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Volodya Putin loves his hometown. But like any love, this is a complicated relationship.
Today, Mr. Putin -- Volodya is one nickname for Vladimir, the Russian president's first name -- brought President Bush here for a weekend devoted, at its root, to showing off his birth city. They toured the Hermitage state art museum, Russia's greatest and one of the world's best. Tonight they viewed ballet at the Mariinsky Theater, which any Petersburger will tell you rivals the Bolshoi, then glided past blocks of magnificent prerevolutionary buildings lining the canals and rivers that split this city into 42 islands, linked by more than 500 bridges.
You can't find canals in Moscow.
This is an old ritual for Mr. Putin. Mr. Bush is just the latest in a parade of world leaders brought here to sample the delights of Russia's imperial capital since Mr. Putin became president two and a half years ago. Mr. Putin has grand plans to invite the leaders of all Europe here next year, when the city celebrates the 300th anniversary of its founding by Czar Peter the Great.
Indeed, Mr. Putin has been trying to rebuild this city's greatness since his days as the top aide to the city's first democratic mayor, Anatoly Sobchak, whose goal in life was to rebuild the city as Russia's western front door.
''He's a real fan of St. Petersburg,'' said Valery N. Ostrovsky, a political scientist here.
Yet while St. Petersburg is clearly proud to have one of its own not just as president, but as an undeniably able one, it is harder to say that Mr. Putin's love is fully returned. A query about Mr. Putin to some residents, like 47-year-old Vera Rudova, a store clerk, strikes a gusher of praise: ''A wonderful, remarkable guy. He's the first person who's tried to do something for the country. And he's made the city prettier -- there's been a lot of restoration here since he became president.''
But ask others about the city's favorite son, and the reply is more evasive. ''I wouldn't call him a son,'' said one taxi driver who only gave the name Oleg. ''He's the city's representative.''
Petersburgers voted overwhelmingly for Mr. Putin for president in the March 2000 elections. But two months later they rejected his favorite for governor of the St. Petersburg region, re-electing a politician, Vladimir Yakovlev, who had been a Putin critic. (The two have since made an uneasy peace.)
Muscovites openly resent the so-called Petersburg Mafia that Mr. Putin has placed in the top posts of Russian government and industry. So do many Petersburgers, who see them as something approaching runaways, and their loss as a brain drain to their rival metropolis.
Petersburgers respect Mr. Putin's economic liberalism and avowed democratic leanings. After all, this city held the first anti-Communist vote of any note in Soviet history, using the option of ''none of the above'' in 1981 to reject the city's Communist leaders.
But such historic liberalism also made it a favored target for the K.G.B. And even now Mr. Putin's own K.G.B. background gives many here quiet pause.
Don't blame Mr. Putin for all this standoffishness. By its nature, people here say, St. Petersburg can be contrary, unwilling to sacrifice its own cultural and historic uniqueness to join the Russian mainstream -- even to grab back some of the power lost when Lenin moved the capital to Moscow from here.
''There's a feeling of autonomy in this city,'' said Lev Louriye, a newspaper columnist. ''It's a very strong local culture that's based on frustration -- on the siege of '41 to '44, when we lost nearly a million people, on losing the capital.''
Mr. Putin came of age in this bell jar of a city, but in a special time. The 1970's were comparatively good to the Soviet Union, blessed with an oil-enriched economy and its American rival mired in Vietnam and an energy crisis. Leonid Brezhnev loosened his grip on the reins, and young Petersburgers like Mr. Putin got a glimpse of Western life and values, and liked much of what they saw.
That made him a liberal, which people here like. But it appears also to have made him determined to turn St. Petersburg back outward.
Mr. Putin is showering St. Petersburg with support, from money for restorations and roads to anointment as Russia's gateway city for international conferences and other global events.
Thus did Mr. Bush come here, and the leaders of Germany, Britain, Austria and other nations before him, with still more certain to come later. If this continues, people here may find their town changing ''from a provincial city with a great past to a great European city,'' as Lev I. Saulkin, a political scientist here, described Mr. Putin's aspirations.
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When you want a nice treat its going to cost you and this is no different. It was my husband that thought he had to have ice cream and then we all followed. You are hooked when you walk in the door. There was a wonderful place to sit and people watch across from the restaurant that was more private....
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Her father, Robert McGonagall, is a Muggle and a Presbyterian minister. Her mother, Isobel McGonagall, is a witch. They name her after Isobel's grandmother, who was a skilled witch. (Pm)
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JKR said in Sch2 that McGonagall was "a sprightly 70" years old. Using that information, we can determine the year in which she was born by subtracting 70 years. As with Dumbledore's birthyear, the trick, of course, is knowing what year to subtract that 70 years from. If we assume that Rowling was saying that McGonagall was 70 years old at that point in the stories, which was summer of 1995 [Y15], then she was born in Y-55 (Y15 minus 70 years). According to the official timeline, Y-55 is 1925. Interestingly, that would make McGonagall a contemporary of Tom Marvolo Riddle at Hogwarts...
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The mission of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts shall be to establish and maintain a museum in order to house and exhibit a permanent collection of art as well as to provide space for traveling exhibitions, for the purpose of the enjoyment and education of the general public in San Angelo, Texas, and the rural communities of the Concho Valley.
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We all know Telltale has taken a couple ideas that are part of the comic i.e when Lee and Clementine, like Glenn and Rick realize that they could walk through hoards of zombies without being mauled if they smear zombie blood on themselves. I wonder if in season 2 if Clementine talking to Lee would be another. Like Michonne did with her boyfriend and Rick with his Wife after they died. Maybe be a way for her, *and a few of us out there in denial* to have a moment to part with Lee.
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Well maybe not as a ghost, zombie or hallucination. I was thinking along the lines of a scene, or several scenes of her talking to Lee and her hearing Lee talk to her. Kinda like with Rick with the phone. Although the hallucinations of Lee would be an interesting choice. but I'm not so sure if we would like that idea throughout the whole season. maybe the first episode
By hallucinations I mean Clem mysteriously whispering to herself, or trying to interact with nothing. You as the player don't see 'Lee' until the very end, when walker Lee attacks. Then you realize what was happening.
You wouldn't play as 'Lee'. You'd play as the PC chosen, and look after Clem. 'Lee' is a figment of Clem's mind to help her cope.Robert Morgan;776730 said:So you'd basically play as a ghost? I'm not sure how practical that would be.
I really hope TellTale do deliver something emotional like this. TellTale have the potential to do so, so if they do I hope they do it right:)
Here's some sort of scenario I would like to experience during Season 2: Assuming you play the role of Clementine, I would like to have a moment were Clementine is still becoming attached to a new group of survivors she encountered, possibly through confronting the two silhouettes in the Countryside. Anyway, these 'Strangers' have set up a temporary camp at an abandoned Farm House or Barn and are sat beside a fire. Clementine wanders off into the wooded area nearby still questioning the safety of the camp and the strangers. Clem sits beside a tree, her pistol in hand. She repeatedly loads, readies and unloads her pistol to get used to it. She also begins to aim down the sights to get comfortable with a pistol once again as she did on the Train with Lee in Episode 3. As she does this a dark shadow looms behind her. She hears footsteps and aims her gun. She places her finger on the trigger and before she fires the silhouette enters the moonlight and it is seen to be 'Lee'. The two converse as if Lee was physically there beside her. She speaks of her new allies and apologizes for what happened to Lee as she feels responsible. The conversation finally concludes with dialogue similar to the conversation Lee and Clem share as he pushes her on the swing at the St John's Dairy. "Don't Worry... We're Safe Here"... Clem begins to tear up and wipes her eyes, before she says something she looks up to see Lee has vanished. Suddenly a Zombie emerges from the brush and attacks Clem...
That sounds fucking good ! lol I'd like to see that in season 2 it could be interesting and it would be good to see Lee again
Traumatic hallucinations aren't a good way to grant closure with loved ones.
Outside of dreams, the most I could see her doing is having another solemn make believe talk to console herself, like she first did with her parents on the radio.
"Never stay in the same spot for long.. Right Lee?"
What if she use the walkie talkie to converse with Lee like her parents. Asking Lee things like what would you do in this situtation or telling him her thoughts/worries.
Dude, that'd be super creepy. You as the PC watching Clem talk to you(basically) over the walkie talkie. I'd be like "uh, wut?"GREYxDUZxKRUSH;777754 said:What if she use the walkie talkie to converse with Lee like her parents. Asking Lee things like what would you do in this situtation or telling him her thoughts/worries.
The walkie is gone. Either it's on Lee's pant pocket in some abandoned jewelry store, or it's left in the hotel room with the dead stranger. Glenn never came back to Macon to give her the other one, so.... Yeah, it's gone for good.
I still say this kind of thing is a bad idea. She trusts Lee, yes, but she always held her parents in higher regards. Lee's death hurt her, yes, but it was more because it meant she was all alone. Her parents have a much bigger influence on her life. Their deaths hurt her even more.
I wouldn't mind hearing an echo of the advice Lee gave Clementine as she does something, but even then, it wouldn't add anything beyond spelling out to the player that "you taught her this". We already know what we taught her. Besides, season one made a point of telling us when something could potentially affect the future. It didn't remind us when it actually happened. Saved Clem in the pharmacy? "She will remember that". When she brings it up again, it didn't say "see? She remembered what you did?".
But, it is what it is.


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United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
December 6, 2005.
DEAN SPOSTO, KEVIN SPOSTO and MILLENNIUM PACKAGING SERVICE, INC., Plaintiffs,
BOROUGH OF DICKSON CITY, ET AL., Defendants.
Before me is Defendants Borough of Dickson City ("Borough"),
Paul Kwiec, William Stadnitski, and Philip Davitt's (collectively
"Defendants") Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Doc. 16.)
For reasons set forth below, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss will
be granted in part and denied in part.
The Amended Complaint alleges that the Plaintiffs, Dean Sposto
and Kevin Sposto, are the owners of Millennium Packaging Service,
Inc. ("Millennium") (collectively "Plaintiffs"), and that
Millennium has a facility in Dickson City, Pennsylvania. They
allege that they are aligned with the so-called Majority Faction
in Dickson City politics. They allege on the other hand, Paul
Kwiec is a member of the Minority Faction, and a minority member
of Dickson City council, and that William Stadnitski is the
Police Chief of Dickson City, and is aligned with the Minority
Faction. Phillip Davitt is a patrolman on the Dickson City Police
force. Plaintiffs allege that these political alignments and
consequent differences of opinion are at the root of the Plaintiffs' claims.
Plaintiffs allege that they secured a building permit in June,
2004, and that Chief Stadnitski and Patrolman Davitt undertook to
investigate whether it was ever issued, and/or whether it was
issued properly.*fn1 In addition to writing letters to the
Zoning Board of Dickson City, letters were also written to the
Department of Labor & Industry of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. At the same time, Chief Stadnitski made statements
to the media to the effect that he was investigating a
discrepancy in the dates and "we think things have been tampered
with but we can't prove it." Councilman Kwiec is alleged to have
said [the issuance of the permit] "is one of the crookedest
things" and that he "said he found a backdated building permit."
Plaintiffs also allege that Chief Stadnitski and Patrolman
Davitt entered the Plaintiffs' property, despite `no trespassing'
signs, and searched the property by riding around the lot and
sometimes circling cars in the lot. The Chief and Patrolman
Davitt also stopped Plaintiffs' employees as they left the
premises and conducted license and registration checks, and
sometimes issued citations for minor infractions, most of which
were dismissed.
Plaintiffs allege the foregoing conduct provides the grounds
for six claims, viz, Count I Violation of Plaintiffs' First
Amendment Speech and Political Association Rights; Count II
Violation of Plaintiffs' Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Rights;
Count III Violation of Pennsylvania Constitution; Count IV
Defamation Under Pennsylvania Law; Count V-Violation of
Plaintiffs' Fourth Amendment Rights; and, Count VI Vicarious
Liability, Failure to Train, Supervise and Discipline. This matter is now ripe for disposition.
a. Motion to Dismiss: Rule 12(b)(6)
Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides
for the dismissal of a complaint, in whole or in part, for
failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
Dismissal is appropriate only if, accepting all factual
allegations in the complaint as true and "drawing all reasonable
inferences in the plaintiff's favor, no relief could be granted
under any set of facts consistent with the allegations in the
complaint." Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. v. Mirage
Resorts Inc., 140 F.3d 478, 483 (3d Cir. 1998).
In deciding a motion to dismiss, a court should consider the
allegations in the complaint, exhibits attached to the complaint
and matters of public record. See Pension Benefit Guar. Corp. v.
White Consol. Indus., Inc., 998 F.2d 1192, 1196 (3d Cir. 1993).
The court may also consider "undisputedly authentic" documents
where the plaintiff's claims are based on the documents and the
defendant has attached a copy of the document to the motion to
dismiss. Id. The court need not assume that the plaintiff can
prove facts that were not alleged in the complaint, see City of
Pittsburgh v. West Penn Power Co., 147 F.3d 256, 263 (3d Cir.
1998), nor credit a complaint's "bald assertions" or "legal
conclusions." Morse v. Lower Marion School District,
132 F.3d 902, 906 (3d Cir. 1997).
When considering a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, the court's role is
limited to determining whether the plaintiff is entitled to offer
evidence in support of the claims. See Scheuer v. Rhodes,
416 U.S. 232, 236 (1974). The court does not consider whether the
plaintiff will ultimately prevail. See id. In order to survive a motion to
dismiss, the plaintiff must set forth information from which each
element of a claim may be inferred. See Kost v. Kozakiewicz,
1 F.3d 176, 183 (3d Cir. 1993). The defendant bears the burden of
establishing that the plaintiff's complaint fails to state a
claim upon which relief can be granted. See Gould Electronics v.
United States, 220 F.3d 169, 178 (3d Cir. 2000).
b. GENERAL: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
In order to recover under the Civil Rights Act,
42 U.S.C. § 1983, Plaintiffs need to show that: (1) the conduct complained of
deprived the plaintiff of rights, privileges and immunities
secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States; and (2)
the conduct was committed by a person acting under color of state
law. See Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co., 457 U.S. 922, 923 (1982);
Kost v. Kozakiewicz, 1 F.3d 176, 184 (3d. Cir. 1993).
a. COUNT I FIRST AMENDMENT CLAIM
"The Supreme Court has explicitly held that an individual has a
viable claim against the government when he is able to prove that
the government took action against him in retaliation for his
exercise of First Amendment Rights." Anderson v. Davila,
125 F.3d 148, 160 (3d Cir. 1997) (citations omitted). "In general,
constitutional retaliation claims are analyzed under a three-part
test. Plaintiff must prove (1) that he engaged in
constitutionally-protected activity; (2) that the government
responded with retaliation; and (3) that the protected activity
caused the retaliation. Eichenlaub v. Twp. of Indiana,
385 F.3d 274, 282 (3d Cir. 2005). Applying these elements to the
allegations at hand, it is clear the Plaintiffs allege their
First Amendment right to free association, that Chief Stadnitski,
Councilman Kwiec and Patrolman Davitt retaliated by the conduct noted above,
and that the association is what caused the retaliating conduct.
Retaliation claims under the First Amendment generally fall
into two different categories: (1) claims dealing with conduct
interfering with access to courts and (2) claims dealing with
conduct that are in retaliation to protected First Amendment
activities. Grimm v. Borough of Norristown,
226 F. Supp. 2d 606, 637 (E.D. Pa 2002) (citations omitted). It has been
determined that for the latter line of cases, the additional
chilling requirements need not be met:
The rule in this [Third] Circuit appears to be that
in cases alleging interference with a person's right
of access to the courts, a plaintiff must allege that
the defendant's actions chilled the exercise of this
right, but that in cases alleging retaliation, a
plaintiff need not allege that defendant's conduct
had a chilling effect.
Moreover, Plaintiffs also allege that by virtue of the
deprivation of their right through the retaliatory conduct, they suffered economic loss, emotional
pain and suffering and on-going chilling of Plaintiffs' political
speech and association. (Doc. 13 ¶ 72.)
The motion to dismiss Count I will therefore be denied.
Plaintiffs claim a liberty interest in their reputation as well
as a property interest in the zoning permit.
The elements of a Section 1983 action based upon the due
process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment are "1) that
[plaintiff] was deprived of a protected liberty or property
interest; 2) that this deprivation was without due process; 3)
that the defendant subjected the plaintiff or caused the
plaintiff to be subjected to, this deprivation without due
process; 4) that the defendant was acting under color of state
law; and, 5) that the plaintiff suffered injury as a result of
the deprivation without due process." Schwartz v. County of
Montgomery, 843 F. Supp. 962 (E.D. Pa. 1994) (citing Sample v.
Diecks, 885 F.2d 1099, 1113 (3d Cir. 1989)).
In the case of the claim for damage to reputation, "[t]here is
no federal constitutional right to reputation". Kulwicki v.
Dawson, 969 F.2d 1454,1458 (3d. Cir. 1992).
In the case of the claim that the Plaintiffs' property interest
in the building permit was deprived, the allegations of the
Amended Complaint fail to support any deprivation. Indeed,
Plaintiffs had the building permit and used it when they wished
to do so. The Amended Complaint, at best, alleges that the
issuance of the permit was questioned and investigated and that
its issuance was criticized. No where does the Amended Complaint
allege that Plaintiffs were deprived of its use. The motion to dismiss Count II will therefore be granted.
5. Count III VIOLATION OF PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION
Both Plaintiffs and Defendants agree that there is no private
cause of action for violations of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Therefore, Count III will be dismissed.
Defendants argue that Count IV should be dismissed as the
allegedly defamatory statements were made by Dickson City Borough
Councilman Paul Kwiec and Dickson City Police Chief Wiliiam A.
Stadnitski. As high public officials, acting within the scope of
their authority, Defendants argue that they are entitled to
absolute immunity from Plaintiffs' state law defamation claim.
It is true that in Pennsylvania, high public officials enjoy
absolute privilege from state law defamation claims, whether
false or with malice, as long as the statements were made within
the scope of his/her authority. Testa v. City of Philadelphia,
No. 00-3890, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18030, at *6 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 8,
2003). It is also true that the question as to whether a
defendant is a high public official entitled to absolute immunity
or not is a two part inquiry done on a case by case basis. Id.
The Court agrees that Councilman Kwiec is a high public
official. Mcerlean v. Darby, 157 F. Supp. 2d 441,447 (E.D. Pa.
2001) (The court had "no trouble finding that borough council
members qualify as `high public officials' for the purposes of
immunity from defamation." (quoting Satterfield v. Borough of
Schuylkill Haven, 12 F. Supp. 2d 423, 442 (E.D. Pa. 1998)).
Plaintiffs argue, however, that Chief Stadnitski is not a high
public official even though Plaintiffs admit that he is
a "high-ranking municipal policy maker" in Count VI of their complaint). More importantly, however, Plaintiffs argue
that neither Chief Stadnitski nor Councilmen Kwiec's statements
were made in the course of their official duties or within the
scope of their authority. (Doc. 24-1 at 12.)
Plaintiffs have alleged enough in their Amended Complaint to
state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The Amended
Complaint alleges that both Chief Stadnitski and Councilman Kwiec
took actions in relation to zoning and permit matters, which are
areas that generally fall out of the scope of their respective
offices. Some of these acts include writing letters to other
agencies and making statements to the media. (Doc. 13-1 ¶¶
The motion to dismiss Count IV will therefore be denied.
Plaintiffs allege that Chief Stadnitski, Patrolman Davitt and
other Dickson City patrolmen conducted warrantless searches on
the individual Plaintiffs' property upon which Plaintiff
Millennium conducts its operations. Moreover, Plaintiffs allege
these warrantless searches occurred despite `private property'
and `no trespassing' postings on the property. Plaintiffs further
alleges that Defendants repeatedly pulled over the vehicles of
Plaintiffs' employees and business invitees. It is well
established that a warrantless search without probable cause is
an invasion of privacy and is therefore actionable as a violation
of the Fourth Amendment under Section 1983. See Monroe v. Pape,
365 U.S. 167, 171 (1961); Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347,
357 (1967).
Defendants argue, however, that Count V should be dismissed
because the injury asserted is not of Plaintiffs but of its
employees and business invitees for which Plaintiffs have no
standing. The Court agrees. The Supreme Court has held that
"plaintiff generally must assert his own legal rights and
interests, and cannot rest his claim to relief on the legal rights or interests of third parties." Potthoff v. Morin,
245 F.3d 710 (8th Cir. 2001) (quoting Warth v. Seldin,
422 U.S. 490, 499 (1975)). While it is true that corporations have
standing to bring suit, it still has to be based on cognizable
injury to the corporation. Grimm v. Borough of Norristown,
226 F. Supp. 2d 606, 633 (E.D. Pa 2002). In Grimm, Grimm Brothers
had standing as a corporation because the multiple citations
entered against two of its properties injured the corporation
itself as it interrupted the corporation's normal operation of
business. Id. at 633-34. Standing, however, was denied when the
injury was not as direct:
Although plaintiffs might argue that Grimm Brothers
should have standing to challenge the citations
issued against Gary Grimm because Gary Grimm was
occupying the building in order to ensure Grimm
Brothers' operation and because the company was
injured when Gary Grimm was penalized for occupying
the premises, we find this connection to be too
tenuous to allow Grimm Brothers standing to challenge
these citations.
Likewise, the Court believes that while the employees and guest
invitees might have a Fourth Amendment claim for the allegedly
illegal traffic stops, Plaintiffs in this case, do not.
The Motion to Dismiss Count V will therefore be granted.
Plaintiffs allege that the Borough of Dickson City is
vicariously liable for the unconstitutional conduct of Councilman
Kwiec, Chief Stadnitski and patrolman Davitt because the Borough
has failed to adequately train, supervise and/or discipline them.
Plaintiffs further allege that the Borough was aware of the
Defendants unlawful actions and that the Borough has acted with
deliberate indifference. Defendants argue that since there was no deprivation of
constitutional rights, the question of whether municipal
liability exist should be dismissed. As all constitutional
violation claims against the Defendants have not be dismissed,
the Court will address whether Plaintiffs have sufficiently
pleaded municipal liability in their Amended Complaint.
While a municipality cannot be sued solely on the basis of its
employees' unconstitutional acts, it can be sued for its official
policies and customs that result in constitutional violations.
Monell v. Dep't of Soc. Serv. Of the City of New York,
436 U.S. 658, 690-91 (1978). In finding what constitutes official policies
and customs sufficient to hold a municipality liable, the Supreme
Court held that a policy of inadequate training or supervision is
sufficient. City of Canton v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378,388 (1989).
A showing of such a policy requires proof of deliberate
indifference by the local government, where "a deliberate choice
to follow a course of action is made from among various
alternatives by city makers". Id. (quoting Pembaur v.
Cincinnati, 475 U.S. 469, 483-84). Custom could generally be
established when there is a practice that is so routinely
followed that it can be "ascribable to the municipal
decisionmakers". Anela v. City of Wildwood, 790 f.2d 1063,1067
(3d Cir. 1986).
Section 1983 claims against municipalities are not subject to
any heightened pleading requirements. Leatherman v. Tarrant
County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit,
507 U.S. 163, 168 (1993). In their Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs have
sufficiently alleged that the Borough is liable for its policy of
inadequate training and supervision.
The Motion to Dismiss Count VI will therefore be denied. CONCLUSION
The motion to dismiss Counts I, IV, VI will be denied. Count I
will remain because Plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that
Defendants have engaged in defamatory actions in retaliation to
Plaintiffs' political association. Count IV remains because
Plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged, regardless of whether
Stadniski and Kweic are high public officials or not, that the
defamatory statements were made outside the scope of these
Defendants' official authority. Count VI remains because
Plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that municipal liability
exists because of the Borough's policy and customs that resulted
in deprivation of Plaintiffs' constitutional rights.
The motion to dismiss Counts II, III and V will be granted.
Count II will be dismissed as Plaintiffs failed to allege the
loss of the building permit in which they claim to have a vested
interest. Count III will be dismissed as both parties have agreed
that there is no private cause of action for violations of the
Pennsylvania Constitution. Count V will be dismissed as
Plaintiffs have failed to allege a direct injury caused by the
multiple traffic stops.
As such, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 16) will be
granted in part and denied in part. An appropriate order follows. ORDER
NOW, this 6th day of December, 2005, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 16) is GRANTED
in part and DENIED in part:
The Motion to Dismiss the following claims is GRANTED:
(1) Count II Violation of Fourteenth Amendment is
(2) Count III Violation of Pennsylvania
Constitution is DISMISSED; and
(3) Count V Violation of Fourth Amendment is
The Motion to Dismiss the following claims is DENIED::
(1) Count I Violation of First Amendment;
(2) Count IV Violation of Defamation Under
Pennsylvania State Law; and
(3) Count VI Municipal Liability.
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June 18, 2010
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,v.KEVIN PLANKER, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, Indictment No. S-244-98.
Submitted June 1, 2010
Before Judges Lisa and Coburn.
The trial court denied defendant's petition for post-conviction relief ("PCR"). Defendant appeals, and we affirm.
At the conclusion of a three-week trial, the jury found defendant guilty of first-degree murder, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(a); two counts of third-degree burglary, N.J.S.A. 2C:18-2; third-degree hindering prosecution, N.J.S.A. 2C:29-3; and two counts of third-degree theft by unlawful taking, N.J.S.A. 2C:20-3. The sentence imposed for murder was life imprisonment with forty-six years and three months to be served without parole pursuant to the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2. The remaining sentences were concurrent except for the five-year consecutive sentence on hindering prosecution. On direct appeal, we affirmed in part and reversed in part, remanding for resentencing. State v. Planker, No. A-2934-99 (App. Div. Nov. 13, 2003). Pursuant to our remand instructions, the trial court resentenced defendant, thereby modifying the murder sentence to life imprisonment with thirty years of parole ineligibility. The Supreme Court denied certification, State v. Planker, 180 N.J. 354 (2004). Defendant filed his petition for PCR on July 8, 2004, and filed an amended petition on July 4, 2007. The petition was denied on July 13, 2008, and this appeal ensued.
We incorporate by reference the statement of facts as set forth in our opinion on defendant's direct appeal, which demonstrate that the evidence of defendant's guilt was overwhelming.
On appeal from the denial of his PCR petition, defendant offers the following arguments: (1) he was improperly denied an evidentiary hearing with respect to his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) his trial attorney's representation was ineffective because of the failure to conduct adequate pre-trial investigation, which included not interviewing relevant witnesses and failing to call "quasi-alibi witnesses" available at the time of trial; (3) his trial attorney's representation was also inadequate because of the failure to object to prejudicial and inflammatory testimony and the failure to request appropriate limiting instructions relating to such testimony; and (4) with respect to any meritorious issues that could have been, but were not, raised on direct appeal, defendant's appellate counsel was inadequate.
After carefully considering the record and briefs, we are satisfied that all of defendant's arguments are without sufficient merit to warrant discussion, R. 2:11-3(e)(2), and we affirm substantially for the reasons expressed by the trial court. Nevertheless, we add the following brief comments.
Defendant's primary argument concerns what he describes as his "quasi-alibi witnesses," Pat Gallagher, Sr., and Pat Gallagher, Jr. According to certifications from Pat Gallagher, Sr. and Carole Gallagher, they would have testified that defendant was in their home on August 15, 1997, from 12:00 a.m. until 4:30 a.m. Police testimony indicated that during his confession defendant had said that he buried the victim's body during that time period, and that was the only evidence on that point. The Gallaghers would also have testified that defendant could not have taken a shovel from their premises. Additionally, a certification from Sharmon Sabini states that another person had tried to solicit the victim's murder. Although the Gallaghers were present during the trial and although the judge had ruled, at defendant's personal request, that they be permitted to testify, defense counsel did not call them as witnesses; instead, instructing them to leave the courthouse. There is no indication that he interviewed them before excusing them.
For purposes of this opinion, we will assume that defense counsel's treatment of the Gallaghers was deficient, thereby satisfying the first prong of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 2064, 80 L.Ed. 2d 674, 693 (1984). But to succeed in this context defendant must also establish that as a result there is a "reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding would have been different." Id. at 694, 104 S.Ct. at 2068, 80 L.Ed. 2d at 698. A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome. Ibid.
At best, the Gallaghers' testimony does nothing more than suggest that defendant did not bury the victim when he told the police he had performed that act. Given the balance of the evidence bearing on defendant's guilt, which we will now describe briefly, there is no reasonable probability that that testimony would have affected the result of the trial.
Defendant called the primary investigating detective a couple of days after the murder, telling him to look for the victim in Wildwood. He said he had last seen her a few days earlier when he helped her move out of her apartment. He called the detective again a few hours later and said that he and the victim were "pretty close." A few hours later detectives located defendant and brought him to the police station for questioning. During that questioning, defendant admitted to arguing with the victim in her apartment on August 15. He admitted to then having sexual intercourse with the victim.
On August 17, detectives found and searched a car that another person shared with defendant. The car contained a chain saw, a gas can, pickax, chopping ax, two shovels, and a bow saw.
On August 18, the police found the victim's car in the Vince Lombardi service area on the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield. The car was unlocked and contained the car keys and a purse containing papers bearing the victim's name.
On August 20, during a consent search of the apartment defendant shared with another person, defendant approached one of the officers and said, "Just remember no body, no crime." Later that day, defendant's friend Nicholas Ranieri told the police that on August 17, defendant picked him up and drove to Jefferson Township, where he pulled onto a dirt road. In the car were shovels, a chain saw and a gas can. Defendant told Ranieri that "there's a body over there. You have to help me hide it." Ranieri described a mound of dirt that was a foot high and six feet long. Defendant started hopping on the mound and then "urinated on it." Defendant then put more dirt on the pile, cut down several trees with the chain saw, and pulled the trees over the mound. Before they left, defendant cut down another tree, causing it to fall across the dirt road to keep cars from entering the area. Ranieri drew a map of the grave location and the next day took the police there. The victim's body was found in the grave.
Defendant was arrested shortly after the body was discovered. At first he said the death was an "accident." Later, he described the events in detail, confirming that after beginning to engage in sexual intercourse with the victim, he strangled her to death with his hands. He told another friend, Mike Vasile that he had just murdered the victim. He admitted burying the victim and confirmed the other evidence obtained by the police during the investigation. The autopsy confirmed that defendant's spermatozoa was in the victim's vaginal canal and that she had been strangled.
The trial testimony included numerous descriptions of defendant's mistreatment of the victim and his threats to kill her.
Given the above evidence and the balance of the testimony submitted at trial, we reject defendant's claim that the evidence of the "quasi-alibi witnesses" could have changed the result.
With respect to defendant's claim that he was prejudiced by the evidence of his abusive course of treatment of the victim, we affirm substantially for the reasons expressed by the trial court. Of course, those issues, which are all based on the trial record, could have been raised on the direct appeal. Since they were not, they are barred absent exceptional circumstances. R. 3:22-4; State v. Mitchell, 126 N.J. 565, 587 (1992). There are no exceptional circumstances here. We note that much of that evidence came in as a result of questions that defendant demanded his attorney ask during the trial. Furthermore, since the arguments lack merit, there is no basis on which appellate counsel may be faulted for not raising them.
Jones v. Barnes, 463 U.S. 745, 751-52, 103 S.Ct. 3308, 3313, 77 L.Ed. 2d 987, 994.
Since defendant's claims are entirely without merit when weighed against the overwhelming evidence of guilt, and since an evidentiary hearing could not have added anything to buttress defendant's case, the trial court was correct in denying one. State v. Preciose, 129 N.J. 451, 462-63 (1992).
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One of the Best-Looking Trades in the Market Right NowBy Jeff Clark, editor, Stansberry Research Pro Trader
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
It's either a massively stupid idea, or it's brilliant...
Buying gold looks like a good trade right here, right now.
I'm still wearing a black eye from my call for a huge gold-stock rally earlier this month. But that's not going to stop me from jumping back in the ring and taking a few more punches.
The potential prize money is too big to ignore.
Stop rolling your eyes and stay with me here for a minute while I explain the thinking...
There's an obvious contrarian trade here. Gold has underperformed the market this year. It has disappointed investors for so long that only the most diehard gold bugs are still onboard. Most investors have jumped ship and are sailing away with the stock market instead. Nearly every article I read this past weekend on gold predicted the metal would soon be trading at $1,000 or even $800 per ounce.
Sentiment just doesn't get much more bearish than that. So anyone looking to "buy low" has to be looking at gold right now.
There's also a "reversion to the mean" trade developing. After falling for 11 of the past 12 trading days, gold's proverbial rubber band is stretched far to the downside. Even a quick bounce just to alleviate the extreme oversold condition could be good for a fast move up toward $1,300 or so. That's a good trade.
But what I like best right now is the setup on the weekly chart.
Take a look... Gold has support at the point of its late-June low at about $1,210 per ounce. Yes, gold dipped as low as about $1,170 in June. But this is a weekly chart. The data points are plotted based on the price at the end of the week. So $1,210 is our support level.
The red arrows on the chart below show the MACD indicator buy and sell signals over the past two years. There's no need to get too complicated here. MACD is a simple momentum indicator. Buy signals occur when the black line crosses over the red line. Sell signals happen when the black line crosses beneath the red line.
As you can see, the weekly MACD indicator gave three signals last year. While they didn't pick the exact turning points in the price of gold, all the signals were profitable.
We've only gotten one signal off this chart this year – a buy signal in July, when the black line on the MACD indicator crossed above the red line. That happened when gold was trading at about $1,320 per ounce.
So far, that signal is unprofitable. Gold is trading lower today than it was back then. But that's what gives us a favorable setup for a long trade in gold.
There's support at $1,210 per ounce. So traders buying here around $1,240 can stop out of the trade on a break of that support. That'll limit the risk to just over $30 per ounce. But we can use the MACD indicator to give us an even tighter stop loss on the trade.
Notice how the black line on the MACD indicator is just barely holding above the red line. The black line is either going to curl up from here – which can only happen if the price of gold rises – or it's going to immediately drop below the red line and generate a sell signal.
Traders can buy gold here in anticipation of higher prices. And they can stop out of the trade for a small loss if – at the end of the week – the black line on the MACD indicator is below the red line.
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DALLAS—Wilson Associates has agreed to partner with East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. (ECADI), a company affiliated to Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
"As one of the world's most renowned architecture firms, we wanted to align our company with a strategic partner that will strengthen our international footprint," stated Qin Yun, chairman of Xian Dai. "In Wilson Associates, we have found a like-minded company that shares our passion for excellent design and desire to secure high-end market share."
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They revolutionised how we listen to music, and how it's made. Nowadays Justin bieber can't even Singh, and it's probably the most famous person in the world. Electronic music is the amount of the future, which they used all the way back in '97. Musical visionaries, the best at their game.
I first got into them when I heard the Tron Legacy OST and then I got into their other songs and basically bought all their albums. Daft Punk are amazing. Unlike anything we've heard before. Electro bands to this day can't even amount to a single modicum of Daft Punk's music. Skrillex garbage...
Yes!!Yup! Because they are very good and very important in the history of electronic music! THEY ARE VERY GOOD! Nowadays, you think in Avicii, Skrillex, but Daft Punk rocks! Many people opined without hearing a one song of them, just listen a one song, just a one song, to see how you change your opinion!
In the 90s, the Chemical Bros were changing the model from what is now clearly super crappy House,Rave,Happy Hardcore (remember that, we listened to THAT). Then Homework came out and nothing would ever be the same. Someone called 1997 "Year Zero" for electronic music and thats about right. That album is a watershed.
Daft punk was the one that made techno amazing, it attracted people to listen to electronic music more. Even now, they are still listened, because the music never gets old. In fact, every album they create have completely different sounds. However, they manage to make it sound great so that everyone in the world knows that they have many other ways of creating good electronic music, not just electronic music that only sound same or alike. For example, Human After All and Discovery, both sound very good, but they sound completely different. There could be infinity many differences between the two, but as for today's electronic musicians they all sound practically the same. So there is a difference where you can make good music, but have the same applications between music that can be divided and create different tunes to create infinite combinations of different tunes. Daft Punk is just a musician, but the duo can do those different musics.
They make good vibes in their song they don't' feel boring because of the beat. And they make their songs addicting to hear. They are not like the others in terms of creating because each song that they make you can tell the difference unlike the others, I also feel that their songs even if it is somewhat old, They are so fun to hear again.
This is not an argument of whether or not the are the best at making techno, but at leading the charts with recognizable and catchy songs. Their inclusion of interesting vibes and tempos, mixed with warm but edgy sound is incredible. It makes them very unique and a great representation of how the brain can design art out of music.
Electronic music gets a bad rap. Not being usually very accessible to most people it's these days seen as the music listened to by people with abnormal taste. You couldn't play it outside of a club without people looking at you funny. Daft Punk became the exception. Even in their early days before Discovery their music had successfully pierced the mainstream market with 'Around the World'. When Discovery did come along they made electronic not only noticeable but popular. Discovery would influence electronic music heavily since it's release, as would Human After All. HAA at the time may not be seen as a genre changing album but it's notable that electronic took a grittier turn afterwards.
Multiple artists have been inspired by their 2006/07 tour including Skrillex (whether you like his brand of music or not is another subject but needless to say it is popular). The tour became one of the greatest live productions of all time and also changed many people's opinions on Human After All which was still, at the time, receiving mixed reception.
Currently Random Access Memories seems to be doing it all again, seeming not only to be as good as Discovery but surpassing it. Many artists have been able to become to popular enough to be household names but few have been able to remain as consistently popular even when changing their musical styles like Daft Punk has.
We won't know what their next album will sound like in a few years time but if I were to wager money on it once again redefining electronic and dance then it would be a lot of money.
Daft Punk have always been perfectionists you can ask anyone they have ever worked with and this shows in all of their albums. At the time of writing this I am actually listening to Random Access Memories and they have easily revolutionized techno music as we know it... Again. They even have provided some sort of a story withing the album. Very few artists can make music "speak" as they have. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo hardly ever release original music, but when they come out with a new, original album, it is a masterpiece every time. They even have cool persona's behind the masks. It gives them character, making them seem robotic (working with their genre) while still being professional and being able to be taken seriously (unlike deadmau5). I have never heard greater composers in their genre and cannot find many (though a few compare) to match them in fantastic output of perfect music while still keeping their artistic integrity. I definitely think Daft Punk is easily the greatest techno band ever with no compare and I hope they continue to make music for years to come.
Their brilliant creations and innovations to house music rocketed the advancements in electronic music around the world. The true pioneers in electronic, they are one of the main reasons music and electro-house came to be in the world. They are the reason the electronic music peaked into the high charts, and their unlimited imagination and originality makes them not only unique, but a privilege to hear and enjoy.
Sorry daft punk.. But when you say "around the world" over 500x its gets really old…. I think you should follow in the footsteps of Deadmau5, tiesto, and Hardwell….. But over all i really like your beats but please.. With a little bit more BANG… i really like "harder better faster strong"r though
Daft Punk is not the best techno band ever. However, they have done a lot to put the genre of techno out onto the mainstream. Many people now listen to techno and their related genres because of all the songs that Daft Punk has put together. They have allowed for many more people to be successful in the industry.
Daft Punk is not the best techno band ever because there is no such thing as the best techno band ever. Music is entirely subjective. You can't say any one band is better than another because no one person's taste is more valid than another. You can't name a "best techno band."
How can one possibly say one band is better than another? Isn't it all about personal taste and what one person may like? Daft Punk is a great techno band, of course. But who has the right to say what is the best or what isn't? I personally don't feel that they are the best techno band ever.
How can you say any band is the best ever? Everyone has their own personal taste and style, so one person may agree with this but another might not. I can fully agree that Daft Punk is ONE of the best techno bands ever, but definitely not the best ever.


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