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MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. — It's been 3 years and the Morgan County Sheriff's Office is still trying to figure out what led to the murder of 28-year-old Jacob Searcy.
Searcy was found shot at his home in the 11000 block of North Gasburg Road in Mooresville and no one has been arrested.
Today on the anniversary of his murder; his mother Sue Beetham is still finding it hard to move pass the grief.
"I don't know that Jacob had any conflict. Jacob was really happy in life at that time. He had a son born one week before his murder. He was ecstatic to be a father," Beetham said.
She's been heartbroken ever since.
"Jacob was not only my son but he was my best friend and I really wish you hadn't of done that," Beetham said.
She has a memorial in her back yard where Jacob's ashes and tombstone is at. She finds herself there a lot.
"The death of your child, that's not written in there and the period of grief is not written in there and how to grieve is not in there and how to stop grieving isn't written in there," Beetham said.
She thinks the healing process will start when someone is finally arrested.
"I feel like Jacob is in limbo of life and until we can have closure in this book of life you know, I can't close that page," Beetham said.
Until that day comes, she will push for answers. She's pleading for anyone to come forward with information about her son.
She's also prays the person or persons responsible will turn themselves in.
"When you close your eyes at night you see that bullet going in Jake's head. You see what you did to that man. You have no idea how many lives you effected when you did that," Beetham said.
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office says anyone with information about Searcy's case is urged to call Detective Sgt. Minton of the Morgan County Sheriff's Office at (765) 342-5544 or Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-8477 (TIPS) or 800-222-8477 (TIPS).


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Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, state law will bar health insurers in California from imposing a waiting period for coverage for small business employees. Federal law allows insurers to issue a waiting period of up to 90 days for such workers. Insurers in the state still can impose waiting periods for small business employees who are in a probationary period of work.
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On Standards of Interpretation
Continuing a thread that started with my post about police rifles, I wanted to note that what I'm speaking of is not what interpretation of the second amendment is most correct historically, but which interpretations protect the widest array of firearms that the federal judiciary would adopt.
Note that there is no way the federal judiciary is going to accept a standard that laws regulating any kind of arm is by default unconstitutional. There will be lines drawn with certain classes of arms being protected, and certain classes not being protected. We have it on pretty good authority, both from Alan Gura, and various other folks with legal knowledge in the issue, that it is extremely unlikely that the federal judiciary will even rule that automatic firearms are protected arms under the second amendment.
So I think it behooves us to think of a standard that the federal judiciary will accept that nontheless, protects an awful lot of firearms. My "common police use" standard wasn't meant to be an all inclusive rule, just one way to think about the problem. For instance, Bryan Miller's crown jewel, the New Jersey Smart Gun ban would fail the common police use test, since police are exempted from it. The beauty of the test is that it forces politicians to seriously consider actions like what Chicago may be doing. If it can be shown that M4s are in common use in police departments, the constitutional case for restricting them starts getting weak. Certainly magazine size limits and bans on so called "assault weapons" would not pass this test already.
That's not to say I think the "common police use" test should be the only one. I would propose a three fold test to determine whether the arm is protected under the second amendment:
- Is the arm usable for personal self-defense, or
- It has a function in the preservation of or practicing skill at arms, and
- It is of a type or functional variant of a firearm in common police or civilian use.
Type or functional variant makes this pretty broad, so many types of firearms fall into this. This test also doesn't shut the door forever on machine guns, but nor does it directly address whether they are protected. It's also a bit stronger than the "common civilian use" test that the court alluded to, since pretty obviously that would close the door on machine guns.
But this is only meant to be a standard of interpretation for what is an arm under the second amendment. At some point we also have to address what constitutes an infringement.
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A hypothetical test for firearms would be, "Can it fire more than one projectile with one pull of the trigger?" My only problem here is this might be interpreted to exclude birdshot and buckshot. Double-barrelled shotguns would clearly not "fire more than one projectile with one pull of the trigger" since doubles either have one trigger for two barrels or two triggers for two barrels; with the latter, both barrels can be fired simultaneously, but not with "one pull of the trigger" since there is a trigger for each barrel, two pulls are req'd.
On the other hand I don't want to abandon MG owners, so this test kinda fails there. Paradoxically, though, how many current MG owners would welcome the repeal of the Lautenberg Amendment, now that they have so much money tied up in their collections?
And as for "infringe", I would give the gov't just 24 hours to "show cause", just like the other Amendments to the BoR. So, OK, NYC, if you want to license gun owners, fine, but the license is free for the asking and is available within 24 hours, without exception, it allows the holder to both "keep" and "bear" and it is available to residents and non-residents alike. Faced with restrictions like that, even Chicago and NYC would give up on registration and licensing.
My feeling is that The Founders knew that guns were lethal when they wrote, proposed, debated, passed and ratified the 2A, so infringing because of "public safety" is to infringe at the very point The Founders wanted to protect.
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One interesting effect of your proposed rule is that things like swords, which are clearly arms, and are clearly useful for self defense and practice, could be regulated out of existence. This would, of course, work well for the people who think the Constitution should "evolve," but would be a problem for those who think that it means what it meant in 1793.
Just a thought on "direct lineal decedents of those present at the time of the founding". There were multi-shot firearms that are the direct lineal precedents to machine guns. Granted none of them worked very well, all were dangerous to the user but they did fire one round after another with one "trigger action".
One type lit a fuse which was threated through multiple ball rounds with blackpowder packed between them, burning from the muzzle back toward where the breech would be if it had one.
Then there were "pepperbox" types which could ignite all chambers at once.
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Personally I think Mr Gura is wrong. Supreme Court justices often ask questions to see if the attorney has thought about the issue. Never negotiate aginst yourself and that is just what Mr Gura did to himself. He suggested that a reasonable restriction was Machine guns. That is what the DOJ was to argue, Mr. Gura did not have to argue the DOJ position. All he had to do was to suggest reasonable would be felons, committed mental pateints, people declared in competent and leave it at that.
It is hubris to think that you know what a Supreme Court Justice thinks or would accept. Leave that to the judge. Mr. Gura needed to argue his case . He never should have got into the Machine gun issue since that was not relevant to his case.
That argument should have been left to another case. This was clearly a beginners mistake. Since he felt that judges are against machine guns. I would not agree, I simply do not know what most of federal juudges think about the issue on a case based on 2 amendment issues. I read Mr. Gura statement and he seem to think that federal judges are predisposed to be against machine guns.
That is the same type thinking that New Yorkers felt after the 2004 election. They were surprised at the vote since everyone they knew thought just like them. Attorneys who work in DC get influence by prevailing political thought. Republicans think they can not win so they do not try.Never assume that you know what a judge is thinking. An Attorney argues his case but should not argue against his case or get diverted to an irrelevant issue. Machine guns were irrelevant to the Heller case.
Sebastian: I don't necessarily disagree with your conclusion that severe restrictions on full autos will ultimately be upheld, but I think the reasoning will depend not on whether they are "arms" (which they clearly are) but rather, whether a ban on full autos only, while allowing most others, constitutes an "infringement." Aside from being usable for personal defense, I think a key question is whether the enhanced capabilities of a particular gun serve licit purposes, illicit ones, or both, and to what degree. Large magazines serve both purposes, since the bad guy gets to kill more people but the good guy gets more opportunities to stop the bad guy if he misses. Full auto capability arguably does more to enable mass killings than to assist in self-defense. Undetectable ("plastic") guns would have no enhanced capability for self-defense (metal guns work just as well if not better) but significant enhanced capability for breaching security at airports, courthouses, etc. So presumably, government can ban those arms in particular without infringing the right of the people to keep or bear arms generally.
Cliff: I don't think the Second Amendment was ever intended to apply to 1793 arms in particular. Unless you're going to argue that guns created after 1793 are not "arms" protected by the 1793 definition of the Second Amendment, it makes equally little sense to argue that antiquated arms remain protected after they become obsolete. Obviously, a different result would obtain if government were to argue that arms in general are obsolete.
RAH: I agree that Gura went too far in conceding that bans on machine guns were reasonable, rather than merely noting that it was not necessary to determine that they were not reasonable in order to rule in this case. I don't think it's going to make much of a difference in this case, though.
I answer, again:
Is the firearm useful for personal self defense? Depends on what I'm defending against—a street-punk thug, or a bunch of federal guerillas kicking in my door and wantonly violating my rights, because some crackhead gave up my name (knowing that I have a gun in my house) to get some time off his sentence?
Is the weapon useful for maintaining skill at arms? What kind of standard is that? My own skill with a rocket or grenade launcher is seriously deteriorated, because I haven't had the liberty to maintain my skill with either since I was in the military some years ago!!!
Is it of a type in common police or civilian use? How about adding military use, since it's the military who will be used to tamp us unruly proletariats down by an ever-increasingly oppressive government? 'Infringement' has already occurred, and continues with every "reasonable" restriction (just what is the definition of 'infringe', anyway?)
If you're not harming or endangering your fellow citizens (which we already have plenty of laws against), then there is no defensible reason you shouldn't be able to keep a Mk.19 or a TOW missile launcher—and plenty of grenades and rockets—in your basement if you can afford it and so desire.
I want us to be careful about saying that a judge can tell us what our rights are. Our rights were born of the laws of nature and nature's God, and nothing – not even a legal repeal of the 2nd Amendment – can change that.
We could not give up these rights, even if we wanted earnestly to do so.
As far as swords being obsolete, while that may be true in modern warfare it is not necessarily so in self-defense situations. Swords are just BIG knives and we are all aware that 21-30 feet of seperation is necessary if we wish to survive an encounter with a knife armed assailant.
OTOH, why would anyone want to regulate alleged obsolete weapons? It is nonsensical.
Yes, I am aware that nunchucks and 3 section staffs are regulated or banned in many locales. Which in my opinion is incredibly nonsensical since most people trying to use one of the aforementioned weapons are more likely to knock themselves out than threaten anyone else.
Sebastian, I know that we want as broad an interpretation as possible and others want as narrow as possible. Thing is, we are told on a daily basis that we live in a society of laws, not men. If the USSC rules that "reasonable" infringements are acceptable, then they are proving that statement to be a lie.
Allowing restrictions on speech are Constitutionally acceptable according to the 1st A which states that "Congress shall make no law" though possibly abhorent to the 14thA (I think the 14th).
Whereas the 2nd states"… shall not be infringed." The choice of words is vastly different and I believe important.
Whoops forgot to put my whole thought down.
Speech restrictions would be acceptable for the States not for the feds.
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It's March now, but winter hasn't given up. The skies are dreary and we are craving sunshine and bright flowers. I created this You Are My Sunshine printable for my bathroom that I am re-doing in a yellow and gray theme and thought I would share it with you!
This song is very special to me. I sing it to my babies. The bright yellow color makes me happy and the yellow flowers remind me of spring. Here's to winter's last gasp. A beautiful spring is coming!
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GOT PAPERS? - preserving the scene's material heritage
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hey bonzaj! yes, i did, thanks a lot for them once again! i just didn't have time to make metadata sheets for them yet.
added on the 2017-05-20 11:54:52 by dipswitch
In previous updates, we treated you to letters from the scene's top protagonists. But what about the countless average guys whom these "elites" would usually have considered "lamers", but who were, in fact, the backbone of the formers' popularity – by spreading their products and making their names "big" in the first place. The voices of these bystanders and "rank and file" sceners are a blank spot in scene preservation, as they often left no traces in terms of releases. Luckily, with the letter collection of Thorion (a.k.a. Thomas or Smily), we can make a step towards closing this gap. In the letters exchange between him and his Amiga penpals around 1990, one gets a glimpse of teenage computer fans swapping PD software and demos (and the occasional "Raubi", as in "pirate copy"), following the developments of the scene, teaching each other scene-related skills, and occasionally making it to the ranks of the "elites" (like Thorion himself, who would do a brief stunt as graphics artist in TRSI in 1992 before quitting the Amiga world altogether).
You can download the scans of these 32 (German-language) letters, complete with metadata, here – or view them in the gallery below.
And as a bonus, the collection includes a document from a different fringe of the scene – namely pirate groups who would branch out into the "real" shadow economy, selling software and hardware for hard cash. The detailed advert from the Amiga group Vision Factory, offering all sorts of illicit computer products, can be downloaded here. According to a long-time VF member, this operation was maintained by two members from Northern Germany, without any coordination with the group leadership (and without sharing any of the profits)…
You can download the scans of these 32 (German-language) letters, complete with metadata, here – or view them in the gallery below.
And as a bonus, the collection includes a document from a different fringe of the scene – namely pirate groups who would branch out into the "real" shadow economy, selling software and hardware for hard cash. The detailed advert from the Amiga group Vision Factory, offering all sorts of illicit computer products, can be downloaded here. According to a long-time VF member, this operation was maintained by two members from Northern Germany, without any coordination with the group leadership (and without sharing any of the profits)…
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Interesting yet funny at the same time =)
added on the 2017-05-24 23:23:52 by T$
There haven't been any C64 disk covers here for a while, so here are some from Cupid's collection. They stem from 1993 to 1998, and include some real gems.
added on the 2017-06-17 21:49:22 by dipswitch
Nice covers! There seem to be a couple of duplicate links though (the Hitmen and Ingenious Brain links both go to the previous covers instead)
added on the 2017-06-19 23:12:42 by Revenant
(the scene.org links, that is, not the image-only links)
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Today we present you with some more Amiga disks from the collection of Thorion a.k.a. Smily, a German Amiga swapper and graphics artist who was active in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and whose letters we featured here some months ago. Full of stickers and scribbles, they remind us about the materiality of data exchange in the era before the mass availability of the internet.
added on the 2017-07-31 01:14:07 by dipswitch
Once again we are proud to present a few documents from a rare genre – criminal proceedings against scene members. This time, it's C64 scener TMA/Abyss Connection who supplied us with documents from the proceedings of the criminal case against him in 1990-1991.
added on the 2017-09-04 15:07:34 by dipswitch
Oh, and you can follow Got Papers? on Twitter now: https://twitter.com/GotPapers1337
added on the 2017-09-04 15:08:32 by dipswitch
We're back with some materials that remind you of the materiality of "warez trading" in the 1980s. In these envelopes from The Movers' collection, floppy disks with the newest C64 and Amiga cracks and demos travelled around Europe between 1986 and 1988. Most people reused them and ultimately threw them away, but luckily these guys didn't. There's a whole box of them in our office now, and here's just a small selection – featuring sendings from Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
added on the 2017-10-06 02:32:41 by dipswitch
We're back from a long hiatus – with some spectacular material! In another instalment of scans from the archive of legendary Dutch C64 coder Honey of the 1001 Crew, we present you with letters that were written to him by a equally legendary scene protagonist: Mr. Z, the founder of the famous Swedish C64 cracking group Triad. Written throughout the year of 1987, these eight long letters are a treasure trove in various aspects. If you are a veteran cracker yourself, or simply someone who is interested in copy protection, you will enjoy reading a top cracker discussing protection methods and their circumvention – especially since in one of the later letters, Mr. Z offers to write the copy protection for Honey's first commercial game. And this is another aspect of interest for those who are into home computing and scene history: Here, we can observe a generation of elite sceners making their first steps from the subculture into the industry – while still being basically schoolkids, discussing sophisticated code and their first business deals alongside the latest pranks and scene gossip. Finally, the letters document Mr. Z's pullout from Triad and from the scene altogether – with school and "real life" taking hold over someone whose group was adored by tens of thousands computer kids worldwide.
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Thanks to the efforts of Lotek Style, we were able to receive materials that are among the oldest we have. Old German Atari cracker Arthur Dent from the group Copy Service Stuttgart (founded in 1983-84!) has kept these five stickers for over 30 years. They show that as early as in the mid-1980s, cracking groups were into clever "culture jamming" and appropriated well-known trademarks with a pinch of humour.
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Just wanted to say <3 <3 <3 for this project :) Keep up the awesome work!
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Yes, lots of interesting letters etc.
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what psonice said!
and those Mr.Z - Letters are GOLD indeed! :)
and those Mr.Z - Letters are GOLD indeed! :)
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Today, we are happy to present to you the first batch of a new letter collection that was provided to us by C64 scener Arny from Austria, active in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a graphics artist in the group Cosmos as well as its game development spin-off Cosmos Designs. We begin with the letters from the time when he was member of the Austrian group The Softkiller-Crew (TSK) back in 1988.
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After all the 1980s stuff, here are some more-or-less recent demoparty materials for a change. Arlequin contributed a few flyers from the Flash Party in Argentina, which was running from 1998 to 2007 (and is getting relaunched in 2018). Gentleman discovered an amazing graffiti poster from Evoke 1997, the very first Evoke edition. And Hedning contributed some materials from Gubbdata 2016, a cozy C64 party that took place in Sweden – these materials are consciously modelled in 1980s copy-party style. Speaking of demoparties – Outline 2018 is taking place this weekend in the Netherlands, and this is a good chance to have a chat and pass me some scene papers!
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Awesome stuff man, keep up the good work!
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Once again, some unusual Atari stuff. Lotek Style gave us the complete run of The New Mutant, a photocopied paper zine by his (nowadays quite well-known) Atari ST demogroup The Sirius Cybernetic Corporation (tSCc). This very peculiar magazine, published between 1992 and 1994 in German language, features content somewhere between music news, cyberpunk themes, and general teenage sillyness. Not much scene content, though – but hey, it's an early product of a demoscene group.
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H.O from the legendary Swedish C64 cracking group Science 451 gave us a bunch of invitations from Scandinavian copyparties (plus a German one) from 1987 to 1989. These are among the oldest party materials we have here. Expect more from H.O's collection!
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Another addition to our growing archive of swapletters: Jugger of Panic, a well-known early 1990s Amiga pack editor and swapper from Germany, gave us his letters! Here is a first batch with 15 letters from all over the world, from Iceland to South Africa and Paraguay (!).
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Wonderful work Gleb +team! It brought a smile to my face on a rainy day reading the letters! :)
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yeah, reading these instantly kicks you back in time and opens your oldskool-heart! I love it! :)
Those were the Days!
Those were the Days!
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Nice stuff :) that evoke 97 logo rulez btw :)
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Thank you Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau and sponsors for hosting a spectacular event in the beautiful city of Anaheim. Looking forward to coming back and enjoying everything that the city of Anaheim has to offer and more.
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As an increasing number of new businesses choose to set up shop outside of London, GradEye marketing manager Georgina Ladd puts forward the argument for Sheffield – a city strongly embracing the entrepreneurial culture and with a strong pipeline of talent.
The last year was a good year for entrepreneurship in the UK. A total of 608,110 businesses were launched according to StartUp Britain's tracker. However, not only was the total number of startups greater than 2014, but there was a significant increase in the number of regional startups outside of the capital.
Birmingham, for example, played host to more start-up companies than any city outside of London in 2015, seeing 14,152 companies registered during the year, overtaking cities including Manchester with 8,712 and Leeds with 6,962.
Why has the number of start-ups increased?
There is an overall increase in new companies for a range of reasons. One reason has certainly been the economic downturn, which has resulted in people having difficulty finding a job and turning to entrepreneurship, according to John Van Reenen, director at the Centre for Economic Performance and professor of economics at the London School of Economics. Other reasons also include access to finance. Whilst loans from banks continue to be difficult to secure, there has been a huge growth in alternative funding options. A 2014 report by Nesta (the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts) found that the UK alternative finance market doubled in size year-on-year from £267m in 2012 to £666m in 2013 to £1.74bn in 2014. Options such as crowdfunding have brought equity investing into the mainstream and have been a catalyst for the creation of a new funding landscape.
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GradEye is a recruitment platform which uses video CVs to connect graduates with hiring companies. It is a startup company which has been running for just under two years. The company originally started in London, quite simply because at the time we thought that we needed a central London postcode to be taken seriously. Of course the postcode was accompanied by massively high costs, primarily incurred from rent and wages, but needs must for quick growth right? Wrong. We assumed that due to the high concentration of graduate hiring companies, growth would come easily, but we didn't take into consideration London also hosted a huge number of new businesses and a huge number of similar companies we had to compete with, resulting in a constant uphill struggle.
In addition to worrying about breaking even, the founder Jacob Perkins had to cover his own rent and spend an unnecessarily large part of his day commuting in one of the most congested cities in the world. Perhaps it took longer than it should have, but the true northerner eventually came to a realisation. Being an online business, the company could run on the moon as long as it had decent WiFi. So GradEye packed up and returned to Perkin's university city of Sheffield.
Sheffield has been ranked number seven in Startups.co.uk City Index 2015, which ranks the 25 best places to start and grow a business in the UK, outside of London. In addition, Sheffield has a blossoming tech industry made up of dynamic and exciting entrepreneurs and a vibrant startup culture to match which perfectly aligned with GradEye's needs. There is growing funding available to new businesses in Sheffield as part of a series of developments including the launch of the Northern Powerhouse to drive economy in northern cities, as well as a range of both public and private incubators and accelerators to nurture new business growth such as the Advanced Computing Research Centre, Sheffield Digital, and Maker Hub, a new incubator for small tech businesses in Sheffield backed by a £3.5 m grant.
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We ordered pizza tonight. It went well with the ice cream cake we were having for the birthday party. Normally, when I'd call the pizza place, I'd just whip out the cell phone and place the call. But, now that I have Google Home, my Google Assistant can do it for me. I merely said "Okay, Google: Call [Pizza Place]". Google Assistant confirmed the number, dialed them up, and put me through. I placed my order with them and, when they confirmed my number, they spat my cell phone number at me. What the what? How did Google Home know to use my cell phone number?
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The FDA is hassling CBD oil vendors – not for making cannabis goods, but for making bad cannabis goods. On March 9th, the FDA issued warnings to several vendors stating that their products contain inactive CBD and that their drugs are unapproved. You can see the list of crappy CBD products here.
The warning was posted onto the FDA website to warn consumers about these weak products. Dog treats, e-liquids, capsules and oils have apparently been tested and many were found to contain very little cannabinoids.
The companies in question have claimed that the products they sell are legal because they are made from hemp oil, which have no psychoactive properties. These products are legal, and they exist in a loophole where they cannot be touched because they don't market the product as a drug.
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The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2013 amended the CSA act and excludes industrial hemp from being included with other marijuana products. This removes some of the restrictions imposed on types of cannabis sativa which are very low in THC. This movement has facilitated the cultivation of hemp in the United States, but a lot of it is still imported from other countries such as the EU, China and Canada.


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Authorized providers within the recovery community can refer to ATR
How to Refer an Individual into ATR
Referrals to ATR must come from a provider who is working with the individual on their recovery from substance use disorder and plans to work with the individual for the entire 6 months that they are in the ATR program. The ATR Coordinator works with the individual in collaboration with the referring provider throughout the 6-month program. The referral should not be made to ATR until the referring provider has worked with the individual long enough to have a good understanding of the individual's level of motivation, what his/her needs are, and which ATR services would benefit the individual.
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Please verify that the individual is eligible for services by completing the Referral Form to ATR, which lists eligibility criteria.
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Individual is committed to his/her recovery and changing his/her life.
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Individual has been involved with your program for at least 30-60 days and is very engaged.
Individual is planning on staying engaged with your program for the 6 months that they are in the ATR program.
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- During the intake appointment, the ATR Coordinator works with the participant to develop an individualized Recovery Plan. This recovery plan helps guide the ATR Coordinator to discuss which of the ATR services will best meet the participant's recovery goals.
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After about a week of toil: installing WordPress, deciding on a theme, learning how to make posts and pages and then configuring stuff like plugins and menus, I think that I am finally at the stage where I have the foundations of a website that I can easily add images and regularly update and refresh with blog posts.
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Game of Thrones' Mother of Dragons, Daenerys Targaryen, Khaleesi is no other than Emilia Clarke. The Berkshire raised Clarke became the tribute of Los Angeles when Game of Thrones transformed her into Hollywood's new bombshell from a normal girl-next-door. Born on 26th October 1986 Clarke is not just a talented actress, but is also equally beautiful. She has won the heart of million men worldwide, but have you ever wondered about the lucky guy who won Clarke's heart?
Clarke was in a romantic love affair with comedian Seth MacFarlane in the past. However, the pair was quite mysterious. Clarke opened up about her relationship only after three years of her break up with the comedian. So, why did the pair broke up? Who is the hot Khaleesi dating now? Let's find out.
Clarke opened up about her relationship with MacFarlane during the May 2016 issue of the Glamour Magazine. She talked about the bad aspects of going public about her relationship.
Image: Emilia Clarke and Seth MacFarlane
Source: US Weekly
She recalled an event that took place in New York when she was together with MacFarlane. The pair happened to encounter with a fan who asked to take a selfie with Clarke and praised about her show. But towards the end, he also said, 'I'm not sure what you're doing with that guy'. We must admit that Clarke might have felt really bad to hear such a thing.
Clarke dated MacFarlane in 2012. The distance between the pair created a lot of issue between them which is supposedly the reason behind their split. Their love affair lasted for only six months as they broke up in 2013. E! News reported that the long-distance relationship between Clarke and MacFarlane didn't work out.
Image: Emilia Clarke and Seth MacFarlane
Source: Daily mail
Apart from MacFarlane, Clarke has dated James Franco in 2013, Cory Michael Smith and Jared Leto in 2014, Jai Courtney in 2015. She is also rumored to have dated her GOT co-star Kit Harrington.
The men Emilia Clarke has dated:
Emilia Clarke as of early 2019, is dating Charlie McDowell. He is an American film writer and director who is most popular for his work on the movie The One I Love. Though the pair has not officially announced their, they are often spotted together spending quality time together.
In November 2018, the duo was spotted shopping and walking arm-in-arm in Venice, California. It seems Clarke and McDowell enjoying their time together and who knows we might hear the wedding bells soon.


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The headline with the acronym LGBTQIA+ is amusing enough, but here is her sin.
ZitatParis Jackson has considered herself a member of the LGBTQIA+ community for years, tweeting last month that she was surprised when a news story in which she confirmed her bisexuality was treated by many as her coming out. Now she's expressing surprise on Twitter again, this time because a writer for Gay Star News has accused her of betraying that community.In an editorial called "Paris Jackson's Harper's Bazaar Singapore Cover is Hypocritical," writer Jamie Tabberer questions why Jackson would choose to appear on the cover of a magazine in a country where sex between two men is illegal and punishable by up to two years in prison.After seeing Jackson post the cover to Instagram with no mention of Singapore's gay rights problems, Tabberer wrote, "Perhaps Paris does address the problematic nature of her magazine appearance; perhaps she uses it an opportunity to draw attention to sexual inequality in Singapore and around the world," admitting he hadn't read the cover's accompanying article. "But even if she has, that's immaterial. What matters the most is the missed opportunity of that Instagram post; of the sorely lacking caption
http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity...8wsY?ocid=ientpFor cases like this, I think we need to bring back the pillory.
Everyone is supposed to have this moral obligation to be an obnoxious jerk for the cause. People are getting plenty sick of having to answer to the fake moralists
I have to admit I find it amusing to see radical progressives devouring themselves in an effort to out virtue signal one another.


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A Cheat Sheet For Healthy Lifestyle
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Are you looking for a healthy and happy life but don't know how to ensure the same? Here, we bring you a cheat sheet for a healthier and happier lifestyle that will surely help you.
Cut Down of Stress
Many times, it has been seen that people carry a lot of stress in their lives. The situation occurs when they have a lot of things to handle and they are trying to juggle them all in the best possible manner. The situation may be under control for some time, but once a particular threshold is crossed, it starts having an impact on the health. Keep your life simple.
With growing awareness about having a well-balanced meal in no way means avoiding your favourite dish or a glass of wine. The idea is to enjoy moderation. Try to get a perfect blend of healthy fats, lean proteins, fiber and smart carbs.
Indulge in more than cardio exercises
Many people think that doing a lot of cardio will help them to stay fit and fine, but that is not true. It is best to strike a balance between cardio exercises and weight and resistance training. This way, a person can stay away from heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Indulging in these exercises also help in getting a leaner and meaner body that is good for the self-image of the person.
Do not over consume calcium
After a particular, people suddenly steps up on their calcium intake so as to avoid bone related issues. Studies indicate that taking calcium in more than required amounts may result in kidney stones. People below 50 must not take more than 1, 000 mg calcium every day. Instead of taking calcium supplements, it is safer to fulfil calcium needs through daily meals that must have salmon, milk and almonds.
Add Regular Exercise to your Routine
Exercising once in a while never helps. There needs to be some consistency in the exercise routine being followed. If possible, seek the help of an experienced trainer who can help you in achieving your fitness goals and at the same time guide you about your diet. The mix of regular exercises with a perfect diet can do wonders to your body.
The above tips will surely help you to stay fit and fine. You will be able to enjoy your life to your heart's content.


text: Ballast Can Do It All 08/13/2008 | By Richard L. Fricklas The concept of installing a roof membrane without anchorage has been around for decades. As a contrast to conventional roof membranes, both the thermal insulation and membrane may be un-adhered to the substrate. When the concept was first introduced to the U.S. market, there were a number of obvious questions raised: What keeps the roof on? Theoretical uplift forces can reach in excess of 45 pounds per square foot (psf), so how can 10 pounds of gravel keep the membrane from billowing and ultimately tearing itself apart? What keeps the rocks from being wind-scoured, blowing off the roof and causing impact damage below? How do we test these systems at Factory Mutual (FM) or Underwriters Laboratories (UL) since they use pressure tests that reach 75 or more psf, while the ballast application is in the 10 to 20 psf range? Why would you use all that heavy rock in the first place? The answers are documented and available. First, ballasted roofs have been used for decades and blow-offs are not a problem – the same can be said about wind scour. The most authoritative documentation is contained in ANSI/SPRI RP-4, available free from SPRI. For clarification, David Roodvoets, former technical director at SPRI, explains the difference between common roofing gravel and ballast stone: For the last few cycles of the IBC code-change process, the roofing industry has been trying to educate the structural committee on the differences between aggregate as used in asphalt built-up roofing (BUR) and stone and other materials used to ballast single-ply. Since the late 1970s, the roofing industry has separated the aggregate used in BUR from the stone or other ballast used in single-ply. The aggregate used for BURs has been well defined in ASTM D1863 and incorporated into the code. This is relatively small in size usually less than 0.5-inch in diameter. It can perform well in high winds if it is adequately embedded into the asphalt matrix, or is on a roof with a high parapet. Built-up roofs are designed to be fully adhered to the underlying roof matrix, either the roof deck or insulation that is above the roof deck. The stone used for (single-ply) ballast has been sized using ASTM D448. The wind performance of this material was extensively studied in wind tunnels and by field inspections during the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in the development of ANSI/SPRI/RP-4. The key reason for developing RP-4 was to eliminate improper use of stone ballast. The standard considers two common-sized stones, those of about 1.5 inches in diameter or No. 4 stone, and those of about 2.5 inches in diameter or No. 2 stone. The tables in RP-4 have a large safety factor, and there have been additional safeguards added to prevent systems being installed using small aggregate in hurricane-prone areas. See Paragraph 2.6 of RP-4. RP-4 requirements were again validated during the RICOWI inspections following the 2004 Florida hurricanes and Hurricane Katrina. Since round stone is roughly spherical in shape, the mass of it is proportional to the diameter cubed. The mass of an individual stone increases by a factor of eight when the diameter is doubled. Nominal 1.5-inch-diameter stone weighs approximately 27 times more than 0.5-inch-diameter stone. The following general design considerations and definitions are excerpted from RP-4. Conventional Ballasted Roof System – consists of membrane or membrane and substrate material loose-laid over a deck using ballast to hold the system in place. Protected Membrane Ballasted Roof System – consists of a roof deck, with or without insulation, over which the membrane is installed. The membrane is either loosely laid, mechanically attached, or adhered to the substrate. Insulation is then installed over the membrane. The insulation is then covered with a water- and air-pervious fabric over which ballast is applied. Lightweight interlocking pavers with integral cementitious coating – the panels shall be interlocking and weigh a minimum of 4.0 psf. Other interlocking ballast pavers are available as well. Slope design shall not exceed 2 inches in 12 inches. Perimeter attachment shall be designed to withstand a minimum load of 100 pounds per linear foot. RP-4 also explains several design options that include specific designs for the corners, perimeter, and field of the roof. For example, in Denver, it's common to use No. 2 (larger) stone or concrete pavers at 20 psf in the corners and perimeters of the building, and then revert to smaller No. 4 stone at 10 psf for the area within the perimeter (see Fig. 1). Fig. 1 Parapet height is an important design parameter to prevent wind scour. RP-4 provides seven tables for heights as follows: 2 to 6 inches. 6 to 12 inches. 12 to 18 inches. 18 to 24 inches. 24 to 26 inches. 36 to 72 inches. 72 inches and above. Each table includes design wind velocity for various building exposures and building (not parapet) height. See Table E for an example of what design information can be found in ANSI/RP-4. Table E If you are willing to concede that there is enough design information to prevent a ballasted roof from blowing off or suffering wind scour, you're probably wondering what the advantages of a ballasted roof system are. Economy. When there's a ready source of ballast, the roofing can be installed quickly, saving labor costs and reducing the overall cost. Aesthetics. Ballasted roofs provide a pleasing texture, which can be combined with pavers for walkways (see Fig. 2). Fig. 2 Fire resistance. It's a well-known fact that rocks don't burn. As a result, Class-A fire resistance is possible without the need for gypsum board underlayments or expensive fire-retardant chemicals in the EPDM rubber. Ballast recommendations from FM Global are included in FMGlobal Loss prevention data sheet 1-29, which is available as a free download from FM Roofnav. Sustainability. Since the ballast is not embedded in adhesive (asphalt), it can be removed, the membrane repaired or replaced, and the ballast put back. Since the underlying foam insulation is also non-adhered, it can be reused as well. Energy efficiency. It has been established that a ballasted roof system applied at a minimum aggregate weight of 17 psf is equal to the established efficiency of an ENERGY STAR® reflective roof. The following was excerpted from EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) documents: Under the auspices of the Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI), Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducted extensive studies evaluating the thermal performance of stone ballasted roofs to determine how they shield a building from heat gain. This study showed that when the ballast weight is a minimum of 15 psf or greater, the ballasted system, stone, or paver, performs the same or better than the ENERGY STAR-listed TPO product. This study was presented to EPA and a submittal was made to have this Cool Ballasted system listed as a qualified ENERGY STAR roof product. To further clarify the Cool Ballasted roof system, the submittal states that the roof system to be installed to the national standard ANSI/SPRI RP-4, "Wind Design Standard for Ballasted Single-Ply Roofing Systems." This standard defines the stone and paver types that can be used with single-ply systems and the minimum weights required to meet the wind loads for the various parts of the country. The Cool Ballast system then identifies the minimum weight for the ballast to be 15 psf to be qualified as a cool system. The RP-4 standard is to be updated to include this new category for ballasted systems. For those of you that already have ballasted roofs on your buildings, you are aware of a few concerns: Finding leaks. The ballast makes visual inspection difficult. In addition, use of infrared inspection to find wet insulation is impossible due to the thermal mass of the ballast. Since the insulation and membrane are not embedded in adhesive, water can migrate – once it gets under the membrane – for some distance. Vegetative growth. Fines can accumulate in the stone ballast and allow plant growth, which can become an eyesore. If this occurs around roof drains, it can hinder drainage. Managing the heavy stone. For inspection or repair, stone is moved one narrow section at a time so that the mass of stone (and blocked water in a heavy rainstorm) does not result in roof collapse (see Fig. 3). Fig. 3 Despite the pitfalls, ballasted roofs are unique and offer many benefits and capabilities, such as: In the cement-composite and interlocking paver ballasted systems, additional insulation can be placed under the pavers. Metal straps can be used at corners and perimeters. The life of the roof on EPDM systems can be extended by adhering new "target" pieces of membrane at all T joints, laying new cover strips of membrane over all side- and end-laps, and replacing or repairing all flashings. In some cases, when these procedures are followed, the membrane can receive a new performance warranty. In general, ballasted EPDM roof systems will have lower first costs, especially since they can incorporate inexpensive, highly efficient thermal insulations. 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Redcap's Corner is a tabletop gaming mecca, nestled in the heart of West Philadelphia. Offering a robust inventory of gaming products and an absolutely staggering calendar of daily events, Redcap's is committed to serving as the definitive LGBTQ+ and women-friendly home-base for Philly's gaming community.
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Aid Another
January 30, 2016 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM$10
This January, we're hosting the first Aid Another, an all-day Pathfinder Society event dedicated to raising funds for a worthy cause. For our first such event, we've chosen to raise funds for Mighty Writers, a nonprofit organization that provides writing workshop, mentoring, and tutoring services all over Philadelphia (including right across the street from us). $1 from every registration will go toward our costs, but the remaining $9 (as well as any additional money donated) will go directly to Mighty Writers. See below for more information.
Advance registration is required, but purchasing tickets and registering is easily accomplished through the detailed schedule of upcoming events found here. Players can use any Pathfinder Society character at this event (of appropriate level for their table), or at their option use a pre-generated character. For low-level tables, players can choose to create a new 1st level character using the rules found in the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play.
Mighty Writers' mission is to teach Philadelphia kids, ages seven to 17, to think and write with clarity so they can achieve success at school, at work and in life. Since opening in 2009, our nonprofit has served thousands of city kids in free, out-of-school writing programs, earning nationwide recognition:
- Citizens Bank Champion in Action, 2011
- Phillies Charities honoree, 2012
- Philadelphia 76ers "Hometown Hero," 2013
- President Obama's Committee on the Arts & Humanities honoree: "…your program's selection as one of the 50 finalists distinguishes [Mighty Writers] as one of the top arts-and-humanities-based programs in the country," 2014
- Philebrity city blog Philadelphia's Non-profit of the Year, 2015
With support from 300 trained volunteer tutors and mentors, Mighty Writers learn to write and communicate with clarity and confidence in programs including:
- A daily afterschool writing Academy
- Themed writing workshops (sportswriting, science fiction, comic book writing, job prep, poetry)
- One-to-one mentorships that pair kids and volunteers in weekly writing sessions
- A Wednesday night Teen Scholars program for high school teens
- 24-session SAT prep courses; college/high school essay classes; college tours
- Radio writing, new media & technology classes
At the close of last year's program, 82% of students who attended Mighty Writers' afterschool Academy were proficient readers and writers, compared with 20% citywide. At the beginning of the school year, only 33% of students felt "very enthusiastic" about writing; at the end of the school year, 71% of students said they felt "very enthusiastic."


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Tax Investigations
Case Study 1 - Multimillion pound retail business
HMRC opened a full corporation tax enquiry into a multimillion pound retailer with a number of high street outlets. The enquiry was complex and HMRC were seeking to demonstrate that there was a cash deficit in the business records, and the impact of this was that the potential tax assessments would have been a six figure sum.
We performed detailed reconstruction of cash reconciliations to demonstrate that HMRC's calculations were flawed. HMRC eventually accepted that there was no corporation tax due and the case was closed.
Case Study 2 - Takeaway business
HMRC opened a full enquiry into a takeaway business and made assessments of around £70,000 for VAT and income tax. The enquiry was being dealt with by their accountant. We were approached to take over the enquiry.
We appealed the assessments and presented a detailed evidence based approach on the appeal with a business economics exercise model being presented together with a full rebuttal of HMRC's assumptions. At the HMRC independent review stage the matter was concluded in our client's favour and the case was settled for around £4,000.
Case Study 3 - Multimillion pound professional services firm
HMRC opened an aspect enquiry into a multimillion pound professional services firm. The enquiry was handled by their accountant and the enquiry reached an impasse as there were significant areas of disagreement with HMRC. The potential tax at stake was a large six figure sum. We were approached to take over the enquiry.
We took a fresh approach and had detailed meetings with the HMRC officer and departmental heads to understand the key areas of concern. We reconstructed the accounts using a scenario based approach and presented those to HMRC and this resulted in the case being settled and the tax was less than 10% of the initial amounts.
Case Study 4 - Assisting Accountants
We recently took over a matter which had been listed for a Tribunal hearing and the accountant had reached an impasse with HMRC. Despite initial strong opposition from HMRC for the matter to be reviewed ahead of the Tribunal hearing, as an independent party we successfully engaged with HMRC and persuaded them to have the case reviewed before the hearing, and achieved settlement at a small fraction of HMRC's assessment.
Criminal tax investigation case studies can be found here


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In celebration of KeVon's Nineteen birthday and Mother's Day, it was only right the young, up and coming Chicago artist dropped a song entitled "Aye Mama" on his born day to celebrate his birth and appreciation of Mother's Day. The beat was laced up from no other then the incredible Mr. 99, and people he is incredible.
KeVon and Mr. 99 have an magnificent energy together and when these two link up, it's nothing but great genuine music. KeVon expresses his appreciation of his mother over 99's productions, in the most profound and loved way a son could express his thanks to his mother.
KeVon shows gratitude for everything a mother goes through from raising kids, to always find a way to do the impossible and to always having faith. KeVon and 99 have really touch hearts with this one and every son/daughter should love this cut these two cooked up.
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Vecer Believes Raising Real Estate Issue a Smart Move
Maribor, 21 March - Vecer devotes its Wednesday commentary to the open Slovenian-Croatian issue of reciprocity in buying real estate. The daily points out that this is the first dispute between the two countries that cannot be traced back to their former joint state and one that came as a Slovenian response to the points scored by Croatia in Brussels recently.
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You have to visualise what you want and then let it go!!
I have had lots of conversations with people over the last week who have been telling me that they are asking for something and they really desperately want it and then can't understand why it's not happening for them.
That's because they are trying too damn hard!!
You have to visualise what it is that you want, believe 100% that you are going to receive it and then give it to the Universe to bring it to you. Then you need to STOP!!
If your every waking hour is focused on something and it is taking over your brain space – you know where you can't think about anything else apart from this thing you are so desperate to have, then this in itself will block it from coming to you.
You are creating a feeling of lack because all you are focusing on his how desperately you need it so therefore you are dwelling in a vibration of lack.
So what do you need to do you ask?
Visualise what it is that you desire, get the feeling of it and taste it, smell it. Really create the vision as if you already have it. Then write it down and say Thank You for it.
Then heres the hard bit…..JUST LET IT GO!!!
Don't keep dwelling on it and letting it take over your life . Once you let go and change your focus onto something else, you will be surprised what wondrous things will be brought into your life.
So what are you waiting for GO DO IT!!


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I have downloaded bitcoin-qt and it has downloaded what I understand to be the blockchain: blk0001.dat and one or two other files in the .bitcoin folder in my home directory.
If this is the blockchain, can I point cgminer (or some other mining program) at one of these files and have it mine from there?
If so, how?