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LaGarrette Blount RB Patriots – Confession: I've always liked Blount. If he doesn't punch that Boise State punk, he goes in the first round and is an entrenched starter somewhere. Don't believe me? Watch his touchdown run from last week. That size and power combination is rare. Instead, he gets passed around the league without ever really sticking despite performing reasonably well. Now he finds himself in the fracas that is the Patriots backfield. It's just too crowded back there. Blount is making the most of his carries, though, which hopefully means he gets more touches.
Charles Clay TE Dolphins – I noticed Clay for the first time this past Monday night. This guy just looks like a ball player. Long, physical, and speedy. The Dolphins seem committed to getting him involved in the offense and for good reason. He's still widely available too. For now.


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STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,v.GERALD E. NUNNALLY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.
On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, Municipal Appeal No. 003-06-10.
Submitted January 31, 2011
Before Judges Lisa, Reisner and Sabatino.
The opinion of the court was delivered by REISNER, J.A.D.
While driving a commercial vehicle, defendant Gerald E. Nunnally was arrested for a suspected violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.13 (prohibiting operation of a commercial motor vehicle by a driver "with an alcohol concentration of 0.04% or more.").*fn1
After defendant refused to submit to an Alcotest, the arresting officer also charged him with violating the general refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a,*fn2 instead of the statute pertaining to refusal by a person driving a commercial vehicle, N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24 (CDL refusal statute). The Law Division dismissed the refusal charge, agreeing with the municipal judge that the State could not prosecute defendant under the general refusal statute in these circumstances and the State could not amend the complaint to charge defendant with CDL refusal, on the day of trial and after the ninety-day statute of limitations had run. The State appealed.
Because CDL refusal is not a lesser included offense of general refusal, we agree that the State was precluded from amending the complaint to charge CDL refusal after the statute of limitations expired. We also hold that the driver of a commercial vehicle who is arrested and charged only with CDL DUI, N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.13, and who thereafter refuses a breath test, may only be charged under the cognate CDL refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24, and may not be prosecuted under the general refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a. Therefore, we affirm the decision of the Law Division.
For future guidance, we note that a commercial vehicle driver whose conduct violates both the general and CDL DUI statutes may be arrested and charged under both statutes. If the driver then refuses a breath test after being advised of the consequences of refusal pertaining to both statutes, the driver may also be charged under both refusal statutes.*fn3 Finally, if law enforcement perceives potential difficulties in enforcing the CDL DUI statute, because it prohibits driving with a BAC of .04% or higher but does not specifically prohibit "driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor," those concerns should be directed to the Legislature.
We briefly summarize the parties' factual allegations to place our legal conclusions in context. The State contended that on December 19, 2009, a group of school children flagged down a Glen Rock police car and reported that a Department of Public Works (DPW) plow truck*fn4 had just hit two traffic signs and driven away. After following the truck to the DPW yard, a police officer observed that defendant, the driver, had bloodshot watery eyes and slurred speech, smelled of alcohol, and could not walk or stand without assistance. According to the initial police report, defendant admitted that he had been drinking. When defendant repeatedly failed to blow properly into the Alcotest machine, after being read the warnings pertaining to CDL refusal, he was cited for refusal to take a breath test under the general refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a.
Defendant denies that he was intoxicated, contending that his condition was attributable to several serious health problems that caused his blood sugar to become "dangerously low."
On this appeal, the State raises three arguments. First, it contends that the proposed amendment was solely to correct a "technical defect" in the complaint and was therefore permissible under Rule 7:2-5. Second, the State argues that under Rule 7:14-2, the amendment should have been permitted because "a CDL refusal is the same substantive offense or a lesser included offense of a general refusal." Finally, the State asserts that it can prosecute defendant for violating the general refusal statute, which was cited in the complaint. We begin by addressing the State's arguments based on the Rules.
A complaint for refusing a breath test must be made within ninety days after the commission of the offense. N.J.S.A. 39:5-3(b). This provision operates as a statute of limitations in that it bars prosecution unless the complaint is made within the time limit. State v. Wallace, 201 N.J. Super. 608, 611 (1985). There is no dispute that, well within the time limit, defendant was issued a Uniform Traffic Ticket, which served as a combined complaint and summons. See R. 7:2-1(f); State v. Fisher, 180 N.J. 462, 464 (2004). "[O]nce service of process occurs within the mandated time, i.e., 'timely notice of the allegations charged' is received by the defendant, formal errors or omissions may be corrected within a reasonable time." State v. Buczkowski, 395 N.J. Super. 40, 43-44 (App. Div. 2007) (citations omitted).
The State contends that citing the wrong refusal statute was a technical defect that could be cured by amendment under Rule 7:2-5. This rule provides that "[n]o person . . . appearing in response to a summons shall be . . . dismissed because of any technical insufficiency or irregularity in the . . . summons, but the . . . summons may be amended to remedy any such technical defect." Ibid. In the alternative, the State relies on Rule 7:14-2, which permits the municipal court to "amend any process or pleading for any omission or defect." However, "no such amendment shall be permitted which charges a different substantive offense, other than a lesser included offense." Ibid.
Construing the two rules in pari materia, we conclude that a failure to cite the correct substantive offense is not a "technical defect" subject to amendment under Rule 7:2-5. Otherwise, there would be no need for the specific restriction in Rule 7:14-2 against amending a complaint to charge a different substantive offense other than a lesser included offense. Further, allowing an amendment to cite a different offense is fundamentally different than amending to correct a minor defect, such as the lack of a signature or naming the wrong jurisdiction in which the offense occurred.
"Our court rules are designed to ensure that traffic offenses are decided on the merits rather than dismissed on technicalities." State v. Fisher, supra, 180 N.J. at 469. However, "[l]ike a criminal indictment," the "primary purpose" of a traffic ticket is "'to inform a defendant of the charges he must defend against'" and to "'ensure protection from being subsequently placed in jeopardy for the same offense.'" Id. at 468, 471 (citations omitted). A proposed amendment to a complaint must be considered in light of those purposes.
The cases that have allowed amendments under Rule 7:2-5 support our view of what constitutes a technical amendment. In Fisher, for example, the Court held that a police officer's failure to sign a complaint was a technical defect that could be cured by amendment. In reaching that conclusion, the Court considered that the complaint, though unsigned, adequately put the defendant on notice of the charges against him, thereby "safeguarding the defendant's right to procedural due process." Id. at 472. Further, allowing an amendment to add the signature would not interfere "with his defense on the merits." Id. at 471. Fisher cited similar cases permitting amendment where an officer failed to sign a DWI summons, State v. Latorre, 228 N.J. Super. 314 (App. Div. 1988), and where the complaint listed the wrong municipality as the location of the offense, State v. Ryfa, 315 N.J. Super. 376 (Law Div. 1998). See also State v Vreeland, 53 N.J. Super. 169 (App. Div. 1958)(listing the wrong municipality on the complaint).
In order to prepare a defense, a defendant must know the offense with which he or she is charged, including the facts the State must prove to establish that offense. State v. Franklin, 184 N.J. 516, 534 (2005) (citing State v. Wein, 80 N.J. 491, 497 (1979)).*fn5 In the Criminal Code, a lesser included offense is defined as an offense that can be "established by proof of the same or less than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged." N.J.S.A. 2C:1-8d(1). See State v. Parkins, 263 N.J. Super. 423, 425-26 (Law Div. 1993).
We conclude that CDL refusal is not a lesser included offense of general refusal, because the two offenses require proof of different facts. As discussed in greater detail in section III B, infra, general refusal and CDL refusal require as an element proof that the driver was arrested for, respectively, general DUI or CDL DUI. A driver arrested only for CDL DUI cannot be charged with general refusal based on that arrest.
Additionally, while both offenses require proof that the defendant refused to submit to a breath test, N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24f and N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a(a), the CDL refusal statute requires proof that the arresting officer had probable cause to believe that the person had been operating or was in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle on the public highways or quasi-public areas of this State with an alcohol concentration at 0.04% or more. [N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24f (emphasis added).]
On the other hand, the general refusal statute requires proof that the arresting officer had probable cause to believe that the person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle on the public highways or quasi-public areas of this State while the person was under the influence of intoxicating liquor. [N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a(a) (emphasis added).]
A driver is "under the influence" of alcohol, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, when his or her "physical coordination or mental faculties are deleteriously affected." State v. Emery, 27 N.J. 348, 355 (1958). The CDL statute requires different proof than the general statute, in that the officer must have probable cause to believe that the commercial vehicle driver had at least a .04% BAC, as opposed to being "under the influence" of alcohol.*fn6
In critical respects, the elements of CDL refusal "are not lesser, but different than" the elements for general refusal. State v. Parkins, supra, 263 N.J. Super. at 425. Therefore, it is not the same or a lesser included offense, and the State was not entitled to amend the complaint on the day of trial to charge defendant with CDL refusal.*fn7 R. 7:14-2.
We also reject the State's argument that defendant could be prosecuted under the general refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a. We agree with the State that, in appropriate circumstances, the driver of a commercial vehicle can be prosecuted under the general DUI and general refusal statutes and, in appropriate circumstances, may be charged with both CDL and general offenses. To put our ruling in context, we think it worthwhile to describe the statutory scheme as it bears on this point.
As noted above, the general refusal statute penalizes anyone operating a "motor vehicle" in a public or quasi-public area who refuses to provide a breath sample when a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the driver is operating the motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2, -50.4a. A "motor vehicle" is defined as "all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks and motorized bicycles." N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.
The CDL refusal statute penalizes any driver operating a "commercial motor vehicle" who refuses to submit to a breath test when the police officer requesting the test has reasonable grounds to believe that the driver was operating the vehicle with a BAC at or in excess of 0.04%. N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24. A "commercial motor vehicle" is defined as "every type of motor-driven vehicle used for commercial purposes on the highways, . . . excepting such vehicles as are run only upon rails or tracks and vehicles of the passenger car type used for touring purposes or the carrying of farm products and milk." N.J.S.A. 39:1-1.*fn8 We conclude that under Title 39, at least as it pertains to DUI-related offenses, commercial motor vehicles are to be treated as a subset of the larger category of motor vehicles, and the driver of a commercial vehicle may be charged under either or both the general or CDL-specific portions of the statute.
We find further support for this view in N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.20(a)(4), which contemplates that a commercial vehicle driver may be charged with violating a more general section of the statute pertaining to "motor vehicles":
a. In addition to the imposition of any other penalty provided by law, the chief administrator shall suspend for not less than one year nor more than three years the commercial motor vehicle driving privilege of a person convicted for a first violation of:
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[C.39:3-10.13] of this act. . . . .
(4) Refusal to submit to a chemical test under section 2 of P.L.1966, c.142 (C.39:4-50.2) or section 16 [C.39:3-10.24] of this act if the motor vehicle was a commercial motor vehicle. [N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.20(a) (emphasis added).]
The statute first referenced in subsection (1), N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, sets forth the general provision prohibiting driving "a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor." N.J.S.A. 39:4-50(a). The second statute cited in (1) is the specific prohibition against driving "a commercial motor vehicle in this State with an alcohol concentration of 0.04% or more." N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.13. Thus, we infer that an intoxicated driver of a commercial vehicle may be charged with a violation of the general DUI statute or with a violation of the DUI statute pertaining specifically to commercial vehicles.
Turning to subsection (4), the statute refers in the alternative to a charge under the general refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2, or the refusal statute pertaining specifically to commercial vehicle drivers, N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24. Taken in context, we construe subsection (4), like subsection
(1), as evincing the Legislature's intent that the driver of a commercial vehicle may be charged under either the refusal statute pertaining generally to drivers of motor vehicles or the provision pertaining specifically to drivers of commercial vehicles.
While the two subsections are worded somewhat differently, it is clear that subsections (a)(1) and (a)(4) both refer to charges that may be brought against a commercial licensee who is driving a commercial vehicle. Two separate subsections, (j)(1) and (j)(3), specifically require a one-year commercial license suspension to be imposed on any commercial driver convicted of either DUI or refusal while driving a non-commercial vehicle. N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.20(j)(1) and -10.20(j)(3).
One of the evident purposes of section 10.20 was to ensure that drivers of commercial vehicles will suffer the same length of suspension of their commercial drivers licenses regardless of whether they are convicted under the general statute or the commercial driver statute. For example, the ordinary penalty for a first-time general DUI conviction is a three-month suspension of one's general driver's license, or a suspension of seven months to a year, depending on the driver's BAC. N.J.S.A. 39:4-50(a)(1)(i), -50(a)(1)(ii). The ordinary penalty for a first-time refusal is a suspension of seven months to a year. N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a(a). However, in enacting N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.20(a), the Legislature ensured that, whether convicted under the general or CDL portions of the DUI or refusal statutes, a commercial vehicle driver will suffer the enhanced commercial drivers license suspension, set at one to three years.*fn9
Furthermore, the Legislature has recognized the possibility that a defendant might be convicted under the general and CDL refusal statutes due to a single incident. Under such circumstances, the Legislature has explicitly mandated that the two offenses would not merge. N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.20(i) (precluding application of the merger doctrine where a defendant has been convicted under the general refusal and/or drunk driving statutes and the CDL refusal and/or drunk driving statutes). See Robert Ramsey, New Jersey Drunk Driving Law (2010 ed.) at 1627.
The plow truck defendant operated on December 19, 2009 was both a motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle. The State alleged that defendant was arrested because he was driving erratically, smelled of alcohol, exhibited glassy eyes, slurred his speech, could not walk or sit without assistance, and admitted to the police that he had "been drinking all day." The arresting officer therefore could have arrested him for violating the general DUI statute, as well as the CDL DUI statute. See United States v. Batchelder, 442 U.S. 114, 123, 99 S. Ct. 2198, 2204, 60 L. Ed. 2d 755, 764 (1979); State v. Kittrell, 145 N.J. 112, 128-30 (1996); N.J.S.A. 2C:1-8a ("When the same conduct of a defendant may establish the commission of more than one offense, the defendant may be prosecuted for each such offense"). But he did not do so. As discussed in the next section, that omission precluded the State from charging and prosecuting defendant under the general refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4.
The general refusal statute has three pertinent sections. The first section provides that any driver is deemed to have consented to take a breath test, if that driver has been requested to take the test by a police officer who has probable cause to believe that the driver has violated the general DUI statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50:
Any person who operates a motor vehicle on any public road, street or highway or quasi-public area in this State shall be deemed to have given his consent to the taking of samples of his breath for the purpose of making chemical tests to determine the content of alcohol in his blood; provided, however, that the taking of samples is made in accordance with the provisions of this act [C.39:4-50.1 et seq.] and at the request of a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that such person has been operating a motor vehicle in violation of the provisions of R.S.39:4-50 or section 1 of P.L.1992, c.189 (C.39:4-50.14) [pertaining to underage drivers]. [N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2(a)]
A second section specifically refers to the requirement that the driver be arrested:
(e) No chemical test, as provided in this section, or specimen necessary thereto, may be made or taken forcibly and against physical resistance thereto by the defendant. The police officer shall, however, inform the person arrested of the consequences of refusing to submit to such test in accordance with section 2 [C.39:4-50.4a] . . . A standard statement, prepared by the chief administrator, shall be read by the police officer to the person under arrest. [N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2(e) (emphasis added).]
The penalties for general refusal are set forth in a third section, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a, which specifically requires proof that the driver refused the breath test after being arrested for general DUI. That section provides, in pertinent part, that the municipal court shall revoke the right to operate a motor vehicle of any operator who, after being arrested for a violation of R.S.39:4-50 or section 1 of P.L.1992, c.189 (C.39:4-50.14), shall refuse to submit to a test provided for in section 2 of P.L.1966, c.142 (C.39:4-50.2) when requested to do so. [N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4a(a) (emphasis added).]
In State v. Marquez, 202 N.J. 485 (2010), the Court read N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2 and -50.4a in pari materia to determine the elements of general refusal:
A careful reading of the two statutes reveals four essential elements to sustain a refusal conviction: (1) the arresting officer had probable cause to believe that defendant had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (2) defendant was arrested for driving while intoxicated; (3) the officer requested defendant to submit to a chemical breath test and informed defendant of the consequences of refusing to do so; and (4) defendant thereafter refused to submit to the test. [Id. at 503 (emphasis added; citations omitted).]
Applying a similar analysis, we conclude that the CDL refusal statute requires proof of these elements: (1) the arresting officer had probable cause to believe that the driver was operating or in physical control of a commercial vehicle while having a BAC of .04% or higher; (2) the driver was arrested for a violation of the CDL DUI statute; (3) the officer requested the driver to submit to a breath test and advised the driver of the legal consequences that are specifically applicable to CDL refusal; and (4) after receiving this advice, the driver refused to take the breath test. Our reasoning is as follows.
The CDL refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24, deems a commercial driver to have given consent to take a breath test under circumstances that include the arresting officer having probable cause to believe that the driver has a BAC of .04% or higher:
a. A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle on a public road, street, or highway, or quasi-public area in this State, shall be deemed to have given his consent to the taking of samples of his breath for the purposes of making chemical tests to determine alcohol concentration; provided, however, that the taking of samples shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this act and at the request of a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been operating a commercial motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.04% or more. [N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24(a) (emphasis added).]
In addition, the officer must read the arrested driver a standard statement, warning the driver of the consequences of refusing to take the breath test, and specifically, of the statutory penalties for CDL refusal:
e. No chemical test . . . may be made or taken forcibly . . . . The police officer shall, however, inform the person arrested of the consequences of refusing to submit to such test including the penalties under section 12 [C.39:3-10.20] of this act. A standard statement, prepared by the director, shall be read by the police officer to the person. [N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24(e) (emphasis added).]
The statute specifies that an arrest is required in order to charge and penalize a driver for CDL refusal:
The court shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence whether the arresting officer had probable cause to believe that the person had been operating or was in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle on the public highways or quasi-public areas of this State with an alcohol concentration at 0.04% or more, whether the person was placed under arrest, whether he refused to submit to the test upon request of the officer, and if these elements of the violation are not established, no conviction shall issue. [N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24 (emphasis added).]
Reading all of the pertinent sections of N.J.S.A. 39:3-10.24 together, we infer that the "arrest" which is required is an arrest for CDL DUI. Otherwise, it would make no sense to also require that the arresting officer have probable cause to believe that the driver had a BAC of at least .04%, which is the BAC applicable to CDL DUI.
The State concedes that an arrest under the CDL DUI statute is an element of the CDL refusal statute, and that a defendant may not be prosecuted for CDL refusal based on an arrest for general DUI. We agree. However, the State argues that an arrest for CDL DUI may nonetheless serve as the predicate for a prosecution under the general refusal statute. We disagree, for the reasons previously stated as well as for the following reasons.
The implied consent, or "refusal" statutes, are a necessary adjunct to the DUI laws, because they provide a source of proof of the predicate offense for which the motorist is arrested. As the Supreme Court explained in Marquez:
Enforcement was undermined, . . . because drivers did not have to submit to blood- alcohol tests and faced no penalties if they refused to do so. Refusal rates nationally were as high as 92%. . . .
As a result, in 1966, the Legislature enacted both an implied consent law, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.2, and a refusal statute, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50.4. . . . . The simultaneous passage of those laws was designed to encourage people arrested for drunk driving to submit a breath sample and to enable law enforcement to obtain objective scientific evidence of intoxication. [Marquez, supra, 202 N.J. at 497 (citations omitted.]
See also State v. Eckert, supra, 410 N.J. Super. at 396-97. It therefore makes logical sense that an arrest for the predicate offense is an element of the corresponding refusal offense, because the purpose of the breath test is to obtain "scientific evidence" to prove the offense for which the person was arrested. Marquez, supra, 202 N.J. at 497. Of course, the Legislature conceivably could have structured the general and CDL refusal laws differently, to permit prosecution for general refusal based on an arrest for CDL DUI, but that is not how the laws were written. Further, even if we deemed the refusal statutes to be ambiguous, because they are quasi-criminal we would be constrained to construe them narrowly, in favor of the defendant. See State v. Churchdale Leasing, 115 N.J. 83, 102 (1989); State v. Dively, 92 N.J. 573, 585 (1983).
Finally, we do not address the State's argument that the CDL DUI statute must be construed to include driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in addition to driving with a BAC of .04% or higher. We note that the officer's observations in this case - of a driver who appeared to be "falling down drunk" and who admitted he had been drinking all day - might provide probable cause to believe that the driver had a BAC of .04% or higher. Certainly, a driver in that condition could be arrested on suspicion of general DUI. However, if law enforcement agencies perceive a problem in enforcing the CDL DUI statute as currently written, that concern should be addressed to the Legislature.
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We're heading out to visit family/sil's wedding Thursday morning (4 am! eek!) , which means this will likely be the last layout from me for awhile ... too much to do tomorrow to get ready!
I decided to keep it simple because I kept adding stuff and hating it, so simple it became!
This is my dd and dh earlier this month.
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Galeries Lafayette is an extra special department store. Known as a grand magasin it competes with its other well-known neighbor, Au Printemps.
And while I love La Samaitaine, BHV is good for basic stuff, Au Bon Marche is chic, and Au Printemps a nice dept.store, GL is my favorite department store of all.
It was here that I chose to check out what a Parisian dept. store is like on my first visit and I've returned time and time again. It's so old-world, old-style. After all, it was built in the 1800's, therefore, the architecture is so unique and beautiful. Check out its dome when you are there; it is one of the most stunning things you'll ever encounter in a department store! Beautiful!
As for the items sold at GL, they are numerous and of high quality. Therefore, the prices are matched accordingly! So you will find designer everything if you want to no-name stuff. But in a few words: they are all great!
What to buy I've got a weakness for just about any nicely designed French leather handbag. That's a souvenir for me.
What to pay For handbags you will pay less than what you spend in the US especially for a "Made in France" product of high quality leather.
This foodstore is extra special to me. It's where I happened upon while at its main store on my first visit to Paris and I try to return each time I'm in Paris.
It is a huge space filled with all types of foodstuff-both fresh and prepared-that you'd ever want. There are stations devoted to cheese and prepared meats and stations to buy various prepared food to take away-some international.
But my favorite is its large grocery area where you can buy just about everything else.
What to buy This is where I stock up on all kinds of European chocolates at a small cost. Many brands we don't get in the US and if we do the prices are much higher than in Paris.
What to pay As much or as a little as you want
What makes it so special? Haven't you seen the picture?
What to buy If you spend money like water do not I repeat do not enter the clothing department of this store! It is amazing, they got all the famous brands, lots of princess dresses and much more.
What to pay Waaaaaaaay to expensive!!! But definately a must visit shop.
My recent trip to Paris in November was the first time I had been in the "City of Lights" during the holiday season.
What a treat it was to see the festive decorative lights all around the city!
A most special treat was seeing the Galeries Lafayette's flagship store on Boulevard Haussman all decked out!
Paris was more than ever the city of lights....as the Galeries Lafayette Flagship was dressed by an amazing gown of light designed by italian artist Valerio Festi.
This "haute couture" gown was said to be inspired by the italian tradition of baroque ornaments from the region of Napoli. Hundreds of thousand light bulbs strung together reflected a beautiful embroidered theatrical front wall of the store.
Combined, it looked like multicolored neon lace.
You felt like you were walking into a *fairy tale* Palace as you entered! Then when you're "Knight in Shining Armor" takes your hand and feeds your "addiction to Dior" with a surprise gift in hand............it's like a FAIRY TALE COME TRUE! ;-)))
What to buy If you're in Paris during the holidays, just go there to admire the decor!
The biggest departmentstore of Paris.You can buy almost everything here.It was built in 1906 In art nouveau style.
What to buy A very wide range of brands are for sale here.
What to pay Depens on what you buy,best to bring your creditcard.
As i like shopping ,window shooping,if my card limit permtis i buy too,ehehhheeheh.
Galeries Lafayette ,awww to good place to shop,the interior is golden color, dome is beautiful,i just looking up for 5 min.its 2 adjacent buliding linked by a pedestrain bridge.
They have good coffee machin,ah nice to have coffee,after tired of shopping..:)) you can sit and relax for sometime if you r tired,they have seating arrangement,where u sit for while..:))
What to buy Ground floor ,you find watches ,second floor cloths, perfumes.Top floor coffee/hotel shops,from roof top , you can see Eiffel too&good view of Paris .
What to pay Same comment ,depends,how shopping freak you are..even you dont want to buy anything just go and see inside..
Gallerrie La Fayette has complete selection of clothing from kids to adults and men/women...there is also a supermarkt, can't remember which floor exactly, and dine or take out food there is!
What to buy Clothes and accesories for man and womens! but I think this should be more fun for womens shopping in Paris like here.
What to pay Quite cheaper compared to those boutiques, ( of course!)
Se compone de cuatro edificios interconectados, con una doble cúpula, estilo Belle Epoque. Vale la pena visitarlas aunque más no sea para conocer su bello diseño arquitectónico. Hay un café y restaurant en el último piso, a precios muy accesibles, desde donde se pueden apreciar buenas vistas de París.-
What to buy Se puede comprar todo lo que uno puede imaginarse, todo tipo de ropa, incluyendo por supuesto, alta costura, porque todos los grandes diseñadores, tienen sus propios stands, perfumes, muebles, joyas, marroquinería, objetos de decoración, etc....
What to pay La ropa de diseñador es siempre cara, eso no varía, pero pueden conseguirse buenos precios en época de liquidaciónes.
Galleries Lafayette is situated near Montparnsse. It is reasonable place to do some shopping. Shops are not really expensive, you could get few souvenir of Paris trip for your family and friends from here.
Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann offers an amazing shopping experience. Even if you don't want to spend any money, visit the building. The interior domed courtyard from 1912 is remarkable. (The department store next door, Printemps, once had a similar court, but unfortunately it was taken away to add retail space. All that remains there is a café under the stained glass ceiling—still quite impressive). If you don't mind a bit of paperwork, you can shop tax free. You can usually get a 10 percent tourist discount card, as well.
Be sure to check out the gourmet food area of Galeries Lafayette.
Métro : Chaussée-d'Antin-La Fayette, Opéra, Trinité, Havre-Caumartin
RER A : Auber
RER E : Haussmann-Saint Lazare
Open from 9h30 to 19h30 on Monday through Saturday (Thursday till 21h00)
What to pay Way too much.
This location of Galeries Lafeyette is elegant and cavernous. Although it is a chain all over France, I haven't yet seen any two that were alike either on the outside or the inside.
What to buy Just about everything is available.
What to pay I had no trouble with the prices, at least on the souvenirs and associated whatnots I bought on my first (and, to date, only) trip to Paris.
Some call it the best Shopping Mall of Europe,
What to buy i bought a raincoat, elegant, chic and somewhat casual, It disaappeared and will buy another next time i am in Frnace
What to pay Above average


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My purpose in undertaking this blog was to outline the real life stories of somebody who finds themselves unexpectedly, and undeservedly, without gainful employment. That translates directly into not being able to participate in society fully due to lack of cash. It was never intended as a pity party, as I fully realize that there are literally thousands of folks just like me. As I have discovered, not being alone in this mess, is a small comfort, but a comfort nonetheless. That being said, I am totally and completely fed up with comments (not necessarily from my blogs here, but my musings elsewhere as well) that I am somehow playing the role of victim, perpetuating my own misery. I have been inundated with "fool-proof" advice, some kindly and much, decidedly not, as if there is a magic formula to restore my life to relative normal. The time has come for a clearing of the air. The gloves need to come off, and those fortunate enough to have weathered the current economic crisis with minimal impact to their daily existence need to stop feeling superior. "There, but for the Grace of God, go I." (Feel free to fill in Buddha, Allah, the Fickle Finger of Fate, or whatever your mindset is.) I have striven to be outside of politics, although the present political mess is a direct causative factor in my present situation. Stating that the vast entity of government has done me no service in exchange for my tax dollars over many years of working and owning real estate does not make me unfeeling, uncaring, or immune to the problems of those less fortunate. It is just that, a statement of fact as I have experienced it. All of the various "help" programs that my taxes have supported, and continue to support, seem to apply to everyone except me. Is that frustrating? Damn Straight!
Item #1 I am simply not trying.....
Since becoming unemployed, I have devoted more hours to job search, for no pay, than I invested in a job that paid wages, overtime and benefits on a daily and weekly basis. I have spent money and time commuting to job fairs, cattle calls, and interviews without financial return. I have cold canvassed businesses, only to be told that I can only apply online. Showing a resume is somewhat the same as waving garlic in front of a vampire. I have attempted to "network", letting folks know that I am in the market for a job opportunity, and about the only thing that I seem to have garnered is that people don't particularly want to talk to me at all. In some cases, it must make folks feel uncomfortable, as they don't really have anything to say or contribute. It is always hard to stand by and watch somebody else go through difficulty, especially if you have no solution to offer. On another tact, most folks feel so vulnerable in their own work life, they hesitate to extend themselves from the precarious branch they are perched on and clinging to mightily. Whatever the reasoning, which has on occasion included those who believe that it is simply the fault of the person who is unemployed....we are somehow getting what we deserve, the judgemental aspect of this attitude grinds my grits.
Four months of unemployment have resulted in a record log in excess of 750 actual job applications completed, resume posted on multiple job search engines, over 400 cover letters generated, assorted "Thank You" communications for the interviews received. At least 50% of the applications completed have required completion of online computer testing, both for skills and personality profiles, taking anywhere from ten minutes to two hours for completion. There are times when I am up until well past midnight completing these assessments in advance of scheduled interviews, and outside my usual job search routine. And a folder filled with rejections that came before any sort of interview, assessment, just "we selected somebody more appropriate to our needs". Quite frankly, this is baffling, when the job applied for asks for a GED and 2 years work experience, and I have college degree and over 24 years experience. I dress for success when going to an interview, remember all my best manners, follow up with a thank you note, and reassure them that I really do want to work with their company, and I am really serious about the job offered.
Item #2 I have over inflated expectations, and I have to get a grip that this is a bad economy.
I have applied for the jobs that "Americans won't do". I have applied for entry level jobs. I have applied for jobs that pay less than I earned 15 years ago. I have applied for jobs that aren't directly in the field of my most recent work experience. I, in essence, have indicated that I am willing to go back and start all over again, trying to work my way back up the ladder of opportunity.
The fact of the poor economy isn't lost on me....that is why I am unemployed. I have done all the adjusting, all the downsizing, all the belt tightening. I have listened to people who are young enough to be my kids lecturing me about work ethic, reliability, punctuality, courtesy.....interviews have become like trips to the time out chair-except I haven't yet done anything wrong. In fact, nobody appears to be willing to even give me a chance to do anything, right or wrong. The one job that I have been offered, and which I am taking, involves restaurant service work, pays $4.55 per hour, is only part time, provides no benefits, and requires me to supply all my own uniform needs.....Does that sound like somebody who is unrealistic, lazy, or unwilling to work? Restaurant service is probably one of the most physically and emotionally demanding occupations for the least return. You must deliver food and beverage, with a smile, while dealing with people from all walks, some of whom are not extremely pleasant or cooperative. You are required to clean up ungodly messes, and they aren't even your kids'. You take the blame for mistakes of the kitchen staff, when food is not as expected. You are often treated as being of lesser mental capability due to the fact that you are the server and they are the ones being served. If you had a brain, you wouldn't be earning your living by dealing with their attitudes and issues. Let's see....we can sum up my current expectations as being hopeful to get up to minimum wage when you factor in tips....as this is not an establishment that offers liquor, and caters to a largely family friendly audience, I am not expecting huge tips. So, please tell me how I am being unrealistic?
Item #3 I cannot blame my situation on the government or government policies......
Gee, when you are told repeatedly in interviews that employers have no intention of hiring full time employees and being required to deal with the joys of the new health care law......why can't I blame government policy for making it impossible for me to get work of a full time nature. As I lost my job, and also lost my health care benefits as a result, why can't I blame government when the new healthcare programs are supposed to take care of situations like this......just not until 2014..which incidentally, is over a year away. My taxes have already increased to pay for this great panacea-tax money that I will not have unless I get a job to pay them. If I were to sell my home, as of January 1, I will be taxed by the Federal government on that sale even though I cannot hope to see any benefit for another year beyond that. I am being taxed for using the retirement money, which was responsibly put away so that I wouldn't be a "burden to society" in my old age, and I will pay penalties for having to use that money early in absence of any income-kind of seems like double taxation to me, and once again, in support of humanitarian programs that I never seem to qualify for. Plus, I will be berated for not planning ahead for my retirement, when and if that retirement ever is possible. An America who is not working cannot be faulted for not purchasing "energy efficient" or "green" technologies....heck, we are lucky to purchase groceries and gas for the car. And I will also be berated for not seeing to my physical health, eating healthy.
I urge all of you who are working...the ones who just pop into the nearest Jewel or Dominicks to get the weekly grocery list, and don't spend a lot of time looking too closely at anything not on your list, take a look at the cost of healthy choices versus the cost of not-so-healthy options. Do you realize that you pay more for skim milk than whole milk in many stores. Beef is still cheaper than fish, in most instances. Poultry has become more expensive to the point that a package of chicken legs can cost in excess of $1.50 per pound (and actually the nutritionists only want us eating the white meat with no skin which comes in at $2 per pound or more on sale). Fresh fruit and fresh vegetables are often priced by the individual piece of fruit, and per pound prices are well above $1.50. If you have to feed a family, and you budget is tight, you aren't buying the fish and fresh veggies for every meal, as you simply could not afford to do so. Interestingly enough, you can buy sugar, salt, and fat laden frozen dinners for under $1.50 apiece anywhere you go. Canned foods, loaded with salt, sugar, and preservatives are cheaper too. Even the standard "college days" menu of tuna, mac and cheese, Ramen noodles has escalated in price where the can of tuna which used to be about 50-60 cents is now a smaller can and costs a $1. The mac and cheese used to be available in the store brand or generic aisles for 25-40 cents per package, and now even store brands are double that. But a government that crows about obesity in America has no sense of the increases in grocery prices....it is just all our fault. Exercise, of which there are many wonderful opportunities sponsored by the park district, which my property tax dollars pay for, is not available to me without an additional "in district" fee. I can't even use facilities any longer without a membership card and an "in district fee". But I can't blame my local government for taking my tax money to create facilities and programs that I cannot afford to use. The bad economy means that my state, and my county, and my community can all plead poverty and increase my taxes through property, income, and sales taxes, but I don't have any guarantee of raises in income....in fact, I have not guarantee of income at all.....the notion that we have to pay taxes on unemployment benefits which represent only a tiny fraction of what we earned in a job....well, I just can't blame government for any of that. To all of you who claim that I have no beef with my supposedly representative government (of the people, by the people, for the for the people), please take a turn being in my moccasins, walk the proverbial mile, and see how you feel towards your political saviors-the whole stinking lot of them. The ones who are more concerned with insuring their continued existence in government than delivering anything to the people who elected them. Let me know if you still cannot blame government when your savings are gone, you income is nil, collectors are burning down your phone, and you can't avoid answering the calls, because it might (just might) be an interview for a job that will end the nightmare.....let me know how that goes for you.
#4 Truths, as I have experienced them...directly, up close and personal
Ageism is alive and well, and even sanctioned in our nation. After a certain age, we are considered completely disposable without rights, privileges, feelings, nor any entitlements. We had our chance, and now we are too move over for the younger ones to have immediately, what we may have worked decades to achieve. Please note how Social Security and Medicare are the first programs threatened by any politician who decides that he needs to convince us of greater need to raid our pockets through taxes. Also please note the continued references to the ageing baby boomer population and the huge burden on society for the future, with no mention of the contribution that this largest generation made to the wealth enjoyed by this nation. Oh, and let us reflect on the fact that those complaining would not be here if baby boomers had not decided to create families.
Government plays shell games at all levels, hoping we aren't sharp enough to see through the carnival ruse. Statistic fly ad nauseum to sway our moods and opinions. Very little substance and truth is actually conveyed, just sufficient to make a valid case-or so it appears. The upshot is that they always need more from us, and we always need less. We are supposed to suck it up, while they literally suck us dry. Unfair only applies to the particular groups whom government is wooing at the present to garner sufficient voter support. If you are not one of these groups, you can go suck a lemon. And by design, the groups are many and varied, designed to keep the voting public from ever again coalescing to a common goal or purpose, aspiring to a common national identity...We are now forever going to be assorted minority groupings, age groupings, religious groupings, even men and women - continually encouraged to be at odds with everyone not part of our group, continually told that we are being cheated by others.
Hard work, loyalty, dependability count for nothing. In fact, I am thinking that perhaps we have pretty well dispensed with all virtues, which is probably why nobody can seem to get along. Actual experience, education and ability are not as important as the employer being able to fill his employee basket with the 'right eggs', those which fit the requirements to generate the greatest tax benefit with the least salary outlay. Thank you EOE! And from my limited perspective, all this assessment testing is actually completely and totally counterproductive to affirmative action and EOE, as it requires every person considered for interview to be of the exact same mindset, values set, thought processes. This is probably the greatest and most insidious form of discrimination and employers are universally embracing it, because it is so 21st century, so progressive, sooooooo.....technology. At the same time that people are screaming that the ACT and SAT are limiting the access to higher education, and as such are unfair, because they do not encompass cultural bias, we allow the exact same testing to occur with relation to earning your living. Plus, they don't have to deal with rejecting any candidate personally as the test results often pop up at the end of your exertions anyway. With our myriad of communication options, the workplace is actually less interactive with armies of people who have no people skills and therefore have no ability to judge the merits of another person. Job searching isn't much different than lottery tickets.....buy enough and eventually you will win something. Problem is that the cost is usually higher than the prize.
I have vented my spleen, had my say....rain on my parade if you must, if it makes you feel better or superior. Really no skin off my back, as I have already been humbled beyond belief. Don't think that there is a single comment that I haven't heard in the last four months, but you are welcome to try. I may be down, but I am not out.
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- 1 large cucumber, peeled cut in chunks
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