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Discussion in 'Members Zone' started by Sarge, Aug 14, 2009.
Morning Pops and Leon. Hello to all. Have a good one.
Morning CBZ and everyone out there--that is if you are really out there and this is not just a bunch of machines talking to each other.
Morning Pops and all fellow "machines" out there. Personally. I could stand a lube job....that's JOB, not JOBB!!
Good morning, Cbz and fellow Zoners. An extra hour of sleep this weekend. Gotta like that. Enjoy the day, all of you.
Morning, Pops and folks. TGIF!! Have a great day, everyone. I'm headed out to the golf course this morning.
Morning Pops --Morning all -
Morning Pops. Morning Bob, Jobs, Ologan, Leon and Phil. Morning to anybody who strays in.
Happy Friday everybody. I hope everyone survived Halloween and that all of the little Goblins and Ghoulies were kind to you.
Now, On To The Weekend!
Take good care everybody.
Good Evening Pops, ABQ, Leon, Phil, Bob, ologan, and the rest of the crew. Sorry so late today but been busy.
Morning, Pops and everyone. Welcome To The Weekend!! Have a great one.
Morning Pops, Leon, and survivors of the past week. How was your game of "cowpasture pool", Leon?
Morning Pops --Morning all --where's Phil ,don't want him to get to cold keeping the gate closed.
Good Morning Pops! Morning Bob, Leon, Phil, ologan, ABQ and the rest of you Zoners. Have a great day.
I hit some really good shots and some really bad shots. Ended up with a 90, two strokes under my handicap, so it was okay overall.
Morning, Pops and Zoners. Have a blessed day!
Morning Pops, Leon, and following zoners. I can echo your golf comments,Leon. did just about the same two days before.Still fun to get out, though.
Go Cowboys!!!!
Evening Pops. We won today but it was real ugly. But I'm sure you saw it from the best seat in the house. Have a great evening all.
Morning Pops and everyone. Have a great day.
Morning Pops, Leon, Jobb, and all. Welcome to Monday, which to some of us is just another weekend day, and to others, it's just one day closer to next Monday, and so on, and so on..........
Morning Pops and Cowboys fans everywhere. I wish you all a happy and productive day.
Morning Pops. Morning Fellas and any who may drop by.
Just under the wire here.
Everybody, have a great day!

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July 5, 2007
For those of you dreaming of an Allen-Garnett-Paul Pierce triumvirate, there are a few entanglements, starting with the reason the deal was killed in the first place: Garnett's desire not to play in Boston. He was unambiguous about not only not playing in Boston, but that his preferred destination be Phoenix. (Somehow, we think he wouldn't object to the Lakers.)
Would Garnett have the same sentiment now that he knows Ray Allen is in Boston along with Pierce and, perhaps just as critical, Wally Szczerbiak is no longer in Boston? We'll have to wait and see.
Then there's the potential dealing away of Jefferson. Kevin McHale won't do the deal without Jefferson, nor should he. Would the Celtics still want to do that or do they see Big Al as even more effective now with a long-range bomber like Allen on board? (Bear in mind that Szczerbiak was a pretty good shooter, too. Problem is, he couldn't stay on the floor. Then again, Allen missed 27 games last season.)
But the deal-killer might be solely financial, even though the Celtics have not exactly been big spenders these past few years. Some owners are willing to go over the luxury tax threshold if it means they have a shot of going some distance in the postseason, and let's face it, with a Garnett-Allen-Pierce combo, the Celtics would have to be in the discussion to go deep into the playoffs, especially in the low-rent Eastern Conference.
But any playoff drive with those three would bring a cost, and, depending on what the team does with the rest of its players, it could be a pretty big hit. Suppose Garnett decides to come and suppose he stays here for two seasons. In the 2008-09 season, the Celtics would be paying $17,388,430 to Allen, $23 million to Garnett, and $18,077,903 to Pierce. Gulp. That works out to almost $58.5 million for three players, which probably leaves another $15 million or so for the next nine guys, unless Isiah Thomas is hired to run the books. In other words, if you make the Garnett deal and the trio stays together for two years, Wyc Grousbeck is likely to be writing a check to David Stern.
Next year? No problemo because everything pretty much has to add up to make the deals work. Allen's $16 million salary is balanced by the outgoing money being spent on Szczerbiak and Delonte West. Pierce is already on the books. Garnett's incoming $22 million would have to be balanced by more than just Ratliff and Jefferson to pass muster with the bean counters at the NBA office. Szczerbiak was part of the original deal, as was Troy Hudson. Forget about them now. Think McHale would take Sebastian Telfair? Telfair's handgun? Brian Scalabrine?
Hey, it's not my money. The fans have dutifully shelved out significant dollars these last two years to see a team win a total of 57 games. They've seen ownership hold the line on the midlevel exception while having a payroll loaded with rookie-scale contracts. In other words, they are not going to feel any pain that a luxury tax two years down the road might inflict. Just bank the money from the home playoff games and put it into the luxury tax bin.
As of now, it's just Allen and Pierce as the two foci. It's not the miracle cure. Seattle had the fifth-worst record in the league last year and Allen is 31. Defense is still a big concern. There should be more to come. There has to be more to come.
The fact that Ratliff is still on the books has to mean that Danny Ainge has another shoe to drop. He may not do so right away, but among the certainties of life are death, taxes, and Ratliff being moved by the trading deadline in February 2008. It may come a whole lot sooner than that, and if it does, it could bring something quite nice.
But here's what I'm still trying to figure out. How could Danny do a deal with Seattle and not bring in Robert Swift?


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The DealBook Quarterly spoke to Simon Rothery, Goldman Sachs's co-chief, on the bank's local and regional ambitions. Here, he talks about growth options, the rise of Fixed income, currency and commodities (FICC), increased financing power, and the impact of adoption of new technologies for trading multiple markets. For the full profile, please click here.
"It is fair to say that the securities business was, together I think with our financing business, was the primary driver of Goldmans moving to 100 per cent."
"When we did the original joint venture with JBWere eight years ago, what effectively governed the joint venture structure and the rules of engagement was what we call the Alliance agreement, and that dictated what we could and couldn't do in certain businesses, what trading businesses we could have onshore, what clients we could talk to."
"The alliance agreement was fantastic in terms of where we were at at that point in time and where we got to. But it became very apparent, particularly in the last 12 months, that given the growth and the maturity of the business since the original joint venture, the Alliance agreement was inhibiting growth in a number of our businesses."
"In securities for example the way that the joint venture or the alliance agreement was constructed was that we couldn't have Aussie dollar trading books onshore and we could only talk to Australian clients. If you look at, let's take foreign exchange for example, Aussie dollar is the fourth most traded currency in the world. 80 per cent of the flow that happens every day in this time zone in Aussie dollar product is done by offshore clients. So offshore hedge funds dealing into this market or offshore real money accounts or offshore corporates, or offshore cross border flows, we from Sydney couldn't talk to offshore clients in relation to Aussie dollar products."
"There's a huge incremental business opportunity for us to be, bring all the trading book onshore, have a specialised what I would call Aussie dollar salesforce talking to global accounts about Aussie dollar product."
"We are seeing a big pick up in demand for Aussie dollar product as particularly central banks around the world diversify out of US dollar treasuries, and that's in my mind one of the reasons why the Aussie dollar is so strong - particularly Asian central banks are diversifying out of Euros and US and into Aussie asset classes."
"We would view the only real full-service [Fixed income, currency and commodities] FICC competitor as Deutsche. Then I think people are growing, Barclays is growing, JPMorgan, UBS sort of have in some products capabilities, not others. We actually think it is not as competitive as M&A or equities - certainly not as competitive as equities - there's far too much capacity in equities in this market. Nomura, CLSA, Moelis, people like Bank of America Merills building, there's just not enough share of volume to go around."
"At the moment if one of our clients in Australia asks us for a price to say buy $200 million Australian dollars, we have to call our traders in Hong Kong because the book is domiciled in Hong Kong and the trader will make us a price that is then relayed to the client in Australia. Moving forward that trader will be sitting on the ground in Sydney; the client will get [the price] straight away."
"We will be bringing traders from offshore into Sydney and we will be growing the sales force. You could see probably an increase of 20 - 30 per cent in our FICC business over time. The majority will be new hires."
"The feedback that we've had from our offshore clients is that they would prefer to be dealing Aussie dollar products with someone who is on the ground in Australia living and breathing the product, as opposed to somebody who is calling them from Hong Kong and mentioning Aussie dollars as sort of an aside after they tell them what's happening with the China CPI numbers."
"The other big driver for doing the deal was the financing business across the equities and debt - I guess it would be our three businesses, equity capital markets, debt markets and leveraged finance. It is very apparent also since the GFC that the dynamic in terms of winning financing business is very dependent on being a lender to corporate Australia.... It's very hard to win an IPO in this market unless you commit to being a lender before the IPO."
"Under the local ownership structure, it was difficult with a small balance sheet to commit. When you look at people's loan books in this market their tens of billions of dollars. Normally clients ask us to lend 200, 300, 500 million at a time - so under our local balance sheet we were constrained and couldn't do it. We want to do that in order to grow the business - we are committed to doing it."
"There's all kinds of things. On the trading side of the business, Goldmans from a risk management perspective prides itself from being a fantastic risk manager. One of the reasons we can be is we have systems that aggregate all positions across the firm and we can look at our net position across products or across country or across live, at any time of the day. We run scenario analysis at any time of the day. So before I go home tonight, I know given the positions that we have got, what the P&L would be if the market is down 5 per cent, 10 per cent, up 20 per cent, very few firms can do that because they don't have the systems that aggregate and consolidate."
"For dark pools, for multi markets, it is basically plug and play. We're on Chi-X in Asia that's coming down here. Effectively without doing the buy-out we would had to either get our own systems or spend a lot of money importing the GS systems down here."
"Goldmans spends a huge amount of time developing algos, speed to market through systems, and part of multi market is going to be how quickly your systems can identify price in one market versus the other market, which gives best execution to your client. So as you can imagine its a huge amount of system development."
"I think if you look at our market in M&A, much stronger than the Asian market. Australia makes up 30, 40 per cent of M&A volumes in the region every year. I just think there's a view within Goldman that Aussies have a lot to add in the global system - a lot of our competitors have done that as well."
"Also, over the last couple of years, which is very different to previously, Goldman always did things remotely - serviced Asia from Hong Kong, or always serviced Europe from London, or always serviced the US from New York. There is a recognition that in order for Goldman to stay relevant and be number one you have to become local. If you are not local, you are not dominant."
"We are working through that - there will be a number of things that can be integrated into Asia. I think where that is the case most of our people will actually be offered opportunities in Asia - and that's already happening. Most of our people are actually viewing that as a real positive.
"Staff ask me about the headcount issue. I think headcount probably roughly stays where it is today. There is good growth in securities obviously. There will probably be some down-sizing in other areas but more relocation and people being offered other opportunities. We spent a lot of time in the business in the last 3 years getting headcount to what we think is appropriate."
"It's interesting as we talked to the partners about this, clearly there was definitely a benefit to being in the partnership. It was inspirational and aspirational. 100 per cent cash comp, which a lot of people liked. Goldman always said to me you've got no retention in your business, I said actually we've got more retention than anybody because we don't lose anyone because they like 100% cash comp... that being said, even though we paid 100 per cent cash, most of our partners' cash bonus went back into buying their equity in the firm."
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Google is agreeing to license certain patents to mobile phone rivals and stop some search practices but in a win, the Federal Trade Commission didn't find enough evidence the company favors its own services in search results. (Jan. 3)
Washington - Jan. 3, 2012
1. SOUNDBITE: Jon Leibowitz / Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
"This morning, by a bipartisan vote. Or actually, two bipartisan votes, of 4 to 1 and 5 to nothing, the Federal Trade Commission announces comprehensive, a comprehensive settlement of all of our competition-related investigations into Google. Today's actions delivers more relief for American consumers faster than any other option available to the commission. And protects competition and consumers in a number of crucial markets central to the daily lives of hundreds of millions of American consumers and businesses. It ensures Americans' continued access to the smartphones, tablet computers and computer gaming systems as well as a fair playing field in internet search and search advertising. Today's commission action follows an exhaustive investigation into Google's business practices. Commission staff received over 9 million pages of documents from Google and other parties, interviewed numerous industry participants and took sworn testimony of key Google executives. There are two aspects to the settlement we announced today. The first involves Google's misuse of patent protection to prevent competition. We stopped that abuse. The second concerns allegations that Google unfairly biases its search results to harm competition. We closed this investigation, finding the evidence does not support a claim that Google's prominent display of its own content on its general search page was undertaken without legitimate justification."
Google is agreeing to license certain patents to mobile phone rivals and stop a practice of including snippets from other websites in its search results as part of a settlement to end a 19-month investigation into the search leader's business practices, U.S. antitrust regulators said Thursday.
In a vindication for Google, Federal Trade Commission officials added that they didn't find enough evidence to support complaints that Google unfairly favors its own services in search results.
Google will sign an agreement requiring the company to charge "reasonable" prices to license hundreds of patents deemed to be "essential" for rival mobile devices such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, Research in Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and smartphones running on a Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software. Those patents came as part of Google's $12.4 billion acquisition of device maker Motorola Mobility Holdings last May.
Regulators say Google Inc. is also promising that upon request, it will exclude snippets copied from other websites in its summaries of key information, even though the company had insisted the practice is legal under the fair-use provisions of U.S. copyright law. Despite the fair-use defense, Google already had scaled back on the amount of cribbing, or "scraping," of online content after business review site Yelp Inc. lodged one of the complaints that triggered the FTC investigation.
Under the FTC resolution, Google's rivals will now be able to request that their excerpts are left out of Google's search results without having to fear that links to their sites will be penalized in Google's search rankings.
In another concession, Google pledged to adjust the online advertising system that generates most of its revenue so marketing campaigns can be more easily managed on rival networks.
The FTC's investigation focused on allegations that Google has been abusing its dominance in Internet search.
Microsoft Corp. and other Google rivals say the search company has been highlighting its own services on its influential results page while burying the links to competing sites. Google Inc. has fiercely defended its right to recommend the websites that it believes are the most relevant. While the FTC said it uncovered some obvious instance of bias in Google's results during the investigation, the agency's five commissioners unanimously concluded there wasn't enough evidence to take legal action.


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Muslim's Prayers times
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Muslim's Prayers times is yet other Prayer times reminder with cool features: Adhan, Qibla direction, Hijri calendar and moon phases.
اوقات الصلاه الان يدعم العربيه تبعا لاعدادات الجهاز
يتيح البرنامج خصائص عديده
المؤذن الاوتوماتيكي, اتجاه القبله, التقويم الهجري و أطوار القمر
it includes:
* An app that displays prayers for current day and displays corresponding hijri date, Allow you to choose the date you want.
* A hijri calendar that displays hijri month, corresponding gregorian days. when clicking a day important islamic events and moon phase will be displayed.
* Prayers quibla and a compass.
* Customizable azan before prayers, you can choose from a list of azans or your file from SD card, can be customized for each prayer.
* Silence phone during prayers that can be customized for each prayer.
* Play azan at prayer times.
* 5 cool themes with different colors to choose from, see screen shots!
* Swype left and right to navigate between Prayers, Quibla and calendar
* 2 cool widgets of sizes 4x3 and 4x1 for convenient usage that display calendar, prayers times and minutes before next azan, and provides easily access to the month calendar by taping on the calendar, access to quibla by taping on the location and access to the prayer time application by taping on the prayers times.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops III deploys its players into a future where bio-technology has enabled a new breed of Black Ops soldier. Players are now always on and always connected to the intelligence grid and their fellow operatives during battle. In a world more divided than ever, this elite squad consists of men and women who have enhanced their combat capabilities to fight faster, stronger, and smarter. Every soldier has to make difficult decisions and visit dark places in this engaging, gritty narrative.
Treyarch elevates the Call of Duty® social gaming experience by delivering a campaign with the ability to play cooperatively with up to four players online, using the same battle-tested network infrastructure and social systems that support its world-class Multiplayer and Zombies game modes.
Designed for co-op and re-playability, players encounter all the epic cinematic gameplay moments Call of Duty ® is known for delivering, as well as new open-area arena-style gameplay elements designed to allow players to approach the game with a different strategy each time they play.
And now, every player is completely customizable: from weapons to loadouts, to abilities and outfits, all with full progression systems and a personalised armoury to show off accomplishments, providing a constantly-evolving campaign experience.
With Black Ops III, Treyarch premieres a new momentum-based chained-movement system, allowing players to fluidly move through the environment with finesse, using controlled thrust jumps, slides, and mantling abilities in a multitude of combinations, all while maintaining complete control over your weapon at all times.
Maps are designed from the ground-up for the new movement system, allowing players to be successful with traditional movement, as well as advanced tactics and manoeuvres.
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Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Sep 10, 2010
Gregory Stone, director of LSU's WAVCIS Program and also of the Coastal Studies Institute in the university's School of the Coast and Environment, disagrees with published estimates that more than 75 percent of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident has disappeared.
Stone recently participated in a three-hour flyover of the affected area in the Gulf, where he said that subsurface oil was easily visible from overhead.
"It's most definitely there," said Stone. "It's just a matter of time before it makes itself known again."
Readings from WAVCIS indicate that the direction of the ocean currents near the middle and bottom of the water column are aimed offshore; in other words, this submerged oil will be pushed out to sea, where it will then rise higher into the water column and be washed onto land, particularly during storms.
"It is going to come on shore not consistently, but rather in pulses because it is beneath the surface," he said. "You may get one or two, maybe even five or 10 waves coming ashore with absolutely no oil ... but eventually, it's going to come ashore." He also cautions that whatever oil doesn't remain suspended in the water column may simply sit atop the seafloor, waiting to be mixed back into the currents.
"It will simply be stirred up during rough seas or changing currents and reintroduced into the water column," he explained.
Another timely concern is hurricane season since September is generally one of the most active months of the year. "Storm surge, when combined with storm waves from a hurricane, could stir up this submerged oil and bring it - lots of it - onshore and into the wetlands," Stone said.
"Even a tropical storm could result in more oil on the shoreline. And that's a reality we need to consider and be prepared for."
Formally known as the Wave-Current-Surge Information System, WAVCIS is based off of a network of buoys, oil platforms sensors and ADCPs, or Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers, in the Gulf of Mexico. The ADCPs are exceptionally sensitive.
Housed on the seafloor, they send acoustic signals up to the surface of the water, measuring the entire water column for everything from current direction to speed and temperature.
It's also integrated with the National Data Buoy Center, or NDBC, system, providing researchers worldwide with a comprehensive look at the Gulf environment, which is an invaluable research tool during the inevitable hurricane season, and also during disasters such as the Deepwater Horizon tragedy.
"WAVCIS is among the most sensitive ocean observing systems in the entire nation," said Stone.
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Katie's Healthy Bites: Have You Tried Tarragon?by Katie Cavuto-Boyle in Uncategorized, August 22, 2010
Though many of the herbs in my garden have already gone to seed (here's looking at you, cilantro), beautiful tarragon, the "king of herbs" to the French, still stands proud. Native to southern Russia and western Asia, Tarragon is now most widely associated with French cuisine. This aromatic, bittersweet herb is one of four fine herbs used in French cooking (the others being parsley, chives and chervil). Its mild, anise-like flavors adds dimension to egg, chicken and fish dishes.
Buying and Storage Tips
Fresh tarragon is best, as the aromatic oils dissipate when dried, taking a lot of flavor with them. Frozen tarragon is a good substitution, but in a pinch you could also use chervil or a bit of fennel seed or anise to mimic (but not duplicate) the flavor.
To prolong the use of your fresh tarragon, Freeze whole sprigs in an re-sealable bag for up to 3-5 months. Don't bother defrosting, just remove from the freezer and add to your recipe.
How to Use Tarragon
Tarragon is best used sparingly, as it can easily overpower a recipe. Tarragon vinegar is flavorful, easy to make and a simple way to preserve fresh sprigs. Simply place fresh springs in a sanitized bottle and cover with white vinegar. Check the flavor of the vinegar every few days and add or remove sprigs to achieve the desired flavor.
Chicken salad is a great way to highlight tarragon's unique flavor; here is my favorite recipe.
Tarragon Chicken Salad
Yield: 4 Servings
• 1 pound poached boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 hard boiled egg, diced
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1 small shallot, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons low-fat mayo
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve.
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
Calories: 168
Total Fat: 4.8 grams
Saturated Fat: 1 gram
Protein: 27.5 grams
Sodium: 211 milligrams
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Does anybody know what this pill is that I found. It's very small, yellow, round, on one said is a E and on the other a 4. Thank you
Call poison control 1-800-222-1222, they can identify any type of pill,(ethically I can not tell you if it is not your medication).
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A British soldier killed in Afghanistan on Friday has been named as Corporal Daniel "Danny" Nield, first battalion, The Rifles - a 31-year-old from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.
Corporal Nield, who joined the army cadets at 13 and enlisted in the army at 16, had served in Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Kosovo. He was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade during a firefight with the Taliban in Helmand. Described by colleagues as a rugby and cider-loving West Countryman with a "legendary" sense of humour, he is the 143rd British soldier to die in the present operation in Afghanistan.
His family, parents Peter and Sheila, sisters Emily and Kimberley, and brother Anthony, released a statement that said: "Danny lived for the army, and was proud to serve his country. He died doing the job he loved." His friend Rifleman Christopher Sharpe said: "My thoughts of Danny are of his love for Gloucestershire and Strongbow cider. It has been an honour to have known such a character of the regiment."
Secretary of state for defence John Hutton said: "Corporal Nield was clearly an extremely professional Rifleman who was making a real difference in bringing stability to Afghanistan. My thoughts are with his family and his friends at this very sad time."


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Imagine 'Little Shop of Horrors' with short selling instead of man-eating plants and you'll have a ballpark picture of 'Toxic Bankers'. Written and directed by Andrew Taylor with songs by Des O'Connor (the luminary of the cabaret scene, not the veteran light entertainer), it's a workplace comedy for the post-crash era, set at the headquarters of a hedge fund servicing the market for ethical investments.
Our heroine, timid analyst Fiona (Hazel Gardner), works alongside dithering middle manager Helen (Donnla Hughes) and feckless fund manager Joe (Stuart Saint) under domineering boss Tony (Jonathan Dryden Taylor, credibly authoritative). Things are shaken up by the arrival of a startlingly efficacious team of executive concierges and by Fiona's discovery of some troubling stats…
'Toxic Bankers' isn't always a smooth ride: the storytelling is slow off the mark and has its share of holes, the humour provokes more wry smiles than guffaws, and the songs are expressive rather than catchy. But the show is tightly realised and offers cleverly-drawn, well-acted characters.
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Hoping to help their son, Kason Ray, 8, cope with the emotional problems that result from Down's syndrome, his parents got him a therapy pet.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A divided Ohio Supreme Court tossed a complaint Friday that state officials hoped might resolve legal concerns about the state's new private job-creation entity and seal JobsOhio's right to run the state liquor business and use its profits.
In a 4-2 decision, justices said the high court was the wrong venue for JobsOhio's complaint against state Commerce Director David Goodman.
The action sought to force Goodman to sign an agreement between the state commerce and budget departments and JobsOhio transferring rights to the liquor business to JobsOhio for 25 years. The deal is worth some $1.4 billion, with the state getting the first $500 million when the transfer occurs.
Budget and JobsOhio leaders signed the agreement in August. Goodman declined because questions of JobsOhio's constitutionality have not been resolved.
Justices threw out the challenge in part because they realized that a lawsuit by an agency envisioned by Gov. John Kasich suing one of Kasich's Cabinet directors had a purpose beyond securing Goodman's signature.
Goodman said at the time the complaint was filed that he fully supported JobsOhio but didn't feel he could move forward while the suit was undecided.
Justices wrote, "First, a review of the complaint -- as well as Goodman's motion for judgment on the pleadings -- indicates that the real object sought is a declaratory judgment, which this court lacks original jurisdiction to grant."
"Although JobsOhio's complaint is couched in terms of compelling ODC Director Goodman to comply with his affirmative duty," they added, "... it actually seeks an expedited ruling from this court declaring (bills creating JobsOhio) constitutional, so as to preclude any further challenges."
Kasich's office said JobsOhio is doing good work even with the liquor deal in limbo.
"JobsOhio has been an essential part of Ohio's success in creating jobs and getting our state back on track," spokeswoman Connie Wehrkamp said in a statement. "We've got more work to do, however, because too many Ohioans are still out of work. A strong, capable JobsOhio will continue to be instrumental to Ohio's economic recovery."
The transfer process has been delayed by a lawsuit by the liberal policy group ProgressOhio and two Democratic state lawmakers, Rep. Dennis Murray of Sandusky and Sen. Mike Skindell of Lakewood, challenging the constitutionality of turning public money over to a private entity.
The 10th District Court of Appeals in Columbus upheld a judge's decision to dismiss the challenge on the grounds that opponents didn't have legal standing. ProgressOhio appealed the decision to the state Supreme Court, which hasn't yet ruled on that issue of legal standing. The libertarian 1851 Center for Constitutional Law has sided with ProgressOhio in legal filings.
ProgressOhio Executive Director Brian Rothenberg said the court's decision leaves open the question of what legal avenue exists to challenge JobsOhio.
"Once again this court said there are legitimate constitutional issues that have to be aired," he said. "So, with $550 million of state money being dangled in the hands of a private corporation like JobsOhio, when will the state allow a court to make a ruling on its constitutionality?"
JobsOhio spokeswoman Laura Jones said the action was filed in hopes the high court would resolve constitutional issues surrounding the new entity.
"We still believe that the legislation is constitutional," she said in an email. "We obviously would have preferred the court to weigh in, but declining to hear this case isn't a barrier to our mission to help create jobs in Ohio. We look forward to continuing to make progress in that important work."
Rothenberg blamed the administration -- not his group's lawsuit -- for delays in getting JobsOhio up and running.
"The bottom line is these are self-inflicted wounds by the Kasich administration," he said. "They could have let a court decide this over a year ago and rule on the constitutionality, but they decided to play these games of challenging our legal standing and this bizarre move to having Kasich's JobsOhio sue Kasich's Cabinet director."
Friday's decision was joined by Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor and Justices Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, Judith Ann Lanzinger, and Yvette McGee Brown. Justices Paul Pfeifer and Robert Cupp entered separate dissents. Justice Terrence O'Donnell didn't participate in the deliberations or decision.


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Nikki Coxxx is in trouble – she got evicted! Her best friend suggested she give her brother, Kris Slater, a try. Kris wants nothing to do with Nikki but this little fire-crotch is ready and willing to give out sexual favors in exchange for a roof over her head!
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The history of Dodge trucks opens a new chapter with the introduction of the evolutionary 2002 Ram full-size pickup, debuting at the 2001 Chicago Auto Show.
In 1994, about the same time the Internet started to revolutionize the way people communicated and did business with each other, Dodge introduced the all-new Ram, revolutionizing the way pickup trucks were perceived in the marketplace. No longer would 'corn flake' box looks define the shape of trucks. Dodge's sleek and retro 'big-rig' design came roaring into dealer lots and just as quickly went roaring out. A powerful, and very unique, V10 engine and well outfitted interior completed the Ram's exciting packaging.
It's now seven years later and it's ironic to see how both the Internet and Dodge seemed to have slowed things down greatly. The Internet and its 'New Economy' have not quite lived up to the hype that everyone expected back in 1994. Common sense and a return to traditional business metrics rule over irrational exuberance in .com possibilities.
Dodge has also experienced recent growing pains and lowered expectations after Chrylser's one-sided merger with DaimlerBenz. Its Ram pickup has shown its age of late as fierce competition from Ford, Chevrolet and newcomer Toyota quickly raised the bar to compete for buyers just like old line companies coming in to take back market share from upstart .com's.
There is something to note however with regards to both the Internet and Dodge. If you look beneath the surface and examine what's going on exterior perception can be deceiving. The Internet and the technologies it has spawned continue to mature and become more refined even if not apparent to the lay person. Looking beneath the nearly unchanged surface of the 2002 Dodge Ram there is much going on that people may not notice at first, but look closely. A revolution is still going on.
The 2002 Dodge Ram retains the same basic formula for its exterior as the previous Ram, most notably seen in the broad shouldered hood and headlights, but virtually every detail has been improved aerodynamically.
The overall length is about the same as the current model but the proportions have changed. The bed has been shortened to 6-foot, 3-inches after Dodge market research found that the smaller box would still be long enough for everyday use but the extra room could be applied to the interior of the cab and allow owners to park their trucks in the garage at night.
Inside the truck are much more dramatic changes. The front of the cab gets a slew of high end features designed to improve functionality, comfort, and style. Dual climate controls and power outlets, power adjustable pedals, an electric transfer case and optional heated leather seats are all welcomed additions.
The 3-inches of extra room taken from the bed allows rear passengers to enjoy full-size 60/40 bench seating or front passengers to use the abundant space used to stow cargo when the rear bench is folded up and out of the way. An optional steel load floor, tucked under the seat and away from view, folds open to hold gear securely. Side curtain airbags are available in addition to standard driver and passenger airbags.
An all new hydroformed frame provides 400% greater torsional and 150% greater lateral bending and attachment stiffness - resulting in better handling and less noise, vibration and harshness while driving. An independent front suspension adds to ride comfort. Suspension travel has been increased from 8-inches to 8-1/2.
Under the imposing hoodline two new engine options have been created specifically for the Ram. Both engines provide more power, torque and fuel economy than the engines they replace. A new 3.7-liter, 210hp Magnum V-6 adds 35 more over the 3.9L it replaces and a new 4.7-liter, 240hp Magnum V-8 adds 10 more horsepower over the 5.2-liter it replaces. The venerable 245-hp 5.9-liter V-8 returns for 2002 to round out the lineup. The 45RFE transmission is brand new and improves smoothness and efficiency with electronic controls and optimized gear ratios.
GVWR and GCWR are increased for 2002. GVWR is up to 6650 lbs and GCVW stands at an impressive 13,500 lbs when properly equipped.
Overall, subtlety is the keyword when it comes to the 2002 Dodge Ram. It's hard to imagine seven years ago we would ever associate the Ram with conservative design but it still keeps an aggressive spirit underneath.


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Recent State and Federal Obscenity Prosecutions, 2003 to date.
Assembled, Abstracterd, and Prepared by J. D. Obenberger, Attorney at Law, for the benefit of his clients. Updated 1.30.13.
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ZICARI (A/K/A ROB BLACK) AND Janet Louise ROMANO (A/K/A LIZZY BORDEN) and EXTREME ASSOCIATES, A CORPORATION.
All three defendants were indicted on 10 counts of violating federal obscenity laws. The investigation began "after a special report aired on PBS' Frontline, on February 7, 2002, entitled 'American Porn.' … in which Rob Black reportedly was filmed consensually beating a female and inviting the Attorney General to get him.
431 F.3d 150 (3d Cir. 2005)
August 6, 2003
entry" portrays the rape and murder of three women, who are slapped,
hit, spit upon and generally abused and degraded throughout graphic
portrayals of forced sex acts. In "cocktails #2", women
engage in sex acts with multiple partners while a bowl, placed in front
of the women, is filled with various bodily liquids. At the
conclusion of each vignette, the women drink the concoction.
Finally, "extreme teen #24" portrays abusive sexual acts between adult
males and females dressed to look like minor children. In
addition, the defendants transmitted six obscene video clips over the
internet through their website. The six video clips are
entitled "valeriejospit," "jewel","pz_summerbreeze,"
"dp.gangbang.7," "miacum," and "analasspirations1." the clips
range in length from 37 seconds to two minutes, 54 seconds.
District Judge Gary Lancaster determined the federal obscenity statutes unconstitutional with respect to producers and distributors making and selling obscene materials for adults. His determination was reversed by the Third Circuit and the United States Supreme Court denied review. The case was then remanded for trial back to the Western District of Pennsylavania. The Defenants pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute obscene dvds. Sentenced July 1, 2009 to one year and one day and two years supervised release. Corporate defendant defunct.
Michael J. CORBETT and Sharon E. CORBETT, of Lewisburg, West Virginia, and Joseph TANNER and Randall ROGERS, of Quitman, Georgia.
April 9, 2003 Indicted.
53 video tapes and DVDs, 40 minutes to two hours in length, depicting graphic and sexually explicit scenes of defecation and urination (e.g. "Outdoor Pooping Paradise" and "Scat Sampler") offered for sale and delivery, via the U.S. mail. Indicted and pled on three counts of mailing obscene materials in violation of Title 18, USC Section 1461, and one count of conspiracy to mail obscene materials and conspiracy to use the Internet for the purpose of sale and distribution of obscene material, in violation of Title 18, USC 1371.
All defendants pled guilty August 25, 2003. Corbett was sentenced to eighteen months in prison, three years' probation, and a $30,000 fine. Bates got thirteen months, three years' probation, and a $10,000 fine. They forfeited $15,010 seized from their bank accounts and the equipment used to make the videos. They agreed to pay an additional $60,000 to avoid forfeiting their home, which had been allegedly used in the sale of the obscene materials.
ROBINSON, Gary
"Suzie's Corral"
D. Mont.
February 18, 2004. Indicted.
Videos sold by "Suzie's Corral." "ST-2: Wet Rubber". "ST-3: Give Me All Your Semen", "H-2: Ride'umCowgirl". and "WS-1: Dogs and Horses and Pigs and Chickens". which depicted graphic
sexual ads including sexual intercourse between humans and animals, urination,defecation, and fisting.
Sentence on Plea to 18 U.S.C. 3 1462, July 7, 2004.
Prison: 1 year and 1 day
Special Assessment: $100
Supervised Release: 3 years
ROBINSON was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to charges of transportation of obscene matters. In the fall of 2002, while doing business as "Suzie's Corral," ROBINSON used the United Parcel Service to distribute obscene videotapes. ROBINSON shipped the videotapes in response to orders placed by customers who received the "Susie's Corral" catalog through the United States mail. The videotapes depicted bestiality and defecation.
URBASSIK, Ronald and Alina
"Since 1990, the defendants have operated a catalog business that offered for sale hundreds of videotapes and DVDs depicting obscene matter, including sexually explicit conduct involving sado-masochism, defecation, urination and bestiality" - DOJ
November 16, 2004 Sentenced.
Sexually explicit depictions of involving sado-masochism, defecation, urination and bestiality. The defendants were charged with distributed these obscene matters using the U.S. Mail.
The couple pleaded guilty in July 2004 to a seven-count indictment that had been returned against them on April 13, 2004. The Urbassiks pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in the business of selling or transferring obscene matter in violation of Title 18 USC Sections 371 and 1466; mailing obscene matter, in violation of Title 18 USC Sections 1461 and 2; and engaging in the business of selling or transferring obscene matter, in violation of Title 18 USC Section 1466. Handled by Kayla Bakshi of the Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section. Ronald Urbassik was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, along with a $3,000 fine. Alina Urbassik was sentenced to 4 months in prison.
HOFFMAN, Harold Foote
November 15, 2004, Sentenced.
Using the U.S. Mail for the delivery of obscene matter, which included depictions of sexual acts involving defecation and bestiality
Plea. Hoffman was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. He was
prosecuted by Trial Attorney Paul Almanza of the Department of Justice
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
(N.D. Tex.)
March 11, 2005. Indicted.
Numerous crimes including racketeering, conspiracy, obscenity, and tax offenses. operation throughout the country of adult pornography bookstores with video arcades where customers could pay to view clips of obscene videos or DVDs. "American Bukkake 7," "American Bukkake 8," "Cumshots 4," "Gangbang Angels 11," "1 In The Pink, 1 In The Stink 5" and "Tits and Ass 8."
Wedelstedt case was prosecuted by CEOS and the U.S. Attorney's Office
for the Northern District of Texas in substantial cooperation with the
Tax Division, the Criminal Division's Asset Forfeiture and Money
Laundering Section and Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, the
Internal Revenue Service, and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs
Enforcement. Wedelstedt
pled guilty on November 4,2005, to transporting obscene matters for
sale or distribution (in violation of 18 U.S.C. 5 1465) and engaging in
a conspiracy to defraud the United States by frustrating, impeding, or
hindering the Internal Revenue Service (in violation of 18 U.S.C. §
371). Wedelstedt forfeited $1.25 million to the United States in a
related civil forfeiture matter.. Wedelstedt was sentenced on March 2,
2006, Wedelstedt was ordered to
terminate all current sexually-oriented business activities in the
State of Texas and to forfeit all business property located in the
state. The prison sentence will be followed by one year of supervised
release. Wedelstedt was also sentenced to 120 hours of community
Table Copyright 2012, J. D. Obenberger and taken from
http://www.xxxlaw.com. All Rights Reserved.
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KILBRIDE, Jeffrey A., SCHAEFER, James R.
D. Arizona
Conviction and Sentence Affirmed 584 F.3d 1240 (9th Cir., October 28, 2009).
Cert. Petition pending.
August 25, 2005
Two still images, one reported to include multiple depictions of Fisting in a montage of images, transmitted via Spam email in violation of Can-Spam Act..
Conspiracy to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1037(a)(3) through fraud in connection with electronic mail;, violation of § 1037(a)(3) and (a)(4) through such fraud; interstate transportation of obscene materials in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1462; interstate transportation of obscene materials for sale in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1465; commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956; and failure to meet record keeping requirements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2257. Convicted by jury on all Counts, June 25, 2007. Sentenced 78 mos. (Kilbride) 63 mos. (Schaffer).
9th Circuit held that national standard should have applied to email distribution, and the jury should have been so instructed. Trial defense counsel did not object or offer such an instruction. 9th Cir. called the error harmless error and affirmed conviction.
FLETCHER, Karen
W.D. Penn.
September 26, 2005.
Text distributed via the Internet. stories concerning the seduction, torture, rape, and murder of very young children.
Indicted, six counts under 10 USC § 1462 (a) and 2. Forfeiture under § 1467. Pled guilty August 7, 2008, sentenced to five years probation including six months in home confinement and $1,000 fine.
LAMBERT, Thomas W. ROBINSON, Gary, and WASSERMAN, Sanford.
December 2, 2005.
included eels in the rectum and vagina (condom used in the latter), sex
with donkeys, dogs, goats, pigs, and horses, abduction of women,
ripping their clothes off, turkey slapping, breast twisting,
gangbang/Bukkake, lesbian sex between nuns in front of an altar mopping
the sanctuary floor, including penetration by mop handle followed by
sex with dog followed by heterosexual sex. Fisting. Insertion of an
artificial airway gag. Insertion and inflation of objects in the
vagina. Metal clips applied to labia and weights applied. Restraint in
harnesses, ball torture, insertion of thermometer into penis meatus.
Butt plugs, scrotum twisting, hot wax. Urination, defecation, enemas.
Guilty pleas Wasserman had been previously convicted of distribution of obscenity (see infra, above) and was sentenced to the maximum five year term. Lambert was sentenced to 2 ½ years. Robinson was sentenced to 12 months. Damon King of the Criminal Divisions Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.
MARCUS, Glenn
March 7, 2007
Hard BDSM involving slavery.
A man dubbed an 'S&M Svengali' by the tabloids was convicted Monday of sexually abusing a woman he photographed for his sadomasochism web site, but cleared of a charge that the site was obscene." "A jury deliberated seven days before finding Glenn Marcus, 53, guilty of sex trafficking and forced labor. He was acquitted of obscenity — a charge that's been brought more frequently under the Bush administration." Associated Press, March 5, 2007
ANKENEY, Christopher Warren
GRAHAM, Kenneth James
NORTON, Mike Leonard
May 23, 2006
Operating business and delivery of four DVD videos, first from producer to retailer and then from retailer to a Postal Inspector in Northern Virginia, Gag Factor 15, Gag Factor 18, American Bukkake 13, and Filthy Things 6. One report suggests that a parody/satire of throat gagging torture in Abu Ghraib Prison is depicted. Copyright 2012, J. D. Obenberger and taken from http://www.xxxlaw.com. All Rights Reserved.
trial. NG or dismissal as to all defendants and all charges, except
FIVE STAR LLC guilty 18 USC 1465 and (2)(a) - Transportation of Obscene
Matter - Aid and Abet and 18 USC 1462 and (2)(a) - Transportation of
Obscene Material Using a Common Carrier - Aid and Abet. Sentenced to
two years probation and $800 special assessment. Corporate defendant
now defunct.
Florida v. MCCOWAN, Clinton
CRAFT, Andrew
STEVENS, Kevin Patrick
"Cum on Her Face"
Florida State Prosecution, Pensacola
Online Bukkake, group sex, and gangbangs with numerous male performers and typically one or two female performers.
Criminal complaint filed in North Florida against three operators of an adult website, "Cum on Her Face", www.cohf.com, which featured The website is no longer operated by the persons charged, but by foreign operators.
Clinton "Ray Guhn" McCowen, owner of Cash Titans, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison after pleading guilty in June to charges of money laundering based on obscenity. Andrew Craft, 40, was given 34 1/2 months in prison, while Kevin Patrick Stevens, 38, got 40 months in prison. Both previously pleaded guilty to racketeering charges. Before Judge Ron Swanson imposed the sentences, Assistant State Attorney Russ Edgar played videos and displayed still images from the CashTitans.com pay site, claiming the site contained obscene material.
GARTMAN and MCDOWELL
March 14, 2006
Rape videos, urination and defecation. urination and defecation.
This case arose out of the same investigation that spawned the Ragsdale case, supra. In their own trial, the at rape videos at issue in Ragsdale led to an acquittal on obscenity charges. An acquittal was also obtained concerning a work featuring urination and defecation. The defendants were convicted in connection with a work that depicted the piercing of nipples by needles billed as sexual torture without accompanying sexually explicit acts.
Gartman was sentenced on July 31, 2006 to 34 months in prison and McDowell to 30 months in prison.
WILSON, Chris.
State prosecution, Fla.
Webmaster carrying user-submitted content in the context of an anti-Iraq War website, probably primarily precipitated by its political orientation. The content included nailing a breast to a picnic table, fake snuff, blood, urination, and depiction of a female hanging herself, urinating, followed by a close shot of her face, apparently dead
2006 state obscenity prosecution of After initial charges were brought and his release on bail, the webmaster continued operations in an adjoining county and was re-arrested for violation of bail on that ground, a hearing was held, and he was incarcerated. Ultimately, the webmaster gave up operations and took a plea. According to Wikkipedia, "Under the deal Wilson agreed to the closure of his business and not to work on any adult websites for five years, and plead guilty to five misdemeanor charges."
LITTLE, Paul
C.D. Florida
2010 WL 357933 (C.A.11 (Fla.))
May 17, 2007 Indicted.
DVD and Internet Distribution. Fisting and hard anal. "Max Hardcore Extreme 20 – Euro Edition," "Pure Max 19 – Euro Edition," "Max Hardcore Golden Guzzlers 7 – Euro Edition," "Fists of Fury 4 – Euro Edition" and "Planet Max 16 – Euro Edition" and Five Video Clips ranging in length from 1:28 to 2:38. Fisting. Urine. Auto-Felching. Cruelty.
Ten obscenity counts under 18 USC §§ 1461, 1462, 1465 and Forfeiture under 18 USC § 1467 (b) and 21 USC 2461 (c). Convicted by jury on all counts June 6, 2008 with forfeiture of "maxhardcore.com". No forfeiture of personal assets. Sentenced October 3, 2008 to 46 months in prison for distributing obscene material through the mail and the Internet. Little was fined a total of $7,500 and the corporate defendant was fined a total of $75,000.The jury ordered the internet domain MaxHardcore.com to be forfeited but declined to forfeit Little's house.
Paul F. Little was released and seen in public in January, 2012. He remains on probation or supervised release until July, 2013.
HARB, Sammi and Michael HARB,
D. Utah
A Paul Cambria case.
June 8, 2007. Indicted.
and Internet Distribution of Max Hardcore ("Pure Max 18" and "Extreme
12") and Extreme Associates ("Cocktails 5"). Reported to contain
explicit depictions of gagging, coughing, the expulsion of fluid from
the mouth, crying, forceful face-fucking by grabbing female's hair,
anal intromission of tubes, vaginal intromission of straws, use of
straw to suck vaginal fluid contents, autofelching, continuing sexually
after a performer's request to "please stop", and pig-tailed performers
dressed in a pre-adolescent fashion being picked up at a playground and
used sexually.
Ohio residents charged in Utah.
18 USC § 1466, one count selling obscene materials. Guilty pleas. Sentenced November 19, 2009 to one year and one day imprisonment. Business now closed.
McCOY, Frank R.
Reported to be well-known author of many stories on alt.sex.stories during the 1990's
resident indicted in Georgia federal Court.
M.D. Georgia.
June 13, 2007 Indicted.
Text. Stories about rape, torture, mutilation and murder of children. Writer and poster of stories on various web pages.
One Count Transportation of Obscene Matter under 18 USC §1462. Motion to quash indictment denied December 18, 2009.
A bench trial was commenced on January 12, 2010 and concluded on January 13, 2010; closing arguments were submitted in writing. No disposition appears on PACER or in the records of the Clerk of Court after three years.
CROCE, Danilo Simoes
brought federally in Orlando. The defendant produced content in South
America and fulfilled orders from the United States. Croce was the
operator of vomitbrazil.com, among others
M.D. Fla
September 5, 2006 Indicted.
Videos and websites included scat, piss, vomit, Bukkake and fisting
Pled guilty on June 8, 2007. Sentenced to time served + 3 years supervised release, to be unsupervised if he departs the United States and does not return. Not to return to United States without advance notice to appropriate agency. Copyright 2012, J. D. Obenberger and taken from http://www.xxxlaw.com. All Rights Reserved.
ISAACS, Ira
Trial began and was terminated. Defendant moved for dismissal on double jeopardy, denied, appealed, affirmed, sought rehearing or rehearing en banc. denied, order filed February 3, 2010.
C.D. Ca.
July 24, 2007
Indicted on additional Counts April 14, 2011.
Gang Bang Horse 'Pony Sex Game', Mako's First Time Scat, Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 7, BAE 20 and Laurie's Toilet Show.
Second Indictment: Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 7, Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 10, Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 38, Trailers and Japanese Doggie 3 Way
Importation Of Transportation Of Obscene Material For Sale Or
AUSA Bonnie Hannan, Task Force.
Two trials ending in mistrial; the first because the trial judge recused himself; the second trial because the jury could not unanimously concur. Defendant was convicted at his third trial and on January 16, 2013, was sentenced to a total of 48 months imprisonment, with 3 years of supervised release, and to fines and assessments totaling $10,500.00.
After HoursVideo
LSP of Virginia, LLC,
(KRIAL, Rick)
Staunton, Va., state prosecution
"Tag Teamed 3 -The Art of Double Penetration"; "The Video Adventures of
Peeping Tom"; "City Girls-Exxxtreme Gang Bangs"; "Sugar Britches"
as a zoning dispute and escalated to criminal obscenity prosecution.
Jury both Krial and the corporation guilty of misdemeanor obscenity for
the adult DVD City Girls Extreme Gangbangs,
acquitting them of the same charge for the movie Sugar
Britches, and acquitting Embrey on all charges. Krial
received no jail time, and he and his corporation were fined a total of
$2,500. Matthew Buzzelli of the U.S. Department of Justice's Child
Exploitation and Obscenity Section. involved at trial. Exit interviews
disclosed that this jury drew the line at group sex. Business closed by
agreement to avoid felony charges.
THOMAS, Robert Alan
Amateur Action, Amateur Action BBS and AABBS
Second Prosecution of this Defendant on obscenity-related charges. See above.
July 23, 2008 Indicted.
Bestiality contained in DVDs, "B1", "B2- Ride a Horse", and "B3"
Charged with three counts alleging violation of §1461, one count alleging violation of § 1465 and criminal forfeiture. Continued pretrial pending, January 26, 2010.
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Hon. Jeremy Fogel: Change of Plea Hearing as to Robert Alan Thomas held on 1/27/2010, Plea entered by Robert Alan Thomas (1) Guilty Count 4. A plea agreement was executed in open court. Sentenced on Count(s) 4, 5 years probation, $100.00 special assessment. Count(s) 1-3, Dismissed on government's motion.
STAGLIANO, John
John Stagliano, Inc.,
Evil Angel Productions, Inc.
April 8, 2008 Indicted.
"Milk Nymphos," Storm Squirters 2 'Target Practice," And "Fetish
Fanatic Chapter 5," distributed interstate and via the Internet, and so that they might be displayed to minors.
Indicted. 18 U.S.C. § 1465 (Transportation of Obscene Matters for Sale or Distribution) 18 U.S.C. § 1462 (Using a Common Carrier or Interactive Computer Service to Transport Obscene Matters) 18 U.S.C. § 1466 (Engaging in the Business of Selling or Transferring Obscene Matter) 47 U.S.C. § 223(d) (Sending or Displaying Offensive Material to Persons Under 18 18 U.S.C. § 2 (Aiding and Abetting) 18 U.S.C. § 1467
(Criminal Forfeiture)
Several counts dismissed because the Government could not display charged videos during the prosecution case. Jeopardy attached barring retrial. On Friday, July 16, 2010, the trial judge acquitted as to all surviving counts and defendants under Federal Rule 18 at the conclusion of the Government's case in a jury trial, articulating a the government's failure to connect the charged defendants with the deliveries at issue in the Indictment.
ADAMS, Loren J
Previous Marion County Indiana state conviction arising from sale of bestiality material, served 2 mos. in jail.
May 20, 2008 Indicted.
Bestiality and fisting.
Resident of Indianapolis alleged to have mailed obscene DVDs to Martinsburg, W.V. Convicted on all six counts by jury trial; tried by Pam Satterfield of the DOJ Obscenity Task Force. Sentenced to to 33 months in prison for shipping obscene DVDs through the U.S. mail. U.S. District Chief Judge John Preston Bailey also ordered Adams to serve three years supervised release and to forfeit his Web site domain name and all copies of DVDs involved in the case
O'MALLEY, Patrick J.
Defendant was a lawyer (former Cuyhoga County Recorder) in acrimonious divorce. Wife brings images to law enforcement. Some or all of scattered child pornography images went through chain of custody involving wife. Government declines to charge with child pornography but mentions it in sentencing memorandum and emphasizes that he was a custodial parent holding these materials in a home with children..
Information May 15, 2008
Indictment Waived.
"numerous obscene, lewd, lascivious and filthy pictures, writings, and other matters of indecent character" – Information.
The obscene content included numerous images and text stories downloaded via AOL. The images depicted a variety of sexual deviant behavior, including bestiality, bondage, scat, fisting, suffocation, group sex, and sex with inanimate objects. Indeed, the bestiality images included depictions of adult men and woman engaging in sexual conduct with dogs, horses, cats, snakes, a pig, a rooster, a mule, a camel, a cow, and a fish. The inanimate objects included bottles, funnels, a bowling pin, a tennis racket, a cucumber, and a vacuum cleaner handle.
The text stories, many of which portrayed themselves as fictional, described in graphic detail sex between adults and children, adults and animals and children and animals. One story described a man forcing his eight-year-old daughter to remain in the back of a "sex store" where she was raped repeatedly for two years by hundreds of men, including her father. The story includes graphic and vile descriptions of a variety of sex acts performed on the young girl. Another story describes a fourteen-year-old girl engaging in sexual acts with numerous individuals, including her own brother, and also engaging in sexual acts with numerous dogs. Another story describes a man engaging in sexual intercourse with his teenage daughter. The story concludes with the child learning that her father had impregnated her and getting an abortion. Yet another story details a man and his 27 year-old girlfriend approaching two young sisters, aged seven and eight, in a park. The man and his girlfriend perform oral sex on both children and have the children perform oral sex on them. Additionally, the computers revealed a rather disturbing pattern of Internet activity There were over one hundred-thirty-five web sites relating to various pornography and/or sexual activities. The web sites advertised images or videos, relating to particular interests and/or activities, including, but not limited to teen sex, inter-racial sex, bestiality, glory holes, gay sex, sex with virgins, group sex, and midget sex. - Sentencing Memorandum.
18 USC § 1462 (a). Receiving/Importing. Used interactive computer service for the carriage in interstate and foreign commerce.
"Douglas noted that typically a defendant has to sell or transport obscene material in order for an action to be deemed a federal offense. Online reports indicate no such behavior by O'Malley." -
Sentenced October 3, 2008. Fifteen months incarceration, recommendation to Devens, Residential Sexual Treatment Program. 3 years supervised release. Drug testing fifteen days after release. DNA sample. $100 assessment. Special terms of supervised release include warrantless searches of abode and all media storage including removal of computers for search and disclosure of passwords. Will consent to installation of keylogger or other device to monitor computer use. Outpatient mental health program.
SCHALES, Walter M.
546 F.3d 965 (9th Cir., 2008)
October 13, 2005. Indicted.
February to September, 2005, offense took place.
Obscene morphed collages consisting of the faces of underage females with images of the nude bodies of other persons, at least some of them also underage, engaged in sexually explicit acts with adult males. No publication or distribution, merely producing the obscene images. Copyright 2012, J. D. Obenberger and taken from http://www.xxxlaw.com. All Rights Reserved.
After a four-day jury trial, Schales was found guilty of receiving or distributing material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2); possessing material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B); and receiving or producing a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct that is obscene, 18 U.S.C. § 1466A(a)(1). Sentenced to a term of incarceration of 210 months on Counts One and Three (which included the § 1466A(a)(1) offense of receiving or producing obscene materials with underage depictions) , and 120 months on Count Two, to run concurrently. The court also imposed a lifetime period of supervised release. His sentence was vacated and remanded for resentencing because receiving and possession are multiplicious for sentencing, in violation of double jeopardy.
HANDLEY, Christopher
High-profile case in the Manga community, dealing with Japanese comic books.
S.D. Iowa
May 7, 2007
Japanese Comic Books, Manga, Lollicon materials depicting sexualization of minors in cartoons.
Possession of Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1466A(b), and Count Five, Mailing Obscene Matter, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1461 and § 2. Pled guilty, and on February, 2010 he was entenced to six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and five years of probation which will run concurrently. Handley also agreed to forfeit all seized materials, including his computer. During Handley's supervised release and probation, Handley was required to "participate in a treatment program, to include psychological testing and a polygraph examination, as directed by the U. S. Probation Officer".
PHILPOT, Jim and PHILPOT, Wayne,
R.J.J.W. Enterprises Inc.
J&W Investments Inc.,
Adult World Superstore
Nov. 20, 2008
Widner, St. Francis County, Arkansas State Prosecution
November 20, 2008
Charges filed.
Felony counts of promoting "obscene material" "Sexy Temptation" and "Grudge Fuck 7".
The high-production-value material actually depicted group sex, facial ejaculation, anal sex, rough sex, and some verbal abuse.
"Employees and members of management have been arrested for selling obscene materials in the past, but the charges filed Tuesday were the first against the corporations and its owners." – xbiz
Went to jury trial in Forrest City. After four hours, the jury acquitted on all counts on September 3, 2010.
WHORELY, Dwight
550 F.3d 326 (C.A. 4, Dec. 18, 2008)
March 30, 2004
Child Pornography and obscene cartoons depicting sexualized children.
18 U.S.C. Section 1462 (obscenity) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1466A (a provision passed by Congress in 2003.) Section 1466A, "Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children." Section 1466A imposes precisely the same penalties that apply to images of hard-core child pornography showing real children. On March 6, 2006, a jury found Whorley guilty for "receiving" obscene cartoons. It also found him guilty for receiving child pornography (the photos of naked minors) and obscene emails. However, for the cartoons alone he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with a 10-year period of probation thereafter, a sentence which was upheld on appeal December 2008 by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Petition for rehearing en banc denied June 15, 2009 by vote of 11-1, published dissent.
Theresa (a/k/a KIMBERLY KUPPS) and Warren TAYLOR
|Polk County, Florida, State Prosecution. Lake Wales.
|June 3, 2011
Press accounts detail: "six counts each of selling obscene material and distributing obscene material, both misdemeanors. She was also charged with the felony wholesale promotion of obscene material. Sold via clips4sale.com
On February 28, 2012, each Defendant pled no contest to a single misdemeanor obscenity count, and they were fined a total of $325.00. They have moved out of the central Florida jurisdiction.
GOLDMAN, Barry
Torture Portal, Masters of Pain and Bacchus Studios
Undercover government agent based in DC places mail order for videos from Montana. The obscenity case, originally brought in District of Montana, was dismissed and the defendant was then indicted in New Jersey. The New Jersey indictment was preceded by the Government's appeal of the Judge's order transferring the case from Montana to New Jersey. Subsequently, the government withdrew its appeal of the transfer order, dismissed the Montana indictment,, claiming it is not their policy to file obscenity charges in the place of receipt in the absence of other contacts by the defendant with the place of prosecution, and secured indictment in New Jersey.
New Jersey Case.
1:2008cr00098 Montana Case
July 23, 2009.
Indicted in New Jersey.
August 21, 2008. Indicted in Montana.
Defended by Public Defender.
Videos: "Torture of a Porn Store Girl," "Defiant Crista Submits" and "Pregnant and Willing." The Defendant is active in the BDSM community and is depicted as a performer in each of the three videos.
In his plea agreement with the Government, Goldman describes the video to whose obscenity he pled as follows: "The defendant does such things as binding "Bella's" hands and feet with rope, rubbing a knife between her breasts, blindfolding her and putting plastic wrap over her head, placing surgical clamps on her labia, delivering electrical shocks to her body, applying mousetraps to her breasts, whipping her, and digitally penetrating her."
Investigated by FBI "Adult Obscenity Squad" and managed by Bonnie Hannon and Pam Satterfield of the DOJ Obscenity Task Force. Eight counts of using the mails to deliver DVDs containing allegedly obscene films from Jersey City to addresses in Montana and Virginia. The indictment sought forfeiture of the proceeds from the sale of the DVDs, along with property used in producing the DVDs, all web sites operated by Goldman and other property. seeking the forfeitures of domain names MastersOfPain.com and TorturePortal.com, as well as an email address, firstname.lastname@example.com.
The trial judge granted the defense motion for a change of venue to New Jersey and the Government appealed. It then withdrew its appeal and the matter was transferred to New Jersey. Goldman was indicted by a New Jersey Grand Jury whose Indictment was filed July 23, 2009, secured and signed by Brent Ward and Bonnie Hannan of the former Obscenity Task Force. Curiously, no signature of a Grand Jury member appears on the face of the Indictment; the True Bill is attested to only by prosecutors. Eventually Mr. Goldman entered into a plea agreement under which he pled guilty to Count I, alleging the mailing of non-mailable obscene material, the video, "Torture of a Porn Store Girl, and was sentenced on February 28, 2011 to three years probation with six months of home confinement and electronic monitoring. He forfeit his interest in the films in question and agreed not to participate in the operation of two websites. Probation ultimately was transferred to Florida.
Joe Obenberger is a Chicago Loop lawyer concentrating in the law of free expression and liberty under the United States Constitution, and his firm has represented many owners, employees, and customers of adult-oriented businesses, both online and in the real world. He can be reached in the office at 312 558-6420. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com. Copyright 2012, J. D. Obenberger, All Rights Reserved.


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City Attorney Discusses Policies
City Attorney Carmen Trutanich will be the guest speaker at the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association Meeting. When he spoke at the Meeting last year, he promised action against mobile billboards, supergraphics which cover sides of buildings and the proliferation of marijuana dispensaries. At our Meeting he will explain what action he has taken, what he has accomplished and what challenges still exist.
This Community Meeting takes place March 16 at 7:15 p.m. at the Notre Dame High School located on the corner of Riverside and Woodman in Sherman Oaks.
Centennial Commemoration
La Galeria Gitana kicks off the exhibit "Rediscovering San Fernando at 100," where artists present the historic landmarks and slices of life in the area. It's part of the centennial commemoration of the City of San Fernando Incorporation, 1911-2011. The exhibit is running now through March 19. For more information, call (818) 898-7708. La Galeria Gitana is located at 120 N. Maclay Ave., Ste. E in San Fernando.
St. Patrick's Dance
The LA Catholic Alumni Club Singles hosts its St. Patrick's Dance on Friday, March 11, from 8 p.m. to midnight. The dance will take place at Days Inn, located at 450 West Pioneer Dr. in Glendale. The event is open to the public and all are welcome. Admission is $18. Call (818) 759-1545 for further info.
Henna Lessons
Teens are invited to hear Russell Chan, a locally-based instructor in the use of henna. He will talk about henna's history as a shrub, which – when it becomes a paste has medicinal and therapeutic uses. After introducing the audience to the history of henna, Russell will apply mehndi to some attendees. The dye is temporary in nature – lasting between one week and a month.
The program will be held at the Studio City Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library. It will be on Thursday, March 31, from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. The library is located at 12511 Moorpark St. at the corner of Whitsett Ave. Admission is free. For more information, call (818) 755-7873.
'Til Death Do Us Part – A Play
'Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 stars everyone's favorite Sister, Maripat Donovan. After teaching countless students all about the saints, venial sins, guilt, limbo and more, Sister is now offering up her hilarious lessons on the Sacraments of Marriage and Last Rites, including her own wacky version of "The Newlywed Game." Classroom participation is a must, so bring along your sweetie and your sense of humor for some quality time with Sister – the feistiest new couples counselor in town.
'Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 will begin performances at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at The Pasadena Playhouse beginning now through April 3. The Carrie Hamilton Theatre is located above The Pasadena Playhouse at 39 South El Molino Ave. in Pasadena. The performance schedule is Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 5:00 p.m. Regular ticket prices are $28.00 each. Tickets are available by calling The Pasadena Playhouse at (626) 356-7529 or visiting www.PasadenaPlayhouse.org.
Stand up for Horses
After the Finish Line is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping rescued Thoroughbred horses that can no longer race or breed.
Join After the Finish Line for their "Stand up for Horses" comedy fundraiser on St. Patrick's Day, Thursday, March 17, at the IMPROV in Hollywood. The silent auction is from 6:30 p.m.—8 p.m. and show time is 8 p.m.—9:30 p.m.
Purchase tickets through the IMPROV or contact Dawn at (858) 945-1371 or email@example.com. This will be a great night of comedy in support of the ex-racehorses.
Fly Fishing Class
Sierra Pacific Flyfishers (www.spff.org) 24th annual, 2011 Introduction to Fly Fishing Class is offered free to all members of the community. Classes are held at Reseda High School located at 18230 Kittridge St. in Reseda and include classroom instruction and on-the-water casting pond instruction.
Schedule: Registration and Orientation are on Saturday, March 19, 8:30 am; Late Registration and Instruction #1 on Saturday April 2, 8:30 am; Instruction #2 Saturday April 9, 9:00 am; Instruction #3 Saturday, April 16, 9:00 am. The Orientation is recommended. There will be a Class Graduation Outing, April 29–May 1, where experienced club members help you apply your new skills to fish for trout, near the town of Bishop in the Sierras. For more information, call Steve Ebersol at (818) 439-0556 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
St. Pawtrick's Day
Celebrities and other animal lovers will hold a "green" super-adoption featuring discounted adoption fees, "Kiss the Blarney Dog" kissing booth, matchmakers to help you find your fur-ever friend, eco-friendly pet products, refreshments, professional training advice, giveaways and much more. This event will find loving homes for hundreds of shelter animals, and educate the public about being environmentally-conscious pet guardians.
The event will take place on Saturday, March 19, 10 a.m.—5 p.m. at the six following Los Angeles City Animal Care Center locations: East Valley, the "green"-quarters, located at 14409 Vanowan St. in Van Nuys; West Valley, located at 20655 Plummer St. in Chatsworth; South LA located at 3612 11th Ave. in LA; North Central located at 3201 Lacy St. in LA; West LA located at 11361 W. Pico Blvd. in LA; and Harbor located at 957 N. Gaffey St. in San Pedro.
For more information, contact Weil Public Relations at (818) 341-3646, (818) 378-8994, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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If you recently picked up a new Mac, iPhone, iPod, or iPad, you may have seen mention of something called iCloud when setting up your device. If you don't already know, iCloud is a free syncing and backup service from Apple that aims to keep all of your devices--mobile devices running iOS 5 or later and desktop computers running OS X Lion or later, or Windows Vista or later--on the same page, with the same data, no matter which one you're using at any given moment.
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We've written before about what you get with your iCloud account. But what if you're unsure about how to set up iCloud in the first place and how to get it to work on your Mac, PC, iOS device, and Apple TV? We'll show you.
Sign up for an iCloud account
A few notes before we begin: Although signing up for iCloud is free, you can't do so just anywhere. You must create an account on either a mobile device running iOS 5 or later or a Mac running OS X 10.7.5 or later. Unfortunately, Windows users have to create an account on one of these platforms before they can log in from a PC.
Apple also limits you to creating ten iCloud accounts per device. You should ever need only one or two, so you'll probably never run up against the limit; because the limit persists after full device wipes, however, you may see a warning about it if you've received an older iOS device or Mac. If you do get an alert preventing you from making a new iCloud account, I suggest going to your nearest Apple Store, where they should be able to help you sort it out.
Do you have an Apple ID?
If you've ever purchased anything from the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBookstore, you have an Apple ID. (It's probably the email address you used to sign up for iTunes.) If you've logged in to the iTunes or App Store apps with this Apple ID, you should see the email address already filled out in the Apple ID section of the iCloud screen.
All iCloud accounts stem from Apple IDs, so it's easy to convert your current Apple ID into an iCloud account. You'll still be able to use your Apple ID for everything you currently use it for, but you'll also get all of iCloud's features. And if you have family members who use this Apple ID, they'll still be able to use it for purchases without getting all of your iCloud information. (For more on managing multiple Apple IDs and iCloud, see our explanation about common signup scenarios.)
To convert your Apple ID into an iCloud account, open the iCloud preference screen on your iOS device or Mac, and then sign in to iCloud with your current Apple ID and password. The screen will prompt you to agree to the iCloud terms and conditions; once you do, you're ready to begin using the service.
Note: If you do convert an Apple ID into an iCloud account, you won't get an iCloud email address (@icloud.com) by default. If you want one, simply go to Settings > iCloud on an iOS device and toggle the Mail switch on (or, on a Mac, click the checkbox). You'll then see a prompt to create an iCloud email address to go along with your account.
Starting from scratch
Never used iTunes before? On an iOS device, go ahead and tap the Get a Free Apple ID button at the bottom of the iCloud settings screen. (On a Mac, click Create an Apple ID.) The screens will request your birthdate and name, and ask whether you'd like to use a current email address or create an iCloud.com email address for your Apple ID. Even if you elect to use your old email address, you can create a new iCloud.com address after making your account by going to Settings > iCloud and turning on the Mail switch.
From there, you'll either have to enter your current email address or type what you want your new iCloud email address to be. The service also prompts you for a password for your account and a security question.
After that, to finish up, simply indicate whether you want to get email updates from Apple, and then agree to the terms and conditions. You're ready to start using iCloud.
Set up an iOS device
Originally iCloud was introduced as a sync mechanism for iOS devices, and consequently the iCloud signup process is most straightforward on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. You need a device running iOS 5 or later; if your iPhone or iPod is still running iOS 4, you can't get in on the iCloud action until you upgrade.
When you first set up your device, you should have seen a screen asking you to sign in or sign up for an Apple ID and iCloud; even if you chose not to set that up when you first unboxed the gadget, getting an account is simple.
On your device, open the Settings app and tap the iCloud entry. You'll see a space for logging in with an Apple ID and password, and a Get a Free Apple ID button at the bottom.
Once you've set up iCloud on your iOS device, most of it starts working automatically: It syncs your email (if you've set that up), along with any previously created contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, Passbook passes (iPhone-only), and Safari bookmarks, to its central online server. Photo Stream, too, starts automatically uploading the last 1000 photos you've taken. All iCloud options are on by default; if you want iCloud not to sync a specific item type, just tap the appropriate toggle to turn it off.
You can also start creating backups of your iOS devices by going to Settings > iCloud > Storage and Backup > Back Up Now.


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