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BUFFALO, NY- There have been several high profile cases in Western New York over the past few years where innocent people who were wrongfully convicted were set free. Now there's a new state law to give some convicted felons a chance to prove their innocence.
A man who has been in jail for the past 25 years for one of the worst murders in Erie County is now getting his first chance in front of the parole board, and wants to use that new law.
Charlie Mixon is convicted of committing a heinous crime that to this day continues to haunt those familiar with it. The Erie County District Attorney calls it the worst incident of domestic violence in the history of the county. Still, Mixon continues to claim his innocence.
"It has hurt me for 25 years to sit here for something I didn't do," said Mixon during a jailhouse interview at the Collins Correctional Facility.
Reporter: You were convicted of setting the house on fire, killing your ex-wire and two adopted children. If you didn't do it, then what happened that day?
Mixon: I don't have no knowledge of what happened there.
That's exactly what Charlie Mixon told the parole board last month at his very first appearance before it. The judge's words from his sentencing in 1990 echoed in the hearing.
"I want to say that it would be a miscarriage of justice and a travesty of our judicial system if you are ever released from prison and I want to make it clear that it is the intention of this court that you spend all of your remaining days behind bars," said Hon. Penny Wolfgang during Mixon's sentencing.
"I went in there and told them I'm innocent of these crimes and they told me that they don't want to hear that," said Mixon.
In the early morning hours of February 20, 1988, a Scranton Road duplex in Hamburg was torched by gasoline and went up in flames. Mixon's ex-wife Linda, and two adopted children, 13-year-old Eric and 10-year-old Erin were trapped inside.
The image of little Erin is one the case's lead investigator, retired Hamburg Police Captain Daniel Shea, will never forget.
"She was trapped upstairs in that fire and you could see where she was pounding on the window and had her face pressed against the window trying to get out, trying to get air. She had burned the sides of her hands and the tip of her nose as she tried to escape the fire and nobody could come to the rescue," said Capt. Shea.
Three innocent lives were lost and the community immediately sought justice. Within 45 minutes of investigators being on the scene, police said they obtained strong circumstantial evidence, like Mixon's truck parked outside his Bayview Drive home.
"The engine of the truck, they felt it, and it was still warm," Shea recalled.
They also took note of condition of his bathroom.
"Charlie had said he was in bed for quite some time but they looked in the shower and they saw that there was water, fresh water, in the tub and it looked like somebody had just cleaned up," said Shea.
But perhaps the most damning evidence was the eyewitness, Mary Duda.
"I heard the truck door slam and the engine start up and I went to the window and moved the curtains and watched Charlie Mixon pull out," said Duda at trial. She was a resident in the same duplex as Linda Mixon and the children.
"We felt as though we had a lot of good information and we certainly felt that Charlie was our suspect," said Shea.
"I couldn't believe they were arresting me because I knew I had nothing to do with it," said Mixon.
But his motive was clear to police.
"I was a jealous husband. I was angry over the divorce. That's what they tried to picture me as, as a bad person. We had our problems but there was never any physical abuse," said Mixon.
Records show, however, Linda Mixon did file a restraining order against her estranged husband.
"She went in and told them I assaulted her which I did not," he said.
Shea believed what finally set Mixon off was what he found when he snuck into Linda's house the day before the fire.
"There were flowers from a doctor, a friend of hers that had sent her flowers for Valentine's Day. And we believe that he became irate because he had felt as though if Linda was going to be in love with anyone it was going to be him," said Shea.
"I feared for her life after these life threats he made upon her. He told her he was going to do her in, and he did. He killed all three of them, through the fire," said Linda Mixon's father, Walter Esterline, following the murders.
But the jury wasn't as convinced as he was. They were deadlocked. Judge Penny Wolfgang was forced to declare a mistrial. Defense attorney Tom Burton cast doubt in their minds in several ways. He questioned whether Duda, the eyewitness, was reliable.
"She looked through two panes of windows and a screen all in the down position at 3:30 in the morning," said Mixon.
Burton also showed evidence that the couple's teenage son, Eric, was a firebug.
"We know he played with matches and gasoline in the driveway," Mixon said.
But Shea said it was offensive that somebody would even say that Eric could have done it. And by the path of the flames, it was impossible.
Shea said he felt like they had let the victims' family down after the hung jury. The entire case was retried with new jurors they saw things differently. They quickly convicted Mixon of arson and murder in 1990. He was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars.
"We'll always miss the children. We'll always miss Linda, but we've grieved enough now and we're just happy to put it behind us," said Linda Mixon's father after the sentencing.
As the victim's family tried to move on, this story took another tragic turn which hasn't been spoken about publicly until now. Many associated with Mixon's case believe it was cursed.
Shortly after the conviction, Shea's partner who also worked the case, Hamburg Police Detective Joseph LaRosa developed a brain tumor. The very same night LaRosa passed away, a motorcycle accident left Mixon's first trial attorney, Tom Burton, paralyzed.
Shortly after the motorcycle crash, the case's arson investigator, Bob Ruhlman, had an aneurism in his aorta and nearly died.
At the same time, the case's Prosecutor, Bill Ragan, had a heart attack and died. And Capt. Shea himself needed emergency surgery and nearly lost his own life after some sort of bite.
"The sequence of it all, it just seemed like we were all snake bit. And there were so many things that happened that were so strange in that case," Shea recalled.
While lives were changing on the outside, inside, behind bars, Charlie Mixon admitted he had to find some way to pass the time. He turned to researching his case and learning the law.
"That makes the day go by much faster, being busy all the time," said Mixon.
Mixon is convinced if DNA testing, which wasn't available at time of the fire, is done on blood and fingernails found in the home, he will be exonerated.
"It'll show that I was not in that house. And whoever committed this crime, that physical evidence belongs to that person," he said.
But DA Frank Sedita, III, said he believes Mixon will say and do anything to get out of jail.
Sedita is more than familiar with Mixon's case. The DA's office stores 16 boxes containing the files about his trial and eventual appeals. Sedita said have been 17 appeals to date.
"Mr. Mixon now, by my count, is 0 and 17," said Sedita.
Mixon's motions and appeals were denied by every court in New York State. He was also denied by Federal Court. And he even took tried to take the case to the highest court in the land, the US Supreme Court. Mixon contends they were all wrong.
"Because they're not reviewing, they're not looking at the physical evidence part. That's the heart of this whole case and the jury's never heard that," he said.
Sedita said if there is credible evidence that a citizen has been wrongly convicted, he and his prosecutors take that just as seriously as they do convicting the guilty.
Sedita said one of the reasons his office is denying DNA testing is simply because of the law. CPL 440 provides: "Where the defendant's motion requests the performance of a forensic DNA test on specified evidence, and upon the court's determination that any evidence containing deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA") was secured in connection with the trial resulting in the judgment, the court shall grant the application for forensic DNA testing of such evidence upon its determination that if a DNA test had been conducted on such evidence, and if the results had been admitted in the trial resulting in the judgment, there exists a reasonable probability that the verdict would have been more favorable to the defendant."
Years ago, however, Federal Magistrate Carol Heckman ruled Mixon's case did not meet the standards of CPL 440 and that there was "no reasonable probability that the defendant would have been acquitted even had counsel been able to show that hair and fingernail scrapings collected from the scene were from someone other than the defendant."
Mixon disagreed with Heckman's findings because he believes she did not review all the records.
Now, a new law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo which went into effect in October, gives convicted felons who believe they're innocent a greater opportunity to have DNA testing done. Cuomo's office explains in "limited circumstances, defendants will be able to seek discovery of property and other materials to demonstrate their actual innocence."
But Sedita said for the testing to be done under the new law, the case needs to meet a legal standard. And he said Mixon's does not.
"You don't just get it cause you want it, because if that were the case labs and DA's offices would be inundated. We'd be paralyzed," Sedita said.
Mixon said if he is denied again with this last appeal he is filing, he'll probably stop.
"Once it goes through all the proceedings, if I get denied that will be it," Mixon said.
But Mixon went on to say, if Sedita wanted to stop all litigation, he should do the DNA testing.
"The laws are against him. The facts are against him and I certainly am not going to be somehow shamed or extorted into giving him his way. That's not going to happen," Sedita replied. "I feel that I have a sacred obligation to both Mrs. Mixon and the Mixon children. What happened to them is off the charts."
Reporter to Mixon: We've been sitting here for some time now. You've never said that you're sorry the two children and your ex-wife are gone, that you loved them, that you miss them. Why not?
Mixon: I do miss them. I think about them every day.
In fact, the only tears Mixon shed during his hour long interview were for his son, Charlie Jr. Mixon's only biological child with Linda was just 5-years-old at the time of the fire. He was supposed to be with his mother that night, but Charlie kept his son with him.
With his mother dead, and father in prison, Charlie Jr. was raised by relatives and has since moved out of state. Mixon said he would want to be reunited with his son if he were ever to get out of prison.
That will have to wait. After meeting with Mixon last month, the parole board wrote he "showed no remorse or sadness." His release would "so depreciate the seriousness of the offense." His parole was denied. To read the parole board's decision in its entirety, click the link to the left.
"I think that's a good thing for the safety of the citizens of Erie County and Western New York," said Sedita.
"You'd think he'd want to be atoned for his sins. He did something and he continues to want to be free," said Shea. "He shouldn't be free. He had 25 years to life. As far as I'm concerned he shouldn't see the light of day."
Linda Mixon's family couldn't agree more. In an e-mail to Channel 2 News, Linda's sister wrote in part, "Charlie's truth is not actual truth. There is only one body of truth here and until he reckons with that, he will not or cannot be rehabilitated and it is our wish and prayer that he never be released."
Read the full statement below.
Mixon will be eligible for parole once again in 2014.
"If I have to wait for parole to let me out, I'll die in here," Mixon said.
Charlie Mixon is one of nine children. He first reached out to 2 On Your Side's Melissa Holmes through one of his sisters, who is trying to help prove his innocence. Some of Mixon's other siblings feel differently. They told Holmes they have cut off contact with him and believe he is right where he belongs.
Linda Mixon's Family's Statement is as follows:
My thoughts are this: Charlie made a series of terrible choices, ones that landed him right where he is. He made the choice to physically abuse Linda, Eric and Erin from 1984 until their death in Feb. of 1988. In Aug of 1987, she had no choice but to try to escape his terror. We physically went in and moved her out of that house into an apartment. He continued to make bad choices to stalk her, hound her, harass her, threaten her, and terrorize her. She was terrified for her life and that of her children. He further made the choice to drive by her house, spy on her the day prior to the planned event. He had it all planned out in great detail -- or so he thought. He chose to go there in the middle of the night, leaving little 5 year old Charlie alone in his house, chose to beat Linda prior to pouring gasoline up and down the stairs. He chose to light the match that killed three innocent victims. He chose to drive away, being seen by the neighbor who heard the screams for help. He chose to toss the key he had stolen to the house in the field along with the gas can. You see this wasn't just a man with a little anger problem that got out of control. This is a dangerous man whose evil deeds increased over time and escalated to the point of no return. All choices that he made -- all on his own.
These choices started years before he married my sister. He has been setting fires for many years. He was found negligent and responsible for the death of my mother. I wonder why Charlie will not or cannot say what he was doing at Linda's house that night, and if he did not set this fire, why didn't he call for help? Why did he just drive back home. He will not say.
In my opinion, Charlie should have received the death penaty. Because you see the family is never done with this. Had Charlie been sentenced to death, he would not be given this opportunity to speak for himself. He took away the lives of four people who can no longer speak -- and he was only charged with one fire, so he really got away with murder, literally. Now every two years he will be applying for parole. I love our country and the laws that protect the innocent. There are in NYS too many laws protecting the guilty. Taxes are taken from my income to feed, clothe, and house him. This really should not be the case for pre-meditated murder. Why don't you ask him why his parole was denied? I know why but I wonder what he would say.
Charlie's truth is not actual truth. There is only one body of truth here and until he reckons with that, he will not or cannot be rehabilitted and it is our wish and prayer that he never be released. He has told himself all through his life that he is not responsible for his criminal activity. He has always blamed someone else. Blame has been going on since the Garden of Eden. Adam blamed God, Eve blamed the serpent, and so on. I can tell you my hair is blue, but that doesn't make it so. He can convince himself all he wants. He is truly guilty.
-Kathy M. Gray, Sister of the late Linda Mixon, November 2, 2012


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If you've seen Sono's Fantastic Fest's 2009 entry LOVE EXPOSURE, you know that no one can mix genres like he can, and WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL is equal parts yakuza action and star-crossed romantic comedy. Normally, Sono elevates his films with biting but spot-on social commentary, but here, he goes back to a script he wrote fifteen years ago to incorporate his love for cinema and especially 35mm film. The result is among Sono's best work as his trademark excess and outrageousness is infused with an affection for the Japanese films that have come before it. This is Sono at his most endearing and it's awesome. (James Shapiro)

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JaCee M. Burnes to assume expanded role as vice president of treasury operations and assistant treasurer.
CHICAGO (Feb. 10, 2010) – Exelon today announced that JaCee M. Burnes, 39, has been promoted to vice president of treasury operations and assistant treasurer. The appointment takes effect immediately.
A 15-year veteran of the energy industry, Burnes in her new role will be responsible for Exelon's cash management, liquidity, credit analysis and treasury planning activities. She also will oversee the company's rating agency relationships and serve as treasury liaison between Exelon and the corporate and investment banking community. Burnes will report to Chaka Patterson, Exelon vice president and treasurer.
"JaCee plays a number of critical roles within the finance organization," Patterson said. "This promotion is in recognition of her leadership, skill and dedication to helping Exelon exercise financial discipline and maintain financial flexibility. We are proud to recognize JaCee with this promotion to vice president of treasury operations."
Since joining Exelon in 2003, Burnes has held positions of increasing responsibility within the finance organization, serving most recently as director of treasury operations and assistant treasurer. Prior to that, she held positions as director, capital markets; director, investor relations; and chief of staff to the CFO.
Before joining Exelon, Burnes worked at Credit Suisse, and prior to that, Southern Company. She earned a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor's degree in industrial management from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest electric utilities with approximately $17 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of the industry's largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4 million customers in northern Illinois and southeastern Pennsylvania and natural gas to approximately 485,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.


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You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Isaiah 26:3
Perfect peace. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it? I think I could endure any hardship this life could throw at me if I could stay in perfect peace. If I can focus my thoughts on the fact that God has it all under control and no matter what happens, he loves me and will work it out in the end, peace stays with me. It's the "keeping my thought fixed on him" part that's hard.
I have experienced the perfect peace mentioned in this verse on several occasions, but I wasn't able to stay there. I didn't keep my thoughts fixed on him, They went off in all different directions, trying to figure out what to do, how to handle the situation. The confusion, worry, fear and sometimes even anger crowded out God. Then there's no room left for peace.
So, maybe it's time to exercise that muscle called self-control. Stop allowing worry to steal my peace. Stop letting fear take up residence in my mind. Stop trying to figure it out, because my solutions are never the ones that work, anyway. Time to rest in Christ and let him keep me in perfect peace.


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Title: Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
Author: Yoshikawa Miki
Genre: comedy, school life, shounen
Plot Summary: Shinagawa Daichi is a high school delinquent who just wants to be left alone. However, class rep Adachi Hana will stop at nothing to get him to go on the upcoming Social Studies field trip. What are her true motives behind getting a "yankee" like Shinagawa to go on such a thing?
Title: Yakitate Japan!
Author: Hashiguchi Takashi
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Shounen, Slice Of Life
Plot Summary: England. France. Germany. What common thread binds these three nations together? Answer: each is famous for producing unique, distinctive, delicious bread. But what of the island nation of Japan, home to rice and delicacies of the sea? Is there not a doughy, gastronomic delight they can claim as their own? The answer is no...until now! Kazuma Azuma, a 16-year-old-boy blessed with otherworldly baking powers, has taken it upon himself to create Ja-pan, the national bread of the land of the rising sun!
Title: YuYu Hakusho
Author: Togashi Yoshihiro
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Martial Arts, Shounen, Supernatural
Plot Summary: One day, 14 year old Yusuke Urameshi suddenly finds himself dead, having died pushing a child out of the way of oncoming traffic. Since he has such a bad personality, even the Spirit World was caught by surpise that he would sacrifice himself. Yusuke soon finds out he wasn't supposed to die and has a chance for resurrection and bringing his body back to life. After being resurrected, Yusuke becomes a Spirit Detective, along with his comrades, and one adventure after another happens, whether it be an investigation or a fighting tournament.
Title: Yu-Gi-Oh!
Author: Takahashi Kazuki
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
Plot Summary: Sitting by himself in the back of the class, 10th-grader Yugi always had his head in some game--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, an Egyptian artifact containing the spirit of a master gambler from the age of the pharoahs! Awakened after three thousand years, the King of Games possesses Yugi, recklessly challenging bullies and evil-doers to the Shadow Games, where the stakes are high, and even the most ordinary bet may result in weirdness and danger beyond belief! Let the games...begin!


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Is sixteen too young to vote?
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Since my younger daughter, who is just 16, started A-level politics this autumn, every evening meal has been dominated by a spirited discussion on subjects as various as responsible capitalism (do I really believe in such a foolish, contradictory thing?) to the merits, or otherwise, of an unwritten constitution.
Unsurprising, then, that yesterday morning, over breakfast, we were intently discussing the issue of lowering the voting age, following the decision to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence. As Vernon Bogdanor, the constitutional expert, said on the Today programme this week, it may be an unsatisfying, rather ad hoc way to bring about such a major change, but it makes the introduction of votes to 16- and 17-year-olds throughout the UK far more likely.
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To see previous pieces by Melissa Benn published in The Independent, click here.
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No of course not if you can decide to have sex legally or get married you can join the army and you can decide on many things then why not voting.
Many of us more senior groups have decided to give up voting as I have, because basically your just voting these days for a leader not a political party Thatcher Blair Miliband , since the Labour party now these days tend to be little different then the party which leaves power, why not let the young decide, can they do any worse then we did.


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European Tourism Day 2012: DG Enterprise and Industry and DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries joined together to stimulate the growth and sustainability of the tourism industry.
DG Enterprise and Industry and DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries joined together to stimulate the growth and sustainability of the tourism industry on the occasion of European Tourism Day 2012. The conference was dedicated to the issues of 'Seasonality' and 'Maritime and Coastal Tourism'.
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I am writing this letter because, unfortunately, I have not yet read or seen a news story that presented the true succession of events related to the Crandall Canyon mine disaster.
I have only seen a one-sided, biased judgment against Mr. Robert Murray and UtahAmerican Energy, Inc.
I wanted to share my experience as a person who lived first hand, day in and day out, the tragic events that transpired in Huntington and more specifically, the Crandall Canyon mine.
I was assigned as an independent contractor to provide translation for the press releases and interpreting for the officials that spoke to the families on a daily basis. Throughout these days and weeks consumed with fear, trauma, and grief, I learned to be much more than an interpreter. I learned about courage, strength and bonding amongst perfect strangers.
The one thing that stands out most for me is the realization that all people react differently in times of pain and suffering.
During the rescue operation, as I was working with the families, I was moved by the amount of support staff that was provided by UtahAmerican Energy in order to help everyone affected. Not only did Mr. Robert Murray provide a translator to ensure the Hispanic families were receiving accurate information, he personally asked me to support them and serve as their liaison.
In all my years of experience as an interpreter and translator, I have never seen a company (much less a CEO) demonstrate such strong support to employees and their families in a time of tragedy, conflict and blame. Generally, you will never see the executives of a company once the "event" has occurred. Mr. Robert Murray was there for three weeks and two days, he never left.
I will never forget one of the family briefings that I interpreted when Mr. Murray sat next to me while someone else was speaking. I told him, "Mr. Murray, you look tired and need a break." He whispered to me, "I will not stop until I have extinguished all resources."
I am aware that Mr. Murray spent day and night at the Crandall Canyon mine with very little sleep or down time. I also know that he, along with others, entered the mine when the second collapse occurred. Mr. Murray did not hesitate to go in himself, putting his own safety at risk, in order to dig out those rescue miners.
How many companies show that much dedication and care during a disaster?
I have learned a lot about mining and specifically, the Crandall Canyon mine in my time working as a contracted interpreter and watching all of the mine experts that came to speak to the families.
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"The morning after! Hello November," she tweeted along with the pic, where she's also seen wearing only the veil from the marijuana Halloween costume she wore the night before.
Click the gallery above to see what her costume looked like before she stripped it all off.
Chris Brown was at her big Halloween bash (and caught major flack for his terrorist costume), but no word on if he snapped the revealing photo.
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By NANCY CAMMANSPrice
I am writing with frustration over the past decision by Carbon County School Board regarding the renewal of the contract for the current Superintendent, David Armstrong.
I am unaware of any policy that has been broken by him, so I thought personnel issues could not then be discussed. However, this was regarding a contract, which I always thought a contract renewal would require input from staff, teachers, parents and community members. This decision was made in one meeting, without invited input from community and parents. These decisions have an impact on children�.our children.
We are fortunate to have so many wonderful administrators on both district and school level. We have fabulous teachers that really care about our children and truly want them to succeed. We have outstanding resources and talent that needs more exposure to parents and community and we have outstanding volunteers that want to create opportunities to do so. It brings about much passion with parents and community members to support our local schools.
I don't understand how two brand new board members would have the time to make a confident decision on such matters given their first meeting. I also don't understand how elected board members can make a decision without a desire to hear input from their constituents and at the same time feel they were representing those citizens. Don't we all vote for school board members to represent our feelings?
It is understandable to change superintendents after a given time, to consider how a superintendent has fulfilled district objectives and goals, met criteria, worked with teachers, staff and administrators and dealt with parents and community members. For these reasons, board members should consult these parties and make the most confident decision as elected to do.
It is disappointing that a man dedicating his life to education like the present superintendent has is being sent out of this position by our community in this manner. He has one year left until retirement; I do believe a more positive solution could have occurred. I am grateful for his caring ways that have helped parents who have had to deal with difficulties at school.
Examples? There are many.
As an active parent that I have heard that his attention to the matters made a difference. This includes parents finding lost home work on a teacher's desk (common problem), inability to get child's homework after missing several weeks of school due to accident or injury, a parents inability to communicate with teachers, offering time and services as a volunteer and a feeling of lack of support by some parents. He cared about these situations and more.
How grateful our community is for his support of gifted programs, strong desires to promote early childhood literacy and strengthen academic programs, an open door policy for parents and community members, last minute attendance to parent meetings to aid in communication and understanding of district policies or curriculum. He also gave support for the Family Resource Center and support for activities of all kinds�not just the sports programs. His encouragement that our volunteer time makes a difference and most of all�a great listening ear that he has.
How sad it is that our community will say goodbye in such a tacky manner when positive solutions could have caused a better resolution.


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Lesson Seven: Introduction to the Aspects,
Part Two
The Square 90°
As we have already seen, the division of a circle by four brings about manifestation, as symbolised by the four elements, directions, and angles in the birth chart.
The geometrical symbol for the earth is the cube and, for Jung, the number four describes the way we make sense of the world, as can be seen from the universal fourfold structure of the mandala.
Shri Yantra Mandala
The square is an aspect of 90°, and planets in square confront and challenge each other. Squares are much more tangible than oppositions. They symbolise resistance and motivation in equal measure. Although this does not necessarily feel comfortable, squares provide the energy and determination we need in order to make things happen and to achieve our goals.
The Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral
Planets in square generally share the same orientation, since they will both either be in cardinal, fixed or mutable signs. As you can imagine, with planets in cardinal signs, the challenge of the square may well be rather welcome, because each planet will stimulate the other to express itself in a dynamic, focused and goal-oriented way. With a fixed square, on the other hand, each planet will resist the challenge of the other, and this can become very rigid and unyielding. A mutable square is much easier, since both planets are inherently more inclined to accommodate, adapt and adjust to each other. The tension of this aspect is explained by the fact that, although the planets will normally have the same modality, they will be in different elements, and so they will have a different way of processing information. This creates a friction between the two planets that may never be entirely resolved, but this tension also provides energy and motivation. Has anybody got any squares that they would like to look at?
Anna: I have a cardinal square between Moon in Libra in the 11th house and Mars in Capricorn in the 2nd house.
Chart data omitted for reasons of confidentiality
Clare: Let's start by looking at the Moon in Libra in the 11th house, which also happens to be conjunct Neptune and the MC. What does everyone think that Anna needs (Moon)? What kind of public image does she project (Moon conjunct MC)? What are her dreams and ideals (Neptune), and what nourishes her and makes her feel safe and comfortable?
Audience: I should imagine that Anna's public status as a wife and mother is very important to her, and that she may well do whatever is necessary to achieve this dream. I would also image that she needs everything to be nice and harmonious, and she will probably also need a partner who is also a friend, in order to feel complete. Perhaps she is nourished by her friends, or by being involved in social events. I should think she gives great dinner parties.
Clare: How are we doing so far?
Anna: So far, so good. That is definitely an aspect of my role as a wife and mother.
Clare: Now let's have a look at Mars in Capricorn in the 2nd house. What do you think that is about?
Audience: Since the 2nd house is about self-worth, I would imagine that Anna is ambitious and hard-working, and her self esteem is connected to earning her own money and standing on her own feet financially.
Clare: Exactly. But there is an inherent tension between Libra and Capricorn because, although they are both cardinal signs, Libra is an air sign and Capricorn is an earth sign. I would imagine there is a struggle for Anna between her rational principles (air) and her need to achieve something practical and concrete (earth). How can she reconcile her need to be there for other people, for her husband and children, and her need to stand on her own feet and earn her own money? I suspect that when you are achieving your goals (Capricorn), you may well feel energised (Mars) but guilty, because you are not looking after the needs of your family. On the other hand, when you are in your wife and mother role (Moon in Libra), you may well find yourself feeling angry and frustrated because you are not doing your own thing.
Anna: That's right - you have just put one of my major dilemmas into words. And what I really don't like about it is how angry I end up feeling.
Clare: Well, the two planets involved are Moon and Mars, so it is not surprising that the tension of this square can be expressed as anger, a kind of emotionally fuelled rage. Let's see if we can find out a bit more about this. Can you tell us where Venus and Saturn are in your chart? These are the two planets which rule your 11th and 2nd houses, and which also rule your Moon and Mars.
Anna: I have Venus in the 1st house in Sagittarius, and Saturn in the 10th house in Libra.
Clare: This tells us that your Moon ruler is expansive, restless and adventurous (Sagittarius), and Venus is going to feel trapped and frustrated unless she is on the move and having fun. But your Mars ruler is particularly ambitious, because Saturn is in Libra in the 10th house. This is a dutiful and responsible placement, and it is very important for you to be respected as a professional woman (Saturn in the 10th house). How can you bring both these things together in your life - professional achievement and status on the one hand, and the constant broadening of your personal horizons (Venus in Sagittarius in the 1st house) on the other?
Anna: I am an anthropologist by training, and have lived in many different countries, studying the social behaviour of different tribes. There is so much more work I want to do on this, and yet since I had children, all that has had to stop. I am beginning to think I am going to need to find space in my life for both things.
Clare: That's right, and although that may never feel completely comfortable, nevertheless you will at least be living both ends of your square. And that can be a dynamic and successful combination. If you are working, the energy of Mars can be used to achieve your goals, rather than having nowhere to go and ending up with you feeling angry and frustrated and venting your rage on your family or on yourself.


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SKOWHEGAN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- With closing arguments delivered Tuesday morning inside Somerset County Superior Court, the fate of Robert Nelson of Norridgewock is now in the hands of a judge.
Nelson is accused of killing 60-year-old Everett Cameron of North Anson on October 31, 2009. Prosecutors say he shot Cameron so he could take his prescription drugs.
The state has no murder weapon or D.N.A. evidence against Robert Nelson but in their closing arguments, prosecutors said Tuesday morning the facts of the case show he was the one who pulled the trigger. Nelson admitted he had been buying Oxycodone from Cameron and owed him a small amount of money for pills.
Cameron was battling cancer at the end of his life and selling his painkillers for cash. Several witnesses for the state said they saw Nelson's car parked next to Cameron's truck on Town Farm Road the afternoon of Halloween day 2009. That came minutes before a gunshot was heard.
Cameron's body was found in the truck at about 4 p.m. He had been shot in the head.
Yet Nelson's attorneys claim police were too quick to focus on their client. Cameron had been dealing his pills to other people around Anson and the defense claims that any of his clients could have been motivated to kill him.
Nelson faces up to life in prison if convicted of murder. This is a bench trial with no jury. Justice John Nivison, who is the judge hearing the case will hand down the verdict, which is expected to come sometime this month.
For now Robert Nelson will continue to be held without bail at the Somerset County Jail.


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EVENT of the DAY: Jackson Heights Community Orchestra
The newly-formed Jackson Heights Community Orchestra, launched by conductor Patricia Glunt, has scheduled its first performance for Dec. 12 at the Jackson Heights Community Church. "Jackson Heights is ripe and it's ready for an orchestra," said Glunt, a 58-year-old musician who lives in the neighborhood. "The idea is really to explore and showcase the talent that we have in Queens, and use Jackson Heights as the center of that." Click here for more info or to submit an event of your own
Vallone officially announces borough president bid
Councilmember Peter Vallone's holiday surprise wasn't all that surprising. Vallone announced his bid for Queens borough president at his father's annual holiday party on Tuesday, December 11, surrounded by friends and family. Read more: Queens Courier
Queens lawmaker proposes local referendum on casino gaming
Local residents should get a chance to weigh in before the state rolls the dice on full-tilt casino gaming, a Queens lawmaker said on Tuesday. Read more: New York Daily News
JFK guards threaten strike, could snarl holiday travel plans
Just in time for Christmas, security guards at JFK Airport are threatening to walk off their jobs and create a holiday nightmare for travelers. Read more: New York Post
Sandy ineptitude catches up with LIPA at Moreland Commission hearing
Officials slammed the Long Island Power Authority Tuesday for its performance in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, during a hearing by a commission exploring how those utilities might be restructured. Read more: CBS New York
First section of WTC spire set to be hoisted
The first section of a spire that will rise atop the World Trade Center's tallest building is set to be lifted into place on Wednesday. Read more: Fox New York
The Pope, now on Twitter, posts his first message
Pope Benedict XVI sent his first Twitter message on Wednesday, saying, "Dear Friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart." Read more: New York Times
Gunman opens fire at Oregon mall; Suspect, 2 dead
The mall Santa was waiting for the next child's Christmas wish when shots rang out, causing the shopping mall to erupt into chaos. Read more: AP


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NRP Issues One Citation, 25 Warnings at Start of Oyster Power Dredging Season
11/04/2013 | Posted by kkingTags: Commercial, Osyters, NRP
Wind-whipped waters this morning slowed the start of Maryland's power dredge oyster season, typically the most active segment of the six-month harvest.
Maryland Natural Resources Police officers patrolling the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries cited one waterman for possession of undersized oysters and issued 25 warnings primarily for commercial equipment violations.
Just before 10 a.m., officers boarded a boat at Priest's Point on the western shore of the St. Mary's River, one of seven boats inspected in the area.
Frances Emerick Cullison Jr., 64, of St. Mary's County, received a citation for possession of a harvest containing nine-percent undersized oysters. The pre-payable fine for the offense is $155.
On the upper Eastern Shore, a total of 78 power dredges were observed working oyster bars in Fishing Bay and near Tilghman Island. Officers issued 22 warnings.
A total of 13 boats were checked in Wicomico County and two boats were inspected in Somerset County. No violations or citations were issued.
Enhanced enforcement is one of the goals of Governor O'Malley's 10-point Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan. As part of the overall focus, DNR established a tougher penalty system for commercial fishing violations.
Last month, the Governor announced that a record 1.25 billion spat produced at the University of Maryland Horn Point Lab Oyster Hatchery in Cambridge had been planted, mostly in oyster sanctuaries. These sanctuaries help rebuild the native oyster population and improve water quality.


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Answering Dr. Randal Rauser's Objections to the OTF (Part 1)
You can read what he wrote about it right here, where he begins by saying:
First a good word. I agree that we ought to think about our beliefs from an outsider's perspective.JWL: Good, then in some limited sense I have successfully made my case. We are in fundamental agreement. To take the OTF you should Step Outside the Box and See it for What it is. How else is this to be done?
Oh, but wait, here come the objections. Rauser first claims the OTF "goes too far":
What makes the level of a religion's causal dependence on culture "overwhelming"? How would one judge that? This is important because the fact that it's allegedly overwhelming is necessary for the argument to succeed. So my question: What justifies "is causally dependent on cultural conditions to an overwhelming degree" over-against a much more modest and more plausible "is shaped by cultural conditions"?JWL: David Eller argued in the first chapter of TCD that we don't see culture, we see WITH culture. It's like fish in some regards. They don't see water, they swim in it. This is never so more evident than when it comes to religious faiths that cannot be verified by the sciences. There is no mutually agreed upon scientific test to decide between religious faiths, you see. And so people will be much more inclined to accept the religious faith they were raised to believe. This fact alone shows that religious faiths are overwhelmingly adopted by when and where we were born. This should be obvious and non-controversial. Then there is also the overwhelming empirical evidence of the geographical locations of different religious faiths around the globe. [Q.E.D. May this objection never again be raised against the OTF. It's a clear sign of a deluded person].
I think I sketched out why religion is dependent on cultural factors more so than other things we accept as true, and why such skepticism is warranted when I wrote:
The amount of skepticism warranted depends not only on the number of rational people who disagree, but also whether the people who disagree are separated into distinct geographical locations, the nature of their beliefs, how their beliefs originated, under what circumstances their beliefs were personally adopted in the first place, and the kinds of evidence that can possibly be used to decide between the differing beliefs. My claim is that when it comes to religious faiths, a high degree of skepticism is warranted precisely because of these factors.RR continues:
Various other things are shaped by our cultural environment. Take vision for example. [Should we] conclude that any given percept (e.g. seeing a red apple on the kitchen table or smelling freshly baked cookies) is likely false? Of course not! So why think this would be true in the case of religion? Why does the "overwhelming" suddenly kick in at religion apart from the fact that Loftus wants it to?JWL: When it comes to sense perceptions we do indeed see things based on what we expect to find. And our expectations are dependent on our cultural upbringing. It's when we reflect on our sense perceptions that we interpret them according to preconceived expectations, and ultimately by our respective worldviews. But if our visionary apparatus is functioning properly our sense data forms the basis for our reflections. Should we be skeptical of our sense data? No, I don't think so, not unless everyone tells us that there is no pink elephant in the room when we claim there is one. No, not unless a neurologist tells us we have a condition known as Synesthesia. However, our expectations are also dependent on the amount of our scientific literacy. This too is both obvious and non-controversial. So while an X-Ray technician will see an X-Ray Tube, a small baby may see a rattle to play with in her hands. It's the knowledge of science that helps us reflect on what we see better, much better. So this vision analogy of Rauser's is a disanalogous one, since we should emphatically not be skeptical of our perceptual sense data, only our reflections on this data. And the sciences, unlike religious faiths, provides a much better way to interpret this data.
Rauser also claims the OTF "doesn't go far enough":
Why not also apply it to politics and ethics? Even more importantly, why doesn't Loftus apply it to his politics and ethics? And why stop there? Since science depends on sense perception, we can now replace a realist view of science with a socially constructed, antirealist and culturally relative science. If we don't care to slide down that slippery slope, then again what justifies applying the deconstruction absolutely and only to religion?JWL: I have already addressed these objections in the very chapter Rauser is writing about. Why doesn't he respond to my answers? They are there. Maybe he'll do so in the future, who knows? But until he does I have nothing to respond to for now. Still, this is an apologetic trick that I myself used to play in order to defend my former delusion. Any perceived attack on religion is arbitrarily stretched beyond recognition to other things we accept that are on more solid epistemological grounding. The truth is that the level of skepticism required is best seen on a continuum. On the one hand we have extraordinary claims like miracles, healings, resurrected cooked fish, flying devils, and satyrs. On the opposite hand we have the cogito of Descartes, sense data, and the sciences. Sure, we should be skeptical of everything, but in varying degrees. No one should be skeptical of everything with the same level of skepticism. Different cases demand different levels of skepticism. We have to accept some things as the basis for judging other things. And science produces results. Religion does not. You cannot therefore be as skeptical of the results of the sciences as you do when a virgin claims to have had a baby. Sheesh.
Political and ethical ideas are on this same continuum, but since people over the world disagree we should be more skeptical about them than the results of science, but far less skeptical than a claim that some prophet was air-lifted into heaven on a chariot. In many areas of ethics and politics the sciences do have a role to play, you see, so sometimes people can simply be informed of what these sciences show, unless they are so blinded by a religious delusion they reject these results for religious reasons.
Rauser also claims the OTF is "just self serving":
If it applies to Muslims and Christians, it applies to atheists too….Dang, all we wanted to do was kick some religious people around. So how did we end up here?JWL: The goal was emphatically NOT to "kick religious people around." The goal was to come up with a reliable test that could help us know which religious faith is objectively true if there is one. If this test doesn't help us do that then what Rauser needs to do is propose a better alternative, something he has not done. If a child was raised not to believe in gods or goddesses then she too should verify this for herself just in case she was taught incorrectly. But what better method is there to do this except by subjecting all religious claims to the same level of skepticism, as the OTF bids us to do? Again, there is no better way.
Besides, his objection fails to understand the nature of atheism.
--One the one hand we have believers who claim there are supernatural beings requiring supernatural explanations for natural phenomena, whether it be Yahweh, Allah, Odin, Thor, Zeus, Baal, Ashtoreth, or a number of others. On the other hand there are atheists who reject these gods and goddesses as mythical beings.
--On the one hand we have believers who accept extraordinary claims without the required extraordinary evidence. On the other hand there are atheists who do not think these believers have made their case.
What's there not to understand about that?
To read Part 2 of my response click here.


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I got to go with Zach Myers from Shinedown. Honorable mention would be Clint Lowery from Sevendust.
Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy! I vote for a Myles Kennedy signature model! All if favor? he's a phenomenal player
Cody Kilby is down to earth and a great player. When it comes to flatpicking he is second to none.
Mark Tremonti
For pure synchronicity, tonight it's (apparently) Kurt Allison. A long day at work, directly to XPRS, home by midnight - pour a Makers 46 and sit down to watch Letterman. Musical guest is Jason Aldean and all of a sudden I'm like, who the *hell* is that dude playing a JA-15??? Very cool.
1999 Artist Archtop II Grey Black (Braz board/Piezo/Paua) / 2010 Modern Eagle III 25th anniv. / 2013 408 Semi-Hollow Black Gold Burst (Experience 2013)
2011 Heritage H-535 25th anniv. (Seth Lover pups) / 2013 Telecaster American Deluxe (Ash)
2012 SE Angelus Custom / 2013 Breedlove D/SReH American Acoustic-Electric
1964 Epiphone Cortez FT45 acoustic / 2006 Osborne Chief 5-string banjo
Carlos Santana and Neal Schon!
'11 PRS Ted McCarty DC 245 Goldtop - '11 PRS Studio Smoked Orange -
'09 PRS Ted McCarty DC 245 Soapbar Amber Black - '09 PRS SE One Vintage Burst - '05 PRS McCarty w/ 57/08 Dark Cherry Sunburst - '04 PRS Custom 22 57/08 Turquoise
John McLaughlin is amazing. If you missed him friday night, you missed an inspirational session.
Tony McManus. I could listen for days on end to his lovely acoustic...
Gotta go with the guys from Karnivool , drew goddard and mark hosking
also joining forces for mr mike einziger , opeth and porcupine tree
btw first post here , big PRS love
There wasn't a single artist at the Experience that wasn't cool, down to earth, generous with their time and wiling to share their knowledge. It's tough to pick a fav, but David Grissom and Bernie Marsden are at the top of the heap. David's amp clinics were a thing of beauty for a gigging guitarist.
Yea, I was wondering why Davy wasn't listed. I agree, Davy is an incredible talent. First saw him when he was 19 with Ross and Adam on a CBS morning show. Usually I snore through the artists they introduce, but these guys "got the blues right." For a bunch of young British guys they blew me away and Davy's guitar playing was incredible even then. A few weeks later my son and I caught the Slam at the 8X10 in Baltimore and got a chance to talk with them. Davy was, and still is, one of the most humble people you could eveer meet. At the time he was playing a Strat and we were at the Birchmere when Paul gave him his own guitar on stage. If you haven't checked him out, in any configuration, do yourself a favor and give him a listen. He's an excellent songwriter, as well.
My favorites would be Uncle Ted, and Brent Mason..Two completely different genres, but both are amazing guitarists!!
Fave PRS players for me are Carlos Santana, Alex Lifeson, Mark Tremonti and Dicky Betts. Fave PRS amp players are Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes, but he only uses them with his solo band. There are numerous great guitar players moving to PRS now as well... it's hard to keep up with them all.
Really like Mikael Akerfeldt, first PRS fave was Brad Delson of Linkin Park.
Current: PRS SE Dave Navarro, Spear NF-II
Gibson Les Paul Studio Goldtop P90, Dean Schenker Retro V Dean ML Silverburst
Laney LH50 + 112V Cab
Inbound - Sterling JP60 + (Possible) Ibanez RGD2120Z
Denny Jiosa -
Dave Knudson, Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy, Pete Loeffer, Mark Waldrop, Jack Parker, Sameer Bhattacharya, Jon Foreman, the list goes on and on.
Location: Beautiful Cape Town, South Africa
PRS Singlecut Hollowbody II Trampas Green / PRS SE 30 1x12
Mike Mustok Baritone Brown Burst to come later.
Probably true re me having more PRS than most PRS Artists, up to 56 now over the past four years, with two more on order!!
I can't believe no one has mentioned Simon McBride yet. He ROCKS! Just listened to his new album today, it is great!
Beyond that for me the PRS players that have had the biggest impact for me with regards to PRS appreciation have been:
Mark Tremonti (without him I would have never bought my first PRS!)
Carlos Santana (also helped put PRS on the map for me)
Myles Kennedy (two awesome guys in one band rocking PRS's - too cool!)
David Grissom (great musician, and awesome Signature model!)
Howard Leese (great guy, showed BrianC and I a great time with the Paul Rodgers band in Chicago earlier this year!)
Davy Knowles (great to have a young up-and-comer with roots in bluesy rock!)
Orianthi (good role model for my kids to get into music!)
Also just learning all the country bands and guitarists, my family has gotten into country lately, unbelievable how many guitarists in country use PRSi. Watched the CMA's this year, I think there were more PRSi than Gibson and Fender combined!
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Porcupine Tree and Opeth are the closest in line with me musically. But I love listening to Santana and John McLaughlin talk about music and life. PRS's talk with John at EXP the morning after he performed was magically inspiring.
There are so many, so I'll just list friends.....
1 Kirk McKim & Pat Travers
2 Howard Leese
3 Tremonti.....Grissom......Nicky.....
4 Honorable mention.......Frankie Clarke a.k.a. "Casper's Master"
5 Boy do I miss........" Hi my name is Johnny Hiland!!!"
PRS Guitars Endorsee....White and Relic'd Ones !


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Sammy and Ali are two bosom pals. Everything they do, they do together and are highly dependent on each other. While Sammy is an eccentric, high-spirited and has an uncanny knack of finding humor in the weirdest of situations, Ali is quieter and more mature. When the two friends travel a thousand miles to deliver three letters as a part of their film school assignment, little do they know that the journey that they have embarked on will give them a new meaning of life
Cast: Salman Khan, Bobby Deol, Sohail Khan, Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta
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Directed by: Samir Karnik
Written by: Samir Karnik
Running time: 2hr 12min
Opens: Oct 24, 2008 Limited
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DENVER (MarketWatch) — Erskine Bowles says being a university president is like being the CEO of a cemetery: "You've got lots of people underneath you, but ain't nobody listening."
Bowles served as president of the University of North Carolina from 2005 to 2010. But he more famously served in another position where nobody listened to him, as well.
He was the Democratic co-chair of President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with former Republican Sen. Alan Simpson.
"We face the most predictable economic crisis in history," Bowles said last week at an economic forum sponsored by BBVA Compass bank at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Denver.
This was the same line I heard him use in December 2010 at a much cheaper hotel in Cheyenne, Wyo. That is when he and Simpson unveiled the largely ignored Simpson-Bowles plan.
That was about $3 trillion ago. The national debt is now $16.4 trillion, and there is no reason to believe it won't top $20 trillion by the end of President Barack Obama's second term.
Why not make it $25 trillion? The House is set to vote this week on some legislation that Republicans put up to suspend the latest debt ceiling until May. Meantime, the Federal Reserve is still buying $85 billion worth of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities every month, and it's holding interest rates to nearly zero, which enables our government to borrow more.
If the U.S. wasn't borrowing and spending all this loot, it would be back in recession. What's better? A balanced budget? Or an economy that isn't, at least technically, in a recession?
We borrowed trillions of dollars and averted the Great Depression Part II. By most measures, our economy has grown since the big crash, albeit anemically and somewhat joblessly. So I asked Bowles if maybe the big spenders were right and he was wrong.
"You can't keep printing money forever," he said.
Yes, but nothing is forever. The "most predictable economic crisis in history" could still be a long ways off with all those other countries handing us their money. Take what you can now. This is the American way.
"These deficits are like a cancer," Bowles told his audience. "They are a cancer that will destroy our country from within if we don't start addressing them, now."
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It seems nothing can throw him off his Chicken Little, fiscal responsibility game. He now is stumping for the Campaign to Fix the Debt that he and Sen. Simpson started.
He says the revenue that our federal government currently collects basically just covers entitlement programs — such as Medicare and Social Security — and the interest we must pay on our enormous debt.


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I was in the guard in 2006 in the DEP program. Shipped Jan. 5 2007 right after my son was born. I got to Benning and the day before I was to go down range I talked to my wife and my son was in the hospital (critical condition). Long story short I was discharge as Uncharacterized with an RE Code: N/A. Question is can I get back in since it has been 6 years since? I have had no law violation except a ticket for not having car insurance since I was discharged. I want in. I know I wont receive bonuses or anything of that nature, not what I'm looking for to join. I appreciate shedding light on this.
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Re: Can Glossary Non prior service (GNPS) enlist with RE code: N/A?
More than likely, with a waiver. It all depends on what type of discharge you received. Check on your NGB22 for your Narrative Reason for Separation and a two letter Separation Code. Once you have those, either list them here or contact a local Recruiter who can tell you if your discharge is waivable.
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Thanks for a prompt response. Unfortunately I haven't a clue what happened to my NGB22, all I have is my 214. Stating uncharacterized, Sep code JGA, and re code N/A. I am talking to a recruiter on Tuesday. I just wanted to get a heads up on what my options where on my end i.e DD FORM 293 or morale letter of some sort. I just don't want to get all hyped up and have the recruiter jump all over for nothing. I will be pushing diligently on this six ways to Sunday.
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Re: Can Glossary Non prior service (GNPS) enlist with RE code: N/A?
The NG doesn't have a DEP program. Once swear in at MEPS the first time, you are in. You'll really need that NGB-22 before anything can happen. The DD214 you got is simply the one from Big Army for training...


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Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., announced today it has opened a second wealth management office in Sarasota, Fla.
The new office is led by Paul Buskey a producing branch manager who joined Baird earlier in the year. The office has six financial advisors total, including new additions Charles Fortenberry, Chip Alario and Meredith Woods.
Fortenberry, Alario and Woods were all previously with Wells Fargo Advisors.
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Final Score: Patriots 49 – Jets 12
That game was a total disaster. What is there to say that needs to be said?
There were fans dressed up in turkey outfits and pilgrim hats in the stands who looked less bizarre than the Jets players did. Jets fans, take the weekend off because the Jets players and coaches sure as hell did.
That was an utter embarrassment, at home, on Thanksgiving night against the Patriots. Nice way to ruin Thanksgiving, Woody Johnson.
Way too many turnovers. The Jets turned the ball over five times, which makes winning impossible against a team like that. The Jets must have had turkey grease on their hands.
Mark Sanchez had YET ANOTHER interception while the Jets were knocking on the door for their first score when they were still in the game. Sanchez's Brandon Moore butt fumble was inexcusable and came right at the time the Jets needed Sanchez to do less and let their running backs do more.
No one was immune to this suckitude. The offense put the Jets in a hole with early turnovers and unable to score in must-have situations. Mark Sanchez can't take advantage of a bad secondary and Sparano likes to run at Vince Wilfork, which is a MISTAKE. Joe McKnight coughed up a ball on a play he might have tried to do too much on a special teams kick returner. The defense was wholly unable to hang with Brady and even his running game and couldn't stop anything in any meaningful way.
The Jets gave up 35 points in the second quarter which was almost an NFL record. The Jets let up three touchdowns in 52 seconds. It was a joke.
Heads will roll. I don't know who and I don't think it will happen between now and next week … but heads will roll for this game.


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Space dust and asteroid fragments reach Earth's surface every day, but only rarely do extraterrestrial objects cause serious harm. Scientists use increasingly precise technology to track near-Earth objects and gauge if a Cretaceous-style collision could be on the horizon. At the forefront of this research is MIT professor Richard Binzel, whose Museum lecture Asteroids: Friends or Foes? on Monday, April 16, evaluates the threat of asteroids and makes a case for how they might actually be useful to humans. Binzel recently answered a few questions about his research.
Creatures of Light: Inside the Studio
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Months before the opening of Creatures of Light on March 31, a team of preparators at the Museum began developing custom models of glowing organisms that light up the exhibition. Director of Exhibition Design Michael Meister and other members of the Exhibition Department share how they conduct visual research for these unique models, work with curators to make them scientifically accurate, and meet the various lighting challenges of creating an exhibition about bioluminescence.
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Today's re-release of James Cameron's blockbuster film Titanic in 3D will feature just one altered shot: a corrected view of the stars in the early hours of April 15, 1912, the day the "unsinkable" British ocean liner went down in the Atlantic Ocean.
The adjustment was made in response to feedback that Cameron, who is known for his meticulous attention to detail, received from Hayden Planetarium Director Neil deGrasse Tyson, who noticed an inaccuracy in the film after it was first released in 1997.
Creatures of Light Offers Window Into Bioluminescent World
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The Museum's latest exhibition, which lets visitors explore a series of ecosystems that sparkle with radiant creatures, is a uniquely immersive experience.
En route to the deep-sea homes of luminous fishes, visitors walk through a field of flashing fireflies, explore caves strung with jewel-like glowworms, and "wade" through a digital bioluminescent bay that glitters underneath each step. Overhead, a symphonic soundtrack composed by Tom Phillips helps set a distinct mood for each section, contributing to a magical setting in what Edward Rothstein of The New York Timescalled "a thoroughly engrossing exhibition."
From Beaks to Genes: Chris Filardi on Island Birds and Biology
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Chris Filardi is the director of Pacific Programs at the Museum'sCenter for Biodiversity and Conservation. He has spent his career studying island birds and their unique ecologies, from working with indigenous communities to conserve island ecosystems to tracking the foraging behavior of Palm Cockatoos. At the upcoming SciCafe on Wednesday, April 4, Filardi will talk about how the genomic revolution and increased access to islands have changed how these systems are studied. He recently answered a few questions about the role islands play in understanding speciation, or how new species arise.


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The origin of this digital Monotype design is unknown.
Photo-Lettering's Magnetic Ink series (various weights, with lowercase) comes close except for a few glyphs ('O' is unmodulated, 'I' has thick top and bottom etc.) A very similar typeface is shown as G. K. W. Computer in the Berthold Headlines E3 catalog, which credits the typeface to G. Kuhle Werbung, 1974.
Appears as Data Process in Lettergraphics' 1976 catalog.
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This has the whispers of "unlocked cell phone" to their smartphone strategy. The degree that Google Android has employed this has been a factor in its swift global growth. In pairing with other vendors and letting its mobile OS win over customers in conjunction with unlocked devices, they have a greater chance of catching up on some major market shares.
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By KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate reporter
Dan and Verna Higbee have been involved with the Utah Foster Care system for about 11 years. Over the years they have taken care of over 25 children and each one has left an indelible mark on their lives. In the living room they have a clock hung on the wall with some words they have lived by ever since they became foster care parents: "Families are forever."
The Higbees had one son of their own but soon they found out afterward that having more children of their own would not be a possibility. So they first turned to adoption, bringing into their home a 16-year old girl and 14-year old boy from Korea. Because of the ages of their own child and their adopted children, the house quickly became empty. Having an empty nest was not something Verna enjoyed.
"We took a break for a little while and then we became empty nesters," Higbee said. "I didn't like that at all."
Looking to provide a warm and loving home, the Higbees then turned to the foster care system. Bringing in children and making them feel like part of a family was very important to Verna, considering the backgrounds of some of the children they have taken care of.
"I love the kids. I was brought up with a wonderful home life and I wanted to provide these children with that," Higbee said. The Higbees try to keep the children as long as they can before the children age out of the foster care system at 18.
Helping out children is nothing new to Verna. For the last 20 years she has worked as a teaching assistant at San Rafael Junior High. Much like she experiences at school while working with students, at home the foster children teach her things like diversity and patience. In turn, the Higbee's work really hard to make sure the children learn to get on the right track in life after all they experience going through the foster care system.
"We try to give them a different view of life," Higbee ferent view of life," Higbee said. "They get to learn things like how it feels to be a part of something like the school band. The children learn they can have fun without things like alcohol and drugs."
Currently the Higbees are caring for seven children ranging in ages from five to 18. The children are quickly taught that they are a part of a regular normal family and there are responsibilities and rules they must follow.
"They have chores to do and they are accountable for their actions," Higbee said. "Everything we do as a family, they are a part of us," which includes attending church and taking vacations.
While the Higbees do their best in trying to keep everything in order, such as trying to have seven different personalities and backgrounds around each other every day, chaos can erupt at any time. While that might seem difficult to handle, Verna does her best to keep things in perspective.
"I just try to go with the flow of things," Higbee said. "I try to keep everyone's schedules and make sure they are on time, just like a regular family."
Dan Higbee looks at the chaos in the house from a different viewpoint.
"There is never a dull moment around here, that's for sure," Dan said.
While the Higbees view the children and themselves as a family, they also try to branch out by including the biological parents in the children's lives as much as possible. They keep in contact and plan out visits whenever possible, creating an extended family.
Adding to that extended family would be the caseworkers the Higbees work with on a regular basis. Their hard work and very supportive attitude make things go more smoothly especially when problems arise, Verna said.
As the children get older and age out of the foster care system, the Higbees find it hard to say goodbye. Even after the children leave, the Higbees try to stay in contact with them, seeing where they go and what they accomplish along the way.
"It's a thrill to see when they accomplish things like graduating from school or joining the military," Verna said. "It's a payoff that you can't put into words."
Sometimes the Higbees are presented with the question from another person asking how they could love someone's kids that are not of their own. It's a tough question that comes with an easy answer for Verna.
"The children need a mother. The best job in the whole wide world is being a mother," Verna said.
Currently there are only two foster care families in Ferron, with the Higbees being one of them. Verna wishes more people would take the opportunity of being a foster care parent, helping give children that need a chance to succeed in life and a warm place they can call home. The opportunity of helping another is something Verna hopes she will see throughout the rest of her life.
"I feel it's a good system and I love working with DCFS (division of child family services)," Verna said. "These kids are going to remember this place and me when I'm 90 years old."


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18 U.S. Code § 211 - Acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office
Whoever solicits or receives, either as a political contribution, or for personal emolument, any money or thing of value, in consideration of the promise of support or use of influence in obtaining for any person any appointive office or place under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Whoever solicits or receives any thing of value in consideration of aiding a person to obtain employment under the United States either by referring his name to an executive department or agency of the United States or by requiring the payment of a fee because such person has secured such employment shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. This section shall not apply to such services rendered by an employment agency pursuant to the written request of an executive department or agency of the United States.
Source(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 694, § 211, formerly § 215; Sept. 13, 1951, ch. 380, 65 Stat. 320; renumbered § 211,Pub. L. 87–849, § 1(b),Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1125; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H),Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 150 and 151 (Dec. 11, 1926, ch. 3, §§ 2, 3,44 Stat. 918).
Same changes of style and substance were made in this section as in section 214 of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 211, act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 693, related to an offer of a gratuity to a revenue officer, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 87–849and is substantially covered in revised section 201.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000" in two places.
1951—Act Sept. 13, 1951, inserted second paragraph.
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BUFFALO, NY - There's no question Buffalo is seeing development. But it's not spreading to all the neighborhoods.
With tens of thousands of people flocking to the Broadway-Fillmore section of Buffalo for Dyngus Day and Easter festivities, many wonder when the area will start seeing progress.
With all the positive development at Main Street, Webster Block, the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus and the Waterfront, could there ever be significant investments made in Historic Polonia?
"More events at the Broadway Market [are needed], rather than just the Easter events," said one shopper. Efforts to hold events there year-round have been made over the last couple years and some have been successful. But, events aren't enough.
"The city is always putting money to try to fix the streets and even the sidewalks that need fixing, but you need to get people like [Howard] Zemsky and people from private investment to do things like Larkinville, which is a mile and a half from here," said Buffalo Common council member David Franczyk.
Zemsky, who's managing partner of Larkin Development Group, has been partly behind Larkinville Development, which offers dining and music events in the Larkin District. So far, the only major possible development in Broadway-Fillmore is the development of the Broadway Market itself. Franczyk says the city has received seven proposals from companies or people looking to revive the market. He notes that there's rich history and low rent in this part of Buffalo, which could also bring more energy here.
"I think this will be a tourist area because of these fantastic buildings like the Central Terminal. These really glorious churches, the people who live here, it's very inexpensive to live here," said Franczyk.
The main issues that drive people away from here is crime and poverty. Shoppers think if more businesses could start opening up more every month and that there were more attractions that maybe Broadway-Fillmore could build up like other parts of the city.