ToaKraka
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ToaKraka
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1d ago
Click on the link that looks like a speech bubble near the upper right corner of the page.
ToaKraka
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2d ago
The "firehose" view makes getting an overview of all the active discussions easy. But reading everything seems unnecessary.
>be me
>interested in reading cases where US citizens (not aliens) are prosecuted for marriage fraud
>PACER's search function is useless
>GovInfo and RECAP's search functions return mostly false positives
>a Westlaw subscription would cost 100 $/mo
>try to hire four different "legal researchers" (who I assume are paralegals) on Fiverr for up to 30 $ with a simple query: "I would like the docket numbers for the last twenty convictions of citizens (not aliens) for 8 USC 1325(c) (marriage fraud). I assume that such information is available through legal subscription services."
>they all flake out without explanation (and without asking for more money)
Can the lawyer denizens of this website explain to me why this is so difficult? Am I underestimating the billable hours that would be required for this seemingly simple search even with the fancy tools of Westlaw/Lexis/whatever? Am I really obligated to hire a lawyer at 200 or 400 $/h for the privilege of knowing which files I should download from PACER?
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3d ago
I personally draw plan and elevation views, on the basis of the IRC, the IPMC, and ICC A117.1.
(1) 17 miles (27 km)
(2) I'm not sure what a "bespoke suit shop" is.
(3) I'm not sure how I would search for that. Also, it's my understanding that most farms near me are "preserved" (heavily subsidized by the state government), so the question may not even be meaningful for me in the first place.
(4) 4 miles (6 km)
(5) 6 miles (10 km)
(6) 43 miles (69 km)
ToaKraka
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5d ago
If you're in Thailand, you might as well take advantage of the legality of marijuana!
It was recriminalized a month ago.
Late on Tuesday, Thailand's health ministry issued an order prohibiting the sale of cannabis for recreational use and making it mandatory for any retail purchase to require a doctor's prescription.
The new rules will come into effect once they are published in the Royal Gazette, which could happen within days.
ToaKraka
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5d ago
That doesn't and hasn't really happened in the US
Operation Choke Point? Kiwi Farms?
ToaKraka
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5d ago
I don't have a creative bone in my body, but I can read the codes well enough to put together crushingly boring designs in infinite variety. Presumably a person capable of reading the DSM would fare no worse.
ToaKraka
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6d ago
However you want. Let the voters decide which style is best. (As long as compliance with codes is determinable.)
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6d ago
Despite having already signed a contract to have a custom house built, I remain obsessed with designing houses. On Monday, I managed to get my coworkers to participate in a house-design contest by offering prizes for the winners (a one-ounce silver coin for first place, half-ounce for second, and quarter-ounce for third). Is anybody interested in having a contest on this website as well?
ToaKraka
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6d ago
According to both English Wikipedia and Japanese Wikipedia, light novels may have some manga-style illustrations but are not full manga.
I'm not well acquainted with light novels, but Durarara was adapted from its original light-novel format to a manga as well as to an anime, so maybe you saw an image of the manga.
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6d ago
can anyone explain to me the difference between manga and light novels? They seem the same, as they are both comics
I'm a bit confused on where to get into Gundam
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Of the three core Universal Century series: The original Mobile Suit Gundam has intolerably bad animation; Zeta Gundam is peak; and Gundam ZZ insults the viewer by failing to become good until almost literally the halfway point (episode 23 of 47). But starting with Zeta Gundam while having zero knowledge of the background provided in MSG probably would be a bad idea. I dunno, maybe watch the MSG compilation movies, or play the MSG campaign in an emulated Dynasty Warriors Gundam game (which is how I got into the franchise, sans emulation).
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Gundam X is pretty good.
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G Gundam and Build Fighters aren't really the same genre as the rest of the franchise, but still are quite fun. (The other Build Fighters and Build Divers series are not nearly as fun, IMO.)
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It's been a while since I tried watching Gundam Wing, Turn A Gundam ,Gundam SEED, and Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans, but IIRC I didn't like them much.
ToaKraka
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6d ago
That visibility seems pretty good to me. Remember that you're looking out only for cars that suddenly start moving after being stopped at the stop line, not for fast-moving cars. Also, note that the 55-mi/h road is NJ 54, while Jackson Road, at which you're looking, has a posted speed of 45 mi/h.
ToaKraka
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6d ago
There does not appear to be vision-blocking vegetation at this particular intersection.
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6d ago
That law was part of the jury charge as well. See p. 16 of the PDF.
Incorrect (in this state).
NJ Statutes tit. 39 ch. 4 § 105:
Amber, or yellow, when shown alone following green[,] means traffic[ is] to stop before entering the intersection or nearest crosswalk, unless when the amber appears the vehicle or street car is so close to the intersection that with suitable brakes it cannot be stopped in safety.
Nothing is said about exiting the intersection before the light turns red.
§ 67:
No vehicle or street car shall be permitted by the owner or driver thereof to so occupy a street as to interfere with or interrupt the passage of other street cars or vehicles, nor shall the driver of a vehicle or street car drive such vehicle or street car into an intersection if preceding traffic prevents immediate clearance of the intersection.
That means a motorist must exit the intersection before any other light turns green, not before his light turns red. A traffic signal normally will have an all-red clearance interval of two or three seconds, so the difference between these two definitions is far from negligible.
ToaKraka
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6d ago
I wasn't aware there were states which didn't require the driver to stop at a yellow.
Both New Jersey and Wisconsin require a motorist approaching a yellow light to stop if he can do so safely. However, this overview of state laws appears to indicate that there are quite a few states that do not have this requirement.
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6d ago
Let's say you're walking to your workplace or your university class or your school and you see, purposely avoiding anything like a bumper sticker or T-shirt that makes any more clearly identifiable statement or symbol:
- A man or woman with dyed blue hair
- A man or woman with a mohawk
These appearance choices are not ugly (in my personal aesthetic opinion), but unfortunately at this point they are strongly linked to objectionable opinions, so I am forced to assume that the person has those opinions.
- A man or woman with a septum piercing
- A man wearing sagging pants that show his underwear
This appearance choice is both ugly (in my personal aesthetic opinion) and linked to objectionable opinions.
- A man wearing suspenders
- A man wearing no suspenders, no belt, and wearing tight pants (this was me in high school)
- A woman wearing suspenders
A somewhat weird person who likes outdated fashion and refuses to bow to modern sensibilities
- A man with golden teeth
A person with dental hygiene bad enough that he lost an entire tooth
- A white man or woman with dreadlocks
This appearance choice is ugly (in my personal aesthetic opinion) but not linked to objectionable opinions.
- A man chewing tobacco
- A woman chewing tobacco
An addict
Or perhaps we could change the context of how you're seeing this person. Let's say you work at a gas station or other commonly-visited public-facing third place and you see people:
I think this example is too location-specific to be useful.
The jury was perfectly entitled to conclude that a non-negligent driver (1) would have stopped at the yellow light rather than trying to get through it or (2) would have tried to avoid hitting Christopher by braking rather than by swerving without braking.
Entering an intersection on a yellow light is legal (in this state). But failing to brake when you have a yellow light and someone else illegally runs a red light in front of you may count as negligence.
Also, in this case, Russell specifically admitted that he didn't even consider whether he could safely stop at the yellow light.
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