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Sharing and inspiring a love of classical music in all parts of our community is a goal accomplished in many ways. Boston Philharmonic concerts include an innovative pre-concert talk with conductor Benjamin Zander, whose explication and expansion of musical concepts, emotional expression, and other elements of music-making are unparalleled. Zander has a unique, engaging approach to explaining classical music, and his intense passion for the art form attracts hundreds of attendees for each talk. As a result, our audience describes the Boston Philharmonic as "passionate," "inspiring," "unique," and--perhaps our favorite descriptor--"un-stuffy."
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NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points and the New York Knicks improved their best start in nearly two decades to 4-0 with a 104-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
Reserve JR Smith added 22 points for the Knicks, the only unbeaten team in the NBA. They hadn't been perfect after four games since the 1993-94 team started 7-0 en route to the NBA Finals.
The Knicks averaged 104.7 points and allowed just 85.3 per game while routing Miami and sweeping a home-and-home series from Philadelphia to start the season, but didn't seize control of this one for good until nearly the midpoint of the fourth quarter.
O.J. Mayo scored 23 points for the Mavericks, who had their three-game winning streak snapped and lost to the Knicks for just the fourth time in the last 22 meetings.
Playing without injured starters Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion, the Mavericks had shot 60 percent in consecutive games for the first time in franchise history and were averaging 116.3 points on 56.2 percent shooting during their win streak.
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I had a miscarriage in may and my father was so excited to be a grandpa and then unexpectedly at the age of 48 my father died on sept.14, 2 weeks later i get pregnant, i am still trying to deal with my fathers death and trying to stay positive and block things that will upset me about him, but im finding that harder and harder to deal with now that i am pregnant and my hormones are raging, so also i am terrified that i was miscarry again, and then have to deal with on top of everything its just so much at once, this is my first child and now its just so hard to believe i will actually carry full term....i am also participating in the first trimester pregnancy pals board, but do not want to bring down the cheerful atompshere with everyone there, so i am so thankful i have found this board....
Dealing with m/c, fathers death, and pg
1st - Congratulations and HH9M!
2nd - I wish I had some wise words, but all I can think is that you need to try and get your rest to help the little one, and although it's not the same b/c I can't see them together, it helps me to think that my parents DO know my kids, and my kids DO know them. I don't know if you are religious - many would not consider me to be so, but maybe thinking of your dad as your little one's guardian angel will give some reassurance for the baby, as well as 'involve' your father for you!
You are dealing with a tremendous amount right now - and it is so thoughtful of you to not want to alter the atmosphere on your other board! Have you tried the Birth Board for June yet? Even now, two years after we all joined our board, the ladies I 'talk' with are some of my closest friends, and gave me the strongest support recently when it was needed.
First congrats for your second pregnancy and I m also feel sorry for your father. Our parents so exited from our babies and they want to be grand parents. They feel honor to be grandparents. I understand your feelings. You put a good step to join this board because its very helpful and you can deal your grief.
Now you can concentrate your mind on your second baby.
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I bring you the streets, baby
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Lawyers fuck a day, put a fuck boy in the graveyard
Pussy and the stripper on the Internet, they stay high
That pussy make me strike hard, but that head make me stay high
Gollie in the streets, so when they see me they say Akon
Won the coolest fuck, but they is shoot up things like A Dawg
Let me get around it, I see fuss shit on the radar
My cousin gettin' bashed, so I'm bout to cop a laser
Clappin' on my vo fac, come thru active when it's night time
These niggas really bitches, I swear to god it night time
I like what I got on, all I smoke is that strong
I'm like what's wrong? Show up and fuck shit up
Show out and get hit out
Catie, my lil' sister, bounce on dick like Diddy
Ball hit bitch with dance moves
Bitch so good she need shoes
Guns on deck, I got to
I go up, I catch shoes
Hundred cracks, I know a black dude
Phone 'em be I got move
Lawless, I'm like fuck rules
Two thousand on the buckles
She treat me like chuckles
My pack got muscles
My car ain't got muscles
I smoke dope and bust moves
I smash on these fuck crews
I got guns for fuck dudes
So what, you got muscles
Fuck you and yo muscles, put you on a T-Shirt
Goons on that like we merc
I sleep in dirt
I smoke more than the first
This bitch want me in the verse
I smoke more than when I surf
Smerc yo ass, she get purse
Shit is crazy, gotta watch you hate me
They broke the seal, so they plottin'
Ain;'t no maybe, if I up the 80′
Start goin' crazy, niggas droppin'
'Pop Out'
Going so crazy
Every damn bitch
Going shopping
Finesse the plug
So I grab my Js
Like tow months
Before they dropping
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Sorry so long again between post but . …
The neighbor is moving out not sure if this is good or bad? The next one could provide more entertainment and perhaps not as easy to deal with emmmm. At least I will not have to smell and look at a garbage can over flowing with stinky stuff three times more than it was intended to hold. I mean who would think your suppose to push it out to the street to get dumped when you can just fill up your neighbors with rotten cottage cheese, milk, etc. and force them to wash their can out. Gosh I never realized how darn heavy and big our can was till I had to wash it out.
The other night we came home to two fire trucks, a rescue truck and six police cars. Never did find out what that was about?
Where KRP works has been robbed at gun point twice in the last 10 days so when she has to go close tonight cause all the other employees won't . .. I am thinking I will be outside watching.
Oh yeah apparently while I was home here and she at work someone used the credit card in Pleasant Hill at a Target. They bought stuffs that well are not typical for our European ancestry s phenotype to use. Now here we go with that mess.
Down the street the cops have a bunch of bad dudes locked up in the back of their patrol cars – at least they are there and not here at the moment LOL.
Oh yeah the ear thing. I took a header into the dresser while sleep walking and busted my ear up – got the stitches out yesterday and my ear will be in one piece not two again and it is healing well. Do not fall asleep on your way back from the bathroom cause well you might go the wrong way and crash and burn!
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Published: 18th October 2012 12:27 PM
Last Updated: 18th October 2012 12:27 PM
Caught in a cleft stick of BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik and suspended party MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra are a section of local leaders, including deposed minister Sarada Prasad Nayak. And they are reportedly making all efforts to prove their loyalty to Naveen ahead of the formal launch of Odisha Jana Morcha (OJM) by Pyari.
BJD insiders admitted a sense of distrust prevails against the leaders foisted by the former minister Sarada with support of Pyari. In contrast, Sarada and others are reluctant to risk their political career in the changed scenario and struggling to cosy up to Naveen.
On Monday, a scene was created at the circuit house in Sundargarh in the presence of BJD observer Narendra Swain when newly-appointed Zilla Parishad chairman Pitrus Toppo reached uninvited and entered into a verbal duel with BJD's Sundargarh unit president and Rajya Sabha member Mangla Kisan. Pitrus, once close to Sarada, accused Mangla of deliberately sidelining him and told Swain that he was a staunch BJD supporter.
Meanwhile, Naveen loyalists have strengthened surveillance to find out if any BJD members are supporting the OJM.
Sources said the HMS national vice-president Rajendra Prasad Singh may take the lead in mobilising support for the OJM. It is claimed three buses would carry 200 Pyari supporters to the upcoming convention of OJM.
Odisha unit HMS working president BD Barik , however, at a press conference on Wednesday sought to distance the trade union from Rajendra and the OJM.
Rourkela unit BJD president AC Mohanty said the OJM would have little impact in Sundargarh district.
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The Pope is meeting with all the heads of the various departments of the Holy See.
The Pope is meeting with all the heads of the various departments of the Holy See.
The Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Gerhard L. Müller, addressed the Pontifical Academy of Life on 22 February 2013. It was the annual meeting in Rome. Müller's talk didn't shatter too many windows by unearthing new problems, nor did it break new ground in the Church's teaching. Müller gives a brief assessment of the situation and that we have gone off the tracks in some ways. He does, however, shed light on the fact that we need to take more seriously our moral and faith formation and to put in the time doing the hard work to know the issues and how to respond to them according the parameters of the Catholic Faith. Too often we are afraid to do the hard work. And that's the ministry of the Prefect: to illumine and offer a corrective. Archbishop Müller did challenge, to a degree, the theological professorial establishment, even if the talk may be seen a bit anemic.
The full text: Gerhard Müller Human Life in Some Documents of the Magisterium.pdf
Father Robert W. Oliver, a priest from Boston began his new work –a ministry of justice– as the new Promoter of Justice at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on February 1.
The new and quickly noted CDF Prefect, German Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, 64, is talking to the press about various things, particularly of the recent talks the Holy See's been having with the SSPX. With all the interviews and loose translations of the same, it's going to be an interesting time with the new Prefect.
The Pope's office which handles matters pertaining to the Faith, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is updating itself. Well, it's updating its presentation of the Faith as it pertains to the documents it produces. The new "look" of a webpage is the same dull thing, but documentation is being added in more categories and languages. They're aiming at using the web more effectively for the sake of teaching Truth. Cardinal Levada's intention is to provide a wider distribution of the work of the CDF. Blessings!
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I am a freelance Web Designer and Developer Based in Ireland, I code professional, creative and vibrant websites. I strive to make my work visually appealing, not overlooking any pixel. Its all in the detail for me. I aim to create usable websites, which are functional and easily accessible to both client and their costumers.
Conor McGregor Quote Machine
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10 Awsome Dribbble Shots to get your creative juices flowing.
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Drawing has always been a passion of mine. Its something I enjoy doing from time to time. Here are some of my most recent works. I hope you like them.
An app I am currently working on. It detects the rhythm of your password as you are typing and then displays it back. With so much being invested in security these days I think this could have endless possibiltles. Imagine someone knowing your password and still not being able to access your account because they do not type in the same way as you do.
Website for a driven instructor located in Kilkenny. Jim was very happy with the way it turned out. He is currently collecting testimonials that we are going to add to his site.
A handy web app for calculating your bets. I designed it with the intention of speed (not having to type in the price). This makes going from start to finish much faster. Each way odds are calculated at 1/4 or 1/5 of the odds.
A Website I am currently working on. Villageofthemonks.ie a website all about my hometown of Graiguenamanagh. Still quiet a bit of work to do withh this one(This is just a preview). I will be turning to Sass to help me speed it up.
Simple Clock I made to be left open on my desktop. I used flexbox to verticaly center it.
Just for fun. Here a little web app I made. When you have a few friends over and ye are feeling up to it, give it a try. I dare you. And for those who are not quiet up to it theres an easier set of dares.
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K, so after hours of searching Google for solutions and trying a few things here and there, I've resorted to just simply asking the people here that might actually know how to help me....imagine that.
My question is kind-of 2 fold so please bear with me.
First off, to make a long story short and hopefully answer any questions the pro's might have, I recently bought a Toshiba NB505-N508GN mini notebook. Very cool looking little computer...hopefully I can get her running. I purchased it from a salvage store, so not from any original owner nor a dept store like Best Buy or anything like that. Basically its a place the takes all the returns from places like that and sells them as-is. So that's where you guys come in....hopefully.
I'll make this very brief and answer more specific questions as needed I guess. Basically, I turn it on and almost immediately get a "Please Enter Built-in HDD/SSD User Password" prompt. After trying a few obvious things, can't seem to get lucky enough and guess it after about 50 attempts. No, this is not a BIOS password as I'm able to enter setup and change those passwords. It's very specifically a HDD password issue. Being relatively computer savvy, I took out the HD, booted it and no prompt for password, just says it can't find an OS.
So here's my concerns. Honestly, I couldn't care less about whats currently on the HD. I would just assune wipe the thing clean from the get go and re-install a fresh OS. From what I've read, this whole HDD Password thing is a built in security feature to deter thieves from gaining access to info. A) I'm not a thief...I bought the comp legit through a salvage company and B) again, I don't give two you know whats what is on the HD...I just want it to work.
Now from a lot of what I read on other forums from other "tech" sites...not this one....they said even getting a new HD and slapping it in may not fix the issue. It could actually end up locking the new out-of-box HD leaving you back and the original problem. And secondly, lets say I do that and it works fine, in comes question two....what about the "recovery partition" on the factory Toshiba HD? Seeing as how this little gem doesn't have a CD drive makes it difficult, I know not impossible. but a real pain the tuckus to get an OS on it, not to mention Windows 7 that came with it stock.
Hopefully that was enough but not too much info. If more is needed please PLEASE let me know. Again, I just wanna wipe it to the point that I can re-install Windows whatever and don't give a darn about whats currrently on there. I read, on this site, that there may be a way around it. What do I need to do to get into the Toshiba circle of trust and receive that bit of info. Or even for that matter if there is a backdoor password for HDD passwords that would be awesome! Unlikely I know but I would be forever grateful.
And worst case senerio, I've got to drop even more money on this baby, do I really run the risk of locking a brand spankin new drive by sticking it in here or is that not really the case? And whats my best case solution for that recovery partition issue?
Thanks so much for your help guys! I look forward to being in the Toshiba family!
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Hello PO1C.
You might as well make up your mind now and get a new HD to install in this laptop. First, what gets me is that you say that you were able to boot it, is this in another machine ? I gather this to be the case.
Let me state that if you do have a HD PW set somehow, there is no way around it unless you know the PW for any attempt to use it at all. The PW is written to the logic board on the HD and is not a machine thingee, it is strictly a HD one. The process is as follows : you turn the machine on, the BIOS in a CMOS is "shocked" to life, it knows to look for HD C:\, it does. There is a flag set in sector 0,0 to look for a PW on sector 0,1 and the process stops there until the PW is input. It gets the PW, goes back to the rest of sector 0,0 and proceeds. The PW is carried with the HD !
You say that you booted it somehow ??? If so, there is a BIOS fault. Try another HD and see if you have the same problem. I toyed with this HD PW for a while, I had two identical Thinkpads ( A & B ) and protected one HD with a PW, I got it to run fine then I interchanged the HDs from TP-A to TP-B and vice versa. I was able to boot both fine but the one with its new HD ( HD A in TP-B ) needed the PW in the second Thinkpad. See ?
There is from Hitachi, a 127 page.pdf on this should you be interested. But if you really got it running in another machine, you do not have a HD PW problem. I can not say that if you flash the BIOS it would erase that error, keep asking.
Have a great day and thanks for the CG. Jean.
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You will have to change your inktank in your printer, I can not read any of your typing. Or go to Compatibility view. Jean.
Let's try this one more time before I throw not only my new mini out opf the window but my desktop as well....
And the even more abbriviated version.....now that I can copy and paste.
Never "booted" it. Wrong choice of words. It started. I yanked the HD....started it...no password issue. Never tried it in another machine. Don't have one in order to. I know it's the HD. Now, here's my concerns....
I buy a new one, stick it in, is it going to work? I've read in various other places that doing this could cause the new HD to lock as well. Legit concern or scare tactics used by these "recovery companies" so that you'll just use their service?
Secondly, the recovery partition...I buy a new HD...its not going to be on there. So ok, I buy the USB sticks or whatever to re-do it. Although possible I know, from what I understand a serious pain in the you know what to do it...and not only that, by the time I shell out the cash for a new HD AND the recovery sticks plus the original purchase price of the computer to begin with...I might as well just go buy another brand new comp from best buy or whatever. I mean its only a $300 computer to begin with out of the box ready to go.
All replies and suggestions are very appriciated and welcome. Please reply with you opinions and/or suggestions or feel free to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com. thanks again!
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I want to build a website with a nice attractive design which is now in umbracco. i want convert that to in nopcommerce, each user create an account or can login by Facebook account, it allows users to upload pictures from computer, or Facebook, or instagram to their own library.
After they upload a picture, they choose their print size according to a preset standard sizes that i will provide, after they choose the size, i want to website to automatically calculate the quality of the print based on that size (depending on the resolution of the image that the user uploaded). Also, the website should allow the user to crop the image in order to match the aspect ratio of the print size (example, 3:2, 4:3, etc...) , if the quality of the print in respect to the chosen product is low, i want the website to alert the user . In another words, i don't want the user to receive a low resolution product.
after the size is chosen , the user can apply photo filters to the picture, (black and white, sephia ,etc...) .
Then the user can choose the product option , framed picture type( different types) and size, or print it on a block , or a poster. and once the product is chosen , the user can see a graphical virtual picture with the final product chosen with the same colour and size ( example: the photo with black, silver, etc... frame around it ).
Also, i want the website to show them the end product , and the user can adjust the position of the picture in it like it will be at the end product.
I want the user to be able to choose multiple products and add them to the cart.
Then the user chooses the shipping address, and has the ability to pay by credit card, or paypal, or cash on delivery.
After the order is placed, i want a good management system to allow me to manage the orders and attached picture files in a good and easy way. for example, classify them according to product type, product size, and order number, or area, or any idea the developer has in mind.
This développer has to bear in mind that i am willing to link this website to a mobile application in the near future. and if the developer did a good job, he will be awarded the mobile application project
Developer with similar experience in this types of projects is a MUST, I want this website to work without any problems at all .
Only professional companies should apply to this project, with a strict dead lines.
Reference websites: www.posterjack.ca, photobox.co.uk, www.mpix.com
Please bidders with relevant experience in similar projects (image processing and mixing) should bid on this project, and should send me links to those similar projects that they have created.
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Tuesday Night Links!
* In case you missed it, last night I put up my syllabi for the fall, on J.R.R. Tolkien and American Literature after the American Century.
* Mark your calendars, East Coasters: Jaimee Hills reads from her award-winning book How to Avoid Speaking at the Folger Shakespeare Library in DC on October 26. I'm sure I don't need to tell you that preorders are available now at Amazon and Waywiser Press.
* The world's most popular academic article: "Fuck Nuance."
That is the kudzu of nuance. It makes us shy away from the riskier aspects of abstraction and theory-building generally, especially if it is the rst and most frequent response we hear. Instead of pushing some abstraction or argument along for a while to see where it goes, there is a tendency to start hedging theory with particulars. People complain that you're leaving some level or dimension out, and tell you to bring it back in. Crucially, "accounting for", "addressing", or "dealing" with the missing item is an unconstrained process. at is, the question is not how a theory can handle this or that issue internally, but rather the suggestion to expand it with this new term or terms. Class, Institutions, Emotions, Structure, Culture, Interaction—all of them are taken generically to "matter", and you must acknowledge that they matter by incorporating them. Incorporation is the reintroduction of particularizing elements, even though those particulars were what you had to throw away in order to make your concept a theoretically useful abstraction in the first place.
See also: nuance trolling as academic filibuster.
* More ACLA CFPs: Utopia Renewed: Locating a New Utopian Praxis. Innovation, Creativity, and Capitalist Culture.
* Trying to figure out what percentage of instructors are adjuncts is the world's most dangerous game.
* But Thrun and other MOOC founders seem less than concerned about living up to their earlier, lofty rhetoric or continuing that tradition of bringing education to an underserved population. True, they haven't entirely abandoned their rhetoric about equal access to educational opportunities. But they've shifted to what's becoming a more familiar Silicon Valley narrative about the future of employability: a cheap and precarious labor force. That's the unfortunate reality of "Uber for Education."
* Artisanal college. Cruelty free, cage free, farm-fresh.
* Aggrieved students find books dangerous; neoliberal administrators say they're useless. I'd take the former any day.
* From Corporate Leader to Flagship President?
* Reform Higher Ed? Treat Badmin Like Bankers.
* Literary magazines for socialists funded by the CIA, ranked.
* The strategic value of summer.
* Forty years of Born to Run. But you don't have to take my word for it.
* Meanwhile, in today's exciting new anti-academic moral panic: UNC's The Literature of 9/11.
* As Murray Pomerance points out, plagiarism is a form of theft, and we don't steal our own work. On the contrary, we expand its reach, and build on it, thereby making it more relevant as the contexts that produce it change.
* UT Knoxville encourages students to use 'gender-neutral pronouns.' Washington State University disavows syllabus with ban on certain words.
* The Largest-Ever U.S. Gallery Of Jack Kirby's Comic Art Heads To California.
* And no one talks about it: Barack Obama will leave his party in its worst shape since the Great Depression—even if Hillary wins. More here. I'm an outlier on the progressive side of the fence insofar as I think Clinton might really have to pull out of the race over the emails — so it's even worse than it seems.
* The cartoon bodies of Mad Max: Fury Road.
* How Many Men Did The Golden Girls Sleep With, Exactly?
* The FBI's surveillance of Ray Bradbury. And the Sad Puppies.
* Cold Opening: The Publicity Campaign for Go Set a Watchman.
* The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina serves as a reminder that resilience is a function of the strength of a community. Gentrification's Ground Zero: In the ten years since Katrina, New Orleans has been remade into a neoliberal playground for young entrepreneurs. The Myth of the New Orleans School Makeover.
* Incredible essay by Lili Loofbourrow on her sister's death by suicide this summer.
* Whatever happened to DC Comics?
* The free encyclopedia anyone can edit.
* Another Samuel Delany interview.
* Janelle Monáe Vows To 'Speak Up' On #BlackLivesMatter.
* I love dumb stuff like this, when the corrupt screw up and lose: Business owners try to remove all voters from business district, but they forgot one college student.
* Cancer cells programmed back to normal by US scientists.
* British Library declines Taliban archive over terror law fears.
* Upstate New York Secessionists Demand Freedom From City They Mooch Off Of.
* I told you that if there were something beyond the grave, I would contact you.
* Inside Wisconsin's Slender Man stabbing.
* I confess I am totally stunned by the Jared Fogle case. I thought I was cynical enough.
* The arc of history is long, but at least that Coach reboot has already been cancelled.
* The Racial Politics of Disney Animals.
* Why Dolphins Are Deep Thinkers.
* Fall In Love with Your Job, Get Ripped Off by Your Boss. Related: workers shouldn't work for free.
* Firstborn Girls Are the Best at Life. Any Zoey could have told you that!
* The law, in its majestic equality, allows rich and poor alike not to clean up their billion-dollar toxic oil spills.
* Militarized drones are now legal in North Dakota.
* Future Jails May Look and Function More Like Colleges. And, you know, vice versa…
* Never say "unfilmable": The BBC is going to try to make a show out of The City and the City.
* Declare victory and go home to your panic room: America Has Lost The War Against Guns.
* And some things mankind was just never meant to know: See how easily a rat can wriggle up your toilet.
Midweek Links!
* Another scene from the death of the university.
* Someone Calculated How Many Adjunct Professors Are on Public Assistance, and the Number Is Startling.
* Transforming White People Is Not the Job of Minority Students.
* By substituting class relations for an arbitrary list of "privileges," Voxis attempting to paint a picture of an immiserated America with no villain. It's an America without a ruling class that directly and materially benefits from everyone else's hard times. And this omission isn't just incorrect — it robs us of any meaningful oppositional politics that could change it all.
* For the Humanities, Some Good News Is Mixed With the Bad.
* Hillary Clinton's Announcement Paves Way for Progressives to Abandon Principles Very Early in 2016 Election. Hillary Clinton isn't a champion of women's rights. She's the embodiment of corporate feminism. How Hillary Clinton's State Department Sold Fracking to the World. The typeface.
* Why did it take the federal government so long to prosecute the Blackwater contractors who shot up a Baghdad square in 2007, killing and maiming scores of Iraqis? Because investigators were trying to wait out the Bush administration, which wanted to go easy on the killers, recently unearthed documents show.
* Gasp! New Research Shows Free Online Courses Didn't Grow As Expected. Once-celebrated online courses still haven't lived up to the hype.
* 'Fuck Your Breath' — Video Shows Cop Mocking Unarmed Man As He Dies From Police Bullet. This story is even more bizarre than you'd think. Black Men Being Killed Is The New Girls Gone Wild. Police have been setting up suspects with false testimony for decades. Is anyone going to believe them now when they tell the truth? Thousands dead, few prosecuted.
* A brief history of Marvel's teen heroines.
* Victims of Chicago gun violence memorialized in lifelike statues.
* City to Acknowledge it Operated a Slave Market for More Than 50 Years.
* Huge if true: Pope Francis declares evolution and Big Bang theory are real and God is not 'a magician with a magic wand.'
* How Game of Thrones is diverging more and more from the books. More on that.
* The "zone of sacrifice" that is Oxnard, California, where low-income workers are paying the price for pesticide use and chemical dumping.
* California and the literature of water.
* Turkish mayor sued over giant robot statue.
* 17 Years After a Spill Into the Ocean, LEGO Pieces Still Wash Ashore.
* Hate to judge it from a trailer, but Ant-Man sure seems pretty specifically not great.
* As Sinclair Lewis said, when fascism comes to America it will be wearing a Fitbit and offering you a discount on insurance.
* St. Cthulu in the Anthroposcene.
* Maryland 'Free Range' Kids Taken Into Custody Again.
* BREAKING: Your Brain Is Primed To Reach False Conclusions.
* Saga Was One Of The Most Challenged Books In US Libraries Last Year. #2? Persepolis.
* Weird children's books from the 1970s, by way of Jonathan Lethem.
* Tech bubble about to burst again.
* And The Left Hand of Darkness has been adapted for BBC Radio.
Thank God It's Thanksgiving Week Links
* While the Nazi totalitarianism strove to give the masses a sense of collective power and strength, Kraft durch Freude ("Strength through joy"), inverted totalitarianism promotes a sense of weakness, of collective futility. While the Nazis wanted a continuously mobilized society that would not only support the regime without complaint and enthusiastically vote "yes" at the periodic plebiscites, inverted totalitarianism wants a politically demobilized society that hardly votes at all.
* In a book coming out this spring, Goffman, now a 31-year-old assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, documents how the expansion of America's penal system is reshaping life for the poor black families who exist under the watch of its police, prison guards, and parole officers.
* Durham police defend lack of public information in teen's death. I am continually amazed and horrified by the police stonewalling on this story. How can they not be required to admit how the teenager died?
* For racking up a record that has veered from unethical conduct to staggering incompetence, CREW's voters awarded Gov. Walker the title of Worst Governor in America.
* Toxic Lakes From Tar-Sand Projects Planned for Alberta.
* The Insanity of Our Food Policy.
* India Confronts the Politics of the Toilet.
* Federal Student Loan Profits Help Duncan Cut Education Spending To Lowest Level Since 2001. What a sickening spectacle.
* Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions. So we'll only have to sue 90 companies into oblivion? That seems pretty manageable.
* Hyperemployment, or the Exhausting Work of the Technology User. Via this piece on the culture of overwork in academia.
* Creatin' a legal marijuana economy ain't easy.
* No war in Iran? Unhappy warmongers, just pick yourselves up, dust yourselves off, and try again next decade.
* The Long Shadow of Chinese Blacklists on American Academe.
* MetaFilter post on the only musical I ever need to see: Fun Home: The Musical.
* Bill de Blasio gives cold shoulder to education reformers as he prepares to choose a chancellor.
* And did I do this one already? An Upworthy Generator. Now you can be inspired by heartwarming stories on your own timetable…
Friday Night Links
* Thickness of the ice sheets at various locations 21,000 years ago compared with modern skylines.
* Ian Bogost has a great piece on MOOCs in an otherwise totally skippable LARoB feature on the subject.
MOOCs are a financial policy for higher education. They exemplify what Naomi Klein has called "disaster capitalism": policy guilefully initiated in the wake of upheaval. The need to teach more students with fewer resources is a complex situation. It's partly caused by hubris, especially the blind search for higher institutional status through research programs, and it's exacerbated by the tax base crises of the ongoing and seemingly permanent Great Recession. MOOCs offer the next logical step in this process of "cost containment." But those who would call current funding models "unviable" and offer MOOCs as a convenient alternative fail to admit that the very need for an alternative presumes that we want to abandon public education in favor of a corporate-owned infrastructure in the first place.
MOOCs are an academic labor policy. As a consequence of the financial policy just described, MOOCs are amplifying the precarity long experienced by adjuncts and graduate student assistants, and helping to extend that precarity to the professoriate. MOOCs encourage an ad-hoc "freelancing" work regime among tenured faculty, many of whom will find the financial incentives for MOOC creation and deployment difficult to resist. This is particularly true of public institution faculty who have gone years without raises. Many institutions offer tens of thousands of dollars of direct compensation for MOOC development and teaching. And, in some cases, MOOCs offer direct access to student tuition and direct competition among faculty for those new resources, extending the "entrepreneurial" institutional politics of professional schools (and corporate life more generally) to all disciplines.
MOOCs are speculative financial instruments. The purpose of an educational institution is to educate, but the purpose of a startup is to convert itself into a financial instrument.The two major MOOC providers, Udacity and Coursera, are venture capital-funded startups, and therefore they are beholden to high leverage, rapid growth with an interest in a fast flip to a larger technology company or the financial market. The concepts of "disruption" and "innovation," so commonly applied to MOOCs, come from the world of business. As for EdX, the MOOC consortium started by Harvard and MIT, it's a non-profit operating under the logic of speculation rather than as a public service. If anything, it will help the for-profits succeed even more by evangelizing their vision as compatible with elite non-profit educational ideals.
* It is telling that elite professors and universities who design MOOCs aren't using them for their own students. Those of us who value education and its role in fostering both literacy and democracy should pass on them too.
* Patton Oswalt: A Closed Letter to Myself about Thievery, Heckling, and Rape Jokes.
* Sarah Kendzior vs. the prestige economy. Good interview.
* Obama wants you to believe he's really truly going to get serious about the climate next month. Really! Meanwhile, they've found another methane time bomb in the permafrost.
* There are nearly six times as many showings of Man Of Steel alone as there are of all the films about women put together.
* The Seinfeld theme slowed down by 1,200 percent is horrifying.
* High-ranking SS commander found living in Minnesota.
* John Oliver really is a much better host of the Daily Show than Stewart's been since the Bush years.
* The investigation was ongoing, but Undersheriff James Szczesniak said there was no evidence yet that Martino "had any ill intent." There could be a dozen perfectly legitimate reasons why he'd have 30 to 40 pipe bombs in his apartment.
* Transgender People Can Now Change Their Social Security Record's Gender Identity.
* What's more important: a college degree or being born rich? The answer will totally not surprise you!
* And the time has come at last to raid Detroit's pensions in the name of bankers' profits.
Two Named Female Characters Who Talk to Each Other About Something Other Than a Man
Sunday Night Links
* Famous movies, behind the scenes.
* Austerity doesn't work, Iceland edition.
* Time to Get Angry Again: All About Pussy Riot.
* Missouri's next senator, ladies and gentlemen.
Senate Candidate and Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) told a local television station on Sunday that "legitimate rape" rarely produces pregnancy because "the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." Akin cited conversations with unnamed doctors for the bizarre claim.
Nate Silver says there's hope this lunacy could erase Akin's lead overnight. Growing Number Of Conservatives Call On Akin To Withdraw After 'Legitimate Rape' Comments.
* Elsewhere in American politics: "I guess I really actually feel we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine." I mean really.
* The headline reads, "Inmates forced into Gladiator-style fighting by St. Louis jail guards." WHAT THE HELL AMERICA.
* College Degrees Cost 1,120 Percent More Than They Did 30 Years Ago.
* At home with Alison Bechdel.
* The birth of critical university studies.
* Lenin's Tomb tries to split the baby on Assange.
* More Mitt Romney tax return follies: he still hasn't released his full returns for 2010. And another why-won't-he-just-release-them theory: voter fraud!
* A Lesson Is Learned but The Damage Is Irreversible is coming back. Amazing.
* When Robert Wood Jr. disappeared in a densely forested Virginia park, searchers faced the challenge of a lifetime. The eight-year-old boy was autistic and nonverbal, and from his perspective the largest manhunt in state history probably looked like something else: the ultimate game of hide-and-seek.
* The many lives of Frédéric Bourdin.
Over the years, Bourdin had insinuated himself into youth shelters, orphanages, foster homes, junior high schools, and children's hospitals. His trail of cons extended to, among other places, Spain, Germany, Belgium, England, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Bosnia, Portugal, Austria, Slovakia, France, Sweden, Denmark, and America. The U.S. State Department warned that he was an "exceedingly clever" man who posed as a desperate child in order to "win sympathy," and a French prosecutor called him "an incredible illusionist whose perversity is matched only by his intelligence." Bourdin himself has said, "I am a manipulator. . . . My job is to manipulate."
More from MeFi.
* And Sir Patrick Stewart, soliloquy on the letter B. I almost feel better.


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I started as a 12 year old learning to crochet and knit from a little old lady named Aunt Mary. I am a breast cancer survivor/warrior! I love yarn, patterns and keeping my fingers busy with knitting ...
I started as a 12 year old learning to crochet and knit from a little old lady named Aunt Mary. I am a breast cancer survivor/warrior! I love yarn, patterns and keeping my fingers busy with knitting and crocheting as much as possible, As well as keeping a cat cuddled while I knit! I am a 54 year old wife and mother of two cats! Besides finding me here on Craftsy, you can find me on a great forum for knitters at--http://www.knittingparadise.com/ --
Thank you to all for dropping by my store!
Please remember all sales are final because of the nature of the product--a PDF that you download.
To anyone from the state of MAINE who purchases a pattern from me--please PM me if you buy one of my patterns from CRAFTSY and let me know you are from Maine so that I can pay the sales tax this state requires. I will not be charging you for the sales tax, but will pay it myself. I just need to know for tax record purposes only. Thank you for your help in this and for buying my patterns!
This lovely scarf is dedicated to my friend Marie, who works as a Registered Nurse in a nursing home. She is faithful and very devoted to her patients as well as the people she works with! It is also named amethyst, because we share a birthday in February, though we have one year difference, and amethyst is our birthstone!
The lacy scarf features a fancy central pattern bordered by a fun to knit lace stitch, and with the texture of twisted stitches incorporated into the central lace. The scarf is worked from the bottom up in halves and begins with a doubled border pattern. It is then joined in the center with the Kitchener stitch for a balanced look. There are colored charts and written directions to work this scarf which is done in fingering weight yarn.
This scarf is the first to be designed for a collection of scarves which will be made into an e-book, eventually. All the patterns will continue to be sold separately as well.
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In this series, we'll explore the data announcements and events that may impact the performance of bank stocks during the upcoming week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average's meteoric rise last week overshadowed any big news from economic announcements. But as we continue with new highs of the stock market, it will be important for more confidence boosters to come from weekly announcements. For financials investors, next week is a particularly exciting time and will determine how many banks move forward during 2013.
Let's take a look at what's going to be announced, what banks may be affected the most, and what you should look out for in the coming days.
- NFIB Small Business Optimism Index -- a monthly review of small business plans for the near term. This data is important for banks and their investors, since the expansion plans of businesses can produce higher rates of incoming business loans. The index also looks at businesses' expectations of credit conditions, giving banks a glimpse of the attitude new business customers will have toward the banks' products. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) has been making strong attempts at expanding its small-business lending segment, especially on its home turf in North Carolina, where it extended $230 million in loans to businesses with less than $5 million in annual revenue.
- Treasury Budget -- a monthly look at the state of the federal budget and the progress on deficit reduction. Mostly important because of the confidence-building possibilities an improving budget can give to investors, the budget will also show signs of movement in the bond market, which banks invest in to beef up their capital reserves.
- MBA Purchase Applications-- a weekly look at the mortgage application activity from the Mortgage Banker's Association. It is important for bank investors to keep an eye on mortgage activity, since loans are a primary driver of a bank's profitability. JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ) produced the largest percentage of mortgage originations in the third and fourth quarters of 2012, generating large portions of their revenue for 2012. With the continued pressure on net interest margins from the low rate environment, a continued decline in mortgage activity may negatively impact the nation's banks, which continue to offset lower spreads with non-interest fees, like mortgage origination fees.
- Federal Reserve's Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review-- the 2013 results of the Fed's stress tests of the nation's banks, including 18 publicly traded, will be released. This is huge news for some of the big players. Bank of America will be at the top of everyone's list to review first, as the CCAR results may implicate whether the bank will be able to raise its upcoming dividend. Citigroup (NYSE: C ) may also be closely watched as it continues to trade below book value (like B of A), and the results of the stress test may draw more confidence from investors.
- Current Account -- a quarterly look at the country's foreign trade activity. The Current Account can show pressures on the dollar in transactions with international partners, which is important for banks to monitor as they both operate and extend credit abroad.
- Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index -- a weekly glimpse at consumer spending, which can provide important indicators of consumer appetite for credit. Since lending is a primary source of income for banks, increased consumer spending with improved credit demand is a positive environment for growth.
- Consumer Sentiment -- a monthly poll of American households, which provides data on the average consumer's opinion of the economy. When sentiment is positive, higher spending and borrowing can occur -- a positive opportunity for banks to increase their lending operations.
- Federal Reserve Summary of Assets and Liabilities of U.S. Commercial Banks -- a weekly summation of the nation's banks' accounting. The collection of data allows an investor to see which components make up the collective balance sheet, as well as the percentage changes since the last-measured period. It provides important detail on the progress made by the nation's banks to increase revenue generating business.
Only one will matter
In the end, the data from the Fed's CCAR will be the most talked-about and the most analyzed of any mentioned above. The results of the banks' stress tests have been much speculated about and looked forward to with great anticipation. Since it has the most to gain from a positive result, make sure to watch how Bank of America moves after the results are announced -- it's sure to make a splash on Thursday.
If you think B of A's stock moved as much as it could when it doubled in 2012, think again. Though it still has significant challenges still ahead, this week's results of the stress test could be the catalyst for B of A's stock resurgence. It's critical to have a solid understanding of this megabank before adding it to your portfolio, regardless of the stress test results. In The Motley Fool's premium research report on B of A, analysts Anand Chokkavelu, CFA, and Matt Koppenheffer, Financials bureau chief, lift the veil on the bank's operations, including offering three reasons to buy and three reasons to sell. Click here now to claim your copy, and as an added bonus, you'll receive a full year of FREE updates and expert guidance as key news breaks.


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Building community, sharing hope, and standing for justice since 2004
Join us for fellowship, a great silent auction, joyous music, a delicious meal, well deserved awards, and an altogether wonderful celebration.
Click here to download the banquet flyer.
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Keynote speaker: Jon Pahl, Professor of History, Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia
Panelists: representing Christian, Jewish, Unitarian-Universalist, and Muslim perspectives.
Dinner: follows the program
Sunday, August 14, 3:00-5:30 pm
Fox Valley Islamic Society
103 Kappell Dr, Neenah
An interfaith gathering where all are welcome.
RSVPs appreciated: firstname.lastname@example.com
Click "Read more" to learn about two other events during 2016 Interfaith Weekend in the Fox Valley and download flyers.
Únase a ESTHER en un convivio seguido de una conversación con la comunidad para hablar sobre igualdad, equidad y justicia. Discutiremos preguntas como:
El evento es gratuito y abierto al público. Invitamos a cada hogar a llevar un platillo para compartir en el convivio.
Descargar folleto aquí y compartir con sus amigos y familiares.
Join ESTHER on July 19 (Appleton) or July 21 (Oshkosh) for a potluck supper followed by a community conversation discussing fairness, justice and equity. We'll be exploring questions like these:
These events are free and open to the public. We invite each household to bring a dish to share for the potluck.
Download flyer here and share with your friends and family.
Tuesday, June 14
4:30-9:00 pm
Bad Badger Sports Bar
215 W. College Ave, Appleton
No charge; proceeds benefit ESTHER
Help us thank our amazing organizer, Stephanie Gyldenvand, for her leadership over the last eight years, and wish her all the best in her new position with Winnebago County.
No charge, but if you have a beverage, or snack on some pizza, ESTHER gets 60% of the proceeds!
So, come on down to say "Farewell," but not goodbye, to Stephanie, and help us raise some money to build community, share hope, and stand for justice!
(In case you missed the letter about Stephanie's big change, you can read it here.)
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Address: PO Box 784 Neenah, WI 54957 Website: esther-foxvalley.org
May 31, 2016
Dear ESTHER members and friends:
On behalf of the ESTHER executive committee and Leadership Board, I write with mixed emotions to inform you of the resignation of Stephanie Gyldenvand, ESTHER's Organizer, who has served with the highest level of dedication and professionalism during nearly eight years. She is leaving ESTHER to accept a position with the Public Health Department of Winnebago County. Her last day with ESTHER will be June 17.
We are excited for Stephanie as she anticipates a new position with fresh challenges and important opportunities to make a difference, as she certainly has done in her work with ESTHER. There is some consolation in that her commitment to doing justice will be ongoing within the wider Fox Valley area. At the same time, we will dearly miss her, for both the person she is and what she has brought to her work — energy, can-do spirit, strength in the face of challenge, and unwavering commitment in seeking greater justice and building stronger community throughout the greater Fox Valley…. (To read the full letter [Click here].)
P.S. Please save Wednesday Tuesday, June 14, for a drop-in farewell for Stephanie from 4:30-9:00 pm. More info here.
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Juneteenth is the oldest national program commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. African Heritage, Inc. (AHI), in collaboration with the City of Appleton, is hosting its seventh annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 19, 2016 in downtown Appleton. The family-friendly program will feature musical, dance and poetry performances as well as a Children's Village and community resource fair with food sales. Stop by and see us at the ESTHER booth! More info at African Heritage Inc.
ESTHER will again have a team in the Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin's annual Human Race event. The walk itself will be on Saturday, April 30. Our fundraising goal is $4,000— used to support leadership training and community-building that we will do this year.
There are two ways that you can help us meet our goal! First, you can join the team! And second you can help support us financially by visiting our team page and making your pledge: https://www.fundlyenterprise.com/Event/ESTHER#/
David Liners, State Director for WISDOM, will be speaking in Appleon on March 2, 2016 under sponsorship of the Noonhour Philosophers program of Trinity Lutheran Church, Appleton. His topic will be ROC Wisconsin, an ongoing project of WISDOM, working alongside its affiliates and partners (including EXPO—Ex-Prisoners Organizing), to reform the criminal justice system in our state so that it helps to build up our communities instead of tearing them down.
Learn more about this unique experience.
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While a new report shows that childhood obesity rates have stabilized over the past decade, the problem persists in South Carolina, where young people rank second in the nation for obesity and adults rank 10th.
States with the highest adult obesity rates in the country:
States with the highest adult obesity rates in the country:
1. Mississippi and West Virginia (tied): 35.1 percent
3. Arkansas: 34.6 percent
4. Tennessee: 33.7 percent
5. Kentucky: 33.2 percent
6. Louisiana: 33.1 percent
7. Oklahoma: 32.5 percent
8. Alabama: 32.4 percent
9. Indiana: 31.8 percent
10. South Carolina: 31.7 percent
Source: "The State of Obesity"
The report issued by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that 21.5 percent of young people in South Carolina between ages 10 and 17 are considered obese, according to 2011 data. Among the same age group, only Mississippi had a slightly higher rate - 21.7 percent.
South Carolina's adult obesity rate is now almost 32 percent. That's up from 25 percent a decade ago and 12 percent in 1990. The state's adult obesity rate has not changed since last year.
The new "State of Obesity" report was formerly published as the annual "F as in Fat" report.
"We are starting to see signs of progress," wrote Dr. Lisa Lavizzo-Mourey, president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Jeffrey Levi, executive director of the Trust for America's Health. "After decades of alarming increases, this year's report shows us that childhood obesity rates have stabilized in the past decade."
The authors call that trend encouraging, but Southern states still rank among the county's worst, and low-income individuals and racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately represented in the statistics. All but two of the top 10 states with the highest adult obesity rates in the country are in the South.
"I don't know why it's so endemic in this state," said Dr. Ken Mitchell, director of the Roper St. Francis bariatric surgery program.
Howeve, he suspects a combination of factors is to blame - children eat poorly at school and don't get enough exercise. "You still see a lot of kids living out of vending machines," he said.
Mitchell, who moved to Charleston from North Carolina in 2010, said one big difference between the states is the fact that the South Carolina health insurance plan for state employees won't cover bariatric surgery - reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach. In North Carolina, he regularly performed the procedure on state employees, particularly during summer months when teachers take vacation.
"I just crossed the state line and it's a completely different atmosphere," he said. "When I came here, that's something that was foreign to me - that the state insurance plan still requires people to pay out of pocket for their morbid obesity."
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will unveil a new statewide obesity initiative in Columbia on Sept. 24.
"We pulled together a diverse group of partners to look at this problem from many different angles," said DHEC spokesman Mark Plowden, in a prepared statement.
"The new state action plan mobilizes partners from across the state to implement innovative strategies to address obesity risk factors in the places where South Carolinians live, work, play, and learn," he said. "The action plan not only focuses on long-term solutions, but short-term strategies that we can implement immediately to begin moving the needle on obesity in our state."
Obesity is defined as an excessively high amount of body fat compared to lean body mass. These rates do not include the percentage of adults who are simply overweight, a lower threshold than obesity. The percentage of adults in South Carolina who are either overweight or obese is 66.5 percent, according to the report.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Reach Lauren Sausser at 937-5598.
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Great Victory against Steiner Management Jury awards a former fitness instructor…. more
The Crewmember & Maritime Advocacy Center wishes to first of all express our heart- felt condolences to the families and friends of all the crew members who served on the cargo vessel El Faro. We will continue to pray for their safe rescue and return to their families. The lawyers at the Crewmember & Maritime Advocacy Center specialize in providing legal representation to crew members and their families alike and count on 25 years of experience in providing legal counsel and representation in the field of maritime personal injury and death claims. We represented crew members against Costa Crociere in the Concordia sinking and have handled numerous death claims on behalf of crew member's surviving family. Unfortunately, however, the shipping companies that own and operate commercial vessels while not intending to cause the harm they inflict on their crew, base their decisions on profits and not on the safety of their crewmember employees. The cause of the sinking of El Faro points to the same tragic profit motivation and decision making and reeks of shore side corporate operational negligence. Note, however, that the highly experienced lawyers at the Crewmember and Maritime Advocacy Center are trained to seek the answers to the questions every surviving family member of the El Faro crew deserves and to hold accountable all who contributed to this very sad yet avoidable maritime disaster.
Cruise Ship Passenger Injury Lawyer & Maritime Law Attorney
Choosing the Right Attorney
The Crewmember & Maritime Advocacy Center serving Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade County has nearly 20 years of experience in maritime personal injury and commercial litigation law. The lawyers that make up our team have successfully and aggressively litigated some of the largest maritime personal injury cases in Florida. At Crewmember & Maritime Advocacy Center, there is no such a thing as a "small case." We treat every client as if he or she is our only client, investing maximum effort and personal attention to achieve the highest level of legal performance possible.
The Crewmember & Maritime Advocacy Center is ready to provide you and your loved ones with outstanding legal representation in your personal injury case. Our bilingual lawyers handle claims relating to all aspects of maritime personal injury, including wrongful death, medical malpractice, sexual assault and wage disputes. Offering diligent legal representation, the personal injury lawyers that make up our law firm are dedicated to providing clients with professional excellence and ethical counsel in the pursuit of legal justice.
Choosing the Right Attorney
Finding an attorney is easy. Finding the right MARINE attorney might be a little tougher.
First and foremost, you need to make sure the attorney you hire has the relevant to "cruise ship" experience. Make sure the attorneys you are considering specialize in Jones Act Plaintiff's litigation work. Your attorney needs to know the ins and outs of the law that governs your specific problem.
A general civil personal injury litigator will not have the background or experience to be able to anticipate or prepare for the cruise line or cargo vessel defense strategies and prove costly to your case.
Ask your attorney to cite cases which he has handled that resemble your case. Ask questions.
Here are a few questions that may be helpful to find relevant & excellent cruise ship MARINE attorneys:
Have you had experience with representing crew members or passengers against the cruise lines before? How recently? How often? What was involved? What percentage of your practice is devoted to these kinds of cases?
Will you actually be working on my case? In what way? Will any other persons be doing work on my case? What will they do?
Will you talk to me in plain English when I do not understand "legalese"?
Will you allow me access to my case file at your office?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of my case?
What would you advise me to do about my situation?
Can a timetable be set for my case?
If I hire you, what will you be doing for me, and when and how will we get back in touch with each other?
Is there a statute of limitations, or legal deadline in my case that we must be careful not to miss?
Contact the Florida Bar and ask them if your attorney has had any complaints filed against them by a former client.
At CAC we will handle your case on a contingent fee basis. This means that if your suit is successful, we receive a percentage as permitted by the Florida Bar which governs lawyers. If we are not successful, we may but never have in the past recover only expenses incurred by our office. A WRITTEN FEE AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED and should read over carefully with your lawyer before signing it if you have any questions.


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Freedom of Religion, Contraceptives and the Catholic Church Oh My
Ripped from the pages of Doug Welch's: Stix Blog
While everyone is fighting over the words of Rush Limbaugh and who said what about females on both sides of the aisle, we are missing the big picture of what this battle is all about. This is a battle of Freedom of Religion and the right of Religious institutions to follow the tenets of their faith and not to have the Government infringe on those rights.
Many do not know that before the Constitution and the Bill of Rights of the Unites States of America, the various states had their state sponsored religions. And in the very beginning you could be thrown in jail if you do not attend Mass or the Religious services of that state. Catholics and Jews were discriminated and eventually found Maryland and Rhode Island where they could freely follow their own religions. This is a gloss over of most of the history, but the thing is that before the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, we did not have Freedom of Religion in America. This is why the 1st Amendment was added to the Constitution along with others, that was more or less a compromise between the Federalist and Anti-Federalists.
And now we come to the 21st century and the rights that the Founding Fathers had put in place are eroding. The whole mess and controversy is all about the wrong thing. This is not about Contraceptives, this is about the Freedom to worship and follow the tenets of the Religion you follow.
This started with a question during the GOP Debate by George Stephanopoulos, where he asked about contraceptives. And everyone and their brother was asking , "What the Hell does this have to do with the GOP Presidential Race?" Well, it seems that Stephie had an inside look or knew of the HHS mandate that was coming down the pike. (Or he can see into the future)
The argument is not about access or contraceptives in themselves. It is about the Government telling a Religious Institution to go against its teachings. The Catholic Church does not agree with contraceptive and even more against the "Morning After" pills that the Government is trying to force the Catholics to have in their insurance policies. This goes against the Freedom of Religion in this country and should scare to death out of everyone, even those that are not religious.
Now we come to the Fluke/Rush debacle. I do not think that the words Rush used were the best and he could have said it differently. But in essence, he is correct. Forcing a Religious institution to have Contraceptives and morning after pills is wrong. Fluke did not help her cause by making ridiculous statement about the cost of contraceptives. $3000 Really. Yes, we know that birth control pills are not only used to stop pregnancies, but they are not anywhere near the cost shes says. And in most cases an insurance company would pay for birth controls pills if it was medically necessary.
But this is all of the track of what is really at stake here. This is about the Government telling a Private Religious Institution to pay for something that goes against the Catholic teachings. This is nothing new for the Catholic Church, it has been pro-life since it inception. One of the reasons the Romans found Catholics weird was that they valued all life and did not discard the deformed or imperfect babies. Catholics had to worship in catacombs or risk being fed to the lions , and have done so for a millenia.
Obama and the Progressives are trying to change the way the Government interprets what is religious and what is not. They are saying that while attending Mass or Synagogue is religious, but the institutions that are not part of the services are not religious. This goes against thousands of years of history. This is an affront to religion in general and I think liberties for all. Even the non religious among us. As we have seen the Government is telling private companies where they can and cannot build a plant (Boeing) and force companies to buy health care (Obamacare).
We are loosing our country to tyranny and the nanny state. Our country was never meant to have a Federal Government tell us what we can eat, drive, what light bulb we can use and force Religious Institutions to go against their religious teachings. Wake up people. This is more than just Obama or this year's elections. Our beloved country is loosing its way and we need to get it back on the path towards personal responsibility and a limited government.