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Inmate dies after meth-laden kiss; girlfriend gets 2 years
NYPOST
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman whose inmate boyfriend died from a meth-laden kiss after a prison visit was sentenced to two years behind bars Tuesday on a drug conspiracy charge.
Melissa Ann Blair and Anthony Powell shared a long kiss at the end of a visit last year at the Oregon State Penitentiary and she passed seven tiny balloons filled with methamphetamine into his mouth. Two of the balloons ruptured in Powell’s stomach a short time later and he died of methamphetamine toxicity, prosecutors have said.
U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez said Blair’s actions were part of a scheme devised by Powell and others to get drugs inside the prison. There was a dispute as to whether Blair participated of her own free will, but Powell shared responsibility for his own death, Hernandez said.
“It was tragic and sad but he shares responsibility for what happened,” the judge said.
The 41-year-old was serving a life sentence for aggravated murder in the stabbing death of his mother-in-law, according to court records.
Besides two years in federal prison, the judge also ordered Blair, 46, to complete three years of post-release supervision and participate in drug treatment and mental health programs.
She did not make a statement in court. Her sister, who attended the hearing, declined to comment.
Blair felt coerced by Powell even though he was behind bars, her attorney, John Ransom, said outside court. She used methamphetamine but was not addicted, he said.
“It was a very Svengali-type situation where he had total control over her life,” Ransom said. “She had to do whatever he said.”
Powell’s close friend, Brandy Pokovich, attended the hearing and said she became pen pals with him after he wrote to her husband — a former inmate — and she replied to him instead. Over a dozen years, Pokovich said, they formed a deep bond through letters, phone calls and visits.
She called herself Powell’s “sister by choice” and believed he felt remorse for his crime, she told the judge.
“Now, because of the choices that were made, I no longer can pick up the phone and hear his voice, I can’t go on a visit and see his big cheesy smile and get the best hug in the world,” she said in a victim impact statement.
“He was not just an inmate. He was a very loved and cared-for person who had a family that would always be there no matter what,” she said.
Outside court, Pokovich said she helped Powell find girlfriends by using her social media accounts and introduced him to Blair.
Four other defendants in the case, like Blair, have pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge and will be sentenced in the coming weeks.
NYPOST
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman whose inmate boyfriend died from a meth-laden kiss after a prison visit was sentenced to two years behind bars Tuesday on a drug conspiracy charge.
Melissa Ann Blair and Anthony Powell shared a long kiss at the end of a visit last year at the Oregon State Penitentiary and she passed seven tiny balloons filled with methamphetamine into his mouth. Two of the balloons ruptured in Powell’s stomach a short time later and he died of methamphetamine toxicity, prosecutors have said.
U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez said Blair’s actions were part of a scheme devised by Powell and others to get drugs inside the prison. There was a dispute as to whether Blair participated of her own free will, but Powell shared responsibility for his own death, Hernandez said.
“It was tragic and sad but he shares responsibility for what happened,” the judge said.
The 41-year-old was serving a life sentence for aggravated murder in the stabbing death of his mother-in-law, according to court records.
Besides two years in federal prison, the judge also ordered Blair, 46, to complete three years of post-release supervision and participate in drug treatment and mental health programs.
She did not make a statement in court. Her sister, who attended the hearing, declined to comment.
Blair felt coerced by Powell even though he was behind bars, her attorney, John Ransom, said outside court. She used methamphetamine but was not addicted, he said.
“It was a very Svengali-type situation where he had total control over her life,” Ransom said. “She had to do whatever he said.”
Powell’s close friend, Brandy Pokovich, attended the hearing and said she became pen pals with him after he wrote to her husband — a former inmate — and she replied to him instead. Over a dozen years, Pokovich said, they formed a deep bond through letters, phone calls and visits.
She called herself Powell’s “sister by choice” and believed he felt remorse for his crime, she told the judge.
“Now, because of the choices that were made, I no longer can pick up the phone and hear his voice, I can’t go on a visit and see his big cheesy smile and get the best hug in the world,” she said in a victim impact statement.
“He was not just an inmate. He was a very loved and cared-for person who had a family that would always be there no matter what,” she said.
Outside court, Pokovich said she helped Powell find girlfriends by using her social media accounts and introduced him to Blair.
Four other defendants in the case, like Blair, have pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge and will be sentenced in the coming weeks.
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'Self-taught rocket scientist' to launch himself into the sky to prove the earth is flat
A man who describes himself as a ‘self taught-rocket scientist’ is planning to blast himself into the sky in an attempt to prove that astronauts lied about the Earth being round.
‘Mad’ Mike Hughes is planning to soar to 1,800 feet (550 metres) above the Mojave desert in his homemade rocket, travelling at a speed of 500mph.
The flight, which is set to take place this weekend, is the first step in Mr Hughes’ ultimate plan of getting 10 miles high to prove that the Earth is disc-shaped.
The project has cost him $20,000, including the cost of constructing a steam-powered rocket from scrap parts and the purchase of a motor home which he has constructed into a ramp for the launch of the rocket.
‘It’s scary as hell, but none of us are getting out of this world alive. I like to do extraordinary things that no one else can do, and no one in the history of mankind has designed, built and launched himself in his own rocket’, said Mr Hughes.
‘I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula. ‘
Mr Hughes previously launched a rocket in January 2014, travelling 1374 feet, before the huge toll of the G-force meant that he needed three days to recover.
His latest rocket has been constructed at the ‘Rocket Ranch’ in Apple Valley, California.
On the morning of the launch, Mr Hughes will heat up approximately 70 gallons of water in a stainless steel tank and then blast off between 2pm and 3pm.
He plans to travel a mile high before pulling two parachutes, with the flight televised on his YouTube channel .
*pictures in the link.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/self-taught-rocket-scientist-launch-sky-prove-earth-flat-111918838.html
A man who describes himself as a ‘self taught-rocket scientist’ is planning to blast himself into the sky in an attempt to prove that astronauts lied about the Earth being round.
‘Mad’ Mike Hughes is planning to soar to 1,800 feet (550 metres) above the Mojave desert in his homemade rocket, travelling at a speed of 500mph.
The flight, which is set to take place this weekend, is the first step in Mr Hughes’ ultimate plan of getting 10 miles high to prove that the Earth is disc-shaped.
The project has cost him $20,000, including the cost of constructing a steam-powered rocket from scrap parts and the purchase of a motor home which he has constructed into a ramp for the launch of the rocket.
‘It’s scary as hell, but none of us are getting out of this world alive. I like to do extraordinary things that no one else can do, and no one in the history of mankind has designed, built and launched himself in his own rocket’, said Mr Hughes.
‘I know about aerodynamics and fluid dynamics and how things move through the air, about the certain size of rocket nozzles, and thrust. But that’s not science, that’s just a formula. ‘
Mr Hughes previously launched a rocket in January 2014, travelling 1374 feet, before the huge toll of the G-force meant that he needed three days to recover.
His latest rocket has been constructed at the ‘Rocket Ranch’ in Apple Valley, California.
On the morning of the launch, Mr Hughes will heat up approximately 70 gallons of water in a stainless steel tank and then blast off between 2pm and 3pm.
He plans to travel a mile high before pulling two parachutes, with the flight televised on his YouTube channel .
*pictures in the link.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/self-taught-rocket-scientist-launch-sky-prove-earth-flat-111918838.html
LMAO at steam powered rocket!either the guy is retarded or its fake.cause I sure hope no one is that stupid
LMAO!that guy is a dick trying to to get "donations" from lefty snowflakes.what a scammer.how is he gonna prove the earth is flat with a camera?
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Wow that's nuts...
He can do it with his hydrogen firecracker but that he explodes or that he survives, in everything the cases his disappointment will be great ...
It is not any more really a virtuous circle but that can shoot too.
But now if somebody know where is the bookie, that is da question !
He can do it with his hydrogen firecracker but that he explodes or that he survives, in everything the cases his disappointment will be great ...
It is not any more really a virtuous circle but that can shoot too.
But now if somebody know where is the bookie, that is da question !
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Charles Manson memorial doughnut draws disapproval from non-murdering public
Charles Manson memorial doughnut draws disapproval from non-murdering public
Serial killer fandom is one of those bizarre things I’ll never wrap my head around. But perhaps folks who rock Charles Manson socks (yep, this is a thing) or John Wayne Gacy t-shirts were the target audience of Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut’s this week, when they decided to create a memorial doughnut for the racist who ordered the murders of five people. As for the general non-murdering public, not so much.
The ultra-popular PDX doughnut shop has previously honored the late and great Tom Petty and Fats Domino. And their Prince tribute doughnuts nearly broke the internet. But the general reaction was “WTF” when this horror show popped up on their Instagram and Twitter feeds Monday (it’s since been deleted, but y’all know how and when to screenshot):
After tweeting a photo of the doughnut with #CharlesManson, Voodoo quickly followed up with “*Not celebrating. Villains die too.” But it was too late, and Twitter reacted swiftly and fiercely.
You would think as they were drawing the X instead of a swastika in frosting on the thing, it would have raised some red flags. But, nah.
All social media references have since been deleted by Voodoo. No word on who ate the murderous doughnuts, or whether they ended up in the trash where Manson belongs.
Charles Manson memorial doughnut draws disapproval from non-murdering public
Serial killer fandom is one of those bizarre things I’ll never wrap my head around. But perhaps folks who rock Charles Manson socks (yep, this is a thing) or John Wayne Gacy t-shirts were the target audience of Portland’s Voodoo Doughnut’s this week, when they decided to create a memorial doughnut for the racist who ordered the murders of five people. As for the general non-murdering public, not so much.
The ultra-popular PDX doughnut shop has previously honored the late and great Tom Petty and Fats Domino. And their Prince tribute doughnuts nearly broke the internet. But the general reaction was “WTF” when this horror show popped up on their Instagram and Twitter feeds Monday (it’s since been deleted, but y’all know how and when to screenshot):
After tweeting a photo of the doughnut with #CharlesManson, Voodoo quickly followed up with “*Not celebrating. Villains die too.” But it was too late, and Twitter reacted swiftly and fiercely.
You would think as they were drawing the X instead of a swastika in frosting on the thing, it would have raised some red flags. But, nah.
All social media references have since been deleted by Voodoo. No word on who ate the murderous doughnuts, or whether they ended up in the trash where Manson belongs.
Kalachakra
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This fancy does not remind you anything?
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-re-cloning-cloned-dog-deemed-successful.html
https://phys.org/news/2017-11-re-cloning-cloned-dog-deemed-successful.html
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