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Developing and Assessing Competencies for Caregivers and Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices
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University of Pittsburgh
Beckwith Foundation
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First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: February 18, 2011
Last verified: February 2011
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Discharge to the community is increasingly becoming a priority for patients implanted with a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD). Because VADs are complex, patients and caregivers often fear leaving the hospital, although their status does not require hospitalization. This project includes development of CD/video and web-based instructional programs on management of the VAD controller for patients and their caregivers (formal and informal). A clinical trial will be used to examine discharge rates and placements following patients educated under usual care vs. self-pace CD/video conditions.
|Congestive Heart Failure
|Behavioral: self-paced instruction
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Developing and Assessing Competencies for Patients, Caregivers and Health Professionals for the Care of Patients Implanted With Ventricular Assist Devices
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MedlinePlus related topics: CaregiversU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Patient and caregiver competency scores [ Time Frame: Upon discharge ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Time and number of trials to competency for patients and caregivers. [ Time Frame: Upon discharge ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:Detailed Description:
Behavioral: self-paced instruction
Patients and caregivers review a DVD as often as they wish on how to care for routine and emergency procedures associated with their artificial heart
Discharge to the community is increasingly becoming a priority for patients implanted with a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD). The current study is designed to develop an Artificial Heart Continuity of Care Competency Program (AHC3P) to ensure the safety and feasibility of their return to the community. This program will identify and delineate the step-by-step procedures required to care for a patient's ventricular assist device (VAD) on a daily basis, or during an emergency. These step-by-step procedures will be will be used to develop a self-paced learning CD/video program for patients and caregivers and competencies. The same competencies will also be used by the Artificial Heart Program team to assess caregiver skills, and provide direct feedback on steps that need revision or more in-depth instruction. Subjects will be recruited in four phases. Training for all four phases will be conducted by members of the AHP team. During Phase I, VAD recipients will be videotaped while undergoing the current Artificial Heart Program (AHP) training. During Phase II, VAD recipients and their caregivers will be recruited as the control group and will also undergo the current AHP training. Phase III will involve patients and their informal caregivers undergoing the AHC3P and will serve as the experimental group. Data regarding the self-efficacy of the trainees and the length of time and the number of trials required to achieve competency with the AHC3P will be compared to the training program currently in place. During the fourth phase, health care professionals from UPMC will be recruited to undergo the AHC3P training. Data regarding their self-efficacy prior to and after the training program will be compared.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 95 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Four males; 4 females. Mean age of 39.6 (age range = 26-67) Caucasian = 100%
Inclusion Criteria:
Patient and Caregiver Phase: The inclusion criteria are: (1) patients implanted with a VAD and identified by a member of the AHP team to undergo training prior to discharge (2) informal caregiver of a patient implanted with a VAD and identified by a member of the AHP team to undergo training (3) are between 18 to 95 years of age. No exclusion criteria shall be based on race, ethnicity, gender, or HIV status.
Health Professional Phase: The inclusion criteria are: (1) A licensed health-care professional (2) currently employed at UPMC No exclusion criteria shall be based on race, ethnicity, gender, or HIV status.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00178009
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00178009
|United States, Pennsylvania
|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Pittsburgh
Beckwith Foundation
|Principal Investigator:
|Margo B. Holm, PhD
|University of Pittsburgh
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Margo B Holm, PhD, OTR/L, University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00178009 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 13, 2005
|Last Updated:
|February 18, 2011
Keywords provided by University of Pittsburgh:
computer-assisted instruction
instruction (video)
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Automotive News [sub] brings us the story of Earl Stewart, the Florida Toyota dealer who is waging a one-man war on dealer fees. Born into the car sales business, Stewart noticed one day that his children did not share his love for the family business. Asking his son why he didn't want to sell cars, Stewart says "He told me he thought car dealers sometimes have a dishonest image. And I had to admit he was right." After a battle with colon cancer, Stewart decided to make changes in how he conducted business. The first step was removing the $495 "dealer fee" his store had charged, dropping profits by some $200 per unit. But since dropping the fees, he has seen business at his dealership double, and Stewart has been reborn as an anti-dealer-fee crusader. Taking the fight to the radio, television and his blog, Stewart has alienated other dealers who say he is simply advertising his own business. "The world doesn't need Robin Hood anymore," one anonymous critic told Stewart. "What we also don't need is a one-man show trying to run down every dealer on the planet for the good of his own profits." After attempting to make dealer fees illegal in Florida, and suing another dealer for slander, Stewart still believes in his principles… and his business model. "I know a lot of guys out there depend on these dealer fees — especially right now when the economy is so bad," says Stewart. "But I did away with them, and my business got better. I can be proud to talk to my kids about what I do for a living. That's important to me, and it's important to my sons."
19 Comments on "Toyota Dealer Wages War on Dealer Fees..."
Gardiner WestboundOctober 14th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I have encountered only perfunctory resistance rejecting non-statutory documentation and administration fees.
Smart buyers wait for the new model sales frenzy to die down. It also gives the manufacturer time to resolve the inevitable design and production bugs that plague new car introductions. If purchasers are breaking down the showroom doors for the latest hot model the dealer has little reason to accept a low profit offer. But, if his storage compound is full of 'em and inventory carrying charges are pending he may grab your quick cash and skin the next rube with more money than brains.
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Dave M.October 14th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I love to shred dealer "pad-ons", and in the Houston area I've found a total of TWO Toyota dealers (out of 9) that don't have $600-1300 extra sealant/etc. packages attached to every vehicle's Monroney sticker. And I love the excuse "It's done at the factory/port/whatever". No it isn't – thus the separate sticker.
One of my favorite recent experiences was this past weekend at a Chrysler/Jeep dealer. They had 35-40 Crossfire coupes and verts – all with $3000 ADMs. Uh – you know, Mr. Dealer, that many of these are leftover '06 and '07's, right? I haven't seen 35-40 Crossfires on the roads of the 4th biggest city in the past 4 years.
The $3000 ADM was also on all Patriots and Compasses. The two vehicles Jeep might actually be able to sell at near MSRP.
What a bunch of tools.
Power to you, Mr. Stewart.
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toxicroachOctober 14th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Does Honda have a policy against that? The highest markup I've seen over there is $95 bucks for some wheel locks.
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dpeppersOctober 14th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
tsk tsk tsk……mean car dealers…..
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John HornerOctober 14th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Good for Mr. Stewart! Instead of grumbling about how those no good customers deserve the treatment they get at dealerships, he is trying to make his business one his family can be proud of.
We need more business people like him.
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turbosaabOctober 14th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Right, except he is trying to use the government to strongarm everyone else into doing thing his way. I don't like dealer fees, but I *really* don't like business trying to enlist the threat of violence (government laws) in order to tell other businesses what to do.
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faster_than_rabbitOctober 14th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
My local Toyota dealer worships at the altar of Toyoguard, which is a couple of cans of black spray paint applied to the underside of the car at the dealer. This is supposed to protect the underside of the car from meteorites and to quiet road noise. (TTAC really needs a ::rolleyes:: smilie…). That and the trails of slime left by the salesmen pretty much ruled that dealer out on a recent car-purchase excursion. We didn't even get to a test drive…
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doktornoOctober 14th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Dave M, that is true, the dealer has no say in the add-on crap. Gulf States toyota is the exclusive distributor for the Gulf Coast market, and as part of the deal they get to add value add crap to the sticker. Dealers they do not like get sealant packages and DVD players but some get less crap.
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ihatetreesOctober 14th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Anyone with a few bucks and some internet savvy can figure what local dealers pay for a new car. Knowing that, I'll gladly pay a few hundred more to a dealer with a solid rep.
That said, this Stewart guy may be on to something with honest pricing.
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50mercOctober 14th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
doktorno: "Gulf States toyota is the exclusive distributor for the Gulf Coast market, and as part of the deal they get to add value add crap to the sticker."
That's what I see on Toyotas at dealers here. I don't know if Toyota's distributors are wholly-owned subsidiaries or just franchised agents, but you know if Toyota didn't want their cars larded up with hugely overpriced wax jobs, etc., they'd stop it. I wish the car pricing services would admit to reality and disclose the ADM's typically stuck next to the Monroney stickers. The local Hyundai dealer routinely tacks an additional thousand bucks onto the MSRP. You'd think the factory would stop that so more Hyundais would get sold.
"He told me he thought car dealers sometimes have a dishonest image. And I had to admit he was right." sometimes?
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rudigerOctober 15th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Dave M.: "And I love the excuse "It's done at the factory/port/whatever". No it isn't – thus the separate sticker."I've seen where they're tacking the ADM packages directly onto the Monroney sticker. Frankly, I'm not buying the "There's nothing we can do about it" BS. I mean, how hard would it be for a sleazeball dealer to get a bunch of blank Monroney stickers (or simply try to match the original font and retype their own stuff directly onto the original sticker) and add anything they want onto them, then claim complete helplessness.
OTOH, for the most part, Toyota and Honda dealers are nowhere near as bad as the domestics for the shameless ADM crap. Indiscriminant ADM (on even slow-moving vehicles) is just one more reason the domestics are on their way out, and I can't say I feel a bit sympathetic.
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npbheightsOctober 15th, 2008 at 12:52 am
Ok, I've got to comment on this one as I live in Palm Beach County, FL and bought a car from Earl Stewart Toyota on June 26, 2008.
I walked in, approached a seated sales person, told her exactly the car I wanted. 2009 Corolla XLE, Super White, Bisque Interior Cruise Control, Carpet Mats. No ToyoGuard, no 5 Disk CD changer which it seemed almost all XLE's are built with for and extra $200.00. Anyway, she found one at a dealer down in Broward County and told me about the no-dealer fee (which I already knew about) and then she quoted me a very fair price, she told me that they automatically take a certain percentage off MSRP, add tax, tag and title and thats it. I had done tons of research and had one of those Consumer reports New Car pricing guide price in my head. I counter offered a price of another $500.00 less. She went to the manager and five minutes later, they accepted my offer. It took 2 days to get the car in and i breezed through finance (3.9% for 60 months -$303.76 a month) The finance lady did try to sell me prepaid maintenance (which was a good deal in hindsight) and an extended warrantee, (Who needs a 100,000 mile warrantee on a Corolla? Talk about something that will never get used) and I was out the door. Awesome buying experience. We are talking about a car that was not in their inventory, was in high demand back in June (best selling car in US that month, with Matrix of course)
They very well known around here for selling Prius's for MSRP plus tax tag and Title out the door. No ADM, no dealer prep, no ToyoGuard if you don't want it and no dealer (stealer) fee. People from all over the country go there to buy them and ship or drive them home.
If you get all of your Factory scheduled maintenance done at his dealership they give you free tires and batteries for life, unlimited mileage, no bull.
There are also red phones on the sales floor, waiting room and body shop that if you pick them up, they automatically call Earl Stewart's cell phone if you have any problems with anyone at his dealership he will personally handle it.
Let me tell you, they are constantly busy, the sales floor is buzzing, there waiting room is full of people watching a big screen TV thats always on FOX NEWS … eeew … thats probably my biggest complaint about the place. :-O hand me the REMOTE!!!
Earl Stewart also has a radio show on a small am station in town (I think its called Seaview AM960) on Sunday mornings where he answers callers questions about cars.
His image and the image of his dealership is so customer friendly its almost obnoxious.
Anyway, the place is awesome… it is more than just no dealer fees… and no, I don't work there, or know the family personally. I will buy my next Toyota there when the time comes, that's for sure.
Oh and if you want to find out more (there is a Palm Beach Post article about the no dealer fees on there), or want a Prius w/o extra fees, or find out the current rebates and incentives on all of the Toyota line up go to http://www.earlstewarttoyota.com. Its not fancy looking but is informative.
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heliusOctober 15th, 2008 at 4:16 am
A month or so ago, I saw a V6 Accord coupe (auto) at my local Honda dealer with a $2000 or $3000 ADM. Don't remember the exact amount, as I was simply shocked that they think they can get away with that large a markup in this market.
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roninOctober 15th, 2008 at 6:09 am
How does removing a $500 dealer fee drop profits by only $200? What does that additional $295 go towards? Should we assume the dealer is now eating some $295 expense? If so, they should publicize it.
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ZarbaOctober 15th, 2008 at 8:51 am
When I bought my wife's Pilot last year, we had the same experience.
I had e-mailed all the local Honda dealers with my specs, and asked for their best "Out the Door" price.
One dealer had the lowest price, but when I called to confirm, they added on a $1,000 "Appearance package", which was a sunroof deflector, mud guards, and 'fabric protector' (On a car with leather seats!).
When I asked why they didn't include this in their price, the sales weasel said it was "a standard package on all their cars". I pressed and asked him what part of "Out the Door" he didn't understand? "Well", he said, "We DID give you our price, but that NEVER includes dealer options." WTF???
Another dealer located the car, met my price, and delivered it in three days. No hassle, no haggle. In and out the door in 1 hour.
Best part? They located the Pilot at another local Honda dealer, one that had priced it almost $800 higher. That dealer e-mailed me later and asked if I still wanted the car. I informed him that the dealer I chose got the car from them and closed the sale at my price, and they lost the sale because they would not meet my price.
No response.
I ONLY negotiate via internet and e-mail. I get everything in writing BEFORE I get to the dealer. I arrange the financing, and all I have to do is deliver a check when I get there.
If consumers will do a little homework and research, they can be armed with the information they need to make an informed decision.
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AirhenOctober 15th, 2008 at 10:30 am
I think it's great that he does this (other then to try and make it a law). If other dealers don't like it, then compete.
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npbheightsOctober 15th, 2008 at 11:27 am
actually the Ford dealer down the street from him advertises that they do not charge a dealer fee either but the only problem with them is the fact they are selling Fords. I wanted a car that was worth more than a few hundred dollars after I was done paying for it.
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50mercOctober 15th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Good for Earl Stewart. He's a shining example for other car dealers to emulate. Hope he's beaten cancer and he's gotten a new long lease on life.
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joeaverageOctober 15th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I had the same good experience with the Cleveland, TN Honda dealer in '99 after almost getting the short end of the stick from 5-6 other Honda dealers.
Final place I walked in, took control of the transaction. Firm but friendly. Told him I wanted to drive a particular CR-V. We did. Got back and told him we had 30 mins to make a deal or I'd walk. No dealer add-ons, no dealer wax jobs or undercoating. He gave me a price, I countered and he countered me up $100. We had a deal. Was close to invoice price (my independent research) but they stuck me with a $295 paperwork fee. Still I was satisified.
Local dealer got to do my warranty work. Rear strut that holds the glass open on the hatchback was leaky. Fixed in 30 mins. Also the driver's rear wheel had too much negative camber. Fix in a couple hours.
Salesman there saw me and realized that his antics cost him a sale. He first insisted that any color but white was hard to come by, insisted there was not such a thing as a 5speed manual for the CR-V, and insisted that his best deal included a 14% interest rate. We went through our credit union for less than half that on a first car loan (new, used or otherwise).
I hate working with dealers on a car – new or used. The whole process is the worst. My relatives have all bought Saturns in the past and the customer experience there was excellent before and after the purchase. Same at CarMax according to a friend.
I can't believe that people at dealerships can sleep at night. I can't believe they are surprised when customers quit coming through the door.
Have been in too many dealerships where the whole process is set up for a good customer screwing.
I use my local dealership for parts. Occasionally. If I can do better online then I do that. I do all of my own work. The vehicle has been excellent.
More power to Earl Stewart though I agree with someone above that said they hate to see people or companies use the gov't against their competitors.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Alexis Thompson Beat a Whole Bunch of Dudes
There are a few female golfers that will force you to stop walking and stare at them as they hit range balls. Michelle Wie swinging a driver is one of them. Natalie Gulbis, for other reasons, is another. And then there is Alexis Thompson, swinging a long iron. I caddied for a friend at an event in Arkansas, and as a celebrity was being interviewed on one side of the range, I was standing in the middle, watching Thompson pulverize iron after iron deep down the range.
She has the game to be a big star, and that was shown again this week, when the 16-year-old beat a bunch of guys in a mini tour event in Florida. Thompson shot a 68, good enough to get her in a playoff against a gentleman named Brett Bergeron, who went ahead and three-putted the first playoff hole to lose to Thompson.
Total number of dudes beat? 76. Ouch.
Listen, I know these girls are good, or whatever the slogan is, but there is a demoralizing characteristic in every man when he gets smoked by a chick. That's just how we work. I remember in college, deciding, because I'm obviously not smart, to play tennis against a girl that was on the USC tennis team. It ended about as well as you'd expect. Hey, at least she was cute.
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You know she played from the girl's tees, right?
- February 23, 2011 at 10:41 PM
You know the girls tees were 95% of the men's distance, aka only 10-20 yds on your average par 4.
That's about one club difference, if you drive it the same distance and she's a 16 year old girl.
- February 23, 2011 at 11:17 PM
I hope that you know that have only 95% of the strength of men, so everything was equal in the distance category. Alexis, you go girl. Hope to see you in the Women's Open Finals.
- February 24, 2011 at 3:35 AM
- February 24, 2011 at 5:39 AM
- Shane B. said...
She didn't play from the women's tees, for those that think they have a clue.
- February 24, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- Dexter Boo said...
Shane B.
From foxsports.com: "Thompson played from tees that measured 94 percent of the distance of those played by males."
Are you saying that there is a difference between the women's tees and the "94% tees" played by Thompson? If that's the case, then I understand your comment.
However, I just don't understand why she didn't just play from the same freaking tees as the guys! When Annika played at Colonial, she played the men's tees. When Michelle Wie was missing cuts on the PGA tour it was from the men's tees (she did make a cut on the South Korean tour from the men's tees). If she really has the skill set to beat 76 guys at the same game, then have her play the same game!
Honestly, even though this was just a mini tour event, it was certainly more than a Thursday night twilight Jack and Jill at the local muni, where I have no problem with women teeing off ahead of the men or using a handicap. However, if you're a professional golfer entering a professional golf tournament, you should expect to play from the same tees as everyone else and not receive any benefits or assitance that may be commonplace in other venues.
I think if she plays another tourament against males, she needs to demand that she play from the same tees and remove any argument that that her victory was somehow less impressive.
Nevertheless, the girl is obviously ultra-talented and I look forward to seeing what she does on the woman's tour.
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A pack of four AA 2100 Ah fully charged batteries (tested with a multimeter) were attached to fonera A. Fonera A was connected to Fonera B through an ad-hoc link. Fonera A has generated traffic directed to fonera B using single-threaded iperf:
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Johannesburg - Bafana Bafana midfielder Andile Jali was injured in a car accident in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, the SABC reported on Saturday.
Jali, who recently joined Belgian soccer club KV Oostende, was reportedly hospitalised after his car collided with another vehicle.
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Jali was in South Africa for an international friendly match against Brazil at FNB Stadium on Wednesday. - Sapa


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Dan Aykroyd visits Tukwila for Crystal Head Vodka bottle signing
Actor, musician, writer and now distiller Dan Aykroyd will visit Total Wine & More at Southcenter Oct. 26 to autograph bottles of his vodka, Crystal Head Vodka. Aykroyd will sign a bottles from 4-6 p.m.
Aykroyd, known for his work on Saturday Night Live and in films including Trading Places, Ghostbusters and Driving Miss Daisy, has been involved with producing and distributing wine and spirits for seven years.
He created Crystal Head Vodka as a result of his fascination with the supernatural. The super-premium vodka is made with water from a deep aquifer in Newfoundland, Canada, blended with selected grains for a creamy and slightly sweet finish, and triple crystal filtered through Herkimer diamonds, which, according to New Age belief systems, embody positive energy and goodwill.
For more information visit www.totalwine.com.
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Posted by Niki Kuckes
02/07/2017 at 01:47 PM
Should a term like "the slants," which is deeply offensive to many Asian-Americans, be granted the benefits of heightened legal protection afforded to federally registered trademarks? Or should the Trademark Office have the power to refuse to register such a "disparaging" trademark? This question was posed at the Supreme Court this week, when trademark law collided with the First Amendment as the Court heard arguments in In re Tam, a free speech challenge to the power of the Trademark Office to refuse federal registration for "disparaging" trademarks. In In re Tam, a group...
Posted by Deborah Gonzalez
01/25/2017 at 05:14 PM
I marched for women's rights. I marched for immigrants' rights. I marched for equality for all. These were but a few reasons why I marched in the Women's March on Washington. I was impressed by the diversity of the people who were in D.C. They were old and young, disabled and healthy, white, yellow, and brown. They were male, female and transgender, straight and gay. They came from far and wide -- from California, Maine, Connecticut, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Alabama, to name a few. They rode in buses to D.C. from just a few hours to...
Posted by Michael Bowden
01/19/2017 at 06:00 PM
RWU Law presents a rare chance to meet a counselor to a United States President and Vice President. Don Graves -- who served as deputy assistant to President Barack Obama and counselor to Vice President Joe Biden -- will be the keynote speaker for the school's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. Tuesday, January 24, 2017, 4:00 p.m. RWU Law, Appellate Courtroom, Rm. 283. Don't miss it! Don Graves served as Deputy Assistant to President Obama, as well as Counselor to Vice President Biden. He was also Biden's Domestic and Economic Policy Director – providing advice on a range of policy...
Posted by David Logan
01/17/2017 at 12:24 PM
As we observe our annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week here at RWU Law, I find myself reflecting upon a transformational experience I had four years ago when I marched with more than 250 people, including 30 members of Congress, on a Civil Rights Pilgrimage in Selma, Ala., marking the 48th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. Particularly in light of Congressman John Lewis's recent statements about the pending Trump presidency (and President-elect Trump's responses to those statements), the events surrounding that anniversary march seem more pertinent today than ever...
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12/22/2016 at 04:37 PM
The American Bar Association, which regulates law schools, has recently taken steps to increase the amount of "consumer information" law schools must make available to potential applicants. I consider this a positive trend, even though reasonable minds can differ on the question of what kinds of information should be provided. There are at least two risks involved when picking data all schools must report. First, as the saying goes, "just because you can measure something does not make it important." For example, does the total number of volumes and titles in a...
Posted by Julia Wyman
12/13/2016 at 11:35 AM
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Marine Affairs Institute. To celebrate, we hosted the 10th Marine Law Symposium, Legal and Policy Approaches to Reduce Marine Debris in New England, on November 5. We partnered with the Roger Williams Law Review to host the symposium, and highlighted the work of our students during our Welcome Dinner on November 4. The symposium focused on a problem that poses a great threat to coastlines around the world: marine debris. Every year, derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, plastic bags, cigarette butts, abandoned vessels, and...
Posted by Deborah Johnson
11/16/2016 at 05:15 PM
Last week – just hours after the next President of the United States of America was announced – RWU Law students, faculty and staff (joined by undergraduates and University faculty and staff) attended a performance of DEFAMATION - THE PLAY. This is the second year that the play has been performed on campus and it was as compelling as ever – if not more so, given the timing. DEFAMATION is a gripping courtroom drama written by playwright Todd Logan, and focuses on how the issues of gender, race, class and religion intersect with the law. The play is also a powerful teaching tool for...
Posted by David Logan
11/09/2016 at 11:36 AM
Let's face it; students spend three years having to answer law questions asked by law faculty -- and for obvious reasons the faculty always gets the last word. Not so in Jeopardy!, an annual face-off on NON-law information, in which teams are challenged on their knowledge of trivia about "Recent Dead Stars" (for $1000 the Answer is: "Had a drink named after him," and the correct Question "Who was Arnold Palmer," or "Elon Musks's other venture than e-cars" and the correct Question is "SpaceX.") Indeed, the last time the Old Folks won was 2010, mostly because the class of 2014 ran...
Posted by Linda Tappa
11/01/2016 at 03:49 PM
The summer began with me as a hopeful, and somewhat energized 2L -- and ended with me hired as a staff attorney for after graduation at a top public service law organization. How, you ask? It all began when I walked into Veronica Paricio's office in February, panicked because I had yet to secure an internship for the summer. Together, we found an organization called Texas RioGrande Legal Aid ("TRLA"), which, even though I knew nothing about them at the time, is the third largest legal services provider in the nation. I applied and through the unexpected coincidence of a Rhode Island...
Posted by Michael Yelnosky
10/22/2016 at 10:44 AM
Less than two years ago, RWU Law hosted a day-long symposium on the issue of mass incarceration, an event attended by approximately 350 judges, lawyers, law students, and others. It was a remarkable day, but two moments in particular stand out for me. Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, gave a gripping speech about the justice system from his vantage point as a lawyer representing clients in criminal cases throughout the country. He explained that one of the reasons the United States is unresponsive to the growing inequality of wealth and the...


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An analogy for Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling on the Clean Air Act is the smoker who carelessly lights up in a crowded restaurant. His right to smoke does not trump others' right to breathe clean air.
The Supreme Court correctly drew the line in a 6-2 ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency has jurisdiction to force upwind states — the smokers — to control pollutants that degrade downwind states' air quality. Upholding the Clean Air Act's Good Neighbor Provision means that Texas, one of 27 upwind states, must tighten controls on coal-burning power stations and other polluting industries.
This newspaper has long campaigned for tighter state standards. Our concern hasn't been so much about other states as it has for the quality of the air we Texans breathe. Consider that Dallas-Fort Worth just came in at No. 8 on the American Lung Association's latest air-quality report. Worse was Houston, at No. 6.
Gov. Rick Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott have fought the EPA every step of the way in lower-court challenges. They argue that the state, not a federal agency, should have priority jurisdiction to set air pollution standards over Texas territory. They add that EPA's timetable is too stringent and costly, particularly for older, coal-burning power plants. They say meeting EPA standards would force such deep budget cutbacks for affected industries that they would be forced to lay off workers.
Their argument appeared to have prevailed when lower courts ruled that the EPA had overstepped its authority by demanding that upwind states steeply curtail emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. Older coal-burning power plants in Texas produce high levels of these emissions, which develop into ozone, harm human health and can cause acid rain.
If the sole argument before the Supreme Court were about states' sovereign rights to set their own air-quality standards, the decision might well have gone the other way. But most justices were swayed by the fact that pollutants cross borders and degrade other states' air. Among those siding with the majority was conservative Chief Justice John Roberts.
"EPA's cost-effective allocation of emission reductions among upwind states is a permissible, workable and equitable interpretation of the Good Neighbor Provision," the majority opinion stated. In other words, abiding by federal standards won't kill jobs or corporate profits.
The irony here is that Abbott made the same basic argument — that air quality should take precedence — when he filed a 2010 lawsuit against British Petroleum, charging that the company's Texas City refinery was "prioritizing profits over environmental compliance."
The bottom line is that Texas doesn't meet federal air quality standards, and it can no longer avoid compliance. Jobs and corporate profits are important, but not more so than clean air.
"Air pollution is transient, heedless of state boundaries. Pollutants generated by upwind sources are often transported by air currents, sometimes over hundreds of miles to downwind states. As the pollution travels out of state, upwind states are relieved of the associated costs. Those costs are borne instead by the downwind states, whose ability to achieve and maintain satisfactory air quality is hampered by the steady stream of infiltrating pollution."


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After Wednesday's historic 2-1 win over Arsenal at Craven Cottage, Fulham supporters were brought back down to Earth on Saturday when the Whites fell to Blackburn 2-0 at Ewood Park.
|One player who to me seems to be a microcosm for the inconsistency problems Fulham face is captain Luis Boa Morte. "
|Tom Wille
It was not just the fact that Chris Coleman's Cottagers lost, but it was how the team lost that was disappointing to me and my fellow Fulham supporters from around the world.
The team looked uninspired, lacked energy and did not seem to care one way or another about the result of the game at Blackburn which to me is unacceptable.
While the Arsenal victory will remain in our memories for a long, long time to come, the bottom line is that a win over Blackburn would have gone a lot further in helping Fulham solidify its goal of finishing in the top ten of the league.
Instead of consolidating Wednesday's upset win over Arsenal with another win or even a draw against a Blackburn team that was sitting 16th in the table, Fulham failed miserably and in the process took what could have been a huge momentum-building victory over Arsenal and wasted a huge opportunity to climb further up the table.
All too often over the past few seasons inconsistency has plagued this team. Whether it be the team in general or individual players this team looks great some weeks and looks lost other times.
Similar to the scenario Fulham faced this past week after the Arsenal win, the Cottagers were in the same situation last season after beating Chelsea. Unfortunately once again Fulham drew with Aston Villa and lost 3-1 at home to Portsmouth in the two matches that followed. That is once again unacceptable and someone needs to be held responsible for this kind of inconsistent play.
One player who to me seems to be a microcosm for the inconsistency problems Fulham face is captain Luis Boa Morte. In fact this past week's performances by the 29-year-old Portuguese international sum him up completely.
On Wednesday night, Boa Morte was phenomenal. Not only was he playing with energy up and down the left flank, he was getting involved in tackles, setting up goals for his teammates and playing with a kind of intensity and flare that few players in the Premiership can match.
It is safe to say that Boa Morte was one of the main reasons that Fulham was victorious over Arsenal last Wednesday. Cottager supporters had not seen a vintage Boa Morte performance like this in quite some time.
Unfortunately, just like the team's performance at Blackburn, Boa Morte was non-existent. Watching the match you would have thought Boa Morte missed the bus or did not make the trip because his play on Saturday was as productive as my play.....and I was sitting on my couch the entire match waiting for Boa and the rest of the Fulham team to make something happen. Unfortunately, I am still waiting for Boa and company.
Additionally, it is not just this past match where Boa Morte has not played well. In fact, in his eleven appearances this season in league play, Boa Morte has not scored a goal and only assisted on one goal during the Arsenal match.
To find the last time Boa Morte scored, you have to go back to April 15th of 2006 when the Fulham captain scored two goals in a win over Charlton.
On top of that Boa Morte has not scored a goal on the road since April 9, 2005 against Bolton in a 3-1 loss.
I am not completely blaming Boa Morte for Fulham's road woes and their inconsistent performances in his time with the club but I do not necessarily seem him as a solution to the problem either.
As we all know, one of Boa Morte's best features is his pace. His ability to get up and down the left side of the field is something to behold when on top of his game, but that has not been the case in the last two seasons.
On top of that, there is a good chance that Boa Morte is only going to get slower over this season and next. While players aged 29 are by no means ancient, I would bet a good number of pacey wingers have to reinvent themselves a bit when they start losing their pace. I am not sure I think Boa Morte has it within him to make the kind of change needed to be able to play at a consistently high level as Fulham needs him to over the next few seasons.
That being said, it is time to cash in during January. As mentioned earlier, there will be suitors for Boa Morte's services come the new year. Offers will likely come in the range of £2.5milion to perhaps as much as £5million for the Portuguese international's services.
Rumours have swirled over the past few seasons about the possibility of Boa Morte leaving. Whether it be Newcastle, Tottenham, Manchester City, Aston Villa or a number of other clubs in England and other parts of Europe there is a market out there for the 29-year-old left winger and it is my belief that the time is now for Fulham to let him go and start life at the club without him.
This kind of money is way too difficult to turn down for an inconsistent player like Boa Morte. Additionally, money does not grow on trees for Fulham as we all know and when opportunities come along where money can be made on an aging player, it is good business on Fulham's part.
If Boa Morte continues to have bad, inconsistent performances, his value will continue to decline and the chances of Fulham making any money on him will decrease as he gets older each and every season.
I still think Boa Morte can play at a high level in the Premiership, but I am not so sure Fulham is the place for him. Perhaps he can become a squad player at one of the bigger clubs trying to make a push for a European place in the second half of the season. g In the meantime, Fulham can take that money earned from the Boa Morte sale and bring in some fresh, new, younger faces. While we would not be able to bring in the next Cristiano Ronaldo, we could bring in some new blood that would be able to adapt to life in the Premiership and play with passion and energy not just once in a while as Boa Morte seems to do, but every single match.
Rumours have been swirling of American international Clint Dempsey moving to Fulham in January. That would be a good signings and with the Boa Morte cash, Chris Coleman could have some significant funds to bolster squad not just on the left wing, but in defense and up front with Dempsey.
To me, it is a win-win situation for both Boa Morte and Fulham. Boa will get his chance to make it at a bigger club, while Fulham can continue its push for a top-ten finish with its current team and some new players that might be able to push them over the top.
Additionally, the departure of the inconsistent Boa Morte would mean that Chris Coleman would have to give the captains armband to someone else. I have heard Fulham supporters say that giving Boa Morte the armband before the 2005-2006 season was the start of his downfall and inconsistent play.
If anything, the captain needs to be a rock. Someone who gives it his all each and every match and who has the ability to lead vocally and by example. That does not sound like adjectives that describe our current captain Boa Morte.
Perhaps someone like Brian McBride, Michael Brown or even Zat Knight would better be suited for the captains role. McBride and Brown fit the bill perfectly with their energy, passion and committment to the club each match. While both do not have the most talent in the world, they both make up for it with their tremendous work rate. I would put my vote in for one of these two if and when Boa Morte leaves in January.
Let it be known that I am not at all blaiming Luis Boa Morte for the teams inconsistent play in his time with the club. I do feel he has been a part of the problem though. At the age of 29, Boa's best days are past him in my mind. Fulham must cut their losses in January and let him go to another club so Fulham can get on with things and continue working to move up the table.
Chris Coleman and Fulham Football Club are at a crossroads right now. It is going to be a tough decision to let Boa Morte leave, but in the long run it is what is best for the club. Coleman can keep Boa Morte and expect the same kind of performances has witnessed the last two seasons or he can cut his losses in January and bring in some fresh, younger faces to take his place with the money from the sale of Boa Morte.
Luis Boa Morte has been a phenomenal player with Fulham Football Club over the years but all good things must come to an end. The days of Luis Boa Morte playing for the Cottagers are coming to an end. I am not saying the season will turn around when he leaves, but I feel his departure will be the start of a new era at Craven Cottage with a new captain, a few new players and a fresh outlook on things for the next few seasons.
The time is now for Fulham to cash in on their lottery ticket in the form of Boa Morte. If they do not cash in now, they will regret it for some time to come at a club where money is hard to come by.
• Boa Morte swaps Fulham for West Ham United
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Editor's Choice - July 2013
Concerto for Viola, Op. 189
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Concerto for Orchestra
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Erik Heide (violin)
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SARASOTA, Fla. - The shootings that killed 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School happened two months and two weeks ago. Efforts to protect Florida schools from similar violence began almost immediately.
"I kept having thoughts in my head," says Laura Kingsley, Ph.D. principal at Fruitville Elementary School in Sarasota. "How do I make my little world a little safer?"
State Rep. Greg Steube (R-Sarasota) believes he has an answer. HB 1097 would let school principals like Laura Kingsley to choose a staff member who would carry a gun on campus. Steube says that the person designated would have to go through the same training as a security guard, at the staff member's or the school's expense. "As a father and a son of a teacher, I feel a responsibility to my community and my state to address the safety of our students and teaching personnel," Steube says. "With this bill, schools will be better equipped to protect their faculty and students."
Steube says he noticed that while Florida high schools have school resource officers hired from local sheriff's offices or police departments, many elementary schools do not. His bill would allow them to hire resource officers instead of arming a staff member.
"I love having school resource officers," Kingsley says. "I know that budgets are tight and we do what we can."
If the aim of the bill is to save money that schools don't have to pay professionals, it might not work. "To train a school administrator or a custodian or somebody like that to carry a firearm is not cost effective," says Eddie Maciejczyk, a private investigator and bodyguard, who believes legislators might not have considered all the potential consequences if a staff member fires a gun on school grounds.
Kingsley grew up with guns. Her father worked as a firearms expert for the FBI. She believes that the carrying the burden of carrying a firearm on a school campus should not fall on a school principal or a member of her staff. "I think it's a terrible idea," she says. "I would be fearful all day long, every day, that that person might accidentally, God forbid, hurt a child."


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The couple lived in Grand Island in June, 1952. Chick was working for the State of Nebraska as a bank examiner and had just completed examining the Bank of Wood River on June 24. He was then assigned to a crew examining the McDonald State Bank in North Platte the following week, and stayed in the Pawnee Hotel. After finishing his paperwork on Monday evening, he stopped at the White Horse Saloon in the hotel at which time he encountered a friend of Donna's family, Pete Hedgecock a real estate broker. Chick says "To those of you who were fortunate to know and love Pete, you will understand that Pete always had a deal for everyone." After buying Chick a beer, Pete said "What are you doing in North Platte?" When he told him he was working as a bank examiner, Pete said "Why don't you buy that Bank of Wood River?" Chick told Pete that he knew the Dean family as he had just been in the bank last week and nothing was said about a pending sale. Pete said "I know the man that has the contract on the Bank and I can get it for you." Chick immediately told Pete he was interested.
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