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Position Start Date:Immediate
Rate of Pay:Negotiable
Number of Positions Available:1
Type:Full Time
Average Hours Per Week:40
- Days
- College
- University
- iSTORM New Media Inc
- 303 Bagot St. Unit 208
- Kingston, Ontario
Web Site:www.istorm.ca
You could be perfect for this position if you can use HTML proficiently. Knowledge of PHP/MYSQL is not necessary, but an added bonus. You must be an enthusiastic learner and motivated in both a team and individual environment. One position available.
Occupation Tasks
- Design, build, or maintain web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
- Perform or direct web site updates.
- Write, design, or edit web page content, or direct others producing content.
- Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
- Back up files from web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
- Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
- Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
- Maintain understanding of current web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
- Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
- Develop or validate test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
- Develop databases that support web applications and web sites.
- Renew domain name registrations.
- Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with web sites.
- Write supporting code for web applications or web sites.
- Communicate with network personnel or web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting web sites.
- Design and implement web site security measures such as firewalls or message encryption.
- Perform web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any web site or product revisions.
- Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
- Incorporate technical considerations into web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.
- Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
- Develop or implement procedures for ongoing web site revision.
- Develop and document style guidelines for web site content.
- Develop web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards.
- Establish appropriate server directory trees.
- Identify or maintain links to and from other web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning.
- Recommend and implement performance improvements.
- Create searchable indices for web page content.
- Register web sites with search engines to increase web site traffic.
- Provide clear, detailed descriptions of web site specifications such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.
- Monitor security system performance logs to identify problems and notify security specialists when problems occur.
- Create web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.
Occupational Requirements
- Interacting With Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Worker Requirements
- Programming - Writing computer programs for various purposes.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Worker Characteristics
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Worker Characteristics
- Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
Occupation Tools and Technology
- Tools - Desktop computers, High capacity removable media drives, Computer servers, Notebook computers
- Technology - Data base management system software, Application server software, Data base reporting software, Content workflow software
Worker Requirements
- Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Required Level of Education - Bachelor's Degree or Diploma
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New Electronic Warfare courses to be taught at Fort Sill
March 12, 2009
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 12, 2009) -- Immediate openings are available for the Army's premier training courses in Electronic Warfare, as announced in an Army message March 10.
The courses will be conducted at Fort Sill, Okla., and are available to officers, warrant officers and enlisted personnel.
The officer (FA29) course will run 11 weeks beginning June 29. The warrant officer (MOS 290A) course will run 16 weeks beginning April 1, and the enlisted (MOS 29E) course will run 10 weeks beginning April 1.
The courses are not available through the Army Training Requirements and Resources System, known as ATRRS. Instead, interested Soldiers should contact the EW proponent, Maj. Michael A. Brock at email@example.com, DSN 552-9494 and commercial (913) 684-9494. Ms. Addie House can also be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com, DSN 552-9459 and commercial (913) 684-9459 for information and registration.
Electronic Warfare expertise is critical to units deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, officials said. The courses are part of the Army's process to institute electronic warfare as an Army enduring core competency, implementing this expertise at all echelons of the force structure.
Graduates will provide commanders with EW subject-matter expertise while serving as integrators, advising commanders on how to leverage lethal and non-lethal effects in support of tactical and operational objectives.
More than 1,600 EW personnel are projected to begin serving at every level of command, throughout the Army over the next three years. An additional 2,300 personnel will be added to this career field in the near future as personnel become available to the Army, officials said.
Unit commanders of deployable and deploying units are strongly encouraged to nominate officers (captain to lieutenant colonel), warrant officers (W01-W05), and noncommissioned officers (E5-E9) to attend. Sending commands are responsible for Soldier's travel and select per diem costs while attending the course, which is chargeable to the military training specific allotment, or MTSA account.
A message to All Army Activivies, or ALARACT, is available at https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/15619201. For more information about the 29 series career field visit http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cew/FA29 and http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cew/index.asp.

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- "Mrs. Weasley had sent [Harry] a scarlet sweater with the Gryffindor lion knitted on the front, also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some Christmas cake, and a box of nut brittle."
- —Description.[src]
Nut brittle is a confection, usually very hard and brittle, which consists of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts. Molly Weasley gave Harry Potter a box of nut brittle for Christmas in 1993.[1]
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 11 (The Firebolt)


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|2. Capacity Planning
|3. Finance for the DC Manager
|4. IT & Facility Convergence
|5. IT (Data) Security
|6. IT Asset Management
|7. Monitoring
|8. Risk Assessments & Audits
DCM 1.1: Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Avoiding Data Center Disasters: What Professionals Need to Know
Presented by: Jim Nelson, President, BCS & Chairman of the Board
The data center manager and the disaster recovery/business continuity professional spend a lot of time and energy ensuring that the data center facility is available, protected and operating at its peak performance in a 7x24x365 environment. This presentation is loaded with thought-provoking tips, suggestions and ideas that can be applied immediately by attendees to their own data center facilities. This presentation is appropriate for all sizes of data centers and experience levels. A risk tool will also be provided to attendees to assess their own environments.
Tuesday, 10/1, 3:10–4:00pm – Room: Grand 1-3
DCM 1.2: Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Ensuring Business Continuity as Technology Evolves in our Hostile World
Presented by: Paul Belk, Director, Technical Product Management , Symantec Corporation
As your data center evolves, you are virtualizing more applications and adopting various cloud-like architectures to increase efficiency, reduce cost and automate operations. However, there are inherent risks these technologies introduce that must be taken into account and most tools only protect individual components of your environment. Additionally, there are a multitude of threats ranging from common system outages and human errors, to wide scale events including cyber attacks and natural disasters that can take your business off-line. In this session we will discuss best practices and comprehensive strategies for keeping your entire data center business resilient, highly available and fully protected against today's threats while you deploy new technologies and evolve your data center.
Tuesday, 10/1, 4:10–5:00pm – Room: Chicago/Denver
DCM 1.3: Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
How Do I Find the Right Provider for My DR Needs?
Presented by: Jake Sherrill, CEO, Tier 4 Advisors
This session will explain how to find the right provider for your DR needs, no matter where in the world you are located. You will learn when and where to "pull strings" during negotiations, and in which areas a small-enterprise company can save by using a boutique vs. a tier 1 provider in the US, Asia, S.America, Europe, or anywhere else for that matter.
Tuesday, 10/1, 3:10–4:00pm – Room: Anaheim
DCM 2.1: Capacity Planning
Get Smart: High Availability, Dynamic Capacity, Superior Efficiency
Presented by: Blake Carlson, Vice President, Global Strategy & Business Development, Emerson
In an ideal world, you could stay one step ahead of business needs. You can…by creating your own "crystal ball" of data center performance and availability. This session will provide the steps for assessing and configuring your infrastructure systems to deliver higher availability, better efficiency and improved planning. The results will facilitate collaboration across IT and facilities and help you proactively manage capacity based on real-time information, optimize energy efficiency, eliminate stranded capacity, identify and rectify issues before they affect operations, and more.
Monday, 9/30, 12:40–1:30pm – Room: Grand 9-11
DCM 3.1: Finance for the DC Manager
Addition by Subtraction: Increase Your Effectiveness by Reducing Your Data Center
Presented by: Ed Hayman, Head TBM Architect, Apptio
Consolidating data centers can be one of the best ways for significant and lasting cost reduction. But many organizations don't have a good understanding of the total cost of a data center including all real estate, power and cooling costs. As CIOs and data center managers look to optimize their cost structure, they should fully understand the cost to operate and maintain each data center (per sq foot, per rack unit, and/or per BTU) and consider shifting resources, consolidating data centers or colocating to less expensive space.
Wednesday, 10/2, 9:00–9:50am – Room: Chicago/Denver
DCM 4.1: IT & Facility Convergence
8 Essential Steps to a Modern Data Center
Presented by: Fred Moscone, Territory Sales Manager, Nutanix
With today's data centers becoming increasingly complex and costly to maintain, architects are quickly approaching "MVP" status. Many data centers have come to rely on multiple generations of products, across separate networks, servers and storage silos. Management is not nearly as costly as upgrading and scaling affordably. To keep pace with dynamic business requirements, data centers must be able to quickly accommodate new applications, support more users, and leverage technology advances for better performance and scale. This session will focus on the eight essential steps needed to build and maintain a modern data center.
Wednesday, 10/2, 8:00–8:50am – Room: Grand Salon 1-2
DCM 5.1: IT (Data) Security
Data Center Evolution Impacts Data Protection
Presented by: Paul Nashawaty, Director, Product Marketing & Alliances, Unitrends
For IT professionals tasked with data protection, the goal is the same today as it always has been: to secure mission-critical environments and the data housed within them. However, with the increased adoption of virtualization, the means to the end has dramatically changed. The need to protect consolidated assets has rendered many traditional backup and recovery solutions ineffective in virtual environments. In this presentation, Paul Nashawaty, Unitrends' director of product marketing & alliances, will outline how today's environments differ from traditional data centers, as well as how to evolve data protection strategies for a heterogeneous IT ecosystem.
Monday, 9/30, 9:40–10:30am – Room: Grand Salon 12-14
DCM 5.2: IT (Data) Security
Risk Management & Compliance for Data Security
Presented by: Cindy Miller, Managing Director, Product Management, LifeSpan
Offline data security is often overlooked. Busy data center staff often are not aware of all the compliance and security risks when moving, storing, or decommissioning devices. Join this fast- paced review of different system types and technologies (such as storage arrays, servers, routers), and the risks associated with each. You will also learn about all regulatory and compliance standards that you may have thought do not apply to your company or data center. We'll then provide some easy solutions and a checklist to ensure that you minimize risks without creating extra work.
Wednesday, 10/2, 10:00–10:50am – Room: Chicago/Denver
DCM 6.1: IT Asset Management
IT Asset Management: The Foundation for DCIM
Presented by: Stuart Hallin, Infrastructure Management Consultant, Cormant, Inc.
Implementing a DCIM solution is not a massive, one-time task. This session will explore how an organization's use of DCIM will mature over time. It will explore how providing accurate IT Asset Management (ITAM) positively affects DCIM deployment and upkeep. Special attention will be paid to how ITAM is the necessary foundation of successful DCIM adoption.
Monday, 9/30, 10:40–11:30am – Room: Grand Salon 4-6
DCM 7.1: Monitoring
Proactive Data Center Management Through Analytics
Presented by: Dan Mascola, Manager of Energy Efficiency Strategies, Vigilent
There's no replacement for an experienced, intuitive data center facilities professional. Still, most would prefer having to react to a 2 a.m. alarm from a desktop rather than having to physically respond. New technology providing highly granular floor monitoring and automated responses within pre-determined thresholds will vastly reduce these early morning calls. This presentation walks through the options and the resulting analytics that help data center managers fine-tune operations, prevent hotspots, and respond instantly and remotely before PUE or thermal boundaries are exceeded.
Tuesday, 10/1, 9:00–9:50am – Room: Grand Salon 9-11
DCM 7.2: Monitoring
The Convergence of Facilities and Data Center Management
Presented by: David Connors, Director of Accounts, DRAWBASE Software; Evan Kontos, Director of Project Management, DRAWBASE Software
Today, organizations must leverage the management of traditional facility management infrastructure with the expanding role of a data center and IT infrastructure requirements. This session is designed to address the convergence of the two in a single view that will assist in driving down real estate and IT operational costs while maximizing operational efficiencies.
Monday, 9/30, 9:40–10:30am – Room: Grand Salon 9-11
DCM 8.1: Risk Assessments & Audits
How to Assess Downtime Risks in Data Center Facilities
Presented by: David Boston, President, David Boston Consulting
Critical data center facilities are designed with significantly reliable electrical and cooling systems. Although these facilities are expected to perform well for 20 or more years, unexpected downtime events happen over the life of the building. . Drawing on 17 years of critical facility assessment experience, the presenter will recommend specific strategies which owners may employ to successfully evaluate their facilities systems and operations risks and system capacity limitations. Session participants will also have the opportunity to describe unique concerns and request recommended solutions.
Tuesday, 10/1, 4:10–5:00pm – Room: Grand Salon 4-6
DCM 8.2: Risk Assessments & Audits
Risky Business: Finding the Right Answer When it Comes to Risk Management Planning for Your Data Center
Presented by: Joseph Reele, Vice President, Data Center Solution Architect, Schneider Electric
It's not a matter of if, but when your data center will experience some type of infrastructure failure during its lifecycle. Your preparedness and risk management/change management plan will determine what impact this will or will not have on your business. This presentation will discuss incorporating risk management planning from the data center design stage straight through to operating and maintaining the facility. There is no right answer, but there is a right plan, and having this plan in place is vital to your uptime and your bottom line.
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DADT Certification Is Done!
Jim Burroway
July 22nd, 2011
The military ban on gay servicemembers serving openly known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will officially pass into history on September 20, 2011. President Barack Obama signed the certification stating that the U.S. military is now fully prepared to end the policy with no harm to military readiness. The certification, which is required by the repeal law passed last December, starts a sixty day clock to final repeal.
The White House released the following statement from President Obama:
Today, we have taken the final major step toward ending the discriminatory 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law that undermines our military readiness and violates American principles of fairness and equality. In accordance with the legislation that I signed into law last December, I have certified and notified Congress that the requirements for repeal have been met. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' will end, once and for all, in 60 days—on September 20, 2011.
As Commander in Chief, I have always been confident that our dedicated men and women in uniform would transition to a new policy in an orderly manner that preserves unit cohesion, recruitment, retention and military effectiveness. Today's action follows extensive training of our military personnel and certification by Secretary Panetta and Admiral Mullen that our military is ready for repeal. As of September 20th, service members will no longer be forced to hide who they are in order to serve our country. Our military will no longer be deprived of the talents and skills of patriotic Americans just because they happen to be gay or lesbian.
I want to commend our civilian and military leadership for moving forward in the careful and deliberate manner that this change requires, especially with our nation at war. I want to thank all our men and women in uniform, including those who are gay or lesbian, for their professionalism and patriotism during this transition. Every American can be proud that our extraordinary troops and their families, like earlier generations that have adapted to other changes, will only grow stronger and remain the best fighting force in the world and a reflection of the values of justice and equality that the define us as Americans.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen signed the certification letter yesterday and presented it to the President this afternoon.
According to Chris Geidner at Metro Weekly:
In a news conference at the Pentagon, Maj. Gen. Steven A. Hummer said that the military had completed "the necessary policies and regulations to implement repeal," praised the work of the Repeal Implementation Team, and said, "This thoughtful and steady approach…has laid the groundwork for a smooth and orderly transition."
…Hummer said the military expects all training of active duty servicemembers and reserves will be completed by Aug. 15.
Hummer said that the repeal implementation Team has conducted a thorough review of regulations and policies, made the necessary revisions, and stated that those changes will be effective upon the date of repeal. Some of the main policies addressed relate to separations of servicemembers under DADT. Such servicemembers, when discharged fully under DADT, will be able to re-apply after repeal, said Hummer.
There are still some issues related to DADT's repeal which are yet to be addressed:
"Perhaps the largest piece of this is benefits," said Hummer.
Although Hummer said that certain benefits in which servicemembers can select a beneficiary of their own choosing will be open to gay, lesbian and bisexual servicemembers who wish to name a same-sex partner, he noted that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and "the existing definition of 'dependent' in some laws" will prohibit extending benefits such as health care and housing allowances to the same-sex partners of servicemembers.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), whose refusal to let DADT repeal die when all hope appeared lost, praised today's development:
America is now one giant step closer to joining at least 28 of our closest allies in welcoming the service of any qualified individual who is willing and capable of serving our country. I am delighted to have helped lead the effort to begin repeal of this law because it is the right thing to do for our military and for our country.
Sen. Collins was the only Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee to vote to include DADT's repeal in the Defense Authorization bill. In December, she was the only Republican in the Senate to vote to proceed to the Defense Authorization bill which included repeal language. When that vot failed, Sens. Collins and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) then introduced a standalone bill which passed the Senate on December 18, 2010 by a vote of 65-31.
Sen. Lieberman also praised DADT's imminent demise:
"Our strongest in the world military is even stronger today with the certification that its readiness and effectiveness will not be diminished by the open service of gay and lesbian servicemembers. I thank our military leaders for their efforts over the past several months to implement this policy. Justice has been served, and we should all be grateful that patriots stand guard every day around the world protecting our precious freedoms."
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) also reacted to the news:
Given Leon Panetta's lifelong record of opposition to unfair discrimination, I knew when the President appointed him to be the Secretary of Defense that he would act promptly to implement last December's legislation to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
I have a prediction: just as we have seen in those states where same-sex marriage has occurred with none of the negative consequences predicted, it will soon be clear that there was never any basis for this discriminatory policy in the first place other than prejudice, and the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender servicemembers will soon demonstrate that there never was a good reason to keep them from serving our country.


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Beyonce Super Bowl halftime is showcase for Mrs. Carter Show World Tour
The Super Bowl halftime show has turned into a 12-minute commercial for an upcoming tour, so it's no surprise that Beyonce's spectacle was followed by the announcement of the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, the first time she's hit the road since her since 2009's I Am ... World Tour.
Not that it matters to Pittsburghers. Although Destiny's Child's retirement tour rolled through the Mellon Arena in 2005, Beyonce has yet to bring one of her solo tours here, and this one isn't coming either.
Pittsburgh has never been considered a hot market for R&B and dance-pop, which is why we haven't seen much of Rihanna or Mary J. Blige. Usher and Madonna came and drew well here. Chris Brown did not, although he's a different story altogether.
As for Beyonce, would the Super Bowl performance have sent you dashing for Ticketmaster, or will you be scrambling to get tickets in Detroit or Philly?
It was obviously just a snapshot of what she'll be doing on tour and, if Madonna is our guide, it might not even resemble it visually. For me, the game, despite the great finish, was painful to watch because of who was in it, and Beyonce did little to salvage the situation. Beyonce, unquestionably, has one of the best voices in her genre, but this wasn't about vocal quality or soulfulness. It seemed more like a jazzercise class, if that's what they still call it, with some really hot dancers.
She said, after the inauguration controversy, that she would sing live at the Super Bowl. It's hard to believe there wasn't a backup track because it sounded as processed as it looked. Like the Madonna halftime, it was filtered to resemble a video or movie of a live performance.
If you want the real B, here are the dates:
The Mrs. Carter Show Tour dates:
» 6/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
» 6/29 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
» 7/2 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion at San Jose
» 7/5 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
» 7/6 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
» 7/9 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center
» 7/10 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
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» 7/13 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
» 7/15 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
» 7/17 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
» 7/18 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
» 7/20 - Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
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» 7/23 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
» 7/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
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Two years ago, I was sitting down and looking at the makeup of future UND teams.
I looked at the 2012-13 squad and said, "That team is going to be really, really good."
I figured it would win the MacNaughton Cup. Figured they would be poised for a run at the national championship. Figured they might be just as dominant as the 2010-11 squad, and as long as they didn't run into Shawn Hunwick, this would be the team to beat.
Who was going to compete with their depth?
Top line: Brock Nelson, Corban Knight, Danny Kristo.
Second line: Stefan Matteau, J.T. Miller, Rocco Grimaldi.
Third line: Mark MacMillan, Carter Rowney, Michael Parks.
Best line in college hockey? Heck, that may have been the best two lines in college hockey.
But then, some dominoes fell the wrong way.
Miller got drafted by the wrong team — one that wanted to sign him immediately. He signed and played for the New York Rangers this year.
Matteau, after repeatedly telling the staff (and others around the country) that he's coming to UND, changed his mind to go play major juniors. He also signed out of high school and played for the New Jersey Devils this year.
Nelson, who most (myself included) thought would stay for his junior year, signed with the New York Islanders and played this season for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the AHL.
And with that, UND lost three first-round picks that were scheduled to be on this year's team. That changes things.
They recruited Connor Gaarder and Bryn Chyzyk to fill Miller and Matteau's spots late in the game. They are solid contributors, but they are not 6-foot-2, NHL-ready power forwards with soft hands.
Yes, losing players unexpectedly is the name of the game in this age of college hockey. That's why everyone outside of UND has missed the NCAA tournament at least once in the last 10 years — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Boston College, Michigan… everyone. That's why none of the above-mentioned teams have a shot at winning the title this year.
You have to adjust to it and move on without them. And UND did its best.
They were still a pretty good team this season. They were a post away from winning the MacNaughton Cup (remember the OT in Mankato?). Another post away from going to the Frozen Four (one of three posts, actually). Average teams don't get that close to those achievements.
They still won 20 games, got home ice, got to the Final Five for the 11th straight year (when nobody else has been there more than two years in a row) and reached the NCAA tournament once again (winning a game there).
Considering all of that, you have to classify this team as a good team.
But they weren't a great team.
What kept them from being great? It's hard not to go back and look what was penciled in for this season.
After Nelson signed, UND never found a left winger for Knight and Kristo. It wasn't for a lack of trying. Just about everyone got a chance up there — Grimaldi, Rowney, Parks, Mark MacMillan, Mitch MacMillan, Brendan O'Donnell and Drake Caggiula. They even tried moving Kristo to his off wing and Player X to right wing. Nothing ever clicked the way Nelson did on that unit. Simply, UND was never able to replace him.
Interestingly, it didn't really affect the production of Knight and Kristo; they were still two of the top scorers in the nation. But it's scary to think that they might have been able to do even more with Nelson (or if someone else clicked).
They also seemed to have trouble finding the right mix for Grimaldi. He played left wing, right wing and center with a bunch of different players. Again, it's hard not to look at the above-listed potential line combination with Grimaldi and Miller, who clicked on the same line for two years at the NTDP and dominated the World Under-18 tournament together in 2011.
I'm certain that the coaches and players don't want to hear about Miller and Matteau. They moved on long ago without them, and they aren't in the business of "what ifs." They were happy with the team they had.
But there's no denying that their de-commitments — and the loss of Nelson — had a big impact on this season. You can try to plan for guys to leave after three years in college (they were prepared for Aaron Dell's early signing after last season), but there's no way to plan for guys not showing up at the last minute, especially in this day and age when all the top players are committed years in advance. It can catch up to you.
As for the loss to Yale, it wasn't for a "lack of heart" or a "lack of effort" or that they "didn't want it." Trust me, they wanted it bad. The team just didn't play well enough to win. They certainly didn't catch any breaks along the way (all three of UND's posts went out, Yale's one post went in, disallowed goal, etc.), but that's beside the point, because UND didn't play well enough against a Yale team that has NHL-bound players.
In the end, we saw a pretty good team this season with a very good senior class. But we were never able to see the exceptional team that the coaches had lined up for this year.


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The most common 3 things to induce labor is sex, walking and nipple play, 3 things you may not want to do right now : ) All three will work if your baby is ready but unfortunately if baby isn't ready to come out then nothing will really work. With sex, a mans sperm has pitocin in it which is the same stuff they use to induce you, Nipple play releases oxytocin in your body which can help bring on contractions but you have to do this for a while. I had to be induced with my first baby and it wasn't the best, I tried all three of these things every day after I started to dilate for 2 weeks and nothing really came of it. Good luck!posted 04/02/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
You could try to stimulate your nipples, It may take about 20 minutes of rigorous nipple play but it releases a chemical that wil cause contractions and usualy start labor with in a few hours, If you have a breast pump try pumping them with it. Or have sex with your partner and have him play with your nipples. ALthough this doesnt work with everyone it should work most of the time. Let me know how it works out for you because im about to do the same thing once im 36 or 37 weeksposted 04/02/2010 by Lochlyns Mom
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If You Caught Your Teenager Masturbating...How Would You Handle It?
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I was watching a TV show Sunday night…and there was a scene on this particular show…where the mom accidently walked in on her teenage son…while he was masturbating.
Well…instead of this mom simply walking away…and ignoring her "close encounter" after she had quickly shut his door…she decided to be honest about the situation…and enter her son's room again…much to her son's obvious embarrassment.
The mom then parked her tushie on his bed…with her son still on it…and with his pants still unzipped.
She then proceeded to take her son's laptop out of his hands… and begin watching the porn movie with him.
The son's expression was priceless…and ranged anywhere between outrage…disbelief…and complete embarrassment.
Well…let me tell you...I laughed so hard I cried
…because I've had this exact situation happen to me in the past…twice.
This episode got me to thinking about how other moms and dads handle this same situation…so I thought I would bring the question to the land of Pervia.
So peeps…if you caught your teenager masturbating…how would you handle it?
I caught my son masturbating twice when he was 14…and I handled it differently both times. The first time…he was under a blanket on his bed…so I quickly apologized and shut his door. When he mentioned the situation 30 minutes later…to grump at me of course
…I played dumb…and said I was sorry for waking him up.
He didn't press me any further…so the incident was soon forgotten about.
The second incident occurred one morning when my son was already up…and when he wasn't underneath any type of bedding…so deniability was completely out of the question.
When my son came out of his room approximately 15 minutes later…he was pissed.
Of course…he would have been more upset if he had known how much I laughed right after I had quickly left his room…but that's a whole other story.
I looked at my son with a big smile
…apologized profusely
…and then told him he needed to start locking his bedroom door during "masturbation hour" since he wasn't responding to my knocks...and I thought it was okay to enter his room.
I guess my advice worked…because no further incidents occurred.
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Sep 29 @ 5:08PM
Never caught either son in the act but found the magazines in my youngest son's room. I just picked them up from under the bed and put them on his nightstand in a neat stack. When he walked in the room he looked at the magazines and looked at me and turned beet red. I just said I thought you might be using them to draw from (he is an artist) and did not want them to get messed up. You have never seen such a look of relief on someone's face in your life.
Sep 29 @ 5:09PM
I never caught my kids.....!!!
Sep 29 @ 5:23PM
I really enjoyed your story about you catching your son in the act.
If I had caught my daughter in the act while walking in on her, I would have not tried to show any emotion and turn right around. I would then be prepared for her to approach me later on about it and try really hard not to laugh.
Sep 29 @ 5:24PM
If You Caught Your Teenager Masturbating...How Would You Handle It?
Why handle it? He has two hands and doesn't yours.
I would ignore it.
Sep 29 @ 5:36PM
Why handle it? He has two hands and doesn't yours.
I would ignore it.
I assume you meant to say he didn't need my hands to masturbate.
Thankfully...my son has never requested this of me...as that would mean counseling...and a whole other blog.
Trust me...I would have LOVED to ignore the situation...and not handle "it"...but my son came to me...and chose not to ignore it.
Sep 29 @ 5:37PM
Several years ago, I put a key lock on my sons room. To get in, you need to
knock, or have a key (which I do). I respect his privacy, and knock when he's
If I was to walk in while he was masturbating, I'd probably say, "don't point
that thing near me, it's loaded", and leave.
Sep 29 @ 6:34PM
How Would You Handle It?
Pun intended or no?? Come on... you can tell us!!
You know, sometimes a divorce has merits one never thought of! This is one of those times 'cause, my ex had custody of my daughter and the thought never crossed my mind about that- and if it had, I wouldn't have had to worry about it!
What an em bare a skin situation that would be!!
Sep 29 @ 6:56PM
Caught my grandsom just a couple weeks ago. Told him to have at it, all boys and most men do it from time to time. Did offer him a Mag.ot two.
Sep 29 @ 7:43PM
I just told my daughter to wash that thing well before she put it back in my drawer.
Never caught her again.. imaginate?
Sep 29 @ 7:56PM
I heard that guys years ago were told that "You'll go blind if you do that!"
Well... I still have good eye sight- although, I am far sighted! Hmmm.... could that............. have............. anything to do with................................ that???
Sep 29 @ 8:24PM
I don't have kids, but I do have a niece and nephew. I haven't walked in on either one of them...but my sister, their mother, walked in on her 14 yr old son while he was masturbating. She turned around and walked out. A few minutes later, he came out, sat down on the couch to play a video game, and my sister, being who she is, couldn't resist it. She asked my nephew if he felt better.
His response, "leave it alone Mom!!"
Sep 29 @ 8:25PM
My mom walked in on me once. No need to lock the door after that.... she would just yell for me across the house from then on.
Sep 29 @ 8:25PM
If I caught my son Now....I would make sure he used Baby Oil!!!!
Oh it feels so good!!!
Sep 29 @ 8:30PM
She asked my nephew if he felt better.
I'm evil, I'd have asked him if he washed his hands.
Sep 29 @ 8:53PM
I'm evil, I'd have asked him if he washed his hands.
I'm going to pass that on to my sister. She will love that one.
Sep 29 @ 8:59PM
She asked my nephew if he felt better. His response, "leave it alone Mom!!"
I used to do ^^^ that ^^^ occasionally when my son would take too long in the bathroom.
Hey...a mom's got have fun too sometimes.
Sep 29 @ 9:23PM
Never caught them. So I don't know.
I'd probably have told them to get a girlfriend.
Sep 29 @ 10:21PM
I just told my daughter to wash that thing well before she put it back in my drawer.
Skwirl!! U R too much!
My daughter better not be borrowing any of my toys!
Sep 30 @ 12:43AM
You watch The big C!!! Love that show! Weeds and The Big C back to back on Monday nights! Hung is on Sunday nights!
I have no kids...but I did find my mom's toys when I was a kid! And yes...I did use them!
Maybe thats a new blog topic!
Did you ever find and use your parents toys????
Sep 30 @ 12:59AM
I loved Hogs comment!!!
Best way to handle it perhaps!?!??!?!
I walked in on my daughter once.... not too terribly long ago either
I think I was about as taken aback as she was!
I think I see a blog in our future!!! luvrgrl...
Did you ever find and use your parents toys????
And my answer to that question is...................................good god I hope not!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh... and my Mom wouldn't dare have anything like that.. trust me!!
Sep 30 @ 2:20AM
I am hoping I would have applauded...didn't have kids...never got caught...but hell...I never tried to hide either...
Sep 30 @ 2:25AM
A few minutes later, he came out, sat down on the couch to play a video game, and my sister, being who she is, couldn't resist it. She asked my nephew
....did ya wash your hands?????????????
...ha! couldn't resist.....
Sep 30 @ 4:07AM
So peeps…if you caught your teenager masturbating…how would you handle it?
I'd tell him when he is cocked & ready to chase & shoot down that lone annoying house fly.
Oct 1 @ 5:36PM
Just turn him into Christine she will get him.
Oct 5 @ 9:14PM
Oldest son left his bedroom door opend and had his back to the door and when I walked in he was rocking back and forth like a sea horse walked out and starting laughing my ass
off My mother asked what was so funny told her and she went and peeked in the hall way and almost fell down Laughing
When he came out into the living room told him if he was going to play with rosie palm and her five sisters he needed to close his door and to think about using hand cream to help make it slippery to help and if in the if shower to use soap LOL My mother fell off the sofa laughing
later found a hustler from the 1970's under his bed this was when he was 17 LOL that was 4 years ago
Oct 8 @ 5:57PM
if its a guy give him a playboy and excuse yourself.
if its a girl give her thedildo and some batteries ..
both will know what to do.
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Badajoz used them to invade Silves and Algarve.
The response came quickly. The King immediately sent word to the Taifa of Lisbon and with Asturian soldiers to back them up they invaded Badajoz in an act of self-preservation. While Karim al-Misri moved north west, soldiers from Malaga, Granada and Cartagena moved to block him and were reinforced by more Asturians. He also opened more urgent talks with the Franks.
During the late summer, some thrusts were made towards Cordoba but were repulsed with some loss forcing Karim to slow his expected advancement while he waited for more of his men to cross to the peninsula. In addition to having to hold North Africa he needed to regroup his scattered armies before going north. While Asturias did not have the force to confront him, neither did he have the strength necessary for a concerted push that would not leave him over-extended if he advanced past Cordoba, and the ambitious Karim al-Misri would like nothing more than to do just that. However the autumn rains are heavier than usual and he cannot advance that year while consolidating his position as more men flock to his banners.
Early in 766, the Emirate of Zaragoza which has offered only a tepid response to King Avidus, invades the Balearic Islands of Denia. After securing Ibiza they begin to launch sea-borne raids against mainland Denia and Cartagena forcing the latter to shift forces to the east an defend its towns.
Meanwhile news has come from the Franks in the form of Pepin's son Charles and, a massive force that arrived at Santander by boat late that spring straining the port town, now enlarged in the years since Avidus Arman's ascension, to capacity. Joining the Frankish prince is his closest friend and distant relative, Roland. Marching south along the border between Zaragoza and Asturias, they are joined by a force of Zaragozans who have publicly declared for Asturias. Their attacks on Cartagena and Denia continue with Asturian acquiescence the price of their help. The Zaragozans treat the Franks well as they take some time to enjoy the emirate's eponymous capital city before continuing south.
Charles arrived to help battle Muslims and preserve the Christian realm in the peninsula on orders of his father Pepin, but he also has a much different objective. Because Frankish designs lay towards the east, he was to scout the terrain around the Emirate of Zaragoza for a forth coming Frankish invasion to safeguard the conquests of Septimania securing the western border and providing more outlets into the Mediterranean.
They join with the main Asturian force with a very large contingent of infantry trained in warfare on broken terrain each equipped with a reinforced quiver on their backs for a large number of heavy javelins much like the ancient Romans. However these javelins are so heavy that they cannot afford much armor. Avidus meets the 25 year old Frankish prince south at Cuenca, hosting him in the Conca Alcazaba built a generation before as they meet to plan strategy.
Shortly after their arrival word comes that Karim al-Misri has laid siege to Carmona and King Avidus Araman, Charles, Roland, and Yahya ibn Musa, the commander of the Zaragozan contingent and one of the Emir's sons, ride south. When the Asturians and their allies reach Cordoba, they are met by several thousand men from the Taifas under their various commanders.
For Karim, the fortress at Carmona would be an excellent base for advances north or west if the Taifas prove recalcitrant. However the siege has not been a simple matter. After the conquest of Cordoba, the king had fortified the citadel and spared no expense to provision it. The garrison there is sizable, and has been increased due to the Abbasid invasion. When Karim received word that King Avidus was moving on his position he left a guard of some 3000 men to guard the fortress while he led the rest some 3 miles to the east and took up a position at the crossing of the Corbones river. Avidus could attack or take a detour through mountainous terrain and into the unfriendly lands of Badajoz-conquered Seville. Worried about the fortress falling to Karim, the allies decide they have no choice and prepare to attack Karim across the river.
Abd ar-Rahman (for he still though of himself as that) stood looking at the Abbasid banner, a black square of emptiness in the day and beneath it somewhere, Karim al-Misri, their chosen pawn. He looked back at his men, from Muslim light swordsmen to javelin armed Asturians, to Frankish heavy spearmen and light archers from around the kingdom.
"Those men over there are not cowards!" the king shouted to his men. "They are strong and determined--I know their mettle…. But I also know
. I know the struggles you have fought through, and the triumphs you've gained and I would not leave your side now! Don't concern yourself with plunder today, victory here and all the south will be in our hands with enough for all. Follow my orders, throw your javelins and stand firm with our allies, and we will win the day!"
Riding to the front with the heavy cavalry of the army, both the few mounted Frankish knights and his own, he drew his sword watching for a second the sun glancing off the serviceable, but simple blade.
"Horsemen! Forward!" he shouted.
The battle of Rio Carbones had begun.
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Lady Pintos play Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in Ashland
Originally published February 22, 2013 at 11:35 a.m., updated February 22, 2013 at 11:35 a.m.
Ashland The California Lady Pintos defeated the Lady Tigers of Versailles Wednesday night.
After the first quarter the Lady Pintos led 13-8, at the half the score was 25-15.
The Lady Pintos dominated the third quarter scoring 20 points ending the quarter of play 45-19. They went on to win 60-27.
The Lady Pintos will face the Blair Oak Lady Falcons for the Class 3 District 8 title at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 24, followed by the boy's championship game.
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October 2, 2015 - The Pawa Law Group is pleased to announce that today the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued a decision affirming a $236 million verdict against ExxonMobil for contaminating the state's groundwater with the gasoline additive MTBE. The Pawa Law Group has been representing the State in the long-running environmental case since 2003. In 2012 and early 2013 all defendants except ExxonMobil settled. In April 2013 a jury awarded the State all of the damages it sought against ExxonMobil in the case.
Jan. 30, 2015 - Pawa Law Group is pleased to announce today's filing of a New Hampshire Supreme Court brief in a major groundwater contamination case against Exxon. Pawa Law Group represents the State of New Hampshire in the case in which a jury awarded the State $236 million to clean up MTBE contamination of the State's groundwater. As the jury found, Exxon added MTBE to its gasoline knowing that this chemical is a pernicious groundwater contaminant while withholding key information from the State. Other oil companies that also used MTBE in their gasoline settled with the State before trial for over $100 million but Exxon went to trial and is now appealing the verdict.
From Left to Right: Jay O'Hara (holding photo), Attorney Matt Pawa (speaking to reporters) Ken Ward (behind Pawa) and Joan Fund, September 8, 2014 in front of the Fall River Justice Center, Fall River, Mass, following the District Attorney's dismissal of all criminal charges against O'Hara and Ward.
September 8, 2014. The Pawa Law Group, P.C. is pleased to announce that the Bristol County District Attorney today dismissed all criminal charges against Jay O'Hara and Ken Ward arising from the Lobster Boat Blockade - see www.lobsterboatblockade.org On May 15, 2013, O'Hara and Ward anchored their lobster boat, the Henry David T, in the Brayton Point Ship Channel near the Brayton Point Power Plant pier in order to protest the burning of coal. On that same day, the Energy Enterprise was attempting to dock along the pier to unload 40,000 tons of coal. Ward and O'Hara had been charged with felony conspiracy, three misdemeanors (disorderly conduct, failure to act to avoid a boat collision and negligent operation of a boat endangering safety). Matt Pawa and Ben Krass of the Pawa Law Group represented O'Hara and Ward along with attorney Joan Fund of New Bedford, Massachusetts; they had prepared to put on a necessity defense to show that O'Hara and Ward had taken action that was legally justified in light of the grave harms from global warming. Climate scientist Dr. James Hansen and author-activist Bill McKibben would have been called as expert witnesses in the case if it had gone forward. Today was to be the first day of the trial but instead the State dismissed all criminal charges and entered an agreement with O'Hara and Ward to treat the matter as a civil infraction with $2000 of restitution to be paid by each defendant to the Somerset Police Department. Attorney Pawa released a statement to the press that is available here.
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June 5, 2014. Pawa Law Group, P.C. is pleased to announce that the State of Vermont, assisted by the Pawa Law Group and two other national firms, filed suit today against oil companies that used the chemical MTBE in their gasoline. The suit names over twenty oil company defendants, including ExxonMobil, Shell, Sunoco, Citgo, BP, Chevron and Irving Oil, as responsible for contamination of Vermont's groundwater with MTBE. Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell is lead counsel on the case and is being assisted by the Pawa Law Group, Baron and Budd, P.C. and Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C. Pawa Law Group has represented the State of New Hampshire since 2003 in a similar lawsuit that has recovered over $100 million in settlements and resulted in a $236 million verdict against ExxonMobil in 2013.
Jan. 21, 2014 . Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has named Matt Pawa a "2013 Lawyer of the Year." Recognized for his exceptional success in 2013, Pawa is featured in the January 20 2014 issue in a Q&A piece in which he discusses the epic battle between the State of New Hampshire and America's major oil companies that resulted in $136 million in settlements and a $236 million jury verdict against ExxonMobil in April, 2013. Pawa is one of just ten attorneys named to this selective list of the region's most accomplished lawyers.
Pawa, a trial and appellate lawyer, is the President of the Boston-based Pawa Law Group, P.C. Pawa and his firm handle a variety of litigation matters, including commercial, real estate and personal injury cases. The firm is most well known for its environmental practice. Pawa is a frequent speaker at bar association conferences and law schools. The firm received the Healthy Air Ambassador Award from the American Lung Association in 2012 for its environmental litigation. Pawa is the recipient of the national Scribes Award for excellence in legal writing.
April 9, 2013. The Pawa Law Group is pleased to announce that it has obtained a $236 million verdict for the State of New Hampshire in a case against ExxonMobil. PLG filed the lawsuit in 2003 on behalf of the State against oil companies that added the chemical MTBE to their gasoline. After the Pawa Law Group and its co-counsel obtained over $100 million in settlements, trial commenced against ExxonMobil in January, 2013. The jury deliberated for a mere 90 minutes today and came back with a verdict awarding the State all of the damages it had sought against ExxonMobil and rejecting all of ExxonMobil's defenses and attempts to shift blame to others.
March 18, 2013. The Pawa Law Group today filed a ground-breaking products liability case in California Superior Court on behalf of a three-year old boy who was badly burned by a CupSoup that tipped over and spilled it's scalding hot contents on him in 2012. The case was featured today on the nationwide news program CBS This Morning. To view the news program click here. The scalding hot soup caused severe burns to sensitive areas of the boy's body that have required skin graft operations and extensive medical care. The lawsuit alleges that Nissin, the manufacturer of CupSoup, defectively designed the product by making it unstable and susceptible to tipping over and spilling its scalding hot contents onto consumers. According to the allegations of the case, CupSoup is highly unstable due to its narrow base and other dimensions that make it top-heavy and easily tipped over. According to a story on NPR, instant soup products like CupSoup have caused a nationwide epidemic of burns of small children -- including many severe burns requiring skin grafts. To hear the NPR Story click here. While some kinds of instant soup are sold in containers that are wide and low and thus less susceptible to tipping over, other kinds of instant soup, like CupSoup, are unstable and tip over easily, according to a scientific study titled Instant Cup of Soup: Design Flaws Increase Risk of Burns, published in the Journal of Burn Care & Research. Small children are particularly susceptible to burns as they have more sensitive skin than adults and older children. The contents of instant soup, such as noodles, also tend to stick to skin, thus increasing the severity of burns. The Pawa Law Group, working in collaboration with the law firm Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, represents numerous children who have been burned by instant soup spilled from inherently unstable containers. This nationwide litigation is intended to change how instant soup containers are designed so as to protect children and stop the epidemic of burns.
Dec 6, 2012. Today an administrative law judge ruled in favor of the No Asphalt Defense Fund, represented by the Pawa Law Group, in an appeal of an air permit. The permit was issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to a concrete batch and sand and gravel plant in western Massachusetts. The Pawa Law Group took on both the attorneys for the plant and DEP. In a detailed decision, the administrative judge held that the plant is causing harmful air pollution and that the plant has failed to demonstrate compliance with the required limits on noise levels. The decision praises the Pawa Law Group's clients' testimony as "compelling" and "very credible" and attached "significant weight to it." The decision further finds the cross examination of the DEP witnesses by Pawa Law Group attorney Wesley Kelman to have provided important evidence in undercutting DEP's decision to issue the permit.
October 4, 2012. The Pawa Law Group is pleased to announce that today it filed, in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a Petition for Rehearing En Banc in the Kivalina v. ExxonMobil case. The petition argues that the Ninth Circuit's recent decision, in which it held that the Clean Air Act displaces Kivalina's federal common law claim of public nuisance seeking monetary damages, conflicts with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Exxon Valdez case. In the Valdez case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Clean Water Act does not displace a federal common law claim for monetary damages. As Kivalina argues in its petition, the same holding applies to the Clean Air Act. Kivalina, an Inupiat village in Alaska on the Chuchki Sea, has sued oil, coal and electric utility companies that are major contributors to global warming. Global warming is destroying the village by melting the sea ice that formerly protected the village from harsh fall and winter storms. In the lawsuit Kivalina seeks the funds necessary to relocate the village.
August 10, 2012. Pawa Law Group attorney Matt Pawa appeared on the PBS program Need to Know today as a legal commenter on the proposed petition by Palau regarding global warming to the International Court of Justice. Palau seeks an advisory opinion regarding the obligation of nations to control greenhouse gas emissions that harm other nations - in Palau's case threatening its very existence.
July 11, 2012. The Pawa Law Group rested its case today for a citizens group, No Asphalt Defense Fund, Inc., in a trial of an air pollution permit. The permit was issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to a concrete batch and sand and gravel plant in western Massachusetts. Witnesses for the citizens' group testified about the effect the plant has had on their lives and homes in terms of dust and noise, and experts gave further testimony about noise impacts of the plant. The administrative law judge also heard testimony from witnesses for the plant and for DEP. The administrative law judge is expected to issue a decision on the validity of the permit in several months. PLG Attorney Wesley Kelman served as lead trial counsel for NADF.
November 28, 2011. Today Matt Pawa argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on behalf of the village of Kivalina, Alaska, that is facing destruction from global warming. Click here to view his argument.
Sept. 20, 2011. The Pawa Law Group is pleased to announce that Matt Pawa is again a featured speaker this year at several noteworthy events. He was the featured speaker at the Boston Bar Association's presentation in September on the Supreme Court's decision in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut. Mr. Pawa also will be a featured speaker at Yale Law School on October 3d along with Steve Susman of Susman Godfrey LLP. On October 20th Mr. Pawa will receive recognition as an honoree of the American Lung Association at its annual gala event in Massachusetts. On November 2d he will be presenting a lecture in the series Climate Change to Global Sustainability: The Great Transition, jointly sponsored by the University of California, San Diego's Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies (IICAS) and the California Western School of Law. The Pawa Law Group also is continuing its tradition of supporting student interest and learning on environmental studies by participating in events at the local schools in Newton, Massachusetts.
April 29, 2011. The Pawa Firm is pleased to announce that today the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision dismissing a challenge by the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Automobile Dealers Association to an important greenhouse gas regulation. The Chamber and NADA had sued the EPA over its decision to issue California a waiver from Clean Air Act preemption allowing the state – and others – to regulate automobile greenhouse gas emissions. The DC Circuit held that the US Chamber and NADA lack standing because they failed to demonstrate that any of their members would be injured by the EPA waiver decision. The standing argument was the sole focus of an amicus brief filed by two environmentally conscious and financially savvy auto dealers represented by the Pawa firm and our co-counsel Steve Hinchman. We argued that greenhouse gas regulations are good for business, not harmful to business. Our amicus brief (PDF) was cited twice by the DC Circuit in its decision (PDF).
March 11, 2011. The Pawa Firm is pleased to announce that today it filed a US Supreme Court brief for its land trust clients in American Electric Power Co., et al. v. Connecticut, et al., No. 10-174. In this important environmental case a group of States, a major municipality and three land trusts have sued America's biggest global warming polluters. The Pawa Firm is counsel of record in the Supreme Court for the land trusts. The Supreme Court is hearing the case to decide whether massive greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to human health and ecological injuries can be the subject of a federal tort claim, whether there is proper standing, whether the political question doctrine bars the case and whether the Clean Air Act has preempted the tort claim. To read more about this case and see the Supreme Court briefs, click here.
Jan. 11, 2011: New Hampshire Supreme Court decides parens patriae appeal. The Pawa Firm is pleased to announce that the New Hampshire Supreme Court has held that the State has proper "parens patriae" standing to seek monetary damages for contamination of privately owned wells throughout the State in its case against oil companies that added the chemical MTBE to gasoline. The defendants had argued that the State could never pursue a legal claim to recover monetary damages for contamination in privately owned wells but the state high court disagreed and allowed the State to bring such a claim and to have the opportunity to prove statewide contamination in support of its parens patriae standing.
December 6, 2010: US Supreme Court agrees to hear global warming case. Today the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Co. The nation's high court took the case following the Second Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in 2009 that the case properly invokes the federal common law of public nuisance. In the suit, eight states, the City of New York and three land trusts represented by the Pawa firm seek to hold liable the nation's five largest greenhouse gas emitters for their contributions to global warming. The Supreme Court will now hear the case to decide questions of standing, whether the Clean Air Act preempts the federal common law of public nuisance claim, and whether the case is barred by the political question doctrine.
December. 5, 2010: The Cape Cod Times has today run a story about Matt Pawa and the global warming legal cases he has brought.
November 3, 2010: Today the Pawa Firm is pleased to announce it has filed a brief in the US Supreme Court in the Connecticut v. American Electric Power Co. litigation. The brief, filed jointly with eight US states and the City of New York, opposes the petition of the nation's largest greenhouse gas polluters, who have urged the high court to hear the case. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled in favor of the States and land trusts represented by the Pawa firm and held that the case is a proper federal tort case and should proceed. Today's filing seeks to preserve that court of appeals decision by urging the Supreme Court to reject the polluters' petition for review. To see the filings in the Supreme Court, see links below:
August 31, 2010: Cape Wind Breaking News. The Pawa Firm is pleased to announce today that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the decision of the state Energy Facility Siting Board to issue a composite certificate to Cape Wind. The Pawa Firm represents intervenor Clean Power Now, which played an integral role in obtaining the composite certificate at the EFSB and which urged the state high court to affirm the certificate. Today's decision means that Cape Wind now has in hand all state permits for the transmission line for the wind project in Nantucket Sound.
March 18, 2010: Amicus Briefs filed Kivalina Case. The Pawa Firm is pleased to report the filing of amicus briefs in support of its Ninth Circuit brief in Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp. Amicus briefs were filed by renewable energy companies and by a group of law professors.
March 10, 2010: The Pawa firm today filed the opening brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Kivalina versus ExxonMobil Corp.
March 8, 2010: Global Warming Lawsuit Announcement. The Pawa Firm is pleased to announce that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the defendants' petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc in Connecticut, et al. v. American Electric Power Co., et al. In September, 2009 the Pawa Firm and its partners won a major victory when the court reinstated this case by eight states, the City of New York and three land trusts in a sweeping ruling in our favor. We have sued the five largest greenhouse gas emitters in the country (electric power corporations that burn large quantities of fossil fuels) and we seek a court order to reduce GHG emissions under the common law of public nuisance. Today the court denied defendants' petition that sought to have the full court of all active Second Circuit judges reconsider the decision.
February 3, 2010: Today attorney Matt Pawa appeared in Boston Municipal Court to represent, pro bono, global warming protestors who slept out on the Boston Commons to call attention to global warming. The Pawa Firm represents climate scientist Dr. James Hansen; author-activist-350.org leader Bill McKibben; and statewide coordinator of The Leadership Campaign Craig Altemose. Over 200 people, mostly students, slept out on the Boston Commons in late 2009 to call on the Massachusetts legislature to take action on global warming. The police ordered the protestors to leave or face criminal trespass charges. The protestors stayed put for the night. Today the prosecutors dropped all criminal charges. The Pawa Firm was joined by attorney James Budreau in its representation of Hansen, McKibben, and Altemose.
January 27, 2010: Today the New York Times has published a major story on our global warming tort cases.
October 23, 2009: The Pawa Firm announces the filing of a class action case against the Bridgeport Port Authority seeking a refund of unconstitutional ferry fees charged to passengers on ferry travel between Bridgeport, Connecticut and Port Jefferson, New York. A federal district court recently held that the Bridgeport Port Authority was violating the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution by charging ferry passengers excessive fees; the court enjoined the fees in a case filed by the ferry company. The class action case filed today by the Pawa Firm and Connecticut lawyer Neal Moskow of Ury & Moskow LLC seeks refunds for those passengers who paid the unconstitutional fees.
Sept. 21, 2009: Today the Pawa Firm is pleased to announce a victory in the Connecticut and Open Space Institute versus American Electric Power Co. cases In these two combined public nuisance lawsuits, a group of eight states and the City of New York, along with three land trusts represented by the Pawa firm, sued companies that in 2004, when the case was filed, were the five largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the nation. In these cases the plaintiffs seek a court order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the common law doctrine of public nuisance. A district court judge dismissed the case as a political question in 2005. Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the case does not present a political question but rather a legal question, that all plaintiffs have proper standing, that we have stated a proper claim under the federal common law of public nuisance and that our public nuisance claim is not preempted.
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August 21, 2009: Today the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled in favor of the State of New Hampshire in its interlocutory appeal in the MTBE case. The state Supreme Court, reversing the trial court, held that the State had properly served two of the defendants while the case was pending in federal court and prior to remand to state court. The two defendants had challenged the state court's jurisdiction over them on the ground that the federal court had lacked subject matter jurisdiction at the time they were served. The high court disagreed and ruled today that the defendants were properly served.
June 16, 2009: The Pawa Firm today argued an appeal in the New Hampshire Supreme Court in the MTBE case. The appeal addresses whether two oil companies that are alleged to have added MTBE to gasoline were properly brought into the case at a time when the case was pending in federal court. The case has since been returned to state court and the two new defendants claim the federal actions bringing them into the case should be given no credence in state court.
June 8, 2009: The Pawa Law Group, P.C. honors the memory of Luke Cole, who died in a tragic accident last week. Cole was the President of the Center on Race Poverty and the Environment and a leader in our global warming case on behalf of Kivalina.
The Pawa Firm attorneys and staff were privileged to have known and worked with Luke and to have become his friends. Luke was not only a great legal mind but a generous and kind spirit. We look forward to participating in memorials to Luke and in carrying on his important work. We offer our deepest condolences to his family. We urge all those wishing to honor his work to make a contribution to CRPE.
May 19, 2009: The Pawa Firm is pleased to announce a major victory in the clean car cases ("Pavley cases"). General Motors, Chrysler and their trade associations have given up the fight against state greenhouse gas laws. Under a settlement announced today, the automakers will comply with new federal standards that are at least as stringent as the state laws they have been fighting against for years. They agreed to stay their lawsuits and, upon issuance of the new federal rules, dismiss them.


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