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Notes on Ichabod Ashcraft
(By family tradition, Ichabod was also at the Battle of Point Pleasant,
but this is also very unlikely.) He died intestate; his son, Daniel, was
appointed administrator by the court, 14 Mar 1804, at Fayette County,
Grew up in the Sleepy Creek area of Virginia.
Will probated 14 March 1804 Fayette County, Pennsylvania (his son, Daniel, was appointed administrator by the court [Neal, Ashcraft Family, p. 25, 36, 39-41].
Ichabod was responsible for the establishment of Ashcraft's Fort on the line of the Cherokee Trail, in what is now Georges Township (then Springhill Township), Fayette County (then Westmoreland County), Pennsylvania -- about 10 miles south of Uniontown and not far from Smithfield. It was built on the land of the late Jesse Evans, located near Prospect Hill (aka Point Lookout). He had a survey made in 1769 at Buffalo Pastures and received a warrant for the land in 1770 -- but was that before or after the fort was built? Some sources say the fort was built before 1750, which seems unlikely. It was of typical blockhouse construction; the second story had loopholes and projected out over the base, and a stockade was attached. It was located near a spring. also said to be on a hill overlooking the Monongahela, very close to the Catawba Trail, which became "Braddock's Road." [James Veech, The Monongahela of Old; or, Historical Sketches of South-Western Pennsylvania to the Year 1800 (n.p.: n. pub., 1892; reprinted, Waynesburg, PA: Greene County Historical Society, 1971].
The list of settlers in what is now Fayette County in 1772, taken from the property assessment rolls of Bedford County, lists (under Springhill Township) the following:
Ichabod Ashcraft, John Carr, John Carr Jr., & Moses Carr. Under "Inmates" (boarders or residents not heads of families) are included Richard & Ephraim Ashcraft.
NOTE: Springhill Township at that time included that part of what is now Fayette County east of Redstone Creek -- and probably included all of Greene & Washington Counties as well.
Ichabod probably took part in Dunmore's Expedition into the western country, near Coshocton, Ohio, in June 1774. He later showed an intimate knowledge of the area [Neal, Ashcraft Family, p. 36-37].
In 1775, he enlisted in the first Revolutionary company west of the Alleghenies (the second unit raised in Virginia). Michael Cresap, a friend of the Ashcrafts, raised a company of 130 frontier sharpshooters who fought as irregulars -- and marched 800 miles to Boston. [Neal, Ashcraft Family, p. 37].
Between 1778 and 1783, Ichabod served as a Ranger on the Virginia frontier, and also as a captain in the Westmoreland County Militia, Pennsylvania Line. [Neal, Ashcraft Family, p. 37, 42-43; Pennsylvania archives (Philadelphia: J. Severns & Co, 1852-56; Harrisburg, PA: C.M. Busch, State Printer, 1874-99?), vol. 4, p. 428. See also: War Record Certs # 8143 & 8145, specifying patriotic service.]
He was a dealer in salt (from the salt springs on the Kanawha River) and ginseng c1780 in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania [Neal, Ashcraft Family].
He appeared on all the tax lists between 1785 and 1799 in Georges Township. The assessment roll for 1787 includes: Ichabod Ashcraft [Jr.?], Daniel Ashcraft, Richard Ashcraft, Uriah Ashcraft, John Carr, Moses Carr, Thomas Carr, Elijah Carr, & Absolom Carr. [Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania].
Approved into the church "by experience," was later accused of drunkenness, was denied communion, and finally dismissed from the congregation for drunkenness, abusive language, and fighting [Neal, Ashcraft Family, p. 39].
Source: http://stithvalley.com/ancestry/ashcraft/messengr.htm
Meade County Messenger Article
The early Ashcrafts were settled chiefly in Georges township and among the 200 or more property owners of that township in 1787, four years after Fayette county was organized out of Westmoreland, were the following: Ichabod Ashcraft, Daniel Ashcraft. Richard Ashcraft, Rlah Ashcraft. An old fort erected on the Evans farm in that township as a protection from the Indians was named Ashcraft fort after Ichabod Ashcraft, who on May 29, 1770, obtained a patent for 199 acres known as , "Buffalo Pasture." They built this fort near a gushing spring. The fort has long since disappeared but the spring still gushes. The fort was built at the crossing of two Indian trails, and it is probable that many an Indian was shot from it. Tradition has it that Mrs. Rachel Ashcraft, hearing what seemed to be a turkey gobbler calling, suspected it was an Indian trick. Taking down her trusty rifle she waited again for the call. Presently she heard it, and then an Indian's head peeped from behind a Tree to see if any one came out of the fort to hunt the turkey. She thereupon sent a bullet through the Indian's head.
Source: McClure, Daniel E. Jr., Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin County, Kentucky.
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Some members of the Carr family came
to Kentucky in the 1790's, about the time when some of the Ashcrafts,
Jenkins, and Shacklets came to what is now Meade County.
Ellis' History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, relates that in 1787 the number of property owners in George's Township had increased until there were more than two hundred, among them - four Ashcrafts: Ichabod, Daniel, Richard, and Riah (Uriah?); five Carrs: John, Moses, Thomas, Elijah, and Absalom; Benjamin Hardin (possibly the Benjamin Hardin who with his wife, Sarah Hardin, his cousin, were parents of the noted lawyer, Ben Hardin. Sarah Hardin was a sister of Colonel John Hardin); John Jenkins and Philip Jenkins; five Phillips: John, Isaac, Thomas, Jenkins and Benjamin; and John Shacklett. There are other names among those 1787 property owners in Fayette County which appear on Kentucky tax lists, militia rolls and other public records in later years.
A description of Ashcraft's Fort in what is now Fayette County as found in the Ellis history may be of interest,
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especially to the many descendants of the Pennsylvania Ashcrafts. As found on Page 566, "On the property now owned by Mrs. Evans Wilson (1882), in this township (George's), and on the line of the Cherokee trail stood the Ashcraft fort. The settlers were accustomed to fleeing to this place of refuge when Indian difficulties were feared.
It was named for Ichabod Ashcraft, who took up this property (199 ¾ acres called "Buffalo Pasture") receiving his warrant May 29, 1770. Here they built their fort near a bubbling spring. Long since the fort has disappeared, but the spring gushes forth to the sunlight just as it did a century and a quarter ago. The fort was built on the same plan as the other early forts. The second story projected out about one foot over the lower, so that in case the Indians should attempt to fire the fort they could be readily shot from the loop-holes above. There was a stockade of an acre with a ditch and picket-line for the purpose of protecting the livestock from the depredations of the savages."
It is related that one morning Mrs. Rachel Ashcraft was awakened by the call of a turkey gobbler. She told her husband that she believed she would go out and kill it. Her husband said she had better not, it might be an Indian. The call was repeated and Mrs. Ashcraft cautiously opened one of the port holes and looked out. Presently the call of the turkey gobbler was repeated, and then out came the head of an Indian to see if anyone was stirring in the fort. She quickly took down her trusty rifle and the next time he gave the call and protruded his head from behind a tree she sent a ball through his head, striking him squarely between the eyes.
Ashcraft's fort was built at the crossing of two Indian trails, one being the old Cherokee, or Catawba Trail. At this cross roads were buried suicides, in conformity with an old English custom. It is said that the Indian shot by Mrs. Ashcraft was buried at this place. It is also related (but how truly is not known) that he was skinned, and his skin tanned and made into razor straps, which were distributed among the settlers as trophies.
The above Ichabod Ashcraft was a captain of militia in what is now Fayette County in the late summer and early fall of 1782, when preparations were being made for another expedition against the Indians, following Crawford's tragic defeat earlier in that year, were emboldened to bring their terror back into western Pennsylvania. The other captains of the Fayette County companies at that date were John Beeson, Theophilus Phillips, James Dougherty, Armstrong Porter, Cornelius Lynch, William Hayney, - Nichols, - Ryan, - McFarlin, Thomas Moore, Robert Beall, Daniel Canon, John Powers, John Hardin, Moses Sutton, and Michael Catts (Cates?). This planned expedition, which was to be supported by some regular troops assigned by General Washington, was cancelled by the ending of the war with Great Britain and the "Indians all called in" by the British government.
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Turk Ammo in Hakim
I have just picked up a Hakim:) to add to my 8mm stable. I have 1000+ rounds of Turkish 8mm, but have been warned not to shoot it in the Hakim :eek: due to its higher pressures.
What I'm wondering is if its really a problem if the gas port is fully restricted. It makes sense that it could be, as the bolt must still handle the pressure until the mechanism unlocks.
I'd love to use the Turk ammo, but plan to restrict it to my bolt-actions unless I hear that another Hakim shooter has had zero problems using the restricted port setting.
I have always heard the Turk 8mm is too hot for the Hakim. Sound advice as there is a very limited supply of replacement parts for the Hakim (read none). If you were to tweak something, you are screwed.
i used a press-mounted, collet bullet-pullet (hornady's cam-loc) and dropped the powder charge 10% on about 250 of my turk 8mm (only 2000 rds to go! :))...they work ok in my hakim and i have some surplus powder with a burning rate roughly similar to 4895 to play with.
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No. 62: 'Sister Morphine' – Top 100 Rolling Stones Songs
Unlike 'As Tears Go By,' which was actually a bigger hit in the United Kingdom for Marianne Faithfull than it was for the Rolling Stones, the Stones emerged with the more popular version of this 1971 single when compared to Mick's longtime romantic partner.
Seen as one of the more controversial tracks of the band's career, the song served as a vivid depiction of a junkie's anticipation of when he can score his next fix.
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Any Northern Ohio FFL advice?
I am up around Toledo and have submitted my FFL application. Can anyone give me a heads up on how my local BATF office operates and what to expect with the interview?
I am NOT from your area- but would offer some insight on what to expect.
Your interview will be with an Industry Inspector in all likelihood. They will want to know that you DO plan to be "in the business", and not looking for personal use only, that you meet local and state laws (zoning) have a business area, secure storage, and defined business hours. They will also talk with you about things you need to do to be in the business- your records, making sales, gun locks, form 4473, straw man sales, etc.
Get a legal pad, and take GOOD notes- there is usually a wealth of info you will need. They are not only seeking info, but delivering it.
Good luck!
Thanks C3. Hoping the folks out of my office are good people.
If they are anything like the agents out of the Pittsburgh field office, you'll have no issues with them. I didn't.
Just make sure you're "I"s are dotted and your "T"s crossed and you'll be good. C3 basically gave you good info. It'll be to your advantage to get both the NFA book and your state laws to reference and start getting familiar with them now. You can get the NFA book through the ATF forms distribution center, if my fallible memory serves, 301-583-4696. The licensing center can also help you and they have no issue with questions, 866-662-2750. The forms distribution center is also where you will get your 4473s and any other Federal forms you will need to conduct business.
Anything else you might need, there are several of us dealers on here and we are more than willing to help as we can. I don't believe that there is any from Ohio, though.
Thanx for the info. I will definitely get that info. Well then hopefully through my process I can offer details for Ohio for anyone else as I learn them.
Probably first and foremost, you have to make absolutely sure that you can conduct the gun business where you wish to do it. Zoning and so forth. Having local issues conducting business can make the whole affair a moot point from jump street. There might also be the thing of mercantile licenses depending on the rules of your municipality regarding any business opening. Make sure of this now, not later. It's taking care of the little details, and the not so little ones, sooner than later that make for a steady transition into having the business start or not.
I hope that you submitted more than one fingerprint card with your Form 7. It's recommended that every applicant do just that and it came to bear fruit when I did. The FBI, for some inexplicable reason, didn't like the first card that ATF submitted to them after I sent two with my Form 7. Good thing that there were more than one as they sent the second in and it went ok. Just held things up a bit, but if there weren't two in my jacket, I would have had to get another made which would have been a royal PITA in more ways than one.
Once everything is processed from the paper end, make sure you have everything ready to go when the inspection day comes. Pretty much, if you are set up to start business at the time of inspection, you should be golden. It's a good idea to put your questions for the compliance agent on paper so you won't forget to ask when the day comes. There's no such thing as a dumb question, just the ones that don't get asked. Get ALL of your questions answered.
Again, just ask and we will help.
wjn, Thanks. I have a zoning board appeal in 2 weeks. I knew there were no restrictions on selling firearms but I had no idea how painful it is to get a variance to do it out of my home. I already have my business registered with the state and Feds. I have the vendors license to sell and collect sales tax. All I need is the zoning variance and my FFL license. I did send 2 fingerprint cards. On the ATF site it said both ways, one and two, so I sent 2 to cover myself. I am going to start writing down questions now cuz i will forget half of them before the inspection and most of the rest while we are talking. Again, Thank you all for your advice.
Like the above poster stated. Have you business plan layed out on paper, it shows you are organized and serious about making money. Not giving your buddies cheap deals on guns. The definition of a dealer is one who egage's in sales on firearms for profit. Show your plan, ask questions and have a place marked out where you intend on operating at! And contact the shooting sports foundation for A&D books, buy at least six once you are aprovd.
Thanks again. Wow, a business plan is gonna be quite a challenge to write. I've looked at guides for them and its gonna take some serious time.
So the atf inspector called this afternoon and is coming out in the morning. Are there any questions that you don't really think about asking till later on that I could ask. I have a small list started but im sure as I start diving in deeper things will pop up. Just hoping to get answers now so its less painful later.
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Elderly woman dies in fall from Port Townsend beach bluff
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) Police say an elderly woman has died in a fall from a beach bluff in Port Townsend.
The Peninsula Daily News reports that a passerby spotted her body on the cliff side Saturday morning, but crews were not able to reach it right away because the high tide and choppy water blocked access. The body was recovered Saturday evening, after the tide had dropped.
The woman's identity was not immediately released. The Clallam County Coroner's Office planned an autopsy, but Port Townsend Deputy Police Chief Michael Evans said there's no sign of foul play. It's not clear why the woman fell.
The cliff, below Elmira Street Park, is known as "End of the World" bluff. On Oct. 13, a large portion of the bluff where the body was found collapsed into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.


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Relationship Magic: From Accountability to Execution
March 12 in Cleveland
Presenter: Jeff Nischwitz
In this competitive environment and during challenging economic times, quality relationships will help you to not only survive, but thrive. Jeff will share his thoughts, ideas and tactics on a relationship-based approach to building your organization, managing your team and getting things done. Today, relationship building is not just an important skill, it's essential for anyone seeking to enhance their success. The one common denominator for us all is that we all work with, manage and/or are managed by other people — and our success is the direct outcome of how well we engage and collaborate with them. Hear Jeff's tips for on accelerating from communication to accountability to execution. Event organizers have applied for 1.5 hours of CLE.
Jeff Nischwitz is the Founder and Chief Acceleration Officer of Think Again!TM, a speaking and coaching company that helps professionals, their firms and teams accelerate results in four core areas: business development training and coaching, customer experience, team acceleration, and leadership development. Jeff's audiences experience the power of relationships, different thinking that challenges them to change, and inspired perspectives on the impact of change. Join us March 12 and prepare to be inspired, challenged and to experience what others have called "Getting Jeffed!" Learn more about Jeff and his work before the program.
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What do you look forward to on the weekend? Running from one sport to the next? Is it quiet time to relax and renew, perhaps a nap? Well, in our house — we look forward to "Adventure Saturday."
I know what you are thinking — "What the heck is Adventure Saturday?" Well, quite honestly it is whatever direction the wind takes us … that's right, no plans, no schedules, a complete surprise.
I am the mother to two boys, 8 and 3 years old. They are both very active and I will admit, I don't like to sit still very often either. I am trying to be the "put your money where your mouth is mother" — in other words, if I tell my sons to wear their bike helmet, I will be wearing one too.
Over the past year, I have been talking to my oldest son about trust and learning to "go with the flow." I wanted him to realize how important it is to trust one another — especially the people you love. I also wanted both boys to have spontaneous adventures, to learn that not every minute of the day needs to be scheduled.
So, as a fun way to show trust and spontaneity, I started Adventure Saturdays. This is a day where the boys get up in the morning, eat a quick breakfast and get dressed, ready to go on an adventure. This is the typical conversation with my 8-year-old:
Son: "Where are we going today?"
Mom: "What is the word of the day?"
Son: "Trust"
Mom: "Do you trust that mommy will take you somewhere fun?"
Son: "Yes"
Mom: "Let's just see what direction the wind takes us today."
Then he usually starts laughing about past adventures or we turn the music loud in the truck and sing.
So what are some of our typical adventures?
1. We have gone to garage sales (not my favorite thing — but we usually find books or a game — which is fun).
2. Taking both boys for a bike ride in the trailer — also quite a workout for mommy since combined they are over 70 pounds.
3. Hiking — bring a bag for all the great rocks and sticks you might find along the way. Bring along snacks to eat, stop to rest and talk about the plants around you.
4. Breakfast at the park followed by playing at the playground.
5. Splash pad at the park.
6. Going out for donuts or bagels.
7. Taking a drive just to enjoy the scenery. Stop occasionally to take goofy pictures.
8. Go fishing — either at an urban lake or drive up to the mountains and fish up on the rim.
9. Shopping at Goodwill because every other Saturday is 50 percent everything.
10. Take the light rail and go out for lunch.
11. Go to the library or museum.
12. Go to the Farmers Market.
13. Go to a movie.
14. Go to a baseball game.
15. Take the dog to the dog park.
16. Mountain biking.
17. Load up the bikes, head to Kiwanis Park and ride the canal trails.
18. Bring a board game to the park, enjoy the sunshine and play a game.
19. Go to the driving range at the Ahwatukee Country Club and hit golf balls.
20. Go to the Pecos Community Center and play air hockey.
21. Playing Frisbee or football in the greenbelt.
22. Get a blanket, lie in the grass and look at the clouds, trying to create animals, etc.
23. Camping in the backyard — or a nearby campground.
24. Hummingbird Habitat at Desert Breeze Park.
25. Concert — these are later in the afternoon, but a great time for a picnic, great music and plenty of fresh air.
One Saturday we went to Veterans Oasis Park in Chandler where the boys learned how to care for and give a bath to a Guinea Pig and they had an absolute blast. The education center at the park also has a few snakes and spiders to look at as well as a lake; we spent a few hours exploring everything before heading out for lunch.
Do our adventures always turn out great? Absolutely not, but we still laugh about it and say maybe next time it will be better. Sometimes our Saturdays are jam packed with other activities, but we always try to fit in an adventure, even on a different day.
We love Adventure Saturday because it is time together, we laugh lots, the boys enjoy that they never know where we will be going and what we will be doing. I love that they are learning to trust, have fun and not live on a schedule. Where will your next adventure be?
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FREMONT — A fundraising dinner Sunday will benefit a 12-year-old national baton-twirling champion who is getting ready to represent her country in an international competition. The spaghetti feed will benefit Amelia DiPaola, who will represent Team USA this summer in a competition in the Netherlands, said Jeanne DiPaola, her mother.
Amelia qualified for Team USA last year in a national baton competition in Columbus, Ohio. She is a national champion in the three-baton category in her age group.
Amelia, who attends Thornton Junior High, will perform at the fundraiser. Free baton lessons will be available to those who rent a baton, Jeanne DiPaola said.
Admission to the dinner is $10.
The event will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at St. James the Apostle Church, at 34700 Fremont Blvd., near Decoto Road.
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Many of the tips I will give this month are preparation-related but some will give immediate results too. Get ready to start digging, shopping, planting and detailing your garden for spring.
Here are the tips:
1. Clean out all the dead, dying and declining plants in your yard. This takes courage but you will be glad you did it in a month.
2. Rake leaves, finish — or start and finish — your pruning and compost or green waste everything that isn't going to be part of the spring show.
3. Make a sketch of where you are going to plant new plants, repair pathways, add sprinklers, lights and other garden features.
4. Think about water features such as bird baths, fountains, waterfalls and ponds.
5. If you don't already have some, consider sculpture in your garden. Outdoor art is back in style and chosen carefully, set correctly and landscaped around makes a stunning feature unique to your yard.
6. Visit nurseries to shop for new plants. I recommend leaving your checkbook home for the first visit. Bring a pad and pen and write down what inspires you. When you get home, look up your list and see if those plants will complement your plan. Check size at maturity, shade/sun tolerance and season of bloom or fruiting.
7. Consider the maintenance you will be incurring before you buy any plants. Know who will be doing it and how much will be needed. Think about labor involved in watering and weeding.
8. Purchase your plants only as fast as you can install them. When you get home with your trees, shrubs, perennials, groundcovers and annuals, plant them as soon as possible. The timing is important so the plants get established before the weather warms up.
9. Be sure not to plant too deep. This is really important because you will kill your new plants if they have soil over the stem. Plant them at the same depth they were in their nursery pots.
10. Baby them along with water, fertilizer and a good mulching. This will get them off to a good start and your beautiful spring will be well on its way.
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Al Adask Blog on "this state"
Just noticing there are several posts/categories on the topic here: http://adask.wordpress.com/
I want to get back there and read them. I find Al to be pretty credible. I was just noticing that Colorado's Income Tax law makes lots of references to "this state".
Here's an excerpt from a brief that may shed some additional light on the phrase:
In Idaho State Tax Commission v. Payton, 688 P. 2d 1163, 1164 (Idaho 1984) (Payton hereafter) appellant contented that the imposition of an income tax is prohibited by the Idaho and United States Constitutions. The Court held that the appellant's position was without merit and cited to Shaffer v. Carter, 252 U.S. 37 (1920)(Shaffer hereafter) wherein the United States Supreme Court ruled:
"The rights of the several states to exercise the widest liberty with respect to the imposition of internal taxes always has been recognized in the decisions of this court... .
"That a State may tax callings and occupations as well as persons and property has long been recognized...
This part of the ruling relied upon by the Court is alright as far as it goes. The Shaffer Court continued:
"Unless restrained by provisions of the federal Constitution, the power of the state as to the mode, form, and extent of taxation is unlimited, where the subjects to which it applies are within her jurisdiction." (Citations omitted). (Emphasis mine).
The purpose of this memorandum has been to point out, and place emphasis on this phrase from this opinion, "Unless restrained by provisions of the federal Constitution". It looks to me like Idaho courts have completely overlooked restraints imposed by the federal Constitution as are described above. Restraints of the federal Constitution may not matter, or be asserted, by the "millions of taxpayers" Judge Durtschi makes reference too in Mitchell, but, they matter to me and I am asserting them as evidenced by this writing. The Shaffer Court continued:
"And we deem it clear, upon principle as well as authority, that ... a state may impose general income taxes upon its own citizens and residents whose persons are subject to its control..." . 252 U.S. at 51-52, 40 S.Ct. at 225.
Payton concludes the thought by saying, "Hence, a state imposed income tax does not violate the Federal Constitution." I am not going to let this Court turn all of my above arguments and authority into a strawman argument that I contend the income tax violates the Federal Constitution. I do contend that issuing a mandate compelling me to file a tax return under authority of I.C. 63-3030A would violate my rights. It is amazing to me trained legal minds sitting in Idaho Supreme Court could quote from the Schaffer decision that includes the statement "…a state may impose general income taxes upon its own citizens and residents whose persons are subject to its control…" and not ascribe legal meaning to the phrase. I begin my analysis with some questions, what is the State of Idaho? When the State of Idaho is described as a piece of dirt lying within certain geographical boundaries, dirt is in no position to control anyone; citizens, residents, persons, or sojourners. Next question: Is everybody physically present in the geographical boundaries of the State of Idaho controlled by the State of Idaho? If you start applying the minimum contacts test of International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 US 310 (1945) you discover that it is not everyone physically present in the State of Idaho that is subject to the State's control. Next I look to the Constitution of the State Of Idaho, Article I Declaration of Rights and find:
Section 1. Inalienable rights of man. All men are by nature free and equal, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing and protecting property; pursuing happiness and securing safety.
To me this indicates that it is not even the Citizens or residents of the geographical area of Idaho are not "subject to the state's control" as that is the opposite to being "free". How about this then? Those subject to the State's control are those "the supreme court or any district courts" are authorized to issue a writ of mandate to by I.C. 7-302:
"…any inferior tribunal, corporation, board or person, to compel the performance of an act which the law especially enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust or station…"
In Total Success Invest. v. Ada Highway Dist., 227 P. 3d 942, 950 (IdahoApp. 2010) (Total Success hereafter) a proceeding involving Idaho Code § 7-302 wherein the "WaMu" was named as a defendant, it was held:
Idaho Code § 7-302 only grants courts with the authority to issue writs of mandate against parties that owe a duty "resulting from an office, trust or station." As the district court found, WaMu does not owe such a duty. TSI conceded that WaMu was not a proper party during the hearing in 2008 but made no effort to dismiss WaMu. Id. @ 950.
A review of all appellate decisions in Idaho involving I.C. 63-3030A reveals that appellate courts of Idaho have never discussed or diminished this requirement. With respect I.C. 7-302's reference to "corporation, board or person" the Total Success decision sheds additional light on. It is not EVERY "corporation, board or person" courts have authority to issue writs of mandate too, but ONLY those parties that owe a duty "resulting from an office, trust or station." Interesting to note that even a "person", a term to which I ascribe legal import and consider a term of art, must owe their duty as a result of holding an "office, trust, or station". I state in my verified response to this Court's alternative writ filed with this Court at paragraph 4:
"…I am unaware of any involvement on my behalf involving an office, trust or station. I have carefully reviewed the petition of the State of Idaho looking for the establishment of my involvement in an office, trust or station. If the State of Idaho is aware of my involvement in an office, trust or station they do not set forth the facts establishing that in their petitions/complaints that I have found."
Which brings me to those dastardly W-2 information forms possessed by the state, obtained by way of I.C. 63-3037, "Information returns. (a) All persons, in whatever capacity, including…employers, making payment to another person of interest, rent, salaries, wages, except as provided by subsection (b) of section 63-3035, Idaho Code, and section 63-3036, Idaho Code,…shall make returns to the state tax commission setting forth the amount of such gains, profits and income,…Such returns shall correspond to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code".
Most employers fall into the category of "millions of taxpayers" referenced in the Mitchell decision; they could care less about whether or not the people that work for them are employees as defined in 26 U.S.C. 3401(c), "Employee For purposes of this chapter, the term "employee" includes an officer, employee, or elected official of the United States, a State, or any political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing. The term "employee" also includes an officer of a corporation." It would not occur to the typical "employer" that if the people that work for them are not "employees" it would not be possible for them to be their employer either.
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What Is An Instrumentality?
By - Bernie Besherse
5 November 2012
This is a PARTIAL critique of information about "in this state" that were made public by Al Adask, and Barry was noticing there are several posts/categories on the topic here: http://adask.wordpress.com/
I share Barry's high degree of respect for Al Adask. I have met Al, and he actually gave me an opportunity to speak briefly at one of his Dallas meetings. I found Al Adask to be a very kind and gracious man, full of love for the Creator.
As all of us know by this time, the "Powers That Be" (PTB) will often slip in a single "word of art" that changes the entire meaning of a law, so the law does not mean anything at all like what the street meanings would indicate.
In My (possibly) Humble Opinion (IM(p)HO), the only weak link in Al's entire blog that Barry posted hinges on the last paragraph, in Al Adask's LACK OF treatment of the legal meaning of the word "instrumentality."
"Most employers fall into the category of "millions of taxpayers" referenced in the Mitchell decision; they could care less about whether or not the people that work for them are employees as defined in 26 U.S.C. 3401(c), "Employee For purposes of this chapter, the term "employee" includes an officer, employee, or elected official of the United States, a State, or any political subdivision thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing. The term "employee" also includes an officer of a corporation."
"It would not occur to the typical "employer" that if the people that work for them are not "employees" it would not be possible for them to be their employer either."
Black's Law Dictionary, 5th edition does not give a definition for "instrumentality," but it does give definitions for "instrument" and "instrumentality rule."
An instrument, according to Black's Law Dictionary, 5th edition, pgs 719 - 720 is:
Instrument. A written document; a formal or legal document in writing, such as a contract, deed, will, bond, or lease. A negotiable instrument (defined in U.C.C. § 3- 104), or a security (defined in U.C.C. § 8- 102) or any other writing which evidences a right to the payment of money and is not itself a security agreement or lease and is of a type which is in ordinary course of business transferred by delivery with any necessary endorsement or assignment. U.C.C. § 9-1 05( 1).
Anything reduced to writing, a document of a formal or solemn character, a writing given as a means of affording evidence. A document or writing which gives formal expression to a legal act or agreement, for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right. A writing executed and delivered as the evidence of an act or agreement. Moore v. Diamond Dry Goods Co. , 47 Ariz. 128, 54 P.2d 553, 554. Anything which may be presented as evidence to the senses of the adjudicating tribunal.
See also Bearer instrument; Bill; Commercial paper; Negotiable instruments; Note.
On page 720, we also find a definition for "Instrumentality Rule," which also may apply.
Instrumentality rule. Under this rule, corporate existence will be disregarded where a corporation (subsidiary) is so organized and controlled and its affairs so conducted as to make it only an adjunct and instrumentality of another corporation (parent corporation), and parent corporation will be responsible for the obligations of its subsidiary. Taylor v. Standard Gas & Electric Co., C.C.A.Okl., 96 F.2d 693, 704.
The so-called "instrumentality" or "alter ego" rule states that when a corporation is so dominated by another corporation that the subservient corporation becomes a mere instrument and is really indistinct from controlling corporation, then the corporate veil of dominated corporation will be disregarded, if to retain it results in injustice. National Bond Finance Co. v. General Motors Corp., D.C.Mo., 238 F.Supp. 248, 255.
I do not think that I am going too far out on a limb when I offer the definition of "instrumentality" as being "any 'person' or thing created by an instrument, bound by an instrument, or obligated on the face of an instrument." At least one lawyer that I have studied under agrees with that definition.
One's Social Security Card is, undeniably, a legal instrument. The Social Security Card bears one's name, and a Number (SSN) that is identified with the bearer's name. The SSN is a writing given which evidences a right to the payment of money. The SS Card is a writing given as a means of affording evidence. It is even used as an ID card. The SSN is a document which gives a formal expression to an agreement for the purpose of creating or securing a right. The SSN/Card is executed as the evidence of an agreement.
In the case of the obligations under the "Contributions" to which one obligated on the face of this instrument.
One of the many applicable laws is found in Title 28 USC § 3002(15)(C), which reads:
28 USC § 3002 - Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(15) "United States" means—
(A) a Federal Corporation;
(B) an agency, department, commission, board, or other entity of the United States; or
(C) an instrumentality of the United States.
We see, here, that whoever or whatever is an instrumentality of the United States, actually IS the United States. Whatever debts are owed by the United States are owed by the instrumentality of the United States.
The one named on the instrument (the SS Card) would be the instrumentality. Because the instrument is issued by the United States, the bearer of the SSN/SS Card would be an instrumentality of the United States.
Proverbs 22:7 says that the borrower is the slave of the lender. It is a demonstrable fact that the USA is bankrupt, and owes servitude to the creditors on the loans cataloged in the Treaty of 1782, as well as the other loans received from the IMF, Federal Reserve, and other sources. Bankruptcy is a legal disability.
Black's Law Dictionary, 5th Edition, page 415 -
"Disability may be either general or special; the former when it incapacitates the person for the performance of all legal acts of a general class, or giving to them their ordinary legal effect; the latter when it debars him from one specific act. Disability may also be either personal or absolute; the former where it attaches to the particular person, and arises out of his status, his previous act, or his natural or juridical incapacity; the latter where it originates with a particular person, but extends also to his descendants or successors. The term civil disability is used as equivalent to legal disability, both these expressions meaning disabilities or disqualifications created by positive law, as distinguished from physical disabilities."
Title 28, USC is positive law, so 28 USC 3002 applies.
Does the legal disability extend to one's descendants or successors? This is the USC that defines Federal Personnel:
Title 5 USC § 552a. Records maintained on individuals
(a) Definitions.— For purposes of this section—
(13) the term "Federal personnel" means officers and employees of the Government of the United States, members of the uniformed services (including members of the Reserve Components), individuals entitled to receive immediate or deferred retirement benefits under any retirement program of the Government of the United States (including survivor benefits).
THEREFORE, having children or spouse who could receive a survivor benefit makes you "federal personnel" and subject to the Federal Employee Salary Tax Act of 1939, as amended into the present day IRS code.
Until one remedies the condition of being Federal Personnel, and the legal disability of having and/or using a SSN, then one cannot be free of all of the obligations for filing income tax returns and jumping through all of the other hoops set up for citizens of the United States.
I hope that this drives home the absolute NEED for knowing and understanding the legal definitions of each and every word they find in statutes like 26 USC 3401(c).
Peace be unto all.
- It appears this analysis assumes and implies more than the facts actually show. A SS card merely is a piece of paper belonging to the Social Security Administration and is given to any person who has filled out and submitted a SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Form SS-5 (10-2003) OMB No. 0960-0066. There is no stated purpose on the application for this Card and there is no reason to believe that this card or the information provided on the application legally constitutes a stipulation of fact to be treated as a federal employee for purposes of fedeal tax. The form is full of misleading terms and words, and the applicant signs under the penalty of perjury that the information is "true and correct to the best of my knowledge". It should not be accepted that the law regarding this form and the SS Card creates a one-way trap for the unwary from which one can never escape. In most cases the person or company one is working for has stipulated to the IRS to be treated as an "employer" under the IRC for the purposes of administering internal revenue code sections. These agreements work against the best interests of the working person (who should have no such agreement with the IRS). The force of the law (based on the company's agreement with the the IRS) should not bear upon the worker, as long as s/he has made the necessary averments of truth, facts and law to the IRS and to the company or person s/he is working for. No person working for another necessarily should be bound and by some agreement that other person has with a third party if the worker has another contract in place with the person s/he is working for which specifically does not accept the stipulations made with the IRS by the hiring entity. It would be a constitutional violation and create a cause of action to deprive a person of his/her property including his/her income unless s/he has agreed to waive those rights. If the IRS were bound strictly by its own statutes it would be virtually nonexistent and have little influence on anyone except those persons specifically identified by statute. Because of agreements and the consequences of contracts the IRS can and does apply the force of "law" and the federal courts disregard whatever the IRC actually states in every case. A person may be deemed an "employer" or an "employee" even if the person is not so defined in the IRC, because there is an agreement in place to be treated as such. Merely possessing a Social Security Card does not in and of itself create a benefit to the person. But if the person has attempted to use the card to obtain a benefit then s/he may be treated as if s/he is a Federal personnel (employee or instrumentality). See 5 USC § 552a(a)(13)("the term "Federal personnel" means officers and employees of the Government of the United States, members of the uniformed services (including members of the Reserve Components), individuals entitled to receive immediate or deferred retirement benefits under any retirement program of the Government of the United States (including survivor benefits)."). Since this is not the truth one should not be bound to accept a lie as if it were the truth in order to gain a benefit. It would be unreasonable to assume that "entitle[ment] to receive immediate or deferred retirement benefits" attaches immediately upon receipt of a SS card.
> What Is An Instrumentality?
> By - Bernie Besherse
> 5 November 2012
> This is a PARTIAL critique of information about ?in this state? that were made public by Al Adask, and Barry was noticing there are several posts/categories on the topic here: http://adask.wordpress.com/
- On your Visa card is the number of an account. On your bank statement is the number of an account. SSN are numbers of accounts. The account is held in a territorial office over which territorial laws apply to that agency and territory. The account numbers are the stated property of SSA.People who crazily promote the idea that SSN's bind someone to some kind of slavery give a power to government that even IT doesn't claim.


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(SEATTLE) — Sick of looking for an outlet to charge your phone while you sip on your venti latte? It may be a thing of the past, if Starbucks has anything to say about it.
The coffee shop giant recently announced that some of its stores in Silicon Valley will allow customers to charge their phones using wireless charging technology.
Linda Mills, a spokeswoman for Starbucks, said that the company was looking at the next big thing to improve the coffee drinker's experience while in the store.
"Customers are using mobile devices more and more," she told ABC News. "Keeping your devices powered is a problem."
Starbucks uses the Duracell Powermat to charge both phones and tablets. Customers will lay their smart device flat on a designated Powermat surface.
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He added that at each participating Starbucks, there are 10 to 12 wireless charging stations, meaning that even though the technology may not require a plug, you still might be vying for valuable coffee shop real estate with other customers.
The Powermat uses the PMA standard to charge wireless devices, in contrast with the Qi standard, which has been announced for the latest Google, Motorola and Samsung products. Customers who own those devices can still use the Powermat to charge, though they will need to attach an additional case to their devices.
Customers may not need to buy the case if they are patient enough. Schrieber said that AT&T will be releasing phones in early 2014 that are able to wirelessly charge straight out of the box.
Starbucks has pilot-tested the wireless charging stations at several Boston locations.
Schreiber sees the work with Starbucks as a big step in promoting the PMA standard. He compares it to wireless data transfer, before it became synonymous with Wi-Fi.
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Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory – 10 Forgotten '80s Video Games
In the wake of the Morrissey-alienating success that was 'Burgertime,' Data East decided to create another adventure for its cook character, Peter Pepper. And so 'Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory' was born.
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Ahmed Tausif Aijazi Real Estate Investor from Ambler, Pennsylvaniaposted almost 5 years ago
Hello all,
I'm in a relatively new REI with a goal to buy distressed properties and holding them to serve as rentals. I recently closed a deal and the property requires a fix-up (kitchen, flooring, ...)
My question is, I showed the property to two contractors, they both gave me a bid for labor. Bid for one of the contractor (lets say C1) is 4 times higher than the other one (C2). After talking to their clients, I came to know C1 is more reliable in terms of time, efficiency and commitments but expensive whereas C2 is less reliable in keeping his promise for rehab time. He takes job on multiple sites and try to multi-task. I may have to chase him to complete my job. Not to forget he is much cheaper (4 times less). Both of them gave a time frame of 3 weeks and lets assume the finish quality is the same for both.
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"You'll find recipes for refined, elegant dishes that reflect the classic culinary training of chef Todd Gray. . . . While all the recipes aren't necessarily "Jewish," per se, the ones that are have a chef's touch . . . The Grays' culinary journeys are interspersed throughout, and I believe it's one that many readers—Jewish or not—can probably relate to. And the fact that chef Gray isn't Jewish hasn't stopped him from embracing his wife's Jewish background. It really doesn't get more modern than that." —Esther Sung, Epicurious.com
"The Grays remake the much-maligned gefilte fish into a desirable dish with lemon, herbs and three types of fresh fish." —Modern Luxury DC
Jewish table by 'blending' tastes and histories...this book has a very personal and inviting feel, asking the reader to focus on enjoying the food." —Publisher's Weekly
"Fresh and appealing, this book reflects a unique blend of traditions. Great for families interested in contemporary Jewish cuisine. Highly recommended." —Library Journal
"Filled with the lore of Ellen's family's passion for Jewish food and Todd's youthful explorations of Pennsylvania-Dutch cuisine and his chef's training, The New Jewish Table is a delightful blending of recipes, tips, and tales, with the culinary traditions that nurtured both, reinterpreted for everyone to cook in Todd's sure and professional hand."
— Joan Nathan, author of Jewish Cooking in America and Joan Nathan's Jewish Holiday Cookbook
"The New Jewish Table has found an open and eager spot in my kitchen! A refreshing take on Jewish food, that is wholesome at the same time as scrumptious. With an emphasis on a seasonal approach, it offers a load full of ideas for everyday meals as well as how to give a much needed lift to Holiday menus. As I was flipping the pages of the cookbook and jotting down which recipe I want to try first, I gave up: I want to try them all."
- Pati Jinich, host of the PBS's series Pati's Mexican Table, cooking teacher, food writer and official Chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC
"Todd and Ellen Gray's Equinox Restaurant is a perfect balance between one of Washington's best chefs and one of its warmest hosts, and whether you're a Virginia homeboy like him or a city-bred Jewish girl like her, these elegant, seasonally-sensitive and clan-friendly recipes will make you feel you're mishpacha – or, as they say in the Old Dominion, "Fam'ly." Mazel tov! to them, and good eats for the rest of us."
-Todd S. Purdum, national editor, Vanity Fair, and previously award-winning journalist The New York Times
"With this book, Todd and Ellen show us how creative chefs are preserving food memories from their cultural background by incorporating them into modern American recipes."
-Nora Pouillon, chef and owner of Restaurant Nora and author of Cooking with Nora


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DENVER (July 22) - Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. left the Mopar Mile High Nationals with the Bandimere Speedway track record for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. But he wanted more, much more.
Arana Jr. lowered the track record in the first round, but he lost in the semifinals when the engine failed.
"It makes you feel good, and it helps take away the sting," Arana Jr. said of the track record. "We are pushing these bikes to the limit, to the extreme, and these motors are like time bombs because of that. I guess the altitude put a little extra strain on the motor and that's what did it."
Arana Jr. scored his first No. 1 qualifier of the season and hoped to end Harley-Davidson's streak of eight consecutive victories since his win in Phoenix last October.
In Sunday's first round against Angie Smith, Arana Jr. made a pass of 7.237 seconds at 184.90 mph that set the track record for elapsed time and swept him into the second round. There, he out-ran Michael Ray with a pass of 7.246 seconds at 183.15 mph that was the quickest of the round. Matched up with Eddie Krawiec in the semis, Arana Jr. left first, but the bike soon betrayed him.
"We're really bummed out," Arana Jr. said. "We are running these bikes so hard, and that's what happens. We need a break, we need something."
Arana Jr.'s riding remained stellar, with the only blemish coming after Smith left .107 seconds too soon in the first round, causing him to react early, too. But the victory was already secured.
"My reaction times this weekend were killer," Arana Jr. said. "I didn't have a light worse than a .030 the whole weekend. And I left first twice today."
Arana Jr. and the Lucas Oil team will continue to push their bikes in next weekend's NHRA Sonoma Nationals in an effort to return to victory lane.
"We are doing every little thing," Arana Jr. said. "Every time we get back, we take the bikes completely apart. Everything gets inspected. We've been getting 10 runs on some parts, and we're finding that if we would've made one more run, they would've broke. This has been a very expensive year for us, parts-wise, because we're breaking so much stuff in order to run the numbers that were running and to try to go to the finals against these guys."
Source: Lucas Oil Racing


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With the storm front that ripped through the Midwest this week, some places in the state saw their snowfall rise to over 70 inches for the season. Cathy Wurzer spoke with MPR's Mark Seeley about this week's weather and the continuing cold we can expect in the week ahead.
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2nd July 2013
Dear Peter,
Development of Maze Long Kesh (MLK)
Having engaged with your party colleague, Rt. Hon. Jeffrey Donaldson MP, in several media debates and discussions, I thought it might be a useful way to try to generate more light and less heat, to write to you on this matter.
As I have tried to make clear, I
· support the broad thrust of the Maze development (the £300million investment and projected 5,000 jobs);
· support the principle of a new build centre where we deal with issues regarding our troubled past and its legacy (although I remain unclear about the purpose and functions envisaged for your proposed Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Centre (PbCRC));
· oppose the location of the proposed PbCRC at the Maze.
My first question to you is this: why does this centre need to be built at the Maze?
As you now know, the proposal is opposed by innocent victims, including Innocent Victims United (IVU) who represent some 8,000 individual innocent victims; by the RUC George Cross Foundation; by the RUC GC Widows Association; by the Prison Officers Association; by the UDR Regimental Association; by the Orange Order; and by many, many right-thinking people, including all the elected parties of unionism, bar the DUP. Indeed, it appears the UDA / UPRG is the only identifiable body joining you as a pro-Union organisation in support of the proposal.
So, again: why does the PbCRC have to be built at the Maze?
Jeffrey Donaldson says that he can offer a "personal guarantee" regarding what will and will not be permitted by the DUP in relation to the retained buildings of the former HMP Maze and the PbCRC. Respectfully, my second question is this: does this extend to actions by the other NI Executive Ministers with responsibilities outwith OFMdFM?
This question is partly inspired by the results of Freedom of Information requests we submitted to the Department of Education. The responses indicate:
John O'Dowd is considering:
· Using the Department of Education's social media networks to generate interest among schools
· Developing educational support materials which could be disseminated to schools
· Using a new online platform, designing a ready to go Peace Building and Conflict Resolution room for teachers to take, copy and use for their own classroom needs. This could contain documents, pictures, links, quizzes and discussions which would generate interest, debate and challenge through anytime, anywhere access. This virtual online room could also be used to prepare for, or follow up on, an educational visit to the centre at the Maze/Long Kesh site.
Given the Ulster Unionist Party`s discovery of the teaching notes associated with the 'Bog Child' book, we would have no confidence that this would be taken forward in a purely educational, non-biased manner.
May I also take the opportunity to put on record the Ulster Unionist Party's position regarding the retained prison buildings and our objection to placing the PbCRC at the site.
Regarding the prison buildings, this matter was debated by a special meeting of the Planning Committee of Lisburn City Council on 12th February 2004. The Chair was Edwin Poots, who presided over a proposal from Councillor Jim Dillon of the Ulster Unionist Party, seconded by the DUP, and carried by 12 votes to 2 that "the Council would not be supportive of the concept, should it be considered, of part of the site being retained for museum purposes."
The use of the phrase "should it be considered" is a telling indication that the Ulster Unionist Party were alert at a very early stage to the potential dangers that lay ahead and pro-active in their opposition.
On the question of the much discussed Maze Consultation Panel, chaired by David Campbell, it is noteworthy that your (DUP) representative was Edwin Poots, the man who chaired the 12th February Planning Committee meeting of Lisburn City Council. David is clear that it was agreed by all Maze Consultation Panel members that selectivity was not an option during their deliberations:
"The Panel agreed at the outset that for a Development Plan to be agreed and broadly acceptable to the wider community, there must be agreement by all four parties of its main components and it must be delivered as a complete package, not in pieces. Such was the controversy associated with parts of the site that this was the single over-riding principle on which we worked."
David is equally clear that the Panel's Report was signed off by the four leaders: David Trimble, Mark Durkan, Gerry Adams, and the then Leader of the DUP, Ian R K Paisley.
When the proposal for a national sports stadium fell, the entire Report fell.
Finally, regarding the location of the PbCRC, I note the response to a Freedom of Information request (FOI OFMDFM / 2013 – 0027) that lists the stakeholder engagement by the Department between 9th August 2010 and 21st March 2013. Within that information, it is clear that engagement with ex-prisoner groups far exceeded consultation with victims and survivors, e.g. ex-prisoner groups had been consulted no fewer than 9 times before any engagement with the Commission for Victims and Survivors NI, the latter being the Arms Length Body sponsored by OFMdFM, with a statutory duty to promote the interests of victims and survivors.
As ever, Peter, the question is simply, why?
Yours sincerely
Mike Nesbitt MLA
Leader, Ulster Unionist Party


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AA To D Cup + Breast Augmentation Q&A
Is 360cc Big Enough to Go From a AA to a D Cup?
I am 25 (no children) 5'7 120 lbs and a 34 AA. Originally, I told my ps that I wanted to go to a full C/small D and he suggested 360cc (saline,... READ MORE
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I have 3 kids and have nothing but skin left 32 AA I want to go to a D cup my PS said He will not go bigger then 350CC I feel that this will make me a... READ MORE
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I am 5ft 2, weigh 8 stone 7 pounds. I am a size 10 in some shops and size 8 in others. My breasts are about a size 34AA-34A. Again I am not sure as... READ MORE
I am concerned with the cons of downsizing my implants at 1 year post-op. Will my breasts look "droopy" or saggy? (photo)
February 11, 2014 I had breast augmentation. Pre-op, I was a 32 AA. Received Mentor 325cc high profile silicone implants taking me to a 32D. I... READ MORE
5'2", 103 lbs, 26" Rib Cage, 12.75" BWD. Would like to go from AAA to full D cup?
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After some recent weight loss I lost some density in my breasts that I wanted to regain with a BA but my best friend says a BA can't fix my problem... READ MORE
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I am 5'6 athletic build 130 with a 34 AA I can't decide on the right cc size because I'm afraid im going too big. I live a very active lifestyle and... READ MORE
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I'm 25, 5'0, 120lbs. I would like to increase from a 34 AA to a 34D. I don't want a large space in between the augmented breast. READ MORE
I'm a mother of 2, 123 lb, 5'7" and I'm currently a A A cup. I would like to be a full D. Is that possible?
please help which implant will give me best results. 32 aa looking to become full c/ d cup. 32aa 5'6 127lbs 12 bwd (photo)
Getting BA, trying to decide which size will give me desired results. I had 2 consults one surgeon said 310cc high pro will give me best results... READ MORE
Am I possibly having synmastia or skin elevation over sternum and lack of cleavage are due to skin stretching? (photos)
BA on Feb 16, 2016; 400 cc Mentor silicone round implants via crease; Before - AA, after - small D. Although about 7 weeks have passed since BA, my... READ MORE
Could I go bigger in my second BA?
Hi, I had a first BA in 2007 and the surgeon could only fit in 250cc HP silicone. I have recently gone for a second one and he only managed to put in... READ MORE
Is downsizing from 400cc HP simple procedure? (photos)
I got 400 cc silicone HP implants a year ago.I'm 130 lbs 37 yrs old and was a 34 AAA athletic built. Now I'm a D-DD cup! I have a very active life... READ MORE
Will I loose much size with implant going under the muscle? Currently 30AA. Very Petite. Want to be a full D cup. (photo)
330cc and 360cc due to in even breasts. Under the muscle. High profile. Round implant. Mesh support to help instead of lift and reduce sagging due to... READ MORE
How much does it cost for breast augmentation in Flordia? (Photo)
I will love to get out of a 32aa cup to a 32D I'm 5'8 and thin READ MORE
Getting a BA on 2nd Dec. Is a D cup possible?
I'm 7.5stone 32aa breastfed 2 kids so stretched skin. Very petite small frame size6. What size would you recommend Consultant has said 340 partially... READ MORE


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Utah Jazz: Open looks make for easy shots
concerned jazz fan Park City, UTJan. 6, 2011 7:14 p.m.
the Hawks are just hot beyond the arc, its just unfortunate that they feel it against Utah, unless Utah will try to feel it too! Utah is not a three point shooting team, because no one can drill it! we rely too much inside the paint, we have to make some three point shots
Kakashi Tokyo, JapanJan. 6, 2011 5:45 p.m.
I say...let Fes and CJ start for the next 5 games...bring AL Jeff to the 4 and millsap as a 6th man...the next 5 games will be evaluation of talent of some sorts for both Fes and CJ...they need to make those 5 games count...or they need to go...we need is consistency...we need to have guys consistently producing on their roles within the team...if CJ still shoots clunkers even if he started...trade him...we could get a better player for him...Reggie Williams? Anthony Morrow?...heck i would even welcome a headcase like JR Smith...i think Sloan thought CJ could be like JR smith...the one guy coming off the bench with a lot of confidence...torching up threes...im getting tired of CJ and his 5 yr development...it would take another 2-4 years for that kid to mature and play smart...i think the reason why Sloan usually not defend the three its because he thinks its a low percentage shot...we are not in the 80's or 90's anymore..kid's practice 3 pointers more than FTs
Jazz-Nation Lehi, UTJan. 6, 2011 4:29 p.m.
I hate to beat a dead horse, but Raja should be a bench player not a starter. D-Will needs a 2 guard that will shoot the open shot, not pump fake, draw defender and pass out. We need a shooting guard that likes to shoot, who can shoot and defend the perimeter. Why not start CJ? The Jazz need to try something. If nobody thinks starting CJ would improve the slow starts than we need to make a trade. Our Bigs need to earn some respect, right now they are getting handled. Take more charges, set hard picks, and start dunking on some heads early and make a statement. Set the tone early. Even if you drive to the hole and dunk on your defender and get called for a charge, who cares, at leaste you are making a statement! Stop playing so soft, get the KILL AT WILL, SEEK AND DESTROY, NO MERCY!! because the team you are playing wont show you any, I promise you that. Show some heart Jazz, and dont get punked in your own house!
klepsydra Longmont, COJan. 6, 2011 3:51 p.m.
The biggest problem was our defenders not defending the 3 point line. I would have liked to have seen more open 3's taken. Atlanta did a much better job defending the 3pt line and not allowing us open 3pt shots which is why our attempts were so much lower.
blauch Salt Lake City, UTJan. 6, 2011 1:44 p.m.
Todd - The Jazz shot 7 of 14 from 3. That is pretty outstanding. Had they taken taken as many 3 points shots as Atlanta they are in this game. They make Atlanta play man and we can go inside. There was about 6 turnover the Jazz forced the ball inside a very tight zone.
As far as the Jazz defense - they are currently allowing only 29% of the opponents shots are going into the paint. Compare that to last year 35% and you lose a lot of games.
Against the Clippers it worked they Jazz went Zone after being torched in the paint the first quarter and the Clippers started taking long 3 point shots. Against Zone Atlanta made 4 of 5 Against.
toddfromsantaana Santa Ana, CAJan. 6, 2011 11:06 a.m.
Blauch, I agree with your analysis. However, the point being you will not be great offensively every night, then you win with defense. The Jazz are one of the worst teams I have seen in one issue: Giving up corner 3s....
blauch Salt Lake City, UTJan. 6, 2011 10:19 a.m.
Looking at the the Score you would not think that the Jazz had more points in the paint than Atlanta.
The Jazz did not lose this game because of effort, Atlanta hot hand or the Jazz's defense needs work. They lost because they were unwilling to shoot more 3 point shots.
Every play the Jazz went to a zone Atlanta took a 3 point shot. (all 5 of them - they went 4 of 5 from the three) Every play that Atlanta went to a Zone (and there was a lot of them sometimes very illegal) the Jazz tried to force it into the paint for a bad shot. I much rather see the Jazz take open 3 point shots than contested layups. We even shot the 3 point the three point shot well.
Here is a quick recap
Jazz ran 50 possessions going in to the basket (12 feet and in) and they scored 44 point. The Jazz ran 37 possessions taking jump shots 12 feet and out for a total of 43 points.
The Jazz should have taken 40 3 point shots this game. They win this game going away.


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Institute for War and Peace Reporting | Giving Voice, Driving Change
Uzbekistan's "Green Inspectors" Unlikely to Carry Weight
A bill currently before Uzbekistan's parliament would in theory involve members of the public in environmental issues, but on past record, the authorities are unlikely to invite green groups to work with them.
The law sets out to formalise a role for non-government organisations in environmental protection, including new "public inspectors" who will have powers ranging from monitoring the environment to offering recommendations to government.
The main area of concern in Uzbekistan is in the northwest, where the contraction of the Aral Sea has led to water shortages, desertification and land degradation. Elsewhere, metal and chemical plants in the Tashkent, Kashkadarya, Bukhara, Navoi and Fergana regions are responsible for high pollution levels.
Eco-activists say the public inspectors envisaged by the new law could make a difference to these problem areas, and also work on areas ranging from public hygiene to illegal poaching and logging. That presupposes, of course, that they are allowed some scope for getting things done – and there is considerable scepticism that this will happen.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, an advisor to at the official State Committee for Nature of Uzbekistan acknowledged that the proposed inspectors would "inevitably come under pressure" from above.
An environmental journalist asked, "In the absence of a genuinely independent civil society, how is it going to be possible to oppose flawed environmental policies? How can the authorities give a free hand to environmental lobbyists when they break their own laws?"
The journalist cited the example of a green group which went to court some years ago in an attempt to block construction of a drainage pool in Karakalpakstan in the northwest. Despite arguing that the waste water would be released into the Amu Darya river, polluting drinking water, they lost their case.
He also noted the tacit ban on media reporting of the felling of trees in urban areas. Large numbers of mature trees have been cut down in Uzbekistan's cities as part of urban redevelopment plans, without regard for their contribution to the environment in this largely arid country.
In this year's Environmental Performance Index produced by Yale University, Uzbekistan came third from the bottom on a list of 132 countries. Only Turkmenistan and Iraq got worse ratings.
According to the Environmental Performance Index 2012, this year Uzbekistan again was rated the lowest along with Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iraq concerning the environmental condition. The drafters considered air and water purity among the main environmental indicators.
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What's hot: The full moon will be waning, and we'll have strong incoming tides each morning this week. With October's full moon, strong gravitational pulls will have tides roaring. Starting the day at low tide, anglers will see redfish schools bunched up in deeper potholes, making them easier to find. Snook will wait for tidal movement and eat any offering. Those out late at night will have good visibility and success with mangrove snapper on every rock pile in the bay.
Techniques: In the early morning, use top-water plugs, either noisy or splashy plugs along deep water edges. Once the sun gets hot and the wind picks up, use soft plastic jigs bounced near oyster bars and mangrove edges. Evening mangrove snapper anglers should use live bait, weight heavy enough to get to the bottom and a 1 or 2 size circle hook, casting near rock jetties, bridge pilings or a favorite grouper spot.
Tips: Match the moonrise or set with a tide change and the results will be hungry fish. This entire week is low tide, moonset and high tide, moonrise.
Jackie Otto can be reached at Betts Fishing Center at (727) 518-7637 or firstname.lastname@example.com.