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Distressed home owners may be getting a second chance to avoid foreclosure. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is selling thousands of seriously delinquent mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration in a new program called Distressed Asset Stabilization.
For its first sale, HUD plans to sell 9,400 loans. HUD says it plans to sell at least 30,000 more within the next year.
The mortgages are being offered at big discounts to private investors and nonprofit organizations. The buyers of the mortgages are expected to in turn modify many of the loans, which could help save many from foreclosure.
However, critics of the program say it will help save only a fraction of home owners from foreclosure and still misses helping many distressed home owners with FHA-insured loans.
Under the program, HUD plans to sell 40,000 loans by the end of next year, but there are 700,000 seriously delinquent mortgages that the FHA owns.
HUD will sell the loans in two types of loan pools called "Neighborhood Stabilization Outcome" pools and "national" pools, AOL Real Estate reports.
In "Neighborhood Stabilization Outcome" pools, the mortgages will be from regions that have been badly hit with elevated levels of foreclosures. Investors who purchase within that pool cannot repossess more than 50 percent of those homes. "If they do, they must spend money to help revitalize those communities," AOL Real Estate reports.
Investors who purchase in "national" pools don't have any constraints on how many homes they can repossess. "That raises the possibility that borrowers in national pools will be less likely to receive mortgage relief from the private investors who buy their loans -- because such investors do not have a mandate to save a certain portion from foreclosure," AOL Real Estate reports. Investors who purchase in national pools must wait at least six months before resuming the foreclosure process.
Source: "HUD Mortgage Sale Could Help Thousands of FHA-Insured Borrowers but Unfairly Exclude Others," AOL Real Estate (Dec. 5, 2012)
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After reading about driving in Turkey and the hassle and expense of registering a car here, I decided to rely on public transportation during my year-long assignment. I was pretty anxious about riding the trains and buses. I'm not a fan of people - smelly, germy, impatient people - and I don't read the language, which makes timetables and instructions fairly useless. Nevertheless, my anxiety about driving here overrode my anxiety about taking public transport.
Public transportation is extensive, cheap, and very easy in Izmir. One magnetic card - the Kent Kart, which I can reload pretty much anywhere - will get me on any train, subway, bus, or ferry. One trip costs 1.85 TL (Turkish Lira), and I can transfer anywhere for free within 90 minutes. I've actually taken the bus from my apartment to the city center, completed my business there, and caught the train home all for 1.85 TL. On the whole, I don't mind taking the public transport - plus it's a very ecofriendly thing to do - but it can be...interesting.
I woke up this morning at 0715, after going to bed at 0300 (I finished Graceling, very good book), read until 1000 (Raven Boys - I recommend it) while drinking a Starbucks mocha frappuccino, goofed around for a bit, and finally set out around 1200 for free brunch at the All-Ranks Club and shopping at the Commissary.
I decide to give the bus another chance, although I prefer the train, because the trip generally takes less time and involves less walking. The bus stop down the street from my apartment is empty, suggesting I've just missed a bus, so I settle on the bench to wait. A young woman soon arrives, examines the electronic board displaying when the next bus is due, and turns to me: "Blah blah blah, yetmish blah blah?" Oh, I know this one - I'm quite good with my numbers, and I'm waiting for otobus 70 too! "Avet" I say, with an authoritative smile and nod, and point to the board, which has helpfully changed to show that bus number 70 is indeed on its way. She seems satisfied by our exchange and thanks me.
Our bus arrives a few minutes later, and the woman jumps on first - and then the bus driver closes the doors and starts to pull away. Like a true Turk, I jump in front of the bus and wave at the driver, who stops again to let me on. The bus is packed and standing room only. The sign shows the bus can carry 54 seated passengers and 114 standing passengers, and I assure you, that's how many people were already on this bus. After threading my arm around one guy's waist and under a woman's arm to scan my Kent Kart, I am standing at the very front of the bus, nothing between me and the broad windshield. It's awesome. We're at my favorite spot on the bus ride: the top of a hill with an incredible view of the Gulf of Izmir. The bus is swaying and bouncing as it speeds along, and I have the urge to throw my arms wide and cry, "I'm king of the world!" Okay, no I don't. But you get the picture. Then the bus stops and the doors open, pinching my heel; the pain quickly subsides to total numbness, I limp back a few paces, and 10 more people get on the bus. None get off.
And we set off down the road, and stop, and more people get on the bus, and none get off, and the bus driver yells something and we all shuffle around, and the people who got on at the middle-of-the-bus-doors pass up their Kent Karts and someone scans them and passes them all back. (This is extraordinary to me. Everyone trusts they'll get their own card back, and the bus driver trusts everyone to pay for the ride.)
At this point, we are packed into this bus with every inch of everyone mashed into every inch of everyone else. And some of us stink. Not me; I don't stink. Other people do. And this is when I realize I've been up for hours, I'm bouncing along on a bus mashed against stinky people and I haven't had anything but a Starbucks Frappuccino. I'm feeling a little green...and I don't mean ecofriendly. I break out into a cold sweat, followed by a hot flash, and I'm desperately planning my exit strategy - my bus stop is in sight, but I'm still crushed in the middle of the bus. "Lutfen, lutfen!" Please, please, let me off this damn bus NOW. A couple of kind women realize the situation and call something out to the driver. Maybe, "Let her off here, before she pukes on us." Once on the street, my head clears and I feel a wet warmth in my heel and realize the pinched spot is now bleeding freely - I'm leaving bloody footprints. Fortunately, I'm a Girl Scout, and I have wipes, Neosporin, and Band-Aids in my purse.
My visit to the American center in Izmir is tasty, brief, and easy. I'm not about to tackle a bus or a train with eight bottles of Starbucks, a bottle of wine, and a bottle of Grey Goose - not to mention the various canned goods and cleaning products - so I catch a taksi home.
Taksis are plentiful in Izmir; you can't cross a street without nearly being hit by one. Like any elementary school kid, I have proudly memorized my address, so I recite it to the taksi driver. He repeats it back to me correctly and takes off at break-neck speed, honking at every other vehicle and living thing on the road...while entering my address into the GPSr because he doesn't know where it is. Unfortunately, my street doesn't exist in the digital world - it's not on Google maps, nor is it in the driver's GPSr. I'm able to point him in the right direction by asking for him to take me to Nah-to. Once Nah-to is in sight, I tell him to turn left, turn right, left again, go straight, stop here.
And this, this, is the highlight of my day. I was pleased to learn "Hello, how are you, my name is, what's your name..." but I'm just tickled pink that I can give directions to my apartment in my rudimentary Turkish. My pleasure is only slightly dimmed when this taksi driver doesn't offer to help me carry my groceries to my door (most of them do), but hey, I made it home, and that's what really matters.
This post brought to you by the children laughing and screaming at the park, who I can hear because I don't have my A/C on; it's finally starting to cool off.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Buses and Taksis
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I love reading about your adventures! Riding a bus does not sound fun at all. Do the trains get crowded like that?ReplyDeleteReplies
The trains can be crowded, but not usually. And the trains are very, very clean. The station guards stop people from littering or eating/drinking on the platforms, although I have seen people eat on the trains.Delete
Girl Scout Motto: Be Prepared!!ReplyDelete
If there is a next time at the top of the hill on a bus yell "Made it Ma, Top of the World!" I bet you will get more breathing room ;)
Chris =]
Love it! You always make me laugh. Keep posting your adventures. They are so much fun.ReplyDelete
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Patently Unethical
A Massachusetts attorney who had been suspended since 2009 was disbarred in a default action by the Supreme Judicial Court. The attorney had engaged in misconduct in a series of patent-related matters. He also had misappropriated a $20,000 advanced fee. (Mike Frisch)
September 30, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Left In The Lurch, Attorney Reprimanded
An attorney admitted in Iowa in September 2009 and Nebraska in June 2010 was publicly reprimanded by the Nebraska Supreme Court.
The attorney was hired as a law clerk while in his second year of law school. He later became an associate to the firm, which had been a solo practice. His employing attorney "began to work fewer hours in the office, apparently due to a severe disruption in her nonwork life." She began to miss hearings and appointments; she later was hospitalized for stress.
The attorney was the only other lawyer in the office. He tried to carry on the practice, signing the other attorney's name to pleadings and checks with her consent. He notarized "at least" two pleadings that he himself had signed with her name.
The attorney admitted the charged misconduct. (Mike Frisch)
September 30, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Exploitive Contingent Fee Results In Suspension
The Indiana Supreme Court has imposed a suspension of at least 120 day for "misconduct by collecting a clearly unreasonable and exploitive fee." Reinstatement is not automatic.
The attorney was newly admitted when he was approached by the client. The client, through other counsel Ross, had settled a personal injury case. A trust was established with Ross as trustee. The trust was intended "to preserve [the client's]eligibility for public assistance and to prevent rapid depletion by [the client's abusive, substance abusing boyfriend]."
The client (under pressure from the abusive boyfriend) later wanted access to the trust money. Respondent agreed to take the case on a contingent fee basis.
Ross immediately agreed to resign as trustee and have respondent appointed as sucessor trustee. After the transition, the attorney paid himself one-third of the funds held in trust, nearly $15,000. The client got nearly $30,000, which presumably is now spent.
The court emphasized that a contingent fee is not unreasonable "every time a case turns out easier or more lucrative than contemplated by the parties at the outset." Further, a fee that is not unreasonable at the outset may become unreasonable in light of developments.
...Respondent may have reasonably believed at the outset that removing Ross as trustee would be contested (despite documentation indicating Ross was willing to step aside in favor of a qualified successor). He may have even reasonably questioned the amount of money in the trust upon which his fee would be calculated and collected (despite documentation that $42,500 had been deposited in it just a few months earlier). But within two or three days, Ross agreed to resign as trustee in favor of Respondent, and Respondent had assumed control over the trust, knew the balance in the trust account, had gained access to those funds, and had cut himself a check for his fee. At this point, he knew the case did not involve any complex issues, prolonged time commitment, risk of no recovery, or even any opposition.
Respondent was not remorseful, made misrepresentations and "took an indifferent attitude" towards his vulnerable client and her situation, among other aggravating factors. The client's vulnerability seems to have been a particularly significant factor to the court. (Mike Frisch)
September 30, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Judge Busted
The Mississippi Supreme has suspended a justice court judge for 30 days without pay for a conflict between her judicial duties and private law practice. The judge issued a warrant for the arrest of an ex-husband on charges of kidnapping his own child while representing the ex-wife in ongoing litigation. The affidavit of the ex-wife was the basis for the warrant.
The court rejected a proposal by the judge and Commission on Judicial Performance for a non-suspensory sanction:
After conducting an independent inquiry and giving careful consideration to the joint motion for approval of recommendations and the supporting brief, we are unable to agree with the recommendation of the Commission. Because Judge Bustin abused the power of her office, acted as judge in a matter involving one of her own clients, and has engaged in similar misconduct in the past, we order a thirty-day suspension from office without pay in addition to the recommended sanctions.
The judge does not intend to seek reelection. (Mike Frisch)
September 29, 2011 in Judicial Ethics and the Courts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Judge May Not Serve
A recent judicial ethics opinion from Florida:
May a judge serve as a member of the wait staff at a charitable organization's fundraiser luncheon when the wait staff will be comprised of only elected officials and contributions will be solicited and collected at the event by the non-judicial wait staff?
ANSWER: No.
The inquiring judge has been invited to attend a fundraiser for a respected organization that provides emergency shelter, food, clothing, case management and spiritual guidance to the disadvantaged, needy and homeless and to abused women and children. The inquiring judge would be one of several elected officials who would be the wait staff at the organization's fundraiser luncheon. The wait staff will be comprised of only elected officials, and they will wear special aprons showing support for the organization. None of the wait staff will be asked to collect or solicit money. Members of the wait staff are not featured individually at the program. Members of the wait staff, referred to as "servants," are not named; however, they are asked to gather as a group for a general thank you at the end of the program. Their names are not used in any pre-event advertisements. The inquiring judge will not be asked to solicit money in any way, from any person at the event. Other non-judicial "servants" will collect money at the end of the event, and one non-judicial "servant" will be making a personal appeal for contributions at the end of the luncheon.
The inquiring judge has been involved with this event for the past seven years.
The facts presented by the inquiring judge here do not fall in the commentary's permitted category of "food server." By using only elected officials as its wait staff, or "servants," the charitable organization has made the judge a featured participant, whose presence is requested to enhance the collection of contributions. Elected officials who are not judges will be collecting money at the end of the event. A personal appeal for funds will be made at the end of the event by a non-judicial "servant." The judge is then thrust into the business of fundraising, whether the judge intends this or not. The inquiring judge should not participate as a member of the wait staff for this fund-raising event.
One dissenting member of the committee views the majority opinion as a refusal to accept and implement the policy changes adopted by the Supreme Court with the 2008 amendments to the Code and Commentary; the dissenting member states that being a food server at a charity's fund-raising event is specifically mentioned with conditional approval in the present commentary, and the dissenting member believes this proposed food serving activity satisfies every condition in the Code and Commentary. This dissenting member sees the majority opinion as a continuation of pre-2008 restrictive rules that caused judges to become isolated from the community in which they live.
(Mike Frisch)
September 29, 2011 in Judicial Ethics and the Courts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Indigent Defendants Entitled To Publicly-Funded Resources In Utah
The Utah Supreme Court has held that a criminal defendant who is declared to be indigent may qualify for court-paid resources even after retaining private counsel.
In another case, a defendant who was represented by retained counsel sought an order required the Salt Lake Legal Defender Association ("LDA") to pay the costs of an expert witness. The trial judge granted the motion without notice to the LDA.
On appeal, the Utah Supreme Court held that LDA had a due process right to notice and to be heard before being ordered to pay for the expert. (Mike Frisch)
September 28, 2011 in Law & Society | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Proposed New Judicial Ethics Code Provisions In D.C.
The District of Columbia has asked for comments on revision to its judicial ethics code:
The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia has before it the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct to adopt the American Bar Association 2007 Model Code of Judicial Conduct, with amendments. The Advisory Committee has received comments from active and senior judges, magistrate judges and the Auditor-Master on the proposed code. Comments have also been received from the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure. The Joint Committee now invites comments from the members of the District of Columbia Bar and the general public. Please see below for the Advisory Committee's proposed 2011 Code of Judicial Conduct, with supporting explanations for amendments to the Model Code, the 2007 ABA Model Code, and the 1995 Code of Judicial Conduct currently in effect in the District of Columbia.
Written comments in respect to the proposed D.C. Code of Judicial Conduct may be submitted by October 31, 2011 to:
Valentine M. Cawood, General Counsel
District of Columbia Courts
500 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Room 6715
Washington, D.C. 20001
All comments submitted in respect to this notice will be available for inspection, upon request, at the office listed above.
This link takes you to links to the old and proposed new codes. (Mike Frisch)
September 28, 2011 in Judicial Ethics and the Courts | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Conversion From Law Firm Draws Suspension
The Minnesota Supreme Court has approved a jointly-recommended suspension for a minimum of 90 days in matter in which the attorney admitted "conversion and civil theft of property belonging to [his] former law firm and breach of fiduciary duty..."
In order to be eligible for reinstatement, he must file an affidavit certifying CLE compliance and pass the professional responsibility portion of the state bar exam. He also must cause any firm in which he has an ownership or management role to comply with certain state filing obligations.
The web page for the attorney's firm is linked here. He appears to be the attorney who represented the boat owners in the Minnesota Viking cruise affair. (Mike Frisch)
September 28, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
12 not 11
The Ohio Supreme Court has announced some rule changes that include modification of the rules governing pro hac vice admission.
One rule remains the same:
One area of the Rules of Practice that hasn't changed is the requirement that the text of all documents shall be at least 12-point, double-spaced non-condensed type.
Rule 8.4(A)(3) states: "The text of all documents shall be at least 12-point, double-spaced noncondensed type. Footnotes and quotations may be singled-spaced; however, they shall also be in 12-point, noncondensed type. As used in this provision, 'noncondensed type' shall refer either to Times News Roman type or to another type that has no more than eighty characters to a line of text."
Kristina Frost, Clerk of the Court, said it's important to issue a reminder from time to time to make sure documents are easy to read and comply with page limit requirements.
"We have noticed more and more documents submitted in 11-point type, which may be the result of a default setting on some word processing programs. We are encouraging attorneys to double-check the font size of documents they plan to file with the Court."
This reminds me of the classic scene in This is Spinal Tap - when we need an extra push, we go to 11. (Mike Frisch)
September 28, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Disbarment Now, Opinion To Follow
"For reasons to be stated in an opinion later to be filed[,]" the Maryland Court of Appeals has disbarred an attorney. The court had previously imposed an indefinite suspension of the attorney. (Mike Frisch)
September 28, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Res Judicata No Bar To Bar Prosecution
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed the order of a single justice that imposed a suspension of a year and a day in a matter that arose from a probate proceeding.
The court rejected the attorney's claim that the disciplinary proceeding was barred as a result of the action of the probate court:
While the conduct described in bar counsel's petition for discipline may have come to light and been examined by the judge in the context of the guardianship proceeding, and while there were evident adverse consequences for the respondent in that proceeding, the separate question whether the respondent's conduct as an attorney warranted professional discipline was not for the guardian ad litem to prosecute or for the probate judge to adjudicate. Further, it is irrelevant that the guardian ad litem, the judge, or both, may have had a basis to report the respondent's conduct to the bar counsel (as to which we express no opinion) yet did not do so. It was bar counsel's prerogative to initiate a disciplinary case against the respondent, and the board's prerogative to adjudicate the same, regardless whether the matter was reported to them by the guardian ad litem or by the board. Principles of res judicata simply do not preclude bar counsel in circumstances like this from investigating an attorney's conduct in the underlying trial court case and from pursuing professional discipline against the attorney's license on the basis of misconduct that is found there. Cf. S.J.C. Rule 4:01, § 11, as amended, 453 Mass. 1306 (2009) ("a verdict, judgment, or ruling in the lawyer's favor in civil ... proceedings shall not require abatement of a disciplinary investigation predicated upon the same or substantially similar material allegations"). The duties and prerogatives of bar counsel and the board--and this court's power to superintend the bar and impose discipline when appropriate--are not preempted or compromised in any way by the decisions of other counsel (here, the guardian ad litem) or the judge in the underlying litigation.
(Mike Frisch)
September 27, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Three Plus Three
An attorney suspended in New Jersey for three months foor neglect of several matters has been suspended for a second three-month term to be served consecutively to the previous suspension. The most recent case involved neglect and related violations in a personal injury matter. The attorney must satisfy conditions for reinstatement. (Mike Frisch)
September 27, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Child Porn On Office Computer Leads To Conviction, Suspension
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended an attorney convicted of a child pornography offense.
WPIX.com reported on the attorney's guilty plea in April 2011:
A Pittsburgh attorney has pleaded guilty to buying child pornography that was later found on the computer in his downtown law office.
James Kuhn III, 64, of Brackenridge, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography on Tuesday. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when he's sentenced Aug. 27 by a federal judge in Pittsburgh.
Prosecutors said Kuhn paid $79.99 on eight occasions to gain access to child porn Web sites. More than 150 images of child pornography were found on his computer when investigators executed a search warrant at his office in October 2007. A Pittsburgh attorney has pleaded guilty to buying child pornography that was later found on the computer in his downtown law office.
The Post-Gazette.com reports that the attorney was found out through paypal receipts traced to his office IP address. (Mike Frisch)
September 27, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Aggravated Perjury
A Tennessee attorney has been suspended as a result of a conviction of aggravated perjury. The charges were reported by midsouthnewz:
A sealed indictment, returned by the July Term of the Hardin County Circuit Court Grand Jury, was unsealed earlier this week resulting in the booking and release of local attorney James Powell.
According to sources in the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, Powell was served a felony capias summons and booked on Tuesday, July 20th at around 10 AM.
Officials in Hardin County Circuit Court stated that the indictment charges Powell with one count of aggravated perjury.
No stranger to making headlines Powell, in April of 2009, filed a lawsuit against County Mayor Kevin Davis, School Board President David Long, and Director of Schools John Thomas while serving as counsel to "Concerned Citizens of Hardin County". The lawsuit started a chain of events that eventually culminated in a county-wide vote to repeal or retain one cent of the county local option sales tax.
Calls to Powell's business, and related calls to Assistant District Attorney General Ed McDaniel have not been returned at the time of this report.
(Mike Frisch)
September 26, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Lying To Clients Draws Censure
The New Jersey Supreme Court has imposed a censure on an attorney who neglected a consumer fraud action undertaken on behalf of several clients and lied to the clients about the progress of the case. According to the Disciplinary Review Board:
We find that this matter is similar to the Cellino and Franks matters. Like these attorneys, respondent lied to his clients that their matters were progressing. Like Cellino, he did so repeatedly. In addition, he has an admonition on his ethics record. We, therefore, find that a censure is the appropriate form of sanction here. The leniency here is distressing. (Mike Frisch)
We find that this matter is similar to the Cellino and Franks matters. Like these attorneys, respondent lied to his clients that their matters were progressing. Like Cellino, he did so repeatedly. In addition, he has an admonition on his ethics record.
We, therefore, find that a censure is the appropriate form of sanction here.
The leniency here is distressing. (Mike Frisch)
September 26, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
University of Akron Hosts Tom Morgan to Lecture on Legal Profession and Education, Oct. 28
The lecture is part of the University of Akron's legal ethics center, with its director, Frank Quirk, and it faculty director, John P. Sahl. The Lecturer is the renowned legal ethics teacher and writer Thomas Morgan of GW (who, from my experience visiting at GW a few years ago, is also a really nice guy). The announcement is:
The Third Miller-Becker Center for Professional Responsibility Distinguished Lecture in Professional Responsibility is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 28, at 4:00 P.M. at the University of Akron School of Law. Thomas D. Morgan, the Oppenheim Professor of Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law, of The George Washington University Law School, is the Distinguished Lecturer and his presentation is titled: "The Changing Face of Legal Education: Its Impact on What it Means to Be a Lawyer." His presentation will focus on the changes the ABA has proposed in accreditation rules, what differences we may predict in the kind of graduates produced, and what those differences may make to potential clients and to others who became lawyers under different standards.
It will be in Room L-151; reception following in the Atrium. Congrats, Akron.
[Alan Childress]
September 26, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Accountability And Transparency
If a state bar has an interest in accountability and transparency, one thing it can do is publish and make available on line an annual report of its disciplinary activities.
Many bars do this; many do not.
Michigan has just released its report for 2010. Most notable from my point of view are the statistics on consent dispositions.
Last year, there were a total of 53 consent dispositions which accounted for 51% of all discipline imposed. Five of 22 revocations were by consent. Of suspensions of three or more years, three of five were consents.
Notably, the short suspensions (with automatic reinstatement) were resolved by consent 57% of the time. Reprimands were resolved by consent in 30 or 36 (83%) matters where such dispositions were imposed.
In short, the consent process disposes of most minor misconduct cases. The system is free to focus on the serious stuff, as there were 17 litigated revocations in 2010. In cases where the result was suspension with fitness, there were 18 contested matters.
Some respondents apparently bargain for a sanction less than revocation, as 60% of cases that involve a suspension of three or more years were consents. This is fine with me so long as such suspensions are imposed with the understanding that there will be a heavy burden to prove subsequent fitness for reinstatement purposes.
These numbers tell me one thing - the Michigan system trusts its disciplinary counsel to be able to tell the difference between serious and minor ethical violations and to implement agreements that fairly reflect the misconduct.
In the District of Columbia, by way of contrast, an infinitesimal fraction of cases get resolved by consent.
I can't give you the exact number because, unlike Michigan, no annual report has ever been made available on line. Cf. My thoughts on accountability and transparency. I think they do compile the numbers and distribute them at the annual (by invitation only) disciplinary dinner. (Mike Frisch)
September 26, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Saturday, September 24, 2011
More Than A Say So
The Louisiana Supreme Court has imposed a suspension of a year and a day of an attorney as a result of two driving under the influence arrests. In the Louisiana case, the charges (and related drug possession charges) were eventually dismissed. In an Illinois case, he failed to appear and there is a bench warrant.
Notably, the hearing committee had found that the attorney had been alcohol and drug free for three years. The court agreed with the board that the attorney's claim of sobriety was insufficient:
Although the hearing committee found respondent has not used alcohol or
illegal drugs since he entered the 90-day treatment program at Home of Grace, we
agree with the board that respondent has provided no evidence, other than his own
testimony, that this is, in fact, true. He is not active in Alcoholics Anonymous or a
similar support group and does not participate in the Lawyers Assistance Program.
Furthermore, he is not currently being tested for alcohol and drug use.
The sanction will require him to prove fitness at a hearing.
In Louisiana it appears that, in order to mitigate sanction for addiction-related misconduct, you have to be in the compliance with bar's treatment program. (Mike Frisch)
September 24, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Friday, September 23, 2011
"Inherent, Obvious, and Blatant" Conflict
An Arkansas committee has imposed a suspension of 24 months of an attorney who had engaged in conduct that included failure to provide competent and dilgent representation to a client he had been retained by to defend a civil claim.
Matters got worse when the client hired new counsel, who wrote to the attorney advising him of a legal malpractice claim. Notwithstanding that arrestion, the attorney continued to represent the client in a bankruptcy matter: an "inherent, obvious, and blatant conflict [of interest...]." There was no waiver of the conflict. (Mike Frisch)
September 23, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Black Porsche To Big House
The Providence (Rhode Island) Journal had this description of a once-prominent attorney:
Robert S. Ciresi once loomed large over the North Providence landscape, tooling around town in a $49,000 black Porsche and helping pull the strings of town government for legendary Mayor Salvatore Mancini.
Now add suspended in the wake of his federal conviction for bribery and related offenses. He is incarcerated while his appeal of the conviction is pending. (Mike Frisch)
September 23, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)


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Seriously, you can read this later.
They are the little lumps of cheese that have not been shaped into the bricks we usually buy them in. They are good, better then a slice off one of those bricks, and they are highly appreciated in the Minnesota/Wisconsin area.
They are good eaten fresh. They are really good battered and fried, and this is the #1 item at any summertime festival in Minnesota with food vendors.
I have a co-worker also from Minnesota, and thru some favor trading I received a bag of cheese curds this week straight from home. (For people outside the mid-west, I have also seen them at Trader Joe's.)
I ate a bunch of them fresh, but I could not resist the urge to fry some up. Especially with a batter recipe right on the bag! I also could not resist the urge to add some cayenne pepper to the batter.
Things were a little tricky and messy at first. I don't fry things very often. And I found the batter recipe on the bag a bit too thin, so I added some more flour to thicken it up. This helped things a lot, and by the second half of my batch they were coming out beautifully.
I'm really happy with the added spices too. It wasn't too much pepper, just enough that you get a little tingle in your throat.
Spiced Up Fried Cheese Curds
1lb Cheese Curds
2/3 cup Milk
1 cup Flour
¾ tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Salt
½ tsp Chilli Powder
2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
Vegetable or Canola Oil (for frying)
Heat oil in a pan or deep fryer
Combine flour, milk, baking powder, salt, chilli powder, and cayenne pepper.
Coat cheese curds in mixture.
Fry in hot oil, flipping if needed, until batter is golden and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
Eat while still warm. I would recommend ranch if you want to dip them in something, but I enjoyed mine plain.


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Obesity has direct link with heart disease.
Obesity is an increasingly prevalent metabolic disorder affecting our population. Fatness is associated with a number of comorbidities, including several forms of heart disease, according to Dr Rupesh Singh, Specialist Cardiologist, Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah.
Heredity explains 30-70 per cent of cases of obesity and remaining are contributed by environmental factors in form of increase in total caloric intake and reduced physical activity. Body mass index (BMI) is defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m2). A BMI above 25 is considered as marker of obesity.
Until recently the relation between obesity and coronary heart disease was viewed as indirect in form of co-morbidities like hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes. Studies, however, indicate that obesity as such not only relates to but independently predicts coronary atherosclerosis.
Hypertension is approximately three times more common in obese than normal-weight persons. Left ventricular hypertrophy is common in patients with obesity and to some extent is related to systemic hypertension. The changes in the left ventricle are related to sudden death in obese patients. Changes in the right heart also occur in obese people and are related to obstructive sleep apnea and/or the obesity hypoventilation syndrome which produce pulmonary hypertension.
In patients with congestive heart failure, sodium restriction and small reductions in weight may dramatically improve ventricular function and oxygenation. Several studies suggest that the more extensive weight reduction that follows gastrointestinal surgery for obesity reduces cardiovascular mortality.
Treatment of obesity should be based on its severity and presence of comorbidities eg congestive heart failure, dyslipidemia, hypertension, non--insulin dependent diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea. Maintaining a BMI 30. If the risk from obesity is sufficiently serious to indicate use of anti-obesity drugs, long-term use should be anticipated. When the BMI is >35 and comorbidities exist, gastrointestinal surgery becomes a consideration. When the BMI is >40, surgery is the treatment of choice. Prevention of obesity by diet and regular physical activity remains the highest priority for maintaining cardiovascular health. This is particularly important for small children and adolescents.
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He joked the rainbow colours of his 'gay icon' apron and matching socks were the "running theme" of his Christmas but it seems it wasn't only Tom Daley who received some multi-coloured festive gifts.
The Olympic diver's American boyfriend Dustin Lance Black was also given a matching pair of rainbow-coloured socks by his mother in The States.
Tom posed for a picture with a friend on Christmas Day wearing nothing but his new apron and socks.
"Running theme for today haha...thanks aunty Marie :P," the sportsman wrote alongside the image on his Instagram page.
And soon after, he shared another snap of his socks as he relaxed on the sofa with the Christmas tree in the background along with the simple caption: "Ha!"
Meanwhile, Tom's screenwriter boyfriend Dustin also posted a very similar picture on his Facebook page of himself wearing a matching pair of socks which was taken across the pond, writing: "THANKS MOM!"
Tom did not specify who bought him the toe socks but it certainly seems like the couple enjoyed their matching gifts.
Tom revealed he was in a relationship with a man at the beginning of December in a video which be posted online.
Splash! host Tom was spotted with Dustin in Texas earlier this month while training for the upcoming 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
And the sportsman opened up about his decision to speak about his private life during an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show just days later.
Speaking about the first time he met his boyfriend, Tom told the chat show host: "At the end of the night, we hadn't even talked, and I don't normally do this, but I wrote in his notes with my number and put 'call me' with a wink face and then I had a text in the morning and I was like 'I can't believe I just did that' and then I was like 'oh my God.'
"I hadn't even talked to him and I was like OK, wow, I didn't know what to do. I didn't know if he was gay - I was like like, OK, this is weird."
He added: "He makes me feel safe and happy, right now I couldn't be happier. I'd never felt the feeling of love, it happened so quickly. I was completely overwhelmed by it to the point I can't get him out of my head all the time.
"I've never had it before where I love someone and they love me just as much."


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US Army to begin Manning's gender treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — National security leaker Chelsea Manning can get initial treatment for a gender-identity condition from the U.S. military, after defense officials initially said the Army didn't have the medical expertise needed to give Manning the best treatment.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel approved the Army's recommendation to keep the Army private in military custody and start a rudimentary level of gender treatment, a defense official said Thursday. The move follows the federal prisons bureau's rejection of the Army's request to accept her transfer from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to a civilian facility.
Manning's treatment request was the first by a transgender military inmate, and it set up a dilemma for the Defense Department over how to treat a soldier for a diagnosed disorder without violating long-standing military policy.
The initial gender treatments provided by the military could include allowing Manning to wear some female undergarments and also possibly provide some hormone treatments.
The decision raises a number of questions about what level of treatment Manning will be able to get and at what point she would have to be transferred from the all-male prison to a female facility.
In May, Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, had contended that civilian prisons were not as safe as military facilities. In a statement, he had said, "It is common knowledge that the federal prison system cannot guarantee the safety and security of Chelsea in the way that the military prison system can."
Coombs told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was encouraged that the Army will begin medical treatment.
"It has been almost a year since we first filed our request for adequate medical care," Coombs said. "I am hopeful that when the Army says it will start a 'rudimentary level' of treatment that this means hormone replacement therapy."
If hormone therapy is not provided, he said he will have to take "appropriate legal action to ensure Chelsea finally receives the medical treatment she deserves and is entitled to under the law."
Manning has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the sense of being a woman in a man's body. The Army tried to work out a plan to transfer Manning to a federal prison where she could get better treatment.
Officials said Thursday that federal authorities refused the proposal. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly by name.
The Army sends an average of 15 to 20 prisoners a year to civilian prisons. But Manning's appeals have not been exhausted, she's still in the military and her case is of national security interest. Those are factors that normally could prevent a transfer.
According to a complaint filed by Manning, she asked that a treatment plan consider three types of measures: "real life experience," a regimen in which the person tries dressing and living in the new gender; hormone therapy, which changes some physical traits such as breast and hair growth; and sex reassignment surgery. Manning has not publicly said whether she wants surgery, and the proposed plan was not released.
The former intelligence analyst was sentenced in August for six Espionage Act violations and 14 other offenses for giving WikiLeaks more than 700,000 secret military and State Department documents, along with battlefield video, while working in Iraq in 2009 and 2010.
After the conviction, Manning announced the desire to live as a woman and legally changed her name to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning from Bradley Edward Manning.
Manning cannot be discharged from the service while serving her 35-year prison sentence.
Associated Press writers Lolita Baldor in Washington and Michelle Smith in Providence, Rhode Island, contributed to this report.


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in a South Florida the slayings of two women and a baby boy has been arrested a second time after new evidence surfaced linking him to the crime.
Lineten Belizaire was freed in March after a Broward County grand jury declined to indict him in the fatal shootings. Officials said Tuesday that Broward Sheriff's Office detectives continued to investigate and found more evidence leading to another arrest of the 21-year-old Belizaire on second-degree murder charges.
Belizaire is jailed without bail. Belizaire's attorney questions the strength of the supposedly new evidence.
Killed were 25-year-old Natasha Plummer, her infant son Carlton Stringer Jr. and 21-year-old Octavia Barnett. Investigators say Barnett and Belizaire had been in a longterm relationship. Their infant son together was not harmed in the shootings.
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Pirate Blue holds two signature golf outings each year - the Pirate Blue Golf Outing at Navesink Country Club in early August and the Coach Mike Sheppard Golf Outing at the Maplewood Country Club in early October. Both outings are great chances to meet members of the coaching staff and athletic department, to see old friends and enjoy a round of golf with fellow Pirates. For details regarding the outings or sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Pirate Blue office at 973-275-6446.
Both outings sell out quickly, so please call to learn more and reserve your spot today!
The Pirate Blue travel program provides the opportunity for members to support our men's basketball team on the road. Our fan travel packages are structured to allow for a unique blend of group activities, such as VIP receptions, private tours and a ticket to the game.
We offer convenient hotel locations, round trip ground transportation to and from the arena and airports, and much more. When you travel with Pirate Blue, you're a member of the Pirate family. Our staff will work hard to make sure you have a first class experience.
For more information, please contact the Pirate Blue office at 973-275-6446.
Past Pirate Blue Trips
December 30-31, 2013
Pirate Blue Big East Tip Off Trip
Pirate Blue and a bus filled with Pirate Basketball fans traveled up to Providence, R.I., to witness the first Seton Hall basketball game in the new BIG EAST. The Pirates opened up their conference slate against Providence College in an exhilarating New Year's Eve matchup. Seton Hall overcame the Friars in an exciting double overtime victory, as they began a new era of BIG EAST basketball. Upon arrival in Providence, SHU fans enjoyed a cocktail hour and dinner with coaches, staff, and players the night before the New Year's Eve tipoff.
November 16-18, 2012
Naismith Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament
The Seton Hall faithful traveled to Uncasville, Connecticut for the Naismith Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament on Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18. In addition to the Pirates, the two-day, 8-game event, held at Mohegan Sun Arena, also included the University of Albany, Loyola Maryland, Norfolk State, University of Rhode Island and the University of Washington. Seton Hall defeated Rhode Island in thrilling come-from-behind fashion on Saturday, but fell to Washington in overtime in the event's championship game.
August 13-22, 2012
Spain / Canary Islands Exhibition Tour
Pirates fans joined the Seton Hall men's basketball team in an unforgettable 10-day overseas foreign tour of Spain and the Canary Islands. The team-building exhibition trip started in Madrid, the Spanish capital, and ended in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago located just off the cost of Morocco. Seton Hall dominated a combined four exhibition games played at both locations. The Seton Hall faithful also had the opportunity to take tours of the historic areas and take in the Spanish culture at dinner shows and events.
November 17-20, 2011
2011 Charleston Classic
Pirate fans joined the Men's Basketball program as they travel to Charleston, South Carolina as first time participants in 2011 Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena. Guests stayed at the Renaissance Marriott in Charleston's Historic District. The Pirates competed against St. Joseph's, Virginia Commonwealth and Northwestern finishing 2nd overall in the tournament.
When Pirate fans weren't cheering on their favorite team at Carolina First Arena, they spent time shopping in town or taking day trips to plantations. Pirate Blue hosted three VIP pre-game receptions at local restaurants to introduce our guests to south hospitality and local cuisine. Guests had the opportunity to attend an exclusive dinner with the Men's Basketball team, staff and head coach.
November 17-23, 2010
U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament
Pirate fans traveled in style on a private chartered plane with members of the Men's Basketball team and coaching staff to the 2010 Paradise Jam Tournament in the beautiful U.S. Virgin Islands. Guests stayed at the luxurious Marriott Frenchmen's Reef Hotel which offered scenic overlooks of the Caribbean Sea. The Pirates competed against tough competitors (Alabama, Xavier, Clemson) and finished 5th overall in the tournament.
When Pirate fans weren't cheering on their favorite team at the USVI University gym, they spent time relaxing on the beautiful beaches of St. Thomas and St. John or shopping in town. Pirate Blue hosted two VIP pre-game cocktail receptions on the veranda of the hotel. Guests had the opportunity to attend an exclusive dinner with the Men's Basketball team, staff and head coach.
November 15, 2009
vs. Monmouth Hawks
Approximately 80 Pirate fans and alumni enjoyed a pre-game reception at McLoones Pier House restaurant over looking the Jersey Shore on a crisp Sunday in November. Attendees then traveled to the new Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC) on Monmouth's campus in West Long Branch. Pirate Blue guests were thrilled to be part of the Pirates first road win of the 2009-2010 season.
November 19-24, 2008
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament
Pirate Blue members traveled to sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico to watch the men's basketball team particpate in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Pre-Season Tip-Off Tournament. This tournament has become one of the premier pre-season invitational tournaments in the country; including some top notch Division I competition, 2008 NCAA runner-up Memphis, USC, Missouri, Xavier and others. While in Puerto Rico, our group visited the beautiful El Yunque Tropical Rain Forest.
On the first night of our stay, our guests had the opportunity to attend a VIP welcome reception for all the teams participating in this tournament. They also had the opportunity to have an exclusive dinner with our men's basketball team, head coach and former Pirate great, Ramon Ramos.
February 1-2, 2008
vs. Georgetown
Pirate fans boarded the Pirate Blue train car on Amtrak to the nation's capital to see the Pirates in action against the Hoyas. Members we're treated to a cocktail party upon arrival with the Washington D.C. alumni chapter. The next morning, a VIP pre-game brunch was held before the noon tip-off.
November 29-December 2, 2007
vs. St. Mary's Gaels
Pirate Blue members traveled to Napa Valley, CA to watch the men's basketball team take on the St. Mary's Gaels. While in Napa Valley, we had a private tour and tasting at the Robert Mondavi Vineyard. Members also enjoyed a VIP lunch and wine tasting at Cuvee restaurant.
Before the game, our trip joined up with over 50 local area SHU alumni for a pre-game pep rally hosted by athletic administrators and the San Francisco Alumni Chapter at the Lafayette Park Hotel.


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The webinar, at 11 a.m. CDT (GMT -5), details how Pointwise and the open-source SU2 computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver can be used to tackle supersonic aircraft design.
The webinar will demonstrate how to formulate and solve a shape design problem in SU2, using a continuous adjoint formulation to obtain the sensitivities for gradient-based optimization. Recent advances in simulation-based design opens doors to new supersonic aircraft designs with reduced sonic boom impacts, an important advance because current regulations do not permit supersonic flight over land due to sonic boom noise. The design of these aircraft requires accurate predictions of sonic boom on the ground and techniques for shaping the aircraft to achieve a desired boom signature while maintaining performance.
Watertight, surface and volume meshes for complex geometries can be quickly generated in Pointwise and exported to the native SU2 format. A properly constructed mesh aids in accurately predicting boom on the ground. A new script for Pointwise helps designers generate free-form deformation boxes for geometry parameterization and shape design in SU2.
The webinar will include a discussion of proper settings for the flow and adjoint problems, objectives and constraints, free form deformation design variables and mesh deformation. Optimal shape design results from SU2 for the Lockheed Martin 1021 aircraft from the 1st AIAA Sonic Boom Prediction Workshop will be presented.
Pointwise, Inc. is solving the top problem facing engineering analysts today mesh generation for computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The companys Pointwise software generates structured, unstructured and hybrid meshes; interfaces with CFD solvers, such as ANSYS FLUENT, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS CFX and OpenFOAM as well as many neutral formats, such as CGNS; runs on Windows (Intel and AMD), Linux (Intel and AMD), and Mac, and has a scripting language, Glyph, that can automate CFD meshing. Large manufacturing firms and research organizations worldwide rely on Pointwise as their complete CFD preprocessing solution.
More information about Pointwise is available at www.pointwise.com.
Pointwise is a registered trademark and Pointwise Glyph and T-Rex are trademarks of Pointwise, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owner.
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Thursday, August 16, 2001
Definitions for homily
- A sermon; a discourse on a religious theme.
- A moralizing lecture or discourse.
- An inspirational saying; also, a platitude.
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Trumpets sounded, wine ran from fountains, bishops delivered homilies, magistrates presented the keys to their cities, triumphal arches sprang up along the way.
He launched into a homily about marriage as a garden that requires care.
Origin of homily
Homily ultimately derives from Greek homilia, "instruction," from homolein, "to be together or in company with," hence "to have dealings with," from homilos, "an assembled crowd," from homos, "same." One who delivers homilies is a homilist. Homiletic means "of or pertaining to a homily."


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Pattern: McCall's 3489 (copyright date 1955)
Size: size 12 (bust 31", waist 25", hip 33")
Fabric: coffee silk dupioni from Fabricland
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Comments: Since I had already made the muslin for this top, all systems were a go to make the SWAP version. As usual, I underlined/lined this top with silk organza using my TNT method (see the inside of the top in the above right photo). The back of this top is created using a single pattern piece. The front however has two pattern pieces - a lower bodice piece and an upper bodice/neckline piece. The neckline is interesting, as the upper bodice/neckline piece is pleated once horizontally to create a boat neckline.
There are armhole facings, which give this area a nice, crisp finish, especially after they were tacked down, by hand, to the silk organza underlining of the bodice.
There is a side zipper that is installed upside down so that the left side seam opens completely. This is a nice feature that allows the wearer to easily get in and out of the top. Although the instructions called for a traditional zipper, I chose to use an invisible zipper instead.
The bottom is curved front and back, creating a pseudo-shirt tail hem. This is a nice finish which creates a top that looks nice tucked or untucked.
Conclusion: This is a great vintage top. I love the high neck and the fitted waist. It looks really nice with the matching skirt. The two pieces together have such a quintessential 50s look, without looking like a costume. I was originally concerned that this outfit would look too matchy-matchy bridesmaidy, but it doesn't (IMHO). I love that I can wear the top and skirt together or separately - it really expands my wearing options. This outfit also looks quite nice with the Rucci jacket over it.
18 March 2007
Cafe au Lait - Part 2
Posted by Shannon at 3/18/2007 09:20:00 am
Labels: Fabricland, McCall's, SWAP, SWAP 2007, vintage patterns
3 comments:
- Carolyn (cmarie12) said...
Shannon - every day I flip into your blog waiting to see the next installation. I am going to miss the fact that school starts again next week and you will be back to your day job! *smile*
But mostly, I wanted to tell you that it feels like you are creating art with your SWAP, while I am creating a work wardrobe - necessary but quiet and you are making music! All of the pieces just sing!
Can't wait to see the pictures of you in the finished garments!
- 18 March 2007 at 10:42:00 GMT-4
- Tany said...
Stunning! I like your TNT method, the results are obviously optimal! Thank you for sharing this!
- 18 March 2007 at 12:43:00 GMT-4
- Vicki said...
Beautiful work. I think the colour is what makes it look contempory.
- 18 March 2007 at 19:32:00 GMT-4
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(son of Timeus ), a blind beggar of Jericho who, ( Mark 10:46 ) ff., sat by the wayside begging as our Lord passed out of Jericho on his last journey to Jerusalem. [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Bartimaeus'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary".


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A Wrinkle In Time
A Wrinkle in Time has closed!
This April, Frith & Inlé returned to Church and Company in Hampden with a sold-out run of Madeline L'Engle's novel A Wrinkle In Time. Adapted by Eric Poch and directed by Sarah Flash Gorman, this intergalactic tale combined live theatre with puppetry by Devin Martin and Sam Grossman (Tryfuss Puppet Collective, Baltimore Rock Opera Society) and an ensemble score by Patrick McMinn (Impatience Machine, Dan Deacon Ensemble).
Watership Down
Frith & Inlé as a company came together in 2014 as a result of an effort to adapt the classic novel Watership Down for the stage. Local theater makers Chuck Green and Douglas Johnson got wind of each other's dreams to make this adaptation a reality, and thus came together and began the adaptation mid-year. Theater members Debra Lenik, Gregory Bowen and Sarah Flash Gorman learned of the project and joined without hesitation as it began in order to create the magic which saw six oversold shows in April of 2015. This group of people combined their artistic talents in order to make theater out of love, believing that drawing the audience into the intimacy and bareness of the effort would encapsulate them in an unforgettable shared experience.


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LANCASTER � An early lead quickly went up in smoke as the High Desert Mavericks lost 6-4 to the Lancaster JetHawks on Tuesday at Clear Channel Stadium.
High Desert came out firing in the first inning with singles by James McOwen, Carlos Triunfel and Carlos Peguero along with an RBI triple from Greg Halman and a Travis Scott sacrifice fly.
The Mavericks carried a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the second, but Lancaster pulled ahead for good with four runs in the frame on three hits � including two homers � off starter Ricky Orta.
Orta fell to 3-1 on the season, giving up five runs � four earned � on six hits in three innings while walking two, striking out two and hitting one batter. High Desert relievers Harold Williams, Julio Santiago and Aaron Cotter combined to give up one run on two hits over the final five innings.
McOwen went 2-for-5 with a homer and an RBI, while Triunfel went 3-for-5.
The Mavericks were off Monday and kicked off a three-game set with the JetHawks on Tuesday. The series continues tonight at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on TALK 960 AM.
High Desert returns home Friday to host Rancho Cucamonga.


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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Just a Little Talk About the Weather
So as of March 22nd we were believers that spring had finally come. A portion of our parking lot had become a small lake and we almost went fishing in our yard. On monday they decided that Fargo was going to be having major flooding and would need close to two million sandbags. And on Tuesday we decided that winter wanted to say at least one last farewell. Yes, it snowed some more. My dad drove in it a little bit and he said that it was the most treacherous weather he has driven in yet this winter.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A cocktail of gin, brandy, lemon or lime juice, egg white, and grenadine, shaken with cracked ice and strained.
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- n. a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice
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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- A quartet of LMC women's tennis players notched two wins each while cruising to an 8-1 win against Belmont Abbey in Conference Carolinas play Thursday afternoon at the LMC Tennis Courts in Banner Elk, N.C.
The Bobcats (2-13, 1-7 CC) snapped a lengthy losing skid by winning their first conference match of the year. The Crusaders (1-15, 0-7) remain winless in CC play and earned their lone win at No. 3 singles.
The tandem of Samantha Wohlers (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) and Hillary Lutz (Shelby, N.C.) put LMC up early with an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles.
The duo of Caroline Green (Columbia, Tenn.) and Taylor Bost (Jefferson, Ga.) claimed No. 2 doubles with ease, 8-1.
Jordan Mayer (Timberlake, N.C.) and Margaret Bumgarner (Hurdle Mills, N.C.) battled to an 8-6 win at No. 3 doubles, putting the Bobcats up 3-0.
Wohlers fended off Lydia Schellenberg in No. 1 singles play with a 6-3, 7-6 victory before Lutz downed Katharine Miller in a three-set thriller 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 2 singles.
Bost claimed her second win of the day in No. 4 singles competition in a 7-6, 6-2 fashion.
Chapman kept Brigid Donohue at arm's length, on her way to a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles before Bumgarner impressed with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles.
LMC wraps up its season when it travels to North Greenville Saturday at 3 p.m. in Tigerville, S.C.


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These men's stability running shoes will remind you what a best-ever run is supposed to feel like. Built with dual-density Boost for increased stability, the shoes have an adidas Primeknit upper with integrated midfoot support for an adaptive and natural fit.
This product is created with yarn made in collaboration with Parley for the Oceans. Some of the yarn features Parley Ocean Plastic™ which is made from recycled waste, intercepted from beaches and coastal communities before it reaches the ocean.
- Lace closure
- adidas Primeknit textile upper; Internal reinforcements
- Textile lining; Flexible Stretchweb outsole; Continental™ Rubber outsole for extraordinary traction in wet and dry conditions
- Dual-density Boost cushioning under arch
- Lightweight and supportive
Adidas is driven by a desire to help athletes perform better, play better and feel better. Their products break records, set trends and make history. Every day. All over the world.
But it's not all about faster shoes and fashion statements. Just as there is more to a shoe than padding and foam; Adidas is more than the sum of its products.
At the heart of the company is an extraordinary passion for the sporting lifestyle, carried by the dedicated men and women who work for it. And so, for Adidas, shaping the sporting goods industry sustainably is more than a job; it's an impulse.
A sports industry giant, Adidas employs more than 60, 000 people worldwide, producing more than 840 million product units each year. But the brand grew from humble beginnings - and the cramped kitchen of WW1 veteran Adolf 'Adi' Dassler.
Dassler began making running shoes from his base in Herzogenaurach, Germany, in 1919. In July of 1924 he went into partnership with his brother Rudolf. The pair opened a factory and the business began to grow.
In 1936 Adi drove from Bavaria to Berlin ahead of the Olympics with a suite case full of spikes, and persuaded US sprinter Jesse Owens to use them, the first sponsorship for an African American. Owens' haul of four gold medals cemented the good reputation of Dassler's shoes amongst elite sportsmen – one that still holds true to this day.
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Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Treatment Information
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is an extremely early – and highly treatable – form of breast cancer. This diagnosis is sometimes referred to as "stage 0 breast cancer;" while abnormal cells are present, they have not spread outside of their original location in the milk ducts. DCIS does not always become invasive breast cancer, but there is not yet a reliable way to predict which cases will or will not progress. However, the more abnormal the cells look when viewed under a microscope – and the more rapidly they reproduce – the more likely they are to eventually become an invasive form of breast cancer.
Even though ductal carcinoma in situ is noninvasive and does not always become more advanced cancer, each case still requires prompt treatment. In most cases, a combination of surgery and radiation therapy can prevent further cancer from developing. However, regular surveillance is required after treatment to ensure that the abnormal cells do not come back.
Our Approach
At Moffitt Cancer Center, we take an integrative approach to treating ductal carcinoma in situ. To give each patient the best possible outcome – both in terms of survival and quality of life – we:
- Have multiple specialists – including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and supportive care professionals – create an individualized treatment plan for each patent
- Offer a comprehensive range of therapies in a single, convenient location (this includes not only standard treatments, but also novel therapies made accessible through our clinical trials)
- Empower patients to make educated choices regarding their treatment, using genetic testing and other advanced techniques to help them decide on the best possible options
- Review each patient's progress during weekly tumor board meetings
- Provide emotional, spiritual and social support at every step of the way
We also offer a comprehensive range of breast cancer screening services. Using state-of-the-art imaging scans, our team can detect even minor changes in a patient's breast tissue. This focus on early detection is just one reason our patients have the best possible quality of life.
Patients do not need physician referrals to come to Moffitt. To learn more about our approach to treating ductal carcinoma in situ, call 1-888-663-3488 or submit a new patient registration form online.


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Integrating Bus, Train, Rideshare and Taxi services, PiggyBack is a transport aggregator which helps users to plan, prepare and book the optimum Public Transport route for their journey. https://twitter.com/piggybackTI Peter was also recently the Local Enterprise Office, Clare County Council, IBYE 2015 Winner (Best Idea Category): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TK3gfx0E5c
Re-thinking the planning and automation of marketing.
Distinguishing betweem 1st and 2nd generation biofuels and evaluating whether scientific advances are driven by research or by funding.
Noel Mulcahy & Luke Bourke, Co-Founders, FLOWARE.CO
All companies face a multitude of regulations and legal obligations as soon as they start to hire staff. Indwell takes a lot of the hassle out of this equation by providing a flexible, outsourced HR service to their customers.


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Our next Raspberry Jam is in the newly refurbished Exeter Library on Saturday 7th June between 10:00 and 14:00. We will be making use of a large part of the library and will be having a wide variety of demos for you to play with, raspberry pis for you to try out and experts and enthusiasts to talk to.
We will also be in the fablab that has just been set up in the library where you can have access to 3d printers and a wide range of making equipment, click here for more information.
There will be demos from Ivan Roulson with an ASCII photo booth, Gordon Henderson and many others. Entry is free - hope to see you all there.


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Today the children made gloop, together.
Jasmine emptied the cornflour into a bowl (Sonny said "Ugh!" as the powder clouded up around them).
Sonny stirred...
...and Jasmine poured the water.
Once mixed to their chosen consistency, the children used some tools on the gloop.
We were, all three of us, intrigued and amazed by this material. The way it is solid and liquid, wet yet dry, constantly changing and altering; firm and then gooey. We poured it, we crumbled it, we lifted it from the Tuff spot is great chunks only to watch it melt away before our eyes then solidify in our hands once more.
Finally, we added some red paint to the gloop, which turned it pink. Jasmine hadn't expected this, she had asked for and anticipated red gloop. However, she quickly understood that the red had become pink due to being mixed with the white of the gloop.
We had fun with our gloop today and will definitely be returning to this activity. Such an interesting material as well as cheap and versatile.


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The diabetes drug pioglitazone (Actos) carries cardiac risk similar to that found for embattled sister compound rosiglitazone (Avandia), according to an analysis of an administrative claims database.
The composite rate of acute myocardial infarction, acute heart failure, and death from any cause was 4.14% with pioglitazone compared with 4.16% with rosiglitazone when propensity score-matched patients were followed from the time they started the drug.
The difference was not significant (hazard ratio 1.03, 95% confidence interval 0.91 to 1.15, P=0.666), Debra Wertz, PharmD, of the healthcare database and analysis firm HealthCore in Wilmington, Del., and colleagues reported in the September issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
These results counter prior observational findings, most notably an FDA analysis of Medicare claims data released just prior to the recent FDA advisory committee panel on rosiglitazone.
The Medicare data showed a number needed to harm of just 60 over one year and a hazard ratio of 1.18 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.23) for the composite of stroke, heart failure, MI, and death with use of rosiglitazone rather than pioglitazone.
A Senate Finance Committee report issued earlier in the year also uncovered a 2008 FDA analysis of all available studies comparing the two thiazolidinediones (TZDs) that had turned up "strong evidence" for greater MI and heart failure risk with rosiglitazone than pioglitazone.
When the FDA panelists considered hundreds of pages of data that represent the cumulative evidence on rosiglitazone's potential cardiovascular risk for the advisory panel meeting in July, they concluded in an 18-6 vote that rosiglitazone is riskier than non-TZD diabetes drugs and pioglitazone.
The conflicting results from Wertz's group may not actually be that contrary, explained Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, of the University of Colorado Denver, in an editorial accompanying the paper.
Although length of follow-up is an unlikely explanation for the difference in findings between the Medicare and Wertz analyses, the time frame may have contributed, Masoudi suggested.
Wertz's group used HealthCore's databases on managed care health plan members to identify 36,628 adults who started TZD therapy between 2001 and 2005 -- before the controversy over rosiglitazone's cardiovascular safety ignited.
The Medicare analysis included 227,571 older adults initiating therapy between 2006 and 2009, which encompassed the period after release of the initial meta-analysis indicating safety was a concern.
"It is conceivable that after the publication of the meta-analysis, only those physicians who were unaware of the safety concerns (and thus potentially less aware of other important developments in medicine) would continue prescribing rosiglitazone, thus confounding the [Medicare] findings," Masoudi wrote in the editorial.
Aside from population composition, means of outcome collection may have played a role as well, commented endocrinologist David Nathan, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who has also been involved in rosiglitazone safety research.
But perhaps the best explanation is that Wertz's study was simply underpowered, Masoudi pointed out.
The confidence intervals overlapped substantially, both including the possibility of a 12% to 15% increased risk with rosiglitazone compared with pioglitazone.
A subanalysis of the Wertz data in only those 65 and older again indicated no significant difference between composite event rates (13.88% rosiglitazone versus 13.94% pioglitazone) but hazard ratio confidence intervals that also overlapped (HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.12).
"Certainly, an increase in relative risk of 10% to 20% in a relatively high-risk population should be considered clinically significant," Masoudi wrote in the editorial. "A risk of this magnitude seems even more important in light of the availability of numerous therapeutic alternatives to rosiglitazone."
Wertz' group cautioned that their study included a commercially insured, relatively young population that may have been less susceptible to cardiovascular event risk, which may have contributed to finding too few risks to document increased risk, and that it excluded those with prior insulin use and did not assess glucose and other laboratory values.
But "another explanation for absence of elevated risk is that both rosiglitazone and pioglitazone confer an additional cardiovascular risk and that this would result in lack of difference between drugs when they were compared with one another," the researchers wrote.
The study was funded by WellPoint.
Wertz and several co-authors reported being employees of HealthCore, a fully owned subsidiary of WellPoint, at the time this study was conducted.
One co-author is now an independent consultant in Pharmacoepidemiology, another is now an employee of Mu Sigma.
Masoudi reported having no conflicts of interest to declare.
Nathan reported having no financial conflicts of interest to disclose
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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and OutcomesSource Reference: Wertz DA, et al "Risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in patients treated with thiazolidinediones in a managed care population" Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2010; DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.911461.
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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and OutcomesSource Reference: Masoudi FA "Improving surveillance for drug safety: Lessons from rosiglitazone" Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2010; 3.


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Extent and implications of incorrect offspring-sire relationships in pastoral production system in Kajiado District, Kenya
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Livestock Research for Rural Development;20(4)
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The aim of this study was to evaluate accuracy of farmer's paternity identification which determines success of future breed selection and hence genetic gain. Paternity of 269 Orma/zebu and Sahiwal/zebu calves was evaluated using genetic markers and the likelihood based method. Results indicate that only 6.7% farmer alleged paternities were confirmed, 88% parent-offspring relationships were rejected and 18% parent-offspring relationships were undetermined. However, 82% of offsprings were assigned at least 80% confident paternities to one of the sampled candidate males. These results suggest that there is need to institute proper breeding program in the pastoral area if farmers are to benefit from their current efforts of breed improvement.
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SubjectsPASTORALISM; FARMING SYSTEMS; CATTLE; BREEDS; ANIMAL BREEDING;
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Summer Solstice Walk in the Park Cherry Creek Valley Eco Park
June 23, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Join master birders from the Audubon Society and representatives from land use agencies who are engaged in stream reclamation and flood control projects along Cherry Creek for a look at our local waterway – from a bird's eye view. The Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners will lead a Summer Solstice Tour as part of the quarterly census of wildlife activity at the Park. Who lives here? How have they adapted their lifestyle to their home? How have they adapted their home to their lifestyle? Learn about nature and science at this unique open space park in Arapahoe County. Here is a short list of what we see at the park: turkey vulture, western meadowlark, killdeer, Say's Phoebe, barn owl, red-tailed hawk, song sparrow, pine grosbeak, house wren, swallows, goldfinch, downy woodpecker, flicker, cabbage white butterfly, tadpoles, frogs, dragonflies, rabbits, coyote tracks, and scat.
Meeting Place: 7500 S. Jasper Ct., Centennial, CO 80112. The Park can be accessed from the intersection of Arapahoe and Jordan roads. Take Jordan Road south approximately 1.3 miles, turn left on Jamison Street and then left on Jasper Court. The Park is open from dawn to dusk daily.
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M. Un-Sight/ Un-Sound (delirium X.). ISBN-13: 978-0692334799. ISBN-10: 0692334793. gnOme. 2014. 130 pp.
un-sight un-sound/ yet/ in vacuum of doubt's expel/ clamouring for beyond flesh what meat as if/ yet forage no/ not a/ eye crushed within fist of none/ echoing chamber of nothing/ never dispelled
Un-Sight/ Un-Sound (delirium X.) is a prose-poetic work in three sequences: "delirium X," "Meat Sequence (after Francis Bacon)," and "Ghost-Limb Tongue." In the first, quotations from various authors (Bataille, Beckett, Luca, Popa et al.) are used as springboards for surreal imagistic fragmentation. The second section, inspired by Deleuze's Francis Bacon, deals with the subject of flesh/ meat and explores the concept of the human object divulged of identity/ place, stripped of ego, and viewed from an externus. The third section addresses the conflict between sense and the real and concludes with a collection of aphorisms written with regard to words becoming a bankrupt form of expression in the conflict between language and the Post-Human world . . .
"It is nice to see that language too can be broken and made to rot like everything else." – E. Elias Merhige
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"[T]here are moments in Un-Sight/ Un-Sound where it seems as if the hold language has over our perceptions is being, if not broken, then at least distorted enough for us to catch a glimpse of the world that lies behind our makeshift descriptions and definitions." – Christopher Brownsword


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|Kate Morrell is third from the right.
This appears on philstar.com
Kate Morrell hopes the year-end is good for BaliPure and herself
by rick olivares
Katherine Morrell has only been in the Philippines for a week and she along with fellow American Kaylee Manns have quickly blended in with their new teammates in BaliPure.
Morrell and Manns have joined the Purest Water Defenders for the season-ending Reinforced Conference of the 13th season of the Shakey's V-League that tips off this October 1 at the Philsports Arena. They add more depth and leadership to a team that is reeling from the loss of three starters and their entire firepower – Alyssa Valdez (now with the Bureau of Customs team), Grethcel Soltones (now with the Laoag Power Smashers), and Janine Marciano (now with Cignal).
"I'm excited to be here in the Philippines even if only for a short season," said Morrell over lunch at Cravings in Loyola Heights. The BaliPure team was in Ateneo for a meet and greet with fans. "It's my first time here and in a week's time it has been memorable already. Hopefully, the way we end the tournament will be even more memorable."
The six-foot opener spiker from Nebraska just finished playing a long season in Europe when she accepted an offer to play in the Philippines.
"I have been playing in Europe the past three seasons," related Morrell. I didn't want to be done playing this year but I also didn't want to play another long season. After eight months in Europe it was tiring and I got homesick. Playing abroad for long months takes me away far too long from home and family. I have older brothers who I am really close to as well as their kids. So the short season for me in the V-League is perfect."
Playing international volleyball wasn't something that she expected to be engaged in after her college career with the University of Alabama-Birmingham but it has been a life changer. "There are so many things that I have been exposed to since I went abroad. It's great to experience other cultures, meet people and make new friends, and play volleyball. I get to pursue my passion, earn some money, and see the world. I'll say this though, it has certainly broadened my mind. There are so many things I can apply to my life and work. For example, I was a very impatient person. But when you go abroad, you learn to be tolerant and accepting because things are just different. Like the traffic in Manila…. it is an exercise in patience."
"But I love it here," added Morrell. "The Filipino people are so sincerely nice. Everyone I have come into contact with says, 'hi.' Coming through the airport and people are saying hi and offering to help you with your bags. The island life is something I can appreciate and enjoy."
However, more than the sightseeing, Morrell is here to help BaliPure try to win some honors in the SVL's final tournament for the season. Kaylee and I are very vocal and we hope to motivate the team," she said. "We love our team and it's just a matter of time before we find our chemistry."
Morrell sees herself playing the game anywhere from two to five years down the road. "As long as I am healthy and people want me to play for them," she explained.
She is on the other hand beginning her transition to a second career. Morrell has opened Texas One Academy, a volleyball school in Houston, Texas. "I'd love to stay with the game that has been very good to me. I'd like to play some more. I am transitioning into coaching but I am not yet done. I don't want it to end too soon."
In closing, Morrell shared, "When I get back home to the US, I also want to share with others that there are many opportunities out there for you. You just have to find them and pursue them. And it's great. Now, if we can lead BaliPure to a championship, that would be smashing."


text: Telecommunications Codes, consumers, competition and greedy monsters brian bloom @itworldca Published: June 7th, 2012Here are two words that get us fired up: consumer protection. Add in a bit of "CRTC" and maybe "wireless service providers" and the debate really gets going.Over the past week, a story we wrote about wireless carriers appealing to the (CRTC) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to create a Canada-wide wireless "code" to protect consumers seemed to rub our readers the wrong way. The motivation behind these companies' efforts is apparently to avoid seeing provinces create their own regulations, which could be harsher for the providers. Not everyone took well to that.Reader Dustin Hyatt, for example, suggested that the CRTC was in the pocket of the telcos and uninterested in helping ordinary Canadians."The CRTC doesn't do anything for consumers, but screw them. I hope the provinces adopt consumer protection laws to help consumers, not the big three's bottom line…. like the CRTC usually does!"Telmeastory also scoffed at the idea of Rogers Communications Inc. advocating on behalf of its customers:"Rogers? The champions of consumer protection? Haw haw haw!"Meanwhile, JR Smithman complained that whenever the CRTC gets involved in supposed consumer protection schemes, the opposite effect occurs. He called on the CRTC to stop taking advice from corporations, and told Rogers to back off:"If Rogers is pushing for this then this could only be saving (making!) more money for them and their ilk. The consumer always gets 'shafted' when the CRTC listens to these corporate greedy monsters and comes up with a plan that 'helps' the consumer."This kind of help we can do without. Leave it be and deal with things the way they are, Rogers."Readers weren't necessarily opposed to a national policy, however. But one argued that the CRTC shouldn't oversee it. Commenter A-Man felt that the organization's track record should disqualify it:"It's so much cheaper to only peddle influence to one group … But seriously, it should be a national policy, but the CRTC's history of siding with Bell and Rogers should eliminate them as the group to draft the rules. Form an independent panel."Others offered specific suggestions for what a nation-wide wireless code could look like. InfinitiGuy pointed to long-term contracts as one area that should be regulated: "Part of this national legislation should state that carriers cannot offer three-year contracts. Most modern devices are outdated or break way before the three-year contract term is expired, which forces consumers to upgrade early or pay hefty cancellation fees to get another phone."Many other countries have a two-year maximum term, which is a lot more fair. Can you imagine what phone you were using three years ago?" Another reader wrote that the big service providers were trying to preserve an unfair advantage in an increasingly free market. These companies, Mrludite wrote, had blown their chance to earn customer loyalty:"Isn't competition wonderful? Now that new players have entered the Canadian market and Canadians have been exposed to fair treatment that these companies give to consumers in their own markets, the Canadian MONOPOLIES are crying unfair. If they had treated the Canadian consumer fairly this legislation would not be necessary."And speaking of unfair, one commenter complained that ComputerWorld Canada wasn't giving its readers the whole story. Cariboo chided us for neglecting to give the consumer a voice in our stories:"I'm getting the impression that your orientation is decidedly pro-corporate. I was looking for objectivity and inclusion of consumer perspectives but haven't found much of that." Telecommunications Bell, Rogers, Telus


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Provide uniforms, school supplies, shoes, undergarments and personal hygiene items for identified students who qualify
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