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United States Supreme Court
United States v. Apel
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Roberts, C.J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous court.
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Property Law: For 18 U.S.C. § 1382 purposes, a military installation includes the commanding officer's area of responsibility.
The Air Force granted an easement for two public highways. Adjacent to one of the public highways is a peaceful-protest area. 18 U.S.C. § 1382 makes it a crime to reenter a military base after having been ordered not to "by any officer or person in command." Respondent reentered the protest area after being barred from the base.
A magistrate judge fined Respondent and, on appeal, the District Court agreed, holding that the military "ha[d] a sufficient possessory interest and exercise[d] sufficient control over" the area. The Ninth Circuit reversed and held that the burden was on the military to prove it had "the exclusive right of possession of the area on which the trespass allegedly occurred."
The Supreme Court vacated, remanded and held that 18 U.S.C. § 1382 reaches "all property within the defined boundaries of a military place that is under the command of a military officer," and that the entirety of this parcel of land is under such control. The military commander has not relinquished control of the area in question. Much the opposite, the commander has promulgated rules for the protest area and the easement. Additionally, the commander specifically reserves the right to close the highways "to properly protect the interests of the United States."


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On Fri 02 Feb 07, 12:34 PM, Jimbo <email@example.com> said:
> Greetings:
> This is a technical question that concerns dc voltage so hopefully someone
> that has knowledge in this area can help me with this.
> I know that computers use low dc voltage of 12, 5 and 3.3 volts so
> hopefully this will fit the mail list criteria.
> I am a mechanic by trade. I am good at diagnosing electrical and
> drivability. I have seen a few times that high resistance in the negative
> leg of a circuit can take out components like computers, modules and even
> not-so-complicated devices like bulbs and switches. What I don't
> understand is why. Ohm's law states that E=IXR. If this is the case then
> if resistance is high it will decrease amperage. I would tend to think
> that just the opposite would happen...component would just lose power and
> not fry.
> Please enlighten me,
> Jimbo
Hi Jimbo,
This is the teacher in me. Ohm's Law doesn't state E=I*R. That's the way
to get into big trouble when you're trying to calculate things.
Ohm's Law states that (for a linear device) the *change* in potential is
equal to the current times resistance:
\Delta V = I R
Your voltmeter doesn't actually read potential (measured in volts). It
actually reads a potential difference (also measured in volts) between two
points in a circuit.
There's actually no such thing as "a" potential at "a" place. The potential
itself can be anything you like. For example, you can declare to the world
that your battery is 99999999999.5 volts, and you'd be correct. The only
provisio is that the potential difference between the two terminals is 1.5
volts, so your negative terminal would be at 99999999998.0 volts.
Consider a battery hooked up to a home stereo and speakers:
R=4 Ohms R_s=2 Ohms
E = 12v -----------------****---------------****--------------0
Here, *** represents a resistor, 0 is ground. R is the internal resistance
of your home stereo system (which we'll pretend runs on DC from a battery)
and R_s is the resistance of your speaker. Suppose your speaker is rated
at 8 Watts, but will blow if it receives 10 Watts or more.
We'll apply Ohms law between the battery and ground to obtain the total
current through the system:
Delta V
where "Delta V" is the change of potential between the battery and ground
(which we'll take to be at 0 volts) and R_total is the total resistance of
the circuit. So:
Delta V E 12 v
I = ------- = --------- = ------ = 2 Amps
R_total R + R_s 6 Ohms
Now, the question is, how much power is your speaker getting? Let's first
calculate the potential drop across your speaker:
\Delta V_s = I * R_s = 2 Amps * 2 Ohms = 4 volts
and now the power delivered to your speaker (note the Delta V_s means "the
potential drop across only the speaker):
P_s = I * Delta V_s = 2 Amps * 4 volts = 8 Watts
Imagine that your speaker's internal resistance increases for some reason.
Perhaps the wiring gets frayed. Perhaps the contacts get dirty (dirt and
corrosion increase resistance. I've had to replace the cables to the
alternator on my motorcycle because dirt in the contacts between the
alternator and regulator raised the resistance between the tangs of the
contact, increasing the heat, and melting the contact. I have replace those
cables about every 3 years). Even heat increases resistance (usually). For
whatever reason, your speaker is now 8 Ohms.
R=4 Ohms R_s=8 Ohms
E = 12v -----------------****---------------****--------------0
In this scenario, the battery is under slightly more load. In real life, E
will be slightly less than 12 volts, but just ever so slightly (if we added,
say, 100000 Ohms, then the real characteristics of the battery would come
into play, but for these numbers, and a typical battery, E would still
essentially be 12 volts.
Let's redo the calculation. Here's the amount of current flowing through
your stereo and speaker:
Delta V E 12 v
I = ------- = --------- = ------- = 1 Amp
R_total R + R_s 12 Ohms
Sure enough, the current decreased, as you said it would. By half, even!
But look at the potential drop across your speaker:
\Delta V_s = I * R_s = 1 Amp * 10 Ohms = 10 volts
This is the heart of the matter. The current might have dropped, but your
speaker now has a larger potential difference across its terminals (its
"voltage increased"). By quite a bit -- by a factor of 150%!
And take a look at the power delivered to your speaker:
P_s = I*Delta V_s = 1 Amps * 10 volts = 10 Watts
Oops! The speaker has now blown. I hope it had a fuse! :-)
The main issue here is not so much current as it is power delivery. It is
very possible that the current goes down and the power delivered goes up (as
it did here). You can even find out the resistance that would maximize the
power delivery to your speaker, but this uses calculus, so I'll end here.
Hope there are no math mistakes in here for the world to see in the
archives. ;-)
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How was your recent trip to Los Angeles? I couldn't help noticing that big grin on your face as you left the Getty Museum. Truth be told, your smile is so infectious, I followed you all over town.
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Police plan to hold a meeting with east Madison residents next week to notify them of a registered sex offender's scheduled move to Rosemary Avenue.
Madison police will host the community information gathering at the Salvation Army Annex, 3030 Darbo Drive, on Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
According to the state Department of Corrections, 45-year-old Michael P. Nelson is required to register as a sex offender for life.
The Madison Police Department said Nelson has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts, is on parole supervision and scheduled to move into an apartment on Rosemary Avenue.
According to police, Nelson was convicted of second-degree sexual assault in 1989. He was convicted about 13 years later of first-degree sexual assault of a child and repeated acts of sexual assault of a child, in 2002. Nelson's victims have been girls known to him.
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Kathleen Breedlove Hart, 85, formerly of Morrisvale, WV passed away early on Tuesday, February 20, 2013 after suffering respiratory distress in Warren, Ohio.
Kathleen was born on December 13, 1927 into the family of Kyle and Cynthia Ryan Breedlove. Later on in Kathleen's life she met and married Henley B. Hart. They made their home in Gerard, Ohio until Henley's death in 2002.
Kathleen loved people. She made frequent trips to the local mall just to spend time with her friends, have lunch and just people watch. She had a smile for anyone that would accept it.
Kathleen is survived by her only child, her son, Adlai A. Saul Sr. and his wife, Casey Walls Saul and their two children, Bridget and A.J. She also has two great-grandchildren, Carter and Cali Saul; her sister, Christine Mathes, also from Gerard; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and three brothers, Harvey, Pete and Buck Breedlove.
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I'm so sad to see this go. I have heard about this place so many times and always wondered how the owner was able to keep this place open. You guys have truly done GOD's work when it comes to these last chance animals. I'm grateful you were able to serve as long as you did. Your services and recoveries, I and others will never forget. Best wishes and hopes and prayers to the animals in your care. Pets=Love
Everything Must Go as Texas No-Kill Shelter Closes
The Humane Society of Brazoria County, located south of Houston, is closing its doors for good. The only no-kill shelter in the county is now actively seeking people to adopt the many dogs and cats that have no other place to call home.
"As we get all the dogs placed with a foster family or rescue group, we'll shut down," said board member Connie Aucoin. "Until they're all placed, we'll have to stay open."
Shirley Tinnin, founder of the HSofBC, started rescuing animals in 2003. But now her health is in decline, and she is no longer able to keep her dream alive of saving as many animals as possible. Over the years, her shelter has saved thousands of unwanted animals.
"For the animals, it means life or death for them," Connie said. "We pull from the euthanasia lists of shelters around Texas. We also pull from Louisiana."
Unlike many other shelters, this rescue group receives no help from the government. Donations have dwindled, which is one of the chief factors in the painful decision to shut down.
No matter how many dogs and cats are placed with families who love them, there are always thousands more who need to be saved. At the HSofBC, many of the dogs are in covered, outdoor kennels, and can always use donations to keep them comfortable.
"We're trying to keep it warm since the temperature is dropping," Connie explained.
Blankets and any other supplies would be greatly appreciated. The shelter is also asking that any rescue groups, foster families and people that would like to adopt please step up and take in one of their animals in need.
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December 1, 2013 3:58 amPosted 1 year ago
December 1, 2013 3:26 pmPosted 1 year ago
So sorry to hear. Wondering if any shelters will be taking some of the dogs here and there? We have humane Soeciety of Lowell MA. We have Nashua NH Humane Society that rescues dogs from the South. We have Nevens fArm in Methuen as well. Did you contact any of them for help. I live in Mass and can't afford to adopt, or I would take a pet. Wishing you the very best.
December 3, 2013 1:07 amPosted 1 year ago
Start accepting bitcoinity for donation.
December 3, 2013 4:04 pmPosted 1 year ago
Any boxer pups
December 5, 2013 12:46 amPosted 1 year ago
i really dislike the phrase "unwanted animals." They are all wanted somewhere, and could be able to have a home.


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Mustang MonthlyFeatured Vehicles
1967 to 1979 Mustang Resource - The Marti Report
Kevin Marti's Ford Production Database Is A Wonderful Resource For '67-'79 Mustang Owners, But The Information Didn't Just Fall Into His Laptop
MM: How did you come up with the Basic, Deluxe, and Elite reports?
Marti: I thought about the old Sears strategy, "good, better, best." There are some people who are thinking about buying a car and they just want the basic information, which is why we call it a Basic Report. They just want to know if the door dataplate information is correct and which options came on the car. If you want to move up from there, the Deluxe information adds statistical figures-important dates about the car and so on. The Elite Report shows how the window sticker looked and how much the car originally cost.
MM: How does it feel when you're watching the Barrett-Jackson auction on TV and the announcer says that a car has been documented by a Marti Report?
Marti: I didn't create the name. Just like Lois didn't create the "Eminger Invoice." People just started calling them "Marti Reports," and I went along with it. To me they were always Basic, Deluxe, and Elite Reports, not Marti Reports. There's an awkwardness seeing my name like that. Friends joke about me being a celebrity. I'm not.
MM: You're providing an important service to not only help people document cars but also to keep people from buying bogus cars.
Marti: Every week we turn up several fake cars. The worst was a guy in Australia who ordered reports for his two '68 Cobra Jets. I had to tell him that both started out as 289 two-barrel cars. He'd spent all this money for the cars, and in his case, he also had the bad exchange rate, transportation by boat, and 50 percent import taxes. I really hate telling someone the bad news-unless it's before they buy the car.
MM: And then there's the side where you get to tell a guy that he owns the only '71 Boss 302 ever built.
Marti: That's the fun part. In that particular case, we also had the invoices and discovered the notes and telegrams in the packets stapled to them. Some of that information exists only on a piece of paper with a handwritten note.
This isn't a Mustang story, but one guy ordered a report for a 427 Cougar, a '68. His serial number seemed awfully high, so I double-checked. I called him personally to tell him that he had the last production 427 Ford ever made.
MM: You also have information about cars that were scheduled but never built, right?
Marti: Yeah. We have all the serial numbers for canceled orders, too, cars that were planned but never built. For the Shelby program, they were going to build more than 200 Boss 302 Shelbys. They only built one ("The Boss Shelby," Mar. '08, p. 32) and canceled all the others. But we have the data on how they were going to build them, which doesn't really mean anything. It's just interesting the things they thought about doing.
MM: Can you think of any other special cars, such as the Bullitt cars?
Marti: The two Bullitt cars were identical with consecutive numbers. There are also the Boss 429 Quarter Horses and Bill Cosby's '68 Shelby. A purple '69 Shelby had some interesting paperwork. It was built for the wife of Goodyear's president at the time. She wanted a Thunderbird color. The car was already painted Grabber Blue, so Shelby painted over it. The invoice says Grabber Blue, then there's another invoice that shows special paint.
In 1969, Ford's pilot plant built 16 Mustangs and five of them made it to the public.
It's interesting that only one Boss 429 was built with a rear deck spoiler. Even stranger, there were three black '70 Boss 302s-yes, with black stripes. I know at least one of them is out there because we pulled a report on it. The car had already been painted several times and the owner wanted to know if it originally came with white stripes. There were no white stripes from the factory. They couldn't put black on black, could they? Yes, they did.


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Despite working six new starters into the lineup, the Freed-Hardeman Lion soccer team still managed to put together a winning season finishing the year with a record of 9-7-1 overall and 3-6-1 in the American Midwest Conference.
The Lions started off the season hot, winning their first five contests including a 3-2 victory over Park (Mo.) in their first match in the AMC. Park went on to win the conference.
Even in their losses, the Lions were still very much in those matches. Five of the team's seven losses were by one goal, and two of those came in overtime.
Sophomore Christopher Campbell (St. Andrew, Jamaica) led the team in goals with seven and tied for the team lead in total points with 19 along with freshman Sam Simpson (Dublin, Ireland), who posted a team-leading nine assists along with five goals. Scoring was spread out this season with 12 different players notching goals.
Seniors Klyne Fawcett (Bolivar, Tenn.) and Hunter Yoches (Chuluota, Fla.) finished their careers at FHU.
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Khaled Hosseini stormed the best-seller lists with his debut novel, "The Kite Runner," in 2003, following it up with the even more popular "A Thousand Splendid Suns" in 2007. Both set in the author's native country of Afghanistan, the novels have sold more than 38 million copies internationally, including 10 million in the United States alone — a remarkable feat for a writer who began to pursue literature full time only after working for a decade as a physician. Now Hosseini, who with his family successfully sought asylum in the U.S. in 1980 following political upheaval in their homeland, is back with his beautiful, often harrowing third novel, "And the Mountains Echoed," also set in Afghanistan (as well as several other locations around the world).
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A multigenerational saga about disrupted family ties and their repercussions over several decades, the novel begins with an ominous fable told by Saboor, a desperately poor man in a small village, to his 11-year-old son, Abdullah. As Abdullah comes to realize, to his horror, the story is an allegory of Saboor's agonized decision to give Abdullah's little sister, Pari, to a wealthy, childless couple in Kabul as a way to spare the rest of the family from privation.
Printers Row Journal spoke by phone with Hosseini, 48, from the San Jose, Calif., offices of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, which supports humanitarian relief efforts for Afghan women and refugees now attempting to return to their native land in the winding down of the U.S.-led occupation. Here's an edited transcript of our chat.
Q: The tale that begins the book — in which a man is forced to make a terrible decision about which of his children to give to a div, or ogre — seems like a fairy tale or fable, like something out of "The Arabian Nights." Were those in fact its models?
A: It was really based on the kind of stories I was told as a child growing up in Afghanistan, either by my father or grandmother, at bedtime. Stories, especially fables, were a big part of my childhood. There was no television, and very little radio, in Afghanistan at that time, and obviously there were no computers. So people talked a lot, and engaged with each other in a social way. At parties, it would not be uncommon to hear somebody tell a long story — not necessarily a fable, but there was certainly a tradition of oral storytelling, and in some ways it informed some very basic instincts that I have as a writer.
Q: In addition to establishing a certain storytelling mode or tone for the book, the opening fable, we gradually realize, was a prophecy. And not just a prophecy, but a series of prophecies that are fulfilled, or not, later in the novel.
A: That's true. It's Saboor's way, first of all, of explaining the inexplicable to his son in language that Saboor is comfortable with. He's a closed-off person who can't really express himself, but he suddenly becomes much more expressive when he's telling a story. He uses that mode, in this case, to express his pain and anguish about the decision he's had to make.
But as you say, the fable sets up a whole series of things, in an allegorical way, that are revisited later. A number of the big themes in the book are foreshadowed in the fable — the theme of a rupture in the family; the theme of self-sacrifice, of accepting a deep, resounding loss to oneself for the sake of others; the theme of memory, as the protector of things we hold dear, but also as a kind of curse that makes you relive the most painful experiences of your life, and whether you're better off without it.
Q: Much of your fiction, including "And the Mountains Echoed," is written from the perspective of children. There's a feeling that life is never more intense, and felt more deeply, than when it's experienced by a child.
A: Yes. I like writing from the standpoint of children, especially children who are in that transition period between childhood and adolescence — that period of life where you start to wake up and begin to see that ways in which you perceived the world for a long time are not necessarily a solid foundation. Cracks begin to show, and you start to move away from archetypal notions about the world and begin to appreciate its nuances and ambiguities.
Of course there are transformative events that happen early in childhood that are difficult to appreciate at the time. I like to see how children respond to those things, both when they happen and as the adults they become.
Q: That theme of childhood trauma, and its repercussions later in life, we also see in the story of Parwana, Abdullah's stepmother, and her beautiful sister, who ends up crippled. It explores sibling rivalry and the tragic circumstances that can grow out of it.
A: It's amazing how early childhood dynamics often play out, and how they shape what you become, the archetypal ways children are categorized, and how those labels tend to stick. If you have the beautiful, dutiful daughter on the one hand, and the not-so-beautiful, black-sheep daughter on the other, that's often how they will develop as adults. It will maintain some unseen presence in their lives and play a role in how they behave toward each other. Those labels are very, very powerful, and they leave their mark on you.
Q: Did you have any labels applied to you as a child?
A: I did. I was the first-born of five siblings, and so was labeled as the responsible, sensible, considerate son. I'd be dishonest if I tried to say that that had no role in my decision to pursue medicine.
Q: I once interviewed Ethan Canin, another physician-turned-writer, and he talked about his desire to do something "practical" with his life, and yet he always felt the pull of literature. I imagine you went through something similar.
A: My whole life, I knew I needed to write, and I started writing as a child. Medicine to me was a very practical decision. I had respect for the profession, and for the fact that you're in the service of other people, which was very important to me. But there were also other reasons.
When we came to the States, my family and I, we were destitute. We were on welfare, and dependent on others, which was a horrible feeling. Once you've been there, you never want to revisit that. You never want your life to be unstable, and you want to make sure it doesn't happen to your children. So the logical leap from there was not, "I think I'll pursue a career in fiction writing." (Laughs.) Instead, you do one of the trifecta of doctor, engineer or lawyer. And I knew my parents had hopes in that direction; for me to deny that at this stage would also be disingenuous.
And so I chose medicine. Part of it was a way to honor my parents' sacrifice and say, "You came here in middle age and left everything behind for us kids, and now I will show you that it wasn't in vain." But I can't say that I was ever really happy as a doctor. I liked my patients and was well liked by them, for the most part. But it didn't fulfill me in the way I hoped it would. And the pull of writing, of creating stories, was powerful.


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[1]Gold rose as investors mulled weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales in October[2], rising violence around Syria and continued delays in implementing Greece's latest bailout.
Gold futures for December delivery rose to $1,730.10 on Wednesday, according to CME Group[3]. Gold traded as high as $1,733.30 and as low as $1,717.60. Gold bullion closed in London at $1,728, according to BullionVault[4].
Silver futures for December delivery increased to $32.88 per ounce. Wednesday's high for silver was $32.90, while the low was $32.37.
Gold and silver funds were mostly stationary in Wednesday trading.
- The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD[5]) rose 0.2%.
- The iShares Gold Trust (NYSE:IAU[6]) also unchanged.
- The iShares Silver Trust (NYSE:SLV[7]) rose 0.8%.
Gold and silver mining ETFs retreated during the day.
- The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX[8]) slid 4.6%.
- The Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDXJ[9]) declined 5%.
- The Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE:SIL[10]) declined 4.9%.
Gold mining shares moved lower on Wedesday, with NovaGold Resources (NYSE:NG[11]) falling the most.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM[12]) moved down 1.4%.
- Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX[13]) dropped 3.9%.
- Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO[14]) fell 2%.
- Goldcorp (NYSE:GG[15]) declined 3.8%.
- Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC[16]) sank 4.4%.
- Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM[17]) moved down 3%.
- NovaGold Resources plunged 7.3%.
- Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY[18]) slid 4.1%.
Silver mining shares retreated on Wednesday.
- Coeur d'Alene Mines (NYSE:CDE[19]) fell 2.7%.
- Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL[20]) dropped 4.7%.
- Pan American Silver (NASDAQ:PAAS[21]) sank 5.1%.
- Silver Wheaton (NYSE:SLW[22]) plunged 6.7%.
- Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:SSRI[23]) moved down 6.7%.
As of this writing, Christopher Freeburn did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Adrian Ash of BullionVault[24] contributed to this report.


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Crystal CEO asks growers to be resilientDavid Berg, in his annual address, called on the pride of co-op members who, while celebrating 40 years of the company as a farmer-owned cooperative, would be resilient in the face of potential hardship.
By: Mikkel Pates, Agweek
FARGO, N.D. — American Crystal Sugar Co.'s annual meeting isn't so much about nitty-gritty financial disclosures anymore. Sometimes it's a celebration, but this year it was kind of a big cheerleading session, for a team heading into a tough battle.
Shareholders got the nuts-and-bolts news about lower beet payments at factory district meetings in November. That was when farmers in the Moorhead, Minn.-based co-op learned they'd be paid $300 million less than they were paid for their 2012 crop. The $38-per-ton projected payment is about half of the payment for the 2012 crop and on a smaller crop.
David Berg, in his annual address, called on the pride of co-op members who, while celebrating 40 years of the company as a farmer-owned cooperative, would be resilient in the face of potential hardship.
"For 40 years, turning this company into a cooperative and going through the various challenges we've had, there is resilience there already," Berg said. "I am more or less a cheerleader, saying, we're in a bad spot right now but use the resilience — look down inside yourselves — and we'll conquer this challenge like we have in the past."
Crystal is not alone. The co-op's beet-growing "cousin" Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative of Wahpeton, N.D., has announced a $40 per ton — "plus or minus" — payment for 2013. New president Kurt Wickstrom has looked ahead to 2014 and 2015 and seen potential payments that might be in the "high $20s and mid-$30s at best." The two co-ops market sugar together in an entity called United Sugars Corp. of Bloomington, Minn., and byproducts through Midwest Agri-Commodities of San Rafael, Calif.
Similarly, the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative of Renville, Minn., held its annual meeting Dec. 5. Farmers there are being paid just over $36 per ton for 2013 beets, according to a shareholder source. That compares to a payment of over $71 per ton for 2012 beets. Discussions of possible consequences for not producing beets didn't come up at the meeting, the source said.
Berg declined to project payment ranges for the 2014 crop.
"I will say that I don't know that we're out of the price trough yet," Berg said. "I don't know if we've formed a bottom. I don't think we've begun to go up. It doesn't appear to be going down," he said. "Now, the fact is the current price of sugar doesn't give me a lot of hope for improvement for the 2014 crop."
Mexican sugar
Berg rests the blame for the immediate financial collapse squarely on the North American Free Trade Agreement and a new flood of sugar from Mexico. The NAFTA — like other trade agreements — is designed to give either party unfettered access to each other's markets. But Berg suggests that if the Mexicans can't be convinced to voluntarily reduce their exports to the U.S., they could upend the U.S. market and hurt themselves.
There appeared to be no immediate political backlash from the news. Robert Green of St. Thomas, N.D., was elected to his second year as chairman and Steve Williams of Fisher, Minn., re-elected as vice chairman.
"Anybody who has been farming for any length of time at all has seen prices go up and go down. It isn't always easy to see what is going to make things change, but we want to be there when it turns around," Green said.
Green acknowledged that the company has gotten "a lot of questions" about the nature of joint ventures and their obligations and who's responsible for what. "While the company doesn't have an interest in how individual members make up their joint venture, we can answer questions about their responsibility to the company," Green said.
Shareholders have the obligation to produce beets for the cooperative whether they're profitable at the farm level or not. Berg declined to offer specifics in advance of the Dec. 11 shareholder meetings, first in Grand Forks and then in Fargo. Shareholders have received mailings with common questions and answers regarding these obligations.
The company owns five factories that require a predictable minimum amount of beet production to cover fixed costs.
But things have changed over the years. Today, a "substantial" number of Crystal acres are not grown by the original shareholder but instead by joint venture partners, co-op officials confirm, without supplying any numbers. Original shareholders from 30 to 40 years ago might have sold shares to new producers — but the co-op won't say how many — have put their shares into joint venture arrangements.
Shareholder issues
Stock ownership in itself allows you the right to deliver, company officials explain. The obligation to deliver is covered in a separate delivery obligation agreement, negotiated every five years. The current agreement covers crops from 2013 to 2017. The entity could request that the shares be transferred to a new entity, a process that takes place in the winter months.
One source, who declined to be quoted by name, said a new joint venture offers considerable legal responsibility for both parties. Joint ventures are truly partnerships, and for a partnership to dissolve, Crystal's board must approve a new one in its place.
Some of the grower-partners might be tempted to think they can decide to scale back their production to fewer acres if they anticipate producing at a loss, and that the responsibility lies solely on the initial shareholder. One source said that if the joint venture were to fail to deliver beet acres, Crystal allows the co-op to recover its fixed costs — maybe several hundred dollars an acre. Further, those costs might be taken out of unpaid amounts from patronage or unpaid amounts of previous crop payments. At the extreme, the partnership could forfeit its shares, and incur other civil damages.
"The people that make up the sugar beet industry here — both limited partners (the original shareholder) and general partners (operators) — are a lot of level-headed people who are flexible," Green said. "They negotiate. I am quite confident that we'll get it done."
This is the first time Crystal has faced such questions, but it isn't entirely new for sugar producers.
In 2003, Southern Minnesota officials told shareholders that the co-op could take legal action against a shareholder who refused to grow beets as per their obligations. In that situation, the co-op had suffered financial losses because of a dispute with a construction contractor during a plant expansion and because of a dispute with insurance providers when freeze-damaged beets went into the storage piles and spoiled.
Also at Crystal's annual meeting, growers heard some hopeful news about progress on a farm bill conference committee, to pass a five-year bill that initially has been under negotiation in Congress since 2011. It is unclear whether the bill, initially called the 2012 farm bill, and now the 2013 farm bill, will be passed this year or wait until 2014.
Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., addressed the annual meetings, saying it still might be possible to pass a farm bill before the end of the year. Hearings started in 2011.
Kevin Price, Crystal's lobbyist in Washington, said the fact that sugar provisions in both House and Senate forms of the bill are similar and both passed their respective house. That means the sugar provisions theoretically would not be changeable in a conference committee compromise between the two bodies. "We wish with all our might they can get this across the finish line, and a five year farm bill in place," he said. "The sugar industry never rests."
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Windham County Humane Society "check passing"
[Many newspapers, as a policy, don't do the "check passing" photo-ops. However, I tagged along with Reformer advertizing sales director Jordan Brechenser, earlier today, to present a check from a recent ad campaign (a portion of sales went toward animal care at the Humane Society).]
Stopped by Windham County Humane Society today, w/Jordan Brechenser, to present check from recent ad campaign pic.twitter.com/6TqbGfgyaV
— Tom D'Errico (@Tom_DErrico) September 3, 2014
Helping local famlies in need
As part of the annual Feed Your Mind, Feed a Family campaign, representatives from the Brattleboro Reformer and New England Newspapers -- myself included -- went to the Brattleboro Hannaford Wednesday afternoon to purchase 50 boxed meals and 50 turkeys to donate to the Brattleboro Area Drop-In Center.
The campaign, which takes place toward the end of each year, takes a portion of our subscription sales and uses it to buy boxed meals through Hannaford and the local Project Feed the Thousands campaign, for local families in need. [Read more about the effort, here. *link to come*]
UPDATE: Here's more on the effort via Tout:
In-house training
The Reformer newsroom was lucky enough to have Steve Buttry, director of community engagement & social media with Digital First Media, visit the offices today. I hope the reporters got so new ideas on how to better utilize the many social media resources available to become better journalist. (And, of course, we all use these tools to better serve the readers and community at large.)
Here he discusses the live chat tool ScribbleLive.
My favorite Sept. 11 editorial cartoon.
Here's my favorite 9/11-related editorial cartoon, drawn by the always-excellent Bill Day.
Point of full disclosure: This right here is one of my favorite photographs of all time. Notice any similarities?
Learn more about the above photograph, here.
Getting Reformer photos back online
Several months ago, word came that the typical means we had at posting local photos online would be "going away."
Since that time, there's been several projects and upheavals in the Reformer's "photo department" (as quaint as it is). Previous photo editor Zach Stephens and I began a massive project of digitizing all our of our electronic photo archives on a dedicated hard drive. As simple as it sounds, it was actually quite a time-consuming process, as many photos either existed only on burned CD or DVD, or online, or in some corner of a server in the newsroom. (Sadly, several months later this is still, very much, a work in progress.)
Then, Mr. Stephens announced he would be leaving the Reformer. Since then (as I've blogged about in the past), I created a new position to replace him -- Multimedia Editor -- and have since been working on several other projects with the newest member of the newsroom, Kayla Rice.
Well, no longer. Reformer photographs are now available to look at and purchase via the online tool SmugMug -- MNG-nenivt.smugmug.com/. This site will be shared between the Brattleboro Reformer and sister-papers in Vermont, the Bennington Banner and Manchester Journal.
In addition, we will also be building slideshows from various assignments and presenting them in the Media Center at Reformer.com. In addition to local slideshows, there you will also have access to national and international photos on a variety of topics, generated by our Digital First Media partners.
This is obviously a welcome addition to our recently redesigned website, but I'm also happy to get local photos back online, where they can be used to enhance our coverage, or tell their own stories.
PHOTO: Reformer employees march in July 4 parade
Here's a quick image I first shared on Twitter, of most of the folks who showed up to march under the Reformer banner during Brattleboro's Fourth of July parade. I good time was had by all!
(For those wondering, from left, that's day editor Bob Audette taking pictures, reporter Dom Poli, sports reporter Dave Aquino and arts editor Jon Potter. Driving the blue Mustang in the backgroup is sales manager Jordan Brechenser, with online sales manager Josh Unruh. I'm, of course, taking the picture. And, not in the photo, circulation director Chris Karluk was driving a Reformer van.)
PHOTO: Reformer to march in Brattleboro's Fourth of July parade
It's an honor (despite the high temperatures) to be invited to march in this year's Fourth of July parade in Brattleboro (especially apropos as the paper continues to celebrate its 100th year of "delivering the news").
Update: Now with a photo from the staging area!
Memorial Day, 2013
I took this photo of the cemetery across the street from the Brattleboro Reformer offices on Black Mountain Road -- to act as a companion piece (if nothing else) reminding folks that, in addition to cook-outs and parades and family fun, there's a serious undertone to the holiday as well:
Enjoy the day!
Sometimes it's great to be the editor [photo]
I recently received about 20 letters to the editor from a group of local students (sixth-graders!), on a wide range of topics -- from civics to crime to drug abuse.
We have a great social studies teacher at the Brattleboro high school, and so I'm used to getting well-thought-out guest opinion pieces from some of his older students. But to see students this young not only exercising thought on topics a lot of kids aren't thinking about, but then choosing to share those thoughts with the rest of the community via the daily, local newspaper .... well, it's a humbling experience.
I look forward to the next batch.
In photos: Celebrating the Reformer's 100th year
On March 1, the Reformer's 100th anniversary was recognized at the newspaper's offices on Black Mountain Road. There was a live remote of Live & Local with Steve West, which broadcasts on 1490AM in the Brattleboro Area. Just after noon, there was a cake cutting ceremony; I and the publisher, Ed Woods, said a few words to a group of guests from the community.
It was an honor to be a part of such an event, and to speak to the group. Here's a few photos from the day:


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Spring Newsletter now available!
The Spring ISHRA newsletter is now published and available online for members (and mailed to current members this week). Click here to access the newsletter page....Read More »
Spring 2015 ISHRA Membership Meeting
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from 7:00–9:00 pm (Refreshments at 6:30; please bring something to share at the refreshment table) at the Seacoast Science Center (570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye, NH). The topic will be on WITCHCRAFT IN NEW ENGLAND – Our guest speaker Tad Baker, author of A Storm of...Read More »
Winter Social January 25
Join us on Sunday, January 25, 2015 from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Kittery Point for the ISHRA Winter Social. Bring your favorite side dish, appetizer, beverage, or dessert for the pot luck luncheon, the seafood chowder is on us. Most important, don't forget your photo...Read More »
2015 June Conference: Fishwives, Witches, Writers, Pelicans, And Scientists - 400 Years Of Women on the Shoals
Fishwives, Witches, Writers, Pelicans, And Scientists: From 1647 when Goodwife Reynolds and her husband John violated an act in Court that "no women shall live upon the Shoals"; to June of 1674 when Goodwife Tope of Gosport was accused of "being a witch"; to 1839 when Celia Laighton and...Read More »
Login issues resolved
The member login issues should now be resolved! If you are a member with a postcard, you can now access the newsletters online. If your login still doesn't work, please make sure we have your email address on file by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks everyone for your patience and understanding as...Read More »
Fall Meeting: Case Closed on the 1873 Smuttynose Murders
"Case Closed on the 1873 Smuttynose Murders" will be the subject of our program on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by J. Dennis Robinson. Join us at the Seacoast Science Center, 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye, NH. Refreshments at 6:30pm, Meeting at 7:00pm....Read More »
Fall Weekend 2014: Shipwreck Tales
It was smooth sailing from Portsmouth to Star Island for 25 conferees, including many first-timers, who attended ISHRA's September conference, "The Undersea History of the Isles of Shoals." But then, tales of harrowing shipwrecks echoed through Elliott Hall in the Oceanic Hotel.
Conference chair Laurence Bussey got things underway Friday...Read More »
June Conference 2014 a Success!
The 2014 ISHRA June Conference was a resounding success. Old and new friends gathered on Star Island to explore the "Changes in the Sea and Marine Science Discoveries" on and around the Isles of Shoals. Speakers from the Shoals Marine Lab, the University of Maine, and our own ISHRA...Read More »


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i am bad. U__U
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Not to sound mean, but she's not really good at finding out what I'm doing during the night!
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Ah yes! Whenever I find something that says "WARNING! Inhaling contents may be harmful or fatal" the first thing I do is sniff it in. XD And I'm still alive... 0.o
Posted 12 August 2012 - 09:20 AM ( #28 )
You're not allowed to use your left hand? Do you mean, you're not allowed to write left-handed? Why?
I eat paint from my pencil even though I'm not allowed to. It tastes soooo good...and I use my left-hand. I'm not allowed to do that either. I can't help it.
Posted 12 August 2012 - 11:07 AM ( #29 )
Well yesterday when I went to the stable I put a saddle on my horse even though the last time she had one on she rolled and ripped it off against a fence *shhhh!*
And I stole corn from the chicken feed bin so I could give my horse a treat....thank gosh the chickens were around, they ate what I spilled xD
Also in the tack room the saddles are lined up on racks....none of them are mine but I SAT ON ALL OF THEM!!! MUAHAHAHAH. That was probably a really stupid thing to do (the racks could have broken, hahaha)....
Also at the stable it used to be a cow barn from 1934, and in the back there are 2 HUUUGE silos. Well, between them on top is a big pigeon coop that has feral pigeons in it now....and I climbed allllll the way up a 75 year old rickety metal ladder to get up to it....and the pigeon poop up there is DISGUSTING lol!!!! I probably could have gotten real sick, because the pigeons sat and pooped on the ladder (which I put my hands on).....oh, well.
Also I went up to the really old hay loft full of giant round bales, and I was jumping from bale to bale, playing with the mini donkey....don't tell anyone! I bet if I landed hard enough I could have fallen through the floor...
Jeepers cats xD
Posted 15 August 2012 - 05:00 PM ( #30 )
I sit in my room with my Tamas all day, and my parents hate when I sit in my room all day.
Even though it's summer vacation for me right now, when I'm in school, I text in class sometimes. And I just zone out a lot...but my grades are still really good...O.o


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August in the East Kootenay
What a month! As evident from this scant collection of images, we weren't exactly prolific with our cameras in August 2014. It wasn't due to a lack of interest; it was all about life happening. Quickly, August was all about … > Read More
Rescuers' teamwork saved infant's life
A concentrated rescue effort between several emergency departments in the Columbia Valley resulted in a one-year-old child's life being saved June 4 after a rafting accident in Dutch Creek, near Fairmont Hot Springs. At 1:52 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, … > Read More
2013 – the year in pictures
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2013 – the year in pictures
2013 PART ONE Once we begin digging back into the past year's image files, it never ceases to boggle the mind how many we publish each year; thousands of 'em. As per newspapering tradition, an annual retrospective is a must. … > Read More
Change, growth and marriage
If you are a regular reader of East Kootenay News Online Weekly (e-KNOW), you have by now noticed that our website has changed. Change is an absolute necessity for new websites as technology moves so rapidly that it is paramount … > Read More
2012 in Review – January to April
Images of 2012 January to April The following presentation (below) features images that appeared in East Kootenay News Online Weekly (e-KNOW) in 2012. The images provide an accurate cross-section of what appeared on our digital pages and, hopefully, give a … > Read More
First Trucks and Tools Showcase a big success
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Smithfield urges pig gestation crate phase-out
Smithfield Foods is recommending that its contract growers phase out the practice of keeping female hogs in small metal crates while pregnant.
Smithfield to stop confining sows in metal crates
The world's largest pork producer posted a video Wednesday giving viewers a closer look at what sows' lives are like in Smithfield group housing.
Smithfield Foods: U.S. lawmakers hold hearing on dealComment
The Senate Agriculture Committee is set to discuss at a hearing Wednesday the deal struck in May with Shuanghui International.
Smithfield Foods, Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on dealComment
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The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartments.
The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.
Housing choice vouchers are administered locally by the City of Chandler Housing and Redevelopment Division. The Housing Division receives federal funds from the U.S . Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the voucher program.
A family that is issued a housing voucher is responsible for finding a suitable housing unit of the family's choice where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family's present residence. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by the PHA.
A housing subsidy is paid to the landlord directly by the Housing Division on behalf of the participating family. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program.
Under this program, a family's rent is subsidized based on their month adjusted income level. Participants in this program pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent. The rental units in this program are owned and operated by the City of Chandler for the benefit of HUD. Chandler operates and manages over 150 family apartments at four locations, 37 elderly designated apartments at one location and over 100 scattered site single-family homes.
Public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single family houses to highrise apartments for elderly families. There are approximately 1.3 million households living in public housing units, managed by some 3,300 HAs. The U.S .Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers Federal aid to local housing agencies (HAs) that manage the housing for low-income residents at rents they can afford.
The Housing Division owns 303 dwelling units in the City of Chandler that are rented to low-income families and seniors. These units range from single-family dwellings to single story apartment complexes and are scattered throughout the city. Participants in this program pay 30 percent of their monthly- adjusted income toward rent and utilities. Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals.
Eligibility is based on: 1) annual gross income; 2) whether you qualify as elderly, a person with a disability, or as a family; and 3) U. citizenship or eligible immigration status. If you are eligible, the Housing Division will check your references to make sure you and your family will be good tenants. The City of Chandler Housing Division will deny admission to any applicant whose habits and practices may be expected to have a detrimental effect on other tenants or on the project's environment.
The City of Chandler Housing Division uses income limits developed by HUD. HUD sets the lower income limits at 80% and very low-income limits at 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which you choose to live. Income limits vary from area to area so you may be eligible at one Housing Authority but not at another.


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May 18, 2013
Box Score
BEAUMONT – It wasn't easy for the Lamar baseball team on Saturday afternoon, but the relief staff was able to hold off a late Nicholls rally to hold on for a 6-5 win over the Colonels at Vincent-Beck Stadium.
With the win, Lamar improved to 36-18 on the year with a 15-12 Southland record, securing the fifth seed at next week's conference tournament in Sugar Land. This season marks the first time the Cards have posted a winning conference record since 2009.
Nicholls dropped to 26-29, finishing their season with a 9-18 SLC record.
Will Hibbs was tasked with his second career start, but despite not allowing a hit until the third, the freshman gave up three runs (two earned) on a pair of hits. He struck out four.
Ben Coram gave up a run in the fourth, but the trio of Travis Moore, Jerin Spikes and J.T. Autrey were strong in relief, holding the Colonels to three hits over the final 5.1 frames.
Moore was credited with the victory, improving to 2-0 on the year.
Nicholls grabbed the opening tally in the first as Matt Richard took advantage of a three-base error by LU third baseman Aaron Olivas and later scored on a Leo Vargas groundout.
The lead was short-lived, however, as Lamar posted three straight hits to start the bottom of the frame. Sam Bumpers led off with a double and back-to-back singles by Olivas and Darian Johnson evened things up. Olivas went on to score later in the frame on a Seth Dornak single.
Johnson paced the LU offense with three runs batted in on a 2-for-5 showing at the plate. Both Dornak and Provost also had two-hit days as the Cards out-hit Nicholls 14-6.
David Zorn led off the ensuing frame with a walk and Richard doubled to put the Colonels back in business. A Stevens double later in the frame cut the deficit to one before Coram was able to induce a flyout to get out of the inning.
It was only a brief reprieve, however, as Mike Barba earned a one-out walk in the fourth and stole second to get in scoring position. Cody Dufrene cashed in with a double to left center to level the score once more.
V.J. Bunner and Garret Autrey put together back-to-back two-out doubles to break the deadlock in the fifth, and Autrey played the role of hero once more on the other side of the seventh inning stretch, lacing a single through the right side to double the LU advantage.
The Stephenville native finished the day 2-for-3 with two RBI, and Bunner ended 3-for-4.
The Colonels re-claimed a score in the eighth, but it wasn't enough as the duo of Spikes and J.T. Autrey combined to hold Nicholls at bay over the final six outs, with the latter picking up his first career save.
Lamar will return to action on Wednesday with the opening day of the Southland Tournament at Constellation Field in Sugar Land. The Cards are slated to face fourth-seeded Southeastern Louisiana, a team LU took two out of three from earlier this season. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m.


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Tampa Prep had little go right in the first 75 minutes of its rivalry game against Shorecreston Tuesday night. The Chargers, on the other hand, were making defensive stops and clinging to a one-goal lead.
But in the final five minutes, the momentum changed. The Terrapins scored twice to stun Shorecrest 3-2. It was the first loss of the season for the Chargers (11-1).
"I told the guys that I guarantee Tampa Prep isn't going to stop until the last minute, and they didn't," Shorecrest coach Jeff Diedrich said. "They scored two goals in the final five minutes. It's the same score as it usually is against these guys. It's disappointing."
It looked as if Shorecrest might keep its perfect season after Tampa Prep (11-5) kept missing late scoring opportunities. But with 4:20 remaining, the Terrapins' fortunes changed. Gregg Suglia slotted a perfect through ball to Jordan Hayes about 30 yards from the goal. Hayes had only the goalkeeper between himself and the goal, and he buried the shot to tie the match.
Then in extra time, with both teams pushing offensively, Hayes launched a shot from 25 yards that bounded off the top of the goal and back into play. Ralph Grauer was there to tap in the rebound to give Tampa Prep a 3-2 lead.
"It was extremely frustrating for much of the game," Hayes said. "Coach (Doug Smith) told us that if we were going to win it, it was going to come down to heart. In the final 10 minutes, we got a lucky break and tied it up.
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We need your help in putting together a list of the top 10 hottest guys ever in anime and manga.
Tell us who you think are the sexiest, cutest and prettiest anime boys ever, the anime/manga they are from and a few reasons why. You can tells us as many boys as you like from 1 -100 in all 3 sections: sexiest, cutest and prettiest. (you can leave 100 boys but then it would be pretty difficult to narrow it down to 10 but oh well - it's a fun challenge to take on ;-) )
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Alucard from Hellsing
Charley from Vassalord
Conrad from Kyo Kara Maoh
Dark from DN Angel
Edward from Full Metal Alchemist
Eiji from Prince of Tennis
Gojyo from Saiyuki
Hakkai from Saiyuki
Hei from Darker than Black
Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin from Ouran Highschool Host Club
Homura from Saiyuki
Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach
Inuyasha from Inuyahsa
Jin from Samurai Champoo
Johnny Rayflo from Vassalord
Joseph Jobson from Blassreiter
Kakashi from Naruto
Kaoru Saionji from Gakuen Heaven
Keita Ito from Gakuen Heaven
Kenshin Himura from Rurouni Kenshin
Kiba from Wolf Rain
Kougaiji from Saiyuki
Kyo Sohma from Fruit Basket
Kyohei Takano from The Wallflower
L from Death Note
Lelouch from Code Geass
Leonard from Full Metal Panic
Light Yagami/Kira from Death Note
Loki from Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
Matt from Death Note
Mello from Death Note
Naruto from Naruto Shippuden
Near from Death Note
Nicholas D. Wolfwood from Trigun
Ranmaru Morii from The Wallflower
Renji Abarai from Bleach
Ritsuka Aoyagi from Loveless
Sanzo from Saiyuki
Sasuke from Naruto Shippuden
Sebastian from Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji
Seimei Aoyagi from Loveless
Sesshomaru from Inuyasha
Shikamaru from Naruto
Soubi from Loveless
Spike Speigal from Cowboy Bebop
Suzaku Kururugi from Code Geass
Takenaga Oda from The Wallflower
Takuto Kira from Full Moon o Sagashite
Tetsuya Niwa from Gakuen Heaven
Toshiro Hitsugaya from Bleach
Tsuzuki from Descendants of Darkness
Uryuu Ishida from Bleach
Usui Takumi from Kaichou Wa Maid Sama
Vincent Law/Ergo Proxy from Ergo Proxy
Yuki Eiri from Gravitation
Yukinojo Toyama from The Wallflower
Junpei "Koubaka" Kousaka Nyan Koi!
Aoi Kaji from La Corda d'Oro
Eugene from Hanasakeru Seishounen
Hideki Hinata from Angel Beats
Hihara Kazuki from La Corda d'Oro
Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin from Ouran:
Ikuto from Shugo Chara
Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho
Kuran Kaname from Vampire Knight
Len Tukimura from La Corda d'Oro
Leon from Kaleido Star
Li Ren from Hanasakeru Seishounen
Mitskuni Haninozuka from Ouran
Pete Pumps from Ginban Kaleidoscope
Rumati from Hanasakeru Seishounen
Shadow the Hedgehog
Tamaki Suoh from Ouran
Youko from Yu Yu Hakusho
Yuki Sohma from Fruits Basket
Yuri from Kaleido Star
Zero from Vampire Knight
Akuma Ichijo also from Vampire Knight
Gray Fullbuster from Fairy Tail
Hanabusa Aido from Vampire Knight
Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail
Roy Mustang from FMA
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Check it out people: The latest trailer for John Turturro's film "Fading Gigolo," in which he plays a newly-minted male prostitute who gets farmed out by Woody Allen.
Besides Sharon Stone and Sofia Vergara playing ladies looking for a manage a trois, there's also Vanessa Paradis as a lonely Hasidic woman and Liev Schreiber as a peyos-adorned Hasidic man.
It's unclear if anything goes down between Turturro and Paradis' characters, but it's clear they experience an emotional connection.
"There's a certain woman in our community I've never seen her smile, not like this," Schreiber's Dovi says in the clip.
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