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The Pasco-Hernando State College District Board of Trustees (DBOT) elected a new chair and vice chair for the 2014-2015 academic year at its July board meeting.
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Johnson, a Dade City attorney, is a shareholder at Johnson, Auvil, Pratico & Chane, P.A., where he practices real estate law, business and banking law, construction law and estate planning. Johnson, born in Thomasville, Georgia, received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, and his law degree from the University of Florida College of Law. He has practiced law in Pasco County and the surrounding areas since 1981. An avid fan of Gator Nation, he also sits on the Board of Directors of Gator Boosters, Inc. Johnson has served on the College's board since November 2011.
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Motley Fool Money is a one-hour weekly business radio show hosted by Chris Hill and featuring Motley Fool analysts James Early, Seth Jayson, and Shannon Zimmerman. On our most recent Motley Fool Money Radio Show,Chris talked with our analysts about some stocks on their radar. Below is a transcript. You can catch this week's show online at motleyfoolmoney.com. In this lightly edited transcript, the guys share three stocks on their radar.
Chris: All right, let's talk about the stocks that are on our radar. Shannon Zimmerman, we will start with you. Shannon: So it is not a stock, it is an ETF. We talked three or four weeks ago about Bill Gross, the founder of Pimco, probably the smartest fixed-income guy on the planet, reversing his bet. He was betting against U.S. Treasury debt and going long on corporate. Now he hasn't reversed on the corporate side, but he has reversed on treasuries, so he is buying Treasury bonds. Lo and behold, either he was a fly on the wall at the last Federal Reserve meeting or his decisions are influencing the way the Federal Reserve Governors approach their work. But now, some folks are apparently concerned about deflation, which we have discussed on the program. One thing that has been on the table, or is now on the table is the Fed purchasing longer-term government debt, which would also have the effect of keeping interesting rates low. If so, that is going to be great news for longer-term Treasury debt. And so the investment idea is iShares 10+ Year Government/Credit Bond ETF (NYSE: GLJ), a government/credit bond fund that has both Treasuries and corporate debt. Look it up. It makes a lot of sense if you buy that thesis. Chris: James Early? James: Chris, I am going to Minnesota, Seth's state, the state that gave me a $50 ticket for picnicking without a permit. (Laughter.) General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is my stock. Obviously you know it -- it just raised its dividend 17%. It has a 29% return on equity. I like that 10% of its sales convert into free cash flow. The "Big G", as it desperately wants to be called but never will because you can't give yourself your own nickname, makes Cheerios, Wheaties, Chex and my favorite --- Fiber Choice. Eat five bowls and call me in the morning. Chris: And once again, the inner turmoil of James Early, picking stocks that he is just fundamentally opposed to. What was it, last week or the week before when you pickedMcDonald's (NYSE: MCD)? James: Exactly. Chris: Seth Jayson? Seth: I am going to go back to the well on BP (NYSE: BP). With the cap sort of on and I think most of the money already set aside for what the cleanup will cost, I think they can absorb any problems that are upcoming. The stock is kind of bouncing back a little bit, I think it is a good time. And I own BP, so I could be just talking my own book. Chris: Everyone is duly warned. © 2010 UCLICK L.L.C


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The shirred sundress is a wardrobe standard for summer. But Sew4Home is never one to settle for 'standard'! We spin the traditional one-seam-up-the-side design, taking it from ordinary to trendy by adding a flirty eyelet underskirt and a precious sash with its own flower pin. Both of our classic fabrics have a sweet, old-fashioned goodness. And, the shirring accent across the bodice is a wonderful way to add both structure and texture. And, yes... of course, we have a step-by-step tutorial on shirring.
In between the simplicity of gathering and the intricacy of hand-smocking, lives one of our favorite texturing techniques: elastic shirring. Check out our step-by-step tutorial.
And, just to make sure you can impress your friends the next time you're out shopping, here's the difference between shirring and its big sister, smocking. To qualify as shirring, you need two or more parallel rows of elasticized stitching. Smocking is a completely different and much older sewing technique, dating back to the Middle Ages. With smocking, stitching (usually hand stitching) is used to gather fabric into a series of tiny pleats. Hand embroidery is commonly added over the top of the pleating. No elastic is used. The intricacy of the pleats themselves is what allows for the fitting flexibility, expanding and contracting to follow a pattern's form. There you go... your smarty-pants tip for the day.
Notes on sizing
Our sample dress was made for a petite nine-year-old. We started with a 25" chest measurement and a 30" height measurement from the top of the bust to mid-calf. Our double-skirt design has a 4" reveal for the underskirt.
Our fabric was 45" wide, a standard cotton width. The rule of thumb in shirring is to start with about two times the chest measurement. However, we wanted only ONE seam, so we chose to work with the standard 45" width of the fabric even though that was a bit shy of two times our 25" chest measurement. If you are working with a smaller chest measurement, the width of fabric is great; you can simply trim away the excess. If you are working with a larger chest measurement, the width of the fabric should be okay until about 28-30"; after that, consider adapting our instructions to create two panels, and assemble the dress with two side seams rather than one back seam.
The length of the main dress is figured by starting with your height measurement (30" in our sample), subtracting 4" for the underskirt reveal, then adding back 1½" for top and bottom hems. In our sample, the equation was: 30" - 4" = 26" + 1½" = 27½".
Next, measure the chest depth from the top of the bust to just above the natural waist. This was about 8" on our model.
The length of the underskirt is figured by taking the total finished length (30" in our sample) and subtracting the bust depth (8" in our sample) then adding 1" for the underskirt's top hem/casing. The bottom of the eyelet is pre-finished, so it does not require a hem. If you use another fabric with a raw edge, add an additional inch for a hem. In our sample, the equation was: 30" - 8" = 22" + 1" = 23".
The final width dimension will be determined by the finished dress, but you want to start with at least the equivalent amount of width you are using for the main dress (the 45" WOF in our sample). Our eyelet fabric was just 40" wide, but had a finished scalloped edge along both sides. We didn't have enough width to measure across, so this meant we needed it in length. Therefore we started with 1¼ yards of our underskirt fabric (36" + 9" = 45").
We often are asked for specific re-sizing on our projects, which is something we are unable to do. Since our tutorials and their accompanying patterns are quite detailed, we can only create them in a single sample size. It's a challenge to change dimensions long-distance, especially without access to the item and/or person for whom the project is being adjusted. We would feel awful if we gave you inaccurate advice that caused your finished project to turn out less than successful. Our standard recommendation is to measure your particular item and/or person and compare those measurements to our original dimensions. Do the math to make adjustments, then scale the original dimensions up or down. Use these new measurements to make a prototype out of a muslin or another inexpensive fabric you have on hand. This is often the exact way we determine our own patterns and instructions. Not only is this a good way to re-engineer a project, making a prototype is also a great practice-run through the steps of construction.
Okay - math and disclaimers done... on to shirring and sewing!
Sewing Tools You Need
- Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome Memory Craft 6300)
Fabric and Other Supplies
The pretty pink eyelet we used originally is still available at Fabric.com, as is the same fabric in a crisp white. However, the main fabric (Petite Fleur by Lecien in Tiny Roses Dot Black) is no longer in stock. As an alternative (with either the pink or white eyelet), we recommend Strawberry Tea Party by Michael Miller Fabric in Pink Tea Blossoms, also available at Fabric.com. It has a fresh, fun look for summer.
- 1 yard of 45" wide lightweight cotton fabric for the main dress and straps
- 1¼ yards of 40" wide eyelet or similar for the underskirt; we used Lightweight Embroidered Eyelet in Pink from Fabric.com
- 1 yard of ¼" elastic
- 1 spool of elastic thread to best match your fabric
- All purpose thread to match fabric
- 1½ yards of 1½" wide satin ribbon
- Seam sealant to finish the ends - optionsal
- Scraps of coordinating fabric and beads to create the sash flower pin plus a small safety pin to attach the pin to the sash; optional
NOTE: Ours is made following our Spring Flower Pins tutorial - See-through ruler
- Water soluble fabric pen or pencil
- Iron and ironing board
- Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
- Seam gauge
- Straight pins
- Large saftey pin
Getting Started
See the introduction above for notes on how we determined our cuts.
- From the main dress fabric, cut the following:
ONE 27½" x width of fabric (WOF) rectangle
FOUR 1¼" x 15" strips for the strap ties - From the underskirt fabric, cut the 1¼ yard x 40" piece down to 1¼ yard x 23", measuring from one finished scalloped edge 23" across and trimming off the opposite scalloped edge at this measurement. Save this cute little strip of fabric in your scrap bag.
- Measure the waist of your dress recipient and trim the length of ¼" elastic to fit. We trimmed ours to 26".
At Your Sewing Machine & Ironing Board
- Along the top raw edge of your 27½" x WOF rectangle (what will become the top of the dress), create a simple ¼" double turn hem. Fold back the edge ¼" and press. Fold back an additional ¼" and press again. To start, simply PRESS the hem into position to form creases. You won't stitch the hem in place until later. If you are new to hemming, see our introductory tutorial.
NOTE: When doing a narrow hem on such a long edge, it is sometimes easier to first fold the edge back ½", then tuck the raw edge under to meet the crease, as shown in the photo above. - With the hem pressed well, unfold it so the crease lines are visible.
- Place the fabric right side up and flat on your work surface.
- Starting ½" in from the innermost crease line, use a clear ruler and a water soluble fabric pencil or pen to mark the lines for shirring.
- The amount of shirring you do is totally your choice. We marked 15 parallel shirring guide lines ½" apart. Our ruler wasn't long enough to do this in one pass, so we marked one side, then flipped the ruler and continued the lines to the opposite side.
- Wind a bobbin with elastic thread, insert the bobbin, and stitch along the guide lines to shirr the bodice.
- If you are new to this technique, see our step-by-step tutorial.
- When your shirring is complete, take the fabric to your ironing board. Mist the entire shirred area and then run your iron over the stitching. This will shrink up the shirring a bit more and will remove the water soluble guide lines.
- With the fabric facing right side up, along the left raw edge, stitch across the ends of the shirring rows at a 90˚ angle. In other words, run a vertical seam from the top down through the shirred rows. You should be about ½" from the fabric's raw edge.
- Lay the fabric flat on your work surface.
- Measure from the left edge (the edge you just locked in place with the vertical seam) across the fabric the width the chest measurement - without stretching. In our sample, we measured from the raw edge 25" across. Measure at several points, then connect the dots to create a vertical line from the very top to the very bottom (all the way to the bottom of the fabric - not just the bottom of the shirring).
- Stitch along this right vertical line through the shirring to lock the shirring in place. Stitch just to the bottom of the shirring.
- Staying just to the right (about ¼") of this second vertical line, cut away the excess fabric.
NOTE: You can use your scissors to cut from top to bottom. Or, cut through the shirred portion, then make a small clip into the main skirt fabric and tear the rest of the way. Lightweight woven fabric tears in a nice straight line; you may have seen cutters do this in the fabric store. - Place the two raw edges of the fabric right sides together and pin in place from top to bottom to create a tube.
- Stitch with a ½" seam allowance.
- Press the seam allowance to one side and finish the raw edges. We used a zig zag stitch to finish. You could also use an overcast stitch or your serger.
- Along the bottom edge, make a simple ½" double turn hem. To do this, fold back the raw edge ½" and press. Fold back an additional ½" and press again. Stitch in place, all the way around, staying close to the inside folded edge.
Making the straps
- Find the four 1¼" x 15 strips.
- On one strip, fold back one end ½" and press.
- Fold the strip in half, wrong sides together and press well to form a crease.
- Open up the strip so the middle crease line is visible. Fold each long raw edge in to meet the middle crease, keeping that one end folded in place as well.
- Fold the strip back along the original crease line, encasing the raw edges and aligning the folded edges. Pin in place.
- Edgestitch across the folded end and along the side edges to secure. The opposite end remains raw.
- Repeat with the remaining three strips.
Attaching the straps
- Using your original crease lines, fold the top hem back into position (a ¼" double turn hem). Pin lightly to hold in place.
- From the center back seam measure 2" to the left of the seam and mark with a pin. Then measure 2" from the right of the seam and mark with a pin.
- From each of these pins, measure 6" (you are working around now to the front of the dress) and mark with a pin.
- You should now have four pins in place. These are four points where the raw ends of the straps will be inserted.
- Take one strap at a time and insert the raw end under the folded hem.
- Then bring the strap up so it crosses over the hem. Pin the strap in this "up" position. Repeat to insert and fold up a strap at each pin point.
- Edgestitch the top hem in place all the way around, securing not only the hem, but all the straps as well.
- Set the dress aside.
Eyelet underskirt
- Measure the finished width of the main dress along its bottom hem. Ours measured 41" around.
- The underskirt should be trimmed down to this width plus 1" for a seam allowance. This meant we trimmed our 23" x 45" piece down to 23" x 42".
NOTE: This width can't be figured until this point because it will vary based on how much of the width of the exterior dress ends up being "eaten up" by the shirring. This will vary based on the number of rows of shirring you choose to do and the weight of your fabric. So many variables! But... just thought you'd like to know WHY we had to wait until now to cut the width of the underskirt. - Place the 23" raw edges right sides together, forming a tube. Pin in place.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch together.
- Finish the seam allowance. We opted to use a flat felled seam to make our seam extra pretty. If you are new to this technique, see our flat felled seams tutorial.
- Along the top raw edge of the underskirt tube, make a ½" double turn hem for as the casing. However, we want this hem to fold to the right side as a casing rather than to the wrong side as a hem.
- To do this, fold down the raw edge ½" and press. Fold down an additional ½" and press again. Stitch in place, all the way around, staying close to the folded edge.
- Leave a small opening across the seam. This is where the elastic will be inserted. Remember to lock your seam on either side of the opening.
- Find the finished main dress. Turn it wrong side out.
- Turn the underskirt wrong side out.
- Slip the underskirt over the dress so the right side of the underskirt is against the wrong side of the dress.
- Align the top edge of the underskirt's casing with the last row of shirring. Match up the seam of the dress and the seam of the underskirt. Pin lightly at this seam-to-seam point to secure.
- Flip up the bottom edge of both layers and double check that the underskirt is dropping below the hem of the dress by about 4".
- With the top fold of the casing aligned with the last row of shirring, stitch all the way around the dress. You can really only pin the layers together at the seams, because as you sew, you need to streatch the shirring so the eyelet fits against it. Go slowly, stopping as often as you need to stretch and readjust. Always stop with your needle in the down position.
- Find your length of elastic. Attach a safety pin to one end of the elastic.
- Insert the safety pin into the hole you left open in the casing over the seam.
- Thread the elastic through the casing, using the safety pin to pull it along. Hold on to the other end of the elastic with your hand or pin it in place; you don't want it to accidentally disappear inside the casing.
- When the safety pin comes out the other end, unhook the safety pin and pull out both raw ends of elastic. Stitch the ends of elastic together, running back and forth across several times to create a strong seam.
- Trim away the excess elastic. Push the sewn elastic back inside the casing and stitch the casing closed along the bottom folded edge.
Optional sash and flower pin
- Cut the satin ribbon to length to best fit your recipient and tie into a generous bow at the back. Our sash was 52" in length.
- If you use a high quality satin, you can simply cut the ribbon tails at a diagonal and apply a thin line of seam sealant to finish. If you'd like to be super fancy, you could take a tiny double turn hem along each tail.
- Following our SpringFlower Pins tutorial, make a mini flower to fit on the sash. We pinned ours in place on the sash, using a small safety pin, off to one side.
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HTC Desire coming to U.S. via regional carriers this August
HTC's high-end Android phone, the Desire, will finally make its way to the United States later this year thanks to some regional carriers. The handset maker informed us today that the Desire will be available this August on "select regional operators", but they did not mention which ones.
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Leading a team to deliver a successful project requires specific people management skills. The People Side of Project Management program is a two day course that addresses some of the key challenges faced by project managers in managing project teams and stakeholders. The lessons learned in this simulation are extremely powerful and are based on extensive research and practical experience. Participants develop practical skills and solutions that are readily implemented when they return to work.
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The only way you can accurately test focus on an SLR is with an auto-collimator. Eyeballs won't work.
The auto-collimator will measure any error that exists between the optical path from subject to film and from subject to GG.
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Approx. a day ago I noticed Google search results in Chrome occasionally redirecting to ad sites. I don't typically use Chrome so not sure when this started. Running typical virus scanners and Malwarebytes didn't work.
IE, Safari and Firefox all seem fine though. Went through "Fixing Google Redirection/hijacking and other redirection problems" and "READ & RUN ME FIRST" for Windows 7 threads, yet problem persists. Attached are all requested logs. Any suggestions? Let me know if I've missed anything. Thanks! |
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You have other issues hooked into Firefox and IE that need to be removed. However sInce you don't use Chrome, it may be a faster fix for it to just simply uninstall and remove the related folders which will delete all the problem addons that are causing the issue. Firefox and Chrome are very prone to these problems. Now let's address the other issues. Rerun Hitman and allow it to fix all the garbage it found. Please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop.
Java(TM) 6 Update 37 Now install the current version of Sun Java from: Sun Java Runtime Environment I also recommend that you uninstall the below junk: Best Buy pc app Please download OTM by Old Timer and save it to your Desktop.
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Thanks!! Everything seems to be working fine now.
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10 jQuery Plugins to Enhance your User Interfaces
With a recently estimated over 20 million websites currently using jQuery it is essential to know what jQuery plugins there are out there in order to stay with the web design trend. Today, we'll put some focus on some popular jQuery user interface plugins to help you enhance your current website to stay ahead of the crowd!
jQuery Image Parallax
Ever wanted an animated header but refused to put Flash on your website? Well, there is now a jQuery plugin which allows you to do just that with, you guessed it – zero Flash! It creates an overlay of images and animates them when your mouse hovers the header. Get that WOW factor with jQuery Parallax.
jQuery News Ticker
Ever wanted to display the latest news on your website in a sort of "headline news" way. Well, this jQuery News Ticker plugin will not only display your latest news it can also be loaded in from an RSS feed. This would allow you to display news from any website which has an RSS feed. Pretty cool!
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Designing a web page and can't decide what styles to choose for a client? Well, this little jQuery plugin lets you switch stylesheets instantly with just a click of a link! Now you can switch back and forth when showing choosing designs with clients.
jQuery Page Peel
This little jQuery plugin which does exactly what it says on the tin – creates a page peel! This is a little page animation which sits at the top right hand of the screen and when the mouse hovers it the page "peels" down and reveals the content behind it. It could be used to display a popular area or feature of your website but is most commonly known these days to display advertisements. Let's face it the page peel grabs your attention straight away!
jQuery Simple Modal
Lets face it, alert boxes which display things like "Wrong password" or "Saved." are outdated! Well fortunately these days are over and there a few good jQuery plugins out there that manage modal boxes. These modal boxes are essentially windows which can be style customized to suit your website! The simple modal is my favorite as it's so easy to implement and manage.
jQuery Scroll Slider
Ever wanted to grab someones attention when they are reaching the end of a web page, essentially to keep them from closing it? Well, with the jQuery Related web pages Scroll Slider you can do just that! As the visitor reaches the end of the page a sliding animation with slides out from the bottom right of the screen! Great Stuff!
jQuery Position Absolute
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jQuery Easy UI
This awesome jQuery plugin allows you to create amazing professional looking websites with ease. There are a whole range of demos of the different types of components to get you started. I have noticed it can be particularly useful for displaying data in tables using a DataGrid layout. It is very easy and yet so powerful!
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September 20, 2011Awesome post, I especially love the jQuery Image Parallax I'm going to use it on my website header! Thanks!
September 20, 2011Nice article. I love jQuery. I can make with jQuery almost everything. Thanks.
John McMullen
September 20, 2011Just a note on the jQuery PagePeel. I created this a few years back and although it's nice if I were to use this today I'd go with this guy: http://elliottkember.com/sexy_curls.html
Mine requires Flash which a certain tablet *ahem iPad* doesn't like.
September 20, 2011really helping article for my development team. thanks
September 20, 2011@John,
The Sexy Curls Plugin Looks really good, I like the way you can drag it out! I'll share this one on jQuery4u.
Thanks guys!
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September 21, 2011Thanks so much. Lettering.js will come in handy, excellent.
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September 21, 2011Great!
Off to have some fun with the lettering.js and parallax… Been trying to figure out how to do the same in CSS. Browser compatibility put a stop to that though.
September 24, 2011Nice list.
Like the Image Parallax example.
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November 17, 2011Hey, very nice and useful collections, check also what I found, a nice wizard creation ajax Login form http://www.devstring.com/jlogin
December 11, 2011I like News Ticker. Good work.
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Nancy Juarez, 17, of Marshalltown proudly displays her temporary driver's license at the Iowa DOT office Thursday in Marshalltown. / Bryon Houlgrave/The Register
Joe Crookham of Oskaloosa sheds light on immigration issues. / Christopher Gannon/The Register
OSKALOOSA, Ia. � At first glance, Joe Crookham might be one of the last guys you would expect to launch a passionate crusade on behalf of driver�s licenses for young, undocumented immigrants.
The president of Musco Lighting in Oskaloosa has built a sterling conservative Republican pedigree and routinely contributes thousands of dollars to Republican candidates, including $100,000 to Gov. Terry Branstad�s 2010 campaign.
Crookham�s favorite photo displayed in his office shows him standing in the White House�s Lincoln Bedroom next to former First Lady Laura Bush, with the fifth and final handwritten copy of the Gettys�burg Address displayed between them.
Yet this also is a guy who waves off political labels in favor of what sounds like a shrewd practicality and sense of measured justice in keeping with family lineage; at 73 he�s third in line in a family with four generations of Iowa attorneys.
He and his wife, Jeanie, the marketing brains for Musco, have met the likes of Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Elizabeth II of England.
This is a global guy whose international firm � about 1,200 employees doing business in more than 50 countries, with full-time operations in more than a dozen � literally sheds light for a living. You want patriotic immigrant imagery? Musco temporarily relit the Statue of Liberty last year in the blackout aftermath of superstorm Sandy.
So in the case of the controversy over young immigrants granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA�) � whipsawing news headlines in recent weeks in which the Iowa Department of Transportation stopped issuing IDs and licenses to DACA� holders Dec. 26, only to resume doing so Wednesday � Crookham aimed to cut through the politics and illuminate essential truths.
�I get disappointed by a nation of immigrants that doesn�t put the time, energy and resources into an immigration policy,� Crookham said last week from his office that commands a panoramic view of Oskaloosa�s town square. �This is the only world these (DACA) kids know.�
Crookham says that he was among a team of eight � including three immigration attorneys and close friend Tommy Franks, the retired Army general who led the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11 � who lobbied the governor and other politicians hard on the driver�s license issue in the last month.
There was the usual grassroots uproar from pro-immigrant, non-governmental organizations in Iowa and across the nation. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCIS) released more explicit guidelines Jan. 18 clarifying that, yes, DACA immigrants should be considered lawfully present in the country. There was talk of a state law to fix the situation, with Branstad�s support for such a legislative move, as well as a request for the DOT to review its stance.
But there also was Crookham behind the scenes, evoking the tradition of former Gov. Bob Ray�s embrace of southeast Asian refugees in the late-1970s.
I discussed with Crookham how immigration might divide the Republican party in 2013 � the visions of Marco Rubio versus Steve King in the wake of a presidential election that showed the impact of an increasingly racially diverse electorate.
But he�s focused on the human, apolitical argument.
�These are very normal, young people who we really, really need in this state,� he says.
By the standards of the DACA approval process these are model citizens in just about every measurable way, Crookham points out. They must be committed to their education and law-abiding to even qualify.
�Under what political doctrine do you say we don�t want a person like that?�
When Crookham weighs the issue with not his heart but his legal mind, he arrives at a similar answer: After letting the issue languish for so long, including a decade in which the Dream Act stalled in Congress as a political punching bag, the statute of limitations has run out, he says, on America�s right to deport these so-called �Dreamers.�
Denying them licenses became �essentially a profiling action on the part of the state.�
Crookham�s personal connection to the issue began with Karen Ventura and her younger brother, Jaime Rivera.
Ventura, 23, now lives in Perry where she�s a part-time tutor and translator. Her husband, Alex, works a maintenance job. They�re raising sons Alex Jr., 6, and Kris, 4.
Ventura was 9 and Jaime was 7 when the siblings first came to Oskaloosa with their mother from Guatemala. Their mother sought political asylum after Ventura�s father had been gunned down in the street for supporting a progressive presidential candidate.
When all of her Iowa friends began getting school driving permits at age 14, Ventura lied and said that her mother wouldn�t let her drive � just one of many examples of how the Dreamers have been held back through no fault of their own. �Joe has been a savior for those kids, I can tell you that,� said Scottie Moore, a social studies teacher at Oskaloosa High School who first introduced Jaime to Crookham.
The Musco president, a board member at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, ended up providing scholarships for both siblings to enroll in the private school.
Ventura first met Crookham in person when he picked her up in an airplane in Perry and flew her and her brother to Minnesota to consult with an immigration attorney. Their mother, meanwhile, was spending thousands of dollars in a legal odyssey to try to resolve her own immigration status; but ultimately she was arrested at work in August 2010 and deported.
Ventura persevered and was ecstatic last year when her Social Security card arrived Christmas Eve. But then she was crushed when turned away from a DOT station later that week.
�The first person I called was Joe,� she said.
Ventura will complete her associate�s degree in May, and her bachelor�s program overlaps it and starts Monday.
That�s the thing about these Dreamers: They have not only dreams but also ambitious, specific plans. Another DACA Iowan, Nancy Juarez of Marshalltown, 17, was brought here from Mexico at age 8 on what she was told was a �vacation.� She graduated from high school earlier this month, interviewed Friday for a department store cashier�s job and plans to enroll in cosmetology school in the fall.
Her eventual salon job will fund her next degree in psychology .
Marshalltown is her home, Juarez says. She can�t imagine moving back to Mexico.
She, Ventura and Rivera are among an estimated 5,000 young Iowa immigrants who may be eligible for DACA. Card-holders flocked last week to DOT stations to obtain their IDs or licenses.
Crookham received a phone call Wednesday to give him advance word on what was about to be announced. He in turn phoned Ventura � who this time responded with a happy scream in his ear, not sobs.
Friday, Ventura passed her driving test in Ankeny and finally received her license.
Kyle Munson can be reached at 515-284-8124 or firstname.lastname@example.com. See more of his columns, blog posts and video at DesMoinesRegister.com/munson. Connect with him on Facebook (Kyle Munson's Iowa) and Twitter (@KyleMunson).


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Accused of torture, Israel demands Palestinians calm unrest
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel demanded Palestinian leaders quell unrest as protests and clashes rocked the West Bank on Sunday, after the death of a prisoner who the Palestinians claim died under Israeli torture.
Over 4,000 Palestinian prisoners staged, meanwhile, a one-day hunger strike to protest the death on Saturday of Arafat Jaradat, amid widespread street clashes with Israeli security forces.
Palestinian minister of prisoner affairs Issa Qaraqaa accused Israel of torturing Jaradat to death, citing the preliminary findings of an Israeli-Palestinian autopsy.
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More Brits taking lodgers to pay debts and bills
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With many Britons needing to supplement their income to make ends meet, some are coming up with ever more creative ways to make money. One increasingly popular scheme seems to be letting out spare rooms to lodgers.
Research by the website Spareroom.co.uk suggests that January 2012 saw the highest ever number of homeowners renting out rooms, with many thought to be using the extra money to pay bills and make debt repayments.
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In light of this, Matt Hutchinson, a director at Spareroom.co.uk, finds the trend unsurprising. He said in a statement that millions across the UK are struggling with loans, credit card debts, living expenses, mortgages and regular bills.
"If that isn't bad enough, unemployment is still rising and the economy is showing little by way of improvement," he said.
Hutchinson also pointed out that, without taking in a lodger, some people could be at risk of losing their own homes. He also noted that the practice is helping to ease the pressure on the rental market in areas with high tenant demand, such as London.
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As many of us have discovered, a customer in the United States who buys something on eBay and is displeased – because the item arrived broken, was not as described, or even never arrived at all – can seek recourse in the same online platform with which he or she bought the item. But if that same person buys a crystal vase directly from an online vendor based in Budapest and the vase arrives in pieces, the buyer's only option to dispute the transaction and get a refund or replacement may be to fly to Hungary and file a claim there.
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, known as UNCITRAL, has been working to change this for three years, aiming to establish an online dispute resolution (ODR) framework to resolve low-value, cross-border e-commerce disputes. But several months after the fifth meeting of the Working Group III, which is focused on this challenge, it remains to be seen whether the states involved can develop a system that can be both readily implemented and effective. This article relates my experiences as an observer of the Working Group as well my views on the draft rules and policies currently under consideration.
The Internet was opened for commercial use as recently as 1992. It was a few years later, in 1996, that ODR made its appearance in academic literature,[1] and it was about this same time that e-commerce became part of consumers' marketplace options. Fast-forward less than 20 years, and our dependence on technology is self-evident. Online intermediaries such as Google, Twitter, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, eBay, and PayPal have capitalized on the synergies among online searching, communicating, buying and selling. Similarly, the devices on which we do all these things are evolving rapidly and making their way into the hands of billions of people globally.[2] We have undergone a merger of our physical and virtual worlds, and younger generations, in particular, operate seamlessly in both these platforms.
Naturally, as consumers engage in the virtual world, disputes of all sorts arise, and e-commerce is no exception. Indeed, in 2010 eBay/PayPal handled 60 million disputes between buyers and sellers,[3] up 20 million from 2008.[4] Although e-commerce (along with its share of online disputes) has penetrated domestic marketplaces, cross-border e-commerce has not seen a corresponding growth throughout most of the world.[5]
The Working Group's mandate is based, in part, on the premise that one reason for this lack of growth is merchants' and consumers' uncertainty about what forum and law would apply in case of a dispute. Many involved in the Working Group assume that if an effective dispute resolution system were in place, both merchants and consumers would flock to new cross-border opportunities.
UNCITRAL ODR Colloquium
UNCITRAL convened the ODR Colloquium in 2010[6] as a first step toward the goal of creating a cross-border ODR system for e-commerce. Speakers at the colloquium confirmed that the number of disputes arising from low-value e-commerce transactions could annually amount to the multi-millions. Other than credit card chargeback protection, which is not available in a majority of countries, few, if any, legal redress mechanisms are currently available, leaving a wide legal gap in the online marketplace. More than one expert urged system designers and legislators to think outside the box and not necessarily resort to traditional ADR models. The rapidly developing online marketplace and emerging new payment structures, they argued, need a correspondingly progressive ADR system or systems. Speakers also recommended that any set of rules accommodate transactions made over mobile phone devices, possibly using mobile payment options, as well as other electronic commerce platforms. Finally, given the nature of the online marketplace, speakers asserted that there was no reason to distinguish between business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions for the purposes of developing model ODR rules and processes for low-value transactions.
With regard to this last point, it is worth noting that at the outset of this project most representatives involved agreed that ODR is particularly suited to low-value "straightforward" online transactions such as Amazon or eBay purchases. In this scenario, the seller has made the buyer aware of the specifications for the goods and contract terms and the buyer has made payment – all without direct interaction between buyer and seller. This is in contrast to more traditional B2B online sales, in which the web presence is the first point of entry for the buyer to view the seller's goods but which usually involves further direct negotiation between buyer and seller of pricing, payment, quantity, delivery and other terms.
Shortly after the colloquium, state delegates[7] to UNCITRAL overwhelmingly supported the creation of the Working Group to establish an ODR framework to resolve high-volume, low-value e-commerce disputes. Specifically, the current mandate includes a four-part framework: (1) procedural rules; (2) substantive rules; (3) standards for ODR providers; and (4) an enforcement protocol.[8] Most observers expect that independent ODR providers – for example, the newly established MODRIA – will provide ODR services in accordance with the framework, as opposed to UNCITRAL or national government agencies.
Current Systems to Address Low-Value Disputes
Two widely recognized models currently exist to address disputes arising from low-value e-commerce transactions, represented by the regulated credit card chargeback system and the private eBay/PayPal ODR system.[9] The main commonalities are: (1) they sit within the transactions and/or payment channel, so consumers are readily (and intuitively) aware of their availability and the systems are easily accessed; (2) the resolutions are executed within the self-contained system, since the payment channel can "move money"; (3) sellers who use the payment system are bound to use the dispute resolution system – the system binds sellers to the dispute resolution process, without binding the buyers; (4) parties always have recourse (which is virtually never used, but exists) back to the courts; and (5) the systems are funded by a fee charged to the seller, which for chargebacks increases for "bad" sellers and therefore encourages merchants to resolve issues before a chargeback is filed. As such, there is an inherent equalizing quality in the system, so large "repeat-players" do not necessarily have increased leverage over a consumer.
There are also a few additional benefits specific to payment intermediary-hosted dispute resolution for e-commerce. First, payment intermediaries have incentives to have "good" sellers and buyers use their services and accordingly have developed mechanisms to track and reduce fraudulent sellers and buyers on the front end of the transaction. Market-driven screening systems in the front end can be coupled with back-end dispute resolution systems for the most comprehensive protections against fraud. Second, sellers need online payment intermediaries and therefore have incentives to provide good customer service to prevent claims from being filed and potentially losing their rights to use the payment service. Third, these systems are scalable and cost-effective. An autonomous institution administering B2B cross-border commercial arbitrations may manage 1,000 to 2,000 international commercial arbitration cases a year, cases in which an arbitrator makes a few hundred dollars an hour. This model is not transferable to resolve millions of disputes that average less than $100 per dispute.
Working Group Draft Procedural Rules
The Working Group is currently negotiating the procedural rules. Despite the apparent effectiveness and advantages of the dispute resolution models in the current payment systems, the Working Group has not factored these models into its work or used them as a starting point to tweak away their shortcomings. Instead, the rules were initially structured to provide a two-tiered binding dispute resolution process that sits entirely outside the transaction channel (i.e., not with the payment intermediary or another online intermediary). Specifically, the rules provided for a mandatory automated negotiation phase (where, it is assumed, a majority of claims will be resolved) and, if no resolution is reached, a binding online arbitration process. An arbitrator also has the discretion to facilitate a settlement[10] between the parties before issuing a final, binding award.
The Working Group seems to have put the cart before the horse, establishing a procedure for claims it has not yet defined. What types of disputes will be covered? Disputes over goods and all types of services? Delivery issues? Non-conformities? It's reasonable to think that to create a process that handles the disputes effectively, this level of definition is necessary.
The proposal also departs from the payment intermediary-hosted systems in several profound ways:
1. If the dispute resolution system sits outside the payment channels, autonomously in cyberspace, it means a.) sellers will have to be made aware of it and voluntarily sign up and stay enrolled in the system (and pay for it?); b.) buyers will be forced to bind themselves to it at the time of the transaction and later on must recall the availability and/or trust the seller's referral to "their" system; c.) the autonomous system, presumably managed by independent ODR providers, will not have the power to enforce decisions, so if a seller does not voluntarily comply, the buyer must go to seller's jurisdiction and seek to have the award enforced under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention) in local court; d.) unless addressed by the Working Group at some point, the system will not be centralized within a few payment providers but instead decentralized among several ODR providers, making it difficult, if not impossible, to track scheming or fraudulent sellers and buyers.
2. Consumer-buyers lose their right to seek redress in court and are essentially stripped of their right to court intervention and review regarding the substance of the matter (given limited New York Convention review), and states lose this critical oversight because of confidential proceedings.
Moreover, including binding international arbitration has an impact beyond the process itself. The rules take an ADR process that is intended for complex and/or industry-specific B2B commercial disputes and transpose it to apply to all simple low-value e-commerce cases. As such, they incorporate the UNCITRAL international arbitration machinery into the process. How is a trained customer service representative (a.k.a. an arbitrator, under these rules) supposed to navigate the complexities of these laws for a few dollars? Further, what are the possible impacts on landmark rules and conventions, such as the New York Convention and the UNCITRAL Model Arbitration Law, of including low value e-commerce cases under their umbrellas? Also, when we get to the second part of the framework, substantive rules, how can a good-faith claim be made that substantive rules should be disregarded, i.e., decisions should be made on an equitable basis or on a few basic general principles, when on the procedural side, we are reliant on a complex body of law?
Proponents of this system have primarily argued that
1. Arbitration is necessary to ensure enforcement in a cross-border context;
2. It must be binding pre-dispute, or else sellers will not participate post-dispute;
3. Blacklists and trustmarks will help sellers comply with the awards;
4. Sellers will protest the system if a binding option is not included; and
5. Companies and individuals in the developing world don't have sophisticated e-commerce environments or online payment systems, so a more traditional ADR approach must be taken.
The proponents also claim that if the rules establish a fair, efficient and transparent system, there is nothing wrong with binding buyers pre-dispute and taking away their right to go to court.
These arguments, however, seem to run contrary to the experience within the existing systems. Sellers aren't stonewalling credit card companies or PayPal, which bind them to their ADR systems while leaving buyers with non-binding options. Traditional trustmark schemes have limited appeal in the online marketplace. E-commerce and payment systems in the developing world are transforming so quickly on mobile phones that legislating on today's technology is short-sighted. Forcing a buyer to seek enforcement in a local court under the New York Convention puts us back at square one, leaving a buyer without effective options.
In fact, we must create a fair, efficient and transparent system because no other remedy exists. And if we do build that system, sellers and buyers will be drawn to use it as a preferred option – not because it is their only option. We are looking to accommodate three needs: buyers looking for cheaper buying options, sellers looking to expand markets and states wanting to protect their citizens' rights – in some cases, constitutionally protected rights. Insisting on a binding arbitration system makes it very difficult to accommodate these three interests and could hinder, rather than encourage, cross-border e-commerce.
In the background of this debate is a larger policy question that has largely not been addressed. Some Working Group observers have suggested that the chargeback and the eBay/PayPal system are more or less customer-service mechanisms, whereas a cross-border binding arbitration system is more akin to an online global justice system for low-value disputes, running parallel to domestic small claims court systems. This suggestion seems to imply that the latter is more desirable than the former. Assuming one agrees with the categorization of the two systems, the Working Group apparently has not yet defined the breadth of the system it is looking to create. As a starting point to this discussion, remember that consumers and merchants in the United States, which has a robust small claims court system, use chargebacks and non-binding ODR to resolve low-value e-commerce disputes. To my knowledge, neither merchants, consumers, consumer groups, nor government agencies are alleging justice has been denied.
We need to consider whether the United States would have a better system for its consumers if it abandoned chargebacks and private ODR initiatives and put government-funded small claims courts online. If 60 million eBay/PayPal disputes were redirected to small claims courts, would consumers obtain more justice in this scenario? Similarly, would the creation of essentially a B2B cross-border arbitration system – as opposed to payment intermediary hosted ODR system – provide more or better justice for millions of consumers worldwide? The procedural layers of a cross-border binding arbitration system might make the breadth of the framework look good on paper but unrealistic to implement (or alternatively unrealistic to expect wide-spread participation). If this is the case, the Working Group will have reinforced the status quo, which means no redress opportunities, no justice, for consumers engaging in the cross-border marketplace.
A Two-Track System?
The larger policy questions regarding the breadth of the system remain unanswered. The states in the Working Group disagree about whether the rules should include binding arbitration and allow for pre-dispute arbitration agreements. This split is clearly influenced by the recent US Supreme Court cases supporting the enforcement of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in B2C contracts and the recent European Commission proposal for an ODR regulation and the regional sentiment that runs counter to the current Supreme Court jurisprudence.[11] In fact, negotiations were moving toward a halt over this issue until this past November, when the delegation for the Czech Republic reignited discussions with a proposal to modify the procedural rules to provide for a two-track system. One track provides for a non-binding two-phase process, negotiation and facilitated settlement (and possibly a non-binding decision-making stage). The second track reflects the current draft rules, providing for negotiation, facilitated settlement and binding arbitration. Merchants apparently would choose the track by inserting one or the other dispute resolution clause into their contract.
Although this proposal does provide an opportunity for states to consider alternatives to the current draft, two concerns immediately come to mind. First, if they want to ensure that the binding track is not applied against their consumers, states are likely to pass legislation eliminating that option. If this is the case, is there really a need to introduce a two-track process? Second, this approach would place a significant burden on merchants to tailor their dispute resolution clause to every individual sale. Arguably, it would require a.) buyers to identify to the seller whether they are consumers or merchants; and b.) have sellers analyze the buyer's domestic law to determine which clause should be included. In the alternative, sellers could take a uniform approach and insert a binding dispute resolution clause that consumers may feel obligated to agree to because they are not aware of their rights and options. Either option seems designed to thwart desired objectives.
The greatest contribution of the latest proposal may be that it represents an openness to discuss other approaches to achieve the Working Group's objectives. If, going forward, attention is shifted to understanding system design and more specific types of claims, it may help to naturally reshape the rules to a more realistic option (e.g., uniform ODR framework for payment providers). But whether the states involved perceive a need to shift – and are willing and open to that possibility – is still unclear.
The Next Step
Pursuant to UNCITRAL practice, eventually the chair of the Working Group will need to consolidate the discussion and express an opinion on what he considers the prevailing view. It would be a shame if this leads to a framework based on binding arbitration, as it would not close the legal gap that was identified in the 2010 UNCITRAL Colloquium and would seem a lost opportunity for ODR and e-commerce. Without a significant shift in the discussions at future Working Group meetings, the smart money will look instead to domestic law initiatives by state agencies or to the launch of private marketplace initiatives (or a combination thereof) to ultimately determine the opportunities for justice that consumers will receive in the cross-border online marketplace.
Vikki Rogers is the director of the Pace Law School Institute of International Commercial Law and an adjunct professor of law at Pace and Fordham Law School. She participates as an observer in the UNCITRAL Working Group III meetings. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
[1] Ethan Katsh, Dispute Resolution in Cyberspace, 28 Conn. L. Rev. 953 (1996).
[2] UNCTAD, Information Economy Report 2012, at 30 (2012), available at http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/ier2012_en.pdf.
[3] Colin Rule & Chittu Nagarajan, Leveraging the Wisdom of Crowds: The eBay Community Court and the Future of Online Dispute Resolution, ACResolution, Winter 2010, at 4.
[4] Colin Rule, Making Peace on eBay: Resolving Disputes in the World's Largest Marketplace, ACResolution, Fall 2008, at 8.
[5] See OECD, Conference on Empowering E-Consumers: Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy Background Report, December 8-10 2009(2009).
[6] In 2010, the Pace Law School Institute of International Commercial Law, the UNCITRAL Secretariat, and Penn State Dickinson School of Law organized a colloquium of leading experts in the ODR field (podcasts of presentations can be found at http://law.pace.edu/speaker-presentations).
[7] As noted on the UNCITRAL website, "The Commission is composed of sixty member States elected by the General Assembly. Membership is structured so as to be representative of the world's various geographic regions and its principal economic and legal systems. Members of the Commission are elected for terms of six years, the terms of half the members expiring every three years." For further information regarding State representation at UNCITRAL see http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/about/origin.html.
[8] Reports of Working Group III and a copy of the draft procedural rules are available on the UNCITRAL website at UNCITRAL Working Groups ODR.
[9] In China, Alibaba/Alipay also offers an online dispute resolution platform. It is the author's understanding that although the process is slightly different and it appears that payment is placed in escrow until delivery of conforming goods is confirmed, the commonalities between chargebacks and eBay/PayPal identified in this article are also applicable to this process.
[10] As states apply the concept of mediation differently and conciliation is addressed in the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation, the term "facilitated settlement" offers a level of autonomy and neutrality to be shaped by the states in the ODR framework.
[11] See Angie Raymond, It's Time the Law Begins to Protect Consumers from Significantly One-Sided Arbitration Clauses within Contracts of Adhesion, 91 Neb. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2013); Pablo Cortés & Fernando Esteban De La Rosa, Building a Global Redress System for Low-Value Cross-Border Disputes: An Appraisal of the UNCITRAL Rules on Online Dispute Resolution, 62 I.C.L.Q. (forthcoming 2013).


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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004. Still me. New York : Random House, ©1998 (OCoLC)607136322 Online version: Reeve, Christopher, 1952-2004. Still me. New York : Random House, ©1998 (OCoLC)607844941 |
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Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | x, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Block schedule and English instruction -- English/language arts in the block-One district's approach -- Teaching English in the block-One teacher's approach -- Integrated teaching in the block-Getting the act together -- Broadening the horizons-Students and teachers in the English block -- Appendices -- Bibliography and suggested reading. |
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"The whole world held its breath when Christopher Reeve struggled for life on Memorial Day, 1995. On the third jump of a riding competition, Reeve was thrown headfirst from his horse in an accident that broke his neck and left him unable to move or breathe." "In the years since then, Reeve has not only survived, but has fought for himself, for his family, and for the hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries in the United States and around the world." "Chris describes his early success on Broadway opposite the legendary Katharine Hepburn, the adventure of filming Superman on the streets of New York, and how the movie made him a star. He continued to move regularly between film acting and theater work in New York, Los Angeles, and at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Berkshires. Reunited with his Bostonians director, James Ivory, in 1992, he traveled to England to work with Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day."--Jacket.
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