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Award-winning actress Sarah Hawkins is branching out quickly to the executive producer role of a new web series, “Or Die Trying” and creating her own production company, Dadley Productions, with fellow director, also her father, Bradley Hawkins. She’s on fire right now, paving a new path not only for herself, but for other young women in Hollywood and beyond.
“Roller Coaster,” her first film which happens to be a silent one, is filled with more heartfelt emotion in every action than most other dramatic or comedic short films. Based on her own humorous situations as she attempts to “make it” in Hollywood, she auditions and tries to live life on a shoestring. It’s a compelling short film which she and her father created and was the springboard for her next endeavors, “Or Die Trying” and “Filling In.”
Hawkins is shooting for the stars and I had a chance to talk with the talented and ambitious actress/producer recently about being female in this male-dominated world and the making of “Or Die Trying.”
Pamela Powell (PP): You’ve gone from award-winning actress to the lead and executive producer of “Or Die Trying.” Tell me about how you navigated this path.
Sarah Hawkins (SH): I love being on screen, but guiding a project from inception to final product is incredibly fulfilling. I’ve worked for a female-driven production company called Busted Buggy Entertainment, and recently produced a comedy-fantasy proof-of-concept called “Filling In.” It’s exciting to see [ODT] finally out in the world. It was also a fun way to put the acting hat on again as my character “Ellie Hansen.”
PP: Women in the film industry is a hot topic right now, thankfully. How do you see your role in helping to improve where women currently are and what can others do to help?
SH: As women working in the film industry ourselves, we were desperate to change the conversation on this topic as, more often than not, it focuses on depressing statistics and systemic misogyny. We knew our show wasn’t going to fix a patriarchal society like Hollywood; however, by committing to hire a team of at least 85% women, our audience was not only contributing to a female-driven narrative on screen, they were contributing to giving women in the industry a practical leg-up off screen. [And] who better to tell the story of millennial women in film than women in film? We made the decision early on to hire a predominantly female crew.
PP: Women supporting other women…there must be great strength with that!
SH: The simple switch in mentality from being competitive to being collaborative is what makes the women-in-film community so strong. When one woman succeeds in this business, we all do. We received so much support from brands, businesses, and badass women (and men!) who genuinely wanted to move the needle on gender equality. It was overwhelmingly encouraging to witness, and that much more exciting to be a part of.
PP: I’m sure you must have encountered hurdles in completing ODT which was funded through a campaign through Seed & Spark.
SH: Lack of time and money are always obstacles, but I think what is unique about OR DIE TRYING in this capacity is that we shot close to 70 pages within five and a half days, producing the entire series with a budget a little over 13k. It’s definitely not something I’d recommend, but looking back, I think it was a pretty excellent feat that we were able to get it all in.
PP: Do you feel like your show reflects the reality of women in your age group in the film industry?
SH: Absolutely. I have to give props to Myah Hollis, the series creator, writer (and my producing partner). She nails the highs and lows of the industry, and the work/life balance struggle [we] millennials go through exceptionally well. “Success” is an ambiguous term that can mean many different things to many different people. Who you become in the process of balancing your personal and professional lives while trying to achieve “success” AND being a woman on top of that makes for a hotbed of issues [that] I know a lot of our peers grapple with every day.
PP: What have you learned and what are your words of advice after creating this series?
SH: I think the biggest take away was a lesson in faith…the entire process was a little over two years. [And] leave nothing on the table, work fiercely and fervently, and don’t dare [to] give up on the end goal just because things don’t come easy.
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Ah, I see. I red it that GCC plans to add support for Go, not to just enable it.
If GCJ had actually supported the whole thing, it would've been useful: if for nothing else, to get proper binaries for open-source Java applications.
The huge first-start lag of Java remains to this day.
GCJ has an outdated profile (I'm almost sure it doesn't support 1.6, and certainly not Java 1.7, and the world goes soon into Java 1.8 with InvokeDynamic used in the language) , an outdated runtime (which has a very bad GC) so is really not a good option for the applications you say that are so good (by not using OpenJDK). I tried to compile more than two classes projects and I couldn't do it with GCJ. I didn't submit a bug because Java was a side task for me. But I am sure that even for Java developers was no interest. Even Google which has developers in GCC team and also has people interested in Java (as of Android) but GCJ is not interesting for anyone.
May you count this "huge", some real figures would be really nice? When I start Java applications they don't start slower than Visual Studio (which is written mostly in C++) or KDE applications in my Gnome environment.The huge first-start lag of Java remains to this day.
They don't, that was my point. None of them even compile using GCJ.Can you point the one that is OSS and runs better than OpenJDK?
There are many FOSS Java apps that I would use if I could have native binaries. Jitsi comes to mind first.
Sure. It takes five seconds on the machine I'm typing on to start Tilitin from a cold start. It's a light-weight accounting program.May you count this "huge", some real figures would be really nice? When I start Java applications they don't start slower than Visual Studio (which is written mostly in C++) or KDE applications in my Gnome environment.
A larger delay is visible using FOP (7-8s), which is a XML-FO typesetter program. Those two are the only Java programs I have. Both behave better from warm caches, but that's irrelevant, as the complaint is about cold starts.
VS is a terrible comparison, since the thing takes a minute to start, far longer than any Java app
If KDE apps take as long to cold start as Java, KDE is doing something wrong.
I can say one application which runs much slower with Java than with it (LibreOffice with Java plugins), but I noticed many snappy Java applications. Also, as we both understand the Java tradeoffs, waiting/ignoring the first 5 seconds (the startup ones), Java runs really nice. Many Java applications are responsive and fast. | <urn:uuid:91174f15-1eff-4000-9650-e3fbf0e93fc7> | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | http://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?87077-GCC-Looks-To-Turn-Off-Java-Replace-With-Go-Or-ADA&p=370504 | 2014-09-17T08:36:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657121798.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011201-00197-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969101 | 594 |
Cuisine: French, crepes, Breakfast
Location: Melbourne CBD
Next morning I headed off to Flinders Street Station and caught the train to Docklands. After walking a short way I eventually stumbled upon the lane way I was searching for which held the location for my breakfast, Choix. This place is a French Cafe which is known for their crepes and has an interesting feel with wooden benches lining the wall. There seemed to be quite a steady crowd of people flowing in and out and they all seemed to be on a first name basis with the owners. Obviously, this is their regular joint. I ordered ‘The Sexy’ which is a fresh hot crepe filled with sliced strawberries, white chocolate sauce and I think there may have been some maple syrup. On a cold Melbourne winter’s day, what better way to start with this meal for breakfast.
Verdict: Absolutely yum!
Recommendation: Highly Recommend
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Each year, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design’s Matthew and Crawford Buildings are transformed into Scotland’s largest exhibition space to showcase the work of over 350 of the University of Dundee’s graduating art, design and architecture students. For 10 days visitors will have an opportunity to view the culmination of several years of creative development and hard work in an exciting show spanning the areas of design and craft, contemporary art practice, social digital, graphic communication and architecture.
Join us on Tuesday 2 May 2017, 6pm at The McManus Galleries, for a sneak peek at what this year’s University of Dundee Art, Design & Architecture Degree show has to offer, when five students take to the floor to discuss their work, in advance of the show opening on 19 May 2017.
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Table of contents:
Highlights of our tour:
We meet you at your accommodation or at the airport and start our tour. 7 days desert tour from Agadir travels via the Sous Valley and High Alas Mountains and Anti-Atlas Mountains. Besides, you discover the Sahara of Merzouga and experience a camel trekking trip including desert areas by 4×4. Finally, travel to the imperial city and the coastal city of Essaouira. And we end the tour in Agadir.
Day 1: Agadir to Ouarzazate:
7 days desert tour from Agadir will start by picking you up you from your accommodation. Then, we drive to explore Taroudant town. Thus, it is called a “little Marrakech”, and it offers a traditional market. You will visit the old Medina and visit Taliouine. It is the capital town of Saffron. You will visit its field and drive to Ouarzazate. Here, you will visit the Atlas Studios where films are produced. And then we check into a traditional riad for a night.
Day 2: Ouarzazate- Draa Valley-Rissani-Merzouga:
After breakfast, we will continue our tour to Merzouga. But, we will visit pass by different landscapes and villages. Hence, we drive along the Ant-Atlas Mountains and make stope for panoramic views. You will enjoy a range of mountains. Further, we visit Draa valley or Rive. It is the longest river in Morocco at 1,100 kilometers. Next, we stop in Agdez to have local lunch and drive to Rissani via Alnif and Tazzarine. In Rissani, you visit it old and traditional market. Finally, we drive to the Sahara of Erg Chebbi and have a night Riad/ Hotel.
Day 3: Desert Tour and Camel Trip:
Today, you will explore desert areas and experience a camel trekking trip. Firstly, we visit Khamlia village to enjoy Gnawa music of black skin people. Besides, we visit the mines of Mifis and meet nomads. You will have Berber pizza and experience a panoramic view of the whole desert. After that, we drive to Sahjir Lake and insight different immigrant birds. Finally, you go for a camel trip. You will ride camels and cross the dunes and enjoy the sunset view. At the camp, you will have diner and enjoy music around the fire. A night under the stars
Day 4: Merzouga-Todra Gorges-Dades Valley:
On this day, you wake up early to watch the sunrise view. And you have a shower and breakfast and come back by camel. Thereafter, we drive to Erfoud and visit its market date fruit. Later, we drive to Jorf to visit a traditional irrigation system for watering groves. In Touroug, we visit Berber cloth cooperative and have lunch there the drive to Todra Gorges. There, you will enjoy a natural oasis that goes between a canyon. The site also offers high rocks at 300m for rock climbers. Finally, we visit the Rok Formation and stop in Curves of Tissdrine for a panoramic view. Then, we check into a local Raid in Dades Valley for a Night.
Day 5: Dades Valley- Ait Ben Haddou-Marrakech:
7 days desert tour from Agadir will depart after breakfast. Therefore, we drive to Rose Valley via adobe buildings. The Valley is in Qalaat MGouna town, and it offers rose products such as water and soup rose. Locals organize a Rose festival each year to celebrate the rose harvest season. Secondly, we visit Taourit Kabah and drive to Ait Ben Haddou through Ouarzazate. Ait Ben Haddou kasbah is the largest Kasbah in Morocco and it is a UNESCO site. You will have free time here to walk up the kasbah. Also, we drive via the Tizi-N-Tichak mountain pass and enjoy panoramic views. Finally, we reach Marrakech and spend a night in a Riad in the old Medina.
Day 6: Marrakech City Tour:
We offer a guided tour in Marrakech in this program. Marrakech is one of the imperial city and tourist destinations in Morocco. So, you will explore the tourist attractions with our local guide. The tour includes Bahia Place, Menara garden, and Saadian tombs. After that, you explore the square time where locals entertain tourists with their performers. Secondly, you move to Koutoubia mosque near Jamaa El Fna and visit Jardine Majorelle. The guided tour passes by the attractions in Marrakech before it ends. Overnight is at the same Riad.
Day 7: Marrakech to Agadir:
On the last day of 7 days desert tour from Agadir, we will visit Essaouira. Firstly, we stop at Argan oil cooperative and take pictures of goats climbing the Argan trees. Afterward, we drive to Essaouira to explore the old Medina and enjoy seafood for lunch. Finally, we drive to Agadir and drop you offer at your accommodation or at the airport.
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During our 7 days desert tour from Agadir to Merzouga, we will visit several magnificent locations, including Marrakech, Ait Benhaddou, and Merzouga. We’ve written a few lines about these locations down below.
Marrakech, the red city:
Marrakech, often known as the “Red Pearl of the South,” is one of four royal cities in the country’s center. Its lengthy and rich past is reflected in an unusually high number of monuments. The city became the empire’s capital in the 12th century, and it became a commercial center in the 17th century when caravans traveled through on their route to the interior of Africa. During the reign of King Moulay Hassan in the nineteenth century, beautiful mansions were erected.
The Koutoubia Mosque, with its almost 80-meter-high tower, and the Jemaa-el-Fna Square, where a magical theater is produced every evening, are also landmarks in the city. Jugglers, snake charmers, belly dancers, and storytellers congregate here. People also visit the Saadian tombs, where more than 60 members of the royal Saadian dynasty are interred. The palace of el-Bahia has been nearly entirely intact, with 150 chambers where the vizier Ba Ahmed housed his harem of 100 women. Marrakech, with its beautiful ambiance reminiscent of the legends of a thousand and one nights, will conjure amazing moments amidst palm trees, fountains, and the ruins of medieval fortresses.
The Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou:
Without a doubt, At-Ben-Haddou is Morocco’s most gorgeous town. At-Ben-Haddou is a ksar constructed against the side of a hill. A ksar is a fortified city constructed completely of wood and loam in this example. At-Ben-Haddou may appear familiar to you since it is frequently utilized as a film set. Famous films and television shows such as Game of Thrones and Gladiator were filmed there.
When you visit At-Ben-Haddou, you feel as if you are transported back in time. It was erected by the Berbers about the year 750 and is very well preserved. It takes its name from the commander Ben-Haddou. They also claim Ben-Haddou is buried beneath the kasbah. This historic settlement served as a crossroads for trade routes between Marrakech and the Sahara.
The cinema city of Ouarzazate:
On the outskirts of Morocco’s desert-like Atlas Mountains, Tibetan monasteries, Egyptian temples, and biblical cities merge. Moroccan Hollywood is located in the country’s southern region. Meet Ouarzazate, often known as Ouallywood.
The Atlas Film Studios, located in the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, is the world’s biggest film studio. The city of Ouarzazate is fittingly named Ouallywood. The reddish-brown, desert-like emptiness is transformed into a battleground on a regular basis. These studios have been used to film over 200 films and television shows. The Atlas Picture Studios has been the location for classic films such as The Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, The Mummy, The Passion of the Christ, Game of Thrones, and the newly released film Aladdin.
Merzouga Sahara desert:
Merzouga desert is a must-see on every Morocco tour departing from Agadir, Marrakech, Casablanca, or Fes. It is a vast desert located in Morocco’s southeast. The beautiful dunes and a variety of activities make it a popular tourist destination.
It is advised to ride camels in the desert and spend the night in a Berber tent. Local Berbers will perform music for you beneath a starry sky at night. Other things to attempt in Merzouga include quad biking, listening to Gnaoua music, seeing the Srij Lake, visiting the Hassi Labied Oasis, and others. | <urn:uuid:a4976096-5fab-4017-aa61-2fbb828d1fb0> | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | https://uniquedeserttour.com/tour/7-days-tour-from-agadir-to-merzouga-desert/ | 2021-10-23T19:37:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585768.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023193319-20211023223319-00153.warc.gz | en | 0.934996 | 2,127 |
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Photophobia and Holiday Lights
I love the holiday season. I always look forward to it and enjoy all the holiday festivities. All the holiday movies, drinks at Starbucks, gift wrapping, decorations, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Photophobia, dry eye, and the holiday season
This is my first holiday season since getting diagnosed with dry eye. It has made me realize there is one aspect of the holidays that always bothered me but I could never put a finger on it until now.
My family loves decorating for the holidays. We put up outdoor lights and decorations that light up the front of the house and the driveway. We also decorate extensively inside, including our Christmas tree.
Our Christmas tree has a couple of different light options. Plain yellow; red, blue, and green; and altering between the first two options. You can also pick whether you want them flickering or continuously glowing.
When my photophobia was less severe, I could make do with averting my gaze when the lights bothered me. Or closing my eyes for a minute or two. Since my dry eye has worsened, these are no longer helpful option.
Combating light sensitivity
Flickering or flashing lights are especially triggering so my family no longer picks that option for the tree. We also don’t pick the red, blue, and green or the alternating option often as those are triggering as well. While it is not always an available option, I do like to dim lights when I can. That way I can still enjoy the lights without them irritating my eyes.
While I can make modifications at home, going out during the holidays can be quite difficult. I love the holiday atmosphere of joy and cheer but it is hard to partake in it when there are bright and flashing lights almost everywhere.
I have transition glasses lenses and have found that those are helpful in the face of direct holiday lighting. I also try to strategically avert my gaze but that is not always helpful so it feels risky.
I am usually left with a headache or eye strain after being around holiday lights. This puts a bit of a damper on my love for the holiday season but I love it immensely nonetheless.
Do holiday lights trigger your dry eyes?
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This is the best (white) bread ever! I think they put some olive oil in it and some salt and pepper. I guess that is what makes it so good.
The garlic bread tastes so yum. It tastes like our garlic bread, only it’s a little bigger. It tastes better.
The pizza was so good, because of the pepperoni. I like my crust softer, like Red Elephant’s. I ate it all.
Likes: The white bread, garlic bread, and pizza!
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Updated: Jul 8, 2020
Yesterday, I was at the central Oregon Coast, enjoying spectacular sunny, warm weather and great bird sightings. I went in hopes of photographing a flock of Snow Buntings, an arctic species that shows up in Oregon, especially along the coast in winter. I was lucky enough to find the flock and get close enough for some great photos. My butterfly photography skills came in very handy as I did my slow-as-molasses-in-winter "Tai Chi Walk" down the beach towards where I saw the flock land, and got surprisingly close.
About an hour later, I was in Yachats, looking for another bird from the north that shows up in Oregon only along the coast in winter, the Rock Sandpiper. This species is seen in Oregon every year, in stretches of the coast with very rocky shorelines, but I had never been in the right time at the right place to see one. Yachats it a prime example of that habitat, and a friend had seen a Rock Sandpiper here a few weeks earlier. I saw and photographed several other species that inhabit the splash zone, but struck out on the Rock Sandpiper.
Just after I had decided to pack it in for the day, I made one more round down the 804 Trail in Smelt Sands State Park. As I was scanning the black rocks for surfbirds and turnstones, I saw something totally unexpected. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something small fly lickety-split past me and land in the vegetation about 30 feet in front of me. My many years of watching butterflies gave me a strong sense that it was a butterfly! I invoked the Tai Chi Walk one more time, and with my birding camera on my tripod, I photographed this freshly eclosed adult American Lady. On December 16!
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Flooding plagues people in Central
CENTRAL- High floodwaters are plaguing people who live in areas of the Bridlewood Subdivision in Central.
News 2's cameras captured several feet of water in driveways and streets. Neighbors say they are completely frustrated dealing with the flooding.
"Some of the neighbors down the street have to come park in our driveway so they can go home," Nolan Savoy said. "They can't make it in vehicles."
Other neighbors have complained to City leaders about the problem.
"I've called and complained to get the ditches cleaned out," Michelle Alexander said. "We don't know who's problem it is."
A spokesman for the City of Central told News 2 the city recently spent $150,000 to clean ditches in the area. Some people believe the work has made a difference.
"It drains much better now," George Munn said.
A few miles away from the Bridlewood Subdivision, people are also dealing with raw sewage cascading into the streets.
"This is unacceptable," John Vallery said. "Based on my knowledge of things like this, it might be a pipe that malfunctioned."
All of the neighbors say they weren't expecting to be dealing with these problems on Labor Day. City leaders say the problems could get better once the Comite River Diversion Project is completed. There is no set date on when that project will be finished. | <urn:uuid:d2f1b59b-6b28-416e-b94f-4512a754fdd8> | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | http://www.wbrz.com/news/flooding-plagues-people-in-central/ | 2015-08-29T19:02:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440644064538.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827025424-00337-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974363 | 298 |
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After 16 years in NYC, Conan O’Brien is saying goodbye to the Big Apple and heading west.
But since NBC announced that current Tonight Show host Jay Leno would be given a show at 10 pm, some folks think O’Brien is getting stiffed.
Indeed, as the follow-up act for Leno, albeit an hour earlier than in the past 16 years, O’Brien could find himself competing within his own network for guests and attention.
“I feel a little sorry for Conan,” one longtime late night executive told the New York Times. “I think he’s getting sandbagged.”
Warren Littlefield, who was NBC’s top program executive when Leno began at Tonight, said: “Sure, Conan is still getting the Tonight Show, but who are we kidding? Call it what you will. But if NBC hasn’t done it yet, you know they are going to at some point be saying: ‘Late night begins at 10 o’clock.'”
O’Brien for his part acknowledged some trepidation about the move. “I’ve spent my fair share of time at 3 in the morning,” he said, “lying awake like Martin Sheen in (Apocalypse Now), staring at the ceiling fan, thinking about my trip up river — and we all know how that turned out.”
But, he said he was relieved that Leno was staying at NBC. “Of all the alternatives in the universe, this one honestly does work best for me,” he said. “I didn’t want to suddenly be perceived as this person who forced someone into a bad position. I wouldn’t be comfortable in that role.”
In terms of bookings, Leno has previously said, “Even though it’s 10 o’clock, we’re going to pretend it’s 11:30 … I think we will have an advantage in saying to press agents: It’s prime time. We reach a wider audience.”
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I think one thing that's going on here is that these people think they are hanging out with you.
If you had invited them over to spend a social evening together, it would be rude to laugh at a private joke and not share it. And it would be rude to make a phone call, especially without explaining something about it so that they didn't feel ignored.
But you don't get to choose whether they come into your store. So you are feeling that they're *not* "spending social time together." You think you're hanging out by yourself at the same place that they are hanging out.
Maybe you need to try to clarify that.
Either with them, or for yourself. If you're hanging out in *your store*, of course your customers are going to think that you are hanging out *with them*, because hospitality is part of what you're selling in your lounge area.
If it's friends and not customer "friends," maybe before you start reading or get absorbed in anything, say, "Well, I'm done visiting now, and I have some stuff to do, so I'm going to send you off."
When they ask "what stuff?" you should say, oh so patiently, "Stuff. And I need to concentrate, so I can't have visitors anymore."
With phone calls, maybe, "Oh, were you listening?" And stop.
When they say yes, then maybe "Oh, it was a private call. I'm sorry--I can't step into another office to take care of business." And again, stop--don't say another syllable.
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January 17, 2013 at 9:twelve pm Nicely, I received a replica of my study from the first surveyor for my home which demonstrates the home isn't in a very flood zone. Wells Fargo backed off on the house, but now they say that my Pole Barn is within a flood zone and that I must get flood insurance policies on that. I looked at the county flood map that shows the barn is not really in the flood zone, but Wells Fargo incorporates a FEMA map they say exhibits it is actually in the flood zone and which they imagine the FEMA map above my county’s map.
#3…find out who else in your location/community has actually been positioned within the zone. It’s far better to have the ability to gather and share details with Other people in the exact same boat.
I called Core Logic and received the show map which Plainly shows our house NOT in almost any of the zones. I’ve submitted this to Wells Fargo and am awaiting their response(submitted it five times ago).
July two, 2011 at 2:05 pm So just your barn is within the flood zone? Now that i'm back from holiday vacation, I am likely to pursue this aggressively. I did purchase a policy to carry me about, but I want to get taken from the flood map and obtain a refund on my policy. I'll document my procedure needless to say.
I bought my home 4 many years back, I Dwell acaross the street from the shallow fishing lake that not a soul in the region remembers at any time flooding (if you reside around a puddle FEMA will get you!) Past August I refinanced my home and obtained a letter which i now not required flood insurance policy (effectively Yippee) this week I acquired One more letter some months afterwards stating I went from an X zone (not needing flood ins)back to to an AE zone (large hazard) I had an elevation study finished a while in the past showing I had been 0.five off of the base flood line. I'm battling this, I am a senior so you are appropriate flood click to read more insurance policy is extremely costly and your house payment will go up to accomodate it.
Highlights the most significant dilemma in The complete fraud. Lots of the maps in use were being just sketched in by utilizing knowledge that was available, but was not produced with the use that FEMA set it to.
Here's my huge question: What might have your town governing administration performed for you that may have manufactured this method easier to suit your needs? I hope that the extent of stress will be immense for influenced homeowners.
I are actually to my city, state consultant and congressional rep with no optimistic results about the make a difference of the new Extra resources determination. Every thing pointed back again to FEMA. I did Have a very new study carried out now, to be a matter of fact and also the Original final results were being that my LAG degrees are bigger than what FEMA experienced me shown and higher than my BFE level.
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I wanted to verify my elevation ahead of paying out the money on a surveyor so I employed an elevation app on my iPone. It had been within just two feet of what the tax map claimed so I'm pretty self-confident the surveyor could have the exact same result and I'm able to eventually have our home removed from the AE zone.
So, if you are paying for a home and are instructed it is within a flood zone, you may want to consider it even further. There could already be described as a LOMA or LOMR-F set up that the lender or appraiser didn't see. It truly is Terrible that homeowners are bearing the brunt of the FEMA mess. What a racket.
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NEW features requested by our clients have been added to Data8’s flagship database de-duplication product – data8 duplicare™. These include the ability to easily batch de-duplicate yesterday’s new leads and being able to flag known non-duplicates. data8 duplicare™ is also fully compliant with Microsoft Dynamics 365 version 9.1
No-one wants to get several copies of a mailing or email
Research by DataIQ and Royal Mail Data Services[i], says that 61% of marketers say that they are struggling with duplicates; an increase of 11% on the previous survey from two years earlier. Not only are duplicates wasteful and expensive, they often annoy the recipient, causing reputational damage to the enterprise. data8 duplicare prevents this.
It is an automated de-duplication tool for Microsoft Dynamic 365 (CRM). It offers the ability to merge multiple records with all fields, and customisable bulk de-duplicating of existing records; all within Dynamic 365. In addition, data8 duplicare provides advanced duplicate prevention when data is being entered.
The data8 duplicare dashboard provides a powerful tool for both CRM and sales professionals within the enterprise to monitor where and when duplicates are being created, and by whom!
De-duplicate yesterday’s new leads
For many enterprises, the addition of new records to their CRM comes from the user entering the information on a website. Whilst reducing the administrative burden on CRM users, all of the effort put into training them not to create duplicates is lost if the customer forgets, or doesn’t realise, that he has already registered and is re-registering and creating a duplicate.
Many organisations spend large amounts of time and resource trying to manually de-duplicate their CRM. With the new functionality in data8 duplicare, it is possible to de-duplicate a defined sub-set of records, such as yesterday’s new leads, against the rest of the database. This can be incorporated into the user defined merge rules and so be implemented automatically using the scheduling facility.
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When data8 duplicare flags up two John Smiths it might well mean duplicates. However, there may equally be two different John Smiths, and therefore the records should not be merged. Whilst this issue could be resolved by developing ever more complex identification algorithms, often a simple answer works better.
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When Jose Mourinho reportedly told Bastien Schweinsteiger to clear out his first-team locker and start training with the reserves earlier this week, he probably didn't think it would cause the outrage that has followed.
After all, the veteran German midfielder was one of the most criticised players during Manchester United's disappointing 2015/16 campaign.
As it turns out, though, a lot of people are unhappy with what has been seen as a huge sign of disrespect shown from Mourinho. Today those complaints reached a new high as Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge fired a warning to the Old Trafford club.
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In comments made to German publication Bild, and relayed by the Daily Mail, the Bayern chief admitted being shocked by the Schweinsteiger reports, before claiming they could have serious repercussions for United in the months and years ahead.
"'I could hardly believe it," he explained. "One or two players are going to think long and hard in future about whether they want to go to such a club.
"Nothing like that has ever happened at Bayern Munich."
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Although Manchester United have been incredibly successful in the transfer market so far this summer - signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and preparing for the arrival of Paul Pogba - Rummenigge's warning isn't too ridiculous.
Old Trafford will always be an attractive place for players to play because of United's illustrious history.
However, if potential recruits are watching on and seeing how established World Cup winning stars such as Schweinsteiger are being 'disrespected', they might opt to join another big club who they feel would be more forgiving.
After all, after several disappointing campaigns, United aren't quite the draw they once were, even if they are about to break the world transfer record.
With Rummenigge joining the likes of Schweinsteiger's own brother and a host of United fans on social media in calling into question Mourinho's treatment of the former Bayern star, the new Red Devils boss will be hoping he doesn't come to rue his hard stance on the veteran.
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How to Identify Kosher or Halal Vitamins
February 6 2018
Learn how to identify which vitamins are kosher/Halal and which aren’t.
If someone is living the kosher or Halal lifestyle, then it is important for them to take a look at their vitamins or supplements. Many vitamins are not kosher/Halal because the Torah, Quran and other Jewish and Islamic teachings say that certain animals are not to be eaten. Vitamins are considered to fall under food laws, so it is essential that people who observe a kosher diet take kosher vitamins.
The biggest problem with many vitamins is that they contain gelatin that may not be made with kosher ingredients. This gelatin may be made of the bones, skins, hooves and connective tissues of many different animals, including pigs.
While kosher vitamins(Halal) often contain gelatin, it is made from allowable sources including deep-sea fish bones, arrowroot, carrageen, carob beans, guar gum, kuzu or xanthan gum. Furthermore, if any animal byproduct is used in kosher vitamins, then that animal must be slaughtered ritualistically following the rules set forth in the Halakha or Shariah.
An easy way to find out if the vitamins that someone is taking are kosher/Halal is to look for a kosher/Halal certification. The largest organization to give this rating is the Orthodox Union and IFANCA for Halal products, but there are other ways to get vitamins certified.
These certification agencies are constantly watching for products claiming to be kosher/Halal. In the United States, if a company is found falsifying kosher certification, all packaging must be promptly destroyed as it is a violation of federal law to claim a product is kosher when it is not. | <urn:uuid:6f79e199-96fe-4eb5-b845-631cab506586> | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | https://www.iherb.com/blog/how-to-identify-kosher-or-halal-vitamins/310 | 2019-08-21T07:23:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315811.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20190821065413-20190821091413-00274.warc.gz | en | 0.941866 | 363 |
Rick Moyer, CJ Product Development and Buyer, began his career at CJ Pony Parts in sales. Now, over nine years later, Rick not only knows CJ products inside and out, but he’s also become one of the “go-to” staff members for Mustang questions, concerns, and opinions. From his progression throughout CJ’s (you might have even noticed him on camera during some earlier CJ installation videos) and his devout passion for all things Mustang, the rest of us here at CJ’s decided to share some of his story.
At the age of 16, Rick stumbled across an Emerald Green 1991 Mustang coupe listed for sale in the local newspaper. While it didn’t necessarily live up to the 1994 body style that he had been hoping for, it was affordable and in great shape. Plus, a Mustang is a Mustang. This became his first Mustang, and over the years, Rick has added two more to his collection: a 1993 Calypso Green 5.0L and a 1990 Black GT. This lineup isn’t very surprising, as Rick states that the price and performance of the Fox Body, compared to their 80’s and 90’s rivals, is what initially drew him to the Mustang.
Following his initial draw to Mustangs, Rick became interested in the power and performance of these muscle cars. Learning from his dad, uncle and grandpa (all of whom had Mustangs in the 60’s and 70’s), as well as internet forums like Corral and StangNet, Rick soon became skilled at making upgrades and modifications to his Fox Body Mustangs. When pressed to name the upgrade he’s most enjoyed on any of his cars, Rick says he has to go with the “5 Lug Swap.” It proved to be more of a difficult shop endeavor, especially finding all of the little components needed to make the swap, but the process and end result proved to be well worth it.
But it’s not just working on Mustangs, though, that Rick enjoys. He’s also made attending various shows and races a major part of his hobby. For example, he hasn't missed the annual Ford Carlisle event in fourteen years. The MCA 35th Anniversary show at the Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama was his favorite event to attend, closely followed by some NMRA events. Working at CJ’s has only furthered his passion for Mustangs, and Rick says the best part of his job is dealing Mustang parts and interacting with all sorts of people who share his enthusiasm. Whether it’s in interacting with vendors, valued CJ customers, or fellow employees, Rick is continually demonstrating his breadth of Mustang knowledge.
Enough about the past, what about the future? Rick says he’s most looking forward to the next generation Mustang; a completely new Mustang means a whole new catalog of parts for CJ’s, and a lot in the queue for Rick. Furthermore, Rick says a 2013 or 2014 GT might be making itself a nice new home in his own driveway by the end of summer. | <urn:uuid:8398c3bd-235b-458f-af71-6215f0087062> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://blog.cjponyparts.com/2013/05/meet-rick-moyer-2/ | 2017-01-24T05:11:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284270.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00025-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981862 | 642 |
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By some estimates, there are over 150 rural PC kiosk projects in India, reaching approximately 10,000 rural villages across the country. Efforts like this to apply information and communication technologies to rural development are almost always led by urban technologists, who have preconceptions about villagers and their aspirations. In some cases, the urban-rural cultural differences are further augmented by transnational differences, as multinational corporations, headquartered in other countries, seek to address markets elsewhere.
We discuss a few myths frequently believed by wealthier city-dwellers about poor rural villages in India. While not entirely untrue, these myths tend to create cognitive barriers to good product design. Ethnographic investigation of rural villages and existing kiosk projects can lower these barriers and point product designers in directions that may not be obvious at the outset. In particular, we find that (1) villages are surprisingly up-to-date vis-à-vis modern communications capabilities, (2) some rural villagers aggressively seek out modern technology, and (3) even the poorest populations have desires that go beyond those required for physical sustenance. These facts, along with subtle qualifications, have immediate consequences for the design of rural kiosks and the services they deliver.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Following the announcement that TSA agents would be involved in manning highway checkpoints in Tennessee, the State’s Homeland Security Commissioner said yesterday that a raft of new “security checkpoints” would be in place over the Halloween period to “keep roadways safe for trick-or-treaters”.
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Well, if it’s ‘for the children’, who are we to kick up a fuss?
“State Troopers will be conducting safety checkpoints, sobriety roadblocks, saturation patrols and other enforcement techniques to look for aggressive or impaired drivers,” over the next few days, in order to “keep roadways safe for trick-or-treaters,” according to Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons, whose office’s role includes “terrorism prevention”.
Since the Jackson Sun has already announced where the checkpoints will be located, enabling any bad guys to avoid them, is this really about keeping the kids safe or is it about revenue generation?
This may sound harsh, but current U.S. foreign policy is a disaster. Most Americans will admit as much if they examine our most significant foreign interventions individually.
Many conservatives say, “I like Ron Paul, except on foreign policy.” Perhaps thinking they’re going for the jugular, Paul’s critics like to first cite his contention that our foreign interventions breed more Islamic terrorism than they quell, often saying the congressman somehow “blames America” for our troubles. Yet, according to the Pew poll, a majority of our soldiers — who you might think know a thing or two about what causes Islamic terrorism — actually agree with Paul on this point. More significantly, Paul’s overall foreign policy of avoiding going to war where there is no clear national interest is where the congressman is most in line with public sentiment. The only exception is Libya, where ironically most Republicans side with Paul and against public opinion.
Perhaps Sarah Palin said it best last week on Sean Hannity’s Fox program: “You’ve got to give it to Ron Paul … [who] I think hit the nail on the head, when he came out and said Obama had better be careful when he interjects himself and our country in other nations’ business.”
Palin was, of course, talking about Libya. Hannity agreed with her.
So what does saying, “I like Ron Paul, except on foreign policy” really mean?
Ron Paul’s North Idaho supporters in the 2008 presidential election have regrouped for 2012. Now calling themselves “North Idaho Patriots for Ron Paul 2012,” they have been meeting regularly for the past few months.
A scheduled gathering Thursday evening at the Donut House in Hayden attracted 40 people. An age-diverse group turned out to hear guest speaker Idaho State Rep. Phil Hart.
Bjorn Handeen’s baby daughter giggled and bounced on her father’s lap as Hart spoke.
“Many of the Ron Paulers from the last election have now been elected themselves, or joined other grassroots efforts,” said Handeen, now a precinct committeeman in Coeur d’Alene’s “Borah Triangle.” “We need to cultivate a new group of activists.”
Things have changed since they first began grassroots campaigning for Paul in North Idaho, Handeen said.
“Now, we’re pretty integrated into the Republican party,” he said.
Hart told the group that Paul is the only candidate who understands economics and realizes that the nation’s Federal Reserve system no longer works, that it is creating debt and driving the nation toward a financial meltdown.
“If you follow the money for every one of the candidates, it will lead back to that Federal Reserve control, if you will,” Hart said. “There is only one candidate that stands outside of that paradigm, and that’s Ron Paul.”
Hart talked about why he disagrees with some of the main objections to Paul’s viability as a presidential candidate.
The congressman has long opposed what he has deemed manipulative intervention by the Federal Reserve, which controls national monetary policy. In his book End the Fed, Paul blamed the Federal Reserve’s alleged inflationary shell game for an artificial boom-and-bust economy that will lead America down a path to inevitable ruin. In Paul’s book, the Fed sounds a bit like Matt Taibbi’s description of Goldman Sachs.
Paul’s big problem with American money is this: It’s fiat currency, unmoored to any metallic reserve, leaving it prone to collapse in his view. Paul supports a return to the gold standard.
In the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, a different kind of financial monetary intervention is afoot: financing the Hall of Fame by selling the coins with surcharges attached. The bill amounts to a Cooperstown funding drive; that’s why Rep. Amash voted against it.
The bill would direct Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to mint half-dollar, $1, and $5 coins — and to sell them with $5, $10, and $35 surcharges, all of which would be paid exclusively to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
“It’s far beyond the proper scope of the federal government to act as a sales agent for a private group,” Amash wrote on his Facebook page. “I voted no.”
Ron Paul is nothing if not principled. If he doesn’t like fiat money, why vote to mint more of it, even if it will possibly feature a sweet convex/concave design for more “dramatic display”?
Friday, October 28, 2011
The antipiracy legislation, introduced yesterday in the House of Representatives to the applause of lobbyists for Hollywood and other large content holders, is designed to make allegedly copyright-infringing Web sites, sometimes called “rogue” Web sites, virtually disappear from the Internet.
“I’m still reviewing the legislation, but from what I’ve already read, this would mean the end of the Internet as we know it,” Lofgren told CNET.
Lofgren, whose congressional district includes the high-tech center of San Jose, will be a key ally for Google, Yahoo, and other tech companies who are already working with advocacy groups through trade associations to figure out how to defeat SOPA (PDF), also known as the E-Parasite Act.
So far, at least, they’re outnumbered, outspent, and outgunned. SOPA’s backers include the Republican or Democratic heads of all the relevant House and Senate committees, and groups as far afield as the Teamsters have embraced the measure on the theory that it will protect and create U.S. jobs. | <urn:uuid:f6e920a7-8f2f-4df3-8e1c-1a0230bc59ff> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://www.megalextoria.com/politics/?x=y:11;m:10&paged=2 | 2015-05-22T17:33:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207925917.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113205-00334-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948886 | 1,494 |
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I am fairly obsessed with suncare, and finding the holy grail high protection in a light formula that’s easy to reapply, (especially for my son) feels like my task of a lifetime. I have been checking out the brand new Shiseido Suncare 2018 Collection which uses WetForce technology and promises to strengthen the UV protective veil of sunscreen when it comes into contact with water or perspiration. Genius! Here’s what you need to know!
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Peering sleepily at his surroundings – clearly just roused from a nap – Reese Witherspoon's baby son Tennessee James is a picture to behold. His beaming mother was also in her element as she stepped out with her little one two months after his birth.
Fans got their first peek at Reese's third child as the actress ran some errands in Santa Monica on Wednesday. She looked stylish and maternal as she pushed her son's pram around the golden autumn sunshine. It was an opportunity for mum and baby to bond, and there was no sign of the Oscar-winner's publicist and husband, Jim Toth, or Tennessee's siblings, Ava, 13, and Deacon, 8, from Reese's previous marriage to Ryan Phillippe.
Two short months ago, the Hollywood family welcomed their latest addition and revealed that he had been named after his mother's home state and childhood playground of Nashville, Tennessee. In the past, Reese has said she's very proud of her "definitive Southern upbringing" which, she says, has given her "a sense of family and tradition" and taught her about "being conscientious about people's feelings, being polite, being responsible and never taking for granted what you have in your life."
Indeed, the Southern belle certainly has plenty to be thankful for. As well as her stellar career, she is mum to three beautiful children and has found lasting love with Jim, a talent agent, after her separation from Ryan Phillippe in October 2007.
Their fairytale wedding,in the presence of friends such as Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson and Tobey Maguire, was featured exclusively in HELLO!. It was the family affair the actress had always dreamed of. Daughter Ava was maid of honour, while Deacon was ringbearer. Both watched as their famous mum married Jim just before sunset at her secluded Californian ranch – a rustic yet romantic backdrop to the wonderful occasion. | <urn:uuid:eb83db43-1fcb-4229-ac05-e74216166b6a> | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | https://us.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2012112210161/reese-witherspoon-shows-off-baby/ | 2018-03-17T22:07:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257645362.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20180317214032-20180317234032-00679.warc.gz | en | 0.987713 | 402 |
ATLANTA - Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga was selected as one of the four finalists for the 2013 Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year award.
Larrañaga joins Jim Crews (St. Louis), Mark Few (Gonzaga) and John Thompson III (Georgetown) as finalists for the prestigious award. Voting for the Naismith Award will run from March 25 through April 4. The four finalists will be honored and the 2013 award winner will be announced April 7 at the Naismith Awards Welcome Brunch in Atlanta.
Coach L has already been named the USBWA Henry Iba National Coach of the Year and the ACC Coach of the Year by both the ASCMA and his fellow ACC coaches. Larrañaga is also a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year award and the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award.
In his second year at Miami, Larrañaga led his team to an overall record of 27-6, the most wins in program history. The Hurricanes, who won both the ACC regular season title and the ACC Tournament, enter the NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed in the East Region. Miami was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally, defeated No. 1 Duke and hosted five capacity crowds at the BankUnited Center this season - all firsts for the program.
Beyond the victory over Duke, Larrañaga’s Canes picked up a marquee victory over No. 13 Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and defeated North Carolina three times. The 63-year-old guided his Hurricanes to a 15-3 ACC record in the 2012-13 season, earning Miami the top seed in the ACC tournament.
Coach Jim Larrañaga's 2012-13 Awards
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• Skip Prosser Man of the Year award finalist
• Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist
• Naismith Coach of the Year finalist
• USBWA Coach of the Year - District IV
• ACC Coach of the Year (Coaches)
• ACC Coach of the Year (ASCMA)
• ACC Coach of the Year - Sports Illustrated (Seth Davis)
• ACC Coach of the Year - ESPN (Jason King)
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Building a Tropical Beach House.
We are presently in the throes of completing our first beach house in the beautiful barrio of Lucena, North Joao Pessoa. This is a guide to our experiences, our thoughts and how we accomplished the build. It is not a definitive answer to your or any other build, but the techniques, and tips are all relevant.
Most of the plots in this part of the world are 12m x 30m. Some can be bigger, but rarely smaller. We were fortunate in the fact that the plot had 1.8m walls already surrounding it. This was partially due to the plots on either side already having houses built on them. It was only therefore a matter of building the front and rear walls, inserting a gate and the plot was secure. This was probably done by the previous owner.
The land here is an old raised beach, created when the local sea levels fell 10 to 20,000 years ago. Approximately 1.5 kilometres behind this beach area, we encounter the red clay cliffs, which are so typical of this part of the Brazilian coastline. These will help deliniate this area as a future quality beach resort, and thus avoid extensive holiday settlements being constructed behind the beach area as we have seen in Spain, Europe. The topography is flat, with some small localised standing water occuring after a heavy rain storm. Due to the good draining nature of the underlying sand, this never lasts long. The soil here is a sandy loam... more sand than loam, with coconut trees well established throughout the area. Rough grasses and scrub vegetation cover the untended areas. This particular plot is well endowed with coconut trees. There are approximately 7 of them scattered around the edge of the plot and a Guava tree at the rear. As we keep telling our Brazilian builders, it takes 20 minutes to cut down a tree, but 20 years to grow it. For this reason, and twinges of conscience/conservation due to our European backgrounds, we decided to retain all the trees, and build around them. This has given us a unique landscape/garden, and lots of shade and fruit. We were also pleased our builders quickly grasped our wishes and provided solutions when the trees clashed with the build.
Planning the site.
In a tropical environment, we have found the number 1 priority to be wind. This provides a cooling relief from the hot sun. In our part of the tropics we have the unending South East trade winds. Originating in the antartic, they flow all the way up the south Atlantic until they reach the coast of N.E. Brazil, and Joao Pessoa. It is vitally important to build in this natural, free cooling factor when you are planning your building. It will also reduce your future air con bills dramatically. Be aware that the north facing areas of your building will not benefit from these cooling breezes and plan accordingly. For us, the bedrooms are areas where we like to benefit from the breeze, so all these rooms face south as much as the plot will allow. We have located our lazer area (this is the Brazilian word for an outside area of relaxation, such as the swimming pool, BBQ and outside bar!) where the breeze first hits the plot. As a result of this, the car parking area where there is little or no wind and therefore hotter because of the building's walls has been located at the rear of the site. You might have different priorities (Brazilians do love their cars) but now you can understand the reasoning behind our decisions.
As mentioned previously we are building on an old beach area, which at best is 3 or 4 metres above current sea level. In order to allay any future problems with rising sea levels, and also to overcome short term problems with rain storms and the associated local flooding, local planning guidelines allow you to build up your ground floor to a level of 1.5m (This is worth checking out with your local planning officer as it can vary). To do this you will need to import fill, but this can be done after you have built your foundations and the initial walls.
Wells and Septic tanks.
Now is also the time to plan where you want to place your well and on the opposite side of the coin, your septic tank. It is best to site your well as far away as possible from other residents septic tanks, so that the risk of polluted ground water is lessened. Likewise site your septic tank near to other septic tanks, this helps reduce the impact of these necessary facilities on the environment. Your well constructor will also advise you taking the above points into consideration. In general it seems the wells are placed to the front of the plots, with the septic tanks to the rear. If you have inclines on your plot, please take note of them as you can use gravity and slope to good effect. That means place the well at the top of the site and the septic tank at the bottom. The yellow X shows where we located our septic tank and the red X indicates the well location.
Most wells in this part of the world are 8m deep. This provides a good supply of water for general use, but not of drinkling or swimming pool quality. We have found it pays to dig a deeper well of say 25m plus as this will give a higher quality supply of mineral water. We would still not advise you drink it, but your swimming pool will be clear and sediment free. Our 8m well gives us a red iron deposit which is unslightly both in toilets and the swimming pool. Using city water is a way around this problem, but it is not always available and can be extremely expensive... R$300.00 per month is not unusual.
Once your well has been dug, you can put down a concrete base around it. A small well house can then be built to provide protection for the pump and electrical supply. Make sure you can access the well pipework easily as you may have to make repairs in the future. Also note pumps are a very stealable commodity as nearly everyone needs one.
This is an important part of your leisure area so should be planned in advance. Size, depth and access to the verandahs and balconies of the property are important concerns. We have located all our rooms to look out over the pool, as sparkling clear water always conveys a sense of wellbeing and calm... ideal for the holiday atmosphere. However, if you have a large build on a smallish plot, you may have to take the location left to you by your building plan. Other points of note are the swimming pool pumphouse which contains the filtration equipment etc, water supply point and of course your drainage for pool maintenance, out of season care etc. Also remember the construction of the pool will give you a lot of fill material from the excavation and this can be used to infill your floor areas to bring them up to the new floor levels of the building. This also applies to the septic tank construction. Remember if you are building in sand or loose soil that this can easily collapse when being dug out, so it is best to get your walls and base built quickly.
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Zoning's focus is looks, then use
By Michael Canning, Times Staff Writer
Published February 29, 2008
OLD SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - The figurative dam that has been holding back the commercial revitalization of some of Tampa's urban neighborhoods could soon suffer a crack.
City officials are planning to use Seminole Heights as the city's first test lab for a relatively new concept called "form-based" code, an initiative that some hope will loosen restrictions and attract new businesses.
Form-based codes are more about how much physical buildings are altered and how that affects the aesthetics of neighborhoods. How the property will be used - as a restaurant, retail business, a home - becomes a secondary issue.
The concept has been implemented nationwide, including in Sarasota. Architects, urban planners and land use experts study it at Form-Based Codes Institute in Geneva, Wis.
It's a dynamic any number of beleaguered and would-be entrepreneurs in Seminole Heights know all too well.
Under the current "use-based" zoning system, changing the use of the property - from a car lot to a restaurant on Florida Avenue, for instance - can trigger an avalanche of fees, construction requirements and restrictions.
It has scared off many would-be business owners from Seminole Heights, and made those who persevered wonder why at times.
"It probably would have prevented us from ever opening," Cappy's Pizzeria co-owner Scooter Gabel said of the "plethora of issues" he and his wife, Natalie, had to negotiate with the city shortly after opening in 2006.
The business didn't meet certain city codes, including parking, and had to have its land use designation changed. Gabel said the process was expensive and took nearly a year.
Form-based code would make issues such as meeting parking requirements, which are usually more feasible in roomier suburban settings, less of an issue.
"Those strip cores that you have on Nebraska and Florida avenues, they don't have the available parking that our current code requires," said Gloria Moreda, manager of land development coordination for the city. "All the current codes just make it really difficult for redevelopment."
Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association president Susan Long has interceded for years on behalf of would-be entrepreneurs, working with city officials to get rules or fees waived. She's been trying to get a Cakes Plus bakery and wedding supply business to open at 6508 N Florida Ave. for a year and a half. "The land (the business owners) have purchased is unusable" under current zoning rules, Long said.
In the short-term, she said, form-based zoning "will enable us to have businesses come into the neighborhood without the major hassles they've had."
In the long term, Long said, "we could have a whole new world."
That's because community comment is a major factor in shaping form-based code. Preliminary meetings held with Seminole Heights residents and city officials have yielded ideas such as turning a segment of East Idlewild Avenue into a pedestrian and bicycle-only street, or transforming residential streets that skirt Interstate 275 into small business zones.
More community meetings are planned, with the next one taking place Tuesday at the Seminole Heights Garden Center. A series of open houses with government officials will be there April 21-24 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Moreda encourages home and business owners to show up and contribute ideas. "We want to try to get a sense of what their vision for their neighborhood is, and then we'll try to draft a code to get their vision into reality."
City zoning administrator Catherine Coyle said the City Council could review the preliminary form-based code for Seminole Heights in October or November, with official adoption occurring perhaps by January 2010.
Hopefully the changes won't be too late. Nina Torres, co-owner of Cakes Plus, doesn't know how much longer she can wade through the red tape. "I never thought it was going to be like this," she said. "It's unbelievable I have to wait a year and a half."
A community meeting to discuss form-based zoning is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Seminole Heights Garden Center, 5810 N Central Ave. A series of open houses with government officials will be in the same location April 21-24 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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It's been a whirlwind three years for Lara Plecas. The Phoenix artist has created and showcased a number of works throughout Phoenix, but this month, she'll close a chapter as a member of the Downtown collective gallery eye lounge.
"Being a member of eye lounge has nurtured several relationships within the arts community and provided a platform for me to really explore my work," she says. "I know that eye lounge will continue to be the corner stone within the community, and to nurture the artists that are a part of eye lounge ... Being a member provides you with a unique opportunity to push yourself as an artist, and to present your work with complete freedom."
See also: - First Friday in Downtown Phoenix: An Illustrated Map and Guide for February 1 - Safwat Saleem and Sebastien Millon Pay Tribute to Valentine's Day and Love in "Mix Tape" at 6th Avenue Gallery - The Artcade Show Opens Tonight at Parazol Studios in Downtown Phoenix
The Downtown gallery has three-year terms for emerging artist members. This year, a handful will host their last shows (Sarah Hurwitz's last show at eye lounge is next month) and move on to show their work in other galleries and museums throughout Phoenix. Plecas says the collective offers a unique experience to local artists.
"I feel that I have grown a lot as an artist over the last three years as a member, and overall I feel that I am able to truly develop a story with my body of work ... You will never really have that in the real world when dealing with galleries or museums."
For "A Fond Farewell" Plecas has been gathering materials and creating encaustic pieces since August. The farewell, she says, is to loved ones. The overlapping timing on her farewell to the gallery is a coincidence.
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Plecas' exhibition includes a large nest made from branches she gathered in Tempe. On the walls are encaustic paintings of family photographs and memorabilia as well as a series of birds in mid-flight shown next to burning landscapes.
"I was planning to work on a whole series of wildfire landscapes based on the all of the fires we were experiencing during the summer," she says. "I was also casting faces all summer for my exhibit last October. My work started to take on a voice of it's own and reflect what I was experiencing at the time ... I hope that viewers can relate, and connect with the feelings being conveyed in my work."
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Happy Sheep is a series of rugs with the bright colour marks of the ram still in the wool. This parts of a sheepfleece is normally thrown away as worthless wool unsuitable for dyeing. Beatrice Waanders thinks this wool is a natural part of the way we keep sheep nowadays in sheepflocks and gives it a prominent place. She’s woolpainting with the already excisting colours. Cultural and landscape heritage becomes part of the artworks and gives it interesting extra layers and dimensions. Happy Sheep comes in wall-tapestries, transparant hangings and rugs.
Beatrice Waanders is a Rotterdam based artist. Since 2008 she’s specialised in felting with raw wool she obtaines straight from Dutch local landscape-projects set up by governmental landscape and nature protection commissions like Staatsbosbeheer and Natuurmonumenten. In her work she’s constantly searching for and pushing the boundaries of possibilities from this raw wool into contemporay design and artworks for modern architecture. This has lead to a worldwide clientele of interiordesigners and collaborations with Givenchy Paris, LVMH, Maison Margiela, John Galliano voor Rihanna and recently with Dutch artist Joep van Lieshout voor Art Basel.
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- What is the Debt Arrangement Scheme “DAS”?
DAS was introduced by the Scottish Government and is a statutory debt management tool and has become more popular in recent years with about 4,500 Scots using the facility each year. It allows you to repay your debts in full over a reasonable period of time i.e. removes creditor pressure. Interest is frozen on your debts and the process is designed to protect your house if possible.
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You can obtain free, confidential and impartial advice from organisations like the Citizens Advice Bureau or accredited local authority advisers. An initial consultation with a licensed insolvency practitioner is likely to be free.
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DPP is the term given to the plan which is approved under DAS. The DPP is the payment regime that you have to follow in order to repay your creditors.
- How do I apply for DAS?
DAS is one of several options available to individuals seeking advice on their financial affairs. You are required to meet with an approved money adviser who will conduct an assessment of your financial situation to help establish if you are suitable for a DPP. Details of approved money advisers such as Meston Reid & Co can be found at www.dasscotland.gov.uk .
- A creditor is chasing me for a debt I cannot pay. Can I seek protection by using DAS?
Yes. If a creditor is pursuing you for payment of a debt and has written to say they intend to take court action, you may write to the DAS administrator and intimate your intention to apply for a DPP. This is the start of the process to obtain protection under DAS.
- Who is the DAS administrator?
The DAS administrator is the accountant in bankruptcy, a Scottish Government official based in Kilwinning, Ayrshire (www.aib.gov.co.uk) who oversees the whole administration process.
- Will entering DAS be public knowledge?
If you participate in DAS, your details will be recorded on the DAS register which is a public register www.dasscotland.co.uk and can be accessed by anyone free of charge.
- Is DAS the answer for me?
Much will depend upon the level of your debts and your ability to repay them over a manageable period of time. DAS provides legal protection for you in respect of your liabilities should the accountant in bankruptcy approve your repayment scheme. A DAS enjoys the benefit of freezing interest which means that the amount currently due is what you will pay. A DAS typically lasts for a period of between five and ten years If you have no assets, either a trust deed or sequestration may be a better route because both normally require a contribution period for a shorter period. Each individual has a different attitude to creditor repayment and DAS anticipates that your creditors are repaid in full.
- Will the DAS register show anyone who looks all my creditor details, together with my income position?
No. The DAS register contains your name/address/date of birth/money adviser’s name, the approval date of your DPP, start DPP date and end DPP date.
- How much does DAS cost?
There is no application fee. A monthly fee is likely to apply where the administration of your DPP is carried out by a continuing money adviser. Such fee is deducted from your monthly payment to the DPP.
- Will I lose my house if I sign a DAS?
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Wynne L. Summers. Women Elders' Life Stories of the Omaha Tribe: Macy, Nebraska, 2004-2005. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2009. Illustrations. xxix + 112 pp. $35.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8032-2536-7.
Reviewed by Jon Reyhner (Northern Arizona University)
Published on H-Education (August, 2011)
Commissioned by Jonathan Anuik
The author, who teaches English at Southern Utah University, intended to research Omaha place-names, and the stories connected with them, for her doctorate at the University of Nebraska. After meeting with tribal council members to obtain permission, she found that this project was “going nowhere,” and she wondered: what if she “found women who wanted to talk about something else, something that pertained uniquely to them” (p. xvii). This change in research direction led to interviews of Eleanor Baxter, “tribal chair and political activist”; Alice Saunsoci, “language bearer and teacher”; and Háwate (Wenona Caramony), “preserver of community and language advocate” (p. vii). Along with some legends, tribal history, and local geography, the three participants tell of the challenges faced by Omahas and, by extension, other American Indians who have managed to survive and retain some of their traditional culture into the twenty-first century.
While having limited historical value, there is interesting material given in this book. The three elders reminisce about everyday life, growing up on the Omaha Nation in large families amid poverty. They go on to discuss leaving the nation to find work. They share their thoughts about the Omaha language; the value of schooling; the changes brought with the passage of the Indian Education Act in 1972, leading to the inclusion of Indian studies in the local public school (the Macy, Nebraska, public school); and the establishment of Nebraska Indian Community College in 1973.
Baxter’s mother went to Genoa Indian School, and despite this boarding school being described as a “military type boot camp[,] she has fond memories of Genoa” (pp. 38-39). Saunsoci’s grandfather sent her to boarding school where she learned to speak better English. While she suffered “shock” in the process, the only negative memories that she recalls were having her hair cut and being doused with flea powder, even though she had no “bugs” (p. 68). Háwate recalls how her mother would “always tell us that you must get your education, go to school. That’s the only way you’re going to make it out into the white man’s world. And she’d always talk Indian [the Omaha language]” (p. 78). Saunsoci tells how “‘the [Omaha] language is going to survive. We have people in our community right now who are interested in our language. They want to learn. And it’s easier for us, for me, because we teach the Omaha language scientifically. We have our lesson plans and that’s how we do it. We take them step by step because they’re oriented that way because of the schools.... The kids are hungry for it’” (pp. 64-65).
I would have liked more historical detail. However, these short reminiscences do provide the reader with a picture of what it was like to grow up in a time of rapid cultural change for American Indians. These three elders tell stories of strength and survival that deserve to be heard by a new generation facing both similar and new challenges.
If there is additional discussion of this review, you may access it through the list discussion logs at: http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl.
Jon Reyhner. Review of Summers, Wynne L., Women Elders' Life Stories of the Omaha Tribe: Macy, Nebraska, 2004-2005.
H-Education, H-Net Reviews.
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It can be confusing to find the current trends when many magazines have been reporting on what to wear next Autumn/Winter. However it is important to concentrate on what we will be rocking this Spring/Summer.
Many designers such as Jil Sander and Burberry Prorsum were showing jewelled brights which is a stark contrast to the beiges and camels everyone has succumbed to through the Winter months. As always it is important to match you accessories to your outfit. Nothing is more important than the number one accessory; the shoes.
When looking at shoes to match this color trend, it is hard to pass up these women’s shoes from Melissa:
These wonderful red Melissa Patchuli peeptoe wedge shoes ($140 from Karmaloop.com) have the added bonus of being made out of Plastic and synthetic material. This has made the Melissa brand extremely popular with the Vegan community; as you can have a stylish shoe without having to buy a leather product. All the Melissa shoes come with a smell of bubblegum which fades after a couple of months, however it is a nice touch.
If you want to continue down the ethical fashion route have a look at the collaboration Melissa did with Vivienne Westwood, which has been extremely successful. They have all the traits of the Melissa shoe with the added twist that Vivienne Westwood always brings to her fashion. Dame Vivienne herself is a massive believer in ethical fashion and campaigns for many causes such as the issue of climate change.
Why not carry on following the Spring/Summer trends by sporting an all white look; complete with white shoes:
These Vivienne Westwood Anglomania For Melissa Temptation Buckle Heeled Shoes (available from ASOS.com) come complete with gold buckle detail. Now this trend is not for the faint hearted but it was seen everywhere from Alexander Wang to Rick Owens. These shoes would look great paired with a white tea dress for summer. Or if you don’t want to go all white you could use these shoes as the perfect addition to any outfit.
If bright pop colors aren’t your bag, you might want to go for a more “˜rock chick’ look by trying these high heels from Ash:
These Ash Lyn Buckle Canvas & Leather Wedge Sandals (available from ShopBop.com) are perfect with the studding and buckle detail, and the wedge heels means that they will be easy to walk in too. Pair these with some leather trousers and sheer shirt for a masculine look with a feminine edge.
When looking at Spring/Summer trends it is hard to ignore the amazing prints that popped up in many collections. From Prada’s bananas to leopard print seen at Blumarine. The leopard print trend seems to be a constant in recent seasons, as many designers such as Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy keep using accents of leopard print through out their collections to bring out that rock and roll edge. Think less cheap and tacky and more sophisticated accents.
With this in mind the idea women’s shoe for spring would be these flats by Stuart Weitzman:
Having a hint of leopard print included in your outfit is the way to go for spring so the subtle hint on these leopard print shoes would be perfect. These Stuart Weitzman Shoestring Flats in Miel Leopard Twill (available from Zappos.com) will look lovely teamed with a maxi dress and other accessories. Another plus is that they are dressy without being a towering pair of heels.
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- Awardee of 1st Most Improved Students Award (1991-1992)
Dr. Simon C. Lam is registered nurse in Hong Kong. He is currently the Associate Professor in The Open University of Hong Kong. Before joining the University, he worked in the Prince of Wales Hospital, specializing in medical nursing with the clinical experience of orthopaedics & traumatology unit, renal, respiratory, cardiology, and hematology unit, high dependency unit, and hemodialysis unit.
Simon is devoted to professional and community service. He is a co-opted member of The Nursing Council of Hong Kong and a reviewer of nine international healthcare journals. He is also an organizing committee member of Wofoo Community Service Network.
Simon holds a Ph.D. in Nursing, a Master degree in Clinical Gerontology, a bachelor degree in Nursing from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. | <urn:uuid:283cac3a-f5c3-4a15-ac49-e5ddf0d02447> | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | http://youtharch.org/node/1229/our-team-box | 2017-11-18T10:03:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804724.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118094746-20171118114746-00119.warc.gz | en | 0.950376 | 180 |
Bengaluru FC are making rapid moves in the transfer market. Following news that they are roping in Aussie centre-back Tomislav Mrcela, multiple reports also suggest that they are close to signing Jayesh Rane from ATK Mohun Bagan. The combative midfielder has a contract with the Mariners till May 31, following which he will join Bengaluru who are currently preparing for their AFC Cup campaign. Talks for the same are in advanced stages.
The Blues had a difficult Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 campaign. They finished 7th in the league and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since their debut season back in 2016. With just five wins out of 20, the team performed well below their ability due to which head coach Carles Cuadrat departed in the middle of the season. However, interim manager Naushad Moosa couldn't inspire much confidence either, as they looked visibly jaded and out of ideas during important situations in games.
They have since brought in Marco Pezzaiuoli as the new head coach and he seems to have identified his targets pretty quickly. Jayesh can be a shrewd buy for Bengaluru who need midfield reinforcements. The 28-year-old has been one of Antonio Habas' trusted men for close to four years now and is an all-action midfield operator, exactly something that Bengaluru needs. Having played a supporting role last season, he would also be looking for more game-time which is why this sounds like a win-win deal for both parties. Reportedly, SC East Bengal and NorthEast United were also in the running for the midfielder's signature who can put a shift in on the wings too if required. | <urn:uuid:942ae724-7d45-47fa-990d-92f13e8ae0c2> | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | https://thebridge.in/transfer-news/bengaluru-fc-jayesh-rane-mohun-bagan-20643 | 2021-05-17T10:15:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243992159.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20210517084550-20210517114550-00235.warc.gz | en | 0.985711 | 352 |
“And you are a heavy-handed pourer when you make those drinks!” Angie laughed. “Everybody’s so nice and backstage in your talent compound, it’s like a little party room. And we shut it down! We were the last people there.”
But the real drama unfolded onstage as a whopping three artists were sent packing. Going into the evening, Usher and Shakira each had only one artist on their team, so odds were that they would be wiped out by the end of the episode.
Luckily, it wasn’t meant to be. Both Team Shakira’s Kristen Merlin and Team Usher’s Josh Kaufman skated on through to the semifinals.
“The one thing I’m happy about, going into the semifinals and the finals, is that Team Shakira and Usher both only had one person and after the top eight sang, you know, one of them could have been blanked out,” Carson said Wednesday morning. “Every coach has a pony in the race.”
The bottom four each sang one last song in hopes of getting spared by the Twitter Instant Save. In the end, Kat Perkins came out on top.
“Kat Perkins,” Producer Angie. “That girl, when it’s time for her to sing for her life, she does it.”
That meant Team Adam Levine’s Delvin Choice and Team Blake Shelton’s Audra McLaughlin and Sisaundra Lewis were cut from the competition. Were you as surprised as we were? Carson dropped a bit of knowledge on us about yesterday’s shocking elimination.
“How about this tidbit for you? All three artists that went home last night on The Voice? All three had four-chair turnarounds in the blinds.”
He also spoke with Lewis after the show, trying to get to the bottom of why she wasn’t able to capture America’s vote.
“Sisaundra Lewis, they have said, had one of the best voices of the show so far this year,” Carson noted.
“We really sort of figured out that because of her age, her fans aren’t as tech-savvy to vote. You know, Christina Grimmie’s 18, 20 years old. Her fans know how to vote ten times per artist per method. So, if you’re an older contestant, your people might just be texting or they might maybe buy the song, but there’s other methods that you have to flood the ballot box with.”
- Is your favorite artist still in the running? The top 5 will take the stage next Monday at 8pm on NBC!
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|Size/Type:||Small Aberration (Psionic)|
|Hit Dice:||4d8 (18 hp)|
|Initiative:||+1 (+1 Dex)|
|Armor Class:||14 (+1 size, +1 dexterity, +2 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 13|
|Attack:||Slam +5 melee (1d6+4)|
|Full Attack:||Slam +5 melee (1d6+4)|
|Space/Reach:||5 ft./5 ft.|
|Special Attacks:||Fighting Style, Pure Power|
|Special Qualities:||Psionics, Meditate, Egg Move|
|Saves:||Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +4|
|Abilities:||Str 13, Dex 12, Con 11, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha 10|
|Feats:||Great Fortitude, Lightning Reflexes|
|Environment:||Mountains and caves|
|Organization:||Solitary or dojo (2-8)|
|Advancement:||5-7 HD (Small), 8-12 HD (Medium)|
At 8 HD, it gains a second one. At 12 HD, it gains a Master Fighting Style.
Pure Power (Ex): Meditite deals damage as though its Strength were 4 points higher. No other Strength-dependent feature (save DCs, grapple checks etc.) changes.
Psionics (Sp): At will: detect good/evil/law/chaos/magic; 1/minute: detect thoughts, calm emotions, confusion. Caster (or manifester) level equals hit dice, and the Save DCs are 10 + Spell Level + Meditite’s Intelligence modifier.
- The sample Meditite has a caster level of 4 and save DC of 11 + spell level.
Meditate (Su): As a Standard action, Meditite can meditate to gain a +2 Enhancement bonus to Strength for 3 rounds. If it meditates for 2 rounds in a row, this increases to +4 and lasts for 4 rounds. If it meditates for 3 rounds in a row, this increases to +6 and lasts for 5 rounds.
Egg Move: Meditite hatches knowing one of the following moves.
- Fire Punch: Meditite’s Slam deals an additional 2d6+HD Fire damage, and the target (if hit) catches fire until they put the flames out with a DC 15 Reflex save (a standard action). The fire burns for 2d6+Charisma damage each round until this happens.
- Baton Pass (Su): as a Standard action, Meditite can move twice its move rate without provoking an attack of opportunity, even stepping through occupied squares, and can at any point in this movement hand over all Enhancement bonuses to an adjacent ally.
- Psycho Cut (Su): By meditating as a Swift action, Meditite can make its Slam attack strike as though it had the Ghost Touch quality, and add its Intelligence modifier to damage.
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A while I go I did a post on licensing SQL Server in a virtual world, and there some changes you need to be aware of with the release of SQL Server 2008 R2 as the current site for SQL Server 2008 R2 doesn’t have this detail
Very simply SQL Server licensing has been aligned to Windows Server licensing:
- There is a new DataCenter edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 and it is this version will have unlimited virtualisation in it, just like Windows Server DataCenter edition.
- In Windows Server enterprise edition you can run 4 x virtual machines on a physical server, and so this same limit will apply to SQL server 2008 R2 Enterprise edition.
This alignment also applies to CPU support and memory as the table below shows..
Two other things to note..
- There is another version of SQL Server 2008 R2 that I haven’t mentioned which is the Parallel Data Warehouse. This is an appliance i.e. SQL Server etc. comes with a physical box and more details on this are here.
- The key differences in functionality between Enterprise and standard editions in SQL Server 2008 R2 are that you’ll need Enterprise edition for:
- PowerPivot for Sharepoint
- Master Data Services
- unicode compression (which apparently is really useful if you’re running SAP)
- the Enterprise features introduced in SQL server 2008/5 e.g. Resource Governor, partitions more than 3 nodes in your cluster etc.
- as ever there is an exception to every rule and in SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard edition, data and backup compression are included except for the unicode compression mentioned above.
The editions page of the SQL Server 2008 R2 site, currently only has an overview of this but should be your primary resource in understanding which edition is right for your business and how to license it
I do think this is all pretty straightforward and reduces confusion, rather than the customisation approach where you buy the basic engine (much as you would buy a car) but every little add-on is an extra cost such as compression, clustering etc. but as ever comments are welcome. | <urn:uuid:ba360baa-7e48-4fdd-bee8-80add87c1477> | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/andrew/2010/01/11/sql-server-2008-r2-licensing/ | 2017-04-29T07:37:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123318.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00529-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927496 | 437 |
Cannonball Big Bell Global Series Soprano, IMMACULATE! S1, EXTRAS
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Editor's Note: Oro Valley Government and Community Relations Administrator Bob Kovitz is in China teaching during the month of July and has agreed to write a weekly column about his experiences. This is the first in a series.
WUHAN, China - Perhaps it was a mistake to allow my students to select famous people for their English names. As a result, I now have a class with the likes of Meg Ryan, Thomas Edison, Michael Jordan, Fabio Somebody (an Italian soccer player), and Forrest Gump.
If they ever got together in real life, it would be one heckuva cocktail party.
My wife Susan and I are here in Wuhan, China, as part of the non-profit, non-sectarian Teach for Friendship program that's based out of Tucson. We are part of a group of about 50 teachers who are in Wuhan for nearly a month to provide instruction in "American" spoken English to eager college sophomores, most of whom are majoring in the hard sciences like computer engineering, physics and information technology.
The kids are extraordinarily eager to learn slang and American usage. Today, one teacher had to correct a student who claimed he had seen the movie "Gone With the Window." On some level, the name makes sense.
As a benchmark of the internationalization of communication, another student told Susan that her American English accent was perfect - just like she heard when she listened to NPR.
The campus of Huazhong University of Science and Technology makes the University of Arizona look like an elementary school. There are more than 80,000 students here and the campus goes on and on - spread over miles of flatland and hills.
Around the campus there are beautiful lakes, fountains and tree-shaded walkways. Without the shade trees, the heat would be unbearable. The temperature averages around 95 degrees with humidity to match. Wuhan is known as one of the three "furnaces" of China in the summer. Certainly, someone must have left the broiler on because we're completely braised on a daily basis.
Many EXPLORER readers have visited China, so there's no need for me to describe Beijing or Xi'an (the location of the buried terra cotta warriors) in any detail. However, if anyone ever hears me complain about the traffic on Oracle Road, he should remind me of Xi'an, a city of 6 million but whose central core is surrounded by a city wall. As a result, left turns are forbidden and traffic signals are non-existent. Therefore, everyone kind of drives where they want, when they want.
Our hotel in Xi'an was located near the train station, an area that attracts itinerant travelers. Besides the cheap electronic appliance and clothing shops around the hotel, we seemed to encounter a great number of "barber shops." Well, they had chairs, but seemed to be lacking customers in need of a hair trim. However, there did seem to be a great number of girls sitting around in each shop. We found out later that their forte was not in cosmetology.
In Beijing, we splurged on a 90-minute "foot massage." At the massage business, we were led up a dim stairway to a second-floor corridor bathed in soft red lighting. As we walked down the hallway, we could hear the rapid slapping of skin from adjacent rooms.
There were five of us who were placed in one long room, each of us on a reclining chair covered in a fresh sheet. We were asked to remove our shoes and our assigned girls brought in giant half-barrels of steaming hot tea. Before I could take a sip, they slammed our feet into the hot water and then proceeded to scrub our toes with their bare hands and nails. Although we remain clothed throughout the entire treatment, I can safely report that by the end of the 90 minutes, my therapist had touched me in places that my urologist has never seen. I think we're engaged, but I'm not sure.
By the time we reached Wuhan and the campus hotel that will be home for the next three weeks, our heads were filled with extraordinary experiences, including smells that I'm certain have been outlawed by the Oro Valley Town Code.
Now it's time for us to prepare our lessons for tomorrow - for Albert Einstein, Peter Parker ("Spiderman" for the uninformed), Julia Roberts, and Sir Isacc Newton. We are being watched over by a giant white statue of Mao that stands at the campus entrance. He is saluting us, although his left arm is disproportionately larger and longer than his right arm. I wonder if there's a message in that? | <urn:uuid:5c5a31eb-42be-4b75-b43f-f770f0086d41> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://explorernews.com/import/article_b9ed037c-7aaa-50be-bd61-04a9d8b7d749.html | 2013-05-22T20:10:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702444272/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110724-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975333 | 968 |
Think of the movement of an old coffee
grinder. The bottom hand stays still while
the top hand turns the crank.
Sample sentence: "Do you take sugar in your coffee?" = "YOUR COFFEE, YOU LIKE
In a message dated 8/18/2006 9:10:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tnslefler@
Hi, I'm Sherri Lefler. I'm a coda and one of my five children is Deaf.
an interpreter working on a project to better serve our Deaf clients
the Michigan Rehabilitation Department of Labor and Economics. Our
offers certificates in several different trades. Most of which there or
specific specialized signs for names of machinery and equipment that are
accepted as a standard. There are several interpreters that for years
been stuck in the same trade area due to experience and familiarity with
jargon and sign set-ups. Due to high demand and interest in keeping
interpreters flexible and able to cover each other I have begun to
standardized vocabulary for these specialized trades to be used within
school. I have used your site as a reference many times to see how some
the most standard signs compare to our region here in Michigan. I am
if you have signs for Latte and Cappuccino to go along with our Culinary
Thanks for you time.
Sign Language Interpreter
(269) 492-____ mobile
(269) 343-____ tty/voice
I asked one of my friends who is a coffee connoisseur what she signs for
those concepts. Below is her reply.
In a message dated 8/18/2006 11:33:29 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
Sandra Thrapp (Deaf) writes:
There is no sign for Latte (most of my Deaf friends fingerspell that
Cappuccino - we sign "coffee small strong" (handshape "F" holding
coffee mug handle)
Kevin Jackson, a communications specialist at a group
home in Humboldt County serving youth with development delays, writes:
Hello Dr. Vicars,
My name is Kevin.
I ... frequently attend get-togethers and gatherings with the Deaf Community in
Santa Rosa ... my friends and I have signs for Latte and Mocha [that are]
similar to [the sign for] "coffee" except that instead of a closed fist on top
we use an M for mocha and L for latte. I noticed on the "coffee page" that a
person suggested that there is no sign for latte or mocha).
- Kevin Jackson
Do any of your Deaf friends use
those signs? Where did you learn them? Did you come up with them yourself?
I came up with the signs while in discussion with my [Deaf] friends in Humboldt
County, at Starbucks coincidentally. I had asked them how to sign Mocha and they
told me that they just fingerspell it or sign CHOCOLATE+COFFEE, Latte was
fingerspelled also, if they just wanted a plain latte. If they wanted a flavored
latte they were always inclined to write the whole drink order on a piece of
paper and then give it to the barista. I was simply trying to bridge a gap
between the barista and the Deaf customer, we're still working on it. But now
everyone at this Starbucks knows the signs for mocha, latte, coffee, sugar, milk
etc. This star bucks also holds a gathering of Deaf folk every Sunday, its a
small group usually between 6-10 people at a time.
The signs you and your friends
have invented there at that Starbucks
in Humbolt County are "initialized" signs. You have used
the initial of the English word as one of the handshapes of the sign.
Starbucks is a "overlap" place. By that I mean
that on Sunday evenings when your Deaf group gathers for coffee Starbucks
becomes a bilingual / bicultural environment filled with people from two
different cultures and two different languages. What happens in such a
place is the two cultures and languages (Hearing/Deaf & English/ASL) overlap
which tends to result in the development of a form of communication called
"contact signing." (Formerly called "pidgin signed English in some texts.)
Contact signing by its very definition is not ASL. Which isn't to say that it
isn't useful. "Contact communication" is useful in those situations during
which two cultures are "in contact." But when those cultures are no longer in
contact there is no need for contact-communication.
It is a matter of efficiency:
Two Hearing English speakers: Efficient = spoken English
Two Deaf ASL signers: Efficient = ASL
One Hearing English speaker & one Deaf ASL signer: Efficient = contact signing
Note that contact-signing in general is not more efficient than either ASL or
spoken English. But when two cultures come into contact for whatever reason
(Hearing people to sell coffee / Deaf people to buy coffee) they tend to meet
half way since it is "more efficient" than learning "all of" the other person's
So, while efficient and useful in mixed settings -- your invented signs are not
It is possible that the initialized signs "mocha" and "latte" might spread and
be adopted for use by many Deaf coffee-shop gathering attendees but there are
two factors that will impede the widespread use of those signs the Deaf
1. The word mocha basically means "put chocolate in coffee." Thus the ASL
sign for mocha is to sign "chocolate" while ordering coffee. Note
that I said "while ordering coffee." Thus we have a sign for "mocha" but
that sign only "exists" when the circumstances are right.
2. The word "latte" can be spelled in approximately one second with one hand.
To initialize the sign "coffee" with an "L" takes more time, and "twice as many
The reason why using an initialized sign for "latte" appeals to coffee shop
attendees and employees is because Hearing people are "fingerspelling-impaired."
They can't spell or read fingerspelling as fast as Deaf people. Thus signing
"L"-coffee is an accommodation or crutch requested by Hearing people (via
"invention") and acquiesced to by Deaf people for the sake of efficiency in
When the environment is no
longer mixed, (the Deaf finish ordering and walk away from the counter and the
Hearing students get eye-strain and go home) the need for the "crutch"
disappears and Deaf people go back to spelling "latte" at high speed amongst
In a message dated 4/24/2011 1:22:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, noojon
Thanks for your help way back when. I asked my Deaf barista how to sign
various things, and she was quite helpful. It was a lot of fun for a while,
but then our schedules changed or something, because I stopped seeing her
Anyway, the sign for "espresso" is the motion like someone pantomiming
sipping from an espresso cup: a squished O hand tipped up at the mouth. You
can extend one or more of the lower fingers a bit for accent. Most people
don't extend any fingers, exactly, so much as the
lower fingers don't have to be touching.
For "double espresso", I would do "espresso" + "double" (back-and-forth 2
hand drawn away from the body). she understood that instantly. similarly for
"Iced coffee" is "I-C-E" + "coffee."
"Cappucino" is "C-A-P."
I forget what she said for "latte". maybe just "L"? it's probably "L-A-T" --
not sure how to keep from confusing "L" for "a pound of coffee beans." I
guess people who care enough to buy beans tend to drink it black (rather
than obliterate the taste with milk). So the people who sign one or the
other may be different groups. also, people frequently order lattes by
specifying hot vs iced (at least in Texas), which would preclude the
interpretation of meaning coffee beans.
Hot coffees are generally assumed except during the worst
parts of summer (at least in Texas), but some people are weird. It can go
either way all year round.
Anything more complicated than that is generally given a name that changes
from coffee shop to coffee shop, which would be signed out word by word or
letter by letter until it's unique and meaningful.
For instance, everyone creates some pun based on the name of the business
for a hot coffee with a shot of espresso:
Creek tweak (Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse)
Spider Bite (Spider House)
Depth Charge (???)
Big O (Ohm's), etc.
I used to have a long list of these names I kept for fun.
That said, her coffeeshop has what they call an "espresso affogato," which
is a double espresso poured over a scoop of ice cream. I tried to spell out
"affogato" and she didn't catch on. When i signed "espresso" + "ice cream",
though, she got it instantly. I think part of the problem is that no one
ever orders that--even the hearing baristas (who do more taking of orders)
don't know how to ring it up, and the owner always thinks they're asking how
to ring up "espresso avocado!"
That's as far as we got in just our few visits. i didn't confirm the signs
with anyone else -- I don't know any other coffee-signing experts--but both
the signs and the signing confusion feel universal.
We live in Austin, next to the Texas school for the Deaf.
I hope that wasn't too pedantic, I don't know how much you frequent local
coffee shops, or how much the cultures change from city to city!
Thanks again for your help!
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I create a multi-part article, and break up the narrative into meaningful chunks. As far as the downloadable source goes, I make one zip file, and add it to all of the articles in the set. That way, nothing (as far as the download is concerned) gets lost. I have a few multi-part article sets here.
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They get more ad revenue from targeted ads and revolving ad boxes -- neither of which you can do in print. So it's not got anything to do with "the way of the future" or "better for our readers"; it's the almighty buck.
But that just goes to show how internet ad giants have conned businesses into spending an order of magnitude more on advertising. I still haven't seen any figures from outside google or fb that clearly demonstrate that all this extra spending on advertising provides any increase in ROI whatsoever.
Personally, I think MSDN is making a mistake. They're moving from a market where they're one of the few big players into a market where there are a lot of big players.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
I thought they also shut down the subscriber downloads, so I guess all that’s left is your Azure monthly credit?
Subscriber downloads are still there. The "Azure monthly credit" on the other hand is worthless. I tried to use it last year at one point and every attempt led to a prompt for a pay plan of one sort or another.
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Tune Out with These Headphones Designed for People with ADHD
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Reviewer: Jane, California
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The b-Calm system (#CommissionsEarned), with headphones and personal media player, blocked out distracting sounds while calming me down with its audio tracks. While I don’t like the term ‘audio sedation,’ which the company uses to describe the effect its product has on users, the soundtracks do help me focus when I am crunched at work. The system is preloaded with four tracks. I like the ‘Tropical Beach’ track best, but, then, I am a Pisces.”
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What’s Defined as California Possession of a Controlled Substance?
For police investigators who find that someone has in their possession a form of controlled substance, the owner may be found guilty of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Some examples of these substances include heroin or cocaine. Sometimes even a prescription drug such as Vicodin can fall into this category, if the owner does not have a valid prescription.
The elements of this crime include that the defendant was found with a controlled substance; and was aware that it was illegal and indeed a controlled substance. In addition, if a defendant for example ingested the substance upon being summoned by a police or investigator, the defendant can still be trialed for this crime.
This is a serious crime, as it’s normally filed as a felony offense, which warrants either:
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· Up to sixteen months, two or three years in prison
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Who says Kristen Stewart can't be sexy? The actress has been vamping it up for several magazines like W and now British GQ. Stewart is doing her part to promote The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I and she's showing that both she and Bella are all grown up.
On the cover, Stewart wears a vintage bikini, loose curls and red lipstick, while relaxing on a recliner. The poolside set up is used for the latest issue of British GQ, where the actress opens up about her fashion evolution. She told the magazine, "I looked like a boy for a long time. Now I feel like a woman."
Ms. Stewart should definitely feel more mature considering her character changes in Breaking Dawn. Bella Swan goes from mousy high school student to a young wife and expectant mother. She has to grow up and grow up fast. Judging from the trailer, Bella has a troubled pregnancy that forces her to put her baby's life before her own.
On the brighter side, both Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson channel From Here to Eternity in the romantic honeymoon scenes featured in the film. The actress wears another retro inspired swimsuit that's all white with modern details.
Kristen Stewart has definitely grown up. She's come a long way from playing the little girl in Panic Room and Catch that Kid. She's her own woman.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I opens November 18.
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Posted by Michael on Jun 01, 2009 under movies
What a shame the new movies r out on june 2 can’t use the code :(
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
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I just enjoyed Passengers with my Monday free code. I enjoy the Monday codes, to bad so many people have to make so many demands. Maybe that is part of the reason they only come out once a month. See where complaining gets you!!!
I thought Passengers was boring and slow. Plus I saw the ending coming a mile away. To each his own I guess. I just thought it kind of sucked.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing the initiation of the Secure Supply Chain Pilot Program to enhance the security of imported drugs. In August 2013, the FDA published a notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 51192) to solicit companies to voluntarily submit applications for participation in this two-year program.
Thirteen prequalified companies have now been designated to take part, and will receive expedited entry for the importation of up to five selected drug products into the United States.
The goal of the program is to enable the FDA to evaluate resource savings that will allow the agency to focus imports surveillance resources on preventing the entry of high-risk drugs that are the most likely to compromise the quality and safety of the U.S. drug supply.
“By creating incentives for manufacturers to adopt best practices for supply chain integrity, we can enhance the quality and safety of imported drugs,” said Carol Bennett, acting director of the Office of Compliance in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “The program also allows the FDA to focus resources on the areas with the greatest potential risk to consumers.”
During these next two years, the FDA will evaluate the program’s effectiveness at enhancing imported drug compliance with FDA regulations and the security of the drug supply chain. If the FDA determines the program to be effective, a more permanent program may be established and possibly extended to additional participating companies.
The prequalified companies accepted into the program that will receive expedited entry, are the following:
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• Allergan, Inc.
• Astellas U.S. Technologies, Inc.
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
• Celgene Corporation
• GE Healthcare Inc.
• GlaxoSmithKline LLC
• Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
• Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
• Pfizer, Inc.
• Teva Pharmaceutcials USA, Inc.
• Watson Laboratories, Inc.
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When you think of lobbying, you probably think of State House halls, formal letters, or official meetings scheduled in offices or quiet restaurants. But what you may not know is that nearly every one of your legislators now has an active presence on social media, and their Facebook and Twitter accounts are as valid and impactful a meeting ground as their offices.
In fact, sometimes, social media causes a greater impact than a formal letter these days, because on social media, one message may not just reach your representative or senator. One message may reach your entire district.
And that kind of reach is a reality every politician watches like a hawk.
Here are the easy steps to finding, reaching, and engaging your legislator online. Double your lobbying efforts by reaching out via social media, bring your fellow state citizens to the conversation, and raise awareness of the laws and proposed laws threatening or supporting human lives in Massachusetts.
1. Do you know who your representatives are? Who your senator is? If not, start here: Plug in Your Address and Receive Your Legislators' Full Contact Information (click here to search).
2. Do you have FaceBook? If so, take the names of your representatives to your FaceBook toolbar, and type them in.
It should look like this in your browser.
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1932, J. fed. Malay States Mus., 17: 83.
Platycerota balia Prout; Holloway, 1976: 75.
Diagnosis. This species, with the exception of a single aberrant specimen, lacks
the typical fasciation of the genus, which led to it being described in Heterostegania
Warren. The ground colour is dull pale orange (paler in the female), more or
less totally suffused with brown to appear reddish. The paler ground is exposed
in apical, discal and antemedial patches in the forewing and in an irregular
post-discal zone of the hindwing. The extent of these patches varies but is
usually greater in the female.
Geographical range. Borneo, Sumatra (Heterocera Sumatrana collection).
Habitat preference. Originally described from G. Kinabalu, this species
is also known from G. Mulu in Sarawak and Bukit Retak and Bukit Pagon in Brunei.
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The days when Malaysia was striving to establish Islamic finance’s value proposition and to carve out a niche for itself are long gone. The country has emerged as a leader of what today is a viable segment of an increasing number of capital markets around the world. Expanding from its early accomplishment, in 2002, of issuing the first global sovereign sukuk bond1 and, in 2007, the largest-ever corporate sukuk, worth US$4.8 billion, Malaysia continues to be one of the main countries issuing sukuks. It currently accounts for almost two-thirds of the US$80 billion world sukuk market2.
Other world-leading Islamic innovations from Malaysia include the first listed real estate investment trusts (REITs), the first rated residential mortgage-backed securities and the first exchange-traded fund. These accomplishments show Malaysia continuing to strive to raise the bar globally – both for product innovation and ‘end-to-end’ Shariah-compliant services.
With demand for Islamic financial products growing globally, Malaysia has set its sights on positioning itself as a leading international Islamic financial centre. To coordinate this, it established an initiative in 2006 to promote Malaysia as an international Islamic financial centre (the MIFC initiative). In order to achieve this, the government has used tax policy as a powerful incentive.
As early as 2001, Malaysia had the foresight to align the tax treatment of Islamic products with levies on conventional products. Consequently, Malaysia’s current taxation regime is quite comfortable with Islamic financing methods. Since then, in line with its policies of converting at least 20% of the nation’s assets to Islamic finance by 2010 (currently the level is roughly 12%), the government has introduced specific tax exemptions to encourage participation in Islamic instruments and to spur Islamic finance nationally. Some of its earliest tax exemptions included tax deductions granted on Islamic private debt securities, and tax exemptions on interest income earned by non-resident companies from specific Islamic securities or debentures.
To compete with Middle Eastern tax-free rivals, Malaysia’s 2007 and 2008 budgets have introduced a string of incentives and exemptions. These are carefully crafted to boost international participation in specific Islamic sectors such as banking and takaful3, funds, REITS and capital markets.
Successful Tax Incentives
Some of the major tax incentives that have contributed to the success of the Malaysian Islamic financial industry are as follows:
Islamic banking and takaful business
Specific exemptions have been granted to the Islamic banking and takaful business. Among them are:
- Income tax exemption for international Islamic banks and Islamic banking units, as well as international takaful companies and takaful units until year of assessment (YA) 2016.
- Withholding tax exemption on any profits paid out by an Islamic bank to non-resident customers.
- Stamp duty exemption on instruments executed pertaining to Islamic banking and takaful activities in foreign currencies until 31 December 2016.
- Stamp duty exemption on instruments executed pertaining to Islamic securities issued in all types of currencies as approved by the Securities Commission (SC) under MIFC guidelines until 31 December 2016.
- Stamp duty exemption of 20% on instruments used in Islamic financial products approved by the Shariah Advisory Council of the central bank, or the SC, up to 31 December 2009.
- Tax deduction on expense incurred in establishing an Islamic stockbroking firm until 31 December 2009.
- Tax exemption until 31 December 2009 in respect of income derived from an approved branch, or investee company, of a company resident in Malaysia.
Currently, banks and insurance companies in Malaysia are taxed on a worldwide basis at a rate of 26% (to be reduced to 25% with effect from YA 2009). This means that licensed Malaysian banks and insurance companies will be subject to income tax on income received from overseas, including income from the foreign branches of Malaysian banks.
So, how does the MIFC incentive affect foreign and local banks, takaful and re-takaful companies? Upon approval, the MIFC incentives will effectively transform what would have been a 26% tax position on worldwide income to a completely tax-free position until YA 2016. This applies to all income received from Islamic transactions in foreign currencies from both non-residents as well as Malaysians (ie on worldwide Islamic foreign currency income). Such a wide breadth of tax-free income has attracted many a bank and takaful company to apply for this status. To date, eight takaful companies and 14 banks have obtained licences to operate within the ambit of MIFC. UNICORN International Islamic Bank Malaysia Bhd, the first international Islamic bank in Malaysia, which recently received its licence, has already secured several mandates from clients in Indonesia, the Middle East and Singapore to achieve its aggressive first-year revenue, which is estimated to be US$14 million.
True to the aim of being an international platform, as well as promoting inbound Islamic investments, the local banks have been encouraged to expand their operations regionally and globally. To this end, any profits earned by the newly established branches overseas or remittances of new subsidiaries overseas will be tax-free until 31 December 2009.
With specific regard to the takaful business, the recent Budget seeks to level the tax playing field with conventional insurance business. As an illustration, consider a takaful company that is based on the Musyarakah principle. Unlike a conventional insurance business, which makes profits from premiums earned after expenses and claims, the takaful business earns its profits from fees for services rendered (ie services akin to fund management services) and shares any surplus profits made with its participants (ie the insured). Previous tax treatments sought to tax all profits of the takaful business without excluding the portion of the profits that were to be shared with the participants. However, the current tax treatment as announced in the 2008 Budget allows a deduction on profits distributed to the participant. This adjustment and others have brought the treatment of takaful and conventional businesses into line.
Islamic funds and fund management
Recognising the importance of the fund manager in promoting and growing the fund management industry and attracting funds from customers, exemptions have been provided on management fees until YA2016, for local and foreign companies managing approved Islamic funds for both local and foreign investors. This incentive may well result in a shift from conventional fund management to Islamic fund management.
Islamic capital markets
As mentioned, Malaysia is now among the most established Islamic capital markets worldwide. Some of the key incentives that have driven this are:
- Tax deduction on expenses incurred on the issuance of Islamic securities based on Ijarah (leasing), Istisna’ (progressive sales), Mudharabah (profit-sharing), Musharakah (profit-and loss-sharing) and other Islamic products approved by the SC until 2010;
- Withholding tax exemption on interest received by non-resident companies in respect of debentures issued in ringgit or Islamic securities issued in any currency, other than convertible loan stock, as approved by the SC;
- Withholding tax exemption on interest received by non resident individuals in respect of Islamic securities, other than convertible loan stock, issued in any currency other than ringgit, as approved by SC.
These incentives attract foreigners to invest in Malaysia and ensure that Islamic securities remain competitive.
Albeit the apparent success of the various incentives offered, further tax incentives have been provided as follows:
- Tax deduction on pre-commencement expenses of an Islamic stockbroking business, so long as the business starts operating within two years of SC approval;
- Tax relief not exceeding RM5,000 (US$1,515) per annum to individuals on Islamic finance courses approved by Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank, or the SC.
The notion of an Islamic stockbroking business is another Malaysian innovation. These incentives were devised in order to turn this concept into reality.
Additionally, in order to realise the MIFC’s goals, the government acknowledged the immediate need to compete for a critical mass of experts in Islamic finance, especially since such experts are not likely to be taxed in the Middle East. Even countries such as Singapore are beginning to provide tax exemptions to such experts on a selective basis. Therefore, in addition to the tax relief for individuals on Islamic finance courses, the 2008 Budget removed tax on income received by verified non-resident experts in Islamic finance. This incentive is vital to the success of MIFC.
Defending A Position of Strength
Malaysia acknowledges that merely providing fiscal incentives without an enabling environment to attain these incentives will not prove sufficient to attract investors to achieve the MIFC’s goals. Consequently, the MIFC Secretariat was recently established as a one-stop centre for all MIFC incentives, so simplifying bureaucratic procedures and streamlining the various Islamic tax incentives under a single authority.
With various Middle Eastern countries competing to become the world’s leading Islamic centre, competition between different jurisdictions is tough. Malaysia is in a strong position, with a comprehensive Islamic regulatory system, as well as its continual development, refinement and innovation of Islamic concepts and financial instruments. As it defends its current position as one of the leading Islamic centres, tax incentives have an important role to play.
This article first appeared in the July 2008 issue of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Asia Pacific Investment Management and Real Estate News.
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“The outdoors makes a wonderful classroom and nature is an amazing teacher”
Every now and again it’s our pleasure to be personally involved in a great fishing event and to be able to volunteer at an open day to promote Fishing for Schools in Norfolk was a particular privilege.
The Day begins
Situated in a beautiful area of the Norfolk Countryside the event was held on the 9-acre lake run by the Lenwade Pike club and generously hosted by the lake’s owner, Sally Alcloque in collaboration with the Countryside Alliance.
Our hosts invited many fishing experts and enthusiasts from around the local area to demonstrate their skills and impart their enthusiasm for the sport to over 50 young students from local schools. The children were able to get involved in 7 different fishing-related activities including fly casting, knot tying, entomology, float/rig making, fly tying, a cooking demonstration and most importantly lots of time on the bank actually casting to and catching lots of fish.
The children all immersed themselves in the day with total enthusiasm and the sounds of laughter and squeals of excitement could be heard all along the lakeside as fish after fish were being landed. For many of the children, it was the first time that they have had the opportunity to see and touch different species of fish and on this day they got to witness Perch, Rudd and Roach first hand.
Each student had the opportunity to tie their own trout fly which they were able to take home, they also were able to touch and to see up close each species of fish under the watchful eye of Liam from the Rivers Trust who also demonstrated the great number of insects and larvae gathered from the lake that morning.
There was even a chef who demonstrated how to fillet and prepare a fresh Trout for cooking and prepared his own delicious recipe for smoked Trout which the children were able to taste. Mike Smith a qualified Fly casting instructor taught the children how to cast a fly line something that adults find a challenge, its safe to say that many children were a natural at this art!
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When it comes to sex tech, the gadgets that grab the headlines tend to be the sex robots, with their exaggeratedly feminine shapes and artificially intelligent responses to desire.
But the market extends beyond these devices, and one British firm is seeking to challenge the stereotype.
Stephanie Alys, co-founder of Mystery Vibe, describes her firm’s product, the Crescendo vibrator, as a luxury sex toy. With a $180 price tag – £139 in the UK – it’s certainly not cheap.
It’s a silicon-encased device which can be bent into a number of shapes. It can be controlled via a phone app and features wireless charging.
It’s app-powered, but in this age of fierce debate about data privacy and protection, is this most personal of data for sharing?
There is no log-in to the Mystery Vibe app and no data is collected, says Stephanie Alys – although she admits she can see the potential for data analytics in the future.
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“If we put sensors in the silicon that understood indications of arousal, if you understood what turned one person on …. you could start to create content for them, maybe visual content through their smart TV, or even interact with other objects in their smart home – their smart heating, their smart lighting to create a very immersive experience,” she said.
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“I’m having a hard time imagining getting aroused while knowing that my toy is recording information about me and talking to the other connecting devices in my house,” said Kashmir Hill from Gizmodo.
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Services need to adapt to meet the needs of our ageing population. A model of care from Slovenia provides an innovative approach to caring for older people
Helen Jones, MA, PGDE, BSc, RN, is senior lecturer, University of Worcester; Steve Wilding, BSc, RMHN, is community psychiatric nurse, Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership Trust.
Jones H, Wilding S (2009) A Slovenian model of integrated care for older people can offer solutions for NHS services. Nursing Times; 105: 49-50, early online publication.
The population in Britain is ageing and creating a burden on healthcare that will require the NHS and social care to deliver new and innovative strategies. This article outlines a visit to Slovenia to view a model of care which fits well with the Department of Health’s integrated care agenda for long-term conditions and care of older people.
Keywords: Ageing population, Integrated care, Older people
- This article has been double-blind peer reviewed
- The ageing population is having and will continue to have a big impact on nursing care.
- Nurses need to consider how they can provide appropriate yet individualised care.
- The profession also needs to promote dignity in care, particularly in vulnerable older people and clients with mental health needs.
- Greater thought should be given to the integration of social and nursing care.
Britain is experiencing an extraordinary demographic transition due to the post-war “baby boomers” now reaching retirement age (Age Concern, 2008). Figures from the Office for National Statistics (2009) show the number of people aged 85 and over is projected to more than double over the next 25 years, from 1.3 million in 2008 to 3.3 million by 2033. With significant increases predicted in the number of over-65s with dementia, coronary heart disease and osteoporosis by 2025 (Telegraph.co.uk, 2009), those providing care for older people face a major challenge.
The National Service Framework for Older People (DH, 2001) encouraged the eradication of age discrimination and promoted the importance of supporting person-centred care within newly integrated services, with particular focus on integrated mental health services. Translating these nationally supported standards into local delivery presents challenges for the NHS, as the present model of care segregates social and nursing care when older people begin to need assistance with activities of daily living.
In November 2006, the DH launched a Dignity in Care campaign, which initially focused mainly on dignity for older people. From August 2007, the campaign was extended to mental health services where it focused on tackling stigma, the therapeutic environment, safety and privacy, extending rights to advocacy and older people’s mental health.
The Dignity in Care campaign invited providers and commissioners of services and members of the public to volunteer as champions to “take forward a dignity in care social movement”, raise the profile of dignity in care, challenge bad practice and share experiences and expertise (DH, 2006a).
Lessons from abroad
Britain is not alone in facing this burden of care and much can be learnt from other European countries running initiatives mirroring those of the NHS. This article describes a visit to Slovenia to investigate a seamless model of care for those requiring minimal assistance through to high dependency needs and eventually end-of-life care.
According to figures from 2003, the population of Slovenia is estimated to be just under two million, with approximately 14% of the population over 65 years.
The visit to Maribor University, Slovenia, was funded by an Erasmus (European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) grant.
Staff at Maribor University were welcoming and we were able to share significant insights into the similarities and differences in the delivery of student nurse training despite the language barrier.
The visit included an appointment at an elderly care facility and the model of care promoted there was innovative and creative. The model of care was also financially prudent and provided integrated holistic care for residents. We believe it is an approach which the NHS should consider in response to the National Service Framework for Older People (DH, 2001) and the NHS Next Stage Review interim report (DH, 2007a), which both promoted care in the community.
The launch of the “whole system demonstrators” approach to integrated health and social care (DH, 2008; DH, 2007b) further encouraged healthcare providers to shift care from hospital by supporting people to retain independence in the community. These proposed integrated approaches to care can be seen in the Slovenian model.
Sunny Dale (translated title) is a concrete tower block, which, we were told, had previously been used as offices during Tito’s communist regime. However, about a decade ago it was converted into an elderly care facility for private and state-funded residents.
The over-arching philosophy of this establishment fits in with the National Service Framework for Older People (DH, 2006b; 2001). The NSF aims to ensure that older people receive appropriate and timely packages of care which meet individual needs regardless of health and social service boundaries.
The set up of the home ensured that residents requiring assistance with health and social care were able to remain in one place throughout their lives, with their varying care needs being met under one roof. If the levels of care or residents’ needs changed, they remained at Sunny Dale because their changing circumstances and care requirements could still be met.
This flexibility is evident in the structure of the care facility (Box 1).
Box 1. Sunny Dale facilities
Floor 8: Private residents in single rooms
Floor 7: State-funded residents in shared rooms
Floor 6: Residents with acute mental health problems
Floor 5: Residents with mild to moderate mental health problems
Floor 4: Patients requiring nursing care (state-funded and private)
Floor 3: Patients requiring nursing care (state-funded and private)
Floor 2: Patients requiring assisted living
Floor 1: Patients requiring assisted living
Ground Floor: Communal space and clinic areas
Basement: Occupational therapy and social space
Care facility layout
The layout in Box 1 illustrates the range of health and social care provided at the home. On the top floor are single rooms catering for fee-paying residents with varying degrees of physical disability but who do not need a high level of nursing care. We visited one woman on this floor who was in a wheelchair and needed assistance with mobility but she had a significant number of aids to help her to be relatively independent. The seventh floor is similar, although residents on this floor share rooms and are funded by the state.
Floors 5 and 6 are devoted to the care of residents with mental health problems, particularly those with dementia and difficulties in cognitive functioning. These levels are staffed 24 hours a day by healthcare assistants. The floors are accessed by lifts requiring a code to move off the floor, providing a higher level of security for residents.
Floors 3 and 4 are devoted to providing high levels of nursing to patients with severely reduced mobility and acute care needs. The majority of patients on these floors are confined to bed and care is provided again by healthcare assistants with the support of a qualified member of staff.
The two lower floors offer sheltered-housing style accommodation where older people experience assisted living. They have their own rooms with en suite and cooking facilities. This fits with the NHS Modernisation Agency’s (2009) commitment to promoting self-care in the management of long-term conditions agenda.
The ground floor has clinical facilities where nurses and doctors can conduct clinics and provide treatment. Residents can also be given communal healthcare such as flu vaccinations, to prevent the spread of infection. This is an important element of community living, to ensure disease prevention and health promotion (Gaughran et al, 2007).
In the basement is a social space where residents meet and there are restaurant facilities providing meals for those who need them. Green et al (2008) emphasised the importance of providing stimulation for patients and clients. In Sunny Dale, the occupational health facilities organise three sessions a week for residents to do a range of activities based around arts and crafts. These sessions are arranged by floor so that residents with mental health problems who require more supervision are catered for on a different day to those who need less help.
In total there are 160 residents, cared for by three qualified nurses and 15 healthcare assistants, and one social worker who links with community social workers. There are also three doctor sessions per week.
Staffing levels depend on the nature of the care provided on each floor and needs assessment. Although staffing levels appeared to be minimal, there was no evidence of staff being under strain and the atmosphere was relaxed, friendly and competent.
The home also arranged organised social outings for the independent living clients and had its own singing group giving regular performances to other residents. This is, we were told, an important part of Slovenian culture for the older generation. Intellectual and spiritual needs are met through a fully stocked library and chapel offering weekly services.
Sunny Dale is financed partly from the government and partly by private income generation. Interestingly, charges for medications varied with some being provided by the state but with residents or their relatives forced to pay for some of the more expensive drugs.
Comparison with an NHS model
The integrated care provided at Sunny Dale has similarities with the definitions of care outlined by the NHS Modernisation Agency (2009) but with the unusual feature of being provided in one facility.
As stated in the Modernisation Agency’s model most people (70-80%) with long-term conditions can care for themselves with minimum input from health and social services (Fig 1). They represent the bottom floors of the Sunny Dale model – that is, those who would be defined as living in a sheltered housing type situation.
The middle layer includes high-risk patients who need more active disease and care management from professionals. This would correspond to the clients with mental health problems and those on the two upper floors at Sunny Dale who needed assistance.
Finally, in the top level of the pyramid are patients with highly complex needs. These patients are usually aged over 65, and represent a small proportion of the population. This category can also be identified in the care provided at the home as those requiring a high level of nursing care and those reaching the end of life.
Sunny Dale provides an inspirational approach to the care of older people requiring varying levels of assistance. The home is a community which provides autonomy for those capable of caring for themselves but is also able to respond to their needs if and when residents deteriorate.
The model we saw at Sunny Dale would appear to offer solutions for the NHS agenda for care of older people. If nurses are to embrace the fundamental principle that “the practice of caring is central to nursing” (Watson, 1979) then we need to acknowledge that this type of seamless approach is a valid one.
This model should be explored in the new initiatives for care delivery and should be viewed as an opportunity to blur the existing boundaries between health and social care.
- As the population in Britain is ageing,
- NHS and social care services are facing huge challenges in tackling this increased burden of care.
- National standards for caring for older people were laid out in the National Service Framework for this group (DH, 2001).
- More recently, the DH launched a Dignity in Care campaign, which aims to promote best practice.
- More work is needed to translate these models into everyday practice.
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Lewes, DE -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/09/2014 -- The telecommunications infrastructure vendor market consists of a variety of companies that provide switching, transmission, signaling, database, content, applications, OSS/BSS systems, and other equipment, software, and services. In recently years, major infrastructure vendors have face many challenges including tightening carrier budgets, technology evolution, and business model evolution.
The telecom infrastructure market continues a transformation as new factors come into play such as network virtualization, cloud-based services, and the integration of the so called heterogeneous networks (HetNets). In this transformative and highly competitive environment, cost effective product and service delivery is of paramount importance as evidenced by the recent announcement by Alcatel-Lucent that they will reduce workforce by 10,000 employees as it consolidates its focus on IP and wireless.
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I can now check this event off my bucket list. That’s right I am a winner of the 2017 NaNoWriMo challenge. Whew. I’ve had an idea for a story stuck in my mind for these long decades and finally I declared my intentions in October. This year, by golly, I was going to join these thousands of writers and swim in the stress and glory. And, yes, I bought myself a t-shirt so I’ll always remember this excitement.
Too delicious. The drawback is unwinding now from the every day drive to get in x-amount of words and spending hours and hours with a band of characters. Granted, I plan on editing and revising my little jewel over the next few months. I worked too hard not to give the manuscript a chance at publishing.
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Simple answer… because it’s too exhausting trying to maintain a facade.
Whether you’re trying to fit in, impress people, or want what others have, being yourself is always the best route. I’m not saying people can’t improve themselves. If you’re an asshole and aware of your assholery, yeah, you can do something about it if it’s impacting your life in a negative way. Let’s admit it, some assholes get away with things and their life seems to go smoothly. At least they are being themselves… in a punchable way.
Being yourself is something you don’t have to keep track of. If you keep switching personalities based on who you’re around, you have to keep track of that mask and who you wore it for. Keeping up a front is not easy. You’re bound to slip up and reveal yourself. When you do, will those same people like you? Will they be shocked? This only adds more confusion, self-doubt, and possibly guilt.
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An old favourite has returned to Symbio Wildlife Park this summer but the new farmyard exhibit is a fully integrated, self sustainable and educational facility.
In what could be a world first general manager Matt Radnidge said the new exhibit he and the team at the family run zoo had built, with the help of Tradies in Helensburgh and his brother-in-law Colin Aldred, had been an instant hit since opening just after Christmas.
Mr Radnidge said while many new exhibits had been built for exotic animals as part of the park’s redevelopment over the last decade. The chance to get up close and personal with farmyard animals has always been a big hit.
While farmyard animals were a favourite for many years they used to be spread around the park. That was not ideal and Mr Radnidge’s dream has always been to create a sustainable purpose built facility where all the animals are located in one area.
Because farmyard animals generally eat off the ground and have delicate digestive systems it was important to create a clean environment for them.
“We couldn’t do it well (years ago) so we stopped doing it. But we always knew at some point when we could build an excellent facility we would do it again,” Mr Radnidge said.
“We wanted to do it on a big scale. We wanted to build something that would be here for the long term. We also wanted it to be an integrated project so it was not just..a petting zoo environment.”
Kristen Downer said it was the second time she had visited the farmyard since it opened a fortnight ago. The family liked it so much she bought at annual pass.
Lauren D'arcy said she had done the same because it is such a great holiday activity. “The kids love it here. They never get sick of it”.
There is a large barn, grass area, a kiosk, shelter and garden.
“The whole facility is reliant purely on rain water and we will have a solar system installed in February,” Mr Radnidge said.
The goal is whenever possible to completely operate the facility using the sun and rain. And to feed the animals with produce grown on site.
“We will also be showing people how to garden in a different way. We have..examples of good companion plants that bring in beneficial insects that help when you are trying to grow produce. We have fruit trees and we have different herbal and medicinal plants. We even have a sunflower bed that will help feed the birds. We also have a strawberry tower so we can show people how to grow a dozen strawberry plants in a 1.5m PVC pipe..which anyone can do. We wanted to be able to do something where adults can come, seniors can come and children can come and all actually learn something and take it home...and be able to ask us any question about anything. Our aim is to manage this as a fully integrated site. So we will never mow, we will never whipper-snip, we should never have to weed and we should never have to fertilise. It is about working with the animals and the environment holistically,” Mr Radnidge said.
The large barn features pens with many different baby animals such as ducks, chickens, lambs, goats and guinea pigs that visitors can interact with.
The young animals start in the barn and as they get larger move into outdoor areas.
The large chicken coup also has an outdoor yard to allow free range activity during the day.
Around a dozen eggs are produced each day to help feed the primates and reptiles at Symbio.
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Types of Centrifugal Pumps in Wastewater, Self-priming pump, Dry-Pit Pumps & Dry-Pit Submersible Pumps
Pumps play a main role in water & wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations, Ease of maintenance & repair are an important consideration for those responsible for keeping pumps in good working condition, Pumps in pumping stations get waste from its source to the treatment plant, pumps are used to move influent, raw water, primary sludge, secondary sludge & return activated sludge through to final effluent.
Centrifugal pumps are used in wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations, the dry-pit solids handling (or non-clog) pump with a flexible drive shaft and motor above grade was quite possibly the most popular style of the pump at the WWTP (Wastewater treatment plant) and PS (pumping stations).
Dry-pit pump stations
Dry-Pit Pumps are popular & found in operation across North America, They are built below ground, pumps (usually vertical) with flexible drive shafts and above grade air-cooled motors are installed in a dry well, adjacent to a wet well, There is a superstructure to allow personnel access to the dry well which houses electrical and other equipment required to run the station, these types of heavy duty centrifugal pumps have proven to be the rugged, reliable, work-horses of industry.
Dry-pit pumps (centrifugal) are not submerged into the wastewater, So, maintenance personnel can see, touch, listen to & easily repair the pumps, This makes them easier to repair, and reduces the amount of time required to diagnose and correct a pump failure, There are fewer health & safety risks associated with repairing dry-pit pumps as well.
Since they are not submerged, they’re not covered in sewage, Dry wells themselves provide space required to manoeuver & provide protection from the elements, The drawback of the dry-pit pump is it is below ground level and always susceptible to flooding.
Dry-Pit Submersible Pumps
Dry-pit submersible stations are growing in acceptance & popularity for dry-pit applications, The dry-pit submersible pump station is not entirely different from a dry-pit station in that it still has a dry and wet well, however the pump configuration, particularly the motor is different, the motor is mounted directly to the pump, eliminating the intermediate shaft, The motor itself will circulate either sewage or glycol (superior to sewage) to cool the motor, which is designed to run continuously in air as well as submerged.
Dry-pit submersible pump (centrifugal) offers full protection against station flooding, The close coupled motor eliminates problems associated with flexible drive shaft breakages, Many conventional dry-pit pumps can be easily retrofitted to dry-pit submersible quickly & cost-effectively.
Some drawbacks of dry-pit submersible can be related to motor failures in sewage cooled style motors, Particles from the sewage settle out and if not properly flushed/cleaned can lead to overheating of the motor, Glycol cooled CLC motors are far superior & virtually maintenance free, Retrofitting an old dry-pit pump installation with a new dry-pit submersible pump doesn’t always match up which can be inconvenient & expensive to change.
Self-priming pump will continue to move water like a standard centrifugal pump and it gets rid of the air, It can’t operate without water, It can handle a variety of fluids, it operates well with slurries, corrosive fluids, and solids, It is easier to operate, but it has its limitations, All centrifugal pumps need to be primed before operation, It can overcome the problem of air binding by mixing air with water.
Solids handling is one of its most important benefits, as some self-priming pumps can handle solids up to 3-inches when compared to a submersible pump, Self-priming pump can continue pumping fluid while the pump is still situated out of the pit.
Self-priming pump disadvantages
The drawback is its inefficiency, as clearances often need to be larger to allow for better solids handling, also a larger volume to assist with self-priming, self-priming pumps come across various issues with continuous functioning, The main problem in a centrifugal pump occurs towards the pump’s suction side, and it needs re-priming.
Self-priming pumps need to be primed again following the initial priming, This is to ensure optimized operation due to multiple factors such as fluid evaporation during initial priming, The pump should be as close as possible to the suction source, Usually, 7.6 to 9 meter (25 to 30 feet) is the maximum recommended distance.
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It has been a pleasure sharing my professional relationship thoughts with you throughout the life of this blog. As much as I’ve enjoyed writing and creating Relationships in Balance, I feel the time is right to move forward. I hope that this blog has provided insight, education, and useful information regarding the dynamics of various relationships. I welcome emails from anyone who would like to share how Relationships in Balance has helped you.
Lastly, I’ve been asked on several occasions about my availability for therapy. I have a full-time private psychotherapy practice in New York City, which accepts new intakes. Availability varies, so please contact me, if this interests you (info below).
I want to publicly thank John Grohol and Psych Central for bringing me aboard to share this blog, and I want to thank all of you for reading and for your comments along the way. I wish everyone health, love, and continued curiosity within yourself, and in your relationships.
Nathan Feiles, LCSW
People love to make fun of the stereotyped therapy party line: “How does that make you feel?” Yes, it’s one of the biggest cliches in the therapy field, however what this question stands for still remains an important piece of psychotherapy.
When people come in for therapy, it’s generally because they aren’t happy with the way they are feeling, in one way or another. Whether it’s about relationships, depression, anxiety, stress, jobs, career, or any other areas of life, the reasons people start therapy is both to help the concrete, external situations, but overall it’s how these situations makes someone feel that matters most. Basically, if you’re feeling good about something, then you probably wouldn’t seek emotional help with it.
It can be difficult to appreciate who we are. There’s so much each of us has to offer to each other, and so much to offer the world. It would be nice if everyone could look at themselves and realize the power they possess within themselves.
Unfortunately, it isn’t so easy. We feel the pain, hurt, and rejection more than we feel the happiness, satisfaction, achievements, general positives, and so on. As a result, we end up with depression, anxiety, addiction, repeated unhealthy relationships, and more.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just let the negatives roll off of our backs, rather than holding onto them to the point of emotional injury? Obviously, it’s not a conscious decision. We don’t desire to hold onto the negatives, but when the hits are painful and repeated, eventually we’re going to get hurt. I imagine it more along the lines of rug burn. At first, it’s not such a big deal, but if you experience it repeatedly, it becomes raw and painful.
How many times have you ended a relationship and continued to be at least somewhat involved with your ex? At first, there is the pain, or the relief, the anger, sadness, etc. But as time goes by, people often end up drifting back together — they start talking, having sex, spending time together, and soon they’re a couple again, even if unofficially.
This is a highly common thread in relationship breakups. People want to believe that when they break up from a relationship that they’ve ended the relationship. But this is generally not so simple. What people refer to as the breakup is really more of an announcement to their partner that they’re going to attempt a commitment to separation from the relationship. An actual breakup that lasts takes much more of an active commitment than people tend to realize.
Sex can be difficult to sustain in relationships. While there are some who are able to do it, there are generally factors that can counter sexual excitement in relationships. For example, part of what makes sex exciting is risk and unknown. Think of the difference between the first time you had sex with someone and the 50th. Repetition and familiarity with a long-term partner removes the element of risk and unknown, which can also remove some of the excitement of sex.
Also, shame becomes an issue in relationships, which can inhibit sex. The more partners become known to each other as people with vulnerabilities, flaws, etc., the more shame increases. The fear of rejection, judgment, and ego annihilation increases, and can therefore shut down uninhibited sex.
As the new year approaches, people often take the opportunity to re-evaluate who they are and consider the changes they’d like to make in their lives. This is something people would benefit from doing the whole year round — reflecting on the choices we make, the way we treat others and ourselves, our commitment to self-care, etc.
One of the mistakes people often make in their relationships is attempting to change their partner. Eventually, they end up realizing that the more they push their partner to change, the more resistant their partner becomes to changing in the direction they were hoping to see. One of the secrets of a successful relationship is for each partner to continue to improve themselves, both as a person and as a partner. If each person does their due diligence to be a good partner, the relationship takes care of itself. You each focus on taking care of each other in the relationship, rather than worrying about how the other should take care of you.
This is the “part 2″ to the article “10 Signs You May Be in an Unhealthy Relationship“.
It was brought to my attention that in the first article I made points of the things to keep an eye on, however I made few suggestions of how to handle those ten points. So this article is to address how to handle the ten signs of an unhealthy relationship that were listed in the previous article.
Technically, a relationship needs to only be defined by the people who are in the relationship. What is a “good (or healthy) relationship” for two people may be completely different than a “good (or healthy) relationship” for two other people.
However, there is a difference between a relationship having its own shape and character, and a relationship that is either harmful or generally unhealthy for one or both partners. These relationships can be difficult to spot from the inside because one or both partners grow accustomed to the life of the relationship. Denial can also be a factor due to fears of change, failure, or otherwise. So while it may seem like it should be obvious when you’re in an unhealthy relationship, it isn’t always so simple.
Here are some signs of concern within relationships. Note, the presence of one or more of the following signs doesn’t necessarily mean you should end your relationship. These are things to keep an eye on, and if they persist, may need further attention in order to improve the state of your relationship.
Mind-reading. It’s one of the easiest ways to cause ruptures in friendships or in relationships. It’s not the people who try to read minds that cause the problem, it’s the ones who hope or expect that the other person will read their mind that becomes problematic.
This is a very common phenomenon. It usually comes out as, “get a clue”, “you should just know what I want”, “can’t you take a hint?”, etc.
The hope is that someone will do something nice without being asked, or it can be used in the negative — hoping that someone will know when to give space or not do something. But it usually doesn’t turn out as hoped.
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Scroll down to see a list of stores around the Adirondacks and beyond that carry the Adirondack Family Time guidebooks!
If you do not see your local bookshop, please let me know and I will contact them. Thank you for your continued support!
The second Adirondack Family activities guidebook is available now. Adirondack Family Time: Champlain Valley Plattsburgh to Ticonderoga is a comprehensive four-season guide to over 300 activities in the Adirondack Champlain Valley for the towns of Plattsburgh, Willsboro, Westport, Essex, Port Henry, Crown Point and Ticonderoga.
COMING SOON: Long Lake to Old Forge (2013) and North Creek to Lake George. (2014)
Adirondack Family Time: Tri-Lakes and High Peaks: Your Four-Season Guide to Over 300 Activities (with GPS Coordinates) is a comprehensive four-seaon guide for the towns of Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Keene/Keene Valley, Jay/Upper Jay, Wilmington, published by Hungry Bear Publishing
$17.95 (plus shipping)
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Blue Mountain Lake
Cornerstone Bookshop, Margaret Street
Kidstructive Fun, Champlain Mall
Barnes and Noble is carrying both editions of Adirondack Family Time!
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As state leaders consider changing or dumping new student assessments, the consortium of states that developed some of the exams is planning to streamline them.
The governing board of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) will consider recommendations in the coming weeks to shorten the time students spend taking standardized tests. A final decision is expected by mid- to late summer.
“We have heard what you all are saying,” Jeff Nellhaus, chief of assessments for PARCC, told members of a Senate advisory committee on student testing last week.
“We’re definitely addressing the testing-time issue.”
The PARCC governing board, which includes Ohio schools Superintendent Richard A. Ross, is expected to consider a proposal to combine two blocks of testing, one in the fall and another in the spring. Individual tests also could be shortened.
The tests for English/language arts and math currently take up to 10 hours, depending on the grade level.
Whether such changes will appease state lawmakers and local educators remains to be seen.
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When we are getting attacked, we often get panic and it makes us having no idea for what to do especially if we have no good reflex on facing such this experience and condition. It becomes the reason why anyone needs to learn much about self-defence. That is especially for women who often become the target of the crimes. That is a good idea to learn much about how to deal with that condition properly. There are so many kinds of self-defence like How to Get Out of the Hug Bear with Krav Maga Basic technique or system that we can choose. One of them which is really popular and will be really effective for you is krav maga. Why it is said that it will be really effective as the self-defence method? That is because this self-defence system is designed with no weapon to be used. So, anytime you are getting attacked including when you bring nothing as your weapon, you can defend yourself. That is the reason why this kind of self-defence method is completely popular nowadays. If you want to learn about this method of self-defence, you need to know much first about krav maga. Then, you can learn about the basic and also the moves or technique properly. The key for mastering it is the regular drill which is done more and more. The drill will be helpful to train your strength, reflex, and also agility against attack or violence much better. That is why you have to know much more first about it and then apply to learn about it in practice .
How to Get Out of the Hug Bear with Krav Maga
There are so many ideas for the moves of the basic regarding to the krav maga. One of them is when you are attacked with the bear hug which is often done by the enemies or attackers. You need to know how to deal with that condition properly. Bear hug is actually the attack which is done by someone by approaching you from your behind, and then he or she is grabbing you and pressing both arms to your body sides. That is such the worse attack which is commonly done by the people and as the result the victims do not know what to do as the defence. So, how to do the defence properly then? Below are the steps you can learn.
- When it happens, you need to plonk down your weight as like when you are doing the fast squat. That will help you on getting your hand to be much freer.
- Then, you can move the hips to one side as fast as possible by making your feet to be wider from the width of your hip. That will help you getting the access to attack the enemy’s groin using one of your hands.
- If you are already getting the access, you can strike the enemy’s groin using your palm which is already open. Do this move more and more until he releases the grip.
- You can move a little bit forward.
- Attack your enemy’s belly by using your elbow. Then, you can face him and do some other attacks to him as like some punches to the nose, throat, or other soft area.
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A few weeks ago, a friend and I attended Prayer March 2020 with Franklin Graham in Washington, DC. Never before had I been compelled to attend a prayer march, but I felt God impress upon my heart, “Go!” And so I did!
I had no idea what to expect, and was moved to tears by the turn out of people from all over the United States who had come together for one purpose; to pray for America.
We began at the Lincoln Memorial and made several stops along the way to pray specifically for our Country.
- Lincoln Memorial PRAYER FOCUS: Humbling ourselves in repentance and asking God to forgive our sins and heal our land.
- WWII Memorial PRAYER FOCUS: Our military, police and other law enforcement, and their families—and security and peace for the nation.
- Washington Monument PRAYER FOCUS: Salvation of the lost, renewed strength in our families, solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, and an end to abortion.
- White House PRAYER FOCUS: The President and the Vice President and their families.
- National Museum of African American History & Culture PRAYER FOCUS: Compassion and kindness toward one another, respect and reconciliation between races, and healing in communities torn by violence and injustice.
- National Archives PRAYER FOCUS: Religious freedom; and for churches to have boldness, to stand firm with the Word of God, and to preach Jesus Christ in a troubled world.
- U.S. Capitol PRAYER FOCUS: Our Congress and other leaders at the national, state, and local levels; the Supreme Court, and judges across the nation.
It was an amazing experience to witness tens of thousands of people praying fervently for our land.
As Franklin Graham said, and I believe, “Our Nation is in trouble, and we need God’s Help.” I know God changes things when we pray!
Scripture is God’s will for our lives. Pray God’s Word over our Country.
- Psalm 33:12 “What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people He has chosen for His own.”
- Daniel 2:20-22 “Praise the name of God forever and ever for He alone has all wisdom and power. He determines the course of world events. He removes kings and sets others on the throne. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars. He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though He Himself is surrounded by light.
- Proverbs 28:2 “Where there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
Those are a few scriptures to pray, and I am sure God will show you more from His Word if you ask Him.
My heart is heavy today for America, yet my hope remains in the Lord!
In God will I trust.
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Plan sponsors must keep their retirement plan information simple while also making it personal; they must realize that money is connected to emotions and use behavioral finance accordingly; and they must accurately diagnose what employees must do to progress in their retirement planning, said Carol Waddell, head of product and marketing at J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services, during the 2013 PLANSPONSOR National Conference panel “Participant Behavior and What It Means to Maximize It.”
Engagement is not just defined as how much attention employees pay to their retirement plans but also as how much their attention leads to action, she said. J.P. Morgan found that, in its book of business, 38% of participants were disengaged; 10% were passive, meaning they rely on the employer to make automatic transactions on their behalf; 30% were interested; and 22% were active.
The first communication tactic that retirement plan professionals can use to increase participant outcomes is simplicity. Even the simplest experiences must be well-packaged in order to be effective, Waddell said. She cited retirement income projections as one example—J.P. Morgan puts participants’ retirement income replacement number front and center on their online accounts.
The company’s call center also mentions that number to participants during every conversation, and the number is embedded in every communication participants receive concerning their retirement accounts. “The more consistently people see this number, the more likely it is to drive action,” Waddell said.The second communication tactic is connecting emotions to money—behavioral finance can be used to influence participant outcomes, Waddell said.
She mentioned several behavioral-finance schools of thought that plan sponsors should keep in mind, including social norms—the “everyone is doing it” mindset. J.P. Morgan uses social norms on its website by showing participants how their peers are saving for retirement. The “people like you” profiles demonstrate how the participant deviates from the norm and how he can change his behavior.
Waddell also mentioned the idea of placement, which, she explained, is how the presentation of choices affects selection. Research indicates that voters tend to pick the first choice on their ballots, so, likewise, things such as savings rates can be affected by the order in which they appear. For example, an enrollment card could first give the choice of an 8% contribution rate, followed by 6% and 4%. “So placement and the number of choices become critical,” Waddell said.
Diagnosis is the third communication tactic. The retirement industry must use more sophisticated, personalized metrics to understand individuals’ retirement behaviors and needs. On top of that, more targeted strategies must be used to enhance the data. “The messages we use really need to vary dramatically for these audiences,” she said.Waddell closed the conference session by commenting on the future of engaging participants. Going forward, games will be a big engagement tool. When J.P. Morgan launched its first game, it saw a “dramatic” spike in website usage, she said.
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You may have noticed a theme this week. Believe it or not, it wasn’t planned! After my post on Flying Fox Vineyard & Winery, I got a lot of comments from people asking for me to talk more about what vermouth actually is. Many of us (including myself before this post) associate vermouth with being a lesser cocktail ingredient and not much else. Turns out, vermouth is more complex and delicious than you think!
So, what is it? Vermouth is fortified and aromatized wine. That means that it’s a wine + a spirit (normally brandy) + botanicals (especially wormwood for that signature bitter taste). You have two options–your Italian red or your French white. The red vermouth is used in Manhattans and Negronis, while the white variety is going to be found in Martinis. Red will also skew sweeter, while white skews more dry.
When you drink vermouth, its alcohol content will be higher than a typical glass of wine, so plan accordingly. You can thank the added spirits for that. Quality vermouth can be sipped on like you would a dessert wine. Pour yourself a nice 2-3 ounce glass and have yourself a day? Otherwise, here are a few creative cocktail suggestions.
- 6 oz. red vermouth
- 6 oz. white vermouth
- 6 oz. gin
- 1 tsp. dried lavender
- soda or tonic water (optional)
- fresh lavender sprigs
Makes 10-12. Stir both vermouths and gin with dried lavender. Leave overnight in your fridge to infuse. Strain into glasses with ice and soda/tonic water. Serve with fresh lavender.
- 1 oz. Campari
- 1 oz. sweet red vermouth
- sparkling water
- orange wedge
Pour Campari and vermouth over ice. Top with sparkling water. Stir and top with orange wedge.
- 1 bottle of rosé wine
- 4 oz. dry white vermouth
- 2 oz. berry syrup
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Ironic delayed justice? Chicago to surpass A Chorus Line as Broadway's longest-running American musical
The Columbus Dispatch - August 24, 2011 04:48 PM
An interesting and highly symbolic milestone will be reached Saturday in New York when the
long-running revival of
Chicago surpasses the run of
A Chorus Line.
In the process, Chicago will become the longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
With a total of 6,138 performances by the Saturday Aug. 27 matinee, Kander and Ebb’s musical about crime, corruption, getting away with murder and “all that jazz” will also become the fourth-longest-running show in Broadway history.
It will still rank behind three British-import musicals: the still-running The Phantom of the Opera, plus long-closed Cats and Les Miserables. But perhaps that's just another matter of time.
Is this milestone a sign of the times?
Perhaps one reflecting the spirit of the era?
Yes, in part - and what that says about our era isn’t exactly pretty:
While A Chorus Line is an aspirational musical about the American Dream, Chicago is a highly cynical, seamy and myth-puncturing musical about the dark side of American life.
Set in 1920s Chicago amid shady lawyers, corrupt courts and prison systems and a sensationalized news media, the other first-rank classic by the composer-lyricist team of John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Zorba) revolves around Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, two women who manage to get away with murder.
A bit of Broadway history may shed light on the great irony of Chicago becoming the longest-running American musical by beating A Chorus Line.
Both musicals opened in 1975 in the same season and became major revivals for awards and audiences.
Both musicals were nominated for most of seasons the major awards, with A Chorus Line also winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Yet, at the Tonys, A Chorus Line reaped all the awards and Chicago walked away with nothing.
The original production of Chicago ran only about two years until 1977 – partly fueled by the star power of Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon and others of similar luminosity.
A cast member gives the thumb's up during November 2007 rehearsals for the first Broadway
A Chorus Line at the Schoenfeld Theatre (Credit: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
Meanwhile, A Chorus Line just kept kicking through the decades of the 1970s and 1980s, finally closing in 1990.
During that period, Chicago’s star faded. The show was done in regional revivals, but few thought that the musical was first-rank or rivaled Cabaret among Kander and Ebb’s best work.
In the 1970s and 1980s, A Chorus Line seemed to more fully fit in with the aspirational and hopeful mood.
But in the 1990s, with such sensationalized media coverage of the O.J. Simpson murder trial and other celebrity-dominated court cases, Chicago suddenly felt trendy and hip.
And thus an opening was created for the mid-1990s Encores revival, which stripped down the concept of the show to something that has become as iconic as the simple chorus line in A Chorus Line.
Whereas the original production had many costumes and scene changes, with scenery flats rolling on and off the stage, the Chicago revival dressed everyone in basic and skimpy black (with lots of legs or chests revealed) and kept everyone onstage with the band and without virtually any other set or scenery changes.
Thus, Chicago basically has been revamped to fit into the modern aesthetic of “less is more” – especially if by less, you mean more showing.
By the mid-1990s, Broadway audiences were prepared to embrace Chicago as a sly, sexy and sophisticated commentary on a world that often falls short of our dreams or ideals about justice.
Meanwhile, critics belatedly recognized Chicago as a first-rank show among the greatest Broadway musicals, and easily the equal of Kander and Ebb’s Cabaret.
Very rough, given its style and themes.
But clearly, for better and worse, a reflection of our jaundiced era.
Here are the longest-running Broadway shows as of Saturday Aug. 27:
1. The Phantom of the Opera (9,810 performances and still counting)
2. Cats (7,485)
3. Les Miserables (6,680)
4. Chicago (6,138 and still vamping)
5. A Chorus Line (6,137)
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The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center
Library is composed of books, videos (both VHS and DVD), CD-ROMs, and
magazines. The collection has over 3,600 items most of which may be
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MS, ALS, stroke, spinal cord injury, Transverse Myelitis, etc. There
are also materials on secondary conditions like bowel and bladder
management, pain, and spasticity. There is an extensive collection of
autobiographies of people living with these conditions as well as works
of fiction that include characters with paralysis. There are also books
and videos appropriate for children of various ages.
Materials may be checked out either through interlibrary loan
or direct loan. To get an interlibrary loan, one would go to their
local public library and ask the staff for help in getting the
materials. For those who prefer to have materials mailed directly to
their home, they can click below for an order form. All loans are free
(even return postage is included) and are for 30 days.
To get loaned books and videos sent to your home, please click here
for the order form.
for a paper order form.
Fax it to: 973-467-9845, or mail it to:
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Below is 'Peter Plum' who will be one of the bears available.
I will also have some of my more traditional bears available, but Peter Plum is one of the quirky characters I also like to create.
We will be Hall 4, stand number 146. Not too far from the snack bar!
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Hope you can make it. We would love to see you there!
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Best Arts Cultivator Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach 2013 - C&I Studios
"This is our town, and it is creative," says Joshua Miller, founding director at C&I Studios, a 7-year-old media company and idea agency based in the up-and-coming FAT Village arts district in Fort Lauderdale. "People just didn't know where to go. Now they do." At the root of any innovation or movement is a free-flowing exchange of ideas, and Miller knows that if there's one thing essential to fostering the arts, it's having a community where like-minded individuals can get together over shared passions and a strong drink. Miller's DIY media and production company has been making a name for itself in the FAT Village neighborhood since moving into the 4,000-square-foot warehouse space in 2011, hosting themed art walk events, $1 movie nights, and Live at C&I mini music festivals. The events draw crowds of mixed ages and styles — "anyone who is tired of going to Vibe and YOLO and is starving for something real," says Miller. While the facilities boast a fully licensed liquor bar, recording studios, and a trendy design aesthetic, the savvy director also knows that many young creatives are still working on getting on their feet — which is why many of the events at C&I are BYOB, often with free food and no cover charge. If Miami's burgeoning Wynwood Arts District is any indication, it would seem Miller has figured out the recipe to a successful arts community: If you feed them — art, culture, food, and drinks — they will come. C&I Studios is most certainly bringing up a small but hungry community of artists in Fort Lauderdale. | <urn:uuid:99976f12-5ce2-4d86-b62e-aaa1c8deba27> | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/bestof/2013/award/best-arts-cultivator-2017269/ | 2014-07-26T05:07:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1405997894983.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20140722025814-00075-ip-10-33-131-23.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968016 | 353 |
Obituary: The Ven Sam Woodhouse
Tuesday 17 October 1995
Son of a cavalry officer turned parson - he was a brilliant horseman - Sam Woodhouse never threw off the image of a country gentleman, nor would have wanted to, but those who could see no further than that missed half the man. For he was that unusual mixture of someone whose totally traditional exterior masked a mind that was open and receptive to the ferment of new ideas which were enlivening the Church of England in his day.
A man of many parts - as a mountaineer he got as far as Camp One in an early Everest expedition - he trained originally as an architect under Herbert Baker, before following his father into the Army, where he was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry. Before long, however, he felt, like his father, the call to ordination, and went to a curacy in Lancaster, where he met and married Pat Daniel, who was to be the foundation of his extremely happy family life.
The Second World War began in the year of their marriage and, rejoining the Army as a chaplain, Woodhouse saw service in the Middle East and Italy, being mentioned three times in despatches. After livings in Blackpool and Leominster, he came in 1957 to be Rector of Bristol City Parish Church (St Stephen's) for 10 years, which was his major job before London, and where he is still warmly remembered.
By a happy chance Robert Stopford's successor as Bishop was Gerald Ellison, who had been President of the Oxford Boat when Woodhouse was reserve oar (he would have got a Blue if someone had not come back for a fourth year) and they had five fruitful years of partnership in London, until Woodhouse retired two years before Ellison in 1978.
An archdeacon's job is essentially to do with bricks and mortar, but for all that- or perhaps because of it - it is a highly pastoral one and in most instances the clergy look first to their archdeacon for support. The clergy of the City, which was Woodhouse's sole charge when he started, are well known for their individuality, but few if any of them were able to say "No" to him. With its 40 or so churches - mostly by Wren - every one of which was an architectural gem, his early training proved immensely valuable, and he was able to give full rein to his artistic side. He threw himself wholeheartedly behind Peter Palumbo's generous gift of the Henry Moore altar to St Stephen's, Walbrook, and though he hated divisions and controversy he could not but be pleased when the objectors were overruled.
Unhappily the reorganisation of the diocese in the mid-Seventies added three deaneries to the Archdeaconry (44 parishes in Westminster and Paddington) which increased the burden on him enormously, so that he returned somewhat earlier than he might otherwise have done. But he continued active for a number of years as an energetic Chairman of the Retired Clergy Association, until increasing ill-health forced him into complete retirement.
One of Woodhouse's two sons has followed him into the Church, and both his other son and his daughter have followed artistic careers.
Samuel Mostyn Forbes Woodhouse, priest: born 28 April 1912; ordained deacon 1936, priest 1937; Chaplain to the Forces 1939-45 (three times mentioned in despatches); Vicar, Holy Trinity, South Shore, Blackpool 1945-49; Vicar of Leominster 1949-57; Rural Dean of Leominster 1956-57; Rector, Bristol City Parish Church 1957-67; Archdeacon of London and Canon Residentiary of St Paul's 1967-78 (Emeritus); Archdeacon to Retired Clergy, Bath and Wells 1978-95; Chairman, Retired Clergy Association 1980-88, Vice-President 1990-95; married 1939 Patricia Daniel (two sons, one daughter); died Bristol 13 October 1995.
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PBIO Course Descriptions
504 Biophysics of Nerve, Muscle, and Synapse (3) A
Introduces biophysical properties of nerve and muscle cells. Topics include intrinsic electrical properties of neurons, ion channels, receptor signaling, calcium signaling, contraction of muscles, and synaptic function
508 Introduction of Laboratory Research in Physiology (2-5) A, W, Sp, Su
Students participate in the performance of ongoing projects in designated research laboratories. Emphasis is on experimental design, methodology, and techniques. For first- and second-year graduate students in Physiology & Biophysics to provide a basis for future independent research.
509 Neuroendocrinology (3) W – offered every other year
Emphasizes the cellular and molecular aspects of several topics in neuroendocrinology, including neuropeptide genes, reproduction, steroid hormone regulation of gene expression, mechanisms of hormone action, endocrine rhythms and neural oscillations.
513 Teaching Physiology (4) A, W
This course is designed to enable graduate students to learn to teach Physiology & Biophysics. Students will undertake instructional material development, presentation of materials and develop problem-solving techniques.
516 Physiological Proseminar (7) A Guided survey of the experimental literature in cardiovascular and respiratory physiology. This course is conducted as a seminar with analysis of assigned papers and topics.
518 Research Topics in Cardiovascular-Respiratory Physiology (1) W, Sp (May be repeated for credit.) Speakers present seminars on current cardiovascular research from several disciplines.
519 Membrane and Muscle Biophysics seminar (1) Sp (CR/NC) (May be repeated for credit.) Detailed discussion and study of current topics in cell membrane function and muscle contraction presented by faculty and postdocs.
520 Physiology Seminar (Variable) (Offered at selected times. May be repeated for credit.) Special topics in Physiology.
521 Biophysics Seminar (Variable) (Offered at selected times. May be repeated for credit.) Special topics in Biophysics.
522 Selected Topics in Respiratory Physiology (1-3) A, W, Sp, Su Advanced seminar on selected topics including pulmonary mechanics, gas exchange, lung fluid balance, regulation of breathing, pulmonary circulation, respiration in the neonate, liquid breathing, airway dynamics, lung structure and development, cardiopulmonary interactions, exercise physiology.
525 (A), 526 (W), 527 (Sp, Su) Readings in Advanced Physiology and Biophysics (Variable) (May be repeated for credit.) Guided study of the experimental literature of physiology and biophysics. Essays are written and discussed with the faculty. Emphasis is placed on critical analysis, accuracy of expression, bibliographic technique, and other factors of good scholarship.
532 Discussion in Cell Signaling and Molecular Physiology (2) Rieke
Discusses fundamental issues in cell excitability and molecular and cellular physiology. Focuses on problem solving and reading from original literature. Emphasizes student participation. Prerequisite: first-year graduate students in neurobiology or physiology and biophysics.
545 Quantitative Methods in Neuroscience (3) Rieke
Discusses quantitative methods applicable to the study of the nervous system. Revolves around computer exercises/discussion of journal papers. May include linear systems theory, Fourier analysis, ordinary differential equations, stochastic processes, signal detection and information theory
548 Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity (2) Barria
Discusses recent primary literature on the molecular mechanisms underlying structural and functional changes of dendritic spines in the mammalian brain as result of synaptic activity and experience.
550 Biophysics of Calcium Signaling (1) Hille, Santana
Introduction to cellular calcium signaling including theoretical and technical issues of calcium signal detection and biological conclusions
551 Mouse Models (1) Froehner
Illustrates the use of transgenic and targeted-gene disruption technologies for developing mouse models of the disease. Introduces the methodology of producing transgenic and knock out mice. Discusses several examples of disease models using the most recent primary literature as a source.
552 Synaptic Integration (1) Binder, Powers
Discussion of recent papers on how neurons in the central nervous system integrate concurrent synaptic inputs. Includes: effects of driving force on synaptic currents, effects of conductances on dendritic properties, transfer of currents from dendrites to soma, and transformation of currents into spike train outputs
554 Motor Learning: Cellular and Network Mechanisms (1) Fetz, Perlmutter
Five-week mini-course reviews the current state of research on cellular and network mechanisms of motor learning. After an introductory overview of behavioral and physiological examples of motor learning in various species and systems, students choose specific topics for discussion, using the primary literature as a source.
555 Sensory Receptors (1) Detwiler, Rieke
Five-lecture mini-course examines how different kinds of sensory receptors detect and respond to different modalities of sensory stimuli. Discussion focuses on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the underlying transduction processes and the experimental evidence that they are based on.
556 Axon Pathfinding Mechanisms (1) Bothwell
Examines mechanisms governing axon growth cone behavior during embryonic development and during regeneration in the injured adult. Discusses approaches employing both invertebrate and vertebrate model systems.
557 Ion Channel Gating (1) Gordon, Zagotta
Compares and contrasts mechanisms of gating in ligand-gated and voltage-gated ion channels. Covers basics of ligand gating and voltage gating, kinetic schemes, inactivation and desensitization, gating currents and partial agonists, and ion channel structure.
560 Muscle and Cell Motility (Variable) (Offered at selected times. Not offered every year.) Selected topics in muscle contraction and cell motility. Reading of original papers. Presentations by students and faculty. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Topics vary between quarters so course may be repeated for credit.
594 Neurological Study Unit (0.5) A, W (CR, NC) (May be repeated for credit) Biweekly seminar: faculty and student discussion of neurological topics illustrated with clinical cases or demonstrations. Alternates weeks with Neuro 510
600 Independent Study or Research (Variable) A,W, Sp, Su Individual readings or study, including independent study in preparation for doctoral examinations, research, etc.
700 Master’s Thesis (Variable) A, W, Sp, Su Research for the Master’s thesis, including research preparatory or related thereto. Limited to Premaster graduate students, i.e., those who have not yet completed the Master’s degree in their major field at the University of Washington.
800 Doctoral Dissertation (Variable) A, W, Sp, Su Research for the doctoral dissertation and research preparatory or related thereto. Limited to Candidate-level graduate students.
CONJOINT, UCONJOINT & NEUBEH COURSES
CONJ 531: Signaling mechanisms in excitable cells (1.5) A, weeks 1 to 5
CONJ 532: Signal transduction: From the cell to the nucleus (1.5) A, weeks 6 to 10
CONJ 533: The dynamic chromosome (1.5) A, weeks 1 to 5
CONJ 534: Selected Problems in Nervous System Development(1.5), W, weeks 1 to 5
CONJ 536: Experimental approaches to cell biology (1.5) W, weeks 1 to 5
CONJ 537: Gene Transcription & RNA Processing (1.5) A, weeks 6 to 10
CONJ 539: Biological basis of neoplasia (1.5) W, weeks 6 to 10
CONJ 541: Molecular biology of cellular processes (1.5) Sp, weeks 1 to 5
CONJ 542: Development (1.5) W, weeks 6 to 10
CONJ 543: Problems in genetic analysis (1.5) Sp, weeks 1 to 5
Neuro 501, 502, 503 Introduction to Neurobiology (3) A, W, Sp.
A sequence that provides the first year graduate student with a broad exposure to neuroscience from molecule to behavior.
Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology. Concepts and techniques of molecular and cell biology as applied to understanding development and function of the nervous system.
Sensory & Motor Systems. Introduction to neuroanatomy and modules on sensory and motor systems.
Higher Neural Function. Discussion of higher neural processes like learning, memory, and neuroendocrinology. Lecture and laboratory discussion of original literature, observation of demonstrations, and examination of macroscopic and microscopic neural tissue.
Seminar in Neurobiology (0.5) A, W, Sp (CR/NC)
Bi-weekly seminars on current issues of basic research in neurobiology. (Alternates weeks with PBIO 594) Recommended for students in Graduate Program in Neurobiology and Behavior and required for students supported on Graduate Neuroscience Program training Grant.
U Conjoint 524 Developmental Neurobiology (3) W
Lectures will survey important issues in developmental neurobiology, such as neurogenesis and differentiation; development of electrophysiological, orphological and neurochemical phenotype; establishment of neuronal pathways and appropriate synaptic contacts; and cellular and synaptic plasticity. Molecular biological, morphological, electrophysiological, and behavioral approaches to these issues will be illustrated. | <urn:uuid:b9f9baa9-5602-419d-a566-74fcf1238415> | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | https://pbio.uw.edu/current-students/courses-2/ | 2021-06-22T04:52:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488507640.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20210622033023-20210622063023-00150.warc.gz | en | 0.863315 | 1,987 |
Congressional Panel to Review B61 Nuclear Weapon’s Spiraling CostsTweet
October 24, 2013
Although the international community has largely walked away from the production and high-risk deployment of tactical nuclear weapons, the United States still maintains a stockpile in Europe for defense against a Soviet threat that no longer exists. These tactical nuclear weapons, called B61s, are deployed at six bases located in five European countries as part of NATO’s defense. Unfortunately, these B61s require an expensive refurbishment, with cost estimates continuing to grow out of control—and U.S. taxpayers primarily footing the bill.
Originally, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) estimated that the cost of refurbishing the B61, work formally known as a “life extension program,” would cost approximately $4 billion; however, that official figure has now grown to more than $8 billion. An independent analysis, conducted by the Pentagon’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office, concluded that the cost of extending the life of the B61 is likely closer to $10.4 billion. This does not include the cost of retrofitting the weapon with a new “tail kit” modification that would cost an additional $1.4 billion. Given the enormous cost growth already experienced in the B61 life extension program, American taxpayers are right to question whether they’re getting a bad deal on this program. But wait, there’s more.
The NNSA is now in the process of implementing a second round of sequestration cuts, which result from passage of the Budget Control Act in 2011 and the subsequent failure of Congress, and then the Super Committee, to enact deficit reduction legislation. During the first round of sequestration cuts, in Fiscal Year 2013, the NNSA applied $30 million in reductions to the B61 program, which will result in a six-month delay in schedule. Because of this cut, and subsequent delay, the program’s overall cost is estimated to increase by an additional $230 million. That’s right, in the wacky world of weapons programs, reductions in spending lead to cost increases, and in this case at least $200 million more.
Now, in Fiscal Year 2014, the B61 program faces another $60 million cut due to a series of management reforms on top of more sequestration cuts. And because of the government shutdown, the B61 program will suffer further cost increases as well as even more delays. It’s time for Congress to look at cutting its losses on modifying these bombs.
And lest you think the B61 is an isolated incident of an American nuclear program whose budget has spiraled out of control, keep this in mind: the NNSA’s 10 largest programs are all over budget, all behind schedule, and have combined cost increases of $16 billion.
Besides the tremendous cost of refurbishing the B61, the Project On Government Oversight has long highlighted other serious problems with this nuclear weapons program, including its military efficacy (or lack thereof) and security vulnerabilities. Some of America’s NATO allies do not have, or are not planning on developing, military aircraft capable of delivering B61 nuclear weapons, which would leave these countries unable to deliver a B61 during a time of war. In addition, established security vulnerabilities at European bases raise concerns about the level of risk the U.S. must assume to secure these weapons.
Next Tuesday, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Nuclear Weapons Modernization Programs: Military, Technical, and Political Requirements for the B61 Life Extension Program and Future Stockpile Strategy” to measure progress on the B61 program.
It’s important that our elected officials realize the extent to which the costs of this program have spiraled out of control and that its current deployment to Europe represents an outdated Cold War strategy. Given the current economic climate, asking U.S. taxpayers to shoulder the burden of refurbishing this weapon without a critical mission and plagued with cost overruns is irresponsible. It is beyond time for policymakers to seriously examine and pursue alternatives to keeping this Cold War-era relic alive. At the very least, our allies in Europe should be paying their fair share—if they even want to keep these bombs at all.
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National Security Policy Analyst, POGO
At the time of publication Mr. Rosenkranz was the National Security Policy Analyst for the Project On Government Oversight.
Topics: National Security
Authors: Ethan Rosenkranz
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EMS IX CoD4: Grand Final *win premium*
These two teams are widely considered two of the best teams in the world over the past year, and it's fitting that they contend the final tournament from the 2011 season.
These two teams met each other in the Corsair Vengance Cup grand final a few months back. The team from Anexis eSports e.V. managed to win that final in a close match over mYinsanity. Now we are looking forward to see if the Wolves can get revenge on the kings of CoD4 and win the first prize of 1250€ prize money. The loser of this match goes home with 750€. You can also watch this match for free live on KaosTV starting at 20:00 CET.
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Leah Cheston graduated in the spring of 2004 from Wake Forest University, where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art. With all intentions of pursuing a career in graphic design, Leah was distracted by the wine industry shortly after graduation when she worked as general manager for Marshall Street Smokehouse & Wine Bar in Winston-Salem, NC. Her passions for wine and graphic design took her to San Francisco where she worked as the web designer and wine sales associate for the California Wine Merchant. Her understanding of the nuances of wine and graphic design continued to coincide as she went on to create the portfolio for a wine wholesaler, Universal Wines & Spirits, based in Miami, FL, as the director of supplier relations. Leah began her wine education with the United States Sommelier Association in Miami, and has since completed the Advanced Program of the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. She is currently enrolled in the Diploma Program with the WSET. In August, 2008 Leah accepted the position as the wine and beverage manager for the opening team at Brabo by Robert Wiedmaier in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Leah worked at Brabo for two years after the opening, where she developed an extensive wine program for Brabo, Brabo Tasting Room, and the Butcher's Block. | <urn:uuid:6b1b55aa-2fce-4968-9085-7f401d318b0b> | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | http://www.risdc.com/index.php/about/staff/ | 2014-10-30T18:55:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1414637898751.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20141030025818-00015-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974976 | 271 |
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants, second game of the series. The first game was a wound for the Diamondbacks at home. The home team could not do anything against the powerful offense of the Giants. The visitors were scoring all possible runs to win the game for more than double. The home team tried to make some runs to find the tie, but the Giants always moved further.
Arizona Diamondbacks: This can not happen again.
The Diamondbacks suffered a painful defeat at home in the first game. 11-5 is not easy in the first game of the series. The Diamondbacks could never be up front in the scorer. The first runs were for the Giants, but the home team tried to tie the game with four runs in the fourth inning. That did not help. Before this series the Diamondbacks lost against the Rockies and Dodgers.
At home the Diamondbacks are scoring an average of 4.35 runs per game, 3.26 walks, 8.18 hits, 1.15 home runs, 14.53 left on base. The defense allows up to 4.50 runs per game, 2.71 walks, 9.38 strike outs, 8.94 hits, 1.24 home runs and 14.00 left on base. The first game was the fourth consecutive loss at home.
Zack Godley will open the second game of the series tonight. So far the season has been slightly negative for him with 3-4 in 8 games as a starter. 6.52 ERA, 59.1 pitched innings, 64 hits, 44 runs, 11 home runs, 46 strike outs, 1,517 WHIP. The last game at home was a defeat against the Giants 5-8 in May.
San Francisco Giants: We want another series.
The Giants have already won the first series of this season against the Diamondbacks in May 2-1. The first game was another demonstration of power. For now the Giants are negative on the road with 17-21. The best player of the Giants in the first game was Kevin Pillar with 3 runs, 2 hits and 4 RBI in 4 at bats. Dickerson was also another standout with 6 RBI.
On the road the Giants are scoring an average of 4.58 runs, 3.08 walks, 7.63 hits, 1.16 home runs, 12.89 left on base. The defense continues to allow up to 5.29 runs per game, 3.47 walks, 7.95 strike outs, 8.66 hits, 1.76 home runs, 13.84 left on base. The last series was a defeat on the road 1-3 against the Dodgers. This victory ended a losing streak of three games.
Tyler Beede is in his second year as a professional with the Giants. So far with negative numbers with 1-2 in the season. Five games as a starter, 6.67 ERA, 28.1 pitched innings, 32 hits, 23 runs, 6 home runs, 33 strike outs, 1,906 WHIP. Beede’s last game was a 3-2 victory against the Dodgers in the only win of the series.
My Free Pick & Prediction for Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants 06/22/2019 is: take the OVER 10 (TOTALS).
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Speculation is once again brewing that Vince Young will bring his talents to South Beach shortly after the new CBA is finalized. That speculation may be nothing more than fans being fans, attempting to tie any and every big name free agent to the Dolphins.
I don’t put much, if any, stock into reports claiming that “sources” say the Dolphins will likely sign someone. Anyone can claim anything to get attention and misinformation is far more common than the truth when it comes to free agency.
What I do know, however, is that the Dolphins will be adding a veteran quarterback to compete with Chad Henne. Their secretive front office has even gone as far as to admit that.
And when you take everything into account, Vince Young is by far the most realistic possibility that is capable of going toe-to-toe with Henne. Is he the best quarterback that is rumored to be available? Obviously not.
Carson Palmer is far more proven and could return to elite status with a change of scenery. And the numbers make it clear that Kyle Orton is also a better option. But we’re all well aware of where Palmer and Orton’s availability stands. Bengals’ owner Mike Brown is far too stubborn to trade Palmer and Orton could easily still be the guy in Denver.
Even in the event that either franchise opens up to the idea, who’s to say that GM Jeff Ireland is willing to give up a second-round pick or higher for the third consecutive year?
No, the Dolphins will realistically be forced to settle for a free agent. And if we’re honest, there is really only one soon-to-be free agent capable of being the answer in Miami. Sure the Dolphins could kick the tires of Marc Bulger, Matt Hasselbeck, or Donovan McNabb, but even if they get a serviceable season out of one it’s not going to solve anything in the long run.
Vince Young is only 28, has a 30-17 record as a starter, threw for 10 touchdowns compared to only three picks in 2010, and wouldn’t cost the Dolphins a draft selection. Why exactly are so many appalled by the idea? Oh yeah, that whole attitude thing.
I’m not going to sit here and say VY will finally get it together and keep his head on straight. Nobody knows if he’ll make the most of the second chance he’s about to receive. If the Dolphins had to give up a draft pick to attain him I would say sure, he’s too much of a risk. But as simply a free agent that’s not going to cost a fortune to sign, the risk doesn’t come anywhere near outweighing the possible benefits.
After all, what happened the last time the Dolphins passed on a talented quarterback with a troubled past? I’m referring to Mike Vick, who has salvaged his career in Philadelphia where he was an MVP candidate in 2010. The Dolphins weren’t the only franchise to pass on Vick and that was when we were all still 100% behind Chad Henne. But I think it should serve as a reminder to the Dolphins.
Under normal circumstances, I would typically expect this regime to go with the blah, no risk no reward signing. Say someone like oh, I don’t know, Marc Bulger- a capable band aid that could fill in for an injured or underperforming Chad Henne, but a guy that’s not going to take this team to the promise land and will likely only halt progress.
But these are far from normal circumstances for this regime. Tony Sparano and Jeff Ireland are clearly on the hot seat. Taking a conservative approach on the most vital position is only going to put them both out of job.
If the Dolphins could go all-in for a quarterback now is the time. But I wouldn’t even call it going all-in if they were to ink VY. He’s not that much of a risk people. If he acts up simply clean you’re hands of the guy and move on. If I’m Ireland, I would much rather regret taking a chance on a talented free agent than to regret passing on him and watching him flourish elsewhere.
All of this goes without saying that the interest has to be mutual, though. If the Dolphins are indeed interested, they likely won’t be the only team lobbying for his services. There are other quarterback needy teams out there; Minnesota and Arizona to name a couple. But the Vikings are going to give Christian Ponder every opportunity to be the guy in Minnesota and the Cardinals are rumored to be more interested in trading for Kevin Kolb.
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STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH)– An arrest was made after a man fired shots into crowd outside a Stamford nightclub, injuring five people in a chaotic scene that was all caught on video Saturday.
Police say around 1:40 AM, they responded to a shooting in the area of Tino’s Nightclub at 84 West Park Place in Columbus Park. Officers downtown heard numerous gunshots and discovered a chaotic scene where five people were shot.
A bystander was able to take shaky video from a cell phone of the altercation while others ran away from the shooter. Police say the video was previously released independently by witnesses on social media before they shared it out with a request for public information.
Officers were able to identify the suspect and he was detained in the area of Atlantic and Bank Streets. The suspect, 22-year-old Dayron Wills, admitted his involvement in the shooting to police and told them he discarded his gun. Police then located a loaded .40 caliber handgun in the intersection of where Wills was found.
Wills told officers the altercation began outside Tino’s Nightclub, where he pulled out his gun and began shooting at another person he was fighting with.
Video evidence shows Wills indiscriminately firing his gun into the crowd and towards the crowded downtown area. There, he struck five innocent people who weren’t involved in the altercation.
The victims were taken to Stamford Hospital for treatment. The four men and one woman were mostly shot in their upper and lower extremities and all their injuries appear to be non-life threatening.
Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin told the Stamford Advocate, “we’re very fortunate nobody was killed in this incident though unfortunately five people were shot. When you look at the video and see all the people down there at 1 a.m. on a hot night with the bars in full swing and the number of shots fired, we’re extremely lucky no one was killed.”
Wills does have a valid pistol permit and is registered to carry a weapon. He was also found to be in possession of some marijuana.
Wills was charged with 5 counts of assault, reckless endangerment, unlawful discharged of a firearm and possession of marijuana. He was held on $1 million bond and appeared in court Monday.
The shooting is still under investigation. Police ask anyone who witnessed the shooting or has any information to call them at 203-977-4417.
The owners of Tino’s Nightclub says they will voluntarily suspend their liquor license effective Wednesday after the mayor met with downtown officials.
Senator Blumenthal released the following statement in regards to the shooting:
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Hamline Advocate Fall 2009
We devote this issue of the Advocate to the work facing our judges. We witnessed a historicmoment when the first Latina took her seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier this summer, the high court considered the influence of campaign contributions on judicial impartiality: Senior Fellow/Professor of Law and Judge Jim Morrow comments on that decision. We also tip our hats to the Hamline alumni who serve as judges, including U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank ’77. And we applaud Leo Brisbois as the first Native American and Hamline law alumnus to lead the Minnesota bar—the essential partner of the Minnesota “bench”.
Fall 2009 Spotlight on the Judiciary Bridging the Gap Between the Life Before and the Life After Phil Sieff '85 and Chris Messerly '86 from Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi were lead co-counsel of the I-35 Bridge Pro Bono Consortium, a group of 20 law firms that have provided pro bono legal services to the victims of the I-35 bridge collapse. All 179 claims filed with the state of Minnesota by I-35W bridge survivors settled on April 16, 2009. A Special Master Panel administered the $36-plus million survivor's fund set aside by the State Legislature last year. Steve Kirsch '76 of Murnane Brandt was appointed to that panel. On October 1, Hamline University School of Law lauded them and the other alumni who gave so generously of their time as part of the Pro Bono Consortium. 1 2 3 1 Alumni who received awards for their pro bono service to bridge victims included (from left) Genevieve Zimmerman '03, Chris Messerly '86, Phil Sieff '85, Steve Kirsch '76, Bill Harper '77, Mary Lockwood '01 and Paul Peterson '89. They are joined here by Dean Donald Lewis (right). Other alumni who volunteered on the Consortium but were unable to attend the reception include Mark Gruesner '77 and Andy Noel '02. 2 Outgoing DRI Director James Coben was recognized at the reception. He is shown here with Lela Love, Director, Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution and the Cardozo School of Law Mediation Center. 3 Chris Messerly (left) shares a light moment with Dean Lewis at the reception. Phil Sieff is second from left. ADVOCATE Table of Contents NEWS 4 From the Dean ALUMNI 6 Meet New MSBA President Leo Brisbois `87 10 Hamline Alums Join Forces EVENTS 12 Upcoming Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 16 Matt Miller to Headline the 2009 Dean's Dinner FOCUS: SPOTLIGHT ON THE JUDICIARY 18 Leading Alumnus Donovan Frank `77 Sets the Bar High 19 Introducing the Hamline Dean's Summer Fellows 20 Hamline Law Alumni among the Judiciary 22 Taking the Pulse of Minnesota's Judicial Election System-- A conversation with Jim Morrow UPDATE FROM THE INSTITUTES 26 Dispute Resolution Institute 30 Health Law Institute STUDENTS IN THE NEWS 32 Hamline Students Excel at Competitions FACULTY 34 New Law Professors Welcomed 36 Professors Kahn and Romero Promoted, Granted Tenure 39 Allen Blair Promoted to Associated Professor 40 Faculty in the News Media 42 On the Road--A Sabbatical Journey 44 Faculty Docket 52 CLASS NOTES ON THE COVER (left to right): Some of the participants in the 2009 Hamline Dean's Summer Fellows program, including 10th Judicial District Judge Mary Yunker, student Matthew Thompson, 10th Judicial District Judge Sharon Hall, student Theresa Johnson, 10th Judicial District Judge John McBride, and student Keith Marnholtz. FROM THE DEAN Dear Friends, This time last year, when I was still fresh in the Dean's chair, we had yet to see the full depth of the startling decline in the markets. By late January 2009, its impact on lawyers was felt locally amid reports of layoffs and budget reductions at major law firms, non-profit legal service offices, and government agencies. Job prospects for students diminished. With the economic downturn, the legal profession confronted transformative forces to which we continue to respond as legal educators. Those who serve in the Minnesota state court system, hit with severe budget cutbacks, must now accomplish more with fewer resources. Hamline responded with an innovative volunteer program--the Hamline Dean's Summer Fellows--which matched qualifying second-year law students seeking valuable legal experience with Minnesota judges seeking to alleviate the strain on the court system. Preparation met opportunity, and the program was an unqualified success. Read all about it on page 19. Thus, it has been a year filled with challenge but also promise for the judiciary, and we devote this issue of the Advocate to the work facing our judges. We witnessed a historic moment when the first Latina took her seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier this summer, the high court considered the influence of campaign contributions on judicial impartiality: Senior Fellow/Professor of Law and Judge Jim Morrow comments on that decision (pgs. 22�25). We also tip our hats to the Hamline alumni who serve as judges (pgs. 20�21), including U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank '77 (pg. 18). And we applaud Leo Brisbois as the first Native American and Hamline law alumnus to lead the Minnesota bar--the essential partner of the Minnesota "bench" (pgs. 6�9). Finally, this "re-invented" online version reflects our use of technology to communicate with you more effectively, and in ways that are "greener" and less costly. Let us know if it works. Change can be a good thing. Best wishes, The Alumni Board and Twin Cities Public Television recently presented Cogito, a unique series on law and public policy focusing on "The Economics and Ethics of Health Care." It was facilitated by The Honorable James Rosenbaum, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, (center) with Hamline Association Board member Jamal Faleel '02 (left) and Dean Lewis. Watch Cogito on Hamline's website or on TPTMN on Sunday, November 22, 8 pm and on TPTLife Sunday, November 29, noon. For TPT's complete broadcast information, click here. D ld M L i Donald M. Lewis Dean and Professor of Law 4 The entering class of 2009 brought 207 new law students to Hamline. Alumnus Bill Manning '77 welcomed many of them with a reflective and inspiring luncheon speech. He is shown here (right) with Dean Lewis and Hamline University President Linda Hanson. Robert "Tim" Coulter (left), founder and executive director of the Indian Law Resource Center, was the keynote speaker at the 2009 Anne Marie Fairbanks (Williams) Indigenous Law Forum at Hamline, which is established and supported by Marilyn (center) and Ron Mitsch. Listen to his speech online by clicking here. It was cheers all around when Dean Lewis announced the promotion of assistant professor Allen Blair (left) to associate professor, the promotion of associate professor Tom Romero (second from left) to professor of law and the promotion of associate professor Jonathan Kahn (far right) to professor of law. Professors Romero and Kahn also were granted tenure (see related stories on pages 36�39). Minnesota is home to 20,000 lawyers, four of whom--(from left to right) Patrick Sauter '77, Bassford Remele; Robert Bauer '92, Severson, Sheldon, Dougherty & Molenda; Philip Sieff '85, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi; Chris Messerly '86, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi--are Hamline alumni who were named "Attorneys of the Year" by Minnesota Lawyer. They were honored at a dinner on February 24, 2009, shown here with Dean Donald Lewis. Leo Brisbois '87 took a moment to relax with Hamline alumni and friends, including Dean Don Lewis, at the Minnesota State Bar Association Convention in June. During the convention he was inaugurated as MSBA president--the first Hamline alumnus to serve in this distinguished capacity (see story on page 6). 5 ALUMNI Leo Brisbois '87 On July 1, Leo Brisbois '87 became president of the Minnesota State Bar Association. An impressive accomplishment for any attorney, but doubly so for Brisbois who is the first person of known American Indian descent -- and the first Hamline alumnus -- to serve in this distinguished capacity. "It's an honor and a privilege," he says. "I don't want to let people down." Brisbois credits his rise to the leadership of Minnesota's top legal association to Hamline Al umnus is Newest MSBA President it didn't happen before now because Hamline has graduated a tremendous number of talented and qualified people, many of whom are now state luminaries, including a federal court judge and state court judges. I'm really honored, though, that I'm the first Hamline graduate to become an MSBA president. It's a privilege to represent Hamline in that regard," he says. Brisbois brings a strong sense of cultural tradition and understanding of the state beyond the Twin Cities to his new role. He was born in Aurora on the Iron Range and moved to Hibbing in 1968, when he was seven. His father, Gabriel Brisbois, was raised on the White Earth Reservation in northwestern Minnesota, where Gabriel, his sisters, and his parents were all enrolled members of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. His mother, Mary Ann (Klinkhammer) Brisbois, grew up in the nearby Mahnomen area on a succession of rented family farms. Brisbois regularly spent part of his boyhood summers on the White Earth Reservation with his grandmother and recalls that the house had no indoor plumbing or running water until well into the 1970s. What really stayed with "I don't want to tell the members what they need, I want them to tell me what they need and then we will work together to satisfy those needs." ~Leo Brisbois a strong family and cultural tradition of performing public service, along with the public service culture at both Hamline University--where he received his bachelor's degree -- and Hamline University School of Law. "It's only natural that someone from Hamline would eventually be in this position. Maybe it's unfortunate that 6 him through the years, though, was a respect for the environment, for education and for public service. These are lessons he learned from his parents, grandparents and others in his extended family, many of whom were public school teachers or military service people. "One of the reasons I went to the JAG Corps right after law school was that sense of public service. I stayed in the [Army] Reserves for seven years after active duty for the same reason. I see the bar opportunity as another means of public service, and not just to improve the practice for attorneys but also because of the MSBA's broader mission: to improve the administration of justice, access to justice, diversity on the bench to reflect society, diversity in law firms to reflect opportunities for people of color in the profession, and to advance the public good." He says a Native perspective, which views leadership as centering on serving the needs of -- as defined by -- those being served, also influences his leadership style. "I don't want to tell the members what they need, I want them to tell me what they need and then we will work together to satisfy those needs." Among the needs Brisbois sees in the current membership is a desire for more technological tools to improve the efficiencies of practice for individual members. He is excited about such recently provided MSBA services as FastCase, which is a free online computer 7 ALUMNI research tool, and mnDocs, an onlinebased automated document assembly program available for a small subscription fee, which allows members to obtain and prepare customizable standard legal documents. "Both of these tools are good examples of how members can use their MSBA membership to save time and increase efficiency in their practice. We also provide listservs and other products that encourage members to talk with one another online." 8 He'll also continue the MSBA's role of championing the importance of pro bono work and providing connections to legal aid offices for members who may want to assist them. And he will make sure the profession's interests are protected and advanced through efforts to enhance "As much as we're trying to bring current technologies and current resources and tools to the membership, the actual physical association of attorneys is important too. ~Leo Brisbois MSBA resources in order to more effectively participate in the legislative process. Despite the increased use of technology in the MSBA's future, Brisbois also emphasizes the importance of coming to meetings and events to meet fellow attorneys and to build professional relationships. "As much as we're trying to bring current technologies and current resources and tools to the membership, the actual physical association of attorneys is important too. We don't want to lose that because it directly contributes to maintaining professionalism and collegiality. If we lose those things, then we start fighting for the sake of fighting as opposed to [contesting only] those things that actually advance the cause of your client." Brisbois also believes joining the statewide MSBA -- and an affiliated local District Bar Association -- is part of every attorney's professional obligation. "We, as a profession, have a unique place in society. When we do our jobs professionally and ethically we help society to maintain respect and confidence and trust in the rule of law." 9 He pauses and points to a dramatic framed print hanging behind his desk. It depicts three Indian men on horseback, among trees and hills. Brisbois says it is his touch point and helps him to stay grounded. "I always look at this picture and imagine these three men out doing things for their family and their community, but doing it in a way that's not abusive to the environment. That, to me, is a good metaphor for what a good attorney should be. You're doing things for your client and trying to do it in way that doesn't leave scorched earth behind because that doesn't help anybody." ALUMNI Hamline Alums Join Forces to "Fight for Those Who Fought for Us" Don't tell Sharon Clark-Williams '03, John Baker '03 or Adam Wadd '03 that passion has no place in the practice of law. These Hamline alums founded their firm, Baker, Wadd & Williams L.L.P., in 2008 motivated by a passionate desire to serve people in and out of the military. Their firm is believed to be the only one of its kind in the country, with the partners focusing on the comprehensive legal needs of service members, veterans and their families -- providing legal support on everything from veterans benefits, to child custody and divorce to bankruptcy and criminal problems. They're also quite involved in helping veterans start businesses of their own. "Our firm is there for service members and veterans at every stage of their life," explains Baker. "If they can't afford our legal services we will find a resource for them, find a solution for them. We will never turn them away." "This is more than just a business. It's something we believe in," says Wadd. "We definitely give everything we've got," says Clark-Williams. "I'm exhausted at the end of every case because I take every case personally. Contrary to what you're supposed to do (engage in professional detachment), everything is personal for me here." Her partners share that same all-consuming level of dedication. Both Baker and Wadd are veterans and have personally experienced 10 some of the legal challenges faced by people in the military and veterans, including applying for disability benefits and working through a divorce while on active duty. "I was a submariner for about seven years and that's when I went through a divorce," recalls Wadd. "Part of the reason I became a lawyer was to help people in family law cases. Now I handle family law matters for veterans and service members. I can really relate to what these people are going through." Baker has 22 years of experience in the Marine Corps. He retired from active service due to a medical discharge. "Retiring, and not by choice, was tough. I was a Gunnery Sergeant and I was the guy who took care of the troops. It was one of the best things I ever did in my life. Starting this law firm gave me a chance to serve again because now I can help the troops through any legal difficulties they have. It's almost like getting to be a gunny again." Clark-Williams is not a veteran but she comes from a family with a "rich military tradition." She is a Blue Star mother and is married to a retired Marine; that would be retired Marine and fellow Hamline alumnus and firm partner John Baker, who she met in law school along with Wadd. (Clark-Willams and Baker credit Professor Larry Bakken with bringing them together.) While Clark-Williams has not served directly in the military, she does know something about From left, Adam Wadd `03, Sharon Clark-WIlliams `03 and Adam Baker `03 hanging tough when the going gets challenging: she earned her JD at Hamline while raising four children as a single mother. Any comment on the enormity of that challenge, though, is quickly brushed away by Clark-Williams. "You just play the hand you're dealt in life. I just tried to do the best I could do. My children weren't a disadvantage to me in any way. I just had extra to do," she says with a laugh. The "best she could do" included graduating from Hamline before going to work as a research attorney at Thomson West. Now she manages a full client load at Baker, Wadd & Williams and also handles the firm's administrative and technology functions. Wadd focuses most of his time on family law and criminal defense cases and Baker practices business law and represents non-profit organizations. The firm has a growing list of clients in Minnesota, where the partners are licensed to practice family and criminal law. They also represent clients on veteran benefits cases throughout the U.S. A major client, Families United for our Troops, is based in Washington, D.C. with members throughout the country. In addition to client service, Baker helped start the Veterans' Initiative Center and Research Institute (VICTRI) to help veterans who want to start businesses. He's also been active in a military action group that works with state representatives on legislation that supports vets. He helped author bills to give veterans preference in state employment and in obtaining state contracts as entrepreneurs. Baker is proud of a bill he has been involved with implementing, the Veterans Sentencing Mitigation Statute, that "helps open the lines of communication between the court system and the VA. It enables veterans to get some help if they have combat stress, instead of just incarcerating veterans like they did after Vietnam," he says, adding, "Veterans don't want a handout but they do deserve preference in recognition of their past service." 11 OCTOBER Health Reform Program from the Health Law Institute Interested in learning more about current health reform proposals in a non partisan environment? Join us on Wednesday, October 7 from 4:30�6:00 p.m. at the FALL 2009 EVENTS "Community Conversation on Health Reform" sponsored by the Health Law Institute. The program will include experts from a variety of health are perspectives: physician, health plan, quality improvement, consumer, and hospital. The first part of the program will feature an update on the current proposals before Congress. Then a panel discussion will be held in response to questions from the audience. Question, learn, and form your own opinion about the best approach to reform our health care system. Please join us: Wednesday, October 7, 4:30�6:00 p.m. Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Ballroom Questions? Contact Cheri Harthaus at 651-523-2610 or email@example.com CLE to Look "Beyond Pro Bono" to the role of "Citizen Lawyer" In cooperation with the MSBA's Civic Education Committee, Hamline University School of Law will present "Beyond Pro Bono: Citizen Lawyer" as a panel program. "Citizen Lawyers" are not satisfied with the status quo or the way things are as being "good enough" 1.5 ethics credits with institutions that served or now serve them. For them, have been requested. societal problems and political issues are not something to be ignored for someone else to resolve. Our Citizen Lawyer panelists have distinguished themselves as lawyers whose life's work goes beyond their obligations to their employer. Each has demonstrated a sense of duty to give back to the institutions around him or her and is an engaged participant who exemplifies a civic culture of accountability involving actions designed to improve and enhance institutions, societal conditions, and our democracy. Citizen Lawyers among our alumni will share their stories of civic engagement. Dan Prokott '01, an attorney with Faegre & Benson and co-chair of the MSBA's Civic Education Committee, will serve as moderator for this program. Please join us: Thursday, October 8, 3:30�5:00 p.m. Hamline University School of Law, Room 101 R.S.V.P.: Cost: 12 Contact Anne Markus at 651-523-2943 or firstname.lastname@example.org $10.00 (includes reception). No charge for Hamline faculty, staff and students It's Reunion Time On the Fives Fall leaves are changing color and it's time for what surely will be another wonderful On the Fives Reunion. This year the classes of 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004 will be celebrated: Friday, October 9, 5:30�7:30 p.m. Peterson Lounge and Law School Atrium Prepare to reminisce with fellow classmates and alumni as well as Hamline faculty and staff, enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, and smile at the array of picture boards from the good ol' days! Class of 1979 30-Year Reunion The following events are scheduled for the Class of 1979 surrounding the 2009 Alumni weekend: Friday, October 9, 5:30�7:30 p.m. On the Fives Reunion Reception Peterson Lounge and Law School Atrium Saturday, October 10, 2:30�4:30 p.m. Saint Paul Art Crawl Saturday, October 10, 6:00�9:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner W.A. Frost, Fireside and Sophie's Rooms (www.wafrost.com) Sunday, October 11, 11:00 a.m. Brunch Great Waters Brewing Company (www.greatwatersbc.com) R.S.V.P.: Contact Anne Markus at 651-523-2943 or email@example.com This schedule is subject to change. For updates: www.hamline.edu/law/events/2009_reunion_events.html 13 OCTOBER 19th Annual Journal of Law and Religion Symposium This year's symposium focuses on FALL 2009 EVENTS "The Global Economic Crisis, Law and the Religious Traditions" and plumbs the practices of legal institutions and private communities as they grapple with perennial economic problems. It explores ancient wisdom about economic life as well as emerging thinking about the ways in which religion can inform legal regulation of the economy, and law can shape the ethical practices of local and global communities on economic relationships between human beings. Since its inception, the Journal of Law and Religion has sought to bring academic learning and historical practice from within many jurisprudential and religious traditions to the task of understanding contemporary social dilemmas. By putting insights from intellectuals and practitioners of law and religion together, the Journal aims to foster a dialogue that fairly acknowledges the diverse, contentious and complex world that demands our committed response, while making a space for insights to converge in identifying constructive ways forward from our current situation. Please join us: Thursday, October 15, 5:15 p.m. Hamline University, Sundin Music Hall Library Friday, October 16, 8:00 a.m.�4:40 p.m. Hamline University School of Law, Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Ballroom For information: Contact Linda Berglin at firstname.lastname@example.org or www.hamline.edu/law/jlr 5.5 CLE credits applied for. 2009 Swearing-In Breakfast Please join us for a breakfast prior to the Swearing In ceremony for attorneys who pass the Minnesota State Bar exam in July. Please join us: Friday, October 30, 8:30�10:00 a.m. St. Paul River Centre, Grand Ballrooms E-F 175 West Kellogg Blvd., Saint Paul 14 NOVEMBER The H1N1 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future Hamline's Health Law Institute will present a conversation with Dr. Michael Osterholm, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota. Every aspect of the health care delivery system will feel the effects of the H1N1 Pandemic. . . . Are you prepared? Dr. Osterholm's presentation will tackle the H1N1 Pandemic with candor and expertise. Lawyers, compliance officers, and other health care professionals will get up-to-the-minute information on the state of the pandemic. Dr. Osterholm will highlight system vulnerabilities and offer detailed guidance that can be translated into critically important tactics and strategies to best protect your organization and the people it serves. Please join us: Thursday, November 12 4:00�6:00 p.m. Presentation and Q&A East Hall, Room 106 6:00�7:00 p.m. Reception, Law School Atrium To Register: Cost: Contact Cheri Harthaus at 651-523-2610 or email@example.com $35.00 (No charge for students) CLE and CEU credits have been requested. Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota Dr. Osterholm is an internationally renowned expert in public health. He serves as director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), a global leader in addressing public health preparedness and emerging infectious disease response. Six-Minute Social Come meet Hamline's current motivated students and let them know where your professional path has taken you. Please join us: Thursday, November 19, 6:30�9:00 p.m. University Club, Saint Paul 15 FALL 2009 EVENTS Leading Political & Business Thinker to Headline 2009 Dean's Dinner The 2009 Dean's Dinner, to be held November 18 at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, will feature keynote speaker Matt Miller. Miller has been called one of the "most original thinkers" in journalism by television's public affairs program, The McLaughlin Group. He is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller, "The 2% Solution: Fixing America's Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love," which includes agenda-setting ideas and creative, common-sense solutions for some of America's biggest political problems. Miller writes a monthly column for Fortune magazine and is an award-winning contributor to The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly and other national magazines. He is a commentator for NPR's Morning Edition Matt Miller and hosts "Left, Right & Center," a political week-in-review program aired on public radio stations across the country. He is a senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company and to the McKinsey Global Institute, the firm's in-house think-tank. Miller also is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. The annual Hamline University School of Law Dean's Dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a cocktail reception, with dinner and the keynote presentation to follow. For more information, contact Hamline Alumni Director Susan Stephan at 651-523-2338 or firstname.lastname@example.org. 16 Keynote speaker for the 2008 Dean's Dinner was Charles J. Ogletree (left), the Harvard Law School Jesse Climenko Professor of Law and founding and executive director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice. Professor Ogletree discussed how the election of U.S. President Barack Obama might impact equal rights in America. Ogletree, a distinguished scholar on issues of criminal justice, race and the law, and legal education, was a classmate of Hamline Law Dean Don Lewis at Harvard Law School. After becoming a professor at Harvard, Ogletree taught two (now) famous students: Michelle and Barack Obama. Listen to Ogletree's `08 Dean's Dinner address. 2010 Thursday, January 21, 2010 UPCOMING EVENTS Annual Mid-Winter Reception Hamline Journal of Public Law & Policy Symposium "Opening Our Eyes to Health Disparities: A Look Through the Lens of Critical Race Theory" Friday, March 12, 2010 Annual Juris Fiesta Friday, April 9, 2010 Hamline Law Review Symposium on Trade Secret Law This Symposium will recognize the 30th anniversary of the Uniform Trade Secret Law and is being presented in collaboration with an IP-focused Hamline Alumni CLE. More details will be forthcoming, including an IP reception on April 15. Friday, April 16, 2010 Veteran's Benefits Regional Moot Court Competition Tuesday, April 20, 2010, Hamline West Alumni Golf Tournament Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Please watch for additional events and date/location updates in the Advocate Online and on the Hamline University School of Law web site at www.hamline.edu/law 17 SPOTLIGHT ON THE JUDICIARY Leading Hamline Alumnus Sets the Bar High Serving as a judge is a high honor and an outstanding opportunity for community service. Many Hamline University School of Law alumni have distinguished themselves through service on the bench (see pages 20-21 for a complete listing), including the Honorable Donovan W. Frank '77. Judge Frank was appointed District Judge in the United States District Court by President Bill Clinton in 1998. He is the only Hamline alumnus to serve on the federal level. Judge Frank received the Federal Bar Association's Elaine R. "Boots" Fisher award in 2006 in recognition of outstanding public service and dedication to diversity in the legal community. He is a 2000 recipient of the Hamline University School of Law Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Law School's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1995 in recognition of his contributions toward ending domestic violence. Judge Frank also was named the Minnesota Trial Judge of the Year from the Conference A frequent visitor at of Chief Judges in Hamline, Judge Frank was 1996. on campus most recently to swear in new citizens as part of a citizenship naturalization "I received a high quality education ceremony in Sundin from Hamline Music Hall in September. 18 Judge Donovan Frank University School of Law," said Judge Frank. "In the process, I received much support from the law school faculty. I left Hamline University School of Law with a deep sense of justice and a responsibility to give back to the community." He recently participated in the new Hamline Dean's Summer Fellows program. His Hamline clerk through the program, `3L Karly Kauf, who also serves as editor-and-chief of the Hamline Law Review, said working with Judge Frank was a transformative experience for her. "He really cares about what I think," Kauf said. "He made himself available to all of his interns to an incredible degree. He wanted to make sure we learned everything we could. I now know I want to work in government and I hope to work for a judge again." Judge Frank's commitment to mentoring the next generation of legal leaders is clearly evident. "It is really a privilege to work with law students like Karly. It is wonderful to see her passion for serving the public and justice," he said. Introducing the Hamline Dean's Summer Fellows The state budget shortfall is challenging the Minnesota court system to accomplish more with fewer resources. Students are working harder, too, to secure professional work and volunteer opportunities in the current economic downturn. In response, Hamline University School of Law has developed an innovative pilot program--the Dean's Summer Fellows--to help qualifying second-year law students gain valuable legal experience with a Minnesota judge while providing volunteer clerks to alleviate the strain on the court system. Each Summer Fellow performed 150 hours of volunteer work for one of the participating judges, and received a $1,500 stipend. The program primarily is funded through gifts to the Student Karly Kauf with U.S. District law school. Judge Donovan Frank '77 "The Dean's Summer Fellows program promotes the public service values of our law school," said Hamline Law Dean Donald M. Lewis. "It allows us to reward students by providing them with critical legal experience and an opportunity to serve the courts and the community." Here's what students say they learned through the Hamline Dean's Summer Fellows Program: "This has certainly given me exposure to different kinds of courts and how the process can be very different depending upon the judicial setting." "I've realized how well my classes have prepared me for a lot of the issues that have come up in the `real world,' and it's nice to have that kind of reinforcement." "I have learned that I have a lot to offer, even to a judge!" "It has made me realize that even though I have a lot more of the law part to learn, I am smart enough and capable enough already and can do a lot things really well." "Being a good lawyer is about being prepared and knowing the law, but it's also about knowing how to talk with people ... especially the judge." "This program is wonderful and very unique. I've seen the hiring process and realize how important networking is. Most of the clerkships are not advertised." 19 MN Court of Appeals Judge Gordon Schumaker with student Benjamin Petersburg SPOTLIGHT ON THE JUDICIARY Hamline University School of Law Alumni Judges Janet Barke-Cain '89 Judge, Carver County Don Courtney `76 Third Judicial District of Iowa State of Iowa Michael Dorsky `76 Administrative Law Judge New York State Department John Bastian `82 Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge, Corson County, South Dakota Joseph Cox `97 Unemployment Law Judge MN Department of Employment & Economic Development Kenneth Duren `86 Administrative Law Judge State of Wisconsin-Department of Health & Services Timothy Blakely `92 First Judicial District Court Goodhue County Clayton Crane `75 Circuit Court Judge Cook County, IL Harlan Dyrud `78 Magistrate, retired North Dakota District Court Tanya Bransford `83 Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, Hennepin County Mark Decaria `81 2nd District Court Judge Weber County Susan Fallek `88 Attorney and Adm. Law Judge, Children Support Section John Brinckman `81 Municipal Judge Michelle Dietrich `94 Fifth Judicial District Judge Lincoln and Lyon County Donovan Frank `77 Federal District Court Judge State of Minnesota Nancy Bostrack `91 Assistant County Attorney State of Minnesota-Winona County William Dixon `76 Reemployment Insurance Law Judge, Economic Security Michael Gableman `93 Supreme Court Justice Wisconsin Supreme Court Susan Carlson `83 Juvenile Court Judicial Referee Hennepin County 20 Marybeth Dorn `76 District Court Referee Hennepin County Daniel Glaeser `78 Municipal Court Judge City of Manitowoc, WI Richard Glynn `77 Attorney/Law Trained Magistrate Holland, Brantseg & Glynn John McBride `77 District Court Judge State of Minnesota John Rodenberg `81 District Court Judge State of Minnesota Anne McKeig `92 Assistant County Attorney Hennepin County Michael Grigsby `79 Judge, Marysville Municipal Court Louis Schiff `80 Judge State of Florida Wayne Miller `77 Judge Florida State Court System Bruce Gross `77 District Judge Windom, Minnesota State of Minnesota Thomas Schroeder `76 District Judge Becker County Kathleen Mottl `89 Judge 10th Judicial District Gary Schurrer `78 District Court Judge Tenth Judicial District Washington County Sharon Hall `79 District Court Judge State of Minnesota Rosanne Nathanson `80 District Court Judge State of Minnesota Charles Halverson `88 Unknown Hilory Seaton `78 Commissioner's Representative Steven Nordquist `77 Associate Circuit Judge State of Illinois Eugene Harrington `78 Circuit Judge State of Wisconsin Joanne Smith `78 Judge-R C District Court 2nd Judicial District David Ortley `83 Flathead County Justice Flathead County- Montana Ronald Holt `76 Administrative Law Judge State of Minnesota Michael Sovis `75 District Court Judge Dakota County Gary Pagliaccetti `79 Judge of District Court State of Minnesota Jenny Jasper `87 10th District Court Judge State of Minnesota Jack St. Arnold `76 Circuit Court Judge State of Florida Skipper Pearson `78 District Court Judge Benton County Gregg Johnson `83 2nd Judicial District Trial Judge State of Minnesota Diane Townsend-Anderson `78 Chief Judge Townsend-Anderson, PA Ronald Pirrello `81 Circuit Judge, State of Illinois William Johnson `79 Administrative Law Judge State of Minnesota LeAnn Prock `83 Administrative Law Judge Wisconsin Deptartment of Industry & Labor William Walker `76 Seventh District Court Judge State of Minnesota Ann Knox-Bauer `91 Circuit Court Judge Taylor County R. Joseph Quinn `78 Tenth Judicial District Trial Court Judge, retired Anoka County Grant Wegner `77 Circuit Judge 16th Judicial Circuit Randy Koschnick `85 Judge, Jefferson County Circuit Court Robert Weisel `76 Judge United States Department of Justice Robert Rancourt `76 Judge Chisago County Courthouse Mike Mayer `85 First Judicial District Court Judge, State of Minnesota Jane Ranum `79 District Court Judge Hennepin County Sandy Williams `83 District Attorney Ozaukee County Attorney's Office William McBee `76 District Judge for 5th Judicial District, James Reuter `80 Magistrate Court of Lea County Judge Pine County Courthouse Jodi Williamson `83 District Court Judge Olmstead County 21 SPOTLIGHT ON THE JUDICIARY Taking the Pulse of Minnesota's Judicial Election System A conversation with Jim Morrow This June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a West Virginia supreme court justice should have recused himself from a case involving a party from which he had received substantial contributions to his re-election campaign. As the case was pending before the high court, the Minnesota legislature was considering the recommendations of the 2007 Quie Commission on judicial elections. It seemed a good time for The Advocate to query Hamline Senior Fellow/Professor of Law Jim Morrow for his thoughts on the impact of elections on the impartiality of the judiciary. Judge Morrow is among the most respected of Minnesota's trial court judges, and is regarded nationally as one of the best teachers of judges. He has taught courtroom procedure, judicial decision making and evidence to new and experienced trial judges at the Minnesota New Judges School, throughout the United States at the National Judicial College, and at institutes in other nations. Morrow was selected as the 1999 Trial Judge of the Year by the Minnesota Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and as a 2002 Trial Judge of the Year by the Minnesota Judges Association. 22 There have been many predictions to the contrary, but Jim Morrow says Minnesota's judicial elections have remained fair and relatively free from controversy despite the U.S. Supreme Court's 2002 decision in Republican Party of Minnesota v. White that Minnesota's code of judicial conduct could not restrain candidates for judgeships from discussing political issues during an election campaign. "I'm very positive about the state of Minnesota's judicial election process and would say we definitely rank among the top ten best states in this area," he says. "Former Chief Justice Kathleen Blatz and former Chief Justice Russell Anderson were leaders in communicating to the media, decision-makers and the people that we need to maintain Minnesota's tradition of strong, independent and nonpartisan judges." Despite his upbeat assessment, Morrow concedes that "fear is still there that Minnesota will end up like other states, such as Illinois, Texas and West Virginia." He says that in those states, outrageous spending in judicial elections has clouded the perception of judicial independence, if not the actual impartiality, of justices. Morrow cites an article this spring in The Wall Street Journal entitled "Justice for Sale." The story details a case in Illinois involving State Farm Insurance contributing more than $350,000 directly, and an additional $1 million indirectly, to the election campaign for a state supreme court justice. Later, that justice was involved in a controversial ruling that benefited State Farm Insurance to the tune of $456 million. Hamline Senior Fellow/Professor of Law and Judge James Morrow "There's tremendous fear that it's going to happen in Minnesota," says Morrow. "I teach judges from all over the country and some seem like politicians. Not that politicians are bad, but they are folks who advocate for their constituents. They have a point of view and they're pushing it. Judges, of course, should never be like that." A case similar to the situation with State Farm Insurance recently occurred in West Virginia. In that state, West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin, who was elected with more than $3 million in contributions from coal mining executive Don Blankenship, twice voted with a 3-2 majority to overturn a $50 million verdict against Blankenship's company. The case, Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., Inc., prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to rule (continued on next page) 23 SPOTLIGHT ON THE JUDICIARY on June 8 that the due process clause required the West Virginia justice to recuse himself from participation in the case. Justice Kennedy, who wrote the majority opinion, was careful to note that the high court believed that the case was "exceptional." "Not every campaign contribution by a litigant or attorney creates a probability of bias that requires a judge's recusal, but this is an exceptional case," wrote Justice Kennedy. "We conclude that there is risk of actual bias--based on objective and reasonable it is necessarily enough to preserve the judiciary's impartiality--or at least the appearance of that impartiality. He said the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business supported 13 statewide elections in 2004, with 12 of the candidates it supported winning election. "It's still an open question whether any of those judges will recuse themselves from cases involving business interests," he says. "Effective recusal depends on the judicial canons in the state, how they're interpreted, and, in many "... the fear is still there that Minnesota will end up like other states, such as Illinois, Texas, and West Virginia." ~ Jim Morrow perceptions--when a person with a personal stake in a particular case had a significant and disproportionate influence in placing the judge on the case by raising funds or directing the judge's election campaign when the case was pending or imminent." The American Bar Association has promised to "refine the standards by developing recommended guidelines for recusal. In a statement immediately following the Caperton ruling, ABA President H. Thomas Wells Jr., said: "The ABA amicus brief identified factors that could be considered to determine when judges ought to withdraw from ruling on a case. We agree with the court that the size and importance of a contribution, the timing of a gift, and the relationship between the donor and a pending case all are significant." While Morrow welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on recusal, he does not believe 24 cases, the consciences of individual judges." He points to a case in which U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia did not recuse himself, even though it involved a lawsuit against someone with whom he personally associated: former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. Three weeks after the case was filed in U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Scalia was Cheney's guest on a hunting trip, with transportation provided courtesy of the vice president's government jet. "I can't think of a judge in Minnesota who would do that," Morrow notes. Another safety net exists in Minnesota against possible judicial bias: the Rule 63 notice to remove. However, Morrow says it rarely is invoked and he does not believe it addresses the issue of perceived bias because it can be used for any reason, such as to get a Hamline's Practicum Makes Judicial Process a Practical Reality After many grueling hours in the classroom, library and study groups, Hamline law students have the opportunity to see the law "come alive" through participation in a judicial practicum. Noted one student upon completion of a judicial practicum, "I feel renewed energy about going back to school in the fall. I have context and a picture in my mind of how all of this law gets made...The variety of experiences has been amazing. It has helped to clarify for me why I want to be a lawyer. The next time I am sitting up late fighting my way through some challenging legal doctrine, I will have these experiences to remind me why it all matters to me." In addition to the critical work with a judge, magistrate judge or referee in the state or federal court system, students participate in six classroom meetings. The meetings focus on various aspects of the internship experience and allow students to discuss such topics as ethics, good and bad lawyering, judicial decision making, and settlement and bias in the courtroom. They also complete written assignments, including a journal. Nearly 20 percent of Hamline judicial interns parlay the experience into a full-time job upon graduation. "Students have widely varying experiences in the Judicial Practicum," notes Professor and Judge James Morrow." Judges have different approaches to working with interns. Some ask interns to do a great deal of research and writing, while others prefer their interns to do just a few writing assignments. Regardless of these variances, all student judicial interns have the valuable opportunity to observe a judge in the courtroom and in chambers, as well as to see courthouse staff in action." continuance because another judge is not available. "We want people to have faith in the fairness of the judiciary," he says. And, in Minnesota anyway, he believes--for now--they still do. "Minnesota's governors, going all the way back to Al Quie, have done a great job appointing outstanding lawyers to be judges, Morrow says." Still, with the potential for abuses lingering in the cases where judges campaign for election, Morrow would like to see a change in the state constitution that would allow for the appointment of trial judges and court of appeals judges. "The process should be rigorous, fair and free from politics," he says. On the subject of racial and gender equity among Minnesota's judiciary, Morrow believes the state has made a lot of progress but "still has a long way to go." He is heartened, however, by President Obama's appointment this year of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. "She's much more representative of most Americans and she's brilliant," he says. 25 UPDATE FROM THE INSTITUTES New Director Sharon Press Joins Hamline from the Florida Dispute Resolution Center Innovative ... Collaborative ... Practical... Global ... these are the hallmarks of Hamline's Dispute Resolution Institute (DRI), which has been ranked among the top five alternative dispute resolution programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for nine consecutive years, including 2009. Under the most recent direction of Hamline Law Professor James Coben, DRI has gained national and international recognition and respect for its strong academic underpinnings, innovative programs and commitment to preparing lawyers to be effective problem-solvers. On July 1, Professor Coben turned the DRI leadership reins to Sharon Press, who most recently served as the director of the Florida Dispute Resolution Center and as an adjunct professor at Florida State University College of Law. Coben, who became DRI Director in 2000, eagerly embraces his return to full-time teaching at Hamline, and he promises to remain actively involved in many of the DRI programs that he has helped to develop and champion during the past decade. "I'm delighted to welcome Sharon to our faculty and to DRI," said Hamline Law Dean Donald M. Lewis. "Her experience as both an educator and an institute leader will allow her to build on DRI's excellence 26 and national reputation. Hamline's DRI has achieved prominence, thanks, in large part, to the leadership and vision of Jim Coben over the last decade and the hard work of other Hamline faculty. I'm confident that under Sharon's able direction, Hamline will lead the way to new and creative approaches to dispute resolution in a global context." Press also has been warmly welcomed by Coben and others at Hamline who know her well from her past work as a visiting professor and for her high standing in the alternative dispute resolution field. "We weren't actually interviewing Sharon for the position, as much as recruiting her," said Coben with a smile. "When we received her application we realized that her experience made her the perfect person for this role." Press recalls dreading the day-and-a-half of revolving interviews for the position but that quickly changed. "After the first day here, I was so energized by all the conversations I had with the faculty and staff. I was extremely impressed by seeing everyone's involvement and hearing about all of the interesting work being done...this really is a dream job for me and I couldn't be more excited." The first order of business for Press is strategic planning for the Institute. "DRI has grown so quickly over the years that there has not been a lot of time to sit back and think, `Where should we be going? What should we do doing? How does this fit in the big picture?'" she said. Press is quick to note, however, that highly regarded DRI programs--such as the "Developing Second-Generation Global Negotiation Project," ADR study abroad programs, competitions including the elite International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Representation and Willem C. Vis International Arbitration moots, clinics and the certificate programs--will continue. "My philosophy is `don't mess with success,'" she said with a laugh. Press adds that she hopes to involve Hamline alumni more directly in the life of the Institute going forward. Florida Dispute Resolution Center Creates Sharon Press Excellence in ADR Award Hamline's Dispute Resolution Institute Director Sharon Press was honored at the Florida Dispute Resolution Center's (FDRC)18th Annual Conference with the establishment of an annual award honoring her work as the longtime FDRC Director. Beginning this year, the Annual Sharon Press Excellence in ADR Award will be bestowed annually to an individual who demonstrates the qualities that Sharon Press embodies: "visionary leadership, professional integrity and unwavering devotion to the field of alternative dispute resolution." At the closing plenary of the FDRC Conference, in the presence of more than 800 attendees, the inaugural Annual Sharon Press Excellence in ADR Award was presented to The Honorable Shawn L. Briese, Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, who has been involved with virtually every ADR rule, policy, and statute creation and revision since 1988. 27 UPDATE FROM THE INSTITUTES A long-standing commitment to collaborate with many of the leading professionals in the alternative dispute resolution field while providing "practical value" to the profession is at the heart of the Second-Generation Global Negotiation Education project underway at Hamline's Dispute Resolution Institute (DRI). "From the beginning, we made sure this is not something that just happens as an "Through the Second Generation project we have brought together a group of leading institutions and a wide-ranging group of scholars, teachers and trainers from all over the world," says Coben. "We're looking at how to teach negotiation effectively today in light of all this new information and understanding." The ambitious project will span three years and three countries: Italy, Turkey Dispute Resolution Institute Leads Project to Develop "Second-Generation Global Negotiation Education" academic exercise," explains Professor James Coben. "In fact, the overall success of the Dispute Resolution Institute lies in the balance between theory and practice in all of our activities. That commitment was there when Professor Bobbi McAdoo got the Institute off the ground in the early 1990s and I know it will continue under the leadership of the DRI's new director, Sharon Press." Most of the teaching models for negotiation education were developed nearly 30 years ago. Thanks to globalization and a host of other factors, the science of contemporary negotiation has become far broader, nuanced and complex in the intervening years. DRI is hosting a series of global academic conferences focusing on the delivery of negotiation education with the goal of helping to create cutting-edge curriculum that reflects the changes in the field of negotiation during the past three decades. 28 and China. The first stage was the initial event held last May in Rome, Italy, which assembled more than 50 internationally renowned scholars from around the world, including professors of negotiation in American and international law and business schools. "We wanted to be multi-disciplinary in our approach because lawyers increasingly are working in cross-disciplinary teams," Coben says. "Whether you're engaged in transactions, regulatory compliance or even litigation, you need to be a problemsolver and you need to collaborate, often in interdisciplinary teams." Participants in Italy first observed a stateof-the-art negotiation training organized by Hamline for European business executives and then spent two days critiquing the training. Hamline's new DRI Press has published the emerging scholarship from the event: RETHINKING Professors James Coben and Bobbi McAdoo NEGOTIATION TEACHING: INNOVATION FOR CONTEXT AND CULTURE (see related sidebar story on DRI Press on pages 30-31). Harvard's Negotiation Journal also published post-conference scholarship in a special section devoted to the project. Coben served as guest editor, a rare honor, and he co-wrote the section introduction. The special section also contains an article co-authored by Professor Bobbi McAdoo. "It sets the baseline for critiquing what generation 1.0 looks like," Coben explains. "At the end of the project, which will include an event this October in Istanbul and a third-year event in Beijing in 2011, our hope is to deliver a fully formed version of negotiation training 2.0. The intent is to provide state-of-the-art curriculum for delivery of negotiation education in a global business environment. Of course, we will be drawing heavily on this effort as we refine our teaching and training at Hamline for our own students." Coben is convinced that a global approach to teaching negotiation will aid lawyers engaged in work here in Minnesota. "All of the work we've been doing internationally, at the law school generally and specifically as it connects to alternative dispute resolution in topics like mediation and negotiation, it all comes out of a fundamental belief that globalization touches everything. The average Hamline law student who is going to be delivering legal services in our community needs to be much more sensitive to cultural difference than ever before because the world is so interconnected now." 29 UPDATE FROM THE INSTITUTES Health Law Institute Honored for Health Care Compliance Program Hamline's Health Law Institute and its Health Care Compliance Program have been recognized as leaders in the compliance and ethics profession with the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics' fifth annual "International Compliance and Ethics Award." to further compliance and ethics in health care careers. Hamline Health Law Institute Director Lucinda Jesson (pictured above) traveled to Las Vegas on September 14, 2009 to accept the award on behalf of the Hamline University School of Law. "Preparing ethical leaders has been at the forefront of a Hamline education for more than 150 years," said Jesson. The Hamline Health Care Compliance Program was accredited by the Compliance Certification Board in the spring of 2008. It is one of just four such accredited programs in the nation and the only one in the Upper Midwest. In its first year, 20 students received the certificate. For more information about the program: http://law.hamline.edu/health/corporate_ compliance_certificate_program.html This award pays tribute to organizations and individuals making significant contributions to strengthen the corporate compliance and business ethics profession. The Health Law Institute was chosen for its work in helping DRI Press--The Dispute Resolution Institut Newly formed DRI Press has published RETHINKING NEGOTIATION TEACHING: INNOVATION FOR CONTEXT AND CULTURE. The book is the first of three anticipated editions to result from the Hamline-sponsored Second Generation Global Negotiation Education Project's three conferences�Rome in May 2008, Istanbul in October 2009 and Beijing in May 2011. This first edition has 22 chapters, authored by 43 contributors representing 15 different countries, including an introduction co-authored 30 by Hamline Law Professor Jim Coben and chapters by Hamline charge at the Hamline University Law Professors Ken Fox and Bobbi School of Law website. McAdoo. DRI Press also has published The JAMS Foundation, the largest A HOUSE WITH TWO ROOMS, the for-profit provider of neutral services 610-page Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of in the world, awarded Hamline the Liberia Diaspora Project. This is $30,000 to produce and dissemthe result of hearings that were inate the book--which is the first held at Hamline University in June publication of the newly created 2009. Some 1.5 million Liberian DRI Press. The first edition was in citizens fled their country during English but soon translations will be available in Arabic, Chinese and a 27-year civil war, beginning in 1979, that left 250,000 Liberians Turkish. Copies may be purchased through amazon.com The text also dead and forced nearly half of the country's population from their is available for download at no Receives Major Grant to Fund Book Project Professor Jonathan Kahn was awarded a three-year grant totaling $124,000 by the National Library of Medicine to research and write a book titled, "Race in a Bottle: Law, Commerce and the Production of Racial Categories in Biomedicine." The aim of the project is to provide a book-length treatment of the emergence of race as a central organizing concept in the development of pharmaceuticals and related biotechnological innovations in a post-genomic age. The grant will supply funding for three summers of work to complete this book. The study will be built around a case study of BiDil, the first drug ever approved by the FDA with a race-specific label for the treatment of heart failure in a "black patient." Professor Kahn will situate this extended case study within a larger context of the emergence Professor Jonathan Kahn of race-based medicine and the continuing, indeed increasing, use of racial categories in biotechnological research and product development. He also will explore how the use of race in biomedicine is shaped by a complex interplay among commercial, legal, political and scientific forces and elaborate upon the complex double edge of using race in such contexts. "Many people using race in biomedical research and product development are doing so with good intentions but without sufficient care to understanding the potential of such use to reify race as genetic and/or reinforce stigmatizing racial stereotypes," Professor Kahn said. te's Latest Venture Already Yields Two Books homes and their country to escape the violence and destruction. Many Liberian refugees came to the United States because of strong historical ties between the two countries, with more than 30,000 Liberians eventually coming to Minnesota and forming the largest Liberian community outside of Liberia. Reconciliation Commission Project is a new model of transitional justice. This represents the first concerted effort to solicit from Diaspora communities both their personal accounts of what happened, as well as their recommendations for reconciliation and systematic change. and also to make it available free of charge online. Hamline also donated the time and expertise of Legal Research and Writing Instructor Mary Dunnewald who proofread the 610-page report. "We played a small but very satisfying part in a huge project," Professor Fox says. "The final report and the Diaspora hearings A HOUSE WITH TWO ROOMS is the While more than 30 countries have compilation of the hearings, which on which the report is based were organized by the Advocates are significant because they are implemented some form of truth important steps in healing and reconciliation after periods of for Human Rights. Hamline Law deep social wounds." Professor Ken Fox spearheaded conflict and gross human rights 31 the effort to publish the report violations, the Liberian Truth and STUDENTS IN THE NEWS Students Excel at Competitions 2008�09 was a particularly successful year for Hamline University School of Law Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Competition The goal of the Vis Moot is to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration for resolution of business disputes. It is one of the largest and most prestigious moot court competitions. Hamline University School of Law placed first in the Willem C. Vis Moot International Hamline students (above) emerged as final four finalists at the Commercial Arbitration Willem C. Vis Competition in Hong Kong and triumphed over nearly 150 other teams at the related competition in Vienna. Pre-moot competition in They were coached by Neda Shahghasemi '09 (standing left) Chicago. Hamline students, and Professor Joe Daly (standing second from left.) John Thiede won "Best Oralist" and John Edison was named ABA Representation in the "Second Best Oralist." In April, the teams Mediation Competition from Hamline traveled to related competitions in Vienna and Hong Kong. John Thiede and The team of Karly Kauf and Whitney-Mari Ann Johnson competed in Vienna against more Bostick emerged as finalists at the Regional than 200 teams from around the world. They ABA Representation in Mediation Competition were coached by 3L students Jared Kemper and hosted by Michigan State University. The team Neda Shahghasemi. With 64 other teams they of Ben Reber and Sara Lauthen also represented made it to the first round of final competition. Hamline University School of Law. The ABA's In Hong Kong, the team of Doug Edelstein and Representation in Mediation Competition John Edison placed within measures how well students model appropriate the "final four," ahead of preparation for and representation of a client 60 teams from around in mediation and provides students a valuable the world. They were opportunity to experience the mediation coached by Neda process. The team was coached by Hamline Law Shahghasemi '09 and Professor Jim Coben and 2001 alumna and Professor Joseph Daly. adjunct faculty member, Jessica Kuchta-Miller. 32 Hamline Law Team Emerges as Finalist at Prestigious Mediation Competition in Paris Hamline law students Mike Cavallaro and Sarah Belz emerged as finalists earlier this year at the prestigious International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mediation Representation Competition in Paris. As competition finalists, they were both awarded coveted internships this summer. Sarah interned at the ICC in Paris; Mike at the international law firm Clifford Chance. They were coached by Hamline adjunct faculty member Jessica Kuchta-Miller, who accompanied them to the competition in Paris. competition is an impressive accomplishment. We are extremely proud of them." With a view towards training lawyers to better meet the dispute resolution needs of today's cross-cultural market, the competition gives students an opportunity to test their problem"This is an incredisolving skills in "The support of the Hamline community bly tough compea moot internareally helped motivate us throughout tition judged by the tional mediation. the competition." ~Mike Cavallaro best lawyers and More than 85 mediators in the world. I know Mike and Sarah legal experts with a diverse range of expertise were honored to have been selected as one of participate as volunteer mediators and judges. only eight American teams invited to participate The competition final was filmed and will be in this prestigious competition," said Professor used as a training DVD and distributed to law James Coben, director of Hamline's Dispute schools throughout the world. It is available Resolution Institute. "So emerging as one of online by clicking here. the two best teams in the entire international Hamline Team Places in Semi-Finals at National Negotiation Moot Court Competition Hamline law students Char Hunter and Pat Zitek advanced to the semi-final round at the national Negotiation Moot Court Competition in Boston on February 13�14. This ABA-sponsored competition focuses on legal negotiation skills and provides a means to practice and improve a problem-solving approach to representing clients in both transaction and settlement negotiation situations. More than 220 teams from more than 100 North American law schools annually compete. The Hamline team placed first at the regional competition and advanced to the national finals with 23 other teams from across North America. They were coached by Hamline Law Professors Ken Fox and Marilynne Roberts. 33 FACULTY New Law Professors Welcomed Faculty and staff recently gathered to officially welcome three new faculty members--Katrina Angela Pagonis (seated, left), Sharon Press (third from left, standing) and Morgan Holcomb (right, seated)-- and visiting assistant professor Mary Szto (second from left). They each bring strong professional and academic experience to the Law School faculty: Assistant Professor Pagonis joined the Health Law Institute faculty on July 1, following two clerkships for federal judges based in Nevada: U.S. Circuit Judge Procter R. Hug., Jr. of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Judge Edward C. Reed, Jr. She was a teaching fellow at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law in 2007�08 at Georgetown University Law Center, where she earned her JD in 2005. She also earned an LL.M. degree from Yale Law School, an MPH degree from John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a BA from the University of 34 California, Berkeley, where she majored in both political science, and molecular and cell biology. Associate Professor Press also joined Hamline on July 1 as Director of the Hamline Dispute Resolution Institute. Professor Press served for 18 years as director of the Florida Dispute Resolution Center. She has been an adjunct professor, teaching mediation theory and general ADR survey courses at Florida State University College of Law, Hamline University School of Law, Capital University Law School and the University of Nevada Las Vegas Law School. She is the recipient of numerous professional awards, including the Mary Parker Follett Award for Excellence and Innovation in Dispute Resolution presented by the Association for Conflict Resolution and CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution's Special Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field and Future of Dispute Resolution. Professor Press is a Florida Supreme Court certified county and family mediator and also has mediated in a number of community mediation centers in Florida and New York. York, where she taught courses on Business Organizations and Property. She was a visiting associate professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts (2007�2008), at Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa Clara, California (2005�2007), at Xiamen University School of Law in Xiamen, China (Spring 2005) and at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in Detroit, Michigan (1993�1994). She served at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Huntington, New York as Co-Director, Summer Law Program, and has served as an Associate Professor at Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia (1998�2003) and at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California (1994�1998). She began her teaching career at City University School of Law, in Flushing, New York, as an Adjunct Assistant Professor (1992�1993) and earlier worked as an adjunct professor at Nyack College, in Nyack, New York (Fall 1992). Professor Szto has lectured and written on a variety of matters dealing with both the Chinese and American legal systems. She is co-authoring two books on Chinese law for Carolina Academic Press. Her research interests include gender and the Chinese legal profession; and the relationship between Chinese ritual and law. Professor Szto's educational background includes Columbia University School of Law, New York, New York, J.D., 1986; Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M.A., Religion, 1983; Chinese University, New Territories, Hong Kong, International Rotary Fellow, 1981�1982; and Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, B.A., English, 1981. 35 Assistant Professor Holcomb joined Hamline on a full-time basis after completing one year as a visiting professor. She teaches Individual Income Tax, Tax Policy, Agricultural Law, and Taxation of Business Entities. She previously was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Minnesota Law School from 2006�2008, where she taught State and Local Tax, Tax Policy, and Individual Income Tax. She also has worked as an associate at Maslon, Edelman, Borman & Brand. Professor Holcomb clerked for the Hon. John R. Tunheim on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She received her JD magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she was the lead Note and Comment Editor for the Minnesota Law Review and the recipient of the Hon. Edward J. Devitt Award for Excellence in the Study of Federal Law and Practice. Professor Holcomb earned her BA in English from Grinnell College, where she graduated with honors. Visiting Assistant Professor Szto brings extensive teaching experience to her current position at Hamline. She most recently served as a visiting associate professor at Hofstra University School of Law in Hempstead, New FACULTY Professors Jonathan Kahn and Tom Romero Promoted, Granted Tenure Associate Professor Jonathan D. Kahn and Associate Professor Tom I. Romero II have been granted tenure by the Hamline University Board of Trustees and promoted to Professor of Law. In making the announcement, Dean Donald Lewis noted the "effective teaching, remarkable scholarship and service to the academy, legal profession and Hamline University" on behalf of both professors that were compelling factors in the decisions. Professor Jonathan D. Kahn Professor Kahn joined the Hamline law faculty in August 2004 as an assistant professor, and was promoted to associate professor in August 2007. Professor Kahn earned his undergraduate degree (magna cum laude) from Yale University, and his J.D. in 1988 from the University of California, where he graduated Order of the Coif. He also holds a Ph.D. in history from Cornell University. Professor Kahn is an internationally recognized expert in race-specific medicine, bioethics, genetics and law. His expertise involves a variety of legal disciplines, including constitutional law, torts, and administrative law. His publications cross disciplines and audiences, and range from first-tier law reviews, peerreviewed medical and health law journals, to Scientific American and other popular periodicals, web journals, and civilliberties encyclopedias. He has published a book (recently translated into Chinese and published by the Shanghai People's Press), articles, book chapters, book reviews, comments and correspondences. 36 Professor Kahn has made multiple presentations at important venues of intellectual note, including the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, Simon Frazier University, Tilburg Institute of Law and Technology, Universite de Paris, University of Alberta, University of Edinburgh, among others. Professor Kahn had extensive teaching experience before he came to Hamline and also served as an associate attorney at Hogan & Hartson in Washington, D.C. At Hamline, he has taught Constitutional Law I and II, Torts II, Genetics: Law, Ethics and Policy, Regulation of the Health Care Industry, Public Health Law and "Law and Human Genetics." An active member of Hamline's Public Law Community, he has presented at symposia, conferences, and other forums organized by the Health Law Institute and others. He has provided substantial service to the legal profession, including active involvement in the health law section of the American Association of Law Schools, and is a founding member of an AALS Professor Tom I. Romero II Professor Romero joined the Hamline faculty in 2004, and was promoted to associate professor in August 2007. He received a B.A. from the University of Denver, and graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2000. Professor Romero also holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan. At Hamline he has taught first year Property, Property II, Legal History, and seminars in Legal History (Latinos and the Development of Law), Interdisciplinary Studies (Law and Religion), and Property (Metropolitan Development since World War II). "He is a demanding, intellectuallystimulating professor who effectively utilizes technology, relates well with students, teaches a substantial menu of courses, and is passionate about teaching future lawyers," according to Dean Lewis. Students also give him high marks for his accessibility outside the classroom. During his time on the Hamline law faculty, Professor Romero has developed and carried out an ambitious scholarly agenda and has developed a local and national reputation for his work on race, property and civil rights. Specifically, his work explores racial transformation in relation to law and jurisprudence in the post-World War II urban United States, and focuses on the relationship between land use, metropolitan development, local government, and its impact on multiracial communities. He has authored three articles and two essays that are published (or are in production) in the New Mexico (continued on next page) From left, Allen Blair, Tom Romero and Jonathan Kahn celebrate their promotions with a special cake during a faculty-staff reception in their honor. working group that hopes to create a new bio-law section within the association. He participates in the American Bar Association's science and technology section; speaks at its conferences and is a peer reviewer for an ABA-related journal. He is a member of the American Society on Law, Medicine and Ethics, a multidisciplinary non-profit entity in whose journal he published a co-authored article on the FDA and the drug BiDil. Most recently, he received a grant from the National Library of Medicine to fund the research for a book about racial categories and biomedicine (see story on page 31.) 37 FACULTY (Promotions, continued from page 37) Law Review, Utah Law Review, Journal of Gender, Race & Justice, Oregon Review of International Law and Berkeley La Raza La Journal. He also has co-authored with a noted legal historian a book chapter on Latinos in Colorado that is forthcoming in a 50-state multivolume work, and he is completing a book manuscript on the legal history of multiracial post-World War II Denver. Both his published and unpublished scholarship has been cited in a recent amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in a variety of law reviews. Professor Romero has been an exceptionally active member of the law school community, serving on various committees and as advisor for Hamline's Latino Law Student Association, and as primary advisor of the Journal of Public Law and Policy. He was instrumental in the planning, development and implementation of the Journal's two-day international symposium, "Children and their Protection in Law," which resulted in the largest circulation of published scholarship from Hamline University School of Law to date. Professor Romero's service and leadership in the administrative and intellectual life of the University has been extraordinary and resulted in his spring 2008 nomination for a John Wesley Award. He recently was promoted by President Linda Hanson to the university-wide Diversity Integration Steering Committee, and he provided leadership of the "Strength Through Diversity" Strategic Planning Framework for Hamline University. Professor Romero also has been actively engaged in legal issues beyond the Hamline campus and has been particularly devoted to serving communities of color. He has been involved in the work of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association (MHBA) and was a key organizer with the National Hispanic Bar Association (NHBA) of the National Moot Court competition, held in Minneapolis in March. He served on the MHBA committee that successfully petitioned the NHBA to hold its 2010 annual meeting in the Twin Cities. Professor Romero has served on the board of Centro Legal and on the advisory board of El Fondo de Nuestra Comunidad (one of only seven Latino-based philanthropies in the United States). He as recognized by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as one of the "25 rising Lation/a change agents in Minnesota." Professor Blair Recounts Pro Bono Victory On September 15, 2009, one of my pro bono clients was granted asylum. The client, a woman from Kenya, had been subjected to female genital cutting and then forced into marrying a man who wound up physically and emotionally abusing her. After her husband brought her to the United States, where he was working, the pattern of abuse became more severe. Ultimately, my client left her spouse and sought refuge at a domestic abuse shelter in Boston. From there, she eventually found her way to Minnesota and sought the assistance of the Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. I took the case in May 2008 and worked with the client to prepare an affirmative asylum application. After a hearing before an asylum officer, my client's application was approved. 38 Allen Blair Promoted Assistant Professor H. Allen Blair has been promoted to Associate Professor at Hamline University School of Law. He also has received the student-voted honor of "Professor of the Year." In recommending Professor Blair for promotion, the Tenured Faculty Subcommittee of the Appointments, Tenure and Promotion Committee noted that Professor Blair "is an extremely productive faculty member. His teaching, scholarship and service to the school, bar and community are of excellent quality, meeting or exceeding the standards for promotion to Associate Professor." Professor Blair began his service at Hamline as a visiting assistant professor in the fall semester of 2005�06 and was appointed to the tenure track beginning in the fall semester of 2006�07. He received his B.F.A. (magna cum laude) from the University of North Dakota and his J.D. from Hamline University School of Law. He received his LL.M. as a Kent Scholar (highest honors) from Columbia University School of Law. Professor Blair began his legal career as a law clerk for Federal District Court Judge Paul Magnuson and later was an associate at Greene and Espel, a prominent Twin Cities law firm, where he focused on complex business litigation in the legal courts. to Associate Professor, Voted "Professor of the Year" At Hamline he has taught and published in the Contract, Federal Courts, and Commercial Law areas. He has provided exemplary service to the Law School and the University, serving on various Law School and University Committees, acting as a co-coach and co-advisor for the Admiralty and International Moot Courts teams, teaching orientation and ASP workships, judging the first-year oral argument honor round, and serving as an advisor for various independent study projects. The committee members who visited Professor Blair's classes all rated his teaching as excellent. "Students were attentive, engaged and stimulated to participate. Also, Professor Blair drives students to analyze problems deeply and critically," they noted. Not surprisingly for a faculty member voted "Professor of the Year," Professor Blair's student evaluations have been uniformly high every year. He also is highly regarded for his open door policy and for effectively using technology for all classes that permit students to conveniently access him via computer with questions. 39 FACULTY As experts in their fields, Hamline University School of Law faculty members frequently are contacted by members of the news media for perspective on the news and events of the day. Here is a recap of some of the news stories that have included quotes from our faculty. Larry Bakken was featured in a major article about Hamline's Norway program in Viking magazine, October 2009. Joe Daly commented in an Associated Press article about the Minnesota Senate recount, which has appeared in numerous Minnesota newspapers. Professor Daly also was quoted in the Star Tribune in July 2009 regarding a St. Louis Park company that was recently accused of fraud. Read the story by clicking here. Ken Fox was a featured guest on the October 2008 Air America program "Considering Faith." The one hour program focused on the topic "The Gifts and Challenges of Controversy: Tools for Deep Connection." Morgan Holcomb co-edited "Tax Notes & Trends" for the Minnesota State Bar Association's Bench and Bar magazine. Mary Jo Hunter was quoted in the Maryland Daily Record in July 2009 regarding whether Maryland law and federal Indian law require the government to make the same efforts to return neglected children to their parents. Read the story by clicking here. Lucinda Jesson was quoted in the story "Conflicting Minnesota law on who will judge election contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken," on Minnesota Public Radio in December 2008. She also was quoted in the story "Health care providers anticipate challenges as scrutiny increases," in Minnesota Lawyer and Finance and Commerce in January 2009. Professor Jesson also was a source in the national newspaper USA Today in June 2009 for the story "Companies Pushing Wellness Must Step Lightly with Workers." Jonathan Kahn was interviewed by the BBC World Service for a radio program on the use of racial categories in medical practice and drug development in May 2009. 40 David Larson was interviewed by the Pioneer Press in December 2008 regarding the suspension of Minnesota Vikings football players Pat and Kevin Williams. The story is available by clicking here. Douglas McFarland was a guest on WCCO Radio as part of a program discussing the appointment process to the Supreme Court of the United States in May 2009. He also was quoted in an Associated Press article that appeared just before the Republican National Convention in the Pioneer Press, which included quotes about Chief Justice of the United States Warren E. Burger. The article was widely reprinted across the country, including in USA Today and on the CNN web page. Mary Jane Morrison was interviewed by WCCO Radio concerning the Minnesota Supreme Court's decision about the validity of a conviction obtained by a prosecutor whose license to practice law had expired for failure to meet CLE requirements. Joseph Olson was interviewed in July 2009 on Access Minnesota Online regarding Second Amendment issues. Story is available online. He also was interviewed on WCCO Radio about a recent White House policy statement during the Steele Talkin' program in August 2009. Carol Swanson was the featured speaker on WCCO Radio's "Steele Talkin" Show discussing "fast track" mergers and acquisitions. Hamline Faculty Rank High on SSRN Scholarly articles written by Hamline law faculty members David Larson and Angela McCaffrey are among the most often recently downloaded articles in their topic areas on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). SSRN offers thousands of full-text documents for downloading and "is devoted to the rapid and worldwide dissemination of social science research." The SSRN eLibrary includes an Abstract Database with more than 250,000 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers, and an Electronic Paper Collection containing more than 206,000 downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat full text format. Visit www.ssrn.com to browse the SSRN eLibrary, view the top papers or search the electronic library by title, author or journal/ topic. Be sure to look for the following: David Larson--Complete copies of his articles from the last two-and-a-half years have been downloaded more than 1,100 times from the Social Science Research Network. According to SSRN, his articles have been downloaded more times than the articles of 92% of the other 111,858 authors who have posted articles (top 8%). Angela McCaffrey--Her article, "Roleplays as Rehearsals for Doing the Right Thing: Adding Practice in Professional Values to Moldovan and United States Legal Education," was recently listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for Business & Professional Ethics. The paper is available on SSRN online. 41 FACULTY SABBATICAL Following the conclusion of my service as the ninth dean of Hamline University School of Law, I had the privilege to undertake a year-long sabbatical designed to reengage my scholarship by writing and lecturing internationally. Through trips to Europe, Asia and the Middle East, I learned about some of the critical questions facing international intellectual property law enforcement and gained new insights into my duties as a lawyer, law professor and author. Following Prague, I was joined by my wife and two sons in a nearly two-month journey in China from Beijing south to Hong Kong. The travel included two overnight trains to visit Xian, home of Emperor Qin's Terra Cotta Warriors; a walk across the border to Macau; and working visits at the large underground or black markets in order to observe the effectiveness of intellectual property enforcement efforts. My sons learned sophisticated negotiation skills honed in dozens of open-air markets. We observed the challenge On the Road-- A Sabbatical Journey by Professor Jon M. Garon At the outset, let me also admit that the year had two other salutary effects. First, it provided me with a year to spend with my wife and children away from the demanding professional schedule of the deanship. Second, it provided my successor, the inestimable Donald Lewis, an opportunity to chart his personal path as dean without his predecessor providing unwelcome suggestions from the backseat. But while these goals were easily met, it was the experience on the ground that meant the most to me. I began my sabbatical year with an opportunity to write and present a law review entitled "Reintermediation" at the Third International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT (LSPI) and Second International Law and Trade Conference (ILTC) in Prague, Czech Republic in September 2008. The conference was host to nearly one hundred academics from around the globe, and I was doubly fortunate to have my paper selected as "best academic paper." facing trademark holders and copyright owners of policing their brands and discussed the difficulties of stopping counterfeit goods from entering the manufacturing processes. Near the end of our China visit, I spent a week teaching at United International College, Zhuhai, China, one of the few English language liberal arts colleges in China, and a partner with Hamline University. In every school, the students were devoted to their studies and willing to engage in the hard work necessary to learn in a foreign language and better understand the global world in which they live. In the spring, my sabbatical brought me to Israel, where I served as a visiting professor at Haifa University, teaching International Entertainment Law in its Global Studies program. Like my students in China (and in the U.S.), the Israeli students were diligent and engaged. But unlike other students I have taught, these students brought a different level of maturity to the classroom. Except for some of my Arab students, almost all had spent time in the Israeli military 42 Sabbatical scholarship and presentations: and most continued in reserve duty status. As a result, they were older before they began their studies, and all had a profoundly different life experience than those in the U.S. This life experience and culture of debate ingrained in Israeli society created a wild, dynamic classroom experience. As in China, I am sure that I learned more from my students than I could ever hope to impart. In addition to my course, I presented a series of lectures at other universities throughout Israel. When not on campus, the entire region served as a classroom for our family. We traveled from one end of the country to the other, enveloping ourselves in two thousand years of world history from the perspective of its intersection of Israel, the Middle East and the Holy Land. Through time spent actively participating in an architectural dig, we gained appreciation of the scientific and cultural research being conducted throughout the country. We observed and participated in conversations about the political future of the region and learned how those same debates have echoed for three thousand years, since the founding of Jerusalem. We also visited resettlement camps for Ethiopian �migr�s and alternative high schools funded by St. Paul charities in Israel. After returning home, everything seemed a bit anticlimactic, but I did manage to finish my other major writing project of the year, completing the second edition of my book, THE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER'S LAW & BUSINESS GUIDE. As teachers, we are always in the process of discovering knowledge and sharing our discoveries with our students. This past year has allowed me to share that life with my sons and THE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER'S LAW & BUSINESS GUIDE-- FINANCING, SHOOTING, AND DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT AND DIGITAL FILMS (Second Edition, A Cappella Books/Chicago Review Press, June 2009). Article, Reintermediation, 2 INT. J. OF PRIVATE LAW 227 (2009) (republished in SYNERGIES AND CONFLICTS IN CYBERLAW (2008) (Sylvia Kierkegaard, Ed.). Guest Visiting Professor at Haifa University, Israel (April�May 2009); United International College, Zhuhai, China (November 2008). Presenter, Redefining Consumer Relationships in the Semantic Web, College of Management Academic Studies, Law School, Rishon Lezion, Israel (May 2009). Presenter, Building Value: The Hidden Economics of Intellectual Property, Jerusalem College of Technology, (May 2009). Presenter, Reintermediation, Relationships, and Regulation--Managing the Semantic Web, Hebrew University Faculty of Law (April 2009). Presenter, Creativity, Commerce & Culture: Expanding through Intellectual Property, University of Hong Kong (November 2008). Presenter, Creativity, Commerce & Culture: Expanding through Intellectual Property, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai (November 2008). Presenter, An Overview of International Intellectual Property Law, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing (November 2008). Presenter, Reintermediation, The Third International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues in IT (LSPI) and Second International Law and Trade Conference (ILTC), Prague, Czech Republic (September 2008). my wife as well. Whether walking the Great Wall, cooking from a hot-pot on a crowded overnight train, exploring the archeological ruins under the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, standing at the bank of the Jordan River, or walking through the open-air markets, we learned about ourselves and the world in which we live. I know these experiences have reshaped our lives, and I hope that I bring some of that experience into my classroom each day. I cannot wait for the journey to continue. 43 FACULTY DOCKET LARRY BAKKEN Presented "The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship in America" at the Fulbright Association of Norway, May 2009. Taught American Legal Systems, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Comparative Constitutional Law to students from ten European countries at the University of Bergen, spring 2009. H. ALLEN BLAIR LEN BIERNAT Completed a 2009 update for "West's Federal Administrative Process" supplement in Federal Funding for Education. Published the chapter, "Increasing the School Year for Some, But Not All Children: Constitutional Barriers" in the book, Our Promise: Achieving Educational Equity for America's Children, Carolina Academic Press, September 2009. Presented "Adding a Distance Education Component to a Family Law Course" at the Future of Family Law Education Conference at William Mitchell College of Law, June 2009. Completed "Adoption Law," an online CALI Standard Family Law Lesson, for the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction. 44 which is responsible for proposing new standards or changes Published to existing standards for ABA "A Matter of accreditation of law schools. Trust: Should No-Reliance JAMES COBEN Clauses Bar Claims for Co-edited Fraudulent Rethinking Inducement Negotiation Marquette Law Review (Volume Teaching: 92, 2009). Innovations for Context Presented "Boundaries of the and Culture. Sun: Medellin v. Texas and the The book Challenges of Supranational is the first of three anticipated Adjudication" at the Central editions (see related story on States Law Schools Association pages 30-31). Annual meeting, October 2008. Also presented this paper at Served as a guest editor and Columbia Law School in New co-wrote an introduction for York, April 2009. a Special Section "Second Generation Global Negotiation Education," published in ED BUTTERFOSS Negotiation Journal, Volume Published 25, Number 2 (April 2009), five lessons published by the Program on in criminal Negotiation at Harvard Law procedure School. The Special Section for CALI, the contains an article co-authored Center for by Professor Bobbi McAdoo. ComputerAssisted Presented the plenary Legal Instruction. address at the Florida Dispute Presented "A New Place for Flexible Programs: Weekends" and "The Evolution of J.D. Programs: Is Non-Traditional Becoming More Traditional?" at the Southwestern Law Review Symposium in Los Angeles, February 2009. Served as chair of the ABA Site Team conducting the sabbatical inspection of Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson School of Law, March 2009. Served as a member of the ABA Standards Review Committee, Resolution Center's 17th Annual Conference for Mediators and Arbitrators in Orlando, FL., August 2008; and served as a workshop leader on mediation case law and as a panelist in a closing ethics plenary. Presented on mediation advocacy at the 10th Annual Bench and Bar Retreat in Lenox, MA, sponsored by the Federal Bar Council of the Second Federal Circuit, October 2008. Made two presentations at the Tenth Annual AALS ABA Legal September 2008�August 2009 Educator's Colloquium, held in conjunction with the ABA ADR Section Annual Meeting in New York, NY., April 2009 Gave a plenary presentation on mediation law to federal magistrate judges at judicial education trainings sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center in Redondo Beach, CA, April 2009 and in Milwaukee, WI., July 2009. Panelist on "Evaluating Our Students' Performance" at a Mediation Pedagogy Conference in Boston, MA, sponsored by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, May 2009. Taught a teleseminar "Beyond the Negotiator's Fieldbook: The `Negotiation Teaching 2.0' Initiative", sponsored by the Commercial Law section of the Association for Conflict Resolution, May 2009. JOSEPH DALY Presented "Advocacy: Facts and Arguments That Match" at the Labor Arbitration Institute, September 2008. Presented "Arbitration Update" at the Minnesota State Association CLE, October 2008. Taught "Negotiation" in Ho Chi Minh City [Saigon]. Also taught a five-day course in "Business Ethics" at the National University of Hanoi, Vietnam, May 2009. KEN FOX Provided keynote speech on the "The Gifts and Challenges of Controversy: Tools for Deep Connection" at a conference co-sponsored by the Interfaith Bridging Initiative and the Human Rights Center at the University of Minnesota, October 2008. JON M. GARON Published the second edition of his book, The Independent Filmmaker's Law & Business Guide � Financing, Shooting, and Distributing Independent and Digital Films (A Cappella Books/Chicago Review Press), June 2009. Contributing author in the Annual Review of Intellectual Property Law Developments 2006�2008, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (2009) (George Jordan, Ed.). Panelist on Intellectual Property and Communications Norms in the Internet Age, Second Annual Conference on Innovation and Communication Law at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in August 2009. Appointed to serve as Chairperson of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Law School Admini45 MARIE FAILINGER Published "A Truly Good Work: Turning to Restorative Justice for Answers to the Welfareto-Work Dilemma," 15 Geo. J. Pov. L. & Pol'y 209 (2008). Published "The Lesser Violence than Murder and the Face-toFace: `Illegal' Immigrants Stand Over American Law," Essays on Levinas and Law: A Mosaic (Palgrave MacMillan Press, 2009, ed. Desmond Manderson). Published "Sex and the Statehouse: The Law and the American Same-Sex Marriage Debate," Dialog: A Journal of Theology (2009). DAVID COBIN Co-edited "The Law of Slavery, Casebook and Materials" with Paul Finkelman, accepted for forthcoming publication by Carolina Academic Press. FACULTY DOCKET stration Committee, addressing issues for improving law school administration. See page 43 for additional scholarship and presentations by Professor Garon. drug courts in the United States and abroad at the Legal Writing Institute's Writer's Workshop, Nashville, IN, July 2008. Presented on the use of ESL techniques and methodology in the legal writing classroom at the Lone Star Regional Research and Writing Conference, Texas Tech University School of Law, May 2009; and at the Southeast Regional Legal Writing Conference and Association of Legal Writing Directors Scholars' Forum held at Stetson University in Gulfport, FL, September 2009. Presented on the use of listening exercises in the legal writing classroom to demonstrate effective communication, Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, March 2009. Indigenous Peoples for 2009. LUCINDA JESSON Published "My Lawyer told Me to Say `I'm Sorry': Doctors, Lawyers and Medical Apologies," William Mitchell Law Review; also presented it at the William Mitchell Law Review Symposium, April 2009. Presented "Dispute Resolution in Health Care: How PatientCentered Health Care and Relational Conflict Resolution May Change ADR Practice, ABA's Institute on Dispute Resolution, April 2009. Presented "Complementary and Alternative Medicine and New Models of Regulation," American Society of Law Medicine & Ethics Conference, June 2009. Presented "Caselaw Highlights" and also moderated the lunch panel discussion at the Health Law Institute Minnesota CLE, June 2009. Chaired the Advisory Committee formed by U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar to assist in recommending Minnesota's U.S. Attorney to President Obama. Elected to the Board of Directors of Stratis Health for a three-year term, May 2009. Elected Secretary of the MSBA's Health Law Governing Council, June 2009. MORGAN HOLCOMB Published "Tax My Ride, Taxing Commuters in our National Economy," 8 Florida Tax Review 885. Presented "Learning is Social" with Mary Pat Byrn and Sally Zusman at the Institute for Law Teaching & Learning Conference hosted by Gonzaga University School of Law and Washburn School of Law, summer 2009 KIMBERLY Y.W. HOLST Wrote chapter on Intellectual Property Issues in Real Property Transactions for the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DESKBOOK FOR THE BUSINESS LAWYER, 377 (Sharon K. Sandeen ed., ABA 2009). Presented on the use of wellknown fairytales to teach legal advocacy at the Northwest Regional Legal Writing Conference, University of Oregon School of Law, Portland, OR., August 2009. Presented on research regarding 46 MARY JO HUNTER Panelist, "If I Knew Then What I Know Now; Lessons from Experienced Clinical Faculty," at the 23rd Annual Midwest Clinical Law Conference held at the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, IN., November 2008. Panelist on Guardian ad Litem experiences at the Indian Child Welfare Act Training for Guardian ad Litems, December 2008. Elected treasurer of the AALS Section Indian Nations and September 2008�August 2009 JONATHAN KAHN Published "Exploiting Race in Drug Development: BiDil's Interim Model of Pharmacogenomics." 38 Social Studies of Science 737-758. (2008). Published "Patenting Race in a Genomic Age," a chapter in Revisiting Race in a Genomic Age ( New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2008). Published "Race and Ancestry in Biomedical Research: Exploring the Challenges." 1 Genome Medicine 8 (2009), co-authored with Timothy Caulfield et al. Published "Race, Genes, and Justice: A Call to Reform the Presentation of Forensic DNA Evidence in Criminal Trials." 74 Brooklyn Law Review 325�375 (2009). of Minnesota, February 2009. Presented "Race, Medicine and Money: Contextualizing the Emergence of `Ethnic' Drugs," University of Minnesota School of Medicine, March 2009. Presented "The Persistence of Race in Biotech Patenting and Drug Development," 21st Annual St. Louis University Health Law Symposium: "Living in the Genetic Age," St. Louis, MO., March 2009. Presented "Think-Tank Meeting on Race and Ethnicity in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: Historical Disparities, Current Barriers and Future Opportunities," Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pentagon City, Arlington, VA., April 2009. Panelist on "Race and Ethnicity in Medicine: Law and Policy Implications," Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association, Denver, CO., May 2009. System: The Deaf Community is Well Prepared and Can Lead by Example," Volume 10, Number 1, Cardozo Journal on Conflict Resolution (2008), coauthored with Paula Gajewski Mickelson. Published "Technology Mediated Dispute Resolution and the Deaf Community," Volume 3, Number 1, Health Law and Policy (2009), coauthored with Paula Gajewski Mickelson. Presented "Technology Mediated Dispute Resolution (TMDR) and the Deaf Community: A Community Prepared to Both Receive and Lead" at the United Nations-sponsored 2008 International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution, June 2008. Presented "Millennial Students" at the 2008 Thomson Reuters National Academic Meeting, June 2008. Presented "Technology Mediated Dispute Resolution--ADR in the 21st Century," for the Section of Alternative Dispute Resolution's Presented "The CSI Experience" program "Envisioning Dispute on Race and Forensic DNA Resolution in 2050 (or even Evidence at the Minnesota 2025)," Association of American DAVID LARSON Museum of Science, October Law Schools 2009 Annual 2008. Published National Meeting, San Diego, "Conflicts of CA., January 2009. Panelist for the Conference on Interest and DNA, Race and History at the Disclosures: Presented "Technology Can Center for Race and Ethnicity Are We Facilitate the Incorporation at Rutgers University in New Making a of Dispute Resolution Into Brunswick, NJ, November 2008. Mountain Society," at Symposium "The Out of a Future of ADR: Incorporating Presented a seminar on Race, Molehill?" Volume 49, Issue Dispute Resolution Into Society," Science and Law at the Center No. 4, South Texas Law Review sponsored by the Journal of for Research in Law, Science and (2008). Conflict Resolution, Ohio State Technology at the Universit� de University Moritz College of Law, Paris, France, December 2008. Published "Technology Mediated Columbus, OH., February 2009. Dispute Resolution Can Improve Guest lectured "Life for Sale" for the Registry of Interpreters Global Studies 3305, University for the Deaf Ethical Practices 47 FACULTY DOCKET Presented "ADR in the 21st Century: How Technology Can Assist & Improve Dispute Resolution," a three-hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program, Ramsey County Bar Association, March 2009. Presented "Consumer Arbitration: The Arbitrator's Perspective," United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, D.C., April 2009. Spoke at the program titled "Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration: A Roundtable Discussion," presented by the Federal Trade Commission in cooperation with the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL., August 2009. Track Chair for the International and Comparative ADR track of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Eleventh Annual Spring Conference, New York City, NY., April 2009 Environments: Improving Adult Negotiation Education Through Classroom Process, Design and Re-Design," Rethinking Negotiation Teaching, Honeyman, Coben and De Palo, eds. (2009), with Nelken and Manwarring. Co-presented "What Do They Say About Us? Real People Talk About Their Mediation Experiences" with Hamline Mediation Center Director Aimee Gourlay, MSBA ADR Institute, October 2008. Manila, Philippines, December 2008. Presented "Presenting Evidence," Minnesota Legal Services Coalition CLE on Strategies for Unemployment and other Administrative Hearings, March 2009. Presented "Telling the Client's Story Effectively: A Model for Direct Examination Preparation for Law Students," Applied Storytelling in Law Conference, Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, OR., July 2009. Presented "Appellate Family Mediation," MSBA Annual DOUGLAS McFARLAND Family Law Institute,March 2009. Published a memoir, Few Presented "Evaluating ADR Are Chosen: Programs," ABA Annual A Campaign Conference of the Dispute Memoir, Resolution Section, April 2009. detailing his Presented "Better Late Than run for the Never: Appellate Family Republican Mediation," Association of Party's nomination as the candiFamily and Conciliation Courts date from Minnesota for the U.S. annual conference, May 2009. Senate. ANGELA MCCAFFREY Co-authored "Roleplays as Rehearsals for `Doing the Right Thing: Adding Practice in Professional Values to Moldovan and United States Legal Education," 28 Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, 141 (2008). Co-presented "Interviewing Persons Who Have experienced Trauma," Global Alliance for Justice Education conference, Published the fourth edition of Minnesota Civil Practice. Presented on jurisdiction and venue at a national seminar for 125 state appellate court judges, National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, Chicago, IL., July 2008. Consulted with the California Law Revision Commission in its evidence study, which led to that state's adoption of a present sense impression exception to the hearsay rule. BOBBI McADOO Published "Teaching for Implementation: Designing Negotiation Curricula to Maximize Long-Term Learning," Negotiation Journal 195, with Manwarring, April 2009 Published "Negotiating Learning 48 September 2008�August 2009 GRACE M. MILLS Published an article entitled "The Digital Divide: Left Behind on the Other Side" in the University of La Verne Law Review. Presented on the value of library consortia and served as a panelist concerning the future of libraries at the 2008 ETTLIS (Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services) International Symposium in Noida, India in December 2008. Published a chapter, "Library Consortia: A Valuable Partnership for Reaching Out to the World," in Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services. Presented on Advanced Legal Research and on the Legal Research and Writing program at Hamline with Professor Mary Trevor, Lone Star LRW Regional Conference, May 2009. Co-presented on an innovative use of software for promoting law library usage on the web with Megan Jens at the CALI Annual Meeting in Boulder, CO, June 2009. MARY JANE MORRISON Named the 2008 Minnesota ESGR Ombudsman of the Year for her volunteer work mediating disputes between employers and members of the Guard and Reserves. Appointed to the Minnesota State Bar Association's 2008� 2009 "Civil Gideon" Task Force, focusing on the ancient English practice of providing attorneys in civil cases, and re-appointed for 2009�2010. Chair, ABA, Education Subcommittee for the Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (COLAP), August 2008. Attended an ABA COLAP National Conference and Committee Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, October 2008. Taught "Evidence" to 150 judges at the Iowa Judicial Conference in Des Moines, IA in June 2008 and at the Montana Judicial Conference in Whitefish, MT in April 2009. Taught "Advanced Evidence" at the National Judicial College, Nevada, November 2008; taught "Evidence in a Courtroom Setting," March 2009; "Evidence and Effective Courtroom Appointed to the Minneapolis Management," Minnesota New "Chicken Work Group," charged Judges School, October 2008; with examining that city's ordi"Evidence, Effective Courtroom nance on backyard chickens. Management and Criminal Law," March 2009. Served as pro bono chair, Human Rights and Research Committee Taught "Judicial Decision of The Phoenix Residences, Inc., Making" to 150 judges at the which operates group homes for Missouri Judges Conference in developmentally disabled adults. St. Louis, MO in August 2008; at JAMES MORROW Elected Chair of Minnesota Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) in July 2008, serving lawyers and judges on chemical dependency and mental health issues. Organized a day-long event for Romania/Lithuanian judges to visit Anoka County Court system and Corrections Department, July 2008. the National Judicial College in Monterey, California and at the Missouri Judges Conference in Kansas City, MO in September 2008; at the Montana Judicial Conference in Helena, Montana in October 2008; and at the National Conference for Federal Disability Administrative Law Judges in San Francisco, CA in July 2009. Guest lecturer, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Court, William Mitchell College of Law, September 2008; May 2009. 49 FACULTY DOCKET Presented "Appellate Advocacy," MARILYNNE ROBERTS William Mitchell College of Law, Presented a October 2008. graduation workshop on Lectured on the Judiciary "Negotiating to Bethany Academy in Difficult Bloomington, MN in March Conversa2009. tions" for Partners in Created a new two-day Trial Policymaking, May 2009. Advocacy Program CLE for the Criminal Justice Institute, August Presented, along with Professor 2009. Romero and Professor Sandeen, at the Legal Education at the Coached the Meadow Creek Crossroads v. 3.0 Conference High School Mock Trial Team, on Assessment, University of which made it to the State Denver, Sturm College of Law, Finals, November 2008� September 2009. March 2009. Special Use Districts, and Color Representation in the Metropolitan West" at the 14th Annual LatCrit Symposium in Seattle, WA, October 2008. Presented "Law and Cultural Studies: Understanding AntiImmigration Ordinances and Latinos as Racial Subjects Across Spatialities" at the Annual Meeting of the American Studies Association in Albuquerque, NM., October 2008. Presented "The Social Function of Property: On Denver and the Making of a Multiracial Metropolitan Heterotopia 1940�1975" at LatCrit Study Space and Faculty of University of Denver, December 2008. Panelist on "Unequal Educational Outcomes: Is Achievement Tracking a Source or Perpetrator of Racial Discrimination Within Schools?" at the University of Minnesota/SMRLS CLE on Latinos and Inequality of Educational Opportunity, February 2009. JOSEPH OLSON Published "Gun Control: Political Fears Trump Crime Control" with Clayton E. Cramer, Maine Law Review. TOM I. ROMERO II Published "No Brown Towns: AntiImmigrant Ordinances and Equality of Educational Opportunity for Latina/os," Journal of Gender, Race & Justice 13 (Fall 2008), which will be reprinted in the second edition of Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, The Latino Condition: A Critical Reader. JAMES PIELEMEIER Published "Why General Personal Jurisdiction Over `Virtual Stores' Is A Bad Idea," Quinnipiac Law Review (2009). Presented "Work-in-Progress: The Release of the Brown Buffalo: Water Rights, Metropolitan Development and the Color of Law and Local Government"at the UCLA Published "Kelo, Parents and the Critical Race Theory Workshop in Spatialization of Color (blindMarch 2009, and at the Critical ness) in the Berman-Brown Race Theory at 20, University of Metropolitan Heterotopia," 2008 Iowa, April 2009. Utah Law Review 947 (Winter 2009). Panelist on "Celluloid (non) Presented "Becoming Latino: Law and Social Change in the United States," at the Rotary Club of St. Paul, MN, July 2008. Presented "Confessions of a Brown Buffalo: Water Rights, Citizenship and Sovereignty: Multiracial Imaginaries Between and Beyond the Legal Border" at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association in Denver, CO., May 2009. 50 September 2008�August 2009 Presented, along with Professor Roberts and Professor Sandeen, at the Crossroads v. 3.0 Conference on Assessment at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, September 2009. Denver, Sturm College of Law, September 2009. BRENDA TOFTE Presented on teaching professionalism and cultural competency to law students at the Southeast Regional Legal Writing Conference, Stetson University, Gulfport, Florida, September 2009. Selected as Planning Team Member of Study Space, a joint project of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth, with Georgia State University College of Law and LatCrit, Inc. Study Space is a series of intensive workshops held to acquire a deeper understanding of the Participated in the Association legal policy and human challengof Legal Writing Directors es posed by the global growth of (ALWD) Scholar's forum on megacities. issues facing women incarcerated in the federal prison system, Member of Hispanic National Northwest Regional Legal Bar Association 2010 Annual Writing Conference, Portland, Conference CLE Committee OR, September 2009. (selected as Chair of Dispute Resolution track of program). HOWARD J. VOGEL Appointed Board Member of Affordable Housing Connections, Inc. SHARON SANDEEN Presented recent research concerning Article 39 of the TRIPS Agreement, New York University School of Law workshop on Trade Secrecy, February 2009. Presented, along with Professor Roberts and Professor Romero, at the Legal Education at the Crossroads v. 3.0 Conference on Assessment at the University of Selected by the United Theological Seminary (UTS) Alumni Council as this year's Distinguished Alumnus. 51 CLASS NOTES Dear Alumni: As we settle into another fall full of engaged students and myriad alumni events, I want to thank the many alumni who have been instrumental in the continuing growth and success of Hamline University School of Law. I have been honored to work with those who lead the Dean's Board of Advisors and the Law Alumni Association Board for the past five years, and I continue to be grateful for the invaluable dedication and support of our Board volunteers. I want to thank our wonderful Board of Advisors Chair, Paul Gatto '76, Alumni Board President Curtis Zaun '96, Vice President A.L. Brown '03, and all of our Board members for your support. I also want to thank all our alumni volunteers, including CLE presenters, Moot Court coaches and judges, all those who attend and volunteer at events, and everyone else who gave of your time and resources to further the goals of our school. You make all the difference to our community. The Alumni Board's inaugural Cogito program on September 17 brought us the first in a series of unique and thought-provoking discussions on issues of law and public policy. The inspiration of Alumni Board Vice President A.L. Brown and the result of the hard work of A.L. and the rest of the Board, Cogito will air throughout the year on Twin Cities Public Television as a reminder of Hamline's place among thought-leadership within and outside the legal community. October events and CLEs, including the tribute at the W Minneapolis to our Dispute Resolution Institute leaders and our alumni involved in pro bono efforts surrounding the 35W bridge collapse, presented another opportunity to recognize excellence within our Hamline community. And the Alumni weekend reunion celebrations of the classes of 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004--with special events for the Class of 1979's 30-year reunion--present the chance to reminisce and network with other members of the Hamline community. Yet to come this fall, our 2009 Dean's Dinner is just around the corner on November 17. Our headline speaker will be Matt Miller, host of public radio's weekly program "Left, Right & Center," author of THE 2% SOLUTION and THE TYRANNY OF DEAD IDEAS, and a frequent writer and commentator "from the center" on controversial current affairs issues. I hope you are able to join us as a sponsor or guest for this one-of-a-kind celebration of legal theory and discourse. Finally, we look forward to another successful Six Minute Social on November 19 at the University Club in Saint Paul. Come meet Hamline's current motivated students and let them know what your path has looked like after law school. We look forward to a continued partnership with you, our alumni, the most valuable resource in our Law School community. As always, feel free to contact me at 651-523-2338 or sstephan01@hamline. edu to find out about upcoming events, services and programs, and other ways to get involved. Regards, Susan Hayes Stephan `92, Director of Alumni Relations P If you would like to nominate a member of the Hamline community as a member of our circle of Distinguished .S. Alumni, please click here to fill out a nomination form. 52 1977 Joseph J. Dudley, Jr. '77 has been appointed by the Ramsey County Bar Association (RCBA) Board of Advisors to serve on a newly created Judicial Election Campaign Conduct Committee. The committee has been formed to monitor and comment on judicial campaign conduct for the purpose of encouraging responsible campaign behavior, assisting voters to reach an informed decision on the candidates for judicial office, supporting appropriate conduct by individuals running for judicial office, and keeping judicial elections fair and nonpartisan. Squires law firm in St. Paul, and is a member of the Falcon Heights City Council. James D. McCabe '78, senior vice president and private client advisor with Wells Fargo Investments as a part of the Wells Fargo Private Bank in Beverly Hills, has been named by Worth magazine in its October/November issue as one of the "Top 250 Wealth Advisors" in the United States. He is a financial services veteran with more than 30 years of experience advising affluent and ultra-affluent clients--20 of those years with Wells Fargo. He has also been honored on Barron's "Top 100" lists of financial advisors for three years, and is a member and past president of the Beverly Hills Estate Planning Council. 1978 David L. Ayers '78 has been selected by his peers for inclusion in both ATLA's Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Minnesota and The Best Lawyers in America. He continues to office in Mendota Heights, Minnesota and can be reached at daveayers@ ayersriehm.com. Marc Christianson '78 has been inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a partner with Maschka, Riedy & Ries, PLLP and a litigator with particular expertise in the area of personal injury. Harlan Dyrud '78 recently retired after more than 30 years as a magistrate in the Grand Forks County District Court in North Dakota. As a magistrate he handled divorces, first appearances, child support cases, small claims cases, and juvenile cases, and also signed search warrants-- sometimes in the middle of the night. "The cops are nice enough to turn the lights off when they come into the driveway so the neighbors don't think we're having a domestic," he said. Pamela M. Harris '78 was reappointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty to the Minnesota Commission on National and Community Service, also known as the ServeMinnesota Commission, as a representative of local-elected officials. Currently, she is an attorney and partner with the Martin and 1979 Robert "Gundy" Gunderson '79 lost his courageous battle with cancer the morning of Sunday, July 12, 2009. He had taught business law, business finance, and consumer economics for Hamline's management and economics department, graduated from the school of law in 1979, and was married to Professor Beth Gunderson, a long-time Hamline University School of Business faculty member. As a Hamline men's hockey coach, he led the Pipers from 1976�80 and took the 1978�79 team to a third place finish in the NCAA DII Western Division. He exemplified all the qualities one could want in a Father, Husband, Brother, Son, and Friend; and had the attitude of a champion as he fought the good fight. He will be missed dearly. The Honorable Jane Ranum '79 was recently appointed to the 4th Judicial District Court Bench in Hennepin County. 1980 Glen E. Schumann '80 has been appointed as an Adjunct Director for 2009 at his firm of Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association. He is a member of the firm's intellectual property practice group. He will serve a one year term while 53 CLASS NOTES continuing to practice law on a full-time basis. Gerald B. Yost '80 was recently chosen by his peers as a 2009 Super Lawyer as a business attorney to be published in Minnesota Law & Politics, Twin Cities Business and Minneapolis Saint Paul Magazine. It was his sixth selection. Only five percent of the attorneys in the state are named to the list. 1982 Steven G. Hoffmeyer '82 was appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty to head the state's Bureau of Mediation Services. He has been with the Bureau of Mediation Services since 2002, starting out as a mediator and hearing officer. He was promoted to the position of Deputy Commissioner in October 2003 by Commissioner Cunningham. As Deputy Commissioner, he currently supervises the Bureau's mediators, hearing officers, and support staff, and is actively involved in all current decision making processes. 1981 Ed Cassidy '81 was recently elected as a new shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron's Employment & Labor Group. He is a litigator with more than 25 years of experience in workers' compensation, employment law, state and federal OSHA litigation, and civil litigation. His workers' compensation practice focuses on advising and representing employers in all phases of risk assessment and management, implementation and maintenance of modified duty programs, defending worker's compensation matters and related civil claims, such as employment, subrogation, and third party matters. Mark DeCaria '81 was recently appointed by Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. as a 2nd District Court judge in Weber County. He has practiced law in the area for 28 years, serving as Weber County attorney for the past 15 years. He has also worked as a deputy Weber County attorney, Ogden City prosecutor and in private practice. Janet C. Fesler '81 died July 10, 2009. She is remembered as a super lawyer guided by fairness, integrity, laser focus on client needs and giving back through her pro bono work on ethics and legal services to the poor. Her glorious spirit embraced everything she did 120%--whether it be her love of cars, to her love of dogs, to her love of her family. She was an unforgettable and generous spirit that made the world a better place. 1983 Kathryn Cooper Stahnke '83 was recently honored as SCBA 2008 Attorney of the Year. Her law firm, Stahnke & Associates, Legal Services for Children, exclusively represents abused and neglected children who are placed under the Juvenile Court's protection. Over the years, she has served several community organizations and committees related to Solano's children, among them: Children's Network, CASA, Foster-A-Dream, Solano Family and Children's Services, Solano Adolescent Health Committee, Solano County Child Welfare Redesign, Solano Foster Parent Associations, and Solano Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. In 2003, the Solano County Child Abuse Prevention Council presented her with the "Henry Bergh Award as Practitioner of the Year" for "outstanding service and sensitivity to the needs of Solano County children." In 2006, she became one of only 80 attorneys in the nation who successfully passed the first examination offered to become certified as a specialist in child welfare law. Stephen R. Nicol '83 was recommended by the Commission on Judicial Selection, and accepted by Governor Tim Pawlenty, as a finalist for one of the three Tenth Judicial District trial court bench vacancies in the city of Anoka in Anoka County. 54 Burnham "Bud" Philbrook '83 was chosen by Agricultural Secretary, Tom Vislack, to be Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services in charge of international affairs. Since 1994, he has been president and CEO of Global Volunteers, an organization that sends Americans on volunteer vacations on American Indian reservations and 21 countries overseas. The Minnesota native also practiced law, served in the state House, and worked as assistant commissioner in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. As Deputy Undersecretary, he will oversee USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, and cover trade and food aid issues. Terry Paul Race '83 died on June 24, 2009 at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital. He practiced law in Whitewater, WI and retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a Major after 20 years of service to his country. He served with the Gulf Company and served in Desert Storm and Iraq. He was a volunteer ombudsman for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. He enjoyed biking, reading, his dogs, and had a passion for cooking. His greatest rewards came from helping others. Sandy A. Williams '83 was recently elected to the Branch III circuit court bench as the first female judge in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. She spent 26 years in the district attorney's office, the last 22 as the county's first elected female district attorney, prosecuting criminals and working with their victims. She will begin her six-year term on June 1, 2009. Alumnus Named to U.S. Department of Agriculture Earlier this summer, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the names of five additional people who will hold staff positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including alumnus Michael Martinez '08 who was named Special Assistant for Natural Resources Conservation Service. "This is a policy and administrative appointment; I'm leading teams working on Climate Change and the Recovery Act. Also known as President Obama's Stimulus Initiative, our work is intended to stabilize at-risk sectors of the economy, invest strategically in infrastructure, preserve and create jobs, and protect the environment. I still have opportunities for legal research and writing, statutory interpretation, real estate transactions, contract writing, and litigation. Who could ask for more?" said Martinez. Martinez has served at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in a variety of roles, including project and team management, environmental policy, and real estate program administration. In addition to his JD from Hamline, Martinez earned a B.S. degree in natural resource recreation planning and management from the University of Illinois, and an M.A. in environmental studies from Northeastern Illinois University. 1985 Sidney F. Ansbacher '85 continues to be a senior shareholder with GrayRobinson, one of the largest statewide firms in Florida. He has been listed in Florida Super Lawyers as recently as 2009, as well as in Best Lawyers in America for 2009. He continues to practice administrative, land use and environmental law. His biggest victory in the past year was successful representation of the Chartwells/Thompson Group, including successful defense of a bid challenge regarding a $46.6 million food services contract with a local school district. His son, Benjamin, continues to play a pretty high level brand of ice 55 1984 Barbara Miller '84 and Daniel Murray '93 have formed the law office of Miller and Murray, S.C, in downtown Hudson, WI. The firm is committed to representing individuals and small businesses in the following areas: personal injury, civil litigation, family law, criminal law, mediation, and agricultural damage claims. CLASS NOTES Dear Alumni and Friends, I have been with the Hamline Law School for just over a year now. I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to meet with many of you and look forward to talking with many more of you in the months and years ahead. The past year has been a challenging and trying time in our nation with many uncertainties, and yet many of you continued to support the Hamline Law School. Thank you for the financial support that each alumni and friend of the Law School has made during the past year. These gifts enable the Law School to provide scholarships to students and enhance programs and offerings so that we can continue to provide excellent legal education. In the year ahead, I challenge each of you to think about ways in which you can help continue the Law School's remarkable success. The Dispute Resolution Institute is yet again ranked in the top five in the country and we are excited to have Sharon Press with us as its new director. Soon, we will launch the Business Law Institute, which will further help to distinguish Hamline as a renowned and exceptional law school. Your continued support is critical to these endeavors. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have about supporting and giving back to the Hamline Law School. On behalf of our students, faculty and staff, thank you. Sincerely, Hans Thomsen Fund Development Director hockey, at least by Florida standards, and starts at the local Bishop Kenny High School this fall. Jamie (Russ) Jensen '85 has moved to Seattle for his wife's health (she has MS). With only one kid left at home he got bored and took the Washington Bar Exam, passed, and in November is taking over the real estate department of a small law firm in the Seattle area. In the 12 years since he last practiced law he developed residential real estate, but had time to build cedar strip canoes and ash snowshoes, become a ski patroller and an instrument pilot and teach Real Estate Law and Real Estate Development at the University of St. Thomas. 56 Rosemary Kassekert '85 was recently reappointed to a four-year term as a public member to the Minnesota Board of Social Work by Governor Tim Pawlenty. She is a retired attorney and published author. Debra E. Yerigan '85 has been named a 2009 Minnesota Super Lawyer by Minnesota Law & Politics. She joined Messerli & Kramer in May of 2007, was named shareholder in January 2008, and was most recently made Chair of the Family Law practice group in August 2008. She has extensive experience representing clients in marriage dissolution, child custody, child support, parenting time, spousal maintenance, property division, post-dissolution, paternity, domestic abuse, and antenuptial matters. 1988 Steven Stromberg '88 now works on the global account team for Exhibitgroup/Giltspur (EG), a leading experiential marketing agency known for creating meaningful and memorable brand experiences. Based in the Minneapolis client care center, he will be responsible for coordinating business development efforts and managing trade show programs for EG clients. As a published author and workshop leader, he has been a prominent figure in the exhibit industry for more than ten years. 1986 Suzanne Bollman '86 was recommended by the Commission on Judicial Selection, and accepted by Governor Tim Pawlenty, as a finalist for one of the three Tenth Judicial District trial court bench vacancies in the city of Anoka in Anoka County. Reid Trautz '86 has co-authored the book The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice, published by the American Bar Association. 1989 Lynn M. Lahti '89 of Menomonie passed away, at the age of 48, due to a two-vehicle crash. Working in private practice as an appellate attorney, she is remembered as being an excellent and resourceful attorney, especially in the area of family law. She was polite, friendly, and extremely diligent. She will be sorely missed. David Ujke '89 and Amy Douglas were married on April 11, 2009. David continues to work as Tribal Attorney for the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Kurt Tourdot '90 and his wife Rachel welcomed the arrival of their son, Judah on July 16, 2009. He joins his excited big sister, Alyssa (13) into the family. 1987 Leo I. Brisbois '87 became President of MSBA on July 1, 2009. Scott D. Reep '87 received the honor of Solano County Bar Association 2008 Law Firm of the Year for his firm of Gizzi & Reep, LLP. He has served as the President of the Contra Costa Barristers' Association and as President of the Benicia Rotary Club. He is a founding member and past director/officer of the The Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court, The Contra Costa County Bar Association Litigation Section and The Law Center, a non-profit organization providing pro bono legal services to the working poor. In 2005, he was recognized as Pro Bono Attorney of the Year in Contra Costa County . In addition to his active practice, Scott currently serves as director/general counsel for the Benicia Education Foundation, as a trustee of the Benicia Library Foundation and as Vice-President of the Benicia Bocce League. James C. Snyder, Sr. '87 is one of eight lawyers competing for a rare open judgeship, with the retirement of Judge John T. Finley, in Ramsey County. 1990 Patrick Charles Smith '90 has been appointed to the Minnesota Association of Realtors Forms Committee, which provides all state approved real estate transaction forms utilized. 1991 Lee Bjorndal '91 was recently hired as the new Albert Lea city attorney. He is active on the 10th District Ethics Committee, Mower County Bar Association, and Minnesota State Bar Association, 57 CLASS NOTES serving as a contributing editor for their "Bench and Bar" publication. Allen Eskens '91 has been named a finalist by Governor Tim Pawlenty for the trial court bench vacancy in the 1st Judicial District in Le Sueur County. Eskens is an attorney and senior partner with the Eskens, Gibson and Behm law firm in Mankato. Phillip Trobaugh '91 and Elizabeth Lake Trobaugh welcomed the arrival of their daughter, Olivia Mary Lake Trobaugh on August 19, 2009. Dan Homstad '93, after 15 years in the Hennepin County Public Defender's Office, became a prosecutor in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Currently he handles both juvenile and adult prosecutions. 1994 Jeannette Imani Appold '94 has started a nationwide adoption coaching business (www.adoptionplancoach.com) to guide potential adoptive parents through the non-legal aspects of the adoption process. She is also married to Kevin Appold '94 who is a Sr. Director of New Product Development at West, a Thomson Reuters company. They have a 6 year old son, named Sean, and a 3 year old daughter, named Aaliyah, and will celebrate 12 years of marriage this August. Brett Perry '94 and Angela Douglas were married on July 26, 2008. 1992 Bob Oleisky '92 has been given the 2008 Jewish Family and Children's Service Award. A criminal defense attorney in Minneapolis, he has been volunteering for JFC for 13 years. He has volunteered for many projects and organizations including the JFC Citizenship Celebration, Sholom Home, STEP, People Serving people, and the Hennepin County Bar Association Misdemeanor Defense Panel. David Schultz '92 has been appointed by the Ramsey County Bar Association (RCBA) Board of Advisors to serve on a newly created Judicial Election Campaign Conduct Committee. This year he also was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. 1995 John Choi '95 will be awarded the Joseph I. Mulligan Jr. Distinguished Public Service Award from the International Municipal Lawyers Association in October for his work last year that included developing local and national foreclosure strategies; leading a community process to develop an implementation plan to improve opportunities for small and women- and minority-owned contractors; and working at the Legislature to develop and implement public safety tools including civil gang injunctions to combat criminal gang activity and a driver diversion program to decrease the revolving door issue and provide drivers a responsible path to pay their fees and get their licenses reinstated. Patrick T. Harrigan '95 has been appointed as Senior Vice President of M& I Exchange Services LLC. He will be responsible for the Minneapolis market. 1993 Commander Dale Harris '93 was appointed by the Judge Advocate General of the Navy as a reserve judge on the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. He was sworn in on January 12, 2009 for a four-year term. The court, located in Washington, D.C., reviews courts-martial for all Navy and Marine Corps personnel who received a punitive discharge or confinement in excess of one year at trial, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. � 866. In civilian life, he continues to serve as an Assistant St. Louis County Attorney in Duluth. 58 Daniel Lew '95 was recently appointed by Governor Tim Pawlenty to serve on the Commission on Judicial Selection. He has served as a Board Member of the State of Minnesota Ombudsperson for Asian Pacific American Families, and as a Minneapolis Civil Rights Commissioner. He is also a past President, and active current member, of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Jim Tanner `95 has written a book titled Vintage France: Adventures Along the French Wine Route. The book came out in 2002 and still remains in the top 5% of sales at Barnes and Nobels. He was also recently interviewed on Bergman's Bourgogne: Appetite for Burgundy http://www. bourgogne-info.eu/ and was awarded best website design by the Chambre de Metier (the French equivalent of the Chamber of Commerce). 55424, 952-836-2733. The focus of the firm is Wills, Trusts, Estates and Small Business and Entrepreneurial Law. Thomas Scott Montgomery '96 died unexpectedly on June 25, 2009 at the age of 55. Ted Olsen '96 announces his return to private practice after 10 years as a Personal Trust Officer with U.S. Bank. He is practicing as Theodore O. Olsen, Attorney at Law, at 420 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102. He can also be reached at 651-209-8025 or Ted@TOlsenLaw.com. His areas of practice include Estate Planning, Trust Administration and Probate. He is also Co-Chair of the Ramsey County Bar Association's Estates and Trusts Section. Bethany O'Neill '96 and her husband, Jeffrey Commisso, have a new baby boy: Joseph Alexander Commisso, born April 13, 2009. Mary Schwind '96, shareholder at Leonard, Street and Deinard, was recently elected chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Construction Law Section. The section comprises of attorneys practicing in all areas of construction law, both plaintiff 's and defense counsel in commercial and residential construction. 1996 John Bloomer '96 has recently joined the Dallas Law Firm of Curran Tomko Tarski, L.L.P. as a part of their Real Estate & Finance Section. His practice focuses on sophisticated commercial real estate transactions. For over eleven years, he has worked with owners nationwide regarding acquisition, development, leasing, financing, operation, and management of all kinds of real estate, ranging from raw land to luxury apartments to senior living centers to shopping centers. He has also represented banks and other financial institutions regarding multi-million dollar real estate transactions. Chris Carlson '96 and his wife, Jessie Seehof Carlson, announce the birth of their daughter, Isabelle Lynne Carlson, born on July 6, 2009 at 1:50 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs, 13 oz and measured 19.5 inches. Paul Moe '96 and Wade Walton '08 are pleased to announce the formation of a Professional Corporation Moe & Walton, PC with offices at 5200 Willson Road, Suite 150, Edina, MN 1997 Caryn A. Boisen '97 has become a partner at Larson � King. She is an experienced business litigator and focuses her practice in the areas of construction, commercial and insurance litigation. Elizabeth Feyrer Bagley '97 was named a Wisconsin Rising Star 2008 by Super Lawyers Magazine. She is a partner at Flanner, Stack, Fahl & Bagley, LLP in Brookfield Wisconsin and her practice is exclusively family law. 1998 Kaarin K. Foede '98 has become an associate with the Waconia law firm of Melchert Hubert Sjodin, P.L.L.P. She is a member of the American 59 CLASS NOTES Alumni Golf Tourney: Another M Four Hamline Law School students--Brian Rochel, Amy Schwarz, Jada Lewis and Lyndsay Capeder--each received a $3,000 scholarship from the Alumni Association as part of this year's annual alumni golf tournament. In addition to raising money for these important student scholarships, the tournament was a delightful summer activity for all who participated. Hitting some balls and enjoying a perfect June day with alumni, faculty and staff was its own reward, but a few also picked up an award for their prowess on the green. It's not too soon to plan on attending next year's tournament, which is set for June 1, 2010. In the meantime, take a moment to savor scenes from this year's tournament at beautiful Prestwick Golf Course in Woodbury by clicking here. 2009 Winners: Brad Chad Tyler 60 Memorable Occasion on the Green Winners of the 2009 Annual Alumni Golf Tournament: FIRS PLACE O ERAL FIRST PLACE OVERALL -- RST ALL Just Sou hwell 06, Brad Man `06, Justin Southwell `06, Brad Mann `06, stin u l ann Jaso Pete `06 Chad Tyl Jason Peters `06, Chad Tyler o ters 06, yler FIRS PLAC FIRST PLACE WOMEN -- IR AC OME Nanc Liss '1L; Jessica Sto ckman '1L Nancy Liss, '1L; Jessica Stoeckman, '1L ncy ss, essi toec an, FIRS PLAC C -E FIRST PLACE CO-ED -- RST ACE -ED Karl Yeager `86, Kat Mel nd `86, Karl Yeager `86, Katie Melander `86, eage atie elan 6 Shan Barn Shane Barnes `05, Joe Crosby `86 ane n 05, o Cros `86 osby SECON SECOND PLAC SECOND PLACE OVERALL -- A V RALL LL Fran Madd `77 Frank Madden `77, Ed Butterfoss, Professor of Law, ank dden 77, utt rfos Profess of Law, terf te oss, rofessor J.P Gat `07 Mark rues e `77 J.P. Gatto `07, Mark Gruesner `77 P. atto 07, esne TH R THIRD PLACE OVERALL -- LAC ACE VE ALL Chri Messerly `86 Juli Chris Messerly `86, Julius Nolen `86, Greg Kulka ris sser 86, l ole `86 G en 86, Kul ulka H GHES SCOR TEAM HIGHEST SCORE TEAM -- S O M Shelle Harker, Law Staf Deb Lange, Law Staf S elley Harker, Law Staff; Deb Lange, Law Staff; ley rker aff; ange aff; Robi ngli, Law taff Robin Ingli, Law Staff; Michelle Kruse bin i, ff; ichel elle u e CLOSEST CLOSEST TO THE LINE -- LOSES H N Jare Jare Kemper, Law Student Jared Kemper, Law Student mper uden M N'S CLOSE TO THE MEN'S CLOSEST TO THE PIN -- OSES E Crai Baumann `8 Craig Baumann `86 a uman `86 n WOMEN'S CLOSE WOMEN'S CLOSEST TO THE PIN -- MEN' S O THE PIN H Shel e Harker, a Staf Shelley Harker, Law Staff elle k aff M N MEN'S LONGEST DRIVE -- ONGEST DRIV IV Dan Prokot `01 Dan Prokott `01 okot ott WOMEN'S LONGEST DR VE -- OM N'S L GE DRIV Kell L rm `06 Kelly Larmon `06 l MEN' LONGEST P T MEN'S LONGEST PUTT -- N NGES Jerr Jerrod Montoya, Law Student rrod on oy Law Student uden WOM N'S LONGEST PUTT WOMEN'S LONGEST PUTT -- NGES Kell Larm `06 Kelly Larmon `06 lly rmon 0 61 Mann `06, Justin Southwell `06, r, and Jason Peters `06 CLASS NOTES Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, Eighth District Bar Association, American Agricultural Law Association and Minnesota Women Lawyers. Stephanie A. Miller '98 has been appointed Human Resources Director at Metropolitan State University. She is a member of the president's senior leadership team, and is also a member of the vice president for administration and finance's leadership team. In her new position, she will assume responsibility for all human resources policies and practices. marital dissolution, child custody, child support and spousal maintenance, paternity cases, property divisions, settlement negotiations, premarital agreements, litigation and appeals. She also has consecutively been named a Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine since 2002, is the current Co-Chair of the Executive Committee for the Hennepin County Bar Association Family Law Section, and serves as Co-President for the Loan Repayment Assistance Program of Minnesota. Rob A. Stefonowicz '99 has been elected as a shareholder of Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, Ltd. He focuses his practice in real estate litigation and construction litigation, representing developers, contractors, and property owners in condemnation, property tax and special assessment matters. He has been named a Rising Star since 2005 by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. He is a member of the American Bar Association Construction and Litigations Forums and is licensed to practice in Minnesota and North Dakota. Dule Vicovac '99 has left the United Nations to take up a position with the Danish Refugee Council in Serbia as Senior Legal Advisor in the "Legal Assistance Programme to the Institutions of the Government of Serbia dealing with Refugees and IDPs," funded by the European Union. 1999 Angela Beranek Brandt '99, a partner with Larson King in St. Paul, was recently elected to membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. FDCC membership is limited and selective. Its membership is composed of recognized leaders in the legal community who have achieved professional distinction. She also has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Ramsey County Bar Association's Board of Directors. Earlier this year she and her husband Davin Brandt welcomed twin boys, Luke and Leo, on February 3, 2009. The twins join 3-year-old brother John. Christina (Garner) Hensler '99 and Jon (CLA '99) are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Marie, who was born on July 14, 2009. They are very happy and blessed to have her in their lives. Joy Isler DiMucci '99 of Plymouth, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 13, 2008 at the age of 50. As a dedicated and passionate social worker and attorney, she was a role model, mentor and friend to those whose lives were touched with her strong presence. Joani C. Moberg '99 has been elected as a shareholder of Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, Ltd. She currently practices family law and handles a variety of legal matters relating to 62 2000 Sally Ackerman '00 and her husband George announce the birth of their daughter, Sophie, on October 15, 2008. She was 7lbs 11oz and 19� inches long. Todd J. Anlauf '00 was elected to serve a 3 year term on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is a partner in the Commercial Practice Group at Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, LLP practicing in the areas of commercial real estate finance and commercial real estate transactions. Candice (Roark) Ciresi '00 was recently elected by the Corporate Counsel Association's Board of Directors to serve as a Director of the Corporate Counsel Association (CCA) and has also been invited to serve on the Executive Leadership Team for the Go Red For Women, a national movement founded by the American Heart Association to help fight the No. 1 killer of American women. Michael Collyard '00 has been named partner in the Minneapolis office of the national law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and business litigation. Debra A. Filteau Begley '00 and Bruce Begley were married on May 26, 2007 in Duluth, Minnesota. Bruce is a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy and is currently stationed at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. In July Debra started working as a trial attorney for the United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Office of Vaccine Litigation in Washington D.C. Her and her husband live in Springfield, Virginia. Kimberly G. Behm '00 has joined Champion Law, LLC. She focuses her practice on personal injury. Kermit Nash '00 has joined the Minneapolis office of Gray Plant Mooty as a principal. He will practice in the firm's entrepreneurial services group, focusing in energy law, agribusiness, and mergers and acquisitions. Suzanne Senecal-Hill '00, an appellate attorney at the Minnesota State Public Defender's Office, argued a first-degree murder case in front of the Minnesota Supreme Court in September 2007 when the court was at Hamline University School of Law. The United States Supreme Court granted her petition for a writ of certiorari in State v. Moua Her and remanded the case back to the Minnesota Supreme Court for further review. 2001 May C. Lee '01 moved back to Minnesota from Maryland in August 2008 and joined FairMarket Life Settlements Corp. as Associate General Counsel. Theresa Pomahatch Neo '01 works for Indian Legal Assistance Program in Duluth, Minnesota. It is a public defense corporation that provides criminal and civil legal services to low income clients. Also working there are Dori Smith '07, Jennifer Barry '07 and Christopher Sailors '07. Dana Reicks '01 passed away at his home on September 18, 2008 at age 36 from colon cancer. He enjoyed discussing and reading about history and politics. He traveled extensively, was an avid Cyclone Fan, and possessed a unique sense of humor. His greatest pleasure was spending time with family and friends. He will be remembered for his warm-hearted personality and positive outlook on life. Dana was an inspiration to all the people whose lives he touched. Karin Simonson '01 and her husband Brian welcome the birth of their second child, daughter Alicia. Bryant D. Tchida '01 has been elected as a shareholder at Leonard, Street and Deinard. He currently focuses his practice in complex business and class action litigation. Kelly M. Wagner '01 has joined the firm of Baudler, Baudler, Maus and Blahnik, LLP, as an associate. She will focus her practice in probate, estates and trusts, real estate and municipal law. 2002 Erika Anderson '02 and her husband, Eric Klawiter, welcomed a baby girl named Liv Isabel on May 11, 2009. Erika is a partner at the firm of Dowd Bennett, LLP in St. Louis, MO. 63 CLASS NOTES John Dexter '02 has been accepted into the Army JAG Corp and will be starting this October. Jamal Faleel '02 was recently elected as a new shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron's Litigation Group. His practice focuses on assisting clients in a wide range of complex business disputes, including contract matters, business torts, employment litigation, shareholder matters, and medical practices litigation. He has a special interest in international commercial contract disputes and antitrust litigation. Jonathan M. Fritz '02 was recently elected as President-Elect of the Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association and to the Madison Symphony Orchestra's Board of Directors. He currently focuses his practice on intellectual property law in the Madison, WI office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Kevin M. Mosher '02 has been named the newest shareholder of Wessels Sherman Law Firm. He practices employment and workplace immigration law in the firm's Minneapolis office. Mary Rose Orcutt '02 and husband Rob Orcutt '02 announce the birth of their son, William Geimer Orcutt, born on January 9, 2009. The family currently lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Rob is an attorney for the Oneida Tribe and Mary is in private practice focusing in elder law. Jamie (Sandler) Sather '02 has joined the legal department of Eden Prairie based Kroll Ontrack Inc. She will be primarily responsible for negotiating contracts on behalf of Kroll Ontrack. Bob Tess '02 has recently been elected to serve a three-year term on the Arthritis Foundation's Board of Directors. He is currently an attorney with O'Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong, S.C. and is a member of the Planning Commission of the Village of West Milwaukee where he lives with his wife Kristen and their two sons. Tifanne E. E. Wolter '02 has joined the St. Paul based family law firm of Butler, Huson & Allen, P.A. 64 2003 Stephanie Haedt '03 has recently been named one of the Up and Coming Attorneys by Minnesota Lawyer. She is currently a shareholder at Peterson, Savelkoul & Benda Ltd. where she advises clients on employment and business decisions, including personnel issues and revising employee handbooks and policies. She also practices in the areas of family law and civil litigation, and currently serves on the Human Rights Commission in Austin while volunteering as an attorney for Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. Charlene K. Quade '03 was admitted to the Minnesota Bar in 2003. She went on to apply, test, and be admitted to the Idaho Bar in September of 2004. In June of 2004, she moved with her daughters to Idaho to work as an Associate and Of Counsel in the Law Offices of Richard Cummings in Boise, Idaho. In December 2006, she established C.K. Quade Law, LLC. Her practice includes: special education law, elder law, estate planning, special needs trusts, and guardianship and conservatorship. A founding board member, she continues as a member of the Idaho Guardianship and Fiduciary Association, and serves as a board member of the Trust Estate Professionals of Idaho. In December of 2007, she moved from solo practice and engaged an associate to include advocacy in the area of elder law. In May of 2008, honored to be asked, she submitted her resume and agreed to serve on then Senator, and now President-Elect, Obama's National Disability Committee. Jonathan Trexler '03 has been named a candidate for LL.M. in Taxation at New York University School of Law. 2004 Katy Bowen McCampbell '04 passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009 in Baltimore, MD from complications following surgery. She practiced law at Ross, Earle and Bonan, P.A. in Stuart, FL, was a member of the Florida Bar and the Martin County Bar Association, and was an active member of the Junior League. She was an avid reader, and enjoyed tennis, Pilates, traveling, and fine wine. Nicole (Strand) Bangasser '04 was married to Mike Bangasser on October 4, 2008 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. She currently works for Wells Fargo & Company in their Corporate Finance--Enterprise Contracts Group. Charles E. Cheney '04 died September 12, 2009. Toward the end of his career, Chuck took up the practice of law, obtaining his law degree at the age of 61. He did most of his work pro bono, tirelessly helping friends, family, and very often near strangers in difficult situations calling for the commitment and expertise he brought to his entire professional life. Chuck's family and many friends sadly bid farewell to a truly exceptional man. Sarah Dunn Rohne '04 is serving as the New Lawyers Section Chair on the 2009�2010 Executive Committee of the Hennepin County Bar Association. Jennifer (Natzke) Gaecke '04 and husband Jeffrey Gaecke are excited to announce the birth of their first child, Alexander Jeffrey Gaecke born June 12, 2008. Megan Kraby '04 and her husband, Brian, welcomed their third child, a boy, Logan Nicholas Kraby, born October 4th, 2008. Logan joins sister Lauren, 3, and brother Joshua, 1�. Heidi Nau '04 became a member of the State Bar of California in 2007. She currently works at Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, LLP in Los Angeles, CA. Phillip Quintana '04 and his wife, Adrienne Quintana, recently welcomed a new addition to their family: Eve Gabrielle Quintana, born May 24, 2009. Eve joins older siblings Jake (7), Marina (4), and Vivienne (2). Sarah (Frisque) Schmitz '04 and her husband announce the birth of their new daughter, Jillian Ruby Schmitz. Jillian arrived on April 8, 2009 at 11:13 a.m., weighing in at 7lbs, 2oz and 20 inches long. All is well with mom, baby, and dad. 2005 Christine A. Bosquez '05 passed away on March 5, 2009 at age 44. She was a loving wife, mother of four, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend. Heaven has a new pitcher for their softball team! Jennifer M. Gibson '05 has been elected to Officer status at Cousineau McGuire Chartered. She devotes her practice solely to defending employers and insurers in workers' compensation matters. Jessica Intermill '05 has joined the law firm of Jacobson Buffalo Magnuson Anderson and Hogen. She represents Indian tribes, tribal members, and businesses in litigation regarding sovereignty, taxation, reservation boundaries, and tribal jurisdiction. Daniel M. Key '05 has established The Key Law Firm, LLC in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The firm focuses on medical malpractice, product liability, and criminal defense litigation. www. thekeylawfirm.com. Elizabeth Lambrecht '05 has joined the firm of Parker & Wenner in Minneapolis as an associate. She represents small business clients in corporate formation and risk management and commercial litigation. John W. Sadowski '05 and his wife Sherry had their second child in September; a beautiful baby girl named Willow. They have one son, Jonah, who is now two. John is a public defender in Ramsey County and Sherry is an ER nurse at Hennepin County Medical Center. Kristy A. Saum '05 has joined the firm Messerli & Kramer P.A.'s Business Litigation Group. She 65 CLASS NOTES focuses her practice on general litigation. Her experience includes real estate matters involving construction defect claims. Jasper Schneider '05 has been chosen by the White House as the new State Director of USDA Rural Development in North Dakota. He currently serves in the North Dakota House of Representatives and represents District 21. In addition, he is a member of Senator Conrad's Fargo staff where he serves as legislative counsel, responsible for legal research and analysis on health care reform, the flooding response, and other issues. Jeremy Westendorf '05 and his wife announce the birth of their new son, Jason, born November 11, 2008. He currently practices personal injury in Waterloo, Iowa. nation, retaliation, and sexual harassment claims. Reginald W. Bowerman '06 has been appointed to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of DiaMedica Inc., a drug discovery and clinical development company focused on novel treatments for type 2 diabetes. Michael S. Gaarder '06 joined the St. Cloud law firm of Pennington, Lies & Cherne, P.A. in September 2007 after completing judicial clerkships with Judge Fred Casey and Judge Richard Zimmerman in Crow Wing County. He is currently practicing in family law, criminal defense, personal injury, employment law, and civil rights/police misconduct. Brian Gryth '06 and Stacie announce the birth of their daughter, Lydia Armstrong Gryth, born July 31, 2008 at 11:27 a.m. She weighed 10 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20� inches long. Patty Houser '06 and Jess Houser welcomed their new daughter, Avery Nicole Houser, on June 16, 2009 at 1:58 p.m. Avery is 7 pounds 6 ounces and 19.25 inches. Kathryn Lammers '06 recently joined the law firm of Germscheid, Heimerl & Lammers, with locations in Maplewood and Edina. She will focus her practice in general civil litigation and family law. Melisa Lopez Franzen '06 was appointed as the Hispanic National Bar Association's National Representative to the Young Lawyer Division of the American Bar Association. She is also the Senior Specialist for Government Affairs with Target Corporation, President-Elect of the MHBA, and recent recipient of the 25 on the Rise award from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota. Margaret P. Moss PhD, JD, RN '06 is currently in residence in Washington DC as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, the only one ever from Hamline. http://healthpolicyfellows.org/ profiles_currentfellows.php. She will be placed in 2006 Heidi Andres '06 has been serving as a Trial Counsel on active duty in the U.S. Army Jag Corps for the past two and a half years. She will be deploying to Iraq for one year with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, where she will be practicing international and operational law and military justice. Jill K. Baker-Jueneman '06 has been in private practice at the law firm of Blethen, Gage & Krause in Mankato since graduation, where she practices primarily in the areas of corporate law, real estate, and employment. She also recently accepted an adjunct teaching position in the College of Business at Minnesota State University Mankato where she will be teaching business law. She is still enjoying running and bicycling and participated in her first triathlon this summer! Megan Brennan '06 has joined the firm Nichols Kaster, PLLP as an associate attorney. She will represent employees on a variety of employment issues including multi-plaintiff class and collective actions involving overtime and minimum wage violations, and individual employment discrimi66 a Congressional Office or Committee following her orientation for the 111th Congress. She will also be inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing at their November Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ. Sara Nachtman '06 was recently hired as an associate attorney by the Duluth law firm of Reyelts & Bateman. Gail R. Prock '06 was recently honored as a Cabot Executive during the closing keynote lecture of the 25th Anniversary of the Arthur R. Cabot Executive Residency at UW-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. After graduating from Hamline, she began a family business, Pine Harbor Holding Co., with her husband to manufacture and sell the ShadowShield, a portable and lightweight shield that her husband developed to use for hunting and stalking game. Noel C. Stahle '06 was appointed Interim Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Professional Studies at William Penn University, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Ryan P. Thompson '06 recently joined the firm Silton Seifert Carlson, S.C. The firm focuses on business law and his practice will still primarily focus on employment law, and maybe a bit more business litigation as well. Amy Hunt Tjornhom `06 and her husband, Tad Tjornhom, are excited to announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, Ava Ruth Tjornhom. She was born on March 7, 2008. Dustin Bower '07 was recently featured in an article in Minnesota Lawyer magazine about opening up his own law office in Bloomington. His practice focuses on transactional business matters and bankruptcy. He was also recently a volunteer foreclosure attorney at the 2009 SMRLS Senior Law Fair, a panelist on "Careers in the Law" at the 2009 Legal Expo, and a presenter on "The 21st Century Law Office" at the Inver Hills Community College Student Success Day. Meghan (Gaspar) Goldammer '07 has joined Sanford Health based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sanford Health is an integrated health care delivery system that serves the five-state region of South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Dakota. She will focus her practice in health care policy. Nathan Hansen '07 is a judicial law clerk on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals with Judge Terrence O'Brien who is chambered in Cheyenne, WY. Tricia M. Niebuhr '07 has joined the New Ulm law firm of Berens, Rodenberg & O'Connor as an associate. Prior to joining the firm, she served as law clerk for the Honorable Terri J. Stoneburner, judge for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Annie Paruccini '07 currently Director of Board and Commission Appointments, will be moving to the State Federal Affairs office in Washington, D.C. to become director of that office effective July 1, 2009. Kristy A. Saum '07 has recently joined the firm Messerli & Kramer, PA in their business and litigation group. Chad A. Staul '07 has joined the law firm of Wessels Sherman as an associate attorney practicing out of their Minneapolis office. He will focus on employment related litigation and counseling business clients. 2007 Thomas L. Borgen '07 and his wife welcomed the birth of their new daughter, Elizabeth. He was also recently hired as a new associate attorney at Nierengarten and Hippert, Ltd. in New Ulm, Minnesota, where his family now resides. Lindsay Brice '07 just accepted a job with the Rochester City Attorney's Office. She will start as their newest Assistant City Attorney in early May. 67 CLASS NOTES Sonny Zhan '07 has recently joined Welch Allyn, Inc., located in New York, as an in-house patent counsel. currently applying for admission on motion to the Minnesota bar as well. Charles Schwartz '08 wrote an article, "Thy Will Not Be Done: Why States Should Amend Their Probate Codes to Allow an Intestate Share for Unmarried Homosexual Couples", which was published in the Spring 2008 issue of the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal. Dena M. Sonbol '08 has recently joined Leonard, Street and Deinard as a practicing attorney. She focuses her practice on commercial real estate. John B. Sprenzel '08 has joined the law firm of McCartyWinkler LLP, an Illinois law firm with offices in Chicago and Schaumburg, as an associate attorney. His practice areas include general business planning, commercial and residential real estate, real estate tax appeals, and general estate planning. Amy E. Thompson '08 has joined the firm Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A. where she specializes in insurance defense and litigation. Joshua Townsend Sr. '08 has been admitted to the Idaho Bar and is currently an associate of Blackburn Law P.C. in Meridian, Idaho. His focus is on Family Law and Criminal Defense. 2008 Joshua A. Dorothy `08 recently completed a clerkship with Judges Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks and Louise Dovre Bjorkman of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and is now an associate attorney with Gregerson, Rosow, Johnson & Nilan, Ltd. in Minneapolis. Kate Hannaher '08 has accepted a position as a law clerk to Hennepin County District Court Judge Tony Leung. She will be working out of the Juvenile Justice Center in downtown Minneapolis. Laura M. Johnson '08 was recently hired by Olson & Price, Ltd. as and associate attorney. She works directly with contractors to document their claims and to promptly and cooperatively contract disputes. Kelly M. Klun '08 has joined Klun Law Firm, P.A. Since 1979, Klun Law Firm has represented individuals, governments, and businesses on the Iron Range and across Minnesota. She will practice primarily in the areas of estate planning, family law, business law, real estate, and municipal law. Joshua Larson '08 recently completed a clerkship with Judge David Minge at the Minnesota Court of Appeals and is now a prosecutor in the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Brad Pederson '08 has joined the firm Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP in the business and securities practice group. Callie Schmitt '08 passed the Iowa bar and is currently working at Reynolds & Kenline, L.L.P. in Dubuque, IA. It is a general practice firm and she came on as the 8th attorney in the firm. She is 2009 Michael Goodwin '09 begins a new job at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) this fall as an americorps attorney with Lilian Ejebe, a HUSL adjunct professor in the education law clinic. 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