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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE ; 17 March 1840; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18400317-TC-MAC-01; CL 12: 76-78
Chelsea, 17 March 1840
My dear Mother,
A Letter is going to Jamie; but I will write your salutation on a paper by itself. You did not hear from me all last week: I was too busy to write; the rather as there was absolutely nothing out of its usual routine; nothing new at all, except that my horse had come, and the promise of brisker health along with it!
Our Printers have got into the last volume now; Heaven be thanked for it: we shall hope to have done in some two weeks or so. I am also revolving and tumbling about among my projected "Lectures," tho' I have made no public announcement of them yet. They will do, I think, better or worse.— One has such a quantity of tumult and additional uproar at this season; the very streets with double and treble whirlpool of carriages are an agitation to look upon. After refusing several dinners I had to go to another, last Saturday night. Wonderfully "high people," among the highest in the land, wanted to see me, it appeared! Lord Holland Lady Holland, Marquis of Normanby,1 Lord Morpeth,—Lords and Ladies as thick as blackberries! Old Lord Holland alone, who is a nephew of the celebrated Fox,2 very like him, and a brave old man, pleased me somewhat. His wife Lady Holland, who has sat here as a "queen of lions" these thirty years, is a stern-looking proud old dame, with an air of considerable character too.— On the whole I paid for the honour by a decisive headache, and broken sleep. But my horse carries me better thro' than my feet could have done. This weather is good for galloping, if bad for many things; I buckle an old rough coat of Jack's about me, and dash into the country daily with great pleasure and profit.
Poor Jane has taken a kind of cold at last; yesterday she had headache as well; the headache is now gone tho' the cold continues. I hope it will not amount to much; but go its ways shortly. Indeed I too began to feel the constant east-wind detrimental to me,—till once the horse came.
You, dear Mother, how do you contrive to fend against the blasts? I hope you keep mostly within doors; wrap yourself from head to foot when you venture out, and walk as fast as you can!— I sent your good little Letter over to Jack; who has sent it back to me again, as he was ordered to do. I have no Letter for about a week. He seemed to expect some settlement of his scheme about the 20th of this month. Fraser and I are to meet finally for a settlement tomorrow night: he is very loath to offend me at present,—poor man!
My tobacco is entirely done, tell Alick; and I am smoking perfect rubbish at 4d an ounce! I hope the other is near me now.— We had a Box from Mrs Welsh last week; containing, among other things a brave new dressing-gown for me;—also a bit of excellent bacon! She seems to be well enough this winter; going on altogether in the old way.— Our Fife potatoes are come, safe.
Jean wrote to me from Dumfries not long since;3 she seemed to be expecting you there before long. Mrs Welsh, a while before, had described her as well, tho' looking thin.
Jane, not altogether on a sofa today, sends affectionate remembrances. We had Aitken the Minister of Minto here yesterday; looking oorie [gloomy], old, unhappy.— My blessing with one and all of you.— When will you write again?— Ever your affectionate
T. Carlyle
I had folded up your Letter, and was just sealing it in a special cover when this Half-sheet came from Jack!4 I tear off the cover, and enclose you in this. I will answer him straightway.


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Last night's quick hitting blast of wintry weather dropped a nice little shot of snow on the Denver area but it won't be hanging around long. While temperatures rebound today and Thursday, there is the potential for a more significant storm Friday.
Most locations around the Denver area saw from 1 to 4 inches snow last night into the early morning hours today. In its wake roads are very wet and some spots will be slushy. Some patchy fog will be possible through about 9:00 a.m.
Skies will be quickly clearing this morning and we will enjoy mostly sunny skies throughout. Winds will be calm for the most part, picking up a bit this afternoon, particularly in north areas.
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Thursday is going to be virtually balmy with very spring-like temperatures. Mostly sunny skies will be above as we head for highs in the mid to upper 60s.
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Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker: Enablers?
They're both still smokers. Did you know that? We didn't. And they've already piqued the interest of their 5-year-old son, James Wilkie.
Remember that "Intelligencer" item about Antonin Scalia bumming a cigarette from Sarah Jessica Parker? Most people read that and thought, "A conservative Supreme Court justice watches Sex and the City?" But we, of course, thought to ourselves, "Sarah Jessica Parker still smokes? She, the perfect mother who hates her nannies to be mentioned in news articles? The Greenwich Village icon who starred in a show about sex but refused to take her bra off during the act? No way!" But apparently it's so — and the habit rubs off on her husband, Matthew Broderick, and even (gasp!) her 5-year-old son, James Wilkie. At the screening of Broderick's new vice-filled film, Finding Amanda, where he plays a gamble-holic having an off-the-wagon weekend in Vegas, Ferris Bueller told us all about it. "I used to smoke cigarettes, and I still do, lately. I gave that up a long time ago, but every now and then I will fall off for a week." And guess who's fault that might be? Broderick says SJP is "worse than me on that." And James Wilkie is "already curious. He'll see a cigarette butt and say, 'What is that? Why do people smoke?' I can just see the little budding gene of a smoker in there."
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TC TO JANE BAILLIE WELSH; 22 March 1824; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18240322-TC-JBW-01; CL 3:50-54.
Moray-street, Monday—[22 March 1824].
Bestes Liebchen [Dearest Little Sweetheart]! I know you will be expecting these sheets to-day, and I cannot think of disappointing you of any small enjoyment they can yield you. For the rest, you must excuse my haste and insufficiency in writing: I never was so hurried all the days of my life. I have taken out my seat in the Coach for Thursday morning, and they are determined to have done with the second volume ere I go; of which thirty pages are still in German. Nevertheless I will have half an hour's talk with you, betide what may.
Your letter was a precious thing for me. I wish you would adopt that close hand, and fill your sheet so well, and be so earnest and good-humoured and kind on all occasions. Rather I should ask of Fate to be so kind to you on all occasions: I believe it was the air of happiness which breathes from this epistle that more than usually enlivened me. You are always good, always bountiful in heart; your circumstances alone are liable to vary. For all this you deserve considerable preferment; and shall have it yet, mein Kind.
As to that "unblessed" day's work, what farther can be said about it? I do not think it possible for the "mind of man" entirely to forgive such a thing, within less than half a century. Yet I have very nearly forgiven you "even to the heart's core":1 we shall see what farther can be done when we come to settle accounts. But remember your bill payable at sight! My own private idea is that you are a witch; or like Sapphira in the New Testament, concerning whom Dr Nimmo2 once preached in my hearing: "It seems probable, my friends, that Annanias was tempted unto this by some demon more wicked than his wife." But these are things too high for me.
In seriousness, I am extremely glad to learn that you are getting on with some employment that improves you and keeps your conscience quiet. Walk forward in that steady manner; neither loitering nor overhasting yourself. Remember Ralpho's proverb given in Hudibras "slow fire does make sweet malt.["]3 You will have a vast quantity of Rubezahl ready against my coming in the end of April or beginning of May. What a glorious correcting of it we shall have! I beg especially that you do not forget your two hours' walking: headache I look upon as your most dangerous enemy, and not otherwise to be dislodged and defied. Tell me carefully how you go on with all this: I desiderate a multitude of details in your last letter, copious as it is. Do you ever see the little Doctor, and how fares he? This Lewins whom you talk of is a paltry character, as I have heard: it were natural for you to feel a spleen against him, even if he had never been concerned more nearly with you. Yet let him have his swing: a dog is but a dog, however much they fondle him and pat him; and will but pass for a dog at last. I should regret this burgh squabble if it seriously vexed you: but I suppose it only lends a little interest to what would otherwise be dull and indifferent, the doings and avoidings of your civic neighbours. What a pretty thing it would be to see little Fyffe fighting a duel with this unworthy practitioner! I figure him cholerick but concentrated, with one foot advanced, the brow racked up,—"stiffening the sinews, lending to the eye a horrible aspect"— Angels and ministers of grace defend us!4 Yet after all Fyffe is a courageous little fellow; as such I respect him, and even almost love him.
Since I wrote last, there has been no change in my manner of existence; scarcely any incident in my history. I settled with Boyd in a style worthy of Yorkshire itself: he tried two plans to hoodwink me; very cunning ones; but they would not do. We had a little sharp discussion on the subject; and speedily agreed. Boyd is an open handed Bibliopolist: he is no niggard, nor do I reckon him a knave. He pays me down £180 (the sum I asked) on the day of publication, and has the total property of these 1000 copies at present printing. If he sell them all he will be well remunerated; if he do not sell one of them it will be quite the same to me. For the second edition he gives me £250 per 1000 copies, and after that the book is mine. I partly expect to make another £500 of it: but any way, I am already paid sufficiently for all my labour. Am I a genius still? I was intended for a horsedealer rather.— You will not like this second volume a jot better than you did the first: I only tell you to pause in your judgement till you have seen it all. There are two leaves wanting at the end of vol. I. but they contain nothing save a kiss fro[m] the Countess to Wilhelm, who milksop as he was deserved no treat of that kind. It will keep me all April as busy as a turnspit. But I shall get better health at home, and with health there is no fear of me. Will you write every week, and be ready to pay me in May? If you do not, there is nothing but the horrors of a jail before you: I have it in black and white against you, and His Majesty's Justices of the Peace shall hear of it if you deny. Was ever poor young woman so beleaguered? Owes me twelve shillings current money, and must pay it or be gazetted and imprisoned! I declare I feel some pity for you: but it cannot be helped. Will you write to Mainhill next sunday? I get home on Thursday-night.
I owe a little paragraph to the history of my friendship with the Tiger and its consequences. Not seeing him, and needing his promised service, I wrote to Pierce, requesting information and mentioning the name of Dunlop.5 There arrived no shadow of an answer: and so the matter terminated! This is no heartbreaking business: life I believe, even without the aid of Mr Gillies, may still be carried on; and the information which he could have given me I have already got from other quarters. My letter I suppose was wrong worded; tho' I have forgotten how it ran, I recollect that it was written one morning when I was very hurried and not too good-humoured or too healthy. Probably I would write to Pierce as to a man and a scholar; probably he is but a dandy and an Edinr Dilettante. This may be your answer to the Tiger if he ever speak of it; if not, just let it rest. I love the jolly Tiger not a particle the worse for this neglect: even Pierce himself I love. I am growing a very Irving, in love
But the paper is done, and time is done, and your patience is done; so I must end. My kindest regards to your Mother; I hope she is completely well: has she not forgot that she is to be taxed with me in May?— This letter is far too long: I will give but two pages next time. Will you write to me on Sunday. Farewell my dearest Enemy! Be good till you see me, and then better. I am ever your's
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After the debut of the exciting and revolutionary Panigale 1199 and enthusiasts just itching to get their hands on it, now there's talk that the Bologna manufacturer will be releasing a middle-class supersport version of the Panigale next November at the EICMA show.
Apparently the 799 as it's unofficially called, will be derived from the new 1199 and replace the current 749 or even the 848, and supposedly have a 750cc Superquadro engine and boast some of the innovations of its bigger and extremely more powerful sister. The only rumors we have so far is it that it should deliver 145hp and weight in at less than 160kg.
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The scientific management component of the facility will be addressed by designing and testing mechanisms for scientific access to the vessel and awarding of ship time for specific missions. A decision support system for European governments using this facility will be developed, specifically in relation to environmental monitoring.


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They all remember Walter, the smiling meter man
May 24, 2012
I just walked in the office Wednesday morning. The papers were so hot off the press I hadn't even seen one.
But Dorothy McLernon had. She was thrilled when she saw her father-in-law, Walter McLernon, as the jolly meter person in last week's historical feature.
We expected someone would know his identity but not so quickly. Dorothy said Walter, who has since passed away, had been a policeman for Lake Geneva until he retired at the then-mandatory retirement age of 55. But Walter felt he was "too young to retire" and he loved to walk. So the city offered him a job as a meter man, following Corby Geise, who we are told was the city's first meter man. That was in 1961.
The job, the personality and the timing were a match made in heaven, Dorothy recalled.
"It was the perfect job for him," Dorothy said. "He was a wonderful person. So jovial."
Walter's family was well known in the community, too. His wife's name was Alma and his children, from oldest to youngest are Dorothy's husband Richard, Donald, Ella Ficker, Larry and Robert. Walter's father was also a well-known Lake Geneva policeman who often had his dog at his side — the type of small-town idiosyncrasy you probably wouldn't see today.
Lake Geneva's very own fire chief Brent Connelly remembered Walter, too.
"When I grew up in town he was always one of the nicest guys in town when I was riding my bike on the street," the chief said.
He said Walter and another policeman "always watched over me and took care of me."
Also calling to identify the photo were Walter's son Robert and his granddaughter Denise Gates who followed up with an e-mail:
Dear Mr. Halverson:
"That smiling officer is my grandfather, Walter McLernon. This picture seems to be from the early 60s, when getting a ticket was fun, and besides a ticket he might even have given you a piece of gum, and a good story. He was well known to spin a yarn and always had a pocket full of some type of candy or gum and more than willing to share. It is a very fond memory from those days when the streets weren't that congested, you could still buy penny candy at the Woolworth's on the corner, and see Shorty at the Sinclair gas station, where we often would get a soda. Thank you, John, for the trip down memory lane. He has been gone now for almost 25 years, and I still miss him.."
The final touch occurred as I crossed an intersection.
A man rolled down his window and yelled, "It was Walter McLernon!"
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At my recent BJJ & Grappling event "AZ Desert Challenge" I came across a gentleman named Robert Biggs. We met each other in the center of the mat to shake hands and grapple. I was scared and excited about going against him. He's been a local hero of mine for quite some time now.
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Rodriguez, the resurgent maverick singer/songwriter and cult enigma once called Detroit's answer to Bob Dylan via Motown and Bacharach, will perform his newly popular folk-rock ballads at the State Theatre. Recently rescued from obscurity by stalwart fans and the 2012 "Searching for Sugar Man" Academy-Award winning documentary, Rodriguez has gained long overdue worldwide recognition.
While his first and only two original albums went mostly unnoticed in the U.S. during the late '60s and early '70s, unbeknownst to Rodriquez they had emerged as underground classics during Apartheid in South Africa. His debut 1970 release, Cold Fact, became a sensation there, selling hundreds of thousands of copies and joining the Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones in the music collections of every musically literate Cape Town resident. Much later, the Motor City folk-rocker was rediscovered alive and well by two South African fans who had gone on a quest to solve the mysterious fate of one of their most beloved artists, a story which prompted the documentary.
Rodriguez was born in Detroit in 1942 to a working-class background. He was playing assorted unconventional clubs when he was discovered by Harry Balk, who later became Motown's creative director. Balk helped him record his first single "I'll Slip Away" in 1967 and his supporters, session players Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore, then brought him to Clarence Avant, founder of the Sussex label. Avant made it possible for Rodriguez to record Cold Fact, (also Sussex' first release) which was dubbed a "stone-cold folk-rock classic with an otherworldly feel to it." Despite high expectations, the album didn't take off in the U.S. And when his second release, 1971's Coming from Reality, met the same fate, Rodriguez left the music business to work construction and study.
Since his rediscovery, Rodriquez has played halls in Europe, Australia, South Africa and North America including New York's Radio City Music Hall. He sold out St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theatre last May and has also garnered airplay on such local stations as The Current with "I Wonder," a single which gained particular attention after it was covered by Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard and singer-songwriter Ruby Amanfu. The reclusive and humble Rodriguez still lives modestly in Detroit.


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On May 17, we celebrate a trio of birthdays: senior hockey player Brian Keane sophomore swimmer Alexander Merkulov and sophomore baseball pitcher Dennis Torres.
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Dick Baker has several new entries in his UMass Hockey Blog on MassLive.com. One interesting thing to point out is that Justin Braun, James Marcou and Cory Quirk were all assigned to the Worcester Sharks over the weekend. The trio will join Matt Irwin with the AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks.
Braun Plays In First NHL Game For San Jose
Locals Syner, Czepiel Look Good In First Week Of Practice
Minutemen Hold First Pre-Season Scrimmage
Wellman Scores Power Play Goal For Minnesota
Keane Ready To Do His Part
Three Former Minutemen Assigned To Worcester
What's New At BU - A Look At The Hockey East Opener
Hockey East Picks Come Wednesday


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RELATED: Garcia surges to sroke lead at Houston
Friday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 1-over 73 in the second round of the Shell Houston Open. Kokrak finished 2 over for the tournament, missing the cut by two strokes. His round included three birdies and four bogeys.
Today: Kokrak did not qualify to play at next week's Masters. The PGA Tour will head to Hilton Head, S.C., from April 17-20 for the RBC Heritage.
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A new report showed the number of you who identify yourselves as republicans has dropped dramatically.
According to the poll, the number of those who consider themselves as Republican is at the lowest the party has seen in 25 years. Instead, more of you think of yourself as an Independent.
On average, a little over 40% of you said you were Independents last year. This is the highest rate for this party since data's been collected about those who vote this way.
As for the Grand Old Party, those of you that considered yourself a Republican peaked back in 2004 when former President George W. Bush won a second term in office.
With the problems when it comes Obamacare and the NSA spying leak. He's received all time low approval ratings. One woman said she thinks that in this day and age, the Independent Party appeals to people because it offers more options.
"Mainly people probably feel let down by their representatives. Maybe their opinions aren't reflected in what their representatives bring to the table," said Valarie Monica, a Pocahontas County resident.
Another man said he changed switched parties. He went from Republican to voting Independent.
"I was a Republican. My family was Republican, but as I grew older, I saw that there's good people on both sides, so I registered myself as an Independent ," said Jake Kopec, a Randolph County resident.
Participation in the Democratic Party has stayed pretty level. It has dipped a bit since President Obama was first elected. Since then, his credibility's taken a hit.
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Feb. 9, 2013
SEATTLE - There were only three student-athletes in action for the Arizona State University track and field program at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash.
Two of them set school records.
In the conclusion of the most successful weekend of the year for the Sun Devil program, Shelby Houlihan and Nick Happe each took down school records in their respective events on Saturday to bring ASU's weekend total to three school records following Christabel Nettey's historic long jump in Albuquerque yesterday.
Houlihan was the top collegiate finished in the Invite section of the 800-meter run on Saturday, finishing second overall in 2:04.94 to take down on of ASU's oldest school records in a running event.
With the performance, Houlihan knocked off Kim Toney former Sun Devil indoor record of 2:05.12 set back in 1994. The time is currently the seventh fastest in the nation thus far this season.
Not to be outdone, Nick Happe had the run of his life in the men's 3,000-meter run Invite section as he clocked a time of 7:52.18 in his first race at the distance this season.
The time was about a three-second personal record for the senior, who unseeded Brandon Bethke's former school record of 7:54.27 that was set in 2010.
Happe now holds the school indoor record in the mile and at 3,000 meters and he ranks third all-time in the 5,000-meter run as well.
Also in action on Saturday was graduate transfer Zach Zarda, who finished his section of the 3,000-meter run in 8:07.60. It was the first race of the season for Zarda, who battled back from suffering a foot injury two months ago to clock the 10th-fastest time in ASU history.
ASU now sets its sights on the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships in two weekends, though the team will send a contingency to the NAU Tune-Up In Flagstaff next weekend.


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This is one of the rarest crocodile species in Asia. It has become very depleted throughout its range, which includes all major rivers and waterways of northern India and Burma. Although officially protected, it has declined rapidly due to a trade in skins and incidental killing by fishermen. Increased river traffic and agriculture have also had an adverse effect.
Their future depends on strict law enforcement and observance of existing controls that restrict trade in skins. Another possibility is the establishment of captive breeding stock under nearly natural conditions. There are few specimens in captivity, and most of the conditions have not been favourable for breeding.


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Table, International Space Station (ISS)
NASA astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Expedition One Commander, William "Bill" Shepherd, built this table during the first ISS mission from components that he found on board the Russian Service Module in 2001. The table is a workstation built for Shepherd's personal use during his long-duration stay on board the space station. This was the first object that NASM acquired from the ISS program. The story behind the construction of the table adds a unique dimension to the history of human space exploration. Bill Shepherd improvised the table with space parts. This improvisation demonstrates the continued need for invention in the closed environment of a space station.
NASA transferred this table to the museum.
Transferred from NASA, Johnson Space Center.
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- William "Bill" M. Shepherd
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- Overall: Aluminum, Velcro, Steel, Nylon, Paint
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- Storage (Rehoused on aluminum pallet with three additional objects): 121.9 × 200.7 × 124.5cm, 226.8kg (48 × 79 × 49 in., 500lb.)


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Change.org is a website that dedicates itself to not only providing people with a voice, but giving others the ability to generate change through creating and signing petitions on issues that affect not just one person; issues that affect society as a whole.
To get involved or to make your voice heard all you have to do is to register and e-mails on various petitions will come your way.
Recently hundreds of people received an e-mail from a young girl (she states that she's 25) whose father has been incarcerated for her entire life.
The woman, Taylor Palmer, writes a convincing and heart wrenching plea for people to sign a petition in order for her father, Michael Palmer, to be considered for clemency by the President of the United States Barack Obama, Pardon Attorney Deborah Leff and Attorney General Eric Holder.
Any child who has endured the loss of a parent can certainly sympathize with Miss Palmer, but this issue goes a lot further than just the love a child has for a father or even justice in its very basic form.
In her petition Ms. Palmer explains that due to choices her father made in-between 1987 and 1989 by selling drugs he received a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. Ironically she refers to his choice as a nonviolent drug offense.
She disputes her father being labeled as a kingpin, but also admits that he abandoned her family.
He would eventually be convicted of those choices; conspiracy to deliver cocaine and crack cocaine. Michael Palmer, under the Continuing Criminal Enterprise Statute (also known as the CCE Statute or Kingpin Statute) was given the only sentence that was allowed by law: life in prison without the possibility of parole. It could have been worse. He could have received the death penalty like many of his fellow kingpins were such as Juan Raul Garza. Garza was executed on June 19, 2001.
The CCE Statute is Chapter 13 of Title 21 United States Code (U.S.C.) subsection 848. It was created to make committing to conspire to commit certain felony violations that are part of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 punishable by law. This statute addresses crimes committed only by major narcotics organizations; organizations whose only purpose is the sales, distribution and manufacturing of illegal narcotics.
In 1984 a "super kingpin" provision was added as a subsection to the statute in which a person who is convicted of playing a principal role in a narcotics organization such as an administrator, organizer or leader that sells, distributes or manufacturers large quantities of narcotics that is at least 300 times more than the limit that would result in a five year minimum sentence for possession will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. If this same person is convicted of intentionally killing or intentionally causes someone to be killed it will result in that person receiving the death penalty.
This is where Michael Palmer found himself.
According to court records, Michael aka Knot Palmer was the president of a large narcotic organization that was basically a distribution outfit. Palmer (along with co-defendants Lamar Harris, Richard Smith, Gary Wyche, and Donald Johnson) brought large quantities of cocaine from New York and distributed it among their drug dealers in Washington, D.C. As if that wasn't bad enough the organization would often trade guns for drugs.
All five of the men were convicted under 21 U.S.C. section 861 on charges of drug distribution and of using juveniles (persons under the age of 18) for drug distribution. They were further convicted of conspiracy to distribute drugs and conspiracy to use firearms during and in relation to their drug trafficking offenses under 21 U.S.C. section 846 and 18 U.S.C. section 371.
Palmer was also convicted of running a Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE) under 21 U.S.C. section 848 mainly because of the size of the organization and the fact that it employed many people who worked as dealers, runners, etc.
According to court documents obtained by examiner.com Palmer was convicted of "leading a CCE involving "at least 300 times the quantity of a substance described in subsection 841(b) (1)(B) of [title 21]" and through his organization Palmer was able to distribute "over 1500 grams of crack, more than 300 times the five-gram amount set out in section 841(b)(1)(B)(iii)."
In her petition Taylor Palmer mentions the fact that the three of the four defendants who were convicted along with her father have been released and the fourth will be soon following suit as if to indicate that there was some kind of disparity in her father's conviction, but it should be noted that these four defendants were not kingpins nor were they convicted under that statute.
Depending on the sentencing guidelines most people who are convicted have the opportunity to file several appeals. The only time that this might not be the case is if the person pleads guilty which was not what Palmer and his cohorts did; they all plead not guilty to the initial charges.
Out of all the inmates who file their appeals, the courts grant only a few of these appeals to be heard. Palmer and the others were one of the lucky ones; their appeals were heard and Palmer received a court appointed attorney.
A court appointed attorney is an attorney who works for a law firm as a defense attorney and is not a public defender.
Palmer also fully participated in the appeal process and his attorney argued against the convictions aggressively.
At the end of it all, his appeal was denied. Currently Palmer is serving out his sentence at USP (United States Penitentiary) Allenwood which is located in Allenwood, PA close to Williamsport. The prison is considered high security and houses some of the most dangerous inmates that are in federal custody.
There are a lot of issues within this petition that people should pause to consider before signing the petition:
1. In her petition, Taylor includes the following statement from her father: "I, Michael Palmer, want to thank you, the world, for taking the time to read this petition and hope you will sign on so I can get looked at for clemency and a second chance at life, something that I will not take for granted. I just want to spend the rest of my life with my grandchildren since I missed the golden years of my children. I want to also say to anyone out there that is thinking about or is into the streets, 'Hey, there is nothing that can take the price of your freedom. Stay in school, get an education, and spend time with your family. Life is too short. Reach, teach and help one another. Prison is wack!!!'" It should be noted that nowhere in his statement does Mr. Palmer address his actions that led to his convictions or the damage he caused through these actions. He offers no remorse or insight to why he did what he did.
2. Neither father nor daughter offered any proof about how Michael Palmer will be a contributing member of society once he gets out.
Many inmates, even those who may not ever get out of prison, usually take advantage of programs that are offered such as GED classes, college courses, therapy, support groups, employment while incarcerated or job training. USP Allenwood offers most of these programs. Inmates who prepare for life on the outside are more likely to stay out of prison; to not reoffend.
Signers of this petition are also in the dark of what kind of inmate he actually was. There isn't anything stated about his behavior while in prison or lessons he learned while incarcerated.
3. Ms. Palmer states in her petition that she is fatherless, but goes on to say how involved he was offering her guidance and encouragement over the years. Although it's not stated, Ms. Palmer may have even gone to visit her father on occasion. At one point she did because the picture that she posted of her and her father was taken during a visit to the prison.
The children of the people who were on the receiving end of her father's business do not have that same opportunity unless you count visiting a gravesite as spending time with your parent(s).
The reality is that she was able to forge a relationship with her father although it was not a traditional one.
4. There are some supporters who believe that Palmer's conviction and sentencing was racially motivated. In fact that was the same argument that Garza used. The reality is that most of Palmer's victims were African American. According to the American Civil Liberties Union during the time of Palmer's arrest and conviction, 75% of the individuals who were convicted under the kingpin statute were white.
Although the provision of the statute that permits the death penalty saw over 80% of those sentenced to die were African American and only 11% were white, this imbalance doesn't apply to Palmer since he wasn't sentenced to death.
Through the appeal process, the law as well as the conviction was challenged and it was seen as correctly applied. It's also worth it to consider the possibility for introducing laws against criminal enterprises who specifically target their activities towards minorities; that perhaps prison time might be in order for those who intentionally commit crimes in specific neighborhoods.
5. The website www.clemencyreport.org asks the question "When should the collateral damage from a prison sentence, even one legally imposed, be softened because of the damage to others?" This is a very good question. Perhaps the answer isn't what the website would like.
The crack cocaine epidemic that burrowed its way into inner-city neighborhoods operated similar to that of a flesh eating organism. It systematically destroyed any and everything that got in its way.
It destroyed families; neighborhoods; cultures; gave thousands of young people a ticket to an early grave through violence as well as overdoses and even more young people ended up in prison with lengthy sentences; destroyed businesses; education systems; put a financial strain on the economy as more police officers, drug rehabilitation and detox centers, and prisons were needed to deal with the onslaught of the drug; HIV and AIDS spread like wild fire leading to more resources being needed.
These kingpins and their organizations unleashed this organism on society like a bunch of mad scientists.
Philadelphia was hit particularly hard thanks to the drug kingpins who ran the Black Mafia and Junior Black Mafia. Over 20 years later these neighborhoods still have not recovered.
So how much time in prison is really enough time when you look at the destruction of life that people like Palmer caused?
Regardless what people may think, including Ms. Palmer, this was not a nonviolent drug offense. People died, lives were ruined, families were destroyed and the children suffered immeasurably.
The Clemency Report website also suggests that "Sometimes in life, witnesses and prosecutors have the floor. At other times, children should be heard." This is absolutely true. So perhaps a good place to start would be the thousands of children who lost one or both parents to the crack cocaine epidemic. It would be good to hear how they felt when they had to go either into foster care or live with a relative who may have been financially ill-equipped to raise them. Better yet, ask the children who grew up with a crack addicted parent how it felt to go to bed hungry because their parent needed to get high.
6. And, finally, who is Taylor Palmer? Does she really exist or is this the work of an organization that works to get those freed from prison or Michael Palmer himself? Other than the petition, no other information about Ms. Palmer exists online.
Change.org is a great website, but before signing any petition people need to do their homework and carefully consider the request a petitioner is making. The website itself should take a harder look at the petitions and make sure that they are valid as well as the person who is submitting that request. By not doing so, the administrators are putting the website's reputation at risk.


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My husband and i are going through a divorce,he was awarded child support . because i could not afford an attorney.
The company i worked for failed to take child support out after ordered by the courts.in return the company in wich i worked for was penalized 100 dollars a day for two years.my question is, will this money be considered as marital asset ,since we are not divorced yet ?
asset resolution
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 09:49 AM
While property owned by either spouse prior to the marriage can remain the property of the original owner, nearly everything acquired after the wedding (community or marital property) is most often subject to division upon divorce. You may visit the Family Law Center: Divorce and read Divorce and Property as a good resource to learn more about this subject matter. For further clarification on your specific matter, you may consult with a local Family Law Lawyer.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 11:49 AM
Depends on the laws of your unidentified state.
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A bill is being considered in the House of Representative that would once again encroach on our Constitutional rights.
What is it?
The bill itself is innocuous enough. It is the Medicare reimbursement bill, which is being called up on Capitol Hill, the "Doc fix bill." The part of the bill that is
encroaching on our Constitutional rights is what some in the Congress want to
add to the bill.
Federal Tort Reform.
Tort Reform is being pushed by the American Medical Association and the insurance industry. The AMA has no interest in protecting the
Constitutional rights of Americans.
They want to protect Doctors. The AMA was also a prime supporter of Obamacare, so
their track record of good ideas is not that great.
The insurance industry along with the Doctors have destroyed the free market in the health care sector of the economy.
Why does health care cost so much? It is not the medical malpractice lawsuits as the big insurance companies would have you believe. It is because there is no competition.
Doctors now set their prices based on what the insurance companies will pay. But, we the
public don't even know what the cost is.
All we know is we pay a $25 co-pay and we have a deductable and that is
Doctors have no incentive to compete because their prices are controlled by the insurance industry.
Now, the same people who managed to destroy the free market for healthcare and drive up costs of healthcare now want to destroy another part of the free market.
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, the free market is wonderful. It encourages good
behavior and punishes bad behavior.
The civil court system is a part of the free market. It is the part that punishes bad
Federal Tort reform is a really bad idea. First, this is an issue that belongs to the States under the 10th Amendment. Second, this is a direct challenge to the 7th Amendment right to a civil jury trial.
Conservative scholars like Randy Barnett and other great Americans like Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli have not only called it
unconstitutional but threatened litigation if Federal Tort Reform ever becomes
I have this morning sent a letter to John Boehner and Eric Cantor, asking them to make certain that Federal Tort Reform is not included in the "Doc fix bill."
This is one issue that is not as dramatic or as sexy as some of the other issues we have fought but it is just as important. I encourage you call your Congressman and ask them to oppose Federal Tort Reform.
Here is the letter I have sent to John Boehner and Eric Cantor
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Look closely at your next medical statement. Note that the amount that the insurance company paid is always far below what the doctor billed. But the doctor usually accepts the insurance payment as payment in full. Now, why would they do this?
It is so that they can write the difference off as bad debt and pay no income tax on what they did get paid.
Is there a doctor in the house?
Tell, me that this is not true!
Why is it OK for the govt. to "price fix" but when it happens in the private sector it's called "collusion" and subject to civil penalties? We need to get the govt. out of the healthcare business and allow the private sector to fix pricing ala the free market.
right on max. in medicare the government sets the price that the federal government pays to doctors and hospitals whether they like it or not and usually it far below what the same procedures are charged to private insurance. with all this the government is still trillions in the hole.
Absolutely incorrect! The amount billed is like the "retail price" of many items, which often has little relation to the "street price." The physician usually has to accept the insurance payment because of his contract with the insurance company. The difference between amount billed and insurance allowable can NOT be written off as a bad debt. (And even if it could, that would not preclude payment of income tax on the amount paid.)
You're telling me that losses cannot be written off? News to me!
So, now medicine has a "street price"? Do I have to look for the tennis shoes hanging on the power lines?
How is it a loss. If I spend an hour on something but I only get paid $800 instead of the $1,000 that I wanted? I still made $800.
You didn't get the other $200 that your medical degree and your invoice say you earned!
You are wrong, Jeff. The only way a bad debt can be deducted from income is if the FULL amount had already been declared as income, which is typical of the accrual system of Generally Acceped Accounting Principles. If the doctor booked $1,000 of income when he performed the procedure, but only received $800, he can "write off" the $200 to reflect the actual receipt. It does not in any way reduce the tax paid on the $800. In come is declared when earned rather than when actually received in order to better match procedures and profit when examining the financial statements of the practice.
The actual reason for the higher billed amount is the fact that most insurance plans pay a percentage. The doctor overbills by that amount, then forgives the rest in order to "bury" the deductible for the patient. In this way patients come back for more frequent treatment since they don't actually have to pay anything. This also drives the cost of insurance up.
Who's to say that doctors are not billing the insurance companies for the full amounts? Do you work with either one? Do you have insider information?
All an engineer has to do is list it in his books as the full amount, and bill the client for the full amount. In this case the client would be the insurance company. Why would the itemized statement even include the full amount if the doctor did not bill them for it? What purpose would it serve except to cook the books?
Jeff, pay attention. The doctor bills the insurance company the full amount...that is what I said! They inflate the amount billed, the insurance company pays their percentage, which is the amount the doctor wanted in the first place. He "writes off" the percentage not paid by the insurance company, which is SUPPOSED to be the deductible paid by the patient. The doctor does this to make it "free" to the patient so that they will come back more often and increase his practice at our expense.
When I started my medical practice (in the 1970's) most insurance was based on reimbursing the patient the "usual and customary rate" for medical services. The doctor charged $50, the patient paid $50 and got reimbursed the UCR, generally about 80%. Patients cared about what a service cost, because they paid the bill (even if it was mostly reimbursed.) Physicians couldn't set fees too high, or they'd lose patients to a lower-cost provider.
As a professional courtesy, or in a case of hardship (charity) the doctor might TWIP ("take what insurance pays"), accepting the insurance payment as full payment. But he could not lower the fee to that amount, because the "usual and customary rate" was based on the stated fee.
By the time I retired from medical practice, nearly all the "health insurance" was in the form of HMO's and PPO's, and they (like Medicare) send the physician a printout each November stating (without negotiation) what they will pay for each service or procedure.
Therein lies a large part of the problem with escalating medical costs: The 'client' is the insurance company, not the patient, and the patient often has no skin in the game (beyond a $5 or $10 copay.)
I don't know how engineers handle accounting, but I've never heard of any medical practice using the accrual method of accounting. If I billed $100 and got paid $80, there's no write-off of the $20 and it does not count as a loss. And it certainly does nothing to reduce the tax liability on the $80 received.
This was my point exactly, Doctor. The uncollected amount does not in any way reduce taxes on the collected amount. I don't know what Jeff was talking about. You did not, however, address the fact that doctors bill the insurance company a higher amount and then forgives the balance so that the patient does not pay the deductible. A very good friend of mine admitted that she did this. This leads to oeveruse. The "open Bar" mentality. If it's free, they take more.
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Entry #19 ~ It's Official – Take Me Fishing by Scent Free Lip Gloss
Entry #13 ~ A Legacy of Fishing by Wild Bound
Entry #20 ~ Take Me Fishing By Sipping Emergers
Entry #5 ~ To Alaska! By Beat Up Road Sign
Entry #9 ~ Be part of the National Take Me Fishing Event by The Northwest Camper
Entry #3 ~ Who got you hooked on Fishing? By The Catching Chronicles
Entry #6 ~ Bass Pundit NFBW by Bass Pundit
Entry #11 ~ Thanks Dad by Owl Jones
Entry #16 ~ National Fishing and Boating week: FR takes the challenge by Fontinalis Rising
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After missing the last three games with a shoulder injury, senior quarterback Ryan Griffin will return under center when the Green Wave take on SMU on Saturday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Oct. 11, 2012
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Tulane Gameday Central!
NEW ORLEANS - It will be a weekend of returns for the Tulane University football team this weekend as the squad not only returns to Conference USA play but welcomes the healthy return senior quarterback Ryan Griffin when the Green Wave play host to league foe SMU on Saturday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Kickoff is slated for noon and the contest will be televised on Comcast/Charter Sports.
After missing the last three games with a shoulder injury sustained at Tulsa on Sept. 8, Griffin will be back under center and first-year head coach Curtis Johnson said that the team has a new bounce in the step with the veteran signal caller taking snaps.
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Football Falls To Conference USA Foe SMU, 45-24
The Green Wave scored a season-best 24 points in the third quarter, but it was not enough as the Tulane University football team dropped a 45-24 decision to Conference USA foe SMU on Saturday afternoon at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
"Having a younger team with guys who haven't play, it was like youth looking to the youth. (D.J.) Ponder is an older kid, but he just hasn't played very much. It was just all youth looking back and forth. Now we've got a little bit of direction and a little bit of leadership."
In addition to the television coverage, the Tulane/SMU game will also be broadcast on the flagship station of Green Wave athletics, WIST AM 690, and live video streaming will be available via the web at www.TulaneGreenWave.com to paid members of the All-Access Pass. Live stats will also be on-line courtesy of GameTracker, and fans will once again have a chance to insert their opinion and ask questions interactively through "Tulane Live."
The Green Wave enter the weekend 0-5 on the season, 0-1 in C-USA play, and looking to bounce back from a 41-13 loss last Saturday at UL-Layette. As a team, Tulane is averaging 195.0 yards of total offense per game (14.6 rushing, 180.4 passing) while giving up an average of 481.4 (267.0 rushing, 214.4 passing).
In two starts this season, Griffin has completed 41-of-61 passes (.672) for 314 yards, one touchdown and an interception. In his absence, freshman Devin Powell started the Ole Miss game on Sept. 22 while fifth-year senior D.J. Ponder has started the last two contests.
"If you look at the Saints, Drew Brees will look over, get the play and he knows the play and knows who's in the game," Johnson said. "Ponder didn't know the play sometimes so he had to fiddle through the wristband. Now they're trying to figure out who's in the game and who's doing what...Nothing against (Ponder and Powell), but now we've got a problem solver (on the field). (Griffin) can get guys in and out of the game. He knows the plays. He knows the offense. He knows the language."
Junior wide receiver Ryan Grant is one of four Tulane players with 10-plus receptions in the five games of the season, and leads the squad with 24 catches for 331 yards (13.8 avg.) and two touchdowns. Sophomore Justyn Shackleford is second on the team with 17 grabs for 234 yards (13.8 avg.) and a score while the running back tandem of sophomore Rob Kelley and junior Derrick Strozier - who has recently been moved to defense - had 14 catches for 84 yards and a touchdown and 11 receptions for 60 yards, respectively. Kelley paces the Green Wave ground game with 143 yards on 44 carries (3.2 avg.).
Defensively, the Green Wave have seven sacks among 26 tackles for loss, 10 pass break-ups and eight forced turnovers with four fumble recoveries and a quartet of interceptions.
Junior linebacker Zach Davis leads the way with 38 tackles (26 solo, 12 assists) and a pair of sacks among 3.0 tackles for loss while sharing the team lead in interceptions with senior cornerback Ryan Travis, sophomore safety Sam Scofield and freshman corner Lorenzo Doss with one interception. Rookie free safety Darion Monroe is second on the team with 30 stops (23 solo, 7 assists) and Travis headlines the secondary with four pass break-ups. Senior defensive end Austen Jacks paces the squad with 5.5 tackles for loss and sophomore defensive tackle has two of the team's six forced fumbles.
SMU, meanwhile, comes to New Orleans2-3 on the year and 1-0 in C-USA action after blanking UTEP last Saturday at the Sun Bowl. As a team, the Mustangs are averaging 347.2 yards of total offense per game (98.2 rushing, 249.0 passing) while giving up an average of 422.2 (136.2 rushing, 286.0 passing).
Garrett Gilbert, a transfer from the University of Texas who played in the Longhorns' BCS National Championship Game back in 209, leads the SMU offense with 1,118 yards and five touchdowns on 113-of-228 passing (.496). Preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year Zach Line paces the Mustangs' ground game with 427 yards and three scores on 100 carries (4.3 avg.) while Luke Seeker is next with 59 yards on 10 totes.
Jeremy Johnson is one of five Mustangs' wideouts to haul in at least 16 passes and tally at least 110 yards through the air and leads the team with 26 receptions for 265 yards while ranking tied for second on the squad with a touchdown grab. Darius Johnson is second on the team with 24 catches for 235 yards while Der'rikk Thompson had a team-high two scoring receptions.
On defense, SMU has seven sacks among 26 tackles for loss, broke up 25 passes and forced 15 turnovers with 10 interceptions and five fumble recoveries.
Randall Joyner leads the Mustangs with 41 tackles (16 solo, 25 assists), followed by Jay Scott with 36 (23 solo,13 assists), while Taylor Reed and Qyen Griffin are next with 32 each (17 solo, 15 assists). Reed headlines the SMU unit with 5.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, Joyner has a team-best three interceptions, and Kenneth Acker leads the way with four pass break-ups.
"I think this running back they've got is pretty good," Johnson said of SMU. "I think they're going to try and pound us. They start with the run and then they try and throw it. (Mustangs' head coach) June Jones is creative enough to help (Gilbert). He'll get him on the perimeter, and he'll move around a little bit. Our ends have to be very focused on keeping him contained. I think we'll do well with that."
Saturday's game marks the 21st time the two teams have met on the gridiron and Tulane holds a 12-8 lead in the all-time series. SMU, however, has won the last three head-to-head meetings with the Green Wave, including a 45-24 decision last year in Dallas. The last time Tulane defeated SMU was back on Sept. 25, 2008, when the Wave came away with a 34-27 decision in the Superdome.
Tickets to Saturday's Tulane/SMU contest as well as future Green Wave events are available through the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office. The Ticket Office is located on the first floor of the Wilson Center on Ben Weiner Drive, and tickets can be purchased in person, over the phone at 504-861-WAVE (9283) or via the Internet at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
The ticket office at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, located at Gate A Ground facing Poydras Street, will open on Saturday at 10 a.m. and the gates will be opened to the public at 11 a.m.


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Nikki from The Lovely Residence had been on the lookout for some kitchen chairs to go with the pedestal table she received from her mother-in-law. By "on the lookout" I don't mean in an actual store but on the side of the street of course! Finally she spotted two chairs in a garbage pile up the street. The downside? One leg was missing. The upside? It was in the trash can. (Don't worry it was on top!)
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It's almost that time again! Restaurant Week 2010 will take place from August 30-September 5. This fabulous week provides locals and tourists with not only a great chance to try out some of the best restaurants in town but to help out a great cause! Participating vendors donate between $4-6 per meal to Three Square to help combat hunger in the Las Vegas valley.
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At 24, Islington born Darius Sharifi wasn't expecting to find himself suddenly unemployed, in spite of his enterprising nature. In fact, there isn't much Darius hasn't tried – his own motorcycle couriering and estate agency businesses – and now he is setting his sights on a job in security. Which is where Working Men's College comes in. Darius, who is now living in Hampstead, recently signed up for the WMC Skills for Jobs project to learn how to be an SIA trained security guard. In March he completed not only the SIA training but also attended the Skills for Jobs interview training held at WMC in Camden NW1. He says that the SIA training is the first training he's ever completed.
Darius exudes motivation. He says the Skills for Jobs project is brilliant - the training has given him life skills that he wasn't expecting to learn and he's discovered essential ways of dealing with people, how to empathise and how to be a good negotiator. He feels that the back up and support he's received from the staff at WMC has been very helpful and informative, so much so that he says he feels like a better person from all the help and learning he's had here.
Darius now awaits a job interview and hopes that if he can make a success of working as a security guard, he can eventually pursue his life long dream to join the Royal Navy.
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