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dennis quaid is playing duke. and if you've ever drank with the man you know he's an ond grizzled veteran, but he can party like a rock star!
dennis quaid is playing duke. and if you've ever drank with the man you know he's an ond grizzled veteran, but he can party like a rock star!
They could have AND SHOULD HAVE done it much better.....
I'm not familiar with the comics or honestly with much of the characters, but I remember playing with my brother's GI Joe dolls back when they had the furry crew cuts and darn it, GI Joe's don't look like these do in the movie. These costumes are so uninspired and look like every other film of recent- Doom, Underworld, Matrix, Blade, Batman, X-Men. Can't someone come up with something original? Isn't it possible to stay true to what they are meant to look like? There are a couple of girl costumes in this movie which it would have been cool to do but they are such generic costumes that what is point in doing something if everyone is going to be like "what movie are you from?"
Did anybody notice that the cammo fabric on General Hawk and Cover Girl actually says "GIJOE" on it...
*Looks at bag of GIJoes behind him* Ah memories... purhaps I should set them up...and FIGHT!!!!
Since I am a wee bit into G.I. JOE myself......
....I am glad they used Ray Park as the modernized Snake-Eyes. He's a cool guy and he's a good choice for that character. The rest of the modernized Batman armored JOEs do nothing for me.
Mr Fett, now that's what I'm talking about! That is Snake Eyes like I remember him! Well done!
These characters were such a big part of my childhood. Why can't they get people to produce these movies who have the same kind of love for the characters as the fans who grew up with them? There's got to be someone out there who can design individualized uniforms for the characters which are "modernized", but still true to the flavor of the character they represent.
On a side note, I've gotten my son a bunch of the 25th anniversary figures which recently came out, so he's into them now.
Exactly!!! Like I said Andy, you really fit the bill!
Apparently the Storm Shadow look was pulled from "Cobra Reborn"
Yeah, mine is heavily based on the 1985 (second figure) version. Not exact, since I threw in a little of the more modern version into it, but still kept with the mainly old school theme. One difference I did with my visor is make it more angular instead of rounded, because that's how it was sometimes drawn in the old comics (and every other Snake-Eyes I'd seen does the rounded version so I was trying to be a little different).
I actually made my first Snake-Eyes costume before I even got into the Star Wars costuming. I grew up with the 80s version of the G.I. JOEs and Snake-Eyes was and is so dear to my childhood memories. I praise Ray Park's gymnastic martial arts abilities and that he's such a nice guy in real life, so kudos to choosing him. But, like Braks said, the suit they made for him was too overly scupted. It looks like they were trying to match the Image comics look for him (what I call the 'new Snake-Eyes'). That's pretty typical nowadays in Hollywood to severly modernize every comic type character we've seen thus far.
Thanks for the compliments Braks and hansoloway.
......and of course have you seen my prom picture?
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Ok, with that picture of what Scarlett is supposed to look like, compare that to what she looks like in film...are you saying the purple spandex is more realistic? I'm sorry, while I love the old school Joe look, I have to give the benefit to the 09 Movie Scarlett.
No, I'm not saying they have to go exactly like the old school Scarlett, just something in between her and the movie costumed Batman Scarlett. For an example, during the Superman Returns and Spider-Man movies, the actors were wearing muscle suits under their spandex costumes and it looked good and still natural. Having sculpted on muscles for the movie Snake-Eyes suit doesn't look natural.
Same for the other JOEs. Too much Batman looking. Now Batman Begins was an amazing movie and his costume was cool (and they tried to give an explanation what the suit actually was), and they still stuck to the basic Batman history. This movie will almost certainly completely change the G.I. JOE characters history completly. Blah.
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their armor looks very xmen-ish. i wouldnt be suprised if it ended up being A LOT like the xmen movies.
Not happy with the generic look either. If they wanted to have everyone wearing those kinds of outfits, couldn't they have just gone with the "old reliable"
yeah this pretty much sums up my opinion of how this is going to turn outwebchief said:
makes ya wonder what there gonna do with cobra comander and destro !?
will he even have the face shield helmet or what??
Here's something I read on the MWG board and don't know, if it is reliable. If it is, then the costumes are the least of our problems.
Well now that they made Cover Girl a blonde instead of a redhead...I guess I'll just stick to my old school costume. I do so love the bomber jacket anyway.
Andy's Snakeyes is and always will be my favorite costume. Especially his version with the tube sock.... lol Got to love DragonCon.
I don't know. I'm kinda going back and forth on this now.
1) Love Ray as Snake Eyes! No doubt about that.
2) not too keen on the formed lower face portion of the face mask of Snake Eyes. BUT maybe they put the formed mouth part in so Ray could BREATHE in the costume. So, I'm not going to complain too much. That's really the only problem I had with him.
3) the others look too much like Snake Eyes. ALL BLACK!! NOBODY ELSE should be wearing black except SNAKE EYES!!!
4) Storm Shadow looks like he came straight out of The Matrix!!!
5) the GOOD guys should have the cool costumes! NOT the BAD GUYS!!
And I've heard that tis film is going to be a bit on the "campy" side. Oh well. I guess if they are going to try to gain a whole new audience and fan base for GI Joe, then they might as well try to appeal to the young ones with tons of loud explosions and fighting. As well as the campy humor.
looked at these pics and screamed!! The promo shots were awesome, but Snake Eyes looks like the FF Thing! Hope its only stunt padding.


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As a result, they're taking research and development out of the back rooms and basements and transforming it into company-wide initiatives instead, allowing their employees to dedicate at least some of their daily efforts to independent projects and internal collaborations. While classic R&D departments certainly have their merits, locking ideas away assumes that other departments aren't solving problems of their own. What's more, this segmentation can stifle creativity from these employees, which may lead them to take jobs at other companies or to start even their own – a system that is impacts more than just innovation.
Tech innovators like Google, who asks its employees to spend 20% of their time on creative projects, and Facebook who hosts hackathons to bootstrap new ideas, are a couple of examples of companies who are encouraging inspiration and opportunity while keeping the resulting ideas close at hand. Similarly, companies are looking to associate themselves with entrepreneurial incubators that are capable of churning out a steady stream of new ideas. The successful start-ups that emerge can be branded as off-shoots that maintain autonomy, while being less likely to pose a direct threat.
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text: Folks from Eastern Maine Community College got the chance to show off a bit today at their annual fall open house. The doors opened at 9:00 a.m and prospective students from all over the state poured in to tour the facility.School officials expected around 400 students during the morning, but they were pleasantly surprised at the turnout. Brianna Waltman is in her second year at EMCC and serves as a student ambassador. "Well it's 11:00 and I'm working on my 4th tour right now so I'm pretty sure I'll get in another tour."Students as young as freshman in high school, who are already thinking about their futures, showed up wondering what EMCC has to offer. Michael Canfield is a 9th grader at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro. He's impressed by what he's seen. "I think it's pretty good," he says. "To just give us a heads up on what we might want to do in the future like college and stuff."Officials at EMCC say enrollment is up at community colleges all across the state. Stacy Green, Associate Director of Admissions at EMCC, says students are using these colleges as an inexpensive way to fulfill their general education requirements. "It's one of the best kept secrets in Maine. $84 a credit hour. You can't really beat that. You can take a couple classes for around 6 or $700 and kind of pick away from there," she says.Zachary Parker, a senior ay Searsport High School, is less than a year away from graduation. He's not sure if EMCC is the right fit for him but he says he found the EMT program intriguing. "Well EMCC is a great campus," he says. "It's small it's a great campus to learn about technology and some of the other stuff like EMS and fire science, they have great programs here so I'd recommend it to anybody."The turnout at this open house suggests that the word is out on on Maine's community colleges. "It's probably no longer a secret that's one of our goals to kind of step out of our technical and move toward the community college and certainly we embrace both aspects of the institution," says Green.


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Getting To Know Morgan Orobello
Dec. 11, 2013
Morgan Orobello was a late signee to the Georgia Bulldogs for the 2013 soccer season, coming to Athens from Tierra Verde, Fla., and Berkeley Prep. Orobello was both a goalkeeper and right midfielder in high school, starting for her team for five seasons with 12 goals. She served as a back-up keeper for the Bulldogs her first season.
Q: What was the biggest difference between high school and college soccer for you?
A: The biggest difference is definitely the environment. In high school, sports are everybody's thing and they're more for fun than anything else. Here, everybody shows much more interest and dedication. Everybody is always happy because there's nowhere else they would rather be. The transition between high school and college weeds out all the players that don't have the heart for the game, which is why the bonds I've made in college are stronger than the ones I made in high school.
Q: What was it like coming in with such a big freshman class?
A: Coming from Florida and being as late of a commit as I could have possibly been, I started a little out of the loop. Most of the girls in my class already knew each other from club soccer or even just from the official visit that I never took. I was pretty intimidated from the start, but my teammates immediately calmed all of my nerves. It took a little while for everybody (including the coaches) to realize that I'm just a shy, awkward nerd, but when they finally did, I never wanted to be without at least one teammate.
Q: How have you settled in with your teammates and what have they been like since your arrival?
A: My teammates have been very helpful in my individual growth as a player, a student, and as a person. The older girls are illustrious examples showing us how to effectively prioritize and balance the different areas of our lives. They make it easy to look up to them.
Q: How have you developed during your first season here at Georgia?
A: I strongly believe that I have learned how to be a more positive player on the field. From the encouragement and inspiration that I constantly receive from my coaches and teammates, I have become exponentially stronger. I know that in my next three years here, I will continue to improve mentally and physically.
Q: What was the best moment of your debut season?
A: It wasn't so much a "moment" that made my season, it was more of a happenstance. I had an avulsion a month or so into the season on the top my foot, which meant crutches for a couple weeks and a boot for six. Despite constantly feeling gross and out of shape, I think this was a blessing in disguise. From the bench, I was able to better understand our team's dynamic. I got to watch the way my teammates work restlessly; I got to see how happy they always were. Not having to be anxious about my performance on the field every day enabled me to calm down and enjoy the time being surrounded by my friends. This in turn, made me better after my time out than before.
Q: How did you found working with the coaches everyday as opposed to only knowing them through recruiting?
A: I have loved getting to know the coaches better. I had a very short recruitment process, so I didn't get to know them too well anyway, but they're so much cooler than I thought five months ago. I think their energy is very important to our team. Each of them offer something different that we couldn't have gone without this year.
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A: Being a part of the SEC feels great. It's empowering just to think that we are in one of the most competitive conferences in the country. I know "titles mean nothing", but in a trivial way, it makes me want to be better.
Q: What are you hoping to achieve personally before the beginning of next season?
A: I would like to see myself improve on consistency. Anybody can tell when I'm having a good day or a bad one. It's easy to detect. I'd like to not let that show anymore. In the spring, I plan to leave my emotions in the locker room
Q: What are your goals for your sophomore year?
A: I have challenged myself to be accepting of whatever role I am assigned on this team next year and those after. I want to serve my team with whatever I am best at; all I have to offer is a promise to work my hardest and to be my best.
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1. Re: Problem getting data from a stored proceduregdarling - oracle Jan 22, 2013 5:26 PM (in response to 985695)I can only assume that something is "going wrong" inside your procedure that is resulting in NULL actually being returned, although I don't see any reason the code should be causing it.
Try the folllowing "pGetHashes2" procedure, and let me know if you see the same results with your code. It works fine for me anyway..
/* create or replace procedure pGetHashes2 (iFrom number, iTo number, sHash1 out char, sHash2 out char) as begin shash1 := 'foo'; shash2 :='bar'; end; / */ using System; using System.Data; using Oracle.DataAccess.Client; namespace otnpost { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { OracleConnection dbConnection = new OracleConnection("data source=orcl;user id=scott;password=tiger"); dbConnection.Open(); int iFrom = 0; int iTo = 1000; using (IDbCommand command = dbConnection.CreateCommand()) { OracleCommand orclCommand = command as OracleCommand; orclCommand.CommandText = "pGetHashes2"; orclCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure; orclCommand.Parameters.Clear(); orclCommand.Parameters.Add("iFrom", OracleDbType.Int32, iFrom, ParameterDirection.Input); orclCommand.Parameters.Add("iTo", OracleDbType.Int32, iTo, ParameterDirection.Input); OracleParameter orclParam = new OracleParameter("sHash1", OracleDbType.Char, 100); orclParam.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output; orclCommand.Parameters.Add(orclParam); orclParam = new OracleParameter("sHash2", OracleDbType.Char, 100); orclParam.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output; orclCommand.Parameters.Add(orclParam); orclCommand.BindByName = true; orclCommand.ExecuteNonQuery(); // after this the orclCommand.Parameters["sHash1"].Value is always null. // the orclCommand.Parameters["sHash2"].Value has the correct value. Console.WriteLine(orclCommand.Parameters["sHash1"].Value); Console.WriteLine(orclCommand.Parameters["sHash2"].Value); } } } }
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2. Re: Problem getting data from a stored procedure985695 Jan 23, 2013 3:13 PM (in response to gdarling - oracle)Looked into the stored procedure and there was indeed an error in the procedure.
Within the stored procedure another stored proc was called for each hash value.
The first hash value was retrieved from table_a, which had a date column. The way the hash was created caused a crash due to different default NLS_DATE_FORMAT settings in the .NET environment. The exception within the procedure was captured however and the return value simply set to null => That's why there was no meaningfull feedback to any error occurring from the .NET side.
Because in sqldeveloper the default NLS_DATE_FORMAT was the same as whoever wrote that stored proc assumed it should be, the procedure was running correct from within sqldeveloper.
Anyway adjusting the stored procedure fixed the issue finally for me. Tricky one to find...
Thanks for the reply


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Update from Macau, China
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Superstar Manny Pacquiao makes a special appearance to meet and greet employees at The Venetian Macao Resort in Macau, China Thursday afternoon. Pacquiao is preparing for his upcoming mega fight against former world champion Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios.
Pacquiao vs Rios will battle at The Venetian Macao Resort in Macau, China and will be televised live in the US, Saturday, Nov. 23, 9pm ET/6pm PT on HBO Pay-Per-View.


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Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
Nothing But Flowers!
The Intrepid One™ breaks the bad news:
The court, in a 4-3 opinion, approved a petition for emergency suspension filed by The Florida Bar Dec. 22. The suspension means that Alters cannot accept new clients, must cease representing his current clients after 30 days and must freeze his trust accounts. The Supreme Court also appointed Joel Brown, chief judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, to referee Alters' disciplinary case and trial.But Alters says it is not his fault -- it is the fault of his ex-partners:
In responses filed with The Bar on Dec. 22 and Dec. 27, Berman states that Sullivan's allegations are "demonstrably false," however he acknowledges issues with the firm's trust account. In a 100-page response to The Bar, he lays out his explanations, which include detailed financial records, canceled checks, a CPA's report and a polygraph report.In other happy holiday news, Rothstein says his ex-partners were "willing puppets":
Alters turned over management of the firm to a former partner, Kimberly Boldt, in July 2009 because he was overwhelmed handling litigation and with personal problems related to his mother becoming ill and his 12-year marriage falling apart. He also blames another former partner, Thomas Culmo, for failing to deliver a $1 million fee, throwing accounts into disarray.
Neither Boldt nor Culmo returned calls for comment. Both have sued Alters, claiming he owes them money.
In the seven days of testimony for which transcripts have been made public to date, Rothstein painted former law partners Stuart Rosenfeldt and Russell Adler as his willing puppets. When Rosenfeldt once asked about the firm's finances, Rothstein said he stopped his law partner's questioning by asking: "Are you happy with the amount of money you're making?"Having ex-partners -- the gift that keeps on giving.
As for Adler, he "wasn't the sharpest pencil in the box," Rothstein said, but added that Adler allegedly helped persuade several outside attorneys to meet with investors and lie to them about having referred big-dollar cases to Rothstein's firm.
Attorneys for Rosenfeldt and Adler flatly rejected Rothstein's claims, calling him a desperate imprisoned felon willing to say anything to reduce his punishment.
Does anyone have any positive news to share?
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
3d DCA Watch -- Special Holiday Edition!
Wow, who knew the hardest working bunker in the law biz would keep on swilling right through the holidays, very impressive when you consider the holiday party got a little out of hand (again) -- let's not discuss what happened when the Bilzin shot put lunch club made an unannounced appearance and hung the mistletoe in a strategically awkward location -- say no more, as they say.
Goldblatt v. C.P. Motion:
Nice holiday present -- a $5 million liquidated damages award reversed:
We thus conclude that the liquidated damages clause was unenforceable because the damages were readily ascertainable, and it constituted a penalty. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment award of $4,969,339 and remand for a proper determination of the actual damages.American Safety v. Mijares:
Trial court reversed for applying limited exception to enforcement of mandatory forum selection clauses:
Mijares asserts that litigation in Georgia might produce results inconsistent with the litigation remaining in Miami and that this constitutes a compelling reason to keep the litigation in Miami. While we agree that inconsistent and simultaneous interstate litigation is an applicable compelling reason, see McWane, Inc. v. Water Mgmt. Servs., Inc., 967 So. 2d 1006 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007), we do not agree it applies in this case to override Florida law's presumption in favor of enforcing forum selection clauses. Mijares' arguments regarding the possible impractical or inconsistent litigation it may have to pursue against other defendants who need not litigate in Georgia, do not overcome the certainty that Mijares freely agreed to the mandatory forum selection clause as to its claims against American.Have fun in Georgia, Mijares!
Giordano v. Romeo:
Get ready kids, it's time to hold your nose and apply the law:
The business practices of Xcentric, as presented by the evidence before this Court, are appalling. Xcentric appears to pride itself on having created a forum for defamation. No checks are in place to ensure that only reliable information is publicized. Xcentric retains no general counsel to determine whether its users are availing themselves of its services for the purpose of tortious or illegal conduct. Even when, as here, a user regrets what she has posted and takes every effort to retract it, Xcentric refuses to allow it. Moreover, Xcentric insists in its brief that its policy is never to remove a post.1 It will not entertain any scenario in which, despite the clear damage that a defamatory or illegal post would continue to cause so long as it remains on the website, Xcentric would remove an offending post.Who knew the application of the law could bring such sorrow?
However much as this Court may disapprove of business practices like those embraced by Xcentric, the law on this issue is clear. Xcentric enjoys complete immunity from any action brought against it as a result of the postings of third party users of its website.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Scott Rothstein: "I am Large, I Contain Multitudes" (I'm Paraphrasing)
Oy I'm sick to death of this story but the hits just keep on coming:
The convicted con man said he tried to stop his employees from selling marijuana, but that he had no problem with prostitutes gallivanting around the Las Olas Boulevard offices of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler — because he felt protected on that front.
"The police also were sleeping with my escorts," Rothstein said. "Broward Sheriff's Office, Fort Lauderdale Police Department weren't going to bother me, okay, I could have had all the escorts I wanted."
Then there were the organized-crime figures who would pop in to visit, Rothstein said.
"Mob guys, law enforcement, even judges from time to time, not federal judges, would show up," he said.So prostitutes and mobsters are fine, but lawyers dealing weed -- that's where Scott draws the line:
While Rothstein condoned recreational, weekend marijuana use, he said he had to worry about RRA employees using marijuana in the office and parking garage: He was afraid it would draw law-enforcement attention.Exactly -- just what kind of joint do you think he's running?
He said some law partners couldn't come to work without first smoking pot. Some employees were reportedly selling it as well.
"You don't want to have marijuana dealing from the middle of your law office because I was running a giant Ponzi scheme out of there," Rothstein said.
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Rothstein Trustee "Forgot" Pledge of Confidentiality.
Frankly I'm bored by the Rothstein "revelations" -- about his partners' alleged involvement, the slush funds, the hookers etc. -- but I did find Judge Cohn's order regarding the Trustee sharing confidential information gleaned from an earlier Rothstein interview to be pretty interesting:
In opposition to this cross-motion, counsel for the Trustee explains that the disclosure made to counsel for the Coquina plaintiffs was part of the settlement between the Trustee and Coquina of an adversary action. Counsel states that in the rush to expedite approval of this settlement by the bankruptcy court, he "forgot" the pledge he made to the Court not to disclose the information, and while sincerely apologizing to the Court, further defends the disclosure under the joint interest doctrine. The Trustee contends that the legal basis for non-disclosure of the interview, the work product privilege, is subject to the joint interest doctrine exception, in that once the settlement occurred, the Trustee and Coquina's interests were aligned against TD Bank.Ok, that's pretty lame -- I think he should have stopped after "I forgot."
Why apologize if you did nothing wrong?
On the other hand, if you did something wrong, and you have apologized (for which you get much credit in my book), why diminish the apology by trying to defend your actions?
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Friday, December 23, 2011
And the Beat Goes On!
All the way to the Eleventh Circuit, with Mark Hicks now manning the controls:
Notice is hereby given that Peter Halmos, International Yachting Charters, Inc., and High Plains Capital Corporation, plaintiffs in the above named case, hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law entered in this action on November 22, 201 1 (D.E. 1431) (Ex. 1).I wonder if there are any appellate issues?
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Paul Calli and Steve Bronis Score Big!
After 12 weeks of grueling trial before Judge Leon in DC, he tosses the conspiracy charges:
A federal judge presiding over a landmark foreign bribery case in Washington, D.C., dismissed conspiracy charges against six defendants Thursday, exonerating one of them entirely.But our man Calli certainly did:
The ruling is a major setback for the Department of Justice, which has touted the case as an example of its efforts to get tough on foreign corruption. The trial, which began in September, is the second in a series of criminal trials to arise from a Federal Bureau of Investigation sting operation targeting corruption in the military equipment industry.
In an unusual procedural move, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon on Thursday threw out the conspiracy counts after 12 weeks of trial, saying there wasn't enough evidence to justify sending the charges to the jury to decide, according to court transcripts seen by Dow Jones Newswires.
Leon's ruling meant that defendant Stephen G. Giordanella, who was accused only of conspiring to violate the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, was exonerated entirely. The remaining five defendants still face counts of substantive violations of the FCPA, a 34-year-old law that prohibits bribes to foreign officials to win business.
The Department of Justice declined to comment.
Giordanella's lawyer, Paul Calli, said he was grateful the court had made the "correct and just ruling."
"Mr. Giordanella was innocent and should have never been accused in the conspiracy," Calli said. "In many respects, the DOJ's fake Gabon conspiracy represents a prosecution at its most dangerous. He's grateful to be exonerated and to begin putting this behind him."Congratulations!
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
3d DCA Watch -- Merry Christmas Edition!
What better way to say "Merry Christmas" then to reverse an order setting aside a foreclosure:
we reverse the nonfinal order granting the foreclosure defendants' emergency motion to set aside summary judgment pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540(b) because, as in Carnero, "the motion seeking relief under this rule was unsworn as to the claim of excusable neglect and there was no sworn evidence of excusable negligence otherwise adduced at the hearing below." Reversed and remanded with directions to reinstate the final summary judgment of foreclosure and for further proceedings in compliance therewith.In other holiday news, the 3d reverses a wrongful death action against the University of Miami because the cause of action was not clearly reserved in a settlement with another tortfeasor:
In its initial order granting summary judgment, the trial court properly concluded that the clear and unambiguous terms of the Release and Settlement Agreement failed to reserve a cause of action and barred Francois from pursuing a claim against the University of Miami. However, the trial court erred in granting rehearing and in considering the Addenda and the memorandum of settlement in an attempt to discern an intent which was already clearly expressed by the terms of the Release and Settlement Agreement. We therefore reverse the order granting rehearing and remand with directions to reinstate the order granting motion for summary judgment and final summary judgment in favor of University of Miami.Finally, the gift shop at the Intercontinental has been properly evicted despite making payment a day late due to a trial court service mishap:
Section 83.232(5), Florida Statutes (2011), provides, "Failure of the tenant to pay the rent into the court registry pursuant to court order shall be deemed an absolute waiver of the tenant's defenses. In such case, the landlord is entitled to an immediate default for possession without further notice or hearing thereon." In Park Adult Residential Facility, Inc. v. Dan Designs, Inc., 36 So. 3d 811, 812 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010), this court confirmed that trial courts "have no discretion in entering an immediate default for possession under these circumstances. The trial court may not consider the reasons why the deposit was not timely made." We further stated, "[T]he law is the law. It is not our job to carve exceptions into an otherwise clear and imperative statute." Id. at 812 n.1.As
Merry Christmas!
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Light It Up, South Florida!
Yes, bask in the warm glow of two measly-lit candles propped precariously near an obvious fire hazard -- that's what the holidays are all about!
Have a happy and healthy.
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Labels: Hanukkah Harry
Now Glenn Garvin Wants to Be Dave Barry!
The Opinionator tries his hand at light, witty comedy, with disastrous results:
The hundreds of complaints I got from lawyers after I wrote about frivolous lawsuits in pursuit of jackpot justice were so scatological that I'm now pretty certain law schools must offer elective courses in biology, because I have never heard so many richly descriptive references to such obscure corners of the digestive tract, nor such detailed instructions for how to insert my head into them.Oh touche, Mr. Garvin, when do you pick up your next Pulitzer?
And the following passage is so mind-numbingly stupid I actually lost 42 neural receptors while simply cutting and pasting it:
And even as the lawyers were proclaiming that in the majesty of the law, there is no such thing as a frivolous lawsuit, news broke out of a Chicago suburb of two children in their 20s suing their mother for serving them bad birthday cake and setting curfews for them in high school. The kids' attorney is their divorced dad.Ok, let's start with the first part -- no lawyer proclaims that "in the majesty of the law, there is no such thing as a frivolous lawsuit."
What the evidence shows -- particularly with the Hot Coffee documentary -- is that there is a large, well-funded corporate effort designed to "game" the system so false narratives are created and folks like Garvin lap it up and spit it right out. Most judges and experienced lawyers, on the other hand, know that the current system works reasonably well and "frivolous" lawsuits rarely succeed and most often fail through proven procedural and substantive legal methods, such as motions to dismiss, summary judgment, contingency fee incentives, Rule 11, 57.105 and on and on and on. That's what we do all day.
BTW, that doesn't mean that there is no such thing as a frivolous lawsuit, or that certain tweaks here and there might not be a bad idea -- but the criticism is often ideology-driven, overblown, ill-informed, and let's face it -- in Garvin's case he's just blowing smoke.
The second part is even more absurd -- "news broke out of a Chicago suburb of two children in their 20s suing their mother for serving them bad birthday cake and setting curfews for them in high school. The kids' attorney is their divorced dad."
Glenn, this is not called a frivolous lawsuit -- it's called a "custody battle."
Does the Herald still have editors?
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Happy Monday!
Let's see, I hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays and things are starting to slow down until the New Year.
A few items that caught my eye this morning:
1. Spencer is lighting a giant Menorah (caution -- video is very hamish).
2. Judge Jordan's nomination stalled at year end.
Here's a portion of Senator Leahy's powerful 12/17/11 statement on this gridlock:
Our courts need qualified Federal judges, not vacancies, if they are to reduce the excessive wait times that burden litigants seeking their day in court. It is unacceptable for hardworking Americans who are seeking their day in court to suffer unnecessary delays. When an injured plaintiff sues to help cover the cost of his or her medical expenses, that plaintiff should not have to wait for three years before a judge hears the case. When two small business owners disagree over a contract, they should not have to wait years for a court to resolve their dispute.3. Newt wants US Marshals to round up "activist" federal judges:
With one in ten Federal judgeships currently vacant, the Senate should have come together to address the serious judicial vacancies crisis on Federal courts around the country. Bill Robinson, the president of the American Bar Association, warned recently in a letter to Senate leaders that excessive vacancies and high caseloads "deprive… our federal courts of the capacity to deliver timely justice in civil matters and has real consequences for the financial well-being of businesses and for individual litigants whose lives are put on hold pending resolution of their disputes." Justice Scalia, Justice Kennedy and Chief Justice Roberts have also warned of the serious problems created by persistent judicial vacancies. This is an issue affecting hardworking Americans who are denied justice when their cases are delayed by overburdened courts.
If caseloads were really a concern of Republican Senators, as they contended when they filibustered the nomination last week of Caitlin Halligan to the D.C. Circuit, they would not have blocked us from voting to confirm consensus nominees to fill judicial emergency vacancies. They would have consented to consider the nomination of Judge Adalberto Jordan of Florida which was reported unanimously on October to fill a judicial emergency vacancy on the Eleventh Circuit. He is a well-respected Federal judge and his nomination is strongly supported by Florida's Republican Senator, Senator Rubio. Yet, despite the judicial emergency Republicans continue to delay consideration of that nomination.
The former House speaker Sunday showed no sign of letting up on his assault on such judges. During an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation," Gingrich suggested the president could send federal law enforcement authorities to arrest judges who make controversial rulings in order to compel them to justify their decisions before congressional hearings.How could this possibly go wrong?
When host Bob Schieffer asked how he would force federal judges to comply with congressional subpoenas, Gingrich said he would send the U.S. Capitol Police or U.S. Marshals to arrest the judges and force them to testify.
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Labels: 11th Circuit, federal judiciary, Louis CK, Monday, Newt Gingrich, Spencer Aronfeld
Friday, December 16, 2011
Another "Teachable Moment."
What happens when a crucial affirmative defense of your client is "not reflected in the docket"?
What happens when it is your responsibility to make sure the affirmative defense is "reflected in the docket" -- i.e., filed?
What happens when this all takes place before Judge Seitz?
You've just bought yourself a "teachable moment":
Defendant moves for reconsideration on the grounds that Plaintiff has known about Defendant's intent to assert the Motor Carrier exemption since May 25, 2011. At that time, Defendant sent Plaintiff an email with attachments containing a Motion for Leave to Amend its Answer and Affirmative Defenses and a Proposed Am ended Answer and Affirmative Defenses. Defendant, however, never filed the Motion for Leave to Amend. In the Motion for Reconsideration, Defendant states that the Motion for Leave to Amend and the Proposed Amended Answer and Affirmative Defenses "are not reflected in this Court's docket.'' There is only one reason for that - Defendant did not file them. In the Motion for Reconsideration, Defendant states that it has "discovered that its Motion for Leave to Amend and its proposed Amended Answer and Affirmative Defenses are not reflected in this Court's docket, and that there was never a ruling on the issue.'' See DE-75 (emphasis added). What Defendant fails to acknowledge is that it had a responsibility to monitor the docket in this matter and to be aware of the proceedings in this case. At the latest, Defendant should have discovered its failure to file the Motion to Amend when Defendant prepared its motion for summary judgment in August 201 1. If Defendant discovered its failure then, it did nothing to correct it. Defendant's recent discovery of its failure to file a motion, that was to be filed in May, is inexcusable and Defendant has not offered any reason why it failed to discover this sooner.She wound up letting them amend their answer and assert the affirmative defense anyway.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Mars Needs More Judges!
Did I say Mars?
I meant South Florida.
Here's some of the bad news affecting civil:
Workload associated with the residential mortgage foreclosure crisis continues to impede disposition times and rates in our circuit civil division. The Court is grateful to the Legislature for funding the Foreclosure and Economic Recovery Initiative, which terminated on June 30, 2011. The case managers and senior judges used in the Foreclosure and Economic Recovery Initiative made a significant difference in reducing backlog throughout the state. Unfortunately, due to the severity and protracted nature of the crisis, our trial courts continue to struggle with heavy pending caseloads and the slow resurgence of foreclosure filings. The absence of additional case processing resources, such as case managers and senior judges, will continue to delay case processing times and pending caseloads in our civil divisions for the foreseeable future. Moreover, this crisis has a ripple effect on the workload of other court divisions as chief judges and administrative judges allocate limited court resources to address demand.It's a disgrace that the courts have to go hat in hand every year and pretend to be servile and deferential to what is supposed to be a co-equal branch of government.
Indeed, there is no need for the Supremes to be overly "grateful" the Legislature decided to help with the foreclosure crisis in this State, given how large a crisis it is and how many Florida homeowners are affected.
But hey, thanks for providing minimal assistance and then terminating the program in the middle of the year, leaving everybody in a lurch.
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Labels: Florida Supreme Court, judicial crisis
Parsing Judge Ramirez's New Blawg!
A happy development in South Florida Blawgerland:
One of our favorite bunker-dwellers, Judge Ramirez, has started a new blawg!
Judge Ramirez is a fantastic judge and a genuinely good guy, so we're very pleased he has decided to share his thoughts on the law in a more informal setting.
The blog is called "Florida Law Update" -- ok, not the catchiest title in the world, but let's give the Judge a chance.
Taking a look, the Judge has put up two posts about cases we have also covered.
Interestingly, the Judge has managed to discuss these cases without any obscure pop-cultural references, no obsessions with local attorneys, not a single mention of the Holocaust, no discussions of why Robert Palmer and Paul Rogers both fronted 80s supergroups at the exact same time, and no photos of lost starlets we are certain we can cure with our abiding love.
It's a unique approach but we wish the Judge great success!
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Labels: 3d DCA, Judge Ramirez
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
3d DCA Watch -- Hold Your Nose Edition (Again).
The bunker has arisen from its sleepy slumber, emitting the usual morning noises and -- since it's Wednesday -- also various orders!
Let's look in:
Rostrum v. FL Unemployment Appeals Comm:
Judge Salter holds his nose and "reluctantly" concurs in a case where claimants routinely get screwed on the time to appeal:
Although the majority is correct that section 443.151(4), Florida Statutes (2009), has no judicially-recognized, traditional "good cause" exception for a latefiled appeal,2 these cases should be addressed on the merits because of their importance. Unemployment compensation benefits are a safety net that should not be snatched away on a technicality that prejudices no one. The existing twenty-day statutory period for an administrative appeal includes the days the Agency's adverse determination is in the mail. No allowance is made for intervening weekends and holidays after the mailing but before the twentieth day. Thus, in practice, the claimant may have two weeks from receipt of the Agency's adverse ruling within which to seek assistance and prepare and file an appeal. There is no statutory or administrative procedure for seeking an extension of time for the claimant to further investigate the stated basis for the Agency's adverse determination, to seek pro bono or other counsel, to actually write and file the appeal itself, or to "get through" to the Agency's advertised help line.The Judge even asks for legislative relief (good luck):
While reluctantly concurring in the decision in this case, it is my hope that our Legislature will remedy this recurring elevation of a procedural deadline above an unemployed claimant's right3 to present his or her evidence and to obtain a decision on the merits. The financial and emotional challenges of unemployment ought to be enough without compounding the effect by putting the claimants through a futile administrative and judicial labyrinth. I therefore urge the Agency to provide claimants with the documents and information provided to the Agency by the employer in support of a determination that the employee is not qualified for benefits, and I respectfully urge the Legislature to amend section 443.151(4), Florida Statutes (2011), to allow a longer period of time within which a party may appeal an adverse determination.I'm sure they'll get right on that!
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Labels: 3d DCA
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Spencer Aronfeld Hanging With Dr. Phil!
Check out Spencer's purposeful, sober head nod at the end!
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Labels: Dr. Phil, Spencer Aronfeld
Monday, December 12, 2011
Scott Rothstein Reverses Himself on Crucial Facial Hair Issue!
The biggest news coming out of the Scott Rothstein speed depos was of course broken by Julie Kay -- Scott has completely reversed himself on the merits of facial hair:
Rothstein, who was kept out of the public eye by U.S. Marshals deputies, was described as looking fit, sporting a goatee and talking animatedly.Yet back in this space in September 2009, when Rothstein was just a wee scheming schmuck with a 70 lawyer firm, he said this:
He will only let his underlings grow facial hair, for example, if they have the right attitude. ``I had one young attorney who wanted to grow a goatee,'' Rothstein says. ``I allowed him to try. But it didn't work. It was patchy and scruffy. Another guy grew one that looked good. But he seemed embarrassed by it. You have to be a beard or goatee kind of guy, or the jury or the client will just think you didn't shave or you're trying to prove something.''So is Scott now saying he has the requisite 'tude to rock a goat?
Or is he "just trying to prove something"?
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Labels: Julie Kay, Scott Rothstein
Welcome to My New "Pop-Up" Restaurant!
It suddenly occurred to me -- much like my fledgling entry into the food truck craze -- that I should immediately open up a "pop-up" restaurant.
Here are the broad contours of my concept:
1. Hip hop music will be banned.
2. I plan to only serve food from Wisconsin.
(So I guess it's a pop-up lutefisk 'n cheese shop?)
3. It will be located right next to my food truck.
Wish me luck kids, but then again -- how could it go wrong?
In other news, the talented Mr. and Mrs. Markus whooped it up on eighty-seven (or eight, but who's counting?) fed lawyers and scored a big win on behalf of his client before Magistrate Judge Torres.
Other than continually referring to himself in the plural ("our findings," "we" etc. -- it's ok, I do it too) it's a thorough and well-reasoned R&R.
Finally, we offer congrats (see?) to the Most Effective Lawyers in town -- if you did not win, that means you have a chance to be more effective next year -- that's what New Year's resolutions are all about.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Scott Rothstein to Face 30 Lawyers in Depo Equivalent of Speed Dating!
So Scott Rothstein will be brought back to Miami, to be deposed by as many as 30 lawyers who are slotted anywhere from several hours to several days for continuous "speed depos" right up until Christmas Eve?
Only in Scott Rothstein's world does something like this seem even plausible.
Totally unrelated, but anyone remember that old Twilight Zone episode, "Deaths-Head Revisited"?
Just asking.
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Labels: Marc Nurik, Scott Rothstein
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Florida Supreme Court to Litigants: I've Got the Power!
Just because pesky litigants conclusively settle a matter pending before the Florida Supreme Court and prior to briefing being completed on the issue, don't think the Court can't hear and rule on the case anyway:
In the present case, it is true that the parties have filed a notice of stipulated dismissal pursuant to rule 9.350 notifying this Court that this matter has been settled. Although the issues underlying this litigation may be moot as to the parties involved, our precedent clearly establishes that mootness does not defeat appellate jurisdiction, and a reviewing court has the discretion to retain jurisdiction over a case to decide the merits notwithstanding a notice of dismissal filed by the parties denoting a settlement of their dispute.Not so fast says Justice Canady, occupying his usual role as dissenting gadfly:
Although the issues underlying this litigation may be issues of great importance, it is no more proper for the Court to compel the parties to litigate those issues after they have jointly filed a notice of dismissal than it would be for the Court to compel a party to file a petition for discretionary review. The parties to this proceeding have rights. They should not be dragooned into litigating a matter that is no longer in controversy between them simply because this Court determines that an issue needs to be decided."Dragooned"?
Very nice -- the Judge could have also went with "conscripted" or my personal favorite, "impressment."
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
3d DCA Watch -- Note to Parties: Try Reading the Law.
I have very vivid memories of visiting the USS Arizona memorial as a kid.
Although I mostly viewed Hawaii through a Brady Bunch lens, I was also a WWII buff even at an early age and could not wait to board the shuttle that took us across the blue water and above the encased remains of the sailors lost that terrible day.
The drips of oil percolating to the surface, combined with the solemn location and quiet power of the memorial service, was overwhelming and unforgettable.
For those interested in the legal wranglings associated with this tragedy, I highly recommend John Toland's masterful Infamy, inexplicably now out of print but still widely available through Amazon.
In other news, the 3d DCA had to advise counsel how to file and defend against a lawsuit.
Turns out you should look at pre-existing law for guidance:
We urge the parties to review the Fourth District's decision in Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Olympus Ass'n, 34 So. 3d 791 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010), which illustrates the proper procedure when an insurance company fails to pay an appraisal award, and explains that coverage issues are to be determined by the trial court.So you don't just file first and research later?
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Labels: 3d DCA
Magistrate Judge Torres Bonks Governor Scott on Intrusive Subpoena on ACLU.
Usually when you serve a subpoena to depose opposing counsel that means there is at least a fair chance you are a d$@k of a lawyer.
That's especially true when there's not even an arguable basis for how such a deposition fits within the broad discovery parameters of Rule 26.
But hey, that's our Governor:
We agree with the ACLU that the ACLU's "knowledge and position" on employer drug testing, the prevalence of drug use, public opinion polls, and the effects of workplace drug use, have almost nothing to do with the claims or defenses in this case. Whatever the ACLU knows or believes about the frequency or propriety of employer drug testing or drug use simply has no relevance to the constitutional claim at issue – whether drug testing of these state employees in executive agencies is permissible under the Fourth Amendment. Neither does the ACLU's knowledge or belief have any bearing on the Defendant's affirmative defenses.Oh yeah, one other thing -- the ACLU is counsel of record in the suit challenging the Governor's insipid drug-testing policy:
Finally, the most troubling aspect of these subpoenas is their impact on the ACLU's role as counsel in the case on behalf of the Plaintiff. Obviously, such requests are generally disfavored. "Discovery was hardly intended to enable a learned profession to perfonn its functions . . . on wits borrowed from the adversary." Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 516 (1947) (Jackson, J., concurring). Both the attorney-client privilege and the work-product doctrine are implicated when an attorney deposes his or her adversary. If clients fear that their counsel may be deposed and forced to answer questions about the case, a chilling effect on clients' candor with counsel may result. Similarly, knowing that they eventually may be deposed about their knowledge of documents and other facts connected with a case may lead attorneys to shield themselves from relevant facts, thereby resulting in less effective representation.Good thing we have the Governor to protect our constitutional liberties from the big bad ACLU.....
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Labels: ACLU, drug policy, Magistrate Judge Torres, Rick Scott
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
CABA Elections Tonight!
Of course the big happening is tonight's CABA elections -- be there or be square.
Good luck contestants!
Hmm, my guess is it would be pretty tough to be a transsexual employed at the Georgia General Assembly's Office of Legislative Counsel, especially around Halloween.
Hey, according to Judge Barkett -- I was right!
Starting in 2005, Glenn began to take steps to transition from male to female under the supervision of health care providers. This process included living as a woman outside of the workplace, which is a prerequisite to sex reassignment surgery. In October 2005, then known as Glenn Morrison and presenting as a man, Glenn was hired as an editor by the Georgia General Assembly's OLC. Sewell Brumby is the head of the OLC and is responsible for OLC personnel decisions, including the decision to fire Glenn.And here's the
In 2006, Glenn informed her direct supervisor, Beth Yinger, that she was a transsexual and was in the process of becoming a woman. On Halloween in 2006, when OLC employees were permitted to come to work wearing costumes, Glenn came to work presenting as a woman. When Brumby saw her, he told her that her appearance was not appropriate and asked her to leave the office. Brumby deemed her appearance inappropriate "[b]ecause he was a man dressed as a woman and made up as a woman." Brumby stated that "it's unsettling to think of someone dressed in women's clothing with male sexual organs inside that clothing," and that a male in women's clothing is "unnatural." Following this incident, Brumby met with Yinger to discuss Glenn's appearance on Halloween of 2006 and was informed by Yinger that Glenn intended to undergo a gender transition.
In the fall of 2007, Glenn informed Yinger that she was ready to proceed with gender transition and would begin coming to work as a woman and was also changing her legal name. Yinger notified Brumby, who subsequently terminated Glenn because "Glenn's intended gender transition was inappropriate, that it would be disruptive, that some people would view it as a moral issue, and that it would make Glenn's coworkers uncomfortable."
The question here is whether discriminating against someone on the basis of his or her gender non-conformity constitutes sex-based discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause. For the reasons discussed below, we hold that it does.
I'm actually encouraged by this.
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Labels: 11th Circuit, CABA, Judge Barkett, transsexuals
Monday, December 5, 2011
Would You Want to Work Here?
At a kiosk in the middle of a Boynton Beach mall?
Just south of the food court and past the $15 "designer style" jewelry stand is an unusual mall kiosk staffed not with vendors hawking holiday ware but attorneys offering legal advice.Ok, at first blush I thought this was preposterous but now I think it's kinda genius.
The Law Booth at the Boynton Beach Mall was opened Nov. 1 by three Palm Beach County attorneys who said they saw a need for legal counseling outside normal business hours and the traditional office setting.
Founded by Melva Rozier, Richard Carey and Paul Burkhart, the stand, which sits outside American Eagle Outfitters, is typically open from about 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. with "Walmart"-priced advice on legal matters including foreclosure, bankruptcy, estate planning and family law.
They were even open at 4 a.m. on Nov. 25 for Black Friday shoppers.
It's true you're not at a large law firm on Brickell, getting paid a lot of money to service a client who would have no idea whether or not you got fired the next day.
You're where your clients are -- at the mall, shopping of course -- but you're providing immediate help to real people with real legal problems.
And you're working.
Could be worse, right?
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Friday, December 2, 2011
SFL Friday Follies!
Hey, wasn't that a wonderful investiture for new County Court Judge Spencer Multack?
With the kids, and the best friend, and Judge Holmes -- all good stuff.
In non-good stuff news, self-described "good deeds" creator (hey, he actually said that!) Stuart Rosenfeldt will have to put his public works projects on hold:
Stuart Rosenfeldt, Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein's former partner and the second "R" in RRA, has been informed by the federal government that he will be indicted on criminal charges, says his attorney.I don't know -- three guesses, anyone?
Rosenfeldt played a public role in representing the crumbling law firm in the aftermath of the implosion of Rothstein's billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. He is one of many former Rothstein law partners and business associates expected to be arrested by the feds prior to December 12, when Rothstein is scheduled to begin a grueling string of civil depositions that are expected to take 10 days to finish.
Several sources say that Russell Adler, the third named partner in the defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler firm, is among those expected to be charged. Adler's attorney, Fred Haddad, didn't dispel that idea, saying he expects more indictments soon and that the the filing of criminal charges Thursday against two Rothstein associates -- Marybeth Feiss and William Boockvor -- indicated "which way the wind was blowing."
Rosenfeldt's attorney, Bruce Lehr, said federal officials informed him a few months ago that his client was going to be charged criminally. Lehr said he has been given no time frame and has no information on what exactly Rosenfeldt will be charged with.
Finally, congrats to Big Mike Casey, who along with Richard Tuschman had a judgment vacated by Judge Lenard.
Not bad, kids.
And how was your week?
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Labels: ADA, Bob Norman, duane morris, Friday, Judge Lenard, Judge Multack, Mike Casey, Richard Tuschman, Russell S. Adler, Scott Rothstein, Stuart Rosenfeldt
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Our Long National Rosh Hashanah Nightmare is Over!
Way back in September we did a wee little post about Gene Stearns getting sanctioned by Judge Freeman for refusing to move a deposition scheduled for Rosh Hashanah, which got picked up by AboveTheLaw.
We followed that post with Gene's motion for reconsideration, which provided some context for what the parties were arguing about, and in the comments I even offered a solution.
Well Judge Greeman has granted the motion for reconsideration, which you can read here.
Well done!
(The Judge still would have required the deposition to be moved to another day.)
Of course I found this part interesting:
Shortly after this Court's order awarding sanctions was ordered, a story appeared in two blogs widely read by practicing attorneys both locally and nationally (ed. note -- thanks Judge!), interpreting the behavior of Plaintiff's counsel -- and this Court's apparent condemnation of it -- in a manner that grossly distorts the truth and reflects both badly and unfairly on the legal system in general and Plaintiff's counsel in particular. Plaintiff's counsel says about the blog postings that it is difficult to say which was worse, being falsely described as anti-Semitic or being falsely supported for being anti-Semitic. The Court is sympathetic to that view.Hold on, Judge -- if you look at our two postings we tried to play it pretty fair and even posted Gene's motion for reconsideration in full. And we don't let commenters go crazy like they do on ATL (or the Herald, for that matter).
Still, it's nice to be loved.
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This is a Real Ad.
In the Florida Bar Journal, no less!
If I were the dead guy pictured I wouldn't just start rolling in my grave, I would get up and throttle somebody.
And they're krepsing us over completely innocuous law firm websites....
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As someone who spends every waking minute working on building his business, the idea of taking "company holidays" seemed somewhat foreign. I just worked … all of the time. But when I started to hire employees, I had to decide which, if any, days we would be closed and develop an official company policy. I was surprised to find that there isn't much official guidance out there on this.
There is no rule regarding which holidays a company needs to honor. The U.S. government generally does not require businesses to grant any paid time off. However, considering that I would rather not have people quit out of frustration, I wanted to have a fair policy.
I could have adopted all federal government holidays, but that's a pretty long list (10 working days). I don't know any small-business owners who honor every federal holiday. Instead, I took what I thought was a pretty standard list based on my previous experience and then tweaked it a little.
Before I started my own business, nothing annoyed me more than having to work (for my previous employer) on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The first thing I did was include that as a holiday. With date-based holidays — such as July 4 and Dec. 25 — that fall on a different day of the week each year, I figured I would play it by ear. Some years, I might add an extra day off, if it makes sense. As the boss, I have that flexibility, but there's no reason to codify it and add complexity.
I thought about getting cutesy. A company I used to work for gave people their birthdays off. I decided that was silly. If someone wants his birthday off, he or she can take paid time off.
I also have a long-running joke with a friend of mine where we celebrate United Nations Day every year (which is Oct. 24, by the way). I briefly thought about giving that as a holiday, but then I realized that (a) nobody wants that day off and (b) some people might think it's some sort of political statement in support of the U.N. I have no interest in making political statements in my business. Here's what I settled on.
- New Year's Day
- Presidents Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day and the day following
- Christmas Day
So, for now, I think we have a fairly standard-looking holiday calendar with the only possible outlier being the day after Thanksgiving. I'm happy with it, but it might be something to reconsider each year, so I can make sure that it works for everyone.
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Re: Sunflowers
good design, but the placement seems to be lacking. a bottom-right corner would suit this a lot better IMO
Re: blue angel
This one got my vote because it is the best shirt on here. However, the wings are cut off too early and that totally killed the red rocket I had going for this design.
Hrmm. I suppose those could work... it's a little late in the derby though for a resub =(. I'm surprised more people don't like blue... plus I'm pretty sure the shirt pictured is shown a tad lighter than the actual color.
Re: Wall Pixels
Cheesesandwich - I appreciate that!
Seeduvpain - What a compliment! Thanks!
Discobiscuits - Yeah, I considered that. I tend to be a bit traditional with my placements. Maybe I'll cut loose one day. l o l.
Xzanthis wrote:I don´t wanna sound like a stupid guy but I just don´t see it... oh wait, no, is it a sail boat?
Wow it's a schooner!
Re: Sakura (resub)
You shouldn't have resubmited for two pixels. Now you have the same exact entry twice in the top ten pushing other entries out of it. Not cool, not cool at all. LMV.
It is also not in line with the derby...
Re: (W)Right Angle Neutrality
Oh No! Out of the fog at some point during the past hour according to ShirtDerbyStats. Going to have to turn off the computer today....much too addictive.
This contest reminds me of my basic/qbasic days. I used to love designing the ships for my space shooter Blastoid! Ha. Those were the days.
Re: The Music Matrix
Yippee!!! Its in the fog! I have wanted a music themed derby for so long, but this works too
cobolisdead wrote:You shouldn't have resubmited for two pixels. Now you have the same exact entry twice in the top ten pushing other entries out of it. Not cool, not cool at all. LMV.
Give him a break, he resubbed based on people complaining about 2 pixels that came out the wrong color. He was trying to appease the previously mentioned pixel police.
For those of you saying this was sourced: I have seen a handful of similar triptychs depicting cherry trees. This is most likely because sakura blossoms are a hugely popular subject in Japanese and Chinese themed art. The triptych is a hugely popular format in this art - at least in the tourist fare that most Americans would have seen decorating the walls of our favorite moo goo gai pan palaces.
While this is not strictly a very original subject or design I think it is lovely and well executed. It has my vote and my $10 regardless of which version wins.
I have confidence that if somehow he does take 2 top spots woot will only print it once and the #4 shirt will be promoted to #3
pennglendinning wrote:what a dumb shirt
What a charming and intelligent reply!
I think this is adorable! I voted and I would buy it - I like the army green color shirts, they hold up well against dripped chalupa sauce ... sorry DIY Turtle.
Re: No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!
I voted 'cuz my daughter sings slash yells this song. I don't remember it as one of the songs sung when I was little. Anyone have any idea when it came along? Durka-durka circa?
Re: Meow
Thanks to everyone who has voted for my design!
Singer's bib. Thy mouth overfloweth with notes!
Re: Pixel the Harmony Dragon (take 2)
This still has a similar problem to the original that was rejected. Regardless of how you want it to appear on the shirt, it is going to print about twice as large as shown in the shirt comp.
paintchick1 wrote:LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
tallmidget wrote: i didn't want the balloon to be exactly in the middle; perhaps i should have positioned it a little more off to emphasize that.
I really like this design! Great work. I do agree, though, that a smaller balloon might work a bit better in accentuating the fact that the balloon is not in the exact center of the shirt.
Re: Hang in there, lil' bro!
I like turtles as well, but I have to say I can't see many guys wearing this shirt. A bit cutesy for me. I do like your work with the pixels though - and color choice was great.
Re: Waves Where None Exist
Cool concept. I like it!
I really like it. Good job.
Re: One and the Same
Cute idea! And nice underlying (so to speak) message.
Re: Diamonds
kdeuce wrote:oh i see.
Resubbing early when you think an entry will be rejected is usually the smart thing to do. Everyone voted this one up trying to get it back to the top so that when the original got rejected like they thought it would, there would still be a chance for the design to get printed. All of this has made for a weird situation in this case, though, because the original has NOT been rejected, even though it has been pointed out that it has too many colors.
Maybe you could try tattling on your own original design, and asking them to reject or remove it?
Cat lovers vote for this one!
Wait? Is the theme of this week Bill Cosby sweaters???? If so, good job!!!!
kacey3 wrote:I would buy this shirt in a heartbeat. I hope it wins! My bank account may differ in opinion, though. ;)
Thanks for the hope, although unless something crazy happens it's not going to be.
AttilaTheMom wrote:I have missed your zombies. welcome back
:D I hope the next derby is better suited to my style. Judging from the extreme lack of votes though, you are one of the few who have missed my zombies.
would be sweet if it glowed in the dark...
Nice design!
Looks great. Reminds me of the scene from 2010 when SAL9000 is analyzing Jupiter on the telescope.
fikal wrote:This contest reminds me of my basic/qbasic days. I used to love designing the ships for my space shooter Blastoid! Ha. Those were the days.
Heheh. I remember programming in the Commodore 64 version of basic. All those lines of code for even the simplest game... they even published magazines with programs that you could type into your computer. Imagine that... sitting up night after night typing a video game into your computer from a magazine. :-)
Re: Before there were pixels...
I don't know if it will last here with the rejector, but it is a very clever use of pixles. Great idea.
radner wrote:Wait? Is the theme of this week Bill Cosby sweaters???? If so, good job!!!!
I like Bill Cosby.
SailorButterfly wrote:Maybe you could try tattling on your own original design, and asking them to reject or remove it?
Yeah... I tried tattling on it and saying that... I asked Joel to either remove the original or say the original is okay and remove the copy.... maybe if Kdeuce did it?
Kdeuce, it's obvious that your duplicate shirt is headed up to the fog. Plus your original shirt has survived three rejections now. Please tattle on yourself and ask Joel to remove the copy if the original is fine or the original if it's not fine.
If he removes the original (which I don't think he'll do) that will shift all the focus to the resub, which will then climb even faster into the fog than it's already been doing.
If he removes the resub, all the focus will be on the original and you'll free up some extra space in the top ten and the hotness.
Do any of you veteran Wooters agree with this plan of action? Speak up if I've said something stupid here.
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Where is the windshield wiper fluid reservoir?
I ran out of wiper fluid the other day and thought I would try something new. I bought the Rain-X kind with bug remover. Now that I tried it I now have a cloudy haze every time I run the wipers and it's awful. I think it's the fluid and I really just want to drain it and start fresh again with the cheap stuff. How hard is it to get to and drain?
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there is no drain that I know of, you just have to spray it all out. I have used that fluid for years with no problems.
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As stated above, you'll have a much easier time just running that fluid through compared to getting access to the resevoir. It is located right behind the drivers side bumper and to get good access you have to remove the driver front wheel inner cladding. Not all that difficult to do...but much harder than twiddling the stalk to have the washer fluid spray out.
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You can reach down and pull the pump which is connected to two hoses at the bottom driver side near the air dam. all the fluid will then come out. but easier is to just run it until it all comes out,.
Thanks! I actually ended up pulling the hose where it connects to spray out and running it and draining it into a bucket then flushing it in about 5 mins. Much easier than I thought it might be. Back to the cheap stuff for me :) The guy at Auto Zone said some people love Rain-X and others see a haze and don't like it. Unfortunately I fell into the second group.
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#3 TENNESSEE vs. CARSON-NEWMAN
November 1, 2011 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Thompson-Boling Arena | Knoxville, Tenn.
- The #3-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols will play host to the Carson-Newman Lady Eagles in a non-counting contest tonight for the eighth-straight season.
- Tennessee reached the century mark in six of the last seven meetings with 105-47, 101-55, 104-49, 135-55, 124-34 and 110-66 victories in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
- The Lady Eagles return two starters and seven letterwinners from last year's squad that went 14-16, including senior Zoriah Williams --a preseason All-SAC first team selection -- and sophomore Shannon Depew, the reigning 2011 SAC Rookie of the Year.
- The Lady Vols carry a 36-game homecourt winning streak into the game against Carson-Newman. Tuesday's contest does not count - win or lose -- on the official record since it is just an exhibition.
- The Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team will start the 2011-12 season ranked No. 3 in The Associated Press poll. The preseason rankings were released on Oct. 29. The Lady Vols received 906 points to place behind No. 1 Baylor (988) 33 first place votes and No. 2 Notre Dame (934) six first place votes.
The Tennessee Lady Vols returns the bulk of the team despite losing guards Angie Bjorklund (10.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg), Sydney Smallbone (1.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg) and center Kelley Cain (7.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.1 bpg) to graduation. A five member senior-laden squad, UT will be led by 6-2 guard/forward Shekinna Stricklen and 6-3 post Glory Johnson (12.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg).
- The University of Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena is still the toughest women's basketball arena in the nation to secure a win. Heading into the 2011-12 season, the Lady Vols have fashioned a 341-20 all-time record on "The Summitt" for a 94.45 winning percentage since the doors were opened in 1987.
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Archival paper- neutral PH paper created especially for longterm, indefinite, storage (hundreds of years).
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Bar Code – a series of long and short (about ¼" and 1/8") vertical bars that represent the ZIP code of the addressee. Obtained from the Post Office, or included with bar code software.
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Booklet- any open side (opens on the long dimension) envelope constructed with 2 side seams and a square seal flap (usually 2" on envelopes 6 x 9" or larger, and proportionately smaller on envelopes less than 6" in height). The advantage of booklets is that they can be automatically inserted (unlike an open end such as a 9 x 12 catalog).
BRE – Business Reply envelope. Specifically refers to a USPS approved format that allows a mailer to receive First-Class Mail back from customers without the customer having to pay postage. The mailer pays the postage and fees upon the return of the envelopes to the Post Office.
Button and String- a method of holding seal flaps down. Uses include interdepartmental mail. Supplanted by Peerless Tac, and in some cases Velcro.
Clasp- a metal seal flap closing device meant for repeated opening and closing. Somewhat replaced by reusable Latex seal &/or Peerless Tac.
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Corner Card – the return address (logo, typeset, or both) of the sender which is located in the upper left corner of the envelope. Usually 3/8" from the left, and 3/8" from the top (of a #10).
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Deckle Edge – refers to an envelope made from paper which was formed with deckle, or serrated, edge. The envelope die is overhung off the sheet as the blanks are cut in order to preserve the deckle.
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Die Cutting- the process of manually cutting a lift of paper (usually 200-300 sheets) into envelope blanks with a minimum of spoilage. Other cutting methods include automated programmed cutting, adjustable blades, cylinder die cutting, or, for runs in the millions of envelopes in-line cutting or off-line AMC high speed die cutting.
Doorknob hang-up envelopes – envelopes made expressly to be hung up on a door knob for a variety of reasons: bill payment, fundraising, delivery info, etc. We manufacture and inventory these in white and colors, in addition to weather proof paper for leaving them hanging outside.
Ears – malformation of one or more corners of an envelope caused by the top score or side score being out of position.
Electronic art- paperless art used for graphic arts reproduction.
Embossing – a process for raising paper to form a pattern, usually done with pressure and heat at slow revolutions per minute. However, simple patterns can be embossed at high speeds on some folding machines as the envelope is being formed.
envelope – envelopes made with a gusset on all 4 sides
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Glassine- older style window film that is 100% green. Biodegrades quickly, but also is hydroscopic and takes on moisture if stored in a humid area. Poor readability at the USPS due to a usually cloudy appearance. Relatively short shelf life, which high relative humidity can make even shorter (a few months).
Grain – orientation of the fibers in the sheet of paper being cut into envelopes. In booklet and center and bottom seam style envelopes it is critical that the grain go straight from the top to the bottom of the envelope. Interestingly, grain direction is not important with diagonal seam envelopes.
Gripper– the leading edge, or gripped edge, of paper as it is pulled through the cylinders of a printing press. In general sheet fed offset presses use mechanical grippers to advance paper through the machine. Envelope machines use a combination of pusher pins and vacuum cylinders to move an envelope blank.
Gum- another name for the adhesive used for seal flaps and seams. Years ago this was animal (horse) derived, but now is starch or resin based.
Grade- refers to the kind of paper vs. substance weight.
Hitchhiker – a
2-way envelope for imprinting on small presses.
Holes- opposite problem from ears, but also created by the top and bottom scores or side seam scores being misadjusted.
Indicia – postage permit printed in the upper right of an envelope, and negates having to apply postage separately.
Inside tint – the printing of an opaque design on the inside of an envelope to increase its opacity, and stop peeping eyes from reading what's inside the envelope. By step-and-repeating a logo as the design, the security tint can also become an attractive addition to a company's print media.
Kost Kut – another name for a remittance envelope whose seal flap is nearly as long as the height of the envelope. We inventory size 6-3/4 and #9.
Latex- adhesive used to stick seal flaps down by pressing the latexed seal flap against the latex on the body of the envelope. Latex sticks to latex, but nothing else. Shelf life is not more than year. Adhesion is quickly and adversely affected by dust.
Litho converting - refers to the making of envelopes from printed sheets previously imprinted with the images of anywhere from 1 to 50 envelopes which are then die cut and folded into envelopes. Large solid areas of ink may require extra drying time to avoid smudging.
Opacity- property of paper that governs the degree to which light can pass through . The more opaque, the more difficult it is to see what is inside the envelope. The printing of an inside tint can increase opacity.
Open End- an envelope that opens on the short dimension. Construction can be center and bottom seam, single side seam, or even 2 side seams.
Patch material – refers to the window covering material such as Polystyrene, Trycite (clear) or glassine (cloudy, hydroscopic and biodegradable).
Peel and Seal- adhesive which is exposed by peeling away a release strip, and which will then stick to just about anything. FedX pack, as an example.
Postage Meter Style – a window envelope oriented so that its window is located 7/8" left, ½" bottom but with the seal flap at the bottom of the envelope, rather than the top. Can be advantageous in some automatic Inserting machine applications.
Seams – the overlapping pieces of an envelope that hold it together. The alternative to seams is welded seams, wherein one sheet of paper is glued directly (welded) to the next. In this case the inside dimension of the envelope is foreshortened by 3/4" (3/8" on both ends).
Split seal gumming – refers to the practice of eliminating seal gum from that area of the seal flap that comes in contact with the diagonal seam that runs underneath it. At that point, because of the additional ply of paper created by the seam plus the seal flap, there is an increased tendency for the seal flaps to stick during storage. This is called tabbing, and can readily happen in areas of high humidity, or when the storage period is excessively long (a year or more).
Stamp ready – the seal gum is stopped short of the area where a postage stamp is placed in order to keep the seal flap from inadvertently tacking when the stamp is applied.
Tabbing- a visual/ physical way of keeping count by inserting a small paper tab at every 100th envelope. Adds a little to the cost per 1,000 envelopes. Banding, in qtys. from 8 to 50 is an option.
Throat - The distance between the seal flap fold line and the top of the back panel.
Vellum- a commodity grade paper which has the good folding characteristics of wove, but a toothier feel.
Wallet flap – a rectangular seal flap with rounded corners.
Weatherproof paper - paper that is able to withstand water or very high humidity without dissolving or turning into mush. Examples are TyvekR and our Custom Laminate.
Wove – the most common grade of white paper used in envelope manufacturing. Smooth finish.
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December 19, 2005,
San Francisco — Andy Marshall-Petricoff has joined American Pacific as Nautica -general manager. In this new position, Petricoff will be responsible for Nautica brand strategy, new business development, sales, merchandising and account management.
Petricoff is a 15-year veteran, with a background in brand-building and general management. He returns to the home textiles industry, where he previously spearheaded marketing and product development at Leshner, including the initial launch of Nautica Home into bath and beach. Most recently, he spent four years as vice president-licensing at MODA International Marketing, a licensing agency in New York.
"American Pacific has developed a dynamic and innovative Nautica program," said Petricoff, "and I am excited about the opportunity to build upon this success."
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Military looks command attention in NY's fashions
By Ellen Wulfhorst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Call it urban warrior, military chic or even drab fab.
Commanding attention in the fashions for next spring and summer, unveiled this week in New York, are officer jackets, camouflage prints, brass buttons and cargo pants, all made softer in fabrics of linen, lace and silk.
The mix of tough and tender, or functional and feminine, scores well with fashion consumers, experts say.
"It's huge. Military has become a staple," said luxury consultant Robert Burke. "People seem to feel a bit protected in these military jackets, a little more secure."
"It's not girly fashion, it's not a frilly look," he added. "It's a slightly stronger look, and it just seems to be comfortable for people right now."
Leading with military-infused looks at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York were such collections as Ruffian, which showed ambassador jackets with stand-up collars and brass buttons, four-pocket legion jackets, crisp canvas skirts and sequined skirts and dresses in camouflage-patterned fabric.
The Ruffian collection was inspired by Susan Travers, the only woman to serve officially with the French Foreign Legion, said designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais.
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The Astrid was build as a lugger in 1918 in Scheveningen Holland. She was called W.U.T.A. which as a Dutch letter word for: "Bide Your Time". After that she came into Swedish hands and her name was changed into Astrid. She carried cargo in the Baltic Sea. In 1975 her days seemed to be counted when she was sold to take part in questionable practices under Lebanese flag: she was finally found in English waters, abandoned and burnt to a shell.
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