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Indications for Discussion, Consultation and Transfer of Care in a Home or Birth Center Midwifery Practice
Updated MAWS document: "Indications for Discussion, Consultation and Transfer of Care in a Home or Birth Center Midwifery Practice" revised and approved May 2, 2014 by the Midwives' Association of Washington State. Download pdf.
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Pre-existing Conditions and Initial History
- Antepartum Conditions
- Intrapartum Conditions
- Postpartum Conditions
- Newborn Conditions
Professional members of the Midwives' Association of Washington State (MAWS) include Licensed Midwives (LMs) and Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs). In the home or birth center setting LMs and CNMs (herein referred to as 'Midwives') work interdependently with one another and with other health care practitioners to promote the optimal health and safety of low-risk childbearing people and babies during the normal childbearing cycle. Midwives engage in an ongoing risk screening process that begins at the initial visit and continues through the completion of care. In providing care, midwives take into account their clinical judgment and expertise, a client's own values and informed choice, relevant state laws and regulations, the standards for practice and core competencies for basic midwifery care provided by their professional organizations, relevant midwifery and medical literature, the settings in which they practice, the collaborative relationships they have with other health care practitioners and area hospitals, and their philosophy of care.
During pregnancy, labor, or postpartum, risk factors or complications can develop. This document provides a list of conditions that a midwife may encounter in practice for which discussion, consultation, or transfer of care is indicated. The list is representative but not exhaustive. Other circumstances may arise where the licensed midwife believes discussion, consultation, or transfer of care to be necessary.
Professional members of the Midwives' Association of Washington State are advised to discuss, consult, and/or transfer care of their clients according to this document and in accordance with the MAWS document Position Statement: Shared Decision-Making. MAWS recognizes that there are variations in practice specialty and professional members may hold different licenses or qualifications which hold them to a different standard of care than those outlined in this document. (These practitioners may include but are not limited to CNMs, ARNPs, and NDs). In addition, new clinical procedures may be undertaken in accordance with the MAWS document Mechanism for Introducing Expanded Clinical Procedures into Midwifery Practice. MAWS members should discuss the scope and limitations of midwifery care with clients and refer to these documents as necessary.
This document should be used as a screening tool to distinguish between low-risk and higher-risk clients and newborns. Its purpose is to enhance safety and promote midwives' accountability to their clients, to one another, to other health care practitioners, and to the general public. MAWS reviews this document periodically and revises it as necessary in order to reflect the most current evidence available and to insure that the parameters identified promote safety without unduly restricting midwifery practice.
1. Licensed midwifery, as defined in RCW 18.50, is an autonomous profession. When there are significant deviations from normal during the pregnancy, labor, or postpartum period, licensed midwives are required by law in Washington State (RCW 18.50.010) to consult with a physician regarding the client's care.
A discussion refers to a situation in which the midwife seeks advice or information from a colleague about a clinical situation, presenting her management plan for feedback. (2)
2.1.1 It is the midwife's responsibility to initiate a discussion with and provide accurate and complete clinical information to another midwife, a nurse practitioner, or a physician in order to plan care appropriately. This discussion can take place between midwives in the same practice.
2.1.2 Discussion should occur in a timely manner soon after the clinical situation is discovered.
2.1.3 Discussion may occur in person, by phone, fax, or e-mail.
2.1.4 Discussion may include review of relevant patient records.
2.1.5 Discussion may include request for prescriptive medication based on signs or symptoms and/or laboratory results.
2.1.6 Discussion should be documented by the midwife in their records. Documentation of discussion should refer only to practitioner type without specifying the name of the practitioner contacted. Documentation should also include the midwife's management plan.
2.1.7 Discussion need not occur if the midwife has previously encountered a particular situation, discussed it with a colleague, developed a management plan, and is currently managing the same clinical presentation. In this case, documentation of the management plan and discussion with the client of the management plan is sufficient.
2. A MAWS member who has additional credentials (i.e.: CNM, ND) that allow for a broader scope of practice need not discuss conditions that are within their scope of practice.
A consultation refers to a situation in which the midwife, using their professional knowledge of the client and in accordance with this document, or by client request, seeks the opinion of a physician competent to give advice in the relevant field. The consultant will either conduct an in-person assessment of the client or will evaluate the client's records in order to address the problem that led to the consultation.
2.2.1 It is the midwife's responsibility to initiate a consultation and to communicate clearly to the consultant that the midwife is seeking a consultation.
2.2.2 A consultation can involve the physician providing advice and information, and/or providing care to the client/newborn, and/or prescribing treatment for the client or newborn.
2.2.3 In the case of an in-person consultation, the midwife should expect that the consultant will promptly communicate findings and recommendations to the client and the referring midwife after the consultation has taken place.
2.2.4 Where urgency, distance, or climatic conditions do not allow an in-person consultation with a physician when it would otherwise be appropriate, the midwife should seek advice from a physician by phone or other similar means. The midwife should document this request for advice in their records and discuss the consultant's advice with the client.
2.2.5 It is the midwife's responsibility to provide all relevant medical records to the consultant, including a written summary of the client's history and presenting problem, as appropriate.
2.2.6 Consultation must be fully documented by the midwife in their records, including the consultant's name, date of referral, and the consultant's findings, opinions, and recommendations. The midwife should then discuss the consultant's recommendations with the client.
2.2.7 After consultation with a physician, care of the client and responsibility for decision- making, with the informed consent of the client, either continues with the midwife, is shared collaboratively by the midwife and the consultant,(3) or transfers completely to the consultant. Transfer or sharing of care should occur only after dialogue and agreement among the client, the midwife, and the consultant.
When care is transferred permanently or temporarily from the midwife to a qualified hospital- based provider, the receiving practitioner assumes full responsibility for subsequent decision- making, together with the client. For guidance about intrapartum transfers, see also the MAWS document Planned Out-of-Hospital Birth Transport Guideline.
3. During such collaborative care the consultant may be involved in, and responsible for, a discrete area of the client's care, with the midwife maintaining overall responsibility within their scope of practice. It is the midwife's responsibility to maintain explicitly clear communication between all parties regarding which health professional has primary responsibility for which aspects of the client's care. In addition to any verbal dialogue regarding client care, the dialogue and plan of care should be documented in the client's chart.
3.1 Pre-existing Conditions and Initial History
- family history of significant genetic disorders, hereditary disease, or congenital anomalies
- history of pre-term birth (< 36 weeks)
- history of IUGR
- history of severe postpartum hemorrhage
- history of severe pre-eclampsia or HELLP
- history of gestational diabetes requiring oral hypoglycemic or insulin
- no prenatal care prior to third trimester
- history of lap band, gastroplasty or other bariatric (weight loss) surgery
- previous unexplained neonatal mortality or stillbirth
- absent prenatal care at term
- history of seizure disorder in adulthood
- history of HELLP
- history of uterine surgery, including myomectomy
- one prior cesarean birth with low transverse incision
- significant history of or current cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, neurological or severe gastrointestinal disorder or disease
- significant history of or current endocrine disorder (excluding controlled mild hypothyroidism)
- pulmonary disease/active tuberculosis/severe asthma
- collagen vascular diseases
- significant hematological disorders
- current or recent diagnosis of cancer requiring chemotherapy
- history of cervical cerclage
- history of 3 consecutive spontaneous abortions (excluding clients who present to care with viable pregnancy at gestation >14wks and beyond previous miscarriage)
- significant uterine anomalies
- essential hypertension
- history of eclampsia
- history of postpartum hemorrhage requiring transfusion
- current severe psychiatric illness
- current seizure disorder
- any serious medical condition associated with increased risk status for parent or fetus, for example: cardiac disease, renal disease with failure, insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled asthma, or HIV infection
- isoimmunization with an antibody known to cause hemolytic disease of the newborn
- prior cesarean with incision other than low transverse (e.g. classical)
- two or more prior cesareans with low transverse incision
- urinary tract infection unresponsive to treatment
- significant abnormal ultrasound finding
- significant abnormal laboratory finding
- well-controlled gestational diabetes
- unresolved size/dates discrepancies
- 42 completed weeks with reassuring fetal surveillance including AFI and BPP with NST
- reportable sexually transmitted infection
- significant abnormal Pap
- significant abnormal breast lump
- pyelonephritis
- thrombosis
- fetal demise after 14 weeks gestation
- anemia unresponsive to treatment
- primary herpes infection
- significant vaginal bleeding
- significant vaginal bleeding
- hemoglobinopathies
- platelets ≤ 105,000/μL
- persistent abnormal fetal heart rate or rhythm
- non-reassuring fetal surveillance
- significant placental abnormalities
- significant or unresolved polyhydramnios or oligohydramnios
- presentation other than cephalic at 37 weeks
- multiple gestation if co-managing prenatal care (transfer if not co-managing)
- 42 completed weeks with reassuring fetal surveillance
- significant infection the treatment of which is beyond the midwife's scope of practice
- ectopic pregnancy
- molar pregnancy
- premature pre-labor rupture of membranes (PPROM)
- documented persistent/unresolved intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
- multiple gestation if not co-managing prenatal care
- eclampsia, HELLP, pre-eclampsia, or persistent hypertension
- placenta previa at term
- isoimmunization with an antibody known to cause hemolytic disease of the newborn
- clinically significant placental abruption
- deep vein thrombosis
- cardiac or renal disease with failure
- gestational diabetes requiring management with medication; consultation in lieu of transfer if co-managing metformin with physician
- known fetal anomaly or condition that requires physician management during or immediately after delivery
- 43 weeks completed gestation
- >8 hours of active labor pattern without significant change in cervix and/or station and/or position
- >3 hours of active pushing without significant change
- prolonged rupture of membranes (>48 hours without active labor)
- active labor before 37 completed weeks
- undiagnosed non-cephalic presentation including breech, transverse lie, oblique lie, or compound presentation at onset of labor
- undiagnosed multiple gestation
- fever (≥100.4 F) that persists >1 hour
- findings indicative of chorioamnionitis including, but not limited to, tachycardia, fetal tachycardia, temperature ≥100.4 F, uterine tenderness, purulent or malodorous amniotic fluid
- thick meconium
- persistent non-reassuring fetal heart rate pattern
- exhaustion unresponsive to rest/hydration
- abnormal bleeding during labor
- suspected placental abruption
- suspected uterine rupture
- hypertension (≥140 systolic or 90 diastolic twice 1 hour apart)
- suspected pre-eclampsia (hypertension and proteinuria)
- seizure
- ROM > 72 hours
- ROM > 18 hours with GBS status unknown and no prophylactic antibiotics, or GBS+ and no prophylactic antibiotics
- prolapsed cord or cord presentation
- significant allergic response
- active genital herpes in vaginal, perineal or vulvar area in labor or after ROM
- client's stated desire for transfer to hospital-based care
- urinary tract infection unresponsive to treatment
- mastitis (including breast abscess) unresponsive to treatment
- reportable sexually transmitted infections
- retained products/unresolved subinvolution/prolonged or excessive lochia
- hypertension presenting beyond 72 hours postpartum
- significant abnormal Pap
- significant postpartum depression
- significant postpartum hemorrhage unresponsive to treatment, with or without sustained vital sign instability or shock
- retained placenta (>1 hour or active bleeding and manual removal unsuccessful)
- lacerations beyond midwife's ability to repair
- unusual or unexplained significant pain or dyspnea
- significant, enlarging hematoma
- endometritis
- seizure
- anaphylaxis
- persistent uterine prolapse or inversion
- fever (≥ 100.4 F) that persists > 1 hour within the first 72 hours postpartum
- persistent hypertension in the first 72 hours postpartum (≥ 140 systolic or 90 diastolic twice 1 hour apart)
- postpartum psychosis
- low birth weight newborn (< 2500 gm = 5 lbs 8 oz)
- loss of greater than 10% of birth weight
- prolonged asymptomatic jaundice
- persistent cardiac arrhythmias or murmurs
- significant clinical evidence of prematurity
- failure to thrive
- hypoglycemia
- significant or symptomatic jaundice beyond the first 24 hours
- positive critical congenital heart disease screening (CCHD)
- seizure
- jaundice in the first 24 hours
- persistent respiratory distress
- persistent central cyanosis or pallor
- persistent temperature instability
- persistent hypoglycemia
- significant bruising, petechiae or purpura
- Apgar score 6 or less at ten minutes of age
- major congenital anomalies affecting well-being
- birth injury requiring medical attention
- Standards for Practice
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- Quality Management Program
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Nobody wants to start the summer with a stomach ache -- or worse. But, it probably will happen as people dust off the grill this Memorial Day weekend for the first cookout of the summer.
"When you fire up the grill to cook out this summer, make sure you are extra vigilant in taking the appropriate safe food handling steps to prevent foodborne illness," says Agriculture Department (USDA) Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Elisabeth Hagen. "Foods commonly served at cookouts can carry pathogens that can make people sick -- especially those most vulnerable to foodborne illness such as young children, the elderly and pregnant women."
The most popular picnic items, including prepared salads, chicken, hamburgers or hotdogs, are at risk of contamination with foodborne bacteria. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reminds says following four basic food safety steps -- clean, separate, cook and chill -- during all cooking practices can help reduce foodborne illness.
Begin your cookout with a clean slate -- literally. Wash preparation surface areas with warm soapy water, especially after contact with raw foods. Wash your hands with soap under warm water for 20 seconds before and after handling food. Make sure anyone who helps prepare food wash their hands as well.
Raw meat and juice from raw meat can contain harmful bacteria. To prevent cross-contamination, keep all raw meats and poultry separate from vegetables and cooked foods. Use different cutting boards and knives to prepare meats and vegetables.
After you've fired up the grill, remember the most important weapon in your food safety toolbox: the food thermometer. Proper heating temperatures kill foodborne bacteria. Despite what many people believe, color is not a reliable indicator of doneness.
Meat and poultry cooked on a grill often brown quickly and may appear done on the outside, but still may not have reached a safe minimum internal temperature to kill any harmful bacteria. The food thermometer gives you an accurate reading of internal temperature.
Place the thermometer in the thickest part of the meat to take a temperature reading. After reaching proper internal temperature, thick cuts of lamb, beef, and chicken require a three-minute rest time before carving and consuming.
Safe Minimum Internal Temperatures include:
- Hot dogs -- 65 degrees F or until steaming hot,
- Poultry -- 165 degrees F,
- Ground beef and other ground meat -- 160 degrees F,
- Whole cuts of pork, lamb, veal and beef -- 145 degrees F (followed by a three-minute rest time), and
- Fish -- 145 degrees F.
Remember to place cooked meats on a clean platter, not on the dish that held the raw product. The juices left on the plate from raw meat can spread bacteria to safely cooked food.
The last challenge is keeping hot food hot and cold food cold. Too often, food is left to sit out while guests graze over the course of several hours. Bacteria grow most rapidly between 40 degrees F and 140 degrees F. To keep bacterial growth at bay, keep hot food on the grill and place cold food in a cooler or ice bath. Never let perishable food sit out for more than two hours.
If the temperature is higher than 90 degrees F, food should not sit out more than one hour. Refrigerate or freeze leftovers promptly and discard any food that has been sitting out too long.

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By Susie Lewis, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Master Gardener, Denver County
Keeping up with mowing chores this spring taxed even the most conscientious lawn keeper. Abundant rains and ideal bluegrass growing temperatures made grass mowing every five days a necessity, if clippings were to be left on the lawn as recommended.
For those of us whose schedules didn't allow ducking in between rains to mow this frequently, mowing every seven days often meant catching clippings. This harvest of grass clippings makes the perfect base for composting.
Denver Recycles estimates that approximately 50 percent of the waste dumped in the trash is yard waste - leaves and grass clippings. Trash volume from this spring's clipping harvest must surely have set a record, even though it was 100 percent recyclable. When converted into compost at home, yard waste has tremendous soil improving power.
While composting often is made to sound like backyard alchemy, it's really simple. All you need are greens and browns - green, fresh plants such as grass clippings, and brown, dried plants such as fall leaves raked from between your shrubs. Mix them together using more of the lighter leaves than grass clippings, stir once in a while and in 30 to 45 days you have compost.
If you're a person who wants to read more or see and feel compost before trying it, check out these two sources of help. For those who want to learn by reading, call your Colorado State University Cooperative Extension office and request a no-cost fact sheets, "Composting Yard Waste" and the brand new "Eliminate grass clipping collection for EASY lawnmowing."
The Denver Backyard Composting Demonstration site at the Gove Community Garden is the place to experience composting first hand. Located at 13th Ave. and Colorado Blvd., the site is staffed on Saturdays from 8 A.M. - 2 P.M., and Wednesdays from 5 P.M. to dusk. You can see, smell and touch compost in all stages of breakdown from fresh yard waste to finished compost product.
Help with questions and troubleshooting your home composting efforts also is available from the Master Composter staff, community people trained through the joint efforts of Denver Recycles, Gove School and Colorado State Cooperative Extension. If composting isn't your idea of home recreation, you still can find ways to be kind to the environment.
Photograph courtesy of Judy Sedbrook, taken at Gove Community Garden composting demonstration site.
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These bars didn't quite crack the Top 10 in this year's competition, but who cares? We found the beer to be quite pleasant and the bars themselves even moreso.
Coaches Bar and Grill
1480 Bethel Rd., Northwest Side
Beer: Bud Light
Tested: 6:10 p.m. Thursday, July 5
Temperature: 32.3 degrees
Visit this Bethel Road sports bar for cold beer, tasty sandwiches and either the giant patio out back or an indoor seat near one of the bar's insane number of TVs — there are even televisions in the bathrooms.
Greek Street Tavern
3110 Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington
Beer: Miller Lite
Tested: 8:43 p.m. Monday, July 2
Temperature: 32.9
Don't miss the gyros at this comfortable restaurant next to Giant Eagle Market District. We tried two versions, traditional and grilled chicken; both were stuffed to the gills, really hot off the grill and encased in the softest flatbread.
Keystone Pub
1081 Gemini Place, Polaris
Beer: Bud Light
Tested: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 5
Temperature: 33.4 degrees
Polaris isn't just a fashion place; thanks to Keystone Pub, it's also a motorcycle place. Ride by for the Yuengling Cruise-In every Saturday from 7-10 p.m.
Park Street Cantina
491 N. Park St., Arena District
Beer type: Bud Light
Tested: 6 p.m. Saturday, July 7
Temperature: 33.7 degrees
Park Street's own version of a Mexican gringo bar has a killer patio for those days when the weather is feeling a little tropical. There's a focus on tequila and margaritas, of course, but the cerveza is plenty fria, too!
49 Parsons Ave., Olde Towne East
Beer: Bud Light
Tested: 6 p.m. Friday, July 6
Temperature: 33.8 degrees
It was the hottest day of the year when we took our beer temperature at AWOL, and even then the party was going strong at one of Columbus' most popular LGBT bars. Even when the weather is unbearable, AWOL's spectacular patio is a welcoming respite, complete with a wrap-around bar and plenty of seating.
Tilted Kilt
8665 Sancus Blvd., Polaris
Beer: Miller Lite
Tested: 4:30 p.m. June 27
Temperature: 34.9 degrees
Tilted Kilt is a flirty franchise with Celtic-themed decor, a husky menu of pub grub and, most notably, many a lovely lady server in butt-skimming skirts and push-up bras. Beer is always served with a side of sexy, even if you're not there for the girls — strapping young busboys in kilts also flit about.
1576 N. High St., South Campus
Beer: Bud Light
Tested: 6:58 p.m. Saturday, June 30
Temperature: 36.7 degrees
Kildare's, a giant yet authentic-looking Irish pub, has one of the most impressive beer lists in the Campus area. Also impressive: Even though the Bud Light measured was fairly warm at 36.7 degrees, a friend's classy Delirium Tremens clocked in at a much colder 28.8 degrees.
Red Brick Inn
292 E. Gates St., Merion Village
Beer: Miller Lite
Tested: 8 p.m. Friday, July 13
Temperature: 38.7 degrees
Get an eyeful of the tchotchkes all over this quintessential neighborhood place. The bar menu is short but honest — try the breaded cauliflower with ranch — and the place has plenty of games to keep you happily occupied.
Dub Pub
5736 Franz Rd., Dublin
Beer: Bud Light
Date and time tested: 7:01 p.m. Friday, July 6
Temperature: 39.1 degrees
It might not have placed in the coldest-beer rankings, but if want to cool off or just take a break from the sun, this cave-like sports bar is your place.
Winking Lizard Tavern
100 Hutchinson Ave., Crosswoods
Beer: Miller Lite
Tested: 8 p.m. Monday, July 2
Temperature: 39.1
It was a tad embarrassing to order a domestic light beer at this bustling restaurant, which is famous for its extensive craft beer selection. Case in point: They're tapping kegs of Great Lakes Christmas Ale on Friday.
Brews Cafe
116 Broadway E., Granville
Beer: Miller Lite
Tested: 5:54 p.m. Sunday, July 8
Temperature: 39.3 degrees
Sure, getting to Granville can be a dud of a drive and this suds staple didn't serve the beer we tested as cold as we would have liked, but Brews Cafe is absolutely worth a visit. With 36 beers on tap and a bottle selection that would impress the snobbiest of beer snobs, you probably wouldn't go here to buy a Miller Lite anyway.
Loose Goose Tavern
668 Grandview Ave., Grandview
Beer: Bud Light
Tested: 2:57 p.m. Saturday, July 7
Temperature: 39.4 degrees
Loose Goose's loaded chips are definitely worth a visit to one of Grandview's newest bars. A delicious mixture of kettle chips with fire-roasted corn salsa, bacon, cilantro and jack cheese, the appetizer is the perfect addition to your next round of drinks.


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TCL > July 2013 Issue > Disciplinary Opinion
The Colorado Supreme Court adopted a series of changes to the attorney regulation system, including the establishment of the Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge (PDJ), pursuant to CRCP 251.16. The Court also made extensive revisions to the rules governing the disciplinary process, repealing CRCP 241 et seq., and replacing those rules with CRCP 251 et seq. The PDJ presides over attorney regulation proceedings and, together with a two-member Hearing Board, issues orders at trials and hearings. The Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of Evidence apply to all attorney regulation proceedings before the PDJ. See CRCP 251.18(d). Disciplinary Opinions may be appealed in accordance with CRCP 251.27.
The Colorado Lawyer publishes the summaries and full-text Opinions of PDJ William R. Lucero and the Hearing Board, whose members are drawn from a pool appointed by the Supreme Court. For space purposes, exhibits, complaints, and amended complaints may not be printed. Disciplinary Opinions are printed as submitted by the Office of the?PDJ and are not edited by the staff of The Colorado Lawyer.
Case No. 12PDJ076
March 15, 2013
PURSUANT TO C.R.C.P. 251.19(c)
On February 26, 2013, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge ("the Court") held a sanctions hearing pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.15(b). Alan C. Obye and Charles E. Mortimer, Jr. appeared on behalf of the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel ("the People"). David Anthony Fiore ("Respondent") did not appear, nor did counsel appear on his behalf. The Court now issues the following "Opinion and Decision Imposing Sanctions Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.19(c)."
Respondent was hired by two separate clients to help them file for bankruptcy. He failed to file a required document in one client's case, resulting in the dismissal of her bankruptcy petition. In the other client's matter, Respondent did not complete any work and never returned the client's fees. In the course of these representations, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.3, 1.4(a)(3), 1.16(d), and 8.4(c). His conversion of unearned client fees warrants imposition of disbarment.
The People filed their complaint against Respondent on October 10, 2012. Respondent failed to answer the complaint, and the Court granted a motion for default on January 2, 2013. Upon the entry of default, the Court deems all facts set forth in the complaint admitted and all rule violations established by clear and convincing evidence.1 At the sanctions hearing on February 26, 2013, the Court admitted the People's exhibits 1-3 and heard testimony from Marianne Lind.
The Court hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the factual background of this case, as fully detailed in the admitted complaint.2 Respondent took the oath of admission and was admitted to the bar of the Colorado Supreme Court on May 20, 2008, under attorney registration number 39729.3 He is thus subject to the Court's jurisdiction in these disciplinary proceedings.4
Lind Matter
Marianne Lind hired Respondent to represent her in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy matter. On August 24, 2010, Lind signed a fee agreement providing that she would pay Respondent fees and costs totaling $1,449.00. Through incremental payments, Lind paid that sum to Respondent by January 25, 2011.
On April 11, 2011, Respondent filed Lind's Chapter 7 petition. Lind completed her required course on financial management on May 11, 2011, and gave Respondent her "Certificate of Debtor Education." Lind and Respondent also attended her creditor's meeting the next day. Respondent, however, never filed Lind's "Certificate of Debtor Education" with the court.
On June 24, 2011, the court issued a "Notice of Requirement to File Statement of Completion of Course in Personal Financial Management." Although Respondent could have satisfied this requirement by filing Lind's certificate, he did not do so. As a result, the court closed Lind's case without discharging her debt on August 10, 2011.
After placing numerous calls to Respondent, Lind finally reached him. He told her he would take care of the matter and pay whatever fee was necessary to reopen her case. But when Lind subsequently called Respondent, she could not reach him. A receptionist at his office told Lind that Respondent no longer worked there. Respondent never reopened Lind's bankruptcy case.
In this matter, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.3, which requires a lawyer to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client. He also violated Colo. RPC 1.4(a)(3), which mandates that lawyers keep their clients reasonably informed about the status of their matters.
Lucero Matter
As Lind had done, Jeanea Lucero hired Respondent to help her file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. Pursuant to a fee agreement dated March 2, 2011, Lucero agreed to pay Respondent $1,449.00 in fees and costs. Respondent was to file Lucero's bankruptcy petition once she paid him in full.
Lucero made incremental payments to Respondent and had paid him $750.00 by July 25, 2011. In September 2011, Lucero went to Respondent's office to make her final payment, but she was told he no longer worked there. She received no information about how to reach him. Lucero left messages on several phone numbers she had for Respondent, but he never called her back.
Respondent had in his possession personal documents belonging to Lucero—including two credit reports, original paycheck stubs, and other financial documents—that he never returned. Further, Respondent never refunded Lucero's fees or gave her an accounting regarding those funds.
As in the Lind representation, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.4(a)(3) by failing to keep Lucero informed about her case. In addition, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.16(d), which requires a lawyer to return a client's papers and property upon termination of a representation. Finally, by retaining Lucero's $750.00 payment without having earned those funds or conferred a benefit upon her, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 8.4(c), which proscribes dishonest conduct.
The American Bar Association Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions (1991 & Supp. 1992) ("ABA Standards") and Colorado Supreme Court case law guide the imposition of sanctions for lawyer misconduct.5 In imposing a sanction after a finding of lawyer misconduct, the Court must consider the duty violated, the lawyer's mental state, and the actual or potential injury caused by the lawyer's misconduct. These three variables yield a presumptive sanction that may be adjusted in consideration of aggravating and mitigating factors.
ABA Standard 3.0—Duty, Mental State, and Injury
Duty: Respondent violated a duty to his clients by neglecting to exercise reasonable diligence, providing inadequate communication, failing to return client property, and converting client funds.6
Mental State: The complaint explicitly establishes that Respondent knowingly violated Colo. RPC 8.4(c) and strongly suggests that Respondent engaged in the other misconduct either knowingly or recklessly.
Injury: Respondent harmed Lucero by converting her funds, and he injured both clients by denying them the opportunity to resolve their bankruptcy matters in a timely fashion. At the sanctions hearing, Lind testified that Respondent assured her she would be able to move on with her life two years after filing her bankruptcy petition, but—with more than two years elapsed since that time—she still has been unable to do so. Her credit remains poor, and as a result she is struggling to find rental housing. According to Lind, she cannot afford to pay another attorney to refile her bankruptcy petition.
ABA Standard 4.0-7.0—Presumptive Sanction
Disbarment is the presumptive sanction under ABA Standard 4.11 when a lawyer knowingly converts client property and thereby harms a client.
ABA Standard 9.0—Aggravating and Mitigating Factors
Aggravating circumstances include any considerations or factors that may justify an increase in the degree of discipline to be imposed, while mitigating circumstances may justify a reduction in the severity of the sanction.7 The Court considered evidence of the following aggravating and mitigating circumstances in deciding the appropriate sanction. Because Respondent did not participate in the disciplinary proceeding, the Court is aware of just two mitigating circumstances.
Dishonest or Selfish Motive—9.22(b): The Court infers from Respondent's decision to keep unearned legal fees that he was acting with a dishonest and selfish motive.
Pattern of Misconduct—9.22(c): Respondent engaged in similar misconduct in two client matters during the same general timeframe, demonstrating an incipient pattern of misconduct.8
Multiple Offenses—9.22(d): Respondent engaged in several types of misconduct, including inadequate communication, lack of diligence, and dishonesty.
Indifference to Making Restitution—9.22(j): Respondent has made no effort to repay the money he owes Lind.
Absence of Prior Disciplinary Record—9.32(a): The Court considers Respondent's lack of prior discipline as a mitigating factor.
Inexperience in the Practice of Law—9.32(f): Respondent had been admitted to the bar just three years before engaging in the misconduct addressed here. As such, the Court deems him relatively inexperienced in the practice of law.
Analysis Under ABA Standards
and Colorado Case Law
The aggravating factors in this case outweigh mitigating factors, and ABA Standard 9.0 therefore counsels that the Court impose the presumptive sanction of disbarment.
Colorado case law also identifies disbarment as the proper sanction when a lawyer knowingly converts client funds, absent significant mitigation.9 For example, in People v. Kuntz, the Colorado Supreme Court determined disbarment was appropriate when a lawyer accepted legal fees from several clients, performed little to no work on their cases, and then abandoned the clients without returning their funds.10 Similarly, in In re Stevenson, a lawyer was disbarred after abandoning his client and misappropriating funds.11 The lawyer's failure to participate in the disciplinary proceeding in Stevenson underscored the Colorado Supreme Court's conclusion that disbarment was appropriate.12
In sum, given the aggravating factors, relevant Colorado Supreme Court case law, and Respondent's failure to participate in this proceeding, the presumptive sanction of disbarment is clearly warranted here.
Respondent violated his duties to his clients by failing to perform work, neglecting to communicate, and converting unearned funds. This serious misconduct calls for disbarment.
The Court therefore ORDERS:
1. DAVID ANTHONY FIORE, attorney registration number 39729, is DISBARRED. The DISBARMENT SHALL take effect only upon issuance of an "Order and Notice of Disbarment."13
2. Respondent SHALL file any post-hearing motion or application for stay pending appeal with the Court on or before April 5, 2013. No extensions of time will be granted. If Respondent files a post-hearing motion or an application for stay pending appeal, the People SHALL file any response thereto within seven days, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
3. Respondent SHALL pay restitution in the amount of $750.00 to Jeanea Lucero and restitution in the amount of $1,449.00 to Marianne Lind or, in the alternative, reimburse the Colorado Attorney's Fund for Client Protection for all proceeds that may have been paid to these named clients.
4. Respondent SHALL pay the costs of these proceedings. At the sanctions hearing on February 26, 2013, the People introduced as Exhibit 3 a "Statement of Costs," which reflects a $91.00 administrative fee, and which is attached to this opinion as Exhibit 1. Respondent SHALL file his response to the People's statement, if any, on or before March 29, 2013.
1. See People v. Richards, 748 P.2d 341, 346 (Colo. 1987); C.R.C.P. 251.15(b).
2. See the People's complaint for further detailed findings of fact.
3. Respondent's registered business address is 9518 West San Juan Circle, Unit 306, Littleton, Colorado 80128.
4. See C.R.C.P. 251.1(b).
5. See In re Roose, 69 P.3d 43, 46-47 (Colo. 2003).
6. See ABA Standard 4.0. Although the ABA Standards suggest that violation of Colo. RPC 1.16(d) is a violation of a duty owed as a professional, the Court finds that failure to return a client's property can also accurately be characterized as a violation of a duty owed to clients.
7. See ABA Standards 9.21 & 9.31.
8. See People v. Sather, 936 P.2d 576, 579 (Colo. 1997) (accepting a conditional admission of misconduct and stating that a letter of admonition issued the previous year was "evidence of a pattern of misconduct" under ABA Standard 9.22(c) because it "concern[ed] events apparently occurring during the same time period as in this case"); In re Reardon, 759 A.2d 568, 577 (Del. 2000) ("A pattern may be discerned from two or more recognizably consistent acts that serve as a predictor of future misconduct.").
9. In re Haines, 177 P.3d 1239, 1250 (Colo. 2008); see also In re Cleland, 2 P.3d 700, 703 (Colo. 2000) (determining that knowing misappropriation of client funds warrants disbarment); People v. Varallo, 913 P.2d 1, 10-11 (Colo. 1996) (holding that disbarment is the appropriate sanction for knowing conversion of client funds, regardless of whether the lawyer intended to permanently deprive the client of those funds).
10. 942 P.2d 1206, 1208 (Colo. 1997); see also People v. Roybal, 949 P.2d 993, 998 (Colo. 1997) (disbarring attorney for abandoning clients, failing to return unearned fees, and engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation).
11. 979 P.2d 1043, 1044 (Colo. 1999).
12. Id. at 1045.
13. In general, an order and notice of sanction will issue thirty-five days after a decision is entered pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.19(b) or (c). In some instances, the order and notice may issue later than thirty-five days by operation of C.R.C.P. 251.27(h), C.R.C.P. 59, or other applicable rules.


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- Familial Nonhemolytic Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
- Hereditary Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
General Discussion
Crigler-Najjar syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia). Bilirubin is a yellowish waste product that is formed when the liver breaks down old or worn out red blood cells (hemolysis). Individuals with Crigler-Najjar syndrome develop hyperbilirubinemia in the absence of hemolysis. The elevated bilirubin levels occur because affected individuals lack a specific liver enzyme required to break down (metabolize) bilirubin. The hallmark finding of Crigler-Najjar syndrome is persistent yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes and whites of the eyes (jaundice). There are two forms of this disorder: Crigler-Najjar syndrome type I, characterized by a nearly complete lack of enzyme activity and severe symptoms; and Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II, characterized by partial enzyme activity and milder symptoms. Most cases of Crigler-Najjar syndrome are inherited as autosomal recessive traits and are due to errors or disruptions (mutations) of the UGT1 gene located on chromosome 2.
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What Mickey Hatcher Really Does
If your sole source of information was the uninformed posts on various fan boards, you'd think that all Angels hitting coach Mickey Hatcher does is tell his batters to swing — excuse me, "hack" — at every single pitch, no matter how bad it is.
Thank goodness for the Fourth Estate, which more often than not does its homework and tries to inform those who wish to learn.
Angels beat writer Matt Hurst of the Riverside Press-Enterprise published an article today about slumping Shea Hillenbrand. He wrote that Hatcher discovered a flaw in Shea's mechanics:
Hatcher went through dozens of tapes, going as far back as 2001 when Hillenbrand was with Boston, to find the flaw in his stride that Hillenbrand described as "in my setup, I wasn't balanced."
That has led to a situation where "at times he's defensive and at times he's swinging at pitchers' pitches and getting himself out," Scioscia said.
That's what a major league hitting coach does. He's not the same as your Little League coach who put the ball on a tee and told you to swing at it. Minor league players are taught to be their own hitting coaches, to understand their mechanics and know how to correct them. That's so when they get to the big leagues, they know what to look for when they hit a slump and can work with the hitting coach to detect the flaw and correct it.
Major league batters are not told what pitches to swing at (unless a play is on, e.g. a hit-and-run); instead, they go to the plate looking for a particular pitch they know they can drive. That's why you'll sometimes see a batter take a fastball down the middle for a called third strike, because he was looking for something else.
Yet no matter how often I say this, I read people calling for "Mickey Hacker" to be fired because they've convinced themselves he orders the batters to swing at bad pitches.
Thankfully, the Angels have people in charge who know better.
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The best part of watching the Angels' unfortunate loss on Fox Saturday, aside from the beautiful HD transmission, was hearing Eric Karros make fun of exactly this subject. An Angel places one down the third base line and Karros says, "Wow! Great coaching by Mickey Hatcher there, telling the batter to hit the ball down the third base line, Hey, if you're going to blame Hatcher for the bad stuff, you've got to give hum credit for the good stuff, too."
So, great coaching by Mickey Hatcher last night! Eleven hits and I was especially happy with his call for Morales to hit the game-tying home run. That, boys and girls, is true genius!


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Today, while having sex with my girlfriend on the bathroom floor, I felt something tickle my balls. I looked back to see her sister's kitten getting in on the action. I think I just had my first threesome. FML
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I Want the World to Know
By day, Danna is a music producer who works on various projects around New York City. By night you can find her DJing for the biggest gay, lesbian and mixed queer parties around the NYC (and Boston) under the name, Whitney Day. Growing up in NYC, Danna had a relatively easy time coming to terms with her sexuality, though it took her parents some time to get used to the idea. They are now completely supportive. Because she grew up in a very diverse and open-minded community, Danna found it easy to come out to her friends. And now, Danna is building a lucrative career as a DJ and knows that the bar/club/event culture in the LGBTQ community is pivotal. She finds it to be a privilege to play music for her own community where people embrace their differences and be themselves. Please watch Danna's story, and visit her websites: whitneyday.com, facebook.com/pages/Whitney-Day/155305070657?ref=ts


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Tips for healthy eating on vacation
Traveling can be a great experience for your mind, but if you're not careful, it can wreak havoc on your body. The last thing you want is to return from vacation feeling lethargic and bloated. Keep these tips in mind to stay healthy and refreshed while you're away.
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- When flying, it is important to get up and move every few hours to prevent blood clots.
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- Carry your own luggage and take the stairs when travelling—it helps to give you a bit more cardio and strength training along the way.
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Preparation is key when it comes to on-the-go eating. Taking your own snacks on the road will keep you from stopping at convenience stores or vending machines for packaged and processed foods. (If you're travelling internationally, just make sure you eat fresh produce prior to reaching any international destination to adhere to customs regulations).
If you have the ability to pack a cooler or reusable grocery bag of snacks, fill it with healthy items:
- Chopped fresh and raw veggies (salads work too—just don't add dressing and keep them in a mason jar or BPA free container for freshness)
- Fresh fruits
- Hummus
- Bottled water (try to use a Klean Kanteen or other reusable water bottle to stay eco-friendly!)
- Nuts
- Dehydrated Veggie Chips
- Granola Bars
- Crackers
Try to avoid eating full meals in your car or on the plane; take the time to stop, sit and relax while you enjoy your meal—it also helps you to pay closer attention to your hunger signals, letting you know when you're satisfied.
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- Remember that you don't have to completely deprive yourself of indulgences to stay healthy; eating in moderation along with participating in the activities will keep you smooth sailing.
- Try to be extra careful at buffets. Only fill your plate once and load it with veggies or fruit first, then protein, then carbohydrates.
Are We There Yet?
Once you arrive at your destination, be sure to find a supermarket or farmer's market that's close to where you're staying. Pick up some fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and other healthy foods during your stay. Throughout your trip, remember the following Get Fit with Britt Guidelines for eating while traveling. These are the same tips I share with my clients who are traveling outside the Fairfield County area:
Stick to:
- Fruit Platter or Fruit based Smoothie (stay away from anything that has dairy or soy in it to prevent bloat first thing in the morning)
- Steel Cut Oatmeal or Rolled Oats
- Protein such as Hard Boiled Eggs, Nuts or Trail Mix
Stay Away From:
- Juice
- Bready Treats such as Muffins, Bagels, Pancakes, Croissants
- Fried Meats such as Bacon and Sausage
- In between meals have a light snack that includes a bit of protein and fiber to help you feel full for longer. Try one of the following combinations:
- Veggie Crudités with Hummus or Almond Butter
- Trail Mix, or handful of Nuts with a piece of Fresh Fruit (ex. Almonds and an Apple)
- Cup of Green Tea, or Hot Water with Lemon and ½ a Grapefruit; this combination actually is for detoxifying the system, promoting healthy digestion and providing a dose of Vitamin C when traveling
- Focus on a hearty salad or meal with lots of veggies from all different colors.
- Incorporate lean protein that comes from nuts, beans, legumes and seeds, or grilled / steamed animal protein.
- Skip the bread basket, crackers and cheese
- Considering sharing a dish with a friend
- Go vegetarian to prevent your digestive track from working too hard overnight
- Stay away from anything fried, stuffed, or breaded
- Enjoy a sweet indulgence once a day
- Only order dessert if you are still hungry
- Share desserts with your dining partners
So Basically…
- Try to not go more than 4 or 5 hours without eating. Doing this may hinder your ability to make healthy choices and triggers overeating at your next meal.
- Try to drink approximately 80-90 ounces of water daily. Since travelling can dehydrate you, be prepared with travel containers of water everywhere you go!
- Eat only when you're hungry, and stop when you're comfortable. Think, "Am I satisfied?" not "Am I stuffed?"
- Fill up on healthy foods at breakfast and lunch, that way if you find yourself not making the best choices as the day progresses, you will have at least eaten plenty of produce and fiber at one or two meals.
- Choose splurges wisely, but do allow for some splurges—it is a vacation. Pass on the treats you can easily get at home and instead opt for something that may be harder to come by, or is a local delicacy.
- While paradise may not feel complete without an alcoholic beverage, just remember that consuming too many will significantly increase your daily calorie intake. For example, a frozen margarita contains hundreds of calories. Limit yourself to one cocktail every other day, but if you really want to indulge, try to alternate cocktails with drinking water.
Serving sizes should follow my quick and easy guide:
- Greens are about the size of two open hands
- Other veggies and fruits should fit into one open hand
- Grains should be able to fit within the palm of an open hand
- Protein is approximately the size of the back of your closed fist


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The Veterans Upward Bound program, with offices at Bluefield State College's Greenbrier Community College Center (as well as sites at BSC campuses in Bluefield and Beckley) provides a variety of services for service veterans.
Among the services offered through VUB are career and academic counseling and testing, short-term refresher courses in computers, math, sciences, grammar and composition, and assistance in completing college entrance applications, SAT/ACT applications, and financial aid forms. Veterans Upward Bound services are free to qualifying service veterans in the program and the program pays a monthly stipend to help offset expenses for eligible veterans.
John Diaz, BSC VUB counselor at the Greenbrier Community College Center, notes, "The Veterans Upward Bound program gives service veterans the opportunity to continue their education and/or pursue their individual educational goals. We give veterans who are first generation college students and/or low income individuals an opportunity to improve their lives. Often, they haven't had the financial means or the role model to assist them in pursuing additional education."
Diaz stresses there is no pressure in VUB courses. "They are academic refresher courses that prepare veterans to go to college," he said. "Our instructors understand the veterans who take part in the program. Our students are older than normal college-going students, and often have handled difficult life circumstances and personal issues."
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STEUBENVILLE – A probable cause hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday in juvenile court for two Steubenville High School students and athletes charged in an August rape.
Trent Mays, 16, of Bloomingdale has been charged with one count of rape, one count of kidnapping and one count of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material. Ma'lik Richmond, 16, of Steubenville, was charged with one count of rape and one count of kidnapping.
Visiting Judge Tom Lipps ruled on Sept. 14 the two juveniles would remain in the juvenile detention center pending the hearing.
A motion had been filed for the cases against Mays and Richmond to be transferred to the adult division of common pleas court.
If Lipps determines there is probable cause for the case to move forward, juvenile court will conduct a study to determine if the teens are amenable to rehabilitation in the juvenile court system.
The judge previously noted there is a low standard of proof in a probable cause hearing. A second hearing, if warranted, will be held to determine guilt or innocence.
The juveniles face up to 10 years in prison on the rape charge and up to eight years in prison if tried as adults. They can be held in a juvenile facility until they are 21 if the case is kept in juvenile court.
The juveniles also face sex offender reporting requirements. Lipps said they may be required to report their address to the county sheriff every 90 days for the rest of their lives.
Richmond is being represented by attorney Walter Madison, who has offices in Akron and Youngstown. Mays is being represented by attorneys Brian K. Duncan and Adam Nemann, both of Columbus.
Assistant Attorney General Marianne Hemmeter and Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Brumby, both with the Ohio Attorney General's Crimes Against Children unit, were assigned to the case after Jefferson County Prosecutor Jane Hanlin stepped aside. Jefferson County Juvenile Judge Sam Kerr asked the Ohio Supreme Court to appoint a visiting judge. Lipps is a retired juvenile judge in Hamilton County.
Defense attorneys argued at a prior hearing there was a lack of evidence in the case.
Police began an investigation after parents came to the police station on Aug. 14 to report a sexual assault involving their daughter.
Brumby said the attorney general's office and the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation have been diligently working gathering and reviewing evidence. Cell phones have been seized in the case that may contain evidence.
"The state is working as quickly as possible. (The state) is in possession of witness statements who viewed criminal conduct," she said at a prior hearing.


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Characterization of interpersonal violence events involving young adolescent girls vs events involving young adolescent boys." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158(6):545-50."
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Forensic technicians handle bags containing human remains found in two abandoned vehicles near Guadalajara, Mexico, on Thursday.
MEXICO CITY -- Police found the decapitated and dismembered bodies of 18 people near Mexico's second-largest city, Guadalajara, on Wednesday, in what appeared to be the latest atrocity by the country's most brutal drug cartel.
Thought to have been carried out by the Zetas gang, it was one of the biggest mass beheadings in the recent history of Mexico, where decapitations have become alarmingly common.
The bodies and heads were stuffed into two vehicles abandoned on the side of a highway in the small town of Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos, said Tomas Coronado, chief prosecutor for the state of Jalisco.
Ixtlahuacan de los Membrillos is located 18 miles south of the center of Guadalajara on the road to Lake Chapala, a site popular with foreign tourists and U.S. retirees.
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Some of the bodies had been refrigerated before they were dumped, Coronado said.
A policeman at the scene in Ixtlahuacan said some victims had been so badly mutilated that officers could not determine whether they were male or female.
Steve McCraw, the Texas Director of Public Safety, says that there is a significant criminal threat from Mexico drug cartels that are smuggling drugs throughout his state and the nation.
The officer said a note by the bodies was signed by the Zetas cartel, a criminal militia led by former Mexican soldiers and blamed for some of the worst atrocities in Mexico's drug war.
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"They are clearly messages between rival groups that are in conflict," Coronado told The Associated Press.
The AP reported that the vehicles, described as minivans, were towed to government offices to unload the bodies.
Guadalajara, known for its high-tech industry, mariachi bands and tequila, has been a strategic base for drug traffickers since the 1980s.
Violence has flared in the once-tranquil city as the Zetas moved in to challenge the smuggling turf of other gangs in western Mexico.
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Soldiers arrested a high-ranking member of the powerful Sinaloa cartel in the city in March, causing his supporters to block streets with 25 burning cars and trucks.
Mexico's drug war is also part of a drug culture with roots in music, movies and even religion.
Attacks between the Zetas and their rivals have flared up across Mexico since the beginning of the year.
On Friday, nine corpses were hanged from a bridge in the border city of Nuevo Laredo just hours before 14 bodies were dismembered and shoved into garbage bags and ice boxes.
Five days of intense battles in western Sinaloa state last week also left 34 dead, adding to the body count in Mexico's drug war, which has killed more than 50,000 people in the past five years.
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Feed My Ride musette designs reproduced by kind permission
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A collection of cycling musettes by leading designers and illustrators. Curated and made by Progress Packaging in celebration of the Grand Départ 2014 in Yorkshire.
Musettes are 300 x 360mm, screen printed black on custom dyed yellow cotton with embroidered tag and internal pocket.
"L'aM/Musette", is a contraction between two French words, "la musette", "l'amusement" and one acronym "M/M" that stands for Michaël and Mathias. For those who know us but do not speak French, "la musette" is a typical cyclist bag which swings around the shoulders, and "l'amusement" means amusement. At the end of the day, "l'aM/Musette" is a neologism that sounds good both in French and English and that translates with accuracy our vision of the "Tour deux Frances", a three weeks amusing promenade for two "agents" (the two graphic stylised characters), on a tandem, on a yellow bag, swinging on the back of a cyclist who will travel in July 2014 across England and France dreaming of wearing a yellow jersey top on the Champs Élysées.
The phrase is taken from The Guinness Guide to Bicycling written by J. Durry (1976) and references the preparation of riders rations before departure of each Tour stage. Typographic inspiration is from French graphic designer Jean Widmer's work for La Biennale de Paris.
'Ey up, it's been 20 years since Le Tour passed through these shores for the first time. They never made it north of London, but they've realised their mistake and are doing it properly this go round. Don't ocker, put down your brew and get on the roadside.
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"Ther'll be trouble up t'hill if tha gets stuck on Ilka Moor baht'at"
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The design takes inspiration from cycling iconography. We've highlighted the form and individuality that different handlebars have, and reappropriated them into abstract patterns. Seeing the objects like this, each set takes on its own distinctive character.
Charles Wright via Michael C Place. Man versus Machine. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), high-visibility regional pride. Yorkshire (The Motherland), Home. The White Rose, Salt of The Earth, Solid, Trustworthy. Fashioned on a computer (made in Cupertino) by a Yorkshireman, born and bred.
My design is a semi-abstraction of a bicycle wheel. I wanted to get across some of the speed and energy required by the athletes involved in the Tour by using line and patterns instead of more explicit cycling imagery.
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Inspired by the rolling hills, valleys, and peaks of West Yorkshire (and the nearby Yorkshire Dales) where I grew up. So many great names: Hoggs Hill, Halton Gill, Snaizelholme Fell, Kirkby Brow, Malham Moor, Parson's Pulpit.
We wanted to create something that spoke of cycling whilst uniquely rooted in Yorkshire. We decided to take on the county's rose symbol and that wonderful Yorkshire pronouncement... God's Own Country. All created from chain links, neatly set in the quintessential English cross stitch aesthetic.
Ce Qui Est Dans La Musette Intercity have strong ties to the city of Plymouth, which just so happens to be the location of the Tour de France's first ever visit to the UK back in 1974. With this in mind, Intercity thought it would be interesting to take a look at the average contents of a typical musette from that year compared to the average contents of a modern day musette.
On July 2 1958 Brian Robinson from Yorkshire was the first Briton to win a Tour stage. So what was the fuel that helped these early cycling pioneers reach the finish? It turns out the musettes were filled with a quarter chicken, ten prunes and ten sugar lumps. To wash it all down, wine was given out by the side of the road. An unusual selection in light of today's knowledge of nutrition.
Inspired by sponsored Tour musettes from the 1950s, here's who would have been a likely sponsor 100 years ago (as shown in the photograph) – the 'energy drink' de rigueur: Vin de Coca. "For body and brain. Nourishes fortifies refreshes. Strengthens entire system; most agreeable. Effective and lasting renovator of vital forces." Not surprising, it contained cocaine.
My love of the Tour de France has always been one of nostalgia. There are so many elements that make the Tour the most anticipated cycling event in the calendar. So with this in mind I combined nostalgia with the numerous parts of the whole race into a classic model kit.
For this challenge Julian Roberts took to the role of 'Directeurs Sportifs' and teamed up with long-term collaborator, the esteemed illustrator, John Broadley (himself a son of Huddersfield). The outcome celebrates the Yorkshire-born cycling legend Fred Crowther, aka 'The Whippet'. The humble son of Dodthwaite pie-maker Arthur Crowther, Fred was famed for his dogged determination and ability in the sprint which won the hearts of cycling enthusiasts throughout Europe.
Feed My Ride fully illustrated catalogue. A5 size, 32 pages with dust jacket – printed full colour on 120g yellow paper. Free P+P when purchased with any musette.
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Limited edition screen print, black on 175g yellow paper, 718 x 594mm, illustrated by John Broadley (supplied unframed).
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