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Financial Policies
Saint Mary's College uses the electronic billing system known as eBill. With eBill, an email notification is sent to your Saint Mary's email account each time a new bill is available. You can also authorize other payers (parents, spouses, etc.) to receive the email notification. We strongly encourage students to set up Authorize Payer profiles.
It is the student's responsibiity for viewing and paying his/her bill by the due date. Failure by the student to review the bill is not a valid reason for not paying on time.
Email is SMC's primary method of communication. All students must maintain and manage their SMC email account. Accounts with undeliverable email or returned email may be assessed a fee.
All students assume financial responsibility for any charges and/or fees posted to his/her account. All students also assume responsibility for understanding SMC's official policies concerning payment due dates, registration deadlines, unit load, financial policies and satisfactory academic progress.
Students understand that when they register for any class at Saint Mary's College of California or receive any services, they accept full responsibility to pay all tuition, fees, and other associated costs assessed as a result of registration and/or receipt of services. Students further understand and agree that their registration and acceptance of these terms constitutes a promissory note agreement in which Saint Mary's College of California is providing educational services, deferring some or all of the payment obligation for those services, and they promise to pay for all assessed tuition, fees, and associated costs by the assigned due date.
All charges are due and payable upon receipt of a statement from the Business Office. A student failing to make payment will be denied registration and will be unable to attend class or campus facilities. A financial "hold" will be placed on the account. Participation in commencement exercises will not be allowed, nor will a diploma, transcript of credit, or honorable dismissal be issued until all College bills have been paid in full. Transcripts will not be issued to former (or current) students with past due balances, including past-due balances on National Direct Student or Federal Perkins Loans. Further action may be taken for unpaid balances.
Students who register AFTER the semester, trimester, or quarter has begun must be prepared to pay, in full, at the time of registration. Verification of financial aid proceeds may be accepted. A Financial Aid counselor must verify and confirm your eligibility. Students will be prevented from registering late without permission from the program coordinators, instructors, Registrar's Office, and Business Office. Proof of payment will be required at the time of registration.
Withdrawal (Leave of Absence) from College
Requests for refunds of tuition must be made in writing by the withdrawing student or the student filing a leave of absence. Refunds are made each term to undergraduate students in the fall and spring semester and graduate/professional students, on a semester calendar, according to the following schedule: 85% tuition refund to the end of the first week of class; 80% tuition refund to the end of the second week of class; 75% tuition refund to the end of the fourth week of class. There is NO REFUND after the fourth week of the semester. Full-time undergraduate students have the option of purchasing tuition insurance for medical withdrawals. Insurance must be purchased on or before the first day of the Fall semester. Please click on the "Undergraduate Tuition Insurance" link for information about tuition insurance after week four of the semester or go to stmarys-ca.edu/gradguardinsurance or call (888) 541-4843.
January Term and Summer Session are subject to a different refund schedule. Please check with the Business Office for the current refund/drop policy on these terms.
Any room and/or board refund is issued based on the terms and conditions of the Residence Hall and Dining Hall License. Please contact the Campus Housing Office directly at (925) 631-4241 for details.
LEAP students (Liberal Education for Arts Professionals) should contact their program director before withdrawing to determine the financial impact, if any.
Graduate Business students on a quarter calendar and Leadership students on a trimester calendar are subject to a different refund policy. Please consult with your program director or contact the Business Office for details regarding any refund.
Students receiving Federal Title IV aid will be subject to an earned aid calculation if their financial aid has posted to their student account prior to their withdrawal from the College. ANY REFUND RESULTING FROM FINANCIAL AID ISSUED TO A STUDENT WHO HAS WITHDRAWN MUST BE RETURNED TO THE COLLEGE IMMEDIATELY.
Please Note: Dropping one class does not translate into withdrawal from the College. The Add/Drop forms are accepted during the first week of each term by the Registrar's Office. If you are dropping all of your classes, you must file the Withdrawal or Leave of Absence form.
All deposits (admission deposits, housing deposits, etc.) are NON-REFUNDABLE, including travel deposits, unless the course is cancelled. Exceptions due to emergencies must be made, in writing, and submitted to the Business Office at [email protected]. Petitions under these circumstances will be considered after all expenses have been paid. Graduate and professional student deposits are also NON-REFUNDABLE.
Late Payments
Saint Mary's College imposes late fees on any outstanding balances. Late fees run from $25 to $50 per month. SMC reserves the right to demand payment, in full, for subsequent terms of enrollment prior to the beginning of each term. In addition to late payment fees, late registration fees may also be assessed for students registering outside of the scheduled time periods or students who are dropped and re-enrolling with instructor permission. Late registration fees are typically between $100-$200 depending on the program of enrollment (more details below).
Late Registration Fee
Late registration fees are charged to students who register AFTER the open registration period determined by the Registrar's Office in collaboration with the Program Directors. The fee varies depending on the program of enrollment and is charged to any student registering after the deadline. Undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least one full course credit during the pre-registration period to avoid a late registration fee. Enrolling only in a quarter credit will result in the late registration fee.
Partial credit .25 courses: Undergraduate students who are registered in at least one full course, may take quarter- course credit (.25) classes with no additional fee (excluding the summer semester). ***Quarter credit classes ARE BILLABLE for part-time students***
Students who register AFTER the semester, trimester, or quarter has begun must be prepared to pay, in full, at the time of registration. Verification of financial aid loan proceeds may be accepted. Students will be prevented from registering late without permission from the program coordinators, instructors, Registrar's Office, and Business Office. Proof of payment will be required at the time of registration.
Collection Agency Fees
Students understand and accept that if they fail to pay their bill or any monies due and owing to Saint Mary's College of California by the due date and they fail to make acceptable payment arrangement to bring their account current after multiple efforts have been made, Saint Mary's College of California may refer the delinquent account to a collection agency. The student is responsible for paying the collection agency fee which may be based on a percentage at a maximum of 33% together with all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees necessary for the collection of their delinquent account. Furthermore, delinquent accounts may be reported to one or more of the national credit bureaus.
Returned Check Policy
If a payment is returned unpaid for any reason, the check will automatically be re-deposited with a $25 returned check fee. If payment is returned a second time, the face value of the check will be placed back on the student's account with another $25 returned check fee and considered NSF (Non-Sufficient Funds). Any eCheck payment returned for non-sufficient funds will also incur an additional $25 returned check fee on the student's account. A financial "hold" will be placed on the account and late fees will accrue until payment, in full, is received. Classes are in danger of being dropped because of invalid or returned payments especially if an invalid payment was made in order to allow for registration. Suspension of future eligibility to register for classes at Saint Mary's College may occur.
Payment in certified funds for the original amount of the returned item and any applicable fees will be required. SMC reserves the right to drop unpaid classes resulting from payments made by non-sufficient funds.
Please note: Personal check privileges will be permanently revoked after two payments are considered NSF. Only payments in certified funds will be accepted after two NSF checks (this includes eChecks).
Past Due Balances
Students who have an unpaid balance with SMC may not register for subsequent terms, receive transcripts or diplomas. A "hold" will be placed on the student's account and monthly late fees will accrue until payment, in full, is received or further action is taken. Students with poor payment histories are required to pay, in full, at the time of registration for any charges related to tuition and fees. Late Registration fees may also be assessed for students registering outside of the scheduled time periods or students who are dropped and re-enrolling with instructor permission. Late registration fees are typically between $100-$200 depending on the program of enrollment.
Accounts assigned to third party collection agencies are required to pay any balance at the agency in addition to full payment upfront for any new registration at SMC for every semester of enrollment. Transcripts will NOT be issued to current or former students with past due balances, including past-due balances on Federal Direct Student Loans or Federal Perkins Loans. Saint Mary's College will assign delinquent accounts to collection agencies. Please see above information under "Collection Agency Fees".
Saint Mary's College further reserves the right to recover all costs involved with collection due to nonpayment of the outstanding balance. Students must agree to reimburse SMC the fees of any collection agency, which may be based on a percentage at a maximum of 33% of the debt, including reasonable attorney's fees. Interest will also accrue at 10% per annum based on California Statute.
***Delinquent accounts may be reported to one or more of the national credit bureaus***
Loan Refunds and Overpayments
Loan refunds will be made after crediting financial aid funds students have accepted against initial charges to the student's billing account including, but not limited to, tuition, mandatory fees, payment plans, room and board, course material fees, etc. and the remaining balance (if any) will thereafter be refunded to the student. The credit balance refunded after deduction of the initial charges on a student's billing account may not reflect additional and subsequent charges and fees that may be incurred AFTER receiving a refund of the net balance. The refund of the remaining credit balance is not intended as a final accounting of all charges incurred and any additional charges not deducted from the financial aid funds and not reflected in the balance refunded must be timely paid.
Refunds will only be issued once all payment plan installments are satisfied. Student's receiving financial aid to cover allowable charges for the semester must use their aid to pay off their monthly payment plan *prior* to any refund (if any) is issued.
All non-allowable charges such as late fees, traffic fines, library fines and other miscellaneous fees will also be covered unless the borrower declines this authorization. If the student or borrower declines or chooses not to authorize the College to apply Title IV funds to non-allowable charges, the student borrower must contact the Business Office and complete the Federal Funds Authorization form. The student will be billed separately for any non-allowable charge(s) appearing on his/her student account ONLY if the Federal Funds Authorization Form is completed and submitted to the Business Office.
Refunds will only be issued on credit balances. Refunds of overpayment may be requested in person or in writing to the Business Office. Overpayments are not automatically refunded. Refunds from Federal Loan proceeds (if any) will be issued within 14 days of disbursement. If the disbursement creates a credit, the refund will be issued to the borrower of the loan. Once the academic term begins, refunds will be available on Tuesday or Thursday. Refunds will NOT be processed prior to the beginning of the term or for any pending aid that has not yet disbursed.
Students have the option to pick up their refund, have it mailed to the address on file, or electronically deposited to the bank account of their choice. Refunds will NOT be mailed to campus housing. During the first two weeks of each semester, refunds are held for pick-up in the Business Office unless the student has signed up for eReimbursement. This can be done by logging into GaelXpress and clicking MY BANK ACCT - eREIMBURSEMENT. Any check not picked up within the first two weeks of each semester will automatically be mailed to the permanent address on file. If the student is no longer eligible to receive financial aid or student loans, his/her account will be adjusted accordingly. Any refund received from these funds must be reimbursed to Saint Mary's IMMEDIATELY.
* Credits resulting from Federal Parent PLUS loans will be issued to the parent borrower. Parents are not eligilbe for eReimbursement
* Refunds will not be processed until a credit appears on the account and all charges, including payment plan budgets, are paid in full.
Financial Aid Withdrawal & Refund Policy
In the event that a student drops classes or leaves Saint Mary's College of California, an on-line formal withdrawal must be processed with the Registrar's Office. The student should also contact the Financial Aid Office to fully understand any ramifications to their student aid.
Return of Title IV Funds is a federally mandated policy that applies only to students who receive federal financial aid and who withdraw, drop out, are dismissed, or take a Leave of Absence prior to completing 60% of a term. The Return of Title IV Funds policy does not apply to students who reduce their units and remain enrolled. Return of Title IV Funds will be used to determine how much aid, if any, must be returned to Title IV programs. The Title IV funds considered in the policy are the Federal Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loan, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, and the Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan. The policy does not apply to the Federal Work-Study program.
The Return of Title IV funds calculation identifies two types of federal aid, earned and unearned. The earned aid is based on a percentage calculated by dividing the number of days the student completed by the number of days in the payment period. A student who remains enrolled beyond the 60% point earns all disbursed (received) and disbursable aid. Disbursable aid includes aid received and the aid that could have been (but was not) disbursed as of the withdrawal date. If earned aid exceeds disbursed aid, a post-withdrawal disbursement may be made. Saint Mary's College of California will first credit post-withdrawal disbursement not credited to school charges. Within 30 days of determination that the student withdrew, the student will be provided with a written notification of any post-withdrawal funds that are available to the student. No post-withdrawal disbursement will be made if the student does not respond within 14 days of the notification date.
Unearned aid is any disbursed aid that exceeds the amount of Title IV aid the student earned. The unearned aid amount is to be returned to the U.S Department of Education, a responsibility shared by Saint Mary's College of California and the student. This may create a balance owed on a student's tuition billing account. The student is responsible to pay the amount owing on their billing account.
Saint Mary's College of California will return its share of unearned funds no later than 45 days after it determines that the student withdrew. Students must repay their share according to the terms and conditions stated in their promissory note(s). Funds returned to U.S Department of Education by Saint Mary's College of California will be distributed first to the Federal Unsubsidized Loan then to the Federal Subsidized Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Graduate PLUS Loan, Federal PLUS (Parent) Loan and finally to the Pell Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), TEACH Grant, and Iraq/Afghanistan Service Grant.
This policy is based on 34 CFR, Section 668.22 of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1964, as amended. The formula is prescribed in Section 484(b). For more details, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (925) 631-4370 or [email protected]
Federal Perkins Loan Borrowers Entrance/Exit Counseling Requirement
Federal law requires that all new Federal Perkins Loan borrowers complete an Entrance Counseling test before the loan is disbursed. The Perkins Entrance counseling can be completed at the Business Office or by going to iGrad at www.igrad.com/schools/stmarysca scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Loan Entrance Counselor" then Sign Up by entering your First Name, Last Name, Email Address and Create a Password. Federal Perkins Loan borrowers must also be notified of the Federal Perkins Loan Disclosrues.
When Federal Perkins Loan borrowers graduate or cease to be enrolled for at least the half-time requirement, they must complete an Exit Counseling session at Saint Mary's College. This Exit counseling can be done in person at the Business Office or by going to one of three sessions set up on-campus during the end of April and early May. Please contact the Federal Perkins Loan Coordinator in the Business Office for details.
Undergraduate Declaration for Part-Time Enrollment
Students matriculate into Saint Mary's College of California as full-time enrolled students. After matriculating into the College, students may choose to participate on a part-time basis due to extenuating circumstances. In these instances, the student must complete a Declaration of Part-Time Enrollment Status that is available in the Business Office. Part-time enrollment is defined as enrollment in LESS than 7.0 course units in an academic year (fall-January-spring terms). Part-time enrollment is NOT calculated on a semester basis, with two exceptions:
1. Graduating seniors registered in a fall semester ONLY with LESS THAN THREE course units needed to complete graduation requirements. Seniors are required to submit a Declaration of Part-Time Enrollment Status, when appropriate.
2. New students who begin their Saint Mary's College enrollment in the spring semester. In this instance, part-time enrollment is defined as LESS THAN THREE course units. New spring enrolled students wishing to enroll part-time are required to submit the declaration form with appropriate signatures.
***The 2017-18 Part-time tuition rate is $5,706 per class. Part-time students WILL be charged for quarter credit classes***
The Declaration of Part-Time Enrollment Status must be submitted to the Business Office, with all appropriate signatures, by the end of the add/drop period in the semester that the student realizes she/he will be enrolled part-time for the academic year. The Business Office will adjust the student's tuition in accordance with the current Part-Time Tuition rate, following the submission of an appropriately signed declaration form, and verification of the number of enrolled course units for the specific academic year. Part-Time enrollment does NOT carry over to subsequent years.
PLEASE NOTE: Students who declare part-time status are not permitted to live on campus (except by approval of the Dean of Students in considering extenuating circumstances), participate in the monthly payment plan, or enroll in the College sponsored medical insurance plan. Students who drop to part-time status AFTER THE DEADLINE to waive the medical insurance will be liable for the full medical insurance charge. Eligibility for financial aid will likely be affected by change of enrollment status. Time to graduation may also be affected.
Undergraduate Additional Course Fee
Full-time undergraduate tuition entitles each full-time undergraduate student to take up to 5 full credit courses per semester (4 standard and 1 overload with advisor approval), as well as .25 credit activity courses at no additional fee. Any student wishing to take more than 5 full credit courses needs special advisor approval and will be billed an additional course rate of $5,706/course. Please note that the 5 course limit is per term and a student will not be allowed to credit tuition from one term to another to accommodate over 5 courses. Please also note that 4-1-4 is the typical undergraduate schedule and that the fifth course is by advisor approval only. If, however, the student takes more than 5 courses for the semester, including courses withdrawn from after the add/drop period, the additional course fee must be paid.
SMC students attending Study Abroad Programs and Non-SMC programs will be charged an additional course fee if attempted credits exceed 5.0 for the fall/spring semesters and 1.0 for Jan term. See the below "Study Abroad" section for additional information or contact the Center for International Programs at (925) 631-4352 for full details.
Student Insurance
To ensure that all students have health insurance coverage, including basic sickness and accident insurance, the College has instituted a mandatory health insurance requirement for all full-time undergraduate students. Students are automatically enrolled in and billed for the College's provided plan through Anthem Blue Cross.
Every year, if you have comparable coverage, you must file a waiver with Saint Mary's College by going to www.stmarys-ca.edu/health-wellness-center/insurance-waivers. Be sure to print your confirmation page for your records. Once you have completed the waiver, Saint Mary's will credit your account for the premium. This will occur in 5 business days. The waiver must be completed on or before AUGUST 15, 2017. If you waive prior to receiving your opening eBill in early July, you will not see the charge on your bill at all! If you waive after you receive your opening eBill, the charge will be reversed up until August 15, 2017. No waivers will be accepted after August 15th. Students must meet certain criteria in order to waive the SMC insurance.
PLEASE NOTE: The waiver opportunity will shut down on August 15, 2017. If you have NOT completed the waiver by August 15th, you will be insured for the FULL academic year with no other chance to waive. Once a student is enrolled, there are NO premium refunds. The cost of the annual medical insurance policy is estimated at $2,720 ($1,360 each term). The entire amount of $2,720 will be billed to your student account. A charge of $1,360 will be on your fall bill and a charge of $1,360 will be on your spring bill. No refunds will be made after the closure of the waiver process. If you withdraw, file a leave of absence, or cease attending classes without having waived the insurance by the deadline, the insurance coverage will continue to the end of the semester regardless of whether you are enrolled in classes and you will be liable for the insurance fee.
ATTENTION: International students and U.S. citizens whose primary residence is abroad will NOT be able to waive the school insurance. Mandatory enrollment is required if your permanent address is abroad. Graduate and professional students are NOT eligible for the insurance plan unless they are international students. All international students (graduate and/or undergraduate) and U.S. citizens whose primary residence is abroad are REQUIRED to enroll in the College sponsored plan and should visit the Center for International Programs for additional information at (925) 631-4245.
Study Abroad
All study abroad students attending SMC programs are subject to the same policies and procedures as on-campus full-time students who are not traveling. You must be a full-time undergraduate student in good academic and financial standings to be eligible for any study abroad program through SMC. For more details regarding eligibility, please visit or call the Center for International Programs at (925) 631-4245.
An additional course fee will be assessed if attempted credits go above 5.0 course credits in the fall or spring semester(s) and/or 1.0 course in Jan term. For more information regarding the additional course fee or tuition billing, please visit or call the Business Office at (925) 631-4209.
All study abroad students attending non-SMC programs will not receive a tuition bill from SMC for the study abroad term. Payment must be sent directly to the host institution. A consortium agreement must be completed with the Financial Aid Office for those receiving aid through SMC. Please contact the Financial Aid office directly at (925) 631-4370. Please also contact the Center for International Programs at (925) 631-4245 for additional information related to study abroad programs, financial aid, insurance coverage, and related application fees.
Orientation Fee
All new undergraduate students are charged a one time, non-refundable $250 Orientation Fee, which is applied directly to their student account. The fee covers all costs associated with orientation including materials, meals, and staffing. Refunds are not granted for students who choose not to attend the orientation sessions as the orientation is a fundamental aspect of Saint Mary's College. Orientation Fee waivers are only granted for uncontrollable, unforeseen, and non recurring reasons such as a medical emergency (as verified by a physician) or a death in the family (verified by copy of death certificate). All waiver requests must be made in writing, to the Director of New Student and Family Programs within 10 days of the scheduled program attendance date, [email protected] (925) 631-4647. No refunds are provided if a student chooses to not attend Saint Mary's after paying the fee.
Student Identification Card
Incoming students are issued a photo ID card on the first day of the semester. Photos for the ID cards are generally taken at orientation. The ID card serves as picture identification and is valid for the estimated four years of attendance at Saint Mary's College (for undergraduates) and for the duration of graduate/professional programs. The ID card provides privileges/discounts. The ID card is multi-functional in that it is used for access to the Joseph L. Alioto Recreation Center, the Health & Wellness Center, residence halls, the library, and all College events including SMC athletic events The ID card also functions as your meal card allowing you to add more money should you choose. Because the card is issued for a few years, students may also be cross-checked to a current registration listing. Students who are not registered are not eligible to utilize the privileges/discounts of the ID card.
The Business Office issues replacements for lost ID cards Monday - Friday, 9am to 3pm for $10. If the ID is also used as a meal card, it will cost $25 to have a meal card reissued. Replacement cards will be available for pick up within three business days. Please care for your ID card as you would a government issued driver's license or a credit card. Battered or torn cards will not work effectively.

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Posted by admin |J.T. Wampler is on the verge of opening his own beer brewery in south Fayetteville. If all goes according to plan, area folk will be sipping on the nectar offered at the Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.
J.T. Wampler is on the verge of opening his own beer brewery in south Fayetteville. If all goes according to plan, area folk will be sipping on the nectar offered at the Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.
Before I got into stifling lumps in my throat and choking back tears as characters got offed — It was allergies. Seriously. I had something in my eye. — I was treated to a commercial that I still can't make up my mind about.
The dramas at the Walton Arts Center are probably way more interesting than any drama surrounding the center's possible expansion in Fayetteville at the moment, which is essentially in a holding pattern.
Last week I got a call asking if I'd be interested in a video clip of Fayetteville council member Matthew Petty. A couple of locals had gone into on-the-spot journalism mode and captured Petty smoking at the Kingfish bar
It's always fascinating to see how major media outlets cover big time news events, and it doesn't get much bigger than the death of Osama Bin Laden … or Usama, depending on where you're reading.
Get to www.freeweekly.com/vote before the ballots close on March 20. Time is running out!
In this dream, I would build an exact replica of the city of Nome, Alaska, somewhere within the state of Alabama.
If you haven't noticed already, Rogue Pizza Co. is making a major push to be a big player in the live music scene on Dickson Street.
Last week, the cover of the Freekly sported a mostly joking request for good potato soup recipes. Apparently Brad and Brandy Allen have sharp eyes for detail.
Whoa. Hold on. Just wait a minute. Before you pick up the phone to dial the Free Weekly office line, take a deep breath and listen: "It's just a little horsing around."


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Top 7 Videos on Social Business and Enterprise Social Networks [VIDEOS]
What exactly is Social Business? What is an Enterprise Social Network? Why Should I care?
Trying to explain to clients and colleagues the concept of Social Business, Enterprise Social Networks (ESN's) and their value proposition is often complicated. Even when you spend a significant amount of time explaining what Social Business is or what an ESN can do, I have found that the old cliché is often true, "Show me, Don't Tell me".
The fact is that for many people, a visual example of a concept or idea is much easier to understand than having someone describe something, whether by word of mouth or in writing. That was certainly the case when I was consulting for Pernod Ricard and helping them launch an Enterprise Social Network. I had many conversation with people, trying to convey what the ESN would look like and how it would enhance their day-to-day work. Sometimes people got it, but many times I could see by looking at their faces that they had no idea what I was talking about.
It was then that I decided that the best way to convey this information is to give them a visual example of what I was talking about. We hadn't built and deployed the ESN yet so I couldn't show them a live environment with good case studies to demonstrate the value. Instead, I reached out to Kevin Jones who has created some of the best videos I have seen that explain the concept of social business and collaborative technologies. I asked Kevin to create some videos, using actual employees from Pernod as examples, that can demonstrate the value of ESN's and social collaboration. The result was fabulous and employees at Pernod Ricard really began to understand what we were trying to accomplish.
In an effort to help others who are having a hard time conveying the value of Social Business and Enterprise Social Networks, I have gathered a collection of my favorite videos that demonstrate the concept and promise of enterprise collaboration and social networking:
My first go to video is a video by Kevin Jones titled. "Business Practices That Refuse to Die #44: Email Trees". This is an excellent video that very clearly illustrates why collaboration technologies are better than email when trying to communicate with more than one person. I usually will start a client presentation by showing this video.
The next video is a video that my friend Susan Scrupski and her new company Change Agents World Wide created for Salesforce.com and their ESN platform Chatter. In the video the concept of "Working out Loud" is introduced and the video explains how using collaborative technologies can help people work better.
The next video is from Socialcast an ESN vendor. I like the video because it gives a really great illustration of Why Companies Need Enterprise Social Networks and list various ways in which an ESN can help in your day-to-day work.
This next video "Have I Shared Too Much?" is a humorous slant of social networking in the work place. It demonstrates people who don't have an understanding of how to use social technologies for work purposes. Warning the video is 12 minutes long but well worth viewing it if you have the time.
This next video, "A New Way to Business" by Jive Software, another ESN vendor, shows how companies can integrate the most powerful aspects of social networking software, collaboration tools, community software, and social media monitoring to deliver rich user experiences. It's a great example of the concept of a social business.
The next video is not actually one video but a series of videos on social business adoption best practices. The series entitled the IBM Social Business Coffee Break is a great series of videos from Sandy Carter who is the Vice President for Social Business Sales and Evangelism at IBM. In this very useful series, Sandy gives 10 best practices on social business adoption. The video below is the first video in the series.
The last of my favorite videos on the value of social business is actually not about a business at all. It's a video that illustrates how the Obama campaign in 2012 was able to take advantage of the Salesforce.com platform and social business technologies to succeed in their quest to re-elect President Obama. It is a truly inspirational video and one that demonstrates what is possible with social business technologies.
Do you know of other videos that do a good job at demonstrating and explaining the values of a social business and enterprise social networks? If so please share them in the comment section below.
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Great Read ! Our water cooler conversations have gotten a mobile makeover - Enterprises are becoming increasingly social and this is a fact businesses need to leverage .. fast. Here is something we wrote recently about enterprise social apps and their benefits. http://mlabs.boston-technology.com/blog/your-water-cooler-conversations-just-got-a-mobile-makeover
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Just like the winds that blow through Wyoming, the thoughts posted here are varied - some a strong tirade and others merely a whisper.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Rewinding to Winter
I would have stayed in bed this morning, but I had an appointment in Lander. I left 30 minutes early because I knew the storm was going to hit Lander first: the weatherman last night predicted 8 - 10 inches in the foothills.
Driving was a bit dicey - it is amazing how quickly one forgets how to drive in this stuff! I fought 2 - 3 inches of slush all the way home. Yuck!
Can you see these leaves shivering under this blanket of white? I pity the poor fools who have turned on their sprinkling systems and set out plants in their gardens. (The last frost is typically May 15th, but it is not uncommon to have snow even in June.)
The snow, although inconvenient, is packed with glorious moisture, so my grumbles aren't too loud. I just don't like the rewind to Winter driving.
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Bless you, and THAT my friend, is why I am glad I am planted in the South!! Yes, it is 90 degrees and about 80% humidity today, but I won't have any trouble driving in it.
This will be a good time for you to pick up the knitting again... down here the wool thread is sticking to my fingers, which makes sock progress rather slow.
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Donaji & the Magical Poncho
This is the story of a fearless girl and her encounter with the wicked cold wind god
4.31 / 5.00 5,379 ViewsMy name is Jon Simpson and I will be posting student work for consideration. Ian R. created this short for IN217 2D Animation at Butler Community College in Andover KS in the Fall 2009.
Edit: Thanks for all the constructive feedback.
I should clarify the assignment was to create a short(60-90sec) trailer as a teaser for longer movie.
to answer Domodomodomo's question i think its like 300 only rather than 300 soldiers there are 3000000000000000000000 ants
I agree with Auzel. The high-pitched sounds seriously hurts my ears. The flash animation was actually impressive, but the ending actually made no sense to me (3000000000000000000000 or what ever the number was). Aside from that, you did an okay job.
Overall, a good animation.
Since this is a student's work, allow me to point out the good and the bad:
The artwork is very nice (both backgrounds and creatures) and the concept is very well thought of.
The animation is very simple- almost exclusively built from motion tweens. More detailed, and possibly frame by frame animation are a must for more professional animations.
All in all, it's a great effort, though. It's clear effort was put into this.
It was a good animation but that music. When the music got to the high pitched Awh parts, it sometimes sounded like screeching which hurt my ears. Other then that okay little bit.
pretty nice, but i thought it was gonna be more, it seemed more like an intorduction that a whole animation


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Fire Up the Roasters, It's Hatch Chile Season at Central Market
Central Market is firing up the roasters for the first time this year to roast Hatch chiles.
Photos by Molly Dunn
Hatch is the word - or for at least until August 20. Central Market is hosting its 18th annual Hatch Chile Festival and on Thursday, August 8 the specialty grocery store kicked off the celebration of all things hatch chile by firing up the roasters for the first time.
Outside the entrance of the produce section, chefs were lined up at several booths serving up their drinks and dishes using the hot and spicy peppers.
While the grocery store is filled with endless samples of products made with hatch chile peppers, the good stuff was outside the store. If the giant roaster of green chile peppers wasn't enough to make guests stop by and try some samples of mild or hot chile peppers, the unique concoctions of drinks and dishes were.
Grab some Hatch chile fajitas, then cool your mouth with a refreshing glass of Hatch chile lemonade. |
Central Market offered Hatch chile peppers for sale, as well as jarred Hatch chile salsas (mild and hot), and even Hatch chile guacamole. But the best part was the delicious (and spicy) samples of food and drinks. The Hatch chile tortilla chips paired with the spicy Hatch chile bean dip was a wonderful start to the Hatch chile sampling, but it called for something cool and refreshing to drink. That's where the Hatch lemonade and Hatch Wine-A-Ritas come into play.
The Hatch lemonade tasted like regular lemonade upon the first sip, but once you swallowed the sweet, tart and cool drink, you were hit with a little Hatch chile zip; a bit unexpected but so enjoyable. While the Hatch lemonade was refreshingly delicious, the Hatch Wine-A-Rita was surprisingly wonderful.
The Hatch Wine-A-Rita is an unexpected treat. |
Sweet white wine with the spicy Hatch chile peppers was the perfect combination of spicy and sweet; who knew margarita flavors and Hatch chiles would be a match made in heaven?
Of course after enjoying a fajita made with none other than Hatch tortillas, fajita beef and more Hatch chile peppers, indigestion or heartburn was a huge possibility, so Central Market had an aloe vera juice/coconut water cocktail on hand. It was much appreciated.
Celebrate the Hatch Chile Festival at Central Market until August 20. |
Throughout the next two weeks, Central Market will host a variety of cooking classes focusing on the spicy green chile peppers, including "Chiles! Traditional & Contemporary" on Saturday, August 10 where Chef Kathy Tauber will show how she roasts and uses chiles to make a green chile sauce for New Mexican Flat Cheese Enchiladas, chiles rellenos and many more Hatch chile dishes. If you're looking for interesting ways to include Hatch chiles your food, head on over to the "Hatch-Tastic" cooking class on Wednesday, August 14 to make green chile biscuits with jalapeno cheese and even green chile crème brulee. Each of these classes cost $60.
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Possible resolutions: lose weight improve my English skilldom Improbable Resolutions: finish that book that never ends stop drinking coffee and caffeine product consumptions move the right click options of correct spellings away from the add to dictionary option to eliminate stupid mistakes.. Impossible Resolutions: turn down an option to run for the president make time and space more obvious to some people. implant all my medications in an in-body dispenser that delivers my meds perfectly always..
New Goals (I don't believe in resolutions) that I have. 1) Don't be angry all the time. Learn to relax when the going get's tough 2) Meet at least 10 new people this year and form at least 5 new contacts on my phone 3) Find a suitable full time job Might have more but that's it for now.
I have read over three different English 101 handbooks and still read more and more of these English "rules" finding the only real way to improve English is to ,, write more ., so I am going back IN captain for another bout with the simulated trek world rpg multiplayer writings @ starbase118.net wish me luck.. I know there is the creative writing section here but it is less multiplayer and the writing threads that are multiplayer are very undeveloped comparatively speaking .. no offense for this site i will still be here. just writing and reading sims at the other site, ahhh the dangling comma LOL, again, you do know I was baned from a philosophy site for poor English ;(
Resolved- I will Quit smoking for good, no looking back, no half measures, no returning Lose at least 30 pounds Smile more Laugh more Sell more craft stuff Excel in scholastic endeavors Fight my slovenly ways.
Same resolution since 1990: No more resolutions. Ever. No sense in making them if I don't keep them, right?
Possible (doesn't mean I'm going to follow through... just means that I could if I wanted to): Save money to buy a sweet green-screen rig + software and finally create that Trek fan series I've been dreaming about. Create that cardstock + fiberglass + aqua-resin Master Chief armor for under $100 that I saw on Backyard FX. Have Master Chief guest star on my theoretical Trek fan series. Improbable: Get those 26-pack abs that every guy dreams of having. Use up all of the minutes on my cell phone before they expire 23 days from now. Impossible: Not get angry at the stupidity of people at Wal-Mart. Not get tired of the stupidity of 90% of my family. Not angrily reply to stupid YouTube comments about Justin Bieber, the dislike bar, Justin Bieber + dislike bar, etc.
It wasn't exactly a New Year Resolution, but near the beginning of last year I decided to give up soda. I went from having one everyday to perhaps 10-15 sodas over the entire year. Started drinking green tea everyday. There are a lot of things that I'm trying to do. The problem has been consistency. Results come from consistent effort applied over a long period. I'm trying to exercise everyday, meditate everyday, write everyday. Perhaps my main goal is to finally make a genuine, legitimate effort at obtaining a relationship. I've made a lot of progress in that direction, just need to be more consistent in my efforts.
Possible: Loose a couple of pounds, Improbable: Lose 10-20 pounds, Impossible: Pull out of Afghanistan by 2014
I did the same thing. I still have a soda occasionally, but I drink Green Teas a lot and also the Vitamin Waters from Costco (Warehouse place, Sams Club is the same way). They're really good, especially the Mango.
Hope this doesn't count as thread necromancy, but how are you folks progressing on you resolutions? Any new ones worth sharing? Me I've taken steps that will lead to less stress in my life and I am a third of the way towards my weight loss goal. A new resolution is to ask a certain girl our for coffee/dinner.
I'm glad you resurrected it. I hadn't seen it, but I just adore the word "skilldom." I'm gonna start using that.


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Albert Adu Boahen, historian: born Oseim, Gold Coast 24 May 1932; staff, Department of History, University of Ghana, Legon 1959-75, chair of department 1967-71, Professor of History 1971-75 (Emeritus); twice married (four sons, one daughter); died Accra 24 May 2006.
A. Adu Boahen, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Ghana, Legon, devoted his life to correcting the false impression created by many Western historians of the colonial era that Africa had "no history". Or that, if it had any history, it was full of barbarity and backwardness.
He also taught his fellow Ghanaians by example that it was not enough to know that one's history was full of heroic deeds, but that people must let their knowledge of their glorious past spur them on to accomplish great deeds in their own lives. He bestrode academic and political life. In 1988, he felt called upon to deliver a series of fearless public lectures on "The Culture of Silence" that had descended upon Ghana under the dictatorial rule of Flt Lt Jerry Rawlings. Then - in a move considered by some to be even more foolhardy - he stood against Rawlings in a presidential election in 1992.
Before that, he had, through the Movement for Freedom and Justice, also opposed the military rule of General I.K. Acheampong. This earned him a period of detention in prison - an ironic fate, since he had, a decade earlier, presided over a commission that inquired into the death in Nsawam prison under the Kwame Nkrumah regime of the "doyen of Ghanaian politics", Dr J.B. Danquah.
Adu Boahen published nine books and numerous articles in learned journals on African history. He was known as Africa's foremost historian, respected both by those who disagreed with him because they thought his historical notions were of a "romantic" nature, and those who adored the boldness of his imagination and the wide scope of his research. He was president of Unesco's International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa, and the invaluable eight- volume General History of Africa published by Unesco - the seventh volume of which Adu Boahen edited - will stand as a monument to his work.
It was not by accident that Adu Boahen lived and breathed history all his adult life. For he was born, in 1932, at Osiem, in Akyem Abuakwa (in the eastern region of Ghana) to a mother of Asante extraction, Maame Kisiwaa (a fish-seller) and an Akyem father, Agya Amankwaa (a cocoa-buyer). They had seven children, of whom Adu was the third.
The Asantes and the Akyems, immediate neighbours in southern Ghana, are of common descent. But they parted ways about 500 years ago, since when they have been at each other's throats in battles too many to count. The immediate ancestors of Adu's mother were from Dwaben, in Asante, and had been driven into exile in Akyem, during the civil war in Asante in 1874. So Adu Boahen's birthplace and its environs were a veritable hotbed of political intrigue and historical disputation. Although his father was an indigenous Akyem, Adu Boahen was actually an Asante, because both the Asante and the Akyem trace their roots through their maternal line.
A few years after Adu had started his education at Osiem Presbyterian Primary School in 1938, his mother's brother, Kwasi Asare, who was living at Dwaben and was relatively prosperous, came for his nephew and enrolled him at Asokore Methodist School in 1943. Adu had to walk eight miles to and from school each day, but this onerous enterprise was rewarded when, in 1947, he gained entrance to one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Ghana, Mfantsipim, in Cape Coast.
Adu Boahen was in his second year at Mfantsipim when history invaded his life. In 1948, the Gold Coast (as Ghana was known before its independence in 1957) erupted into a series of riots and boycotts against continued British rule. Six of the country's best-known nationalist leaders - J.B. Danquah, Akuffo Ado, William Ofori Atta, Obetsebi Lamptey, Kwame Nkrumah and Ako Adjei - known as "The Big Six", were picked up by the British authorities and imprisoned without trial. Mfantsipim students, angry at this show of "gunboat diplomacy", went on strike. Although this could have led to expulsions, Boahen joined the strikers.
He got good enough grades to enter the University of the Gold Coast, Legon, in 1951. He chose, of course, to read History. He obtained a BA (Hons) degree in History in 1956 and in the same year, entered London University's School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) to pursue a PhD in African History which he got in 1959. Out of his thesis came a book entitled Britain, the Sahara, and the Western Sudan, 1788-1861 (1964).
At the time Boahen was a student, British scholars, who determined the syllabus and oversaw the work of students of African history everywhere, including the nascent African universities, were largely of the Hugh Trevor-Roper school of thought, which professed (in the words of Trevor-Roper) that "Perhaps in the future, there will be some African history to teach. But at present there is none: there is only the history of Europeans in Africa. The rest is darkness."
Adu Boahen may not have consciously set himself the task of demolishing Trevor-Roper's nonsense. But when he returned to Ghana in 1959, to teach at the University of Ghana, Legon - where he rose rapidly to take the chair of the history department in 1967 and become a Professor in 1971 - all his work was geared towards shining a new light into Trevor-Roper's "darkness".
Instead of concentrating on what Europeans had done in Africa, he researched and taught what was in Africa both before and after the Europeans came. On colonialism, in particular, the question he addressed, in his own words, was:
What was the attitude of the Africans themselves to the establishment of colonialism? . . . This is a question that has so far not been seriously considered by historians, African or European, but it needs to be answered. The answer is quite clear and unequivocal: an overwhelming majority of African authorities were vehemently opposed to this change and expressed their determination . . . above all, to retain their sovereignty and independence.
Boahen was a prolific writer - "the main weapons in his revolutionary armoury", according to one writer, were "his ground-breaking textbooks": Topics in West African History (1966) and, with J. B. Webster, West Africa Since 1800: the revolutionary years (1967), along with his later African Perspectives on Colonialism (1987), The Ghanaian Sphinx: reflections on the contemporary history of Ghana, 1972-1987 (1989), Mfantsipim and the Making of Ghana: a centenary history, 1876-1976 (1996), Yaa Asantewaa and the Asante-British War of 1900-1 (2003). He also co-edited the Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh's The History of Ashanti Kings (2003).
Boahen was very jovial and wrote a humorous column under the sobriquet "Kontopiaat" for The Legon Observer, the periodical founded by Legon dons after the 1966 coup.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A Valentine For My Son
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sunflowers are yellow
Just like your poo
Mommy is tired
Daddy is, too
But we both find solace
With a corkscrew
Sleep is a state
That you tend to eschew
Good thing you're cute
Or we might return you
Love, Mom
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The last 3 out of 5 nights Gabe has slept through the night :) Even though he is now a year old, I am still pleased that I didn't cry-it-out with him. I knew it would happen on its own one day (knock on wood that this continues). Take comfort in knowing S will most likely be way ahead of Gabe here. And I love the poem. So funny.
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Maybe not with quilting on the whole, but with this project.... (apologies if I'm boring any of my readers with constant pics of this)
Here is the top row and the divider strip with the 2 little squares of the rose fabric. I would have attached the middle row of blocks, but I need to cut more strips of the burgundy fabric and I'm not in the mood tonight. LOL
I could not be more in love with the way this is turning out. It is far from perfect, but I think it will make a certain Wee One VERY happy....and hey, as the years pass it will be a reminder that 1) her mama loves her, and 2) her mama isn't perfect either!


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Friday, July 22, 2011
In the News & Around the Blogopshere
David Baumann, Main Justice, Lance Armstrong
Brian Whetten, Huffington Post, Business Leadership and Murdoch's Fatal Flaw
Tom HuddlestonJr., AMLaw Daily, With Internal Probe, FCPA in Mind, News Corp. Adds More Lawyers
AP, Washington Post,NY hedge fund trader gets prison after blaming crimes on a 20-year affair with boss; Patricia Hurtado & Bob Van Voris, Bloomberg - Business Week, Chiesi Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years Prison in Galleon Insider Case
DOJ Press Release, Patient Recruiter for Miami Health Care Agency Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, D.C. Circuit Refuses To Rehear Blackwater Manslaughter Case
Pepper Hamilton, Philadelphia Attorney Receives National Award from FBI Agents Association
Robbie Whelan, WSJ, Minkow Sentenced to 5 Years -Lennar Case Leads to a Second Prison Term for Former Fraud Investigator
July 22, 2011 in News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Thursday, July 21, 2011
The Prosecutor's Pep Talk
Some folks are talking (see here and here) about Assistant AG Lanny Breuer's speech at the National District Attorneys Association Summer Conference. He is definitely correct to say that there has been an improved DOJ on many fronts, especially discovery. (see here). The creation of a Professional Misconduct Review Commission, for one, should be applauded (see here)
But I have to agree with David Oscar Marcus (Southern District of Florida Blog) (here) on a few things such as why is DOJ "opposing a change to Rule 16 (as suggested by the ABA and on July 7, by NACDL) requiring what their guidelines merely suggest." And DOJ certainly could do more - like supporting NACDL's recent discovery statute change here.
Lanny Breuer, speaking to this supportive audience said, "[c]ertain defense lawyers nevertheless continue to want to try and turn honest mistakes into instances of misconduct. This kind of gamesmanship is unfortunate." But did the DOJ attorneys come out in these instances and say - "we made an honest mistake?" I think it would go a long way when a mea culpa is expressed. I think it would also go a long way when the office starts taking steps to assure that discovery rules are enforced - like agreeing that this requires statutory oversight to achieve compliance.
But we need to remember that this was the prosecutor's pep talk and his making a comment like "[o]ur job is not just to win cases, but also to do justice in every case," should be applauded. We have come a long way to be hearing this important statement from a prosecutor in a key position.
July 21, 2011 in Prosecutors | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Apprendi Applies to Alternate Fines Act - Corporate Fines Require Jury Determination
In the Northern District of California, the court in United States v. Au Optronics Corporation, et. al (AUO) was faced with the question of whether Apprendi applied to criminal fines that the government was seeking under the alternative fine statute, 18 U.S.C. s 3571(d). The company and nine individuals were charged with price-fixing in violation of the Sherman Act. A Superceding Indictment claimed that the government would seek a criminal fine against the corporate defendants (not the individuals) under the alternative fine statute, which would mean that "the government could seek a fine in this case of up to $1 billion against AUO." The government sought bifurcation into separate guilt and penalty phases and also sought an "order that the evidence presented in the penalty phase need not be presented to a jury." In essence they were arguing that Apprendi did not apply here.
The court saw it differently then the government. Initially two circuits had found that Apprendi applied and even a declaration of the antitrust division had said it was applicable with fines. Then came the case of Oregon v. Ice, where the Court held "that a judge could impose consecutive sentences without any jury findings beyond those of guilt." Following this decision, the First Circuit found that criminal fines were exempt from Apprendi.
The government argued here that the First Circuit decision should be followed because "under historical practices fines fell within the sole discretion of the trial judge."
The problem for the government, however, is that they were relying on dicta from the Ice case. Thus, the court in AUO held that Apprendi's mandate applied here. Hon. Illston states, "[t]he magnitude and primacy of such punishment puts it in a separate class from an ordinary criminal fine imposed against a defendant who faces incarceration." (the government was seeking a fine that could amount to $1 billion, which is "ten times more than the fine authorized by the Sherman Act")
The court also denied the government's request to bifurcate the trial into a guilt phase and penalty phase, stating that "the Court is disinclined to bifurcate without a more substantial showing that a separate penalty phase will save judicial resources."
Court's Order - Download July 18 2011 Order re bifurcation motion
There are two lessons for the government here - 1) there are consequences to overcharging, and 2) stop wasting money.
July 20, 2011 in Antitrust, Judicial Opinions, Sentencing | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
In the News & Around the Blogosphere
DOJ Press Release, Former President of Lee Dynamics International Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Bribery Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Iraq
DOJ Press Release, Former Alabama Mayor Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Filing False Tax Returns
Mike Koehler, FCPA Professor, News Corp And The FCPA
Tom Kirkendall, HoustonClearthinkers, Why Jeff Skilling's case remains important
Emma Koonse, The Christian Post, Former Croatian Prime Minister Extradited on Corruption Charges
Vanessa O'Connell, WSJ Law Blog, News Corp. Hires FCPA Expert
Jeff Mordock, Delaware Business Court Insider, News Corp. Shareholders Amend Suit to Include Phone Hacking Allegations
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Double Jeopardy Unlikely to Bar Clemens Retrial
Much has been written in the last few days about whether the government will be precluded on double jeopardy grounds from retrying Roger Clemens. (see here, here, here, here, and here) I think the answer is relatively clear; the government will be able to try Clemens again. (Whether they should is another matter.)
The issue is to me controlled by Oregon v. Kennedy, 456 US 667 (1982), a case that makes it almost impossible for a defendant to successfully claim double jeopardy after he is granted a mistrial on his lawyer's motion based on prosecutorial misconduct. Double jeopardy, according to the case, does not apply unless the prosecutor's "conduct…is intended to provoke the defendant in moving for a mistrial." This narrow exception is designed to prevent a prosecutor who feels his case is going down the drain to goad defense counsel into a mistrial in the hope that the prosecution will fare better in a new trial. See, US v GAF Corp., 884 F26 670 (2d Cir 1989). Although I think Kennedy is bad law since it precludes any sanction against the government where the exception does not apply, it is the prevailing law. . Under the Kennedy standard, Judge Walton, in order to grant a mistrial, must find not only that the behavior of the prosecutors was intentional, but that their intent was to goad the defense into seeking a mistrial. Arguably, the cumulation of what the judge found to be the egregious nature of the error by veteran prosecutors, the compounding of the error by leaving the excluded testimony on a screen in front of the jury during a conference with counsel, and the apparent prior disregard by the government in its opening of another ruling not to discuss drug use by other ballplayers might suggest that the error that led to a mistrial was intentional. On the hand, the declarations of the prosecutor (which ranged from justification to moderate mea culpa), the judge's own statement about the lack of specificity of his order (apparently not directly ordering redaction of the videotape), the failure of the defense to object either before or during the playing of the videotape, the defense attorney's positive comments about the prosecutors, and the prosecutors' good reputation sway me to believe that their error, although unjustifiable in a case of this magnitude (at the least, they should sought judicial guidance if they felt they could rightly put in Rep. Cummings' entire "question"), was just sloppy. In my personal determination that it was not intentional I also consider that these local and experienced prosecutors would not deliberately cross Judge Walton, who is not known to be tolerant of attorney excesses. In any case, even if the judge were to find that the conduct of the prosecutors was intentional, it is a huge jump for him to find that their intention was not just to gain a tactical advantage, but to provoke a retrial in order to get a do-over. In view of the apparent government satisfaction with the jury, the very early stage of the trial, the absence of any obvious advantage a retrial would give the government, the defense's hesitancy in asking for a retrial, and the government's objection to it, I see no basis for a determination that the goal of the prosecutors was declaration of a mistrial. (Goldman)
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Discovery Reform
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) issued a news release here titled "Legislation Would Enforce Government's Duty to Disclose Favorable Information to Accused." The essense is that it calls for new legislation. The press release states:
"To help ensure fairness in federal criminal proceedings, the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has endorsed model legislation drafted by NACDL's Discovery Reform Task Force that would require the government to disclose all information favorable to the accused in relation to any issue to be determined in a federal criminal case."
Proposed Legislation here and Commentary here.
(esp)(disclosure that this author served on the committee working on this suggested legislation)
July 18, 2011 in Defense Counsel, Investigations, Prosecutions, Prosecutors | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)


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One Last Look Around Before We Go
If you've been following along since Day One you've been enjoying the saga of an apartment building full of … well, not always friends, but neighbors. And you've probably also noticed a lot of loose ends and few different conclusions of late. You've probably already guessed it: the end has come.
But don't worry. If you were a fan, you can always visit user Mouseka's amazing recap thread and enjoy the saga all over again. And it's worth it. She did an AMAZING job and we applaud her! Woo! Go Mouseka!
Anyway, next week, Home.Woot will be going back to the old-style writeups for a bit. Thank you to everyone who enjoyed, commented, or even just plain hated on our bold experiment. You guys matter greatly to us, and we want to keep you entertained as best we can. Please don't stop letting us know what we do wrong and do right.
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Tough call, Cam is highest scoring QB last several weeks, but peyton is always consistent.
Cam will give you the higher upside for points, for sure, peyton is the safe option, but looks like the broncos are liking running the ball with knowshon. That said, I start Cam
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A theoretical investigation of chirp insonification of ultrasound contrast agents
Barlow, Euan and Mulholland, Anthony J. and Gachagan, Anthony and Nordon, Alison (2011) A theoretical investigation of chirp insonification of ultrasound contrast agents. Ultrasonics, 51 (6). pp. 725-733. ISSN 0041-624X
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A theoretical investigation of second harmonic imaging of an Ultrasound Contrast Agent (UCA) under chirp insonification is considered. By solving the UCA's dynamical equation analytically, the effect that the chirp signal parameters and the UCA shell parameters have on the amplitude of the second harmonic frequency are examined. This allows optimal parameter values to be identified which maximise the UCA's second harmonic response. A relationship is found for the chirp parameters which ensures that a signal can be designed to resonate a UCA for a given set of shell parameters. It is also shown that the shell thickness, shell viscosity and shell elasticity parameter should be as small as realistically possible in order to maximise the second harmonic amplitude. Keller-Herring, Second Harmonic, Chirp, Ultrasound Contrast Agent.
Item type: | Article |
ID code: | 31334 |
Keywords: | keller–herring, ultrasound contrast agent, second harmonic , chirp, Probabilities. Mathematical statistics, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering, Chemistry, Acoustics and Ultrasonics |
Subjects: | Science > Mathematics > Probabilities. Mathematical statistics Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Science > Chemistry |
Department: | Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry Technology and Innovation Centre > Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation (CMAC) |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 23 May 2011 09:21 |
Last modified: | 22 Mar 2017 11:25 |
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URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/31334 |
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Retro-futurism, Space Age, Robots, Flying Saucers, Whatever... In glorious SOUND and VISION !!!
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I was just curious about how much time is spent on short animation movies.
It sounds to me that it´s very easy to create a soundtrack like that one with the help of new technologies like Laptops and software dedicated to audio production.
But I might be wrong.
Maybe your brother could give an idea of how things are easy or not.
Back in the old times it would be necessary an orchestra and a maestro to make such nice music.
And maybe it would be necessary several sessions to get a perfect 7 minutes soundtrack.Hello Vasco, I've not really count my hours on this project but i agree that it take less time that in the old time :) The technologies on music production let us work faster, it's just an other way to create...if the realisators on this project asked me to make an "accoustic" music, i would write themes and notes on paper, and we will record a small orchestra...but you imagine that they need a biggest budget for this, to pay musicians, technicians, me; I hope i can do this in a near future but the production cost could be high for a small audiovisual production enterprise...
To give you an idea, on "Do You Have Your ticket" i've spent approximately 10 hours to find the themes who works and find the wright tempi on differents scenes to get a correct synchronisation between music and picture. 10 more hours to put ideas on the laptop, to found sounds and beats. And approximately 4 hours for mixing music alone, and music + sounddesign (I havent work on the creation of sounddesign on this project). I have work on this with work sessions of 3-4 hours per day maximum to also spend time on others projects :) So it's also take some time, and I love this :)
Voila le travail. If you have any other questions, tell me !
(and excuse my poor english, i work on this)
Gérald - OR Music Production
sorry about my delayed reply and thank you very much for your explanation !
It came to my mind another question after reading your text.
You mentioned that you would create a small orchestra in demand of an "acoustic" music.
Couldn´t you do that in a laptop ?
I mean, I thought that nowadays there were dedicated software to simulate any kind of music in a computer.
Well, that´s all Gérald.
great music for "In the sky" !
keep doing nice soundracks !
(thanks Tabayo)


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I will be visiting New York for 7 nights in mid-June and am staying on the UWS. I have visited the city a number of times over the last 10 years, for both work and pleasure. This trip is solely for pleasure so I'm hoping to have more time to explore some of the cities nightlife destinations and am looking for recommendations for bars and casual dining options.
In terms of bars, I'm more at home in the dive bar-esque, casual locations. I'm happy to travel around Manhattan and I'm not wedded to the UWS which I know is a bit 'quieter' than downtown. I have no real interest in clubbing or trying to get into the trendiest places in the city (I'm showing my age now!) but I'd love to find a few places where its possible to sit at the bar and get a taste of local life.
I am also an aspiring foodie and am excited to try some of the great restaurants that I've read about although I'm not sure if it would be seen as odd to walk into somewhere slightly more highbrow and ask for a table for one? I know I'd feel conspicuous, especially being dressed as a tourist. At least in a suit you can pull that 'out of town businessman' face and the waitress would probably take pity rather than assume I have no friends!
In terms of cuisine I love all things SE Asian, I'm also a big red meat eater so steak is going to be on the menu at some point. My guilty pleasures include good old fashioned American comfort food like Mac and Cheese, Burgers and Wings (just don't tell the foodie in me!).
Thanks in advance.
PS. I'm new here so if I've made any glaring mistakes or missed anything important out I apologise. Feel free to correct me on matters of forum etiquette.
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No problem whatsoever going into a restaurant alone. The more highbrow, the more you should expect excellent service even as a single person,. Some great restaurants have tavern or bar seating and menus that might be the best of both worlds for you and often don't take or require reservations, At the best places, you'd need a resrvation for a peak time table,even for one person.
Not sure what dressed like a tourist means as many New Yorkers paid people don't wear suits (lots of tech, media and fashion people around here). Very few places would expect it, and in many places you'd look out of place in an "out of town businessman" getup.
The UWS has many casual restaurants frequented mostly by locals, many have bars too. But the standalone bars in the area are often college bars, very young and loud.
NY also has restaurants that specialize in single foods so mac and cheese places, rice pudding, peanut butter etc. -
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Thanks for your reply nyer.
I think I could brave the odd college bar! I wouldn't be averse to reliving my youth for a night or two. I'm only 32 (I know my first post probably didn't read that way)
In terms of dining alone, would I be expected to tip a little more? Or is it just the luck of the draw for the waiting staff as to how many covers occupy a table? In the past when dining alone I think I have tipped rather excessively because the food was usually being paid for on expenses. -
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Eater usually does a good job of listing the top foodie spots around the city.
Also, a few recs:
For burgers, try April Bloomfield's Spotted Pig
For steak, try Minetta Tavern and BLT Prime
Enjoy your trip! -
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Certainly you should not feel bad about taking up a table for two. However, in mentioning "bar seating", nyer meant that you literally sit at the bar and have your meal. This is often a great option for a lone diner. Even the nicest restaurants will offer this as an option, and set the "table" for you at the bar, with cloth napkin as placemat and full place setting. Then you get the attention of the bartender and can chat with your neighbors if you like.
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Thanks for the feedback. I think I'd be more comfortable with the bar seating option so that sounds like something I'll pursue.
I am looking at trying some of the prix fixe lunch menus at the higher end places just so I can afford to fit in more 'splurge' type restaurants. I have been recommended Asiate at the MO which looks like it has a good lunch deal. -
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As a single diner, tip what you feel like tipping. Average in NYC is probably 18-20%. Absolutely no need to compensate for not having a second person at dinner. You never know how much a party of 2 would be ordering. Maybe they'd actually spend less than you do, or even more likely, take up more time than you would.
Lunch at some of the better restaurants can be an amazing bargain as you've seen. -
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I don't think I've ever heard of a "high brow" restaurant. Learn something new here every day.
One very good and popular restaurant which has a lively bar area dining scene is Maialino, in the Gramercy Park Hotel.
Past bar age, I'm afraid. -
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For solo dining, I really like the momofuku restaurants, especially ssam bar. If you really want something special, momofuku ko is awesome too, but reservations are hard to get.
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The upper west side has a tone of restaurants with both bar service and outdoor cafes which you should consider for people watching. Just explore some of the opportunities that may be a little different - like Kefi for great Greek food. And you often see single diners, although sometimes they would go earlier than the standard 8 or 8:30 pm. Walk up and down B;way, Columbus and Amsterdam for a bunch of modest to moderate choices.
For bars the UWS has a bunch of casual places - either neighborhood or - further uptown, college. For other places around the city - have a look at Time Out NY website. Has a list of a lot of places with music that are not dance clubs. -
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Thank you for all your advice and feedback. I'm looking forward to my trip more than ever.
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It's easy to make restaurant reservations online at opentable.com - you can even search to find available reservations at a particular time.
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