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TCL > March 2001 Issue > Opinions
The Colorado Supreme Court has adopted a series of changes to the attorney regulation system, including the establishment of the Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge, pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.16. The Court also made extensive revisions to the rules governing the disciplinary process, repealing C.R.C.P. 241 et seq., and replacing those rules with C.R.C.P. 251 et seq. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge presides over attorney regulation proceedings and issues orders together with a two-member hearing board at trials and hearings. The Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of Evidence apply to all attorney regulation proceedings before the Presiding Disciplinary Judge. See C.R.C.P. 251.18(d).
The Colorado Lawyer publishes the summaries and full-text Opinions of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge, Roger L. Keithley, and a two-member hearing board, whose members are drawn from a pool appointed by the Supreme Court, and the Opinions of the Appellate Discipline Commission.
These Opinions may be appealed in accordance with C.R.C.P. 251.27.
The full-text Opinions, along with their summaries, are available on the CBA homepage at http://www.cobar.org/tcl/index.htm. See page 115 for details.Opinions are also available on Lexis-Nexis at www.lexis.com/research and then clicking on States Legal U.S./Colorado/Cases and Court Rules/By Court/Colorado Supreme Court Disciplinary Opinions.
Case No. 99PDJ085
The People of the State of Colorado,
Pamela Michelle Espinoza,
January 18, 2001
Original Proceeding in Discipline before the
Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge
Opinion by Presiding Disciplinary Judge Roger L. Keithley and Hearing Board members, Daniel A. Vigil and Mickey W. Smith, both members of the bar.
A trial was held on April 25, 2000, before the Presiding Disciplinary Judge ("PDJ") and two hearing board members, Daniel A. Vigil and Mickey W. Smith both members of the Bar. James C. Coyle, Assistant Attorney Regulation Counsel represented the People of the State of Colorado (the "People"). Pamela Espinoza ("Espinoza"), the respondent, did not appear either in person or by counsel.
The People's exhibits 1 through 8 were offered and admitted into evidence. The PDJ and Hearing Board considered the People's argument of counsel, the facts established by the admissions of the respondent deemed admitted,1 the exhibits admitted, and made the following findings of fact which were established by clear and convincing evidence:
Pamela Michelle Espinoza has taken and subscribed the oath of admission, was admitted to the bar of this court on May 15, 1997, and is registered upon the official records of the court as attorney registration number 28034. She is subject to the jurisdiction of this court pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.1(b).
Cathy Bowman ("Bowman") hired Espinoza in March 1998 to represent her in connection with a small claims matter which had been filed in county court. Joe Borrego ("Borrego") had filed an action against Bowman in small claims court regarding a dispute over remodeling work. The appearance and answer date for the small claims matter was April 14, 1998. Bowman and Espinoza agreed that the small claims matter would be removed to district court and a counterclaim would be asserted on Bowman's behalf. Espinoza informed Bowman that she need not appear on the April 14 return date.
On April 4, 1998, Robert Menapace, a friend of Bowman's, delivered a $1,500 cashier's check to Espinoza allowing her to proceed with the removal of the small claims action and the assertion of the counterclaim.
On April 13, 1998, Espinoza faxed an Answer, Counterclaim and Motion for transfer to the district court clerk. Although aware that the faxed pleadings would not be accepted until a docket fee was paid, Espinoza did not pay the necessary docket fee, nor did she appear in court on April 14, 1998. The court clerk retained possession of the Answer filed by Espinoza a day or two pending receipt of the required docket fee. When no docket fee was received, the court entered default judgment against Bowman.
The two-page pleading prepared by Espinoza as an Answer/Counterclaim/Motion to Transfer (exhibit 1) and Espinoza's billing statement to Bowman reflect that Espinoza expended 7.83 hours of time (at $75 per hour) from the initial interview through the submission of the pleading to the court. All remaining charges on the billing statement relate to time expended by Espinoza in connection with unsuccessful efforts to set aside the entry of default and communication with others regarding the garnishment of Bowman's wages. Espinoza earned no more than $587.50 of the original $1,500 retainer although she maintained in her deposition (exhibit 8) that she thought she had earned all of the retainer.
Espinoza failed to notify Bowman that judgment had been entered against her. Thereafter, Bowman's employer received a writ of garnishment for the judgment and Bowman became aware that judgment had entered. Espinoza advised Bowman that the court had made a mistake, that Espinoza would take care of the problem and that Bowman should not worry. Espinoza did not tell Bowman that her failure to pay a docket fee caused the entry of default judgment. Notwithstanding Espinoza's assurances, deductions were made on a regular basis from Bowman's paycheck until the total judgment in the amount of $1,293.00 was paid.
On July 7, 1998, Larry D. Lee, an attorney selected by Bowman to replace Espinoza, requested that Espinoza forward to his office the file and all materials provided to her by Bowman. Lee also requested that Espinoza return the $1,500 retainer. Espinoza agreed to forward all documentation to Lee, but refused to refund the retainer. Espinoza informed Lee that she believed she had earned the $1,500.
Almost a month later, on August 18, 1998, Lee again wrote to Espinoza, again requesting return of the file and the $1,500 retainer. On August 26, 1998, Espinoza responded stating, "I am in the process of copying Bowman's file and will send it to you as soon as it is ready." Espinoza did not thereafter return the file or refund any portion of the Bowman retainer.
The Complaint in this matter was originally filed July 16, 1999. On October 15, 1999, as a result of discussions between the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel and Espinoza, the parties entered into a Diversion Agreement pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.13 resolving the issues advanced in the Complaint. On December 13, 1999, however, the People filed a motion to terminate the Diversion Agreement based upon Espinoza's failure to comply with a term of that agreement — the refund of $1,000 to Bowman. Espinoza did not respond to the People's motion. On February 9, 2000, the PDJ granted the motion to terminate the Diversion Agreement and placed the matter on the court's active docket. Thereafter, Espinoza neither appeared at the pre-trial conference nor at the trial of this matter.
The People's Complaint charged Espinoza with violations of The Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct ("Colo. RPC") 1.3 (a lawyer shall not neglect a legal matter entrusted to that lawyer); Colo. RPC 1.4(a) (a lawyer shall keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information); Colo. RPC 1.4(b)(a lawyer shall explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions regarding the representation), and Colo. RPC 1.16(d)(upon termination of representation, a lawyer shall take steps to the extent reasonably practicable to protect a client's interests, such as giving reasonable notice to the client, allowing time for employment of other counsel, surrendering papers and property to which the client is entitled and refunding any advance payment of fee that has not been earned).
The facts presented clearly establish each of the violations charged. Espinoza agreed to represent Bowman in connection with a contested matter in court. She accepted a retainer to secure her attorney fees and court costs, prepared a responsive pleading, forwarded it to the court for filing but knowingly failed to pay the required filing fee on behalf of her client although she had client funds to do so. Thereafter, Espinoza failed to correct her failure to pay the required fee, failed to keep her client informed of developments in the case, did not attempt to set aside the default judgment, and misinformed her client that the entry of the default resulted from a mistake by the court. Such misconduct constitutes neglect and is a violation of Colo. RPC 1.3. Moreover, Espinoza's failure to keep her client accurately informed of events as they transpired or to explain the events to Bowman so as to allow Bowman to make informed decisions regarding the case constituted a violation of the provisions of Colo. RPC 1.4(a) and Colo. RPC 1.4(b).
Once the client discovered Espinoza's deception, terminated the attorney/client relationship and secured replacement counsel, Espinoza failed to deliver the Bowman file to replacement counsel and refused to refund any portion of the retainer. By so doing, Espinoza also violated Colo. RPC 1.16(d).
In addition, following the entry of default judgment against her client, Espinoza concealed from her client the fact that her failure to pay the required docket fee caused the entry of default judgment and affirmatively misrepresented to the client that the entry of default was attributable to a court mistake. Both of these actions reflect conduct involving misrepresentation and dishonest acts and violated Colo. RPC 8.4(c).2
The ABA Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions (1991 & Supp. 1992) ("ABA Standards") is the guiding authority for selecting the appropriate sanction to impose for lawyer misconduct.
ABA Standard 4.42 provides:
Suspension is generally appropriate when:
(a) a lawyer knowingly fails to perform services for a client and causes injury or potential injury to a client
ABA Standard 4.62 provides:
Suspension is generally appropriate when a lawyer knowingly deceives a client and causes injury or potential injury to the client.
Espinoza's misconduct meets the requirements of both ABA Standards 4.42 and 4.62. Her neglect of Bowman's case resulted in Bowman's being deprived of her day in court, the entry of a default judgment against Bowman and garnishment of Bowman's wages. Espinoza's misleading statements to Bowman delayed the entry of successor counsel into her case and concealed Espinoza's misconduct from the client.
Colorado case law also suggests that a period of suspension is an appropriate sanction for the misconduct presented in this case. See People v. Williams, 824 P.2d 813, 815 (Colo. 1992)(attorney suspended for six months with requirement of reinstatement proceeding for continued and chronic neglect of three legal matters and for failing to comply with order compelling discovery in disciplinary proceeding in view of aggravating factors including refusal to acknowledge wrongful nature of conduct); People v. Gaimara, 810 P. 2d 1076, 1080 (Colo. 1991)(suspending the attorney for six months for neglect of a client's matter and distinguishing other cases warranting a lesser period of suspension for simple neglect of client matters by finding that the attorney engaged in intentional misconduct and deception); People v. Goens, 770 P.2d 1218, 1219 (Colo. 1989)(attorney suspended for six months with a requirement of reinstatement proceedings for continuing pattern of neglect of two client matters involving vulnerable clients); People v. Mayer, 744 P.2d 509, 510 (Colo. 1987)(attorney suspended for six months with a requirement of reinstatement proceeding for neglecting a legal matter, charging an excessive fee, failing to promptly deliver the client's file and failing to refund a fee to the client).
The PDJ and Hearing Board considered factors in aggravation pursuant to ABA Standard 9.2 and factors in mitigation pursuant to ABA Standard 9.3. In mitigation, Espinoza has had no prior discipline, id. 9.32(a), and she is inexperienced in the practice of law in that she had been licensed as an attorney for approximately one year at the time of her misconduct set forth above, id. at 9.32(f). However, her lack of prior discipline and inexperience in the practice of law are not of sufficient magnitude, especially in light of her nonparticipation in this proceeding, to warrant reducing the indicated sanction of suspension. Moreover, Espinoza's failure to attend the trial in this matter or otherwise meaningfully participate in these formal proceedings raises serious questions regarding her fitness to practice law.
In aggravation, Espinoza's deposition reveals that she failed to recognize the wrongful nature of her conduct and has not exhibited any genuine remorse for the injury she imposed upon her client, id. at 9.22(g), she engaged in bad faith obstruction of the disciplinary proceeding by failing to comply with the orders of the disciplinary agency, id. at 9.22(e), and she demonstrated indifference to making restitution, id. at 9.22(j).
It is therefore ORDERED:
1. PAMELA MICHELLE ESPINOZA, registration number 28034, is SUSPENDED from the practice of law for a period of six months effective thirty-one days from the date of this Order. Respondent is required to comply with the provisions of C.R.C.P. 251.29(c) and (d) and undergo a formal reinstatement proceeding in order to be reinstated to the practice of law.
2. PAMELA MICHELLE ESPINOZA is ORDERED to pay the costs of these proceedings.
3. The People shall submit a Statement of Costs within ten (10) days of the date of this Order. Respondent shall have five (5) days thereafter to submit a response thereto.
1. The People served Requests for Admission on Espinoza on February 24, 2000. Espinoza did not respond. Pursuant to a motion filed by the People and granted by the PDJ, the facts requested to be admitted were deemed admitted in this proceeding. C.R.C.P. 36.
2. The People did not allege or contend that Espinoza abandoned her client.
Case No. 00PDJ058
Patrick A. Egbune,
January 16, 2001
Opinion by the Presiding Disciplinary Judge Roger L. Keithley and Hearing Board members Kathryn S. Lonowski and Robert M. Maes.
This reinstatement matter was heard on November 7, 2000, pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.29(b) and (c) before the Presiding Disciplinary Judge ("PDJ") and two hearing board members, Kathryn S. Lonowski and Robert M. Maes, both members of the Bar. James S. Sudler, Assistant Attorney Regulation Counsel represented the People of the State of Colorado (the "People") and Patrick A. Egbune ("Egbune") represented himself. The PDJ and Hearing Board heard testimony on behalf of Egbune from Erich Halvorsen, Carla Shoeboot, Richard Dennis Semakula and Karen Mack. Egbune testified on his own behalf. Neil Weiner, M.D. and David S. Wahl, M.D. testified on behalf of the People. Egbune's exhibits 1 through 13 and the People's exhibits 1 through 5 were offered and admitted into evidence by stipulation.
The PDJ and Hearing Board considered the testimony and exhibits admitted, assessed the credibility of the witnesses, considered the argument set forth in the parties' respective trial briefs, and made the following findings of fact which were established by clear and convincing evidence:
Egbune was licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado on May 9, 1991, attorney registration number 20397. He was suspended from the practice of law for one year and one day by Order of the Supreme Court in case no. 98SA120 and case no. 98SA206. In re Egbune, 971 P. 2d 1065 (Colo. 1999), cert. denied, 526 U.S. 1115 (1999). The suspension resulting from the Supreme Court's Order was effective February 20, 1999.
The disciplinary suspension imposed against Egbune arose from two separate events of misconduct. In case no. 98SA206, the more serious of the events, Egbune was found to have violated Colo. RPC 8.4(b) by engaging in conduct which would violate § 18-3-404(1)(a), 5 C.R.S. (1998), third-degree sexual assault. Specifically, Egbune was found to have inappropriately touched a female client in his office. In addition, in case no. 98SA120, Egbune was found to have violated Colo. RPC 3.3(a)(1)(making a false statement to a tribunal) by recklessly accusing a judge and opposing counsel of having improper ex parte communications. Egbune was ordered to pay costs in the amount of $2,899.01.
On May 12, 2000, in a separate disciplinary action, case no. GC98A13, involving misconduct which occurred both prior to and concurrently with the misconduct for which the one year and one day suspension was imposed, the PDJ and Hearing Board suspended Egbune from the practice of law for a period of six months commencing upon the expiration of his prior suspension. In that disciplinary action, Egbune assumed responsibility for a contingent fee action from another attorney knowing that the prior attorney claimed a portion of any recovery to satisfy his attorney's fees. He settled the action on terms which had been secured by the prior attorney, and disbursed funds resulting from the settlement without notifying the prior attorney or segregating the disputed funds in a trust account. Egbune was found to have violated Colo. RPC 1.15(a)(failure to segregate and maintain disputed funds), Colo. RPC 1.15(b)(failure to provide an accounting), Colo. RPC 1.15(c)(failure to keep funds separate), Colo. RPC 1.5(a)(charging an unreasonable fee), Colo. RPC 8.4(c)(engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud deceit or misrepresentation) and Colo. 8.4(h)(other conduct reflecting adversely upon fitness to practice law). Egbune was ordered to pay costs in the amount of $205.22.
Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 241.21,1 which was in effect at the time of Egbune's suspension, Egbune filed the requisite affidavit following the effective date of his one year and one day suspension. Egbune paid all costs assessed in the respective disciplinary actions. In addition, Egbune reached an agreement in accordance with the Orders issued in the six month suspension case.
In addition to the disciplinary cases set forth herein, Egbune was the subject of a disability action commenced in 1996, case no. 96SA270. On August 29, 1996 the Supreme Court transferred him to disability inactive status. On November 12, 1997, as a result of an agreement reached between Egbune and the People, Egbune was reinstated to the practice of law on the express condition that reports regarding his bi-polar condition be submitted by his treating physician to the People every three months. Until approximately July 30, 1998 Egbune complied with the reporting condition. Thereafter, Egbune failed to submit or cause to be submitted any reports regarding his mental condition as required by the disability reinstatement order.
On July 19, 2000, Egbune filed a Petition for Reinstatement with the PDJ and tendered the $500.00 deposit for the costs of the reinstatement proceeding in accordance with C.R.C.P. 251.29. On July 31, 2000, the People filed an Answer to the Petition. Upon the conclusion of their investigation authorized by C.R.C.P. 251.29(d), the People supplemented their Answer on September 15, 2000 and opposed reinstatement.
During the period of his suspensions, Egbune has been employed as an automobile salesman. Two of his co-workers testified on his behalf that he was of good moral character and had not engaged in any inappropriate conduct of which they were aware. Egbune testified that he has learned from his prior misconduct and discipline and will not engage in similar conduct in the future. Egbune represented to the PDJ and Hearing Board that any future contact with female clients will take place in the presence of a third person so as to eliminate any possibility of improper conduct.2
Egbune directed a significant portion of his testimony to minimizing the significance of his prior misconduct or directly denying it. Although he expressed his acceptance of the prior findings of misconduct and voiced the opinion that he had "learned his lesson," he denied that any sexual misconduct ever occurred between himself and his prior client, disagreed that his conduct in the contingent fee case was at variance with required professional norms, and evidenced no awareness of the seriousness of his prior actions. Egbune acknowledged that he had not sought any professional assistance arising out of the sexual abuse situation nor sought professional input regarding his perception of the incident.
Although evidence was presented that Egbune had completed forty-six hours of continuing legal education credits by home study and four hours by seminar since the date of his first suspension, insufficient evidence was tendered regarding the nature of those courses, apart from the course titles and the distribution of general and ethics credits, from which the PDJ and Hearing Board could compare Egbune's efforts to educate himself with regard to the specific misconduct previously found.
Both Dr. Wiener and Dr. Wahl gave testimony regarding Egbune's mental status, their diagnosis and prognosis regarding the impact of his condition on his general fitness to practice law. Neither Dr. Wiener nor Dr. Wahl expressed the opinion that Egbune's mental condition prevented him from practicing law.
Egbune is subject to the jurisdiction of this court pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.1(b).
C.R.C.P. 251.29(b) provides, in part:
An attorney who has been suspended for a period longer than one year must file a petition with the Presiding Disciplinary Judge for reinstatement and must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the attorney has been rehabilitated, has complied with all applicable disciplinary orders and with all provisions of this chapter, and is fit to practice law.
Thus, an attorney who has been suspended from the practice of law must bear the burden of proving that he or she is: (1) rehabilitated; (2) has complied with all applicable disciplinary orders and all provisions of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure relating to attorney discipline regarding actions required of suspended attorneys, and (3) is fit to practice law. All three of the elements of proof must be established before reinstatement may be authorized.
Imposition of discipline against an attorney includes a determination that some professional or personal shortcoming existed upon which the discipline is premised. The shortcoming may have resulted either from personal deficits or from a combination of personal deficits and professional deficits and/or inadequacies in the professional environment. It necessarily follows that the analysis of rehabilitation should be directed at the professional or moral shortcoming which resulted in the discipline imposed. See C.R.C.P. 251.29(c)(5); Tardiff v. State Bar, 612 P.2d 919, 923 (Cal. 1980)(citing Roth v. State Bar, 253 P.2d 969, 972 (Cal. 1953)(holding that in an application for reinstatement . . . the proof presented must be sufficient to overcome the court's former adverse judgment of [the] applicant's character)).
Consideration of the issue of rehabilitation requires the PDJ and Hearing Board to consider numerous factors bearing on the petitioner's state of mind and professional ability, including character, conduct since the imposition of the original discipline, professional competence, candor and sincerity, present business pursuits, personal and community service, and the petitioner's recognition of the seriousness of his previous misconduct. See People v Klein, 756 P. 2d 1013, 1016 (Colo. 1988). Under the factors set forth in Klein, the PDJ and Hearing Board find that Egbune did not establish by clear and convincing evidence that he is rehabilitated or possesses the requisite ability and professional competence to practice law.
Neither the mere passage of time nor personal assurances of future compliance, standing alone, should be interpreted as rehabilitation. In re Sharpe, 499 P.2d 406, 409 (Okla. 1972). In the case of Goff v. People, No. 99PDJ 023, slip op. at 8-14 (Colo. PDJ August 4,2000) 29 Colo. Law. 126, 128-130 (October 2000) the PDJ and Hearing Board undertook a thorough analysis of the requirements of C.R.C.P. 251.29. That analysis neither changed nor enhanced the standard of proof required for reinstatement. Rather, it set forth the decisional methodology utilized in determining whether rehabilitation has been accomplished.
The evidence presented in this reinstatement hearing does not meet the required standard of proof that rehabilitation has been achieved. Egbune's initial suspension from the practice of law arose from serious misconduct involving sexual improprieties with a client and unsupported allegations of misconduct against a judge and opposing counsel. Although Egbune has consistently denied the sexual improprieties, the hearing panel which heard that case determined that the issue turned upon the credibility of the witnesses presented and found the female client's version of events more credible. The Supreme Court, after reviewing that decision, affirmed its findings. Since that time, Egbune has neither accepted the conclusion of the objective fact finders that his conduct was improper, nor sought insight into his continuing perception that the conduct did not violate professional requirements. Indeed, Egbune's only response to the sexual misconduct finding is to deny that it ever occurred.
Insufficient evidence was presented in this matter directed to those efforts undertaken by Egbune, if any, to rehabilitate himself from his advancement of unsupported allegations against a judge and opposing counsel. The facts set forth in the Colorado Supreme Court opinion imposing the original suspension reflect Egbune's willingness to advance allegations of misconduct against others based entirely upon surmise and conjecture without any supportable factual basis. Although it appears from the evidence that Egbune completed fifty hours of continuing legal education courses following his suspension, insufficient evidence was presented from which it may be determined that the courses were focused upon the duties and obligations of attorneys to investigate circumstances before advancing allegations of improper conduct before a tribunal. Moreover, even if one or more of the courses taken did address that issue, there is no evidence indicating that Egbune either understands that responsibility or accepts it.
Egbune's second suspension arose from the manner in which he handled a contingent fee matter transferred to him from another attorney. The findings in that case reflect a basic misunderstanding by Egbune of his duties and responsibilities both to prior counsel and his client, a willingness to engage in deceptive conduct for personal gain and a lack of knowledge regarding the applicability of The Rules of Professional Conduct to the retention of disputed funds. No evidence was offered by Egbune — apart from his own testimony in which he sought to justify and minimize his misconduct — from which it can be determined that he has made any successful effort to gain a greater understanding of his duties and responsibilities to his client or others who claim an interest in disputed funds or to recognize that The Rules of Professional Conduct, as opposed to his observation and interpretation of the actions of others, govern his professional conduct.t.
Goff, supra, recognizes the principle that rehabilitation requires proof by clear and convincing evidence that the personal and/or professional deficiencies which resulted in the original discipline have, in fact, been eliminated. Goff, case no. 00PDJ023, slip op. at 11, 29 Colo. Law. at 129 (holding that the analysis of rehabilitation should be directed at the professional or moral shortcoming which resulted in the discipline imposed). Neither personal assurances that the conduct will not recur nor passive attendance at Continuing Legal Education courses, without more, meet that standard. There must be evidence of positive and successful efforts to correct the deficits from which the original misconduct arose. No such evidence was presented in this reinstatement hearing.
Because Egbune has failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence that he has been rehabilitated, we cannot conclude that he is fit to practice law. See Goff, case no. 00PDJ023, slip op. at 13, 29 Colo. Law. at 130. Moreover, undisputed evidence presented in this proceeding establishes that over an extended period of time, Egbune has failed to comply with the Supreme Court's Order arising out of his 1996 disability inactive status proceeding. His failure to comply with that Order over the stated period of time, whether through misunderstanding, neglect or conscious choice, precludes any finding of fitness to practice law.3
Patrick A. Egbune's Petition for Reinstatement to the practice of law is herein DENIED.
1. C.R.C.P. 241.21 was replaced by C.R.C.P. 251.28 effective January 1, 1999.
2. Egbune did not address the impact of this proposed procedure on the integrity of the attorney client privilege.
3. Under C.R.S.P. 251.29(b), Egbune's disciplinary reinstatement requires proof of compliance with all provisions of the Colorado Rules of Procedure Regarding Attorney Discipline and Disability, Chapter 20.


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Study by Senior Military Officers: DADT Harms Military Effectiveness
Jim Burroway
July 8th, 2008
A new report (PDF: 1.39MB/16 pages) written by four high-ranking retired military officers and issued by the Palm Center of the University of California lends significant support for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), the military's ban on gays and lesbians serving openly. The report by Brigadier General Hugh Aitkin (USMC), Lieutenant General Minter Alexander (USAF), Lieutenant General Robert Gard (USA), and Vice Admiral Jack Shanahan (USN) concludes that the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly actually diminished military effectiveness and unit cohesion, and calls for the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
One additional interesting fact stood out in the Study Group's assessment: Those who oppose gays and lesbians serving in the military refused to participate or provide any information. It appears they simply don't want the issue looked at calmly and rationally:
The Study Group was saddened that not a single expert who opposes gays in the military was willing to meet or talk with us in person. For each expert, the group offered to take written, and/or in-person testimony, and offered to arrange and subsidize transportation to Washington, D.C. or to arrange videoconferencing or teleconferencing facilities. The group also asked experts who oppose gays in the military to provide additional names of experts who might participate. Because not a single one of these experts was willing to participate in person or to provide additional names of people who would, therefore the group devoted particular and extensive effort to the study of their published work and any written comments they were willing to submit for consideration.
Among those who were invited to participate but declined were Elaine Donnelly of the Center for Military Readiness, the leading opponent of efforts to repeal DADT. Others who declined to participate in this study include Peter Sprigg, Robert Maginnis, and Melissa Wells-Petry of the Family "Research" Council.
The study's authors list ten findings:
Finding one: "The law locks the military's position into stasis and does not accord any trust to the Pentagon to adapt policy to changing circumstances." Because the ban is written into law, the authors contend that it restricts the Defense Department from adjusting its policy to meet military needs or readiness. They say that because the military officially can't change its policy, it is up to individual commanders to exhibit flexibility in deciding on their own whether to ignore or violate the policy, which leaves the false impression that DADT is working.
Finding two: "Existing military laws and regulations provide commanders with sufficient means to discipline inappropriate conduct." The authors note that existing law, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and other Pentagon regulations provide commanding officers with all the tools they need to "disciplin[e] inappropriate public displays of affection, fraternization, adultery, or any other conduct which is prejudicial to the maintenance of good order, discipline, morale and unit cohesion."
Finding three: "'Don't ask, don't tell" has forced some commanders to choose between breaking the law and undermining the cohesion of their units." The authors hinted at this in their first finding. Here, they explored the problem more fully:
The Study Group heard from a heterosexual officer who returned recently from a tour of duty in Iraq. He told the group that one of his best non-commissioned officers was probably a lesbian, and that if he had been presented with credible evidence of her homosexuality, he would have been forced to choose between following the law and keeping his unit intact. For this officer, unit cohesion was marked by the need to retain a qualified, meritorious lesbian service member. When asked which choice he would have made, he said that he would have opted to break the law. Experts in military law attested, "The statute makes it mandatory to follow up if told." Yet, a former non-commissioned officer confirmed, "There were times I should have said something. I didn't. I helped people manage their career." He acknowledged, "I was breaking the law myself."
The authors also noted that "no commanding officer has been admonished for not following up" on learning of a subordinate's homosexuality.
Finding four: "'Don't ask, don't tell" has prevented some gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members from obtaining psychological and medical care as well as religious counseling." People should be able to expect a degree of confidentiality when talking with doctors, chaplains, counselors, and other professionals. LGBT servicemembers however aren't afforded that confidentiality. They have been discharged after confiding in chaplains, and doctors and therapists are under orders to report clients who discuss their homosexuality during treatment. One commanding officer discussed the bind this caused:
As an E-6, I had become a leader, and as a leader, troops came to me for advice and guidance. I had many gay troops working for me, and some of them I saw suffer a great deal because of this policy. One gay troop had a sexually transmitted disease and he asked what he should do about it. I advised him, of course, to see a doctor, but he called it to my attention that if he did, he could be kicked out of the Navy. Another troop was having a relationship problem with her girlfriend — she threatened committing suicide — and I told her to see a counselor or chaplain, but then I realized that wasn't a good idea because talking about her girlfriend would violate the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. No matter what I told these troops, nothing was the right answer and I felt like a hypocrite.
This can affect straight personnel as well:
In one remarkable incident in 2001, an Air Force airman sought the assistance of a military psychiatrist after a civilian raped him. The psychiatrist announced that the airman must be gay if he allowed himself to be raped, and he threatened to out the soldier to his command if he spoke about being gay during their therapy session.
Finding five: "'Don't ask, don't tell' has caused the military to lose some talented service members." Between 2003 and 2006, more than 800 people with mission-critical skills have been dismissed under DADT. During the same period, the military recruited 4,230 convicted felons under the "moral waivers" program. They cited a UCLA study which found that 4,000 people would have retained each year since DADT was established in 1994 — about 1,000 on average were discharged each year, and 3,000 more left on their own who would have stayed if they could serve openly. In contrast, only 2% of servicemembers said they wouldn't have joined the military if gays and lesbians were permitted to serve openly, which also amounts to about 4,000 per year. This means that repealing DADT would be a wash, recruitment-wise.
Finding six: "'Don't ask, don't tell' has compelled some gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members to lie about their identity." This means that the policy "puts some gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members in a quandary and undermines the personal integrity essential to honor and trust."
Finding seven: "Many gays, lesbians, and bisexuals are serving openly." According to one estimate, some 65,000 GLBT personnel are currently serving in the armed forces. And according to a recent Zogby poll, 23% of personnel already know that they are serving alongside someone who is gay.
Finding eight: "Don't ask, don't tell" has made it harder for some gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to perform their duties." One non-commissioned officer described the problem this way:
I had two gay friends while I was stationed in Spain. One man, E., was very open [about being gay], like me. The other one, T., followed the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy nearly to the letter of the law. T. told me that he was gay, but to his co-workers he lied about having girlfriends. But everyone hated him. I asked the guys at work why they harassed T. when none of them harassed E. or me. They said the problem wasn't the fact T. was gay, the problem was he was a liar. And to them, that meant he was a coward. They were personally insulted that he lied to them. In this case, DADT is a dual-edged sword: if you follow it, you're mistrusted; if you don't, you play Russian roulette every day with your career.
This goes back to the issue of personal integrity. When someone is permitted to show integrity, they garner the respect that is essential to unit cohesiveness. But when fellow servicemembers know someone is lying about one thing, they will find it difficult to trust that person in other matters. And this issue of trust goes to the very heart of unit cohesiveness.
Finding nine: "Military attitudes towards gays and lesbians are changing." According to the study's authors, poll results show that between 58% and 79% of the public believe that gays and lesbians should be permitted to serve openly. Interestingly, the study's authors didn't note in this section a Zogby survey from last year among returning military veterans which found that only 37% felt that the ban should continue.
Finding ten: "Evidence shows that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly is unlikely to pose any significant risk to morale, good order, discipline, or cohesion." This is actually the most exhaustively supported finding, perhaps reflecting the importance the authors place on this finding. They poured over several studies and polls among U.S. military personnel, and could find no correlation between having a gay or lesbian unit member and that unit's cohesiveness or effectiveness. The study group also solicited input from British and Israeli military experts, where gays and lesbians have been permitted to serve openly with no impact to military readiness.
The study group issued these four recommendations based on their findings:
Recommendation 1.Congress should repeal 10 USC § 654 and return authority for personnel policy under this law to the Department of Defense.
Recommendation 2. The Department of Defense should eliminate "don't tell" while maintaining current authority under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and service regulations to preclude misconduct prejudicial to good order and discipline and unit cohesion. The prerogative to disclose sexual orientation should be considered a personal and private matter.
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A large deck should be designed as a multifunctional area, with space for a variety of outdoor activities. At approximately 650 square feet, this large, multilevel deck project adds an abundance of outdoor living area and smoothly integrates with a number of entry points to the back of a house.
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Some politicians rule by fear, others through persuasion. Vincent C. Gray governs by process.
Impeccably dressed, invariably polite, and indefatigably hard-working, the D.C. Council chairman runs hearings with an iron handbook: Every last colleague, constituent, and stakeholder gets a say, no matter who. When this takes longer than scheduled—like when an elderly retired economics teacher shows up in the morning to testify about tenants' rights but doesn't get to speak until late in the afternoon—Gray is the first to apologize.
And then, of course, he politely encourages the inconvenienced party to share all of her thoughts on the matter, whether or not they echo the others from her apartment building who've already testified. That's the process.
This summer, Gray is making process the centerpiece of his campaign to unseat Mayor Adrian Fenty. Months of mud-slinging between the 67-year-old challenger and the 39-year old incumbent have failed to elicit major public-policy differences. Instead, there's process: After four years of what Gray maligns as an impulsive, opaque, and abrasive executive style, the chairman is betting that voters want something a little more deliberate and respectful.
"He believes the details are important and he believes that if you don't take into consideration the details it can lead you down the path of a wrong decision," explains Gray's daughter, Jonice Gray Tucker.
Which is why May 26 was such a strange day in the legislature Gray has ruled with such soporific effectiveness for the past four years. At the tail end of the budget cycle, news broke that funding for the H Street-Benning Road streetcar line had been cut. City transportation officials had gone to bed almost certain the project was safe. Sometime after midnight, following a grueling budget process that included televised broadcasts of previously closed-door negotiating sessions, Gray's office whacked the project.
Word quickly spread among the planning geeks for whom streetcars are a cause celébrè. The influential blog Greater Greater Washington advised readers to call Gray's office, pronto. Initially, a receptionist told callers the news wasn't true. Then the office stopped taking phone calls. Advocates decried a shady late-night deal—the exact opposite of the consensus politics Gray has elevated into a political philosophy.
By 11:30 a.m., the budget was approved. With H Street ripped up and tracks partially constructed, the streetcar line was mostly dead—just $5 million was left behind for more planning. It was all a simple matter of process, Gray said. "I am firmly committed to a new streetcar system in the District," he wrote on his campaign blog. "But we owe it to ourselves to have a well thought out planning process. We can't afford the Mayor's approach of 'build now and plan later,' which only results in poor outcomes and much higher costs."
In this case, though, the irate online reaction prompted Gray to condense that well-thought-out planning process.
By afternoon, Gray announced that he'd identified $47 million for the project. But trolley jollies and streetcar foes alike felt put off. "Thank you for illuminating your lack of judgment and poor leadership potential while simultaneously moving forward with the streetcars," sneered one poster on Gray's website. Critics, meanwhile, accused Gray of caving to a Web-savvy, vocal minority.
Gray quickly moved on, emphasizing his streetcar love by riding a rented trolley two weeks later at the Capital Pride Parade. Today, he calls the incident a staff error, something that went down on one of those rare occasions when he'd gone home before his employees. "When I got wind of it the next morning, it took us all of two hours to fix this," he says in an interview. "As soon as the meeting was over, I sat down with everyone and said 'Look, we shouldn't have done it this way.'"
In other words, with a little more attention to process, there might never have been a kerfuffle in the first place.
The Sept. 14 primary will not likely be decided by streetcar votes. But the set-to still illuminates a contradiction that will likely shape Gray's political future: Being a stickler for process can be a sign of fairness, a way to avoid cronyism, and a way to make sure everyone gets their say. But it can just as easily be a cop-out.
Did Gray question the streetcar, as he initially said, because it was the sort of ill-planned infrastructure project that taxpayers shouldn't have to support? Or did he hide behind a bunch of process explanations—poor transit planning, staff boo-boos—to dodge blame once the cut became controversial? Opinions about such questions will go a long way to determining whether Gray will become D.C.'s next mayor.
The D.C. Council chairman does his work at one end of a long conference table in his fifth-floor corner office at the Wilson Building. The walls are decorated with predictably tasteful images of District landmarks, sports memorabilia, and family pictures. There's also a portrait of Gray and his late wife Loretta, who died of cancer 12 years ago, among other photos of his two children and two grandchildren.
Gray spends a lot of time at that table. A lifelong Catholic, the chairman has a decidedly Protestant work ethic—a supercharged one, at that. He's often the last councilmember to leave the building at night. His staff generally gets more sleep than he does. "It's one o'clock in the morning, and here I am having a policy exchange over e-mail," says Jesse Rauch, a former Gray legislative analyst. "It's insane."
Growing up in a one-bedroom apartment at Sixth and L streets NE, Gray skipped two grades in school and graduated from Dunbar Senior High at 16. Even at a school that was then the home of D.C.'s African American elite, Gray stood out for his academic achievements. He managed to be a double-varsity athlete, too. Gray's baseball skills were so promising he considered a professional career in the sport.
But he opted for college instead. At George Washington University, he was the first African-American student to break the color barrier in the fraternity system.
Gray went on from college to GW's masters' program in psychology. A professor there named Eva Johnson took him under her wing, steering his career toward social services. Johnson was involved with the D.C. Association of Retarded Citizens, today known as The Arc of D.C. After getting his degree, Gray went to work there, too. He later became its executive director.
At a time when many in D.C. measure success by the number of new commercial storefronts in previously blighted neighborhoods, Gray says his nonprofit career serves him well in office. "All of that has given me an exposure to what it means to be in human need. As a result I have a very profound understanding of what those needs are and I bring that understanding to these kinds of [budget] decisionmaking," he says. (He also notes that this helps him know where to look for cost savings in social services as well).
After Sharon Pratt Dixon was elected mayor in 1990, Gray was asked to be director of the D.C. Department of Human Services. After some courting, he took over a chaotic agency that had 11 leaders in 12 years under Marion Barry. Opinions differ as to what happened next: Gray's side notes that he improved performance on issues like HIV and homelessness. Critics, though, say it remained a mess—and that any reformist urgency got lost in the director's relentless focus on procedural matters. Pratt's administration, at any rate, has gone down as one of D.C.'s worst, compiling an even more disastrous track record than Barry's. Which explains why Gray's "early '90s days" are a campaign-trail talking point for Fenty. In the mayor's telling, DHS was "run over the cliff" under Gray, who would do the same to the city as mayor.
Gray's defenders argue that anyone in charge of the department would have faced great challenges. "Virtually every entity at DHS improved while I was there," Gray said during a July 15 radio debate. "I find it interesting at a recent forum, [Fenty] got up and complimented me on having worked to create a Department of Health Care Finance. I reminded him, since he wasn't around at the time, that the Department of Health Care Finance was part of the reorganization plan I proposed as director of the Department of Human Services."
The stint as a top D.C. official also means Gray made some decisions that—for voters with long memories—might cause him trouble now. As Gray gave a short stump speech at Glover Park Day in early June, some longtime residents in the Ward 3 neighborhood were quietly chattering about "the man who wanted to turn Guy Mason [Recreation Center] into a homeless shelter."
During an interview, Gray has an answer for those complaints: process.
"It wasn't that I proposed that," he says of the plan he announced in November 1991 to house homeless people at the rec center that borders the Naval Observatory. "There was an order that… preceded the [Pratt] administration. And it talked about overflow shelters. There had been different places that had been identified as overflow shelters… and Guy Mason was one of those places in that order.
"I don't know where it came from," Gray adds. "It was handed down to us. The mayor, at the time, said that we should go ahead and try to do that...I carried out the wishes of the mayor."
He never does get around to saying on the record whether he thought the Pratt-era Guy Mason plan was a good or bad idea.


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My world flipped when I tasted homemade noodles for the first time! Granted, I have probably been at a restaurant that served homemade pasta, but never got up the gusto to order them. We are up to the Italy section in class. We have been making pasta for the past 2 weeks and I must say, homemade pasta is the bomdiggity! You have to try it to understand the difference. There's a freshness and taste that can't be described. There are many types of pastas one can create with the correct tools. I do not own them at the moment, but they are definitely on my list! (wink wink ;) ) To make pasta, it must be rolled out very, and I mean VERY thin. It can be done by hand, cranked through a machine, or put through a machine that does it for you. I like the latter for the simple reason that it is the easiest.
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American Pickers: Mid-Missouri ripe for the picking
Friday, June 14, 2013
"American Pickers," the popular History Channel show that sends Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz across the Midwest in search of collectibles and antiques, is looking for sources in Callaway County.
The show is touring Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma this summer, and producers plan to be in the Mid-Missouri area in July.
A producer with the show, Anthony Rodriguez, said the show is looking for "interesting characters with interesting items, and lots of them."
The show follows antique pickers Wolfe and Fritz visit homes, barns and areas with large amounts of collectibles to buy interesting items for restoration and resale.
Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society and Museum curator Barb Huddleston said Fulton and Callaway County would be terrific locations for the show — if they can find anyone willing to part with their collections.
Huddleston described herself as a "big fan" of the show and knew of several people with collections in the area, but noted many local collectors of antique and historic memorabilia she knew of would be hard-pressed to give up their goods.
"I know of people with collections, but who wouldn't want to be on TV," she said. "I've got one guy who brings things in and doesn't even want his name on things here in the museum."
Still, Huddleston agreed there are collectors in Callaway County with an array of items such as antique guns, gas pumps and advertising memorabilia — all items the show has highlighted.
The show's producers noted they're looking for large collections rather than a few items, and don't go to resale shops, antique malls, auctions or flea markets.
Interested collectors can call and leave a message at 646-493-2184, or email email@example.com along with their name, number, town, state, items and pictures.
Items sought by the American Pickers:
• Motor scooters such as Vespas, Lambretta or Cushman
• Advertising signage
• Motorcycles
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• Unusual radios, transistor or tabletop
• Old toys: tin, wind-up, cast iron
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• Early Boy Scout items
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• Classic motorcycle memorabilia
• Old rodeo items
• Airline collectibles, such as Pan-Am or TWA
• Late '70s and earlier military items
• Mobster memorabilia
• Vintage police officer collectibles
• Firefighter collectibles
• Pre-1940s telephones
• Folk art
• Vintage BB guns or cap guns
• Early Halloween items
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• Hawaiian or tiki collectibles
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. Aca,!" Installation Management Command Fire and Emergency Services won two awards at the annual Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Conference Aug. 15 in Denver, Colo.
The DoD Civilian Fire Officer of the Year award went to Gerald William Schiedewitz, assistant chief of Fort Knox, Ky., Fire and Emergency Services, who was described by peers as "the best and most committed professional." He led his department to receive a 98 percent Operational Readiness Inspection score, the best E-911 dispatch system in the Installation Management Command, Southeast Region, and the acquiescing of a first responder training complex.
The DoD Heroism Award went to eight officers and firefighters from Fort Carson, Colo. Fire and Emergency Services who responded to a 40,000 square foot concrete operation facility that had collapsed while under construction July 9, 2007. Two workers were trapped in the debris and a third was teetering from a pillar when the rescuers went in to extricate them and provide Advanced Life Support. Two of the workers are alive today thanks to the efforts of the crews of Engine 31 and Truck 32: Captain Kenneth Rhault, Captain Steven Polizzi, Firefighter Patrick Tepley, Firefighter William McLaughlin, Firefighter Benjamin Robinett, Firefighter David Ulman, Firefighter Kevin Cain and Firefighter Nikalous Hasenauer.
Awards were presented to recognize outstanding accomplishments of fire departments, firefighters and heroes.
The Army nominated fire and emergency service personnel and units in the following eight categories for the Department of Defense competition for calendar year 2007:
Fire Department of the Year (large): U.S. Army Garrison Japan.
With the largest response coverage in the Army, the fire department protects thousands of Department of Defense personnel, 5,400 buildings and $40 billion in assets at 16 installations across 1,050 square miles. USAG Japan responded to more than 1,000 emergency calls in 2007.
Fire Department of the Year (small): Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii.
Located on the big island of Hawaii, they protect more than 140,000 acres in support of Army, Air Force and Marine live weapons fire training. PTA provides structural, wildland and aircraft firefighting, rescue and ambulance service with 22 firefighters, two structural engines, one tanker and two brush trucks
Fire Prevention Program of the Year: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Located at the Army's most renowned proving grounds, they provide fire prevention services to 25,000 Soldiers, Family members and civilian personnel. In 2007 APG provided 2,500 fire inspections, fire extinguisher training for more than 2,000 federal employees, 341 fire drills for 10,563 employees, issued 1,386 flame permits, and provided special inspections to 32 different agencies.
Military Firefighter of the Year: SPC Scott Radtke, Fort Carson
Radke was deployed for 15 months to Camp Anaconda, Balad AB, Iraq, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was a member of a Rescue Air Mobilization Squad and played a critical role in the search and recovery of 33 victims. In his career he has responded to more than 300 incidents; including fires, aircraft crashes and rescues.
Civilian Firefighter of the Year: Firefighter William J. "Jeremy" Magers, Fort Meade, Md.
Magers was the 2007 Garrison Employee of the Year, received the Army Communities of Excellence award, and helped Fort Meade receive the Life Safety Achievement Award. He had a major role in the department achieving 96 percent in their Operational Readiness Inspection, and a 75 percent completion rate for Fort Meade's Fire Service Accreditation.
 Military Fire Officer of the Year: Staff Sgt. Lucius Kirkland, Fort Rucker, Ala.
As the senior noncommissioned officer for Alpha Company, he is responsible for the development and welfare of 46 firefighters in six different stations; he is the safety officer for the Fort Rucker Hazardous Materials response team; and is the Operations Sergeant for the U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Center Flight School, managing the crash rescue services for the school.
 Civilian Fire Officer of the Year Winner: Assistant Chief Gerald W. Schiedewitz, Fort Knox.
 Firefighter Heroism Award Winner: Engine 31/ Truck 32, A-platoon Fort Carson Fire and Emergency Services.
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The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) will tell us.
"Although most indicators have turned up," it is too soon to tell if we have passed the recession's trough, the NBER said in a statement on April 12.
The NBER determines when to declare a peak or a trough by examining statistics that show how well the economy is doing. These factors include the stock market, retail sales, housing markets, gross domestic income and unemployment rates.
Within a business cycle, a trough is the lowest point of production, while a peak is when the economy has reached the current highest level of production. A financial year is broken up into four three-month quarters. When the economy shrinks in two consecutive quarters, that's considered to be a recession.
The trouble with announcing a trough date too soon is the possibility that the economy will continue to get worse. In others words, it will be easier to officially pinpoint the end of the recession after the gross domestic product (GDP) numbers have steadily increased.
When the NBER has the data, they will declare that the trough has been reached. This will mark when the economy had reached its lowest point, and things can only improve from there.
"Business owners and shareholders have done pretty well," Gary Burtless, a labor economist at the Brookings Institution, a non-profit research organization in Washington, D.C., told Life's Little Mysteries. "The employed population has experienced small improvements in real weekly income, mostly because of gains in hours, but the unemployed have not seen many new job openings to choose from."
Burtless, who was formerly an economist with the U.S. Department of Labor, went on to say that although the NBER hasn't declared the recession officially over just yet, many financial forecasters predict that the economy is on the slow path to recovery.
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Under the new definition of Bulk Electric System, some entities that did not previously have to register as Transmission Owners (TOs) will now have to do so. If an entity determines that it must register with NERC as a TO, then it also would have to identify its Transmission Operator (TOP) or TOPs. ISO New England would typically expect that an entity registered with NERC as a TO in New England would identify ISO New England and a Local Control Center (LCC) in its area as its TOPs:
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Like the British Invasion that touched down on the tarmac at JFK on February 7th, 1964, the Korean Wave reached a new high water mark on September 20th, 2012 when PSY's "Gangnam Style" became the most "liked" video ever on YouTube and the most watched video of 2012 with over 355 million views as of October 3rd. Another Korean-Pop milestone occurred earlier in the year on January 31st, 2012 when Girls' Generation became the first South Korean band to perform on syndicated television in the US, bringing their English language version of The Boys to The Late Show with David Letterman and Live! With Kelly. Chances are the assembled viewing audience didn't match up to the 23 million households watching The Beatles' American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, a whopping 34% of the American population at the time, but once you factor in the complete absence of the Internet and smart phones back in 1967, the rise of Korean Pop music starts to look considerably more impressive.
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As if you need the reminder, Season 6 of HBO's excellent Game of Thrones premieres tonight at 9 PM EST!Read More
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Case in Giffords shooting likely to take years
Monday, January 24, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators have been poring over surveillance video, interviewing witnesses and analyzing items seized from Jared Loughner's home as they build a case in the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
It's a case that likely will take years to play out as it goes through the many phases of the criminal justice system: prosecutions by both federal and state authorities, proceedings over whether to move the case to a different venue, a possible insanity defense by Loughner and prosecutors' likely push for the death penalty.
The next step is an arraignment scheduled Monday afternoon in Phoenix for Loughner, who is accused of opening fire on a Giffords political event two weeks ago in a rampage that wounded 13 people and killed six others, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl born on Sept. 11, 2001.
In a court filing late Sunday, the U.S. attorney for Arizona asked that the federal case be transferred back to Tucson for all further hearings.
The motion said all the victims and witnesses live in the Tucson area and should not be burdened by having to make a four-hour round trip drive to Phoenix to attend court hearings. Local federal court rules also require that a crime that happens in the court's Tucson region should be tried there unless a court moves the case.
Loughner is charged in a federal indictment with attempted assassination of a member of Congress and trying to kill two federal employees. Additional federal and state charges are expected.
The case was moved to Phoenix because one of the six dead, U.S. District Judge John Roll, was based in Tucson and federal judges there recused themselves. All the federal judges in the rest of the state soon joined them, and a San Diego-based judge is now assigned to the case.
Investigators have said Loughner was mentally disturbed and acting increasingly erratic in the weeks leading up to the shooting. If he pleads not guilty by reason of insanity and is successful, he could avoid the death penalty and be sent to a mental health facility instead of prison.
Paul Charlton, who worked as Arizona's U.S. attorney from 2001 to 2007 and isn't involved in the Loughner case, believes Loughner will likely mount an insanity defense. "Given what we know, that's going to be a defense," Charlton said.
"I don't see a lot of other viable defenses," said Michael Piccarreta, a Tucson lawyer who has practiced criminal defense in federal court for 30 years. "It appears the actual guilt or innocent of the shooting will not be difficult to prove, and his pre-shooting behavior seems to be a history of erratic behavior — issues of pre-existing mental illness."
Before the case even gets to trial, the court would have to decide whether Loughner is mentally competent to stand trial. If he isn't, he would be sent to a federal facility for a minimum of four months to see if they can restore his competency. It could be up to a two-month wait just to get him into one of those facilities.
"It could take a year, it could take a year and a half. It could take longer," Heather Williams, the first assistant federal public defender in Arizona, said of the time it will take to bring the case to trial. Her office didn't take the Loughner case because it had conflicts of interest.
One area that will help the pace of the case is the fact that it's a relatively simple investigation. While other high-profile cases have required a lengthy investigation to chase down leads and co-conspirators, authorities have said Loughner acted alone. Dozens of people witnessed the shooting and surveillance cameras captured it on tape.
Investigators say they have also seized writings from Loughner in which he used words like "I planned ahead," "My assassination" and "Giffords."
Loughner will face two cases — federal and state. The federal charges will cover the killing and attempted killings of U.S. government employees such as the judge and Giffords, while the state case will deal with the other victims, including the 9-year-old girl. Federal prosecutors are going first, as charges have yet to be filed in the state case.
Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall has the discretion to decide whether to seek the death penalty against Loughner in the state case, while the federal decision on whether to seek the death penalty rests with Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke and Attorney General Eric Holder, Charlton said. Prosecutors haven't signaled whether they would pursue the death penalty, but experts say all signs point toward that.
Federal law gives prosecutors a reasonable amount of time before trial to inform a defendant that they are seeking the death penalty, but there is no hard deadline for doing so.
Whether the case plays out in Arizona is up in the air. First, the case was moved to Phoenix from Tucson after all federal judges there recused themselves because their colleague was slain, although Sunday's filing shows the government wants it sent back. Next, defense lawyers could ask that the case be moved out of Arizona by arguing that extensive negative publicity would make it impossible for Loughner to get a fair trial.
There was so much speculation that San Diego would ultimately be the home for the trial that federal authorities were prompted to issue a statement last week denying the reports and saying it's way too early in the case to discuss. The judge presiding over the case works out of San Diego, and Loughner's court-appointed lawyer, Judy Clarke, is based there as well.
Clarke has not responded to requests seeking comment. She is one of the top lawyers in the country for defendants facing prominent death penalty cases, having represented clients such as "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph. She has a reputation for working out plea deals that spare defendants the death penalty, as was the case for Rudolph and Kaczynski.
Piccarreta expects the trial to eventually be moved out of Arizona, because of people's connections to Roll and Giffords.
"My personal view is that Arizona is still too close. Why risk a potentially unfair trial when you can move the matter outside of the state," Piccarreta said.
He later said, "They have moved cases out of the state with far less (media) exposure than this," noting that a 1981 trial into the killing of Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles was moved from Phoenix to San Diego.
Another dramatic scenario that could arise in a criminal case: Giffords testifying against Loughner. It's too early to know if that will happen, and Charlton said prosecutors have many other options for witnesses given that so many people were there when the shooting occurred.
"I suspect that there is sufficient evidence relating to who did what here. Not every witness would have to be called," Charlton said.
Associated Press writer Bob Christie contributed to this report from Phoenix.
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How do I find rift monsters?
Just finished main story. Starting to work on Monster Professor. First monster, nekton, which I missed along the way, is no longer in NB3 or BR5, and I can't get into void beyond. How do I get him? Will he respawn and start showing up again if I close the NB3 or BR5 gates?
Thanx a bunch.
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Well you have to search for it in certain areas but if you cant find a Nekton then i don't know why unless you have the strong creature fragment on then turn that off
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You can still find them in Bresha Ruins. You just have to use the gate seal and close the area first. The seal is obtainable in Yascha Massif 010 AF. Once you've resealed the gate, look underground for them.
"Scars" Gate Seal
Available in: Yaschas Massif 010 AF
Closes Gate: Bresha Ruins 005 AF
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How to get: This is sort of near the middle of the map, near the huge cliff by the "secret" area (which you get to by riding a Chocobo.)
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What Is the Answer to That Stupid Math Problem on Facebook?
And why are people so riled up about it?
Some of you are already insisting in your head that 6 ÷ 2(1+2) has only one right answer, but hear me out. The problem isn't the mathematical operations. It's knowing what operations the author of the problem wants you to do, and in what order. Simple, right? We use an "order of operations" rule we memorized in childhood: "Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally," or PEMDAS, which stands for Parentheses Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction.* This handy acronym should settle any debate—except it doesn't, because it's not a rule at all. It's a convention, a customary way of doing things we've developed only recently, and like other customs, it has evolved over time. (And even math teachers argue over order of operations.)
"In earlier times, the conventions didn't seem as rigid and people were supposed to just figure it out if they were mathematically competent," says Judy Grabiner, a historian of mathematics at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif. Mathematicians generally began their written work with a list of the conventions they were using, but the rise of mass math education and the textbook industry, as well as the subsequent development of computer programming languages, required something more codified. That codification occurred somewhere around the turn of the last century. The first reference to PEMDAS is hard to pin down. Even a short list of what different early algebra texts taught reveals how inconsistently the order of operations was applied.
So that brings us back to 6 ÷ 2(1+2). There are three ways to think about this problem—and none is incorrect. (If you don't believe me, plug it into a few different calculators, or even check out Google, where commenters have argued over Google's calculator answer.)
One way is to interpret the obelus, or ÷ symbol, as dividing everything to the left of it by everything to the right of it. Textbooks don't typically use the symbol that way today, but it has been used that way historically. If you calculate the problem using this convention, it's 6 divided by (2(1+2)), which is 1. Typically, though, if the author wanted you to interpret it that way, she would have used parentheses to indicate as much.
You can alternatively apply PEMDAS as schools do today: Simplify everything inside the parentheses first, then exponents, then all multiplication and division from left to right in the order both operations appear, then all addition and subtraction from left to right in the order both operations appear. (A better acronym would be PEMA, actually, to make it clear that multiplication and division are done together, and addition and subtraction are done together.) By that convention, 6 ÷ 2(1+2) = 6 ÷ 2 × (1+2) = 6 ÷ 2 × 3 = 3 × 3 = 9. If you were taking the ACT, SAT, or GRE (which would probably use parentheses to eliminate confusion), this method would yield the correct answer.
But wait, you say—isn't that 2 to the left of the parentheses part of simplifying the parentheses? After all, this is what my own Facebook debate partners were arguing. In fact, the 2 is not part of the "P" in PEMDAS for simplifying parentheses, but there is a basis for simplifying the 2(2+1) before it's divided by 6. It's called "implied multiplication by juxtaposition." We know the expression 5x means to multiply 5 and x because they are juxtaposed next to one other. But should these operations be done before a division that occurs to the left of them in a problem? That depends on whom you're talking to, or what calculator or programming language you're using.
Internet rumors claim the American Mathematical Society has written "multiplication indicated by juxtaposition is carried out before division," but no original AMS source exists online anymore (if it ever did). Still, some early math textbooks also taught students to do all multiplications and then all divisions, but most, such as this 1907 high-school algebra textbook, this 1910 textbook, and this 1912 textbook, recommended performing all multiplications and divisions in the order they appear first, followed by additions and subtractions. (This convention makes sense as well with the Canadian and British versions of PEMDAS, such as BEDMAS, BIDMAS, and BODMAS, which all list division before multiplication in the acronym.) The most sensible advice, in a 1917 edition of Mathematical Gazette, recommended using parentheses to avoid ambiguity. (Duh!) But even noted math historian Florian Cajori wrote in A History of Mathematical Notations in 1928-29, "If an arithmetical or algebraical term contains ÷ and ×, there is at present no agreement as to which sign shall be used first."
If it "feels" natural to you that implied multiplication takes precedence over division (whether because it's next to a parentheses or not), then you would get 6 ÷ 2(1+2) = 6 ÷ (2(3)) = 6 ÷ 6 = 1. That answer would be incorrect on most U.S. standardized tests, but you wouldn't necessarily be wrong. (Insert rant against standardized tests here.) You would just be in the minority about which convention you're using.
Still unconvinced that arguing over math problems is similar to arguing over whether to use a plural or singular pronoun with indefinite pronouns? Let's return to the obelus (÷) because a brief history of division signs reveals the ambiguity of the syntax of math. Nearly a half-dozen division signs have been recorded in mathematical notation. The colon was used in a 1633 text, which seems odd until you realize we still use it in ratios (2:3 is commonly the same as 2/3 in ratios).
Even before that, a close parentheses was used in the 1540s, so that 8)24 meant 24 ÷ 8. Again, that looks odd, but we still use it today in long division. It just looks different because we combine it with a different symbol, the lengthy vinculum (--------) across the top, to group together the numbers to be divided. The vinculum is also used over repeating decimal digits and with radicals (√ is used with -------- across the top); you probably just didn't realize the square root sign was a mashup of two math symbols. A vinculum usually has little to do with division; it's used in fractions and to group together numbers just as parentheses are.
You might expect 10 ÷ 5 is the same as 10/5 is the same as 10 over a 5 with a vinculum between them, but each has its own eccentricities. We've already noted that ÷ can mean "divide the number on the left by the number on the right" or "divide the expression on the left by the expression on the right." But it gets really tricky when people assume that a slash replaces a vinculum. Does ab/cd = (ab)÷(cd) or ((ab)÷c)÷d? Does a/b/c mean (a)÷(b)÷(c) or a÷(b/c) or (a/b)÷c? (Answer: Use some parentheses!)
The bottom line is that "order of operations" conventions are not universal truths in the same way that the sum of 2 and 2 is always 4. Conventions evolve throughout history in response to cultural and technological shifts. Meanwhile, those ranting online about gaps in U.S. math education and about the "right" answer to these intentionally ambiguous math problems might be, ironically, missing a bigger point.
"To my mind," says Grabiner, "the major deficit in U.S. math education is that people think math is about calculation and formulas and getting the one right answer, rather than being about exciting ideas that cut across all sorts of intellectual categories, clear and logical thinking, the power of abstraction and a language that lets you solve problems you've never seen before." Even if that language, like any other, can be a bit ambiguous sometimes.
Correction, March 12, 2013: This article originally misstated the mnemonic for the PEMDAS order of operations rule. It's "excuse," not "forgive." (Return to the corrected sentence.)


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The Fulton Police Department worked Thursday to identify the body of a homeless man found in a vacant lot near 101 E. Tenth St.
"We were called to the area in reference to a suspicious incident, and upon investigation we discovered the body of a homeless man," FPD Lt. Andre Cook said Thursday afternoon. "We believe we know (who it is) but his identity is being withheld pending identification and notification of next of kin."
Cook said because the location the body was found does not receive heavy traffic — officers had to carefully move branches around the body as they inspected the area of dense shrubs — it is unclear how long he had been there.
"We just don't know," he said.
Dori Burke, a forensic investigator with the Boone County Medical Examiner's Office, said she could not be more specific either.
"He's been there for a little bit; the body is partially decomposed, but we don't know yet," Burke said, noting it will be today or Saturday before the autopsy is performed.
She estimated his age to be early 40s.
Cook said there were no signs of foul play at the scene, an assessment Burke confirmed.
"At this point nothing looks suspicious, it all looks natural," she said, adding that could change once the autopsy is performed.
The Fulton police are continuing the investigation.
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Topic: Kongregate / Contest: Design a quest! "Yo dawg..."
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I guess we all suck and there was no winner.
Nah, mine was just so good, they were put into a coma just by looking at it. :P And it says "approximately a week" so I guessing It'll be up in about…3 days maybe?