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Mexico, Bend homes to be auctioned off -- but much of millions gone
EUGENE, Ore. - After four years of investigations and court proceedings, 33 fraud victims of former Bend real estate broker Tami Sawyer and her ex-police lieutenant husband, Kevin, finally saw justice Tuesday in a Eugene federal courtroom, as the pair were sentenced to years in prison -- nine for her, two-plus for him -- for fraud, money-laundering and other crimes. Whether and when they might see some or all of the lost millions repaid is still hard to say.
Three months after pleading guilty on the day their trial was to start, after U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken shot down their planned line of defense, the Bend couple, who for years maintained their innocence, also were ordered to repay more than $5.82 million to the investors they defrauded.
Tami Sawyer, 49, pleaded guilty in January to 21 counts of bank and wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering, her 60-year-old husband to one charge, of lying to a bank on a Bend mortgage application.
As they arrived with family and friends on a blue-sky Tuesday morning at the federal courthouse, the couple declined to comment: "We'd like to, but we cannot,' Kevin said as he headed up the steps.
Once the hearing began, it took hours to get property values decided. Then, before the judge imposed sentence, the once socially prominent couple spoke to those in the courtroom.
Never once apologizing, Kevin Sawyer said he felt awful about what had happened. His wife said something very familiar, and quite similar to a much earlier vow to make good on what they owe. That also was voiced toward the start of this long saga -- before the growing cloud of a federal investigation prompted the pair to plead the Fifth (the right against self-incrimination) in contentious debtors' exams.
"As long as there's breath in my body, they (the investors) will be paid back," Tami Sawyer said in court. "It's our absolute first priority to do that."
Three of their victims read letters in court, emotional speeches in which they asked the judge to impose the maximum sentence. They talked of life savings stolen, of feeling used and betrayed, of lies told and lives ruined.
"This is horrifying, what happened to these victims," Aiken told the pair as family members wept in the courtroom.
Still, at least some of the victims say they don't expect to see much of their money returned. (The couple, earlier given court-appointed lawyers, already had been ordered by the court to reimburse the government for the cost of prosecution.)
"I mean, obviously you'd like to think there's going to be restitution," fraud victim Lori Maunder said afterward. "But from the sounds of what we heard today, there's pretty much nothing left. So you know, it's very tragic for a lot of these families. There were many of us that were hurt, in a lot of different ways."
Anne Marie Amos, a family friend, lost over $800,000 to the Sawyers after promises of an ownership stake in an Indiana housing development turned out to be a mirage.
Instead, the government says her life savings were part of the Sawyers' Ponzi-esque scheme to pay off old investors and fund their lavish lifestyle, including their four-bedroom, $2 million compound in Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Built from the money they bilked, it'll be auctioned off, to help pay back victims.
"It was hard," Amos said after the sentencing. "It was hard to see it, even though I knew it needed to be done. Like I said, I wish we could have done it another way. I don't think without the feds, and without the prison sentence, I just don't think we would have gotten justice any other way."
And what is justice -- getting their money back? Not really, she said -- it was more to keep others from being hurt as they were.
"It wasn't about the money, really," Amos said. "It was more about they didn't continue to do this to other people."
The judge called the case "horrifying," but just one of many that will come out of the real estate collapse across the country -- friends, employees and naive investors who believed they were safely putting their money with a woman who knew the market.
Federal marshals took the couple into custody, and they first will be held at the Lane County Jail. He's likely to go to a federal facility in Sheridan, while she has asked to be sent to one in Dublin, Calif., as there are no women's federal prisons in Oregon. The federal Bureau of Prison will make the final choice.
The Sawyers can appeal their sentences within 14 days, but must continue serving out their prison sentence -- and can't ask for release while an appeal is underway. Once out of prison, they face five years of probation.
It's difficult to get property in Mexico forfeited to the U.S. government, and the Cabo home actually is in the hands of another family who also are Sawyer victims and are trying to auction it off to recoup their own losses.
Still, to help those many victims, there could be other, new victims -- collateral damage, of a sort. The Sawyers also have three Bend rental homes, valued at just over $500,000 total, that will be sold to help pay restitution to victims -- and that means the current renters could have to move. The true market value of those homes was one of the contentious elements of Tuesday's proceedings.
While the couple was ordered to repay restitution, the judge said, "It will be impossible to be paid back" for the damages the couple caused, adding that they "preyed on the community and friends" while diverting money from intended uses to their own personal gain, plus repayments to earlier investors.
Federal officials issued a news release after the sentencing, to make their case that the system had worked, even though it took years for resolution.
"Lying, cheating, and stealing never pays in the end," U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall said.
"Individuals like these defendants, who use positions of wealth, prominence, or trust to further their scheme, rob others of more than their hard-earned money and financial independence," Marshall said. "They also rob their victims of their ability to trust others, isolating them in society. This behavior cannot and will not be tolerated, as shown by today's sentence."
"The Sawyers used their standing in the community to sell their investors on what was supposed to be a golden opportunity. However, it was an opportunity tarnished by greed," said Greg Fowler, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon. "More than 30 victims have paid the price for that greed, but, today, they can be assured that the court system has delivered on a promise of justice."
"The IRS is committed to identifying fraudsters who prey on others in order to satisfy their own greed and to working with our law-enforcement partners to shut them down. Hard-working people entrusted Tamara Sawyer with their savings and financial futures, and she violated that trust for her own financial gain," said Steven J. Bellis, assistant special agent in charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in the Pacific Northwest.
"This sentencing is a warning that being trusted with money from investors carries a duty to the highest standard of conduct, and that willfully ignoring that duty carries severe consequences," Bellis added.
During the sentencing hearing, federal prosecutors, outlined the challenges they have faced in learning just how much money the pair -- who have kept on spending -- have to repay millions to those victims.
Scott Bradford and Amy Potter, the two assistant U.S. attorneys who have overseen the case, acknowledged it will be difficult to get full restitution for the 33 victims the Sawyers were indicted on, as it's been very hard to track the funds, and difficult to obtain the Mexican property for use in restitution.
Meanwhile, they said, even after the Sawyers entered guilty pleas in January, the couple has been spending money they don't have, even racking up insufficient funds charges. The day before their possible trial led to a plea deal in January, they spent $1,000 on clothing, they said.
Kevin Sawyer's attorney, Shawn McCrea, told the court he wasn't fully aware of the fraud, but believed in his wife and that she knew what she was doing with the business.
McCrea also argued the former police officer will be too vulnerable in prison and noted the good works he did in the community before resigning his position. The lawyer also noted that Kevin Sawyer, if in prison, couldn't work to pay the restitution, as he's been doing.
Tami Sawyer pleaded guilty Jan. 15 to all 21 fraud, conspiracy and money-laundering charges, heading off a trial with a plea deal after the judge ruled their lawyers could not present their planned defense – that they had assets to pay back investors.
Kevin Sawyer pleaded guilty only to one count, of making false statements to a financial institution to obtain a mortgage in 2007 to buy a home in northeast Bend by intentionally misrepresenting assets, liabilities and the source of the down payment.
Prosecutors said the Sawyers enticed more than 30 people to invest more than $7 million between 2004 and 2009 by falsely promising high rates of return, usually 12 percent, and securing those investments with promissory notes.
But rather than invest the money as promised, Tami Sawyer used it to fund their other companies and ventures and on personal expenses, including car credit card payments and construction of their vacation and rental home in Mexico.
That caused investors to lose more than $4.4 million, the feds said at the time of the January plea deal.
The couple agreed to forfeit much of their property, including the home in Mexico, and to pay full restitution to their victims.
They were allowed to travel to their home in Mexico at least six times while awaiting trial, but were forbidden from traveling abroad after their plea.
But the Sawyers' guilty pleas were conditional, keeping alive the pair's ability to appeal Aiken's ruling disallowing their planned defense.
By the way, a criminal conviction does not preclude Kevin Sawyer from collecting the pension he earned in almost 30 years as a Bend police officer, a state Public Employee Retirement System spokesman told The Bulletin in January.
Meanwhile, a hearing is scheduled to resume Friday in Bend on a defense motion to dismiss 2-year-old state charges of felony first-degree criminal mistreatment and aggravated theft against her.
The charges stem from her relationship with Thomas Middleton, of the investors in her company Starboard LLC who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease. She was successor trustee for Middleton's trust, and prosecutors say after his 2008 death, she sold his home and deposited the proceeds in Starboard's bank account, transferring $90,000 of that to two other companies she owned.


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(Oct. 13) -- It's harvest time in the West Bank, which means Palestinian farmers are again facing a common problem: Israeli settlers are stealing their crops. While the world remains focused on the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, it's worth noting the everyday obstacles to peace, which go far beyond illegal settlement construction.
Though the harvest season is only 10 days in, already there have been several instances of Israeli settlers descending on Palestinian olive groves under the cover of night and stealing the olives before Palestinian harvesters arrive. And while the Israeli Defense Forces posts guards to protect the Palestinian groves, settlers are aware of their schedule and target the olives when they're unmonitored.
"In a number of places where the Palestinians are not allowed for the rest of the year, when they come on the days allocated to them, they find the olives have disappeared," Sarit Michaeli, spokeswoman for the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem, which monitors the olive harvest, told Haaretz. Adds the newspaper: "In two cases, Civil Administration personnel found the thieves, confiscated the stolen olives and returned them to their rightful owners. However, security sources say it is very difficult to prevent theft and the district police do not treat thieves harshly when they are caught."
Similar indignities, rarely reported in American newspapers, are commonplace. In April, for instance, raw sewage spilled from the Israeli settlement of Kfar Etzion, destroying adjacent Palestinian crops and contaminating Palestinians' drinking water. Meanwhile, only 17 percent of the water from the West Bank's main underground aquifer is distributed to the 2.5 million Palestinian residents of the West Bank, while the rest goes to Israel proper and the Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Hunter Pence's beloved scooter, which he rides to and from home games, was returned to the Giants' outfielder Wednesday.
The scooter, stolen last weekend while Pence dined at a restaurant near the Giants' home ballpark, was delivered to the clubhouse by police during the Giants game against the Chicago Cubs, a game the Giants won 5-0. Pence said he was told the scooter had been dropped off at the police station.
"Thank you fans and media for helping me do this," Pence said. "And the Bat Kid. I definitely want to thank the Bat Kid for keeping the streets of San Francisco clean."
The scooter was parked next to a locker belonging to Tim Lincecum, who pitched five no-hit innings Wednesday and then found himself sharing the spotlight with a machine.
"Three cops brought it in," Lincecum said. "We don't even get that kind of chaperone to the airport."
Pence said he heard the good news from pitcher Juan Gutierrez while he was running in from the outfield between innings.
"Gutierrez had this huge smile on his face, and he high-fived me," said Pence. "I said, 'What just happened?' And he said, 'They got your scooter!'"
With the saga now complete, Pence said he's thinking about an even happier ending. He already had replaced the old scooter, so the old one -- the famous one -- could be put to charitable use.
"Maybe we have it do something good in the community since this was like a 'Together-we're-Giant' type story," the outfielder said, referencing one of the team's advertising slogans. "Everybody had my back, so maybe we can use the scooter to raise some money for charity. There are a lot of rewards out there for it. Maybe we can give it to the police officers that brought it in. Maybe we can find out who brought it in."
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Virginia government part-time workers limited to 29 hours a week
Hours are being slashed for part-time workers who are employed by Virginia.
This comes at the request of Governor Bob McDonnell in response to new requirements by the Affordable Care Act as a cost-saving measure. Part-time state employees can now only work 29 hours a week.
News 5 found out how that could impact local agencies.
Part-time state employees in Virginia are losing time, and it's already impacting workers here at home.
Michelle Earl, a spokesperson from Virginia Department of Transportation, told us our VDOT district's state wage earners are already working about three hours less per week than average. "For the 12 counties in Southwest Virginia, we have about 14 wage employees," said Earl.
We're told it's not enough to impact day-to-day operations, but there could be some minor effects. "The majority of these [employees] do help out with snow removal efforts, so if we were to have a major snowstorm, it may see an impact," Earl explained.
Earl added that VDOT also has many contracted employees that are also used during snow removal.
With over 50 part time employees working for the Virginia Highlands Community College, we asked how these new changes will impact them. "We looked at over the last six months how many of them have worked over 30 hours, and thankfully none of them had," said Hara Charlier, Vice President of Instruction and Student Services.
But we found out there's a bigger question at the college when it comes to coming healthcare changes. "We have a large number of adjunct faculty. Nobody really knows what the Affordable Healthcare Act means for people who teach part-time," said Charlier.
But the biggest possible impact may be felt by school systems. "I think we have over 100 in the system and they are part-time workers. Most of them are 36 hours a week," said Mark Lineburg, superintendent for the Bristol, Virginia City Schools.
That means that's a loss of around 700 working hours for Bristol, Virginia schools from support staff that Superintendent Mark Lineburg calls the backbone of their schools. "If you cut their pay, it's going to hurt them and their pocketbooks, and they're going to look for jobs elsewhere," he said. He emphasized school systems want a good workforce for students.
We reached out to the governor's office, and press secretary Jeff Caldwell gave us a statement including, "the governor is incredibly disappointed that this is occurring as a result of the implementation of the Affordable Healthcare Act. This is a very unfortunate consequence of a law that the governor did not support."


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Most drivers don't purposely exceed the speed limit but get distracted around school zones, work zones, and other areas where attention to pedestrians is critical. Technological advances and research regarding effectiveness are prompting more departments to solve this problem by specifying radar speed signs. The signs refocus drivers' attention to their actual speed in relation to the posted limit.
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Bright spacious apartment near center
Size65 m²
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- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
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Accommodation summary
|Musilkova, 15000 Prague, Czech Republic
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Location is very good:
- Very quiet, peaceful place
- 15 minutes by car to the airport
- 10 minutes by car or tram to the city center, tram stop 200 meters away
- In 5 tram stops is a large shopping mall "Novy Smichov", which is very good for shopping
- Few steps away are grocery shops and a cozy Czech restaurant
Apartment is equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay:
• 2 x Double bed – 160x200 cm (1 - in the bedroom, 2 - in the livingroom)
• Little comfy sofa – 140x200 cm in the livingroom
• Kitchenware (spoons, forks, knives, cups, dishes, pans etc.)
• Microwave
• Fridge
• Washing Machine
• Stove and oven
• Free Wi-Fi
• And other (hair dryer, iron, ironing board, hoover, dryer rack)
• Parking is free in the house
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me!
House rulesDear friends, I have to pay your attention, there are some house rules:
1) Our apartment for non-smoking,
2) Under the law of the Czech Republic, unfortunately, you cannot make any noise after 22:00.
Check in / check-out / add. information:
1) Check-in at 14:00
2) Check-out in 11:00
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My husband and I stayed at this one bedroom apartment on Korunni Street in Vinohrady while visiting our son in Prague. The apartment was excellent and our check in and out went smoothly. Alex was very helpful in getting us a very early taxi to the airport on our departure day. From this location you can easily walk to the Old Town, Charles Bridge, Wenceslas Square, etc. for sightseeing. It is also close to the metro and tram lines as well as grocery stores and restaurants. There is a small, but well equipped kitchen for preparing meals and snacks. We would try to book this apartment again on another trip to Prague. This is our second booking with Wimdu in Prague and we would highly recommend using this service, Liz and Peter, Ottawa, Canada.
It is a very nice and big flat near the city centre. A very pleasant place to stay! Just the TV set did not work and we did not get any help from Alex...a pity!
We recommend this flat for your stay in Prag!
Really nice appartement so really well located closed to the centre. As in the pictures. So good experience! Thanks for all!
very nice apartment, a little bit small for 4 people but well organized.
the cleaning could be improved (vote 3,5/5), expecially considering the price paid in the Christmas time.
Wonderful position, near to the subway station, tram and 20 minutes walking from the city centre; the neighborhood is very nice, quite, not noisy, with restaurants, cafès and supermarket very close to the apartment.
It was great experience, easy and cozy apartment!
Very beautiful appartment near the e tre of Prague.Thanks Alex
Perfect apartment and explained everything very well. Very nice.
Apartamento perfecto y todo muy bien explicado. Muy bonito.
Unbeatable quality and great price.
The treatment of the owners was fabulous, perfect facilities and very clean. All comfortable beds.
The apartment has all the amenities you could ask for.
Very close to the metro station and just two stops from the old town.
If I go back Prague, which I hope, I will contact them again.
Inmejorable, calidad y precio genial.
El trato de los propietarios ha sido fabuloso, las instalaciones perfectas y muy limpias. Todas las camas cómodas.
El apartamento tiene todas las comodidades que se pueda pedir.
Muy cerca de la estación de metro y a solo dos paradas de la ciudad vieja.
Si vuelvo praga, que lo espero, contactaré con ellos de nuevo.
Wonderful, clean, centrally located and yet quiet!
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BINGHAMTON, NY -- American Race Car Association (ARCA) driver Brent Cross will discuss the world of racecar driving as seen through the eyes of an engineer at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 27, in Lecture Hall 2 on the Binghamton University campus. The presentation, titled "The Road to Daytona," is free and open to the public. Cross's championship car, a Chevy Impala SS, will be on display outside the lecture hall.
Cross, an engineer for the Village of Cayuga Heights, NY, is the lead driver for Team LaCross Motorsports of Preble, NY. Earlier this year, Team La Cross took the checkered flag at the ARCA Slick Mist 200 held at the Daytona International Speedway. The presentation will explore the trials and tribulations of making that long journey to Daytona and feature a Binghamton University student, Bob Dolezal, who interned with Cross.
The presentation is part of the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science's annual senior capstone design reviews. A celebration of the conclusion of their academic courses, the 30-minute design presentations allow students an opportunity to share with faculty and colleagues everything they've learned about engineering planning, design, building and testing of a real-world project.


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The Lakeland Llamas have been specifically chosen for the task of trekking.
They are inquisitive, friendly and used to being handled following extensive training.
The Llamas are controlled by means of a head collar which has a lead rope attached by a quick release clip. The lead rope is normally held without any tension and is applied gently to encourage the Llama to walk forwards, stop, reverse and turn.
The Llamas are trained to carry the backpacks and can carry up to a third of their own body weight.
Children can participate in Trekking, however we would ask parents to consider if the child is capable of walking the distance and being sufficiently obedient as to not cause a risk to themselves, other trekkers or the Llamas. Our experience shows that children of 8 years of age and above are most likely to enjoy the experience.
A basic misconception that some people have is that they believe Llamas spit. Like many footballers we see on television, yes, they can spit, but usually only at each other! Spitting usually only occurs when competing for food, for example when fed from a bucket.
When trekking and grazing on grass, there is enough food for all, so you will be unlikely to ever see a Llama spit.
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Birth Date: 1985-07-16
Country: France
Best ATP/WTA Ranking: 225
Starting year with TF : 2002
Best shot : forehand
Favorite player to watch : David Nalbandian
Favorite tournament : US Open
Best double partner : Fabrice Martin
Best win / best memory : Augustin Calleri second round Metz 2008 match against Andy Roddick first round Roland Garros 2009
Worst loss / ashamed of: against Chardy (6-4,3-6,7-6 in final) Challenger Noumea 2012
Except your racket, what's always in your bag ? Grip
Your power song in your ipod before entering the court ? Sean Paul - She doesn't mind
Any special ritual before entering the court ? do my surgrip
Main objective in life : work in sport
Best synonymous for tennis : pleasure
Nothing is better than : sleep with his girlfriend
I could not play tennis without : my family
If you could turn pro in another sport which would it be and why ? Basket because it's the best sport after tennis
If someone walked into your room right now, what would they notice first ? Bloody mess
You're on a date and trying to impress, where do we go ? Eiffel Tower, Paris
You've got 2 weeks and a private jet, where do we go ? Seychelles
Top 3 reasons to wake-up every morning ? Work, do sport and see friends
How long does it take to get ready in the morning ? 1 hour
How do you relax ? I listen to music In a movie about your life, which actor/actress could play you ? Matt Damon
Best shopping place ? Fnac
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Wheeljack35 wrote:Well good luck because those characters were at the beginning of the MOTUC run starting back in 2009
Wheeljack35 wrote:If you have a Big Lots in your area they are selling the backstock that Matty sold them so you bacn pick up the $30 for $10.So far I have found Icarius ,Catra and Orko
Wheeljack35 wrote:My Big Lots have squat I have only found three in the 4 stores in my area along with one Ray Stantz figure
Wheeljack35 wrote:So far the only good thing from the 3 figures I did find I was able to make trades.I got the Faceless One for Orko.I'm trading Catra for Count Marzo and I will be buying a Mossman from somebody
These are my doubles because I have Orko and Adam or I would never trade it
Wheeljack35 wrote:Well if there are any left because people are still getting more in there areas I'm looking for Buzz Off,Clawful and Vykron
SentinelA wrote:TulioDude wrote:My He-man collection is from the 200x line.I love them!
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TulioDude wrote:SentinelA wrote:TulioDude wrote:My He-man collection is from the 200x line.I love them!
How'd you like the show?
I love it.For lack of a better term,it was like a love letter to the original cartoon.It took everything thats cool about the original cartoon and brought it to new one,while still maintaining to keep its own identity.The season long story archs,the characters stories,the action,all of the them felt very good.Thats why its one my favorite cartoons
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000 WTNT32 KNHC 251433 TCPAT2 BULLETIN POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE KARL ADVISORY NUMBER 45 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122016 1100 AM AST SUN SEP 25 2016 ...KARL BECOMES POST-TROPICAL WHILE RACING INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC... ...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...39.9N 47.9W ABOUT 535 MI...865 KM SSE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 49 MPH...80 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Karl was located near latitude 39.9 North, longitude 47.9 West. The post- tropical cyclone is moving toward the northeast near 49 mph (80 km/h), and this motion with some further increase in forward speed is expected today. A turn toward the north-northeast should occur by Monday. Maximum sustained winds remain near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast before Karl is absorbed by a larger extratropical storm over the North Atlantic on Monday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles (295 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 986 mb (29.12 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this Karl. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service, under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KWBC, and available on the Web at http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.shtml. $$ Forecaster Kimberlain
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If you're interested in endowing a fund to support student scholarships, faculty research, clinic activities, or the law library, naming gifts which leave a legacy by naming offices, suites, etc. within the law school, and planned gifts which empower you to accomplish charitable gifts, please contact Peter Kelly at (305) 623-2374 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
Often, a planned gift combined with a current gift will allow you to achieve your goals while having an immediate impact on the success of the law school. If you are interested in any of these types of gifts, Dean Garcia and Assistant Dean Kelly would welcome the opportunity to discuss options with you.
We invite you to join us in supporting future generations of first-rate attorneys and advocates who, if given the opportunity, can change the world.
View the scholarships listed below and select the scholarship to which you wish to make a contribution.
Scholarships and awards are administered through the School of Law Office of Student Affairs, unless otherwise noted, and are awarded on an annual basis subject to the availability of funds. Applications are available in the Office of Student Affairs.
School of Law Merit Scholarships
Scholarships are available to qualified students based on scholastic achievement and the availability of funds. For entering first-year students eligibility is based on the LSAT and undergraduate GPA. Eligibility for second- and third-year students is based on class rank and law school GPA. Consideration for merit scholarships is automatically given to all students; no formal application is required. All awards are made on a yearly basis and are renewable upon superior academic performance. Transfer students are considered after they complete a full year at St. Thomas. For additional information on specific award criteria, contact the Office of Admissions.
Jacqueline Allee Smith Scholarship
This scholarship was established in honor of former St. Thomas University School of Law Dean Jacqueline Allee Smith. It continues to be funded today with contributions from faculty and friends. The award is presented annually to a student on the bases of academic performance and financial need.
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers-Florida Chapter Endowed Scholarship
This award of up to $1,000 is presented annually by the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers to the outstanding student(s) in family law. The purpose of the scholarship, established in 1991, is to underline the significance of family law in the law school curriculum and to support those students interested in pursuing family law as both a course of study as well as a course of practice.
C. Clyde Atkins Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Established in 1999 with proceeds from a Dade County Bar Association tribute honoring Judge Atkins, as well as with ongoing gifts from family members and friends, this endowed scholarship is awarded annually to a St. Thomas law student, based on financial need. Judge Atkins, long recognized as a champion of civil rights and a staunch defender of the homeless and refugees, served on the School of Law Board of Advisors since its founding in the early '80s.
Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund Award
This award is presented to a top student who has contributed significantly to the advancement or analysis of issues related to real property law or legal education. Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Florida's leading title insurance underwriter and title information provider, seeks to preserve and facilitate the real estate practices of its members and their protection of the public.
Benvenuti-Mulvey Endowed Scholarship
Generous benefactors Adrienne R. and Edward J. Mulvey established this scholarship in memory of their parents through a planned gift in the early 1990s. The scholarship was endowed in 2002 following Mr. Mulvey's passing. This need-based scholarship, which assists St. Thomas law students with their legal education, stands as a lasting tribute to the generosity of Edward and Adrienne Mulvey and to the values of both them and their parents. The Mulveys have established several scholarships for St. Thomas students at both the School of Law and the University.
Dan Bradley Memorial Scholarship
The Florida Lawyers' Legal Insurance Corporation established this scholarship in memory of Dan Bradley, a longtime civil rights defender and public interest lawyer. Students are selected on the basis of academic merit, financial need and a record of community or public service.
Cuban American Bar Association Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a Cuban American student who has demonstrated distinction in academics and/or public service, or to any student who has demonstrated distinction in research, writing, community service and/or other activities of importance to the Cuban American community.
Jose Angel Espino Memorial Scholarship
Jose Angel Espino '88 was an engaging member of the St. Thomas University School of Law Charter Class who passed away shortly after graduating from law school. He is remembered for his tireless effort throughout law school despite his illness. This scholarship, awarded to an Hispanic student based on merit and need, was established in his memory by his aunt, Josefina I. Espino, and his sister, Maria Delores "Loly" Espino, an associate professor of management at St. Thomas University.
Vincent Farina Book Scholarship
Established by this 1988 graduate of the School of Law , this book scholarship is awarded in the Fall and Spring semesters to minority students who need financial assistance to purchase their books.
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship is presented annually to a student involved in a criminal defense clinic or program who has demonstrated exceptional ability, interest, and dedication in the defense of those accused of crimes. The student is chosen based on criteria consistent with FACDL's goals: to promote excellence in the practice of law; to improve the criminal justice system at the judicial, legislative, and executive levels; and to promote the protection of the rights of individuals.
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers–Miami Chapter Scholarships
The FACDL–Miami Chapter awards two scholarships each year to students involved in a criminal defense clinic or program who has demonstrated exceptional ability, interest, and dedication in the defense of those accused of crimes. The student is chosen based on criteria consistent with FACDL's goals: to promote excellence in the practice of law; to improve the criminal justice system at the judicial, legislative, and executive levels; and to promote the protection of the rights of individuals.
Florida Association of Women Lawyers Scholarship
Each year FAWL presents one or more scholarships to a student or students the association selects from a pool of candidates identified by the Director of Student Affairs. The students must have financial need and be active in community and school activities. FAWL scholarships are awarded at the annual FAWL Judicial Luncheon each spring.
The Florida Bar Foundation IOTA Public Service Fellowships
These public interest fellowships are made available to St. Thomas law students through The Florida Bar Foundation's IOTA Program. Students can apply through the School of Law's Office of Career Services.
The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates outstanding performance in labor and employment law courses.
Caleb R. Freedman Trial Advocacy Award
This award was established in memory of Caleb Freedman, a committed lawyer and educator in South Florida, who died of heart failure in October 1998 at the age of 33. Caleb, who exemplified professionalism and integrity, served as an adjunct faculty member in the Trial Advocacy Program. He worked in the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office prior to going into private practice. This award is presented to students who distinguish themselves in the annual Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Chester Bedell Competition.
Friends of St. Thomas Law Student Scholarships
Established in 2000, this special scholarship fund is the pooled scholarship gifts from friends and alumni of St. Thomas University School of Law. It provides the School of Law with additional resources to assist law students with financial need.
Harold W. "Butch" Gabel III St. Thomas More Award
This award is presented annually to a second- or third-year law student "who courageously promotes the integration of morality within the fabric of the law." Harold W. "Butch" Gabel III was a second-year law student when he died tragically in a motorcycle accident. Ranked in the top 5% of his class, Butch served as a Dean's Fellow and had a real love of the law. He was a founding member of the law school's St. Thomas More Catholic Law Society because of his concern that morals and ethics be an integral part of legal decision-making as well as of the Federalist Society, demonstrating a fervor and passion for the law and the culture it guides.
Haitian Lawyers Association Scholarship
The Haitian Lawyers Association presents this award to a St. Thomas law student of Haitian descent who demonstrates a commitment to serving the Haitian community and to professionalism and social justice in the practice of law.
James "Jamie" Harkins Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1999 by the family of Jamie Harkins, who died of cancer during the spring semester of his second year of law school. The scholarship is awarded annually to a law student of the Catholic faith who is actively involved in projects or programs to benefit the School of Law and who demonstrates a financial need.
Richard A. & Jeannette F. Hausler Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1999 by Richard and Jeannette Hausler, renowned legal educators in South Florida, he as a professor for more than 50 years and she as Associate Dean and Dean of Students at the University of Miami School of Law. Their commitment to the values of Catholic education impelled them to play an instrumental role in the founding of St. Thomas University School of Law. Prof. Hausler, who taught in the law school's Summer in Spain Program, passed away in March 2000. Dean Hausler continues to serve as chair emeritus of the School of Law Board of Advisors.
Lecusay Family Scholarship
Established in 2002 by Alain Lecusay '03, then a third-year law student at St. Thomas, and his wife, this scholarship is awarded to a second- or third-year law student with a GPA of 3.0 or higher who has demonstrated through his or her actions, a commitment to the betterment of the School of Law.
Darryl G. Menzies Memorial Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship fund was established in memory of Darryl G. Menzies, a 1999 graduate of St. Thomas University School of Law. Darryl was a young, aspiring attorney who, before his untimely death in December 2000, inspired others to embrace life and serve their community. Established by family members, friends, and law school classmates and faculty, this scholarship is awarded to a St. Thomas law student who actively engages in the life of the law school and in helping fellow students.
The Patino Family Endowed Scholarship
Established by Ralph G. Patino, a member of the School of Law 1987 Charter Class, this need-based scholarship is awarded to a working second- or third-year law student who has made a career change. While working as a baggage handler for Delta Airlines, Ralph put himself through undergraduate school and then law school at St. Thomas University.
Marisol Rodriguez Legacy Fund Scholarship
Established in 2003 by the student Legacy Committee to honor the memory of Marisol Rodriguez, a second-year law student who died suddenly during the fall semester of 2001, this scholarship is awarded to a law student who has demonstrated diligence, ability to overcome hardships, helpfulness to others, and commitment to the school.
Donald Lee Rowland Memorial Scholarship
This need-based scholarship was established in 2004 by the family of Donald Lee Rowland to honor his memory. Donald Lee Rowland at age 42 desired to make a career change and was admitted into the 1984 Charter Class of St. Thomas University School of Law. The scholarship is awarded to a first-, second-, or third-year law student in good standing who has left his or her career to prepare for another in law.
Mary Russomanno Endowed Scholarship for Women
Herman Russomanno, a past president of The Florida Bar and chair of the School of Law Board of Advisors, established this scholarship in memory of his mother. This need-based scholarship is awarded to a female African-American, Pan-African, or Hispanic law student.
Spring Golf Fling Leadership Scholarships and Public Interest Awards
Each spring nearly 200 alumni and friends come together to help raise funds for student scholarships and public interest awards through the St. Thomas University School of Law's Annual Spring Golf Fling. Chaired by Charter Class members Tim Martin '87 and David Lister '87, who are joined by more than 30 alumni and friends on the Tournament Host Committee, and by a sold-out field of attorneys, doctors, judges, financial planners, accountants, entrepreneurs, and other golf enthusiasts, this exciting and fun-filled event annually contributes much-needed scholarship and public interest award funds for our St. Thomas law students.


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U.S. Stocks Rise as Retailer Rally Offsets Debt-CeilingRita Nazareth and Sarah Pringle
U.S. stocks advanced, rebounding from earlier losses in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, as a rally in retail and transportation companies overshadowed concern about discussions on raising the debt ceiling.
Consumer discretionary companies led the gains in the S&P 500 as data showed retail sales rose more than forecast in December. Dell Inc. rallied 7.2 percent, following yesterday's 13 percent surge, as the computer maker is said to be in buyout talks. Apple Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. dropped at least 2.4 percent to pace losses in technology shares. Facebook Inc. retreated 2.7 percent after the company introduced a tool for searching information posted to its social network.
The S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent to 1,472.34 at 4 p.m. New York time, after falling as much as 0.5 percent earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 27.57 points, or 0.2 percent, to 13,534.89. The Dow Jones Transportation Average gained 0.7 percent to a record 5,639.64. About 5.8 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, or 5.7 percent below the three-month average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"The retail data is good news for economic expansion," said Peter Jankovskis, who helps oversee $3 billion of assets as co-chief investment officer at Lisle, Illinois-based Oakbrook Investments LLC. He spoke in a telephone interview. "It's encouraging. We have the earnings season going on, people are on wait-and-see mode. In addition, there's a lot of rhetoric on the debt-ceiling front. Though it's probably a bit early to start getting concerned about that."
Economic Data
Retail sales rose more than forecast in December to end 2012 on a positive note, indicating Americans may be able to rise above Washington's budget rancor to keep contributing to economic growth. Manufacturing in the New York region contracted in January for the sixth straight month as the industry continued to face the effects of fiscal uncertainty in the U.S. and lackluster demand overseas.
With as little as a month until the U.S. runs out of money to pay its bills, President Barack Obama warned Republicans in Congress not to use the need for a debt-limit increase to force through new spending cuts. Obama insisted yesterday he won't negotiate on raising the debt ceiling because the U.S. has no choice other than to pay for spending it has authorized. Many Republicans in Congress say a boost in borrowing authority must be linked to spending cuts.
The Treasury Department has been using emergency measures since the end of December to prevent a breach of the $16.4 trillion debt limit. In a letter yesterday to House Speaker John Boehner, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the department expects to exhaust those measures "between mid-February and early March."
'Formal Review'
Since 1960, Congress has raised or revised the limit 79 times, including 49 times under Republican presidents, according to the Treasury Department. A failure of U.S. lawmakers to raise the nation's debt ceiling would prompt a "formal review" of its credit rating, Fitch Ratings said in a press release today.
"The debt-ceiling concern means more uncertainty in play," Tom Wirth, who helps manage $1.6 billion as senior investment officer for Chemung Canal Trust Co., in Elmira, New York, said in a phone interview. "Obama can't say he won't negotiate because he has no choice. He's not Congress. It's not good for the economy to have a government shutdown. It just feels like August 2011. The Congress is going to take us to the brink once again."
Investors also watched earnings reports. Almost 80 percent of the 30 S&P 500 companies which reported quarterly results beat analysts forecasts. Fourth-quarter profits at S&P 500 companies grew 2.5 percent, according to analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. That would be the second-slowest quarterly growth since 2009, the data show.
Transportation Shares
Today's rally in the Dow Jones Transportation Average extended this year's advance to 6.3 percent, compared with a 3.2 percent gain in the S&P 500. The index rose 5.7 percent last year, underperforming the S&P 500.
"The transportation sector lagged the general market last year," Richard Weiss, who oversees $16 billion as a senior portfolio manager at American Century Investments in Mountain View, California, said in a phone interview. "It's catching up in 2013 pretty significantly. We're relatively optimistic on the consumer and the economy. I don't think that anybody is arguing at this point that the consumer and the housing sector are on the mend. That's a major driver to the U.S. and the global economy."
Retailers had the second-best performance among 24 industries in the S&P 500. Limited Brands Inc. rose 2 percent to $46.43, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. added 2.8 percent to $50.20, and J.C. Penney Co. climbed 3.4 percent to $18.71.
Dell Rallies
Dell rallied 7.2 percent to $13.17. The third-largest personal-computer maker is discussing a leveraged buyout with private-equity firms TPG Capital and Silver Lake, a person with knowledge of the matter said yesterday. Its stock has lost 43 percent in the past five years, compared with a 3.8 percent gain by the S&P 500.
Express Inc. rallied 24 percent, the most since its initial public offering in May 2010, to $17.40. The retail apparel chain raised its outlook for the fourth quarter and full year 2012.
Three out of 10 groups in the S&P 500 retreated as phone and technology shares had the biggest losses. Apple, the world's most valuable company lost 3.2 percent to $485.92. HP dropped 2.5 percent to $16.53. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, which measures the cost of using options as insurance against declines in the S&P 500, rose 0.2 percent to 13.55. The gauge ended last week at the lowest level since 2007.
Graph Search
Facebook fell 2.7 percent to $30.10. The Graph Search, which lets users seek people, photos and places, doesn't look for Web-based content, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said at the company's Menlo Park, California, headquarters. While Zuckerberg said the new feature could be a "business" in the future, he didn't outline how it will make money soon.
Zuckerberg is adding services to step up revenue growth and shake off the concerns that the company doesn't know how to make money from its user base. While Facebook has rebounded from a record intraday low of $17.55 on Sept. 4, the company is still in the early stages of generating revenue from ads placed on mobile devices.
Lululemon Athletica Inc. slid 3.9 percent to $69.47 after the Canadian yoga-wear retailer forecast fourth-quarter sales that trailed analysts' estimates.
U.S. companies from Intel Corp. to General Electric Co. are caught in an earnings slump that shows few signs of improving until midyear as a weak global economy and gridlock in Congress weigh on profits.
Earnings Drop
Intel, the world's largest semiconductor maker, is poised to report its biggest quarterly earnings drop in 3 1/2 years this week, based on analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. GE, the maker of jet engines and electrical generation equipment, may post its slowest profit growth in three quarters.
The results would contribute to a predicted 2.5 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings for the S&P 500, the second-worst showing since 2009. Without a bump from financial companies that have cut jobs, the gain would be lower at 0.4 percent. A pickup may start in the second quarter, when analysts foresee earnings rising 8.2 percent from improving employment and housing and more clarity on government spending.
"Many companies slowed down their capital spending until they saw what was going to happen with the fiscal cliff," said Stanley Nabi, who helps manage more than $11 billion as vice chairman of Silvercrest Asset Management Group in New York. "As employment increases, more people are earning income and spending. This supports the economy. We'll have higher profits because we're going to have higher revenue."


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See and hear the winning alien stories
We asked some Dreamwrights actors to give us a dramatic reading of our first-place winning stories in the "It Came From Beyond!" short story contest.
Jasmine Null's "Sam's Alien Encounter": http://youtu.be/6sVm9NMzpig
Brooke Hoffler's "Ring of Alien-dividuality": http://youtu.be/F3uzMQLuCf0
Hannah List's "Trumper the Alien": http://youtu.be/YrkddcRa1Mw
You can congratulate the winners at our special awards ceremony set for Friday, Oct. 5 at the York Emporium. The festivities begin at 7 p.m. and will include a special "Your First Comic" class, coloring pages and snacks.Read More


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Xmas Fun Project
Hi, this is a fun project I think you should all know about.
The People in Need Cookbook project is an initiative by a few Irish people help out the badly overstrechted food kitchens in the Chania prefecture on the island of Crete. They are not looking for money, they are looking for recipes which will end up in an e-cookbook. This book will be sold online to raise funding to stock the food kitchens in the Chania prefecture of Crete.
If you do a quick internet search for "The People in Need Cookbook project" you will get the link you need to contribute your recipes.
Merry Xmas from Chania, Crete.
#2 Wed 05 Dec 12 1:36pm
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I'd be happy to contribute something, I was born and raised there.
#3 Wed 05 Dec 12 3:47pm
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Please do, very much appreciated. I would post the link directly, but systems like this could very well see that as spam and remove everything. So please just do an internet search for the sentence "The People in Need Cookbook project", and it comes up as the second result (I think).
And of course, pass on the word.
Thank you.
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Margaret McKenna, a national leader in teacher education, served as Lesley University's president for 22 years.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
McKenna served as Lesley University's president for 22 years, from 1985 to 2007, during a transformative period that saw significant growth and established the university as a national leader in teacher education. As leader of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, McKenna will use her extensive expertise and leadership skills to help strengthen the state's public education system.
"I appreciate Gov. Patrick's appointment and appreciate the role the members of the Lesley community have played in preparing me for this role," McKenna said. "This is such a critical time in education and the issues before the board – teacher licensure and evaluation, charter schools, curriculum standards and testing, as well as special and adult education – are significant and impact many Lesley graduates. While Massachusetts leads the nation in education rankings, we have much to do to reach the kids in the poorest communities and narrow the achievement gap. I am excited to have a role in these efforts."
Lesley University President Joseph B. Moore praised the governor's choice.
"Gov. Patrick should be commended for his appointment of Margaret McKenna to chair the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. She is committed to a quality education for all students, as evidenced by her career, and she understands the wide range of conditions in which teachers teach and students learn," Moore reflected. "Margaret McKenna understands the variety of perspectives about schools and how to improve them, and the powerful link between educational attainment and economic opportunity. Chairing the board in these times is a tough job, and she will serve the board and the Commonwealth well."
Following her tenure as Lesley president, McKenna went on to serve as president of the Walmart Foundation for four years, leading one of the nation's largest philanthropic foundations. She is now interim director and visiting professor at the Sillerman Center for Advancing Philanthropy at Brandeis University's Heller School. McKenna also serves on the Boston School Committee, a post from which she will step down prior to being sworn in as chair of the state board, but the breadth of her experience has already spanned the national and state levels.
She began her career as a civil rights attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice and later served as Deputy White House Counsel to President Jimmy Carter. She helped establish the United States Department of Education in the late 1970s, where she served as deputy undersecretary. In 1981, McKenna became vice president of Radcliffe College, where she served until 1985 when she left to take the helm of Lesley.
McKenna received her BA at Emmanuel College and her JD at Southern Methodist University School of Law. She is a resident of Boston and has two adult sons. Her appointment fills the vacancy left by Board chair Maura Banta, whose term expired in June 2014.
McKenna's appointment was announced along with two other new board members: Katherine Craven, former executive director of the Massachusetts School Building Authority, and Mary Ann Stewart, past president of the Massachusetts PTA.
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