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A lawyer convicted of stealing from his employer has been suspended from the profession.
But former Gisborne lawyer Leonard Hemi will not be struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors.
A Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal said it had decided by "a fine margin" to instead suspend Hemi from practising for 18 months.
Hemi would be a "fit and proper person to resume practice as a legal practitioner" after serving a lengthy suspension.
He was a lawyer who did a lot of pro bono (free of charge) work, the tribunal said.
The community needed lawyers willing to help others, regardless of their ability to pay.
"We are satisfied he is a lawyer prepared to provide such service," the tribunal said.
Hemi, 40, pleaded guilty earlier this year in Napier District Court to two counts of theft from his Gisborne employer after taking cash payments from clients of $500 and $700. He received a six-month suspended sentence.
He appeared before the tribunal charged with disgraceful or dishonest conduct, and a wilful or reckless breach of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act.
The tribunal heard that as a member of a close-knit family, he was expected "despite his stressful workload", to take his turn supporting a sick relative in Hamilton.
Hemi told the tribunal he could not afford to travel to Hamilton because of long work hours and because he was supporting his family with a modest income.
He was under stress and decided to accept the two "cash jobs".
"Specifically, after working with a psychologist, Hemi has identified that having an inability to say 'no' to clients who were unable to pay for their legal services was a particular vulnerability of his, especially when it has the impact of completely overwhelming him in terms of workload and family obligations," said the tribunal.
"He has correctly identified that this, together with the overwork factors, caused his judgement at the time to be severely impaired - in a manner which simply cannot be tolerated in his profession."
Michael Hodge, representing the standards committee, said Hemi should be struck off because of the seriousness of his offending.
If suspension was to be considered, then it should be at the top end of the three-year maximum, he said.
If circumstances of stress were to recur in Hemi's life, the tribunal could have little confidence that he would not act dishonestly again.
Dr Rodney Harrison, QC, representing Hemi, said the argument for being struck off fell short by a "narrow but appreciable margin".
That was because of the overall circumstances and Hemi's conduct subsequent to his offending, including taking steps for rehabilitation.
Hemi admitted his wrongdoing from the outset, showed genuine remorse and made reparation.
He sought professional help to address the underlying causes of his misconduct and therefore it was unlikely to recur.
Hemi had an otherwise excellent reputation for integrity and a track record as an idealistic and committed lawyer.
The tribunal said references provided from colleagues and former employees were without exception, "glowing".
It was convinced by Hemi's own evidence and by testimonials that, despite his lapse in judgement, he was the sort of practitioner who could again contribute to the community.
The tribunal took into account, when suspending Hemi for 18 months, that he had surrendered his practising certificate when confronted with the allegations and had not practised law for 18 months.
Hemi was ordered to pay costs of $10,000 to the New Zealand Law Society.


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It was bound to happen, I guess. It seems that I have done something to upset the "Google Gods" and I now find my Google Adsense account suspended. I say this, because this came bounding through my Inbox today:
After reviewing our records, we've determined that your AdSense account
poses a risk of generating invalid activity. Because we have a
responsibility to protect our AdWords advertisers from inflated costs due
to invalid activity, we've found it necessary to disable your AdSense
account. Your outstanding balance and Google's share of the revenue will
both be fully refunded back to the affected advertisers.
Please understand that we need to take such steps to maintain the
effectiveness of Google's advertising system, particularly the
advertiser-publisher relationship. We understand the inconvenience that
this may cause you, and we thank you in advance for your understanding and
If you have any questions or concerns about the actions we've taken, how
you can appeal this decision, or invalid activity in general, you can find
more information by visiting
support/bin/answer.py?answer= 57153.
The Google AdSense Team
I have no clue what they mean by "invalid activity." I suppose it might be related to my political position, and my boldness to speak my mind on race and the double standard of such things. However, it does appear that Google just took the only sort of income that I have, that actually pay, which is related to this blog. The Amazon stuff has not really paid at all; the guns stuff and the gold, and the other ads are all of the "I get paid, if you buy" kind; so, it looks like good ol' Google has me by the short hairs.
I will not sit here and yowl on about "Freedom of Speech" or anything stupid like that; Google is a private entity and they are not obligated to offer me service at all. I very well could have written something that offended someone's liberalism and he or she decided to suspend my account. I filled out an appeal request, but I tend to believe that will be ignored or at the least looked at and rejected.
I am not a whiner; so, I will not sit here and gripe my situation — but I will tell you about how now my parents will have to foot the bill for my medication for ADHD, which runs $50.00 a month. This is because I have no healthcare insurance and that is because I have been jobless, outside of what this blog makes —- for the last 7 years. I blame myself partially for that; and I blame both political parties for stupid decisions that caused this hideous economy, both here in Michigan and nationally.
This might be also a good time to inform you, that if you are a Conservative blogger, be watchful and possibly consider other advertising avenues, as Google seems to be tightening the rules on what they tolerate; they just do not tell you that, they dump you for idiot ambiguous reasons, like this one. Again, I will not call this a "freedom of speech issue," I call this simply a private company choosing to be selective about whom they do business with, and it is obvious to me, they are not interested in doing business with me any longer.
I think it goes without saying, that if there was ever a time for you to buy a book from my bookstore, or get a gun or some accessories or some gold or silver; or any of the other products in the sidebars —- or just hit my tip jar, this would be a good time to do it. Hopefully, I still have to goodwill amongst some of my readers. I mean, I know I can be a bit of a stickler and can take some unpopular positions — but man, did they have to cut me off at the knees?
Update (September 25, 2012): I am now on Adbrite. In case you are wondering about the ads. 😀


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Things are looking up in the job market for college grads as employers plan to hire 7.8 percent more new college graduates for their U.S. operations in 2013-14 than they did in 2012-13.
According to results of a new survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE,) the "Job Outlook 2014" survey revealed that, overall, employers anticipate hiring 12 percent more new college graduates in 2013-14 than they did in 2012-13. This includes the hires they anticipate for all of their U.S. and international locations.
NACE will release their complete Job Outlook 2014 report this fall.
NACE collected data for their survey from NACE's college recruiting professional members from August 5 through September 13, 2013. A total of 208 surveys were returned for a response rate of 19.8 percent.
By sector, 43.8 percent of responding organizations were from manufacturing, 37 percent from service, 8.7 percent from retail and wholesale trade, 8.2 percent from transportation and utilities, and 2.4 percent from government organizations.
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Over the past 10 years, few types of race vehicles have produced as many Cup regulars as 600 Racing's Legends Cars. They have become wildly popular around the country, not only because of their vintage look, but because of the rules set in place by the Legends sanctioning body, INEX. The rules are written in such a way that setup is important, but the cars themselves are built in such a way that the driver is most responsible for when the car ends up in Victory Lane.
The list of drivers who have come through the Legends ranks is impressive: David Ragan, Kyle and Kurt Busch, Reed Sorenson, and Steve Wallace, to name a few.
Legends are designed with a small wheelbase, only 73 inches, and a short width at only 60 inches wide. Combine this with a Yamaha 1250cc sealed powerplant that produces roughly 130 hp, and you have an extremely difficult handling car. Add to this the fact that a Legends Car weighs just 1,300 pounds with the driver, and this horsepower to weight ratio makes it extremely difficult to get the rear wheels to grip coming off the corner.
What racers need to understand is that Legends Cars are a whole new beast when it comes to the setup that goes underneath them. Many young drivers who enter the Legends ranks have a relative or car owner who has worked on a stock car at some point in their life. While some of this knowledge definitely transfers, the changes made in a full bodied car might not work as well in the Legends Cars. The following tips might seem simple, but they are vitally important and must be considered to experience any level of success in these cars.
Camber-Cut TiresWhen compared to everything else you could do to improve the handling of your Legends Car, there is nothing as important as having a new set of tires camber cut. The guys at 600 Racing will cut the tires and groove camber into the rubber. Even with cutting the tires, you will still get 8-10 races on them, which is very reasonable.
One exception to this rule is at the Summer Shootout at Lowe's Motor Speedway. When the sun is out and the track is dry, you still want to run camber-cut tires. But Legends Cars are allowed to race in the rain during the Summer Shootout, and once the track starts to get wet, it's time to take off the camber-cut tires and put on an uncut tire, because wet conditions require as much tire contact with the pavement as possible.
This is also where some teams will be led astray by scaling the car at the shop with an old set of tires. After arriving at the track, the team will bolt on a set of camber-cut tires, but this will change the dynamics of the setup. Make sure you are scaling the car with the tires you will be using when racing. If you do have to change to another set of tires, make sure you know all of the numbers from when the car was on the scales.
SpringsWith Legends you cannot touch the shocks, which are spec coilovers from Bilstein. So the spring choices become extremely crucial.
"Take everything you know about a standard Late Model (spring) setup and do the opposite," says Jason Foxworthy, the parts manager for 600 Racing. Make no mistake about it: The same rules apply for diagnosing handling problems, though your baseline setup will differ greatly.
For instance, a typical Late Model spring setup will look like this:
But the Late Model has a large front sway bar that will allow you to run a large RR spring. A standard Legends spring selection will look more like this:


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Creamy Pastel Mints RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) cream cheese
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Red food coloring
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- Place cream cheese in a bowl; let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. Stir in extract until blended. Tint mixture pink or red as desired. Gradually mix in half of the confectioners' sugar.
- On a work surface, knead in remaining confectioners' sugar until smooth. Divide mixture into three portions; roll each to 1/4-in. thickness. (Flour or additional confectioners' sugar is not necessary for rolling.)
- Cut candy with a 1-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: about 5 dozen.
Sweet White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
Reviews for Creamy Pastel Mints
"Very sticky. Dough needs to "dry" or be refridgerated before rolling out. Consistency of a very thick icing, then when "dry" you can roll it out. I used nearly 1t mint extract & a bit more sugar."
"bigdjfHave made these many times successfully. Humidity will affect the outcome. Pick your days to make these and you wont have the sticky problems"
"These are like wedding mints if they are sticky and messy you need to put them in the refrigerator or freezer to firm them up so you can roll them out."
"I am wondering if the test kitchen actually tried to make these mints. I attempted and after adding like two more cups of sugar than what was called for, I still had such a sticky mess that I threw the whole wasted batch away. I would love to try again if the recipe was corrected. The mess of dough tasted pretty good."
"Good! Better dipped in semi-sweet chocolate!"


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Content is king, the proof is in the pudding, content rules, substance is key, focus on the steak not the sizzle… all of these expressions were taken from recent emails and ads promoting the importance of content. This focus on generating interesting and current content on your website makes sense, it is a critical piece of a successful online strategy.
Good and ongoing content on your website has many advantages:
- SEO: improving search engine optimization and search results, encouraging inbound links
- Leads: generating leads online, qualifying and nurturing leads
- User Experience: reader engagement, encouraging feedback
- Brand Development: position your company as an authority, build an online resource
So if content is all good, where's the "con"?
The problem is that much of the supposedly "good content" being posted online does not really qualify. Here are a few rules that I feel should be applied when producing truly good content.
The Rules
1) DO YOUR RESEARCH (TWICE): Don't send out incorrect or incomplete information. Double check that your research and information are both thorough.
2) BE GENUINE: Don't bend the truth or over-state something to prove your point. Obviously you want to look good to potential clients, but people can typically see through hyperbole so tell it like it is and be sincere in your opinions.
3) BE INFORMATIVE: Don't simply try to sell. Yes, good content can lead to a sale, but only if you're proving yourself as a knowledgeable provider with an expertise. It is an opportunity to nurture a relationship, not a short-cut to a fast sale.
Question: Do you have any examples of really good, or really bad content? Share them with us.


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Timothy Arthur Newsome
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: May 17, 1958 in Ahoskie, NC
High School: Ahoskie
College: Winston-Salem St.
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th round (162nd overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 22 (4446th overall since 1950)
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4th of July Outfits for Patriotic Parties
This entry was posted on June 30, 2014.
The 4th of July is this Friday already, can you believe it? If you want to look your best it's time to plan out your holiday ensemble, before Friday arrives. Planning ahead with your 4th of July outfit will make it easier to just get ready and do your hair and makeup right before those patriotic parties. If you're not sure what to wear here are some ideas. Be sure to make it comfy, chic, and cool -- it's warming up out there!
Shorts and a Tee-Shirt
Okay, so you probably just read the sub-heading and thought "boring!" But before you judge, a pair of shorts and a favorite tee-shirt are super comfy and practical to wear on the 4th of July. If you want to make this ensemble creative, there are shorts with floral designs and shorts with lace cut-outs. There are also tee-shirts that you can find with designs on them such as a US flag. Make this outfit your own but remember if you're headed out to watch the fireworks you'll want to stay cool, so wearing a tee-shirt and shorts for your 4th of July outfit will keep you cool and you can still make this outfit your own. Finish up your silhouette with a gorgeous hairstyle: a top knot!
Maxi Dress
A maxi dress is a little bit dressier than a pair of shorts and a tee-shirt, and it will still keep you cool. Wear a maxi with a pair of heels or flats and dress up for a nice dinner with your boyfriend or girlfriends. A maxi dress is also easy to wear while sitting on a blanket in the grass. If you were to wear a mini skirt, for example, it would be a lot more challenging to sit and chat. You'd be too worried about showing too much skin. A maxi dress is stretchy and will still keep you cool. Look stylish and sweet in a dress that's fun to wear during the 4th of July.
Go with Red, White, and Blue
Do you love this patriotic holiday? Show your American pride by wearing a red, white, and blue 4th of July outfit. You don't have to stand out that much by going overboard with these three colors. Make it simple by wearing a red dress, white shoes, and a blue necklace. Or, you can wear a tunic top that has all three colors on it and a pair of black leggings. It's fun to show off patriotic colors during this fabulous holiday.
Don't forget about your hair...how will you style it? Whether it's with mermaid waves, a clip on ponytail, a relaxed updo, or a Elsa braid, be confident in your look and have a safe and stylish holiday!


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Members of the OTS are encouraged to submit to the society's official journal, Nucleic Acid Therapeutics. The journal currently has a 2.797 impact factor.
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