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Get Legal Help By Web Conference!
Do you need help from SALA, but are unable to get to one of our offices in Bisbee, Casa Grande, Lakeside, Sacaton, Tucson, or Whiteriver?
Coming soon, using your smartphone or computer (as long as it has a camera and speakers) you can be connected with an attorney as if you were meeting in person. It's as easy as answering the phone. You'll participate using our web conferencing that works from any browser, device, or system. You'll consult with an attorney in a private and secure manner. When you apply – online, over the phone, or in-person – you'll be asked eligibility questions - simply indicate your preference to receive assistance using web conferencing. This service will first be avail to clients participating in SALA's Volunteer Lawyers Program.
SALA and El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. have recently finalized a Memorandum of Understanding to form a medical legal partnership (MLP). El Rio is one of the largest federally qualified health centers in the US. El Rio serves primarily the urban population of Pima County.
Southern Arizona Legal Aid's monthly award is a distinct honor: of the nearly 1000 attorneys who volunteer their time with SALA each year, only 12 receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney award each year.
Shannon Giles, of Awerkamp & Bonilla, was selected to receive Southern Arizona Legal Aid's Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for November 2016. Shannon joined SALA's Volunteer Lawyers Program in 2003. She provides direct representation to clients in employment law matters. Shannon is also a frequent participant in the VLP's employment law clinic. In all, Shannon has assisted 65 clients; providing 578 hours of service to those most in need.
Q & A with Erwin Kratz
I was born and raised in South Africa.
I have lived in Tucson for 27 years.
Right out of law school I worked at the largest law firm in Arizona for a couple of years, then I worked at the oldest law firm in Arizona for fifteen years, and now I am a solo practitioner.
I practice exclusively in ERISA and Employee Benefits.
The VLP asked for help and I can help. I believe in the American ideal of free citizens and a limited government: the bigger the government, the smaller the citizen. That implies that every citizen has a duty to volunteer time and or money to do things that I would rather not have the government doing.
I enjoy competitive swimming, the outdoors, and travelling.
I attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and Law School at the University of Arizona.
Southern Arizona Legal Aid's monthly award is a distinct honor: of the nearly 1000 attorneys who volunteer their time with SALA each year, only 12 receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney award each year.
Shannon Giles, of Awerkamp & Bonilla, was selected to receive Southern Arizona Legal Aid's Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for November 2016. Shannon joined SALA's Volunteer Lawyers Program in 2003. She provides direct representation to clients in employment law matters. Shannon is also a frequent participant in the VLP's employment law clinic. In all, Shannon has assisted 65 clients; providing 578 hours of service to those most in need.
Q & A with Shannon Giles
Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, but I've been in Tucson for 20 years.
I practiced general business litigation for many years at a large law firm before opening my own practice. I joined Awerkamp & Bonilla in 2012.
We practice employment law, primarily on behalf of employees, including federal employees.
There are so many people in our community that just need a little help. It's very rewarding to be able to help people, or even just clarify some things about legal processes for them.
Anyone you would like to acknowledge for contributing to your legal career / pro bono service? I am very glad that Awerkamp & Bonilla readily supports this work.
My daughter swims competitively year-round, so we spend a lot of time at the pool. I also lead a Junior Girl Scout troop.
Jeff Wohlford, of Brown and Wohlford, PLLC, was selected to receive Southern Arizona Legal Aid's Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for October 2016. Jeff joined SALA's Volunteer Lawyers Program in September of 2015. Jeff participates in the VLP's family law clinics, where he has assisted 44 clients in his first year with the program.
Q & A with Jeff Wohlford
Middleville, Michigan. (insert small-town joke here)
The Air Force Academy.
University of Arizona.
Six Years
Clerked for Judge Marner in the Pima County Superior Court and private practice.
Family Law
I'd like to say that what drives me to volunteer is following the tenets of my faith, that I'm called to help others. Most days though, I'm afraid I'm just selfish. That old cliché about getting more out of helping others than the people you are helping is so true. VLP allows me to do it in an efficient manner.
Southern Arizona Legal Aid's Volunteer Lawyers Program monthly award is a distinct honor: of the nearly 1100 attorneys who volunteer their time with the SALA VLP, only 12 receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney award each year.
Tom Niemeir was selected to receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for September 2016. Tom joined the VLP in 1989. Over the course of the last twenty-seven years he has provided legal assistance, brief service and direct representation to clients seeking help with family law matters. Tom is a frequent participant in the VLP's Family Law Clinics where he provides basic information on family law issues and helps self-represented litigants complete the necessary forms to file their case. In all, Mr. Niemeir has assisted 875 VLP clients. The VLP staff are grateful for Mr. Niemeir's long time dedication to this important work.
Q & A with Tom Niemeir
Hutchinson, KS
University of Kansas
University of Arizona
Since 1977
Civil limited to family law for last 20 years
People in a family law situation (ie divorce, custody, parenting time, etc.) need guidance for personal life as well as legal advice and must understand that there is what is legal, what is moral and what is best for everyone and sometimes they do not overlap.
Melvin Cohen was selected to receive SALA's Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for September 2016. Mr. Cohen began volunteering with SALA in 1986. Over the last thirty years Mr. Cohen has dedicated his time and expertise to helping SALA clients with contract and home ownership cases.
Recently, Mr. Cohen completed a home ownership case for a SALA client. The client was elderly and vulnerable. He lost his home to a caretaker who had taken advantage of his condition. Mr. Cohen tried a bench trial, and obtained transfer of title to the home back to the client. Mr. Cohen and his firm of Mesch, Clark and Rothschild, dedicated four years and five hundred and forty-five hours to the matter and achieved a wonderful result for the client.
Q & A with Melvin Cohen
I grew up in the "rust belt," from Pittsburgh to Steubenville, Ohio. Therefore, I did not know that betting on sports and playing numbers was illegal until I went away to college. My wife, Molly Senor, our two standard poodles and I arrived in Tucson in the summer of 1973 having assumed I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law to start the six month residency required for the Arizona Bar. Fortunately, the Bar dropped mining and water law. I studied for the Bar listening to lectures on a tape recorder in the old U of A Law School, close to the Loft Theatre.
I was very lucky to have been hired as a law clerk and then a Deputy County Attorney by Pima County Attorney Civil Division. Pima County was undergoing significant growth, implementing a merit system for its employees, and enacting a building code, floodplain code and hillside slope ordinance, while building many projects, including Kino Hospital and Ina Road Waste Water Treatment Plant. I had an early experience with election problems. The computer rejected all ballots, so we had to hand count the computer cards, dealing with "hanging chad" and "pregnant punches" well before Bush vs. Gore.
After several years, I left government and we traveled for a little more than a year. For some unexplained reason, while sitting on a beach in northern Greece and living for less than $5 a day near a village called Metamorphosis, down the road from Paradisio, I finished reading "Bleak House" and decided it was time to start turning back to Tucson to resume my legal career. At that time, the world was essentially at peace. Rather than complete our travels by going to Africa and east to Asia, we ultimately turned around and came back to Tucson. We never finished that last leg of the trip and I will never be young enough to endure sleeping in cheap hotels, hostels, and campgrounds around the world.
Any place that has good art, good museums, good food and good markets. Travel gives you an opportunity to see the best and worst of humanity, the potential beauty and creativity and the endless depravity and destruction that cultures throughout the ages have borne upon others. It seems to be an endless cycle.
I work just as hard for my VLP clients as I do for other clients. Unfortunately, I find that I am neither as efficient or knowledgeable as I would like to be. Therefore, the term "practicing" law.
I am currently on the Board of Literacy Connects and the Southern Arizona Leadership Council. I volunteer at Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging conducting regular Sabbath and holiday services. My physical therapist keeps me in the best condition they can, with a substantial regimen of light weights, rubber bands, aerobic exercises and strengthening the core. I am a student of Tai Chi and try to read a variety of literature ranging from the New York Times daily newspaper, mysteries and ancient Jewish texts. For 19 years I was honored to study Tai Chi with Dr. Zee and ancient Jewish texts with Rabbi Lou Silberman, both elders and masters. There is a great coincidence between both disciplines.
I will forever be a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers. Among my most prized possessions is the picture of me and Roberto Clemente with the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning in the background.
When I was a law student in Pittsburgh, I heard that in Arizona you could actually see the sun in the morning and a sunset in the evening. We are a community filled with people who enjoy living here.
Gary Kraft was selected to receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for June 2016. Gary joined the VLP in 2013 where he is a frequent participant in the VLP's Minor Guardianship Clinic. Through the clinic Gary provides prospective guardians of minors with legal assistance in requesting a guardianship in probate court. Gary answers questions concerning guardianship and helps the prospective guardians complete the requisite legal paperwork. In addition to his work in Pima County, Gary has traveled with VLP staff to Pinal County to conduct the clinic and help rural county clients with guardianship issues. In his short time with the VLP Gary has already helped 80 clients withminor guardianship matters. The VLP staff is grateful for Gary's time and dedication to this important work. By volunteering with the Minor Guardianship Clinic Gary is able to ensure that children in need receive medical care, are able to enroll in school, and most important, have a place to live where they are safe and loved.
Q & A with Gary Kraft
I was born in San Diego, but moved to Tucson when I was eight.
42 Years.
After graduating from law school, I practiced in California for a few years and then returned to Tucson and was an associate at DeConcini, McDonald, Yetwin & Lacy. I was then offered a law clerk position by Judge William Browning and that eventually led to my current position working for Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Rateau.
Anything that finds its way to the federal court.
I am inspired to volunteer and teach by other lawyers I know. Tarik Sultan, Jim Calle and Kristine Fox come to mind when I think of those who are always willing to help others. I admire them for that and enjoy helping the clients of the VLP's Guardianship Clinic—they are the real heroes!
The VLP's monthly award is a distinct honor: of the nearly 1100 attorneys who volunteer their time with the SALA VLP, only 12 receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney award each year.
Anna Ceder was selected to receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for May 2016. Anna joined the VLP as a law student during her first semester of law school in 2004. As a student she participated in the VLP's Child Support Project, and in October of 2005, Anna was recognized as the Outstanding Law Student of the Month. After being admitted to the bar, Anna immediately joined the VLP as an attorney where she is a frequent participant in the VLP Minor Guardianship Clinics. Anna often supervises law students as they meet with self-represented clients at their guardianship hearings in Probate Court. In addition, the VLP has come to rely on Anna to help us train current law students. The VLP is grateful for Anna's commitment to the VLP and for her continued friendship.
Q & A with Anna Ceder
Milton, Washington.
1997-2003, 2004-present.
Clerked for the best judge in Pima County; worked for James R. Farley/Farmers Insurance for a year; in my present position with Lisa A. Duran & Associates/State Farm Insurance since 2009.
Insurance defense.
Helping others.
The VLP's monthly award is a distinct honor: of the nearly 1100 attorneys who volunteer their time with the SALA VLP, only 12 receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney award each year.
John Richardson was selected to receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for April 2016. John joined Southern Arizona Legal Aid's Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) in 1985. In the more than 30 years since joining the program, John has assisted over 250 clients through the VLP's Advice Only Clinic. Through the clinic John meets with pre-scheduled clients to determine the legal merits of their case, provide advice, and determine the next course of action. In addition, John accepts VLP cases for direct representation. He recently completed work on a case for a client who resides in a rural county served by SALA. The client's concern involved a local utility company. Mr. Richardson dedicated 188 hours to the case. The VLP staff is grateful to Mr. Richardson for his unwavering commitment to the delivery of legal services to the poor.
Q & A with John Richardson
I grew up in Boulder City, Nevada, a small town in southern Nevada seven miles from Hoover Dam and 25 miles from Las Vegas.
I went to both undergraduate and law school at the University of Arizona.
I had never been to Tucson until the summer of 1971, when I traveled here to attend freshman preregistration at the University of Arizona. I began my studies at the U of A that fall, fell in love with the Sonoran desert, and have lived in Tucson ever since.
I started as an associate at DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy PC after graduating from law school in 1978, and I have worked there ever since.
The focus of my practice is education law and employment law.
I credit my parents for instilling in me the desire to help others. Both of my parents, and especially my father, frequently did things to help others. In many cases they were what some would call little things, and their actions were always accomplished privately and without fanfare—loaning tools or, really, almost anything, to a struggling coworker or neighbor (and never asking for the items to be returned); always stopping to help a stranger whose car was stuck at the side of the road. Their quiet, unassuming acts spoke volumes.
Rob Charles was selected to receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for March 2016. Rob, a partner with Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, joined the VLP in 2000. Rob assists VLP clients with bankruptcy, real property and mortgage foreclosure matters. Rob is also a frequent participant in the program's Bankruptcy Reaffirmation Clinic where he supervises law students as they meet with unrepresented clients at their reaffirmation hearings in Bankruptcy Court. Recently, Rob helped a client resolve a real property matter that involved a trustee sale and a lawsuit in Superior Court. With Rob's help, the parties were able to negotiate a settlement that resulted in a monetary judgment for the client and his family. Rob dedicated thirty-nine hours to the case. The VLP is grateful for Rob's support of the program and for his continued friendship.
Q & A with Rob Charles
Born in Phoenix.
University of Arizona College of Law
1975-1982, 1989 to present
Clerked with Earl Carroll, USDC in Phoenix; joined Lewis and Roca in 1984, moved to Tucson in 1989 and have been with the firm continuously.
Business litigation; business bankruptcy; business transactions.
Giving back.
The VLP's monthly award is a distinct honor: of the nearly 1100 attorneys who volunteer their time with Southern Arizona Legal Aid's Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP), only 12 receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney award each year.
Peter Akmajian was selected to receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for February 2016. Peter joined the VLP in 1989. He represents VLP clients in contract, real property, and tort-defense cases. Recently, Peter completed work on a real property case, helping a family obtain title to their home. Peter dedicated forty hours to the matter and achieved a wonderful result for the family of three. The VLP is grateful for Peter's support of the program and for his continued friendship.
Q & A with Peter Akmajian:
Tucson, Arizona
My entire life (except 5 years in Phoenix)
I had a wonderful year after law school clerking for Justice Frank Gordon of the Arizona Supreme Court. One of the job requirements was Tuesday morning tennis with the judge. I went on to work at O'Connor Cavanagh in both Phoenix and in Tucson and then joined Chandler Udall, now the Udall Law Firm in 1999.
I represent health care providers in medical malpractice cases; I represent lawyers in legal malpractice cases and in State Bar matters; I do other general civil litigation.
The clients are in such need and we have an obligation to do our part to help them. I really enjoy meeting and getting to know the clients. The work is extremely rewarding, and I don't feel like I'm "sacrificing". In my most recent case, I was able to help someone quiet title to a home that he had purchased on an oral contract and had been living in and improved for months. The other party disputed the contract and tried to evict him. We were able to resolve the case. I was so happy for my client and his family that he was able to become the legal owner of his home. This sort of case is what keeps me involved in VLP.
Every month, Southern Arizona Legal Aid's Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) recognizes an attorney for his or her efforts and contributions to the program. The VLP's monthly award is a distinct honor: of the 1100 attorneys who volunteer their time with the VLP, only 12 receive the VLP's Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney Award each year.
Randi Burnett was selected to receive the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month Award for January 2016. Randi joined the VLP in 2012. She participates in all of the VLP family law clinics and assists with the program's Self-Service Project at the Superior Court where she supervises law students as they meet with clients in need of assistance with family law issues. In her short time as a volunteer, Randi has assisted one hundred and seventy-four clients. Recently, Randi completed work on a family law case, helping a grandmother become the legal custodian for her three grandchildren. Randi dedicated forty-five hours to the matter. The VLP is grateful for Randi's support of the program and for her continued friendship
Q & A with Randi Burnett:
Wellton, AZ. It's a tiny town of about 2,000 people 30 minutes west of Yuma.
I went to NAU for undergrad and received a BSBA in Business Management.
U of A.
I've been here for almost 12 years. I moved to Tucson to attend law school.
I spent five years with VLP of Southern Arizona Legal Aid as the Student Coordinator/Staff Attorney for the program. I moved into private practice in June 2012 and now work at Waterfall Economidis Caldwell Hanshaw Villamana PC.
I worked at VLP for five years so I know first-hand how grateful low income people are to receive free legal assistance. Many people come in so scared of the legal process and it's a wonderful feeling to know that you've lightened their load just by explaining basic courtroom procedures or giving them a step-by-step process for resolving their case. I also enjoy meeting the law student volunteers. They are all so interesting and unique! I think the U of A law school does an absolutely fabulous job of finding highly intelligent and diverse students each and every year. Interaction with the law students is one of the best aspects of volunteering with VLP.
I also really do buy into the belief that it's worthwhile to help those less fortunate in our community. One of my favorite quotes is, "All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Volunteering helps me feel like I am part of a society that takes care of the weakest among them. I don't want to live in a world where we don't take care of people who truly need help. That's a type of "evil" to me so I avoid doing nothing by volunteering.
The VLP is pleased to announce that Armend Hetemi has been selected as our Outstanding Law Student Volunteer for the month of July 2016. Armend is a law student at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and currently participates in the VLP's Service Center Project.
Armend was born and raised in Kosovo, and earned a law degree from the University of Prishtina in Prishtinë, Kosovo. A few years after completing this degree, Armend moved to the United States and spent several years living and working in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
When asked why he chose the University of Arizona to pursue his J.D., Armend said:
Armend also shared why he chose to join VLP this summer:
He's also learned a lot since joining VLP at the Service Center. Armend said:
Because of school obligations, Armend doesn't have a lot of spare time; but when he does, he enjoys hiking and running. Armend said, "I had the chance to walk some of the trails here in Arizona, and I must admit that they are incredibly beautiful." He enjoys T.V. shows on PBS, Tucson restaurant Sher-E-Punjab, and going to Albania for vacation. According to Armend:
Armend's dream job is to do anything that will allow him to "use [his] legal skills in a way that benefits the community."
Thank you, Armend, for volunteering with the VLP!
The VLP is pleased to announce that Mia Hammersley has been selected as our Outstanding Law Student Volunteer for the month of June 2016. Mia is a rising 2L at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and is currently one of VLP's student coordinators. As a 1L, she volunteered at the Service Center Clinic, helping self-represented litigants with family law matters. Always quick to offer assistance with a smile, Mia is a valuable part of the VLP and we're thankful to have her as one of our volunteers!
Mia grew up in Flagstaff and started her undergraduate studies at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR. She soon transferred to Franklin University in Lugano, Switzerland and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies. After undergrad, Mia moved to Tucson, where she obtained a Master of Science in Water, Society, and Policy from the University of Arizona.
Post-Master's, Mia turned her attention to law school. She decided to stay at the U of A to obtain her J.D., and is working toward several certificates including a certificate in Environmental Law, Science, and Policy and a certificate in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy. When asked about her favorite law school professor, Mia spoke about Dean Emerita Toni Massaro. Mia said that Dean Massaro "has definitely stood out to me this year for her intellectually stimulating lectures, her ability to challenge students to think critically about the world beyond the classroom, and for her personal investment in students. She will also always make you laugh if you go to her office hours."
Mia is a member of the Environmental Law Society and Native American Law Student Association. She's the student coordinator for the Legal Reference Volunteer Program at the Tucson Indian Center; and, she joined the VLP immediately after starting law school. Mia shared:
In her free time, Mia enjoys running with her dog, mountain biking, rock climbing, cooking, baking, and playing the piano and guitar. She and her boyfriend like to spend long breaks camping in southern Utah. And, her favorite lunch spot in Tucson is Time Market for its fig and prosciutto pizza.
Mia's dream job is to "work for a public interest environmental law firm – preferable in a beautiful place where [her] time away from work can be spent outside!"
Thanks, Mia, for volunteering with the VLP!
The VLP is pleased to announce that Javier Gherna has been selected as our Outstanding Law Student Volunteer for the month of May 2016. Javier – who completed his J.D. at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law this May – participated in VLP projects for several semesters. The VLP is grateful that Javier was able to volunteer as a law student – first in the Domestic Relations Project, then in the Wills Project.
Javier is a Tucson native and attended the University of Arizona for his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. As an undergraduate student, Javier was recognized several times, receiving the University of Arizona Wildcat Excellence Award and the University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni Scholar Award. He also interned with the Pima County Attorney's Office, and – immediately after graduating – the United States Department of Treasury.
Javier then enrolled in the U of A's M.P.A. / J.D. dual degree program. When asked why he chose to stay at the U of A, Javier shared that the U of A allowed him to "learn the law while specializing in public policy."
In his M.P.A. program, Javier was in the Pi Alpha Public Administration Honor Society. He also had several prestigious internships – first with the Consumer Project Safety Commission, then with the Arizona Department of State. As a law student, Javier was involved in the Latino Law Student Association and the VLP. When asked why he chose to join the VLP, Javier said, "I became involved with the VLP Advocates because I wanted to give back to the local Tucson community. Volunteering at the VLP gave me the opportunity to interact with clients and help them with their legal needs." Volunteering taught Javier that "all communities should have access to quality legal services regardless of where they come from or socio economic status."
During his years as a law student, Javier shared that his favorite professors were Professor Paul Bennett and Dean Willie Jordan-Curtis. Javier said, "both Clinical Professors have been instrumental in my growth as a student by providing guidance and knowledge that will help me become a better advocate in the future."
In his free time, Javier enjoys weightlifting, hiking, and watching marvel comic movies. His favorite Tucson restaurant is Tavolino Ristorante Italiano. And, his favorite vacation destination is New York City to visit the historical sights and to catch a New York Yankees game.
Javier's dream job is to "enter the political realm and serve the people of Tucson as a delegate."
Congratulations, Javier, on completing your J.D. and thank you for volunteering!
The VLP is pleased to announce that Russ Johnson has been selected as our Outstanding Law Student Volunteer for the month of April 2016. Russ is a 1L at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and has participated in the VLP's Service Center and Domestic Relations Projects. Russ recently became one of VLP's newest student coordinators; and, the VLP is excited to continue to work with him in this new role.
Russ is originally from Dallas, TX, but considers Denver, CO his hometown as he spent most of his formative years in the Centennial State. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, and received a certificate in the Business of Sports Program.
When asked why he chose the University of Arizona for law school, Russ said:
His favorite law professor, so far, has been Professor Jaime Ratner. Professor Ratner, according to Russ, "creates an intense, yet fun, learning environment." Russ shared that he appreciates Professor Ratner's "open door policy in his office, [where he is] always willing to provide both educational and non-academic advice."
As a law student, Russ is involved in Student Bar Association, Sports & Entertainment Law Society, Arizona Intellectual Property and Cyber-law Society, and VLP. Russ chose to join the VLP because he believes it is important for him to give back to the community given the advantages life provide to him – both economically and academically. Russ said:
Besides volunteering, Russ enjoys skiing, hanging out with friends, and watching sports. His favorite shows are House of Cards, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Bob's Burgers. His favorite Tucson restaurant is Mi Nidito – home of the Presidential Platter. And, his favorite vacation was spending a month in Europe last year with two of his closest friends – their stop in Prague being the highlight.
Russ's dream job is to be general counsel for the Denver Broncos. But, he shared that, more realistically he would love to be counsel for a major business.
The VLP is proud to have Russ as a volunteer and we can't thank him enough for all his time and dedication to the program!
The VLP is pleased to announce that Matt Mittelstadt has been selected as our Outstanding Law Student Volunteer for the month of March 2016. Matt is a 1L at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and has participated in the VLP's Bankruptcy Reaffirmation clinic for the past two semesters. The VLP can't thank him enough for volunteering his time!
Matt has called several US states home, including Iowa, New Mexico, and New Jersey. He attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and obtained a bachelor's degree in history with a concentration on third world non-western history. During his time at UNC, Matt spent a semester abroad in Nicaragua.
His interest in immigration and international law prompted Matt to attend the University of Arizona for law school. Besides the school's strong programs in both areas of law, Matt also decided to attend the U of A because of its great community:
Since becoming a law student, Matt has been involved with the U of A's Immigration Clinic and the Volunteer Lawyers Program. When asked why he chose to volunteer with the VLP, Matt shared, "I have always felt it is important to give back to the community with my time. Going to law school is such a blessing and I feel obligated to share my time helping others." Matt also said the most important thing he's learned from volunteering with the VLP is:
In his free time, Matt enjoys hiking, walking his dog, and riding ATVs in the desert. His favorite vacation destination is Guatemala, where he's visited twice this past year. He loves Guatemala so much, his dream job is to "develop a private practice that [he] can do completely over the Internet while living in Guatemala."
Thank you for volunteering, Matt!
The VLP is pleased to announce that Per LeRoy has been selected as our Outstanding Law Student Volunteer for the month of February 2016. Per is a 2L at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and has participated in the VLP's Minor Guardianship and Domestic Relations Projects for several semesters. The VLP appreciates his continued commitment to the program, and we can't thank him enough for all his hard work!
Per was born in Anchorage, AK and was raised in Bremerton, WA. He moved to warmer weather to attend the University of Nevada in Las Vegas for his undergraduate studies, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration, Hospitality Management. As an undergraduate student, Per spent approximately seven months studying abroad in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. There, he worked as an Event Manager and Assistant Manager for Zulu Hospitality Management. He also sent a summer working for the Jamaican Tourism Program in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
After completing his undergraduate studies, Per jumped into the legal world to work as a trial assistant for Seattle law firm Friedman Rubin Trial Lawyers. Soon after, Per moved to Tucson to attend the James E. Rogers College of Law. As a law student, Per has received the CALI Award in both Torts and Legal Research. He is also involved with the Wrongful Convictions Clinic, Student Bar Association, and the Program for Criminal Law and Policy.
Per joined the VLP as a 1L, and shared that he chose to become involved to interact with the community outside of law school, and to "provide legal services to those who are underserved by the system." Per also shared that, since becoming a law student, he has "become much more cynical [of the legal system], which makes volunteering at VLP that much more important."
In his free time, Per enjoys reading, watching Frontline on PBS, and drinking good beer. His favorite Tucson restaurant is Little Poca Cosa, and his dream job is to someday become a public defender. Per is well on his way of achieving that goal, as he was chosen to intern at the Public Defender Services for the District of Columbia this summer 2016.
Thank you, Per, for volunteering!
The VLP is pleased to announce that Glaucia Brannock has been selected as our Outstanding Law Student Volunteer for the month of January 2016. Glaucia is a 3L at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and currently participates in the VLP's Minor Guardianship Project. She's incredibly dedicated to the program, and goes above and beyond for the VLP – always participating far more than the regular hourly commitment each semester. Her multilingual skills in English, Portuguese, and Spanish are a huge asset to the program. In particular, Glaucia's fluent Spanish enables the VLP to better serve our large Spanish speaking client population. The VLP can't thank her enough for being such an enthusiastic and committed volunteer!
Glaucia is originally from Brazil, and moved to the United States in 2009. Prior to arriving in the U.S., Glaucia started her undergraduate studies at Faculdade de Direito Milton Campos in Lima, Brazil. After moving to the U.S., Glaucia enrolled at the University of Arizona and obtained her B.A. in Political Science with an International Relations emphasis. She was on the Dean's List for several semesters, received various scholarships, and graduated cum laude. While a U of A undergraduate student, Glaucia was in Phi Alpha Delta Professional Law Fraternity and was the group's Mock Trial Executive Chair.
Glaucia then decided to enroll in the James E. Rogers College of Law. When asked why she chose to stay at the U of A for law school, Glaucia shared that she planned to build a life in Tucson, and that "it was a blessing to be accepted at the school I really wanted to attend."
As a law student, Glaucia's favorite professor is Professor Andy Silverman. According to Glaucia:
Glaucia decided to become involved with the VLP during her second year in law school. Glaucia shared:
Since joining, Glaucia has participated in the VLP's Domestic Relations Project and Minor Guardianship Court Project. The most important thing she's learned since joining the VLP is "to respect the client regardless of personal beliefs while providing quality [legal] work deserved by everybody."
Besides the VLP, Glaucia is currently involved in the U of A's Civil Rights Restoration Clinic and the Wrongful Convictions Clinic. She's a member of the law school's Criminal Law and Policy Society as well as the Immigration Law Society.
In her free time, Glaucia enjoys cycling, traveling (her favorite vacation destination is Italy), dance, and spending time with her family. Her dream job is to someday become a Pima County Public Defender.
Thank you for being such a wonderful volunteer, Glaucia!
The VLP hosted its 2015 Law Student Recognition Luncheon on Friday, April 17 at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. The VLP was privileged to host Professor Peter Edelman, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown Law, as this year's keynote speaker.
Emceeing the event was the Hon. Dean Christoffel of the Pima County Superior Court. This is the third year Commissioner Christoffel has acted as Master of Ceremonies for the event. He was joined at the podium by Arizona Supreme Court Vice-Chief Justice John Pelander, who offered a few words of "thanks" to the student volunteers, and VLP Advisory Board Chair Stacy Butler – who introduced Professor Edelman to the crowd.
The event was hosted to thank the 73 law student volunteers who committed their time and talents during the Summer 2014, Fall 2014, and Spring 2015 semesters. At the event, students were able to meet and mingle with federal and state court judges, private attorneys, and U of A faculty and staff, including the dean of the law school, Dean Marc Miller.
The VLP is so grateful for all of the law students who volunteer in our programs. Because of their dedication, the VLP was able to serve approximately 1,000 more clients in Southern Arizona this year.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's Student Recognition Luncheon a success!
The VLP hosted is 2014 annual Spring Student Luncheon on April 1, 2014 at the James E. Rogers College of Law. The luncheon celebrated the VLP Advocates 15 year anniversary, and recognized the ongoing partnership between the VLP and the University of Arizona College of Law. The celebration spotlighted the 1,100 students who have aided more than 13,000 pro se litigants with civil issues over the last decade and a half.
The event was headlined by by Dean Gene Nichol, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina, and honored students who pledged their time during the 2013-2014 academic year to volunteer at the VLP's Bankruptcy Reaffirmation Project, Domestic Relations Project, Minor Guardianship Court Project, and Self-Service Center Project.
Dean Nichol's speech recognized the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainright, perhaps the most important case for access to justice for indigent people, and reminded the crowd that the increasing levels of income disparity requires more pro bono and volunteer work by law students and attorneys alike.
The VLP Student Advocate Program began as a modest but innovative attempt to answer the challenge of ensuring access to justice. Reaching its fifteenth year, the program has matured into a pillar of the legal services community in Pima County. With the continuing commitment of its partners, including the James E. Rogers College of Law, the Pima County Superior Court, the United States Bankruptcy Court, and members of the local bar, the VLP Student Advocates Program will continue to ensure that such challenges are not left unanswered.
On April 12, 2013, the VLP hosted its annual Spring Student Luncheon. The Luncheon, held every April, celebrates and recognizes the good work that students do to help clients in need throughout the year. The 2013 event was held at the James E. Rogers College of Law. More than 70 students, volunteer attorneys, and judges turned out for the event.
2013's luncheon was emceed by the Honorable Dean Christoffel who kept the mood light with humor, and gave heart-felt thanks to the students. The event also recognized the Honorable Frederic Dardis, retired Commissioner for the Pima County Superior Court, for his many years of support of the VLP's Student Advocates Program.
Students who attended the Luncheon had the opportunity to mingle with members of the local judiciary as well as several of the VLP's most frequent volunteer attorneys. Words of appreciation were also shared by Arizona Supreme Court Justice John Pelander, Pima County Superior Court Judge Kyle Bryson, and the law school's Dean Marc L. Miller
VLP's 2012 Spring Student Luncheon took place on Friday, April 6 at the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona. Invited guests included over 70 law students, 23 judges and court staff members, the VLP Advisory Board, 21 private attorneys, and several members from the law school's faculty and staff. This luncheon is an opportunity for the VLP to recognize and thank our law student volunteers, who donate their time, hard work, and dedication to the VLP program.
We were honored to have several distinguished members of the legal community present, including Arizona Supreme Court Justice John Pelander, the Hon. Frederic Dardis (Arizona Superior Court, Pima County), the Hon. James Marlar (US Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona), and the Hon. Sally Simmons (Arizona Superior Court, Pima County - Presiding Judge).
Thank you to all who participated and made this event such a success!


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Villa Romano-Rodaro, thanks to its classical design, offers its visitors a prestigious and a very warm welcome. The Rodaro family bought Villa Romano in 2002 from the Countess Elisabetta Bertoli Romano (Conte Antonio Romano's wife). Built in the 17th century, the well-preserved beauty of the Villa lies in its design, which draws much from the Venetian School, a style which the nobility of the time considered as highly desirable. The centrepiece of the Villa's main facade is a beautiful outdoor staircase with two opposing flights, which lead up to a beautiful arched doorway, flanked on either side by stone pillars. On either side of this noble entrance there are two wonderful double-arched, mullioned windows, whose design both complement and enhance the character of the facade, divided as they are by a central stone pillar, on which the window shutters stand. Returning to ground level, and directly below these outstanding first floor windows, there are two corresponding rectangular doorways, both of which are framed by stone pillars and beams. Today these act as entrances to a meeting room and a small cellar, in which time continues to stand still. Meanwhile in the Villa's cellar, resting in small oak barrels are RODARO's much celebrated evolutionary Red wines, those destined to carry the award winning label 'ROMAIN'.
Indeed, in one of the main ground floor rooms, one can find a wonderful series of 'naive' wall murals, dating back to the early 1900′s. These murals depict both religious and profane scenes as painted by acclaimed local artist, Giacomo Meneghini (1851-1935), also known in Friuli as Jàcun Pitôr and in Slovenia as Jakob Malar. Born in Nimis (Friuli Venezia Giulia) in 1851, Giacomo never went to school. All of his early days were spent roaming the hills between Nimis, Cividale and up the Natisone Valley, Veneto and Slovenia. What he learned came directly from the 'University of Life'. His spirit was unspoilt and what he encountered provided him with an unlimited supply of imagery and poetry, which ensured his work always retained a freshness. He was instinctive, a champion of street art as it were. With subject matter ranging from the figurative to the animated and the written word, with all images recounting stories, proverbs of old and riddles of the day. He traded his gift for art and colour, painting as he did in private residences, hostelries and churches. All he asked in return was mere hospitality and a little of life's comforts. Judging by the extent of his work at the Villa Romano, the Conte Romano was obviously a great believer in Jàcun's talent. Just like we are. The extensive collection of Jàcun Pitôr's charming, sacred and sometimes profane works at the Villa Romano can be viewed by appointment.

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In honour of our friend Jay's recent graduation, I decided to make him some really dorky cookies to celebrate his new status as a full-fledged Social Neuroscientist (they really do exist). And get this - I may be the first person ever to post pictures of brain cookies on the Internet! After searching high and low for 'brain cookie' on Google, I failed to find any decorated cookie as remotely brilliant as the ones you see below. Truth be told, I did see some photos of chocolate chip cookie dough piped in a brain-like blob, as well as many a brain-cake, and even a jello brain (wait. I think I saw that on Facebook), but none of them were quite what I was looking for.
The alternate goal for this cookie exercise was to practice my piping and flooding skills, which I have been excited to re-try since oggling the many pretty cookies in various baking books I have hoarded from the library. First, you bake your cookies. I used a sugar cookie recipe from Confetti cakes which turned out to be a pain because the dough was so crumbly you had to keep refridgerating it for it to hold together. Anyhow, after the cookies are cooled, make royal icing (meringue powder or egg white, icing sugar, water) in a medium consistency, and pipe borders along all the cookies. Then, you add some water to your royal icing so that it's a very thick pouring consistency. You can watch Martha flood royal icing on cookies!
To make the brains, find a brain image online to use as a stencil and print it out in your cookie size. Lay a piece of plastic wrap over the stencil and pipe a black outline of the brain. Leave to dry a few hours. Then, fill a piping bag (with a #2 round tip) with a thick but flowable pink royal icing and carefully pipe between your black outline. Use a toothpick to lead the icing into nooks and crannies. Leave to dry overnight. The next day, gently and carefully lift each brain (dont' mess up your hard work!) and glue it to the cookie with some icing. Enjoy!
Aside from brains, there were some hearts, ducks, swans, buses, planes and race cars... some of them are making their way to Minnesota as I type!


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Figured I would post photos of my latest "holy grail". This is the Rolls Royce of acoustic phonographs. That horn is 27 inches high and is made of molded Spruce.
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Ex-gratia for the families of the deceased at par with the Mumbai bomb blast victims was also demanded.india Updated: Sep 12, 2006 23:32 IST
Alleging that Bajrang Dal may be involved in the recent Malegaon blasts, the All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on Tuesday demanded a CBI probe into the incident to 'instil confidence among Muslims'.
Asaduddin Owaisi, MP, who toured the blast sites at Malegaon, told reporters in Hyderabad that the modus operandi adopted for planting bombs was meticulously planned. "It appears to be the handiwork of Bajrang Dal if we go by the Nanded Bajrang Dal office blast".
Citing the blast at Nanded Bajrang Dal office in March, Owaisi claimed that police investigation had revealed that the bombs were being made in the Bajrang Dal office when they accidentally exploded, claiming three lives.
Police had also recovered some 'Muslim caps, burqas and wigs alongwith diaries which mentioned the places to be attacked', he claimed.
"Only CBI enquiry will expose the culprits involved in this blast. This has become a practice for the police to divert the attention towards Muslim fundamentalists while 'Hindu extremists' exist in Sangh Parivar, whose activities should also be monitored," he said.
Owasi alleged that police were using terms like 'Islamic terrorism or Muslim extremists'.
He said the acts of terror by a few individuals, could not make the whole community terrorists. "This is a calculated move to divide the communities. Unless we check these elements, secularism will be at stake."
Owaisi also demanded ex-gratia for the families of the deceasedat par with the Mumbai bomb blast victims.
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Rob Dinwiddie's spectacular run of success since his return from the USA has landed him a place in the England team in next month's Home Internationals at Prestwick.
Dinwiddie becomes the first Durham golfer to be capped at full England level since Hartlepool's British Amateur Champion Graeme Storm in 1998-99. The national selectors are so keen he makes his debut on September 8-10 at Prestwick that they are prepared to fly him back from college in the USA.
Dinwiddie will then fly back to Tennessee State University and then back again to play for Durham in the English County Finals at Worksop on September 24-26.
The 21-year-old Barnard Castle player said: "It's a great honour to be picked for England and I'm a bit overwhelmed to be honest."
He has no reason to be. After a string of top-class performances on the national amateur circuit it would have been a travesty had he not been picked for England.
"In an ideal world I would have liked to have stayed here after playing at Prestwick to prepare for the county finals with Durham but I cannot afford to miss too much time at university," said Dinwiddie.
"It's already going to be a tough enough year without missing out on too many semesters. I just hope I can handle the jet-lag."
Tiredness could be a problem and Dinwiddie looked jaded finishing a tough 36 holes in the Durham Clubs Championship at Houghton on Saturday. He shot 76 74, way below the high standards the plus four handicapper sets himself and he added: "I'm think I'm a bit overgolfed and need a break."
He won't get it this week as he plays in the North of England Youths Open at Middlesbrough Brass Castle starting tomorrow.
He finished runner-up last year and that was after a car crash on his way to the course on the first day.
"I have a similar tee off time to last year on Tuesday, but I will be taking it very carefully on my way to course," said Dinwiddie, who saw his club finish well down the field at Houghton as Whickham, who won the title in 1979 and 1980, picked up their third win in the county's premier team event.
It was a close-run thing with play suspended for an hour in mid-afternoon because of torrential rain and flooded greens.
It took some heroic work by the Houghton club officials, greens staff and county officials armed with squeegees to clear the greens and get the tournament going again.
Whickham's trio of Ian Logue, John Hutton and Colin Teasdale produced the steady scoring necessary to take the title and having won the qualifying round back June, it was a deserved win. Durham City's Graham Marchbank had the best score of the day with a 68 but followed up with 76.
The individual title went to Ian Parnaby with 72 69, just one ahead of team-mate Steve Dance with two 71s. It helped push Ramside into second place two shots behind Whickham.
Whickham now go through to the English Clubs Championship at Sandwell Park on September 3-4 along with Northumberland champions Hexham.
DURHAM COUNTY CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP (Houghton): 444 Whickham (I Logue 75 78, J Hutton 70 74, C Teasdale 71 76); 446 Ramside (S Dance 71 71, G Lowery 81 82, I Parnaby 72 69); 448 Seaton Carew (H Hamilton 72 72, J Harper 75 75, I Hendry 78 76); 449 Billingham (A Allen 76 72, P Oakley 74 75, M Lee 74 78); 452 Houghton (J Ellison 75 73, D Machin 74 69, G Forster 82 79), Wearside (D Vest 72 80, J Goss 73 76, T Peat 72 79); 453 Eaglescliffe (P Scott 74 77, A Hutton 75 78, R Riley 71 78); 454 Consett (M Bonser 78 75, M Ridley 71 73, J Kennedy 78 79); 455 Barnard Castle (R Dinwiddie 76 74, S Melrose 72 77, J Woodall 79 77); 459 Durham City (G Marchbank 68 76, A Bell 77 76, R Mason 85 77); 463 Bishop Auckland (N Dodd 81 79, P Graham 73 71, D Simpson 85 74), Castle Eden (J Pearce 80 79, S Brown 76 74, J Brandt 79 75); 465 Boldon (N Raine 76 84, M McAllister 73 76, R McAllister 78 78); 466 Dinsdale Spa (I Pattison 79 73, N Sanderson 75 72, I Peacock 79 88); 475 Beamish (C Hewitt 75 78, I Hammond 83 79, D Docherty 76 84); NR: Brancepeth (M Curry 77 NR, G Willis 71 76, M Moore 76 82).
* THE Northumberland Second Division Teams Championship at Stocksfield was a triumphant day for Bedlington who won The Backworth Bowl with a score of 435. They also had the best individual score of the day from Kris Wylam with 70 71 but Paul Fiddes was in top form with a second round 67.
The other teams promoted to the First Division were Westerhope (445) Wallsend (456) and Alnwick (457). Alnwick also won the net prize with 427.
NORTHUMBERLAND SECOND DIVISION TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP (Stocksfield): 435 Bedlingtonshire (K Wylam 70 71, P Fiddes 76 67, S Allum 76 75); 445 Westerhope (D Curry 76 74, R Morgan 74 75, S Russell 73 73); 456 Wallsend (C Mathews 75 72, J Hattrick 79 72, D Dalgarno 79 79); 457 Alnwick (A Tate 75 75, L Foggon 76 80, D Harrison 74 77).
* MATFEN assistant pro Andrew Paisley bounced back to top form with a magnificent five-under-par 67 over his home course to win the Northumbria Police pro-am.
Paisley edged out two of the region's most experienced players Mike Archer and Graeme Bell by one shot to register his biggest win so far on the area circuit.
NE AND NW PGA NORTHUMBRIA POLICE PRO-AM (Matfen Hall): 67 A Paisley (Matfen Hall); 68 M Archer (unattached), G Bell (Eaglescliffe); 69 V Guest (Teesside), S Rafferty (Eden), G Vickers (Knaresborough), G Key (Penrith); 70 D Patterson (Whitburn), G Donnison (Gosforth), D Clark (Morpeth). Team: 125 Vodafone Corporate (A Betts).
NE AND NW PGA PRO-AM (Houghton): 71 P Kelly (Woodham), S Rafferty (Eden); 72 J Goodhall (Longhirst Hall), G Donnison (Gosforth), D Pearce (Barnard Castle); 73 V Guest (Teesside), S Harrison (City of Newcastle), D Skiffington (Bishop Auckland), P Rawlinson (Barrow), M Watkins (Parklands).
NE AND NW PRO-AM (Keswick): 69 V Guest (Teesside), D Crowle (Wynyard), P Scott (Kendal); 70 P Jenkinson (Penrith DR); 71 G Bell (Eaglescliffe); 72 G Watson (Keswick), D Patterson (Whitburn); 74 S Rudd (Seascale). Team: 129 Fleety's Heroes (G Watson).


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Long Distance Relationship or "LDR" is definitely a make or break.
It is NOT for the faint-hearted, the insecure, the players, and the time killers.
It is FOR the believers, the loyal and faithful, the madly in love committed couples.
Let me share some simple thoughts to know if you are in the RIGHT or WRONG Long Distance Relationship.
What makes it the right LDR
1. When communication is a priority.
– LDR is difficult. Distance is difficult. But if both of you put efforts to it- especially communication, it will work. Communication really doesn't demand too much if you both see it as important. Virtual hugs and kiss emoticons are simple ways of keeping it rolling. A simple "good morning" , "thinking of you" , "I wish I was there" makes the love more fonder. Sending each other goofy pictures, old pictures of travel together, reminding them of the first date, informing your love about your plans next week. etc. Since physical togetherness is not possible at the moment, couples in a long distance relationship has to make double the efforts in communication compared to couples who are together in one place. Setting a schedule for video chatting each week is a great way to keep things in place as well.
2. When there is a future to look forward to.
-What is the LDR leading to eventually? If you honestly know that you will see each other at a specific month and year, and also if you know you will end up with each other someday, then there is a future to look forward to. If you are unsure where this "thing" will lead to, it would be nice if you both sit and talk about it soon to make things clear. Hoping and leaning for something "unsure" will leave you scarred in the future.
3. When you are both exclusive.
-When you are both in a serious and exclusive relationship, it is sure a good emotional investment. It is great if you both are making clear of the boundaries, and giving assurance of faithfulness despite the distance. This is where trust and faithfulness will be tested many times.
What makes it a wrong LDR
1. When you haven't met in person
– I know it has worked for some people. But for the majority, it has not. This has caused a lot of heartaches for many. It is hard to build trust and commitment if you only met online. Especially if you kept on for an online relationship for months to years without ever meeting. There are a lot of secrets and uncertainties. Save yourself from a major heartache by steering clear of these types.
2. When there is no time for communication.
-Communication is the only key to a successful LDR. Time difference is not a reason to skip communication. If other things are in the way and one of you aren't making efforts to communicate, it will become a cause for breakup soon.
3. When you spend MOST of your time at home in front of the computer skyping or chatting.
-You have to be aware how much time you are allotting for your LDR in a day. If it consumes MOST of your time, its about time you get a life. Go out with family and friends, enjoy the outdoors. You might be investing a lot of hours on someone who wouldn't work out and you cannot get back the time you have wasted. If that person really loves you they won't demand a half day skype session everyday or most of the days. It is not that healthy.
To sum it up, Long Distance Relationships are the toughest people out there. It's best to be sure that you are investing your time and efforts to the right person, then the right relationship will stay. Time might be sluggish when you are both apart, but when the moment comes that you finally are together, looking back is well worth all the wait. 🙂
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The 175th Anniversary meeting of St Peter's Lodge was held on Tuesday 20th September 2016. In a very special ceremony, Bro Mike Walters was Raised by The Provincial Grand Master, RW Bro Stephen Hookey with the assistance of both the Deputy and Assistant Provincial Grand Masters and many other members of the Tercentenary Provincial Team.
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This time, the world was ready for them. And, to everyone's surprise, they were not ready for the world.
The Chinese women swimmers came to Atlanta much as they went to Rome for the World Championships in 1994-as the ones to beat. In Rome, spectators stood 12 times for the playing of the Chinese anthem. In Atlanta, in what could best be described as a hecatomb, the hymn was played once.
Given the Chinese team's world rankings coming into the Olympics, their poor showing in Atlanta was as far-fetched as their incredible dominance in 1994. As one coach said, they are damned if they do, and damned if they don't, but the swimming world had reason to query. Why were there such discrepancies in their performances? What happened to their superior training methods? The Chinese, as usual, avoided questions, and those that did show up to press conferences had little of substance to say.
The veterans put in the few individual medal performances. Sprint queen and world record-holder Jingyi Le won the only gold in the 100 freestyle (54.50). Le was pleased with her performance and said she planned to swim at least another year. A silver medal in the 50 free (24.9), however, had her dissolved in tears for long after the race. Her coach, Zhou Ming, who was suspended for a year by the Chinese Federation after the drug scandals in 1994, said that she was upset because she "really, really wanted the gold."
Butterflyer Limin Liu, the only woman to ever come close to Mary T. Meagher's 200 world record, lost the gold in the 100 butterfly by 1/100 of a second to Amy van Dyken of the U.S. In the 200 butterfly, she was upstaged by Yun Qu, who was her runner-up in both fly events in Rome. The two women were out of the medals (4 th and 5 th).
Li Lin, the only Chinese woman to swim in three consecutive Olympic Games, managed a bronze in the 200 IM; her time of 2:14.74 was well off her world record of 2:11.65. Another world record-holder, backstroker Cihong He, swam a miserable 1:05.87 in the 100 backstroke, more than 5 seconds over her world record time. She finished 26 th out of a field of 36-hard to believe it was the same swimmer as 2 years before. As former world record-holder Krisztina Egerszegi of Hungary, who opted out of the event, said, "It's incomprehensible."
And as for the newcomers, the results were far below expectations. Freestyler Ying Shan, who went into the meet ranked first, ahead of teammate Jingyi Le in the100 freestyle in 54.59, finished 9 th in 55.74.
The two Yan Chens-one was born in '79 and swims only backstroke, and one was born in '81 and swims IM and freestyle-as usual, lead to confusion. While the backstroker performed at her level, the freestyle/medley swimmer came into the meet with a 4:11.33 entry time in the 400 freestyle. She swam a 4:22.55 to finish in 29 th place. In the 200, she scratched after qualifying last for the B final. Ranked first in the world in 400 IM with a time of 4:40.85, Chen managed a dismal 4:53.87 to finish 17 th.
Yanyan Wu, entered with a 4:41.20 in the 400 I.M. finished 18th with a 4:54.70
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Her compatriot Yanyan Wu was ranked first in the 200 IM and second in the 400 IM going into the meet, but could not place better than 10 th place in the 200 and 18 th in the 400; in the latter race, her time of 4:54.07 was almost 13 seconds off her best. Yuan Yuan was ranked 5 th in the world in the 200 breaststroke and finished in 24 th place.
And it went on. The Chinese relays were also unremarkable. They took silver medals in the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays, and bronze in the 4x100 medley relay. Gone were the explosive starts that got a body-length lead in the first 10 metres. Gone was the aggression on the last 25.
A lone Chinese man, Chengji Jiang, made the finals and set national records placing fourth in both the 100 butterfly (53.20) and the 50 freestyle (22.33).
Something certainly went wrong. Prior to the Olympics, Chinese coaches, in an unusual display of bravado, announced that their women meant business in Atlanta.
And yet when the time came it almost seemed as if they had been told to hold back. The incidence of their swimmers finishing just outside of the finals indicated such an order.
To save face, their complaints were many. From bad food (no Chinese food in the cafeteria, just American steaks!) to competition jitters to repeated fire alarms in their residence in the middle of the night, nothing was going right.
The younger swimmers, having catapulted to the top of the world rankings at their Olympic Trials in April, were excused as rookies who had never dealt with the pressure of an Olympics before. "This is totally normal," said Liu's coach, Zhao Ge. But to put such dismal performances down to nervousness is, as one journalist put it, "total nonsense." The women in Rome certainly had no problem with nerves, and they had equally little experience.
Has the turtle blood lost its potency? Or was there a shortage of caterpillar fungus?
No, it is more likely that the Chinese were scared coming to Atlanta. With drug testing groups breathing down their necks over the last months and the certain knowledge that even one positive test would mean crashing and burning, they were not about to take a chance. They eased up on whatever they take even earlier that usual, and for the rookies, the lasting effect was just not enough. For the veterans, that is those who are still around, they've had enough chemically enhanced training to allow them to perform at a reasonable level, but nothing like their greased lightning swims in 1994. The "golden flowers" were beaten again and again.
That's one theory for what was an unusual turn of events. It was also amazing to see that once the heat was off the Chinese, the Americans were quick to find another object for their accusations. Michelle Smith caused as much of a stir all by herself as the whole team of Chinese women did in 1994.
As we embark on a new Olympiad, only time will prove which theories were right, if any. But if the drug hounds have had an effect on drug use by Chinese athletes, as it seems they have, then perhaps there is some justice. Just enough to fulfill the Olympic dreams of a few.
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Bad Memories: The Dead Secrets of Marshall Field
Copyright by Ursula Bielski (2007)
The transformation of
Chicago's beloved Marshall Field & Company into Macy's is now
complete; the event which Field's loyal followers dreaded has come to pass. But
maybe it's a good thing. Indeed, Marshall Field & Company was plagued with
death and disaster--and their paranormal ramifications--for more than 100
In December of 1903, a devastating fire at the nearby Iroquois
Theater (now the refurbished Oriental/Ford Center) took the lives of 602
Chicagoans, many of them children attending a matinee performance at the site.
As the tragedy unfolded, the 8th floor of Field's was converted into a hospital
where fire victims were bandaged with dishtowels from housewares; those who died
during treatment were wrapped in sheets and blankets from the bedding department
to await the coroner's wagons.
A year earlier, an elevator cable "gave
way in an unexplained manner," causing the car to plunge ten floors, from the
9th level into the basement, killing the elevator operator and wounding one
In 1905, Marshall Field, Jr. was found shot to death in the
bedroom of his own home on Chicago's Prairie Avenue, reportedly the result of a
self-inflicted shotgun shot. Field's family told police the death had been an
accident: Marshall had been cleaning a hunting weapon when it accidentally
discharged. Neighbors weren't so sure, however, and the press soon leaked
rumors of Field's longtime dealings in the old Levee vice district, where
Chinatown sprawls today. Had Field taken his own life to bow out of some
untoward matter at Chicago's most prestigious brothel, the Everleigh Club? No
one really knows, but we do know that for a century the enormous Field, Jr.
house (known as the Murray house from its first owner) stood abandoned: no one,
it seems, could live in it.
That is, until now.
For the past
several years, the 30,000 square foot property has undergone a massive gutting
and reconstruction; the 43 rooms have been transformed into 6 condominiums, with
price tags of $870,000 to 1.7million. But are the new tenants really
We doubt it. Along with the sinister mark of its previous
tenant, the house bears another burden: like with the rest of Prairie Avenue, it
was originally built on the killing fields of the Fort Dearborn Massacre of
1812. That Anglo-Indian battle resulted in the scalping and killing of scores
of Chicago settlers, whose bodies remained on the windswept sand dunes for four
years, until soldiers returned to the burned out fort to rebuild it in 1816. At
the turn of the 19th Century, Prairie Avenue dwellers were already complaining
about the paranormality of their lovely digs; today, with a new generation of
affluence moving in, the new life in the neighborhood is joined, again, by the
Throughout the mid-20th century, rumors arose of a number of
employee suicides said to have occurred from the 8th level of the then open-air
atrium in Marshall Field & Company; coworkers were said to claim that the
victims all spoke of a "heaviness" or depression while working on that floor.
Could the use of the floor as a hospital--and morgue--for the Iroquois victims
have left some kind of deadly impression on the building itself?
In 1972,
a car rammed a crowd of pedestrians on the south side of Marshall Field and
Company, continuing through a display window, killing one shopper and injuring
seven others.
In 1973, almost exactly a year later, a Northside Chicago
woman jumped to her death from the ninth floor of the landmark store, leaving
behind a suicide note in the housewares department.
The tragedy
surrounding the Marshall Field family and its world-famous department store has
led some paranormal investigators to speculate on the reasons for the problem.
Many Chicagoans believe that the trouble may stem from Field, Sr.'s life of
luxury on the Fort Dearborn Massacre site, sacred ground for Native Americans.
Could Field have built his mansion, as some claim, on the mass grave of the
Native American dead?
Today, the proud and historic shell of the world's
first modern department store has a new resident. Like many Chicagoans today,
it's from New York, and though the store pays a lot of lip service to the
"legacy" of the great Marshall Field & Company, the new bosses likely have
little idea of the history--and mystery--they've


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Roger Rutherford, Chief Operating Officer at ParFX, speaks to bobsguide about the tech (r)evolution in the FX market, the impact of bad trading behaviour, and why an equal and fair platform is good for all.
Tell us about your route into trading.
I started my career in London in 1986, moving to New York in 1989 where I spent nine years in the voice brokerage world.
From 1998 to 2010, I held a number of senior positions within the foreign exchange industry, including more than a decade at ICAP-owned EBS where I was Head of EMEA Sales and Senior Product Manager. During my time there I helped launch programme trading access, prime brokerage and market data products.
In 2008, I became Head of Product Management at CLS, the largest multi-currency cash settlement system. This was a unique time and a good learning experince as my work evloved from front office into back office settlement function.
I then became Global Head of FX Futures and Options Products at CME Group. After two years there, I received a phone call from Tradition, to help them design, build, and launch what is now known as ParFX.
We launched the ParFX platform in 2013 to reintroduce a fair, equal and transparent trading environment and we have just celebrated our fourth anniversary.
What would you say were the challenges going from voice to electronic trading for the industry?
It all began with Reuters, who had a massive network of news terminals which evolved into chat tools that banks used to have conversations. Reuters then realised they could incorporate pricing and order functions and create a market in a matching engine. That was really how the evolution began, from voices to chat tools, to matching engines and it continuted to accelerate from there.
The big banks got nervous because Reuters, a news company was getting into FX matching, and they could potentially capture significant market share. That's when twelve banks collabrated to create EBS, creating competition for Reuters.
Electronic trading was the way forward. I saw that because my voice business in New York was starting to suffer as our customers were trading on EBS and Reuters. As technology improved, electronic trading got faster and processes got a lot more efficient and transparent; people had a lot more information about the market and this attracted more players. We introduced a prime brokerage product that allowed many of the hedge funds and proprietary shops on the "buy-side", who had previously been trading equities, to enter the new market of foreign exchange. Prime brokerage underpinned the distribution of that network and trading volume grew significantly. All of this could not have happened without a solid foundation of technology.
What sort of technology is being used now in the FX market evolution?
As technology has improved, things have become faster. This is where the division between banks and high frequency traders (HFTs) came from. Banks took longer to react due to legacy infrastructure, while the HFTs, as new entrants, could invest quicker in advanced technology and fast market data. Over time HFTs gained a significant advantage over banks as they had quicker processing speeds, faster networks and could receive market data updates ahead of the market.
The trouble was, banks were losing trust in the FX market because of disruptive trading behaviour such as spoofing and front-running. These behaviours created an unfair and unequal market, and banks were at a disadvantage to HFTs.
ParFX introduced fairness, equality and transparency to the spot FX market with the aim of treating everyone fairly and equally; in effect, closing the gap on the inequality between banks and HFTs. That fairness and equality is very important in FX trading. Banks have to trade FX on behalf of their clients so in this regard, banks need to achieve the best price.
You mentioned spoofing and front-running, what other disruptive trading behaviours are causing the degree of inequality and unfairness we've been discussing?
Disruptive trading behaviours such as spoofing and front-running create what is commonly known as a 'liquidity mirage' giving an incorrect perception of where the market really is, where prices quickly appear and disappear before a trade can be executed. This results in a lack of confidence across the board, as market efficiency and price discovery deteriorates.
A more recent phenomenon is that of last look, where order requests are held for a short period of time before being accepted or rejected, created originally for banks and other financial institutions that lacked technical sophistication or needed additional time to conduct credit checks. However, this practice is now being exploited by some HFTs where they may pre hedge or take a position based upon the information gained whilst holding the counterparty's order.
How is it possible to stamp out that kind of bad behaviour?
We have four pillars that help create a market of genuine interest: Randomisation, to combat distruptive trading behaviour; Full post-trade transparency; Market data – which means all particpants recieve the same data at the same time; Equal pricing - we charge everyone the same price.
Randomisation Spoofing and arbitrage strategies rely heavily on how quickly they can place an order, but more importantly, how quickly they can cancel an order. They're out to make a quick buck, they only want to buy a currency when they know it's going up and likewise with selling. If they run too much risk, then they need to cancel that order and get it out of the matching engine. Indeed, it's the deterministic fashion of these high frequency trading strategies that we seek to disrupt. ParFX has the market's only meaningful randomised pause that delays all order submissions, amendments and cancellations between 10-30 ms, ensuring market participants cannot predict the timing of orders or game the platform.
Post-trade transparency The names of traders from the buy-side don't appear on other platforms - only the prime broker's name appears so they can settle the trade. In what is a first for a major spot FX platform, on ParFX the names of the executing broker, prime bank and prime client are all given up post-trade. This means they can't hide behind their prime broker and it increases market accountability.
Market data We distribute market data at no cost to all participants in parallel at a frequency of 10ms – all via a single connection point in London. On other platforms firms with deeper pockets can invest in the infrastructure to receive market data quicker than everyone else. We eliminate that advantage by sending market data at the same time to everyone.
Flat pricing We are transparent about our pricing and fees, which are the same for everyone. Brokerage fees on ParFX are flat for all participants – from dollar one, we charge USD 2 per million traded (notional).
What's in store for the future?
Currently the market is quite 'risk-on, risk-off' as there's an amount of uncertainty, be it Brexit or US politics, or the threat of nuclear war. This tends to reduce volatility into small pockets and therefore trading volumes reduce as people are concerned about the impact on banks and firms.
As we only trade spot FX we're flying under the MiFID radar, and not subject to regulatory changes, however the recent FX Global Code of Conduct, which outlines a set of principles that the market needs to adhere to will have a positive impact on the market. Our ParFX principles are very much aligned with the Code.
Our short, mid and long term goal is all about distribution so we're rolling out our prime-of-prime model and looking at different regions such as Africa and Scandinavia, as well as countries such as Singapore. We'll continue to roll out more currency pairs and look at improving our customers' access to extract more value from the platform without charging them anymore.


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It may not be Thursday, in fact it's a stormy Friday night here in the UK, so a #ThrowbackThursday feature doesn't really have any context here, but upon the realisation of this punk rock anniversary, some rules had to be bent as I felt compelled to speak about this album a little bit.
Today marked twenty-five years since the release of the twelth studio album by punk rock pioneers The Ramones, and 'Mondo Bizarro' deserves recognition for a multitude of different reasons. To start with, it spelled the end for The Ramones as they had just endured eighteen years of touring, writing, recording and all amongst a dysfunctional and crazy setting that'd make Fleetwood Mac seem like the cast of Friends. Marky Ramone had been let go from the band for alcolholism, and then rehired after trying out two other drummers, Dee Dee Ramone had finally left the band behind, vacating his spot as the bands legendary bass guitarist and main songwriter. Jonny and Joey had already been dragged through a love triangle and that was on top of their opposing political views and their iconic buzzsaw, fast paced, two and a half minute maximum song duration style was a distant memory. Johnny Ramone went on record as saying "Their was nothing he liked about this album" but for long time fans, there was plenty to love about this penultimate, original studio record.
One of the finest things about it was the introduction of brand new bass player, the much fresher, much younger C.J Ramone, who took on vocals where Joey's health deteriorated and breathed new life into a band that many said was stuck in the 70's. C.J provided vocals for the awesome 'Strength To Endure' which gave them such a modern spin they could hang, sound wise, with all the modern punk bands that they'd influenced all those years before.
The album however is not wall to wall classics like their first four or five albums, as it does feature some duds, especially on the later remastered edition which featured bonus tracks 'Touring' and 'Spiderman' which is exactly what you think, the theme tune to the old Spider-Man show. Tracks like 'Censorshit' and 'The Job That Ate My Brain' immediately lead you to believe that this album may not be so great, but then you come across their most epic sounding and memorable, in my opinion, of the later recordings 'Poison Heart'. This song holds a hidden sentiment and a soul wrenching sadness, but layered behind those shredding guitars and up-tempo drum rolls. It's a classic and was one of the songs that made me initially fall in love with The Ramones, 11 years ago.
Upping the ante throughout with high octane rock n roll from the likes of 'Anxiety', 'Tomorrow She Goes Away' and an amazing cover of The Doors first album gem, 'Take It As It Comes'. With all of this in mind, the incredible tracks, the freshness of a new, younger member, incredible production by Ed Stasium and a sense that the end was near, this album holds everything from sentiment to fun, from rock n roll epitomised to punk rock celebration. With all of the original members of the band having sadly passed away, Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy it's important to reminisce on one of the best bands on the planet, that you may never have paid attention to. Also, knowing that C.J, Marky and even Richie Ramone are still playing, touring and recording, it's great to see the flag still be flown proudly for music that was exciting, fun, with no self indulgence and no patience for hanging around. Long live The Ramones.
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Sure, we were all sent into a tizzy when it was announced that the production of World War Z was going into seven weeks of major reshoots. Compounded by the six month delay in release, the fact that two writers were brought on to pen those rewrites and rumors of bad blood between star Brad Pitt and director Marc Foster, and it seemed that the film, based on the highly popular book of the same name, was in some deep… Well, you know.
Not so, says co-star Matthew Fox. While talking to Collider, Fox said that despite the hiccups, the finished project will be worth the wait:
"And they can have no basis in fact at all and suddenly it become[s] like a notion out there that World War Z is having problems. Everybody who I've spoken to that's seen the film – it rocks, dude; it's going to kick ass. And the only issue that I'm hearing with the film is that they want to work on the third act; the end of the film."
Which more or less confirms what's already been said. Fox went on to say that the third act re-work was about making the film less open ended. Although the studio wants a trilogy of World War Z films, Fox says that the original ending left a few too many threads hanging:
"Obviously it's supposed to be a trilogy, so they're, you know I think they're fine tuning an ending that feels like this movie wraps. In the original script I always felt it was the perfect combination of a complete film on its own and yet at the same time left you going like, 'Oh my god, we need another installment.' And so I think they're just really fine tuning that, and it might require some additional shooting to get it the way they want it. And I hear that Mr. Lindelof has been brought in to help with that."
What do you think, Bastards? Has Fox assuaged your pessimism about the film, or are you dubious as you still harbor hard feelings about the Lost finale against him?
Too soon?
Source: Blastr
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We were at the dentist's office and while in the restroom Abby notices that the soap dispenser is Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.
Abby said "Look mommy it's Cookie Monster!"
"Why yes that is Cookie Monster." I said.
Abby replied "He's a soapy guy."
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- The theme of our next anthology is SPACE. All stories must include space as you interpret it.
- All Submissions are due on March 1st 2016.
- The anthology will be printed in full color. All submissions do not necessarily have to be full color, but must incorporate color in at least some way (tones, spot color, etc.).
- All Submissions should be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com (or shared via google drive or the file sharing service of your choosing).
- Files need to be 300 dpi CMYK .tif or .psd Standard comic size (7 in x 10.5 in). For more details on margins and bleed, or to ensure all of your pages are formatted correctly Click here to download the Template.
- Stories can be written for any reading level, but all content must be All Ages (kids buy these).
- Stories must be no more 6 pages.
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- We are also accepting submissions for cover art. Same file format and due date as above. After all submissions are received we will vote on the front and back cover and all other submissions will be included in a pinup gallery inside the book.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email firstname.lastname@example.com. I look forward to seeing what everyone has cooked up this year. I have a feeling this is going to be a really nice book.


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Multiple sources in Juba are saying Dinkas who occupied Nuer houses in Juba after their owners were either killed or displace are now leaving. This happened after the arrival of General Taban Deng with 150 strong men and women of SPLM-IO yesterday.
It was report that many of the Dinkas community in Juba are blaming Salva Kirr for allowing Taban Deng Gai back in Juba. However, Salva breakdown and said, "Koc ke IGAD" force me "INU" to allow the Nuer otherwise "doc ke jingo a bi keek Nok"