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Calif. Sno-parks: Where you can play in the snow without buying a lift ticket
The snow has been falling in the Sierra, so it's time pile the kids into the SUV and head for the mountains.
But maybe not to the big-mountain ski resorts if you're on a budget.
The Sierra Nevada's premiere ski destinations offer world-class skiing at world-class prices. An adult day ticket at Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows, for example, will set you back $169, or $109 per kid (5-12). Plus, you get to stand in long lift lines on weekends.
MORE: A new kind of ski bum — working in Silicon Valley, living in Tahoe
Fortunately, your family can still enjoy the snow like your grandfather did when he was a boy — speeding down an icy hill on a Flexible Flyer.
For a nominal parking fee at California's Sno-parks, kids can sled, saucer, toboggan and inner tube down gentle slopes. Or if they're more into making snow angels or throwing snowballs, there's plenty of opportunity for that too.
While the Sno-parks are perfect for younger children, some also offer more adult-oriented winter sports activities such cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling.
(See the gallery for capsule descriptions of Northern California and Central California Sno-parks.)
Sno-parks charge a $5 daily per-car fee for parking, or $25 for a season pass. You need to place the receipt on your car's dashboard to avoid being ticketed. Daily and season passes can be purchased online.
MORE: SFGATE ski and snow news updates
Don't try park without showing a pass — the fine is $94.
A few parks charge additional, per-person fees.
Facilities are generally sparse; some do not have flush toilets. There's no guarantee that parking lots will be plowed during snowstorms.
Here is a map of California's 21 Sno-parks. (Note, a couple have apparently closed.)
Older kids and teens especially might prefer the family-run Adventure Mountain sledding park at Echo Summit near Lake Tahoe to the state Sno-parks for its longer runs and steeper downhills. Adventure Mountain has a vehicle-entry fee of $35-40. It also rents out sleds and inner tubes.
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The difference in river currents post Cairo, Illinois, has been, to put it mildly, dramatic. Am now facing rising waters that two nights ago, could have taken me under – while in my sleep.
Had camped on a patch of sand known as "Moore Island" approximately 30 miles south of the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and come midnight, was forced to pull up stakes as the waters were lapping at my tent. Moved the tent to higher ground – back into the sands below the elevated trees, as high as it actually went on that island – but by 6am, the waters had climbed to the point where it was time to vacate. The water had actually risen five feet in total Sunday night, but it certainly felt like more. Still in the dark, my lantern, blowing in the wind like a hurricane lamp, guided my movements of bringing goods from tent to canoe as I was in essence evicted off the island.
Now in the river, I was greeted by raging waters, dangerous waves, monster barges, wind, and dark.
Made it to the first boat ramp I could find to get off the river where I met and befriended the pilot of the ferry service tug that operates between Missouri and Hickman, Kentucky. Edward Fuller has been on the river for some time, and had some ominous words regarding my mode of transport – pointing to a spot just across the river where a giant eddy has been known to spin full sized boats, as he put it, something silly.
After listening to my story, Edward told me, "I'm not sure if I should call you crazy – or praise you". Edward gave me one of his bright orange rain slickers for good luck (so the barges could actually see me) along with some snacks and extra water. We talked shop while we waited for the next car to arrive as well as for the waves to calm down. During that time, I learned a number of good strategies to deal with the remainder of my trip: Hug the right side of the coast (at least for this portion of the river); get completely off of the river when a monster barge approaches; but do not step foot onto Island No. 8 (a large island approx 5 miles down from Hickman, KY), as "it is a hunting island where they will shoot you on sight."
As luck would have it, I had to make two emergency stops onto Island No. 8, as two monster barges, one after the next, hugged the same stretch of coastline, immediately to my left. As Edward had explained, "hunters down here don't care about Christmas. For them, it's all about the start of hunting season. They stock that island with deer and if you land on their island without an invite, they will think you're a poacher, and they will shoot you. They shoot on sight."
Just before landing, the first time, I did see one deer who jumped out of my line of sight the moment I laid eyes on her. Laying low on dreaded Island No. 8, I was happy and quite fortunate that these were the only set of eyes to have seen me.
Am now talking with tug pilots whenever I get the chance to check out the rapidly changing conditions on this river. The waters continue to rise and it is now rare to find an island with a sandbar at all. Most islands are simply comprised of the top half of trees. I'd take pictures to show you but while I'm out on the river these days, I'm too busy concentrating. The river current has picked up to at times clock in at ten to twelve miles per hour. That's up from two to five miles per hour prior to joining the Ohio River at Cairo. At such speeds the dangerous part of the river is not what is on top but indeed what is just below the surface. Logs, driftwood, and buoys. And at times, a medley of the three.
While that first morning out, post Moore Island, spooked me, the waves have not reached the levels that they did that day. I take solace in my suffering. There is still the nature. There is still the adventure. At this stage of the game, I am quite literally fighting to tell these stories – to make it to these towns. Upon landing at Cairo, at going on 10pm last Wednesday night, the good Reverend Kelly Cox asked, "Is this really worth the story?" To which question I answered honestly – without even thinking, "Yes, absolutely!"
Even with the rains, there are still the birds. Small birds with bright blue inner feathers, skirting about the canoe, as if to check it out, dipping and diving, always coming back for a second look. Today, the rain was sort of cool, scattered at first, like unto heavy sprinkles. But then it droned on and on, picking up steam, until it turned into a downpour. Cold rain that drives at you, in the case of today – all day long. Was so cold when I pulled out at Caruthersville, Missouri, late today that I checked myself directly into a hotel – with the kind (and essential) assistance of two new friends who live here locally. A wise investment for the hot shower alone. And now – at long last – for the bed. A bed that come morning, knock on wood, will not have floated away.

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For the First Time in 237 Years, A Hawaiian Chief's Royal Treasures Return Home
You can see Kalani'ōpu'u's priceless Ali'i feathered cloak and helmet at the Bishop Museum.
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Photo: courtesy of te papa tongarewa
On a cloudy Friday morning in Wellington, leaders of the Native Hawaiian and museum community marched up the steps of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa to greet their Māori hosts in a welcome that began with a ceremonial challenge and ended with two priceless Hawaiian artifacts packed in custom wooden crates to fly home to Hawai'i.
Some dressed in traditional malo and kīhei despite the 57-degree March weather and the chill wind blowing off the harbor, others wore business attire.
Neither the weather nor the clouds dimmed the spirits of the delegation of more than 20 who had trekked nearly 5,000 miles to bring back the feathered cloak and helmet of a long-dead Hawaiian ruler. A bank of New Zealand media jockeyed for position near those of us who'd flown in with the delegation to witness the chicken-skin electricity of the historic hand-off. Chants, speeches and song rang out along with haka and hula performances once the group entered the brightly colored interior of the museum marae (cultural meeting place). First in Māori, then in Hawaiian, rarely in English, the ceremony continued for hours, with at least one of the TV crews conducting follow-up interviews in Māori.
SEE ALSO: Hawaiian Chief Kalani'ōpu'u's Treasured Helmet and Cloak, Made From Feathers of 20,000+ Birds, is Coming to Hawai'i
The historic occasion began with formal ceremonies in New Zealand that returned the feathered treasures to Hawai'i. Both items departed the Islands in 1779, when Kalani'ōpu'u reigned over Hawai'i Island. English explorer Capt. James Cook visited Kealakekua Bay and so impressed the powerful chief that Kalani'ōpu'u gave his own intricately woven feathered cloak—'ahu 'ula—and helmet—mahiole—to the visitor.
History tells us that Cook returned weeks later, battered by storms and seeking provisions to restock his ship, only to be killed in a fight. The garments left with his crew and it would be another 237 years before they returned to Hawai'i together.
Despite their age, dramatic history and extensive travels, the royal garments remain remarkably intact, vibrant red and yellow with no bare spots. They have been recognized as significant Pacific cultural treasures for more than the century that they were in the care of Te Papa Tongarewa (which translates literally from Māori as "container of treasures"). Some estimates have placed the dollar value of the cloak alone at $6 million.
Photo: Robbie Dingeman
Office of Hawaiian Affairs CEO Kamana'opono Crabbe played a key role in helping return the items for what is officially a 10-year loan to the Bishop Museum.
For Crabbe, the journey home resonates both as a way to celebrate the past and plan for the future. "It's about finding ourselves and being able to walk in the footsteps of our ancestors," he says.
Kalani'ōpu'u inspires through his own story, although he is less known today than his nephew, Kamehameha I. Says Crabbe: "He was courageous. He stood for tradition and he stood for protecting his people; protecting our cultural heritage. Yet, even though he was introduced to foreigners, he continued to demonstrate great compassion as a diplomat, as a global leader, as a political leader."
Returning the items to Hawai'i took a confluence of forces: a shift in international museum philosophy toward repatriation of cultural items to their homelands, relationships built over time, goodwill and coordination among many. Crabbe's first efforts came before he joined OHA as he built strong relationships in New Zealand.
The return of these royal garments was made possible by a partnership between the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs, The National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Bishop Museum with the support of Hawaiian Airlines.
Former Bishop Museum president and CEO Blair Collis who resigned last month, also traveled to New Zealand for the transfer, says he found the spirit of collaboration throughout the journey uplifting.
"It's not a normal or typical thing to have a museum reach out to another and be so warmly accepted in the idea of being able to bring treasures that are important to our people home," he said.
Te Papa runs under a bicultural leadership, where a Māori Kaihautū (co-leader) makes decisions jointly with a non-native CEO. On the day before the treasures were packed to travel to Hawai'i, Kaihautū Arapata Hakiwai met with the delegation from Hawai'i to plan the ceremonies. Hakiwai stood, smiled and said, "this is a great day," as it marks a continuing mission to reconcile grievances of the past by returning important items.


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Patient Cynthia is seeing the world through different eyes, following successful cataract treatment
Tuesday 18 April 2017
Woodthorpe Hospital patient Cynthia Mee is over the moon with the result of her cataract treatment, and is delighted to be seeing the world at its fullest again.
Nottingham-based Cynthia was referred to Woodthorpe Hospital by her GP, and came to see Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Mr Amar Alwitry after struggling with cataracts for many years. She said "Life seems to have been on hold, I've struggled for so long."
Seventy-three year old Cynthia has adopted a ward at the Queens Medical Centre hospital, and makes toys for the children there – her cataract got so bad that she was worried she wouldn't be able to continue with her rewarding work. She also enjoys fine embroidery and reading, which also became a huge struggle for her. She said, "My own hobbies and my quality of life had gone".
Following a short surgical procedure with Mr Alwitry, Cynthia returned home to recover and was stunned by the results only a day later. She said: "I just could not believe how the world looked when I took off the eye shield off, I could see the buds on the trees and all the wonderful colours. I can read even very small print without any glasses. I keep going round the house looking for anything with small print to see if I can read it."
"I am seeing the world through different eyes - I took the shield off, and thought wow, there's a world out here."
One week later, Cynthia is still enjoying her new vision on the world and is recommending Mr Alwitry and Woodthorpe Hospital to others – she is even hoping to return to have her other eye treated very soon. She said "Life is exciting! I was so elated after the surgery I was skipping down the road – I am so pleased with the result, I have been given a new lease of life."
For more information on cataract surgery please visit www.woodthorpehospital.co.uk/treatments/ophthalmology or telephone Jasmine on 0115 9932015 for an appointment with Mr Alwitry.


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Authors: mga1999 and skyblue_reverie
Fandom & Pairing: Star Trek Reboot (aka AOS, ST XI, etc.), Pike/McCoy
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: None
Warnings: None
Word Count: around 5500
Summary: The further correspondence of Leonard McCoy and Christopher Pike. Klingons and Romulans and Charlie X, oh my.
A/N: From skyblue_reverie: I'll be out of town for the next few days so might be slow answering comments - apologies in advance! From mga1999: Next section: SHORE LEAVE. But not like you'd expect.
Click here for series masterlist with links to all prior parts
To: Christopher Pike (firstname.lastname@example.com)
From: Leonard McCoy (email@example.com)
Dear Chris,
God, darlin', that poem is beautiful. I've never been big on poetry - always thought it was kind of, I don't know, high-flown, or difficult for regular people to understand. But that one, well, I read it and I know exactly what the poet's talking about. I can't even tell you how honored I am that you feel that way about me. I hope you know that I feel the exact same way about you too, Chris. I've always wanted that kind of love - a oneness, almost. After the divorce and all, well, I'd begun to think it didn't exist. Now that we've found each other, I know better.
A month left until I can see you, hold you, hear your voice and smell your incredible scent again. I know the month will go fast, but right at this moment, it seems endless. You're right, you know, when you said that I'd say that it doesn't matter if we don't have marathon sex, that it just matters that we're together. All I really want is to touch you. I wasn't kidding in my last comm when I said that I don't want your hands to leave me. I don't mean sexually. I just mean - well, if we're out, I want you to keep your hand on the small of my back, like you do sometimes, or touch my hand or my shoulder. I like it when we're sitting or laying together in bed and you run your fingers through my hair. I'm a tactile person, Chris. I'm gonna need to touch you and be touched by you to convince myself that we're really together, that it's not just another one of my daydreams.
As for the sex - as much or as little as we have, whether we've got enough energy to draw it out for hours or not - I don't care. I just want you inside me, and I want to be inside of you. I want to make love to you in the antique bed in the master bedroom at the place in Georgia, just like you said. I want to use my hands and my mouth and my cock to take you apart, slow and sweet, until you give me everything you are, and then that old house will know in its bones that you've been claimed by a McCoy, and that you belong there every bit as much as I do.
Eventually, darlin', I want to re-christen every room - hell, every square inch - of that house, make it ours, replace old painful memories with new ones of you and me, laughing and gasping and crying out each other's names. But it doesn't have to be this trip. We've got time, Chris. We've got all the time in the world.
Of course I'll spend the night on the Exeter with you. I love knowing that I've left my scent on your bed, and all over the Captain's quarters on your ship. I'd really like to do the same with my quarters on the Enterprise, if there's time. If not, then some other shore leave. And for you to say that being out in deep space doesn't hold the appeal of being with me - good lord, Chris. That's an amazing compliment. Thank you for saying that, darlin'. I might not be much of one for space exploration, but I know you love it - no, you need it, the way I need to be a healer. I'm just sorry that circumstances have forced us to choose between our callings and each other, at least for now.
Speaking of your calling, I had to chuckle - just a little, I promise - when you made the analogy to what I said being like me hitting your warp core. Chris, you are a starship captain, through and through. That's not a complaint, you understand. I love the way you are. It just boggles my mind how different we are sometimes. But I do get what you're saying, and I'm sorry that I hit such a vulnerable spot. I understand that you need time to know that it won't happen again. I'll try my best to be patient.
I think of all the things about meeting your family, the one I'm most looking forward to is getting to see holos of you as a child and hear about your younger years. I hope your parents like telling stories because I'm never going to get tired of hearing about the adventures of little Christopher. By the way - good lord, it's been a long time since I've done the whole "meeting the parents" business - is there anything I need to know in advance? Political topics that I shouldn't bring up? Issues to avoid mentioning at all costs so I don't start a family war? I know for my family, when we'd go visit distant cousins and so forth, it was always a minefield of things you couldn't talk about, and they were always the most innocuous subjects. So make sure you clue me in ahead of time so I don't put my foot in my mouth too badly, all right?
I'm glad your cold's almost gone, and that someone's making you chicken soup, even if it can't be me. I'm not going to lie and say that I'm thrilled that you and Sato are getting so close, but I do understand it. It's not that I don't trust you or that I think anything is going to happen between you two. I just wish it could be me there spending time with you instead, but I know it can't. It's like Jim and that hobgoblin. There's a bond between a starship captain and a first officer. You two have to rely on each other in tight spots, know that you've got each other's backs, and a split second's hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. Your mentoring her will make her a better first officer, and someday that might save your life; how could I ever complain about that?
Does sound like she's leading your chief engineer and your helmsman a merry chase, and I hope that the fallout doesn't end up affecting your crew's morale. But, of course, you're fully capable of handling whatever happens. I think you're the most relentlessly competent person I've never known. Disaster would hardly dare to strike around you because it knows it'd get its ass thoroughly kicked.
Speaking of captains, first officers, and crew morale, Jim and I are hardly talking these days outside of our professional capacities. I don't know what crawled up his ass and died and honestly right now I can't bring myself to care. I've tried everything, and I mean everything, short of torture and truth serum, to get him to talk to me, and he won't. So he can just spend all his time with his new best Vulcan buddy for all I care.
As I mentioned before, Lt. Uhura's not too pleased about it either. She's been taking out her aggressions on me by wiping the floor with me on a regular basis in practice sparring matches. She is a fierce fighter, Chris. She's also a fantastic teacher, and I'm getting much better at self-defense. I'll never really enjoy fighting or causing physical damage, but she's focusing on teaching me defensive moves, so it's not too bad.
I eat most of my meals with Christine and Nyota these days. I think we're actually getting to be friends. Nyota asked me how I could stand to be around Jim voluntarily. I asked her how she could stand to be around Spock voluntarily, and she laughed. I think we understand each other. I'm sure you'll be relieved to hear, by the way, that she fully approves of you and of our relationship. She said that when she was a cadet, she'd done extensive research on the postings that were going to be coming available when she graduated, and that serving under you was hands down her number one choice.
Of course it's all right not to dredge up the details about past relationships. I didn't mean to ask for names and dates, just wanted to know if heartbreaker and perennial eligible bachelor Chris Pike had ever had his heart broken. Not that I'm glad that you have, but - I don't know, I guess it's a pretty universal human experience. I think it's probably a good one to have, in the grand scheme of things. Sometimes a little suffering's good for the soul.
Can I just say, darlin', how good it is to hear you sounding like yourself again? With this last comm - I don't know how to describe it, but it's like the old Christopher Pike is back. You sound sure of yourself, you sound like you know what you want and exactly how you're going to get it. I'm explaining badly, but god damn, it's a relief to hear you sounding so good, not tentative like you had been. I'm guessing it feels pretty damn good too. Your crystal's been getting back to its usual green with yellow swirls, meaning you're busy and content. I like to see that.
Well, I think that's about it for now. I'm going to go to bed, and when I wake up it'll be a day closer to when I get to see you. I don't have a poem for you, but just know that you're in my heart and you always will be.
Yours forever,
To: Leonard McCoy (email@example.com)
From: Christopher Pike (email@example.com)
Dear Len,
I'm glad you liked the poem. I think at some point I'll have it printed and framed with a picture of us at the top. Maybe one for each of us to put in our quarters. God, I had to stop a minute after I typed that because all of a sudden I felt like that 'sappy old man' again and it was -- Well, it felt damn good. Now, I don't want you to think I'm still not struggling, because I am. More than I want to say. But I think just admitting what was going on, and getting it out not just to you, but to Dr. Rossen too -- Well, it's helped some.
There are still mornings I wake up with my heart pounding, feeling absolute panic, and some nights where I can't sleep, or have nightmares. I'm sure a lot of it is still PTSD-related, so I'm trying to just -- Well, I've been trying some meditation techniques that Dr. Rossen suggested I try whenever I'm feeling particularly panicked. Not sure if they are helping, but I will say that my heart rate slows a lot faster when I do, so that has to count for something.
Physically, I'm still struggling some. The cold at least is gone, but the damn fatigue -- It just lingers. Philip keeps telling me it's normal, and I'm trying -- well, that's a lie. I'm impatient and if you've looked at the crystal lately, I'm sure it shows I'm quite irritated. Of course, the Romulans and Klingons are playing games with each other out here, so that's not helping. They have a tendancy to provoke each other while I'm napping or sleeping. It doesn't matter what shift I'm on as I've been switching around the last week now. Daytime, nighttime, they don't seem to care. I swear to God, Len there are times where I want to -- Well, let me just say it would put a quick end to my Starfleet career if I do what I've been thinking half the time lately.
I don't think I've ever needed shore leave more than I do right now. Of course, mostly because I want to see you, but truthfully, I'm not handling the stress well right now, which -- Well, that's not a good thing. Usually I'm at my best in stressful situations, I thrive under it. Physically though, it's wearing on me. My blood pressure is up, and coupled with everything else... Let's just say I'm really looking forward to a nice lazy week in Georgia. I almost wish we didn't have any other commitments so we could just go there as soon as we're both done with our briefings and meetings.
Now, as for Jim -- Well, I have half a notion to comm him and give him a piece of my mind. Don't even try to pretend like you don't care; I know it's bothering you more than you even want to admit to yourself. I'm sorry, Len. Maybe we should both corner him at home before he takes off. Between the two of us, maybe he'll tell us what the hell is going on. I have a feeling it won't work though. If he's not talking to you, he's certainly not going to -- Well, let's just say that I don't see him confiding in me over you. He would never do that. Which is why I honestly don't understand what's going on with him. I'm really starting to worry, Len. So much that I have thought, if you want me to try it -- I know Spock quite well, and since he's spending so much time with Jim, if you'd like, I could ask him if he has any idea what's going on. Or if he's concerned. Spock might be many things, but he's very astute at picking things like that up. I'll be glad to ask. We comm each other once in awhile, but as you can guess, his comms rarely fall into personal things with the exception of a mention here and there of Nyota. Let me know what you think.
I'm glad you are socializing with Christine and Nyota. I'm also glad you're sparring with Nyota. I know you're a healer and you don't like fighting, but I feel better knowing that you'll be able to better defend yourself if you have to. I honestly don't know Nyota at all, but she must be something to have gotten through to Spock. I've been told she's pretty feisty. I'm surprised since Jim is monopolizing so much of her boyfriend's time, that she hasn't -- Well, I would think she'd have told Jim off by now. I'm assuming her profesionalism is the only thing that's kept Jim from -- Well, let's just say there was someone at the academy that walked crooked for a few days after she kicked him in the balls for something she didn't like.
I have to say, I wasn't sure how you'd take what I said about Commander Sato. I'm relieved, in fact, but you're right. We're a better team now for spending time together and me mentoring her. As far as the merry chase, well, I think what happened is my Chief Engineer wanted to get more serious than she was ready for. I think 'spooked' is the right word, so she's broadening her horizons, so to speak. She's young; she's a lot like me at that age, and completely commitment-phobic.
As far as anything you should stay away from with my parents -- Well, Terra Prime would be one of them with my father. Some of his colleagues were killed in one of their bombings, so that's always a touchy subject with him. It certainly wouldn't help for him to know that some of your family were members. However, he is a very fair man, and wouldn't hold things your family did against you. It's just best not to introduce the topic. Otherwise, I think you two will have a lot in common. Like you, he feels Starfleet should spend more time helping planets that may not be of benefit to the Federation, rather than kissing the asses of ones that can. He and I have reached somewhat middle ground on that issue, although I promise you, he will bring up my loyalty to the Federation and what a good ass-kisser I am. Just watch.
My mother, God bless her, she's just a gem. I honestly can't think of anything you need to be careful of with her. Now, my grandmother, well, if you think we speak our mind, Len, she takes it to another level. So be careful, she's a wily one, her mind is still sharp as a pin, and I swear she can get anything out of anyone. Most of the time without them even realizing what they've said. In fact, it's too bad that Jim declined my invitation, because I bet if we put him in a room alone with her, in two minutes we'd know what the hell is going on.
We will definitely try to make it up to the Enterprise for a night. I'm sorry that I didn't even think about that before. Of course you want me in your bed. Just like I want you in mine. I really need to learn to be more mindful about things like that. I'm just so -- Well, I think you probably know I can be pretty selfish in some ways. I think about myself first, sometimes to a fault. That's one of the things I'm working hard on with Dr. Elliot. Recognizing that my actions aren't entirely my own anymore. I have to take yours into consideration, and I'm telling you, Len, that's not easy for me. That falls right in with my possessiveness. The need to be in complete control. Of course, we both know that's an illusion, but I'm used to just looking out for myself and not considering how that will affect my partner -- You.
Damn, it's 0200 and I have alpha shift in the morning. I should try to get some sleep. I slept almost fourteen hours yesterday, but I guess I needed it. Trouble is, then I don't sleep well, if at all, for a day or two, and then I crash the third or fourth night. Philip wants me to take a sleeping remedy -- Well, you know how I feel about those, so I've declined. I promise if it doesn't get any better in the next week or so, I will. If only so I can be as rested as possible when I see you.
I'm sorry I'm not -- Well, I'm just not feeling much right now if that makes sense. I'm feeling numb. Don't feel like jerking off, don't feel -- Well, I'm just kind of not feeling much of anything at the moment. I think I'm just worn out, Len. As happy as I am to be on the road to recovery, there is part of me that wonders -- God, I almost wish I'd resigned, Len. Right now I just don't feel up to anything. Don't worry, I'm sure tomorrow I'll feel differently. That's the way I've been lately, back and forth. I'm just sorry you're caught in it.
I love you, Len. Three weeks and I'll be in your arms. God, that sounds incredible. Hopefully that will put a rest to the little voice in my brain and the self-doubt I'm still having.
Love always,
To: Christopher Pike (firstname.lastname@example.com)
From: Leonard McCoy (email@example.com)
Dear Chris,
Sorry it's been so long since I've written. Never a dull moment around here, that's for sure. We all had a pretty narrow escape just the other day.
We were doing our normal explore-and-map stuff about a week ago, when we read a humanoid life sign on the surface of a planet. Just the one. Turned out to be a 17-year-old human male, Charles Evans, who'd been marooned there since he was a toddler, no contact with any other humanoids whatsoever. He was raised by the other inhabitants of that planet, which were some kind of incorporeal beings with tremendous psychic powers. Which they gave to Charlie. Not knowing that, we took him onboard.
Jim dumped him on me, said I was in the best position to take care of him and "guide" him, whatever that means, until we reached civilization. He was a bright kid, Chris, and eager to please - at least at first. He - oh, hell, Chris - he developed a crush on me. Well, more of a fixation, actually. He'd never been around another human being, and when you take the fact that I was the first person he spent any significant time around, combined with the rush of adolescent hormones and nearly unlimited psychic abilities - well, it was a goddamn disaster, and seriously frightening to boot.
It started small, just little things he'd do to try to get my attention, and getting mad at anyone else who needed any of my time. Then he started getting handsy with me and I told him to knock it off. He grabbed me and tried to kiss me, and I used one of the self-defense moves that I'd been practicing. That's when it started getting scary. He got violent - throwing things around, knocking people out when they tried to stop him. He said that he wanted me, and he wanted me forever. I told him I was already in a relationship with someone who I loved very much, and so I couldn't be with him. Not that I would've been interested anyway, seeing as how he was a psychotic two-year-old in a teenager's body, but that didn't seem like the wisest thing to say.
He asked me who it was, the person I was with. Pretty obvious his intent wasn't to shake their hand and wish them the best. I wouldn't spill. Of course, it was pretty much like telling someone not to think of a pink elephant - naturally your name and face were foremost in my mind once he asked that question, and he got the information right out of my brain. I purely hate psychic powers. Anyway, he projected his voice throughout the ship and said that Christopher Pike had five minutes to get to sickbay or he'd start killing people. Guess he didn't look closely enough into my brain to know that you were on the other side of the galaxy. Only time I've been so goddamn grateful for that fact.
Long story short, Jim somehow managed to get the ship's power system to overload the kid's brain. Completely fried his synapses. We were just debating what to do when his people showed up - the ones who'd raised him. They took him back to their planet, said that they could heal him and that they'd keep a short leash on him. That kid's going to have no kind of life, never interacting with any of his own kind, but the alternative is far worse. He's not fit for humanoid society. The whole thing's damn tragic, if you ask me.
To tell the truth, I'm a bit spooked. I half expect him to show up at any moment, tell me again that we're meant to be together, and drag me off somewhere no one will ever be able to find me. I think Christine and Nyota are tag-teaming me, not leaving me alone for a moment that I'm not in my quarters. It's sweet. Aggravating, but sweet. I can tell Jim feels guilty for having dumped the kid on me in the first place - he's said he's sorry at least half a dozen times. Jim. Who does not apologize, ever. Anyway, we'll see, but maybe things are getting better between us. Who knows. But Chris - please don't talk to Spock or do anything else. If Jim got wind of it - and he would, because somehow he always does - it would only make things worse. I can't believe that I of all people am about to say this, but sometimes trying to fix things only makes the situation go downhill, and you've got to just be patient and wait it out. So I'm asking you to trust me on this one, and just leave it alone for now, all right?
I'm sorry you're feeling numb, and fatigued. I guess that's another one that just needs time - time, and for us to see each other. Less than two weeks now. In fact, you should be arriving back home in only a few days. I'll rest easier when you're back on earth - just knowing that you're safe will be a weight off my mind. Yeah, I know that no one's ever really safe and even on earth, shit happens, but it makes me goddamn nervous with you out there stuck between trigger-happy Klingons and Romulans.
I miss you, Chris. I need to see you and touch you and kiss you. I need to know that you're all right, and more than that, I need to know that we're all right. I love you.
To: Leonard McCoy (firstname.lastname@example.com)
From: Christopher Pike (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Dear Len,
God, Len. I'm so sorry you had to go through that. After I got your comm, I pulled up the reports on the Charles Evans incident. Scared me to death. Part of me wants to wring Jim's neck for putting you in danger. What the hell was he thinking? And yeah, I know, I know, in a situation like that, it's regulation to have someone from medical in charge of a minor's care until he can be turned over to authorities, but after he became violent -- You should not have had to deal with any of that, Len. Jim was being a first-rate ass for taking advantage of you like that.
Speaking of Jim, I talked to Richard the other day and he mentioned that Jim sent a comm requesting a private meeting with him once the Enterprise arrives back home. He was curious what it was about, concerned even, and asked me what I knew. As much as I wanted to tell him I was worried about Jim, I didn't. Partially because right now I'm a little pissed at him. I simply told him that I didn't have any idea what it could be about -- Which is the truth. I just thought I'd give you a heads up about it.
I'm not sure what else to say. This is one of those times where I hate that we are so far apart -- Heck, that we are apart period. Remember when I said I'd be okay with us being apart like this? Well, I don't exactly feel like that anymore. In some ways, that makes me feel good about us -- About our relationship, and helps with the self-doubt I'm having. In other ways, I know there isn't an easy answer. I certainly don't want to give up my job, and I know you belong where you are too. God, Len. To think that kid, that psychopath could have easily taken you away from me? I didn't sleep last night thinking about it.
And no, my sleep hasn't gotten any better. I know it's just stress. I'm worried about you and Jim and what's going to happen when I see you. I just cannot shut my mind off at night. And when I do manage to fall asleep, I have nightmares about everything from things that have happened in my past to ridiculous things that make no sense at all. I let Philip give me something to help me sleep the other night, and it made it worse. He wants to try other things, but I told him no. I think my body is just so off-kilter from everything -- I will definitely be seeing my acupuncturist as soon as I get home. I know that will help. I actually might look into bringing someone on board that can do that for me, especially if I'm going to be out in deep space for so long.
Not sure what else to say. I still am feeling numb. My sex drive is non-existent again. I know I can blame that on fatigue. I'm just really looking forward to this shore leave, Len. I've asked Richard to schedule as many of my briefings/meetings as he can for my first two days back. I want it done. Then I want to just relax and do nothing until you arrive. I may go home to Mojave for a couple of days, just -- well, to see if the desert helps.
I've given my command crews a lot of responsibility for getting the Exeter launch-ready again. Of course I will oversee it all, but I think it's a good learning experience for them, and for me, learning to delegate. I'm not saying it's going to be easy. You may have to wrestle a padd or three away from me during shore leave and remind me they can handle it. It's all evenly divided so they will each get ten full days of non-working leave. I'm still feeling a bit guilty about it, though. Honestly, Len, I usually spend most of my shore leaves 'working,' whether I'm home in San Francisco or Mojave. So you might have to be a little patient with me. Just a warning.
In news out here, the Romulan ship fired on one of the Klingon warbirds two days ago. Didn't hit it, luckily. I honestly don't think they were really trying. The Klingons, surprisingly, didn't retaliate -- yet, anyway. Tension is just getting higher and higher, though. I suggested to Richard that they need more than two ships out here if that's going to continue. And yes, I'd say that even if it were another ship than the Enterprise due out here for the next rotation. It does help knowing one of my sister ships is a few minutes away at warp on the other end, but there's too much damn space out here to cover now with tensions so high and so many other ships having to pass through. Something is going to happen soon, and it's not going to be anything good.
Annie told me everything at the Georgia house is almost done. I can't wait until you can see it, Len. She's sent me the before and after pictures, and I was going to send them, but frankly, I want to be there to see the look on your face. I hope you know how truly happy it has made me to be able to do this for you -- for us. It really is a beautiful home, Len. I feel honored that I am somehow now a part of that and that I get to share it with you. Truly.
Well, honey, I'm due on the bridge for Alpha in thirty minutes. No, I haven't slept. So I'm going to grab a shower and drink a few dozen cups of coffee and get to work. I'm working a split shift, so hopefully I can get a couple hours of sleep in between.
I love you. Please, take care of yourself. I wish I was there to hold you right now.
Yours always,
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From: Christopher Pike (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Dear Len,
Well, remember when I said something was going to happen our here soon and it wasn't going to be good? It did, and the Exeter is currently limping to a nearby starbase to eventually get towed home. I just wanted to give you a heads up, because I'm sure Jim will be getting a report of the firefight out here anytime. I just wanted to let you know that I'm okay. The ship isn't, and I lost some crewmembers, but it could have been a heck of a lot worse. I don't have time to go into details now; it just happened a few hours ago, but I knew you'd hear and I wanted this comm to reach you as soon as possible after you did.
Logistically, this is going to completely screw up shore leave. We won't make it back to earth for at least a week. I'm sending Philip ahead as soon as we get to the starbase so he won't miss the wedding, but at this point I'm not even sure I'll be back before you arrive. I'll do my best though, and I'll keep you informed as soon as I know more.
Really, I'm fine. I'll see you soon.
I love you, Len.
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A range of French dishes await diners at Café Rouge Hertford. Quaint and cosy inside, Café Rouge has an al fresco area to dine outside and watch the shoppers go by.
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6. desember 2019
Consistent as normal with a particularly good server in Jayde, efficient and fun. Good value for money.
15. august 2018
Always love going to Cafe Rouge. Nice staff and good food.
7. juni 2018
Staff were eager for us to leave as we were the last in the restaurant by 21:30.Not very professional.
14. januar 2018
We enjoyed this latest visit to CR making use of the 50% discount vouchers we had been given at our previous CR visit (Bury St Edmunds). The on-line booking was smooth but I needed to check one point on the phone re the validity of my voucher. On our visit I realised that this had been resolved by the manager himself who was charming, helpful and rather impressively remembered speaking to me on the phone. The staff who served us were also very pleasant, attentive and helpful. Couldn't fault them. We like eatling at CR generally and have visited a number locally. Because of the design they all can be a little draughty if you dine near the door. On this occasion we were given a choice and sat at the far end of the restaurant although midway through our meal a rather noisy party took the next table which rather destroyed the ambience of our romantic meal with their unnecessarily loud conversation. The menu provides a very good choice of breakfast, lunch or dinner and would be excellent any time of the day. The meal was unrushed but we felt there was a slightly long wait for attention after the main course, i.e. ordering and waiting for dessert and paying the bill. I like to have the bill promptly after it's clear we have finished eating without asking for it. I like the waitressing staff to ask if I would like the bill rather than having to chase this up. That can be frustrating and delay the end of even a leisurely meal. Overall we loved what we had and will certainly be returning in the next month. CR has become one of our preferred places to eat and whilst each one is slightly different the standards are consistent and without hesitation I recommend a visit.
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As usual we had a very pleasant time at the Hertford restaurant on Saturday - the staff are very good and we like the atmosphere of the restaurant generally. We had your lovely sharing board to start and then both had boullliabase which is a treat as it would take ages to make at home. Everything was fin e.
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Good menu selection, including vegetarian. Nice ambience, helpful staff.
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Food was exceptional service quick and friendly
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Lovely lunch with a friend. No pressure regarding time ( although it was a midweek lunch). Food was tasty and presented well. Staff efficient. Value for money. Nice wine!
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Thala Ajith's heroine's Couple workout challenge turns viral!
Actress Kaniha, who had debuted with Five Star produced by Maniratnam, later acted in many movies like Autograph, Ethiree, and paired with Thala Ajith in the superhit movie Varalaru. She had acted in many Malayalam movies too, and has is active in films post marriage as well.
After her marriage in 2008, Kaniha has reduced the number of movies she does but is active on social media, and regularly posts her workout videos. Just like the viral Ice Bucket Challenge, the couple workout challenge has been trending and Kaniha also posted a couple workout video with her husband, which has turned viral.
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what was fun was the post-MPRE party. there really isn't much to say b/c i think the pictures speak for themselves.
here it looks like a regular party, not much different from anything else. except, what was going on before all these people got here??
inappropriate hand guestures? and those sunglasses were a popular item all night.
someone in this picture looks like they're being inappropriate. who could it be?? but let me clear, this is just the magic of the camera. in reality, nothing was happening. please people, my friends have class [or most of them do anyway]
Pimento, after he knocked that whole bowl of tortilla chips onto the ground.
see, we can be cute and normal too!
o wait, i spoke too soon. what's actually happening is Cubed and Pimento for some reason started wrestling. yet somehow, this picture makes it look like something else. but then it gets worse...
i have no idea why they ended up in this pose after wrestling. it looks like Pimento's trying to get away and Cubed is chasing after him.
i know DRC would like to believe that this picture is her scolding the guys for wrestling in her hallway. however, if i remember correctly, i believe she was telling them that she could kick their butts in wrestling if they dared to try. even if that's wrong, it doesn't sound totally unbelievable that that's the conversation that's going on right?
see! those sunglasses totally re-appeared throughout the night!


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In this country, where the dank, grim days of winter are as short as a resigned sigh, the onset of some decent, dry spring weather doesn't half raise the morale. Well, it would if the coronavirus wasn't lurking all over the parish.
While nothing is more important than the health of all and sundry, the timing of the Covid-19 assault for those in the golfing industry has been as wonky as high handicapper's swing.
Clare-Marie Macaulay's admirable endeavours in spreading the game's gospel into schools has been, temporarily, plunged into the rough but her enthusiasm for getting a new generation playing and, most of all, enjoying golf knows no bounds.
The grassroots work she performed in tandem with her PGA qualified brother, Andy Carlton, at Paisley Golf Club certainly made people sit up and take notice. One such person was a certain Open champion.
"Paul Lawrie approached me to see if I'd be interested in taking on a role in his Foundation," said Macaulay of the 1999 Claret Jug winner's advance. "It was an easy decision to make.
"It's great to have Paul there as a figurehead. Some of the teachers in the schools we go to may not be golfers but they know of Paul.
"Even if the young kids don't know him, it's a nice, inspiring tale to tell about his rise, his Open win and what he does for golf. Paul wants the best for golf in Scotland, we all do and we need to keep driving it forward."
In a joint venture which can only be beneficial for the young 'uns, Lawrie's Foundation and the Foundation run by Stephen Gallacher have teamed up with the Junior Flag Challenge, an initiative Macaulay helped run, to form a nationwide under-12s development platform that is also backed by Scottish Golf.
"It's the right thing to do," she said of this combined fleet. "We're getting a more joined-up approach now and that can only be good.
"Before I joined up with Paul people may have thought we were in competition with what he was doing and what Stevie was doing. That wasn't the case at all.
"We just all wanted the same thing and that was to get more kids playing golf and give them more opportunities. Working together will help to do that.
"When I was a junior at Fereneze, I never struggled for a game in the juniors. We need to get the numbers back up. The Scottish Junior Flag Championship gives young players a bit more incentive. They don't need a handicap and it's a chance for them to represent their clubs through a local qualifier and then onto a regional event.
"The clubs across the country get involved too and there are a lot of very active people trying to do their bit for junior golf."
Of course, the wild spread of the coronavirus continues to put a spanner in all manner of works. "Obviously now, I can't go into the schools," said Macaulay, the wife of former European Tour player Callum.
"This couldn't have arrived at a worse time. But we just need to get on with it. It's a shame as there was some real momentum building with the school programme."
Her momentum may have been halted by this perilous pandemic but Macaulay's eagerness remains undiminished. "There is huge potential to get golf into schools," she added. "All the teachers seem very keen. It's a bit different to other standard sports.
"I do ask the kids if they've ever touched a club and a lot haven't. I'll also ask them, 'be honest, did you think golf was boring?'. But they love it and say it's better than they thought.
"It's aimed at primary five, six and seven and a few kids have been involved in the five week course at school and have gone on to do coaching at their local clubs.
"Ralston Golf Club, for example, started some junior coaching and six of them from the school programme went along which was encouraging. They were keen to keep going.
"A lot of the time with golf, kids have parents or grandparents who are into it but going into schools gives everybody a chance. It opens it up to all."


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The Lady Falcons are now 3-9 overall and 1-4 in the division. Western Brown is 7-5 overall and 3-1 in league play, trailing only unbeaten Wilmington in the standings.
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Supreme Court of Maine
July 12, 2018
STATE OF MAINEv.KASHAWN MCLAUGHLIN
Argued: March 7, 2018
J. Drake, Esq., and Rory A. McNamara, Esq. (orally), Drake
Law, LLC, Auburn, for appellant Kashawn McLaughlin
Mills, Attorney General, and Katie Sibley, Asst. Atty. Gen.
(orally), Office of the Attorney General, Augusta, for
appellee State of Maine
SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HJELM, and
Kashawn McLaughlin appeals from a judgment of conviction of
aggravated trafficking in schedule W drugs (Class A), 17-A
M.R.S. § 1105-A(1)(D) (2017), entered by the trial court
(Kennebec County, Murphy, J.) after a jury
trial.[1] McLaughlin argues that pursuant to section
1105-A(1)(D) the State must prove the weight of pure cocaine
base in isolation and that the court erred by failing to
include that requirement in its instructions to the jury.
Because we conclude that section 1105-A(1)(D) does not
require the State to prove the weight of "pure"
cocaine base, we affirm the judgment.[2]
Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict,
the record supports the following facts. State v.
Adams, 2015 ME 30, ¶ 2, 113 A.3d 583. On November
2, 2015, agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA)
received information from a confidential informant indicating
that McLaughlin was staying in and selling drugs out of room
175 at the Senator Inn in Augusta. Based on this information
and their observation of individuals coming and going from
room 175, MDEA agents sought and obtained a search warrant
for the room. The search warrant referred to McLaughlin by
At around 6:30 p.m. that evening, with the help of the
Augusta Police Department, MDEA agents executed the search
warrant for room 175. Upon executing the warrant, the
officers and agents secured and identified six individuals in
the room, including McLaughlin. In the room, agents observed
and seized, among other items, over $10, 000 in cash; two
firearms and ammunition; a dish in the microwave with white
and yellow residue; three digital scales; a plastic bag
containing a hard, light-brown material; fourteen
individually sealed bags with a hard, off-white material; and
an individual bag containing a large "ball" of
hard, off-white material. All six individuals in room 175
were arrested.
The State conducted a controlled substance analysis on
several of the items seized from room 175. The analysis
confirmed that the residue on the dish contained cocaine
base; all three digital scales had residue containing cocaine
and heroin; the light-brown material weighed sixty-five grams
and contained heroin; the total weight of the hard, off-white
material in the fourteen bags was 3.4 grams and at least one
of the bags contained cocaine base; and the large
"ball" of hard, off-white material weighed 100.6
grams and contained cocaine base. The controlled substance
analysis identified the presence of heroin and cocaine base
but did not determine the precise weight of each drug in
On January 21, 2016, a grand jury indicted McLaughlin on five
charges stemming from his November 2, 2015, arrest. Among the
charges were Count 1, aggravated trafficking in schedule W
drugs (Class A), namely cocaine in the form of cocaine base,
17-A M.R.S. § 1105-A(1)(D), and Count 2, aggravated
trafficking in schedule W drugs (Class A), namely heroin,
17-A M.R.S. § 1105-A(1)(H) (2017).[3] A jury trial on
the charges took place over three days from November 1 to
November 3, 2016. On the first day of the trial, the State
orally moved to amend Count 2 to a charge of unlawful
trafficking in heroin (Class B), 17-A M.R.S. §
llO3(l-A)(A) (2017), which the court granted without
objection by the defendant. At trial, two of the individuals
arrested with McLaughlin testified that McLaughlin knowingly
trafficked in what he knew to be illegal drugs on November 2,
At the close of trial, the court provided several
instructions to the jury, including the following instruction
related to Count 1: "Cocaine base includes any mixture
or preparation that contains any quantity of cocaine base,
which is the alkaloid base of cocaine." McLaughlin did
not object to this instruction. The jury found McLaughlin
guilty of Count 1, aggravated trafficking in cocaine in the
form of cocaine base and Count 2, unlawful trafficking in
heroin, on November 3, 2016. On July 11, 2017, the court
sentenced McLaughlin to twenty years in prison with all but
twelve years suspended and four years of probation on Count
1, and a concurrent six-year prison sentence on Count 2.
McLaughlin appeals only the judgment of conviction for
aggravated trafficking in cocaine in the form of cocaine
base. See 15 M.R.S. §2115 (2017); M.R. App. P
2(b)(2)(A) (Tower 2016); see also M.R. App. P.
McLaughlin argues that the court erred by instructing the
jury that "[c]ocaine base includes any mixture or
preparation that contains any quantity of cocaine base."
He contends that 17-A M.R.S. §§ 1102(1)(F),
1105-A(1)(D) (2017) require the State to prove the weight of
pure cocaine base in isolation- not the overall weight of the
mixture or preparation that contains some quantity of cocaine
Standard of Review
Because McLaughlin did not object to the jury instructions at
trial, we review the court's jury instruction regarding
cocaine base for obvious error. See State v. Daluz,
2016 ME 102, ¶ 51, 143 A.3d 800. "When we review
for obvious error, we review for (1) an error, (2) that is
plain, and (3) that affects substantial rights."
Id. (quotation marks omitted). If we conclude that
these three conditions are met, "we will exercise our
discretion to notice an unpreserved error only if we also
conclude that (4) the error seriously affects the fairness
and integrity or reputation of judicial proceedings."
Id. (quotation marks omitted).
To determine whether the court erred by instructing the jury
on cocaine base, we must interpret-for the first time-the
definition of "cocaine" provided in 17-A M.R.S.
§ H02(1)(F), in conjunction with the phrase
"cocaine in the form of cocaine base" as used in
the aggravated trafficking statute, 17-A M.R.S. §
1105-A(1)(D). See State v. Pinkham, 2016 ME 59,
¶ 19, 137 A.3d 203. "We review questions of
statutory interpretation de novo," State v.
Christen, 2009 ME 78, ¶ 12, 976 A.2d 980, and our
standard for interpreting statutes is well established:
In interpreting these provisions, we first look to the plain
language of the provisions to determine their meaning. If the
language is unambiguous, we interpret the provisions
according to their unambiguous meaning unless the result is
illogical or absurd. If the plain language of a statute is
ambiguous-that is, susceptible of different meanings-we will
then go on to consider the statute's meaning in light of
its legislative history and other indicia of legislative
intent. In applying these principles, we examine the entirety
of the statute, giving due weight to design, structure, and
purpose as well as to aggregate language. We reject
interpretations that render some language mere surplusage.
State v. Dubois Livestock, Inc., 2017 ME 223, ¶
6, 174 A.3d 308 (citations omitted) (quotation marks
omitted). When, as here, we are "interpreting a criminal
statute, we are guided by two interrelated rules of statutory
construction: the rule of lenity, and the rule of strict
construction." Pinkham, 2016 ME 59, ¶ 14,
137 A.3d 203 (quotation marks omitted). If the
Legislature's intent remained indecipherable after using
the tools of construction available to us, the rule of lenity
would require us to resolve any ambiguities in
McLaughlin's favor. See State v. Stevens, 2007
ME 5, ¶ 16, 912 A.2d 1229; United States v.
Wells, 519 U.S. 482, 499 (1997) ("The rule of
lenity applies only if, after seizing everything from which
aid can be derived, ... we can make no more than a guess as
to what Congress intended." (quotation marks omitted)).
B. The
Statutes and Their Interpretation
Plain Language
As with all statutory interpretation, we begin with the
statutory language while "giving due weight to design,
structure, and purpose." Dubois Livestock,
Inc., 2017 ME 223, ¶ 6, 174 A.3d 308 (quotation
marks omitted). The Maine Criminal Code, title 17-A,
comprises five parts. The statutes establishing drug-related
crimes are found in part 3, chapter 45, entitled simply
"Drugs." The chapter opens with two statutes
containing definitions and schedules of drugs that apply to
the entire chapter. See 17-A M.R.S. §§
1101-1102 (2017). The Legislature defined "cocaine"
in the second of those statutes, section H02(1)(F):
F. Cocaine means:
(1) Coca leaves, except coca leaves and extracts of coca
leaves from which cocaine, ecgonine and derivatives of
ecgonine and their salts have been removed; and
(2) A mixture or preparation that contains any quantity of
any of the following substances:
(a) Cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers and
salts of isomers;
(b) Ecgonine, its derivatives, their salts, isomers and salts
of isomers; or
(c)Cocaine base, which is the alkaloid form of cocaine,
In the sections following section 1102, the Legislature set
out various types of drug crimes-possession, trafficking,
furnishing, and aggravated forms of trafficking and
furnishing. See 17'-A M.R.S. §§ 1103,
1105-A, 1105-C, 1106, 1107-A (2017). Intentional or knowing
possession of any amount of cocaine is a crime, although the
amount possessed, the existence or lack of any prior
convictions for possession, and whether the cocaine is in the
form of cocaine base will determine whether the crime is a
Class D, C, or B offense. See 17'-A M.R.S.
§ 1107-A. In addition, intentionally or knowingly
trafficking in any amount of cocaine is a Class B crime, 17-A
M.R.S.§1103(l-A)(A), and possession of fourteen grams or
more of cocaine or four grams or more of cocaine in the form
of cocaine base "gives rise to a permissible inference
under the Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 303, that the person
is unlawfully trafficking in scheduled drugs." 17-A
M.R.S. §1103(3)(B). Trafficking in cocaine, Class B, is
elevated to aggravated trafficking, Class A, [5] if the individual
trafficks in cocaine
• to a child as a customer;
• with a child as an assistant;
• while having one or more convictions for
"engaging in substantially similar conduct";
• while in possession of a firearm;
• on a school bus or near a school or safe zone; or
• when "[d]eath is in fact caused by the use of
that ...
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