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Ryan was just four years old when he went to sleep on his bunk bed one night and never woke up. His mother found him strangled to death the next morning with his neck caught between the vertical post of his side ladder and mattress.
Ryan is not the only child to have strangled in the space between a bunk bed ladder and mattress. Since 1983, other incidents have been reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). In the Forensic Ergonomics Special Issue of Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications, HF/E researcher Carol Pollack-Nelson, PhD, discusses how a thorough human factors/ergonomics analysis of bunk beds might have prevented Ryan's death.
Head and neck entrapments have occurred in many consumer products over the years, prompting millions of recalls and changes in standards and government legislation. The bunk bed industry tried to address the hazard by developing a standard that specifies spacing limitations intended to prevent such entrapment risks in bunk bed end panels. However, these specifications do not apply to the space between the ladder and the side of the bunk bed. As a result, the head and neck entrapment risk in this part of a bunk bed still exists and has never been addressed by any legislation—until very recently.
"A child's sleep environment—whether it is a crib, a toddler bed, or a bunk bed—should be a safe haven," says Pollack-Nelson. "Parents should be able to put the child to sleep without concern that the child will be injured or killed in the bed itself. Head and neck entrapment should not be permitted in any components of a bed that is intended for use by children."
Pollack-Nelson included her HF/E research on head and neck entrapment in a July 2010 petition to the CPSC to encourage revisions in a mandatory bunk bed standard that could help to prevent deaths among children like Ryan. The CPSC published the petition, which is pending action and may see a decision before the end of 2011. In the meantime, the American Society for Testing and Materials Subcommittee for Bunk Beds met in March to address the petition and is taking action to revise the standard before the end of this year.
"I am very pleased that the industry is taking this hazard seriously by amending the voluntary standard," says Pollack-Nelson. "I am hopeful that changes to the standard will prevent other children from becoming entrapped in bunk bed side structures."
The expertise of forensic human factors/ergonomics professionals is vitally important in the development of industry standards to ensure that those standards promote safe designs. Similar case studies involving the role of forensic ergonomics in safety standards, civil litigation, and government legislation are featured in the upcoming special issue of EID, now online.
For a full copy of Pollack-Nelson's article, "Fatality in the Side of a Bunk Bed," go to http://erg.sagepub.com/content/19/1/9.full.pdf+html or contact HFES Communications Director Lois Smith (email@example.com, 310/394-1811).
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The Story (continued)
To Have and Have Not (1944)
A short time later, she glides back across the corridor to reappear in his room with the well-traveled liquor bottle as an excuse to talk. She inquires as to whether he can help her find a way to get off the island. As they both cynically assess their past histories, he reads through her helpless demeanor:
Slim: Here's that bottle again.
Steve: (He laughs) Yeah, it's gettin' to be quite a problem, isn't it? You want a drink?
Slim: Nope.
Steve: I thought you were tired and goin' to bed.
Slim: Yeah, I know, I thought so too. You gave me something to think about. You said you might be able to help me.
Steve: That's right.
Slim: But how can you do that if - Steve, are you gonna take that job with those men who were up here with Frenchie?
Steve: Yeah, if I can find what's left of 'em.
Slim: I flew over Devil's Island. It doesn't look like such a high-class resort.
Steve: Yeah, that's what I heard.
Slim: Well, I don't want to be the cause -
Steve: Look, don't you get the idea I'm doin' this just to help you. I need money too.
Slim: Won't Frenchie help you out without your having to do that?
Steve: I don't want his help.
Slim: Don't do it, will you, Steve?
Steve: Look, didn't you ask me over to -
Slim: Don't do it!
Steve: Why don't you take this bottle and go to bed?
Slim: (She pulls a wad of bills from beneath the lapel of her dress.) Here. Can you use this?
Steve: I thought you said you were broke. (He snickers harshly at her.) You're good. You're awful good. [He quotes her own words about her desire to return to the United States.] 'I'd walk home if it wasn't for all that water.'
Slim: Who was the girl, Steve?
Steve: Who was what girl?
Slim: The one who left you with such a high opinion of women? She must have been quite a gal. (She holds out the money.) You think I lied to you about this, don't you? Well, it just happens there's thirty-odd dollars here, not enough for boat fare or any other kind of fare. Just enough to be able to say no if I feel like it. And you can have it if you want it.
Steve: I'm sorry, Slim. But I still say you're awful good. And I wouldn't...
Slim: Oh, I forgot. You wouldn't take anything from anybody, would you?
Steve: That's right.
At the beginning of one of the screen's most famous seductions, Slim sits on his lap. Before kissing the seated man for the first time, she acts the aggressor role as they engage in flirtatious sexual repartee:
Slim: You know, Steve, you're not very hard to figure. Only at times. Sometimes I know exactly what you're going to say - most of the time. The other times (She sits in his lap), the other times you're just a stinker. (She plants a kiss on his lips.)
Steve: What'd you do that for?
Slim: Been wondering whether I'd like it.
Steve: What's the decision?
Slim: I don't know yet.
Her verdict of his kissing talent requires a second kiss. Then, after kissing him again, he appears baffled. She suggests to her passive partner as she stands:
It's even better when you help.
When this remark doesn't work and produce a satisfactory reaction, she propositions him midway from leaving his room with other famous lines, delivered with a purring, warm voice:
Slim: (She holds up the bills again.) Uh, sure you won't change your mind about this?
Steve: (affirmatively) Uh-huh.
Slim: This belongs to me and so do my lips. I don't see any difference.
Steve: Well, I do.
Slim: Okay. You know you don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything and you don't have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. (She opens his door and pauses.) You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together - and blow.
He continues to remain seated in his chair, smoking a cigarette. After she has left, he makes the sound of a cat-call whistle - and then chuckles to himself.
Morgan changes his mind and decides to let Frenchie charter his boat for an undercover mission - an offer by which he can make some money to purchase a plane ticket for Slim to return to the U.S.. In a Caribbean home where a wounded Beauclerc is being hidden, Morgan is given directions for a pick-up point where he will rescue/smuggle some passengers (one of whom is Paul De Bursac) with his cruiser later that evening. Loyal only to himself, he insists on going alone, and explains his about-face decision to aid the Resistance - solely for monetary reasons: "I need the money now. Last night I didn't."
Beauclerc: If you knew what this means to us.
Morgan: I don't want to know.
Beauclerc: I'm glad you're on our side.
Morgan: I'm not. I'm gettin' paid. Oh, and uh, by the way, I'd like that money now.
Back in the hotel's cafe, he tells Slim that he has received advance payment and accepted Gerard's mission in order to buy her a plane ticket:
Steve: I was getting you a ticket on the plane this afternoon that leaves at four. Can you make it?
Slim: Sure. You took that job, didn't you?
Steve: Uh, huh. See, I figure this way, you wouldn't get your feet wet.
Slim: Yeah, that's right.
Steve: Well, that's what you wanted, wasn't it?
Slim: Sure, but I just...You want me to go, don't you?
Steve: Yes, I want you to go.
Slim: OK, Steve.
Steve: Help her get on that plane, will you Cricket?
Cricket: I sure will, Harry.
Steve: Now I'm gonna be pretty busy from now on, so I probably won't see you again. (He caresses her hand as he places the plane ticket back to the US in her grip.) If I ever get up your way...
Slim: Yeah, do that. I'll leave my address with Frenchie so you can find me.
Steve: Maybe I'll know how to whistle by then. So long, Slim.
Slim: So long, Steve.
After he has left, she regrets having had to say goodbye: "Well, it was nice while it lasted."
A not-too-bright Eddie is explicitly told not to join him and slapped in the face by Morgan. [Later, Eddie realizes that the slap was a sign of affectionate concern: "You was thinking of me."] But sidekick Eddie doesn't heed his orders and rides along on the dangerous venture as a stowaway until he is discovered:
Eddie: (sheepishly) It's only me, Harry, it's only me...I knew you'd carry me, Harry.
Harry: If I thought you could swim back, I'd dump you overboard.
Eddie: Oh, you're no joker. You and me's got to stick together when we're in trouble.
Harry: How do you know I'm in trouble?
Eddie: Oh, you can't fool me, I always know. Where are we goin', Harry?
Harry: Eddie, what would you do if somebody shot at you?
Eddie: Shot at me, with a gun? Ha, ha. (He does a double-take.) Who's gonna shoot at me?
Harry: You're lucky nobody.
Eddie: (worried) Now Harry, where are we goin'? What are we gonna do?
Harry: I'll tell you when the time comes. For now, get out some fishing tackle. Aren't you glad you came?
Eddie: (He nods yes.) No.
Following his instructions, Morgan directs Eddie to guide his boat through the fog and dark shadows to an islet in an atmospheric rescue scene. After a signal flashes from on-shore lanterns at the rendezvous site, Morgan takes two people on-board: underground leader Paul De Bursac (Walter Molnar) and his strikingly-beautiful wife Helene (Dolores Moran). Not expecting a female on such a risky expedition, Morgan remarks: "It's your funeral." De Bursac is astonished Morgan is not part of the Free France movement:
De Bursac: You're not on our side.
Morgan: Nope.
De Bursac: I don't understand.
Morgan: I don't understand what kind of a war you guys are fightin', luggin' your wives around with ya...
Helene: (curtly) You say you're being paid for this...Then I suggest you stop talking and take us to Martinique.
On the way back to port, they are accosted by a Vichy government patrol boat. During the skirmish, the courageous Morgan daringly takes a rifle shot at the harbor boat's searchlight. Even though he has told everyone to stay down flat on the deck ("You save France, I'm gonna save my boat"), the cowardly Bursac panics, disobeys Morgan's order, stands up (to surrender to the patrol boat?) and is hit in the shoulder by one of the bullets. They make a successful flight to safety and transfer the De Bursacs to another boat for transport to shore.
When Morgan arrives back at the hotel cafe, he finds that Marie hasn't left with his proffered plane ticket. Although she had the opportunity to protect herself and leave on the morning plane, she is there singing with Cricket at the piano.
Slim: Hello, Steve.
Steve: (to Cricket) I thought you were gonna put her on the plane. (to Slim) What'sa matter, didn't it go?
Slim: Yes, it went but I decided not to.
Steve: Oh, you did. You know, I went to a lot of trouble to get you out of here.
Slim: That's why I didn't go.
Steve: Yeah. (He double-takes.) You dames. A guy goes out and breaks his neck to...well, I might have expected it.
Slim: Steve? You're not sore, are you?
Steve: Look. It would be alright if I had any dough but...
Slim: I got a refund on that ticket. Here. (She hands him a wad of bills.)
Steve: Yeah, that's gonna help a lot. You better hang on to it...
Slim: We'll be alright, Steve. I've got a job.
Steve: Doin' what?
Slim: Frenchie seems to think I can sing.
Steve: Well, it's his place.
Slim: Sometimes you make me so mad I could...
Steve: ...you could do what?
Frenchie hides the severely wounded Free Frenchman De Bursac in the cellar of the hotel, and asks Morgan to help remove the bullet from his shoulder and dress the wound to restore him back to health. Morgan reacts to the preposterous folly of their decision: "Why didn't you put him on the center table, in a goldfish bowl, and be done with it?" He is coerced to assist them when promised that his (and Marie's) overdue rent for their hotel rooms will be dismissed - although he ultimately declines their generosity and refuses their monetary offer: "I'll still owe ya that bill."
In the cellar, Helene is protective of her husband and disputes Morgan's questionable doctoring ability to care for her husband's bullet wound ("You're not a doctor"). They take an immediate dislike toward each other:
Helene: You're not to touch him, do you hear?
Morgan: Well, that's alright with me. I'm not gettin' paid.
Frenchie: Please. She does not know what she's saying. She's not herself.
Morgan: Who is she?
Frenchie: Harry, you promised.
Helene angrily persists in denying him permission to doctor her husband: "I'm not gonna let you do it...," and attempts to slap Morgan, until Slim approaches and convinces her that "he's only trying to help you."
Helene: Who are you?
Slim: Nobody, just another volunteer.
While Morgan removes the bullet under the light of an oil lantern, Helene faints while assisting with the job of administering chloroform to her husband. She falls to the floor, spilling the contents of the bottle of chloroform next to her. Slim takes over Helene's wifely duties and assists Harry as a nurse (fanning the fumes from the floor in the direction of Helene!). As Morgan carries Helene's limp body into the next room to revive her with fresher air, Slim follows and jealously snaps at him, and then jokes about chloroforming her female rival even more:
Slim: What are you trying to do, guess her weight?
Steve: She's heftier than you think. You'd better loosen her clothes.
Slim: You've been doing all right. (He begins unbuttoning her clothing, but she stops him.) Uh, maybe you'd better look after her husband.
Steve: He's not gonna run out on me.
Slim: Neither is she. Steve - is it alright if I give her a little whiff of this? (She holds up the chloroform can. He laughs.)
The next morning, the self-sacrificing Helene explains why she faithfully accompanies her husband on his dangerous travels:
Morgan: Why'd you ever come along with him on a trip like this?
Helene: I loved him. I wanted to be with him.
Morgan: That's a reason.
Helene: There's another reason. They told me to come, our people did. They said, they said no man was much good if he left someone behind in France for the Germans to find and hold.
Morgan: Makes sense.
Helene: I told him I'd only be in the way, that I could do no good, that I was afraid. But the worst of it is that it's been so hard for him to have me along, because I make him that way too. Now he's afraid.
Morgan: Well, he didn't invent it.
Helene: Invent what?
Morgan: Being afraid.
Helene: Thanks, Mr. Morgan.
She apologizes for having acted so foolishly, appreciating what he has done with his change of heart to help save her husband: "I don't think I'll be angry again with anything you say."


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David is a shareholder at Gray Reed & McGraw in downtown Dallas where he has been practicing since 2007. He is a frequent speaker on tax and estate planning topics.
(Certified Financial Planner)
University University of Aeronautics
Roy Gray is the
Director of Financial Planning with Munn & Morris Financial Advisors,
Inc. an independent branch of Raymond James. Roy has been assisting
clients in the development of financial plans and strategies to help
individuals and families achieve their goals since 2001. Roy's practice
involves all areas of financial planning, including the development of
spending plans, family protection plans, risk tolerance assessment,
development and implementation of investment and income plans, tax reduction
strategies and wealth transfer strategies. Roy has been recognized as one
of America's top financial planners in 2008 by the Consumers Research
Council of America and regularly volunteers his expertise to the young men
and women of our nations military so that they too may benefit from making
intelligent choices with their money.
In addition to the
CFP® designation, Roy maintains a Series 7, 63 and 65 registration as well as
holding Property & Casualty, Life, Health and Long Term Care insurances licenses
in many states. Roy is a member of the Financial Planning Association, Dallas
Estate Planning Council and the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas.
Roy Gray teaches SMU
CPFP 102 Insurance and Risk Management.
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
B.B.A, James Madison University
Bryan C. Jackson, CFP®, is an Investment Advisor with Vision Point Advisory Group. Since 2004, Bryan has focused his practice on the complex planning needs of the business community. Bryan specializes in institutional qualified and non-qualified retirement plan design. He works closely with C-Suite executives, business owners and human resource professionals to create retirement plans, that will help participants at all levels within their respective enterprises, achieve a dignified and meaningful retirement. Bryan also provides comprehensive financial planning, and specialized consulting that is tailored to the unique needs of the business community, including succession planning, and executive retention.
Bryan holds a Texas Dept. of Insurance Group 1 License, and a Series 65 Securities License. He is also a member of the Financial Planning Association.
CFP® (Certified
Financial Planner), CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
Southwest Missouri State University
Diana Jenkins provides effective solutions to clients' financial planning
needs, no matter how complex. During her 25 years of experience, Diana has
worked with two of the country's largest independent financial planning
firms, as well as Ernst and Young, LLP. Diana has managed an independent
registered investment advisor and worked with all levels of clients, from
those with basic planning needs to those with complex, specialized business
and tax planning needs. Diana is now part of the First Horizon's Wealth
Management Team in Dallas. She was named one of the "Best of Financial
Planners in Dallas" in 2002 and again in 2004 in D Magazine.
She has volunteered in the past at the SPCA and likes to care for abandoned
Diana Jenkins regularly teaches SMU CPFP 105 Tax Planning.
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner), CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
B.B.A., University of Notre Dame
Bill's financial planning practice targets the underserved markets of those just beginning their careers and middle income workers and retirees. His goal is to educate his clients to take ownership of their financial position; charges strictly a per hour fee.
In two previous careers, he was an audit partner at Touche Ross (now Deloitte) where his clients and practice areas included steel manufacturing, fabrication, metals recycling, machine tooling, plastic resin manufacturing, real estate leasing and development, property and casualty insurance, cafeterias, pension and welfare benefit plans. He headed the local Japanese practice area and local office recruiting. Teaching experience extended over numerous national training programs and local technical subject areas.
Bill was also the SVP and CFO of Commercial Metals Company (NYSE – CMC, a Fortune 400 company) where he had oversight for corporate accounting, treasury, tax, information technology, investor relations, SOX compliance and control monitoring, human resources and payroll, shared services, business risk management assessment, and office administration.
University of Missouri
Oklahoma City University
Taxation, Southern Methodist University
Oklahoma City University Law Review, 1976-77
State Bar of Texas–admitted 1978; District of Columbia (inactive); Dallas Bar Association (past chair of Probate, Trust & Estate Section); U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; Pilot, U.S. Navy, 1969-75 (active duty) 1975-94 (reserve), retired rank of Captain.
Norm Lofgren, began his law practice as a trial attorney for the IRS Office of Chief Counsel where he litigated a wide range of tax cases on behalf of the government, evaluated criminal tax cases and chaired a group responsible for identifying abusive tax shelters. Subsequently, he served as tax and international tax counsel for a major international energy company. He entered the private practice of law in 1988 where his practice has mainly focused on representing and advising high net worth and entrepreneurial clients on tax, estate, business and asset protection matters. He has also litigated a number of cases against the Internal Revenue Service, including a test case involving the estate and gift tax aspects of family limited partnerships.
Mr. Lofgren is a member of Gray, Reed & McGraw, where he is co-chair of its Trusts & Estate Section.
He regularly teaches SMU CPFP 106 Estate Planning.
Certified Financial Planner (CFP®)
Certified Portfolio Manager (CPM®)
Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®)
Phil H. Nguyen is the Branch Director and a Wealth Management Advisor, and he has been in the financial services industry since 1998. Phil helps clients develop strategies to manage their personal and business finances. He specializes in investment strategies, portfolio and risk management. Phil previously worked at HP for 16 years as an Engineer, Project Manager, District Manager, Corporate Finance Manager, and a Venture Capitalist. He holds an EE Degree and an MBA.
CFP® (Certified
Financial Planner), CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), AEP (Accredited Estate
Finance, Texas A&M University
Clark D. Randall, CFP®, is the founder and owner of Financial Enlightenment, a financial planning firm offering fee-based services.
He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in finance.
Clark currently holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 63 and 65 licenses.
He also earned the designations of Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Accredited Estate Planner (AEP).
Clark works closely with clients as their "Personal CFO" through his comprehensive fee-based financial planning approach.
The creative design strategies he offers have provided his clients stability and reassurance to help ensure that their plan is on track and in alignment with their goals.
Clark is involved with many professional activities, having served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Financial Planning and the Dallas Fort Worth Financial Planning Association Board of Directors. He currently teaches financial planning at Southern Methodist University.
(Certified Financial Planner)
Finance, University of Texas at Austin
(Certified in Long Term Care)
Methodist University Certificate in Financial Planning Program
Lisa has 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is
an advisor with Allegiant Wealth Management/MassMutual. She has tailored her
practice to the needs of business owners, attorneys, physicians, executives, and
professional athletes.
Lisa was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. She moved to Dallas 11 years
ago to expand her practice and holds a Texas Insurance Group One License and
Series 6, 7, and 63 Securities Licenses. She is also a member of the Financial
Planning Association.
Lisa and her husband Dave live in North Dallas. When not working, she spends
time with her new baby, spoiling her English Setter, Zeke, and volunteers at the
Lisa teaches SMU CPFP 102 Insurance and Risk Management.
CFP® (Certified
Financial Planner)
Southern Methodist University
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Tom Ricks is President of ETEXfinancial, Inc.
a Texas Registered Investment Adviser. Tom has more than forty years
of experience providing clients with comprehensive wealth management
strategies designed to provide the most tax-efficient acquisition, use and
distribution of assets. Specializing in assisting medical professionals,
business owners and mid to high net worth clients, Tom's practice involves
every facet of comprehensive financial planning, including needs assessment,
goal identification, risk tolerance analysis, development and implementation
of investment strategies focused on wealth accumulation, current tax
management and asset protection strategies. Tom has been recognized as one
of the "Best Financial Planners" in Dallas by
D Magazine.
Tom is a General Lines Agent–TX
Group 1. He is a member of the Financial Planning Association,
Dallas Estate Planning Council.
Tom Ricks regularly teaches SMU CPFP 102 Insurance and Risk Management, CPFP 103 Investments, and SMU CPFP 107 Financial Planning
Strategies and Case Studies.
with Honors,
University of Texas at Austin
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
Estate Planning - Taxation, University of Miami
Sol is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department of a North Dallas law
firm. He has received the designation as an Accredited Estate Planner
from the National Association of Estate Planners, 1995 and was listed in
"Who's Who in American Law," 1994, as well as being nominated for
"Outstanding Young Men in America," 1980, 1984.
Sol has been an Adjunct professor at the University of Dallas, Graduate
School of Business Administration, the University of North Texas, and
Southeastern Paralegal Institute. He has been invited to speak as a
continuing education instructor for various life insurance companies and stock
brokerage companies.
Sol Reifer teaches SMU CPFP 106 Estate Planning.
University of Florida
St. Mary's University
Taxation, University of Florida
St. Mary's Law Journal
John Round has 28 years of experience advising clients on all phases of
estate planning probate and trust law. His practice involves the preparation
of wills and trusts, marital deduction trusts, life insurance trusts,
minor's trusts, charitable trusts, private foundations, tax exempt entities,
gift planning, marital property agreements, and estate and business planning
for closely-held businesses including Family Limited Partnerships. He is
also active in estate, trust and fiduciary administration practices
including: probate and trust litigation, litigation practice involving
fiduciary duties and responsibilities, probate and trust administration,
gift tax return preparation, estate and inheritance tax return preparation,
and gift and estate tax audit and litigation.
Mr. Round currently serves as chair of Strasburger's Taxes, Estate Planning
& Employee Benefits Practice and regularly teaches SMU CPFP 106 Estate
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
B.S., Actuarial Science, Drake University
John Williams is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certificant specializing in retirement issues. Previously Mr. Williams was a Principal and Senior Retirement Consultant with Mercer. He has over thirty years of experience in providing services to individuals and companies in administration, design, funding, and accounting of retirement plans and post-retirement welfare plans. His experience includes all facets of retirement plan management efforts, including strategy, design, and ongoing financial management. He has experience with the various aspects of retirement plans and postretirement welfare plans such as: Projections of retirement needs and funding of targeted retirement benefits; Valuing of executive benefit packages and projections for estate planning purposes; Design of retirement programs to meet business, financial and workforce objectives; Managing the financial impacts of retirement plans on the corporation's balance sheet and income statement; Analyzing changes in funding regulations, funding policies, actuarial assumptions, and investment returns on long term retirement plan goals; Development of specific plan changes to support workforce needs, such as plan terminations and early retirement windows; Broad-based consulting on retirement plan compliance issues, including nondiscrimination testing, government forms and other required statutory issues.
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
Financial Management, University of Arkansas
Vickie Wise has spent over 25 years in progressively responsible roles within the financial services industry. In her current role as Senior Vice President of BOSC, Inc.*, a position she has held for over 15 years, she works with both the high net worth clients of The Private Bank, as well as many of the non-profit clients of Bank of Texas, helping to manage and invest their funds and providing comprehensive wealth management strategies, utilizing the expertise of estate planning and tax planning professionals.
Previously, Ms. Wise spent two years working for Morgan Keegan, a premier regional investment firm. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, she spent over eight years working for Llama Company, the investment banking firm wholly owned by the Sam Walton family. Her tenure at Llama Company included over four years as an investment banker in the Municipal Finance Division, working with public entities to issue debt and/or raise funds for capital expenditures, before transferring to the Sales Division of the company for another four years.
Vickie is a Certified Financial Planner® and holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Financial Management from the University of Arkansas. She also holds the Texas Life, Health & Accident License, as well as the Property & Casualty License, in addition to the Series 7, 63 and 65 Securities Licenses. She is also currently finishing up the coursework that will earn her the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation. Vickie was named a 2013 Dallas/Fort Worth Five Star Wealth Manager.
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Vickie Wise teaches SMU CPFP 101 Fundamentals of Financial Planning.
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M.B.A., Texas A & M University
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Filling in for Mackenzie tonight when the heaven's opened for a deluge! Flash flooding downtown in the Oregon District where we are located. Winds have knocked down trees and power lines in Kettering and elsewhere. Plus I've been getting calls from residents in Huber Heights (good thing they're in brick homes) who are in the dark. Here's the latest number of outages - at one point it was in the tens of thousands of customers in Mont. & Greene counties. Stay safe! HERE


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In 1913, Paderewski visited Paso Robles seeking the healing effects of its hot sulfur-rich mineral baths for his rheumatism. He fell in love with the town of Paso Robles, (who wouldn't) as well as with the surrounding land with its rolling, rocky hills that reminded him of his Polish homeland. This love for the area drove Paderewski to purchase over 2,000 acres on the west side of town, and established Rancho San Ignacio where he planted Zinfandel and Petite Sirah. Once harvest time, Paderewski would take his grapes to the York Mountain Winery where they were crafted into award-winning wines. Paderewski's Paso Robles wines would receive numerous accolades, including praise from the Los Angeles Times noting his wines were "more coveted than his music."
As things do, this story has come full circle. Sitting fallow for many years, we are proud stewards of 350-acres of Paderewski's original rancho, now appropriately named Paderewski Vineyard. Drawn to this land for many of the same reasons as Paderewski, we planted 65-acres of wine grapes in 2004, including Zinfandel and Petite Sirah, along with Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Tempranillo, Cinsault, Counoise, Viognier, and Grenache Blanc.
To continue this full cirlce story, with the 2014 harvest, fruit from this sought after land, once again, made its way to the historic York Mountain where our winemaker, Jordan Fiorentini crafts the highly-acclaimed wines for Epoch Estate Wines. We are beyond thrilled to be the stewards who brought this vineyard back to life, and to crush our fruit in our very own winery atop the historic York Mountain as Paderewski once did. Today, you can visit us at our Tasting Room to take in a bit of the past as you taste through our wines that pay homage to Ignacy Jan Paderewski.


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Solutions for the 65mm TB 'Sticking' Problem
This has probably been asked 1000's of times on this forum, literally. There are hundreds and hundreds of threads in the past on this. It's time there was a 'sticky' to help the sticking problem many people come to see with their 65mm TB's TB = Throttle Body)........
Most commonly, after an installation, people notice their focus tends to have the idle 'hang' and not come back down after rev'ing the car or typically just accelerating the car normally. The 'idle' will hang, usually at 2 or 3 thousand RPM, which is a huge increase compared to a normal idle around 800-900 RPM.
There are several things you can to do check this but first, ensure you did a proper installation. Follow the instructions on the link below to ensure you have installed it correctly to begin with.
65mm Throttle Body Installation Instructions - Click Here
You HAVE to do an ECU RESET when you install a new TB since it's directly linked to the car's ECU. To do this, unplug the NEGATIVE battery terminal on your car's battery for 10-15 minutes OR unplug the terminal for 2-3 minutes and lay on the horn, brake pedal to drain any remaining electrical current from the system. Once either of those is done, reconnect the terminal back up and start the car. This will reset the ECU allowing for the car to 'learn' about your new TB and adjust it's settings accordingly.
Along with an ECU reset, make sure you have the TB's gasket seated exactly inline with the flange and the new TB to ensure you have NO air leaks. As well, ensure your air intake tube (stock or otherwise) is completely sealed to the top of the 65mm TB. All of these will cause or can cause sporadic idle problems, hanging idles, CEL (check engine light) on the dash, etc.
If you have done all of the following, then go to the next step, ensuring you have the TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) in the correct holes. The photo below will help you to ensure you have it in the right settings.
If you have the TPS in the correct holes and you are still having 'idle hang' problems. Make sure the throttle screw is backed off and not holding the hammer (flap) open to much, which will increase the idle RPM. This screw is located on the TB itself where the hammer backs onto. It's extremely easy to adjust. You want to ensure that this screw will still touch the hammer and not completely backed off, or removed. This can sometimes get rid of the sticky pedal issue also.
Again, if the idle is still hanging, you can try this. This works on alot of the cars I've dealt with in the past as well as multiple members on this site. Try flipping the TPS 180 degrees, basically what this means is say one screw is in hole A and one screw is in hole B. The TPS at this point will have the wiring clip pointing down and to the back of the engine. Take the TPS and rotate it 180 degrees so hole A is now where hole B was and vise versa. The wiring clip will not be pointing upwards and to the front of the engine. When you do this, you MUST do another ECU reset. Start the car and see if the idle is still hanging.
Yet again, if the idle is still hanging, you can try some of the following suggestions.....
Completely remove and reinstall the TB.
Remove your aftermarket intake and put the stock intake back on (for the time being to check to see if you still get the hanging RPM's.
If you bought a used 65mm TB, ensure the spring and everything else is in smooth working order. Ensure the inside of the TB, including the flap is clean, not all sooted up (black debris).
I have heard of some people that have done all of the above and said the idle came down after a few minutes of driving so it may need to 'adjust' itself after a couple minutes.
Another thing to check is the butterfly, make sure it isn't 'rubbing' on the sides of the TB when it moves. In the past, I've seen and read that people have to sand down (dremel) the inside of the TB chamber) where the butterfly makes contact with it to ensure it's not rubbing and causing a sticking problem. Also, check the orings on the TB shaft as they can sometimes be dry requiring some high temp grease to remedy this. It's another thing to check. More uncommon (the rubbing) issue but if you've tried everything else, try this.
Note: FocusFanatics.com is not responsible for any damage you may create to your TB by following these directions (especially the dremel idea). This disclaimer is also posted first in the COMPLETE HOW TO ARCHIVE for further reference.
If all of the above has been done and there is still a hanging idle and/or sticky pedal problem, then post it up in the forum as some other members on here may have other solutions but the above ones are the most common.
If you have any other solutions you have found that worked, please forward them to me at email@example.com and I will add them to this FYI. I also want to make note that this mod is a good one to do, not everyone had this 'hanging idle' problem and it is correctable so don't worry until you've tried everything first.
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Just curious--did you receive your award? If so, was the $ amount what you expected? Was it a lump sum?
My husband received his approval letter in Nov. 2008 for the same diagnosis. We have been waiting since then for the impairment rating. The paperwork was on hold because of the switch from the 5th Edition to the 6th Edition of the AMA guidelines. We were told we should receive a letter any day to give us an appt. date for the Dr. that will do the rating (referrel from OWCP thru Rickwel).
Any info would be appreciated.
The process for calculating hearing loss awards did not change with the switch to the 6th Edition of the AMA Guides. But, many OWCP offices were trying to clear up their backlog of orthopedic scheduled awards so that they would not have to redo those cases. This "clean up" process may have caused a hearing loss SA claim to go to the back burner since there was not May 1 deadline to meet on such a case.
8 months seems like an awfully long time to be scheduled for that appointment. I think that I would bug the CE about when it will occur.
If the physician recommended hearing aids, have the vendor submit an autho request to ACS.
The CA-7 probably is for the purpose of obtaining your pay rate for compensation purposes.
I would expect that the next thing that you would receive would be the award notice and the money. It may come as a lump sum or the award may terminate at a future date and be paid out every four weeks. Usually these awards start on the date of the medical examination, so if that exam occurred awhile ago, the odds favor one lump sum payment. If the exam was just last week, the ods favor one retroactive payment and ongoing payments every 28 days until the ending date of the award notice.
With hearing loss involving both ears, usually you get two weeks for every one percent of hearing loss. A 10% binaural hearing loss is 20 weeks. A 20% binaural hearing loss is 40 weeks.
If there is a dramatic difference between the loss of hearing in the ears, then this rule of thumb may not apply. But, probably over 90%+ of hearing loss awards are paid the way described.
I received a letter 2 months ago that I was diagnosed, ICD-9 code. Sensorineral hearing loss, bilateral, BILATERAL, 389.18.
I recently received a 2nd letter that I am not entitled to a schedule award of compensation under federal employees compensation act. They say my hearing loss is not sever enough. After 40 years of working with aircraft for the federal goverment I also have ringing in the ears. I can appeal there decission.
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Lennox Heatpump shuts off after about 20 seconds
I have a dual energy system - Gas Furnace (heil, about 15 years old) and a 2 year old Lennox heat pump.
When the temperature gets colder than about -7C, the heat pump will often startup, run for 10 to 20 seconds then shut off - then the gass furnace will kick in
I live in an area with an incentive program for electricity and a sensor that automatically switches off the heat pump at -13C.
The heat pump is not iced up, defrosts normally.
It seems that the heat pump is telling the gas furnace that something is wrong, kicking off and telling the gas to start up? Does a system like this contain a mechanism of this sort??
Any thoughts would be appreciated before I call a tech - would like to have an idea of what could be wrong.
May have lost a lot of Freon and is cutting out on a low pressure control. Call a Lennox tech B4 more damage is done.
most of us are not using the metric system so please use farenheit conversion (sorry im too lazy to convert it myself) or just post both values, thanks
I use conversion Plus, from MRHVAC.com.
Its free, and does close to 100 other conversions.
At the temps you mentioned it is not unreasonable for your aux to kick on exclusively. That brief short-cycle is wasteful and may affect the longevity of your equipment. Get a pro and have him check out the system.
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How Do I Replace This Glass?
How would one replace this broken piece of glass? It's time to clean up this window and step one is to replace this broken piece. I'm pretty good with a soldering iron and have to problem de-soldering and re-soldering, but i can't figure out how i would remove and put in the new piece.
I take it that it is lead caning. You will most likely have to take the whole unit off, and take it to a place that does stained glass to have it replaced. While they are at it, they will re-lead the whole panel.
you replace from the outside,there will be glazing compound that needs to be removed first
post some pics from there
Look at the outside, but I think gregzo got this one. It looks like a wood frame with an insert. You may have to remove the whole sash or insert for repair.
sorry it took so long to reply. This is a pic of the upper part of the window but it looks the same below.
This is a 10ft long 7ft high section of window, I'm not even sure if i did remove it from the frame if i could get it out in one piece :eek:
Yes, the outer edges are glazed, however how do you replace one of the inner pieces?
You would not remove it, the company that you would hire to fix it, would do it.
Ouch, and on a DIY forum too. :laughing:
In that case I think i'll gather up the pieces of glass that broke, (still have all the pieces none are very small) and glue them back in so i don't have a hole in my window. I'll wait until a few other panels brake before I see what the cost to replace these will be.
Or maybe it's time for me to start learning how to build leaded glass windows. :wink:
That lead caim (sp) is very narrow --the window would likely need to be taken apart--
There are times that the channel around the broken section can be cut away using a sharp knife (it's just soft lead or lead covered copper foil)
A new glass cut to fit---edges wrapped in copper foil and then soldered in.
If you are a really arty craftsy person you could do this---but without a junk window to practice on I think your first attempt will be disappointing.
linuxrunner, there are just some things that you can not diy, unless you do it professional, or do it as a hobby full time, and have the experience. I would not even tackle something like this, it would a call for three bids and get it fixed. You may want to check with your local community college, if the art department does stained glass. Otherwise, if you want to replace, check with local glass shops for a replacement double pane that size.
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It would be a mistake to choose an auto accident lawyer because they have the best commercial on TV. To avoid regrets later, you ought to interview as many professionals as is possible, until you find one that can protect your interests fully. This article offers insight regarding how to choose a capable service provider.
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A dependable attorney should work hard to protect their client, so click here to get started. If the defendant will be fighting back, it is obvious that they will demand for some information from you. They might also insist on interviewing you. If your lawyer cares for your interests, they would only allow the defense team access to only the information that they must have. If you cannot find time to handle correspondence, choose among lawyers that would be available to manage the same on your behalf.
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In November 2003, hip-hop legend Jay-Z threw what would become a legendary retirement party at the most important music venue in the nation: a sold-out Madison Square Garden. Joining him for this monumental musical celebration were some of the most popular artists in the industry including Beyonce, Mary j. Blige, Missy Elliott & R. Kelly along with hip-hop icons P. Diddy, Kayne West, Damon Dash and more.
2010 collection from the Hip Hop superstar. After eleven #1 albums, the ultimate collection from the man who re-defines music and culture. Jay -Z The Hits Collection features tops hits from each of Jay's albums including chart toppers 'Run This Town', 'Empire State Of Mind', '99 Problems', 'Izzo', '`03 Bonnie & Clyde' (feat. Beyonce), 'Hard Knock Life' and more.
iTunes deluxe edition with videos, including 5 bonus tracks, a 18-page digital booklet and 6 bonus videos.
Premiered by HBO just moments ago, Jay Z is linking arts and rap for his performance video "Picasso Baby." Jay teamed up with director Mark Romanek ("99 Problems") in order to turn 30 hours of footage into a 10-minute piece, called "Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film." The video was shot at New York City's Pace Gallery last month, and finds Mr. Carter inviting spectators and viewers for an intimate experience as he interacts with fans, fellow artists and art enthusiasts as with the Timbaland-crafted instrumental playing in the background. Cameo appearances come courtesy of the likes of Marina Abramovic, Wale, Judd Apatow, George Condo, Rosie Perez, Taraji P. Henson and more.


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Finally he grabs that blanket [and] I counted eight on one double mattress, eight children held together—dying of fright.
Truth, truthiness, in this mass media cacophony we live in, comes up something for grabs.
The Keystone State might be a little more up for grabs than Democrats would like to think.
Florida last month had 50 in its winner-take-all contest, and 437 are up for grabs on "Super Tuesday" on March 6.
The potential is huge, with over 100 million football-watching eyeballs up for grabs.
At this moment four grabs were seen beating out of the harbor.
I grabs up a gun—his own gun it was—an' sends him a long far'well.
In a minute, there in the dark by the gate, Jean Pahusca grabs me round me dainty waist.
A great, rich, busy nation cannot stop to see who grabs its pennies.
I wus skeerd nigh ter death, so when he grabs me I throw up my han's an' in a minute he falls.
1777, "thing grabbed;" 1824, "act of grabbing," from grab (v.). Up for grabs attested from 1945 in jive talk.
1580s, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German grabben "to grab," from Proto-Germanic *grab (cf. Old English græppian "to seize," Old Saxon garva, Old High German garba "sheaf," literally "that which is gathered up together"), from PIE *ghrebh- "to seize, reach" (cf. Sanskrit grbhnati "seizes," Old Persian grab- "seize" as possession or prisoner, Old Church Slavonic grabiti "to seize, rob," Lithuanian grebiu "to rake"). Sense of "to get by unscrupulous methods" reinforced by grab game, a kind of swindle, attested from 1846. Related: Grabbed; grabbing.
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Frist Center Highlights Nashville Artists in METAMORPHOSES, Opening Today, 6/8
Works by four Nashville-area artists-Erin Anfinson, Kristi Hargrove, Mark Hosford and Chris Scarborough-will be on view in the Frist Center's Conte Community Arts Gallery from today, June 8 through October 28, 2012. The exhibition, entitled Metamorphoses, features 41 drawings, all of which reveal scrupulously rendered forms, the origin of which are often unclear, conveying a sense of mystery and transformation.
Each of the artists featured in Metamorphoses approaches drawing differently, reminding us that of all the arts, drawing has historically been considered to be among the most personal, revealing something of the artist as well as the subject. "This is an exhibition to which we can all relate. Nearly everyone has made some sort of drawing, whether it is free-form doodle or a finished work of art," says Frist Center Chief Curator Mark Scala. "In the case of Metamorphoses, we see artists combining unfettered invention of doodling with virtuosic manipulation to create forms that seem to be both real and dreamlike."
The title of the exhibition, Metamorphoses, derives from Ovid's descriptions of bodily transformation in Greek myth, while simultaneously reflecting the Surrealist philosophy of breaking down boundaries between the inner and outer worlds. "It is the idea of dissolution-of beliefs, information, the body-and subsequent transformation that is the true subject of these
artists' drawings," notes Scala. "Although their style and imagery may differ, each grapples with notions of readaptation and imagination."
For example, in his Rorschach Series, Hosford appropriates templates of the famous inkblot test, which was designed to reveal the viewer's hidden psychological tendencies. He transforms these symmetrical organic forms by inlaying his own eccentric imagery, composed of monstrous creatures and hybrid beings reminiscent of the dark animation of the Brothers Quay and Tim Burton. The works hilariously reverse the instrument of psychology by showing us right up front what horrors lie within the mind; interpretation is no longer needed in these wild and playful imaginings.
Conversely, Scarborough re-envisions everyday subjects, skillfully merging depictions of people and animals with fragmenting or even exploding forms, as if all that seems certain is actually tenuous. Titles like "The Economist" and "The Modernist" provide a clue to the underlying imagery that is often obscured by random explosive inventions, encouraging viewers to come to their own conclusions about the strange metamorphosis taking place.
In intimate drawings that float between abstraction and recognition, Hargrove pushes the boundaries of pencil, pen, and paper. She explores the psychology of perception, in some instances creating realistic illusions, and in others employing collage or the physical properties of paper to create actual space and depth. The artist's playfulness and curiosity does not mask the works' invitation to voyeurism, with their tantalizing, often subtly erotic, glimpses into a very private world.
Anfinson also participates in a type of voyeurism by depicting an imagined bodily interior in excruciating close-up. In her series The Migration of the Disruptors, inspired by the artist's concern with the adverse affects of certain chemicals and pharmaceuticals on the endocrine system, twisting colonic shapes slowly dissolve into pictorial chemical bonds, provoking a strange transformation of the human interior into a universe of degradation and self-renewal.
By playing on the vulnerability of our minds and bodies, each of these artists encourages a heightened consciousness within the viewer. They draw attention to the incessant flux of our internal and external perceptions, the constant metamorphosis of our physical, mental and ideological selves.
Mark Hosford specializes in printmaking, drawing and animation, using narrative imagery to explore social curiosities and personal obsessions. Born in Kansas City, Mo., Hosford received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Kansas. In 1998, he moved to Knoxville, Tenn. to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Tennessee. Hosford has a regional, national and international exhibition record, including shows in Poland, Germany, South Korea, China, New York, Boston and California. He is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Vanderbilt University.


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In a rather unexpected move, Apple is set to launch its own music streaming service. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is already in talks about licensing music for this purpose.
Apple will apparently launch a custom radio station service similar to the US-only Pandora or the UK's own Last.fm. This involves first selecting a favoured artist, with the service then forming a customised playlist incorporating the music of related or similar artists.
Such an idea comes as something of a surprise. Steve Jobs was always rather dismissive of such streaming services, preferring to sell music to people outright (which he did rather well at, don't you think?). Of course, he was also dismissive of smaller tablets and bigger iPhones, and both of those look set to become reality.
It's also a bit of a surprise because none of the established personal radio station services make a lot of money. It's believed that Apple's service will be free, and will receive funds through Apple's iAd advertising platform.
The report claims that Apple's version of the custom radio station concept will be more advanced than the aformentioned rival efforts. Apparently it's arguing hard for more favourable terms that would allow for more frequent repeat plays for songs and more interactivity and control on the user's part.
Apple's extra clout in the music industry should make the difference in securing more favourable licensing terms. Still, the move ultimately sounds more like Apple adding another bullet point to those iPhone and iPad feature lists in a bid to keep ahead of its rivals.
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| Deal with the Bandits
The Bandit Lord Alira
The Bandit Lord Kraityn
The Bandit Lord Oak
| Resists Elemental Damage
Resists Chaos Damage
| Detonate DeadDetonate DeadCast, AoE, Fire
Radius: 22
Mana Cost: (7 to 30)
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%Requires Level 4Explodes an unused corpse, dealing fire damage to nearby enemies.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased Cast SpeedExplosion deals base Fire Damage equal to 6% of the corpse's maximum Life
Deals (4-276) to (5-414) Fire Damage
Damage cannot be ReflectedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Raise ZombieRaise ZombieSpell, Minion
Mana Cost: (10 to 38)
Cast Time: 0.85 secRaises a zombie minion from a corpse, which will follow you and attack enemies with a melee attack and an area of effect slam.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased Minion Maximum Life
1% increased Minion Movement SpeedCan raise up to 3 Zombies at a timePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Cauldron spawns Zombies
Alira is a unique bandit located in The Western Forest.
Defeating her is part of the quest Deal with the Bandits, The Bandit Lord Kraityn or The Bandit Lord Oak - as she drops the quest item Alira's AmuletAlira's AmuletSegregated by treachery, this artefact
longs to be reunited with her sisters.; siding with her is part of the quest The Bandit Lord Alira.
If the player decides to side with her, she will reward the player with a permanent:
- +60 to maximum Mana on Normal
- 5% increased Cast Speed on Cruel
- +1 to Maximum Power Charge on Merciless
Resists Elemental Damage
Resists Chaos
Voice Acting
Alira is voiced by New Zealand actress, Danielle Cormack.
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A version of Alira called Witch of the Cauldron is the boss for the Descent area Capricious Tomb


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After Alma: Getting Loans and Paying Taxes
9:30am - 10:30am EDT March 28, 2014
Location: Center for Student Opportunity
Come learn about the process in getting a vehicle loan or mortgage. Also, learn about types of taxes, the basics of when you need to file your income tax, pay property taxes, and how other taxes may be charged.
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text: A filmmaker has made the Katahdin region come to life on the big screen. Lance Edmands is a Kennebunk native and the director of the film, "Bluebird."The movie was filmed last winter in the Millinocket, East Millinocket, and Lincoln area. Bluebird focuses on the Mill industry and life in Northern Maine.In April, the actors and filmmakers walked the red carpet for the debut. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.Edmands, said, "It lived inside my head for so long and it was the first time it was being projected on a screen and the first time a lot of people were seeing it. So, it was a little nerve-racking and a little intense, but in the end we had a really good reception at Tribeca."Actor Brandon Wardwell said, "I could feel how heavy the room was. I saw a few people tear up. I didn't tear up, but people did tear up."The film will be shown for the first time in Maine this weekend. You can head to the Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville tomorrow for a screening. The show starts at 7 pm.


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In the matter between: -
The substantive relief sought involved 1st Respondent – The Respondent had been placed on liquidation – Applicant proceeded against it without the necessary leave of the High Court as required by section 180 (a) of the companies Act No.25 of 1967 such leave is mandatory – Application dismissed.
1. This is an application for an order in the following terms:
(a) The Second Respondent herein shall not be directed to dispatch or cause to be dispatched to this Honourable Court, the record of proceedings in LC 112/95, within fourteen (14) days of the service of this order upon him.
(b) The decision of the Second Respondent therein declining continued jurisdiction over LC 112/95 shall not be reviewed, corrected and/or set aside.
(c) The Respondents herein shall not be directed to pay the costs hereof in the event of opposition.
(d) The Second Respondent herein shall not be directed to proceed with the hearing of LC 112/95 to finality.
(e) The Applicant herein shall not be granted such further and/or alternative relief as this Honourable court may deem fit.
2. The facts leading to the present application are as far as relevant to the determination of this matter in a nutshell as outlined herein below.
3. The Applicant is the widow of the late Peter Lefume Lepamo who was the Applicant in the main case in LC 112/95. The said Peter Lefume Lepamo (hereinafter called "the Deceased") had lodged a claim against the First Respondent (hereinafter called the "bank"), claiming inter alia, his pension benefits. The proceedings went on until they reached a stage whereat they were almost complete and what was remaining was for Counsel on both sides to address the Labour Court.
4. Unfortunately, the Deceased passed away on the 5th day of November 2001 while the proceedings had not yet been finalized. The Applicant then brought an application for substitution in terms of which she asked the Labour Court to substitute her in her late husband's stead in LC 112/95 as Applicant. It is not clear from the record whether the application for substitution was ever granted by the Labour Court, but Mr Nathane who was always appearing for the Deceased and lately, for Applicant, informed the court from the bar in response to this court's question that it was in fact granted by consent in the Labour Court. There is no information on record on this aspect. The learned Counsel for the First Respondent, Mr Mpobole informed the court that he had no information on this point as he had since handed over the matter to another Counsel. Be that as it may, it appears that on the 22nd day of July 2003, Messrs Nathane and Chobokoane appeared before the President, and by consent the matter was to be withdrawn to enable it to be filed with the Directorate of Dispute Prevention and Resolution (DDPR), purportedly following the decision of the Court of Appeal of Lesotho in the case of the Attorney General & 2 Others v S J Kao C of A (CIV) No.9 of 2002 which was delivered on the 14th day of April 2003.
5. The present Applicant deposes in her affidavit that, when her Counsel appeared before the President of the Labour Court with First Respondent's Counsel, they were informed by the President that he could not proceed with the matter as his hands, were tied by the Kao's decision. She deposes that she and her Counsel had not seen the decision and they just took what they were told by the President that his hands were tied. It was on that occasion apparently that the Applicant's Counsel requested that he withdraws the matter so that he could institute it in the DOPR. The President then "dismissed" the matter in terms of Rule 10 of the Labour Court Rules.
6. One may pause here and remark that whether the President could correctly "dismiss" the said application sitting alone not sitting, as a court is rather doubtful. We have however not been called upon to express on opinion on this issue, and we accordingly avoided doing so in this matter.
7. The Applicant then deposes that, she asked her lawyer to consider the propriety of the course taken at the suggestion of the President and consequently decided to institute the present application before this court.
8. The matter was set down for hearing on the 31st day of October 2006, but Applicant's Counsel was not available. On that very day, First Respondent's Counsel filed an application for condonation for the late filing of the opposing affidavit to this review application as well as heads of arguments. The court then granted a postponement to Monday the 6th November 2006 to enable Applicant's Counsel to be before the court and for the matter to be proceeded with.
9. In the opposing affidavit, the First respondent raised two questions of law, namely: the locus standi of the Applicant and the issue whether this court could properly entertain this matter regard being had to the terms of section 180 (a) of the Company's Act 1967.
10. The latter section provides that:
"No action or proceedings shall be Proceeded with or commenced against the company except by leave of the court and subject to such terms as the court may propose."( Emphasis supplied)
This court characterized the above issue as one of jurisdiction. It then decided that the parties should address it on that issue, as in its opinion, the issue had to be determined first. The reason for this was that, if the court could be shown to lack jurisdiction to entertain the matter in the light of section 180 (a) of the Company's Act No.25 of 1967, then there would be no need to go further with the other issues raised.
11. In his address, the learned Counsel for the First Respondent Mr Mpobole contended that the above mentioned section had the effect of a liquidation order, which is to automatically suspend all civil proceedings whether they are already proceeding or they are commencing. For this proposition he referred the court to the valuable work by Celia, Venadi, Botha, Oosthuizen and De La Ray, Corporate Law, Butterworths 1987 at p 463. He contended further that, in casu since the proceedings had already commenced, they are also suspended by operation of the section. For this contention he relied on SAPS v Joubert N.O 1986 (2) SA 395 (c). He contended that failure to apply for leave to institute the proceedings against a company in liquidation was fatal to this application. He relied on Nkopane Monyane v The Liquidator Lesotho Bank, CIV/T/450/2002, and cases cited therein. The Learned Counsel also relied on Mampe Khaebana v IFTS (PTY) Ltd in Liquidation & 3 Others C of A (CIV) No.26 of 2005.
12. The learned Counsel Mr Nathane quickly conceded, and quite properly so in our view. As the court of Appeal put it in the Khaebana's case (supra):
IFTS was placed under provisional liquidation on 20 August 1998 and finally on 19 September 1998. The bank was voluntarily wound up on 31 January 2001.
It was conceded that at no stage was leave of the court – by definition the High Court – requested or granted. The section 180 (a) requirement is so explicit and mandatory that Mrs Kotelo so (sic) be forgiven for not having any tenable submission to overcome this obstacle of non-compliance on the part of the applicant.
13. We are in respectful agreement with the above view. The present application is on all four with the Khaebana's case on this point.
14. In the result, this application in to be dismissed with costs for failure to comply with the terms of section 180(a) of the company's Act No. 25 of 1967.
15. My Assessors agree.
K. E. Mosito
Judge of the Labour Appeal Court
For Applicant: Mr. H Nathane
For First Respondent: Mr. M Mopobole
No appearance for the 2nd & 3rd Respondents.


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When I first started selling cars (Nissans) in 1986 we had Japanese and American-built Sentras (Smyrna, GA.). No doubt about it, the American ones were inferior. It was most obvious, even visibly so as the rubber exterior bits like windshield seals, black bumper covers, etc. all began oxidizing almost immediately on the US-built, and not at all on Japanese. There were several other noticeable differences. My next stop, Honda, same thing. The Japanese Accords made of better materials, also better fit and finish. We had plenty of customers refuse delivery based on assembly point. The only similar BMW comparisons that could be drawn were with the SA built versus German E46 sedans. They were very close, I couldn't tell a difference, yet again, we had buyers refuse SA-built vehicles.
For me the point to be gleaned is that the jobber/supplier issue is more salient than the assembler issue.
Fair enough but, again you could argue that manufacturer is responsible for the QC of the parts from a supplier and if they approve inferior parts with different materials or qualities from a supplier in a foreign country it is their fault for allowing the supplier to be different. There is no inherent reason that trim work can't be made to the same quality or of the same material in the US or South Africa as it is in Germany. I've owned 3 German built BMWs (E90, E92, E65) and one American built (E70) and I can't tell any discernible difference in how they are assembled.
Kind of a funny BMW supplier story, My father-in-law works for Exide who is now producing batteries for BMW. When they first started the evaluations to be an approved supplier they were furnished prints to build the parts to. At this point I believe there was an Italian company manufacturing the batteries. When the BMW engineers showed up to do the evaluations they found something that did not fit their fixtures like the production battery did. Apparently they kind of acted like they weren't surprised that us dumb Americans can't even follow prints. It turns out the Exide part was built accurately and to the print but, the go/no go gauge they built was fitted off a production Italian battery that was actually out of BMW spec for one reason or another.
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'Michigan Matters' Focus: 'The Hulk' Still Rocks The Motor CityLou Ferrigno stops by to talk about his years starring as the Hulk, the Comic Con, his new book, and life as a deputy sheriff in Arizona.
Macomb Legislator Looks To Put Limits On Firework UseDemocrat John Chirkun of Roseville has introduced legislation that would allow cities to prohibit the use of fireworks for all but nine days a year.
Fireworks Business Challenges Detroit Suburb's Sky Lantern BanOfficials say they are a fire hazard.
Number Of Fires Over Holiday Weekend Increase Over Last Year; Majority Are SuspiciousFirefighters were busy over the long Fourth of July holiday in Detroit.
Michigan Fireworks Store Goes Up In Flames; Arson Suspected [VIDEO]As the building burned, fireworks shot into the air and the sound of exploding fireworks was heard.
List Of Michigan Communities Banning Fireworks Continues To GrowThe Department of Natural Resources has designated southeastern Michigan as being in "extreme fire danger."
Salute To America Includes Fireworks At Greenfield VillageThe annual Salute to America celebration featuring the DSO and a big fireworks display is taking place at Greenfield Village in Dearborn.
State Weighs Fireworks Ban As Some Michigan Communities Prohibit Them Due To DrynessOfficials issued the bans following a recent lack of rain as part of an effort to prevent fires that might get out of control.
Metro Detroit Area Fireworks Shows Through July 4thHere are our top picks, by date and city…
Fireworks May Be To Blame For Shelby Township House FireNo injuries were reported, but about half the house was left a ruin.
Annual Fireworks Display Celebrates Detroit's ProgressThe annual fireworks display over the Detroit River is billed as a salute to progress.
Guide To Watching Detroit Fireworks On Belle IsleThe Detroit Fireworks is one of the biggest events of the summer, and the best spot to watch the festive display is right on Belle Isle.


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Description: This is a 2-pin JST RCY connector typically used for low-voltage applications running 10A or less. They are commonly found in RC vehicles. These come in a bag of 1 male plug, 1 female plug, plus pins to connect them both. The pins crimp to your cable and are inserted into the housing.
10 amps? Are you sure you want to stick with that story? That they're specced for 3 is impressive enough.
I have to applaud you on the direction of packaging one full connector's worth of stuff as one item. This happens all the time, I want a 2 pin connection to a motor or whatever… just one! Or perhaps 2 or 3. Now I have to get male bodies, female bodies, and then male and female pins. This solves a big issue!
One more detail… I use this tool to pre-crimp pins like this prior to soldering:
Crimping Pliers for JST
It's one of your products, and I use it all the time. But I don't see it in the "Related Products' section for this part.
Anyone know where to get this in black or white? I need a few thousand sets for connecting lighting strings, and red is too garish for my application.
Are these polarity protected? Is it impossible to connect them backwards? There's no pictures of the "other sides" of these.
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EUR/USD - Daily technical Forecast
EUR/USD closed lower on Thursday as it extends the trading range of the past six weeks. The low-range close sets the stage for a steady to lower opening on Friday. Stochastics and the RSI remain neutral to bullish signalling that sideways to higher prices are possible near-term. Closes above the reaction high crossing are needed to confirm that a short-term low has been posted. If it resumes this winter's decline, the 75% retracement level of the 2008-2009-rally crossing is the next downside target.