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Marianne Brandt's death came as no surprise to anyone. Since suffering a heart attack in 1994, she had seen her health spiral steadily downward. By the time the end came, she had been forced to move into a nursing home.
On the day Brandt died, her sister, Kathleen Kelly, returned to her home in Forest Lake to find a large envelope in the mailbox. Because of Brandt's weakened state, Kelly had recently taken over responsibility for her sister's legal affairs. Most significantly, she was trying to determine what had become of a disability claim filed by Brandt in 1998 that, as far as she knew, had never been settled. Brandt had left her job as an executive assistant with the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association in 1998 because she was too weak to continue performing her duties, but the insurance company refused to pay her disability benefits. For the last five years of Brandt's life, her only income was a Social Security check.
Brandt had hired an attorney, Stephen Rondestvedt, to fight the insurance company's decision, but after more than five years she still hadn't seen a dime. "I'm sure my sister just kind of gave up on it," Kelly says. "She was weak and spent most of her time doing nothing. She was just tired."
Kelly had recently requested copies of all documents related to her sister's claim from Rondestvedt. So she assumed that the bulging envelope in her mailbox was the case file. "I thought, my goodness, he got right on it," she recalls.
Instead, what Kelly discovered in the mailbox was a package from the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, a statewide organization that is charged with disciplining unscrupulous attorneys. A letter inside the envelope informed her that Rondestvedt had been disbarred and was facing possible criminal charges.
Kelly eventually determined that her sister's disability claim had been settled more than two years earlier, for just $10,000. Rondestvedt had forged Brandt's signature, cashed the check, and simply kept the money for himself. "It diverted my sorrow into a little anger," Kelly says.
Kelly was far from the only person receiving a package from the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility that week. The organization mailed out many such letters to Rondestvedt's clients. All told, according to files compiled by the Client Security Board and the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, over a four-year period, the 40-year-old, married father of three stole almost a million dollars from his clients. The thefts, stemming from personal injury cases, ranged from $3,000 to more than $100,000.
The Minnesota Client Security Board, a trust set up by the state bar association to compensate people who have been defrauded by lawyers, has so far paid out $746,000 in claims to 22 people--the greatest sum spent on any single case since the board was established in 1988. In fact, the previous record for an entire year of claims was $705,524, doled out in 1996. There are still three complaints against Rondestvedt that have not yet been resolved.
What's most striking about the Rondestvedt case is that, like Brandt, most of the people that the scofflaw attorney stole money from were poor and disabled. Some had known Rondestvedt for years and relied on him for personal advice and financial counsel. He asked after their children and pets, socialized with them in bars and restaurants. One former client, Clark Zaccardi, had even asked Rondestvedt to be the best man in his upcoming wedding.
"My whole family knows Steve personally," says Zaccardi, whose parents were swindled out of about $75,000 by Rondestvedt. "Steve always pretended that my mom was his mom. He called my dad 'Dad.'"
According to the United States District Attorney's Office, which is prosecuting the case, Rondestvedt pumped at least $200,000 of the money into his Lynnhurst-neighborhood home just off Lake Harriet. He often boasted about his frequent trips to Paris and always insisted on picking up dinner tabs.
He funded his lavish lifestyle off the usually meager disability settlements of folks who in many cases had trouble putting food on their own tables.
Mike Sohrweide, for example, was taken for $94,000. In a form filled out for the Client Security Board last fall, Sohrweide succinctly detailed his fiscal and psychological state. "Besides the money, deeper depression than before," he wrote. "Can't finish associates degree, may lose truck, home & land."
John Eric Love was duped out of $14,287. "I needed the money desperately," he wrote to the Client Security Board. "Because of my back injury and chronic pain I am unable to work 40 hours per week. I'm only working part time. I cannot live on air! I have 3 children."
The lawyer's crimes are not completely without precedent. In 1999, Minneapolis attorney David Moskal was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of mail fraud stemming from thefts of nearly $2.5 million from his clients. He too practiced personal injury law and preyed on vulnerable adults. "The parallels are striking," says Assistant U.S. Attorney Hank Shea, who prosecuted both cases. "It's a question of greed combined with the arrogance that you're not going to get caught." (Funds from the Client Security Board were not tapped in Moskal's case, because his former law firm, Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, compensated the victims.)
Rondestvedt was indicted and pled guilty to two counts of mail fraud in October, but is still awaiting sentencing. According to the plea agreement, he is facing between 37 and 57 months of federal prison time. At present, however, he remains a free man, a fact that angers some of his victims. Terreea Kilgo-Callender was taken for at least $9,500 by Rondestvedt. "I'm sorry," she says, "but if the man had been black, his butt would have been in jail by now."
The details of Rondestvedt's scams are as pathetic as they are appalling. His machinations were so recklessly simplistic that someone was bound to catch on eventually. "I think it's like a drunk who keeps drinking and they actually want to get caught," posits Karl Von Reuter, one of Rondestvedt's former law partners. "He was relieved when he was finally caught. He couldn't take it anymore. Mentally, he was struggling very badly."
As detailed in public records, there were two basic ways that Rondestvedt defrauded his clients. In many instances he simply reached a settlement with the insurance company, forged his client's signature on the check, and pocketed the money. He'd then make up endless stories to explain why the client's claim had not yet been settled.
Terreea Kilgo-Callender, for instance, was in a car accident in May of 2000 that left her with broken bones in her left hand and two tears in her rotator cuff. "When it gets cold, it still hurts," she says, massaging her left hand while seated at a table in her mom's St. Louis Park home. Following the accident, Kilgo-Callender was forced to leave her $21-an-hour job of eight years as a guard at the state prison in Lino Lakes. She ended up selling her home and moving in with her mom in order to make ends meet.
In May of 2000 she hired Rondestvedt to pursue a personal injury claim against the prison's insurance company. Unbeknownst to her, the matter was settled less than a year later for just $9,500. Rondestvedt forged her name on the check and pocketed the money.
Over the following months, the lawyer repeatedly assured Kilgo-Callender that he was still pursuing the matter. In fact, in July of last year--more than two years after he'd settled her claim--Rondestvedt showed up at her workplace at 7:30 one morning to pick up some papers related to her case. "Cool, calm, charming," is how she describes his demeanor that morning. "Same as he always was. He's a personable person is what he is. It's easy to put your trust in him."
Kilgo-Callender was reimbursed the $9,500 by the Client Security Board. But she insists that she never would have settled for that paltry amount of money and that it doesn't begin to cover the financial losses she's incurred as a result of the car accident. "I was secure in my job," she sighs. "I made good money. I could take care of myself. The day I found this out my blood pressure just skyrocketed."
She's now hired another attorney to try to reopen the case with the insurance company. "I suspect that they'll resist and we'll have to start a lawsuit," says Paul Downes, her current lawyer. A lawsuit against Rondestvedt would likely prove futile: Creditors are now scavenging what remains of his assets, including his $400,000 home.
Kilgo-Callender is dubious that Rondestvedt will be punished sufficiently for his misdeeds. "It's a white-collar crime," she notes. "He ain't gonna do no time." She then adds, only half-joking: "I'd like him to do some time, because I know some people in prison."
As in Kilgo-Callender's case, trust was often an integral part of Rondestvedt's scams. This was particularly true for the other main means by which he defrauded clients: fake investment vehicles. In at least 13 cases, Rondestvedt convinced clients to invest their disability settlements in high-yield annuities or certificates of deposit that did not exist. In some instances, Rondestvedt even went so far as to create bogus financial documents in order to convince people that the investment schemes that he was peddling were for real. Several duped investors actually received dividend checks from Rondestvedt. But it was essentially a Ponzi scheme in which one client's account was raided to pay off another client.
"A lot of these people are very vulnerable," notes Ken Jorgensen, director of the Client Security Board and the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. "I guess they were fairly trusting."
Douglas Niccum, for instance, hired Rondestvedt in December 2002 to resolve a workers' compensation claim stemming from a back injury while working for the city of Shoreview. The attorney came highly recommended from a close friend. In April 2003, the claim was settled for $105,000, with Rondestvedt taking $13,000 off the top for his services.
Rondestvedt then convinced Niccum to invest the funds in an annuity that would supposedly provide regular payments. According to a letter written to the Client Security Board by Sue Niccum, Douglas's wife, Rondestvedt promised the couple that they would receive 18 payments of $9,470 each over a nine-year period, for a total of $170,460--or some $65,000 more than they would have collected by simply cashing the settlement check.
There were immediate red flags, however. The first payment that they received was from Rondestvedt's personal checking account. It bounced. "Because he had been a good friend of a friend of ours, we tried to have faith and believe it was an honest mistake," Sue wrote to the Client Security Board. Then Rondestvedt failed to deliver on repeated promises to send them the paperwork related to the settlement and the fictitious investment scheme. His office voice-mail box was always full when they tried to call. "Then his cell phone was shut off, and I just knew we were in deep trouble," Sue wrote. After calling frantically around to various government agencies, they eventually discovered that Rondestvedt had been disbarred.
"[It] has been very painful," Sue wrote of the experience. "My husband had a heart attack a few months ago and I fear for his health. He feels like a fool, and I can't convince him otherwise."
Douglas Niccum's own assessment of the situation is even more stark. "I am behind on my bills," he wrote to the Client Security Board in the fall. "The hospital is after me for money and my credit card companies also.... I was in the hospital approximately 4 months ago with a heart attack (3rd) and I do not have money to get my pills. This does not help. My stress level is really high. I am about to have a nervous breakdown. My blood pressure is up and not so good. I don't feel good and cannot think at all with all the bill collectors calling me."
It is impossible to say exactly what led Rondestvedt to defraud people like Douglas Niccum. Attempts to reach the disbarred attorney were unsuccessful. Phone numbers and an e-mail address listed in files maintained by the Client Security Board are no longer functioning. No one answered the door in two visits to his Lynnhurst neighborhood home.
Rondestvedt's attorney, Thomas Shiah, says that he doesn't want his client talking to the media, at least until after he's sentenced. "It's not the type of thing that's going to warm the cockles of the public [heart]," he allows.
Rondestvedt earned his law degree from Hamline University in 1988, but none of his professors who remain at the school seem to remember him. In the mid-'90s he was part of the personal injury law firm Meuser Rondestvedt & Batchelor. After the firm disbanded in 2000, he ventured into solo practice. According to Rondestvedt's plea agreement, he began defrauding clients around August of 2000. The deceptions continued, rapidly escalating in severity, until last fall, when he hired a lawyer and called up the U.S. Attorney's office to confess. "We basically self-reported," says Shiah. "We went to the government and said, 'Here's the scoop.'"
Ken Jorgensen of the Client Security Board posits that Rondestvedt may have been hoping that a major windfall from a personal injury lawsuit would bail him out. "Some people do this with the lottery," he notes. "'Sooner or later, I'm going to hit here.' The problem is the longer you keep doing this, the bigger the hole you need to fill becomes. I think that's obviously what happened to him. He didn't have the cash flow to keep it up anymore."
People who have known Rondestvedt for an extended period of time universally claim to be shocked by his actions. "Stunned disbelief," is how James Batchelor, who practiced law with Rondestvedt in the mid-'90s, describes his reaction to the indictment. "Talk to any defense attorney who worked with him, any person who knew him in his day-to-day life, and they'll all tell you the same thing: No flipping way is he capable of this. It's still shocking to me."
Batchelor and others describe Rondestvedt as a devoted father of three daughters and avid athlete. He often competes in 10K runs and triathlons, and has been an instructor at Buck Hill Ski Resort. "Steve was a friend of mine, and right now my guess is he doesn't have too many friends," Batchelor says. "I can't ever condone what he did. I can't excuse it, but at the same time I'm not going to walk away from the guy."
The most obvious harbingers of a life running off the rails--drugs, booze, gambling--don't seem to have figured in Rondestvedt's downfall. "I know that Steve would have an occasional cocktail with co-workers, but he always went home early to his family," says Kelly Brewbaker, who worked for Rondestvedt as a paralegal and remains a friend.
The disgraced attorney is an active member of Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church. In fact, he confessed his crimes to the Rev. Henry French prior to coming clean with the authorities. In a letter written to Judge John Tunheim, who is presiding over Rondestvedt's case, Reverend French pleaded for leniency. "My immediate concern for Steve is that a long prison sentence will do irreversible damage to an already severely damaged marital relationship and a strained parental relationship with his three young daughters," he wrote.
The only logical explanation for Rondestvedt's crimes is greed. Karl Von Reuter, another onetime law partner, believes that Rondestvedt was simply incapable of dealing responsibly with money. "He likes his trips to France," says Von Reuter. "He wanted to impress people with his nice south Minneapolis house, and he didn't know how to live within his means."
Former clients of Rondestvedt's paint a less forgiving picture. Several members of Clark Zaccardi's family were duped by the attorney's con game. He originally met Rondestvedt when the attorney took over Zaccardi's personal injury case. In 1991 Zaccardi had injured his back while working at a bakery. Even after multiple surgeries, he was unable to return to work. That case was originally settled in 1995 for $102,000, with Rondestvedt keeping $13,000 in attorney's fees.
But when Zaccardi's physical condition continued to deteriorate, he again employed Rondestvedt to attempt to reopen the case and get more money out of the insurance company. By this time, according to Zaccardi, the two had become friends. When Rondestvedt relocated to a new office in downtown Minneapolis after his firm disbanded, Zaccardi helped him move. He performed odd jobs on the attorney's $400,000 home, such as rebuilding the windows and maintaining the yard. He even attended a dance recital in which one of Rondestvedt's daughters performed.
"I've met Steve in every strip club in the city," Zaccardi says over coffee at a Perkins restaurant in Cottage Grove on Memorial Day. The unemployed 39-year-old Newport resident speaks with a manic intensity, drawing stares from the surrounding patrons and staff. "When I had nobody else in the world, he was there. And I trusted him."
This close relationship led Zaccardi to recommend that his father also hire the lawyer. In January 2002, Robert Zaccardi hired Rondestvedt to handle a workmen's compensation claim. The case was settled almost immediately, with Robert receiving $101,223 after attorney fees were subtracted.
But as with other clients that Rondestvedt exploited, he convinced Robert Zaccardi and his wife, Myrna, to invest the money in an annuity that would supposedly earn them a high rate of interest. Clark says that he encouraged his parents to take the deal. "I told my mom I trusted him with everything," he recalls. "I trusted him with my soul." Instead of investing the settlement money in an annuity, however, Rondestvedt deposited the money in his own bank account. He also falsely informed the couple that he'd used the funds to pay off $4,914 in state and federal taxes that they owed.
The elder Zaccardis were ultimately conned out of at least $71,000. Although they recovered that money through the Client Security Board, Clark says that the psychological and physical damage done to his parents is permanent. "My parents finally got their money back, but their lives are still ruined," he notes. "How dare him? How dare him?" Since Rondestvedt's duplicity was revealed, Clark says, his father has battled depression and his mother was hospitalized with heart problems. "I swear he took years off my mother's life," he says. (The elder Zaccardis declined to comment for this story.)
Clark is uncertain what exactly became of his own case. The entire ordeal has left him shaken. He has not filed a claim with the Client Security Board. He says that his medical bills and other debts are so out of control that he can't even get a prescription filled. His marriage, at which Rondestvedt was to be the best man, has been put off indefinitely. "I can't trust anybody," he says. "I can't even trust my fiancée because of what he did to me."
Zaccardi is racked with guilt over unwittingly helping Rondestvedt dupe his parents. And he feels ridiculously naive for not having seen through the charming facade. "You know that phrase, a fool and his money are easily parted?" Zaccardi sighs. "That's me."
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In fact, the L in CAN SLIM stands for Leaders, or stocks that possess superior fundamentals and are part of a leading industry group or sector. The strong growth is driven by innovative products and services that are either unique or far superior to what the competition offers.
"The top one, two or three stocks in a strong industry group can have unbelievable growth, while others in the pack may hardly stir," wrote IBD founder William O'Neil in "How to Make Money in Stocks."
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Chicago, IL, Dec 03, 2012 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Evzdrop, a Chicago-based tech startup that connects people to places in real time, released today version 1.1 of its iPhone app and Web platform. Among Evzdrop's key enhancements is the ability for businesses to become a part of the conversation and communicate with customers at their location and those nearby through uniquely identified 'green Drops.' The location-based app allows users to "eavesdrop" on places through people on site who post, or "Drop," about their experience. Location-verified users can Drop real-time reviews of up to 140 characters, with or without a photo, from stores, restaurants, bars, stadiums, hotels or other venues. When a user comments, their Drop falls onto the Evzdrop Radar, or map, as a pin and is highlighted in red for 10 minutes before changing to blue. With Evzdrop 1.1, businesses can now join the conversation as authorized users and create their own content that will be distinguished from customers' Drops by being highlighted in green.
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GAINESVILLE -- Florida coach Urban Meyer has talked all season about trying to limit the number of carries for quarterback Tim Tebow.
Now, he might really have to do it. Tebow has a bruised right, non-throwing shoulder, an injury sustained in the second half of Florida's 45-37 win at Kentucky on Saturday. Safety Major Wright (thumb) and offensive tackle Carlton Medder (heel) also were banged up in the game, maybe more serious than Tebow.
Tebow played through the pain and sealed the victory with 2-yard touchdown run that followed a 40-yard pass to Percy Harvin.
Meyer said Tebow won't have any contact in practice this week as the 10th-ranked Gators (5-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) prepare for No. 19 Georgia.
"We have to be careful," Meyer said Sunday. "We've got to continue to coach him up to manage the game. He's had so much success (running). He's the kind of persona that takes it. That's a concern."
Meyer said there were several plays Saturday in which Tebow could have thrown the ball to an open receiver for short yardage, but instead tucked it and ran taking the safer option but also taking unnecessary hits.
The Gators have tried to limit Tebow's touches all year, especially after he ran 27 times for a career-high 166 yards at Mississippi last month.
But Tebow has carried 19, 16 and 20 times in the three games since. He finished with 78 yards on 20 attempts against the Wildcats.
"He's getting about 20 carries a game, but a lot of those are him all of a sudden making a play," Meyer said. "When you take that away from Tim Tebow not that he's a normal quarterback but he's not what Tim Tebow is to our offense.
"The thing we all have to understand is we can't get him hurt."
That may have already happened. Tebow, however, said he would be OK.
"It's just a little banged up," he said. "It's fine."
The Gators who control their fate in the SEC East with consecutive games against Georgia, Vanderbilt and South Carolina sure hope so. After all, Tebow has accounted for 73 percent of their offense this season.
He has 125 carries for 578 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also leads the nation in passing efficiency (177.5), completing 66 percent of his passes for 1,711 yards with 17 touchdowns and three interceptions.
"You can see him changing," Meyer said. "A year ago, he would have had many more carries because that's kind of who he is. Now, he's getting a lot of confidence in distributing the ball. That comes with experience and confidence in the people, the personnel, around him."
But Florida would like to see him pass more often. Meyer said a typical game plan calls for no more than 10 runs by Tebow. Tebow's competitiveness and desire to make something happen lead to many more too many more for Meyer. Still, there's one thing Meyer doesn't want to take away from his star quarterback.
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Wanting to film a jackass style film/all round camera
Okay so i'm wanting to film a jackass/stunt sort of film and i want a new camera to use seeing all i am working with is a goPro HD hero 2
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I can't sleep and I get an almost depressed feeling when I just lay there attempting to, especially when I need to.. Any ideas for a non medicated or alcohol related way to get to sleep? ( yes, I know getting on CF is not a great start for me)
Drink 'till you pass out. I'm working on that now.
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Try to clear your mind. Working out sometimes helps. Personally I drink.
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I can't sleep and I get an almost depressed feeling when I just lay there attempting to, especially when I need to.. Any ideas for a non medicated or alcohol related way to get to sleep? ( yes, I know getting on CF is not a great start for me)
I used to try counting sheep, and that still works from time to time. I think of big fluffy sheep jumping over a fence. The last few times, I have thought of them on a conveyor belt, a la a Simpsons episode that dealt with Bovine University (a slaughterhouse). So, that works from time to time. When all else fails, Tylenol PM is a good friend. Good luck!
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I will admit, I am to blame in sometimes making mountains out of molehills.
I'm usually just getting off work so its usually not a problem to get to sleep but for me its drink. Otherwise just google some ****. Not being able to sleep just plain sucks. Although you posted this 4 hours ago and would think you have found a way to sleep by now haha.
I have major problems with this during certain parts of the year when I get too stressed out due to work.
I haven't found many things that work very well for me yet.
The one that works the best most of the time is to work out. And not a small workout - I mean push yourself till you feel like puking workout.
It is frustrating to not be able to sleep. I have already decided that if I get into another funk that I will go the route of meds.
Sleep aids. Also, try and figure out what is bothering you and destroy it.
Pop 3 Benedryl pills and you are good.... works for me.
When I was younger and interned at the Chicago Board of Trade, I had to get up REALLY early to ride the train in to work.... I had to go to bed at like 9:30 pm. I couldn't sleep the first 2 weeks and someone I worked with gave me some printout from online. I thought it was weird at first, so I'll understand if you do too....
I used self hypnosis. You clear your mind and imagine or self talk (in your head) your body relaxing; starting with your toes and working your way up. If you take it serious and try it, it might be worth it. It worked for me.
Here is a link to start with: How to Perform Self Hypnosis - wikiHow
Most of the no sleep has to do with not relaxing, stress, "busy mind" and this helps clear all that stuff and get you to relax leading to sleep.
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Thank goodness no one has ever made me sign one of these before.
I've seen this too often recently. Must be a sign that we(students) should open more BOOKs & less tabs .#TUMBLR
Does anyone remember this ? A FA 10' edition will be made if people don't know to behave like students #Loree
o_O. People really love that coke in a can.Stumbled across this on TUMBLR via http://flatbushzombies.tumblr.com.
2nd batch."This shit right here, nigga!"Crazy how delicious+ smooth it is in lieu of all the absolut
What the hell happened in front of easton ave apts??? Catfight?
It's an epidemic... I can't go anywhere without seeing one of these "death in a can" s !!!
What yall know about this? This is not your typical "college" Bacardi. I might sip on this in a bit.
I'm getting everyone of my followers one of these for the holidays
Whattup @iamdiddy....Cirocstar in the building....
Ok , my last pic... I had to bc homie was bugging. The florida plates explain a lot... #ignanttweet
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Trying to build a relationship with an emotionally unavailable person can be an extremely draining and frustrating experience. Although there are many who attempt to tear down the walls in an effort to win the heart of their emotionally unavailable love interest, most fail and wind up with their hearts broken in the process. At times, the signs of a person struggling with these emotional issues can be pretty apparent. Other times, they can be masked and mistaken for something else. This can happen in a marriage or in an extramarital relationship, even though they are two separate and very different settings, the signs of an emotionally unavailable person are the same. Are you unsure if the guy you're seeing is emotionally unavailable? Read on then…
Can an Emotionally Unavailable Man Change?
If your partner was always like this, even before you were married, it's going to be hard to help him change (but still – possible). Some men are emotionally unavailable because of their childhood, their relationship with their mother or even past traumatic relationships.
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Macro lens for Canon 600D
I have recently bought a Canon 600D, and after seeing some awesome bugs/flowers images on the Internet, have developed an interest in Macro photography .
I have been reading a lot about macro lenses, and just when I am about to make my mind, I find something or the other that confuses me.
Tamron 90mm f/2.8
Canon 60mm f/2.8
Canon 100mm f/2.8 (non-IS)
Of these, please suggest which will work better on my 600D. I will sincerely appreciate if you could help me with this.
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Canon EOS 600D (EOS Rebel T3i / EOS Kiss X5)
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I found some never used very old magic kingdom comp tickets, are they any good?
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I found some never used very old magic kingdom comp tickets, are they any good?
Not sure what you mean by comp? :unsure:
If there is no expiration date on them, it certainly wouldn't hurt to check with the gate to see if they still work for entry.
The older tickets were said to never have an expiration date. The newer tickets expire unless you pay extra so that they don't.
I agree with Tink.....check at the gate or customer service.
Hi thanks for the info. The ticket book says complimentary guest on it, I assume they were given out as a prize or some such thing. The reason I asked if anyone thought they would still be good is that I put them on Ebay and someone asked me if they would still work and frankly it never occurred to me that they might still honor them. Like you said doesn't hurt to ask but I will let the winning bidder do that. Thanks again. Sue
Complimentary tickets often have an expiration date on them. Look carefully for a series of numbers.
Why would someone purchase a ticket if they didn't think it would work? :unsure:
Hi I know it seems weird but the old tickets are collectible. There was an E ride ticket from the late 50s that brought over $200 on Ebay. To each his own I guess. Sue
Ah. Gotcha. Collectible as ephemera. Yep, I can see that. Good luck with the sale!
Ticket books are a very good collectable. I have many.


text: GoldenBearSports.com Cal Battles Tough Field At Bluejay Invitational Bears Make First Road Trip Of Season By Cal Athletics on Tue, September 03, 2013 Related Links Diggin' It With Adrienne Gehan Pac-12 statistical leaders Follow Cal Volleyball on Twitter Like Cal Volleyball on Facebook Cal Volleyball on Instagram Full Weekly Release Bluejay InvitationalFriday, Sept. 61:30 p.m. PT - South Florida (3-1) vs. Cal (2-0)D.J. Sokol Arena - Omaha, Neb.Coverage: Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats, TwitterCal All-Time Series vs. the Bulls: 0-1Last meeting: L, 3-1 (9-12-1998)Saturday, Sept. 78 a.m. PT - Northern Colorado (2-0) vs. CalD.J. Sokol Arena - Omaha, Neb.Coverage: Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats, TwitterCal All-Time Series vs. the Bears: 1-1Last Meeting: W, 2-0 (9-23-1982)Saturday, Sept. 75:30 p.m. PT - Cal vs. No. 19 Creighton (2-0)D.J. Sokol Arena - Omaha, Neb.Coverage: Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats, TwitterCal All-Time Series vs. the Bluejays: First meetingThe Cal women's volleyball team hits the road for the first time this season to play in the Bluejay Invitational at Creighton University, a tournament that features three teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Along with the Bears, host Creighton and Northern Colorado also qualified for the postseason in 2012. Both teams are 2-0 so far this season. South Florida, meanwhile, has won three of its first four matches. The Bears are coming off an impressive performance in the Cal Molten Classic last weekend, in which they didn't drop a set and hit .400 for the weekend. Senior outside hitter Adrienne Gehan was named tournament MVP after averaging 4.33 kills per set at a .477 hitting percentage.Following The BearsA live video webcast of all matches during the Bluejay Invitational is available for a fee at www.gocreighton.com. Live play-by-play audio is also available for free by clicking on the "Live Audio" link on the volleyball schedule page at www.calbears.com. Real-time live stats are available at www.calbears.com as well.Social StudiesFollow the Bears through social media all season in a variety of ways. Real-time match updates, links and other content is available by following Cal Volleyball on Twitter. The Cal Volleyball Facebook Page also has extensive content about the team on and off the court. And join the Bears ride this season through a camera lens at the Cal Volleyball page on Instagram.Fast Start To 2013The Bears steamrolled through the Cal Molten Classic last weekend. Cal didn't drop a set in beating Nevada and New Mexico State, and it was the offense that led the way. The Bears hit a combined .400 in the two matches, and had five players record at least five kills in each match. Senior outside hitter Adrienne Gehan was named the tournament MVP after averaging 4.33 kills per set and hitting for a .477 percentage. Sophomore middle blocker Lillian Schonewise and senior setter Joan Caloiaro were named to the All-Tournament Team.Offense By The NumbersThrough one week of play, the Bears are the statistical Pac-12 leaders in every important offensive category. Cal paces the conference in hitting percentage (.400), kills per set (15.83) and assists per set (14.67). Individually, Lillian Schonewise leads the Pac-12 with a .667 hitting percentage while Adrienne Gehan ranks seventh at .477. Gehan is tied for sixth with 4.33 kills per set and senior setter Joan Caloiaro ranks second with 12.67 assists per set.Perfect HomecomingSophomore middle blocker Lillian Schonewise will play in front of family and friends this weekend at the Bluejay Invitational, and she will do so on a roll. Schonewise, who grew up in nearby Papillion, Neb., did not commit a hitting error in six sets during the Cal Molten Classic. Schonewise averaged 3.00 kills per set, including 13 kills on 19 swings during a sweep of New Mexico State. Schonewise's .667 hitting percentage leads the Pac-12.Gehan GreatnessSenior outside hitter Adrienne Gehan showed why she was a 2013 Preseason All-Pac-12 Team selection at the season-opening Cal Molten Classic last weekend. Gehan was named the tournament MVP after averaging 4.33 kills per set and hitting .477 in two matches. Gehan was a Pac-10 All-Freshman Team pick in 2010 and led the Bears last year with 3.10 kills per set.Feller Nears 600-Win MarkCal head coach Rich Feller needs just 16 wins to become the 15th active coach to reach the 600-win mark in his career. Feller, who is in his 15th season leading the Bears, has amassed a career record of 584-320 in 29 years of coaching overall. Feller spent the first 14 years of his career as the head coach at Colorado State. Feller entered the season ranked 17th among active coaches in career wins.Freshmen Class Ranked No. 21 NationallyCal's six-member recruiting class features three "Fab 50" selections by Volleyball Magazine and was ranked as the No. 21 class in the country by Prepvolleyball.com. Not only were middle blocker Jenelle Jordan, setter Alyssa Jensen and libero Maddy Kerr named to the Fab 50 list, each also was tabbed as a "Senior Ace" by Prepvolleyball.com. Defensive specialists Sarah Cole, Sabrina Blackwell and Katie Curci round out the 2013 recruiting class.Michelle Neumayr's Long Road BackOutside hitter Michelle Neumayr made her long-awaited college debut Friday against Nevada during the first day of the Cal Molten Classic. Neumayr, who was the No. 27 Senior Ace by Prepvolleyball.com at Burlingame High School, tore the ACL in her left knee the summer before her freshman year at Cal. Then after fully recovering, she tore the same ligament last summer. Two surgeries and hours of rehab later, Neumayr is finally on the floor for the first time at Cal. Neumayr was also selected as a team captain this season, along with senior Adrienne Gehan.Cool CaloiaroSenior setter Joan Caloiaro was extremely efficient leading the Bears' offense during the Cal Molten Classic. She quarterbacked a team that registered a .400 hitting percentage, and dished out 12.67 assists per set, good for second in the Pac-12. Caloiaro made a seamless transition leading Cal's offense last season after transferring from San Francisco. She finished 2012 ranked fourth in the Pac-12 with 10.4 assists per set. Caloiaro has a notable volleyball family. Her cousin, Kerri Walsh, is a three-time Olympic gold medalist in sand volleyball. About South Florida• The Bulls hosted the USF Tournament last weekend and claimed wins over The Citadel, Austin Peay and Ball State while falling to Miami (FL). • Outside hitter Erin Fairs, middle blocker Jennica Mullins and setter Natalia Soares were named to the all-tournament team.• Fairs, a sophomore, was a unanimous pick to the Preseason All-American Athletic Team• South Florida was picked to finish in fifth place in the American Athletic ConferenceAbout Northern Colorado• The Bears defeated Cal Poly and Baylor in their season-opening tournament last weekend.• Northern Colorado was picked to finish in third place in the Big Sky Conference.• The Bears won the Big Sky Tournament last year to advance to the NCAA Tournament.• Middle blockers Andrea Spaustat and Bri Strong each finished in the top four in the Big Sky in hitting percnetage last season, with Strong leading the conference.About Creighton• The Bluejays are ranked No. 19 in this week's AVCA Top 25 after defeating then-No. 13 BYU and Bowling Green at the Hampton Inn Invitational. The Bluejays were ranked No. 25 in the preseason poll.• Setter Michelle Sicner was named Big East Player of the Week averaging 11.86 assists and 0.86 blocks per set during the Hampton Inn Invitational.• Creighton was picked to win the Big East Conference in a preseason poll.• Middle blocker Kelli Browning was the Big East Preseason Co-Player of the Year. Outside hitters Melanie Jereb and Leah McNary were named to the Preseason All-Big East Team. Bears Picked To Finish 7th In Preseason PollCal was selected to finish in seventh place in the Pac-12 standings in a preseason vote among the conference's coaches. The Bears received 59 points in the ballotting, six points behind sixth-place Arizona State and seven ahead of eighth-place Arizona. Stanford was chosen to win the conference championship.Next WeekThe Bears return home to host their second tournament of the season, the Hilton Garden Inn Invitational at Haas Pavilion. The tournament runs Sept. 12-14 and features Cal, Cal Poly, Santa Clara and Kansas State. Cal will play Cal Poly on Thursday night at 7 p.m., Santa Clara on Friday night at 7 p.m.and then close the tournament with a matinee against Kansas State on Saturday. at 1 p.m. Kansas State is receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25. Cal Poly is coached by former Cal assistant coach Sam Crosson.Diggin' It With Adrienne GehanGo inside Cal's volleyball program every week with Adrienne Gehan's blog, "Diggin' It With Adrienne Gehan," on CalBears.com. Every week, Gehan will provide an inside look at everything going on with the program, both on and off the court. From their on-court battles to the locker room to the classroom to road trips, Gehan will pull back the curtain to give fans a closer look at Cal's volleyball program.Season Tickets On Sale2013 season tickets are on sale and can be purchased by calling (800) GO-BEARS, visiting CalBears.com or at the Athletic Ticket Office at Haas Pavilion. Season tickets include 10 Pac-12 matches and two tournaments being hosted by the Bears. The cost of season tickets is a 50 percent discount over buying them on a game-by-game basis.Bears To Get Plenty Of TV ExposureSixteen of Cal's 20 conference matches will be televised by the Pac-12 Networks, including all 10 taking place at Haas Pavilion. Each of Cal's first seven conference matches will be televised, beginning with its Pac-12 opener against Stanford on Sept. 25.Inside The Locker Room"Inside The Locker Room, a new hour-long radio show that features guests from all over Cal Athletics, airs every Wednesday on KGO AM 810. Cal coach Rich Feller was a guest on the first broadcast last week and the volleyball program will be well-represented throughout the fall. Cal football coach Sonny Dykes will appear every week. The show is hosted by Todd McKim.Olympic Sports Report"Olympic Sports Report," a new weekly online show on CalBears.com, airs every Thursday. The program takes a look at the different Olympic sports on campus and will include volleyball coverage throughout the 2013 fall season.The Cal Leader BoardKills: Adrienne Gehan - 26 (4.33/set)Hitting Percentage: Lillian Schonewise - .667Assists: Joan Caloiaro - 76 (12.67/set)Blocks: Lillian Schonewise - 8 (1.33/set)Digs: Maddy Kerr - 22 (3.67/set)Service Aces: Joan Caloiaro, Adrienne Gehan - 3 (0.50/set)Bears on Pac-12 Leader BoardHitting Percentage: Lillian Schonewise - .667 (First)Hitting Percentage: Adrienne Gehan - .477 (Seventh)Kills per set: Adrienne Gehan - 4.33 (t-Sixth)Assists per set: Joan Caloiaro - 12.67 (Second)Aces per set: Adrienne Gehan, Joan Caloiaro - 0.50 (t-Sixth)Blocks per set: Lillian Schonewise - 1.33 (Ninth)Digs per set: Maddy Kerr - 3.67 (Ninth) RECOMMENDED STORIES < Bears Add Defensive Specialist For 2016 Jordan Selected For Pac-12 All-Star Tour Summer Camps Open For Registration > OFFICIAL ONLINE STORE < Men's Nike Gray Cal Bears Team Stripe T-Shirt $25.95 Buy Now > Cal Bears Nike Navy Blue Medium Training Duffle Bag $60.00 Buy Now > > Left Promo SHOP NOW > Right Promo MORE INFO > Bears On Pac-12 Networks Full TV Schedule Get Pac-12 Networks


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Cooltrainer move |
Super Glitch |
Surfing glitch |
Statue behaviour glitch |
ZZAZZ Glitch |
Amazing Man |
Stand on a Tree |
Invisible PC |
Evolving Raichu |
Walking Pikachu happiness glitch (Yellow only) |
Walking lag glitch |
Transform into a Ditto |
See a Ghost without a Silph Scope |
Get stuck in a wall |
Invisible Tree |
Bill's Secret Garden |
Coastal Flooding |
Evolve without an Evolution Stone |
Walk on water |
Super effective move AI flaw |
Glitch battle systems |
Item stack duplication glitch |
Silph Co. PC Glitch |
Trick Zone |
Introduction Nidorino glitch |
Mute the music in the Pokémon League |
Walk around with only fainted Pokémon |
Wild appeared! |
Pokémon Tower Pokédex glitch |
Partial trapping move link battle glitch |
PP Reset Glitch |
Substitute glitch |
Focus Energy glitch |
Recovery move glitch |
Expanded item pack |
Cable Club escape glitch
The Focus Energy glitch is a glitch in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow.
Focus Energy is a move that, ever since Generation II, increased the user's critical hit rate.
In Generation I, due to a bug, Focus Energy will always effectively quarter the player's chances of getting a critical hit.
This glitch was fixed in Pokémon Stadium, where Focus Energy quadruples the critical hit rate instead.[citation needed]
The relevant block of code for Focus Energy's effect is this, beginning at offset 3E055 in Pokémon Red and Blue (view 0F:6055 in a debugger). Thanks Wack0 for walking through this.
bit 2, a ; test for focus energy
jr nz, .focusEnergyUsed (6061)
sla b ; b=b*2
jr nc, .noFocusEnergyUsed ; if b was below 128, skip...
ld b, $ff ; a cap at 255/256
jr .noFocusEnergyUsed
srl b ; whoops! b=b/2, and if you look, the jump to here is before the b=b*2, so b is effectively 1/4 of what it should be
.noFocusEnergyUsed ; no cap at 255/256 for focus energy. I wonder if, if done properly, this would have caused bugs related to integer wraparound..
The relative jump to '.focusEnergyUsed' that happens when Focus Energy is used makes the game skip a 'sla b' (double b), and then a 'srl b' (half b) at '.focusEnergyUsed' halves the value in register 'b'.
If Focus Energy is not used, the value in 'b' is doubled and if it was used, the value in 'b' is halved. 2.0/0.5=4.0, meaning critical hits land four times less likely.