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Dr. Paul J. Parker ruled on 11 June 1935, that "James A. Branch came to his death of gun shot wound while gun was in hands of Lewis Smith at No 4 Curry St Phoebus Va [sic]." However, five months later he modified his ruling when he wrote, "James Branch came to his death by a gun shot wound just below the lobe of the left ear, this occurred at the corner of Curry and County Streets, Phoebus, Va." Lack of an explanation for this momentous change amplified the intrigue and portended a unique case in the otherwise straightforward files of Dr. Parker.
As the medical examiner for Elizabeth City County, later the City of Hampton, Dr. Parker was tasked with conducting coroner's inquiries into any sudden, violent, unnatural, or suspicious deaths, or any death which occurred without medical attendance. These inquiries included conducting depositions to determine how the victim came to his or her death and, if so warranted, forwarding his findings to the Elizabeth City County Circuit Court for grand jury consideration.
In the case of James Branch, Dr. Parker, after deposing eleven witnesses, found that Lewis Smith had held the gun that fired the fatal shot. Included in this group of witnesses was Mr. Smith, whom Dr. Parker advised had been charged with murder. Interestingly Dr. Parker then did what … read more »
The varied experience of the African American residents of Montgomery County, Virginia, reveals itself in many documentary sources, but perhaps none as unexpected to some researchers as in the chancery causes. As a preview of the upcoming workshop "Researching Your African American Ancestors: Genealogy to 1870" scheduled to be held at the Christiansburg Public Library on 19 July 2014, here follow five examples from the Montgomery County chancery causes highlighting different facets of African American life over the span of 100 years.
Whether as slaves or free persons of color, African Americans arrived in the western parts of Virginia as soon as the area began to be settled by easterners. The earliest chancery suit with an identified free person is suit 1819-016, Lewis Garner vs. Peter Hance. Peter Hance executed a bond to Garner, "a man of color" for $49.75 in 1813. Garner then lost the note and Hance refused to honor the debt. Garner filed suit against Hance to clarify the circumstances of the debt, the loss of the note, and to collect what he was owed. The suit was dismissed at the request of the plaintiff in 1819.
Slaves appear throughout the chancery suits in many different situations, most commonly in an estate settlement suit when the slaves are divided among heirs or sold to pay debts. Chancery cause 1847-015, Ann Trigg, … read more »
In the late 1880s and early 1890s, Southwest Virginia was gripped with "boom" times as the Norfolk & Western Railroad opened up the region for development. Small towns and even previously non-existent ones exploded with growth seemingly overnight. Land development companies swooped in, mainly with northern capital, to carve up farmland into future cities. Montgomery County was no stranger to this concept as the "boom" swept through its borders. Central Depot at the far western edge of the county had been a small railroad community, but by the 1870s and 1880s, developers started devising ways to make it grow. The community would go on to become Central City as a fully incorporated town, then Radford, and then the independent City of Radford. A group of chancery records from Montgomery County bear witness to the "boom," or more accurately to its aftermath, as the bubble burst on dreams for development. These cases, W.R. Liggon vs. George W. Tyler etc., T.E. Buck vs. George W. Tyler etc., and Nancy M. Liggon etc. vs. George W. Tyler etc. (1897-056) and R.B. Horne etc. vs. George W. Tyler etc. (1897-057) give fascinating insight on the inner workings of "boom" times.
In this period of extraordinary growth for many towns, real estate speculation was the name of the game. Huge profits could be made by buying land, dividing it into … read more »
When the first Saturday in May rolls around and the attention of the horse world gets fixated on Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, I like to remind our Out of the Box readers that Virginia is full of horse history, too. Broadsides advertising horses for sale or available breeding seasons are a frequent find in local court records. A recent fun discovery was a broadside advertising the stud season of Don Alphonso, a "Thorough-Bred Jack-Ass."
Don Alphonso was not a cross between a Thoroughbred and a jackass but rather a well-bred jackass, as the term "Thorough-Bred" is used here to denote purebred. Described by his owner, Richard Bland, as being of "high perfection" and possessed of "as much vigor as any Jack I ever faw [sic]; and that I believe him to be as fure [sic] a foal getter as any on the continent." Don Alphonso stood for six dollars for the season lasting 10 March to 10 August 1802.
A stud book for Don Alphono's 1802 season was included along with the broadside, but when opened it did not reveal Don's breeding transactions for that season. Instead, listed inside were the "Amount of Articles purchased for D. S. McCormick's Negroes." The list was an account of items such as fabric, shoes, and clothing purchased for McCormick's slaves for the years 1847-1849. Two female … read more »
Prior to the abolishment of slavery, the idea of landownership was an impossible dream for most African Americans, but in the years following the Civil War, African American landowners began to appear in Virginia's chancery records. Unfortunately, these new landowners most often came to court because they were in danger of losing ownership of their property, or they felt they had been cheated out of the true value of their lands. With little support to aid in their pursuit of landownership, many minorities lost their property in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Two such examples were found in the Patrick County chancery causes.
In 1872, Enoch Wilson, an African American, sold a parcel of land to Gabriel Hylton, a white man, at a price that was much lower than it was worth. Hylton, regarded as a shrewd man and apparently not averse to taking advantage of others, vowed to pay Wilson $1.25 per acre for 217 acres of land. The transaction even included an offer to allow Wilson to continue to reside on the property until his death. Unfortunately for Wilson, the agreement was simply verbal and no money or documentation was ever exchanged.
Wilson's grandson lived with him and was unaware of the verbal agreement with Hylton. As the assumed heir to the property, he decided to grow and sell … read more »
Sometimes what starts out in fun can turn into a deadly accident. That's exactly what happened on 5 September 1894, in Bedford County, Virginia, when John Robinson decided it would be amusing to play a prank on some friends.
The friends had attended a magic lantern show held at the "Negro church" in Montvale, Virginia, and it was after the show that John Robinson devised his idea for a prank. Bud Anderson was there that night and told about the events that led up to the incident. "The show closed at 10:15 P.M. I stayed a few minutes afterwards and went with Bob Rosebrugh and met [Robinson] on the railroad crossing." Robinson had "proposed a plan to scare Hunter Clark and John Minter, who had gone home with the Flood girls." He shared his plan with Anderson and Rosebrugh, who told him, "I'm afraid Hunter Clark will shoot." Not to be deterred, Robinson left for "some minutes" and returned with a rope and white garment. Robinson took the rope and garment and crossed the creek "by the Bluff Road." Some 20 minutes later, Anderson and Rosebrugh heard four pistol shots.
Hunter Clark was able to fill in the details about the prank that went horribly awry: "Just before we got to the creek at Rice's Mill, I ran against a white garment tied to a … read more »
Flora of Virginia, the Library of Virginia's latest exhibition, highlights the botanical exploration of Virginia from the colonial days to the present. Curated in partnership with the Flora of Virginia Project, the exhibition explores the history of botanical description and illustration and celebrates the power of the flower. It features original artwork and colorful illustrations from the LVA's collections, as well as books, photographs, and plant specimens. With the exhibit as inspiration, I wondered what flora history could be uncovered in Virginia's local court records. Plats and surveys, documents frequently included as exhibits in court cases, are excellent resources to discover which trees grew where in Virginia counties. Trees were often used as landmarks in plats or were included by the survey maker as decorative elements to their work. My search revealed a wealth of plat and survey examples from different parts of the state spanning over 250 years of Virginia history.
B. A. Colonna, the deputy county surveyor of Northampton County, drew a unique and detailed plat of Catherine H.G. Kendall's land. His 15 January 1869 plat included symbols for the pine, oak, and gum trees growing on her land and a key to identify what each symbol represented. This plat is part of Northampton County Chancery Cause 1869-015, Samuel E. D. Kellam & wife vs. Juliet J. Kendall, etc.
A 19 … read more »
The Library of Virginia has completed the digitization and transcription of the last of the cohabitation registers in its possession, the Henry County Cohabitation Register, 1866. Others have already been transcribed and are available in the cohabitation register digitization project via Virginia Memory. For African-American genealogical researchers, the names contained herein provide priceless clues to retracing their ancestors. Cohabitation registers imparted legal legitimacy to African-American marriages and children. This was also the first time many of these individuals would appear in public record under their own names.
Naming under the practice of slavery was fraught with power dynamics. The enslavers often gave names to the enslaved. The amount of input the family of the child would have in his or her name varied, but journals of slave-holders indicate they specifically assigned names to slave children on a regular basis.[1] Newly enslaved Africans were often issued a new name by their captors, causing their identities to become yet another site of colonization. Naming was a powerful tool for enforcing cultural assimilation and denigrating African cultural identity.[2]
When viewed simply as data, the set of names used for slaves seems to have been larger and more varied than the set of names used for free people. Slave names tended to fit within five categories: diminutive versions of English names (Jim, Bess), place names … read more »
Warwick County records that date from 1650 to 1840 have recently been added to the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available on Virginia Memory. The types of records found in this addition include wills, deeds, court suits, estate records, jail reports, a docket book, a complete order book, and pages torn from order books. Many of these documents were removed from the Warwick County courthouse during the Civil War by Union soldiers as spoils of war. Over the course of the last century, they made their way back to Virginia.
A page from a 17th century order book, removed by John Hart of the 29th Massachusetts Regiment in 1862, ended up in the hands of LaRoy Sunderland of Boston, Massachusetts, who donated it to the New England Historic Genealogical Society. The society discovered the torn order book page while in the process of moving to a new location in 1964 and returned it to Virginia. Other documents were returned to Virginia after being discovered amongst family papers. E. Russell Jones of Pennsylvania and Charles Fitchorn of Missouri both discovered Warwick County records taken during the Civil War among the belongings of their deceased relatives. In 1914, James P. Williams returned Warwick County records he received from a friend named Edward G. Wood whose grandfather was a collector of relics. In a letter … read more »
The editors of Out of the Box would like to give a belated good-bye to Carl Childs, the Library of Virginia's former Local Records Services director. Last month, Carl started his new job as Director of Archives and Records for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. When former local records archivist Dale Dulaney first proposed our little blog five years ago, Carl's support, encouragement, and leadership helped Dale's idea become a reality. The result: the Out of the Box blog may be the most successful outreach tool used by the Library of Virginia. For the fiscal year ending 30 June 2013, Out of the Box had 435,859 page views, 221,667 visitors, and 369,123 visits.
Out of the Box is one of many innovative projects that Carl has been a part of at the Library. In a 20-year career at the agency, Carl moved into increasingly responsible positions, from his first job as a front desk attendant, to state records archivist and then local records archivist and, beginning in 2005, Local Records Services director. Carl brought enthusiasm and a willingness to try new things to every position. Accordingly, in his tenure overseeing the Circuit Court Records Preservation (CCRP) grants program, Carl helped strengthen the application and oversight process, resulting in a more efficient and beneficial program to care for historic records in Virginia's circuit courts. Similarly, … read more »


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A few weeks later, I was sleeping - soundly, mind you, despite the fact you were working late, and I hate the bed when you're not in it. The sound of the door opening doesn't wake me up anymore, because I know you're the only one that has a key. The sound of footsteps up the stairs doesn't startle me, because I know yours so well - and even the press of your knee onto the side of the bed doesn't make me jump, because I know your weight.
All these things I knew didn't matter - because when your hand wrapped around my neck and pulled me from the bed, my heart sunk. I let out a scream, my arms flailing pointlessly, because within moments you had me pinned to the wall so roughly it knocked the wind out of me. I knew it was you, I could smell you, feel you - I know you. But something in my head just - refused to let that by, refused to know that I was safe; so my lungs hitched, my body trembled, and you held my throat so tightly my face was flushing red.
Without much effort, you spun me around, used your belt to tie my hands - I was still struggling; not as fully as I could be, thrashing and whining, begging and crying; but, no kicking, because the back of my head screamed - DON'T HURT DADDY. Because - I knew… At least, I was SURE of it.
There was a pang of guilt in my stomach, worried that maybe it wasn't you - and knowing that deep beyond that fear, I was enjoying it far too much, my panties already drenched; despite the fact the fear was driving, my pleasure was in the back seat screaming are we there yet.
When my hands were secure, and my face was pressed hard to the white wall, your hands started to trail. "If you move, you'll regret it." your voice low - your voice, I knew it was yours, but it still sent shivers through my spine. I didn't even nod, because I knew better; but my jaw clenched so tight my head ached, my knuckles balled into fists so hard my hands lost color; all while yours were trailing down my bare back to run across the black fabric of my panties, diving between my legs.
I could hear you smile. "Oh, little slut is enjoying this." you laugh lightly - you knew I would, that's just not fair. I can't help but whimper; which brings your hand back up to my neck while you lean in, huffing words hot on my flesh. "Don't make any fucking noise." despite knowing it's your voice, it's one that scares me into place. Your fingers drop back to rub me slowly through those lacy little things that you quickly get frustrated with, yanking them away and tossing them aside.
It's not long before curious, rough fingers push into me, forcing a loud whine from my lips - one I try and swallow, but it refuses to be contained. You ignore it, because it's what you want, you want those sounds, you crave them. So your fingers move faster, harder, coaxing more yelps and whimpers out of your girl, even a couple of low moans fall slowly - and then a louder one.
I don't even know what happened then, honestly, but I'm on the floor, under you. One hand on my neck, the other smacking roughly against my wet cheek, pulling more tears from my eyes. "I said no sounds." your hand drops, tugging yourself free of those cruel jeans that confine you - there's no teasing, you just force your way into me. The hand on my neck moves, your fingers stuff themselves into my throat, making me gag.
Rough, violent, fast paced - fucking. Your body moves so fervently against mine that I can already feel the bruises forming at my hips, my thighs; tears streaming hot down my face, coughing every so often at the wiggle of your fingers. I can't help but moan, which just pushes those digits against the spots that make me gag. "You better cum for me, you little slut." - how can I not? As soon as you say it, I shudder and shake, moan and slightly hate the fact that I enjoy this so much that my muscles betray me, wrap tighter around you, forcing you over your own edge.
When it's over and done with, you leave me there, on the floor, shivering and shaking, shuddering, crying, bruised and coated in cum. I don't bother to get up when you leave the room - my body is too weak, if I tried to stand on the noodles I call legs, I'd fall back down.
A few moments of silence pass and you come back in, flicking on the light, smiling down at me while drawing a towel along your body. No showers, you want to let the scent of us linger on our forms, so we fall asleep able to think of nothing but that moment. Suddenly delicate hands move along my body, undoing the belt and tossing it aside, yanking me up and wrapping arms around me. "Good girl." you whisper, there's no need for anything else.
Now, laying in bed, my body, still shivering, pressed flush to yours, you hold me tight, placing a soft kiss behind my ear, huffing something sweet. "Thank you, Daddy." I manage - the first words in a while. You don't say a thing, just smile, proud of yourself, and your little princess.

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In Business & Corporate Law Avoiding a Messy Business Divorce is Important! #BusinessAttorney
When people come together to begin a business, they may not think the time will come when they will not get along. But if, after many years, you and your business partner no longer see eye-to-eye when it comes to how to operate your business, what is to be done? The late Mickey Rooney once quipped: "A lot of people have asked me how short I am. Since my last divorce, I think I'm about $100,000 short." There are many who could say the same thing about a business divorce, and you are going to need an experienced business attorney to help you.
If you planned ahead, then you may have a detailed agreement to direct you on how to move forward. Such direction may involve one partner buying out another, for example. However, if you failed to plan ahead, you may be facing the possibility of leaving the fate of your business up to a court.
Under Arizona's statutory scheme, a shareholder of a corporation or a member of a limited liability company can petition a court for the dissolution of a company if there is a deadlock in the management of the company which adversely affects the business. See, A.R.S. §§ 10-1430, 29-785 To Read Click Here. And even though the court might allow one shareholder to buy out another in order for the business to continue on (see A.R.S. § 10-1434) To Read Click Here, there is no guarantee that the business will survive one owner's efforts at dissolution. Such an action may even involve the appointment of a receiver to take over the operations of the business while the court case plays out. Whether or not the business survives such a court action, the financial cost to the business and its owners may be enormous. This is especially true if the action involves claims of wrongdoing.
At Rowley Chapman & Barney, we have experienced business law attorneys and we can help you prepare for disagreements that may arise between business partners by use of such things as a shareholder agreement, operating agreement or buy/sell agreement. If you are past that point, we are also experienced in litigating business divorces and will aggressively fight to protect your interests. Please give us a call today if you are facing these or other legal issues.
Attorney Profile: Nathaniel Wadsworth, Business & Litigation Attorney
Anonymity (not) Guaranteed #LitigationAttorney
The power of words is undeniable. Joseph Conrad expressed it in these terms: "My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel—it is, before all, to make you see." Today, because of the accessibility of social media, nearly any person can publish any words in an attempt to make others see things a certain way.
From blogs to Facebook to Twitter, the options for sharing one's opinions with the world are numerous, and social media allows words to be used for good and bad. A Vatican court recently announced that those who follow the Pope on Twitter can receive indulgences that will allow them to spend less time in purgatory. For believers, this is certainly one positive thing resulting from life in the digital age.
The ability to anonymously publish words that are untrue, hurtful or irresponsible is another thing that draws people to the internet. Without any accountability, a person may use social media to publicly proclaim thoughts he would never want associated with his name. For example, the "comments" section following an online news article is often filled with derogatory and disrespectful remarks, in addition to well-reasoned and enlightening opinions. All of these comments are made anonymously, with a clever screen name being the only identification of the person behind the words.
But anonymity extends beyond harmless two- or three-sentence comments. I know of a person—call him Jack—who recently found a Facebook account in his name. Jack was not the person who created the account and had no knowledge of it. Instead, an unidentified third-party created the account and filled it with multiple false and demeaning statements about Jack. Any unsuspecting friend or acquaintance of Jack (or even a prospective employer) could have easily found the web page and believed that Jack had written it, thereby severely damaging Jack's relationships and reputation.
The good news is that there are often ways to discover who is behind false or defamatory statements that appear on the web. With court subpoena powers and other helpful laws, a person's supposed anonymity is not without limits. If you discover that someone has anonymously made damaging false statements about you or your company, there may be a way to discover who it is and hold that person accountable for his or her words. Also, if you are one who likes to post things online, you should know that words do not always remain anonymous.
Attorney Profile: Nathaniel Wadsworth, Litigation Attorney
Developments in Religious Freedom and Employmen Law
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . ."
Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the town of Greece, New York did not violate the First Amendment by its practice of inviting local clergy from different religious congregations to take turns in offering an opening prayer at the beginning of town board meetings. Because most of the local congregations were Christian, most of the prayers were Christian in nature. The citizens who brought the case against Greece argued that the town gave preference to Christians over other religions and thus violated the First Amendment. The Court's opinion rejected this argument and ruled that as long as the town did not discriminate against non-Christian religions, it was not required to look outside of its town boundaries to find clergy from other congregations to offer prayers. The Court further recognized the value of opening prayers to lend gravity to law-making sessions:
From the earliest days of the Nation, these invocations have been addressed to assemblies comprising many different creeds. These ceremonial prayers strive for the idea that people of many faiths may be united in a com¬munity of tolerance and devotion. Even those who disagree as to religious doctrine may find common ground in the desire to show respect for the divine in all aspects of their lives and being. Our tradition assumes that adult citizens, firm in their own beliefs, can tolerate and per¬haps appreciate a ceremonial prayer delivered by a person of a different faith.
Later this year, the Supreme Court will issue its decision in another, more famous case with First Amendment implications. The company Hobby Lobby is seeking an order that parts of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) are unconstitutional because of the requirement that employers provide birth control as part of an employee's health care coverage. The owners of Hobby Lobby argue that the law infringes on their free exercise of religion since their religious beliefs prohibit them from providing contraceptive drugs and other devices that end human life after conception. Regardless of how the Court rules, the case will have far-reaching impacts in the area of First Amendment law and in how the exercise of religion is defined.
Arizona has its own protections regarding religious freedom. For example, the state's Constitution provides that "No public money or property shall be appropriated for or applied to any religious worship, exercise, or instruction, or to the support of any religious establishment. No religious qualification shall be required for any public office or employment, nor shall any person be incompetent as a witness or juror in consequence of his opinion on matters of religion, nor be questioned touching his religious belief in any court of justice to affect the weight of his testimony." And specific to the employment context, the law in Arizona makes it unlawful for an employer "to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to the individual's compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of the individual's . . . religion." A.R.S. § 41-1463.
However, it is not always clear how a court will apply the law in a given case, which is why decisions from courts are necessary to help further define and explain the law. Recently, a former state supreme court justice from a neighboring state made the observation that the law on religious freedom is not well-developed. "I would say to people who are interested in the free exercise of religion, get a lawyer and go to court and develop the law."
What we are seeing in the Town of Greece case and in the Hobby Lobby case is part of the development of that law.
Attorney Profile: Nathaniel Wadsworth, Employment Law Attorney
If Your Boss Were Donald Sterling, What Could You Do? #EmploymentLawyer
As an employment law attorney I've been following recent events and unless you avoid sports-related news, you have heard that Donald Sterling, the coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, was recently banned for life from the NBA because of racist comments he made in private conversation. Before the ban was announced, there was a lot of talk in the media about whether the players for the Clippers would or should refuse to play their scheduled playoff games against the Golden State Warriors. The NBA's ban of Sterling apparently made such a boycott unnecessary.
The situation raises multiple legal questions, including, for example: is it legal to record a private conversation without the other party's consent? What rights does the NBA have in terms of punishing Sterling? Can the Clippers basketball players refuse to play without being in breach of contract? Can Sterling be sued for employment discrimination?
No doubt these types of questions and others will be discussed among the parties involved and their attorneys over the next several days and beyond. And while most of us do not play in the NBA, many people can relate to the basketball players who were offended by their boss. It is also good to know that there are laws to protect people from undue discrimination in the workplace.
Generally, an employer in Arizona may not take an adverse employment action (such as firing or demoting an employee) based on a discriminatory motive such as race, sex, or disability. But what if an employer makes discriminatory remarks without actually firing or demoting a person? In such a case, an employee might be able to quit his job and then sue the employer for what is called a constructive discharge.
Under Arizona Revised Statute section 23-1502, a claim for constructive discharge can be established if there exist "objectively difficult or unpleasant working conditions to the extent that a reasonable employee would feel compelled to resign." However, unless the employer's actions rise to the level of
"outrageous conduct" (this includes conduct such as "sexual assault," "threats of violence," or "a continuous pattern of discriminatory harassment"), it is necessary for the employee to give the employer notice of the unpleasant working conditions and a chance to correct them.
At Rowley Chapman & Barney, we have represented many employees and employers who have faced questions of discrimination in the workplace. If you have any questions arise regarding your own situation, we would be glad to meet with you to determine what legal options might exist to help in your case.
Attorney Profile: Nathaniel Wadsworth, Employment Law Attorney
The Employment Relationship: A Weighty Matter. #EmploymentLaw
Recently the United States was surpassed by Mexico as the most obese nation. Of course this doesn't change the fact that many people in the United States are overweight. While reasonable minds may disagree as to the severity of the issue or what to do about it, from my perspective as an Arizona employment attorney, at least we can all agree that the law should not allow a person's weight to affect his or her ability to make a living. Or should it?
Tara Costa, a former contestant on the popular reality television show "Biggest Loser," reportedly lost 155 pounds during her time on the show. Now her weight is at issue in a different context, with a company suing Ms. Costa, alleging that she breached a contract by putting on too much weight.
According to news reports out recently, a lawsuit filed by the company FC Online Marketing, Inc. alleges that, following Ms. Costa's success on "Biggest Loser," FC Online hired Ms. Costa as a spokesperson. However, after Ms. Costa regained 45 pounds (as the company alleges), she was unfit to be a spokesperson and was in breach of her contract.
Whether Ms. Costa actually gained weight and whether that resulted in a breach of contract will depend on the evidence and on the terms of her contract. While not all of the details of this case are available, it does raise some interesting questions. For example, is it legal for a person to be fired for being overweight?
In Arizona, state law provides that the employment relationship "is severable at the pleasure of either the employee or employer" unless there is a written contract which would limit a person's right to terminate the employment relationship. (Arizona Revised Statutes § 23-1501). Where there is no written contract, generally a person can quit or be fired at any time. However, there are important exceptions to this rule.
For example, the law does not allow anyone to be terminated based on the person's race or sex. Likewise, a person with a legally-recognized disability cannot be terminated for having the disability where an employer's reasonable accommodation will allow the person to perform the required job duties. A disability may be a hearing or speech impairment, AIDS, diabetes, or a number of other things. However, what qualifies as a disability is not always clear and often depends on the court hearing the case. On the question of whether obesity is a disability for purposes of employment discrimination has been handled different by various courts in different jurisdictions. At the very least, an employer takes a risk by terminating an employee because of a weight issue. A person facing termination because of being overweight is well-advised to meet with an attorney to discuss his legal options.
We frequently advise both employees and employers regarding the termination of an employment relationship. If you have any questions about what your rights are as an employee or as an employer, you will likely benefit by meeting with a qualified employment law attorney to discuss your specific situation.
Not All Litigation is A Slam Dunk Case #LawsuitAttorney
The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised the basketball world by choosing Anthony Bennett as the first selection in the NBA draft. Nerlens Noel, whom many predicted would be the first pick, was not chosen until the sixth pick in the draft. Even Noel apparently expected to go higher in the draft, and reportedly said of the teams who did not select him earlier that he would "make them pay." Noel's disappointment may stem from his relying too much on what others—e.g., reporters, agents, even friends and family—told him would happen on draft day.
Similar to Noel's experience, parties involved in litigation often expect to obtain a resounding judgment in their case. These expectations are not always well-founded and may be based on the opinions of others, including legal counsel. There is more one story of an attorney's unfulfilled promise of victory. Things do not always go as hoped in life and in litigation. There is always risk involved in litigation, and, continuing with the basketball theme, there is rarely a "slam-dunk" case.
At Rowley Chapman & Barney, we will not make you promises that we cannot keep, and we will not guarantee any results in your litigation. What we will do, is give you an honest and informed opinion on the merits of your case and promise to do put forth our "A game" in working to obtain the relief you seek. If you have a questions about a lawsuit or litigation case call us at (480) 833-1113 and we will determine the merits of your case together.
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There are other things a court will consider in determining whether to set aside a default judgment, and an experienced lawsuit or litigation attorney can help you understand what those things are and whether they apply in your case. If you have any qustions about judgments call us at (480) 833-1113 and we will advise you about your best course of action.
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With the start of a new year, many people begin thinking of resolutions related to personal fitness and weight control. "This year I will lose X number of pounds," is a common goal. However, many may testify that it is easier to never to gain extra weight in the first place.
In legal matters, it is also easier to avoid legal difficulties than to have to fight a lawsuit after the fact. One example of this is in a company's employment practices. Many companies have out-of-date non-compete agreements with their employees which may not be enforceable in court. An employer may discover only when it is too late that its non-compete agreement does not provide the protection intended. Non-compete agreements must be narrowly-tailored and limited in time and geographic scope, or a court will not enforce them. If you have not had your employment policies and non-compete agreements reviewed recently, you may save your business a lot of risk and trouble by having them reviewed and revised by an experienced employment and business law attorney. Call me today at (480) 833-1113 to make an appointment to have your non-compete agreements reviewed before you need to enforce them.
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Pope Benedict XVI announced recently that he will be resigning his position as the leader of the Catholic Church. While a Pope's resignation is not common, it is common for leaders of businesses to resign their positions, either because of age, a sale of the business, a forced resignation by others with an interest in the business, or any number of other reasons. When these situations arise, it is imperative that the business follow the legal and corporate requirements for the changes to be effective and enforceable. If you need help in these or other corporate matters, you will be well-served by seeking the assistance of an experienced business law attorney. Call us at (480) 833-1113 and one of our experienced business lawyers will help you with whatever transition you are facing.
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Square Victoria Digital Properties Appoints Tomer Strolight As Executive Vice-President
For over a decade, Square Victoria Digital Properties has made acquisitions and created strategic partnerships with a variety of digital businesses such as Workopolis, ComFree/DuProprio,Tuango, w.illi.am/ and Olive Media. As Square Victoria Digital Properties look towards the next chapter of their business they have appointed Tomer Strolight as Executive Vice-President.
Most recently Tomer was part of a new venture with Arlene Dickinson Enterprises, and TorStar Digital prior to that.
As we mentioned previously there have been strong signs of some big changes at TorStar Digital, and it looks like another piece of the puzzle has finally starting to unfold.
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I got the inspiration for this hat from my three-year-old son's nursery school — they have a party each year to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday. I thought, what better time to make a silly hat? When my son saw my blue-on-blue striped prototype, he requested one of his own.
I freehanded this pattern separately rather than shrinking my old pattern, because this red sweater scrap was a bit oddly shaped. Stitched on the ear details and the ornament by hand, again. Ornament is made from scraps of the red felt, a crocheted wool twirl, and a vintage button. I'm a little disappointed that this came out so snug on his growing head, but it's not too snug to wear. It's quite a challenge sizing things right for a little growing body.
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Tattoo Age is back. In Season Two we'll be featuring three vastly different artists from all ends of the tattoo spectrum, and the world, for that matter. First up, on September 12, we have Valerie Vargas, who lives and works in London and is widely know for doing the most beautiful "lady head" tattoos around. Then on October 10 we have Mutsuo, a tattooer from Osaka, Japan, who learned from the great American artists who traveled to the shop where he worked in the early 00s. Mutsuo is known for his ability to flawlessly tattoo in just about any style. The season finale, on November 10, will feature Thom deVita, who started tattooing in New York City in the 60s, when tattooing was illegal in all five boroughs. Thom synthesized his environment into his tattoos and created quite possibly the most uniques style of all time.
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Nurses vs. Robots: No Contest
An article about robotic technology caused a minor controversy last week when it appeared to imply that "nurse" robots could replace scrub nurses. The flurry of emails and discussion it generated illustrates the nursing profession's perception problems.
The seemingly innocuous piece discussed fascinating hand gesture recognition technology developed by Juan Pablo Wachs, assistant professor of industrial engineering, and others at Purdue University.
Visual recognition technology has previously been the purview of science fiction. With Wachs' prototype, it's potentially a few short years away from implementation in operating rooms around the country.
The creators say the robot can recognize surgeons' visual cues to pass instruments or recognize commands to display data during surgeries. The hope is that robots may reduce length of surgeries and potential for infection.
Robots may eventually perform some tasks now performed by scrub nurses, such as handing surgeons instruments. That's where the debate begins. The article describes the high-tech machines as "robotic scrub nurses" and Wachs discusses the advantages the machines have over human scrub nurses when working with unfamiliar surgeons, for example.
It didn't take long for nurses to complain to me about the use of the term "nurse" and the implications that robots could replace humans.
"There's a lot of power in a name," says Kathleen Bartholomew, speaker, author, consultant, and nurse. "The real problem is that the casual use of the word in this way validates what we already know—which is that the general public doesn't know what we do."
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Justin Bieber And Ariana Grande Record A Duet
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AbstractOver the years, the unique form of cooperative settlement known as a Kibbutz, has had to undergo various difficulties and changes, yet it has managed to maintain its principles and survive. However, during the last decade, many kibbutzim have made substantial changes which contradict traditional Kibbutz ideology. This article is based on the report of the Public Committee for the kibbutzim, established in 2002 to recommend a new legal definition befitting the development that took place in the kibbutzim in the last decades. The Committee was also asked to submit its opinion on the issue of allocating apartments to kibbutz members. The article describes the inevitable changes that have occurred and analyzes the reasons and considerations that have led to the creation of a new form of Kibbutz.
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PUNXSUTAWNEY ŌĆö Gov. Tom Corbett professed his early spring preferences just prior to Punxsutawney PhilŌĆÖs 126th annual prognostication early Thursday morning at GobblerŌĆÖs Knob, but as history has shown, the Seer of Seer relies on nothing else except his own instinct.
The result, as read by Inner Circle Vice-President Mike Johnston: ŌĆ£As I look at the crowd of GobblerŌĆÖs Knob, many shadows do I see; so six more weeks of winter it must be.ŌĆØ
When asked if he was pleased with Punxsy PhilŌĆÖs prognostication, Corbett replied, ŌĆ£No. Now weŌĆÖve got to get PennDOT ready.ŌĆØ
The evening before, at the annual Groundhog Banquet, Corbett implored of Inner Circle President Bill Deeley ŌĆ£DonŌĆÖt screw up winter. After flooding this past year, I like not having to salt the roads this year.ŌĆØ
Regardless of the prognostication, Corbett ŌĆö the second seated Pennsylvania governor to attend Groundhog Day, after Ed Rendell in 2003 ŌĆö praised Punxsy for bringing this small-town tradition to the masses for all to see.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve always wanted to attend Groundhog DayŌĆØ Corbett said with his wife, Susan, by his side shortly before Punxsy PhilŌĆÖs prediction Thursday morning. ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a good chance to see what we have here in western Pennsylvania ... cŌĆÖmon, this is great.
ŌĆ£Today, the world is looking at Punxsutawney, Pa., and how many times does the world do that?ŌĆØ he added. ŌĆ£This is a great day.ŌĆØ
Onstage briefly at GobblerŌĆÖs Knob prior to the prognostication, Corbett even led the crowd ŌĆö estimated between 15,000 and 18,000 people, an impressive number, considering the event landed on a weekday this year ŌĆö in a chant: ŌĆ£I love Phil, I love Phil ...ŌĆØ
Unseasonably warm temperatures ŌĆö with highs around 57 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday ŌĆö looked to be a positive for Punxsy PhilŌĆÖs annual gathering at GobblerŌĆÖs Knob, unlike 2011, when snow, ice and freezing rain kept many revelers indoors. Oddly enough, last year, Punxsy Phil predicted an early spring.
But Thursday saw no rain or snow, just many people who were happy they attended, many of them using the term ŌĆ£bucket listŌĆØ to describe the goal of attending Groundhog Day before they wind up in a state during which they cannot.
Twins Linda Gray, of Starbrick, and Louise Dyer, of Youngsville, will turn 72 next month, and were celebrating early with Bob Bunce of Washington, D.C., who celebrated his birthday Thursday.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a warm day, and IŌĆÖm not going to be any younger than I am today,ŌĆØ Dyer said.
They were accompanied by friends Anita Cohan, also of Youngsville, and Lynn Martin, who created special hats ŌĆö constructed from Punxsy Phil Beanie Babies and other plush toy parts ŌĆö for the occasion.
Carol and Leon Pawelak, of Pittsburgh, hadnŌĆÖt been to Groundhog Day since Feb. 2, 2002 ŌĆö famously designated as 02.02.02 ŌĆö and were surprised to see the changes in town since then, such as the addition to the ŌĆ£Phantastic Phils!ŌĆÖ statues.
The weather was also helpful in their decision to attend Thursday, as it was 48 degrees when they left Pittsburgh at 2 a.m.
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs 100 percent,ŌĆØ Leon said. ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs just nice.ŌĆØ
Mike Gladkowski, of Export, said heŌĆÖs attended Groundhog Day 13 times, ŌĆ£because IŌĆÖm a faithful follower.ŌĆØ
Other members of the crowd also enjoyed his unique top hat, bearing all the Ty Punxsy Phil Beanie Babies since 2003, except Punxsy Phyllis, because, ŌĆ£I ran out of room.ŌĆØ
Gladkowski was also wary of Punxsy PhilŌĆÖs six-weeks prognostication, saying, ŌĆ£I had crocuses growing in my yard yesterday.ŌĆØ
Finally, first-time attendee Sharon Wyme, of Boston, wearing a questionable New England Patriots jersey ŌĆö Tom BradyŌĆÖs nonetheless ŌĆö in the heart of Steelers County, ventured to her first Groundhog Day to stake it out for next yearŌĆÖs big occasion, her 60th birthday.
After seeing the experience, she said, ŌĆ£I have to believe in Phil. My name is Sharon Wyme, and I had great time.ŌĆØ


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Terry L. Peirce, 47, of Preston, a retired police officer, died September 1, 2003 in rural Zumbrota of complications of diabetes.
Born Aug. 2, 1956, in Preston, he graduated from Preston High School in 1974 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August 1974. He was assigned to the USS Trippe in Charleston S.C., and following his discharge in 1980, he returned to Preston. He received a degree in criminal justice from Rochester Community College and after completing law enforcement training in Hibbing, Minn., was employed by the Olmsted County Sheriff�s Department. On July 16, 1983, he married Michele Borman in Kasson. They lived in Stewartville and later Heber Springs, Ark., where they owned and operated a Dairy Queen for several years. Mr. Peirce was a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and an instructor at his own school in Arkansas. He was a police officer in Searcy, Ark., for 10 years until retiring and returning to Preston in 2001 due to health reasons. Survivors include two sons, Benjamin and Nicholas, both of Searcy; his father, Arlynn Peirce of Chatfield; his mother, Valerie (Gene) Christensen of Preston; two brothers, Allen (Holli) of Becker, Minn., and Randy of Boise, Idaho; and a sister, Lori (Ken) McCabe of Chatfield. A memorial service was September 6, 2003 at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, with the Rev. James Rushton officiating. The body was cremated. Burial was in Crown HiIl Cemetery in Preston with full military honors. Thauwald Funeral Home in Preston is in charge of arrangements.


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Still looking to pick up a Nexus 5? The US D820 variant of the device (same as you'd get from Google Play) is on sale through eBay daily deals today. The 16GB version is going for $334.99 and the 32GB is $374.99. When you figure in free shipping and no tax, it's a good deal.
Update 7/14/14: The previous deal sold out, but it's now back under another listing.
Google I/O has come and gone without mention of a new Nexus tablet (which was expected), but this means you still have time to pick up a Nexus 7 for cheap and remain current. Numerous deals have passed already, but this time we've come across one going for a price approaching the 50% off mark.
Sometimes the name really does say it all. Calendar for Android Wear is a simplistic calendar that people with Android Wear watches can strap to their wrists. It shows the date, keeps track of events, and comes in one of five colors. The app doesn't do much else, but in this case, that's attractive.
The app's usefulness is limited out of the box, as users are restricted to a monthly view and must pay a single in-app purchase of roughly $2 to get access to the daily view with details.
Android Wear apps are continuing to flow into the Play Store, but Wear Mini Launcher might be the most interesting one yet. This app places a slide-out app list on your smart watch, saving you from diving into the options to access things by touch. It was a little wonky at first, but already it's shaping up nicely after a few weekend updates.
Running Android on a PC seems like a good idea, until you actually look at the logistics of making the platform work on a non-touch interface. Add to that all the projects out there attempting to do so with limited or completely absent support for Google Play, and you've got a recipe for lame. Console OS was looking for a cool $50k to make Android work on PCs, and the company has succeeded with almost a month left in the campaign.
Google updated its official Camera app with Wear support recently, but that just makes the watch into a shutter button with image review. Wear Camera Remote is a proof-of-concept app that streams the viewfinder to Android wear and works as a shutter.
It's Monday, and that means it's back to the rat races for a significant portion of the world's population. We can make it a little better by equipping you with some neat apps and games at reasonable prices. They're not going to alleviate the crushing burden of your responsibilities, but at least you can save some money.
Google Glass hasn't exactly set the world on fire, but it wasn't meant to. It and other projects under the "Google X" team were designed to be experimental, and we're still months away from seeing it hit a retail market at the very least. Even so, the news that one of the original architects of Glass is leaving for the distant shores (if not the greener pastures) of Amazon is a little disheartening.
When we first wrote about Quantum Paper (the internal name for the material in Material Design), we noted that Google was anticipating a series of updates to its own apps between the introduction and completion of the new design direction - updates which would bring the apps a bit closer to the new design style in a progressive fashion, so that the apps wouldn't undergo fundamental transformations overnight.
Looking back, it is now obvious that Google+ was our first taste of material design, followed by Google's editing apps like docs and sheets.
We've already seen a short video where Android Wear is used to do simple things like toggle lamps and open a garage door, but Armando Ferreira took that concept and applied it to all the things. In this video demoing home automation with Android Wear, he toggle lights, a popcorn maker, and a PC, but doesn't stop there. He also uses his G Watch to adjust his home's thermostat, turn on the TV, and get a notification if any of the doors or windows in his house are opened.


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The last time that Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment co-signed an artist was 50 Cent; a move that turned out to be quite the successful joint venture. The second inking is courtesy of Atlanta native, Stat Quo. Signed almost four years ago Stat Quo has patiently waited for a chance to put out his debut album, Statlanta. Come the end of this summer however, without any unforeseen delays popping up, and he will finally get rewarded for his patience. The lead single Here We Go, produced by Dr. Dre, is a catchy west-coast sounding production that allows Stat Quo's southern drawl to blend seamlessly into the beat.
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Look for traditions both old and new during the holidays this year, from a decades-old festival to a Santaland adventure.
1. Festival of LightsNow in its 30th year, the PNC Festival of Lights at The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is one of Cincinnati's most beloved holiday events. This year, don't miss the lights show on Swan Lake and the Madcap Black-Light Puppet Show—or just grab a s'more and a hot chocolate and hop on the North Polar Express Train. Nov 23–Jan 1 at The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, cincinnatizoo.org
2. SantalandAnyone who's been to Sharon Woods around the holidays knows all about Holiday in Lights, that beloved drive-through Christmas light extravaganza. This year, actually park the car and venture into Santaland for hot chocolate, carolers, an elf show, and of course, photos with the man himself. Thru Dec. 23 at Sharon Woods, holidayinlights.com
3. Holiday Junction: Featuring the Duke Energy Holiday TrainsCincinnatians have been enjoying the Duke Energy Holiday Trains in some form or other since 1946. The tradition lives on at the Cincinnati Museum Center, where you can also attend a North Pole Pajama Party, have pancakes with Santa, view antique toys and trains at the Toys Through Time exhibit, and hear holiday carolers in the Grand Rotunda. The echoes alone are worth the visit. Nov 2–Jan 6 at Cincinnati Museum Center, cincymuseum.org/holiday-junction
4. Macy's Light Up the Square and Downtown DazzleFountain Square is where Cincinnati goes to celebrate the holidays. On the day after Thanksgiving is Macy's Light Up the Square, when Mayor Mark Mallory will plug in the Holiday Tree. The next day kicks off Downtown Dazzle, a festival of live choir music, the famous rappelling Santa, and Story Time with Mrs. Claus. Nov 23 and 24, myfountainsquare.com
5. Scuba Santa's Water WonderlandOne of the city's campier traditions, Scuba Santa's Water Wonderland is the Newport Aquarium's take on holiday fun. Santa scuba dives in the aquarium's tanks and reads an underwater version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Nov 23–Jan 1 at Newport Aquarium
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Wow! This thread has over 10,000 views which makes me both excited :D and curious :?:. Are the views mainly from people who googled "fantasy risk board" ? or are they from people interested in seeing the process/progress? and do they know about the finished map?
If you want to see the finished map it is HERE or in my finished maps album.


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So it's entirely coincidental that the great Lord Shiva chooses to manifest/"differentiate" *him*self (or is chosen to be manifested) in temples across the country (and overseas) with an inferential symbol which looks a lot like a big, black, stubby...
And the pouring of milk over the top of this object, any evocative allusions are entirely incidental and beside the world-transcendent point, I suppose.
"There is a mysterious power or indescribable Sakti in the Linga, to induce concentration of
the mind."
You're only digging yourself in deeper, bro.
Well I for once can proudly say that we in Bhutan are shy about celebrating the cough, cough... AHEM. Come to Bhutan you'll see them everywhere on our ornately painted houses, in vivid crimson red.
Well it certainly isn't a cigar.
Is Clitoris Penis's envy?
Report is okay. But why such a pornographic way is follow by Economist?
Scandinavian peninsula is even closer. It has split head and a scrotum.
Quite frankly, you need help.
ha, never thought i'd read this here, but what puzzles more is that it's the most recommended article... what does that say about the rest of articles?
It's a very big misconception and false idea that Hindus worship LINGAM as the male genetilia. Lingam was bascially a stone used for concentration and meditation purposes used by Hindu sages and monks since time immeorial. It later manifested as image of Lord SHiva, and hence now worshipped. These and many other false misconceptions regarding Hindusm and Hindu Vedic culture/civilization originating from bharat(India) needs to be addressed immeditely spread by anti-Hindu and anti-Hindu culture people worldwide tod efame Hindusim.
"save the vagina, which is neither as easy nor as childishly satisfying to scrawl on a wall"
When I was in secondary school I was caught and punished for writing the letter Y on the wall in the boys' toilet... the punishment would have been a lot worse if my teacher knew that I meant to depict the vagina.
I intend to put the very beautiful photograph accompanying this article on my computer so that my still young grand-daughter may learn what makes a man's body different from a woman's without needing to see one in the flesh, so to speak. Anyone who can't see the sheer beauty of that sculpture has a problem being a human. What's not to like, as some might say?
Indeed - I am glad that the word "end" is plural - if it were singular, it would be very sad.
In order to convince females to swallow the salubriousness of semen argument, one should at least try to raise female awareness of the possibility that increased female ingestion of such may in fact reduce, in direct proportion to the dosage?, the risk of breast cancer.
With a not very straight face (or is that tongue in cheek?) I read the article and wondered about the relationship between the penis and the economy. People are sometimes described as being "ballsy" for making tough business decisions; or "dicks" if they get it wrong. But what is the relationship between the penis and, say, the banker who gambles he (it is a 'he' usually) will get his bet right, only to lose clients' millions?
The penis.Cross to bare. Tomorrow 11-12-2012 your government talk about the penis and what you do with it. Same sex marriage is on the agenda, an emotional topic. I've been thinking how I can help, before rewriting Genesis I thought I would start with the church marriage sermon :-
I, Adam, take you, Sid ,
to be my husband,
to have and to hold
not throw away
from this day forward;
for better, for worse,
for richer, for wealthier,
for washing and drying
for cooking and washing up
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
in case of sex change
till death us do part;
according to law.
In the presence of Harry I make this vow.
and being small in size, japanese membership is denied of any permanency to international bodies (uh, like UN security council).
so they resorted to forcing it sometimes, but look at the penalty they ended up paying of being nearly castrated for violation of other bodies (I mean nations).
With all my respect to this article , i don't think this is appropiate to show this picture in the main page.
"Secondary school and Y is pretty much the maturity level at which so many males worldwide get stuck. Throughout life. Regrettably, for females and all other living creatures on the planet."
Right, so females should really take over and rule the planet already. Why play second fiddle to the immature sex? Nature has a way of rewarding the immature ones? Females like to pretend they know better but the empirical data doesn't support that notion...
A woman from a small village in the East goes for shopping in a town nearby. She is looking for a drum to collect water. At one place she tries to buy one.They were all the same; except one that had a tap. The woman fancied that and asked the storeman why it is expensive than others. The man says, cause it is blessed with Doodle!
It just occured to me that this particular discussion should perhaps have been confined to members only.
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Dressed-up Secularism
According to Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, the battle for the 2014 Lok Sabha election will be fought between "secular and communal forces". But is – for instance – Mulayam Singh "secular"? His party professes to protect Muslims and yet Uttar Pradesh, in the 13 months the Samajwadi Party has been in office, has witnessed 15 serious communal riots. If the SP promoted real inclusiveness in the state, would distrust between Hindus and Muslims be at flashpoint?
Why is it that the vast majority of violent communal incidents in the past five years have taken place in states led by "secular" governments: Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh?
In contrast, states governed by allegedly "communal forces" have seen relative communal peace: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa and Bihar.
Clearly, our definition of "secular" and "communal" is flawed.
As I wrote in TOI last year, the word "secular" in Hindi is panthnirpeksha. In 1977, when Indira Gandhi's government was voted out after the Emergency, the new Janata Party government introduced a Constitutional Amendment Bill. The word "secular" was sought to be defined in the Constitution as "equal respect for all religions".
The Bill was passed in the 1977-79 Lok Sabha where the Janata Party held a majority. But it was defeated in the Rajya Sabha where the Congress had a majority. Why did the Congress reject 36 years ago the Lok Sabha's definition of secularism – "equal respect for all religions"?
Consider what UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said during a lecture 30 years later at the Nexus Institute in the Hague on June 9, 2007: "India is a secular country. The term means equal respect for all religions." She thus accepted a definition her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, had rejected.
In its purest form, secularism means rejecting both favouritism and discrimination on religious grounds. Religion is a private matter and politicians have no business introducing it into public discourse through constant reference to community-based quotas. A secular state must be religion-neutral.
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Yadav and latterly Nitish Kumar have all used religion for political gain. They preach secularism – but in effect practise communalism dressed up as secularism.
Muslims from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, from Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, are therefore given this false choice: do you want to vote for parties that can guarantee "secularism"– but not one square meal a day? Or do you want to vote for a "communal" party and forever live in fear – though you will have freedom of worship, physical safety, 24-hour electricity, good housing, roads, jobs and a reasonable standard of living?
Rich electoral dividends have flowed from such fear mongering. In the process, over the years, regional parties have grasped the fraudulent secular baton from the Congress: the Samajwadi Party (SP) may be the most notorious of these but others like the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), apart from the noxious MIM and IUML, have all dealt the duplicitous Muslim card. Nitish Kumar's JD(U) is the latest to do so.
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The BJP's fear meanwhile is Muslim vote polarization that will work against it in the next general election. But the Muslim vote bogey is just that – a bogey.
Consider the facts: from India's 14.5% Muslim population (177 million), an average of just over half (around 8%) supports the Congress in a Lok Sabha election. The rest is divided among regional parties.
The SP and RJD in Uttar Pradesh get around 2% (of the 14.5%), the NCP in Maharashtra just over 1% and smaller parties like the NC in Jammu & Kashmir, MIM in Andhra and IUML in Kerala get less than 1% each. Virtually all are current or past allies of the UPA.
In the event of tactical, polarized voting, even in 80-odd minority-dominated Lok Sabha seats, the Muslim vote will largely re-arrange itself around these same big and small parties. The Muslim "swing" vote the Congress expects and the BJP fears might add only 1% to the average 8% minority voteshare the Congress already gets.
The 83% Hindu vote is meanwhile sharply divided. But even a small consolidation towards the BJP-led NDA can attract an extra 3-5% national voteshare. Since the BJP does not get a significant share of the minority vote anyway, it stands to lose little in 2014 from polarization and "tactical minority voting". The Congress in sharp contrast stands to gain little from such polarization, contrary to conventional wisdom.
Whether or not he is nominated as the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, when Narendra Modi campaigns in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, among other northern states in the run-up to the next Lok Sabha poll, polarization will inevitably occur.
But Modi, as The Economist's South Asian Bureau Chief Adam Roberts pointed out recently, is a "smart politician". He doesn't want the odium of polarized votes to overshadow his development and governance agenda. At best it should be a collateral benefit. He is smart enough, certainly, to know that young Indians, while deeply religious themselves, have moved beyond wanting to see religion used as a political tool.
That's a lesson political parties which preach secularism but practise communalism will have to learn quickly before 2014 closes in on them.
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Cameron signals further cuts
The Conservative Party's annual conference opened in Birmingham today. David Cameron ruled out the 'mansion tax' saying this 'not going to happen.' He also signalled that additional benefit cuts would be necessary to fight the deficit.
Johnson calls for more help for 'struggling middle'
In an article for The Daily Telegraph, London Mayor, Boris Johnson has called for more help for the "struggling middle" - working families with incomes ranging from £30,000 to £64,000 - particularly regarding issues like housing.
They are not being helped, they are feeling utterly and understandably ignored. It is time to help them."
Osborne 'to announce further £10bn welfare cuts'
i Newspaper is reporting that the Chancellor George Osborne will announce a further £10 billion in cuts to the welfare budget.
Boris Johnson won't rule out Conservative leader bid
Boris Johnson declined to rule out the possibility of a future bid to become Conservative leader and Prime Minister, but insisted he supports David Cameron and said rumours about his ambitions were "a distraction" from his job as Mayor of London.
Challenged to say that Mr Cameron was a better man than him to be PM, Mr Johnson would say only that it was "unverifiable". He said that "for the next few years" he only wanted to be mayor, but added that "heaven knows" what he will do after his four-year term ends in 2016.
Speculation that Mr Johnson has his eye on Mr Cameron's job is dominating the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, after a poll suggested voters prefer the London mayor to Mr Cameron by a wide margin.
The survey by pollsters Opinium for The Observer gave Mr Johnson a net +30 rating compared to -21 for the Prime Minister.
David Cameron warns of two more years of cuts
Speaking on the first day of the Tory party conference David Cameron rejected plans for a 'mansion tax' and signalled further budget cuts.Read the full story
Hague: We need 'less Europe, not more'
Foreign Secretary William Hague said it is time for a "new settlement" between the UK and Europe. Speaking to delegates at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham he said:
"Some people look at the crisis and say more Europe is the only answer; I profoundly disagree. Sometimes less is more, less is better. So we want less bureaucracy, less pointless or damaging interference, less meddling in the issues that belong to national democracies."
Hague: Miliband is no Disreali
Foreign Secretary William Hague hit out at Labour leader Ed Miliband for using Conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's 'One Nation' mantle during last week's Labour Party Conference. Speaking to delegates at the Conservative Party conference he said:
"Last week he (Mr Miliband) made claim to be Disraeli. We know a little more about Benjamin Disraeli, a great Conservative Prime Minister, than he does.
Disraeli was defined by changing his party for the late 19th Century while Ed Miliband will be defined by refusing to change his Party for the 21st century.
Disraeli believed in fiscal discipline, in self-reliance, in building on historic strengths, in this country paying its way and in taxes being kept down.
To borrow a turn of phrase, we were led by Disraeli, our predecessors knew Disraeli, Disraeli's beliefs were Conservative through and through, and, Ed Miliband, you are no Disraeli."
Council tax 'freeze' next year
Prime Minister David Cameron announced £270 million of funding for local authorities that agree to freeze council tax next year.
The Government initiative in England is being extended for a third year in a bid to help squeezed families. However, this time town halls will only get the equivalent of a 1% increase from Whitehall in return for holding the levy.
William Hague: Syrian crisis not resolved due to UN failure
Britain has not been able to resolve the crisis in Syria, due to the serious failure of the UN Security Council, Foreign Secretary William Hague told the Conservative Party Conference.
Although Britain continues to help lead the way in providing the food and shelter that families fleeing the conflict need.
David Davis slams aid pledge
Senior Tory David Davis said the Government's pledge to spend 0.7% of national income on international aid each year was "nonsense."
The Conservatives are planning to codify the 0.7% yearly pledge into law, but Mr Davis told a fringe event, hosted by ConservativeHome, that he did not agree with this:
"With one or two exceptions, like spending money on India and maybe China, most people when they think, actually think, about the use of aid broadly approve of it.
When it's saving children from malaria, when it's saving children from dying from malnutrition, when it is rescuing countries that are in dire straights.
What I don't actually agree with the Government's policy on is the 0.7%. I think that is just nonsense. We should spend the money on aid that needs to be spent on aid."
LGA: Council tax freeze short-term offer
Responding to the proposal to extend the council tax freeze, chairman of the Local Government Association Sir Merrick Cockell said:
Any help for councils is a good thing, but we have to be clear that this is a short-term offer. It doesn't address the huge long-term pressures councils are facing including bigger cuts than any other part of the public sector and an immediate and growing crisis in funding care for the elderly. Councils could now have to budget for a further future shortfall.It is only right that councils take a longer-term view on budget planning and that decisions on the level of council tax are made by councillors who will then rightly be held to account through the ballot box.
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Tuesday is your chance to get a $1 filet mignon sandwich from Morton's Steakhouse. The discounted price is to help celebrate National Filet Mignon Day.
(Yes, apparently, there is a national day for just about everything.)
Good Day Atlanta checked and the Morton's Steakhouse in downtown Atlanta starts serving 'em up at 5 p.m. They are available while supplies last.
The item can only be ordered at the bar and cannot be ordered as a to-go item.
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I really like Tristam way better than D from Crystal Story II, he is hilarious. Although i find the Zombie Defense to be quite bugged, its like not all tiles appear in my screen i instead have to press the dark area to reveal the area, I like the minigame but it seems only in CS II its all playable. BTW, what are the chances of a Crystal Story III?
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Hawo Mohamed Hassan and Amina Farah Ali, two Somali American women who raised money for charities assisting Somalia's poor, were found guilty of providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations.
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More than 60 Somali women assembled outside the Federal Courthouse here, Oct. 19, in support of Hawo Mohamed Hassan and Amina Farah Ali, two Somali humanitarian workers who are charged with providing 'material support for a foreign terrorist organization.'
BY Brad Sigal | Minneapolis, MN | 10/12/11
Around two hundred people marched from the OccupyMN People's Plaza to nearby TCF Bank Tower, Oct. 11. Marchers chanted "The banks got bailed out, people got sold out!" and "ho ho hey hey, make the rich pay!"
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Protesters converged on Washington, D.C. the weekend of Oct. 8-9. Events organized by October 2011/Stop the Machine and Occupy D.C. were held at Freedom Plaza and McPherson Square.
BY staff | Chicago, IL | 10/07/11
On Oct. 6, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald gave a talk entitled, "Prosecuting Terrorism in the Courts" to a meeting of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in Chicago. While 20 people gathered outside to protest, three members of the Committee Against Political Repression went inside to question Fitzgerald directly.
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Chanting, "Drop the charges now," more than 60 supporters of veteran Chicano leader, Carlos Montes, rallied outside the LA Courthouse here, September 29, for a protest that coincided with a preliminary hearing, where the government outlined their case against him.
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