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Clean That Snow Off Your Car or Face a $75 Fine
The fines are even steeper if the snow on your car flies off and hits another vehicle.
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The penalty comes under a law enacted in 2010 that took effect on Dec 31, 2013. The Connecticut General Assembly passed the law in an effort to prevent the dangers of so-called ice missiles — the accumulation of snow and ice on a vehicle that can fly off while driving and hit other vehicles.
The fine actually increases if snow dislodged from your car strikes another and causes property damage or personal injury, according to the law. For noncommercial vehicles, the fine would be no less than $200 but not more than $1,000; for commercial vehicles, it's no less than $500 but no more than $1,200.
The law, Public Act No. 10-182, An Act Concerning The Removal of Snow and Ice From Motor Vehicles, reads in part:
"The operator of any motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1 of the general statutes, shall remove any accumulated ice or snow from such motor vehicle, including the hood, trunk and roof of such motor vehicle, so that any ice or snow accumulated on such vehicle does not pose a threat to persons or property while the vehicle is being operated on any street or highway of this state."
The law does not apply if your vehicle is parked or if the snow and ice accumulated on your vehicle while you were driving in a storm.
[This article was originally published on Dec. 13, 2013.]
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Samuel Goodbaum February 16, 2014 at 11:27 AM
This law affects mostly the poor and elderly. The poor because they don't have the luxury of a garage to protect their old cars and the elderly because cleaning off their entire car, especially a van or SUV, may be more physically demanding than they can manage. This is not to argue that we shouldn't clean off our cars; of course we should. But the reason MarkT doesn't see any snow covered BMW's or Mercedes is that they are tucked away in their cozy garages when the first snowflake falls. Yet another example of the unintended consequences of a law creating an additional burden on those least able to afford it.
Igor February 16, 2014 at 12:04 PM
Hadie what makes you think the next state isn't just as bad or going down the road? we have feel good laws because either are too stupid, lack common sense or just too damn lazy to do the right thing. Coming back from HD I had a cop between me and a guy with snow covering the whole back window. He couldn't even see. The cop made a right and the covered car continued straight. You are right where the feel good laws are virtually useless, but if they even get 10 % to do what's right then it's worth the effort.
town news February 16, 2014 at 12:14 PM
@Samuel Goodbaum get out of hear you bleeding heart liberal;. Really, if your poor you can't clean your care. If you're old it's too demanding. I've seen old people who can't walk drive and I have no sympathy for either group.What's next on your exemption list removing Burkas in driver license pictures as it would be too much of an insult? How about we give illegals with no proof or paper work driving licenses. Oh ya I forgot they are getting them in July thanks to Malloy. Should we look the other way when people don't have car insurance and send you to the hospital with flying ice in your windsheild? Don't worry you'll get the bill because having insurance affects the poor and elderly because they can't afford the premiums.
Guilford Girl February 16, 2014 at 02:06 PM
Town News and Hadie, Please leave, we beg of you. No one wants your negative attitude here. It's hard enough to get through life without people like you who don't want to live here.
Dom February 16, 2014 at 02:40 PM
Hadie, please stop painting the wrong picture of conservative ideals. You can't just form an opinion and say it's a republican view. I'm not a fan of Malloy, for a number of reasons, but not the ice missle law. We can discuss Gun control, death penalty, tax reforms stemming from Malloy which I'm not a fan of, but that is completely off topic from this article. Not cleaning your car off is dangerous for everyone on the road. You may think of it as soft fluffy snow, but when it's sticks to your car, there is ice and compacting that occurred that makes it dangerous if it melts off your car and hits a passing vehicle. The fact that the law isn't fully enforced is disheartening, but it doesn't mean the law shouldn't exist. People are still physically assaulted, robbed, and murdered even though there are laws against those actions, it doesn't mean that we should remove those laws. If this is your opinion, please don't make this a liberal vs. conservative argument.
Joe Durette February 16, 2014 at 02:46 PM
Mark T, the reason you don't see any 2013 Mercedes CLs with snow on them is because they're all parked in their heated three car garages (or maybe on the 3rd level if you're Mitt Romney). See, the po' folk who have to park in their driveways, they can't afford butlers to clean their cars off and bring them 'round front like Miss Daisy can. You tell me how to effectively clean snow off the roof of a Ford Aerostar with a two foot ice scraper. It's winter and there's snow out there. If I'm driving and there's a snowball coming at me, I don't flip out and go into a tailspin over it. It's just snow.
Dom February 16, 2014 at 05:32 PM
This is what happens to innocent people when inconsiderate A-Holes leave loose snow on their roofs: http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/ice-smashes-into-womans-car-like-a-missile .......................................................I know because my wife's windshield was smashed the same way (The ice came off of a BMW SUV by the way), though she was able to pull over on 95. You put everyone at risk when you decide not to be considerate of the safety of those around you.
Sue Polaski February 16, 2014 at 05:50 PM
Joe Durette, It's called a broom.They are very inexpensive, even for whining, bitter po' folk such as yourself. RME
town news February 16, 2014 at 06:22 PM
Guilford Girl wait till you have to wear your big girl pants. Find a job, pay for your own health care after getting off Mommy's and Daddy's. Pay a mortgage and have state aided people living next door for free, that can't park in a garage or remove snow because they are poor Then you can tell me to leave you liberals alone.
Guilford Girl February 16, 2014 at 10:12 PM
Yo Town news. I own my own home outright, pay my taxes, own commercial property. And I'm retired after having put two children through college. I don't have a garage and have ALWAYs cleaned my vehicles of snow because it's commons sense. You have no idea what my politics are. I also pay for my elderly neighbors snow removal because at 82 he should not have to shovel himself out.
Jeff Cooper February 16, 2014 at 11:34 PM
I have gotten hit a couple of times with snow/ice flying off the car in front of me. One took out a head light and the other a windshield. I hope they enforce this. Yes, I have helped people clean off/remove ice from their cars.
Craig Zac February 17, 2014 at 08:21 AM
Igor, you just fixed your problem!!! you said you're running AOL, get that garbage out of your computer now... AOL is the absolute worse thing to install! it loads so much trash and scumware you may as well take your hard drive out and shoot it! lol AOL is absolute trash and should be run out of town!
Craig Zac February 17, 2014 at 08:29 AM
no matter what, you ARE responsible for ANYTHING that flies off, from, under or out of your vehicle and damages another persons vehicle! Snow and ice coming off your car, dirt and rocks bouncing out of the bed of your pick up, a piece of pipe sliding off a vans cargo rack, a tree branch falling from a truck, a shopping bag that flies out of a cars window, a motorcyclists base ball cap... a loose muffler, a hanging side mirror... anything that comes from you and damages someone else is your responsibility. Going around and ticketing people with a couple inches of snow on their car (not like the photo above which is a totally extreme case and the driver should be fined) is nothing but a way for the state and towns to make more money by again, making us all into criminals! So now the gestapo is going to make everyone stand there and chip ice off their cars paint jobs because the tail gating moron behind me might get hit? drive correctly, stay back, quit speeding and tail gating and pay attention to the cars in front of you and those supposed Ice missiles will not be a concern.
Craig Zac February 17, 2014 at 08:34 AM
...but don't get me wrong, its not hard to clean off your car of snow... but if I wake up and have a layer of ice on my car, im NOT standing there and chipping it off or waiting for a few hours for the sun to melt it... sorry, im just not going to do it. Snow? fine, I have a broom and an extending handle snow brush, I can remove snow. but if the car is iced over, sorry, stay back 300 feet or get nailed. im not getting fired for missing work cause my car had a frozen roof. If I can get the ice / snow off, I do it. if not, im riding anyhow.
Steven R DeVaux February 17, 2014 at 12:47 PM
Brookfield school buses regularly fire snow missles at vehicles following them.
Guilford Girl February 17, 2014 at 09:36 PM
It's a safety issue, I don't understand why people have such a difficult time understanding how dangerous it is. And if you are not able or willing to clean off your vehicle you should not drive in the first case, and you deserve to to be ticketed in the second.
chuck February 17, 2014 at 10:08 PM
Just for reference......Last week I was on Route 9 and had a flying missile of snow absolutely crush my windshield. I waited 3 hrs for a windshield repair outfit to come and replace my glass. It was around 4 pm. I asked the techs how often they replaced windshields due to snow missiles. They said to me that they were on their 10th call of the day and 8 were snow missiles vs. windshields and that was pretty much the norm for a day or two after a storm. Now....multiply that by what?? How many highways x how many cars x how many missiles x how many glass repair outfits??? Nobody can say it's a non-issue. Case closed.
Igor February 18, 2014 at 07:39 AM
Guilford Girl it's not hard to understand. Some people are just damn lazy. There is no other excuse. If you're old and can't clean the car, then don't drive. If you don't want to be late, get up early. You don't have to be tailgating to be hit, that ice and snow gets an air lift and it can really traveling a great distance. I hate to think of a person or family getting killed because someone just doesn't care or is lazy.
Craig Zac February 18, 2014 at 10:10 AM
I wonder what politicians car got hit for this to have even been considered to be such a law in the first place. This never used to be a problem until this year? No ones been hit by "Ice Missles" before? Hmmmmm..... I remember back a bunch of years I was driving in a snow storm in new Haven and went under the i91 over pass heading up RTE 80 and when I came out on the other side a state truck that had been plowing the Highway dumped all that snow and slush right down on my windshield and hood, talk about blind... busted my wipers that were turned on and everything! I think highway plowing should be outlawed cause its dangerous!
Dom February 18, 2014 at 10:29 AM
Why does everything appear to become a political matter on the patch? Just clean the snow off your roof, it's now against the law which is good for potential victims of lazy, or inconsiderate people out there who drive around with snow on their roof.
Joeseph Biff February 20, 2014 at 07:05 AM
Sean,you will continue to see it for ever,just like the people who insist on texting and yacking on their phones while driving.
Igor February 20, 2014 at 07:34 AM
Shouldn't even have to be a law. Joeseph Biff, yes you will continue to see it. When you go fishing you don't catch all the fish. You catch what you can. If they were to tag every car someone on here would say something to the effect" they should be out catching real criminals" Craig please stop making BS excuses. Not cleaning your car is just laziness.
Tom Lines February 22, 2014 at 03:15 PM
I would let Town News keep speaking his/her mind. In the battle of wits, he fights unarmed.
Craig Zac February 27, 2014 at 08:28 AM
Igor, whos making BS excuses? I clean off my car! Maybe people like you would feel safer if you stay off the roads in winter... im sorry this is New England, we get snow, we get ice and its something you have to deal with. if you are so scared of a piece of ice or snow, move to florida!
Craig Zac February 27, 2014 at 08:33 AM
Maybe we should all just call the state and town cops each and every time we see a car with ANYTHING tied to its roof or sticking out of the trunk, any time we see a truck with anything tied to its bed or in its bed or anytime we see anyone towing an open trailer full of stuff like landscaping tools or if they are moving furniture or hauling anything... If we can get fined because snow or ice MIGHT fly off and hit a car, then it should be against the law for ANYTHING that might fly off of a car, truck or, trailer and hit a car. If we are going to be safe, lets be safe ALL the way around! W have all see it, the car with the matress on the roof or this one.... cars with Christmas trees tied to the roof... now That's dangerous! Or trucks filled with branches so high they are almost hitting the phone wires or so packed they are actually hanging out the back and touching the pavement... trailers full of shovels, barrels, lawn equipment... dump trucks full of dirt or rocks that is like driving behind a sand blaster... cars with lumber on the roof, trucks and vans with pipes on top... and you all are worried about some snow or ice?
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This week, in the lead up to Veterans Day, the U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) has been celebrating National Veterans Small Business Week, an initiative on the part of the SBA to reach out to veteran entrepreneurs and business owners. We owe our nation's veterans a debt of gratitude for their service, and we also know that as a result of their service and training, veterans are well-positioned to be successful entrepreneurs and small business owners as they transition from their military career to working as a civilian.
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This announcement also comes not long after we announced that for FY 2014, fees on loans for $150,000 and under are set to zero. These initiatives make the loans cheaper for the borrower, another way SBA is looking to serve small business owners as they look for ways to access capital.
I couldn't be more proud of our nation's veteran entrepreneurs and small business owners and the SBA commitment to helping those who have tirelessly served our country. We provide veterans access to business counseling and training, capital and business development opportunities through government contracts. In FY 2013, SBA supported $1.86 billion in loans for 3,094 veteran-owned small businesses. And since 2009, the dollar amount of SBA lending support to veteran-owned firms has nearly doubled.
It's been wonderful participating in SBA's Veterans Small Business Week events throughout the week. Our staff on the ground has been working with partner organizations on educational efforts, mentoring, and trainings to make sure veterans have the tools they need to start or grow their business—because it is the least we can do for those who have served.
We thank our veterans for their commitment to our country and way of life. SBA fully supports our veteran entrepreneurs and looks forward to continuing to reach out to them through our 68 field offices across the country.
About the AuthorRhett Jeppson is the Associate Administrator for SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development.
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Indiana State's Felisha Johnson and Brandon Pounds went against the best in the nation and former ISU standout Kylie Hutson placed second in the women's pole vault during the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday in the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Johnson finished fourth in the women's weight throw with her best throw coming on her fifth attempt with a distance of 73 feet, 0 3/4 inches. It is the fifth time this season that Johnson has had a throw better than 70 feet.
Gwen Berry (Nike/NYAC) won the indoor title with a season-best throw of 81-0 1/2 with Amber Campbell (Nike) going 77-8 1/4 for second. Campbell was the defending champion and set the meet record a year ago with a throw of 81-3 1/4. Jeneva McCall (NYAC) was third with a distance of 74-2 1/2.
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Hutson (Nike), an NCAA champion and All-American while at Indiana State and the 2011 USA outdoor champion, cleared a career-best 15-7 on her third attempt to remain in the chase for the USA indoor title but failed on three attempts at 15-9.
Reigning Olympic gold medalist and American record holder Jenn Suhr successfully defended her USA indoor title by clearing 16-5 1/2 on her first attempt to set a World, American, and meet record. Suhr now has seven indoor titles to her name and set the previous American record in Albuquerque at the USA indoor championships in 2011 when she cleared 16-0.
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Indiana State's Felisha Johnson and Brandon Pounds went against the best in the nation and former ISU standout Kylie Hutson placed second in the women's pole vault during the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday in the Albuquerque Convention Center.
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"We pitched well," coach Shane Bouman said. "Both Taylor Lockwood in the first game and Yvette Alvarez in the second game threw great. When you pitch good and you play good defense and get some key hits, good things are going to happen.
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During Indiana State's injury-ravaged 2013 season, there wasn't a unit on either side of the ball that was spared from the carnage.
But if one had to be singled out as hardest hit in the injury department, it would be difficult to out-do the Sycamores' secondary.
Every player that started in ISU's season opener at Indiana not only missed at least one game last season, but the entire starting unit was out of action by the end of September.
Reed named Midseason National Player of the Year
Half of the college baseball season is done and one prominent college baseball publication thinks Terre Haute's A.J. Reed is best player in the land.
Reed, a junior at Kentucky, was named the Midseason National Player of the Year by Perfect Game USA, a website devoted to college baseball.
Laramie to transfer from ISU women's basketball program
Indiana State forward Marina Laramie averaged 9.9 points and started all 32 games as a sophomore for the Sycamores.
But the 6-foot-2 women's basketball player will continue her career elsewhere.
Metro sports: ISU blanks Austin Peay in 6-plus innings
Indiana State's baseball team posted another mid-week victory Wednesday night as four pitchers combined to throw a three-hit shutout and lead a 3-0 victory over Austin Peay State at Bob Warn Field.
Chicago guard commits to ISU women's basketball
The Indiana State women's basketball team picked up a verbal commitment from Chicago guard Kiera Brooks on Tuesday.
The 5-foot-7 junior for North Lawndale College Prep visited ISU's campus for the first time, met the team and chose her college home. Brooks averaged 18.7 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals for coach Corey Morgan's 15-11 squad.
METRO ROUNDUP: ISU softball tops IU 7-5
The Indiana State softball team remained a perfect 13-0 when scoring in the first inning as it defeated Indiana (9-24-1) 7-5 Tuesday for its second consecutive victory over a Big Ten opponent.
Dedicated to helping others
It's not like Marissa Stout is bored out of her mind and lacking for things to do.
Metro sports: ISU's Stone, Riemenschneider honored by MVC
Indiana State junior Megan Stone and freshman Brooke Riemenschneider each earned Missouri Valley Conference Athlete of the Week honors, according to an announcement from the league office Monday.
ISU baseball shows mental toughness in win over Illinois State
When the pressure's on, there's nothing a coach likes more than to see his team double down on their approach and grit out a positive result.
Going the distance: Redbirds ace Savas allows just five hits while shutting down Sycamores
Indiana State's pitchers weren't their best in Friday's series opener against Illinois State, but it seemed the Sycamores might get away with it. Through seven innings, ISU had issued six walks, gave up six hits and hit a batter, but still trailed by just a run. But ISU's luck with its generosity would give out in the eighth, and even if it hadn't, Illinois State standout starter Dan Savas had the Sycamores' bats in a deep freeze anyway. The Redbirds defeated the Sycamores 5-2 at Bob Warn Field.
Woods softball team wins 4th straight
The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods softball team swept Grace College with a pair of wins in its home opener Wednesday.
Devoted brothers: Mahurins relish chance to team up and win NAIA title
It wasn't a great year for NCAA basketball in the Hoosier state outside of Indiana State's 23-victory season.
But a team in NAIA Division II with eight Indiana natives — and coached by former Valparaiso point guard Greg Tonagel, an Indiana All-Star for his hometown of LaPorte — brought home a national basketball championship.
Tonagel, the scrappy point guard who played alongside Bryce Drew for that magical Valpo team, created more March hoops memories with the help of Rockville brothers R.J. and Lane Mahurin.
'A full night': Leadoff hitter Curry leads 16-hit attack as Sycamores pound Hoosiers
Lead-off man Landon Curry had four of Indiana State's 16 hits Wednesday afternoon, and cleanup hitter Mike Fitzgerald reached for the 17th straight game to lead the Sycamores to a 12-8 victory.
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The University of Georgia's 29th Annual Study, Work, and Travel Abroad Fair will play host to over 75 programs that include UGA faculty-led programs, external program providers, and organizations involved in international education. These programs will provide information on upcoming study abroad programs which include program dates, academic information, program cost, and other pertinent information. This 2 day fair is a great opportunity for program providers to market their programs to students and for students to learn more about study abroad opportunities.
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1. Number of countries in which UGA students study: UGA programs operate in approximately 50 countries annually. Counting participants in external programs, UGA students study in 65 to 70 different countries each year.
2. Number of UGA students studying abroad annually: Currently, just over 2,000 students or 6% of the entire campus enrollment (graduate and undergraduate) study abroad in a given year, and 75% of those chose either a UGA program or a UGA exchange partners.
3. Study abroad by graduating class: Almost 30% of each graduating cohort studies abroad for academic credit at some point during college.
4. Non-UGA students on UGA Study Abroad: Between 150-200 students from other universities transient enroll on UGA study abroad programs each year, forming 12% of the enrollment in UGA faculty-led programs and testifying to UGA's reputation for providing high quality international academic experiences.


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Players from Vítkovice will sign autographs for fans (Translation)
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Ostrava January 26, 2010 - On Wednesday at 5 pm, Juraj Štefanka, Lukáš Krenželok and Richard Stehlík will be at the Futurum mall in Ostrava signing autographs for fans. Besides receiving autographs on a special photo of the team (which lists the team's biggest achievements), hockey fans can also get a gift from the Radegast hockey collection. All it takes is to be successful in a goalie shoot out.
"Autograph signing is another event in a series of events for fans of the Ostrava club. In this season, fans have already been able to go for a beer with the players, see promotions of the team during games at home, and even partake in the 'Become a player of the Vítkovice Steel Hockey Club' competition," says Pavel Kmínek, manager of the Radegast brand, who is organizing the event at the Futurum.
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- The Radegast brewery, which is one of the most modern breweries in the Czech Republic, has been brewing beer since 1970.
- Since 1999, Radegast brewery is part of the largest beer conglomerate in the Czech Republic, belonging to Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s.
- Yearly, it produces more than 2.2 million hectoliters of beer, with the help of approximately 270 employees.
- It produces beer called "classic Czech lager" and it also produces a high quality malt in its own malt house.
- In 2008, the brewery brewed its ten billionth beer.
- With total sale of 10.7 million hectoliters in the calendar year of 2008 and with export to more than 50 countries, Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s. is the leading producer of beer in the Czech Republic and the biggest exporter of Czech beer.
- Plzeňský Prazdroj employs approximately 2,500 employees in the Plzeň, Radegast (Nošovice) and Velké Popovice breweries, and in 13 distribution centers around Czech Republic.
- Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s. is a member of the global SABMiller PLC group, one of the biggest beer companies in the world, with activities and distribution in more than 60 countries on six continents.
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This SABMiller subsidiary news release has been translated from its local market language to English language for publication on http://www.sabmiller.com/. We have attempted to provide an accurate translation of the original material but due to the difficulties of translation slight differences may exist.
Note, the news release was first published in its local market on [26/01/2010].


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The Columbus Dispatch - February 12, 2013 4:02 PM
The Senate today passed an amendment pushed by Sen. Rob Portman that would make sure that child victims of sex trafficking can receive help under the federal Violence Against Women Act.
The amendment passed the Senate 100-0. The full Violence Against Women Act passed the Senate 78-22, with both Ohiosenators pushing it.
The Ohio Republican's amendment, also pushed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., specifically authorizes grants under the Violence Against Women Act to enhance the safety of children and young adults who are victims of sex trafficking. The law already offered federal grants to children and young adults exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.
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Lake Zurich cop pleads guilty to reckless driving
BY LAURA PAVIN SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-SUN February 21, 2013 8:22PM
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LAKE ZURICH — A Lake Zurich police officer has agreed to work under a "last chance employment agreement" in response to charges that he caused an alcohol-related crash while in possession of a loaded gun last September, police officials said Wednesday.
McHenry Deputy Police Chief John Birk confirmed that Lake Zurich police officer Vincent TeRonde was arrested at 10:23 p.m. Sept. 21 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol on the 3600 block of West Elm Street in McHenry. He also was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle and illegal lane use.
TeRonde, 47, later pleaded guilty to reckless driving, said Robin Shetley, chief deputy of McHenry County Circuit Court.
She reported that the terms of TeRonde's sentence include paying a $2,295 fine, serving one year of suspension, participating in a victim-impact panel and attending DUI school.
According to police, TeRonde was off duty at the time of the incident. A Lake Zurich Police Department internal investigation found that he and a colleague drank beer and ate food after work that day at Arlington Park Racetrack before visiting restaurants in Buffalo Grove and Long Grove.
The colleague reported that TeRonde appeared sober when he dropped him off at Lake Zurich police headquarters around 10 p.m., Lake Zurich Deputy Chief Kevin Finlon said.
Finlon confirmed TeRonde was also accused of possessing his loaded service weapon, which violates policy.
The terms of his new employment agreement became effective Jan. 11, the same time his 30-day unpaid suspension began, and it will run until September 2015.
"A last chance agreement is given when that individual is worthy of consideration," Finlon said. "It sets up some very strict rules in regards to if this behavior should ever reoccur."
TeRonde, a 23-year department veteran, has been a quality officer and has contributed to the Marines Toys for Tots program, Finlon said.
Finlon added that maintaining the public's safety was the number one priority throughout the investigation and ensuing decision-making process.
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I have a general question about the Women's Battalion of Death. When I mentioned this to the professor of Russian history when I was in graduate school, he told me that the Battalion was a myth and there was no reliable primary sources to support its activities. I though that was strange because I had seen it mentioned quite often. Could someone send information on sources? Thanks.
Bochkareva(or Botchkareva) Maria L.(with Issac Don Lvine): Yashka: My Life as a Peasant, Officer and Exile; NY, Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1919
Bryant, Louise: Six Months in Russia: An Observer's Account of Russia Before and During the Proletarian Dictatorship; NY, Geo. H. Doran Company, 1918
Dorr, Rheta Child: Title unknown; copy at Univ. of Iowa
Edmondson, Linda, Ed. Women and Society in Russia and The Soviet Union; Cambridge, Cambridge U. Press, 1992
Farmborough, Florence: Nurse At The Russian Front: A Diary 1914-1918
Kerensky, Alexander: mentions in his memoirs...no title
MacKenzie, Midge: Shoulder to Shoulder: A Documentary; Knopf, 1975
Mandel, William M. : The Soviet Women; Garden City,NY; Anchor Books, 1975
Mitrofanova, A.V. Rabochy klass SSSR v gody Velikoi Otechestvennoi voiny [The Working Class of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War]; Moscow, Nauka, 1971
Reed, John: mentions in his book...no title
Stites, Richard: The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia; Feminism, Nihlism and Bolshevism, 1860-1930; Princeton, NJ; Princeton U Press, 1978
Wheelwright, Julie: Amazons and Military Maids: Women Who Dressed AS Men in Pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness; London, Pandora, 1989
"Protokoly doprosov organizatora Petrogradskogo zhenskogo balal'ona smerti." Otechestvennye arhiv,1 (1994): 50-66 Bochkareva's 1920 depositions to the police at the time of her arrest by the Bolsheviks.
Allen, Mary Dissertation: "Soviet Amazons? Women's Partcipation in the Red Army, 1918-1945"
Drokov, Sergei Vladimirovich: "Organizator Zhenskogo batl'ona smerti." ["The Organizer of the Women's Battalion of Death."] Voprosy Istorii 7 (1993): 164-
Ivanova, Yu. N.: "Prekrasneishie iz khrabrykh." ["The Fairest of the Brave."] Voenno-istoricheskii zhurnal 3 (1994): 93-96
Medvedeva, Liudmila: "Zhenschina v pogonakh (ili bez onykh)." [Woman in SHoulder-Boards(or Without Them)."] Znamia 2 (1990): 160-169
Roberts, Mary Fanton, Inc. The Touchstone; "The Battalion of Death, Made Up of Women Soldiers Who Are Today Fighting Russia's Battle" by Michael Posner, September, 1917
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The Role of Gadoxetate (Eovist) Enhanced CT in Evaluating Cholangiocarcinoma
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The purpose of this project is to evaluate the role of gadoxetate (Eovist®) enhanced dual-energy CT in better evaluating perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. This pilot project aims to address a long-term pitfall in the imaging of cholangiocarcinomas, by providing higher resolution delineation of these often infiltrative tumors on single-source, Dual-Energy Spectral Multi Detector CT (MDCT), capitalizing on improved spatial resolution achievable with MDCT compared to MRI and at the same time producing a non-invasive CT cholangiogram to aid in accurate diagnosis and treatment planning of cholangiocarcinoma, particularly, the hilar variety.
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|The Role of Gadoxetate Enhanced Spectral Dual-Energy CT in Evaluating Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
- To obtain bi-directional measurements of hilar cholangiocarcinoma tumor in centimeters, on the Dual Energy CT scan images. [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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Patients will undergo a standard of care Gadoxetate (Eovist) MRI for cholangiocarcinoma. Patients will then be immediately placed on the CT scanner. Patients will undergo a dual energy CT of the abdomen with no additional contrast.
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Gadoxetate (Eovist) enhanced dual energy CT
Other Name: Dual Energy CT
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The purpose of this project is to evaluate the role of gadoxetate (Eovist) enhanced dual-energy CT in better evaluating perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, by exploiting the combination of the physiologic behavior of gadoxetate in liver tissue combined with the advantageous mass attenuation coefficient of Gadolinium achievable through dual energy technique. This combination of unique CT imaging sensitivity, high resolution and differential enhancement potentially allows improved visualization and detection of tumor relative to enhancing surrounding hepatic parenchyma and ductal anatomy in the hepatobiliary phase, due to the biliary excretion of the agent.
Cholangiocarcinoma is a hepatic adenocarcinoma that arises from the bile duct epithelium and is the second most prevalent liver cancer after hepatocellular carcinoma. The hilar intrahepatic variety of cholangiocarcinoma can present as an infiltrative, exophytic, or polypoid lesion. Most extra-hepatic cholangiocarcinomas are infiltrative, causing a focal stricture of the bile duct and result in proximal biliary ductal dilatation.
While magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiography is diagnostic in the majority of patients with malignant hilar strictures, evaluation is limited by spatial resolution and in some patients, the inability to have an MRI scan. Standard Multi Detector CT (MDCT) using iodinated contrast agents, on the other hand, is limited in evaluation of cholangiocarcinomas, due to the lack of consistent enhancement of the tumor with iodinated contrast.
Single-source, Dual-Energy (SSDE) Spectral MDCT utilizes a single fast switching x-ray beam source to acquire near simultaneous data sets at two different photon energies during a single acquisition. Data is acquired at 80 kilovolt peak (kVp) and 140 kVp with image reconstruction achievable as a selectable monochromatic presentation over a range of 40 - 140 kiloelectron volt (keV), typically 70-78 keV for diagnostic image presentation. At lower tube voltage, the frequency of photoelectric interactions increases exponentially and is strongly dependent on the atomic number. Therefore, for substances with higher atomic number, such as iodine and gadolinium the increased frequency of photoelectric and k-edge interactions at low tube voltage substantially increases CT attenuation, thus improving contrast. Gadolinium is further unique with k-edge attenuation at approximately 53 keV, within the available monochromatic reconstruction range, thus allowing for significant greater detectability. Additional material decomposition technique allows for unique material presentation and analysis such as gadolinium/ water pair analysis with high spatial resolution.
Dual-Energy technology is limited by the types of contrast agents currently available, all based on Iodine. Gadoxetate (Eovist) is a relatively new Gadolinium based MRI contrast agent that is capable of producing not only standard appearing MRI images in the hepatic arterial and portal venous phases, but also provides an opportunity to better visualize the bile ducts and liver parenchyma as it is excreted by the liver into the biliary system during the hepatobiliary phase.
This pilot project aims to address a long-term pitfall in the imaging of cholangiocarcinomas, by providing higher resolution delineation of these often infiltrative tumors on single-source, Dual-Energy Spectral MDCT, capitalizing on improved spatial resolution achievable with MDCT compared to MRI and at the same time producing a non-invasive CT cholangiogram to aid in accurate diagnosis and treatment planning of cholangiocarcinoma, particularly, the hilar variety.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|19 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects will be adult (age 19 or older) with suspected cholangiocarcinoma of the liver.
- Subject must be able to provide a written informed consent.
- Subject will be scheduled for gadoxetate contrast enhanced MRI scan of the liver (obtained as part of usual clinical practice).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Standard MRI safety screening criteria will be employed, and subject will be excluded if any contraindications to undergo MRI are met.
- Subjects with metallic biliary stents or multiple peripancreatic surgical clips on abdominal MDCT will be excluded.
- Subjects on hemodialysis or with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than 30 will be excluded.
- Subjects will not be excluded on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, or religion.
- Subject may not be pregnant or lactating.
|Contact: John V Thomas, MD
|(205) 975-4559
|Contact: Stefanie Robinson
|(205) 934-6499
|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
|Contact: Stefanie Y Robinson 205-934-6499 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Marianne Vetrano, RN (205) 934-4080 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: John V Thomas, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Desiree E Morgan, MD
|Sub-Investigator: David N Bolus, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Lincoln L Berland, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|John V Thomas, MD
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|John V. Thomas, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01673802 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 13, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 30, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Klatskin's Tumor
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
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Portland >Food & Dining > Aztec Willie
1501 NE Broadway St, Portland, OR | Directions 9723245.535039 -122.650470
11am-2am/ Happy Hour 3:30pm-6:30pm
Neighborhoods: Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, Irvington
Great Blazer Bar – A great place to watch a Blazer game. Always a good crowd, fun and energetic. Don't talk to peter, he's a blazer hater. once you stop in, you'll find yourself going back again. Great beer selection, stiff drinks. Diverse crowd. 6 flat screens for sports. Salsa dancing on sat. is always fun. Brazilian night is a must see.
Bad Bad Bad! – We were in Portland for business and Aztec Willies was recommended as a good place to eat on Broadway, it wasn't. This is the absolute worst Mexican food I have ever tasted. We entered the restaurant and went to the "buffet" to order our food. They had all of the standard accompaniments sitting in the warming pans on the cafeteria style serving bar and a menu on the wall that you order from. I ordered the Chile Relleno dinner which includes refried beans, Spanish rice and chips (with no salsa). I also ordered the guacamole for the chips. I should have yelled "STOP!!!" when I saw the server get the Chile Rellenos out of the refrigerator, put it on a plate and stick it in the microwave for 60 seconds. You can't microwave deep fried items to resurrect them, it doesn't work.
However, I went ahead and paid for the meal and took the plate to the table. I tried to be objective and not prejudge what I was about to eat but it didn't help. The Chile Relleno was horrible, the refried beans were so-so and the Spanish rice had hard, dried out grains scattered throughout the dish. This entire meal was the antithesis of good food. If you want to eat the worst Mexican food so you can compare it with the best you may find, eat at Aztec Willies in Portland, OR. Otherwise skip this joint, it might be a good place for music but when it comes to food, it sucks.
Super fun if you want to dance – I'm new to Portland (lived here almost a year now) and this was one of the first places I went out for dancing. We tried the Greek Cusina this night, but they had a horrible DJ. I was with a small bachelorette party, and we had a blast. Very nice (personality & looks) door guy and bartender. You have to want to dance when you go there though. You WILL get asked, which I think is great. Every girl in our group got asked to dance and we were all different ages different looking etc. Some of the guys that are asking are a bit older than you'd expect, but some are super hot. They all seemed nice and are willing to teach you how to Salsa if you don't know how (which I don't). I am assuming it is easier when you are less intoxicated. I think we arrived about 10-10:30 and it wasn't very crowded, but by 11:30-12 it was packed. If you want to go somewhere fun and you feel like dancing this is a great place. I plan to go during the day at some point and try their tacos.
Annoyed with Service – Little things annoy me, big things tick me off. So let's just say I am slightly annoyed. How hard is it to get what you order or ask for anymore? It seems almost impossible anymore...something is always missing from an order or not done as ordered. Any job, regardless of what it is, is a job worth doing well. So with that said, I paid almost $10 for a fajiata dinner, to go, and when I got into the bag I notices a very essential item missing from the meal...the tortillas. So basically I ended up with stirfry. This included guacamole, lettuce, refried beans and rice. All tossed into the same container and a completely jumbled mess by the time I opened it. I never tipped the bag or tossed the bag but everything was all stirred up in itself. So it wasn't a satisfying eat and I was very disappointed. HOWEVER, I do have to say, the flavor and quality WERE VERY GOOD. All I ask for is a day when service is up to par.
I kind of hate to recommend this place...but – I'm guessing this place has changed owners a few times - and if so - at least one of them was a j erk. When i first moved here (95) this place was great. I was 23 and lots of other cool youngsters like me came there after work thru the lloyd area. Its died down...a lot. but its still a nice place in several regards. The outdoor seating right on 15th is still a sentimental happy place for me. Their marguaritas on the rocks are not great, but they're not half bad. Try their brazilian (i think its a wrap), the mole is good (not really authentic, but tasty). The guacamole is very good, and so is the salsa fresca. I like that the place is quiet and low key most of the time. Wish it wasn't kid friendly, but its still a warm place to hang out with my friends after work that i guess has kind of aged with us.
As for the reviewer touting Cha cha cha? please, please, please....you think they dont microwave your food? and you're appauled that a server took ingredients from an industrial kitchen tray? I assure you, they dont have wing-ed little saraphim lovingly hand assembling your ingredients from a farm in mexico for your precious little order. Ok, knock aztec willies, but find a better "as if" to whine about
Great Mexican food, spacious and comfy, kid friendly...LOVE IT! – I've lived in this neighborhood for 5 years and I only recently started to go to Aztec Willy's. Honestly I can't think of why I didn't go sooner, it might have been the goofy name or because my husband says we should only go to the "authentic" places on Alberta. But there is no reason stay away! The food is great, a combination of traditional northern Mexican items and Tex-Mex, the prices are very reasonable, and the space itself is really really cool! Good decor, plus a kids room where you can let the little ones play with toys while you finish your tamale plate. The service is cafeteria-style, so I never have to worry about long waits for food, and I can look at what I want before ordering it and ask questions. There are so many different things to choose from too, and you can customize your order with different meats, sauces, beans, etc. I love the casual atmosphere. Haven't tried the margaritas yet, but the bar staff looks capable enough. I am going to become a regular.
Never go here, keep South for Cha Cha Cha's – I don't normally write reviews for the places I go, but I don't know why anyone would give a good review for this restaurant. Based on those reviews, my boyfriend and I went there at 3pm the other day. You know, lunch time or thereabouts. We were extremely disappointed--nay, sickened! We ordered a Salvadorian Relleno Wrap and a Chicken Chili Relleno and Enchilada and watched with despair as the man serving us scooped our food out of bins and placed it next to items he'd taken from one container and then reheated in a microwave right before our eyes. We were so hungry that we had no choice but to stay there and eat it. We had to take it back to our own table and it didn't taste good at all (except for the fruit salsa). The guy gave us extra fruit salsa when we were leaving for free, and that was pretty much the perk of the evening. Even with a half-off coupon, this still ended up being more expensive than a meal made to order when you order at Cha Cha Cha's. And Cha Cha Cha's makes excellent Mexican food for the price you pay, and they also make great Mojitos. After we left Aztec, my boyfriend and I were nauseous for the rest of the day.
make it and shake it – Saturday nights at Aztec Willie's is a must for anyone who is willing to learn Salsa...it is also a wonderful venue to show off your skillful moves, it's a great scene for anyone.
I feel safe going there by myself, there's a really fun and respectful atmosphere that welcomes all kinds of patrons.
I've only had one meal and found the food to be tasty, nothing to write home about but nothing to turn away either. Their chips are homemade, the salsas are good, they have some healthy options for dieting people to choose from as well.
The bartenders and waitstaff have always been fast and friendly! I highly recommend this place!
(salsa lessons are from 9:00 - 10:00)
Great Atmosphere, but with fast food stylins. – The food here is served up similar to the way they make your sandwich at Subway. There's a great selection of beans, etc - but it is what it is. More like slow fast food than a place to go and savor your meal.
The little sports bar is cute, and the atmosphere has always been great too. No complaints there.
Can't Complain – I used to live right around the corner from "Willies" and have been there more times than I can count......I can't think of one complaint. I honestly think the complaints on this list are the exception and not the rule. I don't know what people expect from this type of restaurant, it ain't fancy, so the "slop it on the plate" comment is pretty much true, but the food is still great. As for the person who left the tip despite bad service, well, who's fault is that???
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ST. LOUIS -- A 17-year-old male could face criminal charges after allegedly pointing a green laser onto the field at Busch Stadium during Monday's game between the Cardinals and the Giants.
The incident happened in the seventh inning, when several people -- including manager Mike Matheny, home-plate umpire Marvin Hudson and Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday, who was up to bat -- noticed a green laser pointed on the back of Giants reliever Shane Loux. Holliday immediately stepped out of the batter's box, though the at-bat continued seconds later.
Matheny said that once the inning ended, he saw the green laser "glance across the ground." He looked over toward the seats on the first-base side and identified a male with a laser pointer. The 17-year-old was seated alongside others in a field-level suite, said Joe Walsh, director of security and special services.
"I said, 'I caught you' and he kind of froze up," Matheny said Tuesday.
Walsh said that security officers had already congregated in the vicinity of where the male was sitting after being alerted to the initial laser incident during Holliday's at-bat. After Matheny relayed a specific location, the Busch Stadium resident security agent, who is hired by Major League Baseball, walked toward the suite and saw three males on their way out.
The security agent, Walsh said, began to follow them, during which time he saw one throw something into a trash can. Once the security agent saw a uniformed police officer approaching, the three were stopped and brought into a holding room at Busch Stadium.
Walsh said that the green laser pointer was later found in the trash can. It is now in police custody as evidence.
"This kid, obviously, he thought it was funny," Walsh said. "There's nothing funny about it."
Walsh said the teenager who allegedly pointed the laser also tried to cover his tracks by seating two people where he was in the suite before he made his exit. That, Walsh said, appeared to be a calculated attempt to throw security officers off.
After the game ended, Matheny went to the holding room and identified whom he had spotted with the laser pointer. The 17-year-old was then arrested on a charge of disturbing an athletic event and booked into jail, Walsh said. The male has since been released. The other two individuals were released to adults Monday night.
A female adult was in the suite during the alleged incident, but Walsh described her as "not cooperative at all and rather boorish in her behavior" with security.
Because the 17-year-old violated a city ordinance, it is now up to the city counselor's office to issue a warrant, Walsh said. If a warrant is issued, the teenager would be required to go to court. Walsh said he hopes that charges are pursued.
"This is an issue that we take seriously," Walsh said. "If you look throughout the [professional sports] leagues, there's a certain paranoia about it when you start seeing this kind of thing. From a baseball standpoint, it's certainly dangerous for players. If you have a guy up to bat and all of a sudden there's a laser -- whether it's on the pitcher or whether somebody is flashing it -- you're going to be distracted."
Cardinals put Schumaker at second vs. Zito
ST. LOUIS -- For the first time since July 25, the Cardinals' oft-rotating middle-infield alignment did not include Daniel Descalso at either second or short.
The Skip Schumaker-Barry Zito matchup was too enticing for manager Mike Matheny to ignore, which is why he opted to start Schumaker at second against the Giants lefty. Schumaker entered Tuesday 7-for-12 with three doubles and four RBIs against Zito in his career.
It's hard to argue, too, that Schumaker doesn't belong in the lineup regardless of the matchup. He finished July with the league's third-best on-base percentage and is batting .385 with runners in scoring position this season.
"We have to keep Skip sharp," Matheny said. "He can be a real spark to this offense, and he's done a nice job for us defensively, too. All in all, we have to come up with ways to keep everybody going."
For Rafael Furcal, who drew a second straight start at short Tuesday, the priority is the same. Keeping him going, though, means finding a way to help Furcal manage back stiffness, which has, to varying degrees, bothered him for nearly two weeks.
"He's kind of just in a spot where it's the same," Matheny said. "Doctors are continuing to look at him to see what other options to kind of get him over the hump. He's moving well defensively, but he can certainly feel it in his swings. It doesn't seem to be getting worse either. They're just trying to figure it out."
Those options, Matheny clarified, could range from therapy to cortisone injections. The latter would provide short-term relief but would not necessarily address the root of the issue. Back tightness forced Furcal to miss five games from July 28-Aug. 2. Furcal has started four of the five games the Cardinals have played since then.
Carpenter coming through in a pinch
ST. LOUIS -- With his key two-run, pinch-hit single in Monday night's 8-2 Cardinals victory, Matt Carpenter became the first St. Louis rookie to accrue eight pinch-hit RBIs in a year since 1987.
It was John Morris who had eight in that '87 season, though he also needed 10 hits and 33 at-bats to reach that total. Carpenter has driven in eight in 19 at-bats. He has five hits in the pinch-hit role so far.
"It's not an easy thing to do, but as far as being comfortable with it and accepting it and giving it your best effort and being focused ... that's definitely something that I've gotten better at," Carpenter said. "As the season goes on, you get more and more experience and you get put in those situations more often. You're more prepared for that."
Carpenter has a ways to go to match the team record for pinch-hit RBIs by a Cardinals rookie. Joe Frazier holds that mark with 15 in 1954.
However, Carpenter is expected to get plenty more chances to drive in runs as a pinch-hitter through the season's final two months.
Carpenter started 24 of the team's first 43 games, a period that overlapped the Cardinals' most trying time with injury issues. But since coming off the disabled list himself on June 22, Carpenter has made only 15 starts. That's because the team's core of position players is almost entirely healthy again.
"It's funny, the days that I do play, I come home and have full energy," Carpenter said. "But the days that I pinch-hit or [do] not even get in at all are days that I'm the most mentally drained. It's tough. You're up and down, trying to put yourself in the situation. ... You can get overwhelmed with it if you don't learn to slow it down."
Worth noting
The Cardinals entered Tuesday's game with a 5-1 record in August, which has been the team's most successful month since the turn of the century. St. Louis' .589 August winning percentage since 2000 is the best in the National League. Last year, the club won 15 games during the month.
Oscar Taveras, the organization's top outfield prospect, collected his 20th home run and 30th double of the season in a 3-for-5 night for Double-A Springfield on Monday. Taveras, 20, is currently leading the Texas League with a .323 batting average. His 73 RBIs rank third in the league.
Triple-A starter Brandon Dickson made his third straight start of at least seven innings, as he pitched exactly that many for Memphis on Monday. Dickson, who did not factor into the decision, allowed one run on five hits and two walks. He struck out six. Dickson, who had a short stint with the Cardinals earlier in the season, is now 5-9 with a 3.56 ERA in 20 Triple-A starts.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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On May 1, 2009, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, a new set of rules governing home appraisals, went into effect. Its purpose was to protect consumers by insulating appraisers form outside influences that could pressure the appraiser into inflating home values.
But the result of the HVCC has been to harm consumers rather than protect them. Consumers are now paying more for an appraisal, waiting longer to receive it, and are often getting a less accurate appraisal after the wait. Some people in the mortgage and appraisal industries say the pendulum has swung too far, citing cases where appraisers are being sued for undervaluing properties.
How did this happen?
In 2007, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo began an investigation into now-defunct Washington Mutual Bank's relationship with eAppraiselT, a subsidiary of title company First American Corporation. Cuomo alleged that WaMu essentially blackmailed eAppraiselT by threatening to take its appraisal business away if the appraising firm didn't pump up appraisal values so that WaMu loan officers could collect high commissions on the subprime loans it underwrote. WaMu's reckless subprime practices are what drove the banking giant into bankruptcy.
Cuomo, a Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration, filed a lawsuit against eAppraiselT and First American Corporation late in 2007. Then, in March 2008, Cuomo closed his investigation in exchange for getting the Federal Housing Financing Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to agree to the Home Valuation Code of Conduct.
The HVCC imposes limitations on the persons or entities who are allowed to order appraisals and on direct communications with the appraiser. In theory this should help the consumer. However, in practice it is having some very negative consequences.
In order to facilitate relations with appraisers, mortgage lenders have adopted a policy of using Appraisal Management Companies. By relying on AMCs, whose primary focus is on price and turnaround time and not on experience, HVCC has hurt the consumer by lessening the accuracy of the appraisal product they receive. The system encourages even experienced appraisers to lower their standards.
The average consumer has been hurt. Before, when you wanted to refinance your home you could go to a mortgage broker and apply for a loan. The broker could order an appraisal and shop around for the best rate on your behalf. If a lender could not make a loan at a favorable rate, the broker could use the same appraisal and submit the loan to another lender.
Now the mortgage broker is not allowed to order the appraisal. Instead, an appraisal management company does that. That appraisal is done for only one lender, so if that lender is not able to offer a loan with favorable rate and terms, the consumer will have to pay for another appraisal ordered by yet another nationwide middleman aligned with another big lender.
In addition, while some of local appraisers are signed up with some of AMCs, your right to choose your service provider has been taken away. The AMCs typically sign up a handful of appraisers in a region and rotate who they order the appraisals from. This is "socialized appraising" and violates free trade for the appraiser because it lumps all appraisers in a pool. Instead of engaging an appraiser who specializes in a specific type of property, you get the next appraiser on the list. It could be the veteran local appraiser with decades of experience or it could be someone from out of state who just obtained a Colorado license.
The result of HVCC, however well-intended it was, is that the quality and accuracy of appraisal has been seriously compromised while the cost of getting a loan is higher, not only because borrowers may have to pay for multiple appraisals, but also because the AMCs charge fees on top of the fee received by the appraiser.
"The minimum increase we have seen in direct consumer cost is $150 per appraisal," says the National Association of Mortgage Brokers. "That, coupled with the drastically increased appraisal turnaround times that impose extended lock periods at an average expense of $561.95 per loan, is now costing consumers an estimated additional $711.95 per transaction."