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Here is your speech on Official Deviance by Bureaucrats:
Deviance by Bureaucrats is the most common problem in present administration in India. Deviance means illegal, immoral, and unethical activities towards their duties and norms of one's profession. Bureaucrats mean officials who conduct rationally the work of such administration.
It is a major trend of modern society, nowadays Bureaucrats has to play a tremendous role in political development and social change, with the change of concept from police state to welfare state the traditional functions of Bureaucrats as the instrument of revenue collecting agency or law and order maintaining machinery have further increased resulting in widening its scope.
In modern administration vast discretionary powers are endowed on Bureaucrats and judicial control over Bureaucrats is very feeble. Only the mandatory duties can be enforced through the court of law. Discretionary duties cannot be compelled by the court and because of all these factors in modern administration several problems have arisen which affects the life of individual in various spheres and are also dangerous to national future.
In modern period Bureaucrats misuse their powers, act against legal code of conduct for discharge of public servant act for their personal benefit and it gives birth to corruption, maladministration, inaction, delay in action, and abuse or misuse of power. In this way Bureaucrats become subject of official deviance. Because they act against the official rule, conduct, code, moral and of course their duties towards public and country.
Such deviant Bureaucrats today are always criticized for their ridicule behaviour, stiff-necked attitude and contempt for the masses. The arrogance has been regarded the hallmark of such officers.
The deviation from moral standard of such Bureaucrats takes various forms; these can be classified under two heads:
(1) Corruption and (2) Patronage or Influence, (nepotism)
Corruption is an act of violation of legal code of conduct in discharge of public servant for personal benefit, some of the common forms of corruption in public service are bribery, improper or selfish exercise of power, secret commission and tips speedy money has acquired wide prevalence. In simple words corruption means use or misuse of a public position for private gains.
In Independent India (with the concept of welfare state) the Government and its numerous agencies disburse vast funds for the welfare activities of state. The citizen's life depends on the beginning of economic planning. The corruption front has opened up for large-scale escalation and with the sudden expansion of economic activities of Government.
Welfare operations require a large number of regulations, control mechanisms, licences and permits and these involved corresponding, multiplication of administration and this situation is created by a spurt in the economic functions of the Government. In fact, this increased Corruption.
Nowadays procedure and practices in the working of Government offices are cumbersome and dilatory. There is excessive adherence to formalism and it causes, delay in action and it is very difficult for common people to understand the official formal language, method of making note, sending files upwards and downwards.
Each official acts mechanically and is not ready to help the common persons who become trapped in this formal official system for his own necessity and so to speed up the process of movement of files and communication common people give bribe to the staff of office concerned and so it becomes habit of such deviant officials, of not doing anything in the matter till someone suitably persuaded to them.
So habitual acceptance of illegal gratification or habitual acceptance of valuable things are most common forms of corruption today and also dishonest or fraudulent misappropriation of property, abuses of official position to obtain valuable things, and possession of property, disproportionate to known as common source of income today.
Corruption may be seen in almost every sphere of public life yet some of them are more prone to corruption, the 'scope of corruption' is great and incentive to corrupt is stronger at those points of the organization where substantive decisions are taken.
Corruption is rampant in matters like assessments and collection of taxes, determination of eligibility for obtaining licences, grant of licences, ensuring fair utilization of licences and goods obtained, giving contracts, approval of works and acceptance of supplies, it is commonly said that the economic functions of state itself increased corruption. It will cause delay if, functions remained centralized.
And in case, these were decentralized, Delay encouraged the growth of 'speed money' paid in matters relating to the grant of licence and permits. Decentralization on the other hand meant delegation of authority to subordinate officers with a degree of discretion, which besides being responsible extravagance and speculation was also thought to delay and extort money from needy people.
According to Santhanam Committee Report there are some departments, where corruption is reported to be more severe. These are public works departments, revenue, forest, custom, income and sales-tax, excise, police and railways, etc.
Another important reason for the deviation from right path is Patronage or influence.
The relationship between deviant Bureaucrats and corrupt politicians is very common phenomenon in modern democracy. It is certain that no administration can successfully discharge its duties unless it is left done without any political interference but, deviant officers have no objections against such increased interference of politicians in administrative work because in return politicians fulfil desires of such Bureaucrats. Politicians try to rise and remain, in power by any means, right or wrong and to satisfy their illegal purpose they violate morals and ethical norms and evade law to gain political power.
They need huge money for running their party, and for that Bureaucrats through big businessmen, industrialists collect money for politicians and in return, Politicians by using their influence, help officers in their promotions, transfer, and postings.
By doing any illegal activity if Bureaucrats fall in the hand of prosecution, politicians easily help escape them from the hands of law and punishment by using their influence and powers. In this way they form their own system which depends on each other and without which none of them can live peacefully.
In India such Bureaucratic and Political relationship continue to unfold every now and again. For the personal gain such Bureaucrats behave like domestic dogs for politicians.
Finally, it is clear from the all proceeding discussions that official deviance by Bureaucrats is a complex phenomenon, it is result of various systematic defects, individuals and cultural conditions, and so it is difficult to eliminate such practices from society.
The Government no doubt took a number of steps to deal with all types of official deviances. Implemented various acts, established various commissions but steps taken by Government are in vain and have no positive result. Instead of various efforts of Government, deviance in offices are not eliminated but it is increased day by day.
There are selfish ministers and legislators also who are unwilling to take any effective step to eliminate, Deviance from society, in order to satisfy own interest and instead of taking steps to eliminate deviance they support to increase it.
In the beginning a public servant generally hesitates to adopt deviant means for personal advantage. He fears punishment from God is mainly for this reason that people do not expand any such earning upon their family or children.
At the most they meet their pocket expenses from the money they have earned through unfair means. But with the passage of time and increased contacts with the personnel already corrupt they gain confidence in them. Corruption thus becomes a routine in their public life and the common reasons people offer for resorting to corrupt means are price rise, inflation and costly living. But the wages of employees have not risen in proportion to their desires.
Moreover, with rising levels of industrialization and modernization availability of articles of luxury in market had become easy. Aspirations of people have gone high, thus lust for luxury makes them intemperate. Hence they are easily tempted to deviate for earning money.
Money provides them prestige and security in life. Many people get into public jobs through corrupt means, when people pay money for lucrative jobs and posting, it is but natural that they will make their best efforts to extract maximum advantage out of these jobs.
Corruption, patronage and influence of politicians, whatever the form of deviance, there can be no doubt that it violates policy, weakns public confidence and society also have very dangerous effects of official deviances, because of excessive money grab by illegal activities, such deviant Bureaucrats form their new social class, which consists of such a white collar criminals and they assume an excessive sense of self importance, they hate common masses, they have their own separate clubs and mode of life.
They are living in the notion of false prestige and superiority. They are in wrong presumption that they are so powerful that no one can harm them because they are rich people and under the influence of politicians or some powerful hands work behind them and so deviant Bureaucrats behave in tyrannical ways whenever they are with contact of common public.
The social and ethical norms, values and constraints have lost their control over the people and material happiness and the new view of life dominates over the basic values of life such as austerity, frugality and simplicity and finally it is concluded that more and more people amass money, more and more they become fearless, and corrupt.
Because once they succeed in earning sizable amount of money through unfair means, they become powerful enough to evade law and escape from punishment by bribing the officials who hold investigations or else they may easily go to the court of law or pull on at their own, at the worst they are discharged or dismissed.
So they are becoming the white collar criminals, who under the garb of prestige, social worth commit illegal practices to satisfy their own greed and it is unable to easily trace them like traditional criminals or blue collar criminals.
Such criminals are difficult to be eliminated from society. Though, it is true that, total elimination of criminal from society is not possible but there are some remedial measures that may yield some immediate positive results, firstly there is need to reorganize and strengthen the anti-corruption, organizations and laws, that existing law should be made more effective so that the culprits may not escape from punishments.
Privileges and payments to employees should be made on the basis of contribution. They make to the development of the people and the nation and not for strengthening the hands of the public leaders.
It is in the interest of the nation that the people working in the area of education, judiciary, health departments, etc. he paid and given suitable accommodation and other facilities of life, otherwise, they will not be able to discharge their duties fully and devote themselves completely to their work.
Most important remedy for such growing deviances is that unless society condemns corruption, bribery Red tapeism (delay in action), and graft without any reservation, practiced by bureaucrats, it is impossible to eliminate such deviance from society. So strong and effective public opinion is necessary back up to eliminate such practices from society.
Social boycott of officers engaged in deviant behaviour is a powerful weapon to curb the practice of white collar criminality in society. So initiative has to come from the people to remove such corrupt officers, who are the linchpin in corrupt administrative system.
Otherwise, there is the least likelihood as things stand at present, of anything tangible being done to eliminate illegal, immoral and unethical practices at the highest level. It is finally recommended that Bureaucratic deviance can be curbed, through revolution that is by bringing radical change in present system with the help of common masses.


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Queen Bead & Gift is alive and well, according to Jane Teczar, owner and operator. After being burned out during last year's fire at Northborough Shopping plaza, Teczar and her family found a new location and, with the help of many loyal customers, made the move to Fox Meadow Crossing. Queen Bead & Gift is now located in a gray, freestanding building just behind Sovereign Bank at 300 West Main St. More beading classes, birthday parties, and a wider variety of beads and gifts are now being off ered, as well as a summer beading camp for younger beaders. Stop by for more information or visit www.queen-bead.com.
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High School Daze
Inspired by true high school stories!
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Little Fighter Alpha
Created with Little Fighter game sprites, this series is like a hardcore in-game cinema.
Well, it's obvious that you have some animation skills. The credits are good also. Unfortunately, that buzzing sound going throughout the entire movie was really kind of annoying. If you meant it to be rain, it shouldn't have sounded so much like buzzsaws in the background. ;)
Otherwise, cute story, great 3d rendering work, and I like the intro screen and the music for that. Just work on background noise, and make the voices a bit louder, too. they were a bit hard to hear even with my laptop turned up all the way.
thanks. im very green in 3d animation, thanks for the kind words. :)
The artwork is just amazing. Nice effort on this one.
thanks. appreciate it
Nice style.
But you should focus on the face expresions.
thx. its my first time doin expression in 3d. and thank you, i'll try to improve more soon. ty
This is bad... Bad bad not so bad its good ok lets start 1st I don't know if you have ever seen trees but last time checked they didn't look like they were made of pixelated puke i think i saw better trees at 90's indie games so the story, very short no background so i said why should i care voices are so out of place and generic also too short to tell a damn story it rolled too fast to understand what was going on not to mention there was no point in making those characters its like sam and max eaten by pixelzilla and crapped out then lobotomised for a good measure sorry but i think you should work over the whole thing and 1st have a story to tell not a cutsceene which we saw 153553 times.
lol. thx
A little short but wonderfully animated neverless.
Great work on the sound too.
Worth watching.
ya i do agree. the lecturer limited us around 1 minute. its my 2nd time at animation full 3d animation. thanks for the comment/review. cheers


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Lake Park-Audubon board looks at balanced budget
The Lake Park-Audubon School Board approved a preliminary 2007-08 revenue and expenditure budget of just under $6 million at its Monday board meeting.
With projected revenues of $5,988,941, and expenditures of $5,991,592 -- a difference of approximately $2,600 -- the budget for the coming year is essentially balanced , according to LP-A Superintendent Dale Hogie.
Anticipating some fallout from this spring's failed building bond referendum, the administrative staff put together a revenue budget built around a projected K-12 enrollment decrease of 15 students, Hogie added.
"Since we've been working on the building bond referendum, our open enrollment numbers (students enrolling in neighboring districts) have increased each year... I'm expecting that (an enrollment decrease) this year too," Hogie said in a Tuesday interview.
In addition, the LP-A district will be receiving about $38,000 less revenue from the Becker County Children's Initiative in 2007-08, due to changes in the funding formula, Hogie noted.
The expenditure budget, meanwhile, is built around a projected 2.6 percent increase in staff salaries and benefits -- though the actual amount is not known at this time. Negotiations for the 2007-09 master teaching contract have just begun (support staff has traditionally received the same percentage increase in salaries and benefits as the teaching staff, Hogie added).
The only staff that is being added for next year is a third kindergarten instructor -- a position that became necessary when the board opted to make all-day, every-day kindergarten a free program for the coming year.
Previously, Hogie said, the district had charged parents for half of the all-day kindergarten instruction costs (the state currently funds kindergarten programming for half days only). The fee was waived for students who qualified for free and reduced lunches, he added.
But even though the district will be offering the all-day, every-day kindergarten program at no cost to parents next year, that doesn't mean it's mandatory, Hogie pointed out.
"Families can still opt (for the kindergarten student) not to come for full days," he said. And even if the family opts for half days, the parents can still change their minds and switch to full days at any point during the school year, Hogie added.
"If the family wants to change from part time to full time, they can transition (into the full-day program) at any point during the year," he said.
In addition to the projected increase in salaries and benefits, a 10 percent increase in anticipated insurance premium costs is built into the preliminary budget, Hogie said.
"We also anticipate a greater expense for bus fuel and utilities next year," he added.
In other business, the board:
n Approved bids for two separate roof repair projects at Lake Park-Audubon Elementary School in Audubon.
The two companies that submitted bids for the projects were very close in overall cost for the two projects, but ultimately the board decided to approve both bids from Herzog Roofing, Detroit Lakes.
The first Herzog bid, for repairing the roof over the gymnasium, came in at $37,405 (with a 15-year guarantee on the work). The second bid, for repair of a section of roof over the classrooms, came in at $23,960, for an overall cost of about $61,000.
n Approved the borrowing of $382,600 through the aid anticipation program.
n Approved teaching contracts with two elementary school instructors: Kindergarten teacher Rachael Stark, and fifth grade teacher Tiffany Nagel (the latter will fill a vacancy created by retirement).


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In Harlan, Ky., because St. Mark says "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ..." members of the Little Pine Mountain Church of God were vexed when Kentucky's Legislature recently passed a law imposing a $50-$100 fine on those who (after June 12) "display, handle or use a snake or reptile in a religious service." Pastor George Washington Hensley last week told how his...
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Refer to the activity diagram Figure 2-15 on page 59 of the textbook. The diagram omits several error-handling pathways.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
- Using Microsoft Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia, update the diagram to include two (2) error-handling pathways. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included within the required page length.
- Produce a narrative which describes the added error-handling pathways that includes:
- an overview of the errors being checked
- an explanation of the main reasons why checking for such errors is important
- an overview of other possible errors
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- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
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- Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an open source alternative such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.
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"I Am a Patriot" was a song released by "Little Steven" Van Zandt in 1984. In it, he sang that he loved his country because "my country is all I know." It's worth mentioning as the controversy over the use of "patriotism" in the revision of the Fundamental Law of Education continues to make headlines.
The Japanese government says it wants to make patriotism and "public spirit" official goals of education, since it believes that many of Japan's social ills stem from the emphasis on individualism found in the Constitution. The government also wants to revise the Constitution, but that requires a national referendum, and since Japan has never held one before it will take a while to hammer out a method for carrying it out.
The purpose of the education law is to promote the ideals set forth in the Constitution, so it doesn't make sense to revise the law before a new Constitution is passed. The government doesn't need to seek the people's permission to amend the education law, which the ruling coalition would like to do during the current Diet session.
The revision amounts to nothing less than defining a desirable form of morality. Though it contains no overt coercion with regards to moral instruction, the revision also contains new stipulations that give the central government greater control over the day-to-day execution of educational policies.
However, the media has fixated on Article 2 of the draft, which attempts to define patriotism, though the word itself (aikoku) is not used. Before and during the war, love of the nation and reverence toward the Emperor were inculcated by means of the Imperial Rescript on Education, which all schoolchildren had to memorize.
The gist of the Rescript minus any mention of the Emperor has essentially been resurrected for the revision. Conservatives have always liked the Rescript. They just thought it was implemented poorly. This time, they expect teachers to instill the values of the Rescript in tender young minds more naturally, without resorting to corporal punishment.
According to Tokyo Shimbun, one of the reasons given by the government for changing the education law is that the text written in 1947 at the order of the occupying Americans was "bad Japanese." (This is also one of the reasons given for changing the General Headquarters of the Allied Occupation-overseen Constitution.) Still, it's at least comprehensible. The current revision is incoherent and illogical, reflecting the babble of special interests that have contributed to its wording. The patriotism controversy is essentially a fight over terminology.
But it's also a red herring. Article 2 is a very small section of the law. Nobuyoshi Takashima, a professor at Ryukyu University, writes in the weekly magazine Shukan Kinyobi that the national media have not bothered to explain much of the rest of the law to the public and implies that the media aren't interested in it, or if indeed, they even understand it.
More important than the new Article 2 is the old Article 10. The current law says that "education cannot be subjected to 'improper control' (futo-na shihai)." This stipulation was put in place by the Americans to pre-empt the kind of indoctrination that the Rescript represented. It has been used by the Japan Teachers Union to keep the authorities from interfering in their work. In essence, it prevents the government from sticking its nose in the classroom.
The Asahi Shimbun said the ruling Liberal Democratic Party wanted to remove this stipulation but left it in, probably because teachers would protest its excision. However, the LDP added a phrase that said decisions about "improper control" could also be subject to "other laws," which presumably means that it will become easier for the government to legally enforce directives that teachers find objectionable. The government wants to put a stop to lawsuits over its control of the curriculum and teaching methods; for instance, its approval of text books.
In order for the government to reverse what the education ministry has referred to as students' "deteriorating morality," which it implies was brought about by the current education law, it apparently needs to be able to dictate all aspects of education in the schools itself. And according to the new law local governments will be compelled to "make efforts" to carry out central government policies. These efforts will then be evaluated by the central government. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, in fact, has already put such a system in place. Starting last April, teaching staff no longer have a say in directives handed down by their principals.
In a survey carried out by the Asahi, more than half the respondents said they are in favor of revising the education law. The same percentage said they didn't see any problem with promoting patriotism in schools. These results seem to indicate that most citizens understand only the patriotism controversy and thus equate the revision with an emphasis on loving one's country. And what's wrong with that? As Little Steven said, it's natural to love your country if that's the limit of your experience.
But to politicians patriotism is a tool and means whatever they want it to mean. It's the same with any abstraction. When the prime minister defends his visits to Yasukuni Shrine, he claims no one can dictate his conscience. But several years ago a high-school student from Miyazaki sent the government a petition protesting the deployment of Self-Defense Forces to Iraq because it violated the Constitution. When asked to comment, Koizumi said nothing about the young man's conscience, only that his teachers had obviously not explained the deployment properly. Under the revised education bill that would never happen.
The Japan Times: Sunday, May 28, 2006
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Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 7:27am
Just finished my first clutch adjustment, by myself(no more training wheels) last night. Everything went good, other than it took me close to an hour for a rookie. Just the dog and me, but the dog was not much help anyways.
All I can say about the adjustment on a C, is that inspection hole is alot smaller than it looks!
In the IT manual, it says to get the 3 adjustment fingers within .010" for tolerance. That seems really tight, I might have been able to get it within .030". How critical is the .010"?
Thanks! Don
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Indoctrination 101.
TUCKER, Ga. (EAGNews) – It's no secret government schools have put President Obama on a pedestal unlike any other national leader.
Schools have been named after him long before his retirement or death, which is rather unprecedented. Students have been led in organized chants of his honored name. There are lesson plans comparing him to Abraham Lincoln.
But sometimes school employees take the rhetoric a bit too far and wind up in propaganda territory. The latest example comes from DeKalb County, Georgia.
For Black History Month, Livsey Elementary School created a cute display with the lines:
Rosa sat…so Martin could walk.
Martin walked…so Obama could run.
Obama ran…so our children could fly.
The jingle obviously refers to Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and the display features their pictures. There's no questions their actions forged a pathway for many black Americans to have decent lives, and for first-term Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to run for – and win – the presidency of the United States.


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Can anyone send me the daownload link for the GENERIC.IDE file in Vice city???
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The Chronicles of a WannaBe Farmer but Never a Butcher!
—by HomeRearedChef, Suburban Mother Hen
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Yes...I know...we've done it again! To our existing flock of five chickens, we took the plunge (diving-in feet first) and added four more pullets—two Golden Wyandottes and two (white) Delawares, just 1-day old, all hatched only yesterday—for a total of nine egg-laying hens!
Confession time: With our recent, out-of-character behavior, (like, who-cares if I get-in-the-way-of-the-bullet attitude), which began one day with merely talking, hubby and I expressing to one another our [someday] dreams and desires, when suddenly we found ourselves at Home Depot, on a shopping spree for chicken coop materials. No, (seriously!), we are not those kinds of people, the kind who do things with spontaneity, at least not with something this big (not usually, anyhow). But to look at us today, well, anyone would think that we have that "fear nothing" attitude.
In losing our sanity: The addiction to chickens is in full effect. We have bought into the whole caboodle of raising backyard chickens and gathering fresh eggs!
I said it before and I'll say it again: "There is NO going back now!" Our chickens are here to stay.
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Brilliant size for a Ragdoll
posted on 23/12/2013 19:49:49 by charlie5
Delivery was great and on seeing just how big the whole ensemble was we thought Great Unfortunately although assembly is uncomplicated both catches needed to secure the top to the base snapped Sent a message to Petplanet and these were replaced immediately The catches are clearly a weakness in the product design but overall we have been pleased with the service received The litter tray is also brilliant from a size perspective
Large and great
posted on 23/03/2012 16:29:52 by SaandraA
This is HUGE and great if you have more than one cat I have three cats and had 2 litter trays before this is as large as those two or even bigger Great product and great delivery
Large size cat toilet which reduces mess
posted on 18/11/2011 20:18:08 by jenner1
Easy for my large cat to turn around in it and she makes less mess as she has room to turn round
posted on 14/02/2011 21:07:11 by JLM
This was the biggest litter i could find, its plenty big enough for my silver tabby Russell. The filters are quick and easy ( and cheap !) to replace and the top lifts off easily. Even tho it takes more litter to fill it , its much easier and cleaner to remove clumps ( i use a clumping litter ) as there is so much room for Russell he doesnt use the same spot twice! A little expensive i thought but im still happy with it! and more importantly so is Russell! :-)
Big enough for my Maine Coons
posted on 21/10/2010 13:49:24 by trevorrg22
I have two Maine Coon kittens. When I ordered this they were sort of dwarfed by the size of it. Now they are 8 months old I am really pleased that I bought such a big litter tray. The tray arrived missing clips, filter and handle but PetPlanet customer services were brilliant and sent them out the next day.
My cat loves it!
posted on 02/09/2010 08:03:11 by Mrs Harper
When the cat toilet arrived I wasn't sure if the cat would use it, but with a little training using treats she soon got the hang of it. Excellent product for cat privacy and it reduces cat odour considerably. Highly recommend this product!
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posted on 30/06/2010 09:53:40 by Mrclicky
I bought this as i have 2 very big smelly cats that like to through the cat litter out of thier tray. With this they cant throw the litter out and smells are kept in by the door, it is great. Still get a little bit of litter on the floor from thier paws but much better. This box is very large and it does take quite a lot of litter to fill it up. the box is a sturdy construction and my only niggle is one of the clips that holds the lid on comes off every time i empty it, apart from that all is good.
A large, sturdy litter tray. My Maine Coon, Persion and tabby moggy love it.
posted on 13/04/2010 15:22:59 by Sue hyde
Well worth the price. Good and strong and 'the boys' took to it immediately. It does take a lot of cat litter though, but I'm not complaining as long as they are happy.
Just what I needed
posted on 27/01/2010 10:22:08 by yotchi
As my kitten was growing up to become a rather large persian/ragdoll cat, the old litter just wasn't big enough for him. Bought the Maxi Bella and he couldn't be happier - plenty of space and good containment of odours with the filter. It works just as it should!
posted on 01/12/2009 09:34:48
We have a large siberian he can turn around in this litter tray,the fact that it is covered means ther is no mess,easy to undo clips the lid is easily removed and replaced in order to clean it out.
I love this item
posted on 02/10/2009 07:54:13 by gail-gunn
My big boy can get in and turn round instead of leaving the important bit facing out of the doorway of smaller litter trays and defeating the object of a covered litter tray.
posted on 25/08/2009 08:21:30 by yokohand1
Spacious and well made, my cats love it.
Loved it!!
posted on 08/08/2009 16:53:27 by suzie912
We loved the box and were looking for something large enough to accommodate a large cat Unfortunately max is getting lazy, he has taken to simply walking in but forgetting to turn round till his whole body is in the box resulting in lots of cleaning afterwards. We also have a smaller cat and he has no problems with it at all.


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Lesotho, a small mountain country, has a population of 1.9 million people. Christians account for nearly 80 percent of the population. Indigenous religions make up about 20 percent. There are also small numbers of Muslims, Hindus, and Baha'is.
The Constitution of 1993 provides for freedom of religion, and the government generally respects this right in practice. There is no state religion, and all faiths may worship free of government restriction. Religious groups do not have to meet any requirements to register with the government. Any registered group can file for tax waivers and duty free imports, but few actually apply.
The Catholic Church owns and operates about 40 percent of elementary and secondary schools in the country. The Evangelical Church, the Anglican Church, and the Methodist Church also own and operate schools.
There are no reports of governmental or societal discrimination based on religion, and respect between Muslims and Christians is normal in the country.
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WHILE schemes like the third airport in Islamabad and grandiose plans like running bullet trains are bad enough, the VIP culture, the continuing hike in charges and taxes are bringing people to a breaking point.
A spontaneous reaction may well prove this government's death knell even as they finish their honeymoon. The new taxation rules allow the FBR access to private bank accounts despite the government's claims that only very senior officers will be able to do this.
Extortionists and common criminals have gained this facility thanks to corruption within the ranks of the government. This will result in people losing confidence in the banking system.
Now we also have the issue of wealth tax. It is another unfair step which will triple tax on those honest taxpayers who file tax returns. One pays tax on his income and then keeps his savings in the bank which will be taxed. With these savings one buys property which will be again be taxed. Where in the world does such an unjust system exist?
Nawaz Sharif should realise that being elected to the top job does not give him ownership of Pakistan. He must serve the nation.
He should at least take a page out of Mr Zardari's book who was content to bid his time smoothly, enriching himself and his cohorts without rocking the boat too much.


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Hi all,
Some customers asked me in the past if there was any API to verify if a password meets Windows complexity requirements. Unfortunately there is no such API. We could implement our own if we know the requirements of the password filter used in our machines.
The default password filter (passfilt.dll) in Windows checks for the following:
1) Not contain significant portions of the user's account name or full name.
2) Be at least six characters in length.
3) Contain characters from three of the following four categories:
a) English uppercase characters (A through Z).
b) English lowercase characters (a through z).
c) Base 10 digits (0 through 9).
d) Non-alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %).
See the following articles for details:
Passwords must meet complexity requirements of the installed password filter (Windows 2000)
Passwords must meet complexity requirements (Windows Server 2003)
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US computer maker Palm has more than doubled sales of its handheld organizers in the run up to Christmas.
The company reported sales of $522m in the second quarter to December, more than twice the figure for the same period last year, beating Wall Street expectations.
Demand for its products in both US and international markets was "strong" as consumers' preference has shifted from home computers to handheld devices, the company said.
But the strong results failed to halt a slide in Palm's share price, which dropped 16% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.
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Palm, which spun off from computer giant 3Com last year, said it was having difficulties with a shortage of components for its popular electronic organiser, the Palm Vx and new entry level m100.
But the company reaffirmed Wall Street revenue forecasts.
Unit sales in the second quarter rose to 2.1 million from 1.5 million in the previous quarter, soundly beating many expectations.
Palm has now sold nearly 10.9 million organizers, with many more handheld products using its operating system.
The company said businesses and schools were buying more Palms and the company is sticking to its strategy of embracing wireless technology and licensing the Palm operating system to competing device makers.
"The global economy continues to shift to mobile handheld computing," said chief executive Carl Yankowski.
"It is a marathon and not a sprint," he added.
The slowdown in the sales of personal computers so far had not affected the cheaper personal organizers, he said.
"Consumers are saying they are buying smaller ticket items, but the good news is that they are still buying."
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Mr Yankowski also announced the $40-45m cash or stock acquisition of WeSync, a US wireless service company.
Palm's operating profit rose to $27.5m, or 5 cents a share, from $15.5m, or 3 cents per share, for the same period last year.
Palm shares tumbled after hours to $32.75 on after-hours trading after closing at a little over $38 on Nasdaq.
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If you were to restart your Steam account, you'd notice that your copy of Left 4 Dead 2 would start updating. This is to add in the beta for a new campaign, Cold Stream. It has a few bugs, but that's why God gave us betas. Wow, that's such a succinct news story I need to add another.
If you were to restart your Steam account, you'd notice that it would have updated to change its voice chat technology. As anyone who's ever used Steam Voice will know, it wasn't exactly as good as it could have been. It's now been replaced with SILK, an audio codec developed by the Skype peeps, with what I like to call a "dynamic bit rate protocol", meaning it can vary its bandwidth up to 30kbps (twice as much as Steam Voice would use.) Valve adds that the voice chat connectivity and reliability has also been improved, which is mighty fine news as we were increasingly finding ourselves opting for using non-Steam chat when playing together. Isn't that all smashing?
Curious. Following The Sacrifice and The Passing,
Valve send word that The Sacrifice, the DLC for both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, is now available on Steam.
"The new DLC is available free of charge to all Steam gamers who own a copy of L4D and/or L4D2. And, for a limited time, L4D and L4D2 (as well as their respective Steam bundles) are available for 66% off the regular price."
That said, my Steam doesn't seem to be updating. Hmm. Oh, now it is.
Welcome to October, via more zombie drama for Friday morning. The Sacrifice, the latest DLC for both Left 4 Dead and its sequel, is arriving on PC on 5th October. Rather looking forward to this one, I have to say. (more…)
But which safehouseman? Or safehousewoman? That's your problem, bucko. Your problem to solve as you play the latest DLC for Left 4 Dead on October 5. Or! As you play the latest DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 on October 5. Yes, yes, they're doing that. >All is fair in love and released-slightly-too-soon-zombie-sequels. (more…)
The first part of the previously announced Left 4 Dead comic is out. It's coming out in four weekly parts, leading up to the release of the actual The Sacrifice pack. It's also a hefty creature. The first part is over forty-pages, so the whole thing should be getting on for 160 and actually includes details to the background of the plague itself. It's also drawn my Michael Avon Oeming, who's a fantastic visual storyteller and worth looking at generally. I especially like the BLAM! apocalypse. If you want to investigate further, I'll suggest the first Powers trade. Anyway, you can read the first part of The Sacrifice here. Go! do so!
…who lives and who dies, apparently. As it stands Bill dies in The Passing, and there's going to be comic that explains how and why that happens. But it turns out that in The Sacrifice, you can – in keeping with the game's own moment-to-moment decision-making – choose who dies for yourselves. This comes via Kotaku, who point out that in this GameTrailers' chat with Valve, Mr Faliszek reveals that this next bit of free DLC for Left 4 Dead (and also Left 4 Dead 2, it'll work with either) enables us to experience what happened in the events of The Passing from the perspective of the original cast. The events of this new expansion will, therefore, allow you to choose which of that original cast winds up dead. The Sacrifice also gives Left 4 Dead 2 owners a version of No Mercy, which seems like a splendid little bonus.
L4D2's ongoing Mutation event-of-the-week giggles continue, this time pushing the legendary Gnome Chomsky to the forefront of the game. I hand you over the official description:
Last Gnome On Earth: Protect the gnome at all cost.Do you crave attention? Want all the infected to swarm you and the gnome you are carrying? Then we have the game mode for you. The team needs to carry the garden gnome from start to finish in any campaign. The common infected hate the gnome and will swarm whoever is carrying him. Watch out putting him on the ground, a boomer explosion will send him flying!
Carnage, I suspect. In a good way.
Where were we? Sorry about the delay. I've been in France, making awful jokes about floating skulls to Chris Avellone. He didn't punch me, miraculously, but I remain mortified.The Passing, then. I'm going to keep away from spoiler stuff in this post, bar stating the pretty-much-obvious that you don't get to control the L41 survivors in any way. (more…)


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The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
– William Blake
How did Thanksgiving Day evolve in Augusta? I was curious.
Fortunately, I have access to this newspaper's remarkable two-plus centuries of archives, so I began to look back, and here's what I found.
The first mention of a "Day of Thanksgiving" in The Augusta Chronicle was on Dec. 29, 1810, with this printed notice:
"The Presbyterian Church in this place having appointed Tuesday as a Day of Thanksgiving, the Rev. Mr. Thompson intends performing Divine Service in St. Paul's on that day at the usual hour in the forenoon."
Because Dec. 29 was a Saturday, we can figure that the Tuesday referred to was Jan. 1 – New Year's Day 1811. So that first Thanksgiving seems to have been both a New Year's event and a church service.
Over the next several decades there were several mentions of "thanksgiving" activities and church, such as this on Oct. 29, 1823:
"Our citizens … will doubtless rejoice that a day has been set apart by the civil authority of this place, for the purpose of a public and united expression of thanksgiving and praise to the Great Author of all good, for the benefits conferred upon them."
While this is more of a fall festival, its religious component is apparent.
Three years later, we're back to beginning the new year with thanksgiving, and The Chronicle reminds citizens that the governor has proclaimed it throughout the state.
Seasonal charity also begins to evolve with a later notice indicating that an 11 o'clock chapel service will include a collection to be taken up for the Female Orphans Asylum.
The Chronicle reports in 1830 that Thursday, Nov. 18, will be the "Day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer to Almighty God ..." Ten years later, an 1840 notice designates New Year's Eve as a day of public thanksgiving.
That people will take a day off shows up in 1841 when The Chronicle tells its customers that because of a day of Thanksgiving "no paper will be issued from this office to-morrow, Oct. 14,"
On Nov. 6, 1845, The Chronicle published a box referring to "Thanksgiving – This festival of the Pilgrims" and how it is celebrated on different dates in 10 different states – most of them in the North.
By the 1870s, Thursdays in October and November were being proclaimed "Thanksgiving" Days.
Finally, in 1880, you-know-who shows up.
"Thanksgiving Turkeys" proclaims a headline in the Nov. 25, 1880, Chronicle.
"Received by express, 500 lbs. Fine Dressed Turkeys" reads a notice from W.A. Ramsey, who will sell you one from his shop at 213 Jackson St.
Finally, by 1887, Augusta seems to have figured out what Thanksgiving in America had truly become.
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That topic will get you fired. Never approach or ask another co-worker their salary or benefits. No one appreciates to be asked that and the company will let you go. My suggestion is to do research like at salary.com where you can put your job description, location etc and get a detailed range of salary and benefits. I use that and it gives me pretty accurate results.
Discussion of salary is taboo and could get you fired! I agree with Jocelyn that you should do some research specific to your area. There are several good sites with salary.com leading the pack.
I would not advise trying to compare your salary with that of your co-workers, for this always leads to friction and I'm sure your employee manual has listed reprimands for such actions. There are many internet sites that will give you an idea of what your salary should be based on your title, education, cost of living in your city, etc. The question should not be what others in your office are making, but what believe you are worth based on your skills and job performance. Keep the subject away from the office to save yourself (and your co-workers) a lot of stress.
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Dress Code:
It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.
I work for a government office. If we need to compare salaires we contact other like agencies and also ask personnel for a listing of job titles and salary schdules.
If you are concerned your new co-workers are making more than you, I would simply speak with your direct supervisor/manager. I personally have a great working relationship with my manager and would feel free to speak with him in regards to my salary. If you are hesitant to speak with your manager, try your HR department. It is that simple.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics at www.bls.gov provides a wealth of information on jobs and salaries broken down by region or state. This will help you determine if you are being fairly compensated based on the data for your region/state. This website also defines typical tasks performed by each type of position. If everyone in your office has the same title, but you have considerably more experience and more complex duties, your boss may consider changing your job title if you can prove that you meet the qualifications for a higher level position.
The worst thing you could ever do is find out what others in your position or a similar position make! It is important to know what others in your field make to determine if your rate is comparable. Most companies do keep up with that. If you've been on a job for a while, take some classes. Improving processes will make you more valuable to your employer. I recall many years ago learning what my boss made. What a difference it made to me. I'd worked for him for over 15 years. I couldn't believe I was being paid 1/4 of his salary and doing a lot of his work at that time! My feelings towards him were never the same (some respect was lost) and I was never that happy with my job after that.
I would recommend researching similar jobs to yours in your local newspaper and note what they are paying. You can't compare your salary to your coworkers as you were hired at different times in different circumstances (economy, company performance, market range for your position, etc.). They may also have negotiated a higher salary based on their experience/qualifications/company need at the time. Also check your company handbook on compensation policies as they may have a policy to review your salary range periodically to make sure it compares to the market.
I agree with other postings do NOT discuss salary with your co-workers. While not illegal to do so it is often against company policy and can cause problems with your work relationships. It is none of your business what your co-workers make.
I would recommend salary.com, I have used this myself and found it very helpful. Also check out job postings (not at the office of course) and see what other companies are offering for positions matching your description.
If you feel you are being under paid I would address that with your manager regardless of what you find out; only you know how much work you do and your exact situation.
I agree with everyone else to not discuss with others in your office regarding salaries.
I will share that I once was on an interview team to hire another executive assistant and during the process I found out that the offer for the new person was going to be near or at my current salary.
I waited for an appropriate time to discuss with my executive. I expressed my dismay that we would be hiring someone new to the company with a salary comparable to mine when I was a senior and tenured assistant. He listened to my concerns and later gave me an equity adjustment that gave me a significant raise. I was pleasantly surprised. There can be a pay-off for speaking your mind. However I wouldn't suggest doing so when you are upset or you know your executive is rushed. Gather your information, be in the right frame of mind and pick the right time to discuss.
Good luck!
While it is not generally a good idea to discuss salary with your co-workers, it is a protected activity (NLRB) to discuss wages, company conditions, etc.
If a person were fired for just discussing salary, they would have a nice lawsuit in their hands.
Follow this link to the U.S. Department of Labor website and you can research the salary range of any job on a national level, state, and even region. http://www.bls.gov/OES/
I work in Human Resources and do payroll for the entire company, including executives. Take my advice when I say you do NOT want to know what your colleages are making! It is likely to result in resentment and anger, because you will constantly be comparing your workload and expertise to theirs and will always be able to find a reason why it is "just not fair". Take the advice above and do your research online, or by calling local companies to get salary ranges. If you are under the minimum then it is time to talk to your boss and you will be able to present factual data about the market and not look like someone trying to be petty or cause trouble within the department.
I work in Human Resources and do payroll for the entire company, including executives. Take my advice when I say you do NOT want to know what your colleages are making! It is likely to result in resentment and anger, because you will constantly be comparing your workload and expertise to theirs and will always be able to find a reason why it is "just not fair". Take the advice above and do your research online, or by calling local companies to get salary ranges. If you are under the minimum then it is time to talk to your boss and you will be able to present factual data about the market and not look like someone trying to be petty or cause trouble within the department.
And what if you are the one to do payroll & you see that others are making more than you are? Management is aware of this fact also.....suggestions?


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I love having books like this around — the kind with pages that are jam-packed full of illustrations and information. I think Everything Goes is especially good-looking. It's the sort of book that would be fun for pretty much anyone to open up and discover.
My nephew, Henry, is currently obsessed with all-things-transportation. I'll bet you have nephew with a similar obsession. : ) This book would be perfect for him!
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An inmate sentenced Wednesday in connection with a burglary at a Southern California medical center escaped just hours later from Los Angeles County Jail.
Authorities are searching for 37-year-old Christopher Lee Brown. Details regarding the escape were not immediately available, but authorities said he was reported missing sometime Thursday morning after leaving downtown Los Angeles' Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
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Surveillance cameras captured images of Brown, wearing a black shirt, leaving the inmate reception area.
The Alhambra man was sentenced earlier this week to four years and eight months in county jail for stealing computers from a medical center, possibly compromising patient data. He was convicted March 6 of two counts of second-degree commercial burglary and one count of receiving stolen property.
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Jail records show Brown was arrested Dec. 3. by Alhambra police after a break-in at the AHMC Healthcare building in Alhambra. Two computers and three flash drives containing thousands of patients' information were stolen.


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Christmas gathered loved ones to Lilla Ljuva. My parents and L's parents. My brother and his family could not attend due to sudden illness, so sad.
Our theme this year was traditional red and gingerbread. I made namesigns of gingerbread and that made our guests wonder when and where I make everything. Well, soon they figured it out, you see, I don't have a television, so I have lots of time on my hands!
We welcomed christmas with champagne and continued with sparkling wine and white wine and traditional julmust.
For starters we had consolation-bread, baked with big feelings and deep longing. With the bread we served smetana, red onion and black seaweed caviar. We also had marinated salmon and whitefisk and sill with potatoes. And ecological eggs with skagen-stir.
For main course we had sauerkraut gratin, beetroot gratin with bluecheese Aura, roasted root vegetables with tsatsiki and smoked salmon.
For desert we served ice-cream with plums in rum and coffee.
I received so many gifts I cannot believe how spoiled I am! Tusen tack! Kiitos! Thank you!
We've had guests during the holiday, and spending time with a three year old has been great fun!
Now all guests have left and we spent new years eve just the two of us.
On friday we saw the latest Star wars movie, Rogue one. We both enjoyed it tremendesly.
For new years eve I wore my favorite dress from Jumperfabriken, everytime I wear it my darling L gives me so many compliments, it sure feels nice. I wore my little red beret, on the side. Painted my nails red, wore red lipstick and voilá, I was ready to welcome the new year!
Earlier in the evening we enjoyed fireworks by the shore, a show for the small ones. We decided not to attend the bigger event at mignight as we have a spectacular show at home. My neighbours spoil us with fantastic foreworks and it feels good to be at hand if my cat would become scared.
Before the show began we made Toast Skagen, yes, a tradition we have. We opened a bottle of champagne (leftovers from christmas!) and for desert we had ice-cream with plums in rum (they are made by dear Sanni and Bill).
So there we stood, on my terrace and enjoyed fantastic fireworks. We had sparklers and welcomed the new year with happiness!
Fireworkshow from my terrace!
I hope you all had a great eve and wish you all a loving, gentle, kind and fun start to the new year!
My new year starts with a few new and fun challenges. One of them is I have been asked to write columns for a local newspaper, that shall be a fun project! I was really glad (and surprised!) when I was asked. The columns are due every second month, hence I was able to accept the offer.
Oh, and I was asked to participate in the local elections, I was glad (and surprised!) to have been asked, it even was the party I would vote for, but I don't think I have the time needed for it. Fortunately or unfortuantely, I don't know.
I still have holidays left, so I better get on with it. The holidaying!


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USA v. Arthur Picklo, No. 05-14989 (11th Cir. 2006)Annotate this Case
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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 05-14989 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT JULY 27, 2006 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK D. C. Docket No. 04-00304-CR-J-25-TEM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ARTHUR PICKLO, a.k.a. Tony Tozzi, a.k.a. Art Picklo, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (July 27, 2006) Before DUBINA, BLACK and HULL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Arthur Picklo appeals his convictions by a jury for deprivation of civil rights by one acting under the color of law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242, interference with commerce by robbery in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and obstruction of justice by attempted murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C). Picklo asserts the evidence was insufficient to prove: (1) he was acting under color of law when he deprived the victim, Guadalupe Frausto, of his civil rights; (2) his robbery offense affected interstate commerce; and (3) he attempted to kill Frausto to prevent Frausto from reporting him to federal officials. We conclude the evidence at trial supported the jury s convictions, and affirm. I. STANDARD OF REVIEW We review the sufficiency of the evidence de novo, viewing the evidence and all reasonable inferences in favor of the government and the jury s verdict. United States v. Garcia, 405 F.3d 1260, 1269 (11th Cir. 2005). The convictions must be affirmed unless, under no reasonable construction of the evidence, could the jury have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Id. Credibility determinations are the sole province of the jury. United States v. Calderon, 127 F.3d 1314, 1325 (11th Cir. 1997). 2 II. DISCUSSION A. Color of law Picklo, a former investigator with the Florida Department of Insurance, asserts there was not sufficient evidence for the jury to find he acted under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242 when he robbed and shot the victim because robbery was outside the scope of his duties as an investigator, he never identified himself as a law enforcement officer, and he was motivated purely by financial gain. To prove a defendant violated 18 U.S.C. § 242 by acting under color of law to deprive another of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, the government must establish beyond a reasonable doubt that (1) the defendant s conduct deprived the victim of rights secured or protected by the Constitution or federal law; (2) the defendant acted willfully; and (3) the defendant acted under color of law. United States v. Lanier, 117 S. Ct. 1219, 1224 (1997). The Supreme Court has held the term color of law is to be given the same meaning in the context of criminal prosecutions under 18 U.S.C. § 242 and civil suits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Monroe v. Pape, 81 S. Ct. 473, 482-84 (1961), overruled on other grounds, Monell v. Dep t of Soc. Servs. for New York, 98 S. Ct. 2018, 2022 (1978). Determining whether a defendant acted under color of law 3 involves an assessment of the totality of the circumstances. Griffin v. City of OpaLocka, 261 F.3d 1295, 1303-04 (11th Cir. 2001). Color of law means pretense of law, and it does not necessarily mean under authority of law. United States v. Jones, 207 F.2d 785, 786-87 (5th Cir. 1953). A state official may act under color of law even when engaging in an illegal activity. See id. at 786 (holding paradoxical as it may seem, a state prison official was whipping prisoners under color of law although doing it in violation of law). Misuse of power, possessed by virtue of state law and made possible only because the wrongdoer is clothed with the authority of state law, is action taken under color of state law. Williams v. United States, 71 S. Ct. 576, 578 (1951) (holding a private detective who took an oath as a special police officer was acting under color of law when he flash[ed] his badge while assaulting his victims). Further, it is not significant to the color of law analysis that the defendant s misuse of power was motivated solely for personal reasons of pecuniary gain. Brown v. Miller, 631 F.2d 408, 411 (5th Cir. 1980) (color of law analysis under 42 U.S.C. § 1983). "[T]he lack of outward indicia suggestive of state authority such as being on duty, wearing a uniform, or driving a patrol car are not alone determinative of whether a police officer is acting under color of state law." Revene v. Charles County Comm rs, 882 F.2d 870, 872 (4th Cir. 1989). 4 Here, the evidence supported Picklo s conviction for deprivation of civil rights under 18 U.S.C. § 242. Frausto testified Picklo held up a police badge and said he was with the North Florida Investigators, or something like that. In addition, Frausto testified Picklo said, By the way, Johnny is working with us, indicating there was an undercover operation. Moreover, Frausto believed Picklo was a law enforcement officer of some type, and he feared he would be arrested due to the check-cashing scheme. Frausto believed he had to follow Picklo s instructions because Picklo was a law enforcement officer. Frausto followed Picklo off the interstate into a nearby neighborhood, and Picklo got into the passenger s seat of Frausto s vehicle. Picklo used his official status to gain entry into Frausto s vehicle. Therefore, the evidence establishes Picklo acted under color of law because he identified himself as a state investigator, flashed a badge, and used his official status to get Frausto to follow his instructions. Picklo s reliance on Almand v. DeKalb County, 103 F.3d 1510 (11th Cir. 1997) is misplaced. In Almand, a police officer investigating the disappearance and rape of Almand s daughter told her he would reveal important information about her daughter s case if she would agree to have sex with him. Id. at 1512. One evening, the police officer knocked on Almand s door, and told her he needed to talk with her about her daughter. After Almand let the police officer in, he 5 began to make sexual advances, she declined, and he eventually agreed to leave. The police officer went out the door, and Almand closed it behind him. The police officer then forced the closed door open with such force that the wood broke off the door. He then reentered the apartment and raped Almand. Almand filed a complaint against DeKalb County pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Id. At issue was whether the police officer acted under color of law when he forcibly entered Almand s apartment the second time. Id. at 1514-15. This Court noted that on the day of the rape, the police officer initially gained entry into Almand s apartment on the pretense of discussing police business with her, and that the initial entry into Almand s apartment was probably conducted under color of state law because he gained access to the apartment due to his status as a police officer Id. at 151415. However, [w]hen [he] reentered the apartment by forcibly breaking in, he was no different from any other ruffian. Id. at 1515. His act of breaking into the apartment and, by force, raping Almand was a private act not accomplished because of power possessed by virtue of state law and made possible only because the wrongdoer was clothed with the authority of state law. Id. (quotations and citations omitted). Here, Picklo gained access to Frausto s vehicle using his status as a law enforcement officer, similar to the police officer s first entry into the apartment in 6 Almand. Picklo did not break into Frausto s vehicle. Frausto followed Picklo s instructions because Picklo told him that he was an investigator and flashed a badge. If Picklo had not indicated he was a law enforcement officer or investigator of some type, Frausto would have had no reason to follow him. Accordingly, we conclude there was sufficient evidence for a jury to find Picklo was acting under color of law and affirm Picklo s conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 242. B. Robbery in violation of the Hobbs Act Picklo also asserts the evidence was not sufficient to convict him of interference with commerce by robbery in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, because there is no evidence the robbery had an actual effect on interstate commerce. To prove a defendant violated the Hobbs Act, the government must establish the defendant committed a robbery that in any way or degree obstruct[ed], delay[ed], or affect[ed] commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce. 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a). We have held [t]wo elements are essential for a Hobbs Act prosecution: robbery and an effect on commerce. United States v. Rodriguez, 218 F.3d 1243, 1244 (11th Cir. 2000). The government needs only to establish a minimal effect on interstate commerce to support a violation of the Hobbs Act. Id. We have held robbery or extortion of an individual violates the Hobbs Act when one of the following 7 conditions is met: (1) the crime depletes the assets of an individual who is directly engaged in interstate commerce; (2) the crime causes the individual to deplete the assets of an entity engaged in interstate commerce; or (3) the number of individuals victimized or sums involved are so large that there will be a cumulative impact on interstate commerce. United States v. Diaz, 248 F.3d 1065, 1085 (11th Cir. 2001) (emphasis in original). In order to show a robbery depleted an individual s assets, it is sufficient to show the assets were lessen[ed] in number, quantity, content, or force or in vital power or value. Id. at 1090. Here, the evidence establishes Picklo s robbery affected interstate commerce by depleting the victim s assets. If the victim had not been robbed, he would have used the stolen funds to pay his employees and purchase supplies for his business that were shipped in interstate commerce. The victim regularly purchased nails and other supplies from a business that was directly engaged in interstate commerce. First Coast Fasteners purchased goods for resale that were shipped from Georgia to Florida and manufactured in Japan and the United Arab Emirates. Further, the owner of First Coast Fasteners testified that framing a house requires between $500 and $1500 in supplies. Although Frausto s crew completed the projects that were pending at the time he was shot, his assets were depleted for future projects, and he had fewer resources to spend on supplies at First Coast 8 Fasteners. See United States v. Jackson, 748 F.2d 1535, 1536-37 (11th Cir. 1984) (holding, in a case where a defendant was convicted of violating the Hobbs Act by extorting $5,000 from a man who owned a construction company and customarily bought materials and supplies that had traveled in interstate commerce, that the extortion depleted assets to be used by a business connected with interstate commerce). Picklo s robbery of Frausto depleted his assets that were used for his business because Frausto testified he would have used the stolen funds to purchase supplies that had traveled in interstate commerce. Accordingly, we affirm Picklo s conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1951. C. Report of robbery to federal official Finally, Picklo contends the evidence does not support his conviction for obstruction of justice by attempted murder, 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C), because the evidence did not establish Picklo intended to prevent the victim from reporting the robbery to a federal official. In order to prove a defendant obstructed justice by attempted murder, the government must establish beyond a reasonable doubt (1) the defendant attempted to kill someone; (2) with the intent; (3) to prevent his victim from reporting a federal crime to a federal official. 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C). With respect to all § 1512 prosecutions, no state of mind need be 9 proved with respect to the fact the law enforcement official in question is a federal official. 18 U.S.C. § 1512(g)(2). In United States v. Veal, 153 F.3d 1233, 1249-50 (11th Cir. 1998), we considered the federal nexus requirement for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3), which prohibits, inter alia, (1) engaging in misleading conduct, (2) with the intent, (3) to prevent the communication of information regarding the commission of a federal offense to a federal law enforcement officer. We considered whether the defendants needed to know at the time of their conduct that their misleading information would be communicated to federal law enforcement agents or that the crime was a federal offense. Id. at 1248-49. We held the federal nexus element is the same under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C), and the government need not show the defendant knew the federal nature of the underlying crime about which he provided false information or that he intended that a federal law enforcement officer receive the false information. Id. at 1249-50, 1252. We noted a conviction under § 1512(b)(3) does not depend on the existence or imminency of a federal case or investigation but rather on the possible existence of a federal crime and a defendant s intention to thwart an inquiry into that crime. Id. at 1250 (emphasis in original). It was sufficient there was a possibility or likelihood the information would be relayed to federal officials. Id. at 1251. 10 Here, applying the analysis from Veal, the Government was not required to prove Picklo knew his robbery was a federal crime or that he intended to prevent the victim from reporting the crime to a federal official in particular. The possibility Frausto could have reported the crime to a federal official is sufficient, and that possibility existed in this case because he (1) knew federal agents were involved in the underlying investigation, and (2) the confidential informant who introduced Picklo to his victim was working for federal investigators. Accordingly, we affirm Picklo s conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C). III. CONCLUSION The jury had sufficient evidence to convict Picklo of deprivation of civil rights by one acting under the color of law, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242, interference with commerce by robbery in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and obstruction of justice by attempted murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C). We affirm his convictions. AFFIRMED. 11


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