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Thanks for cleaning that up, snakeweasel. Like I said, I haven't followed the case that closely - but I do remember the verdict being overturned. But wasn't she found not guilty at the second trial? Why else would she have been released to return to the U.S.?
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Bwia, what evidence makes you so sure she is guilty?
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I haven't followed the case that much either, but I do not recall a not guilty verdict. But I may be wrong.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
You are a very meticulous researcher to notice that. Just my opinion, but the facts he states ring true...as far as I am concerned-they are the same facts stated in other articles. He may be biased...and I am sure he is...but facts are facts. And, there isn't enough solid evidence to convict in a civilized judicial system. So, I think, although the writer may be prejudiced, the article is fair.
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snakeweasel But she wasn't found not guilty, she was found guilty and an appeals court overturned that verdict, she was then retried on those charges.
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It's a bit of a moot point since "Double Jeopardy" is an American phenomenon, does not apply in Italy.
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It is not strictly an American phenomenon as other countries have laws against double jeopardy. The reality of it is that we really don't have it here in the United States since people have been tried for crimes they have been acquited of. All they do is repackage the crime and/or have a different juristiction prosecute the case.
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That is very true....repackage the case or take it to another jurisdiction to get around the "Double Jeopardy" rule. However, it seems DJ is occuring less in other countries;
. Similarly, while most European Union and Commonwealth countries have basic double jeopardy protections, there has been movement in recent years to grant exceptions in cases where the interests of justice demand it, such as proof that the accused perjured himself in trial or finding of major new evidence that makes guilt clear
outsidethebeltway.com/amanda-knox-and-double-jeopardy/
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The danger in that is that it basically puts all in danger of double jeopardy where the government could concivably find a number or reasons where the interests of justice "demand it".
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Several weeks ago, I had mentioned that my Rolex usually runs about a minute fast each month and had the watch sent to Rolex in New York for calibrating several times as it was under warranty.
I could not locate the response quote where one of our poster friends suggested changing the position of the watch - because the timing is set via the chronometer in several positions.
Well, instead of laying the watch flat on my dest each night, I started laying it on its side with the stem at 12:00 o'clock. THAT DID THE TRICK! My watch has not gained nor lost more than a few seconds in several weeks.
SO, THANKS TO "WHOEVER IT WAS" who suggested I do that!
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What's with the new mean all black Chrysler minivan?
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I am pretty sure that was Snake....I was the one who suggested you buy a Timex.
(if you know what I mean)
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@driver100
I think it's the Anniversary Edition
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Thanks SNAKEWEASEL, and you too driver for suggesting the Timex.
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It's for northern drivers who want to make sure their municipality is using enough salt in the winter.
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Sir, I haven't any. But the Italian Chief Justice who presided over the case says there is compelling and irrefutable evidence to support the guilty verdict and he will release it soon. So stay tuned, but meanwhile, read this and you can come to no other conclusion but guilty: http://themurderofmeredithkercher.com/Main_Page
Yes, there are some pretty bad looking cars around here and my Genny was one of the worst. The temp here was 53 F yesterday so I took the opportunity to get the salt off of it. It was the worst I had ever seen it look since I got it in '09. The car had White all over it and the rear end was almost entirely White. Not anymore, I broke out the hose (no bucket or sponge) and it is now back to its original color (Cabernet Red Pearl). That wax I'm using is doing a great job. Not only did the spray from the hose knock the salt and dirt off, when I felt for grit it felt almost as good as when I waxed the car getting it ready for Winter back in September.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
@jmonroe
We have started taking our cars to the car wash once a month in the winter. It seems the chemical being used now eats at rubber, so it's important to get it removed.
It could be coincidence, but last year I started taking the Explorer to the touchless in the winter, and have not had any seal leaks. After 2 the winters before that, I had 3. The car wash is definitely cheaper than repairing the leaks.
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I've hated that Punxsutawney animal often through the years. I'm tired of winter.
Time for him to predict SPRING.
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bwia...kind of tough to view the Wiki link as credible. The courts instructed to consider only the evidence that makes a guilty verdict plausible. Plus, some of that evidence seems pretty far fetched.
No wonder Knox won't go back to Italy. One way or another, they're going to come up with a convoluted way to convict her (again).
You are most welcome. I am glad it works.
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Not sure but back a few decades ago Ford produced a few all white cars, the Taurus I think, where even the badges where white. No other color was on the car except for the tires. I really did look nice.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Really? We have centuries of scientific knowledge of weather and how to predict it million dollar computers with massive computing power, sensitive measuring equipment including satellites measuring and recoding weather in incredible detail tracking even the smallest trends and we look at a woodchuck and the odds that it's sunny out or not at the instant he is taken out of a box for weather forecasts?
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jmonroe, would you have bought the Genny if the color was called dark red instead of Cabernet Pearl ?
I've been alternately amused and depressed for decades over the bizarre names that those who must be respected apply to colors. It's not just cars; it extends to house paint, upholstery and who knows what else. It must work -- PT Barnum and all that.
Ah, the little rodent is wrong more than he is right;
Of these 117 predictions on record so far, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted an "early spring" 16 times (13.7%). As to his accuracy, according to the StormFax Weather Almanac and records kept since 1887, Phil's predictions have been correct 39% of the time
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Phil should have declared himself a psychic on Oprah with a record that good.
GG, good remarks...right on. Bwia's article sounds good, but these two articles clearly explain why Knox should be "found not guilt". A difference from being found innocent.....there basically is no direct proof, and very little if any circumstancial proof.
cnn.com/2014/01/31/opinion/burleigh-amanda-knox-verdict/
businessinsider.com/why-amanda-knox-is-innocent-2014-1
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"Phil should have declared himself a psychic on Oprah with a record that good."
When I was a boy, both my brother and I were invited to visit a great uncle of mine who lived in Punksatawny PA to celebrate Groundhog Day. We boarded a train with my mom and arrived on Punksatawny the day before Groundhog Day. The next morning at sunrise we were witnesses to "Phil's" prediction - more winter and a late spring.
My memories of the trip a very vivid. Back in the 1950's, the Punksatawnians took this bit of folklore quite seriously based on the interviews the press conducted right there at the edge of town. I don't know how seriously they take Phil's predictions today, but we must remember one over-riding bit of information!
IF IT WERE NOT FOR GROUNDHOG DAY, not many people would have any idea where Punksatawny was except for folks like the Jmonroe's of the world who live not far from this town in western Pennsylvania.
Have you ever been there jmonroe? Not much to talk about 364 days a year, is it?
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not many people would have any idea where Punksatawny was except for folks like the Jmonroe's of the world who live not far from this town in western Pennsylvania.
At least Ohio has more practical things to worry about than groundhogs. We have the Buzzards of Hinckley, Ohio. ( No, not my exstep mother-in-law, :grin.) Real buzzards.
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Well at least you don't have this:
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@imidazol97 said: "At least Ohio has more practical things to worry about than groundhogs. We have the Buzzards of Hinckley"
You've all heard of "one hit wonders", haven't you? Well these are all one event wonders for totally unknown places!
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Our local ground hog at the Museum of Natural History did NOT see his shadow. So welcome SPRING. Those of you on the Punxsutawny Phil calendar, enjoy the rest of your winter. I'm tired of winter.
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I think I just barfed my dinner. But, i did actually read about that particular festival and people thought they were real delicacies....I think I have to go again......................
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I drive by that place a couple of times a year and every time I say to myself that I have to go to that festival. There are others around the country but that one is supposed to be the oldest,
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You know what....I am not one bit envious.
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Imid....I've lived in OH nearly all my life. And, that's the first I heard of Hinckley.
I need to get out more.
Driver wrote: Similarly, while most European Union and Commonwealth countries have basic double jeopardy protections
Myth: Italy does not have a double jeopardy law
Not true. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) states (in the optional Seventh Protocol, Article Four): "No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again in criminal proceedings under the jurisdiction of the same State for an offence for which he or she has already been finally acquitted or convicted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of that State."[23] An important word in this article is "final": in Italy and other countries that allow appeals, the conviction or acquittal is not considered "final" until all appeals have been heard. Italy is a signatory to the ECHR, including the optional Seventh protocol.[24] This has been incorporated into the Italian Criminal Procedure Code as Article 649.[25]
Source: http://themurderofmeredithkercher.com/Myths_debunked
Driver wrote: Similarly, while most European Union and Commonwealth countries have basic double jeopardy protections
Myth: Italy does not have a double jeopardy law
Not true. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) states (in the optional Seventh Protocol, Article Four): "No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again in criminal proceedings under the jurisdiction of the same State for an offence for which he or she has already been finally acquitted or convicted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of that State."[23] An important word in this article is "final": in Italy and other countries that allow appeals, the conviction or acquittal is not considered "final" until all appeals have been heard. Italy is a signatory to the ECHR, including the optional Seventh protocol.[24] This has been incorporated into the Italian Criminal Procedure Code as Article 649.[25]
Source: http://themurderofmeredithkercher.com/Myths_debunked
Strange, I posted this yesterday and it only appears today as a double posting.
posting.
quadruple posting you mean.
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I think he is trying to make a point!
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Earlier in the day while we were out doing some shopping I took Mrs. j’s Subie through the touch less place near us that has 2 bays. I was about 4 th in line so the wait for me was not too bad. I‘m glad I pulled in when I did because there were 9 cars lined up behind me as I was pulling into one of the bays. I would not have waited in that long of a line, because as I said in an earlier post, it was 53 F here on Saturday so doing the garden hose spray-off thing in the driveway was no big deal for me.
As for the salt thing, around here when the temps are low they use calcium chloride vs. the garden variety table salt (sodium chloride) and yes the calcium chloride is very bad for a car because it eats metal much faster than sodium chloride but I didn’t know it was bad for rubber type products like the seals you have had problems with but I’ll take your word for it since you have seen it firsthand.
I’m pretty sure I mentioned this before. A friend of mine has a brother who is in some level of management for a large supplier of truck parts here in PA and he has heard from trucking companies about their 16 wheelers that have lost brake lines in just a couple years along with just about everything else due to calcium chloride and that includes the straps that hold the fuel tanks in place. I drive the PA Pike every day and that comment has me very leary of the older trucks that have flapping panels on them. I’ve seen a few things that semis have lost but I've never seen a dropped gas tank and I don’t want to either.
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'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
Probably not. Dark red is not enough of an upscale description to suit my tastes. Furthermore, Mrs. j likes that color. Like I have said before, because of that color I had her convinced that getting the Genny was her idea and I was just an innocent bystander.
jmonroe
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Once again, I had trouble logging in to this site. Thanks to Keith (Imidazol) and Kirstie, I am now back in focus. I had forgotten my password and was making it longer than it needed to be. Yes, I agree. I'm beginning to slip a little in my old age. I can't thank Keith enough for always trying to keep me straight. He's a super guy.
I may not be around as much for a while. My brother-in-law was diagnosed last week with Stage 4 cancer. It has spread rapidly within the last month, from the kidneys to the liver and spine. He was feeling fine until he returned from Dubai after Christmas from visiting his son (my nephew) and his two grandchildren. He complained with back and hip pain just before returning home. A visit to the doctor revealed what was happening. My brother-in-law is 82 but jogged each day, watched his diet, and enjoyed his medical practice. We are still reeling from the shock. He and my sister (age 75) saw their last patients last Tuesday. I'm helping my sister with details on closing the practice, making some final arrangements for my brother-in-law, comforting my nephew and niece, etc. Also, my brother-in-law wants to visit their Florida home one more time. My wife and I are going to take them down there in about a week. We'll stay a few days and then bring him back for some treatments. The treatments are only to relieve some of the up coming pain. There is no possible cure at this point. If we're lucky, he has 3 or 4 months on the optimistic side. Our main goal at this point is to make him happy and keep him comfortable. Thanks for allowing me to share this. It helps to vent, especially when you have to be brave for your family.
Richard
Nope, and unless it’s at gunpoint, I ain’t getting up that early for no rodent; especially on a weekend.
jmonroe
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Richard...That is a very tough situation that you are going through right now. This is another thing that we share. A fellow worker has this same thing with his 82 year old Father.
All the best for pain relief for you BIL.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
The really bad thing that happens in the South at times is the ice---as in Atlanta last week. It's not an inch or two of snow that gets us in trouble; it's the ice. Here last week, the storm began with ice from 4 PM - 10 PM on Tuesday. From 10 PM until 6 AM on Wednesday it snowed about 4 inches. What we often forget is that we can't take off in 4 inches of snow when it's packed on top of 4 inches of ice. Still, we were blessed; we didn't lose our power which often happens here in the South. As usual, bread and milk were the top grocery store sellers.
Richard