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Two weeks ago, I wrote about one of Biglaw's most pressing issues: the failure of senior partners to pass along clients to younger partners. But that is not the only problem some of Biglaw's senior partners are causing for their firms and the industry as a whole. Unfortunately, a measurable portion of senior partners, those of the august titles and stratospheric billing rates, are among the worst offenders of one of Biglaw's most notorious shortcuts to extreme profitability: creative time entry and billing.
While I hate to acknowledge, even though I have seen it firsthand, that partners make up time entries wholesale for work never performed, it is not hard to realize that in this age of the multimillion-dollar partner there exists a tremendous incentive for such behavior. Or at least for partners to "round up" time entries, a tacitly accepted practice within Biglaw.
Incentives matter, and the more richly compensated a senior partner is, the more pressure there is on them to put down a solid four to five hours for "reviewing and revising" a draft brief on Tuesday, only to make a similar entry when they review a more robust version of the same brief a few days later. And because senior partners are frequently responsible for a horde of timekeepers below them, the tone set by the lawyers at the top of the pyramid has an impact on the behavior of those lower on the chain….
Junior partners, associates, paralegals — no timekeeper is immune from the temptation to squeeze a few more hours out of a project. While such behavior is understandable, particularly in the brutal Biglaw of today, it does not make that behavior any less shameful. Of course, with fewer associates, and an increase in the billable expectations for partners at many firms, there is more pressure for everyone to extract the maximum profitability from every engagement. Padding is a key tool in Biglaw's toolbox to achieve that goal, terrible as that sounds.
I have no interest in passing moral judgment, but at the same time it seems at least to me that padding is a problem that is getting worse, not better. With an increased focus on the bottom line at many firms — including institution of daily billable "minimums" and penalties for failing to enter and release time regularly — it is no surprise that cavalier attitudes toward honest billing practices are widespread. Improved technology and smaller legal teams both contribute to the problem. Tasks simply take less time nowadays, but you would never know it from some of the billing entries I am aware of. An easy example. Preparing and serving interrogatories and document requests is a routine matter for any litigator. With the technological tools at our disposal nowadays, one can access (via court decisions and submissions) examples of those documents from similar cases in minutes, prepared by leading firms. But good luck explaining that to the associate who somehow finds a way to stretch such a routine assignment over two weeks, and bills dozens of hours as a result to a task that can be knocked out in a few hours. His livelihood depends on hours billed, you know.
What do you expect when associates are told (as I, and my fellow junior associates, were by a senior partner during our firm orientation) that associates were incapable of determining what deserves to be billed to the client? And as a result, failing to put down each and every minute that was billable was a serious infraction. Couple such teachings with a system that measures your success (and bonus, in the good old days) by your billable hour, and it is not shocking that many associates took an expansive view of what was billable.
Everyone who has practiced in Biglaw (and probably in any service business that bills by the hour) has seen and heard, if not engaged in, padding. And everyone has their own "line" in terms of what they consider harmless, egregious, or justified billing practices. I have seen partners publicly justify billing an entire day to a case or deal, based on a tenuous opportunity cost "analysis" underpinned by the fiction that there is demand for every minute of their time at the highest rate a client is willing to bear. The same dubious logic is often used to justify double-billing or other creative strategies. Another favorite argument of serial padders is that the clients know what is going on, but do nothing to stop it, and therefore consent to Biglaw's billing abuses. Or that by squeezing Biglaw firms for discounts and the like, clients are inviting padding in response. I have never worked in-house, but I can imagine that even the most pro-Biglaw in-house counsel has a sense of responsibility to their employer's resources, and would instantly claim that they do not sanction padding when it comes to their bills.
Biglaw firms are generally opaque when it comes to disclosure of performance data such as profitability. At the same time, they are generally very skilled at forecasting performance. Despite such talents, there is an extreme indifference pervading Biglaw when it comes to rooting out padding and other sketchy profitability boosters. I doubt there is anyone in Biglaw who can say how much padding adds to their own firm's bottom line. Tellingly, no one seems to even want to find out. Of course, the people within the Biglaw framework who actually have the power to do something about cleaning up their firm's billing practices are the ones who benefit most from the "abuse in the name of profit" that exists. That leaves whistleblowers (an extremely rare Biglaw phenomenon), clients themselves, or other outside forces to advocate for a change.
I tried once, in my own limited way. Some years back, after reading Freakonomics (affiliate link), I reached out to Dr. Steven Levitt with a suggestion that he look at the issue of padding in Biglaw firms. After all, Biglaw is a multi-billion dollar industry, so the potential savings if an algorithm to identify cheaters could be developed would be significant. My thought was that if even one Biglaw firm gave Levitt or his team access to billing records from prior years, some suspicious billing behavior could at least be identified. Maybe associates who had an off-year were rebounding a little too strongly the next year, for example. Or maybe a drop in realization rates could be correlated to an increased reliance on padding by a partner. I did not know what the inquiry would yield, but I felt (and still do) that it would be a worthwhile one. And that any firm brave enough to participate would be deserving of acclaim.
At bottom, bill padding and similar behaviors are symptoms of wider problems, such as misaligned incentives, poor employee management, and unhealthy client relationships. In the absence of an industry-wide effort to acknowledge and correct the problem, each and every Biglaw lawyer is forced to engage in their own internal moral struggle regarding the line between proper and abusive billing practice. It is unfair, and an abdication of leadership, for firms to put their partners and employees in such a situation. But no one seems to have the courage to take a stand, so the best I can do is to suggest that this is a conversation that needs to happen. And nothing will happen unless clients demand change. I know some have, but many have not yet. Until then, they are paying the (inflated) price.
Does Biglaw incentivize or discourage bill padding? Let me know your thoughts by email or in the comments.
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I don't know what's happening on my notebook. Last night I've just downloaded auto-update from Windows and the Windows updated when I turned off the computer. This afternoon I just turned on and the error code 0xc0000225 appeared. I used the win7 installation DVD but it didn't work (for repairing). What should I do?
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Try a system restore, use F8 at the very begiining of power up to load the windows advanced screen, then choose "repair your computer" , weindows recovery environment should load, if it tries an automatic repair or suggests one, say No.
when the tools page loads choose windows system resotre, pick the first restore point and let it run, then see if it will boot normally.
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Bonita Springs Charter School
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Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system. See Bonita Springs Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Bonita Springs Charter School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Florida average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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This school is excellent - gets high marks in testing, and made for an easy transition for someone who moved to Bonita from out-of-state. Love, love, LOVE Mrs. Carroll and her team.
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Excellent school. A+ we will be here K - 8 without a doubt. Everyone from the office staff, to the aides to the teachers go above and beyond to make this a top school.
Yes it is great but there is no communication between staff to the point where kids are not taken to gifted classes if they should be and kindergarden student are left out of musical because there permision slip to sing (crazy right) was lost on the way to the person it needed to go to, and sending the child home crying and after we called they plain said no. no because we do not have a bib like costume for the child gimme a break
This School Is Great! From the teachers to the correct levels of dicipline to even the principle, Ms. Deborah Tracy! Great A+ School!


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Friday, March 13th
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
If you work at a game company, research means understanding play, not analyzing boring spreadsheets. Meet Big Fish Games and Pogo funologists and learn how listening and watching gamers transforms product and web design. We share different innovative guerilla (discount) and traditional research methods to inspire user-centered design.
Julie Ratner Research Mgr, Big Fish Games
Erica Firment User Experience Designer, Second Life
Tracy Fullerton Professor, USC Interactive Media
Jason Schklar Founder & Principal Consultant, Initial Experience Consulting
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It looks like a very interesting event. But too bad I missed it! Is there going to be something like this again in this month? I would like to know the information.Because currently I have a Download Games website. So this kind of information is necessary.ReplyDelete
A lot of innovation have been incorporated in most of the Download Games being released. Version after version. I am hoping to start up a gaming business online. Are you planning another forum again? Hope you can post again.ReplyDelete
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Title: Mature Relationship - Author: StonyPoint
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She sat on the couch, her ex-husband's old roommate next to her, studying the data he prepared for her. "This is terrific information" Sally said. "How...how did you come up with all this" He told her he has friends in high places as he looked at her. For an older woman, and he was the same age as her, he thought how pretty she was looking lately. He stared at her as she looked over the statistics he had created for her. "Are you sure about all this" she asked as her eyes and head turned his way.
His eyes, now on her body, and breasts began quickly diverting themselves to her face. "Yes, I'm positive about the information" he told her. Wow, she's been...been getting in shape for something. I mean...whoa...how did she get to be so...well...I don't know.
"Is everything alright" Sally asked her old friend.
"Oh um yes" he said.
She stood up and walked to the kitchen sink. She poured herself another tall glass of water but as she walked to it, he turned, just enough, to study her figure from behind. His eyes widened. Yes, she has lost a considerable amount of weight, he told himself. Should I ask, he wondered No, leave it be. Just let it alone.
I wonder, she thought. Did he look at me at all Nah, he's not really like that. I mean I've lost close to 35 lbs. What more does a guy need, she thought. She smiled as she thought about undressing herself for him too. She smiled some more but pushed the thought aside and turned and came back to the couch.
She looked at him. She offered a pert smile and sat back down. Okay, so what if she was 57. Did she still look it Other's had said she did not. Other's, her friends of course, had told her she looked much younger...under 50 and maybe younger then that. "So what does this data mean to me" she asked.
His feet were up, hers too, and both of their feet were about to touch the other's. He felt something. He looked. It was her feet his feet were bumping into. "Oh excuse me" he told her. She said it was alright but he moved his feet away. She liked the feeling of his feet on hers. He explained what the data meant. Then they discussed it all the while he wanted to see her naked. "So when can I get you up here again" he asked.
"Huh...to visit" she said. I'd like that, she told herself. Just you and me, alone...you never know what could happen do you, but her eyes were telling him what she was thinking.
"Yes to visit...or you could stay the night tonight," the 58 year old scientist said. "No, I know. That would be a problem. You have-"
"No, I'd love to stay a weekend" she told him, their eyes meeting as if love was already in the air. "But as you know, I've got my granddaughter and this" as she shook the paperwork in front of her.
"I'd love to learn to fish. I'd love to hike with you too, Peter. I would, but" and she thought about her obligations to the project and her granddaughter some more. "I'd have to find someone...anyone who's capable of taking care of Sierra first off."
Peter understood, but his heart, and other parts of himself were telling himself to go down to the city and stay there with her for a while. "How about if I came to town instead; then we could do some stuff together" Now that's a possibility, he thought. I wonder what she thinks about that. "How would that sound"
Her eyes lit up. A smile developed on her face. "You...come to town... But where would you" and then it dawned on her. Oh...oh...oh wow...stay with me...at my place He was trying not to smile. She was trying to hold it in. "I suppose...I guess you...you could stay at...my place" she told him, relieved she'd said it.
"Really...stay at your place...honestly" he said knowing that's what he wished for all along. He shook his head. "No, I couldn't. I couldn't do that if it's going to put you out."
"Peter...there wouldn't be anything more then having you visit for a while" she said.
Really, he asked himself. Now that would be great! Just you, me, and some bedsheets... Yep, now I could get into that, he joked knowing it was a pipe dream at best. They sat and talked about the data some more while every once in a while the two of them looked at one another wondering, and wishing, something could become of their friendship. Did she want it She didn't know. But it would be worth getting to know him although she already knew Peter well. Did he want something like that Hell yes, he's always known how he's felt about Sally. But their friendship had always been defined by the work she was involved with on the committee she was a part of.
"Thanks for everything" she said, looking him in the eyes. They hugged. He felt great against her and knew maybe there could be something special between them. "I'll talk with you next week, okay"
The following week, after a stress filled six days of research and discussions, she told everyone she was going to take a few days off. Enough, she thought. I need a few days away from here. Call Peter. Invite him down. He can sleep in one of the other rooms. She smiled knowing where she'd rather have him sleep but said aloud on her way home "Yes, I know Sally...I want him with me too."
"Hello" he said.
"Hi, how are you" she asked.
"Oh hiiiiiiii" he opened. "Great, now that I know its you."
"Want to do something different" she asked.
"Sure, maybe" he said.
"Why don't you come on down and visit for a few days" she said. "I'd love for you to come in and stay. We can...do things" she told him.
"That sounds great...when" he replied.
"Tomorrow good... Anything preventing you from coming down tomorrow" she asked
"No, the fish will wait" he told her.
She giggled, he laughed, and he began packing that night so he could be there relatively early the next day. Peter told Sally he'd be there around ten in the morning. She smiled and felt great that he could come for a few days. She cleaned everything. She went out and bought some new clothes. She got up the next morning and took herself a long, hot shower. She felt revitalized and ready for a few good days with a good friend.
The doorbell rang and she was at the door quicker then a mouse. Before he barely entered her house, they hugged. Long and warm, she walked him inside it. He'd only been there a couple times before but that had been years ago.
Inside and seated comfortably, she offered him a drink but like her he only drank water plus it was only 10:30 in the morning. "No alcohol until after noon" he said. They laughed and she agreed with him so they both drank one glass of water until it turned 12:01.
"Ready for that wine yet" she asked hoping he'd say yes.
"Sure, sounds great" he answered. But before they knew it both had drank 2 glasses, full glasses of wine. "Wow, I feel a buzz coming on" he told her. She said she didn't drink enough throughout the years to keep a buzz from coming either, and still they drank one more glass afterwards.
"Wow, I've drank too much" she told him. He agreed. "I don't know why I'm going to say this but I am anyway. I want sex, Peter. I want to make love and have sex, badly. There I said it. Can you believe what I just told you" she said almost laughing.
He looked at her with a straightface and said nothing, at first. She'd almost forgotten what she'd said but he hadn't. He finally smiled and stood up. He walked towards her. He put out his hand and she took it. For what reason, she didn't know. She stood up. He held her hands in his as he looked her in the eyes.
"I've always thought you were an attractive woman, and when you lost that weight you lost, I began wondering to myself of course...should I ask her out on a date." He gazed into her eyes as she looked back at him not knowing what to expect.
"I like you Sally Potter. I've always...always liked you and I find you...very pretty not to tell you this. There are so many" and his eyes closed and he forgot why he was telling her what he was. He opened his eyes. He smiled. Then, out of nowhere, he kissed Sally on her lips. "Mmmmmmmmm, god I've wanted to kiss you for so darn long" he said. "I'm glad I did."
"Me too" she told him... "Me too."
"Want to go and lie down...see what happens" he said.
"Sure why not. I mean, okay, I'm older, but I don't and haven't felt that old, yet" she replied. "Let's...see...what happens...okay"
She smiled as she took his hand in hers and led him to her bedroom. He anxiously followed as he noticed her back, and it looked sweet, in his opinion. He wanted to say so too but didn't. He should have but refused to let the thought out. She turned the corner into her room and walked closer and closer to her bed. It was large, very large in fact, but being there, near her like he was meant everything in the world.
"Are we really doing this" he said.
"Don't you want to" she answered.
"No...no I want to lie down and see what happens" he told her.
"I do too" she added.
She sat down. Her body looked...in great shape, better then he'd ever seen it in years he started thinking. Finally he let out his thoughts. "I'm going to say something I was thinking last weekend that I didn't tell you and wished I had." She asked what. He took her hands in his. "Sally...you're sexy and you have a sexy looking body at that."
Silence gathered in the room. She looked into his eyes. She looked down at his and her hands. She looked up at him and she smiled. She took one of her hands and pressed it against his aging chest. Slender and slightly soft, he was still a very good looking man.
"I think you're a sexy looking man also" she said quietly.
They looked into one another's eyes. Searching, looking the two of them didn't really know, for sure, where to begin, or what to do next. She lay down on the bed and with her hands had him lie down next to her facing her.
He knew how he felt. Something within him told him he wanted to pet her body, any exposed flesh he could, if she would expose herself to him. God allow me to undo your top. Let me pet your bosoms. Let me stroke them, Sally he told himself.
He suddenly felt himself growing hornier. Oh my lord, he thought. Oh my...god. As he looked into her eyes he reached up and stroked her cheek. She smiled affectionately. He stroked it again and then her hair. She stroked his cheek as the two gazed into one another's eyes. Sally reached up. She undid a button on her top. Surprised she did so, he watched with hidden excitement in his face. Another button came undone. What should I do...undo a button myself, he wondered No, let's see what happens. Another and another and another button came undone and before he knew it he could see all of her beautiful upper body.
In a quiet voice she asked "Is that too much Peter"
With arousing enlightenment in him he said no as casually as he could. She asked if he would like her to take it off and he told her only if she wanted to. Sally slipped her top off her shoulders. "I can't...ohhh Sally...you're really attractive to me." She smiled and took his hand. Placing it upon her breast, she closed her hard, and then pushed down on it.
"Mmmmmm" she told him, her eyes still closed. "I'm so happy...I invited you down here." They looked into one another's eyes and both smiled. Then she reached up and began undoing his shirt. Her eyes focused on the unfolding of his chest and upper body as she eventually untucked it from his slacks. "Have I ever told you...how attractive I think you are"
He thought no but I'll accept it now regardless. She rubbed his chest, slowly removing the top from his shoulders also. The two of them lie shirtless and stared into the other's eyes. Smiling at each other, he wanted to ask her how far "this" was going to go but didn't. He just did what seemed natural. In his mind she was the host. It was, in his mind, her decision what happened that evening. He liked her very much but never in a million years wanted to mess that up.
"I want you Peter. I really do" and she paused as she looked into his eyes "but I'm not necessarily that kind of woman you should know."
He smiled and leaned into her. He kissed her on her lips, lightly. "That's alright. I want you too but never in a million years, Sally, would I do anything at all to ruin our friendship."
Never in a million years she thought as she caressed his chest and smiled into his eyes. As she did, she could see what he'd like more then that and that was to feel her breasts. So she reached behind her and undid her bra. Nice boobs, she hoped, and she wanted to thank him after seeing the look on his face. He leaned in again and kissed his friends lips. She reached around him and pulled him forward. Then she kissed him back.
All night long, although their pants remained on. Why, she didn't know. They had kissed and touched one another, showing how much they liked being together. The two truly enjoyed the other's company but by morning neither had garnered any sex from one another. With their tops off all that could be bared were arms and upper bodies cuddled into each other. She opened her eyes and saw him sleeping against her and told herself there would be other days and nights. Yes, to both, sex was integral to them, but for now the affection he showed her and visa versa meant more then anything so she closed her eyes and lay in bed waiting for him to awake. Kissing and touching and showing how much they cared for one another could always wait, she thought. Step two and three and... Well that would come soon enough she told herself as she cuddled with him.
"Good morning" he said once she opened her eyes again knowing they'd been cuddling all night. "Sleep well" he asked.
She smiled and felt his frame against hers. The need to be held closer quickly developed and she said "Don't stop holding me like this." As they cuddled, she kissed him on his lips again.


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Dolorean - The Unfazed
Dolorean The Unfazed
Record Label: Partisan Records
Release Date: January 18, 2011
The Unfazeds January release date alone puts all of 2011 at risk of being top-heavy for folk music. A bold claim to be sure, but the latest from Portland, Oregons Dolorean is a rivetingly bold album. Steeped in poetic introspection and brilliant, heart-wrenching tunes, The Unfazed achieves an ageless spook the Spanish band of the same name has yet to even begin thinking about. When frontman Al James croons through the laundry list of things he is unfazed by in The Unfazed (pain, love, rain, debts I cannot pay, death and living until I die), hes singing the anthem of everyone who has ever been jaded with life, but is pressing on in spite of it.
The albums timeless quality takes root mostly in the lyrics. Sometimes, James waxes Springsteen, like in Thinskinned where he tells us, Ive got my brothers car for the weekend, a full tank of gas This old ghost town is filled with taverns and motels, lets stay here for a while. Theres a thin layer of 70s vibe in the songs chorus, too. Other times, hes daringly straightforward: Its your desire that we enter these fights, and you always end up on top, he accuses on Country Clutter, A little heartache, well its a small price to pay if you know you can get what you want. Later on in the album, he moans, If I find love, I wont let it go.
Whichever lyrical route he takes, though, he manages to make his words resonate with the soul. That he does it over wispy folk melodies increases the albums beauty exponentially. The band has a delightful habit of adding synthesizers in select places; in Hard Working Dogs, a high-pitched line flanks a declaration that love is frightening! Still better is their knack for combining different spectrums of roots music, like in Black Hills Gold, where groovy blues instrumentation fits nicely with folk melodies, or in Fools Gold Ring, where a variety of stripped-down instruments converge to cohesive effect. And in These Slopes Gave Me Hope, the entire song is done over a single chord, landing it somewhere between a hymn and a chant.
When Elliott Smith passed away, he left a folk icon gap in Portland. Its not that theres a need for a single artist or group to plug the gap, since the citys music scene is as vibrant as its ever been. But for junkies eager to obsess over the little things, perhaps no one group is more ready to step up to the role than Dolorean. Theyve proved that with The Unfazed, where they moan about lifes angst and hardships, but ultimately find release through the music itself not at all unlike Smith. They may not be quite as distraught as Smith was, and they certainly opt not to strum as fast as he did, but the shared sentiment is still there. And on The Unfazed, that sentiment carries a savory beauty.
Love your reviews Matt. Great job. I'm intrigued!
I was all kinds of confused about Delorean (Spanish electronic group) and Dolorean (Portland folk group). was expecting the former, but now I'm excited for the latter.
RIYL sounds really promising.
Thought this was a review for Delorean, who released something just last year. But this sounds good as well.
So awesome to see these guys getting love on the site. I always get excited when I see the name Dolorean come up but most of the time it's the other group. Definitely picking up this release.
I love this band so much.
The RIYL has sucked me in.
Contender for Album of the Year
Let me begin by saying Dolorean does not rank within my top 10 favorite bands...probably not even top 50. But that may change with The Unfazed. I've been listening to these guys for the past decade, and each release finds them growing more comfortable and confident as a band. I received my copy today in the mail, and after two listens I can already state with confidence it will end up on my year end top 10 list...and I will be returning to this album for the next twenty years. This is a gorgeous melancholy album, perfect for a snowy winter day. While I don't mean to make any musical comparison, I would add fans of Mark Kozelek/Red House Painters/Sun Kil Moon and Damien Jurado would grow attached to this (or any Dolorean) release.


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Denver - A state judge struck down Colorado's gay marriage ban on Wednesday, saying the prohibition violated constitutional rights, but put his ruling on hold pending appeal.
It was the latest of several decisions by state and federal judges to strike down state bans on same-sex nuptials and then stay their rulings pending challenges to higher courts.
Adams County District Court Judge C. Scott Crabtree said in his decision that Colorado's prohibition, approved by voters in 2006, conflicted with the fundamental right to marry.
"The Court rejects the State's attempt to too narrowly describe the marital right at issue to the right to marry a person of the same sex," Crabtree wrote.
There are 19 states, plus the District of Columbia, where same-sex marriage is now legal. Several other same-sex marriage lawsuits are moving toward the US Supreme Court.
Two other lawsuits, testing bans in Oklahoma and Virginia, have already been heard by appeals courts.
The attorney general of neighboring Utah said on Wednesday he would appeal directly to the Supreme Court a ruling by a federal appeals court last month that backed gay marriage in the conservative, largely Mormon state.
Responding to Crabtree's ruling, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said it reaffirmed the fact that the fate of the state's same-sex marriage law now rested with the Supreme Court.
"Judge Crabtree provides additional clarity that until the high court rules on the issue of same-sex marriage, Colorado's current laws remain in place," Suthers, a Republican, said in a statement.
"Adherence to the rule of law will bring about the final resolution with the greatest certainty and legal legitimacy," Suthers added.
He has sued the elected county clerk in Boulder, Colorado, after she issued more than 100 marriage licences to gay couples following the ruling on Utah by the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
On Wednesday, Boulder County District Court Judge Andrew Hartman held a hearing in the case in which an attorney for the state accused the clerk, Hillary Hall, of flouting the law.
Assistant Solicitor General Michael Francisco said the state's 63 other county clerks had abided by the appellate court's ruling putting its decision on hold.
"Clerk Hall is the only outlier," he said.
Hall testified briefly, repeating her stance that she could not deny same-sex couples their fundamental right to marry.
Three lesbians also described the difficulties gay couples face in Colorado because of the ban, including in areas such as making medical decisions for partners, getting approval to adopt children, and being denied federal benefits.
The question of whether the licences issued by Hall are valid will be litigated separately.
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Glasgow Cathedral
Outraged at the orgy of vandalism, in the period from 1560 that destroyed so many Scottish churches and monasteries, the ordinary people of Glasgow said a distinct 'No' to the destruction of their cathedral during the Reformation. They took up arms to protect Glasgow Cathedral. If it had been destroyed, this would have lost over 1,400 years of history and beauty.
If only others had stood firm like the Glasgow citizens, for so much of beauty was lost during the Reformation. Scotland alone is littered with the remains of monasteries ruined during this period. Even from the scant remains their former beauty is evident. What for religion if this is what it can achieve?
Glasgow Cathedral has history built into its layers. The Blacader Aisle in the Lower Church is the site of the original church founded in AD590 by St Kentigern, bishop of Strathclyde – better known as St Mungo. He travelled widely and spread his message down the west coast of Britain as far as North Wales. Appropriately his tomb lies in the centre of the site of his simple wooden church.
The first stone church on the site opened in the presence of King David I of Scotland in 1136. It occupied the area covered by the present nave. Its walls below windows level date back to the early 1200s. Later building on the wall and adding the upper and lower choirs to the east end of the nave largely completed the present cathedral.
A choir screen splits the upper parts of the church into the nave and the choir. The sloping site on which the church sits allowed the construction an unusual feature - a lower church occupying the area under the choir. This is a beautifully vaulted space. At its heart lies the tomb of St Mungo while at its east end are a series of chapels. These include the Chapel of St John the Evangelist still containing the well used by St Mungo in the late 500s for his water supply.
Eager pilgrims queued to get into these chapels after 1451, when the Pope declared that a pilgrimage to Glasgow Cathedral would carry the same merit as one to Rome. Perhaps he didn't appreciate hordes of grimy tartan-clad pilgrims appearing in his holy city?
One of the joys of Glasgow Cathedral is the way it is continually changing and adapting. There are many examples of this, but the most striking is the beautiful Millennium Window placed in the north wall of the nave in 1999. Three schools, Glasgow Academy, Hutcheson's Academy and the High School of Glasgow, holding annual services in the Cathedral, raised the funds to pay for it.
The window is true to the spirit of others in the Cathedral produced as far back as the 1400s as traditional techniques formed the production method. However the imagery and overall appearance are far from traditional being a distinctive symphony of shades of blue.
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The Cathedral seems like an obvious place to visit when in Glasgow, and I definitely recommend it. Entry is free, but they ask for a donation to help maintain the structure and it's definitely worth it. We spent ages strolling around the Cathedral taking in the sites and all of the historical facts. The building is stunning and my favourite part, as in many older buildings, had to be the ceiling.
I really did love that they had so many historical plaques in there explaining how the church was used and dates. It was nice to be able to walk about without a guide and understand everything.
Even if you aren't hugely into religion or history - this place is worth a visit just for the incredible architecture and attention to detail. Myself, interested in interior design and my husband, a man in construction, both viewed the building through two different perspectives which was neat. Of course, the Necropolis (a separate review) is definitely worth a visit as well.
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Burial place of St Mungo
Glasgow's cathedral is worth a stroll around. It has been added to over the centuries, but there has been a stone cathedral on this site since 1136 when it was dedicated in the presence of King David. The cathedral is interesting as it is on two levels, the main cathedral and the lower church.
The nave of the cathedral is a soaring 32 metres in height making the building seem much bigger inside than it looks from the exterior.
I particularly enjoyed looking around the lower church where the tomb of St Mungo (or Kentigern) can be found. The lower church was a 13th century addition to the cathedral completed by Bishop William de Bondington. Also in the lower church, you can find the Blacader Aisle, the final part of the cathedral to be built which features elaborate stonework on the ceiling.
Entry to the cathedral is free, although donations are encouraged. I bought a factsheet about the cathedral at the entrance for 20p. It worth remembering that this is a working cathedral and your visit may be postponed due to a service going on. For that reason, I wouldn't leave it till the last minute to visit here.
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Massive Beauty
In my research prior to going to Glasgow, I read that this was one of the few medieval churches to survive pretty much intact from the Scottish Reformation. My thought was that the church saw the Presbyterians coming and said, "Wait, don't destroy our church. We are Presbyterians, too." While there may be some element of conversion involved, it seems that the church was a loved place not only of worship but center of community life and the people of Glasgow simply did not want it destroyed. Evidently the trade unions even took up arms in its defense. This affection was later attested when the people of Glasgow themselves paid for the repair of serious damage done to the church by the reformers.
Once inside the church, the first word that came to mind was "massive." The second was "beautiful." It is both. The patron saint is St. Mungo (aka St. Kentigern) who, according to tradition, stopped at the burial ground dedicated in the 5th Century by St. Ninian of Galloway and buried a holy man, Fergus. This became the site of a monastery founded by St. Mungo and the present cathedral, and where St. Columba is said to have come for a visit with him. The first building (ca. 1136) caught fire and was replaced in the late 12th Century. The Nave was extended in the early 14th Century with other extensions and additions in the next century.
The tomb of St. Mungo is in the lower church. He is still revered and every January 13 (the anniversary of his death in 603) a special observance is held commemorating his life.
Glasgow Cathedral
This place is worth a visit.
The first stone-built Glasgow Cathedral was dedicated in the presence of King David I in 1136. The present building was consecrated in 1197. Since that same period the Cathedral has never been unroofed and the worship of God has been carried out within its walls for more than 800 years.
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Glasgow Cathedral
I made this place my first stop on my first day in Glasgow mainly because I wanted to see the Necropolis behind the Cathedral. However, I did stop in the Cathedral first and, as you can see by the photos, it is quite beautiful. A visit here will give you the opportunity to be in the presence of one of the few Scottish medieval churches to survive through the ages.
Take care to read your historical pamphlets and signs and you will also become well versed in the history of St. Mungo, also known as St. Kentigern, who founded a religious community on the site of the Cathedral as far back as AD590. His tomb can be seen in the lower church area of the Cathedral.
As with many historical attractions I visited in Scotland on this trip, I found the Cathedral most interesting when the 'historical layers' were brought to my attention. By that I mean I could easily view the lower walls of the nave built in the early 1200's, much of the structure of the cathedral built in the late 1200's, the Blacader Aisle built in the 1400's, alterations and preservations completed in the 1800's, and most recently the Millennium Window which was installed in 1999. I suppose I find that type of historical layering so interesting because although we do have places like that in the United States, nothing is really that old in comparison. Around here, if something dates back to the 1700's it's a huge event!
One piece of advice though... As I mentioned before I made this my first stop on my first day in Glasgow, and my first day in Scotland for that matter. If you are well traveled (which I am not) you have probably visited many churches and historical sites to the point where they probably blend together after a while. Do yourself a favor and make you FIRST stop in Scotland a pub. Sit down, enjoy a pint and friendly conversation with the locals and THEN go out and sightsee. As my husband said to me from the hilltop Necropolis behind the Cathedral, "I don't feel like I'm in Scotland yet...I could be anywhere... Let's go to a pub."
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Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral is the only Scottish mainland cathedral of the middle ages to have survived the Reformation. The beautiful stained glass windows are also one of the best collections after the war. The Cathedral is thought to have been built sometime between the 13th and the 15th century.
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Glasgow Cathedral
This is a Presbyterian cathedral. It was built on the site of an older church, which in had in turn replaced the original church founded by St Kentigern (better known as St Mungo) in 543. It dates mostly from the 15th century, although some parts of the older 12th century church still remain here.
A gentleman showed us around the cathedral and told the story of St Mungo. It was worth the trip just to listen to his account of the life of Glasgow's patron saint.
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Glasgow Cathedral
The Glasgow Cathedral is one of the few medieval Scottish churches to survive the Reformation without any damage. It's story dates back to about 590 AD, when Saint Kentigern (also called "Saint Mungo") arrived in the area to become the bishop of Strathclyde. He founded a small church on this site, which is now the location of the "lower church". His congregation (known as "Clasgu" or "dear family") grew into what eventually became the town, and then city, of Glasgow. This spot can be seen by descending a staircase in the Cathedral. The date of St. Mungo's death is given as January 13, 603. The original church was built of wood but was changed and enlarged over the next 500 years before any stonework was added. The first stone of the church was consecrated in the presence of King David I in 1136. Over the next 800 years, parts were destroyed by fire, several choirs were added, towers were built and dismantled, and stained glass windows were added. Pieces are still occasionally added to the Cathedral to this day. During the Reformation period of 1560, when many churches were looted, vandalized, and destroyed by mobs, this particular cathedral was so close to the hearts of the ordinary people of Glasgow; they took up arms to defend it themselves.
This cathedral is truly awe inspiring inside and out. The stained-glass work, stone statues, and wooden ceiling (not a single nail used!) inside will leave you feeling very humbled.
Don't miss: St. Mungo's tomb in the lower church--in the centre of the choir and below the cathedral's main altar; the faded Celtic-knotwork patterns on the three stone coffins in the lower church; and the graves and crypts outside at the back of the cathedral.
Glasgow Cathedral is a "must-see"! Admission was completely free, donations were welcomed.
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Glasgow Catheral
Also Known As St. Mungo's after the alleged founder of the City of Glasgow. There has been a church on this site for over a millenium but the first stone building dated from the early 12th century. It's in the old part, the east part of the city. On one side is a cemetery, with gravestones set flat into the ground. The day we went was a rainy day and the grounds looked suitably gloomy with the wet stones and the smoke blackened cathedral looming up. It's not a huge cathedral but it's quite the most charming one i think i've ever been in.
The nave is open, without benches. There used to be a market in there. The stained glass was absolutely lovely and the staff was every so friendly. There was a small table with a few postcards and books on it for sale. There wasn't a lot of light filtering in either day i went due to the overcast skies which gave it even more atmosphere. The ceiling is oak beamed and intricate and the old wooden fixtures and fittings fairly glow.
The lower chuch cannot be called a crypt because it isn't below ground, The church is built on a hill. There are excavations, the shrine to the founder of Glasgow and the cathedral, St. Mungo and also a pretty little chapel dedicated to Bishop Blacader. It's worth going down there and looking around and the walking tour that you might be able to join is well worth it!
I like it far more than St. Giles in Edinburgh, it is more simply but very elegantly decorated. It seems to suit the city's personality too. Out the back and up a hill is the Necropolis, a large Victorian cemetery with a lot of interesting stones and crypts. Worth a walk through if you like that sort of thing.
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Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral is built on the site where St Kentigern, or Mungo, the first bishop within the ancient British kingdom of Strathclyde, was thought to have been buried in AD 612.
Glasgow Cathedral is on the eastern edge of Glasgow city centre . Built during the 13th to 15th centuries, it is the only medieval cathedral on the Scottish mainland to have survived the 1560 Reformation virtually complete.
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Glasgow Cathedral
I do like Cathedrals and this one is good as enny one, we did walk everywher, but we did like it best "down under" spooky.. hehehe
Did buy some postcard and a book about Scottish History for only £5, the women that did work there was nice and smiling.
Free enter :)
The Society of Friends of Glasgow Cathedral arranges events, recitals and lectures throughout the year. Details from the address below.
MON-SAT 0930-1300, 1400-1600(Until 1800 Apr-Sep)
Sunday Services:
11 am, 6:30 pm. Communion 12:15 pm on the first Sunday of every month
Apart from service times the Cathedral is open from 9.30 am to 6 pm between April and September, and between 9.30 am and 4 pm between October and March. For tourist information contact the Cathedral Office on 0141 552 6891 or visit the website
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Established by Saint Mungo, the Patron Saint of Glasgow, the Cathedral dates in parts to the 12th Century and is an outstanding example of Gothic Architecture.The Cathedral fro inside is full of historical significant & the decoration of the main prayer hall is just amazing. Lots of tourists come to the cathedral to enjoy the beautiful historical building. Standing at the east end of the Cathedral Street and not far from where castle street becomes High street is Glasgow Cathedral.
The first stone built Cathedral was dedicated in 1136 in the presence of King David I but this has been a Christian site for well over 1500 years.The ground was consecrated for Christian burial by St. Ninian in 397 A.D. The Lower Church houses the tomb of St. Mungo (also called Kentigern) who died in 603 A.D Glasgow Cathedral's 13th century tower is the last remaining intact tower on a Scottish mediaeval church.
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Original Glasgow
Translated from the original Scots tongue (Gaelic) Glasgow means "Dear Green Place".
The cathedral is at the top of the Castle/High St. It is bordered by:
Provands Lordship
The oldest building in Glasgow
Religion Museum
A faith replica of a Bishops Palace now highlighting the religiously cosmopolitan Glasgow.
There is a wonderful Salvidor Dali "Christ of St John of the Cross" and just as importantly Muslim, Hindu and other non christian religions, including a Zen Garden. A true learning place
Starthclyde University Campus
Specialising in engineering & business it is a real blend of old & new. It shows respect to it's roots while challenging the past. There are a series of old and new buildings which reflect a comfortable harmony.
St Mungos
A catholic church. It draws people from all over Glasgow for its services and is the church dedicated to the parton saint of the city. The Motto of the city flows from this parton - declared a Saint.
MacIntosh School
A true son of Glasgow Charles Rennie MacIntosh was a true innovator, designer & artist.
There is a school design standing beside St Mungos.
MacIntosh is well worth researching before you arrive. He has many appealing designs. Glasgow has many beautiful examples of his work - and of course souvenirs.
Royal Infrimary
Glasgow has been a long known centre of medicine. The "Royal" as it is known locally today is being modernised . the old building beside the Cathedral is a testimony to people like Lister etc Try some reserch on this.
A walk down the Castle / High St (!.5km) is downhill an looking to the right highlights Glasgows tenemants (Flats/ apartments/ Condos) is worthwhile. This takes you to the Trongate and beyond that ... the River Clyde. Better to walk this at day rather than at night.
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- Oct 3:
- St. Paul man gets 48 years in ex-girlfriend's killing
- Aug 13:
- St. Paul man who shot his child's mom pleads guilty to murder
- Apr 23:
- St. Paul kids' boutique seeks donations for infant of murdered mom
- Apr 18:
- St. Paul 8-month-old's mother dead, father jailed on murder charge
- Apr 17:
- St. Paul woman shot in SUV; suspect taken into custody at hospital
A 19-year-old man -- arrested Wednesday in a shooting that critically injured his baby's mother in St. Paul -- had been charged in January with pointing a loaded rifle at his 13-year-old nephew. He had been released from jail earlier this month in that case, which is making its way through the court system.
Michelle Marie Ploetz, 20, of St. Paul was not responsive after the shooting just after 5 p.m. near East Seventh Street and White Bear Avenue.
Ploetz was taken to Regions Hospital, where information about her condition wasn't available Thursday. Police said her critical condition was unchanged from the night before.
Ploetz is a 2012 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall High School and a St. Catherine University student.
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Police radio traffic about the shooting posted on the Police Clips website said there was a report of a baby possibly in the sport utility vehicle where a male and female had been fighting. One caller about the shooting was the victim's father, the radio traffic indicated.
Police said an altercation took place in and around the vehicle. Police weren't confirming whether a baby or the victim's father were in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
Officers arrested Timothy Scott Hendricks, 19, of St. Paul after he arrived at Regions with several acquaintances. He was arrested at 7:35 p.m. Wednesday and booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of felony assault, according to a jail log. Hendricks has not been charged.
Hendricks told police in January that he was addicted to "pot, benzos and opiates," with a "bottle-a-day" habit, the criminal complaint in that case said. "He said he has been trying to be a better father for his 5-month-old son."
Ploetz's Facebook page says she met Hendricks in 2010. Ploetz started at St. Catherine's this semester after transferring from Hamline University. She is studying business administration in the evening/weekend/online program, according to the university.
The Ramsey County attorney's office charged Hendricks on Jan. 17 with two counts of second-degree assault. He pleaded not guilty. He was conditionally released from jail April 9 to the county's pretrial service agency, and a pretrial hearing is scheduled for May 8.
According to the complaint about the January assault:
Hendricks' 13-year-old nephew, identified as J.J.H., reported that Hendricks started badgering him about his dispute with J.J.H.'s father.
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J.J.H. said he reached for something to protect himself and grabbed an electric drill. Hendricks' then 21-year-old brother, P.H., whose apartment they were in, pulled Hendricks off the teen.
"Hendricks left the room briefly but quickly returned carrying a rifle and pointed the loaded rifle at J.J.H., saying, 'I'm going to shoot you!' " according to the complaint, which said the boy "fully believed Hendricks was about to shoot him."
P.H. returned and disarmed Hendricks. P.H. later told police he didn't think his brother would pull the trigger.
The teen left, and P.H. went to work. P.H.'s girlfriend was still at the apartment and, when police were called, they went to check on her. Officers called for the 22-year-old woman, and Hendricks came around a corner, carrying a backpack and rifle case. Police ordered him to drop what he was carrying and he did.
A rifle was in the case. In the bag was a digital scale, plastic bags, $1,206 in cash and more than 70 grams of marijuana.
P.H.'s girlfriend was found safe. She told police she'd been lying on her bed when she heard a commotion in another area of the apartment, and that Hendricks chased his nephew into her bedroom and pushed the boy onto the bed where she was lying.
"Someone said something about Hendricks being hit in the face by a drill," the complaint said of what the woman reported.
Hendricks came back with a rifle and pointed it at J.J.H. and said, "Now I can shoot you," the woman told police. She said she feared for her life because Hendricks was pointing the gun at the boy who was still on the bed where she was. "She feared Hendricks would shoot both of them," the complaint said.
As police were arresting Hendricks, he "volunteered that he 'need(s) help' as he is taking up to a bottle of prescription pills a day," the complaint said. He asked police to let his girlfriend, identified as M.P., know he was being arrested. She was in her car in the parking lot.
Hendricks told police that he blamed J.J.H.'s father for taking $600 from him to fix his vehicle but never did. He said the boy "went after him," punched him several times and hit his nose with a drill bit.
Hendricks said he had punched the boy once after the boy was hitting him.
Hendricks denied that he had held the gun, pointed it at his nephew or threatened to shoot the boy.
When Hendricks told police he was addicted to drugs, "he said he planned to resume going to outpatient rehabilitation soon." He also said the $1,200 police found was his savings, and the marijuana was "for his 4- to 7-day personal consumption." He later said he had sold some $20 bags of marijuana.
Tad Vezner contributed to this report. Mara H. Gottfried can be reached at 651-228-5262. Follow her at twitter.com/MaraGottfried.


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Photographers of all types are being invited to enter the 2013 Pumpkinfest's free "A New View" contest.
One entry per person will be accepted in each of seven categories, with the theme "Pumpkinfest Hits the Road." The contest deadline is Friday.
The categories are pumpkins, people, buildings, recreation, environmental, past Pumpkinfests and a youth category, for photographers 13 and younger. The top three finishers in each category will get prizes. The contest is sponsored by Lakeshore EyeCare Center and DeVries Photography.
Each entry must include an 8-by 10-inch print with a digital version of the photo. Email digital images to email@example.com. Send printed photos to Zeeland Pumpkinfest, P.O. Box 94, Zeeland, MI 49464.
Winners will be selected by public vote, filed in person and online.
Zeeland's annual Pumpkinfest marks its 29th year next month, Oct. 3-5, though some events start Sept. 30. The festival celebrates community, fall and family fun, with free and low-cost events for all ages. Festival volunteers are still needed for parade marshals, setup and cleanup teams. For volunteer details or the complete rules for photo contest entries and voting rules, visit pumpkinfest-zeeland.org or find them on Facebook.
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"In my State of the Union Address, I asked more businesses to do what they can to raise their employees' wages. Today, I applaud Gap, Inc. for announcing that they intend to raise wages for their employees beginning this year – a decision that will benefit about 65,000 workers in the U.S. As a chief executive, I've required federal contractors to pay their employees a wage of at least $10.10 an hour, and more states are taking steps to raise their minimum wage as well. But only action from Congress can make a difference nationwide. Right now, there is a bill in front of both the House and the Senate that would boost America's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, and lift wages for more than 16 million workers – all without requiring a single dollar in new taxes or spending. It's time to pass that bill and give America a raise."
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