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Sharp: Hobby Lobby lessonsWritten by Kenneth Sharp | | email@example.com
T he Hobby Lobby opinion announced at the close of the Supreme Court's term has ignited a firestorm between deeply divided sides. What is missing from the debate is how the decision illuminates how our system works.
The decision pertains to "closely held" corporations — privately held companies that have 50 percent or more of their stock value held by five or fewer individuals (according to the Internal Revenue Service definition). Closely held corporations still employ a great number of people, perhaps as many as 29 million, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau (according to the Pew Research Center).
So why do the few shareholders in a privately held corporation get to tell the employees what will be paid for under a government-mandated insurance program? Again, working back from the decision, the grounds were laid by the Affordable Care Act, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the Constitution. The main focus was on the RFRA, enacted in 1993, signed by President Bill Clinton and passed by a unanimous House of Representatives and a nearly unanimous Senate (three dissents). As usual, this law was intended to clean up the mess from earlier sweeping legislation including the misguided and horribly costly War on Drugs.
In a particular example (Employment Division v. Smith), two Native Americans were denied federal benefits for the use of peyote (a traditional natural drug) in religious ceremonies. The RFRA was intended to allow, without federal government intrusion, free exercise of one's legitimate faith. The Hobby Lobby decision wasn't judicial activism by the Court, as it usually isn't. Congress has created more than enough laws with more than enough loopholes to allow nearly any opinion by the Court. Also, as usual, a sweeping government answer has created more problems.
Does Hobby Lobby exercise religion? This brings in the thorny issue of corporate personhood. This is not a new issue and has been before the Court numerous times since the 1800s. The government wants to encourage business. It recognizes freedom of assembly and that when people act in concert toward a specific goal certain rights are beneficial
To that end, among the rights afforded, corporations are allowed to sue and be sued, own property and enter into contracts while the shareholders are not liable beyond their investment for debts. In fact, the U.S. Code § 1, states, when determining the meaning of an act of Congress, "the words 'person' and 'whoever' include corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals."
However corporations have been denied Fifth Amendment privileges against self-incrimination and the right to vote, as these were determined to be strictly individual rights. So the Court has now determined that the free exercise of religion is a collective as well as individual right for some corporations. But what of the employee's rights when government mandates? Here we go further down the rabbit hole. Hobby Lobby's owners aren't denying access, just refusing to pay.
The real question that needs to be asked is: Why are employers involved in employees' health care at all? Back to government interference — this time during World War II. When the government established wage controls for the war effort, businesses began to incentivize workers with health benefits to attract and retain workers. Eventually this led to the expectation of these benefits and began to include subsidies from the government to corporations for providing them.
What is the Hobby Lobby lesson? That sweeping government answers to problems like wage controls, drugs, religious freedom and health care often create greater harm than the problems they sought to solve. They do so by concentrating power and further reducing the choice of the individual. The result is usually dependence and calls for more government action.
The Court sought a narrow answer to a question that never should have been presented. Corporations are a fiction of government and government is a fiction of the people. Government is also nothing more than force. To answer how we wish to use that force, we must answer how we wish to be used by that force.
Kenneth Sharp can be reached at email@example.com.
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Constitution, Hobby Lobby, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Libertarian, RFRA, Supreme Court, The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, U.S. Code § 1, World War II


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Originally published on Tue January 24, 2012 1:50 pm
Wesley Brown was appointed to the federal bench by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. When he passed the bar in 1933, Franklin Roosevelt was president.
As the Kansas City Star puts it, during his time as federal district judge in Kansas, Brown saw a shift in civil rights, and women's rights. He presided over cases about women in the workplace and tackled privacy issues on the Internet.
"During the 1970s, Brown told a Wichita hospital it couldn't fire a woman because she was single and pregnant and ruled that North High School had to let a girl on its golf team," the Star reports. "During the 1980s, Brown ordered millions of dollars in payments to railroad workers denied promotions because they were Americans of African descent."
Brown, who was known for joking that he was appointed in 1962 "for life or good behavior, whichever ends first," died on Monday. He was 104 and the longest serving federal judge.
The ABA Journal reports that Brown was still working up until a month ago. The AP adds:
"'I do it to be a public service,' Brown said in the AP interview. 'You got to have a reason to live. As long as you perform a public service, you have a reason to live.'
"His long tenure on the federal bench surpasses even that of Joseph Woodrough, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit who, until Brown, had been the longest practicing judge in the federal judiciary when he died in 1977 shortly after turning 104.
"In recent years, Brown's stooped frame nearly disappeared behind the federal bench during hearings. His gait was slower, but his mind remained sharp as he presided over a tightly run courtroom even after turning 104 last June."
Back in 2010, The New York Times ran a story about Brown and they put his age in perspective. Brown, the Times reports, was old enough "to have been unusually old when he enlisted during World War II." He had lived long enough that one of his former clerks was appointed to the bench to serve with him.
The Times reports that while Brown looked startling on the bench, especially because in recent years he wore an oxygen tube, his mind remained sharp.
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Playa del Carmen:
Mexico is beautiful, Oswaldo ("Call me Waldo, like 'Where's Waldo'") told us as we chatted on the dock at Playa del Carmen. But Poverty, he said, that is the problem in this country.
Waldo operated out of a booth on the pier owned by UltraMar, one of two competing government-owned ferry companies. We planned to take a ferry across the bay to Cozumel tomorrow, and Waldo had a Deal for us.
Everybody has a Deal in the Mayan Riviera. Everybody hustles. Everybody works hard to survive Poverty, from the hawker pulling tourists into a shop on Playa's Fifth Avenue, to the clerk in the ticket booth at the Tulum ruins—who had just that morning issued us tickets marked "Student Discount: $0 received" when we paid him in pesos for two full-fare admissions.
Everybody here Plays the Game.
Thus declared garrulous, cheerful Waldo.
We took his Deal. We traded him twenty dollars for a receipt entitling us to a snorkeling trip on Cozumel. A deposit, toward the whole total: $60 US—"Pay anytime, with credit card, dollars or pesos; with us here in Playa, or pay in Cozumel," he said.
He produced an 8×10 glossy: in a spacious boat with a glass bottom, happy passengers chat with a guy whose T-shirt reads "PADI Instructor." We would get the boat, professional snorkeling gear, expert PADI instruction, plus free margaritas, beers, sodas and snacks, when we sailed with the company Pelusa del Mar.
The next morning, we set off early to get cash for the trip.
Playa del Carmen has ATMs on every corner, neon-lit and happy to dispense—for a fee—US or Mexican currency. We're not stupid; we found a reputable glass-enclosed ScotiaBank ATM. I duly shielded my numbers, and Paul stood behind me in the booth.
We stepped out to see two men and a woman triangulating the ATM, thumb-typing rapidly on their cell phones. No-nonsense but furtive, they paid us no attention, Playing the Game even as both Paul and I snapped their photo.
Waldo was not at the UltraMar booth, but we had his receipt, so we bought a round-trip ticket to Cozumel.
We embarked, and I fired up my iPhone to write to TD Bank to tell them that my/their account might have been compromised.
The Free WiFi touted on signs all over the boat would not connect. It was locked. I asked an attendant for the password. "The WiFi kaput," she said, and frowned.
My distraction made it hard to enjoy the duo who sang to a boombox orchestration of their own CD. Still, I gave them a tip when they asked for it.
We hit the pier running at San Miguel de Cozumel, dodging hustlers who offered Deals on boats, cars, scuba and snorkeling, and grabbed a seat at the first bar that had WiFi. I thumb-typed my concerns to TD Security about my ATM adventure.
Then, relieved, we set off for the elusive Pelusa del Mar.
The pier hustlers told us that Pelusa del Mar sailed from a small dock a half-mile away. It was sunny and breezy, a great day to walk, so we happily wandered the harbor.
There was no sign for Pelusa del Mar.
A store clerk pointed us to a small dock where a woman sat on a collapsible wooden bench.
Yes, the woman said, our boat would come at 1:30. We could pay her—pesos or dollars only—for the expense remainder. And if we showed the receipt to the clerk at the souvenir shop across the street, we would get a discount. "I will not lie; I get a small commission," she said.
We paid and went to explore the town.
A tiny boat with a tattered awning and a huge outboard motor pulled up to the Pelusa del Mar dock at 1:30. Eleven of us passengers stepped into it. The kids crowded around the "glass bottom," a wooden box the shape and size of a shoebox.
Manuel, our on-board leader, handed out snorkeling gear and told us we would have three dive sites. He introduced a surly young man named Eduardo, who would be our driver.
Surly Eduardo powered up the motor and cruised into the bay. The kids stared through the "glass bottom" box, marveling at wrecks and fish.
We were twenty minutes out, about to stop for our first dive, when Manuel got a call. He conferred with Surly Eduardo, and told us we had to go back for something.
Surly Eduardo opened the motor to its full impressive thrust. He flew across the bay, dodging larger tour boats, scattering clusters of happy snorkelers, drenching us passengers in a constant, frosty spray of water. Ten minutes later, we smashed into the little dock from which we'd launched.
Neither the boat nor the dock, thank Neptune, went down. Two more passengers climbed aboard. We were 13.
Now time was money.
Surly Eduardo powered across the bay, showering us without letup until he pulled up hard at our first snorkel spot.
I had never snorkeled; I have a suffocation phobia. One of my fellow passengers explained the finer points to me. I donned the mask and arranged my mouth around the snorkel mouthpiece, biting down on the disturbingly well-gnawed nibs, my heart beating a mad tattoo against my ribs. Manuel told us to stay together and "avoid the motor, or you will be chopped into hamburguesa"—our expert PADI instruction—and over the side I went.
I was panic-breathing, yanking the snorkel out of my mouth every time I surfaced, when the Picture Lady grabbed Paul and me. She gave Paul a bottle of fish food, motioned us close together, told him to hold the bottle low so fish would swim to us; she'd take our picture underwater.
I mouthed my snorkel and went down. Perhaps it was because she spoke Spanish, or perhaps because he didn't grasp her intent, but Paul couldn't get the bottle low enough to suit the Picture Lady. At last, she shoved his hand down, snapped her submersible camera, grabbed the bottle back and moved on. I surfaced. Paul was hacking and retching. "She kept pushing me down," he gasped. "My snorkel filled up."
With great trepidation, I re-donned my snorkel and mask.
I dunked my head. I saw fish, and I was captivated. My breathing slowed; my panic dissolved. The water, so cold when it sprayed over me, now felt delicious.
I could do this forever.
But alas: the Picture Lady finished her shooting; Surly Eduardo spun the boat with a mountainous, choking wake, and Manuel led us back up the ladder.
Surly Eduardo peeled away, drenching us all.
Shivering kids crowded the "glass-bottomed" shoebox, but they could see little because of the water in it. I glanced about; there were now, unaccountably, 18 of us.
Surly Eduardo sprayed to a stop. Manuel hustled us into the water.
This second dive was a deeper area, with little to see but a grey coral formation far below where two scuba divers hovered.
Ten indifferent minutes later, the boat returned for us. Or on us; had Paul not pitched an ear-rending whistle to catch Surly Eduardo's attention, we would now be hamburguesa.
Somehow we made it back into the boat safely. All 20 of us.
How had we multiplied? Had other companies abandoned their customers to drown?
Vrrrrrrooooommm! Again the deluge, as Surly Eduardo cranked the motor, rocking bevies of happy snorkelers from other, bigger boats, filling their snorkels. I cowered next to poor, soaked Paul. The kids, teeth chattering, fought to see through the now-flooded "glass-bottomed" shoebox.
I was about to ask for my free Margarita when we bucked to a stop. Manuel motioned us overboard, and we went for our third dive—except for the kids, who clung together in protest in a hypothermic huddle inside the boat.
This time, a rainbow of fish zipped underneath me. I blissfully rode the swells kicked up by Surly Eduardo as he motored back and forth, around and through us, and forgot that I could drown or be chopped into hamburgesa. Schools of bright blue fish darted in formation along a reef; round silver fish sparkled like coins in the refracted sunlight.
It was stunning.
Manuel's hand interrupted my view, signaling me back to the boat.
Manuel handed out Margaritas and tiny bottles of Corona, and we roared off. The Margaritas were weak to the point of virgin, but well-salted by the spray, as Surly Eduardo again played Ahab, monomaniacal slave to the leviathan Time.
We skidded into the dock, and Manuel passed a tip jar. "We depend on tips," he said. "Tell others about Pelusa del Mar, and Manuel and Eduardo."
Surly Eduardo scowled from the bow.
The Picture Lady stopped us on the dock. "You buy picture?" She showed us our shot—me, eyes bugged in terror behind my mask; Paul drowning; desperate, fat fish.
"No, gracias," I said, and we pushed past.
We ate dinner and returned to the big main pier to catch the 8 pm ferry home. The lady at UltraMar said the next boat was at 9. The other government-owned competing ferry left at 8, but our return tickets were not transferrable.
It was 7:30. We sat, waiting, on the dock.
A man from a nearby booth struck up a conversation. He told us he represented a hotel in Playa del Carmen that would reimburse us for half our expenses for today. All we had to do was to go there, have a free brunch, and tour the place. He said he would pick us up. He said we didn't have to buy anything. Everyone wins: he gets a commission, the hotel gets a potential future customer—but no pressure—and we get a lot of money.
We were all just working hard to survive; we just had to Play the Game. How could we pass up this Deal? he asked.
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For my last post, I was invited to bake... and write... for Mowie over at Mowielicious. I proudly carried over a little something I whipped up in my kitchen, something I created just for Mowie and his stunning little blog, the most elegant creation this simple girl could whip up. Now, my friend Mowie has returned the favor. A knock on my door very early this Saturday morning and there he is, Mowie, standing on my doorstep just waiting to be invited in. He blows me a kiss and pushes past me, rushing towards the kitchen in his excitement. "I have a wonderful surprise for you!" he laughs as he ties on an apron and starts rummaging around my kitchen for pots and pans, whisks and spoons. So after making sure that he's comfortable and has found everything he needs, I tip-toe out of the room, grab the novel I've been reading and go and curl up on the sofa with Marty and wait for the magic to happen, for Mowie only creates the beautiful, the luscious, the divine. Thank you, my dear friend, for all that you've given me. And here is Mowie's wonderful guest post and his fabulous Frankfurter Kranz Gattines!
Life is a funny thing, isn't it?
Before I get into this post, I would just like to point out that I'm no Jamie in the writing department. Even though I write a blog, I am mostly hiding behind my camera clicking the shutter button. I prefer that to sitting behind my screen, clicking the keypad buttons.
Baking has always been like alchemy to me: bringing things together, mixing them up and creating something completely different, something whole, something new, like a cake, that can't be undone back into each of its original ingredients. I compare Jamies writing to alchemy as it truly is a form of magic: stringing bits of the alphabet together to create something beautiful, that touches the reader deeply on an emotional level, and satiates, just like any good cake, until the hunger pangs strike again, and all you want is some more good writing (and some more good cake!).
Jamie's path crossed mine recently, shortly before she lost her brother. Our friendship had been growing since, and when I'd heard of her loss, I knew exactly what she was going through, having lost my own brother not too long ago myself. Many emails later, much comfort was exchanged, but more importantly much laughter was shared as we realised we had almost exactly the same sense of humour. A bond formed and we started to build on the layers of our friendship, one that I feel will grow even stronger in time. The funny thing is, we haven't physically met yet, and out of our sadness was borne happiness. Life really is a funny thing, isn't it?
So, like the layers of our friendship, I thought I'd have to choose a fitting dessert to match, one that shows light, colour and is my favourite dessert of all. The original is called Frankfurter Kranz (literally, the crown of Frankfurt) and it is a very traditional German gateau. On my yearly trips to visit my grandmother, I knew she would always have some Frankfurter Kranz waiting for me, having worked on it for hours beforehand. As a child growing up, this cake was a piece of heaven on a plate for me, and it still is. What makes it so special are the many layers of buttercream and jam that hold it all together.
I remember my grandmother would spend hours on this cake making it just perfect, and getting as many layers as she could out of it. The original that gets served in cafes and restaurants never has more than three layers of buttercream, but when my grandmother whips one of these beauties up, she creates 6, 7, sometimes even 8 layers - not an easy feat, considering the original size of the cake to begin with - a true work of art. This cake really is a masterpiece when done properly and I was hoping I could create something just as special for Jamie.
I really love deconstructing recipes and starting from scratch, again, like alchemy, hopefully creating something new in the process. For this guest post I've made some Gattines (Gateaux in a glass), and given my recent obsession with all things verrines, it only seemed apt. A bottom layer of plump, juicy cherries I had left over from summer which I'd had in a jar of syrup, another layer of a very light vanilla buttercream topped with some lightly caramelized chopped almonds, and covered with a layer of spongecake. I also had some coconut macaroons in the cupboard that I thought completed this dessert perfectly. I hope you enjoy the final result as much as Jamie did.
Makes 9 Gattines:
You will need 10 empty glasses (make sure you leave the 10th glass empty for the last step!)
It's best to start with the bottom layer as it can be left to solidify in the time you get the other ingredients ready.
For the cherry jelly layer:
1 jar of cherries in syrup
1 pack of gelatine (I used 1 pack of agar seaweed flakes, as I'm not a big fan of gelatine)
1. Sift the cherries, making sure to collect the syrup.
2. Heat the syrup to a gentle boil and remove from the heat.
3. Stir in the gelatine (or agar).
4. Pour some into each glass, making sure it fills 1/3 of the glasses only.
5. Place 5-6 cherries into the syrup, and place glasses by a window to cool, and once cooled down, refrigerate. Only continue the next steps once the cherry syrup has solidified.
For the buttercream layer:
300ml vanilla custard
100g butter
1 pack gelatine or agar flakes
100g sugar
1. Whip the butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
2. Heat custard until warm and take off the heat. Prepare gelatine/agar as per pack instructions by dissolving in hot water.
3. Whisking constantly, pour the gelatine/agar into the warm custard and mix well.
4. Pour on top of the solidified cherry syrup in the glass, filling the next 1/3 of the glass, leaving the top third for the next few steps. Place glasses back in the fridge to allow the buttercream to solidify.
For the caramelized nuts:
150g almonds, chopped roughly
10g butter
60g sugar
1. Melt the butter in a pan.
2. Add the sugar and butter and mix.
3. Keep stirring until the nuts start to go brown. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
4. Place a thin layer over the solidified buttercream in the glasses.
For the sponge cake:
100g butter, at room temperature
150g sugar
Seeds of 1 vanilla pod (or 1 tsp vanilla essence)
Juice of half a lemon
1 pinch of salt
3 medium eggs
150g flour
50g cornflour
2 tsps baking powder
1. Preheat oven to 180˙C. Butter a baking tray (roughly 30cm x 30cm). Whip the butter with an electric mixer until the colour lightens.
2. Add the sugar, vanilla, lemon and salt and mix thoroughly.
3. Add one egg at a time, making sure to mix into the batter for at least one minute per egg.
4. Mix the flour, cornflour and baking powder together and fold into the batter in two additions.
5. Pour batter into baking tray and bake for roughly 30 minutes. Test by inserting a metal skewer into the middle of the cake. If nothing sticks to the skewer when you take it out, the cake is ready. Set aside to cool to room temperature. Once cooled, use an upside down empty glass to cut out the final layers of spongecake to fit snugly on top of the gattines.
6. Place each spongecake layer onto the top of the nut layer in each glass. Decorate with whipped cream, biscuits or flowers.


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Q. How did this get approved: "Introducing the new Mount Pleasant Waterworks bill. Commissioners approved date changes to charges in June 2012?
-Current Charges Due Date 6/11/2013
-Current Balance $0.00
-Current Charges $80.24
-If received on or after 6/12/2013 $85.24
-If received on or after 6/18/2013 $105.24
-If received on or after 7/4/2013 $160.24"
Margaret Bozic, Mount Pleasant
A. "The late charges are not new and have been in practice for years. The only change in the collections process was the date when the $20 charge is assessed to unpaid accounts. This change allows Mount Pleasant Waterworks to apply this charge before the next month's bill is processed. Otherwise the customer would receive a bill, come in to pay the late bill and have the charge applied manually upon collection. We wanted to clearly communicate prior to that point that a late charge is due. In many cases late-paying customers would incur two charges within one week ($20 and $55) without ever seeing them on a bill. This situation created poor relations.
To better communicate with customers about the potential delinquent charges we thought it best to show it right on the bill. No surprises. As a utility we want to help our customers through the collections process and better communicate the charges they will incur.
The cost of providing call center personnel and account management staff is paid for through the delinquent charges. We feel it is fair for the customers that pay late satisfy those cost instead of the customers who pay on time. The changes to the dates the fees were to be applied was approved a year ago, and implemented with our new bill design so that all charges and dates would be clearly communicated to our customers. The new bill design was discussed at four public meetings prior to implementation.
Since releasing our new bill, MPW has received comments from our customers who both agree and disagree with this process. For those customers who pay late repeatedly, these fees are not new.
Customers who always paid on time had never seen the effect of late payment penalties because they always paid on time. Some customers expressed concern for customers who have difficulty paying. We share that concern and encourage those customers to pay on time so as to not have to pay any additional penalties.
For help in establishing one of our Easy Pay methods to avoid paying a penalty, contact our Customer Services Department." Clay Duffie, Mount Pleasant Waterworks Director
Q. What is the construction timetable for the new roundabout on Needlerush and Longpoint Road? - Lisa Schnipke, Mount Pleasant
A. Underground utility work has begin there and construction of the actual round-about is scheduled for completion in the September time-frame, according to Town of Mount Pleasant Transportation engineer Paul Lykins. The bulk of the work will be done by the time school starts in August.
The $1 million project is being done by Gulf Stream Construction. Most of the work will be done at night because of South Carolina Department of Transportation lane closure restrictions. The completed round-about will feature a single lane through for east-bound traffic (heading toward Boone Hall Plantation).
Engineers with the town analyzed both a signalized intersection and a round-about. The round-about design was chosen based on public comment. That was the favored design approved by town council.
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CHAPMANVILLE — Whenever Logan and Chapmanville meet up in an athletic event you can expect just about anything.
Wednesday night's high school girls' basketball clash between the Lady Cats and the Lady Tigers sure had its ups and downs for both teams.
But in the end it was Class AAA No. 12-ranked Logan which pulled away for a 66-36 win over the Chapmanville Regional Lady Tigers at the CRHS gym in Chapmanville.
The final score didn't really tell the whole story.
It was quite a good game for a while.
After a slow first quarter in which Chapmanville trailed 11-1 and after enduring a nearly 11-minute drought without a bucket, the Lady Tigers came alive in the second quarter.
A late push put the Lady Cats up 30-23 at halftime.
Then it was Logan which took it to its Class AA county rival in the second half.
"This was a tremendous second half. It was a great second half of team ball," Logan coach Kevin Gertz said. "We had outside shots, we attacked the press and that got us involved inside. Our defense was tremendous. That was the best defense that we've played all year. I'm real pleased with how things went tonight."
Logan improved to 10-4 on the season with the win. Chapmanville dropped to 8-8. The Lady Cats have won four out of their last five games. The Lady Tigers are just 3-5 in their last eight contests.
Gertz had praise for his opponent and coach David Williamson.
"I know David's team has struggled some this year but his kids played so hard just like our's do," Gertz said. "These kids have grown up together and they've played against each other in basketball and softball. They go out there and fight but after the game they hug each other and everything is fine."
The Lady Cats were led by sophomore guard Shayna Gore's 28 points. She nailed three 3-pointers on the night. Logan also got 11 points from freshman center Monica Mitchell.
Hannah Tothe nailed two 3s and finished with eight points. Hannah Adkins and Summer Collins both came off the bench to tally six and five points respectively. Kyra Cline had four, while Kelsey Kirk and Hannah Kolovich netted two each.
Kristin DesRocher led Chapmanville with a 14-point effort. She canned three 3-balls on the evening. Hailey Price hit two 3s for six points, while Autumn Baisden had five and Hillary Hainer and Katelynn Hall tallied three each. Jessica Rideout and Chelcie Pritchard had two each and Savannah Wiley had one point. Hall also pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.
Chapmanville couldn't buy a bucket in the first quarter as Logan led 11-1.
The lead swelled to 13-1 with a Gore layup with 7:31 to go in the second quarter.
After a pair of Hall free throws, the Lady Tigers came to life with a DesRocher 3-pointer at the 5:13 mark. It was the first Chapmanville field goal of the game, breaking a drought of 10:47.
DesRocher then connected on two more shots from 3-point territory as the Lady Tigers closed the gap to only 15-12 with 4:12 left until the half.
With 3:34 to go, Gore was whistled for a technical foul. DesRocher stepped to the line and hit both technical free throws to make it 15-14.
Then it was Price's turn to get hot.
The Chapmanville senior reserve guard nailed two 3s from downtown, giving Chapmanville its only lead of the night at 22-21 with 1:50 to go.
The excitement was short-lived for the Lady Tigers as Logan would go on a 9-1 run to close out the second quarter, taking a 30-23 advantage at the intermission. Gore made the run happen as she hit a 3 from the wing, completed an old-fashioned three-point play and then ripped the nets for another 3 with four ticks to go.
Gertz said he was glad to see his team have a little push right before the halftime buzzer.
"We couldn't score. We were up 13-1 and they ended up scoring 20 out of the next 27 points," he said. "DesRocher hit three 3s and Price hit a couple of 3s. They hit five 3s in six trips. They did a heck of a job and didn't quit. I got a little upset but I didn't lose my cool."
Gertz disagreed with Gore's technical foul call for too much talking to the officials on the court but said it might have elevated her game.
"Shayna got a technical foul but, honestly, that might have turned her game around," Gertz said. "She got a technical for something ridiculous. I got on her for getting a technical but it settled her down."
Coach Williamson said he was unhappy with the slow start.
"It took us a while to get started. We did the same thing against Tolsia and Scott," he said. "I just don't know what happened in the first four minutes or so. I plead with them, I be nice and I be mean. I beg them. I go the whole 360 degrees. But in the second quarter, Kristin and Hailey really got us going."
Williamson said Logan played a real good game.
"Kevin does a really good job of scouting us. We all know each other," he said. "We knew the box-and-one was coming and they put it on Kristin. And we knew that Kevin was going to dare you to shoot it. We never really attacked and Monica Mitchell was in foul trouble. We would get the ball in the high post and turn away from the bucket and look to pass it. Mitchell, though, is tough in there. She's a first-team all-state player and she will get my all-state Triple-A vote, along with Gore."
Gore again jump-started Logan in the second half with a 3-pointer and a lay-in to make it 39-26.
Cline then split from the foul line and Tothe drilled a 3-ball as Logan built its lead at 43-26 with 2:43 left in the third.
Then it was a putback by Adkins which put the Lady Cats ahead 45-26.
Logan's lead expanded to 48-26 after three when Collins hit a trey with just 12 ticks left.
The Lady Cats then coasted in the second half.
Three straight Mitchell hoops made it 55-30 with 5:37 remaining.
Mitchell then hit a 10-foot fade-away jumper with 4:36 remaining to give LHS a 59-32 cushion.
The 30-point final margin ended up being the largest lead of the night for the Lady Cats.
Williamson said he would have liked to have seen his players take it to the rack much more than they did.
"We were settling for too many jump shots," he said.
The Lady Tigers return to the hardwood with Saturday afternoon's 2 p.m. home game against Class A Tug Valley. Chapmanville then goes to Poca on Monday, Feb. 4 for a Cardinal Conference game. Then on Feb. 7 Chapmanville is set to hit the road to take on the rival Scott Lady Hawks in Madison. Scott rallied earlier in the season to beat the Lady Tigers in Chapmanville.
The Class AA sectional tourney is slated to be played this year at Logan. The No. 4/No. 5 game is set for Feb. 18 while the No. 1 seed takes on the 4/5 winner on Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. The 8 p.m. nightcap has the No. 2 seed taking on No. 3. The winners of the two Feb. 20 sectional games are set to meet on Feb. 22 in the finals at 7 p.m. Both the sectional winner and runner-up will advance to the 2A regional tourney.
In Chapmanville's sectional are Scott, Tolsia, Mingo Central and Wayne.
"We're less than three weeks away from the sectionals," Williamson said. "We've got seven games left and we've got Logan again."
Logan is scheduled to return to action on Saturday at Morgantown. The Lady Cats beat the Lady Mohigans earlier in the season at home.
LHS then hosts Westside on Monday as part of a rare boys/girls doubleheader at Logan's Willie Akers Arena. The girls' game tips off at 7 p.m. with the Logan-Belfry (Ky.) makeup game to follow at 8:30 p.m.
"That will be a big night," Gertz said of Monday's doubleheader with the Logan boys.
Logan Lady Cats (10-4)
2012-13 Girls' Basketball Schedule
Nov. 27: at Man, W 61-40
Nov. 29: South Charleston, L 48-50
Dec. 5: at Westside, L 48-64
Dec. 13: at Huntington, W 56-55
Dec. 15: Capital, W 49-31
Dec. 18: Tolsia, W 51-41
Jan. 4: Morgantown, W 64-61
Jan. 9: at South Charleston, W 47-36
Jan. 12: at Winfield, L 55-57
Jan. 14: at Tolsia, W 52-47
Jan. 17: Lincoln County, W 70-52
Jan. 25: Greenbrier East, L 52-56
Jan. 28: Man, W 72-52
Jan. 30: at Chapmanville, W 66-36
Feb. 2: at Morgantown, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 4: Westside, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6: Spring Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 8: at Lincoln County, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 9: at Greenbrier East, 7 p.m.
Feb. 11: Winfield, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 14: Chapmanville, 7:30 p.m.
Chapmanville Lady Tigers (8-8)
2012-13 Girls' Basketball Schedule
Dec. 4: at Wayne, W 58-38
Dec. 6: Herbert Hoover, W 78-48
Dec. 8: at Sherman, W 62-34
Dec. 11: at Tolsia, L 55-56
Dec. 13: Poca, W 49-24
Dec. 15: at Mingo Central, L 31-48
Dec. 27: vs. Keyser (at Capital City Classic at Charleston Catholic), L 43-46
Jan. 3: Wayne, W 61-32
Jan. 5: Tolsia, L 42-45
Jan. 10: Scott, L 42-45
Jan. 12: at Sissonville, L 32-47
Jan. 14: at Tug Valley, W 67-62
Jan. 16: at Herbert Hoover, W 60-50
Jan. 19: Nicholas County, L 45-52
Jan. 22: Sherman, W 52-22
Jan. 30: Logan, L 36-66
Feb. 2: Tug Valley, 2 p.m.
Feb. 4: at Poca, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7: at Scott, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 9: Mingo Central, 2 p.m.
Feb. 14: at Logan, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 16: Sissonville, 6 p.m.


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As National Foster Care Month draws to a close, the KidsPeace Foster Care office in Doylestown, PA, reported on the activities of its foster parent support group. This enthusiastic group of foster parents is about to publish the second quarterly issue of the Foster Parent Newsletter. The first issue was excellent and a large success. It was edited by one of the foster mothers who compiled numerous articles from other parents. The second issue is being eagerly awaited by all. On May 25, the support group also kicked off a series of summer picnics that they are organizing. The first picnic was held at Peace Valley Park in Chalfont, PA. More than 50 people attended, including foster parents, their extended family members, kids and the foster care staff. There were huge amounts of great food, and the kids enjoyed playing all kinds of games and also liked hanging out by the lake. There will be a series of picnics throughout the summer at different parks throughout Bucks County, culminating in a day at Menlo Park's water park for National Kids' Day on August 2.
Executive Director Scott Merritt credits the entire staff for its dedication and commitment to the best available care and healing of the children who reside on campus or visit the Wellness and Behavioral Health Center on an outpatient basis. "Every associate who serves these children shares in this recognition," Merritt says. "We are extremely proud of everyone who gives his or her best to provide healing to our children, many of whom have been through the worst."
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, has a community foundation committee that selects worthy organizations to support. After a presentation in December by Family Resource Specialist Carla Daniels of the Raleigh KidsPeace Foster Care office, the committee decided to help brighten the lives of the Raleigh KidsPeace foster children who have been through so much. The children prepare wish lists of gifts they would really like for their birthdays, and the CAPTRUST staff take the lists and shop for birthday presents for each child. They deliver the gifts to the Raleigh KidsPeace office, where staff wrap and deliver the generous presents to each child. The children write thank you notes, which the CAPTRUST staff happilydisplay on the "Wall of Fame" in their office. The CAPTRUST folks take great pride in the appreciation expressed by our children, and the children are delighted to have their wishes come true. KidsPeace appreciates the generosity of this firm and the involvement of CAPTRUST employees who want to make a difference in the lives of many children.
The new Children' Hospital module open house for professionals on June 4th will feature an international expert on school shooters. Clinical Director of KidsPeace Pennsylvania Residential Programs Dr. Peter Langman has been studying the psychology of school shooters since Columbine and recently released Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters, a compelling study of youth who have been involved in school shootings over the past decade. Dr. Langman has become a frequent spokesperson on the subject on television and radio, as well as in print. At the open house, he will be signing copies of his book and discussing issues concerning school shooters and risk assessment development to identify potential shooters. Langman and other KidsPeace Children's Hospital leadership will guide visitors through the new module and point out safety and treatment advances that set this facility apart in the treatment of children in crisis. The event will take place from 4:00 p.m until 7:00 p.m. at the Children's Hospital in Orefield, PA. For more information on the open house, please call Laurel Youse at 610-799-8397 or email her at email@example.com.
From left to right, Georgia Board of Associates and KidsPeace National Board of Trustees member Dick Plunkett, KidsPeace President and CEO Will Isemann, Seleta W., Executive Director Scott Merritt and Board of Associates Chairperson Dick Tisinger participate in official groundbreaking ceremony at Bowdon Campus. Donations for this project were received from many community members and the Campbell Foundation, the Woodruff Foundation and the Carroll EMC Foundation. "We are truly blessed to have such generous donors," said President and CEO of KidsPeace Will Isemann. "The large donations from the foundations allowed us to add classrooms to the facility
The KidsPeace Doylestown Foster Care office celebrated National Foster Care Month on Saturday May 2, 2009, at Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA. More than 175 people from KidsPeace attended, with over 100 of them being children! Everyone came out for a great day at the park. Program Manager Edward Krohn, and Family Resource Specialist Kim Knecht, staffed a table, where they gave out information to the public about KidsPeace services and foster care. A big thank you to foster parents Bob and Sandra Caruso for making this day possible for our families. The event made this National Foster Care Month very special for more than 100 happy children.
The KidsPeace Children's Hospital will be holding an open house on June 4, 2009, to introduce our new module for children ages 14-17. Children's pediatricians, psychiatrists, ER physicians and professionals who refer children to the Children's Hospital are invited to tour the new module, meet with Hospital leadership and learn more about the services. The open house will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., and light refreshments will be served. For more information, please call Laurel Youse at 610-799-8397 or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com. KidsPeace Children's Hospital is located at our Orchard Hills Campus in Orefield, PA.
National Family Month is an annual celebration that runs from Mother's Day until Father's Day and recognizes the importance of family in children's lives. This KidsPeace sponsored Congressional resolution calls upon families to spend extra time together during this month and help children to feel loved and included as important members of the family unit. To learn about inexpensive family activities that families can do together, visit the National Family Month Web site for suggestions. Since May is also National Foster Care Month, this is a wonderful time to learn more about becoming a foster parent. Remember that there are thousands of children, many of them teens, yearning for a safe, loving home where they can be safe and happy. Celebrate National Family Month starting this Sunday.
Among the many issues that face foster children who will soon age out of the system is how to live on their own if they are not attending college and must make their own lives after graduating from high school and turning 18. At the KidsPeace Raleigh, NC, Foster Care Office, Avis Dublin and Carla Daniels wanted to give some older teens a glimpse into the challenges they will be facing after entering the real world. A group of a dozen 15-19 year old teens has been participating in a 16-week Independent Living Group to help prepare them for living on their own. Topics have included money management, interviewing, study skills and relationship building. The Real World exercise took place on April 13 at the foster care office and provided a group of the oldest teens with a scenarios that they may soon be facing.
Each teen was given a task card upon arrival and had to accomplish the assignments listed on the card. The teens had to be interviewed for jobs, fill out applications to rent apartments, connect utilities, open bank accounts and face at least one unexpected occurrence. They would apply for an apartment and be told they needed a job first so have to go to the job application station and then go back once they had obtained jobs. Community volunteers from Progress Energy and CapTrust spoke earnestly with the teens and drove home the fact that saving money and spending wisely were imperative parts of independent living. Unexpected occurrences would include such scenarios as getting a $200 ticket, having their cars break down and need costly repairs and receiving a surprise visit from a sister and her four kids who want to stay at your apartment for a few weeks. There were intense discussions about how to deal with the surprises in life that can eat away at savings and make it impossible to pay the rent or electric bill.
All of the Raleigh staff members participated, and the teens learned a lot and received wonderful tips on how unpredictable independent living can be. They shared lunch afterwards, and all participants were happy with the outcome. Carla would like to thank the teens, foster care staff and the volunteers from Progress Energy and CapTrust for participating in this educational and fun morning.
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Jane Eyre - culture, innit?
Friends with benefits - raunchy romcom with decent script and heart
Colombiana - OK revenge action thriller
Endless Bummer, a low budget surfer flick shot in Ventura. It's got a good party scene, a great boob shot and a surprisingly good ending - dude, like way meaningful, man... - that I never saw coming and kinda stuck with me.
I watched Soul Surfer with my girls. I have to say, Bethany Hamilton is one courageous, determined girl.
Next Day Air (comedy-suspense flick from 2009, madness ensues when a shipment of drugs are delivered to the wrong address)
Basic (John Travolta/Samuel L Jackson action movie from 2003 that flopped & never gets talked about, I didn't think it was that bad)
Terminator 2 (best movie Ahnold was ever in, best movie James Cameron ever made, also greatest example of a sequel being better than the original)
Howl starring James Franco as Allen Ginsberg. Oh man, great flick. Ginsberg had guts and vision. Franco did a superb job capturing his speech and mannerisms.
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroy'd by madness..."
He slapped together a cheesy action movie with stereotypical, cardboard cutout characters, shined it up real nice, put cutting-edge effects in it and it was eaten up like crazy.
Watching Eddie Furlong teach a TERMINATOR how to be "cool" by throwing around phrases that nobody EVER used (except when they thought this movie was cool) is cringe-worthy after watching the MASTERPIECE that is the first Terminator film. Cameron replaced terror with action, suspense with chase sequences, and an overwhelming sense of realistic dread with slick effects. All downgrades.
Hi.First time poster.
I recently saw"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." It was a remake of the movie that came out in '74,I believe,for TV. I enjoyed the first movie because the little creatures were basically heard and not seen.I loved the way they giggled and whispered...built up some delicious tension. The re-make had Guillermo del Toro handprint all over it,which is a good thing,in my opinion. The actors were quite good,especially the little girl. The CGI creatures were pretty horrifying,but because they were so visible,so often,I didn't get the rush of terror that I love so much!! I would give it 4 stars out of 5.
I saw three movies during this weekend. First one was Buried not my favorite. The second one was Sex and the City 2 much better then the first movie. And my third one was SAW the final chapter. Good that this was the last SAW movie (or I hope). I don't like when they torture and kill people. But I had to see it anyway.


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Bill part of anti-wilderness package would allow logging in California roadless areas, clearcutting of old growth forests in Alaska and virtually rent-free grazing on public lands
Generations of loggers have seen timber from the Tongass National Forest as a source of income, but a new study indicates that the tradeoffs that come with large-scale harvests of old-growth timber in Southeast Alaska are not worth the short-term gain.
The Wilderness Society's Senior Resource Analyst, Mike Anderson, has been selected to serve on the National Forest planning rule implementation advisory committee by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. The distinction comes after years of dedicated work on forest management issues, often in
Despite industry claims that government regulations are slowing job creation, the oil and gas industry could be creating more than 50,000 jobs with federal drilling permits they currently aren't using, according to The Wilderness Society's analysis of industry jobs data.
Today, President Obama signed into law legislation authorizing the National Park Service to continue to issue permits for commercial packstock use within Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks while the agency completes a stewardship plan for park wilderness.
Online and smartphone enabled map will help tourists and locals alike find outdoor adventure
As the federal Bureau of Land Management works to create the first land-use plan for the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the agency has a historic opportunity to protect some of the world's most significant wildlife resources that sustain many communities in the western
Four bills that will likely pass the House Natural Resources Committee will cause more problems than they solve, according to The Wilderness Society.
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To the Citizens of Floyd County:
We the duly elected Magistrates of Floyd County, Kentucky, find it necessary to respond to the "guest view" written by County Judge, R.D. "Doc" Marshall, and published in the Floyd County Times on Friday May 31, 2013.
In the first sentence of his "guest view", Judge Marshall actually told the truth - the budget that was approved was not the budget that he proposed. The budget that was proposed by Judge R.D. "Doc" Marshall included the following:
1) Multiple new taxes including a tax on everyone with a job in Floyd County; a tax on everyone that purchases an insurance policy in Floyd County; a tax on everyone that rents a hotel room in Floyd County; and a tax on everyone that eats a meal in a restaurant in Floyd County.
2) Increased garbage collection bills for Floyd County residents.
3) Cutting budgets for senior citizens centers.
4) Eliminating the LINKS program (which provides free houses to qualifying families).
5) Cutting health insurance to county employees.
6) Cutting benefits to Chris Waugh, John K. Blackburn and their staffs.
7) And most unbelievably, giving his wife, Lois Marshall, two (2) titles/jobs with a combined proposed salary of $92,000 per year.
All four magistrates voted to not allow Judge Marshall to get away with such an atrocity, and struck down his proposed budget. We then passed a balanced budget without any of Marshall's proposed taxes or rate increases, without cuts to the benefits of County employees, the Clerk or the Sheriff, and without cuts to Senior Citizens. Most importantly, we voted to not allow Lois Marshall to assume two (2) jobs or to be paid $92,000 per year.
Judge Marshall, in his "guest view", wrongfully asserted that he was not to be blamed if county roads were not repaired. If your road is in disrepair, it is in fact Judge Marshall's fault if it does not get repaired because Judge Marshall has all be bankrupted the Fiscal Court. The following are just a few examples of Judge Marshall's financial failures:
1) He did nothing while the county's financial condition worsened every year during his seven year tenure as Chief Executive Officer.
2) He incurred more private contractor bills than any Judge in the history of the county (much of it for work that could have been done by the County's full-time road department.)
3) He wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars on projects that provided him a personal benefit such as:
• He paved a road which winds through Davidson Memorial Gardens, a private cemetery owned by a for-profit corporation. (Interestingly, the paving was completed just prior to Judge Marshall announcing that his father's remains would be buried at the same cemetery).
• He spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to make people believe that he was going to deliver a Veterans Cemetery which he promised seven years ago. Yet, all we have is a weathered sign beside a rock cliff, promising a Veteran's Cemetery in the future.
In conclusion, we agree with Judge Marshall when he says "the people should decide." However, unlike Judge Marshall, we believe that the people should have all the truthful facts in helping them to make the decision about who is to blame for the county's financial woes. We voted to reject Judge Marshall's proposal which would have allowed him to take money out of the pockets of citizens of Floyd County in order to cover his waste and mismanagement. We believe the Fiscal Court can live within its means and therefore, we passed a budget that did not include the additional taxes and rate increases sought by Judge Marshall.
Jon Goble, Magistrate District #1
Hattie Owens, Magistrate District #2
Warren Jarrell, Magistrate District #3
Ronnie Akers, Magistrate District #4


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-My beliefs summarized in words much more eloquent than I could come up with
How the Universe came from nothing
Thought that was the best of the bunch TBH.
Nah, took the cheese too far. And there's nothing I love more than getting teary-eyed and sentimental about football so if it didn't do it for me it's missed the spot.
That U2 guitar riff is brilliant though. Have to appreciate its use here.
Carlsberg England heroes ad
Quite enjoyed that, actually, although a wee bit pompous. Actually, **** the wee bit. Ridiculously pompous, this. Brief appearance by Ian Botham.
President of RTDAS - Ryan ten Doeschate - The Freddie Flintoff of Associate Cricket
Member of DNAS, ESAS - Dirk Nannes, Edgar Schiferli. Dutchmen can bowl.
Originally Posted by Pedro DelgadoOriginally Posted by Matt79
Cricket Web's 2013/14 Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"The PFA does not represent players when they have broken the law and been convicted on non-football matters."
- Gordon Taylor in 2009 following Marlon King's release after a prison sentence for sexual assault & ABH
Typically big and overblown stuff from Nike here, but I'm loving it nonetheless:
YouTube - NIKE WRITE THE FUTURE - FULL LENGTH VERSION
Lack of Cantona the obvious negative.
Yeah, that Write The Future ad is pretty amazing I have to say. Sickening and packed full of soulless shills as well of course, but that's a bloody good three minutes of television that a lot of feature film directors would be happy to have to put together.
I know a place where a royal flush
Can never beat a pair
So obviously not real life tho; Drogba doesn't throw himself to the ground when he gets into the box or scream "It's a ****ing disgrace" straight into the camera & there's two English strikers featured and not one broken metatarsal.
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The following questions are commonly asked by foreign law graduates who apply to our International Law LL.M. programs. Please use the answers listed below as a guide to help you decide whether the LL.M. program is right for you.
If you have further questions about the application process or about the LL.M. programs in general, please do not hesitate to contact the office of International Graduate Law Programs to discuss your options or to set up an appointment to meet with us in person.
1. Why should I get an LL.M. degree?
This is a decision that only you can make. Law School is an intellectual, financial and emotional commitment, and should be entered into with 100% effort. Many of our alumni tell us that the LL.M. degree opened doors for them, either in their countries of origin or in the United States. In our increasingly global world, understanding legal systems that are different from your own is more essential than ever. The International Law LL.M. programs are designed to provide you with just this type of understanding.
2. Why should I study at the University of Miami?
3. Will I take classes with American J.D. students?
The University of Miami integrates International Law LL.M. students into the Law School and permits them to take courses offered to J.D. students. Although a few introductory courses are offered exclusively to foreign law students, in general you will have wonderful opportunities to learn alongside American law students in your classes adding another dimension to your legal education in the United States.
4. Are any courses offered in Spanish?
The University of Miami is unique in its commitment to bilingual and bicultural education, and offers law courses in Spanish. These courses are intended for law students who are trying to improve their knowledge of technical Spanish.
5. Which International Law LL.M. specialization should I choose?
Most of our foreign students choose the LL.M. in U.S. and Transnational Law for Foreign Lawyers. This program is specifically designed for the foreign law graduate. Only two courses are required: An Introduction to U.S. Law and Legal Communication and Research. These courses are intended to give you a foundation in American common law doctrine as well as the approach to written analysis in such a system. All of your other courses are electives. We often recommend Comparative Trial Litigation, in which the foreign students prepare, try and critique four complete American-style cases before real trial judges and live juries. This class provides you with a unique understanding of the American legal system, and is also lots of fun. Your other courses are taken with J.D. students and can focus on any area of law depending on your interests.
The University of Miami also offers an LL.M. degree open to foreign law graduates in Ocean and Coastal Law and the International Law LL.M. with specialization in International Arbitration. American law school graduates are also encouraged to apply to the International Law LL.M. with specialization in International Arbitration and our Ocean & Coastal Law LL.M.
Additional LL.M. programs that are designed for students who attended law school in the U.S. include the International Law LL.M. with specialization in International Law or Inter-American Law, the LL.M. in Estate Planning, Taxation, and Real Property and Development. From time to time a foreign student will choose to apply directly to one of these programs. Please note that the course requirements for these LL.M. programs may include a written thesis and will presume basic knowledge of American law. Foreign students should demonstrate prior experience with the common law and strong English ability before applying directly to these programs.
6. What are the differences between the LL.M. program specializations?
U.S. and Transnational Law: This program is strictly for foreign attorneys. It provides an exceptional opportunity for graduates of foreign law schools to continue their study of the law in a context that emphasizes U.S. law and U.S. perspectives on law. Students also engage in a comparative study of the U.S. legal system with that of the country where they earned their law degree.
Inter-American Law: This program is designed to prepare students for a career in the inter-American legal field, and to expose them to basic aspects of Latin American law and legal culture so that they can more effectively service clients from that region as well as advise clients doing business in Latin America.
International Law: The objective of this program is to provide students with the background necessary to recognize, understand, and manage problems arising in the international legal order, including those relating to international trade, investment, business, environmental problems, and the protection of human rights.
International Arbitration Specialization: This specialization provides a unique educational opportunity for those wishing to acquire a profound grounding in the field of international arbitration. Students in this program are offered specialized theoretical and practical courses in international arbitration taught by an internationally renowned faculty. In addition, there is a broad selection of related subjects including course offerings with a focus on Latin America for future practitioners wishing to pursue a career involving interests in that region.
Ocean and Coastal Law: This program prepares the attorney to be a specialist in the domestic and international legal problems associated with the use and protection of the marine environment.
7. Can I receive credit for my previous law studies?
Depending on what program you wish to do, you may get credit for your previous law studies. You will not receive credit for your previous studies if you pursue a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree. You may receive some credit for your previous studies if you pursue a J.D. degree.
8. Can I get admitted to the Bar after completing the LL.M. program?
In the United States, law graduates are required to take a bar exam in order to practice law. For specifics on international lawyers sitting for a U.S. bar exam, please visit the Bar Admission area of our website.
9. What if I want to get my J.D. degree?
You may already know that obtaining a J.D. degree is your professional goal, particularly if you want to get admitted to practice in Florida. You can choose to apply directly to the J.D. program, or you may wish to start with the LL.M. program and then apply to transfer to the J.D. in the following year. One benefit of starting in the LL.M. program is that it gives you a chance to decide if you are really interested in returning to law school for the entire J.D. program. To learn more about which path is best for you, visit our Transfer to the J.D. Program webpage.
10. Can I just take a course without applying to the program?
Students may only enroll in classes for credit once they have been admitted to the School of Law. Subject to space ability, the instructor's permission, the permission of the LL.M. program director and the payment of the appropriate fee (which is one-half the otherwise applicable tuition), attorneys may audit classes. Auditors do not take examinations, and no grades or academic credit are recorded for their work. In general, the LL.M. program director will not grant permission unless the attorney satisfies the admission criteria for the program including the required TOEFL score. In addition, attorneys must have an appropriate visa status to register as non-degree auditors.
11. Can I apply to the program while still studying for my law degree?
You may apply while waiting to receive your degree. If admitted, you will be granted a conditional admittance, contingent upon proof that you have received your law degree. You must have your law degree before the date that you enroll in classes at UM.
12. What financial resources exist to help me afford law school?
Attending a private law school is a big financial commitment. The Law School is committed to helping qualified graduate students obtain the necessary financial aid to complete their legal education. For specifics on paying for law school and scholarships, please visit our funding your studies page.
13. What if I want to continue working during law school?
Some students in the LL.M. program do work during law school. Some students are working as part-time clerks in local firms or companies. Others are working full-time and taking a reduced course load. Students must complete 24 credits to get their degree; some students take their classes in two, three or four semesters depending on their personal circumstances. Of course, a student's ability to work will be contingent upon their visa status.
14. What about moving to Miami and getting settled? Will the law school help me?
A hallmark of the International Graduate Law Programs at UM is the one-on-one attention we provide to all of our students. Once you have decided to attend UM, we will provide you with an extensive apartment guide and assist you with all other facets of your relocation to South Florida – including identifying schools for your children or a car for your commute. We will also provide you with the I-20 Form required to get your visa and help orient you to the University and Law School communities.
The University's Department of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) exists specifically to meet the special needs of international students, including cultural familiarization, academic and personal matters or compliance with immigration regulations. ISSS assists all UM students with making applications to the INS for Employment Authorization should you wish to work following graduation. For more information, please contact the ISSS Office.
15. What items will I need to apply to the University of Miami School of Law LL.M. program?
Please visit our admissions area for a full checklist of items required for your application.
16. What is the Law School Admission Counsel (LSAC) LL.M. Credential Assembly Service?
We recommend that international applicants to the University of Miami School of Law's LL.M. program register with LSAC's LL.M. Credential Assembly Service to save you time and money, especially if you intend to apply to a number of U.S. or Canadian graduate law degree programs. You will only need to obtain your transcripts and other required credentials one time in order to make them available for all of your law school applications. For a registration fee of $185 (US), LSAC will collect, authenticate, and distribute your university records and TOEFL score(s). Five reports to law schools are included in the registration fee. For additional information about this service, go to https://llm.lsac.org. (Please note that the LSAC Credential Assembly Service serves only to authenticate non-U.S. or Canadian credentials that are needed in addition to a completed admission application. To apply to Miami Law, you must still complete the University of Miami School of Law application and submit all required application fees to the Office of International Graduate Programs.)
17. When is the application deadline?
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year and are reviewed by the Admissions Committee as soon as they are received. Please note that we also offer a Priority Deadline of May 1st.
18. Can I apply to the program without having achieved the required TOEFL score? Do you offer conditional acceptances, conditioned on achieving the required TOEFL score or attending an intensive English course?
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which is administered by the Educational Testing Service. If you have taken the TOEFL exam already, you will need to have an official score report sent directly to our Office of International Graduate Law Programs. The University of Miami's school code is 5815 and the department code is 03.
You may apply to the LL.M. program even if you have not yet achieved the required minimum score, but you will not be granted admission until you can document that you have received this score. Depending upon your score, we may require or recommend that you enroll in an Intensive English or Legal English course offered at the University of Miami. For TOEFL requirement and waiver specifics, please visit our admissions webpage.
19. What is the cost of attending the University of Miami School of Law?
The estimated cost for an academic year (nine months) for a single LL.M. student at the University of Miami School of Law is $62,000. Estimated Costs for married law students accompanied by their families will be higher. For your first dependant (spouse or child), budget an additional $8113; for each additional dependent, budget an additional $2000. Click here for more information on the cost of attendance.
20. Can I send my application without the Statement of Financial Responsibility and the bank letter?
The Statement of Financial Responsibility and bank letter are only required for international students who need a visa. It is not necessary to include the Statement of Financial Responsibility or bank letter with your initial application. We will make a decision on your application without having the Statement of Financial Responsibility or bank letter. We will not need the Statement of Financial Responsibility or bank letter until after you have been admitted in order to process your visa.
21. What types of jobs can I get after graduation?
Our LL.M. program includes students who wish to return directly to their countries of origin following graduation, seek a one year period of practical training – an "internship" – prior to returning, and some who seek permanent employment in the United States.
The option that is available to you may depend on a number of factors, including your personal immigration status. We urge you to carefully examine current immigration regulations and consult with a United States consulate.
The Office of International Graduate Law Programs works closely with the Career Development Office to counsel foreign students on their job options. The Career Development Office even has an International LL.M. advisor who has expertise in counseling foreign law graduates. In addition, career advisors will review resumes and cover letters so that they comply with American customs, and provide practice interviews. We also sponsor numerous events with alumni and local law firms in Miami. Our office maintains directories of our nearly 1,300 alumni and their current employment, as well as directories of multinational corporations and binational chambers of commerce that may be particularly interested in foreign lawyers.


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According to UFC lightweight Gleison Tibau, UFC fighters are taxed 30 percent of their fight purse when competing in Brazil. The veteran 155-pound fighter has competed in the UFC 16 times over the course of his career and claims he declares his purses at the end of every year. But when he fought in Brazil for the first time under the UFC banner last October, Tibau says he was a victim of the "very heavy tax rate."
"Professionally, I liked to fight at UFC Brazil's, but financially, I found it absurd. Brazil charges many taxes of our purses, so I was unmotivated to fight in Brazil because of that. People pay taxes, I have no problem, but the money does not go to health, it does not produce benefit for the public. If it was a tax you paid, but you see the benefit, that's fine... The politics in Brazil is a very big robbery, that left me very sad. If I had fought in the United States, I always declare my purses at the end of the year. In Brazil, the check is already deducted, so is $50,000 that I no longer receive. It is a very heavy tax rate. I and other friends who fought in Brazil complained... We lose 30% of our purses."