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I bet she comes out and accuses Bill Crosby in hopes of scamming cash off him too !! pp

It's a victory not just for Andrea Constand — but scores of other women accusing Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct stretching back decades. After less than two days of deliberations, a Pennsylvania jury Thursday found Cosby guilty on all counts of drugging and sexually assaulting the former Temple University staffer inside his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004. The long-awaited verdict represents the first — and possibly last — criminal conviction for the disgraced comedian, despite dozens of women who've accused him of similar misdeeds. Cosby, 80, was first charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault in December 2015, just days before the 12-year statute of limitations on the crime ran out. © AFP/Getty Images Andrea Constand exits the courtroom during a break in comedian Bill Cosby's retrial. He quickly pleaded not guilty, claiming Constand was his willing sex partner. Constand, 45, gave a much different account during emotional and sometimes grueling testimony spread over two trials almost a year apart. The former head of women's basketball operations at Temple said she considered Cosby a mentor and father figure the night he offered her three unidentified blue pills he referred to as "your friends." Constand said she thought the pills were herbal remedies for stress and was stunned and confused when they caused her words to slur and her vision to blur, she told the jury of five women and seven men in Norristown, Pa. Constand recalled feeling powerless as Cosby groped her breasts, penetrated her with his fingers and masturbated himself with her hand. "I wanted it to stop," Constand testified two weeks ago. "I was weak. I was limp, and I could not fight him off." The charges against Cosby each carried a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Considering the comedian's advanced age, his conviction could mean he'll end up spending the rest of his life in jail. At his first trial last June, a jury deadlocked after six days of marathon deliberations. This time around, the sequestered jury reached its unanimous verdict after a 12-day trial that included new testimony from five additional accusers, including former supermodel Janice Dickinson. Throughout the trial, Cosby's lawyers argued Constand was a "con artist" who framed the "Cosby Show" star for money. They fixated on the $3.38 million settlement she received to end her 2005 lawsuit and claimed she made a series of inconsistent statements. In the end, the proof was in the pudding pop pitchman's own words. The jurors heard that Cosby himself told police in a 2005 interview that he gave Constand a medication without explaining what it was. They also heard that he admitted during a follow-up civil deposition that he obtained seven prescriptions for quaaludes in the 1970s so he could give the now-banned sedative to women he found sexually attractive. Cosby did not testify in his own defense during either of his trials. Authorities originally declined to charge Cosby in 2005, but Constand's case got revived as more than 50 accusers stepped from the shadows starting in late 2014. When prosecutors finally filed their criminal complaint, they said a major factor in their decision was Cosby's own deposition admission that he stockpiled the quaaludes. In his depositions, Cosby said he kept the powerful drugs on hand to offer them to women, "The same as a person would say, 'Have a drink.'" In closing arguments Tuesday, Montgomery County Deputy District Attorney Kristen Feden wrested back the "con artist" moniker that Cosby's defense lawyer Tom Mesereau gave to Constand in his opening statement. "Yes, you did hear about a con," Feden said Tuesday as she pointed to Cosby in the courtroom gallery. "The perpetrator of that con is this man, sitting right here." AdChoices

Not the value of the dinar thats for sure pp

CF your solid support and excellent attitude are mainstays here. Thank you pp

Thats funny, I don't care who you are !! pp

As always jeep, Thank you pp

Driver used folding lawn chair in truck: police © Provided by thecanadianpress.com THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police say a driver pulled over in Thunder Bay, Ont., had an unusual seating arrangement — a folding lawn chair where a driver's seat should have been. They say an officer stopped a pickup truck on Monday afternoon after noticing the licence plates were allegedly not authorized for that vehicle. Upon approaching the driver, police say the officer noticed the suspicious seating arrangement — the driver was sitting in a lawn chair placed in front of the steering wheel. And investigators say that wasn't the only thing wrong with the pickup. They say it was impounded for a multitude of defects, including a broken windshield blocking the driver's view, a defective door handle that effectively trapped the driver inside the truck, and no seatbelt buckles. Police say a young driver is charged with a number of offences related to the condition of the truck, as well as driving while suspended, and operating a vehicle on a highway with no insurance.

My picture went to weird letters, numbers and synbols and now its a picture again ?? . At times I hate tecnology pp

Economy News _ Baghdad The Central Bank of Iraq, on Wednesday, the conditions for the confiscation of banknotes damaged and non-negotiable. The bank said in a statement received "the economy news" a copy of it, "The banknotes damaged and non-negotiable is confiscated and inform the party that submitted the confiscation decision," noting that "the right of those whose cash papers were rejected and confiscated to submit a request to the Governor of the bank or authorized to review the the decision". The bank added that "the terms of the banknotes that are considered damaged and which are confiscated from the design of the banknote is unclear or distorted or the appearance of the external appearance changes, including the written or the decree or printed or stamped on it or placed on the adhesive. "Another condition is if the paper loses more than 50 percent of its area and if there is evidence to convince the bank that the paper parts have been completely destroyed, they will be partially or fully compensated," he said. "The banknotes will be confiscated if these securities are cut into pieces more than 6 pieces, or if the banknotes perforated four holes in one banknote." He demanded that "the bank of the banking system to confiscate these damaged banknotes and hand them to the Central Bank with knowledge of its source from the customer," stressing that "the bank bears the responsibility of the legal consequences." The current Iraqi currency consists of seven categories, including 250 dinars, 500 dinars, 1,000 dinars, 5,000 dinars, 10,000 dinars, 25,000 dinars and 50,000 dinars. The coins were withdrawn by the bank for non circulation by the public. http://economy-news.net/content.php?id=12089

Thxs Luigi. I appreciate the entertainment and who knows ? They might get it right one day ! pp

Thxs Adam. You pretty much said what I had figured and that was that there would not much be happening over the next 2 weeks till after elections. Getting really tough to stay grounded lately but I will soldier on with that respect. Have a great day all, see you in line at the bank !!! pp

Well that was a different type of post !! LOL Consider it done. pp

Reactions are nice but chuckles are way better LOL pp

Try this again. pp