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This morning C-SPAN released a few choice clips from its interview with Justice Kagan in anticipation of its airing the full interview this coming Sunday night. In the above clip, Justice Kagan speaks about her respect for Chief Justice Roberts.
Meanwhile, if you go over to the Supreme Court's page for this term's opinions related to orders of the Court, you'll see this:
Either Justice Alito or Justice Sotomayor has been a part, if not an author, in every one of those opinions, all but one dissents from denials of certiorari.
This term, I've been thinking quite a lot about these two pairings–Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kagan, Justice Alito and Justice Sotomayor. At oral argument as well as in the few opinions of this term, it has become clear that they are developing doppelgänger demeanors.
Roberts and Kagan conduct themselves like suave assassins, devastating advocates without compromising their gentility. They apprenticed at the feet of the Court's then arch-partisans–he, Justice Rehnquist; she, Justice Marshall–and now possess those two men's collegiality without their more prickly public personas. Indeed, Roberts and Kagan, both bred for leadership at Harvard Law, are public creatures: the Chief and the Dean. Firm but polished, one can see these two in twenty years as gracefully grayed totems of conservative and liberal jurisprudence.
Alito and Sotomayor, on the other hand, are their sides' enforcers. Appearing rough around the edges, they send clear, aggressive messages, often on behalf of their comrades, but sometimes alone on principle. In their self assurance that comes from years of practice in the lower courts, they seem not to have much interest in institutional niceties when the law is disobeyed or justice is disregarded. Both Princeton and Yale Law grads, they took active roles in their institutions' internal battles over coeducation and affirmative action. Rather than skirt controversy and stay quiet to maintain squeaky clean public records, they took stands over the identity politics of their days that have continued into 21st century America. It is no wonder, then, that Alito and Sotomayor have had no hesitance going on record to dissent from denials of certiorari, even if such opinions were once seen as rare peeks behind the curtain saved only for a justice's irrepressible outrage.
The massive cases about health care, gay marriage, affirmative action, and abortion bubbling up to the Supreme Court in the next few years will mark the final overlap between the old Court and the new: the septuagenarians–Ginsburg, Scalia, Kennedy, and Breyer–will have as much time remaining in their twilight on the bench as Roberts, Alito, Sotomayor, and Kagan will have spent so far on it. For those cases, we will rightly focus on Justice Kennedy for the bottom-line prognostication and ultimate pronouncements. But we should absolutely save some of our peripheral vision for how our four youngest justices conduct themselves at argument and in print, as those cases will be the crucibles upon which their careers will be characterized for the next generation.
This piece is cross-posted at The CockleBur.
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Roberts at oral argument at times comes off as rather tough, including at times when he was questioning Kagan.
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I find it fascinating that Thomas is not mentioned at all…a testament to his legacy?
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For the second night in a row, the Bronx got bombed, but not by the home team.
Led by Bengie Molina's go-ahead home run in the sixth inning, the Texas Rangers smacked four dingers against the New York Yankees on Tuesday, winning game four of the American League Championship Series 10-3 and pushing them to within a game of their first World Series appearance.
Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton continued his torrid pace, hitting a pair of solo drives to give him four in four games as Texas took a 3-1 series lead.
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On a night of contested homers, Texas left no doubt with its long shots. Fans started streaming out of Yankee Stadium as the Rangers pulled away in the late innings.
To add insult to injury, Yankees All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira limped off in the fifth inning with a strained right hamstring. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the team would likely will replace Teixeira on the roster with infielder Eduardo Nunez.
Game 5 Wednesday will have a rematch of starters from the opener, with the Yankees' CC Sabathia against C.J. Wilson. Since the LCS went to a best-of-seven format, 24 of the 30 previous teams to take 3-1 series leads have won pennants.
While the Yankees are seeking a record 41st pennant, Texas is trying to reach its first World Series since the franchise started play as the expansion Washington Senators in 1961.
Instead of trying to avoid Cliff Lee, the Yankees can only hope to force a Game 7 and face him again.
Aiming for a Series matchup against San Francisco or Philadelphia, Texas has outscored the Yankees 30-11, outhit them 43-26 and would have swept if not for wasting a five-run lead in the opener. Nelson Cruz hit the last of Texas' four homers, a two-run drive that gave the Rangers seven homers in the series and 15 in the postseason.
In contrast, Alex Rodriguez has been a bust against his former team, going 2 for 15 (.133) with two RBIs.
Molina's two-out homer came after an intentional walk and put Texas ahead 5-3. Before he circled the bases and pounded a fist against his chest — and left Burnett clasping hands behind his head — not much was clear.
Robinson Cano hit a second-inning home run off the top of the right-field wall that left Cruz screaming and pointing after a fan appeared to block him from making a possible catch.
Two batters later, Lance Berkman hit a high drive down the right-field line that was clearly foul but initially was ruled fair by umpire Jim Reynolds. After a video review — just the third in postseason play since the process began two years ago — umpires reversed the call and ruled it foul. The Yankees didn't even argue.
An inning after Molina homered, Hamilton added a solo shot off left-hander Boone Logan, who had just come in. Hamilton and Cruz homered off Sergio Mitre in the ninth.
Derek Holland pitched 3 2-3 innings of scoreless one-hit relief after he replaced Tommy Hunter, who was knocked out in the fourth inning.
Holland, Darren O'Day and Clay Rapada walked the bases loaded in the eighth with Texas leading 7-3. After Darren Oliver's 0-1 pitch may have glanced off Nick Swisher's back foot — there wasn't a call or argument — Swisher flied to short center on the next pitch, dropping to 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position in the playoffs. Berkman followed with an inning-ending forceout, and Oliver finished for a save.
Burnett, who took the loss, was one out from making it through six innings, more than the Yankees could have expected.
The $82.5 million man had lost seven of his last eight regular-season decisions, was dropped from the rotation in the first round and hadn't pitched since Oct. 2. Since 1952, pitchers starting postseason games with 16 or more days' of rest are now 0-11 with a 7.43 ERA in 15 starts, according to STATS LLC, and Burnett joined a list of losers that includes Roger Clemens, Catfish Hunter and Kerry Wood.
Pitching to backup catcher Francisco Cervelli, starting because he catches Burnett more often than starter Jorge Posada, the erratic right-hander had a sharp curveball and explosive fastballs in the early innings and pitched well until allowing Molina's homer.
After throwing 23 of his first 29 pitches for strikes, Burnett lost his rhythm in the third, when the Rangers scored two runs on one hit — a slow roller than didn't leave the infield. Elvis Andrus had a run-scoring groundout, and Michael Young put the Rangers ahead 2-1 with an infield single on another soft bouncer.
Derek Jeter then tripled off the center-field wall in front of Monument Park with two outs in the bottom half — about 6 inches from the top — and Curtis Granderson hit a one-hop smash off the glove of diving second baseman Ian Kinsler. The ball trickled into right field for a single that tied it at 2.
New York chased Hunter in the 26-minute bottom of the fourth. Andrus made a big play, diving in the hole at shortstop to stab Brett Gardner's one-out grounder and throw to third for a run-scoring forceout. Holland then froze Cervelli with a called third strike.
Texas put two on with two outs in the fifth. Hamilton hit a foul pop down the left-field line that a fan blocked Gardner from reaching in and grabbing in a Steve Bartman-like move, but Hamilton followed with a flyout to center, not a game-changing hit.
Teixeira was hurt legging out a grounder in the bottom half, avoiding a double play and leaving two on and one out. But Rodriguez followed with a 6-4-3 DP that ended the inning.
Vladimir Guerrero singled leading off the sixth and was on second with two outs. David Murphy was intentionally walked to bring up Molina, who hit three homers against the Yankees for the Los Angeles Angels in the 2005 AL division series. The only question about his drive down the left-field line was whether it would stay fair.
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Rune Factory Frontier, the latest game for the Rune Factory series and the first for the Wii platform, is really two great games in one: a simulation farming game and a role-playing fighting game. The play is fantastic and the visuals are stunningly beautiful. It is a game that works for fans of the series and for newcomers. The only danger with the game is the risk of addictive play. At one point, I considered seeing if there was a Gamers Anonymous group I could join, I could not stop playing for one more "day."
Rune Factory Frontier starts as a farming game, where you plant and harvest crops for cash. Each second of play equals a minute so a "day" passes in under fifteen minutes. Time spent inside your house or anyone else's house stops the clock, so the days often take a lot longer than fifteen minutes to get through. The days are set in 6-day weeks that make up four 30-day seasons of the year. The seasons have distinct soundtracks and design, and each one visually is more yummy than the next.
As you expand your farm, you can build additions to your house and upgrade your tools and weapons. You can only get so far in the game, however, before you need to go dungeon-crawling to gain skill and tools you need to advance. The beauty of Rune Factory Frontier is that you can work the balance of fighting or farming to your own liking.
You cannot completely let the farming go, however. Certain harder-to-grow flowers are required for creating your defensive armor. The farming does get easier because as you advance, you can build a barn and the animals can do some of the basic work for you.
Rune Factory Frontier really requires multi-tasking strategy. You can't do everything you want in a day. It's impossible. So you have to choose. As the game progresses, you gain the ability to harvest and move around the runeys (hence the name: Rune Factory), spirits of energy produced when things grow. When the runeys are plentiful and balanced, crops mature more quickly. But if any area of play becomes devoid of runeys, then crops grow more slowly. Balancing the runeys takes loads of time and the clock is ticking. If you decide to ignore the runeys and let them get into a sorry state, it takes a long time and a lot of effort to get them back in equilibrium.
Plus you have to spend time developing other skills alongside the farming and fighting. You must learn to cook and forge, craft and brew potions. Each of these takes time and the game play time stretches considerably because all these activities take place inside your house where time is frozen. The result is a game that forms an incredibly complex ecosystem that you have to make calculated decisions all the time about where and how to spend you time and resources.
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I like the ways the Wii interface lets you play the game with gestures as well as buttons. To water the plants, for example, you can press a button or make a gesture similar to what you'd do to sprinkle a watering can. Unfortunately, one button does double duty for all tool actions as well as picking something up from the ground. Occasionally, I'd be in the heat of battle, want to strike only to have my character bending over to pick up an artifact instead and I'd get creamed.
You can only play as the young man, Raguna (or whatever you choose to name him.) Given the complexity of the social interactions, I understand why. Still, the game has less immediacy, since I'm always playing as "him," and don't feel as close as a game where the character is female or a non-gendered creature.
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7:59 a.m.: Mike Washington just made a great adjustment on a pass to make a diving catch.
8:17 a.m.: Plenty of fans here this morning — including two ultra-regulars. Willie Monteilh (father of safety Keao Monteilh) and Leona Watson (wife of Keala). These two rarely miss a practice.
8:30 a.m.: Brian McInnis reporting from watching the guys in orange. QB rotation: Inoke Funaki 3 reps, Tyler Graunke 2, Shane Austin 2, Jake Santos 2. Repeat.
Got to go now and get ready for interviews. I'll be back later to update.
UPDATE: McMackin says he was very pleased with just about everything today. Said it was organized. He was very pleasantly surprised with the first-day accuracy of the quarterbacks. Ron Lee said things were "chaotic," but they will get better. Lee and Brian Smith were pleased with the center-QB exchanges, since this was the first real practice with a lot of under-center snaps in a long time. Trivia: Ron Lee was football coach of Kelvin Shoji (Dave's brother) at Kalani High School in 1970.


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Photographer's Note
Good Morning Everyone,
Please click on A Star on the Stable . to see the photograph much larger and clearer.
I'm not a particularly religious person but I was surprised by this photograph when I came to look at it. It was a snowy scene in my village. The snow was covering the ground, no-one was evident in the cold scene but, when you look across the valley, the sunlight is creating a star in the window of the old stable
My very best wishes to you all, Bev :-)
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Nicou (193790) 2017-12-23 1:55
Avec le noir des deux troncs d'arbres ces maisons en premie rplan quelle compo quel décor en fond sous la neige sueprbe vue une fe^netre de maison brilla et fait une superbe lumière ce graphsime de routes dans les champs fantastique
Bravo et amitié
mesutilgim (0) 2017-12-23 1:55
Hello Beverley,
Very nice capture of this nice wintery scenery. Good layout and nice soft colors and perfect light management. Nice framed.
TFS and have a Merry Christmas
Best regards
holmertz (87455) 2017-12-23 2:10
Hello Bev,
This is a very nice view and well composed photo, and that would have been the case even without that remarkable reflection in the window. In case there was a newborn child in the barn I do hope the social services took care of it immediately. ;-) Christmas was a good excuse for showing this photo. The snow has created perfect contrasts of dark and light features.
Kind regards and Merry Christmas,
ikeharel (102161) 2017-12-23 2:13
Hello Beverley,
An amazing moment on picture which you hide for almost 9 years... besides the snowy landscape and the shining star - the picture is superbly balanced, light and shadows contrast, and DOF that was well collected.
Matching well the coming holiday, bravo for that beauty.
Merry Christmas and a happy holidays.
ChrisJ (156123) 2017-12-23 2:28
Hello Beverley,
The 2 dark, silhouetted trees are well positioned on the 2 vertical 1/3 axis points to give a perfect golden mean. The white snow enhances the graphism. Tfs!
snunney (130967) 2017-12-23 2:59
Hello Bev,
A trick of light no doubt but very apt to the season. You present us with a lovely view through the trees. Optimal technical quality. Cold and misty here today. All the best to you and yours.
lousat (125153) 2017-12-23 3:46
Hi Bev,beautiful memory from your archive of this winter 2009,the perfect title for the light reflections in the window,the sharpness of background isn't the best but no problems,nobody is perfect and in these days needs to be good...ehhee...Merry Christmas and thanks,Luciano
Tue (76564) 2017-12-23 4:15
Hello Beverley,
A wonderful winter landscape with the snowy fields in this bright, cool light. The trees are well included to provide some extra contrast. The village looks charming and the star of light is beautiful and very well captured.
alvaraalto (40236) 2017-12-23 4:58
Hello Bev
This is indeed a splendid scene for this time of the year. This stable with star looks exactly like the classical presentation of the stable in Bethlehem. It would be even more remarkable if you had captured this scene on the 25th December.
But in any case, this is a great, well-captured winter scene from Lancaster.
Also my best wishes for you and yours, Rob
jean113 (18337) 2017-12-23 5:11
Hello Beverley, the brilliant reflected light makes a great focal point for this lovely wintery scene.
I love scenes of the Pennines when coated in snow, with just the dark lines of the stone walls outlining the shapes of the fields.
Best wishes for Christmas.
ric50 (769) 2017-12-23 5:24
Hi Bev,
A beautiful scene captured here. The contrasts between the dark foreground and trees and the reminder of the picture add drama to the image.
Best Wishes,
Fis2 (148576) 2017-12-23 6:33
Witaj Bev!
Very nice winter view, lovely landscape.
Good frame and composition.
Excellent light and colors.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.
Sergiom (117241) 2017-12-23 7:11
Bonjour Bev,
Effectivement, il faut grandir l'image pour apprécier au mieux l'étoile dans le fenêtre de la ferme en contre bas.Le regard passe agréablement entre les deux arbres, ce qui donne de la profondeur à l'ensemble.
Buin (42580) 2017-12-23 11:10
Hallo Beverley!
This simply is beautiful, very beautiful. You have been to the right time at the right place - and the result is stunning. Also this view from the shade to the sunbathed landscape is very attractive.
A photo to be proud of ...
A Merry Christmas to you and all aroiund you!
Greetinga from Germany!
Hello dear Beverley and have a nice time
and a happy new day Sunday
I red carefully your notes
yes you are right about the star
yes I look across the valley and
I see the sunlight creating a star
in the window of the old stable
it is unbelievable
nice timing for a good photographer
cornejo (61504) 2017-12-23 11:26
Hello Bev, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition with the lovely view on the white field, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Great and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.
Good night and happy Sunday.
Best wishes from the south of Spain.
carlo62 (81157) 2017-12-23 14:48
Ciao Bev
una foto di qualche anno fa, ma potrebbe essere molto attuale, il freddo ha portato neve in molti luoghi.
Il raggio di sole si riflette sul vetro, esattamente al centro della foto, perfetto per creare attenzione.
Buona domenica e buon Natale
jemaflor (129787) 2017-12-23 23:46
Hi Bev,
Nice landscape well framed and well presented with this star, good management for the light capture between sun and shadows. Joyeux Noël !
Lidka (527) 2017-12-24 1:00
Dear Beverley!
Fine Winter. Superb Winter landscape.
A lot of snow.
Good point of view. Superb trees.
Good exposure and capture.
Very good contrast, sharpness and saturation.
Original framing.
Well done!
aliabazari (18410) 2017-12-24 1:13
Hi dear friend
Nice shot of this beautiful landscape. Done very well
Energysavingelk (5836) 2017-12-24 4:02
Good morning, Beverly!
It does not seem to matter whether the stable stands in a snowy, yet lovely English landscape or somewhere in Syria or Palestine. The value remains the same, and in this very case, being house and finding same warm place to stay seems even more essential.
A Merry Christmas to you and all of your family, hoping that any brexit will not cut good common european traditions!
macjake (94867) 2017-12-29 22:03
Hi Bev
Merry Christmas Bev, i'm sure you're having lots of fun with family!
nice to see shots and scenes from your village area, its a very photogenic area. Interesting to see the Star shining, and you didn't even know it at the time. its great to see the divisions of the land by the short fences.
See you around! cheers
maloutim (13617) 2018-01-02 8:21
Hi Bev,
You were lucky this year with your fair share of snow at Christmas ! But this shot is so relevant with the star created by the sun, AND striking on the stable, in such a beautiful snowy environment !
I am glad you managed to dig it from your archives and the quality is excellent too !
Thanks for sharing, and a very Happy New Year to you !
Warmest regards.
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- Copyright: Beverley Robinson (Royaldevon) (68385)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-02-06
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Nikon D200, NIKKOR AF-S 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED DX
- Exposure: f/1.6, 30 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): More views around Trawden [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2017-12-23 1:48


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France v New Zealand, Rugby World Cup Final, October 23
The wait is almost over
Graham Jenkins
October 21, 2011
Can Richie McCaw lead the All Blacks to long-awaited Rugby World Cup glory against France on Sunday night? © Getty Images
"Yes We Will" screams a giant billboard along the Fan Trail that leads supporters from the heart of Auckland city centre to Eden Park where the 2011 Rugby World Cup will climax on Sunday night.
You could be forgiven for thinking that this was a desperate bid to reassure a nation whose nerves have been shredded by a 24-year World Cup drought and endless heartache in the sport's showpiece event. But no, this is an emphatic proclamation from the heart of a rugby-mad population that is convinced their time has finally come.
But it is not the only sign of a growing confidence that the hosts are about to lift the Webb Ellis Cup. In a world increasingly propelled by sound bites of 140 characters or less, T-shirts offer further fuel to the fire with one, drawing heavily on a famous Second World War poster, highlighting the steadying presence of the All Blacks' first-choice scrum-half. 'Keep Calm, Piri's On' it declares in tribute the admirable way Weepu has helped fill the void left by an injury to playmaker Dan Carter. Another mimics the logo used by Australian rockers AC/DC in singing the praises of stand-in stand-off Aaron Cruden and his ability to step into Carter's shoes.
The source of this belief is a side that has been a class apart in the two months leading to the tournament finale. The International Rugby Board's No.1 ranked side for the last two years have chosen the perfect time to reinforce what we have known for some time - the All Blacks are the world's best side. No side has been able to match the physicality, the invention and perhaps more importantly the intensity brandished by New Zealand. An unrivalled and multi-faceted game is only part of the winning formula with an astounding consistency in terms of the level of their performance the trump card against those sides who have flirted with opposition.
And let us not forget their march to a first final since the 1995 tournament in South Africa has come at some cost. Carter was just the first of two fly-halves to see their World Cup dreams ended by injury with Colin Slade soon joining him on the sidelines. Cruden's ascent to the most important role in New Zealand rugby was unexpected but you would not know it from the ease at which he has taken on the mantle. He will hope to steer his side to a famous triumph in what will be just his ninth Test appearance and perhaps a little alarmingly only his third start. New Zealanders have been here before with varying results - Grant Fox guided the All Blacks to World Cup glory in 1987 in his seventh Test outing while Andrew Mehrtens made his sixth international appearance in the 1995 final reverse to South Africa.
Luckily for Cruden and those concerned by such stats, the current crop of All Blacks are far from a one-man band. The ability to absorb the loss of Carter, widely considered the best player in the world, and hardly break stride speaks volumes of the talent at boss Graham Henry's disposal and the coaching and people management prowess of his support staff. Outstanding service honours are due throughout the squad but perhaps none are as deserving as flanker Jerome Kaino.
His power-packed game, perhaps best illustrated by his man-handling of Wallabies winger Digby Ioane as he closed in on the line during their semi-final clash last weekend, has formed the bedrock of the All Blacks' campaign. Kaino is one of only four players, alongside France's Vincent Clerc and Australia's Quade Cooper and Adam Ashley-Cooper, to have played every minute of their team's six matches. His outstanding endurance has enabled the All Blacks to weather an injury to another pivotal figure in No.8 Kieran Read who missed the first three games of the campaign. Kaino has also stepped up as an injury cloud hovered over fellow flanker Richie McCaw. The All Blacks' captain has also been a bit-part player as he struggled with a foot injury leaving Kaino as the only ever-present in a back-row that had been expected to be the driving force behind the All Blacks' quest for glory.
But that is in no way meant to devalue McCaw's contribution to this side. The talismanic skipper has led from the front when his body has allowed and was at his game-changing best against the Wallabies but his work off the field and behind the scenes, galvanising a side that had lost key personnel and reaffirming their belief, has been just as valuable. That unseen effort may prove to be just as memorable as any image of McCaw with his hands clasped round the trophy.
But grit and determination will only get you so far - step forward an equally hungry back division. The likes of centre Ma'a Nonu, wingers Cory Jane and Richard Kahui and fullback Israel Dagg have been sensational at times and may well hog the headlines should the All Blacks crank through the gears in a similar vein on Sunday night in front of another expectant capacity crowd.
The odds would appear stacked against France. They may have flirted with the kind of all-action game that will be required to rock the All Blacks' foundations but nothing more than that. It will take an 80-minute performance packed with brute force and free-flowing rugby to derail New Zealand and the French came up some way short on that front in their pool clash that was won at a canter by the All Blacks.
France are not short of talent and within that they have several potential match-winners and if any side is likely to conjure the kind of magic demanded of the occasion it is the French. But such a stunning upset would be reliant on France uniting when endless reports suggest the squad is anything but. The recent criticism from their own press and the international media's willingness to write off their chances will no doubt inspire a lift of sorts but they have are starting so far adrift that an equally startling collapse from the All Blacks for them to find parity and you just can't see that happening.
As much as history and the passion of fans may suggest otherwise, emotion will play little part in this contest as far as the All Blacks are concerned, they are a rugby machine. But not only are they a superior physical force, they have embraced their past failures and now boast unprecedented mental strength. They will have prepared for every eventuality, such is France's trademark unpredictability, but they should also ready themselves for glory. The wait is almost over.
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DETROIT: Jurors in the upcoming trial of a Detroit-area man who shot a young, drunk woman on his porch won�t see selfies of the victim with a gun, marijuana and cash, a judge said Monday in another defeat for the defense.
Theodore Wafer�s attorneys want to show the photos from Renisha McBride�s cellphone to demonstrate that she had an aggressive side. But Wayne County Judge Dana Hathaway said there could be a �million reasons� why the 19-year-old posed that way.
�There is nothing in the photographs that establishes a reputation for violent or aggressive behavior,� Hathaway said.
Wafer, 55, of Dearborn Heights is charged with second-degree murder. He says he shot her in self-defense in response to pounding at his door last November. Trial is set for July 21.
In court filings and arguments, Wafer�s attorneys have clearly signaled their strategy: He lives alone in a neighborhood on the edge of Detroit and was afraid of what he was hearing about 4:30 a.m.
Cheryl Carpenter has tried to get the judge to allow the defense to use McBride�s text messages, which carry a slang reference to marijuana, and the provocative photos, but the judge won�t budge. Separately, Hathaway agreed to approve subpoenas to get access to social media sites that the victim may have used.
�Our defense is blown to pieces if you don�t allow me to argue to the jury that she could have been up to no good. ... She could have been running from somebody,� Carpenter said.
Carpenter acknowledged that questioning McBride�s reputation �leaves a bad taste� but �we have to do this.�
McBride was shot in the face. More than three hours earlier, she crashed her car about a half-mile away in Detroit but walked away before an ambulance arrived. It�s not known what she did between the crash and the shooting. She wasn�t armed.
Her family believes McBride probably was seeking help at Wafer�s house, but the defense says there�s no evidence.
�The prosecutor argued she was meek and mild. ... She was violent. She was aggressive. She was pounding,� Carpenter said.
McBride�s aunt, Bernita Spinks, left court at one point because she didn�t like Carpenter�s argument.
�She wasn�t a violent person. She wouldn�t harm a fly,� Spinks said in an interview outside court.
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OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City area's boundless generosity is being sought again, this time for the three children of a long-time resident of the area and commercial fishermen left parentless when their mother and father were killed in a automobile accident in Maine in late August.
Cory Openshaw, who lived and worked as a commercial fisherman and construction worker in the resort area for several years from 2000 to 2004, was killed in a head-on collision in Ellsworth, Maine on Aug. 24 along with his wife, Stacey Collins. The couple's three children: Connor, 10, Garrett, 7; and Morgan, 2, were also in the vehicle and each suffered extensive injuries although they are all recovering.
Openshaw was a commercial fisherman and clammer who worked on several of the boats in the West Ocean City harbor during the four years he was in the resort area. He also worked construction when not employed as a commercial fisherman. He left the area in March 2004 with his wife, Stacey, and their children, and started life anew in Sullivan, Maine.
On Aug. 24, the Openshaw family collided head-on with another vehicle along Route 1A in Ellsworth, Maine. Cory Openshaw and his wife Stacey were killed in the accident. The three children all suffered serious injuries but are on the road to recovery. The oldest, Connor, 10, has had his spleen removed. The middle child, Garrett, 7, suffered a fractured spine and a rip in his intestine, while the baby, Morgan, suffered a broken neck and two broken legs.
The three children are all recovering from their injuries, but are now without parents and facing a long road to recovery. A trust fund has been established in their name in their father's original hometown of Brick, N.J. Anyone who remembers Openshaw and would like to contribute to fund established for his children are encouraged to send a check to the Openshaw Children Fund, C/O Ocean First Bank, P.O. Box 4280, Brick, N.J. 08723.


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Act IV was started just before the launch of Cataclysm by a group of longtime friends. We are an active community and all have extensive raiding experience in Vanilla, TBC and WotLK, and are working our way through Cataclysm content. Our goal is competitive raiding in a social and friendly environment. We aim on doing new bosses over farming bosses. We find the social aspect very important. This creates a better atmosphere, which makes raiding smoother.
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Album Spotlight: Jon Pardi, 'Write You a Song' – ToC Critic's Pick
Jon Pardi's debut album 'Write You a Song' employs no tricks, gimmicks or novelties to sell a straight-forward brand of country music. The best songs are rowdy, Bakersfield-influenced jams that introduce the California-raised singer as someone whose tour you'll want to follow closely in 2014. Even the love songs come with a sharp edge, something that defines him as an artist.
'That Man' is one exception. The ballad finds a suddenly vulnerable Pardi begging for forgiveness. "Been waiting so long to right what's wrong and taste your kiss," he cries out during this standout track from 'Write You a Song.'
Few of the remaining 10 tracks stray from themes of booze, women and boisterous behavior. 'What I Can't Put Down' is the pace setter, introducing the until-now quiet Pardi as someone with a wild side he can't quite tame. The title track, his current single 'Up All Night' and 'Trash a Hotel Room' all fall in line, but each adds an extra layer of lyrical depth. One finds a surprisingly satisfying love story built into many of his best tracks.
"So I've been checking out / Where we can check into / We'll get back in touch if the two of us trash a hotel room," Pardi sings during track No. 7. 'Missin' You Crazy,' his Top 30 single from 2012, is probably a better representation of the album than the current single, but both fit nicely into his rowdy soundscape.
For some, Pardi's voice will be an acquired taste. The 28-year-old doesn't croon or stray far from the sound of his first two singles, but he's chosen the right songs to match his style. Country fans who like their whiskey straight, their guitars loud and their country music raw will embrace Jon Pardi.
Key Tracks: 'Write You a Song,' 'That Man,' 'Love You From Here'
Influences: It's no surprise that Dwight Yoakam is an influence, but Pardi also counts George Strait, Alan Jackson, Mark Chesnutt and the Rolling Stones as artists who've shaped his sound.
Did You Know?: Jon's first band was a classic rock band. He was just 14 years old! Soon he'd start a band called Northern Comfort that lasted three years until the drummer quit. Then, he decided to make the move to Music City.


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Today's fun pink and red Guest Desserts feature comes to us from Australia. Chelsea Arnold, a former journalist and editor, decided to change career tracks and pursue her creative passions. Eye Candy Events is a bespoke event planning service that specializes in couture candy and cake displays. I loved Chelsea's design immediately, but when she told me this was her very first dessert table I was amazed.
Chelsea made Tahitian lime cupcakes, cookies, and strawberry milk. She also included champagne, strawberry, and rose macarons, along with a couple of Australian favorites, white chocolate Tim Tam cookie pops and coconut ice.
Fellow Sweet Tooth readers, be sure to congratulate Chelsea on her very first dessert table.
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- Sandi said...
so cute! great table!
- January 6, 2011 at 9:33 AM
- Unknown said...
I Love it! Pink is my FAVORITE color. I love anything Pink! Great job!
- January 6, 2011 at 9:45 AM
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Simply beautiful, love it
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- A Blissful Nest said...
how cute!
- January 6, 2011 at 4:14 PM
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Beautiful! I wish I had some of those french macaroons right now. Yummy!
- January 6, 2011 at 7:36 PM
- Cammi at Cammi Lee Events said...
Too cute! This would be a great set up for a Valentine's party, too!!
- January 6, 2011 at 11:29 PM
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The system dubbed �NC FAST� hasn�t lived up to its name. At least not in Alamance County.
Earlier this month, the Alamance County Department of Social Services reported a four week lag in the recertification process for those in our community who receive food stamps as part of shifting to the new electronic delivery system required by the state. It�s beyond ironic that it�s called NC FAST.
NC FAST eventually is supposed to provide social services clients with a one-stop application for food stamps, Medicaid, Work First and child care subsidies, among other services. The state has long attempted to merge the processes with the goal of speeding up, not slowing down, eligibility.
But so far, the opposite has happened. And while state and local officials insist that the bugs are slowly but surely being worked out, that assurance doesn�t put food on the table of people who need it.
Although officials at the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services touted the rollout with great fanfare, early results have been disappointing. Delays have been common both because of software glitches and intake workers� learning curve.
In fact, food stamp clients in Alamance County should expect more delays in receiving their benefits for the next couple of months. Officials with the Alamance DSS say staff members have been reassigned to speed up the process but acknowledged that it would take a couple of months to �dig out of this hole.�
Alamance County joined the NC FAST network in February but problems didn�t begin to seriously emerge until July when the state added a Medicaid section for pilot counties, which altered the recertification system. About 150 to 200 clients a week are experiencing delays in receiving their food stamp benefits. Neighboring Guilford, Davidson and Forsyth counties are also experiencing delays.
And this is a dicey part of the year for those needing assistance. Increased demand and a decrease in donations during the summer months, however, have seen food supplies and donations thin out among charitable organizations. The closure of Loaves & Fishes Christian Food Ministry created another void for feeding the hungry that area agencies such as Allied Churches are trying to fill.
For families in limbo while their food stamp applications are being approved, those organizations are a lifeline. The individuals and organizations that run the nonprofit programs are to be commended for their continued commitment to helping ensure that children and adults don�t go hungry.
State officials insist that they�re correcting problems that have created the delays. There is no question that the system is needed. County social services departments have long asked to streamline the application process for public assistance programs into one all-purpose system instead of a series of unconnected networks that are ancient by computer standards.
When) state and county social services agencies are able to get the system working, it should benefit both public-assistance recipients and taxpayers.
In the interim, the growing pains have withheld food from needy families. Half of North Carolina�s 1.7 million food stamp recipients are children under 18. More than 16 percent of North Carolinians live below the poverty line; many others struggle with incomes hovering just above poverty. In all, 12,000 in Alamance County receive food stamps.
DHHS is providing computer support and is hiring 160 temporary workers to help counties out, but those workers must be trained first.
There�s really no turning back, but state officials must do what is necessary to ensure that bumps in the rollout don�t leave families in the lurch.


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any one of three glycoprotein (see protein) hormones released by either the anterior pituitary gland or the placenta (the organ in which maternal and fetal blood exchange nutrients and waste products) that have various effects upon
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human chorionic gonadotropin[′hyü·mən kȯr·ē′än·ik gō'nad·ə′trō·pən]
A gonadotropic and luteotropic hormone secreted by the chorionic vesicle. Abbreviated HCG. Also known as chorionic gonadotropin.