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Interview by police leads to denial

Potential client called me today to inquire about my services for a denial of a purchase permit.  He had a drug paraphernalia charge from a few years ago.  This is a very minor crime so you don’t think that this would be an issue right?  Wrong!  The police interviewed him and afterwards, they denied him (most likely due to his statements regarding his drug use).  Moral of the story?  Speaking to the police on your own, at any time, may be a very bad idea.  I do a ton of gun permit applications and I don’t remember any of my clients being interviewed by the police.  If they request an interview, my guess is that they are looking for information that they can use to deny you.  If you were interviewed by the police but you still got your permit approved, share your story by posting a comment below.

Lightning fast approval for gun permit

This was a great case.  Really nice guy looking for a gun permit was getting problems from his local police department for months.  He hired me last week and today, he had his permit.  I wish they were all this easy, but that’s not the case.

Permit denied due to extensive psych history

Before Judges Sabatino and Simonelli.

On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Middlesex County.

Evan F. Nappen, attorney for appellant John Bamburak, Jr. (Richard V. Gilbert, on the brief).

Bruce J. Kaplan, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent, State of New Jersey (Simon Louis Rosenbach, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief).

Appellant John Bamburak appeals from the Law Division order denying his appeal of the denial of his application for a New Jersey Firearms Purchaser’s Identification Card and a New Jersey Permit to Purchase a Handgun (the application). We affirm.

On October 18, 2006, Bamburak submitted the application to the Woodbridge Police Department. Question 25 asks,

Have you ever been attended, treated or observed by any doctor or psychiatrist or at any hospital or mental institution on an in-patient or outpatient basis for any mental or psychiatric conditions? If Yes, gives the names & location of the doctor, psychiatrist, hospital and the date(s) of such occurrence.

Bamburak responded, “See attached psychological evaluation supplied.”

Anthony Todaro, Ph.D., had performed the psychological evaluation on June 20, 2006. The doctor conducted a one-and-one half-hour clinical interview with Bamburak and his girlfriend, which revealed that Bamburak was previously treated for bipolar disorder with depression and had a history of domestic violence. The doctor also conducted six hours of psychological testing. Based on the interview and testing, the doctor concluded that Bamburak could safely handle a firearm.

Although the psychological evaluation mentioned Bamburak’s treatment at Raritan Bay Mental Health Center (the Center), Bamburak did not submit any records from that treatment. Rather, Detective Sergeant Joseph Velez, who conducted the investigation, obtained the Center’s records from 1986 to 1994, which revealed a much more extensive psychiatric and domestic violence history than that Bamburak revealed on the application and to Dr. Todaro. For example, and apparently unbeknownst to Dr. Todaro, Bamburak had been diagnosed with dysthymia and episodic and anti-social personality disorder, he had a history of alcohol abuse, he “dropped out of treatment and did not respond to treatment[,]” and he was “not interested in treatment.” He also had beaten his ex-wife so severely as to rupture her spleen, requiring its removal. Dr. Todaro did not review the Center’s records, did not speak to Bamburak’s ex-wife, and did not testify at the hearing.

Velez recommended denial of the application based, in part, on Bamburak’s failure to fully disclose his mental health history. The officer discounted Dr. Todaro’s psychological evaluation because it only involved one clinical interview and six hours of testing, and he credited the Center’s records because they involved treatment over several years. The officer concluded that the Center’s records gave “a very sufficient cause for denial [of the application]” on the basis of Bamburak’s mental health. The officer also recommended denial based on Bamburak’s domestic violence history, and on information the ex-wife provided. The officer also emphasized his concern that Bamburak sought to possess a gun professionally as a member of a security force.

The chief of police denied the application because Bamburak did not reveal his entire mental health history on the application, because of public health, safety and welfare concerns, and because of his mental health and domestic violence histories.

Bamburak appealed to the Law Division. Because of his concerns about the domestic violence, Judge Edward Ryan instructed the prosecutor to obtain the ex-wife’s input on the application. She subsequently submitted a letter, making unfavorable allegations about Bamburak and objecting to the application.1

Bamburak claimed to possess audio tapes of conversations with his ex-wife, which supposedly refuted her allegations. His attorney requested an adjournment in order to review those tapes. The judge reluctantly granted the adjournment and ordered Bamburak to produce the tapes to the prosecutor.2 Bamburak did not comply with the order.

Bamburak’s ex-wife testified at the ensuing hearing that he had psychologically and physically abused her throughout the course of the marriage, many times inflicting injuries requiring medical treatment, including the splenectomy. She also testified about Bamburak’s repeated violation of a restraining order and his repeated harassment after the parties had divorced. It was clear from her testimony that she still feared her ex-husband, who she described as having a “violent temper.”

Bamburak also testified at the hearing. He admitted the domestic violence resulting in the splenectomy. However, in response to a question about his ex-wife’s allegations of repeated abuse, he responded, “I discount them very much, yes.” Bamburak also provided ambiguous testimony about his treatment at the Center, claiming that he stopped treatment because of financial concerns.

Judge Ryan denied the appeal. He emphasized that Bamburak’s “demeanor at the time of the . . . hearing further calls his credibility into question[,]” and that Bamburak’s non-compliance with the court’s order to produce the audio tapes “is indicative of his lack of willingness to assume responsibility.” The judge concluded that Bamburak “knowingly falsified or failed to provide necessary information that is clearly required by the application.” The judge also concluded that Bamburak had “engaged in an act of domestic violence” resulting in the ex-wife’s splenectomy, and that his “lack of self-control and discretion is indicative of his proclivity to engage in conduct that is not in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare.”

“Our review of the [trial] judge’s findings of fact based on testimony presented during plenary hearing is limited.” Mt. Hill, L.L.C. v. Tp. Comm. of Middletown, 403 N.J. Super. 146, 192 (App. Div. 2008). The trial judge’s findings “should not be disturbed unless ‘they are so wholly insupportable as to result in a denial of justice,’ and that [we] should exercise [our] original fact finding jurisdiction sparingly and in none but a clear case where there is no doubt about the matter.” Ibid. (quoting Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Investors Ins. Co. of Am., 65 N.J. 474, 483-84 (1974)). We should not “disturb the factual findings and legal conclusions of the trial judge unless [we are] convinced that they are so manifestly unsupported by or inconsistent with the competent, relevant and reasonably credible evidence as to offend the interests of justice.” Fagliarone v. Twp. of N. Bergen, 78 N.J. Super. 154, 155 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 40 N.J. 221 (1963). Credibility determinations are included within the trial court’s deferential factfinding authority. Ferdinand v. Agric. Ins. Co. of Watertown, 22 N.J. 482, 492 (1956).

“However, ‘[a] trial court’s interpretation of the law and the legal consequences that flow from established facts are not entitled to any special deference[,]'” and is subject to de novo review. Mt. Hill, supra, 403 N.J. Super. at 193 (quoting Manalapan Realty, L.P. v. Twp. Comm. of Manalapan, 140 N.J. 366, 378 (1995)). With these standards in mind, we continue our analysis.

“On appeal to the Law Division [from the denial of an application for a firearms purchaser identification card], the hearing is de novo, which ‘in this context contemplates introduction of relevant evidence and material testimony and the application of an independent judgment to the testimony by the reviewing court.'” In re Osworth, 365 N.J. Super. 72, 77 (App. Div. 2003), certif. denied, 179 N.J. 310 (2004) (quoting Weston v. State, supra, 60 N.J. 36, 45 (1972)). “The chief [of police] has the burden of proving the existence of good cause for the denial by a preponderance of the evidence.” Ibid. (citing Weston, supra, 60 N.J. at 46). Good cause for denial exists where the applicant “knowingly falsifies any information on the application form for a handgun purchase permit or firearms purchaser identification card,” or “where the issuance would not be in the interest of the public health, safety or welfare.” N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c(3) and (5).

At the hearing, the applicant shall provide testimony regarding the application, its denial and the reasons given by the police department. Weston, supra, 60 N.J. at 46. The police department shall provide any “evidence on which [its] denial was predicated.” Ibid. Generally, this includes testimony of the police officers who investigated the application, any lay or professional witnesses who provided information which influenced the denial, and “any admissible documentary evidence which played a part in the adverse decision.” Ibid. The applicant is allowed to offer “relevant rebuttal testimony[]” to this evidence. Ibid.

Based on our careful review of the record, we are satisfied that Judge Ryan’s factual and credibility determinations are amply supported by credible evidence. Bamburak knowingly falsified information on the application by failing to provide all of the requested material information about his past mental and psychiatric treatment. This in and of itself is a disqualifying factor.

Also, Bamburak concealed from Dr. Todaro critical information about psychiatric history and the nature and extent of the domestic violence, thus discrediting the doctor’s conclusion. This, along with Bamburak’s domestic violence history, demonstrates his danger to the public health, safety, or welfare.

Bamburak’s contentions that Judge Ryan improperly considered his failure to produce the audio tapes, and improperly overrode the State’s initial intention to approve the application by requesting information from the ex-wife, lack sufficient merit to warrant discussion in a written opinion. R. 2:11-3(e)(1)(E). However, we add the following brief comments.

Judge Ryan’s decision did not rest on Bamburak’s failure to produce the audio tapes. Nevertheless, as part of his credibility assessment, the judge was entitled to consider Bamburak’s failure to comply with a court directive. Also, the judge’s review of the application was de novo. As part of his de novo responsibilities, the judge had the authority to request additional evidence regarding the domestic violence issue. We discern no error in the judge’s prudent request to hear cross-examined testimony from the ex-wife before rendering a final decision.

1 For example, Bamburak’s ex-wife accused him of causing her hearing loss.

2 Although no formal order was entered, the transcript reveals that the judge unambiguously directed Bamburak to produce the tapes by November 9, 2007.

Appeals that probably could have been avoided

Two clients called me up today to appeal their denial of their purchase permits.  They are good examples of permits that should have been approved.  The first client says that his application has been pending for 3 years!  The longest that I have heard of is around 18 months.  At some point during this ordeal, he got into an argument with his wife and she told the police to deny his application.  Months later, she changed her mind.  Apparently, the police thought she was coerced into making this statement and denied him anyway.  What a bunch of garbage huh?

The next guy had a criminal charge from many years ago that was dismised.  He applied for a permit and was denied.  When he appealed, the  judge asked him why he needed a gun and the guy didn’t have a good answer, so the judge denied it.  Of course, the burden is not on you to prove why you want to exercise your rights.  He applied again and was denied again.

Both men now have to either give up or spend much more money on appeal than it would have cost if they would have hired an attorney to begin with.  Thus, I view this as such a waste of time and money.

Another permit approved

Client applied for two permits a short time after getting two other permits approve.  This time, the police made him uneasy so he found my blog  and gave me a call.  I gave some time but after a few weeks it  became clear that things were getting out of control.  For example, the officer working on the permit initially told me that he was just waiting on the mental health check.  However, over the next few weeks, many other things were done and other questions were raised.  Thus, it seemed like he was looking for a way to deny this.

If that wasn’t bad enough, this officer now claimed that my client was calling him four times a day and that the officer hadn’t called him at all.  However, my client didn’t call him and this officer is the one that called him several times.  I heard the voicemails myself.  Needless to say, this was really weird so I sent the Chief a rather stern letter.  He called me back in a few minutes and to make a long story short, the permits were approved.

Bothering the police is rarely a good idea

Sometimes I wonder about people that call my office about gun permits.  In a perfect world, most people wouldn’t need an attorney to get a gun permit.  However, as has been discuss many times on this blog, getting an attorney is often helpful.  Another good example called my office today.  Client was denied a purchase permit for a minor criminal matter from several years ago.  He did not have an attorney.  My clients with criminal matters have been approved.

Of course, even those without any convictions or other issues have been screwed over by our system.  But why are some people in such a crazy rush to get a permit?  As I indicated in a previous post, 30 days is not 30 days.  I’ve had some clients bother the police so much that it has actually casued problems with their applications.  Thus, my advice is to calm down.  Don”t take any garbage from the police, but don’t bother them either.  Find a good balance.

NJ Supreme Court could allow towns to restrict gun sales

What is wrong with this state?  The New Jersey Supreme Court heard oral argument today on whether Jersey City’s can limit handgun purchases to one per month.  The main argument is really the same as the one advanced with regard to a bill that died a few months ago in the State Senate.  That is, restricting gun sales to one per month will cut down on straw buyers who buy the guns for others who will use them to commit criminal activity.  While this sounds good, the  problem is there is no data to back it up.  Let’s break this down.

First, I can hardly think of any cases of straw buyers.  Do they exist?  Of course.  However, I would bet that a study would show you that  almost all of illegal guns in NJ are stolen or from out of state and not straw buyers.  I know that from my own practice as a criminal defense attorney.  Need more proof?

Second, you have to apply for a permit in your town and the police will be able to quickly figure out how many permits you applied for.  So, this straw buyer would find it quite difficult to stay anonymous.  This buyer would then have to report all of these guns missing.  Wouldn’t that be a little odd that someone would buy many handguns in a short amount of time and then have them all stolen?  Or the buyer could not report them stolen only for the guns to turn up in a crime.  Then, the police would have a lot of questions for the buyer with the first one being, why didn’t you report that one stolen?  The next one would be, where are the rest?  Oh, they are all stolen too and you didn’t report that either?  As you can see, this would be very, very tough to pull off.  I hope someone makes this argument.

Third, as anyone who has tried to buy a gun knows, it is almost impossible to buy one gun in the first place.  If you can buy more than a few guns in a year, please give me your secret.

My biggest problem with this straw buyer garbage has little to actually do with gun rights.  Instead, it is that this is just a BS argument with nothing to support it but no one out there has the smarts or the guts to counter this argument.  I think the Court will say that Jersey City cannot do this as it is a State issue.  However, if the State does it, I’m afraid that the Court would uphold it.

Story is here.

When is 30 days, not 30 days?

Why do police get to bend and break the 30 day requirement?  This case:

Argued January 28, 1998 – Decided February 11, 1998

Before Judges Baime and Brochin.

On appeal from Superior Court of New

Jersey, Law Division, Somerset County.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

The Code of Criminal Justice provides that a person wishing to acquire a rifle or shotgun must apply to the chief of police of the municipality in which he resides for a firearms purchaser identification card. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3b. Among other things, the chief of police is to obtain reports from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) comparing the applicant’s fingerprints with all records in their possession. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3e. The chief of police must grant the identification card within thirty days of the date of the application unless good cause for the denial of the application appears. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3f. At issue is whether the chief of police may withhold rendering a decision on an application where the reports of the SBI and the FBI have not been received within that thirty day period.

On July 23, 1996, plaintiff applied to defendant, the Franklin Township Chief of Police, for a firearms purchaser identification card. Defendant neither granted nor denied plaintiff’s application within the thirty day period because he was awaiting the FBI fingerprint report. It is undisputed that defendant acted diligently in requesting the FBI fingerprint check. We are told that FBI reports are routinely received some two or three months after the request is made.

Plaintiff filed a two count complaint in the Law Division on August 27, 1996. In the first count, plaintiff, by way of an action in lieu of prerogative writs, sought a judgment “compelling defendant to issue [to her] the [requisite] Firearms Purchaser Identification Card.” In the second count, plaintiff demanded a judgment declaring that defendant had violated N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3f by his “failure to issue [a] Firearms Purchaser Identification Card within” the thirty day statutory period. On September 17, 1996, plaintiff was notified that her application for a permit had been approved.

The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The Law Division refused to dismiss the complaint as moot on the ground that the issue was capable of repetition and would otherwise evade review. Instead, the court found that defendant had acted reasonably in delaying action on plaintiff’s application until receipt of the FBI report. This appeal followed.

Preliminarily, we observe that this appeal has been rendered moot because plaintiff ultimately was granted a firearms purchaser identification card. We, nevertheless, choose to consider the merits of plaintiff’s contention because the question is one of public importance, is liable to recur, and may well evade appellate disposition. See In re Application of Martin, 90 N.J. 295, 309-10 (1982).

Plaintiff asserts that a permit must be either granted or denied within thirty days of the date of the application whether or not the SBI and FBI reports have been obtained by the chief of police. She contends that if a permit is granted and the SBI or FBI report later discloses a criminal conviction or some other statutory disability, the chief of police may institute proceedings to revoke the identification card. She urges conversely that if a permit is denied on the supposition that the SBI or FBI report will disclose a statutory disqualification, the applicant may seek immediate judicial review under N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3d or await the result of the fingerprint check and renew his application. We reject plaintiff’s contention that the statute requires the chief of police to either grant or deny an application for a permit within the thirty day statutory period.

We read the statutory scheme as requiring a chief of police to withhold action on an application for a firearms purchaser identification card until receipt of the requisite SBI and FBI fingerprint reports. Our interpretation of the law derives from the statutory language, the legislative purpose and the public policy underlying the enactment.

We first look to the statutes themselves. As we noted, a person wishing to acquire a rifle or shotgun must first obtain a firearms purchaser identification card. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3b. The standards that must be satisfied in order to obtain a permit can fairly be characterized as liberal. The statute provides that “[n]o person of good character and good repute” may be denied a permit unless found to be subject to “any of the disabilities set forth in [N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c] or other sections.” N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c. Included among the disqualifying disabilities listed in N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c are: a criminal conviction, drug or alcohol dependency, a mental disorder, a physical or psychological handicap bearing upon the applicant’s capacity to handle safely such weapons, a domestic violence order proscribing possession of firearms, and other undefined problems where issuance of a permit would be inconsistent with the public health, safety and welfare. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c(1) to (6). In addition, persons under the age of eighteen may not obtain a permit. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3(4). The chief of police must obtain the applicant’s fingerprints and “have them compared with any and all records” of the SBI and the FBI. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3e. The chief of police is required to “grant . . . the identification card . . . within [thirty] days from the date of receipt of the application,” “unless good cause for the denial thereof appears.” N.J.S.A. 2C:53-3f

In construing the statutory scheme, we perceive no irreconcilable conflict between the duty of the chief of police to grant a permit within the statutory period unless “good cause” appears, and the duty to obtain fingerprint reports from the SBI and the FBI. Instead, we construe the separate sections in pari materia. See Clifton v. Passaic County Bd. of Taxation, 28 N.J. 411, 422 (1958); Borough of North Haledon, 305 N.J. Super. 19, 28 (App. Div. 1997); Sutherland, Statutory Construction (4th ed.),

§ 46.05 at 56. We stress that the phrase “good cause for the denial” is not defined in the statutes. The clear implication is that “good cause for the denial” of a permit need not be grounded only in the statutory “disabilities” listed in N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c(1) through (6). Moreover, the express statutory language does not specifically require that an application be denied within the thirty day period, but rather that the permit be granted unless “good cause” for a denial appears. N.J.S.A. 2C:53-3f. We thus conclude that the inability of the chief of police to obtain the requisite SBI and FBI reports within the thirty day period constitutes “good cause” for a denial, but does not require the chief of police to deny the application on that account. He must withhold rendering a decision on the application until the fingerprint reports are obtained from the SBI and the FBI. If the reports so obtained do not disclose a criminal conviction or any other disqualifying disability, the “good cause” for the denial of the permit evaporates, and an identification card must be granted immediately. Conversely, if the SBI or FBI report yields information disclosing good cause for the denial of a permit, the applicant should be notified in timely fashion.

Our construction of the statutory language comports with the clearly expressed legislative intent to prevent criminals and other unfit elements from acquiring firearms. In setting its course, the Legislature was undoubtedly aware of the strongly expressed views of many law enforcement officials who have long favored state and federal regulation of the sale and possession of firearms. Burton v. Sills, 53 N.J. 86, 93 (1968), appeal dismissed, 394 U.S. 812, 89 S.Ct. 1486, 22 L.Ed.2d 748 (1969). Wholly apart from the dangers which arise when firearms are in the hands of criminals, there is the potential for disaster when such weapons are acquired by the immature or the unfit or the addicted. To either grant or deny a permit on less than complete information would hardly serve the legislative purpose.

Finally, the result we reach is consonant with the public policy underlying the statutory scheme. Undoubtedly, the statutory deadline was prompted by a desire to avoid dilatory consideration of the application. But the consequences of automatic approval of a permit at the expiration of the thirty day period would be visited on the public for whose protection the statute was enacted. And the consequences of automatic denial of a permit at the expiration of the thirty day period would be visited on the deserving applicant for whose benefit the statutory scheme was enacted. Cf. Manalapan Holding Co., Inc. v. Hamilton Township Planning Bd., 92 N.J. 466, 480-82 (1983); Allstate Ins. Co. v. Fortunato, 248 N.J. Super. 153, 161-63 (App. Div. 1991). The simple and overriding fact is that the Legislature considered a fingerprint investigation to be critical in determining the fitness of an applicant for a permit. The remedy urged by plaintiff – automatic approval or denial of a permit – would serve only to frustrate the legislative design and the public policy underlying the statute without any compensatory benefit to either the public or the individual applicant. See In re Purcell, 137 N.J. Super. 369 (App. Div. 1975); cf. In re Return of Weapons of J.W.D., 290 N.J. Super. 451 (App. Div. 1996), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 149 N.J. 108 (1997).

We do not question the legitimacy of recreational shooting sports or the collection of firearms, as regulated by statute. As we pointed out earlier, the statute reaffirms that “[n]o person of good character and good repute . . . and who is not subject to any of the [statutory] disabilities . . . shall be denied . . . a firearms purchaser identification card.” N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3c. To emphasize that purpose and to guard against its arbitrary subversion, further provision was made for easy and expeditious appeal to the courts. N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3d; see also Weston v. State, 60 N.J. 36, 43 (1972). But whatever one’s views on the worth of firearms, their capacity to wreak havoc when in the hands of the unfit is a matter of public record. The Legislature has wisely provided for suitable inquiry into qualifications and fitness. We do no more than carry out that legislative mandate.

Cops give man problems for dismissed marijuana charge

New client called me today about the police giving him problems for a marijuana charge that was dismissed.  Even though he was not convicted, he reports that his local police department called him in towards the end of the application process to read him the riot  act for his failure to disclose this charge.   Problem  is, he was not convicted and he did disclose it, but maybe not in the exact format that they wanted.

I’m sure we’ll work it out so there won’t be any problems.   His prior attorney told him that this would not be on his record.  However, when a charge is dismissed for any reason, the arrest is still on your record.  Thus, an expungement is necessary to remove everything from your record.  Had he done that in the first place, the application process would have been much easier.

Man can’t get police to help him submit application

Compare this to my other post from last week.  Client called me up today and said that the police won’t even give him information on how/where to submit his application.  He stated that he calls up his local police department in New Jersey and they hang up on him or just keep transferring him when he asks them when and where he can apply for a purchase permit.  From the information I am getting lately, it seems like things are getting much worse.


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So I’ve decided to do a mini-series of posts this month about Japanese takes on familiar non-Japanese characters. I’ll start with what’s probably the one I have the most to say about: Spider-Man.

Basically, what happened was that there was a deal between Marvel and Toei that let each use the other’s characters in any way they wanted.  Neither company actually did as much with this as you’d think; Marvel used two Toei anime robots (Combattler V and Danguard Ace) in their Shogun Warriors comic, Toei made an animated movie based on The Tomb of Dracula (one of Marvel’s horror comics), and then there was this tokusatsu version of Spider-Man, and one other thing.

They definitely went for the “in any way they wanted” part; this Spider-Man is a different character with a different origin involving aliens, who only wears the same costume and has similar powers. (And first idea they had would have been even more different; Spider-Man was almost the sidekick of a time-traveling Yamato Takeru!)

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Crossover Chaos: Expanded Marvel Universe

Comic books obviously provide an easy example of large shared universes; I don’t even need to explain how clearly established it is that Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man, the X-Men, and many others exist in the same universe. But let’s see what else Marvel’s characters have interacted with, besides each other, still without crossing universes.

The main Marvel universe contains quite a few characters that Marvel doesn’t have the rights to anymore, though I’m not familiar enough with Marvel’s Godzilla or Conan comics to say whether this counts as a ”probably one way canon” situation or as Marvel just having their own versions of those characters. There’s also Rom the Space Knight (where the comic is the only reason anyone cares about the character) and Shogun Warriors (where Marvels’s version of the robots should be considered unrelated lookalikes to their anime counterparts).

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Table 1 Knee OA antioxidant supplements based on turmeric, avocado and Boswellia

From: Benefits of antioxidant supplements for knee osteoarthritis: rationale and reality

Reference Study type Parameters measured results Comments
Turmeric (curcumin)
Kuptniratsaikul et al. 2014 [63, 64] RDBa: compared curcumin (n = 171) with ibuprofen (n = 160) Thai modified WOMAC, 6 min walk and patient satisfaction All improved in both groups (p <.001) with no intergroup differences Trial only 4 weeks
Safety profile better for curcumin
Belcaro et al. 2010 [71] Open: best available treatment + Meriva versus best available treatment (n = 100) Treadmill walking test, WOMAC and Karnofsky, and oxidative stress levels, inflammatory markers. 8 months - all measures improved with Meriva (p <0.05) Not a blind study
Belcaro et al. in 2014 [66] Open: Meriva and glucosamine (n = 63) vs chondroitin and glucosamine (n = 61) Treadmill walking test, WOMAC and Karnofsky scales 4 month - similar improvements in both groups. Use of NSAIDS decreased in both groups Not a blind study
Panahi et al. in 2014 [66, 68] RDBP: curcumin + bioperine (n = 21) vs placebo (n =19) WOMAC, VAS, Lequesne’s pain and stiffness score 6 weeks - improvement in WOMAC, VAS, Lequesne’s pain scores (p <.0010) but not in stiffness score Mild gastrointestinal symptoms reported in both groups
Pinsornsak 2012 [65] DB: (Curcumin 1000 mg + diclofenac 75 mg)/day (n = 44) vs (diclofenac 75 mg + placebo) (n = 44) VAS AND Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score No difference between groups for pain and function. Small group size, submaximal doses The effects of two treatments is not additive
Henrotin, Y et al. 2014 [67] Open: Flexofytol (curcumin with polysorbate) (n = 100) in real life situations Serum Coll-2-1, Coll-2-INO2, Fib3-1, Fib3-2, CRP, MPO, CTX-II. VAS pain 6 months - Coll-2-1 decreased. No change in pain Not a blind study, no control
Appelboom et al. 2014 [72] Open: Flexofytol- physicians in real life situation (n = 820) Pain severity, flexibility and quality of life 6 months - improved in all (p <.0001), use of other treatments decreased (p <.0001) Not a blind study
Significant improvements started in 6 weeks
Kertia 2012 [62] RDB: C. domestica 3 × 30 mg (n = 34) vs diclofenac 3 × 25 mg (n = 39) COX 2 levels in sinovial fluid at time = 0 and at 4 weeks All improved no difference between groups Short trial, no report of change in clinical symptoms
Madhu 2013 [70] RSBP: NR-INF-02 1 g vs glucosamine 1.5 g vs NR-INF-02 + glucosamine vs placebo VAS and WOMAC 6 weeks - all treatments showed significant improvement over baseline and placebo Small study (<30/ group) and over short time period. NR-INF-02 is curcuminoid free extract of C. longa
Avocado-Soybean Unsaponifiables (piascledine)b
Blotman 1997 [82] RDBP: ASU (n = 83) vs placebo (n = 80) Lequesne’s, Initially all groups received NSAID 6 months - Lequesne’s improved and NSAID use decreased Over time pain similar in both groups
Maheu et al. 1998 [81] RDBP: piascledine 300 mg (n = 85) vs placebo (n = 79) (knee and hip OA) Lequesne’s, VAS for pain, and NSAID usage 6 months + 2 month follow up. Decrease in Lequesne’s (p <0.001), pain (p <0.003) and NSAID usage. Improvement more marked in hip OA.
Lequesne et al. 2002 [95] RBDP: piascledine 300 mg (n = 55) vs placebo (n = 53) JSW, VAS pain, global assessment 2 years - no statistical difference in JSW or clinical parameters. Posthoc analysis - when OA was severe, ASU slowed the disease progression
Pavelka et al. 2010 [96] RDB: piascledine 300 mg vs chondroitin 1200 mg (n = 263) WOMAC, Lequesne’s, VAS, global assessment, use of rescue medication 6 months + 2 month follow up. All parameters improved during treatment. Stabilized or improved in the follow up. No differences between groups. Statistical significance not achieved due to large variability.
Maheu et al. 2014 [97] RDBP: piascledine 300 mg (n = 345) JSW, WOMAC, Lequesne’s 3 years - fewer progressors in the ASU group. No differences in clinical measurements.
Boswellia serrata
Kimmatkar et al. 2003 [84] RDB crossover: Boswellia serrata extract vs placebo (n = 30) Knee pain, inflection, walking distance, frequency of swelling, radiology 8 weeks - 3 weeks washout 8 weeks crossover. Significant improvement in all parameters except radiology Small group size
Sengupta 2008 [85] RDBP: 5-Loxin (B. serrata extract enriched with 30 % AKBA) (n = 75) Pain and function VAS, WOMAC and Lequesne’s 90 days - improvement in stiffness, function and pain scores, decreased MMP-3 (p <0.0001). Serum biochemistry also improved, bioavailability of AKBA is low
Sengupta et al. 2010 [86] RDBP: Aflapin 100 mg vs 5-Loxin 100 mg vs placebo (n = 20/group) WOMAC, Lequesne’s, VAS, and serum biochemical, hematological and urine changes 90 days - improvement in pain and physical function in both treatment groups. Small study over short time. Aflapin inhibits MMP-3 and ICAM-1
Gupta et al. 2011 [98] Open: Shallaki tablet (6 g/d) or tablet and ointment together (n = 56 total) Pain, stiffness and swelling, mental state (Jung scales). Radiology, hematology and biochemistry 2 months - both groups reported significant improvements in pain, stiffness and swelling and by radiology Not a blind study. No control group.
Measurements were subjective and results not clear
Vishal et al. 2011 [88] RDBP: Alfapin vs placebo (n = 30/group) WOMAC, Lequesne’s and VAS for pain and serum biochemical, hematological and urine changes 30 days - significant improvement in pain and function but not in biochemistry Small short trial to assess safety of new formulation
Kulkarni et al., 1991 [76] RDBP crossover: Articulin-F capsule (W. somnifera, B. serrata C. longa Zinc complex) (n = 42) Pain, stiffness, grip strength, Ritchie articular index, disability score, radiology. 3 months 2 weeks washout crossover 3 months - pain and disability were significantly improved over placebo. Small prospective study.
Chopra et al. 2004 [99] RDBP: RA-11 (W. somnifera, B. serrata, Z. officinale, and C. longa) vs placebo (n = 90) WOMAC, VAS and hematological, urine and biochemical tests 32 week - WOMAC, VAS improved over placebo Very high dropout rate
Chopra et al. 2013 [89, 100] RDBP: Glucosamine vs celecoxib vs SGCGc vs SGC (n = 440) Weight bearing pain modified WOMAC 24 weeks - improvement in pain and function in all groups. For WOMAC pain, SGCG worked marginally better than SGC. Some patients had adverse hepatic effects of SGCG and SGC.
  1. aThe trials types were random single blind (RSB), random double blind with or without placebo (RDBP, RDB) or open
  2. bStudies supported by Laboratoires Expanscience, Courbevoie, France)
  3. cSGCG capsule (400 mg) contained Zingiber officinale, Tinospora cordifolia, Phyllanthus emblica and B. serrata. The SGC capsule (400 mg) was similar to SGCG (both for content and quantity) except for the absence of B. serrata extract and a higher quantity of other ingredients


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2020 Oppression and Uprisings

Due to a State of Emergency, well, everywhere, NVSA 2020, “Oppression and Uprisings,” is postponed until further notice. We will do everything we can to reschedule the conference at Johns Hopkins University when normalcy resumes. Stay tuned for a new date, which we will post as soon as possible. Stay healthy!

Registration is now open for NVSA 2020, “Oppression and Uprisings,” which will include a keynote panel with Helena Michie (Rice), Jed Esty (UPenn), and Simon Gikandi (Princeton).

Please make a reservation at one of our hotels for March 27-29:

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The conference code is NVS (or Northeast Victorian Studies)

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iPhoneography Monday: 12-23-13

iPhone Monday 12-23-13

The fourth and fifth Monday’s of each month are challenger’s choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly phoneography challenge.  We can choose from Abstraction, Architecture, Food Photography, Night Photography, Portraiture, Still Life, Street Photography, and Travel and this week my selection is Architecture.

Bob James designed this holiday star in the mid 1950’s while he was employed as a display designer for a local department store The Bon Marche.  From its beginnings in 1890 The Bon Marche was a Seattle landmark and though the company was purchased and renamed by Macy’s this unique star has survived. 2013 marks its 56th anniversary shining over Downtown Seattle.

For those of you who like the technical details this star stretches 161 feet long with 4,300 light bulbs surrounding a 1,000 watt metal halide center.  It measures 32 feet across with metal arms ranging from 15 to 35 feet in length.

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    1. Thank you Sally. I tried to balance the size of the star and building with my desire to hide the power lines so I got as close as I could without standing in traffic. 🙂 Happy Phoneography Monday to you too.

  1. I love old buildings. It is really cool they have kept this star as part of the buildings history. Thanks for sharing this cool photo and technical specs…just what a designer likes to see. 🙂

    1. I thought the technical specs would be appreciated. 🙂 The whole community was happy to learn Macy’s planned to keep the tradition of the original star and even though the front of the building says Macy’s they also kept the old Bon Marche sign on the opposite corner.

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"Your World, Your Imagination"

... as permitted in Vols 1 - 327 of the Terms of Service, whereupon the person's (hereafter referred to as citizen or resident or user, but never customer) avatar (hereby referred to as avatar) is on their own (ownership as defined by addendum 862.2 of page 2,269 as permission to use within the virtual space of second life (hereby referred to as SL)) land (land as defined in Vol 33 of the Terms of service (hereby referred to as the TOS)) and the user's account (hereby referred to as bottomless wallet) is not in arrears or inactive (hereby referred to as LGMF)...

and so on and on...

Gogo's pictures are always pleasing, Iris, and I've little interest in the fashionista scene. She has a photographer's eye and a sense of composition (and clothing!) that is flawless.

I agree about the direction of these photos: they only tell part of SL's story. Now we have "play dress up like IMVU, but be a lot less trailer-park looking" as what SL is about to the Uninitiated.

I wish LL had encouraged someone of her talents to run wild with not only the angels from her site but also some Steampunk robots, Tinies, and post-apocalyptic freaks. I still miss that "put some steam in your punk" ad from a while back. It had the sort of cool 'tude I love in SL.

Instead, to cop a line from the Doors, we get only SL's "lazy, diamond-studded flunkies."

I'm glad LL finally started listening to residents and have been putting forth effort into refining the appearance of their ad graphics. These images are so much more appealing than what they've used in the past!

And I agree that using Gogo's photos was a great choice, for all the reasons Iris put forth above.

Nice going, LL! :D

Pussycat Catnap

I would have appreciated more ethnic diversity there. Its pretty rare to see a mono-ethnic visual any these days, RL or in advertising. So when I encounter one; its always jarring.

As for this:
"Even more puzzling is the above picture, where Linden Lab Photoshopped her next to a male avatar image of a noticeably different quality. It's a little awkward."

- Well, many of the male avatars in SL are awkwardly lesser in quality of design than the female avatars. Half of them never seem to leave the start AVs behind.

So why the image is disappointing in this regard, its also sadly accurate more often than I'd wish it were.

Diversity perversity.

i'm in agreement with Iris & Iggy.

Whilst i love Gogo's photos and blog, a more diverse selection of homepage images is needed. There is so much variety in SL communities, so many facets, that most people who know SL would argue there is something to appeal to everyone.

A male, gamer (non-SL) friend of mine googled SL yesterday and said 'It looks like a dress-up game'

LL has made an error here - they could be seriously limiting their new user acquisition.

Iris Ophelia

@Pussycat I mean the image quality. The resolution seems to be lower. Actually male avatars can be just as gorgeous as ladies. http://irregularguy.wordpress.com/ for example.

@abigail I'm inclined to agree. Fashionistas/dressup game lovers are a market that's VERY worth persuing, but DEFINITELY not the only one, and if all people see is pretty ladies posing a lot of people will get turned off. There are ways to show the others sides of SL just as beautifully.

And I should have added in my post that I wish more of these images were in actual environments. There's no shortage of awesome sims to shoot in, it's not all about the avatar. Given LL's latest projects, what about a pic of a couple of furries on safari in that game place or something? So meta!

jo yardley

Nice picture but also a bit dull.
It tells me SL is what many people think it is; just about being a barbie, dressing up, being pretty.
SL is about imagination running wild, creation, exploring, etc.
Now I just see a pretty lady.
It reminds me of WMVO (or whatever it is called).
I often see adds for it, but they seem boring and I never tried it.
How about some exciting pictures?
You still can look pretty while exploring, sailing, fighting, etc.

Metacam Oh

looks good, kudos.

In their original medium they are great pictures yes, but still too bland for an advertising banner. It's still a half arsed (can we say that word here) attempt from LL and there's room for improvement. There are pictures aplenty about that capture the excitement, beauty, fashion and immaginative aspects of SL all in one shot, with expression on the avatar's face to boot. Why is this so hard for them to get right?

Eleri Ethaniel

I've always pondered starting a group in SL for people who have flawed normal human avatars, and then developing a photog exhibit of us. I would sell my soul to have an ass an nice as my avatars, and I'm short and dumpy compared to most.

Hitomi Tiponi

It's great to see Juicy's pics used like this - it also gives a better impression that SecondLife is more creative than many other VWs.

I do love Gogo's works and enjoy reading up on her blog. She's been a go-to for quite a while now, but I have to agree with some of the comments. I wish there was a little variety in all the ads. The fashion industry in SL is HUGE and so many people are such unique styles and ideas, that I think LL could have incorporated a bit of everything. Also, the amount of sims, their builders and the those that create in SL should have been shown. As someone in marketing, I find it a little flat of LL to just paste up a picture (no offense Gogo, you're awesome!)and stick with the same theme. They're marketing department seemed to have stumbled over their feet a little.

foneco zuzu

What is more important to Louis Vulton?
That a few pay Usd 1000 for a wallet of 1.000.000,00 use chinese copies?
Second Life was good when it was selective!
Now, there are much better choices, for much less, to enjoy what it gives!

Krinkles Q Klown

That tag line of theirs is such a lie.

Our World - Your Frustration.

@Melanie - LL has never listened. They do whatever they want. It's just another arrogant California software/tech company that wants your money for virtually nothing. They make Adobe look respectable.

Pledges of greater transparency - policies of greater opacity. Take anything they say in a press release or official blog entry and use the opposite meaning.

Please, LL ... blow more sunshine up my ass!

Yay for Gogo! I'm glad LL has decided to stop using people for their ads who look like they've just stumbled out of a freebies area.

Kim Anubis

Great post, Iris. I think the pic with avatars with wings would be a better representation of expressing imagination in SL, but this is still a great improvement over the vampires etc.

fonecu, I'm getting a little tired of your constant predatory evangelizing.

Stone Semyorka

My gawd people. Think about this for a second. We were represented by an ugly vampire for six months for pete's sake. How about we use this pretty image in the ad to attract the other 99.999% of potentially interested people for a while?

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Firm that landed Puerto Rico power contract threatens San Juan mayor

The two-year-old energy company that was awarded $300 million to repair Puerto Rico’s crippled power grid threatened on Wednesday to pull its 44 workers from San Juan over Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz’s criticism of the contract.

Montana’s Whitefish Energy blasted Yulin Cruz after she said their no-bid contract to repair the island’s power gird should be “voided” and a more transparent process should take place.

After calling the mayor’s comments “misplaced,” Whitefish offered to remove their workers from the city completely over the mayor’s comments.

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The San Juan mayor responded to their vague threat by claiming the comment implies Whitefish “will not treat the City of San Juan with the diligence it deserves. Thus admitting political motivations.”

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Parties, Muck, Swaying Camels and a Star

By Tamara Butler | Posted at 1:15 PM

This December has been one of being still for me. As much as I wanted to go to all the parties, the concerts, the light shows and all of the other celebrations of the season, it just was not meant to be. This scourge of a cold bug that my family passed back and forth, and which seems to have left half the population around here coughing, hacking and sneezing through the season, has turned into a gift. Looking back on it, I have probably observed more “Christmas” this year than other years in recent memory.

Stillness, meditation, reflectiveness – these are often touted as a cure all, a way to relieve our stress, make our bodies healthier and our mental clarity more astute. Conventional wisdom suggests that sleeping will be better, digestion will improve and a host of other supposed miraculous benefits will be reaped.

This time of stillness for me turned into a time where I had ears and did hear, and eyes that truly observed God and pondered the gift of his son. This season has been a mixture of softly playing Christmas carols wafting through our home and lights glimmering from the few decorations spread around our house that I managed to get up.

Compared to other years with baubles in every corner, this year’s decorations are meager. Yet conversations have been more than ever focused on God because of concerns about the serious illness of a close family friend and the whispers from God I have been more attuned to because I found myself still.

A Letter for Santa (circa. 1910).
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From the very beginning of time God has shown us that he is right beside us. From the Garden of Eden, with beauty beyond belief, to burning bushes, God has found ways to show his presence. Even whispering to us all in the oddest of places, even in stables full of muck. In these whispers, he shows us he will be and is right in the middle of wherever we find ourselves.

Look at our lives as he places the signs of him all around us if we just take the time to be still and see. How many times has he floated by us on the wings of a butterfly or in the face of an elderly nursing home resident showing delight in someone stopping to say “hello”? How many times have we watched as he led the magnificent V formation of geese honking across the sky above us and taken note? How many times has he revealed himself in the miracle of a little baby’s birth?

Maybe in this season of Christmas, and onward into the year ahead, we can set out to be more like those wise men who were looking for him. Think for a moment about the journey of the wise men. Traveling up and down the sandy hills, winds sweeping across the desert at them, whipping their robes back and forth, holding tightly on to the up and down rambling, swaying ride of their camels.
They, like us, had times of darkness and confusion as they sought to find the way. Surely, they wondered exactly what their journey was leading them to. Trudging carefully towards the place to where that splendid star blazed brightly, magnificently over the humble abode of a baby, over God.

My Christmas wish for all is that God will cradle each of us in his arms, that he will keep us focused; knowing beyond all else that if we keep our eyes on him, he will show us the way. May we remember that all we need is to just cling to that star, the light that is God with us through all the muck, sandy wild camel rides and darkness.

That star leads us to the beauty of God and an understanding in our souls given from the breath of the most Holy.

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NEL, the flow measurement R&D specialist, has developed a new method to improve the accuracy of differential pressure meters for high viscosity oil, which will help the oil & gas industry to reduce financial exposure and tackle the challenges involved in its measurement.

Approximately 70 per cent of the world's remaining oil reserves are classed as ‘heavy oil', while differential pressure meters account for around 40 per cent of all flowmeters in use worldwide. However, as they were not originally designed to cope with heavy oil applications, differential pressure meters are less frequently used due to current inaccuracies. NEL estimates that these inaccurate measurements could be costing millions of dollars per year, in addition to costs associated with the necessary physical property measurements.

Craig Marshall, Flow Measurement Engineer at NEL, who has undertaken the work as part of his engineering doctorate at Coventry University, said: “As the world produces ever more heavy oil, accurate measurement is critical in order to safely control the production processes and optimise recovery, as well as meet sales and pipeline agreement requirements. It is also essential to support taxation reporting and allocation measurement when operators share pipelines. This method has the potential to benefit multiple industrial sectors where viscous fluids are processed.”

NEL developed the new measurement approach to meet an urgent industry requirement to address the challenges of more accurately measuring highly viscous flow. It is based on differential pressure technology and removes current performance errors by providing a corrected discharge coefficient in real-time. In addition, the method also provides a measurement of the density and viscosity of the fluid; two key parameters for the calculation of mass or volume flow and pipeline entry criteria. This potentially removes the requirement and associated costs for sampling systems, inline densitometers and inline viscometers, providing a powerful all-in-one measurement solution.

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Metabolism-based inactivation of penile nitric oxide synthase activity by guanabenz

M. Nakatsuka, K. Nakatsuka, Y. Osawa

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Guanabenz (Wytensin) was shown to inactivate nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity in vitro and in vivo. In in vitro studies with the use of a cytosolic fraction from penile tissue, the inactivation was found to depend on NADPH, time, and the concentration of guanabenz. The L-, but not the D-, isomer of arginine could protect from the inactivation, suggesting an active site-directed event. The kinetics of inactivation could be described by an apparent dissociation constant for the initial reversible complex (K(i)) and a pseudo first-order inactivation constant (k(inact)) of 38.5 μM and 0.179 min-1, respectively. In in vivo studies, guanabenz was shown to inhibit penile cytosolic NOS activity in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Treatment of rats with guanabenz (5 mg/kg/day) for 4 days caused a decrease of approximately one-half in the NOS activity of the penile cytosolic fraction with a concomitant loss in the amount of immunodetectable NOS protein. Treatment for 4 days at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg/day showed a similar decrease in activity, whereas a dose of 0.05 mg/kg/day showed no effects. Due to the multitude of processes that are regulated by NO, the inactivation of NOS is a potential mechanism to be considered in a variety of biological effects associated with drugs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)497-501
Number of pages5
JournalDrug Metabolism and Disposition
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - May 27 1998
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