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newsweek proclaims barky obama the first gay president

snatched from rense.com

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mother's day

10 Who can finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue Rubies.

11 The heart of her husband doeth safely trust in her, so that he shall haue no need of spoile.

12 She will doe him good, and not euill, all the dayes of her life.

13 She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and worketh willingly with her hands.

14 She is like the merchants ships, she bringeth her food from afarre.

15 Shee riseth also while it is yet night, and giueth meate to her household, and a portion to her maydens.

16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her handes she planteth a Uineyard.

17 She girdeth her loynes with strength, and strengtheneth her armes.

18 She perceiueth that her merchandise is good; her candle goeth not out by night.

19 She layeth her handes to the spindle, and her handes hold the distaffe.

20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poore, yea she reacheth foorth her handes to the needy.

21 She is not afraid of the snow for her houshold: for all her houshold are cloathed with scarlet.

22 She maketh herselfe couerings of tapestrie; her cloathing is silke and purple.

23 Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth among the Elders of the land.

24 She maketh fine linnen, and selleth it, and deliuereth girdles vnto the merchant.

25 Strength and honour are her cloathing; and she shall reioyce in time to come.

26 She openeth her mouth with wisedome; and in her tongue is the law of kindnesse.

27 She looketh well to the wayes of her housholde, and eateth not the bread of idlenesse.

28 Her children arise vp, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

29 Many daughters haue done vertuously, but thou excellest them all.

30 Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vaine: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shalbe praised.

31 Giue her of the fruit of her hands, and let her owne workes praise her in the gates.

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city of alexandria, la. answer's the unique bar and lounge lawsuit

failing to address how the ordinances in question are constitutional, the city of alexandria, la., in its answer pleads in part, that:

"the purposes of the ordinances also include the protection of young adults from their own vulnerabilities, protection of the public health and general welfare and the protection of young adults from the corrupting influences of older patrons drinking alcoholic beverages."

say what? did mayor roy just lose the gay vote?

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third circuit affirms rapides parish child porn sentence

no one here is for child pornography, however, this opinion offers us a fascinating and important glimpse into some of the computer programs, such as the wyoming tool kit and techniques the police can and do use to spy into your computer contents - when you're logged on to some peer-to-peer file sharing websites such as these several mentioned in the opinion: gnutella, bearshare and limewire.

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third circuit ok's liquidation of cat island club llc

although they won their appeal in which the third circuit affirmed a summary judgement that they were granted by ninth judicial district court judge harry randow, a reading of that opinion (.pdf from page 101 or third circuit here) could possibly lead one to conclude that ty-bar industries, inc., dean tyler / william c. barron, arent really the type of people that one would want to get in "bidness" with.

something else that comes to mind, is that these La. R.S. 12:1302 et seq., limited liability companies seem to be generally a bit dodgy.

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uss louisiana ssbn 743 returns to homeport

via: twitter @usnavy

One of the most welcome sights a #Sailor wants to see coming back from #sea: http://ow.ly/aLP0T ||| view tweet

120506-N-GU530-093 BANGOR, Wash. (May 6, 2012) Family members await the return of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, following its strategic deterrent patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released) ~ source

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connecticut to become 17th medical marijuana state

via: twitter @HIGH_TIMES_Mag

excerpt:

by Mark Miller

Mon, May 07, 2012 5:51 pm

The Connecticut Senate effectively legalized medical marijuana in the state by passing House Bill 5389 in the early morning hours Saturday following a 10-hour overtime session described as “passionate” by the Hartford Courant. The Connecticut House of Representatives passed the bill in late April.

Governor Dannel Malloy (D) praised the bill’s passage and has stated that he fully intends to sign it, which would make Connecticut the 17th state in the U.S. to have legalized medical marijuana. Including the District of Columbia, that’s 18 out of 51 states/districts in the nation, meaning more than a third of the country now has legal medicinal cannabis.

HB 5389 passed by a 21-13 vote at 2:35 a.m. local time. The extended session was primarily due to the filibustering of State Senator Toni Boucher (R-Wilton), who reportedly lectured on the dangers of medical marijuana (she views it as both highly addictive and a gateway drug) for over eight hours in voicing her opposition.

But in the end, compassion and logic won out over propaganda and scare tactics, with Boucher’s attempts to have the bill amended to restrict it even further being voted down as well. ~ read more

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the unique bar and lounge sues city of alexandria, la. over unconstitutional ordinances

according to the petition, La. R.S. 26:286 allows those citizens aged 18 - 20 to enter into a bar -- but they can't purchase or consume alcohol.

so, not to be outdone by legislation passed by that collection of freaks, perverts, criminals and lunatics who comprise the organized crime gang which calls itself the loony looziana legislature, in 2008 the (to be kind) nanny-staters and rinos (well one rino) on the alexandria, la., city counsel passed an ordinance, which, unsurprisingly, the mayor, who in this case we will refer to again as "baggy pants roy," promptly signed into law which seems to conflict with state law.

the ordinance cited as being "codified in the alexandria, louisiana code of ordinances, part ii, section 4-25(3)," goes a step further than state law and prohibits bar owners from selling alcoholic beverages to or allowing 18 - 20 year old citizens from even entering a bar -- "unless said person is accompanied by such person's parent or legal guardian who is over the age of twenty-one."

although the petition doesnt state when it was passed (the online ordinance book seems to indicate 09 february 1999), it also cites alexandria, la., ordinance, section 15-81.2, which "prohibits any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years from going into or upon or remaining in or upon or attempting to go into or upon or remain in or upon any business, which belongs to another, where alcoholic beverages are the principal commodity sold, handled or given away, unless such person is accompanied by his or her legal guardian."

the petition avers that these two city of alexandria ordinances violate sections 3 and 9 of the louisiana constitution of 1974 and they want the ordinances struck down

since we're always for rescinding, nullifying or striking down all freedom killing laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and so forth, we have to side with the unique plaintiffs.

the petitioners also attempted to make the rapides parish police jury defendants due to a similar parish wide ordinance. however, the judge requested that the police jury not be served.

also the judge while denying the temporary restraining order to enjoin the city from enforcing the ordinances in question, ordered the petitioners to submit their brief by 20 may 2012 and the city to submit theirs by 25 may and fixed a hearing for 9:30 am on 19 june 2012.

the petition is filed by marksville, louisiana attorney douglas l. bryan of the bryan law firm, llc (who might want to consider hiring a better proofreader) and is allotted to ninth judicial district court judge john c. davidson.

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van halen "dreams" united states navy blue angels tribute

probably not for the vertigo challenged.

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may 2012 scorpio super moon

the 05 may 2012 super moon rises over rapides parish, louisiana in this wst... photo taken at 8:09 pm, cdt. at the time the photo was taken the moon was void of course [website|||screen grab], meaning that the moon had moved out of libra at 1:02 pm cdt and was transiting into scorpio.

according to this website, last nights super moon was about 250 miles [400 km] farther away from earth than the super moon of 19 march 2011.

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138th running of the kentucky derby

(1) riders up
(2) the call to the post
(3) "my old kentucky home"
(4) post parade
(5) the 138th run for the roses
before the race we were pulling for the #7 horse "rousing sermon" -- the show horse of the 99th louisiana derby. however, after the race began we were really hoping that the #6 horse "bodemeister" would pull it off by going the distance. even so, it was a very good race.

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