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In a divided ruling, justices strike down portions of federal guidelines, forcing a redrawing of the sentencing system.
The US Supreme Court has set the stage for a historic transformation of the criminal justice system in a ruling that requires federal judges to find a new way to mete out punishments to convicted criminals.
The nation's highest court Wednesday struck down a portion of the federal sentencing guidelines system designed to help judges hand down similar punishments for similar crimes - a system that has been in operation in federal courthouses for 17 years.
At the same time, however, a majority of justices upheld the basic structure of the guidelines system. The move may help reduce the level of confusion as federal courts attempt to apply the Supreme Court's decision to the estimated 80,000 criminal defendants sentenced each year within the federal court system.
Much of the federal sentencing system had slowed to a near halt since last June when the high court issued a ruling raising serious questions about the viability of the sentencing guidelines. Legal analysts say the decision has lived up to expectations.
"This is one of the most important decisions involving practical effects in the criminal system in United States history," says Marc Miller, a sentencing expert at Emory Law School. "It ranks up there with Miranda."
In effect, the high court issued two decisions in one, with each ruling reflecting the views of different factions of justices.
By a 5-to-4 vote, the justices said the application of the guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial. This group of justices, led by Justice John Paul Stevens, said the guidelines impermissibly allowed judges in some instances to become a jury of one by handing down sentences that exceeded the prison term authorized by a jury's verdict at trial.
A second group of justices, led by Justice Stephen Breyer, ruled 5 to 4 that the guidelines system could be largely salvaged from the constitutional problems identified by the other justices by severing the portion of the federal sentencing statute that makes the guidelines mandatory. By striking the mandatory requirement, the guidelines would become merely advisory, thus permitting judges to tailor particular sentences in light of other legally authorized concerns.

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Posted By Mike Klis On February 13, 2010 @ 7:18 pm In General Broncos | 5 Comments
Talk about it around the water cooler if you wish. E-mail to your heart's content.
Pat Bowlen ain't selling the Broncos. In recent years, Bowlen, who is 5 days away from his 66th birthday, has occassionally stated _ rather morbidly, come to think of it _ that he planned on dying with his boots on.
I just asked him if he was still committed to owning the Broncos until his dying day.
""What the hell am I going to do? Retire and play golf everyday?" Bowlen said. ""That would drive me nuts.''
Last week, ProFootballTalk.com _ a website widely read within the NFL industry _ reported it had heard a rumor that Bowlen may be interested in selling the Broncos. He has owned the team the past 26 years.
Not only is Bowlen still way too young to sell, he's fitter than most men 40 years younger.
"'Yeah, I work out every day," he said. ""I'm not in shape to do the Ironman tomorrow, but I try to keep moving.''
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Do Bettas mix well with other fish?
I recently rescued two bettas from a pet store (male and female) both are separated. I was wondering if they got along with other small fish, if so which ones? I would hate to rescue another and have no place for them to live if they didn't get along.
Also, would a tank light irritate them?
I've noticed a big change in the female. It's almost as if she doesn't know what to do with all that space! Vonnegut, the male is such a beauty though!
I got my betta from a plastic cup at walmart. He is now the king of his own 10 gallon aquarium.
He does not have a light. My friend has killed 5 bettas in her tank and the only difference I see between our set-ups is that I couldn't afford a light when I got mine. Other people may disagree with this. I am no expert.
Other fish don't generally mix well with bettas and female and male bettas should not be in the same tank.
A betta will attack any fish it sees as a threat. Any fish that is the same color or even close to the same shape FORGET IT! Someone is gonna die. The guy at the pet store told me that if it's small, has no big tail or fins, and is not brightly colored, it should do okay with a betta. I choose not to risk it.
My betta lives alone and he is happy (or at least he isn't complaining). It took him some time to adjust to the space, but he now zips all over the place.
Thanks for such a prompt response!
I think I will get them both a heater. I figured the light at first because of the heat it sets off, but I don't know if they would like something bright shining in their face all day.
I think I will keep him alone, but I'm reading now that female bettas get along. If so, that's great! I'd get to rescue a couple more.
Vonnegut is not zipping around, as of yet. I hope that changes, but he likes to flash his fins at me. I hope that's a good thing!
It depends on the females some don't get along..most will though.
Males can get along in a community tank (the only betta however)again it depends. An agressive male won't work but a more laid back one will. My last betta was in the community tank with gouramis which is supposed to be a no no but he never attacked them or any of the other fish. My new one has a 10 gallon tank with ghost shrimp because I needed something to go in the tank to keep it from getting used for rodent housing.
Definitely depends on the individual betta and size of tank. If there's enough space for inidividual territory to be set up and lots of floating plants to hide in, I've been able to keep bettas in a community tank (70 gallons) with gouramis angels, rams, platys, various tetras and bottom dwellers. Recently had to remove the bettas because the killies were getting out of hand! But the two male bettas left each other alone.
Make sure if you get a heater for your tank you watch it very closely. A temperature increase too quick will surely cook your little guy. If you want to put him in with other fish.. make sure there are NO other male bettas Duh! ALso... make sure you are putting him in with fish that arent "fin-nippers". The betta's beautiful fins make them prime target for fin-nipping from other fish. I have my betta in a 2.5 gallon alone. He loves it cuz its his own space.. I have a 60 gallon in the living room.. I thought about putting him in there... but I think Id feel bad because hes used to having his own little kingdom. But a betta in there would be a beautiful addition! Good luck!
Bettas usually do well with quiet tank mates who dont fin nip and a tank that doesnt have alot of turbulance in it. Sometimes the males will harass or kill a female if he is in breeding mode and she is not. Bettas live alone in the wild except for the small amount time they come together to fertilize the eggs so they are ok alone or with a few quiet tankmates.
As for light they really are ok in an average lit room. A light can overheat a small tank or container if its too big and we keep a tank lit more brightly then nature for our viewing benefit, so a nice bright area of the room is fine, just not in front of a window.
Good luck with your finny friends!
Oceanbubbles: I purchased a junior heater for tanks sizes 2-5 gallons. It doesn't have a setting though, so I find myself checking it frequently. Don't want to burn the poor guy!
I think I will keep my male betta in his 2.5 gallon, he seems to enjoy his privacy and as he grows I'll upgrade to a 5 gallon.
The female however, is in the 10 gallon tank, all by her lonesome. I am worried the longer she stays in there alone, the more difficult it will be for her to adjust living with other fish. I was thinking one or two more female bettas (though two might be pushing it) along with some school fish, like the cory cats.
Anyone have suggestions on other small school fish that are harmonous with the bettas?
Hi there,
Your female betta will get along just fine with many other small fish. Neon tetras, any of the livebearers...guppies, platies, and swordtails. Look for fish that stay small and take the same water conditions. Corys are a good idea as well....remember though that they are socialable little fishes so you should keep 3 or more of the same kind together.
It sounds like you may have bought a preset heater. Its always good to keep an eye on this type of heater.
Happy fish keeping!
In my 2.5 gallon, there is no heater. But I do have a light that is inside the top of the tank (its the size of one of those little bulbs you usually have on the back of a nightlight). My betta is about a year old, these conditions seem fine for him. When I clean the tank, I refill with water a little warmer than room temp. I think the light keeps it on the warmer side too. Im too paranoid to get a heater. But my methods seem to be working great.
Kosplath- Let me know how the tetras work and how many you get. Mabey Ill add some in with Kolohe.
I put my male betta in a 10 gal community tank, only to have him totally beat up on all the other fish. I came in once to find a neon sticking out of his mouth! At a later date I had a different betta, I actually had him in a large bottle inside the tank to keep him separated from my large goldfish. One morning I came in to find that the bottle had fallen over, the betta had got out, and the goldfish killed him. I haven't had any luck with my male bettas and other fishes, but maybe I just happened to have got a couple of the extra fiesty bettas!
Goldfish killed a betta? That's a new one. BTW- they should never be housed together because goldfish are coldwater fish and bettas are tropicals, but then at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant there's an arowana and some big fat goldfish living harmoniously in a tank there- go figure.
My first betta spawn produced the meanest little SOBs I ever saw- one killed an adult gold gourami outright, and one of the females bit my finger and hung on until she was halfway out of the water. Later on I had a spawn of yellows live to adulthood in the same tank and nobody bothered anybody.
Usually, bettas won't bother anybody that doesn't look like a betta (male guppies get mistaken sometimes) and if the tankmates are mello, nobody bothers bettas. Just make sure they're getting their share of food- that long drapey finnage puts them at a speed disadvantage sometimes.
My male betta is getting along with tetras, gold barbs, and a dalmation molly. He was a bit of a bully when I introduced him to his first tankmates, 4 gold barbs, but within a few hours he seemed to forget that they were there.
I've added different fish since, and not once have I seen any aggression, even with my dalmation molly, who is constantly zig zagging into the beta's personal space.
I recently added another tetra fish into the tank, and while he was adjusting to the tank in his bag, the betta would not leave him alone. He tried to attack the fish through the bag several times, and I thought for sure that the tiny tetra would have to go back to the store, but once the tetra was set free in the tank, the betta completely ignored it.
I would love to see how he does with gouramis.
I have female in large tanks with on gourami.... LUV what type of gouramis where 20 get along? wow. I also have found (females only never tried with males as all are resuces and only one male now) that gourmais and bettas can do ok if enough space.
re: light - all things need light (vitamins, hormones, night day circadian cycles so on) so I assume you mean bright light in its face, not completely dark? If in place where indirect light is enough then would be ok, but plants maybe not. I use Annubius for bettas (most) as they can take simple conditions and very low light. Bettas love plants, sit in them, forage for things and algae, and sleep on them (butterflys of Asia) and or under them at night.
If you have appropriate light for size of tank (can be low) and live plants which they love and really appreciate as that is what their natural habitat (many diff wild types so for the most part) provide them. It will shelter them as well.
I have my one male in large 2 gallon (tried large he didn't do well) happy in 2 gallon round tall vase, plants and lid and low light from small eclipse tank not in use. Room hot so doens't need a heater (would not put heater in small sized tanks) and small attached filter (those small cartrige ones) was a resuce and doing very well after trying time with flexibar.
As far as roomates depends on personality and size. NO more room in that small of size tank... I tried a guppy with female (a real jumper so in huge round globe 1/2 filled with all as all tanks, filtered light (low) and low light plants. saw splasing and betta was chasing large female (males will get slaughters often due to tails) around tank she would try to jump to avoid and betta was jumping out after her. Out went guppy betta alone.
My best match was in 20 long and huge round 30 or more gallon globe, wood and plants low light. one betta (female) each with one gourami... both agressive and perfect match...One blue however was too agressive even for female betta.
so, have to try but larger well planted tank, with hiding places so on, will help a lot. Also remember esp with males and longer tales, that water speed difference have to be considered. some fish like faster moving water, they will get exhausted and possible tear down fins and wear them out.
I haven't kept an aquarium for a couple years, but I have successfully kept betas and tetras (neon tetras and head-and-tailight fish) and guppies all together in one tank. I never had a problem with that mix. Give the beta a little hiding place in the corner and the other schooling fish will leave him be.
I've been keeping fish for many years, and my male betta does wonderfully well in my community tank. "Shamu" is in a 20 gallon tank with guppies, swordtails, tetras, a pleco, a catfish, and a coolie loach. The tank is equipped with a light, a heater and a bubblestone. I highly reccomend keeping bettas in larger tanks. Shamu is so much happier than any other betta I've ever seen, and his color is spectacular!
I have 1 betta, and 9 fantails in a seperate 2 foot tank. What would happen if i put it in with them? First of all i dont use a heater and The Betta is in a 2 gallon ( about 5.5 liter) bowl. if i put it in with my tank with 9 fantails which are well behaved will it go bad? 3 are around medium sized and the other 6 are small.plants and and small peices are there to furnish their home. i didnt know betta needed to be warmed so ill fix that i just wanna know what would be an informal response please. i would appreciate any response. Mabe it will be a reasonable reference to Kosplath's question. any answer would be appreciated. thanks :) ps. im aware that large fins,tails and nippy fish can be a prob, mine are 99% non nippi..Thats why i wanna know for sure. ty oscar wants to know :) ty from oscar and myself
i have my betta in a 20high with several other fish.
catfish, ottos, loaches, 1 guppy, mollies, and a golden wonder killifish.
when the betta feels upset everyone backs off. but usually the female guppy runs the tank.lol.
you can always give it a try and if it doesnt work then its ok to take it back out.
breading bettas might be worth a try too????
lots luck.
oh yeah in my other tank i have a dwarf puffer and a spotted leopard fish.....the big one is about 5 times the size of my puffer.......but puffer are puffers no matter the size...lol.
I save 33 Betta fish from Walmart! They wouldn't give me any discount for buying them all - even though these poor fish were barely surviving in cups stacked on top of each other and only half filled with water.
I need to know where to go to try to prevent this from ever happening again! SHAME ON WALMART!!!
I have a male beta in a 45 gallon tank. Along with 8 neon tetras, 3 blood guppies, and 2 angel fish. The beta does seem to be bullying the other fish but he hasn't killed any yet. Then again ive only had him for one night now. Should i be worried? The guy at the pet store said that it should be fine as long as the beta has plenty of room. Is this right or should i be running back home to save my other fish?
im still nervous to put BF with another fish! He has been alive for a yr now, and has always been by himself. My 2 yr old daughter adores him, we just lost her guinea pig :(, and i dont want him to die!
Should i just let him be, or get another fish to accompany him?
Oh, and as for wal mart. I almost got kicked out last week for yelling at an employee because of the condition of their, not only betas, but all of their fish!
My betta killed a frog. And yeah its a bit late but to the one who don't believe goldfish kill...I had a serial killer goldfish. He killed and ate over 30 tankmates and a few tropicals I was sick of until I fed him to the cat lol wanna see a betta flip? Put silver paint on the outside of your tank. It acts like a mirror and he will try and fight himself for weeks ohahaha!
Hi, after reading this blog I decided to try a bottom feeder to help with tank cleanup. I have a single male betta that has done well in his 2 gallon tank but there is always left over food on the bottom, so I thought a little catfish might help with the leftovers. So I introduce a albino Cory catfish. It havs been 24 hours, the two seem to get along fine, occasionally the bump into each other and the little catfish swims madly for a few seconds or so. But the betta only noses him once and a while. He is doing a fine job of keeping the gravel all clean.
I have a male betta in a glass bowl and he is always at the top of it. It's like he cant breath. Should I move him to a tank that has an air pump? Sorry for sounding stupid but don't know a thing about this kind of fish. He is really a sweet fish and I don't want him to die. Please help me what do I do?
What type of plants do I put in with mixed fish in an outdoor 100 gal pond? Beta,gourami and bottom feeder. I have airation, Should plants be potted before being put in pond? Can I put more than one male betta in pond?What about the type of food. Thank you for your info.
I have a unique tank I guess. It's 30 gallons and in it I have afri grey frogs, 2 Betta fish, gold fish, and various tropical fish. Oh I also have a small shark. I forget the type. This tank has been this way over a year and I have no problems. At first I did monitor carefully but all is well. Not sure if this is unique but everyone is in harmony. I do have a video available if anyone cares to see.
Take care everyone and good luck
Do not bother to try to mix Male Beta in the community tank...These loners like to be KINGS ...Their territorial behavior is known for...
I have lost many females betas by trying to match them......The male beta kills mercilessly when they feel their territory is invaded even by a harmless female beta!!!
Maybe, I am not good at being match maker for fish....
!!!! Hi hiihii ih
I just sat up a 75 gal community tank (54 fish total) I use
(canister filter, plastic plants and plenty of hiding
places). I bought different kinds of tetras,
zebra snails, three danios and one small red male betta.
The betta was very calm and stayed close to the heater. I
left thinking they were going to be fine. When I got home
the betta was dead on the bottom and the rosey barbs were
tearing the fins off. The betta only lasted 1 day. I also
had two gouramis, I raised them from babies that my
sister gave me. They are doing great in the community tank.
Maybe I will buy another betta for my 10 gal tank.
Bettas mix great with a small school of Neon Tetras, about 8-10 tetras. The tetras feel safe and not scared of the Betta. If you use less tetras, they can become aggressive if they feel threatned by the betta and might nip the bettas fins.
My male betta was in a 10 gallon tank alone, and loving it, then I floated a bag of tetras on the surface. He made some aggressive movements, but the tetras were safe in the bag. I left it there 1/2 hour, then betta lost intrest. Now both are in the tank, they even swim near each other with no aggression from either side. I plan to add 2-3 albino cories also. But put Lots of silk plants and few decorations in tank so everybody has somewhere safe to hide if they want to.
Prepare the water as needed for the betta, with water conditioner and one teaspoon (Not Tablespoon) aquarium salt per gallon. The tetras can handle this amount. Throughly dissolve the salt in some water before adding it so it dosen't burn the fish.
I have a Betta with about 20 or so other fish including guppies, danios, glofish, palties, and a shark. They get along just fine. My betta has been in the tank for about 3-4 months and has been doing OK. The only time that my betta is agressive to the other fish is when it is feeding time and the other fish steal his pellets, otherwise he doesn't mind them to much.
I have one male betta fish(named happy). I thought he seemed lonely (childish i know) But i bought him 3 friends; 2 neon tetras and 1 small gold fish. He is very happy with them and they all seem to get along fine. Although if you do do this you should have a filter because otherwise you would have to clean the water a lot.
Happy fish owning :)
Male Bettas do not go well with any other fish fullstop. It does depend on the fish though...There are cases where a male betta with no fins goes ok in a female betta tank as the females see it as one of their own and as it is the same size as the female it doesnt attack them (plus is is outnumbered.) I have had bettas for 4 years. Lights for the tank are fine, no lights are also fine. Some people say to get a heater for winter but really if you keep the tank inside they are fine. If you put small fish in a tank with a male betta it will attack/ eat them. Similar size fish will either attack your betta or get attacked by the betta (gold fish same size get attacked as they are placid fish whereas any cichlids will attack the betta) bettas can survive in small tanks (as they originally lived in shallow puddles in the wild) though as with any living thing the more space you give it the happier it will be. Over the time ive had them ive had them in small containers and vases to larger tanks on their own so anything you feel like setting up should be fine for them. Dont feed them too much either. They are prone to getting smomach infections caused from eating too much. I have lost a few to that. Also i had to medicate one for fin rot once. All its fins rotted off and never grew back. Shame as he was one of my favorites. (Bright purple with white fins.) but he did live for another year before he died. Anyway the point of this thread was to say whether they go with other fish. The answer is no male should be with another fish. A female can go with other fish and even lots of other females but never a male with full fins. Even in a tank of 100 neons a male fighter will go on a killing spree.
Male bettas can definitely make great community fish. I always have one in each of my peaceful community tanks. I am watching my betta right now in my 55 Gallon. He is happily swimming around in his big tank. He is in there with angelfish, balloon mollies,guppies,neon tetras, polkadot loaches and a few small oranda goldfish.(the orandas are only in there temporaily while I get their pond finished.) My betta has yet to go on a killing spree, or even nip another fish. (He doesn't even notice the neons.) He flares at the balloon mollies once in a while when they go into his area, but thats about it. None of the other fish bother him either. I try to pick bettas that are more mellow and not overly aggressive. Not every betta will work well with other fish though. I have one betta that has to be in his own tank because he would just flare and chase the other fish and never relax. He has never attacked any of them, but I didn't want him stressed out all the time. I test the fish before I buy them by putting my finger on the cup and seeing if they are more likly to flare or be curious and I see how aggressivly they flare at other betta fish in the cups next to them. That's not a fool proof way to test them but it will weed out some of the overly aggressive ones. You have to find a betta fish with the right personality for a community tank, and there are a lot of them out there. A few pet stores that I have been to also keep single male betta fish in the tanks with their other fish without any problems. So it definitlely can be done and it isn't even that difficult. I think that people who say it is impossible haven't actually given it a fair try. Or tried it once with a super aggressive betta. I have had only one betta that didn't work with either of my community tanks. I have never had a betta kill any of my other fish either. I think it would be easier to add a betta to an exsisting community tank them to add fish to a betta's tank where he has already established it as his territory.
Totally agree with Melissa. I have always had one male betta in a community tank with guppies, neons, platies, catfish, etc. I have never found a male betta to be agressive - ever - with a possible exception of when I've had other fish with flowy fins (veiltails, etc.). But even then, the bettas may look interested and flare a bit, but when the other fish don't react, the bettas lose interest.
I am right now looking at my tank with all of the above fish, including a magnificent red and ice blue half moon betta male and 2 angels. They are all happily feeding aloneside each other.
Pish-posh to those who say that it isn't possible.
As far mixing concerned if you collect many fishes in a tank then obviously they will take some time to mix and as far betta concerned so its best to keep betta in a seperate tank as betta is a solitary fish because they can kill anything alive in the tank.
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SERIOUSLY, of all fishes I've noticed bettas have biggest personality ....that means different individuality, .....I used to keep two pairs of bettas - RED & BLUE in two different 1ft tank ......I never had plans to keep them together in a single tank ......but all plans changed when I saw my friend have put two male bettas together in a large 3.5 ft long tank ......I said what the heck, I already have a even larger tank - 4 ft long and 2.5 ft high ......so as soon as I came to my home I put both pairs in that tank
But let me tell you, its a cosmopolitan tank with goldfish of 6 different types, paired 2 different angelfish, paired loach, paired .......a few snails
At first they certainly had problems .....and were attacking any approaching fish showing the patch of skin under their gill .....within a few days it was no problem for any of the fishes .......although both betta pairs lives at two opposite poles of my tank
I know its a bad thing but i have a habit of feeding bettas by my own hand ......I take worms and dip my palm into water and bettas come to eat from there .....they still do .....so i believe they're happy
SO ONLY TANK SISE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE .....in my opinion
Personal experience - I have a 10 gal (20 gal split down the bottom in middle of night - will have to replace it - going with bigger tank) so for now I have a 10 gallon with a 70 gallon canister filter. Tank divided - each side has 1 male betta, 5 neon danios and a Siamese algae eater. Everyone is happy. I tried adding guppies (old tank) but the betta attacked him and the platy was hated from the moment he entered the tank and Harry killed him within 24 hours. Moral of story, get fish that do not have pretty tails and are fast. (the algae eaters stay at bottom, bettas at top but I do not think they will attack them anyway). I would love to put both bettas in a 70 gal tank but I am afraid they would kill each other. advice on this would be appreciated. BTW tank has plenty of hiding spots and one betta sleeps next to the adjustable heater (it is on his side) they ignore those betta leaf beds I bought
Hi everybody,
I have a male betta and am thinking about adding a couple fish to the tank (5gallon). I read recently that tiger barb fish do well with betta fish. Does anyone know if this is true? By betta seems laid back and quiet. Thanks any suggestions on others types of fish that might work are welcome. :)


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The story of three of the Avari 1000 years after the Great Alliance. Not finished, not titled, not fully developed. It will eventually show a vastly different culture than that presented by Tolkien.
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@anon183736: I had to chuckle when I read your post, mostly about diet not influencing the sex of the baby. On another topic on this site, someone was wondering if, because she had only one ovary, all her babies would perforce be the same gender. Someone, she said, "told" her that one ovary produced little boys while the other produced little girls. Couldn't believe I was reading that. Goes right back to Henry VIII of England getting rid of wives in hopes of producing a male heir, when in reality, he determined the sex of the baby all along.
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Jumping in Silverlake – May 28th
Join us on Saturday, May 28th at the Silverlake Farmer's Market just east of Sunset Junction.
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Monster abortion doc plays race card after murdering babies of color
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March 20th, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) A medical assistant has provided horrifying testimony about an allegedly monstrous doctor who operated a late-term abortion mill, often killing babies after birth and paying unqualified assistants between $10 and $20 for their services. PHILADELPHIA, PA (Catholic Online) - The testimony reads like as script from a horror movie, but the tragedy is that it was all very real. Doctor Kermit Gosnell, 72, and his team of untrained assistants are accused of operating a monstrosity of an abortion mill that engaged in the most brutal forms of abortion for profit.Defense attorneys claim the prosecution is simply engaging in "lynching" referring to the fact that the defendant is black. There is no substantial defense for the crimes. However, Gosnell murdered many children, regardless of race. If guilty, then his crimes represent a horrific monstrosity. According to testimony provided by Adrienne Moton, a former assistant who is herself now serving a long prison sentence for her role in the killings of babies at Gosnell's clinic, many of the standard practices were quite brutal. Moton explained how babies were often removed from the womb, well after they were viable, and murdered, often with the severing of their spine. Gosnell even made jokes about the children he allegedly murdered, remarking about one child that he was big enough to walk to the bus stop himself. The abortion mill was decked out with obsolete equipment and outdated, barbaric practices were used on the women, who were often from low income and immigrant backgrounds. His operation was exposed after an immigrant woman and her child died after a procedure in his clinic. Moton explained that's he and other staff worked at the clinic and said little because they were poorly trained, or even untrained, but needed the money. She testified Gosnell paid them between $10 and $20 per abortion, with more pay for helping with later term abortions. The workers were compelled to perform sonograms, assist with abortions, and even compelled to dispose of the bodies of the children they murdered. Moton said she even once was told to murder a baby over a toilet, and did so by cutting its neck with a pair of scissors. She is serving an astoundingly short 20 to 40 year sentence for her role in the murders. In addition to performing systematic murders of children in his abortion mill, prosecutors also charge Gosnell wrote prescriptions for addictive medications in exchange for cash - a literal form of drug dealing. Investigators found $250,000 is cash tied to his drug activities. If convicted, Gosnell could spend the rest of his few remaining years in prison. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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For the first 10 months of 1999, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased at a 2.9-percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), after showing no change for the 1998 calendar year.
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Prices for finished goods other than foods and energy rose at a 0.9-percent SAAR for the first 10 months of 1999, after posting a 2.5-percent gain in the previous calendar year.
The index for intermediate goods increased at a 4.0-percent SAAR from December 1998 to October 1999, following a 3.3-percent decline during the 1998 calendar year. Prices for crude goods advanced at a 19.4-percent SAAR during the first 10 months of 1999, after a 16.7-percent decrease during all of 1998.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, PPI rising at an annual rate of 2.9 percent through October on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/1999/nov/wk3/art03.htm (visited March 06, 2015).
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School Sign Misspelled as "Scohol" in South Florida, Again
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But, in Florida they really don't get much better.
Last year, Coconut Palm Elementary School proudly declared that "SHCOOL STARTS" on August 23 on a marquee outside campus. That was quickly fixed.
Back in 2009, the word "SCOHOL" was also painted on a road near Goulds Elementary School in Miami-Dade.
Kicking off the trend, Seminole County in Central Florida also featured the word "SCOHOL" written on a street in 2007.
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Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Maureen O'Mara, Special Agent in Charge, Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division (EPA-CID), and James K. Loftus, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department, announced that Guillermo Molina, 55, of Miami, pled guilty and was sentenced on October 7, 2010 for dumping pollutants into the Miami-Dade County Sanitary Sewer. U.S. District Court Judge Paul C. Huck sentenced Molina to three (3) years' probation, a $2,500 fine, and 750 hours of community service. The court also prohibited Molina from engaging in pumping, trucking, hauling and discharging pollutants during the period of probation.
Molina pled guilty to a felony violation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Title 33, United States Code, Sections 1317(d) and 1319(c)(2)(A). According to statements made in court, Molina was the owner and operator of a septic pumping truck and engaged in the septic and grease trap waste disposal business in Miami-Dade County. Molina was hired to pump out residential and commercial septic systems filled with sludge, sewage, and chemicals, and grease traps filled grease and sludge at restaurants and other businesses, and to haul those wastes to a Publicly Owned Treatment Plant (POTW), a permitted facility where they would be properly treated and disposed. Instead, on March 18, 2010, Molina by-passed disposal of the sewage and grease trap contents of his septic truck at the permitted Miami-Dade POTW sites, and discharged the waste directly into the Miami-Dade sanitary sewer system, causing the pollutants to flow untreated into that system. Molina stated he did this to complete more jobs daily and to avoid the discharge fee he would be charged at the POTW. Investigators from EPA-CID, and the Miami-Dade Police Environmental Crimes Unit conducted surveillance of Molina's illegal conduct.
U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer stated, "Illegal waste dumping poses serious potential health hazards. Waste haulers cannot be allowed to endanger public health to save themselves a few dollars. With our partners at EPA, we will stand watch to help protect our environment and the safety and health of our citizens."
"Dumping grease waste into city sewer systems risks the health of the sewage treatment plant workers and any others who may come in contact with the polluted water. Illegal dumping also short-changes businesses that have paid to have their waste disposed of safely and legally," said Maureen O'Mara, EPA-CID Special Agent in Charge for the Florida region. "This guilty plea sends a clear message to other potential violators that those who put human health and the environment at risk will be prosecuted."
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The International Franchise Association VetFran initiative has strengthened its partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Hiring our Heroes" program and has created a partnership with Capital One Financial Corporation. The partnership is part of the IFA's Operation Enduring Opportunity, a campaign to hire as team members and recruit as franchise business owners 75,000 veterans and military spouses and 5,000 Wounded Warriors by the end of 2014.
As part of the partnership, the Chamber and Capital One made an $80,000 financial contribution to IFA. On Veterans Day, 2011 Operation Enduring Opportunity committed to hiring 80,000 veterans during an event with First Lady Michelle Obama. Since that announcement, more than 64,000 veterans, military spouses and wounded warriors have started careers in franchising, including 4,314 who have become veteran franchise business owners.
"We are grateful for the support of the Chamber and Capital One to recognize the proven track record veterans have as employees and franchisees in our industry," said Steve Caldeira, IFA president & CEO. "These relationships with Hiring Our Heroes and Capital One will further our collective goal of getting America's returning veterans back to work and reducing the veteran unemployment rate."
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I heard that you can use Bronkaid for weight loss. Does it work? It should be something for asthma but it also contains Ephedra, making it good for loosing weight.
Any reviews on this? Is Bronkaid good for weight loss?
Any reviews on this? Is Bronkaid good for weight loss?
It is used for weight loss but its is actually an asthma treatment. I do not know how effective it is, it may work because it have the "real" ephedra in. I do think that you also need a prescription for this so stay away if your doc does not recommends it.
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When we read the story of the Bible we can see:
- Covenant history
- Christ's history
- the Christian's history
On Glen's blog recently it was argued that in Galatians 3-4 Paul was talking about Covenant history, not the personal history of a Christian in the journey from law to Gospel. This maybe true, but the antithesis between reading the Bible as Covenant history backed by biblical scholars and or as the individual Christian's history backed by pastor-teachers is a false one.
The Bible is primarily about Christ who took up Israel's covenant history and made it his life story. By his Spirit Christ makes his story, our story and we can suddenly see ourselves in the pages of a Scriptures of an ancient people. We don't have to choose between them, but Christ is the one that binds them all together.
All three journeys are a journey from Old Creation life slowly being put to death by God and then New Creation life being raised by his Spirit. But, that story is not straight forwardly linear and there are lots of mini-versions of the big story (e.g. Jesus' miracles). Different descriptions of that reality are used as well, e.g.: Darkness and light, slavery and adoption, cursed and blessed... anyway, I'm rambling now.


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Hellhound on His Trail
A fresh and remarkable look at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the hunt for his killer.
For a moment, there were just two men in Memphis. One had a rifle, and one did not, and that made all the difference.
More than four decades later, you might assume that there's little more to say about either of these men. One was a hero, whose life has been chronicled again and again. The other was a weird and pathetic racist.
But as the remarkable new history Hellhound on His Trail shows, we can learn plenty by spending a few weeks in 1968 with Martin Luther King Jr., the man who shot him to death, and the investigators who tried to find a surprisingly savvy assassin.
The book is a window on the passions and contradictions of an era – the hatred stirred by the civil rights movements, the battle lines within a single presidential administration, and a martyr who died just as his own flame seemed to be flickering amid dissension and disappointment.
Contrary to what we may remember, the Rev. King was not at the height of his powers in the spring of 1968. The leaders of his movement were divided and King's critics were swooping in to glory in his decline.
None of this stopped a man who went by the name of Eric Stavro Galt and is known to history as James Earl Ray.
He was a small-time criminal who was already on the run after escaping from a notorious Missouri prison in a bread truck. The prison seemed to barely know he was there and hardly noticed that he'd left. He continued to fail to make an impression – or made a bad one – as he traveled across the US and Mexico.


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McLarens Lewis Hamilton set the pace almost all the way through Friday evenings second session of practice for the Singapore Grand Prix, only to be pipped at the post by his old adversary, Fernando Alonso.
Hamilton was deposed briefly by Ferraris Felipe Massa, whose 1m 45.793s bettered the Englishmans 1m 45.805s, then pushed ahead again with 1m 45.752s. That appeared to have settled the issue in McLarens favour, but right at the end Alonso took his Renault round in 1m 45.654s to beat him by 0.098s.
Hamilton remained fastest overall on the strength of the 1m 45.518s he recorded in the first session, but either way it was a great way to end a day on which Formula One made history by running under floodlights, and which was adjudged almost universally to be a tremendous success.
Heikki Kovalainen was right with the top three on 1m 45.797s in the second McLaren, but Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari was only seventh on 1m 46.580s. In between them came on-form Nico Rosberg in the Williams (1m 46.164s) and Robert Kubica in the BMW Sauber (1m 46.384s).
Jenson Buttons strong form from the first session carried over when he took the eighth-fastest time for Honda with 1m 46.901s, ahead of Williams Kazuki Nakajima (1m 47.013s), and Toyotas Timo Glock (1m 47.046s).
Outside the top 10, Mark Webber made up a little for his first-session gaffe with 1m 47.137s for Red Bull, chased by Renaults Nelson Piquet (1m 47.145s), the Toro Rossos of Sebastian Vettel (1m 47.300s) and Sebastien Bourdais (1m 47.487s), Red Bulls David Coulthard (1m 47.640s), BMW Saubers Nick Heidfeld (1m 47.760s) and Force Indias Giancarlo Fisichella (1m 47.965s).
At the back, Rubens Barrichello was 18th for Honda on 1m 48.009s, ahead of Toyotas Jarno Trulli (1m 48.059s) and Force Indias Adrian Sutil (1m 48.311s).
Once again, there was plenty of action as drivers explored the limit of grip and/or coped with the bumps. Rosberg went down the escape road at Turn 18, as did Vettel and Nakajima (twice). The Monza winner also went up the escape road in Turn 7, as did Barrichello, while Piquet spun in Turn 16, Alonso missed the chicane, Heidfeld twice had a moment in Turn 2 and Bourdais went off the road in Turn 1 and later in Turn 18.
There was a moment of comedy when Massa got it wrong going into Turn 16 and headed down the escape road, where he appeared to become confused while trying to spin turn his Ferrari back on to the track.


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As charged in the First Cause of Action, Respondent converted customer funds for his own personal benefit. Instead of using the funds as the customers intended (to invest in a portfolio of securities), Respondent had the funds deposited in his family-owned business and used the bulk of them to purchase a home. This misconduct violated FINRA Rules 2150(a) and 2010. For the conversion, Respondent is barred from associating with any FINRA member firm in any capacity. He is also ordered to pay to his customers $174,000 in restitution for their outstanding losses, plus pre-judgment interest, and to pay FINRA $300,000 in disgorgement of his remaining ill-gotten gains. Respondent is further ordered to pay costs.
The First Cause of Action also charged Respondent with securities fraud in willful violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, SEC Rule 10b-5, and FINRA Rule 2020. The Hearing Panel finds that Respondent committed securities fraud, as alleged, and that the violation is a separate, alternative basis for the sanctions imposed.
As alleged in the Second Cause of Action, Respondent used family-owned business entities to obtain the customers' funds. In so doing, he engaged in outside business activities for compensation without the requisite notice to his firm. This misconduct violated NASD Rule 3030 to the extent that it occurred prior to December 15, 2010, and violated FINRA Rules 3270 and 2010 to the extent that it occurred on or after that date. Respondent is separately barred from associating with any FINRA member firm in any capacity for the outside business activities violations.
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Al Qaeda has a new opening graphic for its propaganda tapes: the U.S. Capitol under "attack." "The Islamic State of Iraq…March Toward Washington" reads the headline in English superimposed over a digitally created scene of the U.S. Capitol under attack in the introductory sequence of one tape released on the Internet this week. Another from al Qaeda's "as Sahab" production arm announces "Holocaust of the Americans in the Land of Khorasan" and shows an image of the U.S. Capitol to introduce a short clip of al Qaeda fighters. Click Here for Full Blotter Coverage. "This is a disturbing new trend," says Laura Mansfield, an Arabic expert who monitors jihadi videos on the Internet. "Recall that in January 2006, Osama Bin Laden said that plans for attacks in the U.S. were in progress," Mansfield told the Blotter on ABCNews.com. "It may be that this new imagery is designed to motivate terrorist activity in the U.S., but it is certainly intended as a recruiting tool and perhaps intended to reassure al Qaeda's jihadi followers they haven't forgotten their goal of an al Qaeda attack on Washington, D.C.," she said.
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Crocheting this potato chip scarf from Lion Brand Yarn is just like eating potato chips--you can't make just one! Make a bunch of these free crochet scarf patterns to give as Christmas gifts, but don't forget to make one for yourself. This crochet scarf pattern is great for beginners and makes a fun addition to any outfit. You could also mix and match colors to show off your school pride, your team spirit, or your favorite colors!
- 1 ball Vanna's Choice Yarn: Rose
- Size J-10 (6 mm) Lion Brand Crochet Hook
Gauge: 13 dc + 6 rows = 4 in. (10 cm). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Scarf measures about 2 1/4 x 55 in.
Ch 143.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across – 142 sc at the end of this row.
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as dc here and throughout), turn, 2 dc in first sc, *dc in next sc, 2 dc in next sc; rep from * across to last sc, dc in last sc – 214 dc at the end of this row.
Row 3: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in first dc, *dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc; rep from * across to last dc, dc in last dc – 322 dc at the end of this row.
Row 4: Ch 2, 2 dc in first dc, *dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc; rep from * across – 431 dc at end of this row. Fasten off.
- Weave in ends.
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As a newby to crocheting I found this pattern easy to follow. I just got done making this for my grand daughter. The scarf came out perfect, I actually added a 5th row to it. I ch 2 turned do 2 dc in the 1st sc, then do 3 dc in the next 3 sc, then 2dc in the next sc and repeat until the end and tie off. I would upload a photo if I could.
The blunt eye needle is used to weave in the tails from the beginning and end of your scarf. I suspect they put six in there because they are sold in a package of six? That's all I can think it could be.
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Italian driver Mirko Bortolotti clinched the 2011 FIA Formula Two Championship with a dominant victory at the Monza circuit in Italy on Sunday, thus earning himself a full test with the Williams F1 team at Abu Dhabi in November. Bortolotti will also qualify for an FIA Superlicence.
I dont know whats going to happen for 2012, we will have see, said the 21-year-old, who has previous Formula One testing experience with Ferrari and Toro Rosso. First of all I have to think about my Williams F1 test, and weve got another F2 race in Barcelona too. I managed to win this prize so I will try to prepare myself as best as I can.
I had the luck in the past to get some Formula One tests so maybe that could help me but of course everything changed this year so it will be interesting to learn all the new parts that the Formula One car has and try to give the best I can and enjoy the day.
Williams boss Sir Frank Williams added: Mirko Bortolotti is another worthy winner of the F2 championship. We have obviously followed his progress this season and witnessed some impressive performances, including points-scoring finishes in every round and five race wins. We are sure Mirko will learn a lot from the test day he now has with us in Abu Dhabi later this year and we look forward to seeing what he can do in a Formula One car."
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I like to think I'm a little more culturally savvy than your average cookie-cutter blond American girl. I'm a hookah pro. I love licorice from northern Europe. I can swear in at least six different languages. And I'll drink alcohol that's been imported from just about anywhere. Still, there's something so heartwarming about apple pie and amber waves of grain that I wouldn't trade that shit for all the baklava in Turkey. (And that's saying a lot, because baklava and I go way back to a little Persian restaurant with linen tablecloths near my hometown in Texas.)
I was reading pretentious foreign literature at the beach when I saw a plane pulling an aerial advertisement for America's Backyard (200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) — "a drinking establishment with a restaurant problem." I figured that at the very least it had to be a place familiar with what it means to love the red-white-and-blue, right?
So a few days later I found myself discovering that America's Backyard is not a less populated border country but a barbecue-themed bar that plays '90s music on Thursday nights. Who knew?
Ambience: The place is like the backyard every American kid had growing up: two stories of covered patio seating, a huge open area, five total bars, and a second-story restaurant (OK, not every kid). On the wall behind the covered stage (America's Backyard is open-air and ceiling-less), there are two big-ass TV screens playing an endless stream of music videos, all picked by the dude in the hotdog stand DJ booth.
Dance music throbbed, lights flashed red and green in every direction as I made my way to the large bar in the middle — positioned smack-dab under the stars. This bar is tiled in blue and white like an above-ground swimming pool, patrons perching on white wooden patio chairs around it. I found a spot near the eight-and-a-half-foot marker, sat down, and scanned the crowd. Because the place is built for hundreds, the paltry population of 30 or so partiers made the Backyard seem nearly deserted.
Apparently in America a backyard isn't complete without hula hoops. They're nice to have around because drunken girls seem to enjoy rotating their hips inside a piece of plastic.
Bartenders: Doug was the skinny dude behind the bar. He wore a red polo shirt and a Pokerstars cap and was tag-team bartending with a tattooed blond girl in a short jeans skirt. While Doug spent a lot of time chatting up two young ladies on the side of the bar furthest from me, his blond counterpart offered up drinks, flirtation, and exposed hip bones. She also produced an air cannon — a yellow contraption that resembles a plastic bullhorn and releases strong bursts of air — and handed it to Mike, a guy with dark hair and a Disney wrist watch. Mike ignored his wife, sipped a Miller Light, and tried to use the cannon to muss up the manes of innocent women.
Drinks: "Earlier this evening we had two-for-ones, but that's over now," Doug told me when I asked him about drink specials.
"I read on your website that on Thursday nights you serve $3 Long Island iced teas," I said, leaning toward him. I don't remember much about the last time I had an encounter with a Long Island iced tea (except that I blacked out), but $3 was too cheap not to have a rematch.
Doug stared at me blankly. Then he shrugged. "Sounds good to me."
Party Like It's 1999: After Doug brought me my $3 death-trap, I turned my attention to the music. They seemed to be actively avoiding any music from the '90s. We'd heard Gloria Gaynor from the '70s, Michael Jackson from the '80s, and recent pop jams by everyone from Beyoncé to Justin Timberlake. As I watched one of my companions dance drunkenly to every song regardless of decade, I began to think America's Backyard had forgotten its enticing promise to let me relive my suburban all-American childhood in bursts of three-minute songs.
But then whoomp — there it was. For me, the '90s was a blur of public school, Pogs, Hammer Pants, and word to your mother. What better way to remember it than listening to "Da Dip" by Freak Nasty or "Tootsee Roll" by 69 Boyz?
Customers: Maybe the local gals still love MC Hammer or maybe they're just a bit more patriotic than the guys, but by midnight Thursday America's Backyard seemed to be yet undiscovered by the hormone-fueled hordes of single men. Women wearing skirts and heels sat in pairs around the bar, talking in close contact and sipping tequila.
But as the night wore on, flip-flop-wearing 20-somethings, including a bunch of guys, made America's Backyard their bitch, and the open, outdoorsy nature of the place made it a perfect place to party.
Two young couples dressed like they'd just crawled off the beach were partying hard. Mike Leclair, a square-jawed guy in cap and flip-flops, smelled like liquor.
"I'm trying to get a job here," he told me. "But they haven't hired me yet."
A dark-haired girl wearing a red off-the-shoulder top over a bikini sporadically interrupted us. If a particularly sexy song came on (Flo Rida's "Low" seemed to be a particular favorite; we heard it several times long after they had forsaken '90s music in favor of more current jams), she'd shoot me a withering look and grind against him. He'd pull her red shirt off and grope her. At the end of the song, she'd put her clothing back on and the infinite cycle of clothing removal and replacement would continue. When a group of friends distracted her, Mike turned back to me.


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100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 4 "Comfortably Numb" (David Gilmour)
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How do you reason with two guys who once went to court over the artistic ownership of a big rubber pig?
That was Bob Ezrin's mission when he agreed to co-produce Pink Floyd's The Wall with guitarist David Gilmour and bassist/vocalist Roger Waters. The legendary tensions between the two feuding Floyds came to a head during sessions for The Wall in 1979 — which was why Ezrin was called in.
"My job was to mediate between two dominant personalities," recalls Ezrin. However, the producer turned out to be no mere referee, but contributed plenty ideas of his own. "I fought for the introduction of the orchestra on that record," says Ezrin. "This became a big issue on 'Comfortably Numb,' which Dave saw as a more bare-bones track. Roger sided with me. So the song became a true collaboration—it's David's music, Roger's lyric and my orchestral chart."
Gilmour's classic guitar solo was cut using a combination of the guitarist's Hiwatt amps and Yamaha rotating speaker cabinets, Ezrin recalls. But with Gilmour, he adds, equipment is secondary to touch; "You can give him a ukulele and he'll make it sound like a Stradivarius."
Which doesn't mean Gilmour didn't fiddle around in the studio when he laid down the song's unforgettable lead guitar part. "I banged out five or six solos," says Gilmour. "From there I just followed my usual procedure, which is to listen back to each solo and make a chart, noting which bits are good. Then, by following the chart, I create one great composite solo by whipping one fader up, then another fader, jumping from phrase to phrase until everything flows together. That's the way we did it on 'Comfortably Numb.'"
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On 7-23-2011, the Holland Department of Public Safety will be hosting another Distracted Driving Course. This one day event will be held at Johnson Controls, 921 E 32nd, Holland from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Teenagers and young adults aged 15-20 are disproportionately involved in motor vehicle crashes. Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for teens aged 16-20 in the United States with nearly 4,000 crash related deaths a year (National Safety Council). 85 percent of crashes by 16 year old drivers are attributed to driver error, not speed, drugs or alcohol.
The Holland Department of Public Safety provides teen drivers who posses a valid driver's license or driving permit, a program which will enhance their driving behavior in an effort to reduce the risk of being involved in a motor vehicle crash.
The goal for this program is to prepare the students how to react mentally and physically to differing driving situations. Using a "hands on" approach instructors will teach the teen drivers how to react under various driving situations. Three (3) different defensive driving exercises will be demonstrated and then completed by each student. This will allow each student to better understand the importance of being a defensive driver.
With the help of community partnerships, portions of this event will be open to the public. Drivers of all ages will be able to drive a distracted driving course and a separate course using "drunken" goggles free of charge.
Drunken/Distracted Driving Demonstration:
This exercise will be taught by certified driving instructors from the Macatawa Driving School (MDS). Each student will put on a pair of "drunken goggles" and drive a MDS owned vehicle, each equipped with a passenger side brake. Participants will also drive through an exercise while being distracted to stress the impact of driving while being distracted.
Racing Through Education
Officer Doug VanderKooy from the Racing Through Education program will have his race car there and will be teaching the importance of limiting the amount of distractions in the vehicle and the possible results of having such distractions.
HDPS Contact persons:
Officer Joel Maat
Captain Robert Buursma


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