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Thursday, November 4
Truthfully, unless you're a glad-handing, card-hurling businessperson with a frozen smile, there aren't a whole lot of reasons to hit a chamber of commerce event. Understanding that, the folks at the Asian Chamber of Commerce are tempting folks with food. At the Westin Oaks Hotel for the Asian Epicurean Event, you can sample offerings from Asiana Garden Restaurant, Atami Japanese Steak and Sushi, Cafe Le Jadeite, Cafe Tin Tin, Fadi's Mediterranean Delight, Nit Noi and Mo Mong, among others. Ladies, exchange beauty tips (guys, exchange numbers) with Karen Wong, Miss Chinatown Houston. Dig in at 6 p.m. Grand Ballroom, 5011 Westheimer. For information, call 713-782-7222 or visit www.asianchamber-hou.org. $25 to $30.
Friday, November 5
Up until now, we'd always figured that only Gallery Furniture's jumpy Mattress Mac could find enlightenment at a furniture store. Now the folks at the chic furniture spot Pad are shedding some illumination with "The Enlightenment Show." As part of its "Outsider Art" series, visiting artists share their works within Pad's swank walls. Artist Mikel Robinson, who hails from Charlotte, North Carolina, will be showcasing his photo-collage light boxes. The show also features San Francisco artist Topher Adam, who manipulates digital photography and attaches photo transparencies to molded plastic light boxes. Hit tonight's opening reception and you'll catch a DJ, drinks and food from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. 1665-A Westheimer. For information, call 713-521-4423 or visit www.padtx.com. Free.
Saturday, November 6
We're not saying that new theater troupe Collide is making a commentary on our current society with their new production, Danton's Death. Nah, this little ditty is just a redo of Georg Büchner's drama that confronts the issues of patriotism, terror and justice via the French Revolution. In the show, 11 Collide actors take on more than 50 speaking parts. The morally upright (if not uptight) leader Robespierre uses the revolution to maintain his power; anyone who disagrees with him or speaks out against his regime pays a little visit to le guillotine. Georges Danton, once a passionate revolutionary, finally tires of the corpse parade and decides to lose himself in some good old-fashioned debauchery. The raunchiness should be fun, but really, a political leader who uses a traumatic event to stay in power while he scares the hell outta the citizens? Where do they get this stuff? 8 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, through November 21. Helios, 411 Westheimer. For information, call 713-528-5108 or visit www.theatre-collide.com. $5 to $10.
Sunday, November 7
When you think of down-home, slap-yo'-mama Texas barbecue, chances are you're envisioning a lonely little shack on the side of I-10, not an upscale area like River Oaks. The new owners of the River Oaks Grill are aiming to change that perception with the Throw-Down Barbecue Cookoff, which, ironically, benefits Citizens for Animal Protection. Open to River Oaks residents, the cookoff finds contestants drumming up their best 'cue and two side dishes for a panel of celebrity judges. What's in it for non-Oakers? Your entry fee gets you plenty of grub, beer and wine. We'd like to see slow-smoked venison served on Tiffany stoneware, but that's just us. Space is limited, so make your reservation and throw on your snazziest bib at 4 p.m. 2630 Westheimer. For information and reservations, call 713-524-8351. $25.
Monday, November 8
It's a well-known psychological truth that kids react differently to domestic strife and tension. Some lash out at others. Some lash out at themselves. And some get famous. Josh Braff and his younger brother Zach have taken their awkward, sometimes painful youths as Jersey kids and cashed in via fictional works. Zach's already made a name for himself acting in the quirky NBC comedy Scrubs and most recently by writing, directing and starring in the critically heralded flick Garden State. And Josh recently released The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green, a novel that's almost a Royal Tenenbaums put to print. Jacob Green grows up with a narcissistic, sometimes nutty dad, gets some "in-home" sex ed from his live-in nanny and watches his mother carry on an affair with her psychology professor (who just happens to lecture on surrogate motherhood). But life could be worse for Jake. He could be more like his older brother, who gets kicked out of Hebrew school for drawing the rabbi in ménage à trois with a lobster and a pig. Braff signs his book today at 6:15 p.m. Jewish Community Center, 5601 South Braeswood, 713-729-3200, www.jcchouston.org. Free.
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Tuesday, November 9
Cher is one of those rare pop phenoms who is impersonated so much, she's almost a caricature of herself. It's practically impossible to picture her without thinking of Jack from Will & Grace doing his dead-on "If I could turn back ti-oohhm / If I could find a wa-ooooh!" The ageless actress-singer is crossing the country for what we're guessing is the first of perhaps a couple of "farewell tours." Oh, and she's coming to Beaumont. That's right, one of the world's biggest diva-licious icons is hittin' Jefferson County. Even if you're not a fan, we think the trip to Beaumont is worth the gas, if for nothing but to witness thousands of big-city dandies and fabulous drag queens descending on a small Southeast Texas town. Pack for a roadie and Cher a moment with the divine diva at 7:30 p.m. Ford Arena, 5115 I-10 South. For information, call 713-629-3700 or visit www.cc.com. $39.75 to $79.75.
Wednesday, November 10
With all due respect to siblings everywhere, twins can be really annoying. Is there some law out there that says they have to wear the same shirts or get the same haircuts? Fortunately, the world of sports offers twins worth watching: the Minnesota Twins, the Coors Light ladies (our personal favorite) and, of course, the Barkers and the Bryans. Local sports fans will recognize William and Richard Barker, the Rice University tennis twins who're ranked No. 1 in the NCAA for doubles play. They'll be taking on Bob and Mike Bryan, who, incidentally, are also tennis twins and the top-ranked pro-tennis double team in the world. Today's celeb match, Barker and Barker vs. Bryan and Bryan, benefits the Kids on Court foundation, which helps teach tennis to underprivileged inner-city kids. Swing by at 6 p.m. for a children's tennis clinic, or watch the pros hold court at 7:30 p.m. Jake Hess Stadium, 6100 Main, 713-348-4068, www.riceowls.com. $20.

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Hi everyone, hope you're all well.
I just want to share with you my latest contribution to SoundShoots called "Urban Bedlam", which I created in response to SoundShoots' 'Chaos' theme.
The inspiration for this piece came from freesound sample "Chaos" by turonkusu. In this sample you hear chaos, rioting and bedlam in the streets, so I wanted to create a piece that emphasized these senses. To begin with I started off with a beat repeating synth tone to which I added a clicking rhythm before bringing in my own live guitar recordings. The pulse of the piece then builds, guitar octaves raise to build the sense of panic/confusion before the piece winds down to an uncertain end with the sirens still sounding... The track can be streamed at http://www.soundshoots.com/artist/filthy-temples/track/443 I hope you enjoy and please feel free to post any feedback/reaction that you have to the piece!
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ELYRIA — The Vermilion man who infected three women with HIV was sentenced Monday to five years in prison.
Brandon Shullick, who pleaded guilty to felonious assault charges last year, apologized during the hearing before Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Mark Betleski handed down the sentence.
"My actions are inexcusable," Shullick said. "There's not a day that goes by that I don't hate myself and regret the reckless choices (I made)."
Two of the three victims were in the courtroom Monday. The third victim died of an unrelated drug overdose, according to Dave Nehr, Shullick's lawyer.
Nehr said his client was genuinely remorseful and his actions will haunt him.
"This stigma is going to be with him essentially for the rest of his life," he said.
According to Vermilion police, Shullick, 27, had sexual contact with two of the women in February of last year and the third woman in October 2010. He also had engaged in sexual relations with several other women who reported their encounters with him after learning he was HIV-positive. Tests on the other women came back negative for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Shullick was arrested last March after returning to Ohio from West Virginia, where police said he fled after learning he was under investigation.
Police and prosecutors have said that Shullick knew he was infected with the immune system deficiency virus, but engaged in sexual relations with women anyway.
Nehr said that Shullick was a heroin addict who routinely shared needles and had sex with fellow junkies, often trading sex for drugs.
He said his client has been undergoing drug treatment during the time he has been housed at the Lorain County Jail awaiting trial.
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NFC player Inside Secure files for IPO
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LONDON – Inside Secure SA, a fabless supplier of near field communication (NFC) chips has filed papers for an initial public offering of shares on the Euronext exchange in Paris, according to reports.
The company, which was founded as Inside Contactless in 1995 and has been venture capital backed, is looking to raise between 80 million and 100 million euro (about $115 million to $144 million). The move is being made on the prospects for NFC chips in mobile phones to enable them to be used as electronic wallets and as a means of paying for goods and services.
Inside Secure (Aix-en-Provence, France) has hired BNP Paribas and Jeffries to prepare for the IPO, according to Reuters report.
The company is said to be number two in the market for NFC chips behind NXP Semiconductor BV (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), which recently boasted that it was the chip vendor behind Google's announcement of mobile payment services on the Android mobile phone platform.
However, Inside Secure is likely to be also profiting from interest in NFC chips. Inside Secure has a contract to supply Research in Motion with 20 million to 25 million NFC chips for BlackBerry's that will support near field communications, according to an NFC Times report. Inside Secure is trying to fight back against early design wins for NXP with Samsung and Nokia, the report said. This RIM order is part of a backlog worth $22 million at the end of 1Q11, according to another NFC Times report.
The company had sales revenue of $78.1 million in 2010 more than doubling sales of $36 million in 2009 and sales of $51.9 million in 2008, according to Boursier.com. However, the company made a net loss of $7.95 million in 2010, Boursier said.
Inside Secure has about 15 venture capital backers including funds representing the interests of Samsung, Nokia, Qualcomm and Motorola. However, the company needs to move quickly as chip companies including Samsung, Qualcomm, Renesas and Broadcom are gearing up to start selling their own chips, according to observers.
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Contrapunctus IX
Brass quintet (2 trumpets, french horn, trombone and tuba) - Grade 5
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Arranged by Richard Fote. Score and set of parts. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.18740).
Item Number: KN.18740
Written in the last decade of his life to explore the limits of contrapuntal music, this challenging selection from Bach's The Art Of Fugue is a double fugue (two principal themes) that progressively increases in complexity. In this 1973 adaptation, all parts include helpful dynamics, articulations and breath marks to help with phrasing and stylistic interpretation. Duration 3:00.


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DC was ridiculously hot last week, so I started doing early morning workouts because the evenings were unbearable (turns out I can run at 6:15 am – shocking!). Plus I recently started a new job (so far, so good!). Basically, big life changes on the Mollie front…and these facts are relevant because a) I'm not quite into the routine of pre-work running, and b) I'm on new job best behavior, and therefore can't be late to work.
I got in about 6 miles total running, and left the workout feeling slightly bummed but not terrible. I metro'ed to my new office location and headed to the basement locker room, looking forward to being at my desk bright and early.
But no. The key fob they promised me would work in the basement office gym was not working. I couldn't get in. I went up to my office and grabbed the intern bathroom key to try it in the door.


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Robot Greenhouse Workshop
28 June or 11 July / 12pm - 4.30pm / FACT Connects Space / FREE
Join us for a day of robot gardening! Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK based charity that aims to enhance computing education - and have fun while doing so, kindly donating 100 Raspberry Pi Greenhouses for the project here at FACT.
In the first part of the session, you will be introduced to local bio-scientists and grow-your-own enthusiasts Farm Urban who will talk about the importance of growing plants in the city. We will start right away by planting your seedling.
In the second part of the session, you will build your Robot Greenhouse with Raspberry Pi Foundation's Creative Producer Rachel Rayns, followed by a guided programming workshop. You can programme your robot however you like: Want it to flash red when your plant is thirsty, or orange, or white? Or turn blue when your plant is cold? Sure thing. Whilst your Greenhouse is letting you know how your garden is getting on, it's also collecting data and saving it in a spreadsheet; light levels, humidity, soil moisture and temperature.
You only need to attend one of these sessions, and then we will invite you back on 22 August to find out how to use the data to produce creative graphs and charts at our Data Visualisation workshop led by the Raspberry Pi Foundation's Ben Nuttall.
The workshop is suitable for ages 12 and up. Please note, this workshop is for children accompanied by an adult. To bring your child to this workshop, please book 1x ticket which acts as combined admittance for you and your child.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has kindly donated 100 limited edition robot kits (including a Raspberry Pi computer, camera, robot circuit boards and plant to take away with you!) - We are exploring intergenerational learning; so are looking particularly for adult (18+) and child (12 - 18 year olds) teams.
With the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union
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Egypt FM: Still No Basis for Direct Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
PM meets with Egyptian president; Egyptian officials tell Haaretz there is anger in Cairo over Lieberman's recent call to sever ties with Gaza.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Sunday that more work needs to be done to bridge the gap between Israel and the Palestinians before they can move to direct peace talks.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met separately with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo on Sunday.
At the conclusion of the Mubarak-Netanyhau meeting, which lasted more than two hours, the prime minister said that "President Mubarak represents the aspiration to expand the circle of peace, stability and security to all the region's peoples. I view him as a central partner in achieving these important goals."
Abbas has refused to negotiate directly with Netanyahu unless Israel agrees to recognize its 1967 borders as a basis for drawing a future Palestinian state, and accepts the deployment of an international force to guard its borders. Netanyahu has refused to be pinned down on a framework for negotiations.
"There must be a strong Israeli strategic move that would deepen Palestinian trust in Israel's intentions, so we can move from indirect to direct talks," Aboul Gheit said. "Egypt thinks there is the need for direct talks, that they are the road to reach a settlement ... but to have these direct talks, the atmosphere must be ripe and enough progress made."
Cairo called for a more hands-on U.S. role with the two sides to lay the groundwork for direct negotiations. Aboul Gheit said this could include at least a general framework from Washington for the final settlement.
Egypt's top diplomat also said there is still more discussion and diplomacy in an effort to narrow the divide and build trust between the two sides.
"We are still hopeful that we can bridge that gap, the gap between the needs of security for Israel and the borders for the Palestinians," Aboul Gheit said. You have to create the basis to proceed from indirect to direct talks. That is still lacking. We need to help the Americans and both parties to come closer to each other."
He said Mubarak received a message Sunday from U.S. President Barack Obama and a telephone call from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging a swift move to direct peace talks.
Aboul Gheit said he hoped that by September there would be enough progress to allow the Palestinians and Israel sit at the same negotiating table, if not sooner.
Prior to meeting with Mubarak, Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem that "I intend to speak with President Mubarak about ways to accelerate the entry into direct negotiations between us and the Palestinians."
"I know that Egypt is interested in advancing the diplomatic process like we are, and I hope that in the wake of my meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington we will find ways to advance this common goal," he said.
Senior Egyptian officials, however, told Haaretz that Cairo was furious over Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's call last week to sever all ties with the Gaza Strip.
Mubarak was expected to ask Netanyahu for clarifications on the matter and stress that Egypt will not accept any attempt to burden it with responsibility for Gaza.
In the meeting, Netanyahu was expected to ask Mubarak to pressure Abbas to agree to begin direct negotiations with Israel. He was expected to say that Israel will carry out a number of confidence-building measures to strengthen the PA if Abbas agrees to the talks.
Lieberman suggested last week that Israel shut down all border crossings with the Strip and allow movement in and out through the sea and the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian border. Israel would gradually disconnect Gaza from Israel's infrastructure, and the Gazans would receive a power station and water and sewage installation built by the European Union.
Senior Egyptian officials told Haaretz that Cairo adamantly opposed the move. They noted that a similar idea was voiced by Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz a few weeks ago, and that Lieberman's statements increased their concerns.
"We won't allow the responsibility for Gaza to be dumped on us," one official said. "You don't work like that and we are wondering about the timing of Lieberman's statement just before Netanyahu's meeting with President Mubarak."
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Beauty Poll: Hair Accessories On Ashley Madekwe, Rose Byrne
Who Had the Best Statement-Making Hair Accessory This Week?
Summer is right around the corner, and it's always a fun time to break out your favourite statement-making hair accessory. A handful of celebrities are already jumping on the bandwagon. Christina Hendricks sported a sparkly black floral accent in her hair, while Ashley Madekwe wore a cluster of silver stars. And Rose Byrne amped up her hairstyle with a classy black-and-white hairpiece by Chanel. The possibilities are endless when it comes to decorating your strands, but who do you think wore the accessory best?
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CeBIT 2012: Call for Papers - Open Source Forum
The Open Source Forum returns to CeBIT 2012! CeBIT, the world's largest IT trade show will be held from March 6 to 10, 2012 in Hannover, Germany. As in previous years, the Forum will take place in Hall 2.
Deadline Extended for Submissions! Please note, the deadline has been extended to January 8, 2012. Papers from interested contributors are welcome. Please send your proposals with the subject title, information about the speaker and a short content description to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Organized by Linux New Media AG, the Open Source Forum will feature an extensive series of presentations. The call for papers applies to individuals and organizations as well as open source developers. Sought after are practicioners who can report on their experience deploying free software in the corporate sector and in organizations. The focus should be on innovative products, new projects and open source/Linux specific technologies. Of great interest are also projects connected to the CeBIT keynote theme "Managing Trust".
Interested participants should send their proposals with the subject title, information about the speaker and a short content description to firstname.lastname@example.com. Presentations should be approximately 45 minutes in length (including a short Q&A session) and either be in English or German. An international jury of open source experts will choose the successful applications. The Call for Papers ends on Sunday, December 18, 2011.
The Open Source Software theme area in Hall 2 includes the Open Source Forum, the Open Source Project Lounge, and the Open Source Park. The Project Lounge gives Free Software Projects the opportunity to present their work to the CeBIT audience. The Open Source Park features all things open source/Linux in a joint exhibition.
The Forum's entire program will be broadcast through a live stream on Linux Magazine Online and be available for free through the Linux Magazine streaming archive page.
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Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Managing Federal Lands: Does "Multiple Use" Include Energy?
Nearly 30 percent of Montana is owned by the federal government. Naturally, when development of energy resources is at issue, the topic of production on federal lands is a central concern. Stories abound on all sides of the issue – permitting delays that last months or even years, environmental damage that takes years to restore, economic investment delayed or lost. But what is the real story? What does it really mean to produce energy – be it oil, gas or coal – on federal lands in Montana? Who is looking out for the public interest, and is it really a regulatory nightmare to work with the federal agencies? Producers routinely complain that the federal agencies, primarily the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), operate too slowly to encourage investment and that agency processes are often unreasonably delayed by public protests and lawsuits. Producers also suggest that uncertainty related to the regulatory environment and unnecessary rules, such as the currently pending federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing, create excessive obstacles. "I can't wait these things out. I have to feed my family," said Tom Hauptman, an independent petroleum producer in Billings, Mont. According to the Congressional Research Service, concerns about delays and regulatory hurdles are starting to have an impact. From 2007 to 2012, total U.S. oil production increased by 1.1 million barrels per day – all of which was produced on nonfederal lands. The overall share of crude oil production on federal lands has dropped by seven percent and by 23 percent for natural gas. BLM representatives counter that they have a statutory obligation to engage the public extensively, in order to resolve competing land use desires...more
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Willie Randolph MLB Baseball (Signed In Black)
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Originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1972 draft Willie Randolph enjoyed a productive 18-year career in the big leagues and is best known for his 13 seasons with the New York Yankees. The 6-Time All-Star second baseman won a combined 6 World Series Championships with the Yankees 2 as a player 1977 1978 and 4 as a coach 1996 1998 1999 2000. He was the 11th captain in team history serving in that capacity from 1986-1988. He is now the bench coach with the Milwaukee Brewers.brbrAn MLB baseball hand signed on the sweet spot is perhaps the most coveted collectible in the industry. It is the foundation of sports collectibles and remains the most popular way to celebrate a players career. This MLB baseball is hand signed by Randolph on the sweet spot in black ink. It comes complete with a Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity.
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The majority of UK companies have no idea if their business software is compliant with international standards, according to a new report.
The research comes from Centennial, an asset management company which, admittedly, would gain from firms tightening up their software asset management (SAM) procedures. Nevertheless, the report shows that 71 percent of IT managers from companies in the logistics, healthcare, retail and finance sectors claim they either know their software isn't compliant, or do not know either way.
The directors of these firms risk criminal charges and the companies risk punitive fines for not complying with software licence terms. But without knowing what is installed on their systems, they are also exposed to greater software costs due to over-licensing, higher costs per unit from decentralised purchasing and unused maintenance agreements.
The research also revealed that this compliance knowledge gap exists despite the fact that 85 percent of companies are aware of SAM targets, such as the international standard ISO 19770.
"It's worrying that companies are continuing to ignore the risk of non-compliance with software standards, even when they know they could be facing a fine and potentially serious implications for their reputation," said Alex Hilton, Centennial's UK vice-president of sales. "Microsoft's piracy audits are very active, and it seems every day we read more horror stories about companies being caught out. There's really no excuse for this kind of apathy any more."
The research also revealed that despite the high proportion of people being aware of standards such as ISO 19770, 69 percent of respondents have yet to act in order to achieve compliance.
In May the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) warned it was going to get tough on companies flouting the terms of software licences.
IT managers ignore software compliance
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Large Gatherings of Bibliophiles, Now and Later
Austin Teen Book Festival & Texas Book Festival
By Kimberley Jones, Fri., Sept. 30, 2011
If you like large gatherings of book lovers, book authors, and books themselves, then October's your month. In only its third year, the Austin Teen Book Festival has fast grown into one of the largest gatherings of its kind in the country. The one-day event – which is totally free, by the way – takes place this Saturday, Oct. 1, 10am-5pm, at the Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Rd.). Scott Westerfeld, author of the bestselling Uglies series, is the keynote speaker; other YA writers in attendance include Gabrielle Zevin, Jennifer Ziegler, Jessica Brody, and David Levithan, as well as hometown reps Margo Rabb, Varian Johnson, and Cynthia Leitich Smith. Levithan will get a jump on the proceedings the night before, in fact, with a special screening plus Q&A for Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, which was adapted from his novel with Rachel Cohn. That event (sadly, not free) goes down Sept. 30 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. See www.austinteenbookfestival.com for more details.
A few short weeks later, the Texas Book Festival settles in for its annual weekend squat at the Texas State Capitol, Oct. 22-23. With roughly 240 authors in attendance, plus music, booksignings, a trade show, and a food vendor alley, you might want to start plotting your course now (the two-day schedule is now live at www.texasbookfestival.org). Need some suggestions? Check us out online at austinchronicle.com/texas-book-festival, where we've handily gathered all of our past interviews and reviews of 2011 TBF authors and their books, along with the latest news on this year's festivities.


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" Genre: Drama / Theatrical Release: 1988 / Director: Jonathan Kaplan / Actors: Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster ... / DVD released 01 July, 2002 at Paramount Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen "
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RELEASED: 1988, Cert.18
RUNNING TIME: 111 mins
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Kaplan
PRODUCERS: Stanley R Jaffe, Sherry Lansing
SCREENWRITER: Tom Topor
MUSICAL SCORE: Brad Fiedel
Sarah Tobias (Jodie Foster)
Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis)
Bernie Coulson (Kenneth Joyce)
In early 1989, a friend and I took ourselves off to the cinema to see The Accused. We had read that the film dealt with rape as its subject matter, but weren't quite sure how it would be presented, or really what to expect at all. My friend was a little nervous - incidentally this friend happens to be male - as when much younger, he was a victim of a gang rape....something which has deeply scarred his psychology forever. He said that he felt repulsed by the idea of going to see a film on this particular topic, yet at the same time strangely drawn to it from the point of view of hopefully being able to empathise with the victim in the film. He also felt that to be taken close to his demons may assist with the rape-related therapy he was undergoing at the time.
After a certain point in the film I was left alone in the cinema, it all having been too much for my friend to cope with....I'll say a more about that much further down.
The Accused opens with a screaming Sarah Tobias, fleeing half-dressed from a roadhouse bar. She flags down a truck....the driver stops, and presumably takes her to a hospital, where she is examined by the medical staff, and interviewed by a rape crisis counsellor.
When lawyer Kathryn Murphy is assigned to Sarah's case, she goes down the route of plea-bargaining (after having been pressed into it by her male colleagues), thus Sarah's rapists - three of them - received a much more lenient sentence than they deserved.
Naturally, Sarah is very upset...not to mention furious...and after letting her feelings of betrayal be known loud and clear, an ashamed Kathryn re-opens the case and takes it down a different route, whereby she attempts to prosecute the onlookers of the rape for allowing and encouraging it to happen, assuring Sarah that if they win, the previous verdict would automatically be overturned, the three rapists then receiving the full prison sentence for their crime.
The Accused is a very taught, tense and realistic courtroom drama that apparently is loosely based on a true story. It is said that various actresses were offered the part of Kathryn Murphy, but eventually Kelly McGillis was chosen and badly wanted the role, as it was something close to her heart, she having been a rape victim herself some years earlier.
For me, this is one of those films whereby although I can't say it's enjoyable to watch, it had me hooked from the very first frame.
I feel that Jodi Foster was superb in the role of Sarah Tobias, a young woman who perhaps on the surface comes across a bit of a hard-nut, but is vulnerable and insecure not too far underneath. Jodi Foster as Sarah, skilfully projects the fear, desperation and anger of a battered and bruised rape victim, accompanied by an equally superb performance from Kelly McGillis as the professional lawyer who is noble enough to admit she's made a mistake and tries to correct it. Both actresses craft a fine line with their characters of gradually getting closer to one another and forming a strange kind of bond, yet simultaneously realising that a professional distance must be kept between them at all times.
As far as the whole production team is concerned, I feel that they paid great attention to accurate detail, especially the portrayal of the bar-room scenes. When we do get to see the actual rape within the film, I feel that the way it gradually built up was superb....a young girl who's a little drunk and flirtatious, finding herself out of her depth when the guy she's dancing with won't take no for an answer, then being held down on top of a pinball machine and savagely assaulted by three men - with the rest of the crowd clapping, cheering and egging the rapists on.
I'm not sure how much praise he received at the time, but I feel that Bernie Coulson as Kenneth Joyce deserves more than just a mention - he was the one guy in the crowd who, although he initially stood and watched along with the others, soon realised that what had started out as no more than a bit of flirting, quickly turned into a situation whereby a young woman was being held down and sexually violated against her will. Later in the film, Kenneth was reluctant to come forward with evidence, as that meant he'd be testifying against his friends....watch the film to see if he changed his mind or not. For me, the good part about the way Bernie acted the role of Kenneth Joyce who was knee-deep in trying to cope with a moral dilemma, was the expressions he pulled on his face when challenged by Sarah's lawyer.
As far as the message and moral of the film is concerned, what struck me more than anything, was that the men involved (not just the rapists, but the onlookers and the opposition's attorneys in court too) just didn't seem to grasp the concept that what had happened was very wrong. In court, Sarah was grilled to pieces regarding the clothes she had been wearing on the night of the rape, how much she'd had to drink and why hadn't she screamed for help? The fact that there were huge male hands covering her mouth didn't seem to be an issue for those accusing.
Looking at it as if real life rather than a film for the moment, my own and possibly controversial view, is that yes, I feel Sarah was initially sending out the wrong messages, probably giving the impression that she would be free with her favours....not just by how she was dressed (which was very provocatively), but how she was behaving.
However, I now firmly plant my feet on the other side where I remain, in that although Sarah may have been teasing somewhat, when she realised things were going beyond the point she wanted to stop at, she did protest and say NO, loud and clear. The group of men was obviously of the type who either misunderstand the use of the word NO when it comes to sex, or feel that a woman somehow owes it to them to deliver the goods. Sarah was all for some flirtation and possibly, under different circumstances and with just one of the men, willing to take things further, but what she didn't anticipate and voiced her protestations against, was to be overpowered, controlled, dominated and brutally raped! As far as I'm concerned, Sarah made a mistake which she tried to retract from, and her pleas for the first man to stop were deliberately ignored. Though behaving provocatively in the first instance, I don't feel that Sarah in any way was asking to be raped - she may have happily agreed to a bit of fun with the man she was flirting with, say after the bar closed in the back of his car, but in no way did she ask to be violated in such an unforgivable fashion - nor did she deserve to be emotionally torn to pieces in the courtroom in the way she was.
Right from the outset, The Accused illustrates how badly some female rape victims are treated. I feel that Sarah was very insensitively dealt with by both hospital staff and rape crisis counsellor close to the beginning of the film - she was taken seriously by them, but I feel their attitude towards her was cold and officious, rather than sympathetic.
We have had some cases (in the UK) in recent years whereby women have, for reasons unknown to me, falsely cried 'rape' - I feel they should watch the The Accused so that amongst other things, they can be shown how harrowing a true case of rape is, and that to 'cry wolf' shows a blatant and callous disrespect for the plight of genuine victims.
We must also remember that women aren't the only victims of rape, as I briefly mentioned above regarding my male friend who accompanied me at the cinema to see The Accused. He was able to stay put until the part of the film where the actual rape is shown. As the rape scene progressed, I could feel him tensing up next to me, and when he could take it no more, he said he had to leave, asking me not to follow him as he wanted to be alone for a while. It took him a few weeks to recover from having his own experience of rape slammed into so acutely and be able to talk to his therapist about it.
That's how realistic The Accused is!
It ought to be said that my friend never did report his rape, as he felt that because of being male, he'd not be believed, and remains unreported to this day!
If you have a strong constitution, The Accused comes highly recommended by me. It is a true eye-opener and is superbly acted, directed and produced, with a definite focus on very hard-hitting realism.
I would advise extreme caution regarding anyone who has themselves been raped if contemplating viewing this film and only dip your toe into this very deep water if you are 100% certain you can cope with what is contained therein. I have never been a victim of any kind of sexual abuse, yet I personally found the rape scene extremely disturbing.
Jodie Foster secured what is in my opinion a very well-deserved Best Actress Academy Award for her powerful performance in this film. I'm not sure if Kelly McGillis had any kind of concrete recognition in the way of awards, but if she didn't, I truly feel she deserved it - possibly an award for Best Supporting Actress. If anyone out there knows more than I do and can tell me she did receive such an award, then I apologise for my ignorance.
The Accused can currently be purchased from Amazon as follows:-
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Thanks for reading, and I affirm my earlier warning that this film is intensely powerful, realistic, shocking, and for some people it could be a 'no-no'.
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Starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis, The Accused was made in 1988 and it's Jodie Foster's most famous film, the one that got her the most acclaim and in fact won her an Oscar. It's one of the most enduring films of the eighties and one that still has major impact when watched now.
The movie starts by showing a bar called The Mill, in a town called Birchfield. The scene is shot in daytime, with quite haunting music playing. The scene changes to become night and the music becomes more menacing. A man runs past the camera and as a woman then runs past, he's shown calling the police to report a rape.
The rape in question occurs in The Mill, where Sarah Tobias (played by Jodie Foster) is gang-raped by three men, with a roomful of other men cheering them on. She manages to escape and flags down a man in a car, who takes her to the hospital. Kathryn Murphy (played by Kelly McGillis) is the lawyer assigned by the state to prosecute the rapists. Kathryn, along with a police officer, takes Sarah back to the bar to identify her attackers, then have them charged with the crime of rape.
The lawyers who represent the three rapists are convinced that they're going to be let off, as is Kathryn, although she is convinced that they all three are guilty. When they get charged with a lesser crime, Kathryn feels that she's let Sarah down and when one of the men watching comes onto Sarah in a record shop, then recognises her and goads her, she decides that Sarah has suffered enough and goes after the men who were watching and cheering the rapists on, to bring them to justice.
I think that this is still one of the most moving films of the last few decades. It's filmed very well and, if you can look past the fact that it was released in the eighties (without the technological advances that have occurred since in film-making), then it's definitely worth a watch. The rape scene which is shown towards the end of the film is particularly emotive, especially against the backdrop of the reactions of the people in the town. I don't think that anyone, no matter how cold-hearted and cynical, could walk away from having watched this film thinking that a woman 'deserves' to be raped.
Despite the obvious issues in this film, some things still amused me. The clothes, for a start: paisley shirts, mullets, shoulder pads and tie-dye suits (in court!) with a hanky sewn into the top pocket - and that's just the women! And cassettes in the record shop - who remembers those?
There is also the fact that when Jodie Foster hacks off all her hair, she looks as though she's just borrowed Ferris Beuller's mum's wig. And when Kelly McGillis tries to look all serious, she looks just like Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when he's upset at Rocky and says, 'Ohhhhhh, Rocky!'. I spotted this about half an hour into the film and I could not get that image out of my head.
Getting back to the serious side, this film is still great and if you get chance, watch it. It's not a family film though and isn't for people who might have an aversion to the 'difficult' scenes in this film. Heartily recommended by me.
The film follows Jodie Foster as Sara, and the events of one night which changed her life forever. The film is based on actual events which happen in 1983 in America, and at the time of release it caused a lot of controversy, because it adressed a sensitive topic in such an aggressive manner. Sara is a confident, attractive woman who is comfortable in the company of men, and sees nothing wrong with some harmless flirting. Is this you? Is this one of your friends? We all have done it once, so does it mean we are asking for something terrible to happen? One night while drinking with a friend after an argument with her boyfriend, Sara finds herself the focus of attention, mainly because there are very few women in the bar. One of the men buys her a drink, and they start to chat. He seems pretty amiable, and they get on well. They pass the time playing pinball with a man called Bob, and when her favourite song is put on the jukebox, she starts to dance. The dance is provocative at times, and then the man starts to dance with her and touch her, although she keeps trying to push him away. By this time, there is a crowd of men gathered around watching the "show". The man pushes her up against the pinball machine, and she starts to resist, he ignores her saying "no", and lifts her up onto the pinball machine, and as she is struggling so much, he calls on one of the other men, Kurt, to hold her down. The man then rapes her while being cheered on by the onlookers, in what is one of the most disturbing scenes I have seen, especially as this is just not a woman being raped by a man, he then encourages the onlookers to take their turn, and it is totally sickening. There are many times when I feel too voyeuristic and want to look away. Once they have finished, she flees the bar with her clothes ripped, and it is this scene which opens the film. The scenes are brutal, and do not try to glamourise the act of rape. She decides that the
se men will pay for what they have done, but she meets the same question time and time again. Did her behaviour make her look like she was asking for what happened? It is here that the film is at it's best. Rather than portray her as something she is not, she is shown as a woman who has a chequered sexual history, and is very vocal about the fact that she likes sex. She meets a lawyer played by Kelly McGillis, who agrees to take on her case, and then the film moves onto their fight against stereotypes and archaic attitudes. When they hear that the lawyers for the rapists have plea bargained their way out of a trial, which means according to official records, the rape never occured, not only do they go after the men who raped her, they want to see the men who watched and cheered pay the price for their actions. The court scenes I am sure are the same as many others in similar cases. Rather than trying the men who commited the act, Sara is made to clear her own name in court before her accusations are taken seriously, while she is constantly accused of egging them on. Made 14 years ago in 1988, this film saw Jodie Foster win the Oscar for Best Actress, and while many things in the film have dated, attitudes have not, and that is what I find most disturbing, and although the message that rape is wrong comes across crystal clear, there are women who suffer like Sara everyday. Jodie Foster did an amazing job portraying Sara, and she is accompanied on screen by another strong woman in Kelly McGillis. When I watch films, like most people I watch them to be entertained, but I loathe to use the word entertain about this film.
Getting an awful lot of credit for being the film that finally changed cinematic rape from an exploitation standby to a serious issue, 'The Accused' carries a lot of weight on its slim shoulders. Admittedly, only a knuckle-dragging neanderthal could come away from the film convinced that girls who wear short skirts are asking for it, and the two central performances are outstanding (Jodie Foster getting a well-deserved Oscar, and Kelly McGillis putting in a career best turn as the initially ambivalent prosecutor). Nevertheless, it's a fairly standard courtroom drama, and the rape flashback has a vaguely exploitative teasing quality - you know that's where the movie's going, and there's almost a sense of it being the set-piece climax. Other films (notably the similar Australian movie 'Shame', which crept out at around the same time) have dealt with the issue more sensitively and less explicitly. It's certainly sincere, and angry enough to make many sexists squirm, but somehow, it's not quite as solid or hard-hitting as perhaps it should be.
This is one of the most powerful movies I have ever seen. It is a great drama and truly gets its message over no questions asked. When a young girl is brutally raped in a bar, a lawyer helps her come to terms with it and to get not only the rapists but also the men who stood cowardly egging on the rapists as they attacked the girl. At one point of the trial we are given a vivid flashback of the nights events, in a scene that is both harrowing and revealing. The performance of young (at the time) Jodie Foster is remarkable, to do such a scene, and such a film took great guts from her. The moral of the tale goes deeper than the crime of rape, it looks into the idea of punishing those who encouraged the rape but did not take part physically. It makes you think and hate these people, cowards that they are. The film also has a strong message for the girls out there, be careful, and if parents want kids to be careful they can do a lot worse than shoewing their daughters this movie, it will make them think twice about seedy bars and drunken lowlifes. Despite a few plot flaws and some awkward acting, the film is an excellent one and conveys itself brilliantly.
It is ages since I saw since this film but the memory of it will last forever. Im glad that a film such as this has taken the objective view on Rape. I hope it has somehow managed to help people differentiate between when a women is just "flirting" or having fun, as opposed to full on "begging for it". The film pulls no punches and you are in no doubt that the woman is not exactly "lili white" . She almost demands the attention of the men in the bar, and as a single attractive girl alone in a bar full of drunken men, she begins to dance very very seductivly. This act alone is as stupid as they come but being stupid does not allow for anyone to be used so disgracefull in the manner that she was. She is left emotionally and physically bruised, and the film does not allow for any glamification on the rape itself. I personally could not bear to watch that particualr scene as it was so real. The film protrays brilliantly the womans fight for justice and I think does a great public service to women! Fantastic film.
Jodie Foster won her first Oscar for her role in The Accused (1988), based on an actual incident. While out for a night of fun at a poolroom, before her character knows what's happening she finds that the men she's been flirting with have pinned her down for a gang rape. The story centres on the efforts of a district attorney (Kelly McGillis) to press her case, in spite of a wall of silence by the participants--and then to take the unusual step of going after the witnesses as accomplices. Foster is outstanding as a tough, blue-collar woman who persists in what seems like an unwinnable case, despite the prospect of character assassination for standing up for herself. --Marshall Fine


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As of last night, supporters had registered more than 3,000 votes in an online poll asking which of the club's three keepers should play at Loftus Road this weekend.
Gazzaniga, despite being the least experienced, claimed 50 per cent of the vote, with Kelvin Davis second on 38 per cent, and Artur Boruc trailing well behind those two, on 12 per cent.
The fans' backing will come as a welcome boost to 20-year-old Gazzaniga, who committed a costly error in the 1-1 home draw with Swansea last Saturday. The Argentine's poor pass out of goal was miscontrolled by Maya Yoshida, allowing ex-Saint Nathan Dyer to pounce on the ball before firing in the equaliser.
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Sure looks like we are talking about 2 different things here. 1.03.49 seems to be for the Live+, not the Live.
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Complaint Review: legal recovery law offices and capital 1
- legal recovery law offices and capital 1
san diego, California
United States of America
- Phone:
- Web: lrlo.com
- Category: Credit Card Fraud
legal recovery law offices and capital 1 lrlo, cap one,mark walsh, attorney, richard sitter, not attorney, vp, richard davis, ceo, not attorney violaton of state bar act--call the bar if you dont believe me... san diego, California
*General Comment: If you borrow money , either you pay it back or get sued.
*Consumer Comment: Levied My Bank Account?
*General Comment: Dismissal undismissed
*Consumer Comment: Hired a Attorney
*Consumer Comment: My fun with LRLO
*General Comment: To Max of Pomona
*Consumer Comment: Arbitration and Court Jurisdiction
*Consumer Comment: Motion to Complel Arbitration
*General Comment: I need help, any suggestions
*General Comment: The same thing is happening to me
*Consumer Comment: Legal Recovery Law Offices - THEY ARE WRONG!
*Consumer Comment: Update on My To-Do With LRLO
*Consumer Suggestion: Legal Recovery Law Offices loses to consumer-buy the book $14.99
*Consumer Comment: Buy a book of a consumer that beat capitalone bank and lrlo
*General Comment: Help
*Consumer Comment: Legal Recovery Law Offices
*Consumer Comment: Staying on top of LRLO
Legal Recovery Law Offices in Mission Valley East is doing business illegal. If you been sued, put an ad on Craigslist, I am trying to get a class action. This outfit is so shady. Mr.Sitter, Vp of the law firm and Mr. Davis, Ceo, are not even lawyers. A violation of the state bar act. The bar has some complaints on them too, I think they are actually being investigated. Not too long before these go to jail, in my opinion.
I think we all bailed out Cap one with tarp and the big bank bailout when obama was elected. write tarp, write the bar, write the attorney general, write the ftc, on cap one and lrlo.....................everyone put your email address and contact me if you are interested in a lawsuit.....the bar said this was illegal............lets get the biggest fdcpa verdict in history....any lawyers interested, leave your email too, I'll contact you.
we can nail them and cap one for the biggest verdict in history, cmon, get pumped, lets all get'em........keep posting and always fight back and defend yourself.......
I am waiting a month for contacts, if not i am taking lrlo and cap one to bank on my own and taking all the cash.....go retire in Hawaii, Brazil, Or Puerto Vallarta
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#1 General Comment
If you borrow money , either you pay it back or get sued.
AUTHOR: IamGood - ()
SUBMITTED: Monday, March 18, 2013POSTED: Monday, March 18, 2013
My question is most of you probably borrowed much smaller amounts of money, and never paid it back at all, and then you hide behind the fact that YOU bailed Capital One Out. You really should check your facts before you go make blanket statements about a entity. It makes you look like TOTAL IDIOTS!!!!
#2 Consumer Comment
Levied My Bank Account?
AUTHOR: sanjosse - ()
SUBMITTED: Monday, March 18, 2013POSTED: Monday, March 18, 2013
#3 General Comment
Dismissal undismissed
AUTHOR: Max - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, March 24, 2012POSTED: Saturday, March 24, 2012
First, you don't need to file any motions, so there is nothing to pay. You simply need to show up on the indicated date in April. Because there are no motions pending, there is nothing for you to "answer".
Apparently, after you left the courtroom, the attorney made an end-run and somehow managed to get the judge to reverse his decision to dismiss without any argument from you. While it may not be unlawful (an "ex parte" order), it is highly irregular . . . unless the attorney came back with some kind of case law that shows the court it made an error at law in dismissing the case. You should have been served with notice that the case had been reopened.
Assuming that you are not served with any kind of notice explaining the basis for the case being reopened without you being present after the dismissal, at the next hearing, you need to ask the judge for the basis of his reversal. If he cites any kind of case law to you, then you have the right to ask for a continuance to research the matter. That will continue the case for at least 30 days.
You can also tell the judge that there were no new facts presented by the Plaintiff at the last hearing, that their entire case was submitted in their original and/or amended complaints, that the case was properly dismissed the last time, and ask that the case be dismissed again, but this time WITH PREJUDICE to prevent it from coming back a third time.
If the judge will not dismiss the case, has not provided you with any case law citation to defend his reopening of the case following his original dismissal, then you must ask the court to STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS until you have had time to file an appeal of his dismissal and the appeal is decided. The judge is required to give you a reasonable amount of time to show that the appeal has been filed, and must wait until the appeal is decided for or against you. If your appeal is upheld, the case will be over. If it is denied, well . . . back to court for more hearings.
An appeal will necessarily require an attorney to represent you. LRLO may or may not fight the appeal. But there are only a couple of things that could allow the trial judge to reverse his decision to dismiss, and they are either procedural or a matter of law. I doubt either of those exist. But you'll need an attorney to sort that out for you. And if your appeal is upheld, your attorney will have asked for the costs of the appeal to be paid by the Plaintiff, and those will likely be ordered, so you will have little out of pocket cost, if any.
DON'T GIVE UP. LRLO is a scam on the half shell.
#4 Consumer Comment
Hired a Attorney
AUTHOR: anonymous - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Friday, March 23, 2012POSTED: Friday, March 23, 2012
#5 Consumer Comment
My fun with LRLO
AUTHOR: Kirk La Crescenta - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Friday, March 23, 2012POSTED: Friday, March 23, 2012
I too am having my dance with LRLO and my trial day was a couple days ago. It was dismissed without prejudice, due to the fact that the plaintiff's attorney really didn't know anything about the case. I was so happy, but then I checked the civil case summary pertaining to my case number and saw this:
What?!?!?!? WHat does this mean and what can I do, I cant afford to file any more motions!!
#6 General Comment
To Max of Pomona
AUTHOR: Chris - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, July 14, 2011POSTED: Thursday, July 14, 2011
Thank you
My email is email@example.com
#7 Consumer Comment
Arbitration and Court Jurisdiction
AUTHOR: mr_j71 - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, February 19, 2011POSTED: Saturday, February 19, 2011
Also I was going to buy the book about the person who beat Capital One and LRLO until I went to his website a saw where it basicaaly states that he never owed them the money in the fisrt place. So now I am not going to buy the book because if someone was suing me for money I never owed in the first place I would be taking them to court and would easily win hands down.
Also LRLO is a lawyer who is taking me to court. I was under the impression that in the state of California and in small claims court you can not be represented by a lawyer / attorney and that you have to go on your own recognizance. So wouldn't capital one have to send down an actual employee of their company to take me to court?
#8 Consumer Comment
Motion to Complel Arbitration
AUTHOR: mr_j71 - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, February 17, 2011POSTED: Thursday, February 17, 2011
My Capital One User Agreement states that "This Arbitration Provision shall survive: (ii) the bankruptcy or insolvency of any party;"
With that being said if I file for bankruptcy would that Provision of the agreement be deemed invalid or unenforceable or would it prevent me from discharging that obligation in a bankruptcy?
I recieved a summons and LRLO / (Capital One (USA) N.A. - Plaintiff) is taking me to court, so I need to decide within so many days what to do.
#9 General Comment
I need help, any suggestions
AUTHOR: Mark - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, February 08, 2011POSTED: Tuesday, February 08, 2011
#10 General Comment
The same thing is happening to me
AUTHOR: Caroline - los angeles, ca - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, December 12, 2010POSTED: Sunday, December 12, 2010
#11 Consumer Comment
Legal Recovery Law Offices - THEY ARE WRONG!
AUTHOR: Salina - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, November 02, 2010POSTED: Tuesday, November 02, 2010
I just beat LRLO and had them fined.$$$$ all without an attorney and at no expense to me.
Do not panic. Do not talk to them. Do not provide anyone with anything about this! You are the defendant and it is LRLO's burden of proof - so make them prove it and don't give them any help...do not communicate with them at all.
They will bury you in paperwork, that is ok - keep it all and read it...most of it is fluff and a judge will see right through it.
They will harass you with calls, hang up.
This is what you do:
1. Go to the court house and file a complete 100% denial. There are 5-7 good responses but ask the most important ones; that LRLO provide two things that the Judge cares about
The CONTRACT (w/your signature) that he says you have breached with Capital One
The CONTRACT that Capital One NA has given LRLO that authorizes them to collect this debt.
2. Go to the Mandatory Settlement Conference, LRLO will not show but they will send you a settlement offer in the mail within a few days...keep it. Show it to the Judge when it is your day in court...show him that this is their MO.No Sow and scare you into paying with paper - wait for you to default never varifying the debt is yours at anytime.
3. Go to the Trail Conference/schedule pre trail set up. Ask the Judge to dismiss w/prejudice (he won't) but ask anyways on the grounds that this is not yours and LRLO has not provided any evidence that it is yours. LRLO will send a sit in Attorney that will know nothing about you or the case, they will not even know why they didn't show up for the Manadatory Settlement Conference....but will try to negotiate with you for payment before the pre trail-DO NOT TALK TO THEM..Also ask the Judge to impose sanctions on LRLO for not showing up to the Mandatory Settlement Conference as this could have been settled there if they would have provided the 2 docs you asked for in your response to the summons. Say everything for the record....let them schedule it for trail, remember LRLO is hoping you will not show up and they will get a default.
4. Go to the Trail and be ready to make LRLO prove to the judge that you breached a contract ....by providing the Contract you signed with Capital One and the Contract Capital One gave them to collect the debt.....oops they can't. ButT, they will provide an affidavit of a person who says these things are true, bla bla bla the Judge will see it as a cookie cutter and fluff. Any Judge in his right mind will not side with LRLO if they can not produce a contract? Ask again for sanctions as this could have been settled in the Mandatory Settelement Confernce had they showed up. OK, they show up with the two DOCS (both contracts, one with your signature).Then say ok, I guess it is mine, didnt know about it.contract says I can have a right to arbitration.request that.they have to give it to you. LRLO will not follow you there as it cost them to much money.
Be strong, take the time....you can even get the court fees waived......make him pay I did they were sanctioned for not showing up to the Mandatory Settlement Conference (pretty good fine). If you search the web you will see in CA alone 27 people are suing LRLO....This firm is illegally extorting money from people who are down and out....bad karma!
This is not hard to do you can defend yourself from these scammers.Just do not talk to them, follow your courts procedures defending your rights and show up they are counting on you being a coward and not showing.show them different.
#12 Consumer Comment
Update on My To-Do With LRLO
AUTHOR: Max - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, July 28, 2010POSTED: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
As I suspected, Mark Walsh, dba Legal Recovery Law Offices Inc, is a hack. His sole purpose for existing is to obtain "default judgments" against California customers of Capital One. Walsh does not personally appear in court, but LRLO is represented by local client attorney who join the parade by "Special Appearance." These sub-hacks have absolutely no familiarity with the cases, but they show up and recite chapter and verse of California Civil Code, like a Jehovah's Witness does scripture.
As of today, July 28, 2010, I have been in court in pro per on five different occasions, and the Special Appearance has been by three different attorneys. On the occasion of my prior appearance on April 29, the specially-appearing attorney did not appear on time (she apparently showed up sometime after 9:45am, when my case was called. Upon a showing of an arbitration agreement, following a discovery motion because the Judge could not read the illegible copy of the Arbitration Agreement LRLO had filed as "evidence", my motion for Arbitration was granted, and the Judge allowed Capital One 90 days to commence arbitration.
Today was supposed to be the final disposition of the case -- dismissal with prejudice -- because neither Capital One or LRLO has made any attempt to open arbitration. Unfortunately for me, the Judge who has been on the bench the four previous occasions has been reassigned, and a new Judge, who was unfamiliar with the case is now on the bench in the Department. But that was also a good thing.
When the case was called, a third Specially-Appearing hack (unshaven and unable to even manage to button his shirt collar and straighten his tie) steps up to the plate. He was even less familiar with the case than the Judge! When asked what brings us to Court, the hack says, direct from a script, "Your honor, the Plaintiff has been unable to resolve the matter with the Defendant after numerous attempts. We are preparing to go to trial and request a 45 day continuance to prepare." Sounds remotely plausible to the Judge until he turns to me and asks, "Mr. H. are you ready to proceed to trial?"
"I am, your Honor, except that when I appeared here before Commissioner P. on April 29 for a ruling on my Motion to Compel Arbitration, he found grounds for binding arbitration exist and ordered the Plaintiff to commence arbitration within 90 days. Today was set as a status hearing on the matter of arbitration. That hasn't happened. The only thing I've heard from Plaintiff's attorney is a newly filed motion for Summary Judgment on October 10."
Judge asks the Clerk if there is a "minute order" regarding arbitration. (I had checked with the Clerk when the courtroom opened to make sure it was in the file . . . thankfully it was). The Clerk locates it for the Judge, who reads it and then turns to the Specially-Appearing hack and asks, "Why hasn't anything happened with regard to arbitration?"
"I don't know your honor, all I get is this piece of paper that tells me when and where to be." (Now he's lost, because he doesn't have a script to deal with this situation). Judge asks, "I suppose Mr. Walsh is in San Diego?" "I think so," the hack mutters sheepishly (in fact, he never says another word until our matter is concluded in about 5-10 minutes). It's a genuine admission of the fact that all Mark Walsh is prepared to do is file suit and wait for a defendant to fail to show up for a hearing and obtain the default.
Then I get to add, "Your Honor, on each of my four prior appearances in this court, Plaintiff has been represented by a Specially-Appearing counsel who is unfamiliar with the case, has no knowledge of my responsive pleadings or motion filings, and all it does is take up the Court's time." As the Judge is leafing through the file, I also add, "Your Honor, when I appeared before Commissioner P. on April 29, he indicated that if nothing occurred between then and today, that he would dismiss the case with prejudice."
The Judge takes three or four minutes to silently search through the case file. He seems disturbed about something.
"I'm inclined to do the same thing and dismiss. But I do not see any discussion or margin notes from Commissioner P. regarding a notice for an Order to Show Cause (OSC) hearing regarding dismissal at this time, so I'm going to have to allow 30 days for that." And he asks the Clerk for the date -- August 27. "Alright, we're all going to be here on August 27 for that."
Continuing, the Judge states, "But (directly to the Specially-Appearing hack), understand this, I will not accept any other filings or motions or anything else in this case. Nothing else. Do you understand. And there will be no award of attorney's fees in this case either -- $2437 something or other. Nothing else. Seems that Mr. Walsh can always manage to ask for those, but he never seems to be able to get the rest of his stuff in. If there is no movement to arbitration, this case will be dismissed." And he shoves the case file over to the Clerk in undisguised disgust. "Thank you for your patience, Mr. H."
So here's the skinny on arbitration. The Capital One Arbitration Agreement that applies to my cardholder agreement states that (1) if either party requests Arbitration, the matter cannot be brought to court. I am requesting Arbitration, therefore the case must be removed -- it can be stayed pending the outcome of Arbitration, or it can be dropped by Capital One, or it can be dismissed by the Judge with prejudice, meaning it cannot ever come back to court or to arbitration. (2) Capital One will only use JAMS, the American Arbitration Association (AAA), or National Arbitration Forum (NAF).
Due to a highly publicized consent decree, NAF (which was created by the credit card companies which were their primary clients) no longer can arbitrate credit card collections disputes. AAA announced more than a year ago that it was no longer arbitrating credit card collections either. That leaves JAMS, and according to what I've been able to determine, JAMS arbitrators do not enjoy credit card arbitrations and tend not to rule very favorably for the credit card companies (plus JAMS has a special provision that if a credit card company commences an arbitration in a collections case, it will pay all of the fees of the Arbitration).
So Capital One really has no guaranteed avenue for success when it comes to Arbitration, and it has to front the costs. This is one of the main reasons that, last December, Capital One removed the Arbitration Agreement from most or all of its credit cardholder agreements. They claimed it was to be more fair with their cardholders.
If you have a pending case against you from LRLO and Capital One, and your "breach of contract" occurred prior to December 2009, then you most likely have a similar Arbitration Agreement to rely on (even if your breach occurred later, if your Agreement is similar to mine, it states, specifically, that "This Arbitration Provision shall survive (i) suspension, termination, revocation, closure, or changes of this Agreement, your account, and your relationship with us . . . ." So even if Capital One sent you a notice that they have removed the Arbitration Agreement from your cardholder agreement, the language of the Arbitration Agreement may actually contradict that.
You must file a Motion to Compel Arbitration, and must include a copy of the Agreement with your filing. If you don't have that document, or yours is illegible, too, then you must file a "proper" discovery request with Capital One (through LRLO), and be prepared to also file a Motion for Discovery to obtain it if they fail to respond to the "official" request. Each of these motion filings costs money (about $40 each), but I think it's money worth spending.
So Capital One now has until August 27 to commence Arbitration, or their case against me vanishes into thin air forever.
#13 Consumer Suggestion
Legal Recovery Law Offices loses to consumer-buy the book $14.99
AUTHOR: John d - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010POSTED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
#14 Consumer Comment
Buy a book of a consumer that beat capitalone bank and lrlo
AUTHOR: Fighter for justice - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010POSTED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
#15 General Comment
AUTHOR: joe - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, May 23, 2010POSTED: Sunday, May 23, 2010
#16 Consumer Comment
Legal Recovery Law Offices
AUTHOR: TB - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, December 31, 2009POSTED: Thursday, December 31, 2009
I am currently being sued by Legal Recovery Law Offices. I did speak with one of their representatives a few months ago to try and negotiate a payment plan, which they rejected. I had to either pay by their terms or no offer. I owe money to Capitol One and want to make very clear that it is my debt. I am asking for fairness, just as Capital One did, when they received bailout money from our US Government and mostly our US Taxpayers.
Were these loans purchased by Legal Recovery Law Offices from Capital One at a reduced cost? Or are they legitamately representing Capital One? It appears that there needs to be more exposure to these types of predatory business practices that pray on consumers. Why is the media not involved?
If it is true that this company is being investigated by the State Bar of California and they continue to operate, is this not a news worthy story for CNN, FOX, MSNBC, etc,...?
With so many consumers and taxpayers in this predicament, this story could possibly change policies.
Has anyone contacted their state and local representatives?
I appreciate knowing there are other consumers out there dealing with these same issues.
Thank you!
#17 Consumer Comment
Staying on top of LRLO
AUTHOR: Max - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, December 19, 2009POSTED: Saturday, December 19, 2009
After answering the complaint, LRLO/Walsh filed a "Motion to Amend" and "First Amended Complaint" with the Court, scheduled for hearing on 12/22/09. Went through this sheaf of papers with a fine tooth comb discovering that (A) he listed the wrong Court (LA County "North" district, actual venue is "East" district) on every paper; (B) makes numerous incorrect references to California Rules of Court, including citing sections that do not even exist; (C) fails to identify all changes, additions, deletions, in the "First Amended Complaint" compared to the original complaint, as required by law; (D) Walsh has no idea what he's doing: his original complaint lists Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. as plaintiff. His motion to amend states that the plaintiff was Capital One Bank, and needs to be changed to Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. <???>, also stating that "Plaintiff was unaware of issues raised by Defendant in his answer." READ: "I thought I was going to get a default judgment and didn't need to list any real facts for the Court."
Most egregiously, his original complaint appears to be a "boilerplate" -- nicely prepared in Times Roman typeface -- simply fill in the blanks (defendant, amount owed, dates, etc.). His subsequent papers are crudely typed on a typewriter or word processor with Courier font, and that's where the typist makes the many errors in citing California Rules of Court. He also uses as "Points and Authorities" case law that does not necessarily support his right to amend (including a case from 1892!), although the courts generally allow amendments if they do not prejudice the defendant. Biggest mistake in the boilerplate original complaint is describing the debt as owed to "Plaintiff's assignor" which is not accurate -- and this is one of the changes made in the "First Amended Complaint" which is not specified in the Motion to Amend as required by law.
Coup d' grace? His "agent" for service on me, one "Lauren Webb" (an employee?) states "under penalty of perjury" that she served me by placing the papers "in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid" on October 30, 2009. Minor problem: Postage meter imprint on envelope with LRLO return label is dated November 11, 2009.
Trying not to reveal all of his errors, I filed my "Opposition" to his motion on the grounds that (1) all papers are defective in that they list the wrong court of jurisdiction (2) that all changes, additions, and deletions, have not been disclosed to the Court or Defendant, (3) that virtually all changes requested in the Motion to Amend do not need to be made because they are all as numbered and stated in the original complaint -- and only the deletions or changes that have not been noticed to the Court or Defendant are the substantive alterations found in the "First Amended Complaint", (4) the points and authorities do not necessarily support his motion, and (5) pointing out to the Court that there is incontrovertible proof (the postage-paid envelope) that "Lauren Webb" has committed perjury (a felony punishable by 2, 3, or 4 years in prison) and that Walsh has committed both perjury ("I am competent to testify to the facts") and subornation of perjury (allowing or encouraging his agent/employee to commit perjury), both felonies (same 2, 3, or 4 years in prison, each). I also again urge the Court to recommend that Capital One enter into mediation with me through the Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism, as I have tried to get them to do since December 2008.
Strange thing is, according to a check of the Court's website last night, my case is not on calendar for this coming Tuesday morning (they only post 14 days out, and I did not check on the 12/9 to see if it was on calendar -- my "Opposition" papers were filed on 12/1). I'll have to go to the Court Clerk's office on Monday to verify that it was either on calendar and removed at Walsh's request, or was never calendared waiting to see if I filed a response. Either way, it is a delay tactic on the part of Walsh, who has also failed to respond to my request for discovery (I have a Certified Return Receipt showing my letter was received in his office).
I am about to file a complaint with the State Bar. Don't believe I would be a proper party to a class action since I actually do owe money to Capital One. I tried unsuccessfully for the better part of 7 months to get them to agree to a repayment plan that would allow me to repay in full, including sending a letter to Chairman, Founder, and CEO Rich Fairbank. Received a reply from an underling that Capital One had a contract that allows them to receive payments according to the terms of the contract and that they had no intention of entering into an alternative agreement. At the same time, I received a phone call from one of their collections contractors ("NCO") demanding payment, to which I calmly responded, "Do me a favor, follow the requirements of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and send me the required collections letter so I can respond appropriately," and hung up on the caller. A week later, I got the letter and in return sent a "Cease and Desist" letter stating I intended to deal directly with Capital One only. Nothing in response for almost three months until I'm served with the civil suit at the end of September. No prior communication from LRLO -- although not required if they are filing suit.
Because I actually do owe money to Capital One (only the amount is in question), I don't believe I am a proper party to a class action, but I wish you well. This guy Walsh files suits in courts up and down the State of California, and I'm sure he gets default judgments in better than 90% of them. But he's not going to get a default in this case unless he fails to serve me with proper summons to Court, depriving me of my rights. Then I'll have a different cause of action.
I don't think there's a legal requirement for the CEO or VP of LRLO to be lawyers. As "President", Walsh's admission to the State Bar is probably sufficient. They're just a collection agency with a fancy moniker designed to intimidate debtors. Getting an official looking letter from them, signed by a "lawyer", probably scares most folks into submission. Good luck to you nevertheless.
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