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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tax payer money wasted on legal counselClaudine Williams - Sunday, February 5th, 2017 at 2:28 PM
Dear supporters and opponents.
The rift in our politics and society has deepened to the point where a legal counsel is hired to defend a man who claims to be a leader of a people. Hiring an attorney is not a sign of strength but rather evidence of weakness.
It is important to note that, it is taxpayer's money which is being spent on the hiring of lawyers whose quest is to turn our country into a place of divisive identity politics as it keeps taxpayers money in their pockets. Money which should be spent on projects that benefit your community. Instead, this money is being spent on trying to prove who is right or wrong on political issues.
What does all this senseless arguing cost? In a case in St.Lucia where Mr. Anthony W. Astaphan was hired to defend an issue for a top politician, the initial cost was US$ 40,000 just as a retainer, with an open-ended total amount. Mr. Astaphan maybe a highly-qualified attorney but his fees for legal services are also equally high. What is his fee spent on? It is not on defending issues related and beneficial to our country, it is not on defending the people of Dominica, but rather on defending mistakes, misdeeds and miscalculations of the government and its' "representatives" against the people of Dominica. It is used for defending, just one person who is showing that he is obviously too weak to make a stand in a normal democratic process of dialogue, debate and free and fair elections. Consequently, we, the general public, are forced to deal with two persons, a weak politician and a legal counsel who is filling his pockets on the backs of hard working Dominicans.
Do true patriots seek to make themselves rich off the taxpayer's money? One must wonder! Think of what else forty thousand U.S. dollars could be spent on; How about on much needed education and sports materials, better quality healthcare, support for the homeless or needy children, and so much more. Instead of using it for social purposes that can make a difference in the lives of many people and our children, it now goes in the pocket of one man who is neither poor nor needy, and on behalf of one person to make him feel more comfortable and less irritated.
This irresponsible behaviour and reckless spending is totally unacceptable and is a gross misuse and mismanagement of taxpayers hard earned money.
Patriotically Yours,
Claudine Williams
*Claudine Williams
Performance Psychologist/AML/Anti-Fraud Specialist
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139 Comments
Why is she posting on Facebook as Sapphire Sky? She mentions her PPOD party like she is no part of it. If someone asks about it she refers them to the imaginary party website. She writes "articles" on DNO and does not take the opportunity to promote get party. This woman spends the whole day writing posts attacking Skerrit. I tell you WHOLE day. I don't know ow where she gets time to do anything for pay….. I would be very careful with this woman. She moves too shady. Why not speak publicly on behalf of your party or take every chance to get your people to know your party and to make the connection. I don't trust her at all.
That lady cannot be serious in anything she said. To retain the services of a lawyer 9skilled or unskilled) is a sign of witness Miss Williams? Where is your logic in that? So when Mr. Linton retain the services of a lawyer to represent him in this matter, as he must, would that be a sign of weakness to? If I were to go on Q95 this morning and refer to you Miss Williams as the biggest prostitute or thief that exists would it be a sign of weakness on your part if you decide to retain the services of a lawyer to put me in my place? That lady must rethink what she said. Retaining the services of a lawyer to represent someone is a tried and tested practice in our jurisprudence. I suppose the lawyers who will be asked to represent Mr. Linton will advise him otherwise. Take the advise of this lady. Do not retain counsel as it is a sign of weakness.
ABOUT TIME – Guess it had to take a woman with some balls to take on these guys. UWP, may want to pay attention here. VALID POINTS AND WELL WRITTEN. SHORT, SWEET AND TO THE POINT. I HOPE HE GIVES DIRECT RESPONSES. GREAT JOB CLAUDINE WILLIAMS YOU MADE ME PROUD TO BE A DOMINICAN IN ALL THIS CHAOS.
Cencor February 6, 2017
Read the article with an open mind and it will speak to you instead. of you interpreting by error and stupidity, Just free your mind.
Good trick Mrs. Williams with the right topic. At least DOD FALL FOR IT.when a thing sound to be true then it is not true. If you can get news online to comment then you don't have to take a stand in the witness box to answer questions. The lawyers might withdraw the case. We want the truth with witnesses not hiding behind radios and newsonline.More will follow like you did but let me assure you the matter will be dealt with before the courts. Good try though.
Hello, another member of The Ali Baba Gang showing her pretty botoxed face on TV.It`s amazing how they are all coming out of the cave one by one in defence of their leader! soon we shall see them all and certainly know who they are.Trump is in the White House so they are lookng for a steady ship to escape to before the one they are on begins to sink. Patience my people, may we never falter in our support for our beloved Prime Minister! Jah be praised!
She is Dominican..She is not a Diplomatic passport buyer,she does not facilitate Iran to break US and UN Sanctions…She is a lady,so she is not Monfared!
DA is pregnant with problems. Come what may every pregnancy yields to some kind of delivery.
The baby MUST come out natural or induced birth C-Section and all sometimes it ends in Still birth ask The OBGYN guy who wanted to be a politician. another one who escaped many times he can advise Skerrit in the art of escaping. lol
Writing such commentary shows a lack of understanding regarding the events which has transpired.Here we are again with another example of what The PM is trying to stop, saying things without any evidence. Does Claudine Williams know for a fact that The PM is using Taxpayers money to pay for the legal action he is taking against Linton and others. To say quote "it is taxpayer's money which is being spent on the hiring of lawyers whose quest is to turn our country into a place of divisive identity politics as it keeps taxpayers money in their pockets" Why such innuendos about "money in their pockets". As to the divisive identity politics, where such politics originated from which has plagued Dominica.To suggest that this lawsuit is being spent on trying to prove who is right or wrong on political issues, shows gross ignorance. This lawsuit is about who is laying and who is the speaking the truth and all this can only be done in a court of law with evidence.
What's all this about questioning the fees of Attorney
Anthony W. Astaphan regarding a case in St Lucia, is this necessary.Who are you to suggest an attorney fee is high without knowing the facts about the case,really, is this about a weak politician and a legal counsel who is filling his pockets on the backs of hard working Dominicans, pity your ignorance.
The statement."Hiring an attorney is not a sign of strength but rather evidence of weakness" this is such an irrational statement and disregard for reason, is this what political partisan beliefs does to the mind, as to calling yourself a patriot. I think it is time to sell your patriotism and buy wisdom and understanding as to what is really happening to Dominica.
Everyone is entitled to his/ her opinion and I certainly respect yours Ms. Williams. This is mine… I don not agree with you. I stopped reading by the time I got to the second paragraph. I'm assuming that you think it is ok for someone's reputation is stained and that that person has no right to defend his/ her name. I'm not speaking from a political standpoint, I'm speaking from a human standpoint. I'm telling you that I would certainly not sit (and neither would you) and allow someone to spread propaganda, ruining my name and reputation and not fight back. If the PM believes that he is being wrongly accused he has every right to fight back. It just so happens that he is the PM of this country, and as PM the state pays for legal counsel, as is the norm in every country.
We have to be fair in our musings. To date I have not read or seen or heard of any evidence to support what Mr. Linton is saying. All it takes to tarnish a person's reputation is a rumor.
Williams, you failed to mention that you are the President of the PPOD, new political party. And for that reason, I view you as a wash-your-foot-and-come politician, and not the 'performance psychologist' that you so claim to be!
I believe we all have an image to protect, everyone, including Prime Minister Skerrit. So where does one get off by saying that another shows weakness by hiring an attorney?
How does an inconsequential rank amateur like yourself get off on saying that uncorroborated claims should be left undefended? Do you not realize that if the PM does not defend himself, we would be creating an opportunity for fallacious claims to be cast onto ordinary citizens? Your comments are silly, everyone has legal rights! Don't lose sight of that!
To the PM, keep working towards a developed Dominica. Your supporters stand resolute with you. Forward we go!
Thats why the CBI has to be transparent,and not be used to attract crooks and criminals…The valid questions asked by the opposition in the house should be answered.
Here we go again! Williams, who are you? Let me take a wild guess…Another nobody hopping the meaningless blue touloulou train
"Hiring an attorney is not a sign of strength but rather evidence of weakness."….what does that even mean? Does it mean that the common man, once accused of a crime is guilty? Does it mean that if the common man hires a lawyer, he is blameworthy of whatever he is accused of? Can we no longer defend ourselves? Do we just submit without a chance to defend ourselves? This article is senseless.
That train eh going nowhere, so best you jump down!
just my two cents on political affairs. who pays for president trump legal bills as he is president, some groups are legally challenging him, I ASK AGAIN WHO PAYS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP LEGAL BILL. PM SKERITT IS A THORN IN YOU ALL SIDE AND 15 SEATS TO 6 WERE ARE SUPPORTING OUR PM.
After 20 years? Losing only three seats still retaining a majority!! On the other hand a loss is still a loss and the UWP did not form the government.
I wish DLP won the 21 constituencies because some hard working Parl Reps did not win but it was the voters choice and we respect the voters wishes.
If only the UWP would also respect the wishes of the voters, that we do not want them to be our Government. But a government needs an opposition, so the UWP with 6 seats in Parliament is okay with me.
We have seen how it didn't benefit them because they have done nothing with these extra seats to make Dominica see them as an alternative to the government. The voters gave them a chance and they squander it; next election we will take back at least 4 seats.
Isn't that why the UWP want to overthrow the government because they cannot win an election, so they are stuck in an illegal activity trying to overthrow a democratically elected government. Shameful I think.
There is a difference between a thorn and an embarrassment to Caricom..I think that he is the latter! IT'S SO SHAMEFUL.
Well Miss Williams isn't it nice what living in a democracy can do? It allows us to come on a blog and say whatever we want about whomever we want. We must also realize when we say what we want we must be responsible that we are not defaming others.
Why shouldn't the PM have the lawyer he wants to defend him from the most incompetent opposition we have ever seen. Haven't it occurred to you that it is the opposition that is causing Mr. Astaphan to be doing their job for them by correcting their mistakes. Yes, the opposition mistakes of misinformation why he always have to clarify. The PM cannot always be on radio talking he has a country to run; the only people you should be mad at is the UWP.
Mr. Astaphan most Dominicans respect your legal expertise to defend our Prime Minister from those who seek to destroy him and our country. Money being well spent in my view. Miss Williams if you want someone to blame look no further than the UWP. Be mad at the UWP.
The ignorance in this country can be seen in some of the comments here. However, it is the frivolous spending of the money obtained through taxation avenues (as well as the selling of DA passports and the island resources) , which the PM, being the chief financial officer as well controls (a real conflict of interest), which leads to the ease at which he can obtain funding for whatever he chooses, without any checks or balances in place to control his spending. You have brought up the wastefulness of legal matters concerning Mr. Astaphan, however, it overflows in many other areas including his private life and supposed government related trips. DA is in a sorry state to say the least. The last election was a major milestone and many people just decided not to vote. This is what you get for not voting and monitoring the elections.
You mentioned the term weak, in your commentary many times; at least more than once. I would like to take it beyond that and say they are acting like a bunch of over sensitive children, crying over spilt milk.
They act as autistic children with underdeveloped brains, simply throwing a kids tantrum as soon as anybody speak a word they do not like to hear; especially if what the person say is true! They run to the court, where they have their puppets judge, and magistrates planted who rules in their favor every time, right or wrong!
100% support to Ms Williams. It's very reckless to use up the state money to make these lawyers richer from a poor treasury.
Dominicans are guilty of taking to much nonsense from the labour party government over the years.
It's so sad to know that daily Dominica is getting worst due to bad leadership and allegations of misconduct in public office.
A word to all the Skerritt lawyers, why aren't you all doing it pro bono…….
It's really time for Skerritt to go…….After 14 yrs he has lost his way. No turning back.
Sue her for what? For doing what every Dominican ought to be doing? For being vocal? For calling a spade a spade? What exactly should she be sued for? Tell them come cause I am sure she is ready for those fools! And they better come good cause if this is the Claudine I know, she backs her stuff up. So I watch and see if DLP can play fair. All eyes on you DLP
"Hope u are not a political boom boom fly.."
You see the comment above; that speaks volumes as to how unintelligent you are. Such stupid words are found only in the vocabulary of ignorant uneducated people like you!
Base on your comments your are definstead one of them base on your one sided comments. You must have SWALLOW A BITTER PILL YOU HATE THE PM like that. You should get selected to be an MP..and develop your vilage and country
You must be a bigot. ..I wet to oe of Dominica leading secondary. Not because are not singing from the same sheet with u u think ununintelligent …you must learm yo respect people opinion
Sigh…so if I come giving you good advise like "stop speeding" you not going to take it cause you "never heard of me before"? Look at the facts of the matter.
It is a FACT that alot of money is being given to this man when this money could go to you having a job, getting you a proper education ( cause your reasoning is like you don't have one) helping vagrants on the road the list goes on. I swear some of you people reason like 5 year olds and if someone make a point "they have a bitter pill against The PM". We don't hate the PM but a fact is a fact, im sure your mother cut your tail when you were growing up…did she hate you? no! she was chastising you and correcting you. The PM is but a man… stop acting like he's a demi god and to question him is Blasphemy. We're ALLOWED to question him, the people is who put himi there.
you never heard of her but you only now hearing about you pm EVIL friends that he sold your passport to that's why ill never stop calling some of you all DOM-IN-CANS.AM also am letting you and some DOM-IN-CANS know that DOMINICA is for all of us and we will fight to the end GOD say you as a people must fight to keep the bad people out of your LAND and that's just what is going to happen
silver bird February 5, 2017
@ phony i really do not see what the lady's hair have to do with her comments are you for real ? that is really showing off your ignorance like a badge of honor.
Why so rude, this is called freedom of speech. The PM is the leader of our nation and our people. It's our right to question situations we believe to be wrong or unfair. Good representatives from everyday life, businesses, local government, teachers in school, hospital workers, all service providers any where in the world etc should expect to be questioned/criticised by its service users, that is what makes for super service providers because once you have listened you can then repair what is wrong. As human beings we are thought to accept criticism from and early age, that is one of the ways we can change something we are doing wrong. We therefore cannot use the strong arm of the law to fix every situation. A little bit of dialogue and a people willing to respond is all that is needed here. One however must the ask the question, why bring this back into the public domain after all this time, was it necessary? We are an intelligent people for goodness sake.
Claudine Williams, I suspect that you wrote this letter because you are not a supporter of Skeritt and also because you realise that Linton is in big trouble due to his unsubstantiated and reckless accusations. Had Linton been in a position to dig himself out of this hole which he has dug you would have not bothered to write such letter. How do you know whose money is being spent to pay this particular legal matter? This is pure assumption. In your letter you imply that such matters should be left alone. Do you know what that would lead to? If Linton and his reckless actions were left alone and not challenged, this would open the door for others including you to just accuse anybody of wrong doing without evidence. I applaud Skeritt and his legal team for taking such action which consequently will teach Linton a lesson. I suspect that this time around he and others will pay a hefty price for their gross negligence. In retrospect this action should have been taken a long time ago.
Expat, you think, write absolute rubbish. You are so blind that hoy cannot see, you fail to see with the corrupt eye sore of Skerrit Blinding your vison to reality of poverty and deprivation we face in Dominica to understand this corrupt Skerrit led Government. Stop being and acting like a political expatriate, and be a protector of Dominica saving her from tise inept PM
Well done Claudine.
@Expat.. Am I to assume that base on your piece that you are supporter of the PM, NO!! What I see is Democracy at play, where everyone (Dominicans especially) has the right to voice their opinions. Miss Williams has highlighted a very important point in that people are threatened with lawyers for speaking their minds as demonstrated by Astaphan and his list of people he intends to sue. Where is the democracy in those action. The only beneficiary is the LAWYER himself.
Instead of looking at the messages by Linton et al to discuss, decipher, interpret, to be imform or even disagree, we seem hell bent on suing people. Linton is the leader of opposition and he doing what is expected of him. If actions by the government seems to be wrong they must be CALLED-OUT for honesty and clarification by demonstration via transparency, accountability, respect for the law and its people, and responsibility of the position that they hold. The same is expected of Linton and his "shadow"…
Thanks you very much I appreciate your concern. You are entitled to your opinion. For future reference use your time wisely. Get a life. I Love, love, love and cherish the man you are trying to tarnish. It really doesn't matter about your derogative comment, I still admire him.
Claudine, I appreciate you taking your time to help look after Dominica by pointing out the ineptness of its operations by this Skerrit Led Corrupt Labour Party. ell, done. We decent Dominicans, who cares for the good name of Dominica applaud your effort and well read article. Thanks, you are a hero.
She did not write it with her mouth..Her mind,conscience
,her brain,hand and humanity..I support her 100%.More people need to let this be known to Skerrit!
This time is something intelligent,which most people will support.
taxes payer money are not wasted, we collect their waste, free housing and so on. The waste is taking your man to court for maintenance. Get a life.Respect,manners, and dignity that's all we ask. we shall not be moved. Now you are given a chance to correct your mistakes, grab it with both hands,news online are not qualified to rectify your mistakes, look in your toilet, and also your mirror.
This TRUTHFUL piece seem to have sent a dagger through you…You have forgotten the message?I condemn strongly your personal attact on the patriot…We need more patriots like her,to stop this blatant waste on one man!
You sound angry lol lol lol lol. I think you need to say those words in front of a mirror – hope it doesn't crack. Stick to the issue at hand or be quiet.It must be your money she taking to court or your mans lol lol lol lol. Show your name I'm sure she will take care of you nicely!
My sister, Thank you. I couldn't have said it better myself.
Where is your proof of anything you say? And Hiring attorney is not a evidence of weakness but a sign of someone being fed up. We the 90% of Dominicans who support The Honorable Doctor Roosevelt Sherrit want him to hire an attorney. Enough is enough. Everyday it is some nonsense or another from the useless unemployed failures of the UWP party and their few waste of time supporters. I guess that is expected from miserable people like lennox with to much free time on his hands.
Another exercise in futility. Where ignorance is bliss as in Dominica, 'tis folly to be wise. In a one-person one-vote democracy, the best way to remain in power is to make the uneducated masses believe that the educated few are their enemies.
Julius Caesar: Act 1, Scene 2
CAESAR: (aside to ANTONY)
"Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous."
I would hasten to say that THOUSANDS of Dominicans have echoed similar sentiments,when in the past this EXTREMELY WEAK,myopic,incompetent,inept leader has violated the law and tax payers have had to foot the bill for his defence..This is bordering on absurdity, and has to stop..Dominicans who love their country SHOULD SAY A RESOUNDING NO,to this abuse of our resources.SKERRIT should be ashamed of the manner in which he has brought down the image of this country.
When ur basically slandring an entire nation u should expect legal consequences for said actions having an attorney is not a sign of weakness but a legal right ur being persuaded by ur lack of objectivity In the matter this is ghe reason why the nation will not advance ur bias doe not allow u to see the situation clearly
An entire nation?That's a blatent lie..Stop your puffery and balderdash…The good lady is on point..It may hurt you,but it is a fact!.Now the public will decide..THIS IS BRILLIANT YOUNG LADY!!!
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Miss Williams, have you established that the cost of the legal fees in question are going to be paid by the tax payers? How have you arrived at this conclusion? The Government is not involved in this matter it is a private matter.
Laplaine February 6, 2017
You are stuck in the land of ignorance, if Tony is employed by the state to represent the GOVERNMENT he has to be paid by the state!!! If he is employed by Skeritt in a private civil matter Skeritt has to pay the bill not the tax payers. Do you understand that you brazen idiot!!
Laplaine February 7, 2017
@toto, let me see if I can make it simple. You sue the hospital which is a government department, the Government retains Tony to represent it's interest in court . The government has to pay Tony because it is a government matter. If you are sued by Skeritt and he retains Tony to represent him he has to pay Tony because it is a private matter. Nothing I have written would indicate that Skeritt is the Government. However if for example Skeritt was sued by a contractor for noconformity with the procurement act, his legal bills would have to be paid by the state as he is been sued in his official capacity as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. If tax payers dollars are used to pay the private legal bills of Ministers it is fraudulent activity. So Miss. William must answer the questions I noted in my original post.
Good read!
It is so true, a coward politician and a greedy Lawyer.
I have no confidence in the D-Day protest action however the credibility of the government is becoming severely weak. The PM seems to be stock in a corner.
Anthony Astaphans, you can be sure to lose this case. However, you will "win" because you will be paid handsomely. When we see Tony we must call him political cockroach.
Just thinking, if taxpayers money is used to secure legal counsel and the case is won by the PM. Then the money which he would most likely demand from Linton (for damages) should go into the treasury and not the Pm 's pocket. I hope is so it works if not then the treasury is being rubbed.
Well said miss that's why I lost hope in this present government leader.Then I lost all hope in the opposition party leader when I saw his supporters **** out 80 grand for a defamation case.That 80 grand could do something else better for the people done by his party.These both fatigue leaders should step a side and pass the torch to someone else.
Amen my sister…………. Tell that the people who say is' jaylossie of my PM, leave him alone and I love my PM',. Meanwhile the attorney is getting richer and our country is going to or has gone to hell in a hand basket.
Where was Tony Astaphan when Skerrit was walking without shoes as a boy in Vielle Case? In time we will correct that accident and mistake called PM Skerrit folks- hold on.
Well, the purpose of this contribution, is not to defend Skerrit: I do not know hold you are but I doubt that there are many people born in Dominica between the 1920's and up to 1958, who has not walked bare feet in our country.
And even today there are still people in our country walking barefoot, I personally know for a fact there are still without a pare of shoe in the country, and some cannot afford to buy cloths.
How do I know? Well, there are people who appealed to me asking me to help. Lady told me a story about a son who had actually no cloth, and anything I send to him is good. I told the lady measure the size and let me because if I send something that cannot fit, it will be the same as if he had nothing.
I sent five pares of shoe, and cloth to the two persons one who did not have cloths, one who had no shoe. So, Skerrit walking without no shoe is no disgrace, I suffered that fate to in Wesley in 1958!
I walk with my Butt outside too when I had one trousers!…
Clothes Not Cloth
In 1958 you were not a free country – you were under the rule of England still we are in 2017 and nothing has changed 1958 to 2017 don't you think thats reason for concern? but continue i see the era and the ignorance that comes with some of you.
we cannot fix the problems with the people who created it.
You know; I knew I spelt the word pair incorrectly, three or four time I tried to make the correction, and still came out wrong; so I simply said screw that. As for "clot;" I do not know how that got in there!
True we are in the twenty-first century, and no one would have anticipate that people would still be walking without shoe on their feet, and does not have any clothes than what they have on their back. But that's the price we pay for living in a backward, country where politics takes precedence over industries, jobs and progress!
Most people in Dominica, these days, say they "love their PM" they admire his standard of living and his wealth, and the wealth of his ministers and colleagues, while they suffer hunger daily. When they should be asking their PM, where are the jobs; like an ostrich they bury their heads in the sand singing I love my PM. Finally, I would like to say; you need to understand what is conveyed before you judge someone to be ignorant, certainly…
Finally, I would like to say; you need to understand what is conveyed before you judge someone to be ignorant, certainly you do not know me; and did not read completely what I submitted if you look carefully your commonsense would dictate complete sentences were cut off after the word trousers!
So how do you know what I said in my final response?
For your education, and enlightenment when you see these ………. that means there is a continuation. On DNO if your comments are longer than allowed the system cuts your comments off!
So true, the prime minister should stop using tax payers money to pay Tony NOW. We need that money to build the hospital in Marigot. Mister just wasting money and he knows more than anyone else the truth. Mr. Prime Ministers come and address the issues to the COUNTRY. Why are you no moo now. What happen you cannot talk. Open you mouth. Say something. Anything.
Miss Williams I agree, this is wanton misuse of tax payers' money. Especially considering that the same litigant already has similar cases before the court, against the same defendants, which are languishing because of the the litigant's failure to proceed with his suits in a timely and serious manner. I don't know if it is possible for a judge to rule that these new suits are frivolous under these circumstances, devoid of merit and advice councel to proceed with the old cases firs before embarking on new ones.
this new action is just spiteful and designed to tie patriots in legal expenses, from their own pockets while the litigant's costs are fully paid by the state. This is not right! This is not justice!
I seriously question the patriotism of Anthony Astasphan, knowing that his family have a vested interest in the sales of citizenships themselves. You are supposed to come to court with clean hands.
Dominicans don't kill the messenger instead read and digest the message and ask yourselves the question is she right .
Very well written.
Strange but true, the masses that feel the hurt the most are the ones who are targeted by the government's campaign so that they are kept in a cocoon of ignorance forever. Interestingly, they are the same ones who can't make a day without the crumbs that they get from the government. They are brainwashed so much that they simply can't see a Dominica better than what it is today, the laughing stock of the Caribbean.
Never thought of the cost………………………………………… Very good point! The PM has the money to pay though right? So would the PM not pay the senseless bill? Why not be Suing other people the man in the USA? Just heard the banks are stopping folks getting money in their accounts from away? Dominica in a bad way worldwide, bought to her knees by diplomatic passports. Nothing to do with the opposition. The rally better be peaceful on Tuesday or we could have a Grenada situation here. The PM needs to look at the big picture and do the right thing by Dominica for his people. Any policemen out there or force for the government. If on Tuesday any of you shoot anyone then you will pay for the consequences. Remember this is a peaceful demonstration. NO VIOLENCE AT ALL. Be sensible all Citizens of Dominica, love each other, protect each other and stand in solidarity. Dominica needs to be bought back into the light!
These guys are cowards. Truth doesn't need a defense Maydard. If you are true and honest as you claim to be the truth will set you free. Suing gives the impression that you are guilty to the core and you just want to get people off your back. The weight of guilt will not lesson bro it will only multiply and you will not be able to sleep.
One advice for you sir: get this white guy masquerading as lawer of your back. You are already on your way to jail he may just multiply your years there.
I want you to start imagining yourself behind bars. Try to to view yourself taking your cold baths and joining the ordinary criminals in line for your meals. You did the crime you have to do the time sir. I will surely visit you. BYE A FORMER SUPPORTER
What is his fee spent on? It is not on defending issues related and beneficial to our country, it is not on defending the people of Dominica, but rather on defending mistakes, misdeeds and miscalculations of the government and its' "representatives" against the people of Dominica. It is used for defending, just one person who is showing that he is obviously too weak to make a stand in a normal democratic process of dialogue, debate and free and fair elections. Consequently, we, the general public, are forced to deal with two persons, a weak politician and a legal counsel who is filling his pockets on the backs of hard working Dominicans.
Well said. Like it.
It is call intimidation!
Dr. Christian did not said he will set parliament on fire but , said it happened before and can happen again.
Mean while the leader of the Country Hon. PM said to" call the traitors even in funeral."
Very disgusting.
The unfortunate thing is most people who are sick of the DLP is also fearing the UWP.
The best thing for Dominica now is a new Political party. I hope the DFP is very serious, because they could easily pull an upset in the next general elections.
Indeed, Very well said Claudine- let us continue to hope and pray that words of wisdom as already spoken by countless Dominicans at Home & in the Diaspora will not fall on deaf ears…Dominica desperately needs an intervention in light of its current state of affairs. May the Hearts & minds of our dear people be flooded with Wisdom & bathed in the Light of Christ Jesus for a more politically mature, just and equitable Dominican society for all!


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A well thought-out gift is something most people appreciate. From a marketing perspective there are many advantages to investing in corporate gifts which traditional advertising strategies cannot deliver. Marketing to the management class is always difficult. There are few of them, widely spread. Traditional advertising is wasteful in seeking out this small segment of the market. A thoughtful corporate gift cuts through the problems to create a marketing opportunity. The right corporate gifts work at a personal level and bolster the effect of general advertising activity. While you are engaged personally with the client there's a far greater opportunity to deepen your relationship and make them aware of service of products offers your company. By creating a favourable impression in a contact's mind and associating your company with the qualities of the gift received you are able to educate and engage at the same time.
Just about any sort of business gift can be branded and presented to corporate employees as part of your program. Choosing the right item is not simply a matter of maximising the dollar value, it's about trying to summarise your relationship with and knowledge of the person receiving the gift into well-thought out whole. It not only impresses on a personal level, but the right tone and offer, as with most promotional marketing shows you care and have an understanding of the needs of your client.

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I've got 3 chargers for my SL-C860 - the original world voltage one from Dynamism plus two others I've picked up on the way. I use one at work, one at home and the diddy little original for travel. A few days ago my two recent chargers refused to charge my Z. The jacks would go part way in but not snugly home - and not far enough to charge.
Nil desperandum! The original charger still worked fine. But what could be wrong with the other two??? It must be some mechanical fault in the Z's jack socket. Squinting in with a magnifying glass I couldn't spot any foriegn objects and the central contact was straight. Perhaps the side contact "leaf" has been bent out of position?
So, out with the watchmaker's screwdriver and strip off the back of the Zaurus. The DC jack socket has a slot down the side (to make its profile as low as possible) and it's easy to look through the magnifying glass at the side contact - perfectly OK. So what's the problem?
Then I noticed a yellow "collar" at the base of the central contact. It's almost 2mm thick and stops my charging connectors from going right home. Funny - it doesn't seem to belong there. I can slide it out with the tip of a scalpel. Once out, I see that it's the insulating tip/ring from the jack of my original charger, broken off whilst in the socket. Obscure or what? Anyway, problode solved - charging can resume at all locations!


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Students mentored at Art Walk
The annual collaboration between Laguna College of Art & Design and First Thursday's Art Walk member galleries culminates from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday when 15 Laguna Beach galleries, volunteering as mentors, will feature original works by LCAD's Fine Arts seniors during the Art Walk.
The students will be present at each gallery exhibiting their work, which is available for sale. Sale proceeds will benefit student artists and the Art Walk Scholarship Fund.
Established by Art Walk member and LCAD professor Robin Fuld, the Professional Student/Gallery Mentoring Program pairs senior students in the Fine Arts Professional Studies class with First Thursday's professional art galleries and is designed to demonstrate the business of operating a gallery and professionally exhibiting artwork.
The program includes hands-on work with representatives from the galleries whose expertise helps guide the students and to broaden the scope of their art world experience, according to the college.
"Every year, I hope to instill in my students the importance of the business side of art, and not to fear it," Fuld said. "There is so much help available to the emerging artist, and now they have a chance to work with industry professionals through the mentoring program who will answer their every question and show them the ropes. Besides having the passion and discipline for their art, it is essential to have knowledge of the business side."
For a list of student exhibitors/galleries, visit http://www.lagunacollege.edu.
Festival opens FoaSOUTH gallery
The Festival of Arts has joined First Thursdays Art Walk through FoaSOUTH, a satellite gallery at 1006 S. Coast Hwy., which shares the space with Active Culture yogurt shop. The grand opening of FoaSOUTH will be part of Thursday's Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. This is a free event and the public is welcome to attend, said FOA spokeswoman Sharbie Higuchi.
The inaugural exhibit, curated by gallerist Peter Blake, features photography by Stillman F. Sawyer from the Festival of Arts Permanent Art Collection. In addition, attendees may enjoy Active Culture yogurt tastings and live acoustic guitar. On hand will be Festival of Arts board members, new Festival of Arts Exhibits Director Martin Betz and Blake to talk about the exhibition.
"I am excited about the innovative partnership with Active Culture and our ability to reach out to the community and reemphasize our commitment to art education initiatives," said Betz. The gallery will highlight the history and heritage of the arts in Laguna Beach and the surrounding region.
"I had a great time curating this show and very much enjoyed the association with the Festival of Arts," said Blake, adding, "This is an expansion of the arts at a time when the arts are struggling and I am very enthused by it all."
No Square Theatre to cast 'Mame'
No Square Theatre is holding auditions for Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee's "Mame on the Books," to be performed Feb. 4 and 5 at the Artist's Theatre.
The musical revolves around the antics of Mame, a fun-loving, wealthy eccentric with a flare for life and razor sharp wit. Her life is suddenly changed when she becomes the guardian of her late brother's only child. Auditions will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday and 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday.
For more information, visit http://www.nosquare.org. To make an appointment, contact email@example.com.
Learn the art of gold leafing
Mike Tauber, noted for his gold leaf finishes on the sanctuary walls of St. Catherine's Church in Laguna Beach, will teach a Gold Leafing Workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 4 at the Laguna Canyon Artists complex, 3251 Laguna Canyon Road.
Students will learn the art of underpainting, laying dry leaf, burnishing and antiquing, and will have the opportunity to create a picture frame to take home.
The class is open to anyone 16 and older. The cost is $45 and includes supplies. Free parking and refreshments will be provided. Advance registration is required; contact Laguna Outreach for Community Arts at (949) 363-4700 or e-mail email@example.com.
First Sundays bring back Sack
Laguna Beach Live! will feature guitarist Alexander Sack in a free chamber music concert from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Laguna College of Art and Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Road, Studio 8.
The two-time winner of the Randy Rhoads Memorial Award, and twice recipient of the Andres Segovia Award for classical guitar performance, Sack has utilized the electric guitar as a solo instrument, and refined it for music from classical to blues, and contemporary compositions.
The College Art Gallery will open at 2 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.lagunabeachlive.org or call (949) 715-9713.
Call for public artists
The Laguna Beach Arts Commission is seeking an artist or artist team to create a sculpture garden in a grassy area measuring 23' x 50' in Heisler Park. The art works would be inspired by and/or utilize a poem created for the park titled "Sparkle (Giggle Crack)" by Shelley Cooper. The proposed art works should not exceed 6 feet in height and should include multiple elements that could include sculpture, sculptural seating and designs utilizing the pathways.
The contest is open to all artists in California. Honorarium is $100,000. Deadline is Jan. 10. For more information, visit http://www.lagunabeachcity.net/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=6729.
An Artist Designed Bench Competition is also open to who reside in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. The busy thoroughfare is a bus stop for Orange County Transit, Laguna Transit, summer Festival Trolley service and the monthly First Thursday's Art Walk, located on the inland side of Mountain Street and South Coast Highway. The proposed designs may include single or multiple components with back rests on some or all elements, and must not include any shade or roof component. The proposal should consider the use of the site.
The honorarium is $10,000 and the deadline is Jan. 7. For details, visit http://www.lagunabeachcity.net/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=6730.
Cerno designs at Blake Gallery
More than 250 guests attended a recent event hosted by Cerno at the Peter Blake Gallery, where the company — comprised of Nick Sheridan, Daniel Wacholder and Bret Englander — introduced its latest LED lighting innovations.
Sharing the space with the recent works of contemporary artists, Jim Gleason and Chris Gwaltney, the trio of Laguna Beach designers lit up the Gallery with several new designs, including a never-before-seen limited edition collection created in collaboration with Los Angeles fashion designer, Jesse Kamm, whose contemporary fabrics adorned the "Silva" model lampshades.
"My expectations for the event were beyond exceeded, and I am thrilled that we had an opportunity to share Cerno's designs with so many friends and design professionals," Englander said. "We view our work as functional art, which worked really well in Peter Blake's white minimalist museum-esque gallery space."
"I had seen Cerno's furniture line and really liked it," Blake said. "I offered to let them use the Gallery for their event, because I thought it would be a great place to [showcase] their work." For more information, visit http://www.cernogroup.com.


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You couldn't help but wonder, especially after uneventful performances of Britten's "Four Sea Interludes" from "Peter Grimes" and Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor (with soloist Sophie Shao), what was so special about the BBC Concert Orchestra?
It's a capable ensemble with fine, virtuoso players in the solo positions. But it sounded like any one of a dozen accomplished regional American orchestras during much of its La Jolla Music Society-sponsored concert at Copley Symphony Hall.
Then something happened on the program's second half.
The orchestra started to stir in Butterworth's "The Banks of Green Willow," and it genuinely came alive in a magnificent performance of Elgar's "Enigma Variations."
Perhaps the most popular British work in the standard orchestral repertoire, the 1899 "Enigma Variations" just about defines British music. The "Nimrod" movement might as well be the English national anthem in the way it embodies forbearance and dignity, leavened with the slightest bit of melancholy. The ensemble captured both its elegant and elemental aspects in an interpretation marked by majesty and humanity.
While the orchestra kept its distance in a routine Four Sea Interludes, and Shao's aggressive, even combative, musical temperament threw the cello concerto off kilter, conductor Keith Lockhart had the ensemble absolutely engaged in the variations.
The American-born Lockhart, a conductor who is best known as music director of the Boston Pops, seemed completely at home in front of the British orchestra, which he serves as principal conductor. The BBC Concert Orchestra is one of five BBC ensembles (and one of two based in London). Its trademark is its enterprise and flexibility, which may be why it is such a good fit with the versatile Lockhart.
Lockhart, who conducts without a baton, communicates with his hands. He may start a movement with just a flick of his wrist and have a few unconventional moves, but he's no podium dancer.
Like Esa-Pekka Salonen, who conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra of London here last year, he's invested in every measure of the music, although his manner on the podium is looser than Salonen.
Despite (and because of) the ensemble's obvious familiarity with the variations, the musicians relied on Lockhart to challenge them to make it new. Together, they made it sound both old and new.
Nobody shouted God save the Queen afterward, but if they had, nobody would have blamed them.
La Jolla Music Society Celebrity Orchestra Series
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April 3, 2008
The Bisons could not hold off a late inning Skyhawk rally, as they were defeated 9-8 by UT-Martin in extra innings on Wednesday, April 2.
The Skyhawks took the early lead against Bisons' starter, Josh Smith, plating two in the first. However, Smith settled down from there, posting zeroes in his next six innings of work.
After being kept off the board in the first two innings, the Bisons offense finally got going in the third, plating three runs to take a 3-2 lead. With two outs, Joseph drilled his eighth homer of the season to left for the Bisons first run. Two batters, later, Justin Sanders followed up Blake Bratcher's walk with an RBI double to knot the game at two. It would not stay tied for long, as Channing Brown, drove in Sanders on a single to left, giving the Bisons the 3-2 lead.
The Bisons struck again in the fifth, plating a run on an RBI groundout by Bratcher, and another on Sander's third home run of the season.
The scoring continued in the sixth. Branden Cadavid scored on a passed ball for the first run of the inning. After Joseph walked, Bratcher drove in his second and third runs of the game on a double to left center to give the Bisons an 8-2 lead.
Smith lasted seven innings, giving up just two runs on four hits while striking out seven. He was relieved by Sean Szymanski to start the eighth. Szymanski faced four batters without recording an out, prompting head coach Jeff Forehand to call on Taylor Merry. However, the Skyhawks offense did not slow down. Szymanksi was charged with four runs on two hits in the appearance. Merry recorded one out, allowing two runs on one hit. He was relieved by Kyle Tognazzini, who struck out the first batter he faced before allowing a two-run single, both runners of which were charged to Merry. The Skyhawks scored six runs on four hits in the inning to tie the game at eight.
The Bisons failed to score in the ninth, and after reliever Chris Burnett shut out the Skyhawks in the bottom of the inning, the game moved on to extra innings.
After the Bisons failed to score in the tenth, the Skyhawks plated a run in the bottom of the inning against Burnett, to take the 9-8 victory.
Burnett received the loss to drop his record to 1-1.With the loss, the Bisons are now 15-12 on the season. The Bisons are back in action when they travel to Deland, Florida, to take on Stetson in a three-game series, with the first set to kick off at 6 p.m. Friday.


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I'm a professor in the School of Interactive Games & Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). I'm also the director of the Lab for Social Computing at the RIT MAGIC Center.
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- ell at mail dot rit dot edu
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Find Me Online
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Tu,Th: 2:00pm – 3:15pm and 3:30pm – 4:45pm
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Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador): Gameful Design Keynote, Vertice Conference (March 2014)
Keynote presentation and workshop presented at a new media conference at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, March 2014.
Games, Learning & Society Conference: Closing Keynote (June 2014)
Invited lightning talk as one of the closing keynotes for the 2014 Games, Learning, & Society Conference in Madison, WI.
RIT/Malmö Symposium: "Encouraging engagement with Visual Culture: Implementing Just Press Play in Malmo." (October 2014)
Joint presentation with Tona Henderson showcasing Just Press Play at the 2014 Symposium in Malmö, Sweden. No proceedings were published.
"You Know You're Going to Fail, Right?": Learning from Design Flaws in Just Press Play (June 2013)
Paper presented at the 2013 Games, Learning & Society conference in Madison, Wisconsin, as part of the "Hall of Failure" track. Focused on the problems encountered in developing the Just Press Play achievement system, and the solutions implemented as a result. [PDF of Paper]
University of Trento: "Playful Pedagogy" (May 2013)
Reprise of my April 2013 Bergen talk, presented to members of the "Smart Campus" group at the University of Trento in Italy.
Designing Gamification: Creating Gameful and Playful Experiences (April 2013)
Proceedings of the 2013 annual conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems. Presented at ACM CHI 2013, Paris, France.
University of Bergen: "Playful Pedagogy" (April 2013)
Invited talk at the University of Bergen in Norway, for faculty, staff, and students associated with the Digital Culture program. Focused on how RIT's School of Interactive Games & Media has attempted to use elements of play to enhance student engagement, both within the classroom and outside of it.
Life's a game and the game of life. (2013)
Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education (pp. 233–238). Presented at the SIGCSE '13, Denver, CO: ACM Press.
Macarthur Digital Media & Learning Conference: "This is Not An Orientation: Gameful Layers for the Freshman Experience." (March 2012)
MIT Center for Civic Media Panel on Civic Games: "Just Press Play: A gaming layer for undergraduate education" (November 2011)
Internet Librarian 2011: "The Great Gamification Debate." (October 2011)
Games in Education Conference: "Just Press Play: A gaming layer for student success." (August 2011)
AdAge Creative and Technology: "'Somewhat Neglected': The vast untapped market for social computing innovations" (November 2010)
Internet Librarian: "Adding Value Through Visualization." (October 2010)
Web 2.0 Expo: "Picture the Impossible: How an Online Game Can Change Your Offline Community." (May 2010)
Slides from my talk at the 2010 Web 2.0 Expo, reprised at the University of Delaware the following week.
Serious Games Summit: "Picture the Impossible: Building a City-Wide ARG on a Shoestring Budget." (March 2010)
Serious Games Summit, Game Developers Conference 2010: "Picture the Impossible: Building a City-Wide ARG on a Shoestring Budget." (March 2010)
CaT London (2010)
LITA Forum: "Picture the Impossible: A Technical, Tangible, Social Community Game" (October 2009)
My closing keynote at the LITA National Forum, which was supposed to be my "technical, tangible, social" theme, but which I ended up shifting into an overview of how Picture the Impossible came to be.
State University of New York: "Technical, Tangible, Social" (May 2009)
New York Public Library: "Libraries as Happiness Engines" (September 2008)
My keynote address from the 2009 ALIA Information Today conference in Sydney, Australia. The title comes from Jane McGonigal's 2008 GDC talk on "games as happiness engines."
Computers in Libraries: "Blurring Boundaries Between Virtual and Real" (March 2008)
Blurring Boundaries Between Virtual and Real
Google Tech Talks: "The Evolution of Expertise" (November 2007)
7th Woibex Women in Business Conference: "Women and Technology" (March 2005)
2015 Fulbright Grant – Croatia
I have been named as a 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar, and will be returning to RIT's campus in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in the spring of 2015 to begin developing a new minor in Games & Tourism for students in the hospitality and tourism program there.
Just Press Play
Just Press Play is an achievement system for students in RIT's School of Interactive Games and Media, intended to engage students, faculty, and staff in a playful way with their educational environments and experiences.
With the generous support of Microsoft Research Connections, we're working to make the platform available to other educational institutions.
Picture the Impossible
Picture the Impossible was a city-wide alternate reality game (ARG) that I produced in collaboration with the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. It combined city exploration with online and newspaper games and puzzles.
BioElizabeth Lane Lawley is a professor of Interactive Games & Media at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where she is also the director of the Lab for Social Computing in the RIT MAGIC Center. Her current teaching and research interests focus on the intersection of games and tourism, and social aspects of game design and play. She recently completed a semester as a US Fulbright Scholar teaching in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Professor Lawley received her master's degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan in 1987. In the early 1990s she worked as a Government and Law Bibliographer at the Library of Congress and then as manager of customer support for Congressional Information Service's digital product line. In 1992 she founded Internet Training & Consulting Services, which provided training classes and web development services to clients in industry, government, and education throughout the 1990s. She received her doctorate in Information Science from the University of Alabama in 1999.
During the 2005-2006 academic year, and during the summers of 2007 and 2008, she served as a Visiting Researcher at Microsoft Research (MSR) in Redmond, Washington, and she continues to serve as the organizer of MSR's annual Social Computing Symposium.
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While the loss to the Canadiens on Tuesday was not necessarily a bad or deflating one, it did prove one thing for me. The Canucks need to improve their third line… quickly.
There is little doubt that the Canucks top two lines are as good offensively as any team in the league. The Sedins and Burrows are combining for all-star stats and career highs around the board. The combination of Kesler, Samuelsson and Raymond have contributed nicely so far this year. The only criticism on them is that they tend to be streaky.
Then there's the third line. Pavol Demitra has only recently come back from shoulder surgery. Much like Mats Sundin last year, starting mid-season, it is going to take Demitra some games to really get going. So he gets a pass. For now. But the expiry date on that pass is approaching rapidly.
Kyle Wellwood has been an absolute non-factor all season. In every way possible. Last year, when he struggled to produce offensively, he was lauded for turning his focus on his defensive play and was noticeable in his efforts in his own zone. This season he has been utterly invisible. Most nights I have to check the stats sheet to see if he even played. Sure enough, he's there with his 10-15 minutes of ice time and then zeroes across the board. So he is neither hurting nor helping his team, either offensively or defensively. If Kyle Wellwood fell on the ice, would anybody hear? (And save the fat jokes!)
Steve Bernier, on the other hand, has been visibly bad this year. His gigantic hands of stone are quickly become the stuff of legend, or probably infamy, in this town. And it's not as though Bernier is getting robbed by goalies around the league. He's not connecting with his chances. At all. Ever. How many times have we heard from John Shorthouse or Rick Ball that Bernier "just missed that chance" or "just couldn't connect with that shot". Further to that, he's not doing anything to help his team away from the puck or on the other end of the ice. For a big guy, he hits surprisingly infrequently. If he's not scoring points, he should pasting guys into the boards and back-checking like a sunuvabitch. But he's not. His whole season has been much like his scoring chances – one big whiff.
So what's the answer? Who should the Canucks target as a replacement?
The Canucks need a gritty penalty killer. A solid two-way player who can add the odd goal. I'm looking at a solid 35 point guy who can choke a team's top line. I want a guy who plays like Kesler and Burrows from two years ago.
Based on money (cap hit) and probability of actually landing a deal, if I'm Mike Gillis, here are my top 5 targets:
1. Jay McClement – logs a ton of PK. Decent size and he uses it.
2. Todd Marchant – another PK specialist and hits a ton.
3. Marty Reasoner – seasoned vet. A bit on the older side but still a very serviceable 3rd liner.
4. Matt Cullen – expecting a cull from Carolina. Cullen likes to hit and does well on the PK.
5. Jeff Halpern – like Reasoner, he's a bit older but he's still a great two-way player.
Any of those players would be a massive upgrade to the Canucks third line, without incurring a huge hit to their cap number.
Ok Gillis – go to it!


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Source: Rebecca Tarlau, Labor Studies Journal, Vol. 36 no. 3, September 2011
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This article examines the conflicting visions within the US labor movement about the proper function and implementation of labor education programs, and how educational programs are connected to union structure. While this article is primarily based on interviews with union officials, the article also draws on union documents and participant observation in union meetings and educational workshops. The author argues that an analysis of worker education programs is an appropriate entry point for drawing out the similarities and differences that exist about the goals, structure, and political values of different unions in the contemporary US labor movement.


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When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.D. 527, he ordered the preparation of three compilations of Roman law that together formed the Corpus Juris Civilis. These works have become known individually as the Code, which collected the legal pronouncements of the Roman emperors, the Institutes, an elementary student's textbook, and the Digest, by far the largest and most highly prized of the three compilations. The Digest was assembled by a team of sixteen academic lawyers commissioned by Justinian in 533 to cull everything of value from earlier Roman law. It was for centuries the focal point of legal education in the West and remains today an unprecedented collection of the commentaries of Roman jurists on the civil law. Commissioned by the Commonwealth Fund in 1978, Alan Watson assembled a team of thirty specialists to produce this magisterial translation, which was first completed and published in 1985 with Theodor Mommsen's Latin text of 1878 on facing pages. This paperback edition presents a corrected English-language text alone, with an introduction by Alan Watson.Watson, Alan is the author of 'Digest of Justinian, Volume 3', published 2008 under ISBN 9780812220353 and ISBN 0812220358.[read more]
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Credit unions and other mortgage lenders faced an economic pinch in 2013 as rising interest rates began to squash demand for refinanced mortgage loans while demand for purchase money loans still struggled to grow.
Borrowers shifted from refinancing to buying.
In late August, analysts with SNL Financial reported in a data dispatch that rising rates had strongly reduced demand for housing refinance loans, but said demand for new mortgages had not yet grown enough to provide business for every existing mortgage firm.
Executives quoted in the report forecast a shakeout, particularly among mortgage firms which only began business in the past few years. They also forecast that demand for purchase money loans will continue to rise as long as the economy continues to expand and employment figures improve. Purchase money demand has a stronger correlation to economic growth than interest rates, the report said.
Tracy Ashfield, founder of housing finance consultancy Ashfield &Associates in Madison, Wis., agreed with the SNL analysts, noting that the Mortgage Bankers Association predicted mortgage lenders will make more purchase money loans than refinance existing loans by the fourth quarter of 2013.
Further, the MBA forecast that purchases and refinances will almost achieve parity by the end of the third quarter, with 51% of the home finance loans in that quarter being refinanced loans and 49% purchase loans.
"But the big news is that overall loan volume is forecast to shrink," Ashfield said, noting that the MBA reported 2012's overall mortgage volume was $1.75 trillion but said that number will fall to $1.59 trillion this year and to drop further to $1.09 trillion in 2014. That shrinking volume means that the whole mortgage pie is likely going to get smaller, and credit unions are going to have to struggle to make sure they get a piece of that business, Ashfield said.
As the year drew to a close, it was unclear whether enough credit unions had gotten the message, she said.
Ashfield pointed out that a refinanced loan is a relatively simple transaction, with one borrower, no sellers and no real estate professionals having an interest in the transaction. By comparison, a credit union loan officer processing a purchase money loan has to be aware that not only a borrower has an interest in the outcome, but so might a seller who is seeking to purchase another home, as well as real estate professionals who could have their own alternate lender ready in the wings if the credit union should stumble in the way it handles the loan.
There are similar concerns with process, Ashfield said.
"If I'm refinancing a loan," she said, "of course I want it done correctly and for it not to take too long, but I'm not really concerned about the time it takes in the same way as I would be if I am applying for a purchase money loan. The stakes are just higher."
Efficiency, timeliness and a good deal of contact between the borrower and the credit union are all hallmarks of the purchase money loan process and credit unions which want to win more purchase money business need to try to include them, Ashfield explained.
Finally, credit unions that want to build purchase money loan volume should make sure they have loan products that members would find attractive. Ashfield recounted how one credit union had achieved great mortgage success with a 10-year loan that baby boomers were using to refinance smaller existing balances on loans they expected to pay off before they retired.
"As well as that loan has performed," Ashfield said, "it's not the sort of loan likely to attract a borrower seeking to finance their first home purchase."


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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Fairy Names
44 comments:
- BacktoBarnwell said...
I think you should talk to the Kinkos people in Fairy language next time you, I mean your girls, assign a project for you to do.
Kinkos Guy: Ma'am we can't get Edwards head any larger.
HHS: (Sticks out tongue) Jingles to you!
- February 6, 2009 at 11:08 AM
- Jen E @ mommablogsalot said...
Okay that is hilarious and for some reason... I kind of want to play the game. I think I need adult interaction stat.
- February 6, 2009 at 11:09 AM
- Deb said...
I will now only respond to the name Lattelicious.
- February 6, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Tenakim said...
that is funny! I, Sprinkles Xanax Lace am now going to call Chase and see if they accept blueberries.
- February 6, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Feener said...
i love this
- February 6, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- michelle said...
Maybe our new fearless leader, Barack TwinkleFeathers, can use blueberries and snowflakes as part ofthe stimulus package?
- February 6, 2009 at 1:17 PM
- Rachel said...
Too cute...who knew Fairies had such odd names.
- February 6, 2009 at 1:20 PM
- ♥ Kathy said...
Oh goodness you make me laugh :-D That was too cute!
- February 6, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Seaside Prep said...
haha too silly and cute!
- February 6, 2009 at 1:29 PM
- Bee and Rose said...
I'm going to tell the IRS "JINGLES to you" this weekend and then send them a big bunch of berries....
- February 6, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- Tiffany said...
What a cute post! I think I want to be called Whiskey VanillaSparkles...
- February 6, 2009 at 2:07 PM
- Krystyn said...
We haven't played that game, but it sure sounds fun! (read with lots of sarcasm)!
- February 6, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- ♥georgie♥ said...
LMAO@your conversation with AbRoller Crankypants!
hmmmm lilest bean has not discovered this site yet
- February 6, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- Just A Mom (Call me JAM for short) said...
Sounds like a fun game! Happy VGNO!
- February 6, 2009 at 3:57 PM
- 3 Peanuts said...
So I bought that Tinkerbell movie (set in Pixie Holow) for my 2 and 1/2 year old. She barely glanced at the screen but my 11 and 1/2 year old son was GLUED to the TV... Weird? No he is not gay. I can tell.
- February 6, 2009 at 3:59 PM
- Lee the MWOB Queen said...
DUDE!! We are so Pixie Hollow over here and my girls are 4 1/2 and 6 1/2 !! They are insane over it especially the 4 year old. Though she's a fairy herself so it all makes sense.
The names kill me but nothing kills me more than me having to read every single option to the 4 year old as she tries to decide which one she wants. It's too much and makes me insane. her current fave? Rose Prettywish - so if your kids' fairies see Rose Prettywish flitting around - please say jingles!!
- February 6, 2009 at 4:30 PM
- Cathie said...
I imagine that is better than having the 8 year old youtubing farts all day.
- February 6, 2009 at 5:40 PM
- Michelle said...
Oh I love it. I'm going to be thinking of saying 'jingles to you' for days now and it might just slip out without me realising..
- February 6, 2009 at 5:41 PM
- jill jill bo bill said...
I think I might need to play that. It sounds so fun!
- February 6, 2009 at 6:06 PM
- Heather said...
I'm with Georgie - my kiddo hasn't discovered this yet (probably because Mommy's always too busy blogging to share the computer.....)
She does *big, red, puffy heart* the Tinkerbell/Fairies DVD though... Might have to let her have a turn at the computer for that one!
- February 6, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Ooooo, I got one, I got one, can I be Martini BentFeathers. After all, you drink a martini and your fairy wing feathers will start bending. Corny right??????
- February 6, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Great, now I have to go play a Disney fairy game. As if webkinz and blogging aren't already enough.
- February 6, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- I Am Boymom said...
It totally sucks that your children did not completely zap every ounce of funny from you like mine did! Then I would only be jealous of you for your good looks. Now I have to be jealous of your humor too! Damn you are funny! How do you come up with this stuff?! HI.LAR.I.OUS!! Due to my current gastrointestinal issues I will now deem myself Windy TwinkleToot! And a big bag of Stinky Jingles to anyone who asks what that smell is!
- February 6, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- Jenni Jiggety said...
From here on, I shall be called:
Jiggety FuzzyBooty!
And you owe me 2 Coors Lites and a chapstick.
- February 6, 2009 at 9:00 PM
- Debbie said...
Sounds funny to me. I'm not familiar with the game but they do sound like naughty names!
- February 6, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- nadia said...
lol...Great post! I'm still giggling!
- February 6, 2009 at 9:18 PM
- Stacy's Random Thoughts said...
Oh, how FUN! And FUNNY! :) Happy VGNO! :)
- February 6, 2009 at 9:52 PM
- Bad Momma said...
Came over from GNO....
We don't do Fairies in our house with 3 boys, it all dragons, warriors and superheros. Not sure which is more annoying. I often wonder how many drinks are required to get the creative juices going for the geniuses that make this stuff up.
I think I need a refill! Make that a double....
- February 6, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- SweetPeaSurry said...
I'm seriously such a dork, I really had to go check this game out. I'll probably become addicted to it, because I'm all about crazy kids games, like PowerPets and such.
If I do ... I'm just telling everyone you got me addicted like a meth-head!!!
- February 6, 2009 at 10:18 PM
- Cant Hardly Wait said...
Nutmeg FuzzyClam .... ?
- February 6, 2009 at 10:53 PM
- jaime said...
would you think less of me if i made my son make a fairy just because i wanted to?? i forgot our name...but i remember going thru them and laughing too...although i never actually went to the fairlyland...lol
- February 7, 2009 at 10:50 AM
- Brittany said...
This is hilarious, you totally need to invent some sort of trick so that people can figure out what their fairy name would be, like how to figure out your stripper name, it's like you remember a name of your 1st pet and the street you live on.
- February 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- Ann said...
I want to be Chardonnay TwinkleToes! (Although the latter is directly affected by how much I've had of the previous)
Happy Virtual GNO! :->
- February 7, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- Aubrey said...
That's good stuff. Did he turn around and give you a fairy finger? Just wondering.
- February 8, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Cookie said...
Can I be Chocolate Chip Cookie Crumbs?
- February 8, 2009 at 11:38 PM
- Cameron said...
My three year old is totally infatuated with pixie hollow. We've watched the movie about 462 times thus far. It could be worse...somehow....right?
- February 8, 2009 at 11:47 PM
- Dawn said...
Oh, that is too darn funny! Although, I have no idea what my name would be. I'll be thinking one up though!
And yes, I think I may take a look at the game... it might be just what I need to get over my addiction to Facebook! :o)
I think having kids sucked all the funny creative juices right out of me, as well as my will to live... if only sometimes. :)
- February 9, 2009 at 1:18 AM
- Elisa said...
ah, he's no fun. This is hilarious! Also, very practical. I would totally be able to afford BlogHer if I could pay in snowflakes or blueberries.
- February 9, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- Swirl Girl said...
My little one came up with 'Bubble Doofizzle' for her fairy name.
She's my kid all the way!
- February 9, 2009 at 4:48 PM
- Shelley said...
My six year-old loves that game. She has a fairy named Holly Daydrop. I hit "random" for a name, and I got Prudence Parsleyshadow. I agree, that is random. I think you should be able to make up your own name. I would be Daquiri Momjeans.
- February 10, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- Mariah said...
My kids play that too, cracks me up!
- February 11, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- Shannon said...
- February 15, 2009 at 5:57 PM
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