Isn't that erotic – watching us watching you being pleasured?"

Linda drew her breath in sharply as two of the men unzipped their pants and pulled out throbbing cocks. She felt her face blush red and butterflies filled her stomach as they both began to masturbate very purposely and slowly as though it was for her enjoyment.

"Doesn't that make you feel even more aroused?I think it does – I can feel how much wetter you are!"

Carl's comment reminded Linda of just how exposed her own body was and what the two men were doing to her. She glanced down at her crotch watching how the man's wrist pushed and rotated as his fingers disappeared inside her knickers and entered her vagina, while all looked on. She looked at how her nipples had become erect and swollen and how her breasts hung out over her bra. She could not help her eyes keep darting back to the stiff thick penises of the other men in the vehicle.

The men kept her on display while they spoke to her.

"Bet your friends aren't having as much fun! Is this the sexiest thing you've ever done?


It makes it more erotic knowing you're a married woman. Enjoy being naughty while you can – you won't always get the chance!"

The voices sounded like the devil on her shoulder. She was a little scared but she was also aware of how wet she was and how fascinated she was with the sight of the two men masturbating in front of her. No attempt was made to bring anything to a conclusion; it was though they were happy just to enjoy the view. Linda didn't answer any questions and stayed almost totally silent. She was too shocked – shocked at herself as well as the men.

To her surprise the vehicle suddenly started up again moved off.

"We'll take you home now - but we pass my flat firststepped down her skirt rode up to the top of her thighs. Carl didn't miss the chance to stroke her between the legs.

"It's more comfortable inside," he said persuasively, "Come on!"

Against her better judgement she followed him into the flat and sat in an armchair in the corner of the room. A small drink was placed into her hand and Linda decided a drink was just what she needed. It tasted good and she quickly took a second long sip.


most dramatic negative trend in employment since the Great Depression," said presidential spokesman Jay Carney this week.

In fact, the national unemployment rate when Obama took office in January, 2009 was 7.6 percent, up from 7.2 percent the month before. It has not only risen to well over 9 percent under his presidency, CBO now says that it will resume rising in the year to come.

Obama's class warfare answer to the government's looming deficits and debt, is to raise taxes on over-taxed Americans, nearly half of whom say they are struggling in his economy.

The White House and Democrats in Congress are still eyeing the Bush tax cuts that are due to expire at the end of this year. That will put more revenue into the Treasury, but it wouldThe adult entertainment industry is ripe and ready for virtual reality, and a few entrepreneurial folks are already capitalizing on it. My guest today is one of those people, adult performer, Ela Darling.

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 96): Adult Entertainment in VR with Ela Darling

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Doing more research on Ela led me to a writeup in Wired magazine that


LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Bryan Shaw, providing he passes his physical, has come to terms on a three-year deal with the Colorado Rockies.

Shaw spent the last five years in the Indians' bullpen where he made the most appearances of any pitcher in the big leagues.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post was first to report that Shaw was nearing a deal with the Rockies. The Rockies and Shaw's representative put the finishing touches on the deal Tuesday afternoon.

Shaw reportedly will make an estimated $27 million over the three-year deal, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.

After the Indians were eliminated in the AL Division Series, manager Terry Francona said it would take "two relievers" to replace the durable Shaw. It was clear then that Shaw's performance had out-pricedthe Indians' ability to keep him.

In their exit meeting with Shaw, Tribe executives thanked him for his five years of heavy lifting and told him that they would not be able to bring him back based on the kind of offers he was going to receive on the open market.

The message turned into a reality on Tuesday night. It means the Indians have some work to do on the bullpen that finished with the top ERA in the AL last season.

Right now the bullpen includes closer Cody Allen, lefties Andrew Miller and Tyler Olson and right-handers Zach McAllister, Dan Otero, Nick Goody and Shawn Armstrong. Allen, Miller and McAllister will be free agents at the end of the 2018 season so the Indians better consider acquiring a reliever


who is going to stick around for more than one season.

There is also a chance that the Indians could bring back free agent set-up man Joe Smith. The Indians acquired him at the July trade deadline from Toronto and he did a nice job down the stretch.

Another remedy would be to put one of the Tribe's starters such as Josh Tomlin or Mike Clevinger in the pen.

When Chris Antonetti, president of baseball operations, met with reporters on Monday, he was asked about the possibility of losing Shaw.

"Tito said it best when he said, 'when you lose a guy like Bryan, you almost need two guys to replace him,'" said Antonetti. "We do have some guys that did well in the bullpen last year that will have to absorbNew Mexico — A small community in New Mexico is learning firsthand the consequences of relying on corporate industry to fuel your economy. In the case of Torrance County, it’s the private prison industry. From a July 25 article by the Santa Fe New Mexican:

“The company that has operated a private prison in Estancia for nearly three decades has announced it will close the Torrance County Detention Facility and lay off more than 200 employees unless it can find 300 state or federal inmates to fill empty beds within the next 60 days, according to a statement issued Tuesday by county officials.”

The closure of the prison would mean a loss of about $700,000 in anual taxes and utility payments for the town of Estancia, which has a population


Washington • A crucial witness in the impeachment inquiry reversed himself this week and acknowledged to investigators that he had told a top Ukrainian official that the country would most likely have to give President Donald Trump what he wanted — a public pledge for investigations — in order to unlock military aid.

The disclosure from Gordon D. Sondland, an ally of Trump who is the United States ambassador to the European Union, confirmed his role in laying out a quid pro quo to Ukraine that conditioned the release of security assistance from the United States on the country’s willingness to say it was investigating former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats.

That admission, included in a four-page sworn statement released Tuesday, directly contradicted his testimony to investigators lastand some are eager to break a story without knowing the facts. Neil Patrick Harris received the Academy’s formal offer. He is the perfect choice for the Oscars and will be the consummate host.”

The 88th annual Academy Awards is scheduled for Feb. 28 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The show airs on ABC.

Chris Rock in 2005, when he last hosted the Academy AwardsPhoto: Getty Images


Leonard Fournette is the American football player that ESPN writer Kevin Van Valkenburg says is a superior athlete to any New Zealand rugby player.

ESPN senior American football writer Kevin Van Valkenburg has attracted vitriol after declaring that the USA would dominate world rugby if the NFL's top talent were to be made available.

In a tweet, Van Valkenburg said: "Briefly watched college rugby today while getting a hair cut b/c they wouldn't turn on golf.

"Conclusion: If you gave me a year, Urban Meyer, Zeke Elliott, JJ Watt, Leonard Foutnette & an NFL practice squad, the US would so thoroughly dominate rugby, other countries would quit."

When Twitter poster John Caulfield replied: "I seriously doubt that. A serious insult to top rugby playing nations such as NZ. A lot of subtletyNFL players would do without their pads. He said that with their heavier average weights, "NFL players wouldn't be able to last 15 minutes in rugby, where the ball-in-play time is so much higher."

Sonny Bill Williams was introduced to the debate. Tweeter Nick Mackay said SBW was twice the player that Fournette was. To which Van Valkenburg asked: "Twice?". Mackay replied: He's way bigger and just as strong. Has won World Cups in two different sports, was the NZ WBA boxing champ and has a lifetime 7-0 record as a pro, runs the 100m in 10.5. And he can pass and kick." Mackay later admitted he might have got SBW's 100m time wrong.

Even a politician waded in. Senator Neale Thomas, who sits on the Labour Panel in Dubin,


Toronto Raptors center Serge Ibaka and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Marquese Chriss were ejected from Monday night's game after getting into a physical altercation.

Ibaka went to the floor after the two were battling for position under Cleveland's basket as the Raptors attempted a full-court pass that sailed out of bounds.

Ibaka shoved Chriss from behind and grabbed near his neck before throwing a punch. Chriss responded with a punch before players from both teams separated the two. Ibaka immediately headed for the locker room, and both players were kicked out after the officials conferred.

Cleveland was winning 91-77 at the time of the incident and went on to win 126-101.

Earlier in the game, Ibaka had hit the court hard in the second quarter after being fouled by Chriss following a rebound.

Neitherplayer was available for comment following the game. A Raptors spokesman said Ibaka was reacting to something Chriss said to him after Ibaka was knocked to the floor.

Monday's game marked the eighth ejection of Ibaka's 10-year career and the third for Chriss in three seasons.

The NBA previously suspended Ibaka following altercations with Robin Lopez in 2017 and James Johnson last season. He was suspended one game after both of those cases.

As a repeat offender, Ibaka could be facing a suspension in the range of three to five games, according to ESPN front-office insider Bobby Marks. Ibaka would lose about $149,000 for every game he misses.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.


floor on the exchange rate, as an additional monetary policy instrument. This paper in...

Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date:
26
June
2017

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484305256.002

ISBN: 9781484305256

This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the strong Czech economy. It grew by 2.4 percent in 2016, and unemployment is now the lowest in the European Union. Headline inflation is at the target, and external def...

Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date:
26
June
2017

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484305263.002

ISBN: 9781484305263

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the Czech Republic's monetary policy after removal of the exchange rate floor. The koruna-euro exchange rate floor, which had been in place for more than three years, was elimina...An archive of ball busting stories taken from the former site bbstories.takethepitch.com

Sunday, August 12, 2007

THE ULTIMATE REVENGE

by unknown

These girls REALLY enjoy power over men! (torture, death, nullification)

The girls had thought out their revenge well. Now it was time to put things into motion. Rebecca was 23, Emily, 21, and Tammy was 18. All three were part time models that supported their modeling careers by also working as exotic dancers. In addition to their shared occupations, they were lesbians who held a serious dislike for men. Many a night was spent sitting around the apartment, drinking and getting high, and concocting methods to torture men.Now, their fantasies were to be realized.

The two men in question were repeat child molesters, and after a well publicized trial where the men faced


charges of raping and torturing three small girls, they were subsequently acquitted on grounds of improper arrest and detainment. The public was outraged, and although there were public cries for retrial, the story soon became forgotten in the face of new stories. The women though had not forgotten and now saw their opportunity.

The men were known to hang out at an arcade frequented by young girls. Emily and Tammy arrived, dressed in cut off denim shorts and t-shirts. They found the men and began flirting with them. The invitation for sex was made by Tammy, and the four went out to their van and left.

A short time later, they arrived at an abandoned factory and went inside. Once inside, Rebecca appeared, wearing the same as her sisters, andbrandishing a revolver. "So. These are the boys who like sticking their dicks into little girls eh!" Rebecca said, shaking her head.

One of the men shouted. "What the hell is going on? Who are you bitches?"Tammy moved in front of the man and although she was a petite woman, she kicked him in the groin hard enough to knock him to his knees. She pulled his hands away from his crotch and kicked him again.

She said. "You don't speak unless told to do so. And if you ever use that word bitch again, I'll kick you over and over until your nuts are mush!" After a minute, the man got to his feet. Rebecca aimed the gun towards them and said. "Alright boys. Get your clothes off. We


watched as the men reluctantly began to masturbate, but before they could ejaculate, they were ordered to stop. Elastics were wound tightly around their genitals, and they were then led into an adjoining room. Each man was tied on his back, spread eagle to an old door lying on the floor. Emily set up three video cameras around the room, and then all three girls began removing their clothes. When naked, they began kissing and caressing one another with great excitement. They went and stood over one of the men.

Tammy knelt over the man's head and lowered her vagina onto his mouth. "Now you be a good boy and make me come. If I don't come at least 3 times, I'm gonna cut your little dink off! Soget licking!" The man began performing oral sex on the small blond woman and she soon began moaning with pleasure.

Rebecca and Emily knelt on either side of the man. Emily slapped and squeezed his testicles while Rebecca pinched and twisted his erect penis. Rebecca pulled a cigarette from her purse and lit it. Tammy moved forward slightly, and knowing what was coming next, she smiled. She said to the man. "Good boy. Now. Clean my ass with your tongue." When the man did not do as instructed, Tammy winked at Rebecca. Rebecca pushed the glowing tip of the cigarette against the underside of the man's penis causing him to scream and squirm. The man began licking Tammy's anus. "Okay. You've got 2 minutes to make me come. If


you don't, Rebecca's gonna burn your dink again. So get to it." The man did as told, but when two minutes passed, he was not yet successful. The girls giggled as Rebecca held the burning ember against the head of his penis and he screamed again. Tammy then continued.

"Now you have one minute to make me come, or else." Again the man failed and again Rebecca burned his penis with the cigarette. This game was repeated with demands by Tammy for the man to make her come at 10-second intervals. Each time, he failed, and each time his penis was burned. When Rebecca was finished with the cigarette, she extinguished it on the tip of his penis. Emily and Tammy glanced at each other and smiled. Emily reachedbetween the man's legs and squeezed his testicles hard enough to make the man scream. When he did, Tammy began to urinate onto the man's face, much of it ending up in his open mouth. She then got off the man and each of them took a turn kicking him in the crotch. They went to the other man and tortured him in much the same way. Emily sat on the man's face while Rebecca applied ball torture with her fingernails and a book of matches.

Tammy was busying herself inflicting pain upon the man's erect penis with her teeth. The man yelped at every little nip she gave him. "You better get used to the feeling of teeth on your dink boy. We've got something very special in


mind for you." All three girls laughed. They went back to the first man and untied him. They led him to a worktable and tied his hands behind his back. Emily licked his penis until erect and reaching into a box on the table, withdrew a condom covered in a thick brown liquid and put it on the man's penis. She then wrapped a soaking ribbon of toilet paper around it. They led him over to vice and placed his penis in its jaws and closed the vice until he could not withdraw his penis. Tammy stepped up holding a large vibrator, and without warning, shoved it into the man's anus. The man screamed and the girls laughed.

"Now you know how it feels to have something forced intoyour body that doesn't belong there." As Tammy continued assaulting the man, Emily climbed up onto the table and sat with her legs spread in front of the man. She masturbated as she spoke to the man.

"Do you know what we're going to do to you boy? Well, you've got a condom covered in motor oil on your dink, and then it's wrapped with toilet paper soaked in paint thinner." Emily paused as she produced a book of matches. Rebecca moved a video camera closer and set up beside Emily.

"We're gonna have ourselves a wiener roast! And we're gonna use your wiener!" Tammy left the vibrator in the man's anus and joined the others by the table. Emily struck a match and lit the toilet paper and they


all cheered as a large blue flame covered the man's penis. The man shrieked with pain and the girls began masturbating furiously. The heat from the burning oil began to melt the condom practically cooking the penis inside of it. After perhaps 20 minutes, the fire burned out, and the man's penis was nothing more than a charred mass. Rebecca grabbed the handle and began closing the vice, slowly crushing the penis. The man renewed his screaming as he watched his beloved manhood being squashed in the vice. The girls giggled when the vice jaws came together, mashing the penis completely.Rebecca then opened the vice allowing the man to fall to the floor. Tammy knelt down with a knife and sliced off the penis. She then pushed ittowards his mouth.

"Open up boy. Your wiener is done." She shoved his severed penis into his mouth then taped it shut. They handcuffed the man to the table leg, and left him to suffer. Returning to the first man, they untied him and dragged him over to a large beam in the center of the room.They sat him against it, and tied his hands to the beam above his head.They then spread his legs and tied his feet to bolts set into the floor.Tammy knelt between his legs and began fondling his penis until it was erect. She then began slapping it back and forth and giggling as she did so. She produced a mascara brush and pushed it into the hole at the end of his penis.


She began sliding it in and out, causing the man to wince and cry. With one hand she twisted the brush inside his penis while forcibly squeezing his testicles with the other. She then withdrew the brush, and seeing it now tinged with red, she smiled. Rebecca stood between the man's legs and bent over. She pushed her buttocks into his face.

"Now you be a good, little boy and stick your tongue in my ass! Make me come or I’ll bite off that sad, little dink of yours!" The man obediently began licking the girl's anus. She reached down between his legs and grabbing his penis, began to scratch and twist it. Emily lay between his legs, jabbing and punching his balls. Tammy had left the room togetting off by watching you suffer!" She released her grip on his balls and sat back by his feet. Her and Emily spread their legs and began to masturbate. Tammy pushed the cage between the man's legs and opened the door. She then joined the other girls in masturbating. She yelled out as the rats left the cage.

"There you go girls!" The rats scurried to the screaming man's crotch and immediately began biting and chewing at the end of his erect penis. The women cheered as the man screamed and squirmed, but was held tight by his restraints. All of the women had already come, but they continued masturbating feverishly. They also shouted ridicules at the man.

"A guy getting his wiener gnawed off by rats! This is the


best sex with a man I've ever had!" In about 15 minutes, the man's penis was completely eaten off. Rebecca applied cheese sauce to his balls, and the three watched as the rats made a meal of his nuts as well.

They untied the other man, and using a brick, Emily castrated him. They cut off his testicles and shoved them into his mouth along with his penis. The men were bleeding profusely as they were dragged to the center of the room. The girls then began kissing, fondling and licking each other’s bodies while the men slowly bled to death. They then gathered the video equipment and left. All of them hoped that there would be another opportunity for such a great day as this.

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The state has failed in the first instance in not ensuring proper safety to Judge Loya, in not providing proper, immediate and the best treatment to him, (assuming he suffered a heart attack), in providing respectful and best treatment even after his death, and lastly in holding an independent enquiry immediately after his death, to find out the real cause.

‘Probe vitiated at start’

Dave drew attention to contemporaneous circumstances which made Loya’s death suspicious. The Indian Express, on December 2, 2014 reported that he had died of a “heart attack”, and that sources close to him said that “he had sound medical history”.

On December 3, 2014, several members of Parliament belonging to a particular party had staged a protest outside parliament demanding an enquiry into his death. Around December


accompanied Loya to hospital on December 1, 2014. How did the commissioner, who was directed to enquire only on the morning of November 23, 2017, find out within minutes the presence of three more judges, besides the one, identified in the Caravan story, he asked. Caravan had identified only Judge Barde, a district judge in the city civil Court, Mumbai, in its story. The other judges identified by the commissioner are Shrikant Kulkarni, member secretary, Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority; S.M. Modak, principal district judge, Pune, and R.R. Rathi, district judge, Baramati. “Clearly, the matter was pre-decided by the commissioner. This itself vitiates the enquiry and its report”, Dave alleged.

Dave further doubted the authenticity of the statements of the four judges. The statement of Kulkarni, Modak and Bardefamily members of Loya, namely, Anuj Loya, (son), Sharmila Loya (wife), Harkishan Loya (father), and Anuradha Biyani (sister) are in the form of letters addressed to Sanjay Barve at Mumbai. Each of these persons is writing from Pune. “It is quite unnatural to obtain letters from all family members, although not residing together, on the same day, i.e. on 27.11.2017, ensure that it reaches the commissioner, intelligence on the same day, and next morning, he prepares the report, and submits it to the state government”.

The judges who accompanied Sharmila Loya and their children from Mumbai to Gategaon were not interviewed to find out the facts, including as to the doubts entertained by the family, the status of the dead body including blood marks on it, etc.

None of the


four judges, whose statements were recorded had gone to Gategaon for the funeral. So what was the point of recording their statements and not recording the statements of judges who were present at Gategaon?. The commissioner should have enquired as to who was the judge who “was constantly telling Anuj and others not to speak to anybody”.

Why did the commissioner not take the statement of Mohit Shah, who was chief justice of the Bombay high court at the time, Dave’s submission asks. At the very least, the commissioner should have enquired into whether the pressure and tactics allegedly adopted by Mohit Shah was the cause for “induced heart attack”, an expression used by senior counsel on behalf of the state. If it was so, then it was nota case of natural death, which even otherwise would need an independent enquiry, Dave said.

Dave noted that the commissioner ought to have examined the statements of Loya’s father and sister to Caravan magazine, as they were given freely and voluntarily. Both had made allegations against Justice Mohit Shah. Besides, Anuj Loya, in his letter dated February 18, 2015, expressed his apprehensions that any of the family members could be harmed, and if anything happened to him and his family, chief justice Mohit Shah and others involved in the conspiracy would be responsible. Letters by family members on November 27, 2017, therefore, were not natural in their content, and raised serious doubts about their voluntariness, Dave argued.

In his written rejoinder, Dave also raised serious doubts over the claim that


are then transformed into the form of ratings which are published in various Moody's guides and manuals. Moody's sells and distributes its publications in print form and in on-line computer services to various banks, financial institutions, libraries and other corporations. Some of these services are sold and distributed to paying subscribers located in the state of Kansas. (Zimmerman Aff., ¶¶ 5 & 7, filed Feb. 19, 1991.)
Furthermore, at the request of public or private entities, Moody's has issued ratings regarding Kansas entities which have been published in one or more of Moody's publications and distributed throughout the United States, including Kansas. In addition, Moody's has periodically mailed to Fidelity State Bank without solicitation or payment its Short Term Market Record Report which is published on a quarterly basis.(Zimmerman Aff., ¶¶ 6 & 7.)
In or around July, 1988, Colorado-Ute Electric Corporation engaged Moody's to assign a private placement rating to a proposed commercial paper note offering by its subsidiary, Colorado-Ute Financial Services Corporation.[1] The maximum face amount of the outstanding notes was to be $25,000,000.00 at any one time, and Colorado-Ute was to guarantee repayment. Colorado-Ute is a Colorado corporation with its principal place of business in Colorado. (Baldwin Aff., ¶ 7.)
After reviewing materials submitted by Colorado-Ute, and in response to a request by Colorado-Ute for a private placement rating for its proposed $25,000,000.00 commercial paper note offering, Moody's sent a letter dated July 27, 1988 to Colorado-Ute and to Colorado-Ute's investment adviser, Merrill Lynch Money Markets, Inc. in New York. (Pltf.'s Supp. Brief, Ex. A.)


ratings regarding Kansas entities which have been published in one or more of Moody's publications and distributed throughout the United States, including Kansas. In addition, Moody's has periodically mailed to Fidelity State Bank, without solicitation or payment, its Short Term Market Record Report which is published on a quarterly basis.
These contacts are sufficiently "continuous and systematic" to establish general jurisdiction over Moody's. That is, by entering into these continuing obligations with Kansas residents, Moody's has availed itself of the privilege of conducting business in Kansas and has been shielded by "the benefits and protection" of the laws of Kansas. Thus, from these contacts, Moody's should have reasonably anticipated being haled into court in Kansas.
Furthermore, the court may very well have specific personal jurisdiction. That is, since the sizeits citizens from injuries occurring in Kansas which result from negligent acts outside of this state. Head v. Platte County, Mo., 242 Kan. 442, 447, 749 P.2d 6 (1988).
The issue in Asahi was whether the mere awareness on the part of the foreign defendant, that the component parts it manufactured, sold, and delivered outside the United States would reach the forum state in the stream of commerce, supplied the necessary minimum contacts with that forum state. 480 U.S. at 105, 107 S.Ct. at 1028. The Supreme Court held in that case that the mere placement of a product into the stream of commerce by the defendant was not alone sufficient to demonstrate "an act of the defendant purposefully directed toward the forum State." Id. at 112, 107 S.Ct.


customers in Kansas, the sending of an unsolicited publication on a quarterly basis to the plaintiff, and the rating of Kansas public or private entities when requested.
In World-Wide Volkswagen the issue was whether an Oklahoma court could exercise personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants (an automobile retailer and its wholesale distributor) in a product liability action, when the defendants' only connection with Oklahoma was the sale of an automobile in New York to a New York resident who subsequently was involved in an accident in that automobile in Oklahoma. 444 U.S. at 287, 100 S.Ct. at 562. The Supreme Court found in that case that the mere "unilateral activity" of the buyer of the automobile traveling to Oklahoma did not sufficiently establish that the at-issue defendants (the automobile retailerstop and found her there stabbed and dying.  He and a passer-by took her to the hospital where police reported and took him and the good samaritan to the station house.

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Appellant and the passer-by were both questioned without Miranda warnings.  Appellant gave an exculpatory statement indicating that his wife had been fatally wounded when he first met her at the bus stop.  Appellant, who had never been told he was under arrest, was released and driven home by the police in the early morning hours.  He was questioned again the next day at his apartment to which appellant admitted the police.  The police found the deceased wife's umbrella at the house.  This was apparently inconsistent with appellant's version of the facts since


she had had the umbrella with her earlier in the evening.  At this point appellant was arrested.

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At the trial two witnesses who lived in the same apartment building as appellant testified to hearing noises on the night in question which could have come from appellant's apartment.  One witness testified to a terrifying scream and then the noise of two persons running, and later the noise of one person running back.  The deceased wife's brother testified to finding her injured one night some months before the murder after an altercation during which, appellant told him, he had hit her over the head with a chair.  This episode had led to some months of separation which ended with reconciliation just a few weeks before the murder.

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Therepresence of the jury.  Do you remember?  We had the hearing outside the presence of the jury.  I took examination of Wilson.  And I was concerned about it.  And I concluded that he had not been overreached.  As you say, counsel said he had no objection to that, and it was obvious to me why.

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You make a proffer that presently he would testify that at the time he left the hospital he was under arrest?

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MR. WEISS: Yes, your Honor, and that there were circumstances surrounding his signing of the statement which amounted to undue pressure upon him, and that he was told that he could leave after he signed the statement.  Some of his wife's family were in the hospital.


There was certain hostility that existed between the defendant and his wife that the family knew about, and he wanted to get out of the police station and away from the family, so he signed the statement in order to

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THE COURT: What do you have to say?

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MR. PROPPER: Your Honor, besides the appendix as attached, I have cited in my response various other parts of the transcript.

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It was stated in the motion that he was under questioning for four hours, and in fact he was not.  He was in the station house for four hours, but there was a total of twenty questions asked that take up only two and a half pages the entire transcript.  The questions are quoted in the transcript.  They arenot coercive at all.  The police officer testified that he stayed in the station afterwards for some reason, which he doesn't know, until 5:00 in the morning.  He wasn't arrested, and he left voluntarily by himself after the questioning.  He was not placed under arrest at all.  And the officers in fact took everybody who had any knowledge of that crime there was another witness also down to the station also.  And they gave a statement also.

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I don't see any purpose in the testimony.  Subjective feelings, while a factor, certainly should have been brought up at trial, but it is not the only factor.  The factor is was this man at that time in custody, and was he a suspect.


And the officer testified both at trial and in the hearing.  He didn't even know what was happening when he got to the hospital.  There was a radio run.  He found out it was the victim's husband.  He had blood on him.  He asked him, "How did she die."  He asked to come down and simply testify.  He wanted to find out the facts of the crime.

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In fact, after he spoke to him, he went out and started looking for a weapon.  This man wasn't even present at the time.

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So, I see no reason at all now to try to bring up his feelings, because your Honor at that time found no violation, and in fact counsel had no objectionbeen notified, Margaret Johnson was dead, and apparently, from violent causes, and they came there to investigate it.  They were aware, already, what the defendant had said, such as the Court has heard, already.

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THE COURT: How were they aware of it?

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MR. HARRIS: I think they had spoken to Mr. Jones, and he told them he had found the defendant with her.  I do know what came out of it, that they wanted to know what happened.  He told them exactly what the Court has come to understand; that he left his wife at the club, and he received a call from her that she was coming home by cab or bus, and he went outside and waited, and no one came, and he went around


that hospital?

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A Yes, sir.

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Q I believe you said that you had a conversation with him at that time?

153
A I did.

154
Q Would you tell us what that conversation was, please?

155
A Mr. Johnson told me that he had left his wife at a restaurant in the on Ninth Street, Northwest, and had gone home because he had to be at work the following day.

156
He stated that he went home, and that it was sometime later, he didn't know exactly how long, he received a 'phone call from her, saying she would be home, either by cab or bus.

157
He said that he got dressed and went outside.  His wife wasn't out there, so he walked down to the bus stop.

158
When he got near the bus stop, he looked up towardsNew Hampshire and Crittendon and he saw a woman staggering in that area, down the corner.

159
He said that he went up there and found his wife.  She had been stabbed.

160
He stated that shortly thereafter people started gathering.  He asked for help, and Mr. Jones came along and they placed her in his car.

161
He offered to take them to the Hospital Center or a nearby hospital and they did take her to the hospital, where she expired.

162
Q Where did he say that he left his wife, when he was talking to you at the hospital?

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A I don't recall if he told me right off, but he said that it had been at a bar or a cafe.  I don't recall whether he named it at that


time or not.

164
Q Did he say he left her in the place?

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A I think he said in front of the place.

166
Q And she telephoned him at home?

167
A That is right.

168
Q And told him that she was going to take a car or bus?

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A A cab or bus.

170
Q What did he say he did?

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A He stated that he got dressed, went out, and she didn't come by cab.  So, he walked down to the bus stop.

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Q How was it that he said that he found her?

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A He stated when he got I think it's the bus stop at New Hampshire and Decatur, when he got

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THE COURT: You asked him what he said and he told you what he said.  Now you are asking him all over again.before he could use it to read from.

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THE COURT: Did he tell you anything down at the precinct that he didn't tell you at the hospital?

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THE WITNESS: Yes, sir.

227
THE COURT: What was it?

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THE WITNESS: He told me the actions, where they had been prior to going to the cafe, the name of the cafe, he named the party that his wife talked to in there, he named about the time he had left the place.  He repeated about the 'phone call, how he found his wife, and then he answered several questions that I propounded to him.

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MR. HARRIS: If I may, Your Honor, can I just ask the officer what exactly was it that the defendant told him, and proceed from there?

230
THE COURT: Sir?

231
MR. HARRIS: If I


They had a couple of beers there and then had left and gone to the Hollywood Cafe, which is on Ninth Street, Northwest, I think in the vicinity of Ninth and U.

237
They went there and had a couple of more beers.  His wife talked with a friend of hers who was employed there.

238
He stated that he had to go to work the next day.  He was employed as an apprentice butcher, I think, at a Safeway Store on Connecticut Avenue; that he decided to go home and his wife decided to remain at the in the cafe or go visit other friends.

239
He stated that he caught a cab and went home.  He wasn't sure exactly when he got home, but I think it was rightaround 11:00.  He went to bed.

240
Sometime after 12:00, he was not positive, he received this 'phone call from his wife.

241
At that time, she stated that he was she was starting on her way home, either by cab or bus.

242
He stated that he got dressed and went outside and waited a moment or so and the cab did not come.

243
He then walked down to the corner of Crittendon and Decatur New Hampshire and Decatur and looked back up and he saw this woman at the corner of New Hampshire and Crittendon.

244
He went up there and found out it was his wife.  She fell over, I believe he said.  He helped her up and was trying to assist her when this crowd gathered.

245
Mr. Jones came along.


up the killing jar that had rolled under the desk and set it upright on the counter again, but there are bare nails where the framed butterflies had hung, and there is a chunk of glass in the trash can. Something has gotten broken, and I try to determine what that was. Ah, it's the tip of the glass award from the tech magazine, I see now. The pyramid on its black stand has been placed back on the shelf, but it now looks imperfect, as if a bite has been taken off the top.

I open a desk drawer. I take out a lined yellow pad. Ian keeps a stack of them in there. I rethink this. I take out several more. A pen, too.

I do not knowbook "Pride and Prejudice". "Me and Mr Darcy" is like a modern day "Pride and Prejudice" story and i had alot of fun reading the novel and following the main character of the story Emily Albright through her search for her real "Mr Darcy".

The writer of the novel, Alexandra Potter did a great job exploring what happens when a 29-year-old bookstore manager, Emily and Jane Austen fan comes face to face with her Mr. Darcy. Emily, a 29 year old single woman has been on a series of bad dates. So many, in fact, that she has sworn off men. She'd rather curl up with "Pride and Prejudice" and step into a time where men were honourable and strode across fields in breeches, their damp shirts clinging to


their chests. The men she meets are more into pleated trousers, two-timing and internet porn. After all no one can compete with her first love - Mr Darcy.

Around the same time her best friend Stella decides to head off for a girls weekend in Mexico filled with Margaritas and men and begs Emily to join her. Emily is not interested and to get out of saying yes impulsively books herself of a Jane Austen tour of England. What better way to enjoy her time then to spend it visiting the haunts of her favorite author with a group of like minded women? But when she signs up for for the trip, she finds love in the most unexpected ways.

On the tour bus, she meets Spike Hargreaves, a manwhich consists of moonlight horseback rides, poetry, and flowers. Unfortunately, it also includes an old-fashioned view on women and their role in society and a formality that Emily struggles to understand.

At the heart of the book, Emily must decide whether her fantasy is one that she really does want to live, or if her idealized view of men by way of Mr. Darcy is indeed too good to be true.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Another new Korean SBS drama that i'm looking forward to watching is "I Love You/ 我爱你/Saranghae" (16 episodes)which was broadcasted in Korea from 7 April 2008 to 27 May2008. This drama is based on a popular manga of cartoonist Huh Young Man. The drama is produced by Lee Chang Han, who also produced “A Wonderful Life”


duo Fly to the Sky in his second acting gig as Park Byung Ho who’ll be paired with new actress Park Hye Young who stars as Lee Young Hee , as well as Gong Hyung Jin who acts as philandering lawyer husband Do Min Ho and actress Jo Mi Ryung as his long-suffering wife and Ng Young Hee's elder sister, Na Jin Hee.

This is a romance comedy drama that tells the story of a couple who just had a baby because of a one night stand. It will portray the modern generation’s view on love and marriage as well as the responsibility of raising a child. Park Byung Ho was thoughtless and threw away his child for a better income and life who later regrets this and learnsreschedule scenarios that could push you over the edge.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

I have been hooked to this Hong Kong drama (40 episodes) recently showing on Starhub channel 55 every Monday to Friday 9pm, titled "Heart of Greed" as alot of my favourite artistes are starring in the drama like Raymond Lam, Moses Chan, Tavia Yeung and Linda Chung. The exciting plot which focuses on the head of the family, Tong Yan Gai's family feuding over his abalone business and assets after his death and the love relationships centering around the 3 male leads, Moses Chan, Raymond Lam and Bosco Wong, makes the drama even more interesting. The reception was excellent for the series when it was showing in Hong Kong in 2007, and subsequently led it to win


many of the TVB Anniversary Awards in 2007, including the 'Best Series' Award.

Due to the success of the series, an indirect sequel was produced. While featuring a similar cast, "Moonlight Resonance" has a different storyline and would be released in Hong Kong in July 2008.

Back to the drama, Tong Yan Gai 唐仁佳(Ha Yu) is the head of the family and owns a sea-products store. He has 4 children, Tong Chi On 唐至安 (Moses Chan), Tong Chi Yat 唐至逸 (Bosco Wong), Tong Chi Foon 唐至歡 (Lai Lok Yi) and Tong Chi Yan 唐至欣 (Fala Chen). Together, the Tong family run a happy family, full of laughter. Gai is married to Ling Hau 凌巧(Louise Lee) and has a concubine Wong Sau Kam 王秀琴 (Susanna Kwan). Hau had cancer and didn'texpect to survive and wanted Gai to be happy with another woman and wanted Kam to take care of him after she dies, but she recovered. Her siblings Ling Lei 凌莉 (Michelle Yim) and Sheung Joi Duk 常在德 (Lei Seng Cheung) also stay with the family and help out in the family abalone business.

Kam thinks that she has no power in the family because she has no true status and becomes a woman stirring a range of petty acts that tend to haunt her in full circle. She seeks the family fortune and in order to do that she causes trouble in the family. Hau, a wise lady pulled the family back together and turned their frowns into smiles. Unfortunately, Hau's cancer comes back and she dies leaving


her struggling family behind. It seems like a peaceful family, but Kam starts planning evil ideas with Sum's brother Duk and together they cause a lot of trouble in the family.

Some other characters in the drama are Linda Chung, who stars as Sheung Joi Sum, the love interest of On and Ching Leung(Raymond Lam). Sum starts off the series as a poor, unconfident and struggling young woman trying to look after her father who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. On, who had feelings for her was rejected by her because she loved another man, Leung. It so happens that she manages to end up working with him in a lawyer firm and they eventually develop a relationship. Yoyo Mung stars as Shui Mak Mak (Yoyo Mung) who is Sum'sbest friend and also likes Leung and is a third party in their relationship. Tavia Yeung stars as Cheuk Man Lai Jackie, who is Yat's wife.

My favourite character in the drama is On and i was really impressed with Moses Chan's acting as On as he was so cute and funny in the drama. He really makes the character of On real likable. Nicknamed Xiao Bao, after his father’s nickname Da Bao in the drama, On is the closest to Gai. He is bubbly, optimistic, friendly and also very witty, being able to be flexible in any situation.

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the controversy between the parties and to remove all uncertainty regarding the issues raised.
The facts in this case, as established by the pleadings and stipulations, are as follows. On September 17, 1987, the Records and Identification Division of the Pennsylvania State Police received a copy of an order dated August 8, 1987, signed by a judge of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. The order directed the State Police to expunge from its records and files any information pertaining to the arrest on September 25, 1977, and conviction of Brieger on a retail theft charge. Brieger had pleaded guilty to that charge and was ordered to pay a fine and costs. Although the Bucks County district attorney agreed to the entry of the expungement order, there isBy that order, entered in August of 1987, the common pleas court directed the Pennsylvania State Police, along with the Bucks County Clerk of Courts, District Attorney's office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to expunge not only the arrest record of Charlene Brieger, but all "other information," which presumably would include her conviction record pursuant to a guilty plea entered on October 6, 1977. That order further directed the listed agencies, including the F.B.I, to make "a prompt request to all state and federal agencies to which such records may have been made available" to return them for destruction and thereafter to file with the Bucks County Court within 30 days from the date of the order an affidavit stating that the records had been destroyed and


Jade Loville scored 20 points off the bench, including five-straight late in overtime, and Boise State became the first team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, knocking off Fresno State 80-76 on Wednesday night to win an unprecedented fourth-straight Mountain West Conference championship.

Loville hit a tie-breaking jumper in the lane with 1:32 to play, made a layup with 40.3 seconds remaining and a free throw with at 11.2 to make it 78-73.

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Hanna Cavinder's hit a jumper for Fresno State with 5.5 seconds to go, then her twin sister Haley stole the ball and was fouled at 4.4 seconds. Haley Cavinder made the first free throw to make it 78-76. When she missed the second free throw on purpose, AlyGamez grabbed the rebound on the baseline, stepped back and flipped the ball into the basket with .9 to go to tie the game. However, her foot had barely slipped out of bounds.

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The freshmen Cavinder twins both had 17 points, as did Aly Gamez for top-seeded Fresno State (25-7), which won its first-ever MWC regular-season crown. Conference Player of the Year Maddi Utti added 16. Gamez had nine rebounds, the other three had seven each.

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The Barnard College Mandolin and Banjo Club in 1903. May originallyderive from the Byron Company... Show moreThe Barnard College Mandolin and Banjo Club in 1903. May originally derive from the Byron Company collection, Museum of the City of New York. Show less

This collection consists of the scrapbook and three diaries of Barnard College alum Stella Bloch... Show moreThis collection consists of the scrapbook and three diaries of Barnard College alum Stella Bloch Hanau, dating from 1903-1913. The scrapbook and diaries were created by Bloch before, during, and after her years as a Barnard College student. Most material is pertinent to Barnard College, but some is from her time at Wadleigh High School. Show less

Scrapbook of Edith Somborn Issacs (Barnard class of 1906), containing programs from productions,... Show moreScrapbook of Edith Somborn Issacs (Barnard class of 1906), containing programs


from productions, articles from the Barnard Bulletin (of which Isaacs was the associate editor for the class of 1906), event invitations, personal correspondence detailing the planning processes of various Barnard events, dance cards, doodles from class notebooks, and materials from her work as chariman of the Barnard Fund Alumnae Committee. Highlights of the scrapbook include a bulls-eye for handgun target practice, a draft of a 1906 plea for donations to the Barnard fund, and a draft of a Sherlock Holmes inspired satire piece for the 1905 Mortarboard. Also included are materials from "Barnardesia," the copic operetta that Somborn co-wrote with classmate Blanche Marks. ("Barnardesia" made the case for Barnard dormitories, and Somborn invited the Board of Directors to the performance. Soon after, an anonymous donor gave funds forLongtime residents recall fight for justice

For more than 20 years, Lonnie Douglas worked to challenge injustice in South Bend.

As director of the city's Human Rights Commission, he has been called a crusader, educator and community organizer. At heart, he is an unassuming and untiring human rights activist.

"My job is not in this office; it's in the community," he said. "Every morning when I get up I first thank the good Lord for waking me up. Then I tell myself if I can help just one person today, then my living will not be in vain. Because as we all know, human rights and civil rights is everybody's right."

As executive director of the South Bend Human Rights Commission, his role has been to study and act upon problems that


afraid," White said. "But he was such a nice man, and he really cared about people. We decided because he was so committed, we set out to try to make a difference in people's lives."

White worked as a licensed practical nurse on the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift at Saint Joseph Hospital. One morning, after a long, hard shift, she and some of the other nurses went out to breakfast.

"When we got to the restaurant, the waitress wouldn't serve me. So I came back the next day and sat, the next day, too, and finally she said she would serve me.

"Rather than order, I asked her name and the names of others who refused to serve. I told her I was going to report her, and IGreat article, Jacqueline. I think that the royal Russian "struggle" is a continually fascinating one. A great book that I recently finished called: "The Lost Fortune of the Tsars" was well written and worth looking at. The book follows the fall of the Romanovs (some not too pleasant things were done by Nicholas' cousins...King George and Kaiser Wilhem) and the disappearce of the family jewels. Also follows the plight of Anna Andersen (Anastasia) and several other pretenders to the throne.

Presidential commission says it has evidence which will absolve Nicholas II of crimes and rehabilitate the last tsarist family

Nick Paton Walsh in MoscowFriday December 20, 2002The Guardian

Russia may reclaim its tsarist history next year by declaring null and void the crimes for which its last monarch, Tsar Nicholas II,


was executed in 1917 at the height of the Bolshevik revolution.
In keeping with the Kremlin's heartfelt nostalgia for the former monarchy, a presidential commission will in January ask Vladimir Putin to grant the request of one of Nicholas II's last surviving relatives, to rehabilitate the Romanovs.

Grand Duchess Leonida Romanova, wife of Grand Duke Vladimir, the son of the last tsar's cousin, has appealed to the presidential commission on the rehabilitation of victims of political repression to declare null and void the "crimes" for which the tsarist monarchy was convicted and executed by a Soviet committee 85 years ago.

The commission announced late on Wednesday that it was considering the request.

A source at the commission told the Guardian: "About three months ago we got a letter from Grand Duchess Leonida.Nicholas II's family was sent into exile to Yekaterinburg in the Ural mountains. The town was under assault by the White Army, whose aim was to restore the monarchy.

The local Bolshevik-dominated committee, the Urals Soviet, realising that it could neither evacuate the family nor allow the White Army to free them, held a kangaroo court at which the remnants of the monarchy were sentenced to death for numerous "crimes".

If the family is to be rehabilitated as victims of political crimes under Russian law, their convictions and sentences must be found to have been ordered by Bolshevik authorities in Moscow.

A commission source said: "There is a problem here. The execution was ordered by the Urals Soviet.

"But the logic of the events brings us to conclude that Lenin and those


the source said, adding that Bolshevik witnesses said Lenin was furious when he was told of the execution.

Many analysts believe that the rehabilitation would be a gesture motivated by populism rather than historical accuracy.

"The moral element of the rehabilitation of the tsarist family began with the burial of their remains five years ago in the imperial mausoleum in St Petersburg," the source at the commission said.

"The canonisation by the Russian orthodox church was another important step. The juridical [rehabilitation] is a necessary and last step."

The crimes of the Tsarist regime are well documented, particularly against ethnic and religious minorities. This was especially true against the Jews (as well as Chechens, etc.). The Romanovs were personally involved in propogating the fraudelent Protocals of the Eleders of Zion, in establishinga new standard hereinafter. I would highly recommend it to those interested in the subject.

Associated Press Saturday, May 12, 2007 (Moscow): “Moscow court has again denied a request by descendants of Russia's last czar to have the monarch and the royal family declared victims of political repression.<...>Lawyers for the czar's descendants had petitioned Russian prosecutors two years ago, asking them to classify the royal family as victims of political persecution. But prosecutors have consistently refused to make that decision, saying the execution was a premeditated murder, not a politically motivated killing”.

I think, all people understand, that it was the politically motivated killing. It is known, that the killing of Imperial Family was organized from Moscow by Jacob Sverdlov (Chairman of "ВЦИК", the formal chapter of the Soviet state


of standards, and its integration with the other institutions of modern American medicine and education—in short, its professionalism.

Rosika Schwimmer was a leader in the international pacifist and feminist movements, a passionate and forceful advocate of pacifism in a time of war. Schwimmer’s career soared during the early twentieth century, but, by the 1920s, she was caught in the backlash of antifeminism and antisemitism that swept the United States.

Pauline Newman was a labor pioneer and a die-hard union loyalist once described by a colleague as “capable of smoking a cigar with the best of them.” The first woman ever appointed general organizer by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), Newman continued to work for the ILGWU for more than seventy years—first as an organizer, then as a laborjournalist, a health educator, and a liaison between the union and government officials.

Maud Nathan, social reformer and political activist, lived two distinct lives. She was born on October 20, 1862, into a distinguished old New York Sephardic family (she had relatives who fought in the American Revolution; one of her cousins was Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo; and another cousin was the poet emma lazarus) and had a privileged childhood.

Belle Winestine is best remembered as Jeannette Rankin’s legislative assistant, though she served in this capacity for only one year (1916–1917). Nonetheless, her work with Rankin served as an important apprenticeship that created a lasting friendship, profoundly influenced her understanding of the legislative process, and solidified what became her lifelong commitment to reform. For over seventy years, she devoted


Volvo said that it had paused a joint project with Russia to build an armoured infantry fighting vehicle, citing concerns about the Ukraine crisis, reports The Local.

Renault Trucks Defense, which is owned by the Swedish truck manufacturer, in February 2013 signed an agreement to develop a combat vehicle with Russia's state-owned Uralvagonzavod.

But the project has been reconsidered due to concerns the Swedish government would veto the deal as the West seeks to isolate Moscow over its annexation of Crimea.

The vehicle, named Atom, would use a Volvo motor and so would require approval from Stockholm.

"As we see many uncertain factors around a possible collaboration, we have suspended our cooperation agreement until further notice," Volvo spokesperson Karin Wik told AFP.

The agreement was meant to last until March 2015, she added.

SwedenDraven Donaldson has spent the past 2½ years trying to rediscover how to "live and feel all over again" after her father Casey Donaldson — the "glue" that held the family together — was struck and killed by a driver who sped away.

"Because someone's decision to get behind the wheel of a car, and not being responsible about it, I will never get to call my dad and tell him I love him," a teary Draven Donaldson said in court Tuesday as she read a victim impact statement, listing off the birth of her daughter and other special events she won't get to share with Casey.

"He won't be there to walk me down the aisle."

Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Ken Champagne sentenced Kyle Genereux, 26, to 24


months in prison in the hit-and-run death of Donaldson, a 38-year-old who passed on his love of music to his daughters.

The sentence was jointly recommended by defence lawyer Gerri Wiebe and Crown prosecutors Mike Himmelman and Ashleigh Smith.

"His family and friends today are going to leave the court room, I am certain, feeling disappointed in the sentence," said Champagne.

Drummer Casey Donaldson died in a hit-and-run while cycling on April 26, 2016. (Courtesy of Justin Aron)

"For a man who was only 38 years of age, he has left a lasting legacy and that's how he should be remembered."

Draven said a piece of her is "forever gone" and the sentence was bittersweet.

Genereux pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and fleeing the scene. Crown prosecutors subsequently dropped a charge of impaired drivingbecause they would have a hard time proving Genereux was drinking before he got behind the wheel, court heard.

He received a five-year licence ban, though Champagne gave Genereaux credit for half of that time already as he hasn't been free to drive since the spring 2016 crash.

Passenger woke covered in glass

Just before 2 a.m. on April 26, 2016, Casey and his daughter's fiancé were cycling down Nairn Avenue, near Kent Street, when Genereaux hit Casey from behind with his car.

A witness did chest compressions while waiting for emergency crews, but Casey didn't make it.

Court heard the impact from the crash seriously damaged the car and smashed the windshield so severely that the sleeping woman in Genereaux's passenger seat was startled awake covered in shards of glass.

She testified she


told him to stop the car, but instead he panicked and stepped on the gas, court heard. Another witness estimated seeing a car matching Genereaux's zoom past at an estimated 140 km/h.

Court heard Genereaux texted the passenger after dropping her off and asked her to hold off on telling anyone about what happened. He turned himself in to police after 10 a.m. the morning of the crash.

'Measly 2 years'

Casey's ex-wife Christie Donaldson wrote in a victim impact statement that she remembers getting the phone call from their eldest daughter, Draven, that day.

A number of Casey's family members said they thought two years wasn't fair but hoped Genereaux would take the time to reflect on what happened and work to become a better person.

Christie Donaldson said a two-year sentenceisn't enough for the man who hit and killed her ex-husband Casey Donaldson. (Bryce Hoye/CBC)

Christie isn't pleased with the 24-month sentence.

"Our apparent tough anti-drinking and driving laws and people's disregard for it is bull," she said after court.

"When it's set right in front of you and something like this actually happens, they end up getting a measly two years."

She and Bethany Hudon, Casey's sister, said Genereaux will have to live with what he did for the rest of his life.

"We lost somebody. If you think about it, ultimately, he lost a part of himself too," said Hudon.

'Truly, deeply sorry'

Genereaux, whose own family members sat behind him in court, rose at one point and tried to apologize to the Donaldsons after hearing several victim impact statements.

"I'm truly, deeply sorry,


guys, for all of that. It happened so fast," he said.

Draven said the sentencing was the first time she saw Genereaux show remorse and that brought her some closure.

Her sister Keiran Donaldson, 19, said she feels "numb" now and has a hard time remembering what it felt like to be with her dad. She was 16 at the time of the crash.

"I don't even know how to feel a lot of the time," she said.

Kieran said she will cherish memories of her dad trying to teach her to play keyboard.

"This is what the father-daughter relationship is supposed to be like, so that's kind of one [memory] that sticks out."

'People looked up to him'

Hudon said her brother defied description. He got along with everyone and was always able tofind the positive in a bad situation.

"People looked up to him," she said. "We always walked away with a laugh. And it's true, he was the glue. He was solid."

She recalled memories of falling asleep listening to her brother play guitar and sing in the room beneath hers growing up before bedtime. He got away from music for a time, she said, but had recently gotten back into it.

"He finally got it back, it was finally coming back into the person he used to be. And then it was gone."

Draven has started strumming a guitar around her house again recently for the first time since Casey died.


pair of large wings – the first pair of the pair on the front. The second pair of wings are small and in some species, they are vestigial.

15. Adult Mayflies do not have a well-defined functional mouth. This means that they cannot eat. Simply put, adult Mayflies do not eat. They live for a very short span and their only purpose of survival at this stage is reproduction. Once they reproduce, they die. Some species will last only for 24 hours in the adulthood (including both Subimago and Imago phases). The shortest lifespan is seen in the species known as Dolania americana where the adult females survive for just 5 minutes.

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16. Reproduction in Mayflies is pretty unique. They insects themselves are verylarge force of ten thousand rebels were marching toward the pass. Guo Ziyi took advantage of the situation by luring the rebels onto the plains in front of the pass where there were only scarce settlements. The rebels saw little to loot and were discouraged, while the Tang troops were prepared to fight, motivated by the desire to protect their families in the Tong Pass and the capital of Chang'an. Guo engaged the seven thousand troops at the Battle of Qingbi and scattered the rest while suffering few casualties to his own force, winning his first victory.

By the following year of 756 the capital fell due to the ineptitude and corruption of the chancellor Yang Guozhong and his eunuchs. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled the city, accompanied by


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The inquest into the death of former West Brom striker Jeff Astle found heading heavy leather footballs repeatedly had contributed to trauma to his brain

Former professional footballers are three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than people of the same age range in the general population, according to new research.

Experts at Glasgow University have been investigating fears that heading the ball could be linked to brain injuries.

The study began after claims that former West Brom striker Jeff Astle died because of repeated head trauma.

It compared deaths of 7,676 ex-players to 23,000 from the general population.

The sample was taken from men who played professional football in Scotland, and were born between 1900 and 1976.

The long-awaited study was commissioned by


the Football Association and the Professional Footballers' Association after delays in initial research had angered Astle's family.

It began in January last year and was led by consultant neuropathologist Dr Willie Stewart, who said that "risk ranged from a five-fold increase in Alzheimer's disease, through an approximately four-fold increase in motor neurone disease, to a two-fold Parkinson's disease in former professional footballers compared to population controls".

Although footballers had higher risk of death from neurodegenerative disease, they were less likely to die of other common diseases, such as heart disease and some cancers, including lung cancer.

Dr Stewart said: "This is the largest study to date looking in this detail at the incidence of neurodegenerative disease in any sport, not just professional footballers.

"Our data show that while former footballers had higherfootballs repeatedly had contributed to trauma to his brain.

But research by the FA and the PFA was later dropped because of what were said to be technical flaws.

Astle's family has campaigned external-link for the football authorities to launch a comprehensive research programme.

His daughter Dawn said she was "relieved" the study eventually went ahead, and her father's case was highlighted by former England captain Alan Shearer in a BBC documentary Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football and Me.

Speaking about the findings of the Field (Football's Influence on Lifelong Health and Dementia Risk) research, various stakeholders said more research was needed.

FA chairman Greg Clarke said: "The whole game must recognise this is only the start of our understanding and there are many questions that still need to be answered.

"It is important the


barrage of distractions dispensed in 140-character capsules each day. And internecine strife, a hangover from a bitter Democratic primary, threatens to divide the party along ideological, generational and racial lines.

But the party is also emboldened by a swell of grassroots activism that rose up in response to Trump’s victory. The movement, broadly known as the resistance, is active and organized across the country, springing to action in the wake of Trump’s travel ban and Republicans’ multiple attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

A house divided

Moving forward after ruinous defeat is complicated by the fact that there is still no consensus on exactly what happened.

Few disagree that Clinton was a flawed candidate or that her campaign made consequential tactical errors. She was a historically unpopular candidate bested by theonly candidate in modern history who was less popular. She was also a pragmatist swallowed by a populist tide with a muddled message that competed for headlines against controversies inspired by Trump and those of her own making. Clearly, Democrats learned, an anti-Trump message was insufficient. The party failed to convince voters that they had a coherent policy platform of their own to deliver.

And yet Clinton decisively won the popular vote after committing to the “most progressive platform” in party history.

The outcome has led to divergent conclusions on what this means for the future of the party.

Progressives emerged from the ashes of 2016 more powerful than they have been in decades. The ascendent left expects the party to adopt a policy agenda that is uncompromisingly progressive and economically


the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, speaks with voters at a restaurant in Berryville. Party leaders hope victory in Virginia can reset the narrative ahead of the 2018 midterms. Photograph: Steve Helber/AP

The morning of 9 November was a reckoning nearly a decade in the making. Since Obama was elected in 2008, the Democratic party lost control of its majorities in Congress while suffering even steeper losses in state capitols. Meanwhile Democrats lost nearly 1,000 seats in the state legislatures, forfeiting control of dozens of state legislative chambers. And only 15 of the country’s 50 governors are Democrats.

Much of the rebuilding will fall to the Democratic National Committee, which was battered by a Russian hack of the organization’s emails and accusations of bias during the primary – a202 Area Code – Washington DC

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Washington, D.C. is home to the president of the United States, the nation’s capital, rare 202 area code – Washington DC phone numbers, and several famous American monuments. Before Washington, DC was named after America’s first president and one of the founding fathers of America, George Washington, it was formerly known as the District of Columbia. Millions of


tourists flock to Washington DC every year to visit the gorgeous architecture of the city and many museums, memorials and performing arts theaters. Apart from the tourists, the population is estimated to be about 693,972. However, during the workweek, that number grows to over one million due to the commuters from outer boroughs. For those who commute into the area, it would be very convenient to have a 202 area code – Washington DC phone number.

Economy of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. has a very diverse economy that is rapidly developing. A high percentage of this growth comes from professional and business service jobs. The GDP is consistently ranked highest in Washington, D.C. In fact, in 2016, the GDP per capita was three times higher than the second-ranked state ofMassachusetts, in the country. As the nation’s capital city, the federal government accounts for 29% of the community’s jobs.

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After federal government jobs, the second largest industry is tourism. As previously mentioned, millions of people come to visit Washington D.C. every year and they add billions of dollars to the economy. There are several international organizations and foreign embassies around the city, too. Other industries that are not related to the federal government include several universities and hospitals.

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representation in Congress. Instead of having a voting delegate, they elect a delegate that sits in on committees and has the ability to introduce legislation, but they are unable to vote on the House floor. They are also not represented in the Senate, either. Despite not having representation in the federal government, the population of Washington D.C. is still subject to paying federal taxes. If you work in the political scene in DC, having a 202 area code – Washington DC virtual number that forwards to your present phone number would make perfect sense.

Famous DC Landmarks

Some of the most amazing American landmarks are found in Washington D.C. From the Lincoln Memorial to the White House, there are many amazing locations to visit all around the city. The NationalMall is a large open park and it is the site of many political protests and every presidential inauguration. There are also many concerts and festivals held in this beautiful open space, too. Heading south of the National Mall is the Tidal Basin, where the renowned cherry blossom trees of DC can be found. These trees were bestowed as a gift from Japan, and they are a national treasure. Every spring, the National Cherry Blossom Festival is visited by thousands. The city is not just beautiful, it also boasts an array of educational museums such as the National Museum of African Art, the Smithsonian Institution Building. and The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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The culinary scene has been burgeoning in Washington D.C. for the past several years. New restaurants


Ruling expected on Obama health care plan

US Supreme Court will deliver ruling in historic case with implications for medical insurance and November election.

The US Supreme Court is set to deliver its ruling on President Barack Obama's 2010 health care overhaul, his signature domestic policy achievement.

The historic judgment on Thursday could hand him a huge triumph or a stinging rebuke just over four months before he seeks re-election.

The nine justices are scheduled to take the bench at 10am (1400 GMT) on the last day of the high court's term to read their final opinions, including their decision in the epic legal battle over the health care law.

The US health care system's biggest overhaul in nearly 50 years, the law aimed to provide medical insurance to more than 30 millionthat Congress exceeded its powers under the US Constitution by requiring people to obtain insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty.

The justices could uphold the entire law, strike down certain provisions or overturn the whole law in a ruling that could reshape the federal government's powers versus the states.

"If the court invalidates any of the law's provisions, it could be one of the most important federalism rulings from the court - and one of the most dramatic confrontations between the court and the president - since the 1930s," said Daniel Conkle, an Indiana University law school professor.

Political capital

Obama and his fellow Democrats expended a great deal of energy and political capital in securing congressional passage of the measure over unified Republican opposition.

The law is reviled by conservatives, who


dubbed it "Obamacare". Critics say it meddles in people's lives and in the business of the states.

The ruling also will be closely watched on Wall Street, with wide ramifications for the health sector. It could affect the stock prices of health insurers, drugmakers, device companies and hospitals.

The decision could be a defining moment for Obama's presidency and for Chief Justice John Roberts, who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2005 by then-President George Bush.

In the past, Roberts often has endorsed more narrow rulings that bridge the ideological differences on the closely divided court, on which nine justices are split ideologically and politically.

Roberts and the four other conservatives, who often make up a majority, were appointed by Republican presidents.

The four liberals, who often dissent, were named by Democraticrequiring companies with more than 50 workers to offer insurance.

The Supreme Court's mixed ruling on Monday on Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants could foreshadow a similar conciliatory result in health care that does not fall along predictable ideological lines.

The justices upheld police stops of people suspected of being in the country illegally, but struck down three other provisions of the state law in a ruling that left Obama and Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer both able to claim partial victories.

The immigration and health care cases involved battles that pitted the Democratic Obama administration against Republican-led states and tested where to draw the line in the division of powers between the federal government and the states.


Trump not to fire Mueller.

On Saturday, White House special counsel Ty Cobb told CNN that no such plans exist:

"As the White House has consistently said for months, there is no consideration of firing the special counsel," Ty Cobb, the White House special counsel, told CNN in a statement.

You can see the full interview with Speier below:

Trump cannot fire Mueller directly but could instruct Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein who oversees Mueller's investigation to do so. Rosenstein told members of the House Judiciary Committee this week that he would only fire Mueller for "good cause," which he says does not yet exist. Rosenstein also told the committee that no one, including President Trump, has asked him to fire Mueller.

Fellow California representative, Adam Schiff (D-Los Angeles), voiced concerns similar toDid you know all 43 U.S. presidents have carried European royal bloodlines into office?

34 have been genetic descendants from just one person, Charlemagne, the brutal eighth century King of the Franks. 19 of them directly descended from King Edward III of England.

In fact, the presidential candidate with the most royal genes has won every single American election.

“This information comes from Burke’s Peerage, which is the Bible of aristocratic genealogy, based in London.

Every presidential election in America, since and including George Washington in 1789 to Bill Clinton, has been won by the candidate with the most British and French royal genes.

Of the 42 presidents to Clinton, 33 have been related to two people: Alfred the Great, King of England, and Charlemagne, the most famous monarch of France.

So it goes