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GGU Law vs. USF Law
June 12, 2013, 10:24:57 PM »
Hi guys,
So I am in a somewhat awkward situation. I was admitted to USF & GGU, and I thought it was a no brainer I would attend USF due to the "prestige" it supposedly had over GGU. But after endless research and speaking to current and former students, I have learned that those in or who have attended law school find it is more of what you make it over the so called rankings.
Anyways, GGU offered me their standard scholarships they dish out of half of my tuition each semester for the first year, and if I can maintain in the top 15-30% I can keep a portion or entire scholarship, maybe even more.
USF offered me very little, and I figured I would enjoy the feel and community more, even though I would have to pay more.
I contacted GGU to let them know that I would not be attending, but someone in admissions contacted me today, and wants to double the scholarship, making my first year almost free and giving me more consideration for my 2L when they put me up for scholarship review the next year, in order for me to enroll with them.
I guess my question is more,
"What's more important, the name of the school, or the cost?"
I've good money set aside for law school, and I have my undergrad loans down, so taking out another loan is not out of the question for me, as I feel comfortable money-wise.
I just wanted to see what other people who may have been in my position think.
Another fact is, I'm wait listed at SCU, and I will drop both USF and GGU if I get in.
Thanks for any advice!
Re: GGU Law vs. USF Law
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June 13, 2013, 09:39:35 AM »
First off realize anything you read from anonymous internet posters myself included should be taken with a grain of salt. With that said I am a bay area attorney and am very familiar with all of these schools and I believe you are making the very common 0L mistake of placing far to much emphasis on rankings. I tell any 0L to consider the following factors when choosing their law school and thankfully an attorney told me these factors when I was a 0L before I made a life altering decision based on a a for-profit, unregulated, magazine offering an opinion.
The factors are these and in this order (1) Location (2) Cost (3) Personal Feelings about the school (4) last and certainly lease U.S. News rankings. Then you also need to understand the reality of legal eduation and I will analyze all these factors below.
1. Location
This is by far the most important factor in your decision, but it sounds like you understand that to some extent as all your school are located in the Bay Area. However, there is a big difference between going to law school in Santa Clara oppoesd to San Francisco I went to a law school located in San Francisco and I never interned with Santa Clara grads in S.F. simply because the 1 hour commute to the City and Back was to much and I never took a job in the South Bay for the same reasons. On top of that Santa Clara is a little more isolated than USF or GGU and you will be spending three years of your life at these schools if you want more of a University environment then USF or Santa Clara are much more isolated while GGU and Hastings are in the heart of a City what you prefer is your choice.
Thankfully you are at least looking in the Bay Area I see plenty of posters and talk to OL's who are considering a school in Michigan or California and they don't seem to understand law school does not exist in a vacuum and sub-zero temperatures, midwest mentality and so forth are very different from California. Neither is right or wrong, but they are certainly different.
(2) Cost
A nearly full scholarship is something to consider, but check the conditions GGU like almost ever other school requires you to maintain a 3.0 GPA, which sounds like a breeze to every 0L and you were accepted to USF and waitlisted at Santa Clara so I'm sure in your mind you expect everyone at GGU will not be able to compete with you. However, I will tell you at GGU, USF, or Santa Clara or any ABA school everyone is smart, hard-working, motivated and sincerely believes they will be in the top 10% of the class, but 100% of people cannot be in the top 10%.
Also I am sure you got a 3.0 with ease in undergrad, but every law school has a curve and I believe GGU has the typical curve where only 35% of the 1L class can have a 3.0. This means there is a 65% chance you will not keep your scholarship for years 2 and 3. However, I would encourage you to negotiate for better conditions if you can get a guaranteed scholarship for all three years or make the requirement that you not finish in the bottom 25% of the class GGU can be a great option at that cost. Don't be scared to negotiate as you saw GGU changed their offer as soon as you rejected them and all the schools will. You are a paying customer and you have all the leverage as a 0L, but when you enroll they don't have to do you anymore favors. I would highly recommend you negotiate favorable terms for yourself it is something I did not do a great job of as OL.
Paying full price for any of these schools will be tough combined with San Francisco cost of living you will probably end up with over $200,000k in debt accruing interest at a rate between 5-8%. If GGU can get you out a lot lower then that may be a better option I personally don't think paying an extra $100,000 to say you went to the 86th best school instead of the 114th best school is worth it.
3. Personal Feelings About the School
This is also a major consideration each school has a vibe and I have been on the campus of all three schools and they are all different. I honestly did not like Santa Clara at all everybody felt stuck up and the campus was isolated and it was just not for me. Plenty of people love Santa Clara, but I am not one of them.
USF has a beautiful campus and it is pretty cool part of San Francisco, but I still get somewhat of stuck up vibe from that school.
GGU the campus is in the heart of downtown SF, which is a fun place to be, but the campus is ugly. However, I feel like the professors and students are all very down to earth and I enjoy interacting with most people there.
That is my opinion and you may think the USF campus is tacky and people at GGU are a-holes so I highly recommend you visit each school and see how you feel. This is going to be 3 years of your life, 100k of your money, and your legal education make sure you choose a school that works for you.
(4) U.S. News Rankings
When I was a OL I thought this was what you used to make your decision and if you were debating between Harvard and USF then use it. However, the rankings for schools outside of the top 10 or so do not matter particulary in San Francisco. You will be competing with Stanford and Berkeley grads locally not to mention plenty of Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and NYU grads want to move to San Francisco. If an employer really cares about prestige and rankings they will not hire you from Santa Clara, USF, or GGU for the firms like Cravath or O'Melveny & Meyers etc that truly care about rankings none of the schools you are looking at are even on their radar.
Not to mention U.S. News is a for-profit, unregulatd, magazine offering an opinion. They also rank more than law schools New Mexico is the best place to live according ot them here is the cite
the reason is access to Golf Courses and Hot-Air Balloon Festivals etc. This is what the raters at U.S. News found to be important, but those things do not appeal to me and I am not going to move to New Mexico because U.S. News said to. I imagine you would not either so I highly recommend you use the same common sense when choosing your law school.
I see the mistake of putting rankings first and foremost far to often and I did it myself as a OL, but you will realize that not only are the rankings irrelevant, but they change year to year. For example when I was applying to law school USF was a top 100 school and U.S. News did not even rank past 100 then two years ago they started ranking to 145. USF in only a few years has dropped 50 spots, but nothing changed there and it has also gone up 50 spots.
Here is a graph to show how much these rankings change and remember they are based on nothing.
Richmond for example went from 53 to 77 up down up down over 5 years. Nothing changes, but the rankings are based on people nationwide filling out a scantron that is it so please do not make a life altering decision particularly for schools of this caliber based on rankings.
5) Reality of Legal Education
My final point is this at GGU, USF, or Santa Clara you will recieve a quality legal education. Every ABA school teaches you the same exact thing your first year will consist of Torts, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Property, and Criminal Law or Con Law. You will read supreme court cases Palsgraf in Torts for Example Pennoyer v. Neff in Civil Procedure and believe it or not the Supreme Court does not write seperate opinons for different caliber law schools and the law does not change if you attended a tier 4 or tier 2 school.
When you graduate from any of these schools you will then sign up for a bar review class either BarBri or Kaplan and study alongside GGU, USF, Hastings, and Santa Clara Studnets and all of these schoosl have approximatley the same bar passage rate. If you pass you get a bar card if you don't whether your from Harvard or Golden Gate you don't and the bar is anonymously graded so they have no idea what school you went to.
Once you get a bar card your a lawyer plain and simple with the ability to represent clients and there are plenty of great lawyers from Santa Clara, GGU, and USF along with plenty of bad ones. So I highly recommend you visit the schools see what is a fit and really do your best to minimize your debt because the debt collectors won't care that you attended a Tier 2 instead of Tier 3 law school.
Hopefully some of that helps and congrats on your acceptances any of these schools can lead you to a successful legal career, but how it turns out depends much more on you than the name on your diploma.
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Re: GGU Law vs. USF Law
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June 13, 2013, 11:40:16 AM »
Livinglegend's reply is excellent, I just want to elaborate on a couple of points.
USF may enjoy a slight reputational advantage over GGU, but you need to be realistic about how much benefit you will derive from such an advantage. Think of it this way: firms that will hire from USF will probably hire from GGU too, but firms that want Boalt/Stanford/Harvard grads will likely hire from neither. (I'm sure that a few top students from USF/GGU that go into biglaw and federal jobs, but I'm speaking in generalities).
Law students and 0Ls tend to get caught up in the subtle nuances between schools ("Ah, this school is ranked #113 but it has the #5 ranked Elder Law program in the country! That
be better than the school ranked #114!). After you graduate you'll find that most employers look at law schools in much broader terms. Some are considered elite, some have great local reputations, and most won't really help or hurt you.
If you attend either of these schools (or SCU for that matter), you won't be relying on your pedigree to get a job anyway. What you accomplish during law school (getting good grades, getting internships, and above all making positive connections) will be your ticket to employment.
Consider the cost, the location, and your personal goals. What do you want to do after law school? Will one of these schools better help you achieve that goal? Let those criteria steer your decision making process.
Good luck!
Re: GGU Law vs. USF Law
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June 21, 2013, 08:06:08 AM »
Thanks so much. You guys hit it on the money for me. Just wanted to get some input if I am in the right state of mind going into this.
That being said, you both helped me greatly.
Re: GGU Law vs. USF Law
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June 21, 2013, 05:49:49 PM »
Happy to help if you want to know more about either school feel free to PM message me and I can put you into contact with current students or alumni from either school. Or keep posting on this board to share the info with others. There is no wrong decision here, but law school is a huge life change and it could go great or terribly, but if being a lawyer is the path you want to pursue either of these schools will get you a ticket to the bar exam and law license. What you do after that will be up to you.
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1. Whether a court has jurisdiction over a matter is a question of law over which an appellate court has unlimited review.
2. It is well established that an appellate court has no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal by the defendant in a criminal case unless the defendant appeals within the time prescribed by the statutes providing for such an appeal.
3. A limited exception to the general rule requiring a timely appeal from sentencing is recognized in the interest of fundamental fairness only in those cases where an indigent defendant was either: (1) not informed of the rights to appeal; (2) not furnished an attorney to perfect an appeal; or (3) furnished an attorney for that purpose who failed to perfect and complete an appeal.
4. Where a defendant bargained with the State and knowingly and voluntarily agreed to waive his or her right to appeal, in exchange for a sentence reduction and dismissal of additional charges, the district court cannot ignore the waiver because it stands as a bar to the defendant filing an appeal unless the plea agreement is set aside.
Appeal from Dickinson District Court; BENJAMIN J. SEXTON, judge. Opinion filed February 2, 2007. Appeal dismissed.
Doug Thompson, of Thompson Law Office, of Chapman, for appellant.
Daryl E. Hawkins, assistant county attorney, and Phill Kline, attorney general, for appellee.
Before RULON, C.J., GREENE and HILL, JJ.
HILL, J.: This appeal has been brought in an untimely manner. The district court held that Joshua Patton had an attorney for the purpose of filing an appeal and that attorney failed to perfect and complete an appeal. The court then granted the out-of-time appeal while giving no weight to the written waiver of appeal signed by Patton in his plea agreement. Because Patton has signed this waiver of appeal, and his plea agreement has not been set aside, we hold that we do not have jurisdiction. Accordingly, we dismiss the case.
Background Facts
In 2003, Patton pled guilty to one count of attempted manufacture of methamphetamine, a severity level 1 drug felony, and one count of possession of anhydrous ammonia in an unapproved container, a severity level 4 drug felony. During the entire preceding, Patton was represented by counsel.
Patton made a plea agreement with the State. See K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 22-3210. Patton agreed to plead guilty to the attempted manufacture charge and the anhydrous ammonia charge. Furthermore, he agreed to waive his right to appeal and not file any motions under K.S.A. 60-1507. In exchange, the State agreed to dismiss all of the remaining charges and recommend a downward durational departure sentence of 78 months' imprisonment.
At sentencing, Patton's criminal history score was determined to be I, resulting in a possible 146-month prison sentence. After reviewing Patton's motion for downward durational departure and motion for dispositional departure, and being aware that Patton tested positive for methamphetamine ingestion, the sentencing court granted only the durational departure motion. Patton received a 78-month sentence for the methamphetamine charge and an 11-month concurrent sentence for the anhydrous ammonia charge.
We note that the sentencing court informed Patton of his right to appeal, "specifically, in regards to the finding against him on the dispositional departure." Patton, however, did not file an appeal within the statutory time.
In March 2004, Patton filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence under K.S.A. 22-3504, claiming that he should have been sentenced with a severity level 3 drug felony under K.S.A. 65-4161 (a) instead of K.S.A. 65-4159, a severity level 1 drug felony. In his motion to correct an illegal sentence, Patton did not comment on the absence of his direct appeal but did request the court to apply the ruling of State v. McAdam, 277 Kan 136, 83 P.3d 161 (2004), to his sentence.
In due course, the district court denied his motion, finding that McAdam did not apply retroactively to his sentence because Patton failed to raise the issue on direct appeal. A panel of this court affirmed that ruling, holding that McAdam only affects direct appeals from sentencing and, thus, could not apply retroactively to Patton's collateral attack. See State v. Patton, No. 92, 682, unpublished opinion filed May 13, 2005.
Then, in June 2005, Patton filed a motion under K.S.A. 60-1507, requesting the district court to allow him to file his direct appeal out of time. He alleged his attorney failed to perfect and complete his appeal. Patton stated at the hearing that he thought he was originally going to be released on probation and when he was not, he then wanted to appeal. He failed to make contact with his lawyer within the statutory time and then asked his mother to discuss the matter with his lawyer. After conducting a hearing on the matter, the district court determined that the evidence supported Patton's claim under the third exception of State v. Ortiz, 230 Kan. 733, Syl. ¶ 3, 640 P.2d 1255 (1982). The district court then granted Patton's motion and ordered him to file this appeal within 10 days. This matter is now brought to us.
The two issues that Patton raises in this appeal are: (1) he should have received a severity level 3 drug sentence and (2) he should have been placed on probation.
The State asserts throughout its arguments in this case that Patton waived his right to appeal in the plea agreement and therefore the district court's finding that the third exception to Ortiz was applicable was incorrect. The State therefore claims that this court should dismiss the appeal as untimely. This is a question of law regarding this court's jurisdiction to hear this appeal.
"Whether a court has jurisdiction over a matter is a question of law over which an appellate court has unlimited review." State v. Campbell, 273 Kan. 414, Syl. ¶ 1, 44 P.3d 349 (2002). In addition, the right to appeal is entirely statutory and is not contained in the United States or Kansas Constitutions. State v. Legero, 278 Kan. 109, Syl. ¶ 2, 91 P.3d 1216 (2004). Therefore, "[a] knowing and voluntary waiver by the defendant of his statutory right to appeal is generally enforceable." Campbell, 273 Kan. at 425.
It is well established that an appellate court has no jurisdiction to entertain an appeal by the defendant in a criminal case unless the defendant appeals within the time prescribed by the statutes providing for such an appeal. State v. Flynn, 274 Kan. 473, 477, 55 P.3d 324 (2002). Three limited exceptions have been recognized by our Supreme Court:
"A limited exception to the general rule requiring a timely appeal from sentencing is recognized in the interest of fundamental fairness only in those cases where an indigent defendant was either: (1) not informed of [any] rights to appeal; (2) was not furnished an attorney to perfect an appeal; or (3) was furnished an attorney for that purpose who failed to perfect and complete an appeal." (Emphasis added.) State v. Phinney, 280 Kan. 394, 401, 122 P.3d 356 (2005) (citing Ortiz, 230 Kan. at 735-36).
In this case, paragraph 6 of the plea agreement contains Patton's waiver of his appeal rights. It states: "The defendant waives his right of appeal, and waives his right to file any motions under K.S.A. 60-1507 arising from this matter."
On March 20, 2003, Patton signed the plea agreement and attended the plea hearing. At that hearing, Patton orally confirmed that he (1) had read and fully understood the plea agreement; (2) had authorized it to be drafted; and (3) had agreed with the statement and the conditions in the document. In spite of this, Patton filed a motion under K.S.A. 60-1507, over 2 years later, claiming that he should be allowed to file his appeal out-of-time because his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to perfect his appeal within 10 days following imposition of sentence. See K.S.A. 22-3608(c).
It is quite clear that at the Ortiz hearing, the facts were not contested. Patton expressed his desire to appeal; he had attempted to contact his attorney through his mother; his attorney failed to contact Patton since the sentencing; his attorney faxed the proper appellate documents to Patton's mother; and no appeal was filed.
The district court also questioned the waiver:
"THE COURT: So the motion for dispositional departure was not part and parcel of the plea agreement, was it?
"[State]: No.
"THE COURT: And as such, his agreement to waive his right to appeal would not affect that, would it, since it was not part of the plea agreement?
"[State]: I -- that could be an interpretation.
"THE COURT: So what would be the basis of the State of Kansas moving to set aside the plea if -- if he was to exercise his rights?
"[State]: Well, the State's position could be that, by taking an appeal, he is violating the agreement, just on its face.
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"[State]: . . . but there's also that flip side of, hey, you said you wouldn't appeal --
" -- and there was no limitation on what he would not appeal from.
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It's a straight - - it's a flat, I will not appeal."
Ultimately the district court held that the third exception under Ortiz applied and granted Patton's appeal out of time. When asked for clarification from the State's attorney, the court said:
"The last information that was received was that this appeal should be filed. Maybe it could be that Mr. Patton would have dismissed his appeal after reviewing this matter, but I don't know that. The last indication was, is that the appeal was to be filed. Therefore, in the interest of justice and in the interest - - and pursuant to case law, this Court finds that, although he had an attorney, that the appeal was not perfected, and he should gain access to the courts.
"You know, we can go all the way through the rights of due process, but if -- if the defendant -- and the Court notes and the Court looks at the plea agreement and notes in the plea agreement it states the defendant waives his right to appeal, and that's the plea agreement. Not contained in that plea agreement is the motion of dispositional departure, and the parties state that they are free to argue that at sentencing. If the plea agreement was to concern the motion of dispositional departure, I believe it would have said something to the point that the notice of appeal, as -- as to all issues involved at sentencing, et cetera. It's not. The plea agreement is very explicit that the motion for dispositional departure may be argued by the parties. Parties don't know what the Court's ruling is going to be at that time. They don't know what my findings are going to be.
"[a]fter considering all these matters, [the Court] finds the defendant should be allowed to file his appeal out of time." (Emphasis added.)
In its order, the district court only addressed the Ortiz issue, not the written waiver. By doing this, the court did not limit Patton's appeal only to the dispositional departure motion. But, we cannot ignore the presence of Patton's written waiver of his right to appeal.
While it is clear that the evidence supports the third exception under Ortiz, it is not clear that the district court had the power to apply that ruling because Patton had previously waived his right to appeal in his plea agreement. The court evidently decided that if the dispositional departure motion was not covered by the plea agreement then the waiver was ineffective. We can only assume this is the court's position since it did not say one way or the other. Even if we construe the written waiver of appeal not to include the dispositional departure motion, we lack jurisdiction to hear the matter. Simply put, it has been held that when a district court imposes presumptive sentences, an appellate court lacks jurisdiction to consider claims that the trial court erred in denying a motion seeking a departure sentence. State v. Flores, 268 Kan. 657, 660, 999 P.2d 919 (2000).
If the only subject of this appeal could be whether Patton should be placed on probation, that is not the effect of the district court's ruling because Patton also raises the McAdam sentencing issue, which was clearly covered by the written waiver of appeal in the plea agreement.
A series of three cases helps us decide this issue, Ortiz, 230 Kan. 733, State v. Willingham, 266 Kan. 98, 967 P.2d 1079 (1998), and Campbell, 273 Kan. 414, Syl. ¶ 1. All three lead us to the conclusion that written waivers of appeal rights must be given weight. They are contracts between the parties not to be ignored the courts.
First, we turn to Ortiz itself for guidance on the interplay between written appeal waivers and the exceptions that permit untimely appeals. In Ortiz, the defendant signed a written waiver and its provisions were specific:
". . . . I want to state my intentions with regard to any appeals concerning the two cases that have been previously named in this letter.
"Regarding case No. 78-CR-37, . . . I NOW STATE THAT I DO NOT WANT TO APPEAL THE SENTENCE OF THE COURT . . . .
. . . .
"Furthermore, in case No. 79-CR-15 I also state that I do not want to appeal that case and in fact, have been so informed by the Court that upon my plea of guilty to said charge that I forego any further appeal rights on account thereof.
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"EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT I HAVE AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO APPEAL THE SENTENCE HANDED DOWN IN CASE NO. 78-CR-37, I DO NOT WANT TO DO SO AND I SEPARATELY IN THIS SENTENCE EMPHASIZE THIS MATTER." 230 Kan. at 733-34.
Over a year later, Ortiz filed a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion where he claimed he was illiterate and had failed to understand his appeal rights when he signed the written waiver. When making its final ruling on the subject, our Supreme Court held the written waiver disproved the allegations in his K.S.A. 60-1507 motion. Furthermore, it noted he had the assistance of an interpreter to assure his understanding. As a consequence, his appeal was dismissed for want of jurisdiction. 230 Kan. at 736-37. Clearly, written waivers have an effect on a defendant's attempt to file an untimely appeal.
We point out that the facts in this case are not identical with Ortiz. Here, the written waiver was not as explicit as the waiver in Ortiz. Further, Patton never claimed that he did not knowingly or intelligently waive his right to appeal as was the case in Ortiz. Patton claimed that he asserted his right and that his attorney failed to file the appeal. Finally, the evidence was clear in this case that Patton wanted to appeal and his attorney failed to take the proper steps.
Moving forward we turn next to Willingham, 266 Kan. at 101-02, for guidance regarding what weight written waivers should be given in Ortiz-type situations. In Willingham, the court held that despite the defendant's apparent verbal desire not to appeal, the record on appeal was insufficient to demonstrate that the defendant waived his right to appeal. But the court noted that it may have held differently had the trial counsel followed the provisions of K.A.R. 105-3-9. 266 Kan. at 101. The regulation, K.A.R. 105-3-9, deals with court-appointed trial counsel and what is expected of them after sentencing. It provides:
"(a) In order to protect a convicted defendant's right to appeal, it shall be the duty of each trial counsel to prepare, file, or both, the following documents:
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"(3) file a notice of appeal in a timely manner, unless a waiver of the right to appeal has been signed by the defendant." (Emphasis added.) K.A.R. 105-3-9(a)(3).
From this it is clear that Willingham reasoned that the basis of an Ortiz denial of a defendant's appeal would be grounded in the fact that the defendant had made a written waiver of the right to appeal. 266 Kan. at 101. Because Patton waived his right to appeal in writing, under K.A.R. 105-3-9(c)(3) this conduct also removed his appointed counsel's duty to file an appeal for him within the 10 days following sentencing.
We conclude that in the absence of a withdrawal of his plea agreement, Patton's written waiver of his right to appeal stands as a bar to permitting this appeal.
We believe this holding is in accordance with Campbell, 273 Kan. 414, another case which involved a written waiver in a sentencing agreement. In Campbell, the defendant signed a written sentencing agreement, stating that the defendant "'waives any right to appeal the verdict against him. . . .'" 273 Kan. at 419. At his sentencing hearing, Campbell confirmed that he understood the agreement. But at the sentencing, the district court failed to inform the defendant of his right to appeal.
On appeal, the defendant failed to address the waiver issue. Campbell also noted that the defendant never alleged that the waiver of the right to appeal his convictions was not entered into freely and knowingly. As a result, the court held that despite the sentencing court's failure to fulfill its statutory duty, this failure did not overcome the defendant's waiver. 273 Kan. at 425. The Campbell court looked at the bargain and stated:
"Campbell bargained with the State for a reduction in sentence in exchange for his cooperation, testimony against [a codefendant], and waiver of his appeal rights. The State abided by the terms of the agreement. Thus, Campbell knowingly and voluntarily waived the right to appeal his conviction when he entered into the sentencing agreement with the State." 273 Kan. at 425.
The facts are similar here. First, Patton's brief fails to mention the waiver issue. Second, the record shows that Patton entered into the plea agreement freely and knowingly. Third, Patton bargained with the State for a downward durational departure of his sentence and for the dismissal of four other charges in exchange for his cooperation, such as giving testimony against Benjamin Faulkner, stipulating to the admission of a report and its results and the waiver of his right to appeal. Fourth, Patton concedes that the State complied with the plea agreement terms. Therefore, similar to the holding in Campbell, despite the trial counsel's alleged failure to file his notice of appeal within the statutory time period, this alleged failure should not replace the fact that Patton knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal.
In this case, where the defendant bargained with the State and knowingly and voluntarily agreed to waive his right to appeal in exchange for a sentence reduction and dismissal of additional charges, the district court cannot ignore the waiver because it stands as a bar to the defendant filing an appeal unless the plea agreement is set aside.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IntelliCell BioSciences, Inc. ("Company") (SVFC) announced today that Dr. Harry Fisch has joined the Board of Scientific Advisors and will head up the new Urology Department at IntelliCell.
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Sorry, but my internet was down until recently. Let me catch you up on some of what's going in spring training.
* Not pleased with their bullpen and not wanting to burn out Pedro Feliciano, the Mets are searching for another lefty reliever. Toward that end, the Mets made an offer to free-agent Joe Beimel, the former Dodger. Beimel will take some of the load off Feliciano and give more depth to the pen.
* Jennry Mejia was wild during batting practice. The scouting reports on him are that he's got a strong arm and throws hard, but doesn't always know where it's going. Mejia is a prospect worth watching – on the minor league level this season. They would be rushing him if they kept him on the major league level this season.
* The Mets will hold an intrasquad game Monday at Tradition Field. Nelson Figueroa will get the start against the Braves Tuesday when the exhibition schedule begins.


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|National Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices
|National Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices
|SGB Occupationally-directed ETD Practitioners
|ETDP SETA – Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority
|OQSF – Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework
|National Certificate
|Field 05 – Education, Training and Development
|Adult Learning
|Level 5
|Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5
|Regular-Unit Stds Based
This qualification is for those who want to build on a FETC in any field to enter the field of ODETD as a potential career, and have little or no previous exposure to ETD. The qualification will also be valuable for those who may have been practising within the field, but without formal recognition. This qualification will be useful for:
- Learning facilitators.
- Assessors.
- Learner and learning supporters.
- Skills Development Facilitators.This qualification will provide practitioners with the general ETD skills required at NQF level 5 across five key ETD roles, with the opportunity to specialise further in one of the following four roles:
- Design and develop learning interventions.
- Facilitate learning.
- Design and conduct assessments.
- Facilitate skills development.Practitioners will generally carry out their role within the context of:
- Given Quality Assurance policies, procedures and processes.
- A guided and supported learning environment.Rationale:The development of skills within and for the workplace is a priority within South Africa, as supported by legislation, national policies and strategies. Much of the needed skills development is carried out by people who have knowledge and skills within their area of expertise, but lack the required skills in relation to ETD. Many of the skills development objectives, nationally and within companies and organisations, are met through the efforts of ETD practitioners operating at NQF Level 5, and this certificate addresses the key competencies of such practitioners.This qualification will meet the need of those who wish to progress beyond the FETC ODETD, or who wish to enter the field of ETD for the first time. The certificate will also help to increase the employment prospects of ETD practitioners, while helping to ensure quality and competence within the ETD field.This qualification will provide a means to recognise ODETD practise at level 5 across five key ETD roles in a generalist capacity, with particular application possible in at least one role. Practitioners who wish to extend the skills in ETD to cover further ETD roles should select the Diploma ODETD, Level 5.
It is assumed that practitioners have expertise in the subject/occupation field in which they intend to provide education, training and development, at a level required to engage meaningfully in ETD within that field.
It is also assumed that learners working towards this qualification hold a FETC or equivalent. Further learning assumptions are specified within the associated unit standards where required.
Recognition of Prior Learning:
This qualification can be achieved wholly or in part through Recognition of Prior Learning in terms of the defined exit level outcomes and/or individual unit standards.
Evidence can be presented in various ways, including international and/or previous local qualifications, products, reports, testimonials mentioning functions performed, work records, portfolios, videos of practice and performance records.
All such evidence will be judged in accordance with the general principles of assessment and the requirements for integrated assessment.
Access to the qualification:
Access to this qualification is open bearing in mind the Learning Assumed to be in place.
- Fundamental: all 10 credits for Communications.
- Core: all 61 Core credits.
- Elective: any 49 of the 116 Elective credits. Learners are urged to focus on all the Electives from at least one complete Exit Level Outcome and make up the rest of the credits from the Elective unit standards associated with the remaining Exit Level Outcomes.
1. Communicate in a variety of ETD settings.
2. Design and develop learning programmes and processes.
3. Facilitate and evaluate learning.
4. Engage in and promote assessment practices.
5. Provide learning support to learners and organisations.
6. Conduct skills development facilitation.
Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:
This qualification addresses the following Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:
- Identifying and solving problems in relation to designing and organising learning opportunities and in relation to learner's difficulties within the ETD context.
- Working effectively with others as a member of ETD teams in the analysis, design and delivery of ETD.
- Organising and managing oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively when preparing oneself, preparing learning resources and setting up the learning environment.
- Collecting, analysing, organising and critically evaluating information about learners, learning needs, learning resources, organisational requirements and national ETD strategies.
- Communicating effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills when presenting information to learners and discussing the subject matter.
- Using science and technology effectively and critically, showing responsibility towards the environment and health of others, mainly in the application of occupation-related technology, but through the appropriate use of ETD-related technology.
- Demonstrating an understanding of the world as a set of related systems, and in particular through the linking of ETD and practice within the occupational field.Learning programmes directed towards this qualification will also contribute to the full personal development of each learner and the social and economic development of the society at large, by making individuals aware of the importance of:
- Reflecting on and exploring a variety of strategies to learn more effectively.
- Participating as responsible citizens in the life of local, national and global communities.
- Being culturally and aesthetically sensitive across a range of social contexts.
- Exploring education and career opportunities; and developing entrepreneurial opportunities.
The purpose of the qualification is achieved via demonstration of competence in terms of the exit level outcomes, which in turn are a function of the associated unit standards. The unit standards associated with each exit level outcome form a coherent cluster, thus facilitating integrated assessment. The manner in which the unit standards have been clustered is outlined in the section on integrated assessment. Assessment criteria are provided for each exit level outcome mainly to address the need for evidence of integration of competencies.
- Communication is carried out using media appropriate to the audience and setting.
- Communication of facts, concepts, ideas and principles related to specific learning areas is clear and consistent with the requirements of the learning area.2:
- Training needs are clearly defined in terms of outcomes, and are linked to performance requirements on the job.
- Learning outcomes are aligned with given standards, including unit standards, assessment standards, qualifications or job requirements.Note: If learners choose this role as their one specialisation area, then the following criteria will also apply:
- Methodology used is consistent with the outcomes-based approach.
- The design meets target audience needs, is appropriate to the subject matter and expected facilitator, and takes into account results from previous assessments of learners.
- Approaches used comply with adult learning principles and are suitable for achieving the defined outcomes.
- The design includes evaluation strategies capable of revealing the value of programmes or interventions.
- Learning and assessment design are compatible.
- Presentation of materials is fit-for-purpose.3:
- Preparation is sufficient to ensure all resources and arrangements are in place and the learning site is fit-for-purpose.
- Formal plans and structures are implemented according to plans, using appropriate methodologies and in a manner that achieves the learning objectives.
- Facilitation is professional and ensures the physical and psychological safety of the learners.
- Problems are solved appropriately using a range of techniques.
- Facilitation provides for application in the workplace.
- The facilitation approach creates opportunities for assessment.
- Facilitation is self-monitored and behaviour is modified to address weaknesses or difficulties.4:
- Assesses are adequately supported, prepared and assisted in assessment and/or RPL processes, without compromising the assessment process or results.
- Assessment practices are in line with the principles of outcomes-based assessment and maximise opportunities for integrated assessment.
- Assessment decisions are reliable and relevant to pre-determined outcomes.
- Feedback is relevant and is given in a constructive manner.
- Assessment results are used to improve learning design and facilitation.Note: If learners choose this role as their one specialisation area, then the following criteria will also apply:
- Assessment instruments designed are fit-for-purpose and facilitate the integration of assessment in learning and work environments.
- Moderation practises ensure the fairness and reliability of assessment results while contributing to improved assessment practices.5:
- Learners requiring support are identified proactively and sensitively.
- Support is given in a manner that enables learners to define objectives, clarify issues, help manage expectations and identify learning path and opportunities.
- Support assists learners to identify and understand assessment opportunities, processes and benefits, including the nature and benefits of RPL.
- Support ensures learners experience the maximum benefit from learning and assessment, and helps them prepare for and cope with learning and assessment.
- Barriers to learning are identified and problems are solved cooperatively within given frameworks. Referrals are made as required.
- Support helps to create a safe learning environment and promotes objectives of learning and the principle of life-long learning.
- Advice is helpful, realistic, relevant, valid, impartial and based on learner needs.6:
- Information and advice on skills development issues is consistent with current skills development practices and requirements.
- Information and advice on skills development issues is in line with the needs of the organisation.Note: If learners choose this role as their one specialisation area, then the following criteria will also apply:
- Skills development plans address individual learning needs and are aligned with organisational strategic objectives.
- Learning is promoted in line with individual and organisational needs, using appropriate and effective communication techniques.
- Records are clear, accessible, accurate and up to date.
- ETD interventions are coordinated in line with the organisational skills development plan.Integrated assessment:Evidence of integration will be gained by designing and conducting assessments that ensure the unit standards are assessed in clusters linked to each exit level outcome as identified below. Assessors are to be guided by the detailed specifications indicated in each of the identified unit standards, and further guided by the assessment criteria specified for each exit level outcome, all within the context of an active ETD environment, dealing with divergent and random demands related to ETD.Assessors should note that evidence of integration may be presented by learners when being assessed against the unit standards – thus there should not necessarily be separate assessments for each unit standard and then further assessment for integration at exit level outcome level. Well designed assessments, including formative and summative, should make it possible to gain evidence against the requirements of each unit standard while at the same time gaining evidence of integration at exit level outcome level.For the purposes of integration, assessment should be guided by the following relationships between each exit level outcome and the associated unit standards, taking into account the qualification rules that urge learners to complete the electives for one exit level outcome, and make up the rest from the other electives as learners wish:
- Exit Level Outcome 2:> Core Unit Standards:
> Define target audience profiles and skills gaps.> Elective Unit Standards:
> Develop outcomes-based learning programmes.
> Evaluate and promote ETD providers, services and products for organisational use.
> Devise interventions for learners who have special needs.
> Design outcomes-based learning programmes.
- Exit Level Outcome 3:> Core Unit Standards:
> Facilitate learning using a variety of given methodologies.
> Evaluate a learning intervention using given evaluation instruments.
> Demonstrate understanding of the outcomes-based education and training approach within the context of a National Qualifications Framework.> Elective Unit Standards:
> Demonstrate understanding of the concept of human rights and democracy and its application in society.
> Facilitate the transfer and application of learning in the workplace.
> Identify and respond to learners with special needs and barriers to learning.
- Exit Level Outcome 4:> Core Unit Standards:
> Conduct outcomes-based assessments.> Elective Unit Standards:
> Design and develop outcomes-based assessments.
> Conduct moderation of outcomes-based assessments.
- Exit Level Outcome 5:> Core Unit Standards:
> Assist and support learners to manage their learning experiences.
> Guide learners about their learning, assessment and recognition opportunities.
- Exit Level Outcome 6:> Core Unit Standards:
> Provide information and advice regarding skills development and related issues.> Elective Unit Standards:
> Conduct skills development administration.
> Promote a learning culture in an organisation.
> Develop an organisational training and development plan.
> Coordinate planned skills development interventions in an organisation.
> Conduct an analysis to determine outcomes of learning for SD and other purposes.Assessment should be in accordance with the following general and specific principles:
- The initial assessment activities should focus on gathering evidence in terms of the exit level outcomes and the main outcomes expressed in the titles of the unit standards to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then the assessment can focus on each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes. Take special note of the need for integrated assessment.
- Evidence must be gathered across the entire range specified in each unit standard, as applicable. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to prove that the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.
- All assessments should be conducted in accordance with the following universally accepted principles of assessment:
> Use appropriate, fair and manageable methods that are integrated into real work-related or learning situations.
> Judge evidence on the basis of its validity, currency, authenticity and sufficiency.
> Ensure assessment processes are systematic, open and consistent.
International qualifications were examined to ensure that the qualification structure and unit standards in the NC ODETD L5 are comparable in terms of level, scope and competencies covered. Qualifications and/or programmes from a West African training provider, Singapore, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and New Zealand were selected based on proven best practice within the field of Education and Training. The findings regarding comparisons are as follows:
- West Africa:The NC ODETD L5 compares most favourably with a West African Train the Trainer programme, run by a training provider called AMWA. The key exit level outcomes and associated units standards correlate well with the West African counterparts as revealed below. The duplication of certain outcomes against the SA qualification is due to the fact that in the SA qualification separates out assessment and evaluation whereas in the West African certificate they are combined. The West African Certificate does not address the competencies related to learner support as covered by the NC ODETD L5.> NC ODETD L5:
> Design and develop learning programmes and processes.
> AMWA – West Africa Training of Trainers Certificate:
> Assess training needs.
> Set training aims and objectives.
> Structure, plan and budget for a training program.
> Plan the course content.> NC ODETD L5:
> Facilitate and evaluate learning.
> AMWA – West Africa Training of Trainers Certificate:
> Apply an understanding of the adult learning process and group dynamics.
> Understand the role and task of the trainer.
> Demonstrate knowledge of different training techniques and training aids.
> Understand and use various methods of evaluation and be able to assess learning.> NC ODETD L5:
> Engage in and promote assessment practices.
> AMWA – West Africa Training of Trainers Certificate:
> Understand and use various methods of evaluation and be able to assess learning.
- United Kingdom:The NC ODETD L5 matches very closely in terms of qualification purpose, structure and outcomes with the City and Guilds NVQ Level 5 in Training and Development (Master Professional Diploma), with particular reference to the structure of the new NVQ Learning and Development Standards as follows:> Learning and Development.
> Direct training and Support.
> Learning and Development.
> Management of Learning and Development Provision.
> Co-ordination of learning and Development Provision.
> Learning and Development.
- Singapore:The NC ODETD L5 compares favourably in terms of purpose and outcomes with the Singapore Training and Development Association Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment. The correlation is very close in terms of the design, development, facilitation and assessment outcomes.
- United States of America:The NC ODETD L5 compares favourably in terms of purpose, entry level and outcomes with the ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) Training Certificate Programme. In the table below the comparison between the ASTD (USA) certificate and the NC ODETD L5 outcomes are compared. Other than the first outcome, (which although not mentioned in the ASTD training outcomes, ASTD clearly states "this is a complete workshop for designing outcomes-based training"), the outcomes are comparable throughout, with close alignment to outcomes such as evaluation and assessment, and design and development. Whilst assessment is covered in NC ODETD L5, only evaluation is covered by the Training Certificate Programme for ASTD. Just recently, however, ASTD have introduced an assessor training programme, which covers all aspects of assessment.> NC ODETD L5:
> Provide learner support to learners and organisations.
> ASTD Training Certificate Programme:
> Manage the learning environment and participants.
> Manage and encourage participants of all backgrounds and learning styles, understand who is learning, and how to address challenging participants.
> Prepare properly for your training session and prepare participants to foster learning.> NC ODETD L5:
> Design and develop learning programmes and processes.
> ASTD Training Certificate Programme:
> Prepare effectively for a learner focused training delivery and transfer of learning to the workplace.
> Understand different adult learning styles.
> Understand learner-focused solutions and how to align solutions with course objectives.> NC ODETD L5:
> Facilitate and evaluate learning.
> ASTD Training Certificate Programme:
> Use multiple evaluation techniques.
> Present and facilitate a training program including the use of audio visuals and handouts.
> Evaluate using various methods and at different levels.
> Engage in and promote assessment practices.
> ASTD Training Certificate Programme:
> Provide learning support to learners and organisations.
> ASTD Training Certificate Programme:
> Conduct skills development facilitation.
> ASTD Training Certificate Programme:
- Australia:The NC ODETD L5 has a very close match in terms of the key roles and levels with the Southern Cross University Graduate Diploma of Vocational Education and Training.
- New Zealand:Comparisons against the Christchurch College of Education Certificate in Adult Teaching, certain key modules of the Victoria University of Wellington Diploma in Education and Professional Development and the NZQA National Certificate in Adult Education and Training (Level 4).
- Summary concerning comparability:The NC ODETD L5 compares favourably with a wide selection of international qualifications as identified above, providing a mix of mandatory and optional units that enable candidates to tailor the qualifications to their particular role. Where outcomes or competencies are identified within the international qualifications, they are generally comparable to the South African qualifications in terms of levels and range of competencies covered.
Learners can move horizontally by achieving the credits specified in the following qualifications:
- 50333: "National Diploma: Occupationally-Directed Education Training and Development Practices", NQF Level 5.
- 20159: "National Diploma: ABET Practice", NQF Level 5.
- 20160: "Certificate: Education", NQF Level 5.
- 49710: "National Diploma: Development Practice", NQF Level 5.Learners can move vertically by using this qualification as the basis for the following qualifications:
- 50330: "National First Degree: Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices", NQF Level 6.
- 20161: "Bachelor of Education", NQF Level 6.
- 20485: "National First Degree in ABET Practice", NQF Level 6.
- Providers offering learning towards this qualification or the component unit standards must be accredited by the appropriate ETQA.
- Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the appropriate ETQA according to moderation principles and the agreed ETQA procedures.
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORSAssessors must be registered in terms of the requirements of SAQA and the appropriate ETQA.REREGISTRATION HISTORYAs per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.
NOTESThis qualification replaces qualification 48873, "Higher Certificate: Occupationally Directed Education Training and Development Practices", Level 5, 125 credits.


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Mexico's Calderon Defends Juarez Policy in Harvard Commentary
Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón's first month at Harvard was marked by strong opposition, both home and abroad, to his strategy in combating his country's drug cartels while in office.
The former Mexican leader has remained relatively quiet as he begins his one-year teaching appointment at the Kennedy School of Government, but he recently defended himself in a commentary published in the Kennedy School's Latin American Policy Journal.
Calling the border city of Ciudad Juárez a "place of progress," Calderón said that his government's tactics helped reduce the bloodshed in a town once dubbed the world's most violent.
There is still a lot to do, but we can now say with confidence that Juárez is slowly getting back on track.
"We have achieved positive results, because we not only listened to the people of Juárez, but also got them on board to solve this problem with us," Calderón wrote in his commentary. "There is still a lot to do, but we can now say with confidence that Juárez is slowly getting back on track."
Calderón said that his three-part plan – sending in the military to restore order, working with local law enforcement, and the community rebuilding program "Todos Somos Juárez" – led to a reduction in violent crime in Ciudad Juárez.
"The combined effect of these actions has been a tangible reduction in crime," he wrote, citing that in January 2012 the reported number of murders in Ciudad Juárez went down to 84 a month, a 71 percent decrease from the peak in 2010.
While the Mexican government attributed their police and military tactics in the border city to the drop in violent crime, others claim that the powerful Sinaloa Cartel has finally defeated their rivals in Ciudad Juárez and wrestled control of the city.
"If you control the city, you control the drugs," a Mexican federal agent told the Associated Press last month. "And it appears to be [Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán)."
Calderón's appointment to the Kennedy School drew worldwide criticism when announced. The online petition site Change.Org collected nearly 33,000 signatures in opposition to Harvard's appointment of Calderón. And Mexican political activist and poet Javier Sicilia sent a letter to the university calling the former president's appointment an affront to the victims of the bloodshed in Mexico.
"We believe ... that the appointment of President Calderón as a visiting fellow at the Kennedy School is an insult to the victims of violence in Mexico," Sicilia and Mexican academic Sergio Aguayo wrote in a joint letter to the school's dean, David Ellwood.
The Kennedy School defended its appointment of Calderón, arguing that as an educational institution it welcomes varying viewpoints and theories.
"The School has a long tradition of providing an opportunity for leaders from around the world to speak to and interact with the community on important public policy issues," Ellwood said in a statement.
During Calderón's six years in office, an estimated 70,000 people died in violence related to the country's ongoing drug war. An escalation in murders and other violent crimes arose soon after Calderón took office in 2006, when he declared an all-out military blitz on Mexico's drug cartels.
Besides the death toll, Mexico's cartels – and with them, violence – have spread from certain regions along the U.S.-Mexico border to other parts of the country once free of violence, including resort areas such as Acapulco and metropolitan hubs like Monterrey and Guadalajara.
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tieme needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 106 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
Homeland Asia
The Company operates a website called "homelandasia.com" which aims to be Asia's largest property portal. Estates agents, rental agents and new home developers (collectively the customers of Homeland Asia's business) pay the company fees for the right to display details of properties for sale or rent on the website.
homelandasia.com was founded in Thailand in 2010 by a Dutch architect and a British marketing professional. Experience living in Thailand and working in the property business inspired a joint ambition to help home hunters and property investors find credible vendors and opportunities as well as improving the reputation and marketing of Thailand's impressive property industry.
homelandasia.com is based on a business model employed in many successful international markets and employees a team of local internet marketing experts and account managers.
The market is property in Asia (not specific to a particular country)
The customers are: Users (local and expat homehunters and property investers), estate agents and property developers.
The logo should have a graphical component that can be used as an icon on maps, applications and print media.
Open to suggestions on colour scheme - the website's skin will fall inline with the chosen logo colour and format. (See attached)
Accepted File Formats
Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Like abstract idea's so long as representative of the market.
Happy creating and thanks in advance!
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This was done a looong time ago..decided to post it
Mike X Sandy <3
Yay another MikexLucy fan~
I used to think there weren't any left ;^;
some cute drawings. Would be nice to see more variety.
so you want lucy to be a rebound for mike huh
It's not a rebound if Mike broke up with Sandy to be with Lucy, its a rebound if Sandy breaks up with Mike(haha yeah right, like that would ever happen ) and to escape from the onset of sadness he goes to Lucy and instantly tries to get into a relationship with her.
You realize, that you just said you hated sandy...for having a connection with Michael...YEAH? HOW DARE SHE HAVE STRONG FEELINGS OF LOVE TOWARDS HIM? THAT'S REALLY INCONSIDERATE!


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examplesThe following directories contain programs written in the JOOS language. In each directory you will find a Makefile which shows how to build the programs in the directory, i.e. which
.java files go together to form
an application.
The following directories contain Java applications (not applets).
.html files in the first two
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appletviewer, or via a browser that
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New York-based watch design studio Rumbatime has created a new timepiece that incorporates elements of a wristwatch, a credit card, and emergency response profile. Dubbed the Vandam Go, the stylish watch features a familiar looking digital watch inferface that includes the time, date, light, alarm, and stopwatch functions.
The strap of the watch is comprised of silicone and is water resistant, which is good because it also houses a contactless credit card payment chip and medical response VITAnumber. We're all about style and function, so it's nice having a timepiece that does more than just inform us about how we late we are.
In fact, one of the things we like most about the Vandam Go, besides its simple and stylish design, is its ability to streamline the check-out process whenever we purchase anything in-person. Once you activate the watch, the contact payment chip that fits inside the band can be inserted opposite the digital face. All one has to do then is activate it and simply wave the watch at a digital receiver at the point of sale, it's that easy. No fumbling with your purse or wallet is required.
And for some added piece of mind, if any emergency were to befall the wearer of the Vandam Go, the bands personalized VITAnumber is printed below the contactless payment chip. By dialing the toll-free number next to the VITAnumber, emergency medical personnel are able to access not only the health conditions of the wearer, but emergency contacts as well. We can't help but think this would be great for kids who don't generally carry official forms of identification — and for $35, that seems like a steal.


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April 16, 2014 19:09 ET
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - April 16, 2014) - FP Newspapers Inc. (TSX:FP) today announced a cash dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on May 30, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 30, 2014.
All dividends paid by the Company in 2014 and subsequent years, unless stated otherwise, are designated to be eligible dividends pursuant to subsection 89(14) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any applicable provincial legislation pertaining to eligible dividends. Holders of shares who are non-residents of Canada will be required to pay all withholding taxes payable in respect of the dividend.
FPI owns securities entitling it to 49% of the distributable cash of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership ("FPLP"). FPLP owns the Winnipeg Free Press, the Brandon Sun, and their related businesses, as well as the Canstar Community News division, the publisher of six community newspapers in the Winnipeg region, The Carillon in Steinbach with its related commercial printing operations, and the Carberry News Express weekly publication. The Winnipeg Free Press publishes six days a week for delivery to subscribers and single copy sales, serving Winnipeg and Manitoba with an average Monday through Saturday circulation of approximately 109,700 copies. On Sundays the Winnipeg Free Press publishes a newspaper sold through single-copy retail outlets and vending boxes. The Brandon Sun publishes six days a week, serving the region with an average circulation of approximately 11,900 copies. Canstar Community News publishes weekly with an average circulation of approximately 200,000 copies. The businesses employ approximately 540 people in Winnipeg, Brandon, Steinbach and Carberry Manitoba. Further information can be found at www.fpnewspapers.com, and in the disclosure documents filed by FP Newspapers Inc. with the securities regulatory authorities, available at www.sedar.com.
FP Newspapers Inc.Daniel KoshowskiCFO(204) 697-7425(204) 632-0281 (FAX)www.fpnewspapers.com
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Dress - White Tulip Dress by Justyna G / Heels - Christian Louboutin Neon Pink pigalle
Sunglasses - Gold Tassel Sunglasses from Justyna G
Obviously never wanting to let go of summer in this newest showstopper White Tulip Dress.
Truly loving it's amazing plunging neckline and super long neon orange tie backs that may be adjusted along the back any way you wish.
Undoubtedly all that is needed right now is a refreshing Daiquiri on hand!
Just to let you in on a secret - We're in the middle of organising a HUGE model search for Justyna G so stay tuned as this will be up in the coming week.
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November 29, 2007, 1:00 am
Xcel coal plant in Pueblo: 2 letters
Re: "Smokestack lightning rod," Nov. 20 business news story.
Xcel CEO Dick Kelly says that building a 750-kilowatt coal-fired power plant is "the best thing we could have done for both the customers and the environment." How does this fit in to Gov. Bill Ritter's promise to bring greater renewable energy development to Colorado? Making a 50-year commitment to a coal plant and the emission of millions of tons of carbon dioxide per year can't possibly be the "right thing to do." Read more…


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Marge Simpson, matriarch of America's longest-running prime time television show, will shock the world by posing nude for Playboy magazine.
Yes, it will be a centerfold.
This excerpt from the Yahoo News story is cool: "Playboy even convinced 7-Eleven to carry the magazine in its 1,200
corporate-owned stores, something the company has only done once before
in more than 20 years. "We love Marge," said 7-Eleven spokesman Margaret Chabris.
This excerpt is not: For
those who do collect the magazine — and they're out there — the cover
will bring to mind another first for the magazine that occurred in 1971
when a black woman appeared on the cover in exactly the same pose and,
like Marge, smiling under an impressive head of hair.
Comparing the significance of a cartoon appearing on the cover to the significance of a black woman appearing on the cover?
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