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Based on recent remarks by current and former leadership at Dewey & LeBoeuf, it seems that the firm is going to end with a whimper, not a bang. The current plan apparently involves no bankruptcy filing or dissolution vote, but just the defection of one partner after another, until nobody is left.
And the partner departures continue. As we mentioned in Morning Docket, for example, Greenberg Traurig just picked up about 50 Dewey lawyers over in Poland, to form Greenberg Traurig Grzesiak. Meanwhile, here in New York, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan has added insurance litigatrix Ellen Dunn, former co-head of D&L's U.S. litigation practice, to its ranks.
While the partner stars realign themselves, back here on earth, last night brought bad news for former Dewey associates and staff….
It's not a great time to be looking for a legal job. As noted in this New York Law Journal article, also linked in Morning Docket, the sudden outpouring of résumés from displaced Dewey people isn't helping matters.
The latest issue concerns the cancellation of severance payments. We mentioned this looming possibility back in this post (see the final blockquote), but now it's official. This news should not come as a surprise, given the recent mass layoffs — without severance — of associates and staff (presumably due to the firm's inability to pay them).
Previously laid-off Dewey employees — some of them dismissed in the March layoffs, and some dismissed at other times (including some back in 2011) — learned last night that their severance payments will be coming to an end. We've reprinted the memo in full on the next page. Here's an excerpt:
You are receiving this email because our records show that you have received severance payments. Unfortunately, given the firm's current financial situation, at this time, it is not able to pay you any further amounts.
If you are receiving firm-paid COBRA, you will remain covered under the firm's medical insurance with Empire BlueCross BlueShield until May 31, 2012. After that date, the firm will not make any further COBRA payments.
While the news of severance being terminated was expected by many of the Dewey sources we heard from, several expressed anger at the lack of advance notice. The firm has obviously known about its financial issues for weeks now, and many former lawyers and staffers wished they had been given more warning and time to prepare.
"An email announcement to those affected went out at [around 5:30 p.m.] yesterday, just a few hours short of when direct deposits would have been made for the 15th of the month pay day," an angry ex-staffer informed us.
"I am a laid-off DL associate still looking for a job," one tipster told us. "I just received this [email about severance]. I was supposed to receive my next severance payment tonight… yes, this was obviously anticipated, but still gotta love the few hours of advance notice. Thought I would at least get the one last payment."
We asked this source for additional reaction, and he did not hold back: "No real reaction other than disgust at the way this was all handled. I received no communication at all since I was laid off in March about anything until this. I also love how partners complain about money they are owed by the firm they fleeced and then left for cushy new jobs, yet here I am looking for scraps."
Another tipster told us: "I'm a former DL associate owed severance by the firm — no, I wasn't fired. Today I received this email from the 'office of the chairman.' Once the s**t hit the fan I never expected to see the money anyway, but this still hurts."
I asked this source how he came to depart from Dewey. It turns out that he and his colleagues had some foresight:
In early February the Steves gave their annual "everything's great" speech, but our (satellite) office had been particularly slow for over a year. We had no idea how deep the financial issues facing the firm were at that point, but we knew our office was incredibly slow and thought the firm was considering shutting our office. I and a number of associates in my office approached the firm about severance, figuring it would be mutually beneficial for us to leave before the office was closed and not draw our full salaries until that date. I know that the firm agreed, on a case-by-case basis, to pay severance equal to a percentage of our salary over a 12-month period payable beginning the pay period immediately after the associate's departure. In hindsight, that was probably a very easy deal for the firm to make, knowing it would never have to pay anyway!
In fairness to the firm leadership, I think this attributes to them far more foresight than they've exhibited at any point during this entire crisis. My sense is that top brass simply had a vague sense that "somehow everything will work out" — because how could it not? How could a firm as large, as profitable, and as prestigious as Dewey go down?
The answer: painfully. Good luck to everyone who has been affected by the implosion of this major law firm.
P.S. If you're a former Dewey staffer in search of employment, feel free to check out the Dewey & LeBoeuf Job Share, on Facebook. The group now has more than 700 members.
P.P.S. If you're interested, you can read the full email about cancellation of severance payments on the next page.)
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A visiting scientist since June 2009, Niven Winchester has officially joined the Joint Program as an Environmental Energy Economist. A native of New Zealand, Niven broadly focuses his research on evaluating the economic costs and impacts of climate change policies and new technologies. Currently, he is interested in how climate policies affect what is called 'leakage': the shifting of greenhouse gas emissions from nations with stricter climate policies to countries without climate policies.
One proposed policy option for reducing this 'leakage' is to impose border carbon adjustments, such as tariffs on embodied greenhouse gases. For example, nations with climate policies may place a tax on imported goods to adjust for the greenhouse gases that would have been emitted if the products had been produced domestically. Interested in the effectiveness of this type of policy, Niven is exploring how tariffs actually impact leakage, and at what economic costs (See Report Summary 192 on Page 5).
To examine the effects of policies like carbon tariffs, Niven and his colleagues in the Joint Program employ large-scale models of the world's economy, "building up, layer-by-layer, pieces of information about different aspects of the climate story, about different technologies or different policies" in order to understand how policy changes and technological developments will impact both greenhouse gas emissions and the economy.
Niven's work suggests that carbon tariffs can cause significant economic distortions and may not be good for overall economic activity. Based upon these findings, Niven reasons that encouraging nations without climate policies to adopt minor efficiency actions—rather than imposing carbon tariffs on imported goods from these nations—will likely be a more cost-effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in developing countries.
Given the lack of political progress on federal climate policies, Niven and his colleagues are now shifting their focus toward analyzing alternative policies, such as bio-fuel mandates and state-level programs. According to Niven, the modeling framework can not only be employed to analyze the impacts of particular technological developments or climate policies, but it also "can be used to look at the impact of climate change if we don't do any action."
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We love pumpkins so much we've devoted a whole section to them. If you've only ever seen the plain orange ones for sale, you'll be amazed at the variety of size, shape and colour of those in our Pumpkin Garden.
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MADISON, Wis. -- Mick Byrne is subtle like a jackhammer. So the Wisconsin men's cross country coach didn't hesitate to deliver a straightforward message to his runners the first time they met this fall.It was Byrne's own unique way of putting this season into context with last season, which just so happened to be a national championship season, the fifth in school history."Hey, we're reigning national champions, but no one is going to hand us that title again,'' lectured Byrne. "We're going to have to get out there and work hard.''And then he painted a picture by "presenting the situation that we're in.''Noting the return of All-Americans Mohammed Ahmed and Reed Connor and senior captain Maverick Darling, he said, "We feel like we've got probably the best one-two-three guys in the country.''That set up his punch line."The challenge to the rest of the team was, 'OK, now who can step up and back those guys up?''' he said. "A lot of young guys in the room say they want to be Badgers; they came here to be Badgers."But the reality of that is … it's not high school track, it's not high school cross country.
"You have to step up to the plate, and we need someone to do that in order for us to continue this roll that we're on, whether it's in the Big Ten or on the national scene.''The message came across loud and clear."He said what we all kind of knew,'' Darling pointed out. "We have the talent here to win another championship. It's just that we need some guys to step up."We don't have Elliot Krause or Ryan Collins. Who are going to be the younger guys that maybe haven't had the opportunity yet to step up and support this group as far as being in the top five?''Some of those questions may begin to be answered Friday when the No. 1-ranked Badgers play host to the fourth-annual Wisconsin addidas Invitational at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course.Nineteen of the top 30 ranked teams in the country will compete, including six of the top 10."We've had some success in September winning a few meets, but we really haven't had any competition,'' Darling admitted. "For us, this is a great indicator -- six weeks out from nationals -- on where our team is right now and how much we can improve."For the young guys, it's definitely one of those things where you say, 'OK, how well can you do against great competition like this? How do you handle the pressure?' "This meet has only been going on for four years but it's definitely a good marker just before we get into the championship season.''Byrne was definitely on the same page."This meet is going to tell us a lot,'' he said.Not that Byrne was telling anybody what his plans are just yet for Ahmed and Connor."If Mohammed redshirts, it only makes sense for us to redshirt Reed,'' Byrne said at his Monday press conference. "So a lot of what happens is going to depend on how Mohammed responds to workouts.''Earlier this week the only certainty was that Darling would be running on Friday."No, it doesn't affect me,'' Darling said of the decision-making process with Ahmed and Connor. "I've been doing workouts with them all summer and fall and I know where we are as a group of three."Would I love them to be in the race this weekend? Absolutely. But I can't let Mick's decision -- and their input on that decision -- affect me. Mick has a plan for all of us, individually and as a team.''By his own admission, Darling is looking to bounce back this season."I definitely had a bad year with injuries and things like that,'' he said.Byrne has his own perspective on Darling, a 2010 All-American who was disappointed with his personal performance at last year's NCAA championship and then missed much of the outdoor track season with an injury."He's on a mission,'' Byrne said.Darling, two-time team captain, is focused on leading the Badgers to another Big Ten title."My goals have always been the same the last two years,'' he said.That is, "Win a Big Ten championship as a team, and as an individual,'' he clarified.As far as winning another NCAA title? "That's why I came to Wisconsin,'' he said.In essence, Darling was speaking to the pulse of this program."We know what's at stake,'' he said. "We understand the concept of what we're trying to defend and what we're trying to bring back to Madison again this year.''That's music to Byrne's ears."I like the leadership in Mav, Mo and Reed,'' Byrne said of Darling, Ahmed and Connor. "I also like the younger guys giving everything that they've got to try and close the gap."Some of them are not quite as talented as others. But they're giving everything they have right now and that's all you can ask."If they can translate their training into their racing, everything is going to be good. It may not be right now. But down the road, it's going to be good. That's just the learning process.''To this extent, Byrne is hoping to learn more about Alex Brill, Rob Finnerty and Alex Hatz. Unfortunately, he's already learned that Jacob Erschen will be sidelined with a stress fracture."He was coming along really well,'' Byrne said, "and he definitely would have been huge for us.''On Brill's potential, Byrne asked, "Can he handle running in the big time?''On Finnerty and Hatz, he asked, "Can they go 8K? Can they go 10K? Those are the big questions. Now, traditionally milers in the NCAA do pretty well.''Hatz set a school indoor record in the mile, while Finnerty was an All-American with a fifth-place finish in the 1500 meters at the NCAA outdoor championships last season. "They're both looking pretty good right now,'' Byrne added.Addressing the big picture for his team going into Friday's invitational, Byrne said, "To be honest, I'm more concerned with the Big Ten meet (Oct. 28 at Michigan State).''Everybody was gunning for Indiana last season."Now you have to know everyone in the Big Ten is coming for you,'' Byrne said. "And when you look down the line and you see all those other teams, can you handle it?"It's not any different than any other sport."Who can handle the game day pressure?''Friday may provide some insight.
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The allegations of abuse and neglect emanated from a fetid, ramshackle trailer near the heart of Erie's old town neighborhood.
The arrest affidavit painted a disturbing picture: a 14-year-old boy locked in his room for long periods, held out of school, fed only four meals a week and living amid an animal menagerie — and their droppings — for more than three years.
The squalid conditions and sharp accusations triggered the natural question: How could all this have gone undetected?
Police arrived at 36-year-old Amanda Jolliff's trailer about 2:30 a.m. Sept. 28 and, hours later, arrested her and boyfriend Richard Smith, 31.
But the charges of what went on inside the trailer surfaced only after the boy, left to fend for himself, was found hiding under a neighbor's wooden porch.
Even then, the decision by that neighbor to alert authorities did not come easily.
Chad Buss, a hot-tub installer who lives two doors from Jolliff, says he deliberated before calling Erie police Officer Aaron Haddox to say that "there's some stuff going on around here you might want to know about."
Police had been to the trailer many times before, but the previous visits had raised no red flags.
Jolliff's claims that her "developmentally delayed" son was being home-schooled met with little skepticism among neighbors. And even the boy's friends, who say they saw the locks on his bedroom door and knew he was ill-fed, were reluctant to raise the issue with adults.
"I had it in mind," says Cody Buss, 13. "But I didn't tell anybody because I didn't want to make a mistake I'd regret."
At first, the Weld County district attorney's office charged only Smith with felony false imprisonment. But at Jolliff's court appearance last week, felony imprisonment was added to her misdemeanor child abuse and neglect charges.
Jolliff declined a request to be interviewed in jail. Efforts to arrange an interview with Smith were unsuccessful.
Neighbors now wait for the justice system to sort out the claims.
"The kids always appeared clean when they were over here," said Carol Nolte, 66. "It makes me feel: How blind am I?"
When a family friend told Chad Buss that she'd noticed a boy curled up inside the small space his own kids had used as a play fort, Buss came outside and called the 14-year-old's name again and again until the kid answered.
Buss asked the boy, who sometimes played with his own sons, why he was there. The voice said he was afraid to ask the family if he could spend the night in their trailer. He was hiding from his mom. He was scared. He didn't want to be locked in his room.
Once Buss got the boy inside, he sat him down on the couch and asked: What did you mean when you said you were locked in your room? "It didn't dawn on me what he was saying," Buss recalls. "My older son started telling me she actually had a chain lock on the door. I was like, 'Oh, my lord.' "
Details spilled out. How the boy had to urinate in bottles. How a small hole in his boarded-up window gave him the only light. Cody, who was good friends with Jolliff's 16-year-old daughter and visited the family's trailer, backed up the account.
Buss was stunned. "He's sitting there on my couch, shaking," he says. "There was something about that story that I had to believe."
The boy was most worried about Buss telling police. "I told him I wouldn't. Then more of the story started coming out, how she locked him in his room for days. . . . Eventually, it got to the point I had to step away."
He wandered out of the small trailer court to the sidewalk along Briggs Street, the two-lane road leading to Erie's historic core. He paced.
It was getting late. He called his wife, Debbie Shaffer, who worked nights cleaning at a car dealership in Boulder. "He knew he had to do something," she recalls. "But it was such a big something."
No reason to doubt mom?
For the most part, neighbors believed Amanda Jolliff when she told them her son had a learning disability, he was slow, he was home-schooled.
Carol Nolte challenged her on that once, when she candidly asserted that Jolliff wasn't capable of home schooling him. Jolliff explained the boy got picked up and taken to a special school, like a home school. Nolte saw no reason to doubt her.
Though Nolte had never been inside the trailer a few doors away, Jolliff would sometimes visit Nolte and ask to use the phone or her computer. She'd ask for rides because her pickup didn't have gas.
Jolliff's kids also stopped by Nolte's house — something many of the neighborhood kids did as Nolte was only too happy to let them use her pool in the summer. The daughter, who Nolte says is "a sweet girl," would ask her for $5 because her mom "needed medicine." She sometimes saw the boy ride his bike through the neighborhood. He'd knock on her door and ask if he could do chores to make money.
She let him rake leaves.
"I had no idea his living conditions were so bad," Nolte says. "Wouldn't you think, first off, that he wouldn't be clean? His clothes were always clean."
The boy didn't appear to be malnourished, neighbors say. Tall and skinny, perhaps, but not in a way that would give one pause.
The boy told authorities he was removed from school in 2008 and registered as a home-schooled student, but never received instruction. The St. Vrain Valley School District notes that privacy laws prevent it from answering questions about individual cases, but that students often leave school. And without any kind of "alarm bell" such as truancy or a social-services report, they wouldn't necessarily follow up.
In 2007, the boy suffered severe wounds when he was attacked by the family dog and required reconstructive surgery, neighbors say.
"I knew her son was slow," says Julie Logan, who lives in a neighboring trailer and does maintenance for the landlord. "But I thought it was because the dog attacked him."
Since January 2008, there have been 22 calls for service at Jolliff's residence. Disturbances. Animal issues. Criminal mischief. Medical calls.
Nothing Erie Police Chief John Hall would consider "excessive."
"We didn't have anyone indicate to us there was a problem. Now that we've got this case, you look back and say, 'Gee, why didn't we know?' "
Hall is aware of only one police contact with the boy, in August 2010, when he sneaked out and visited a local restaurant and bar to listen to country music. The bar owner was going to take him home, but when the boy seemed evasive about his address, he called police instead.
The boy eventually told officers where he lived. Jolliff seemed surprised he was gone and thanked police for bringing him home.
Last month, when allegations of abuse surfaced, Erie cops acted quickly.
"It's amazing what can go on next door that we don't know about," Hall says.
Two weeks before he found Jolliff's son beneath his porch, Buss drove her and Smith to the bus station in Denver.
He didn't care for either Jolliff or the man who'd been sharing her trailer, but felt a faint pang of obligation because Cody had become close friends with Jolliff's daughter.
The plan, as Buss understood it, was for the couple to take the bus to Buffalo, N.Y., where Smith had to move his belongings out of a house in foreclosure.
Buss thought they'd be back in a week.
The kids seemed relieved their mom and her boyfriend would be gone. They were left nominally in the care of Quint Gilman, Jolliff's ex-boyfriend.
Gilman, 47, had been booted out of Jolliff's trailer and had taken up residence in an old Cadillac parked on the premises. He blackened the windows for privacy and strung an electrical cord to the trailer. Later, he sold the Cadillac to help Jolliff make rent and moved into a van — until he sold that to help with rent and started living beneath a tarp hung like a tent next to the trailer.
No money and no food
Jolliff's daughter told Buss that her mother left them no money and no food. So Buss took Gilman to try to pawn some of his belongings. When that met with little success, neighbors visited the local food bank and passed what they were given to Gilman and the kids to tide them over.
Buss says he later learned the bus tickets to New York had been one- way. He didn't know when or how the couple could afford to return until Jolliff began sending text messages to her daughter — via Cody's cellphone.
Buss says Jolliff instructed her daughter to visit churches, beg for money, then send it to her.
"If I'd have known all that would happen, no way I would've taken that woman down there to the bus station," Buss says.
When Jolliff and Smith returned to Denver on Tuesday, Sept. 27, Jolliff called Carol Nolte and asked her to drive to Denver and pick them up.
"This time I said no," Nolte recalls, adding that she used the excuse that she didn't like to drive after dark. But she would pick them up in Longmont, if they could get there.
Meanwhile, around 10:30 p.m., Buss called Officer Haddox and police responded. The boy had fallen asleep. Buss awakened him and coaxed him to talk to the officers by reassuring him that he could stay the night there.
But police wanted to take him to the station for questioning. The boy cried. So did Buss, who felt bad that he could not make good on his promise.
About 3:30 a.m., as Buss had drifted to sleep, there was a knock at the door.
"I jumped up thinking it was Amanda coming over to raise holy hell," he says. "It was Officer Haddox. He said they served the search warrant, and so far, everything that the kid has said is true."
According to the arrest affidavit, the boy told police that in a normal day, he was let out of his room around 8 a.m. to take care of the family ducks, again around 3 p.m. to clean and then around 6:30 p.m. for dinner.
Police — battling "the overpowering odor of animal urine and feces" — found that the boy's room matched what witnesses had described.
Jolliff told police the trailer wasn't in such poor condition when she left for New York. She admitted locking her son in his room at night, but added she also did so when she became upset with him, according to the affidavit.
Neighbors were left with a mixture of anger and disbelief.
"It all happened behind closed doors," Shaffer says of the allegations against the couple.
"I hardly ever saw them," adds Logan. "Everyone pretty much keeps to themselves."


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The Wretched Jelly-Spined Nothing Eunuchs of Brandeis
by Mark Steyn • Apr 11, 2014 at 9:08 am
Hugh Hewitt was away promoting his book The Happiest Life yesterday, so for our weekly radio chat Jamie Weinstein of The Daily Caller did the honors. Jamie and I discussed Jeb Bush and his illegal-immigrant "act of love", the New Hampshire Senate race, the likelihood of me pulling a Jumpin' Jim Jeffords, and Brandeis University's decision to withdraw its honorary degree from Ayaan Hirsi Ali after pressure from Islamic imperialists and their enablers. Jamie began by asking me to explain who Ayaan is:
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Scripture Reference: John 21, 1 Corinthians 1, Acts 4:13
Tabgha is located on the Sea of Galilee and is believed to be the site where Peter jumped out of the boat, swam to Jesus and was reinstated.
A few facts about the Sea of Galilee: the Jordan River feeds into the Sea and also continues from the Sea and it is the only fresh water lake in the Middle East, approximately 15 miles long x 7 miles wide.
Peter's Primacy: Approximate place where Peter was reinstated as the rock upon which Jesus would build the Church
John 21
Jesus has been buried and resurrected. The disciples do not know what to do. Peter and his disciples are near Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee. Peter decides to go fishing and some of the other disciples join. They fished all night but caught nothing.
Early in the morning, Jesus called to them and told them to throw their nets to the right side of the boat and that they would find some. When they did they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
John realized that the voice from the shore was Jesus. Upon telling Peter, Peter grabs his outer garment and jumps into the water swimming toward Jesus.
On land Jesus had a fire with fish on it and bread. Their boat was full of 153 fish.
Things to notice:
Peter could have hidden when he realized it was Jesus on the shore. After all, Peter had denied Jesus three times a short time ago. Because Peter knew the compassion and love of Jesus, he jumped into the water to see Jesus because he had confidence in Jesus and knew he would be well received. Peter had to forgo his self-pity for rejecting Jesus. Forgiveness is a two way street-as Jesus gives it Peter must accept the forgiveness.
The 153 fish they brought in is a prophetic statement of what Jesus was calling these men to be. No longer were they fishers of fish but now fishers of men. 153 nations existed at this time and they would go out into the nations sharing the gospel.
Jesus made the disciples feel welcome. He ate around the fire with them. He did a common activity with them. The disciples had deserted him but he still chose to be their friend. Peter had even denied Jesus in front of a fire but the Lord was redeeming Peter from the slimy pit.
1 Corinthians 1:27-he has chosen the foolish things to shame the wise…when we are looking for something big, Jesus is often standing on the side with something small.
After eating Jesus and Peter go for a walk along the Sea. Jesus kept asking Peter if he loved Him. This questioning allowed Peter to forgive himself and receive grace as speaking his love multiple times verbally helped him solidify this love in his heart. Jesus then commissioned Peter to feed his sheep and told him the kind of life he would live. He told him he that when he was old he would stretch out his hands and someone else would dress him and lead him where he did not want to go. Jesus wants to use Peter-unschooled (Acts 4:13), broken, weak and sinful to lift up and send to the nations.
This passage is an example of God's grace. Peter is the example of the grace God has given to the entire Church. In addition, grace must always come before power in the spiritual realm. After Peter understood the grace of God, he was empowered to be a fisher of men.
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Rudy Duran, or as his close friends call him, "Rude Dog," is the proud owner of this Majestic's 1974 Caprice Convertible. Built in less than eight months, he spent night and day putting this puppy together. Rudy is somewhat quiet, until you ask him about The Majestic's Car Club, and then his eyes light up and his pride and love for "The Big M," comes shining through. He believes in what the club stands for as they are true riders, and he insists that without the help from his sixteen-member Phoenix Chapter, he could not have finished his seventy-four project in the lighting speed in which he did. He also gives credit to his members in helping him show his ride at car shows, and he is grateful for the times his members have pulled through to help get his chrome and black paint to pop in the Arizona sun. As Club President, he is proud of the fact that he received the Majestic President Plaque after just three years. Typically, earning this title can be upwards of a five-year plan but Rudy worked hard in following in the same footprints as his predecessors. The Phoenix Majestic's are in their thirty-fifth year of operation in the Valley. They also share the same plaque as three other Arizona Majestic Chapters, Avondale, Glendale, and Casa Grande.
When it was time for Rudy to straighten out the body and prep for paint, he picked Cisco's Customs. J.C. Collision sprayed on the black base and effects, so the Caprice would have that wet, long, and sleek look that seems to go on for miles. Slow Pez of Modern Art laid on the pinstripes and the Caprice's murals came courtesy of Rick Wes, as Rudy knows him. The Caprice received an interior by Chaz of Streetwerx Automotive, and when it came to rework the undercarriage and hydraulic system, fellow Glendale Majestic Member Todd Land, of Street life Hydraulics made sure the Caprice was tore up from the floor up with plenty of chrome, paint, and detail.
Though Rudy has been riding low since the '80's he continues to have the same desire and drive as some of the youngsters cruising today. He credits his uncle, Louie Medina, for inspiring him to get into the onda and keep it alive a well on the west side. He also thanks the OG Majestic's of Arizona who have paved the way for this club to succeed in AZ. and sends his thanks to the other chapters worldwide!
Make: 1974 Caprice Convertible
Owner: Rudy "Rude Dog" Duran
Name: Steady Mobbin
Club: Majestics, Phoenix Chapter
Body/Paint: Cisco's Customs straightened and prepped the body. J.C. Collision sprayed a black base and effects. Slow Pez of Modern Art added pinstripes and Rick Wes handled the murals.
Interior: Chaz of Streetwerx laced the Caprice with a clean aesthetic.
Setup: Todd Land of Street Life Hydraulics took care of the undercarriage and set up.
like the paint
Nice.but those tires/rims are too small.
This is some thing different but really nice.
I miss my dad's baby blue 75 drop top that thing was fk'n sweet!
this is my art work
Jorge Armenta
Ford Granada headlights much?
clean ride
hella hopping high.no dropping down
Mathias Mustillo
No damm cool
nice car
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Thats a SICK whip
Bad ass
I had a 74 caprice but it didn't look anything like this one.
wasted a very valuable ride!
Te gusta este Amanda Chavez.or what
es tuyo walter juelaaa
Wow that's nice
Esta perrones esos lowrider
Ai sim em
They really SCREWED THIS CLASSIC up I do not like this.
Eu deus que quier isso
Still Dre
Are they home girl you're my style
i would like to hae me a 74 caprice
Mi prosimo Auto quieren un raíste
wow ready to cholear en Araro Michoacan how ride whit me???
sweet ride!
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Location: Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Presentation Description: Connecting your classroom with the world beyond your building is not just an add on. Connecting can teach digital citizenship, engage students, provide an authentic world-wide audience, meet curriculum standards and extend the learning. Kathy Cassidy shares examples from her own and other classrooms of deep, connected learning.
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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Honors Top Award Winners for 2013
February 27, 2014 8:58am
MINNEAPOLIS (February 27, 2014) - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, honored its top-performing hotels, general managers and employees at the company's 2014 Radisson & Radisson Blu Americas Business Conference held recently at the Radisson Blu Mall of America, Bloomington. Following are highlights of the top award winners for Radisson® and Radisson Blu®.
Top-Performing Hotels
2013 Radisson Blu Hotel of the Year
Radisson Blu Mall of America, Bloomington, Minn., was named Radisson Blu's 2013 Hotel of the Year. This 500-room hotel opened in March 2013 and has redefined the Minneapolis market. Recently named to U.S. News & World Report's 2014 Best Hotels List, this is the only hotel directly connected to the Mall of America®, the largest indoor entertainment and shopping mall in the United States. The entire team, from general manager to the housekeeping team, is passionately committed every day to the guest, the brand and each other.
2013 Radisson Hotel of the Year
Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center, Kalamazoo, Mich., named Radisson's 2013 Hotel of the Year, was selected from 147 hotels in the Americas. The 340-room hotel completed a full renovation in 2012, and has achieved remarkable performance metrics, especially in guest satisfaction. The hotel focuses on teamwork to provide high quality, guest service and loyalty. The hotel also won Sales Team of the Year.
2013 New Hotel of the Year
Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre Calgary Airport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was named Radisson's 2013 New Hotel of the Year. This urban chic, 120-room hotel, opened in the third quarter of 2013. The hotel offers stunning views of the Canadian Rockies, with a team committed to deliver an excellent guest experience.
2013 Responsible Business Hotel of the Year
Radisson Poliforum Plaza Hotel Leon, Leon, Mexico, for the second consecutive year, earned the Responsible Business Hotel of the Year award. The hotel has created a holistic responsible business program embracing people, community and environment. In its commitment to wellness, the hotel brings in a doctor weekly to tend to the needs of its employees; the staff has joined together and supports nine different community foundations; and they hosted a reforestation project planting nearly 350 seedlings.
Employee Awards
2013 Radisson Blu General Manager of the Year
Pierre-Louis Giacotto from the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago is a true ambassador to the Radisson Blu brand in the Americas. After the successful opening of the first Radisson Blu in North America, he has managed the hotel in an exemplary manner. Passionate about his team and focused on customer service, he is a leader who inspires with an open heart to all. Pierre-Louis is innovative and always looking to take processes and services to the next level; status quo is not an option.
2013 Radisson Blu Employee of the Year
Stephen Hornstein, bell captain, is a 32-year hotel veteran from the Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia. Stephen has made a lasting impression on countless guests, going beyond his duties as a bellman to ensure each guest has the best possible experience. His outstanding service and true dedication is legendary and earned him a Key to the City of Philadelphia last fall for his contributions to the hospitality industry.
2013 Radisson General Manager of the Year
Mark Lyttleton-Frances from the Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino and Spa has more than 20 years in the hospitality industry. In his first year at the hotel, Mark has been consistently in the top percentile of the brand. He implemented a fitness program among hotel staff to encourage healthy lifestyles, implemented a family program for hotel guests, and is committed to raising the visibility of Aruba as a travel destination through active participation with the Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA).
2013 Radisson Employee of the Year
Gabriela Cadena, sous chef for 10 years, is from the Radisson Royal Hotel Quito, Quito, Ecuador. Gabriela has received countless positive comments from guests and teammates about her caring spirit, attention to detail, and dedication to her team. Guests rave about her positive attitude, outstanding service and her ability to make them feel at home during their stay.
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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups. The Carlson Rezidor portfolio includes more than 1,340 hotels in operation and under development with a footprint spanning more than 105 countries and territories and a powerful set of global brands including Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu®, Radisson®, Radisson Red, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM. Carlson Rezidor plans to grow its portfolio to nearly 1,500 hotels in operation and under development by 2015. In most hotels, guests can benefit from Club CarlsonSM, one of the most rewarding loyalty programs in the world. Carlson Rezidor and its brands employ 88,000 people.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium.
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A professional songwriter breaks down the inspiration — and the simple mathematics and problem solving — involved in writing a song, one of the simplest and one of the most elusive forms in music.
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Bishop Hill presents commentary from Richard Betts, head of Climate Impacts at the UK Met Office – not your usual hysterical hand-waving
Dangerous climate change?
This is a slightly edited version of a comment Richard Betts left on the discussion forum. I thought it was quite challenging to much of what we hear about climate change in the mainstream media and therefore worthy of posting here as a header post. (Richard, for anyone visiting for the first time, is head of climate impacts at the Met Office).
Most climate scientists* do not subscribe to the 2 degrees "Dangerous Climate Change" meme (I know I don't). "Dangerous" is a value judgement, and the relationship between any particular level of global mean temperature rise and impacts on society are fraught with uncertainties, including the nature of regional climate responses and the vulnerability/resilience of society. The most solid evidence for something with serious global implications that might happen at 2 degrees is the possible passing of a key threshold for the Greenland ice sheet, but even then that's the lower limit and also would probably take centuries to take full effect. Other impacts like drought and crop failures are massively uncertain, and while severe negative impacts may occur in some regions, positive impacts may occur in others. While the major negative impacts can't be ruled out, their certainty is wildly over-stated.
While really bad things may happen at 2 degrees, they may very well not happen either – especially in the short term (there may be a committment to longer-term consequences such as ongoing sea level rise that future generations have to deal with, but imminent catastrophe affecting the current generation is far less certain than people make out. We just don't know. (Bishop Hill)


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Oh, to have been a fly on the wall at this pitch meeting. Behold the latest in lin-gineering: the custom-sizable bra cup. One of the girls a little heftier than the other? Fret not lop-sided lasses. Put away the chicken cutlets and cancel that visit to Dr. Ryan, because thanks to the folks over at Fruit of the Loom you can now "Pick Your Perfect Pair," sans plastic or poultry.
In fact, like something out of Sesame Street, the soon to be available line of interchangeable intimates gives you free reign over the alphabet and lets you mix and match letters so that your cups fit Y-O-U to a T. And best of all, it's brought to you by the number 5 — as in about five bucks per side. Miracle bra, you've just been schooled.
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Jim Matheson
Jim Matheson is currently serving his fourth term as Utah's 2nd Congressional District Representative. Matheson is a sixth generation Utahn with family roots in Iron and Juab counties. He and his sister and two brothers attended Salt Lake City public schools.
Before being elected to Congress, Matheson worked for 13 years in the energy industry, both for several private companies and as the head of his own small business. His wife, Amy, is a pediatrician and they have two sons.
During his time in office, Matheson has championed bipartisanship, looking to reach across the aisle to find solutions to complex problems. His promise, from the first day on the job, is to put Utah first, ahead of politics, party or partisanship. Many of the initiatives he has pursuedâsuch as removing radioactive waste from the banks of the Colorado River, securing funding to improve safety on Highway 6 and helping protect Carbon County water rights âcame from listening to Utahns.
Matheson believes our dependence on foreign oil threatens our economic security. He has voted to expand oil refinery capacity, streamline permits for oil and gas drilling and enhance funding for research and development of new technologies and alternative fuels. Matheson wants more domestic oil production for offshore drilling as well as oil shale and tar sands. Matheson led the effort that resulted in the lifting of moratorium on oil shale leasing. Matheson also wrote legislation to crack down on oil speculators who manipulate oil prices and drive up the price at the pump.
Matheson believes Utah should not be the dumping ground for radioactive waste from foreign countries. He is the lone Utah congressman to stand up and oppose Utah becoming the final destination for waste from Italy, the United Kingdom and around the world.
Bill Dew
Bill Dew was raised in the home of a school teacher and learned the value of a good education and the importance of being self-reliant. He used those principles throughout his life in helping him run a successful home building business for 30 years and in his 10 years of service in the Army Reserve. Dew now wants to take those principles to Washington, D.C. as the congressional representative for Utah's Second District.
Bill Dew will lead the charge to strengthen the economy, lower taxes, make America energy independent, and secure our borders.
Bill has pledged to make the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 permanent, something his opponent has continually blocked from happening. If these tax cuts expire congress will effectively be raising income and investment taxes, reinstating the death tax and the marriage penalty tax, and decreasing the child tax credit. Bill Dew will fight to restore transparency and accountability to government spending.
Bill knows we must address our nation's energy dependence by producing energy domestically. Bill will vote to drill offshore and in ANWR, he will also support clean coal and oil shale development here in Utah that will boost our local economy. While the market finds solutions for alternative fuels, the government needs to do its part to provide relief to the American people and lower energy costs.
Bill Dew believes congress has failed to secure our borders something that is a matter of national security. Legal immigrants should feel welcome to come here to America, but all immigrants should come in the front door so no one has to live in the shadows of society. Congress needs to show leadership on this important issue. Bill Dew will lead the charge to protect our families and our country.


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Victorian Delighton May 13, 2014 at 11:05
This comic probably raises a couple of questions. Just remember I'm no historian. I'm merely a guy who likes to convey to the people 100% factual historical subject matter down to the tiniest of details.
This comic probably raises a couple of questions. Just remember I'm no historian. I'm merely a guy who likes to convey to the people 100% factual historical subject matter down to the tiniest of details.
Partly based on my fifth grade field trip. And so are you.
This comic is part of "The Rhubarb Connection". An ever ongoing sort-of-story, episodes few and far between. To make matters even worse, it simultaneously constitutes a crossover between a series of comics with Boy George and the aforementioned. It's nuts. So nuts right now.
However, should you feel like none of this makes any sense to you, don't lose faith. It's only natural mind you. Not everything is supposed to make sense. Most stuff in the world makes little sense to me – just to name one thing.
You'll find all episodes in the "The Rhubarb Connection" here.
And all the Boy George comics here.
Aha! You might wonder if this is some sort of prekwill to earlier installments of Anyone for Rhubarb. Namely this and this. Thinking you got it all figured out. All the while, I'm intentionally misspelling prekwill to throw you waaay off. Not unlike a magician who wants you to look at his right hand, so you don't notice what the left one is doing. All part of my plan to slowly and steadily brand myself as an enigma wrapped in a riddle. I'm not answering any questions you see. I'm posing them. Is prekwills some sort of deep sea fish for example?
Gosh darn it! It's one of those follow up episodes. The burden of continuity in this place is overwhelming!
I've been watching quite a few westerns lately. Most recently The Wild Bunch and I can tell you this much, you wouldn't have caught Pike Bishop copy pasting anything. He drank whisky like it was water.
Use of captions as a means to convey the story is often frowned upon among comic feinschmeckers. Like a directors use of voice-over in a movie. I suck!
This comic capitalizes on two of most modern peoples favorite topics right now – musketeers and butts. A third thing would have been pants that are also kind of a sports jacket, but that's not in there.
If you feel like singing along to the last panel, just roll with it. Bear in mind though it's a sad occasion, so no silly voices or weird air-guitar. Just sing and let your voice ring straight from the heart. Also, the first part of this post may be considered a spoiler. Therefore, if you haven't read the comic yet, you shouldn't have read the previous. If you did, don't burst into tears. Tears are for the weak!
It occurs to me you might benefit from a YouTube link to "Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me" by Culture Club/Boy George to really tap into the feel of the comic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nXGPZaTKik
And for those of you who never even heard of Boy George and deem it necessary to educate yourself on the subject (it's really not) consult the Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_George
And here's a strip starring historical figure Napoleon Bonaparte. The pressure to feature him in a comic has been tremendously small. Finally I caved.
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A top UN envoy said that Kosovo has made "remarkable progress", but that Pristina and Belgrade must continue their dialogue to reach regional reconciliation, stability and prosperity. UNTV
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Bernie Madoff is not some freak of finance to be celebrated on the five-year anniversary of his guilty plea.
His scheme was simple, common and frankly, quite pedestrian. He's locked away for the next century or two. He continues to lie about his fraud, claiming in jailhouse interviews he was the only one involved, even as prosecutors continue to prove otherwise. He also bashes regulators like it's mostly their fault.
"There is nothing more to learn from Bernie Madoff," said Tampa, Fla., securities attorney Jordan Maglich.
Maglich, who blogs at Ponzitracker.com, says there have been hundreds more Ponzi schemes uncovered since Madoff, and he's chronicled most of them. "There have been weeks when there was one every day," he said in a telephone interview.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission, alone, boasts that it has brought more than 100 Ponzi-related enforcement actions against nearly 200 individuals and 250 entities since its fiscal year 2010.
State regulators, the U.S. Justice Department and other regulators, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, have also brought scores of people up on Ponzi charges. And those are just the bad Ponzi schemers — you know, the ones who got caught.
Dwelling on Madoff only diverts attention from the problem. Ponzi schemes aren't the relics of some shameful pre-crisis bubble, or the work of just one evil genius. They're happening all the time.
In August, the SEC sued a Noblesville, Ind., man for an alleged $6 million Ponzi.
The regulators claim John K. Marcum touted himself as a successful trader and asset manager and sold promissory through his company Guaranty Reserves Trust. He got people to set up self-directed IRA accounts. Then he used their money for whatever he wanted as he plied them with fake statements showing 20% returns, the SEC said.
Like so many others accused of running Ponzis, Marcum was a great salesman, but not such a good investor. He did very little trading, and when he did trade, he lost big. The SEC said it tallied $900,000 in trading losses.
Mostly, Marcum used his investors' money for airline tickets, luxury car payments, hotel stays, sports and event tickets, and tabs at a Hollywood nightclub, the SEC says. He also used $3 million to set up a credit line, which he then used to start up businesses, including a bridal store, a soul food restaurant and a reality television show about bounty hunters.
When it all unraveled, Marcum claimed he would pay back his investors, one way or the other. The SEC said that, in a telephone call with investors, Marcum promised to name them as beneficiaries on his life insurance policies. He said that in two years his "suicide clause" would expire. Then he would kill himself so that they could be recoup their investments.
I was unable to contact Marcum, who is reportedly laying low. An Indianapolis television station says it "lured him out of hiding" in September. In an on-camera interview with WISH-TV, he said, "There's an element of deception in business these days."
The allegations against Marcum fit the classic pattern: Lure investors with promises of solid returns with no risk. Spend the money anyway you want — until it's gone. Try to feign at least a little remorse once you're busted.


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"Eyes Wide Open" Exhibit Highlights Human Cost Of War
People embrace as they stand among rows of combat boots that are part... News PhotoBestof,Bestpix,Boot,California,Conflict,Embracing,Exhibition,Horizontal,Human Body Part,Human Eye,In A Row,Military,Open,People,Politics,San Francisco - California,San Francisco City Hall,Topics,Topix,Town Hall,USA,War,WidePhotographer Justin SullivanCollection: Getty Images News 2012 Getty ImagesSAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 19: People embrace as they stand among rows of combat boots that are part of the 'Eyes Wide Open' exhibit in front of San Francisco City Hall on March 19, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The Eyes Wide Open exhibition includes a pair of boots for every one of the 481 California servicemen and women who died in the Iraq war. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


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I wouldn't panic. Even if she actually makes it to the White House, Hillary will not desert Israel. But you can already see how people-politics will be done in another Clinton administration. After announcing his support for Hillary's campaign for the presidency and that he will run her primary operation in the crucial state of New Hampshire, of which his wife Jeanne was governor, Bill Shaheen has already put himself into the next Clinton government.
Shaheen has deep feelings for the Middle East, being a Lebanese Christian and all that. And he went to the territories with (you guessed it) Jimmy Carter to certify that the elections that catapulted Hamas into top spot in the Palestinian state that might have been was, yes, free and democratic. (Someone should do an article about these bogus certifications of democratic good behavior in places where people are still shooting each other up over politics.)
In any case, Shaheen has spread the word that, if she wins, Hillary will put him on her Middle East peace team. I don't doubt it. Like with the Bushies, the diplomatic ranks under Clinton were filled with non-entities--or worse--to pay off campaign debts. And if she wins New Hampshire, that would be a helluva debt. Hey, what Shaheen really deserves is China.
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They say eyes are the windows to the soul. If that's the case, we'd better not neglect the frames to our panes. This high-performance eye cream from Jurlique helps us keep things in tip-top shape—it provides long-lasting hydration, improves skin firmness, and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for a luminous looking pair.
First thing I want to get off my chest is, why would you package an expensive eye cream in a little packet??? I opened my packet to use some at night, have a bunch left to keep trying, next morning the top layer of cream was dried and rubbery. Unusable. We could get a lot more out of the product if it came well packaged. That being said, the cream felt amazing on my skin. While I did not really notice my dark circles looking brighter after 2 uses, my skin definitely looks healthier and more moisturized. Given a better sample to try over a few days, I bet this would improve my under-eye area. Seems like a great product.4
I already love this brand due to another sample received by the lovely Birch Box.. but this eye cream is amazing as well! It makes my eyes look a lot less puffy and tired when I wake up, which obviously will make your entire look better. I noticed that I didn't need nearly as much eye makeup to cover dark circles and imperfections as well, and who doesn't like that?5
I loved this product and will more than likely purchase it for myself. I work weird hours and as a result, often have circles and bags under my eyes. This product gave my eyes a boost that I haven't seen in months; my circles were less pronounced and the bags were minimized as well. This was after 2 uses.
A lot of people have mentioned the smell of this product as being really gross, however I haven't noticed either way. It's a pretty benign smell if you ask me.
My only gripe about this product is the packaging. There was way more than one night's worth of this product, and because it could not be resealed, I had to waste some by cutting the gunky dried part off.


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The Barnstable Red Raiders had a little more to be thankful about Thanksgiving Day after a commanding 28-15 defeat of longtime rival Falmouth in their annual holiday game.
Barnstable has Gateway, a program for Gifted and Talented Education With Able Youth.
An interesting article at greentechmedia.com offers insights into the state of offshore wind power as the long twilight struggle over Cape Wind plays out here.
Town Council President Fred Chirigotis and Vice President Jan Barton want to stay on in their roles for the next council session.
Routines are being disrupted this week for scheduled and non-scheduled projects.
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Score: 22.5/30
They shared the dubious honour of being equal-Chumps with Brad and Lara — and Mike and Andrew aren't happy about it. Despite finishing up with just moments to spare, the brothers went into this week with a sense of optimism, believing they'd created yet another first-class room. They were happy with their decision to swap their living and dining area, and couldn't wait to hear what the judges had to say.
Needless to say, they were disappointed not to win.
"It's a shame," Mike admits. "Because no one hasn't come in and gone, 'Wow, this is really cool.' There were a couple of things, like, they wanted more magazines and books on the table, and flowers over here, which we tried to organise, but we missed the deadline."
Although the judges admittedly had issues with all that, for the most part, they were impressed with what Mike and Drew had tried to achieve. And while they may not have been enamoured with their styling, believing the grand artwork and rug were at odds with one another, they still found a lot to like.
The ethanol fireplace was a big winner. As the focal point in the room, it was designed to give the area a sense of cosiness and homeliness.
"They have gone back to the proportions of a classic, old terrace with the formal living room in the centre," Neil said on seeing the space.
Shaynna and John were also impressed with their use of historical documents, found behind the fireplace in their front room, as a feature on the walls.
"If they have discovered that on site and framed it, that's very clever," John remarked.
"The prints give 150 years of history on the house, which is priceless," explains Mike. "You can't put a value on that. It's just a nice piece of history."


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San Diego State vs. Wyoming, 01/24/2012 20:30 EDT, Score: 52 - 42
Point Spread: +2½/-108 San Diego State
Sportsbook: 5Dimes
Result: Win
SDSU +2.5: maybe the best team in the country that nobody has seen this year. SDSU beat NM at home which is much tougher place than WYO so expect them to do the same here. WYO has not played anyone near this good and this is just asking too much. SDSU waxed this WYO team both times last year and they repeat performance here. 5 star play
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