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Triple Talaq and Other Forms of Muslim Divorce Explained
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Instant "Triple Talaq" or "Talaq-e-Biddat" is an Islamic practice that allows men to divorce their wives immediately by uttering the word "Talaq" (divorce) thrice. The pronouncement could be oral or written, or, in recent times, delivered by electronic means - telephone, SMS, email or social media. The Lok Sabha has passed the "Triple Talaq" bill that makes instant "Triple Talaq" a criminal offence and proposes a three-year jail term for a Muslim man who divorces his wife by uttering the word "Talaq" three times. The "Triple Talaq" bill will now be sent to the Rajya Sabha, where it is expected to face rough weather. In a landmark ruling in August, the Supreme Court had said that instant "Triple Talaq" or "Talaq-e-Biddat" was unconstitutional and violated the fundamental rights of women.
The proposed law will be applied to only instant "Triple Talaq" or "Talaq-e-Biddat" which is irrevocable divorce and not on "Talaq-e-Sunnat" which is a revocable divorce.
Here's an explanation on types of Talaq in Islam:
Muslim Personal Law says that a Talaq can either be given by the husband or by the wife. It can also be a mutual divorce.
Talaq Given By Husband Are Of Following Types:
"Talaq-e-Sunnat" or "Talaq-ul-Raje" is a revocable divorce that can be pronounced in Hasan or Ahsan forms.
"Talaq-e-Ahsan" is the 'most proper' form of Talaq in which the husband expresses divorce in single sentence - "I have divorced thee" - during the period of Tuhr (when the wife is not menstruating) and then has to wait till the Iddat period is over. Iddat period for a woman who has been divorced by her husband is usually three monthly periods and during this time, she cannot marry another man. If before the completion of Iddat, the husband resumes co-habitation with his wife or says that "I have retained thee", the divorce is revoked.
In case the woman is pregnant, the Iddat period lasts until she gives birth. The waiting period for a woman after menopause is three months.
"Talaq-e-Hasan" is the 'proper' form of Talaq. In this form, three successive pronouncements of Talaq are made by the husband in three successive Tuhrs (when the woman is not menstruating). In case of a non-menstruating woman, its pronouncement may be made after the interval of a month or thirty days between the successive pronouncements. This form of Talaq can be revoked any time before the third pronouncement.
"Talaq-e-Biddat" or "Talaq-ul-Bain" (Irrevocable divorce) is instant Triple Talaq and is effective as soon as the word "Talaq" has been pronounced thrice. In this form of Talaq, three pronouncements can be made during a single Tuhr (when the woman is not menstruating) by saying "I divorce thee" thrice at the same instant.
The other ways in which a husband can divorce the wife are Ila and Zihar. In Ila, the husband takes an oath not to have sexual intercourse with his wife. In this case, the husband does not co-habit with his wife for a period of four months and after the expiry of four months, the marriage is dissolved.
In Zihar, the husband compares his wife with a woman within his prohibited relationship (like mother or sister). In this case, the wife can approach the court of law.
Divorce Given By Wife Are Of Following Types:
In Islam, only husband can pronounce the Talaq on his wife, and not vice versa. However, he can delegate this power to his wife or a third person by agreement - absolutely or conditionally, temporarily or permanently. This is called "Talaq-e-Tafweez, a delegated divorce.
The other type of divorce by wife is called lian. If the husband levels false charges of unchastity or adultery against his wife, then this amounts to character assassination and the wife has got the right to ask for divorce. This practice is called lian.
A Mutual Divorce:
A divorce by mutual agreement is called Mubarrat or Khula. In Mubarrat, the aversion is mutual and both sides desire separation. In this mode of divorce, the offer may be either from the side of wife or from the side of husband. When an offer Mubarrat is accepted, it becomes an irrevocable divorce and Iddat is necessary.
In Khula, however, wife initiates the divorce. This is effected by the return of her husband's wedding gift called Mehr.
A Judicial Divorce:
Before 1939, a Muslim wife had no right to seek divorce except on the ground of false charges of adultery, insanity or impotency of the husband, but then came Muslim Marriage Act. Under Muslim Marriage Act, 1939, there are several grounds in which judicial divorce can be pronounced. A woman can seek divorce in the court of law under following circumstances:
If the whereabouts of the husband are unknown for a period of four years, if the husband neglects or fails to provide for her maintenance for a period of two years or has failed to perform his marital obligations for a period of three years or was impotent at the time of marriage or has been insane for a period of two years or is suffering from leprosy or virulent venereal disease or is sentenced to imprisonment for a period of seven years or upwards.
The divorce can also be initiated by the wife in the Muslim court if the husband treats the wife with cruelty, even if such conduct does not amount to physical violence. The other conditions are if the wife has been given in marriage by her father or guardian before she attained 15 years of age, if the husband associates with women of evil repute or leads an infamous life or attempts to force her to lead an immoral life or disposes of her property, obstructs her in the observance of her religious practice or if he has more wives than one and does not treat her fairly.
Source: ndtv.com/india-news/triple-talaq-and-other-forms-of-muslim-divorce-explained-1793123
UAE, Pakistan among 19 Countries That Have Abolished Triple Talaq
Egypt was the first to enact the law way back in 1929
The Supreme Court, in its judgment declaring instant triple Talaq as unconstitutional, has cited laws from 19 countries including UAE and Pakistan which have abolished the practice.
Of the 19 countries population have enacted laws to deal with 'Talaq-e-Biddat' (instant triple Talaq), Egypt was the first to enact the law way back in 1929.
Other countries which enacted laws include Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The judgment has drawn upon the book "Muslim Law in India and Abroad" by Tahir Mahmood and Saif Mahmood and has categorised countries that have done away with 'Talaq-e-Biddat' as Arab States, Southeast Asian States, and Subcontinental States.
Here Are Statutory Enactments Of Some Countries:
United Arab Emirates (Islam is the official religion): Law of Personal Status 2005, Federal Law No.28 of 2005: "Article 140(1). If a husband divorces his wife after consummation of a valid marriage by his unilateral action and without any move for divorce from her side, she will be entitled to compensation besides maintenance for Iddat.
"The amount of compensation will be decided with due regard to the means of the husband and the hardship suffered by the wife, but it shall not exceed the amount of one year's maintenance payable in law to a woman of her status. (2) The Qazi may decree the compensation, to be paid as a lump sum or in instalments, according to the husband's ability to pay."
Algeria (Islam is the official religion): Law 84-11 of 1984 as amended in 2005: "Divorce cannot be established except by a judgment of the court preceded by an attempt at reconciliation for a period not exceeding three months."
Egypt (a secular state): Law 25 of 1929 as amended by law 100 of 1985: "Article 1. A Talaq pronounced under the effect of intoxication or compulsion shall not be effective. Article 2. A conditional Talaq which is not meant to take effect immediately shall have no effect if it is used as an inducement to do some act or to abstain from it.
"Article 3. A Talaq accompanied by a number, expressly or impliedly, shall not be effective except as a single revocable divorce. Article 4. Symbolic expressions of Talaq, i.e., words which may or may not bear the implication of a divorce, shall not effect a divorce unless the husband actually intended it."
Pakistan and Bangladesh (Islam is the official religion): Ordinance VIII of 1961 amended in Bangladesh by Ordinance 114 of 1985: "Section 7. (1) Any man who wishes to divorce his wife shall, as soon as may be after the pronouncement of Talaq in any form whatsoever, give the Chairman a notice in writing of his having done so, and shall supply a copy thereof to the wife. (2) Whoever contravenes the provision of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both. [Bangladesh: 10,000 taka)
"(3) Save as provided in sub-section (5), a Talaq unless revoked earlier, expressly or otherwise, shall not be effective until the expiration of ninety days from the day on which notice under subsection (1) is delivered to the Chairman.
"(4) Within thirty days of the receipt of notice under sub-section (1) the Chairman shall constitute an Arbitration Council for the purpose of bringing about reconciliation between the parties, and the Arbitration council shall take all steps necessary to bring about such reconciliation.
"(5) If the wife be pregnant at the time Talaq is pronounced, Talaq shall not be effective until the period mentioned in sub-section (3) or of pregnancy, whichever is later, ends.
"(6) Nothing shall debar a wife whose marriage has been terminated by Talaq effective under this section from re-marrying the same husband without any intervening marriage with a third person, unless such termination is for the third time so effective."
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1. Triple Talaq Must Be Invalidated Constitutionally and Criminalized – Inclusion of Prohibitive Clause in Nikahnama Could Allow Its Perpetuation by Defaulters
http://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/muhammad-yunus,-new-age-islam/triple-talaq-must-be-invalidated-constitutionally-and-criminalized-–-inclusion-of-prohibitive-clause-in-nikahnama-could-allow-its-perpetuation-by-defaulters/d/111139
2. AIMPLB Advocates Of Instant Triple Talaq Are Gender Terrorists And Traitors Of Islam And May Be Sued For Human Rights Violation Under Cover Of Religion
http://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/muhammad-yunus,-new-age-islam/advocates-of-instant-triple-talaq-are-gender-terrorists-and-traitors-of-islam-and-may-be-sued-for-human-rights-violation-under-cover-of-religion/d/110871
3. The Process for Divorce in the Quran
http://www.newageislam.com/debating-islam/naseer-ahmed,-new-age-islam/the-process-for-divorce-in-the-quran/d/104516
4. Sultan Shahin Raises Triple Talaq Issue at UNHRC, Asks Muslims to Engage In Serious Rethinking Of Islamic Theology and Bring It In Line With the Needs of 21st Century
http://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/sultan-shahin-raises-triple-talaq-issue-at-unhrc,-asks-muslims-to-engage-in-serious-rethinking-of-islamic-theology-and-bring-it-in-line-with-the-needs-of-21st-century/d/108677
5. The Triple Talaq Case: The Unjust Muslim Men and Their Unjust Leaders
http://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/naseer-ahmed,-new-age-islam/the-triple-talaq-case--the-unjust-muslim-men-and-their-unjust-leaders/d/112343
6. Instant Triple Talaq Judgment and After
http://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/arshad-alam,-new-age-islam/instant-triple-talaq-judgment-and-after/d/112358
Source: khaleejtimes.com/international/india/uae-pakistan-among-19-countries-that-have-abolished-triple-talaq
URL: http://www.newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/richa-taneja/triple-talaq-and-other-forms-of-muslim-divorce-explained/d/113741
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If you haven't started learning sewing yet, you better do it now, I assure it is really fun and exciting. Yep! I really am enjoying this craft. If only I have a lot of extra time, I could have done a lot and better yet join classes and learn how to sew dresses.
For now, I make use of the time I have at night when the kids are already in bed and make simple sewing projects.
What should I do next? Well, I bought a meter of floral cotton cloth at P80/meter and made two pajamas for my little girl.
Of course, I do not know how to make patterns in the right way so instead, I used one of my girl's pants as a guide and cut the cloth of course with allowance and a little longer, the girl have gotten taller.
And after cutting I am now ready to sew. As usual with the trial and error trying to figure out which one to run stitches first, next and so on. Well, frankly, I had to remove stitches using seam ripper and re-run the needle again for few times. But it was okay since it was part of the learning process.
And after 2 or 3 hours, the pajamas were all done.
O di ba? Talikodgenic ang peg.


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On this tour, visitors hop into a 1970s Volkswagen bus for a laid-back tour that highlights the hippie and hipster vibe that's part of the foundation of the city. On the two-hour tour, guests listen to classic rock from the likes of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin as they see all the lights that illuminate the city at night. Some of the points of interest on this tour are Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, the Mission and more. The vans only hold six people to allow for an intimate experience and to also travel down streets where larger buses and vehicles are prohibited.
Big Bus Night Tours
One of the most popular ways to view the city lights of San Francisco is by double decker bus. On the Big Bus tours, guests start at Fisherman's Wharf at twilight and then travel around the city as the evening turns into darkness. Live commentary on board gives guests a history of the city and the neighborhoods that they travel through. Guests see the Marina, Nob Hill, the Golden Gate Bridge and Treasure Island where the tour concludes. Guests are able to grab a bite to eat or a drink at Treasure Island Bar and Grill before hopping on a complimentary shuttle back to Union Square.
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There's no better way to see the entire city light up at night than by flying above it. Guests board the helicopter at sunset and take a 20-minute helicopter ride with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Bay Bridge and more. After the trip, they board a cruise where they feast on a special four-course meal with live music. Guests view the San Francisco skyline from the water as they watch the buildings light up the night sky.
San Francisco Cable Car Holiday Tour
While San Francisco has beautiful lights all year long, it's even more special during the holidays when millions of other lights go up all over the city. Visitors view all of these lights by riding in a classic San Francisco cable car through the city. This is a nighttime tour that is fun for the entire family as they drive around town singing holiday songs and viewing winter decorations.

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Privacy from future civil creditors.
The first of these, privacy from the taxman, can be disposed of quickly: it no longer exists.
Up until about 1995, the very rich could open numerous accounts in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland. The bank had no idea who the beneficial owner of the money was and would not disclose your private details, no matter who came knocking.
These are the accounts of legends, which became famous in books such as The Firm and movies including nearly all of the James Bond characters.
Walk in with a suitcase of cash and walk out with a secret code and your money safely hidden from everyone.
Secret numbered accounts were done away with in the 1990s as governments targeted terrorist financing and drug dealers.
And privacy in financial dealings has been eroding since 2000 when the U.S. government went on the offensive against tax cheats.
If you're a U.S. citizen, foreign banks report your accounts and transactions to the U.S. IRS under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Most other countries, including the European Union, have adopted or are in the process of implementing similar measures.
To repeat, no one should expect financial privacy from their government in offshore transactions.
It has become impossible to hide money from the taxman, so don't even try.
You can achieve privacy in offshore transactions and protect your assets from civil creditors.
Specifically, you can protect your assets from future civil creditors.
Privacy in offshore transactions comes from setting up a structure in such a way that no one can determine the owner. That is, forming an offshore corporation, LLC or trust in a country that doesn't maintain a public registry or searchable database that reflects the officers, directors, or settlor.
And, if you do use a structure in a country with a public registry, you can add-on offshore companies to hide the officers, directors and settlors from public view.
Remember, we're talking about civil creditors here. U.S. citizens will be required to report their ownership of any offshore structure to the IRS, and your foreign bank will report your transactions.
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But, sometimes you need a bank or merchant account in a country that has a public registry.
For example, Panama has become a major financial center over the last decade, but all officers and directors are public record.
Back in the day, you could use nominee officers and directors, or set up a bearer share company in Panama. Bearer shares went out a few years ago and I never recommend nominee officers in an offshore corporation.
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There is a safe solution to maximize privacy in an offshore transaction involving a Panama structure: the officers and directors of a Panama corporation can be persons or entities (corporations, trusts, LLCs, etc.).
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When we open your bank account, the bank will get your Panama corporate documents and your Belize LLC forms, which prove you are the rightful owner of the structure. You will be the only signer on the bank account, which protects your cash from nominees.
I hope you've found this article on how to maximize privacy in your offshore transactions to be helpful. For more information, click here to contact me or call (412) 749-0500.
Joel Nagel is a U.S. attorney focused on international tax and estate planning and asset protection for high net worth individuals. He is also the former Ambassador for Belize to Austria and is the current UN representative for Belize. His office is just outside of Pittsburgh, PA in the town of Sewickley. You can reach Joel Nagel at (412) 749-0500 or through his website at NagelLaw.com.
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Emma cut her teeth from an early age playing in garage bands and howling with the rock'n'roll best of them. November 2014 marked a turning point towards a new sound with the release of her first solo album "Coming Up For Air".
A long-brewed album of contrasts: a call-to-fun with the first drop of soul-inspired Penny, a call over the Brisbane backyard fence with My Town, and a yelping party-down on the skint side of lovin' with Save Me, never apologising to express her comforts taken in picket fence platitudes reminiscent of The Lucksmiths, or even Brisbane's own The Go- Betweens. A stand-up first solo album from Emma, aka Emma Carton, ere of Brisbane indie exponents J-Pan Fan, and earlier, The Flying Chimnees.
"A strong voice of her own… (defying) easy categorisation." Courier Mail, March 2015
"A cracker of a debut album from Brisbane local with superbly crafted songs sung with heart and soul, it's not hard to see why she is one of the great hidden treasures in the music scene today…probably not for long" 98.9FM, May 2015
Emma can be heard on "Rain on the Mountain", a song taken from Paddy McHugh's album "Trials and Cape Tribulations", out through Arrest Records, and her songs have appeared on television series Slide and 2014 feature film, Predestination. She was a finalist in the Blues and Roots Category of the 2015 Queensland Music Awards and "Coming Up For Air" spun as album of the week on ABC 612 in November 2014.
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Adrian Corona Training Camp Quotes and Photos
CORONA, CA (August 18, 2022) – Adrian "Bam Bam" Corona (9-0-1, 2 KOs), of Rialto, California, son of famed California referee Ray Corona, will face Pedro Valencia (10-0, 7 KOs), of Los Angeles, California, on Thompson Boxing's "Path To Glory" event this Saturday, August 20, 2022. Valencia vs. Corona will be an 8-round bout in the lightweight division. Corona has big plans to keep his unbeaten streak alive.
Here is what Corona had to say about his recent training camp, his upcoming fight with fellow undefeated foe, Pedro Valencia, and more.
"I have been pushed to the limit. This camp has been tireless, this is the moment I have been waiting for, to fight an undefeated fighter and prove to myself and everyone watching that I'm a world class fighter. It's has been nothing short of exhausting. I am finishing each-and-every workout going hard, only to do it again, day after day. I have never had a camp like this, but I know on fight night I'll be at my very best."
On his matchup with Valencia:
"Valencia is a tough fighter who is undefeated for a reason. He had a close fight recently and I've seen some holes in his game. You can tell he has power, but I don't think much of his ring intelligence. He just comes forward and looks to land something big, and that's it. I am a crafty boxer with a lot of heart. I'm expecting this to be a war. If he underestimates me, he will be in a lot trouble."
"Winning fixes everything. If you win in boxing, even if it is a bad win, you get more chances. I am here to continue my families legacy of greatness in boxing, and I feel a draw in my last fight put some doubt in people's minds about my potential. Winning this fight puts me in a different place in the sport of boxing."
On fighting on a Thompson Boxing card in Sothern California:
"Thompson Boxing is an L.A. institution that has built a lot of great fighters, and to get a major fight on one of their cards that defines my career, is an honor. I'm an L.A. fighter through and through, and it's only fitting that I have one of my biggest fights with them with all my fans in attendance."
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I've just replaced an MKS Gen L V1 board and I had problems with the steppers as soon as I powered it on. It had jerky movement on the X axis and then it failed to home and halted. The Z axis didn't even move.
I thought I'd check the V Ref on the stepper drivers (generic A4988 modules) and the V Ref is roughly double what it was when the modules were in the old board. They were running at 0.89v for the X and Z and 1.1v on the Y, on the new board they are running at about 1.8v and 2.2v respectively. I switched the old board back in and they were running the same voltage as they were originally. With the new board back in the voltages are up again. It turns out that one of my driver modules has now failed as well.
This is a dual voltage board which can be run at 12 or 24 volts (I'm running it at 24v), but neither board has any jumpers fitted to select the operating voltage. I don't even know if it needs a jumper to select the voltage, there is a vacant socket on the board labeled 12 / 24v but it doesn't look like a typical jumper header it looks like a socket for a 2 pin cable.
I reflashed the firmware with the original firmware and it's still the same. I originally had it setup with Marlin 2.0 bugfix and it had the board was listed as a MKS Gen L but the original firmware (Marlin 1.1.x) had the board listed as an MKS_BASE (which is a bit confusing, it didn't have the MKS Gen L in the boards list) .
I have some tmc 2208's for the X,Yand Z and a lv 8729 for the extruder but I'm not keen on putting more driver modules into it until I understand what's going on. I also ordered another set of A4988's to use for testing and backups etc but they won't be here until next week.
Is this operator error or could the board have a faulty voltage regulation circuit for the stepper drivers?
Just an update if anyone was interested.
I looked around quite a bit for info about this with no luck, so it seems like it's an unusual problem. It ended with a dead A4988 driver module (I'm guessing from the abnormally high voltage) and it didn't want to waste any more time with the MKS board so I just threw a new board at it and now all is well.I can only assume the other board had a faulty voltage regulator.
I've had the new board running with A4988's, TCM 2208's and a LV 8729 (not all at the same time) and they all work fine.
That video was the inspiration for the TCM's and the LV driver modules. I have it running that configuration now, it's running quieter and giving me a better finish on my prints. I was thinking of setting them up in UART mode but I need to do a bit more homework before I plunge into that. There's a good series on the different modes they run on youtube.


Nearly 100 ex-employees of the music streaming service Blinkbox, formerly owned by Tesco, have issued a class action lawsuit for an estimated £10 million against Guvera Ltd and two of its UK-based subsidiaries.
The Guvera group purchased the Blinkbox music service from Tesco in January 2015.
The lawsuit, issued through the UK Employment Tribunal, seeks damages following the dismissal of the entire workforce shortly after this acquisition.
As reported by MBW, Blinkbox Music Ltd fell into administration in June, owing licensing debts to major record companies.
The lawsuit argues that the Blinkbox music service was taken from solvency (with a reported £3.5 million in the bank) to insolvency within 5 months following its sales to Guvera.
At the point of the acquisition the employees claim to have received a written assurance from Tesco and Guvera UK that they would receive redundancy payments if cut backs were required.
They allege that this agreement was not honoured.
Paul Jennings, partner at city law firm Bates Wells Braithwaite, who represents 80 of the ex-employees said: "Nearly 100 staff were dismissed without any warning and without any notice or redundancy payments.
He further stated: "We anticipate that there will be other claims arising from this situation.
"Aside from the appalling way in which these employees were treated, at the heart of this case is the data of two to three million users of the Blinkbox music service.
"We have no doubt that, as the case develops and the evidence emerges, customers and investors will want to understand precisely what occurred".
Jennings is referring to the fact that it is a strange occurrence for Guvera to have paid around £4m for Blinkbox, then allowed it to fall into administration five months later.
Unless, that is, the real value in the business for Guvera was the 2m+ user database of Blinkbox.
Guvera announced in April that it had amassed more than 10m users worldwide – but it was unclear if these included ex-Blinkbox customers.
Following January's Blinkbox buyout, two executives emerged as leaders of the Guvera UK business: Michael de Vere, who became its MD, and Guvera Chief Commercial Officer Michael Wallis-Brown.
Wallis-Brown left the UK company in March, less than three months after the buyout.
Michael De Vere followed him out the door in May.


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Church Treasurer Sentenced to Six Years at Hard Labor
Treasurer wrote unauthorized checks to pay her own bills, showed no remorse.
State v. Bruce, 886 So.2d 636 (La. App. 2004)
Amy was the church treasurer of a church in Louisiana for four years. Each month she wrote unauthorized checks from the church's account to pay her insurance premiums. She also wrote monthly unauthorized checks to herself from the church's account. In most of these cases she forged a co-worker's signature on the checks. The total amount of the unauthorized checks was in excess of $79,000.
The state charged Amy with felony theft and forgery, but agreed to drop the forgery charge in return for her agreement to plead guilty to the theft charge. A court sentenced her to six years in a state penitentiary at hard labor. Amy was 58 years of age at the time of her sentencing. She claimed that she took church funds to pay her medical bills.
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Shields represents Broward in World Baseball Classic
By RICK DUTEAU
For Broward County's lone representative, Los Angeles Angels reliever Scot Shields, playing in the WBC had an even deeper meaning. Coming from a family that shares both a respect for the military and the country, and also a deep passion for baseball, the WBC represented an opportunity to pay tribute to everything the Shields stand for.
"He's living every kid's dream," said older brother, Tim, who a former college player who has coached the Northeast varsity baseball for the past three years. Shields' path to the major leagues and subsequently the WBC started with a high school career in which he pitched a total of 12 innings. In his two stints with the World Baseball Team, Shields has pitched more than half that many total innings. In one of his proudest moments, he replaced Roger Clemens during a WBC game in 2006.
Shields' success comes as no surprise to his family. His father, Mike, was a left-handed pitcher for the Minnesota Twins in the late 1960s, and his grandfather, Gene, pitched in the Chicago White Sox organization.
Tim was an All-County pitcher for Fort Lauderdale and also starred at Broward Community College and Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee, a tough Division II team in the South Conference. Behind it all is the boys' mother, Ida.
It was by a twist of luck or fate that Scot Shields got his first break. While Tim was a senior and taking his own shot at the pros, Scot earned a spot as a walk-on for BCC and began to focus on pitching.
"My mom kept calling to tease me that his arm was getting stronger and stronger and he was clocking near 90 miles per hour," Tim said. "Finally, I got a chance to see it for myself when he came out to visit me at school."
While Scot was impressing his big brother in a bullpen at the Lincoln Memorial practice field, an assistant coach happened by and took notice. Before Scot knew it, he was being offered the scholarship that would open up when Tim graduated after that year.
Shields, 6 feet 1 and 180 pounds, got his pro chance when he was the 1,137th player taken in the 1997 draft and was signed by Angels scout Tom Kotchman.
Since then, the kid who barely pitched in high school has set new standards for major-league relief pitching. He's averaged just under a strikeout per inning, and his 425 relief innings since 2004 are more than any other reliever in the league. He has recorded 31 holds in each of the past three seasons and has been the eighth-inning set-up man for the Angles since 2005.
In 2002, Shields was a part of the Angels' only World Series championship team. "He is one of a kind," said teammate John Lackey, in an interview with MLB.com on March 3.
Shields still talks regularly with his big brother on ways he can improve. Although he was an All-Region player his senior year, Tim never got his big-league shot. He found his second calling in law enforcement and coaching.
After college, Tim coached at Princeton for two years before becoming a cop. He even had a chance to coach his brother during a summer league and eventually joined the Northeast coaching staff six years ago.
Tim gets to live his childhood dreams vicariously through his younger brother and even joined him in Japan for an MLB All-Star Classic as a guest of Major League Baseball.
"It's tough having him on the West Coast," Tim said. "But I'll never forget the memory of watching him play catch with my 4-year-old son Trent at Dolphins Stadium [before the WBC game vs. the Netherlands]."
Playing in front of his family and friends later that night, Scot pitched a scoreless inning as part of a victory that staved off elimination and propelled the United States into the championship bracket.


Never too young…or old, to paddle board. Paddle Boarding the Gulf of Mexico.
Early this year, I was rather on the fence about planting a garden; uncertain whether or not we'd be heading on down the road to our next destination. Alas…it was not to be. We have grown more attached to our island home than we'd like to admit. And, naturally…me being a 'flower child' of the new-but-not-so-new generation, I had to carve out my special place in the world of tiny island gardens.
Following months and months of hard work…digging, renovating, re-arranging, designing and replanting, I feel like my little courtyard style garden is finally taking shape. Looking back to gardens-past, I feel like this is one of my best efforts; though I'm still not done. There's still more white pave stone to lay down…in-order to finish my circular patio, and more to plant; weeding and weeding some more.


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New Brunswick man searches for answers as father slowly deteriorates due to mysterious disease
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By Aya Al-Hakim Global News
Posted March 24, 2021 2:02 pm
Updated March 27, 2021 3:44 pm
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Steve Ellis with his father, Roger. Steve Ellis
A New Brunswick son is sharing his story about his family's health struggles in hopes of finding answers and signaling others who may have had similar experiences.
When Roger Ellis was first admitted to hospital in 2019 and had a seizure, he was misdiagnosed with epilepsy and given treatment.
The Bathurst, N.B., man has been going downhill health-wise ever since.
That's why for the past two years, his son Steve Ellis has been trying to find answers to what has been causing his 63-year-old father to deteriorate mentally and physically.
Roger Ellis.
"Everything about him has changed," said his son, who now lives in Nova Scotia. "He has repetitive speech. He paces a lot. Before his illness, he had sleep issues, but it was just like anyone who can't sleep every so often, but now it's amplified.
"Every so often we get a glimpse of dad or Roger. But it's few and far between."
The Ellis family resigned themselves to the fact that they would never know what Roger's illness is until he dies, but Steve said things might be different now after New Brunswick public health warned the public of a mysterious brain disease, which includes many of the symptoms Roger already has.
1:13 New Brunswick official comments on neurological disease detected in the province
In a Q&A with New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell on the mysterious brain disease, Russell said the symptoms of the disease include "rapidly progressing dementia; unexplained, significant weight loss; myoclonic, so that's a really tightening of the muscles; gait attacks, which means you're unco-ordinated, you look unsteady on your feet; and muscle atrophy, wasting of the muscles."
Symptoms of the condition are similar to those of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder, but not much else is known — including its source.
Steve said his father had every single symptom of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, but when he got tested the result came back negative.
Read more: New Brunswick Green leader seeks answers from minister on mysterious brain disease
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Roger has also been tested and misdiagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis and most recently with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
"After we got that diagnosis in March 2020, he started to stabilize, which is not consistent with PSP at all," said Steve.
There are currently 43 active cases of the mysterious brain disease in New Brunswick and the unknown syndrome hasn't been identified anywhere else in the country.
News of the disease first emerged through a March 5 memo from deputy chief medical officer of health Dr. Cristin Muecke to the province's various medical professionals. The memo asked anyone who suspects they may have come across a patient with the illness to refer them to a specialized clinic.
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"When I read (an article) about the memo coming out… instantly I was like, 'This is my dad,'" said Steve.
He says he then reached out to New Brunswick's public health multiple times by phone and email, but did not get a response.
Global News has also tried reaching out to New Brunswick public health about their lack of response to Steve, but there was no immediate comment.
Steve eventually reached out to Roger's family doctor who helped refer him to Moncton neurologist Dr. Alier Marrero, who is leading the investigation into the mysterious disease.
As of March 23, Steve said he has spoken with Marrero, who confirmed that he will look through his father's chart, but said he cannot confirm if Roger is one of the patients with the mysterious illness.
Read more: A Q&A with New Brunswick's top doctor on the mysterious brain disease
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This has given Steve some "cautious" hope.
"My dad has been sick now for almost two years. He gets an MRI every six months and it shows that the atrophy in his brain continues. It gives me hope in the sense that if they can figure out what caused it, they might be able to figure out how to treat it," Steve said.
"And obviously, I don't think it's going to reverse what's already the damage that's already been done. But maybe it'll slow the progression and we can have him for a little bit longer."
As Steve waits for Marrero's confirmation of his dad's case, he said the public deserves to know what's happening with this research and what kind of testing is being used.
"(The government, public health and some people) don't want people to be scared and to panic, but I think people need to because that's all we've been doing as a family," said Steve.
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He said he and his family wonder if this is genetic and if other members of the family will have it too down the line, which is a concern they have lived with for the last two years.
"If this is something that's environmental, we need to know… That's why I was trying to reach out to public health because I want to share my story with them," said Steve.
Russell has told Global News that Marrero "feels there's probably three different sources of possibilities. He is suggesting it could be from a food source, from a water source or an environmental source."
When asked about whether this is something New Brunswick should be concerned about, Russell said that if anyone notices these types of symptoms, it's best to get seen by a physician and make sure they get a referral to a neurologist.
"If we can find the etiology, if we can find the cause, then hopefully we can prevent it. So we have a lot of work ahead of us to put all this together and find out what the source is and what the cause is," Russell said.
On March 26, Ellis received an email from New Brunswick public health encouraging him "to contact his primary care provider who will share his information with public health after their initial clinical validation."
Ellis said he's not satisfied with their response and said he reached out New Brunswick Green Party Leader David Coon who agreed to bring up his dad's case at a meeting with public health next week.
Global News has also reached out to Marrero about his research, but has not yet received a response.
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Tippa, performing here in Brockwell Park must be like playing a home match for you?
Tippa Irie: "Yeah, it's a kind of homecoming and an absolute pleasure to be able to play here. I grew up around here, played football in this park, so it's a pleasure to come back and entertain the people I grew up with."
Everybody knows of your connection with Saxon Sound, but your earliest sound system experiences were with your father.
Tippa Irie: "Right, my dad had a sound called Musical Messiah and he used to organise little dances back in the day in the basement of our house. I used to go down there and hear him play records by people like U Roy, Big Youth, Tappa Zukie and so on and I wanted nothing more than to be like those guys. The first sound I checked after I left from under the wings of my father was King Tubby's (King Tubby's hi-fi, red.), which was run by a cousin (Cecil Rennie, red.) of the actual King Tubby in Jamaica. I was with them for about a year or two before Saxon captured me and I went over to Lewisham to join them."
What does Saxon Sound represent to you after all these years?
Tippa Irie: "It's the place where I started my career and it's always nice to be able to come back and do a couple of dances with them now and again."
You're one of the originators of what's called "speed rapping" or "fast talking". How and why did you come up with that style?
Tippa Irie: "That style was originally created by a guy called Peter King, who used to spar with us on Saxon. In Saxon, whenever someone used to come up with a creative idea, all the other mc's usually followed suit. Basically we just wanted to sound different from what was coming out of Jamaica, where you had people like Brigadier Jerry, Josey Wales and Charlie Chaplin doing their thing in a more laidback style. We also wanted to talk about our experiences in the UK and try to create something original."
Your debut album was called 'Is It really Happening To Me?'. In hindsight, was it really happening for you?
Tippa Irie: "At that time it was a blessing, you know; I was a young boy growing up in the community who got a break being able to play on sound systems so I could get my name out there. Then at one stage Greensleeves, a record label working with people like Clint Eastwood & General Saint, The Wailing Souls and so on, expressed interest. For me, this was a very exciting time, because I could hardly believe a record label would be interested in me and that's where the title of the album came from. 'Good To Have The Feeling You're The Best' got into the top ten in the Reggae Charts, 'Tippa Irie And The Cornell' reached number two and then 'Hello Darling' went all the way to number one of course. It was the perfect title for that album."
You're also known for crossing over into other styles and genres. Is that because you want to bring the reggae vibe into the mainstream or more because you're also into these other styles of music?
Tippa Irie: "Well, it's a bit of both really. I just see myself as a musician, so if someone plays me a track and I can feel it; it's easy for me to add a lyric to that. That's also what happened when I worked with the Black Eyed Peas on 'Hey Mama'; I felt that tune, so it was easy for me to come up with something creative. Whether it's punk rock, hip hop or dance, for me it's just work. It's all about feeding my family and paying the bills at the end of the month, but above all else it's about doing the thing I love most."
A dark page in your career was when you lost your sister, Miss Irie, a few years back. To cope with the loss, you dedicated an entire album to her, entitled 'I Miss'.
Tippa Irie: "My sister was an mc as well, so we were very close. I used to write lyrics for her and I try to continue that relationship through her kids now. I try to be there for them and support them the best way I can. They're all doing well at school and her eldest daughter has just finished university and is starting her first job. Their well-being has to be our priority now, but when you lose someone you've been so close to, it's only natural that every so often your mind wanders on what once was. I love her and miss her daily, but her memory lives on through her children and her music."
In 2005, Trojan Records released 'Hello Darling: The Best Of Tippa Irie' a best of compilation of your work. This year you released 'Stick To My Roots'. Is this like a fresh start, a new beginning for Tippa Irie?
Tippa Irie: "Definitely! This is the best album I've done so far and I'm really excited about it. I've worked with The Far East Band, which was an absolute pleasure. Basically they sent me the riddim tracks and I selected the ones I liked, wrote the lyrics and recorded them in my studio. The album is distributed by Cargo Records and for the first single 'Stick To My Roots' we've just finished shooting a video. I purposely avoided including any duets, because I wanted the album to clearly focus on myself."
You're also an artist that tries to give back to the community as well. I know you've done some music workshops in the past. Is that something you're still involved in?
Tippa Irie: "Occasionally, yes. I often get called by schools or youth clubs. Basically, what I do is set up two double decks and then I try to show the youths how to perform, how to present themselves on stage, how to connect to the audience and so on. For me it's always a pleasure to be able to do that. I also do the odd charity event here and there. With Dr. Ring Ding I went to Kenia recently to support the March Forth Kenia Kids organization (March Forth Kenya Kids uses music, education and the arts to enrich the lives of Kenyan youth living in less economically endowed areas, red.), for example. I try to give back what and where I can."


The California Raisins were an advertising campaign developed by the California Raisin Advisory Board. Chances are you remember them for their TV spots in the late 80s, in which the claymation Raisins sang hits like "I Heard it through the Grapevine". If you were really into them, which I was, you might recall the Claymation Christmas Celebration in 1987, their various studio albums, and the miniature rubber toys that accompanied. There was a Capcom video game for the NES called California Raisins: The Grape Escape. I never got that, but not for lack of trying.
I had the album pictured at right, in cassette form. No exaggeration here, it did not leave my Walkman for at least 8 months. My dad used to tell me I was going to turn into a California Raisin. In 1988 I was 12 years old, and we took a family vacation to Tarpon Springs, Florida to visit my grandparents. We went out to dinner one night at the Sponge Docks, and the restaurant featured a live dinner band playing requests. This was a low-key, dimly lit and fancy eatery, so most of their playlist and requests could be classified as "easy listening" (Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon, maybe some Spandau Ballet if you were lucky). The band made their way to our table and asked for a request. My father, in typical fashion, deferred to my mother and I, presumably because the only contemporary songs he knew were what was on his treadmill mix-tape (Never Surrender, Money for Nothing, Human).
It was one of the most enthralling but embarrassing moments of my life.
With California Raisins on the brain, I requested La Bamba. My father burst out laughing, expecting the band to poo-poo my choice. The guys were good sports though, and quickly changed gears from mellow to mariachi, honoring my request. It was one of the most enthralling but embarrassing moments of my life.
I had all three of the Raisins below from left to right, minus the guitarist. I had a fourth that wore blue sneakers and did not carry an instrument. As I recall, they were purchased at a neighborhood drug store. As I'd rather not recall, I built a homemade stage for them and played the tape on my dad's boombox (The Realistic model from Radio Shack) and pretended they were in concert. Ouch.
Great memories from a real fun ad campaign and phenomenom!
We can see and feel just how much craft, love and dedication came from these claymation creation and their music. It's clear that the gents involved didn't toss it as a cheap ploy and put work at every step, giving us great childhood memories and introduction to Motwon with, when you think a it, a completely zany concept.
That's awesome! Thanks for the comment, by the way.
Yes, Pixar seems to have captured that same emotional and sentimental feeling you mentioned. Their movies go so far beyond just being an animated film, they get you to think, feel, and remember them- they really become a part of you!


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Q: CSS/JS : How to Retrieve a numerical value from a CSS property in JS and modify it? I've tried looking around but was not able to find a clear/easy answer.
Let's say I want to retrieve some value (size) in px for a CSS style sheet like this :
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  width: 150px;
  height: 150px;
  background-color: #f00;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
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But it returns a string. I'd like to modify the value in px dynamically with JS. Is there a better way or should I create a substring, then convert it to a number?
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But the result on my page is not at all functional.

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A: I found the solution. Declaring the variables before the function but not inside the function did make my result responsive!
I played around with position and scopes of those newly called variables, and I was finally able to make what I want work. I'll also add some of my code.
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Initially, I was putting my declaration of my variable
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    const height = block.clientHeight;

Inside of the function. This causes my page not to be really responsive, but caused some "delay" in the adjustments. When I did put these declarations outside of the function, before, it did work properly.
    // This solution works next 3 lines. only setting CONST works. Retrieves number value.
    // let square = block.getBoundingClientRect();
    // const height = square.height;
    // const width = square.width;

    // This solution. Needs to be outside of the function. Works with either let or const
    // let width = block.offsetWidth;
    // let height = block.offsetHeight;

// This way also works, only if outside of the function
    const width = block.clientWidth;
    const height = block.clientHeight;

All of the above works if called before the function but not inside.
Thank you for your help!

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Substandard Care Causes Pressure Sore That Leaves Man Bed-Bound
Clinical Negligence Solicitor Andrew Bowman has helped his client, David Palfrey, to make a claim for the substandard care that he received whilst at Torbay Hospital in 2011. The care was so poor that David developed a serious pressure sore, leaving him bed-bound for around two years.
David Palfrey was left paralysed below the waist due to previous medical negligence involved following a motorbike accident in the 1980s. Despite this, he enjoyed an active and independent life with his wife, Mavis, who provided some care to her husband.
David and his wife were both aware that, as a paraplegic, David is at an increased risk of developing pressure sores, so both took precautions to avoid them. In over 20 years, David never experienced a pressure sore.
On 28 April 2011, David was admitted to Torbay Hospital to investigate problems he was having in relation to a heart condition he had been diagnosed with the year before. Due to his paralysis, he was placed on a pressure relieving mattress in the hospital, in order to try to prevent pressure sores.
Whilst in hospital, the ward was struck by a stomach bug and the ward was closed, so his wife was not able to visit and help to provide the care that he needed. David recalls that the nursing staff seemed very busy with lots of sick patients having severe diarrhoea, including David himself. During this period, David found himself messing the bed, and was often left in the dirty bed for long periods of time.
Negligence In Care
The pressure relieving mattress made it hard for David to manoeuvre himself and he doesn't recall the staff ever repositioning him, other than when changing his bedding and sitting him up for meals. Matters were made worse when on 4th May, his mattress started to deflate. An alarm went off indicating that there was a fault with the mattress but the nurse on duty merely turned the alarm off.
Despite a number of bedding changes the staff did not notice that the bed was deflating. David alerted the staff but he was still left on the deflating matters for some time. The mattress was so flat that the metal frame was pressing into him.
Staff tried re-setting the mattress several times without success, but David believes that they did not understand how the mattress worked. Eventually David was moved to an ordinary bed, but again, was not repositioned through the night. The following day the hospital staff managed to replace the pressure relieving mattress and he remained on this until his discharge on 6 May 2011.
Development Of Problems
Once home, David immediately noticed that the skin on his buttock did not feel right. His wife noticed that it was white and was leaking fluid when pressed. A district nurse visited a few days later who advised that it was pressure sore. The sore got worse and left a hole about 2 inches deep in his buttock.
David was referred to a plastic surgeon but was told that surgery would not work because he would not heal well due to his paraplegia. He then underwent Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy for 12 months, to assist the healing, and his sore remained unhealed for over 2 years.
As a result of having this open wound, David contracted several infections of the wound and has remained on antibiotics since he left Torbay Hospital. Due to the position of the sore, David was bed-bound and unable to use his wheel chair as he could not sit down. He has had to remain lying down so cannot go out and enjoy shopping, cooking and days out with his wife, as he used to. He had booked a cruise to Hawaii but had to cancel it as he knew he would not be able to travel.
Vulnerable To Further Injury
Over two years later, David's pressure sore has almost healed and he is now able to get out of bed and into his wheelchair for a few hours per day several days per week. However, it is likely that his sore may take much longer to heal further, and he is now extremely vulnerable to suffering further damage to this area, particularly when transferring into his wheelchair. He has also suffered injury to his shoulder due to the prolonged period of bed rest resting on it which has made matters worse as this makes it more difficult to transfer into his wheelchair, which he used to do independently.
All this has left David very depressed. What is more upsetting for David is that he has required surgery for his heart condition but he has been unable to undergo this because of the open would. He also has great concerns for the future, as once the wound does finally heal, he will have a lot scar tissue which will affect how long he can sit for.
Interim Payments Received
Andrew Bowman from Irwin Mitchell's Bristol office represented David and helped gather evidence to prove that Torbay Hospital had been negligent and caused his pressure sore. A safeguarding strategy meeting at South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust agreed that it was most likely the sore developed when the mattress deflated. David also strongly believes that the staff's failure to reposition him regularly and leaving him in a dirty bed for long periods of time also contributed.
Although this case is still ongoing, the NHS Trust has admitted liability and Andrew has therefore been able to get £10,000 for David as an interim payment until the case settles. This payment is intended for David to put a rehabilitation and care regime in place to help his recovery and enable him to regain some of the quality of life he enjoyed before.
If you or a loved one has been neglected whilst in a Hospital which resulted in Pressure Sores, our Hospital Negligence Solicitors could help you to claim compensation. See our Pressure Sores Claims page for more information.