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Concern from the Vatican about environmental issues has been in the news lately. The 'seven deadly sins' have been updated to include environmental pollution and during his American visit the Pope repeatedly spoke of his concerns about damage to the environment. In July, on his Australian tour, "his holiness" recycled his speech on this topic once more.
I am a little reluctant to welcome these comments from the Catholic Church, particularly as in the Bible the best publicised environmental vandalism - the deliberate and senseless destruction of a wild fig tree - was in fact perpetrated by Jesus himself. This is how authors of the Good Book report it in the Gospel of Mark (11;12-21):
"The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it… In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus: "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"
Today, of course, a well-known public figure could never get away with such pointless vandalism, and anyone openly destroying a budding tree, in front of witnesses, would probably be crucified by the British press. At the time, however, only Juno, the Goddess of the wild fig tree, was watching with horror the obliteration of Her sacred tree.
This is the time when thanks are given for the fertility of the fields. It was traditional in the Scottish Highlands to sprinkle drops of menstrual blood on doorposts and around the house using a wisp of straw1 and on Lammas Day people smeared their floors and cows with menstrual blood, an act of especial protective power at Lammas and at Beltane.2
Lammas is the Festival of First Fruits. Fig trees in the Holy Land also produce their first fruit about this time and up to late September. Modern Bible criticism also has a field day with the fig tree enigma. Scholars question if this took place in the spring, as reported in the Gospels, or late summer/autumn. They point out that Jesus was familiar with the seasons of the land and would not expect fruits on a fig tree in the spring. Others remark that it is completely out of character that a religious Jew, like Jesus, should destroy a fruit tree.
The sacred tree of the Roman Goddess Juno has been the symbol of the eternal feminine since time immemorial. Fig leaves have been seen as a representation of the divine yoni, and the image of the menstruating vulva of the Goddess is rightly seen in the fresh fruit.3 It is clear therefore that the authors of the Gospels4 needed to annihilate the fig tree.
Celebrated throughout the Roman world only by women, both free women and slaves, was the Festival of Juno Caprotina. Sacrifice of milk from the fig tree was offered to Juno in Her aspect as fertility Goddess. Branches cut from the fig trees were used to promote fecundity.
In the "cursing of the fig tree", the basic story tells us that on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus becomes hungry. Seeing a fig tree he goes to pick some figs. It has no fruit because fig trees don't bear fruit until late summer. Subsequently, Jesus curses the tree and it withers. The question is obvious: Why? As a miracle worker, it would have been just as easy for him to make the tree produce ripe figs, instead of destroying the tree.
The fig tree was not only one of the emblems of sexuality and fertility in the pagan world of Rome , but Jewish contemporaries of the gospel writers debated in pages of the Talmud if "the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil" in Genesis (2:9) was in fact a fig tree - providing sexual knowledge. Although we are used to the Christian interpretation, as in Latin, the words "apple" and "evil" are similar in the singular (malum—apple, malus—evil), the Hebrew Bible does not actually indicate what kind of tree it was. Rabbinic literature however records discussions about whether the Three of Knowledge was a fig tree or a pomegranate tree - "coincidentally" both symbols of the Goddess, fertility and of menstruation. By cursing the fig tree an emerging puritanical Christian church was ready to obliterate all that, forcing the Goddess into hiding.
Her wild fig tree however, has continued to be a symbol of the Feminine. Looking at the grammar in the ancient Hebrew text, it isn't just by chance that the word te'enah - fig tree - has remained feminine. The authors of the New Testament could never really defeat Her.
I was again reminded of this, during a recent talk by Natasha Wardle, at this year's Budapest Goddess Festival: the Goddess has been present in the New Testament within Mary Magdalene too.
This year, traveling to Budapest, I flew from London to the Austrian capital and decided to go to Budapest by boat, down the river Danube - a very picturesque journey and there is a regular service between the two cities. Spending a few days in Vienna, I also had time to search for the Goddess there, but the painting by the Italian Renaissance artist, Paolo Veronese, at the Art History Museum: Christ and the Woman with the Issue of Blood caught me by surprise.
Christ and the Woman with the Issue of Blood, by Paolo Veronese,Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Women were among Jesus' earliest followers and he relates to them with unique sensitivity. Jewish women, including Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna and others, had accompanied Jesus and supported him out of their private means (Luke 8:1-3). It seems inconceivable, therefore, that he should wish to embarrass a woman "with an issue of blood" in such a public way.The incident when Jesus, in a crowd, miraculously cures a woman suffering from menstrual problems is euphemistically called: "the woman with the issue of blood" and it is included in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. The story is very simply told in Matthew (9; 20-22):
"And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself: If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned himself about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour."
The versions of Mark (5:25-34) and Luke (8:43-48) are virtually identical but they extend Matthew's story:
"And a woman who had a haemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her haemorrhage stopped. And Jesus said, "Who is the one who touched me?" And while they were all denying it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on you." But Jesus said, "Someone did touch me, for I was aware that power had gone out of me". When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace" (Luke. 8:43-48). Mark's account is very similar: "…And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said: who touched my clothes?..."
Reading the versions of Mark and Luke, there is a fundamental question that needs an answer: throughout his career Jesus performs healing and miracles. Yet this is the only occasion in the New Testament when he's said to call out that his virtue or powers are affected. Why is this?
In the 21st century this relatively minor detail may appear unimportant. However for centuries, every word in the Bible was considered to have special significance and relevance. Why, then, do the authors of Mark and Luke need to humiliate this woman in public? Jesus raises the dead, cures the sick, the leper, the blind, etc, expels demons from people, walks on water (or when he doesn't walk on water, he turns it into wine) - he is unflinching. Wherever Jesus is, a crowd constantly surrounds him to touch him or his clothes, to be cured.5 Obviously a multitude of people may contain anyone from people with a contagious disease, to the person with an in-growing toenail. Yet the only occasion when, reportedly he remarks openly that his 'powers' or 'virtue had gone out of him' is a superficial contact of the edge of his cloak by a menstruating woman.
What is hidden behind the message in the Gospels that compels them to offer the reader the blood of Jesus repeatedly and at the same time warn of danger in menstrual blood?
"Jesus said to them…: Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life… For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink…He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum." (John 6:54-59)
This "cannibalistic allegory" would have made the Palestinian Jews sick with nausea, and totally out of character for an authentic person living in the Roman province of Judea as a religious Jew, writes one of the greatest Jesus scholars of our time, Geza Vermes.6
In the Hebrew Bible, contact with menstrual blood is a simple prohibition. Why then does it become such a danger in the New Testament that Jesus exclaims: his 'power' or 'virtue' has been affected by it?7 No doubt the authors are issuing a clear warning: if such contact with a menstruating woman has put the virtue and power of Jesus the 'Son of God' in peril, than what chance of survival would ordinary mortal men have, should they come in contact with such women!
At this point it is interesting to remember that Matthew's Jesus does not call out in any way (Matt. 9: 20-22): he simply turns around and reassures the woman. He does not need to create a commotion and single her out to humiliate a menstruating woman in public. The explanation may be found in the fact that Matthew's primary audience is the relatively small Jewish community, who by and large observe the Jewish menstrual laws. There is no need to caution and warn off an audience of the "lethal consequences" where physical contact is generally avoided anyway. Bible scholars have shown, however, that the Gospels of Mark and Luke address a Greek-speaking, Hellenized audience, worshipping pagan and Roman gods and goddesses. They have preserved and incorporated ancient Goddess worship. The use and consumption of menstrual blood is an essential part of ceremonies. Records show that even rituals performed by early Christian groups continued using menstrual blood (and semen) in their ceremonies, agape feasts, as late as the middle of the 4th century.
Epiphanius of Cyprus (CE. 310 ca. – 403), suggests that a Christian group called the Phibionites indulge in lavish feasts that begin with a special greeting: The men shake hands with the women, secretly tickling or stroking their palms. An erotic gesture or perhaps a code designed to alert members to the presence of outsiders. Epiphanius' testimony carries weight, because he admits that he himself fell in among them. Married couples separate to engage in ritual sexual intercourse with other members of the community. The union is not meant to be for procreation, however, for the man withdraws before climax. The couple then collects his semen in their hands and ingests it together while proclaiming, "This is the body of Christ." When possible, the couple also collects and consumes the woman's menstrual blood, saying "This is the blood of Christ" (Panarion 26.2-8).8 Other Gnostic groups have also consumed women's menstrual blood for the Eucharist, while pagans, as has been shown, considered it a sacred gift from the Goddess. (See in the Imbolc 2008 issue the first part of this article.)
In Gnostic mythology, the spiritual elements of the Divine Feminine were inextricably bound to menstrual blood. According to the Church father Epiphanius, writing about 40 years later about his 'outrageous' youth, women were the ones to persuade him to participate in these Hieros Gamos, that today may appear very similar to the ancient pagan rituals. Although the gospels predate these recollections of Epiphanius by 200-250 years, there is no doubt that menstrual blood, which was considered sacred, has been used for thousands of years to celebrate the Goddess and Her festivals. This practice without doubt, has continued at the emergence of Christianity and has even found fertile ground within the budding Christian sects.
It seems therefore, that far from simply expanding and giving a more detailed account of the case of "the woman with an issue of blood" - the Gospels of Mark and Luke make a deliberate attack on menstruating women as they were still seen, both in pagan rituals and by the emerging Christian Gnostic groups as symbols and representatives of the Divine Feminine.
This year, the success of the Third Goddess Festival in Budapest, in the very center of Europe, with remarkable contributions from well-known Goddess women from around the world, was for many participants, a further sign of Her return.
©André Zsigmond
André writes: "I'm a complementary therapist, living in London, working mainly with people experiencing emotional, psychological problems and trauma; stress, depression, anxiety, addictions, body image problems, eating disorders, etc. I became interested in complementary therapies while researching aspects of Eastern religions as a postgraduate student of Religious Studies at the University of London. Further studies of the close relationship between religion and health in Eastern cultures have inspired me to train in Reflexology and in various Oriental and European styles of Massage and Therapeutic Bodywork. I studied Psychology, and later Occupational Therapy at the London Hospital Medical College, and have also participated in research relating to the psychological aspects of therapeutic bodywork, touch and touch deprivation. My academic studies of Comparative Religion including Tao and Tantra and have also guided me to discover the Goddess. See: www.bodywork-londonvienna.co.uk
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I went to 2 fairs this past weekend . I haven't gone in ages and was anxious to see what was new. What's new ?? -- NOTHING !!! I was really disappointed. At both fairs, almost half of the booths were jewelry.Most other booths were knitted/crocheted/sewn things. ( Lots of aprons and baby things ) A few booths had fall & Christmas florals.
That was it. Seems like craft fairs are really hurting for new & original ideas. Have you gone to any lately ? Anything good to share ? |
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- Posted by christopherh (My Page) on Tue, Oct 26, 10 at 8:44
We're seeing the same thing. Jewelry, jewelry, jewelry. And some of it isn't that good. I think they all get the same beads from the same wholesaler. We do shows with one particular promoter, www.castleberryfairs.com and she posts her schedule in early February for 15 shows. By the second week in February, the jewelry catagory is full for every show. Her link is below. I keep looking for something different too. Because the old adage is still true. The exhibitor who has something DIFFERENT will be the one who makes the money. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Castleberry Fairs
- Posted by adellabedella (My Page) on Tue, Oct 26, 10 at 12:19
I haven't been to a craft fair in a while because I got tired of seeing the same stuff. What I'd like to see is some nice, good size decorative pieces for the home that aren't imported from China and aren't all copies of each other. I'm willing to pay a higher price for original artwork, but not as high as I would if I had the piece commissioned. We built this house earlier this year and I'm having serious problems decorating it. I don't like the same look everyone else does. I'd like some signature pieces. I'm not a painter, but I've considered making my artwork just to have something to put on the wall. |
Adellabedella check with your local colleges for original art work. If you can't find anyone, perhaps I can help. Toomuchglass, the last 3 day fair I attended was pretty much as you stated, I would say food seemed to be the highest priority, followed by jewelry and bamboo cuttings. I did sell some of my note cards with reproductions of my paintings on them. |
Calirose, glad you sold some of your cards! Hope you had a good time & learned a lot. There is something new over on the Garden Junk forum tonight it's very simple. She got the idea somewhere else but so cute for Halloween. Cute enough that might make into something else for Christmas season. It's a frosted light shade for a fan light & she just painted cute eyes on it & mouth & put a battery votive inside & set on black plate. But I forgot what she called the post so will have to go back & see what it is & put it below. Sorry, Jan |
Recycled fan shade is name of post! Oh, I didn't tell you what it ends up being!! It's a ghost!! But I think it could be a caroler or something with a little imagination. The "book or sheet music the caroler would hold would be down almost at the bottom so the votive would light up the face! You get 4-5 of these light shades with each fan light so I have seen them often at TS. Might work with different shaped ones also so start looking at them as possible craft items! Jan |
Jan, thank you! I will check it out now. cali |
Jan, that is adorable! I actually have some of those shades. You have a great imagination! Wish I could put you in my pocket to keep you close so I could hear all those ideas that must be running through your mind! cali |
- Posted by netchannel (My Page) on Fri, Oct 29, 10 at 2:00
Thanks for the post next time i will definitely check what popular things at craft fairs. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Contemporary rugs
- Posted by grandma_bonnie (My Page) on Sat, Oct 30, 10 at 19:44
DANG - I hate when I fall for that. I clicked on the contemporary. rugs.... dang!!! |
- Posted by toomuchglass (My Page) on Sun, Oct 31, 10 at 1:48
This post proved my point . Someone was nice enough to share what sold good for them -- and people jumped on the bandwagon ready to copy it and sell it . I realize that different crafts sell in different areas . Maybe I'm just crabby tonight ..... LOL ... but I would never - ever .... copy an idea exactly . I'd use it as a base for a brain twister & come up with something new . **** I think this is menopause talking .....LOL ...I'm really not the crabby lady I looked liked here ! Sorry ~~~ *** |
I have been to two in the past two weeks and there was a lot of jewelry, but because of the season, lots of pumpkin stuff. In fact, the one last weekend was nearly all pumpkins, pilgrims, turkeys, and gourds. When I watch tv I can't wait for the elections to be over, and when I go to craft fairs, I can't wait for pumpkin season to be over. I never get tired of Christmas though. Why is that? |
Craft fairs are just starting here (ND) so hope to see something new. Mostly baby things, and many of them are not as nice as they use to be (too big of a hurry) and jewelry ( don't need any and even GD not wearing much) and way over prices. Our big one is next weekend so will let you know so if you are in the Bismarck ND area you will know what to look for. Some of the biggest sales is the homemade food items, again kind of pricy. |
- Posted by pumkingal (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Nov 3, 10 at 12:35
Hi all new to this forum,,I am in my first craft show this weekend and it has been years since I did one,, I also have jewelry too,,yukky,, but priced reasonable,, but my new thing this year and I hope it works is old time rag rugs,,,made 4 of them different sizes,,,with long stripes of sheets sewn together you gals should see how big of a ball that is,,lol kids laughed at it.. Also a rug that is all shaggy looking so very cute but takes 2 days to make it.. Also made organzia little bags put in 8 tiny packets of seeds and used my cricut to make flower cut outs and put seeds on a piece of card stock and put suran wrap over them glued it down added the dec,, so they get one card and 8 baggies of seeds all for $3.00,,whatcha think? Will be making fudge,, and cookies too,, and pot holders,,,I have also scarves,,, think I will throw together scarf kits,, so i don't have to knit any more,,lol Just wanted to share some ideas with you all,, Lisa |
- Posted by toomuchglass (My Page) on Wed, Nov 3, 10 at 18:25
Speaking of rag rugs - I'll never forget this booth . She had a Great Gimmick to sell her purses - they were made of rags like the rugs ( But I think she crocheted them ) Her gimmick was telling the story -"When I'm ready to make a purse , I buy myself a good bottle of wine & sit in my rocker & begin crocheting and drinking my wine. When I'm done with the purse and the wine - I put the cork in a little pocket of the purse so I know what wine to give the credit to when I'm done." Her booth was packed - you couldn't even get in . The story was passed out into the crowd & the ladies loved it !I guess it pays to have a gimmick ! |
Update on craft show. Lots of vendors, nothing new, not as much jewelery, but I did notice alot of decals that appear to be painted on. Did not like the clothing. Nothing special. I was disapointed and only stayed about 3 hours and bough one thing. Good variety, but nothing special |
- Posted by pumkingal (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Nov 6, 10 at 18:16
Hi ladies just reporting in,,made 175.00,, not bad at all I thought for what I did sell..It was not very big and not alot of traffic either..sold peanut butter fudge alot of it,,gave out wrapped samples,,6.50 for over a lb..went alot better at the end when I dropped it to 3.00,,lol sold 2 rag rugs 20.00,, dish clothes 3/5.00,,grab bags of jewelry wrapped up for 3.00 alot of them,,seeds for xmas cards at 8 packs for 3.00,, alot..they also commented what a great idea,,m&m cookies 13 for 4.00,, alot of these too. none of my made earrings,,none of my pretty scarves,,(that are 6' long),, I seen approns,,pot holders,,crystal glasses,,purses,,dish clothes,,really sell today,,our show was not a big one but this is all I have to go by,, hope this helps any one out.. |
Congratulations pumkingal on successful selling! |
My husband and I did our first craft fair yesterday. It was okay - not a huge crowd of people, but apparently there were three other major shows happening the same weekend. I sell tile coasters, as well as beaded bracelets. My husband sells handmade soap. Just soap, no other beauty products. I also had art cards to sell for a girlfriend. I ended up selling more bracelets than anything, and was actually disappointed that the coasters weren't a better seller. I've attached a picture of one set, so you can get an idea of what they are. I'd love to get your opinion on if they're 'different' enough that I should continue to pursue selling them or not. I was able to talk them up a lot and hand out business cards. I made sure people know I do custom work as well. My price is $15.00 for a set of 4 coasters. here's a link to my website (ignore the font in some places that seems 'space like' if you see it. I have no idea what happened and haven't had time to change it yet. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pink Cow Creations
- Posted by concretenprimroses (My Page) on Mon, Nov 19, 12 at 19:59
Its interesting to see this thread revived. I've heard this is not a good year for craft selling, due to the economy I suppose. I am participating in a show at a friend's house on Dec.8. Last year I made $440! Even tho we only got about 60 people, it was 60 people who were there to buy! I made the most, but there were a couple in the $250 range. and then down from there, 8 crafters total. My main thing is plate flowers, but I made a bunch of mushroom ornaments and flowere brooches too last year. This year I'm also making coffee bag wallets and steampunk i-cord makers. I'll let you know how they go. The guy who posted an instructable on coffee bag wallets said he sells them for $7 and has been offered $10 but that seems unlikely to work to me. So I'm thinking $4. Plus maybe they are passe? I really want to make something matryoshka doll like, but can't quite come up with the concept. My plate flowers are priced $15 to $25, so the other items help fill in the corners and offer something for less. The great thing about doing a show in a home is I don't have to follow the rule about branding. I can have ornaments on the tree and brooches on the shelf, my stuff doesn't all have to be together and be cohesive. I know they say to stick to one thing, but its just not me! Good luck everyone. Kathy |
- Posted by toomuchglass (My Page) on Mon, Nov 19, 12 at 20:28
Well -- I see this post is 2 years old ! LOL I'll add .... I went to 2 craft fairs this past week - evetything was jewelry ,knitting or sewing. Nothing new under the sun. *sigh* |
- Posted by grandma_bonnie (My Page) on Tue, Nov 20, 12 at 19:40
I am still selling the Redneck Wine glasses (I etch different sayings like Mr. Right and Mrs. Always Right...) Sold 1200 last year - sales are down this year - last week-end's event only brought in $350 - half of last year... It's still OK with me. Too many jewelry booths at the shows. Weather is a problem here too lately - I have a huge 2 day show in San Luis Obispo this week-end I'm still having fun and it helps me with extra money as I am the legal guaradian of my six year old grandson. I still sell the Microwave Potato Bags along with the wine glasses - No shows after Dec 10th - THEN I can relax |
and reasonably priced. The only argument against is that they are impractical (you can really only use in December). I probably wouldn't give up if I were you. Hopefully the cuteness will beat out the impractibility of them! |
- Posted by concretenprimroses (My Page) on Wed, Nov 21, 12 at 12:56
I saw the red neck wine glasses in a "real" catalog that came in the mail to my home. I meant to notice the name to tell you guys. anyway, they were billed as "The Original" Redneck Wineglasses, how do you like that! Not as cute as Grandma Bonnie's either! Kathy |
- Posted by grandma_bonnie (My Page) on Wed, Nov 21, 12 at 21:57
hahaha - had a fella selling them at the state fair here. His claim to fame was that his were made in the USA... I told him Paso Robles was in the USA and I made mine from scratch in my garage - lol - he was sputtering... He was selling them for $12.95 each or 2 for $20.00... I sell the same un-etched ones for $7.00... |
- Posted by enjoyingspring (My Page) on Fri, Nov 23, 12 at 7:27
I was at a few craft shows last weekend, as everyone has said, Nothing New. I did find the vendors quite aggressive, as soon as you went close to their tables they would jump up and start chatting you up. I don't like that, I just like to look and then decide. I think when they do this they drive customers away. |
I agree about the nothing new...piles and piles of knitting and jewellery...I have been to about 5 fairs in the past week and have bought nothing...time for some new ideas..one fair had 15 tables of knitting and 13 tables of jewellery. |
Same with me mostly jewelry!! Ugh! Thought I was the only one that was sick of seeing it. |
- Posted by grandma_bonnie (My Page) on Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 9:41
Shame on the show's managers for allowing that - I went to a huge show in Morro Bay the Sunday after Thanksgiving (after doing another huge show the Thursday and Friday after Thanksgiving and don't do three days in a row of shows any more...) There were only 50% of the spots taken and 1/3 of them were Pampered Chef, Avon type businesses... Not as many shoppers either. Too bad - it used to be crafters only - the people in charge are now allowing anyone in. I do up to 30 shows every year and there were only 5 that were limited to crafts only, Sad... |
- Posted by Wyatt21842 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 13:09
Found this at a Craft Fair in Ocean City, MD. Company is called Plak That |
Here is a link that might be useful: Plak that
now that's original! love that! |
- Posted by grandma_bonnie (My Page) on Fri, Mar 15, 13 at 9:35
...and a business advertising here - unusual, but we share how to make our crafts - this is NOT a place to sell items... ..you joined on the 10th and posted on the 10th??? hmmm |
- Posted by christopherh (My Page) on Fri, Mar 22, 13 at 7:22
My next door neighbor liked the wood image, so he stole the idea. He says it's easy to transfer images to wood. Plak Guy just has a bigger printer, that's all. |
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Judge José Cabranes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit endorsed a two-year legal education in a 2012 speech before the AALS, but suggested that a third year could be spent apprenticing with practicing attorneys or in law school clinics. Cabranes acknowledged that such a change would hurt law schools' bottom lines. Estreicher did not include an apprenticeship component in his proposal because he thought it unlikely that enough legal employers would take on students, he said.
The Arizona Supreme Court has been tinkering with bar-exam timing; in December, it approved a pilot program allowing law students to take the test during February of their 3L year. However, the students must be close to completing the full, three-year curriculum.
Unless the ABA changes its accreditation standards, New York students who opt to take the bar instead of completing their 3L years would not receive juris doctor degrees. (The ABA requires completion of 83 credit hours for a J.D. A handful of schools offer accelerated, two-year J.D. programs, but students still must meet the 83-credit minimum.)
Convincing the New York Court of Appeals would require significant support from practicing attorneys and professional organizations, Estreicher acknowledged. Practicing attorneys tend to be receptive to the idea because many recall their 3L years as worthless, he said.
Verizon Communications Inc. general counsel Randal Milch counts himself among that number. "I couldn't wait to get out of law school. I absolutely would have taken the two-year option," said Milch, who will moderate the discussion on January 18. "I think it's important for upper-tier schools like NYU, which has gifted students and high placement rates, to be the ones leading this charge." Several New York law deans said they welcomed the discussion but questioned the plan's feasibility and whether it actually would help students. "I think this proposal reflects that everything is on the table right now in terms of rethinking the existing law school curriculum," said Nicholas Allard of Brooklyn Law School. "It also reflects the need to ensure that law school is relevant." Brooklyn Law is exploring a two-year accelerated program that would award J.D. degrees, he said.
Patricia Salkin, dean of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, fears the two-year option wouldn't satisfy legal employers' demands for practice-ready attorneys. "If students spend the first and second years taking core courses, when are they going to develop the practical skills that firms say they want?" she said. "And for the students, will the firms hire someone with only two years of law school, even if they pass the bar?"
The answer to that question, at least for the law firms, judges and federal agencies that tend to hire a large chunk of NYU graduates, is likely no, said dean Richard Revesz. He predicted that few NYU students would be interested in the two-year option. "I'm not a fan of the proposal," he said. "I think it would not be beneficial, but I'm interested in hearing a lot of viewpoints." Revesz said he is skeptical that a two-year option would be an added incentive for schools to revamp curriculum, given that many including NYU have already changed their 3L curricula or are weighing such reforms.
Outside of New York, Northwestern University School of Law dean Daniel Rodriguez agreed that large law firms were unlikely to hire lawyers with only two years of legal education, but said the flexibility might make sense for students pursuing nonlaw firm jobs.
"I'm intrigued by the idea," Rodriguez said. "It's encouraging that there is some open-mindedness among those in a position to effect change. The spirit of the debate, driven by economic factors, strikes me as a good thing. If now is not the time to have this discussion, then when?"
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FDR has little or no record of law practice and, in the list of Presidents to date, had little or no respect for the U.S. Constitution or stare decisis. Although it makes "good print," I wouldn't hold him up for the proposition of a 2 year legal program.
Tony Smith
Except for that messy internment of the Japanese, he was a law god!
Why not allow law schools to establish two degree programs for regular students -- e.g. a two-year L.L.B. and a three-year J.D.?
Let students decide after one year which degree program they will pursue.
Either degree program requires completion of a set of courses that will qualify the student to take the bar exam.
Those students who are independently wealthy, who may want to teach law, who have judicial clerkships, who want to do clinical/internship work, etc. can get the three-year J.D.
Why not allow law schools to establish two degree programs for regular students -- e.g. a two-year L.L.B. and a three-year J.D.?
Let students decide after one year which degree program they will pursue.
Either degree program requires completion of a set of courses that will qualify the student to take the bar exam.
Those students who are independently wealthy, who may want to teach law, who have judicial clerkships, who want to do clinical/internship work, etc. can get the three-year J.D.
Charlie Katsu
you guys are dinosaurs - have you seen the job market, crazy people?
also, please don't be bitter that you had to spend $70K on your last year of school etc.
if this was a public meeting, i would be there supporting the ability of law students to take the bar after two years.
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Ys: Memories of Celceta E3 trailer introduces the titular forest
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Edelstein: Guess what? Taxes are still going up, paychecks squeezed
The squeeze is on.
We've known forever the rich get richer, the poor get poorer. We live it, we eat it, we breathe it. We know it. We just know it.
But now, today, a big chunk of us are actually feeling it for the first time.
Take a look at your paycheck. Notice something missing? In short, many of us are seeing our first tax hike in our working history, and let me tell you something: We don't like it.
Let's talk about the tax "hike" first: It's not really a tax hike. It's a return to the norm. Back in 2010, as part of the stimulus measure, the payroll tax went from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent for two years. As of Jan. 1, and as part of the fiscal cliff nonsense, it's back to 6.2 percent. This is money that goes to pay Social Security. And it's back to what it used to be.
But "what it used to be" doesn't sugarcoat the pain it's going to inflict. If you make $50,000, you can expect to see an extra $1,000 taken out of your paycheck this year. If you make $100,000, you're going to be minus an extra $2,000. Anything over $113,700 stops getting taxed (more on that fact later).
Again, note where the money goes. It goes to Social Security, which means technically, we put the money in now, we get the money back later.
But that doesn't help pay today's bills.
"Every month I have to strategize to squeeze out enough to get gas and pay bills and still have enough to barely have food in the house," said Hamilton resident April Nicolo in a spirited discussion on her Facebook page. "It's like I have to pick and choose lately."
And it's just going to get worse. Continued...
Let me be clear for a moment: I'm not against paying my taxes. But this one, this "return the norm," well, this one hurts. You know why? Because I work for a living, which means I'm getting cranky with the bums who collect their government cheese while doing nothing to better their own lives. (Obvious disclaimer: Not saying everyone who gets government help is a layabout, not by a longshot; just saying some of them are, and I personally know about a half-dozen.) So yes. I'm aggravated there's people gaming the system on my dime. On the flip side, I'm equally steamed when I start thinking about the wealthier among us, or at least the folks making over that $113,700 barrier. Sure, they're getting the same tax hit I am, but then it stops. Someone who making $3 million is still paying only $2,000 and change in payroll taxes, the same as someone making $100,000, and only a grand more than those of us making $50K.
The poor don't get hit on this, the rich don't get hit on this, the layabouts don't get hit on this, the investment income people don't get hit on this … the only people getting hit on this are people who work for a living and make less than $100K a year.
To be clear, again: It is the working middle class who are seeing a pay cut, plain and simple. Revolutions have probably started over less. We work for hourly wages, and we're getting burned.
This could be solved, obviously. Raise the $113,700 limit so higher income workers have to put more into the kitty. Cut Social Security benefits to wealthy senior citizens. Make it harder for the so-called layabouts to collect anything, ever. Just about any measure would be better than whacking middle class America with a tax hike.
And not for nothing, but this will probably destroy the economy. If I don't have money to spend, I'm not going to spend it. Think about it: Say you're a two-income family, bringing in 100K. That's $2,000, gone. That's a new 40" flat screen TV, a dozen lovely Saturday night dinners-and-a-movie, and a weekend trip to Atlantic City. Poof. Gone.
Brilliant move, Washington lawmakers. Take money out of the pockets of the working men and women of America. This should work out well. Should do wonders to keep that economy sputtering along.
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Michael Rasmussen, Corporate Integrity; Chris Merritt, Lumension
Safeguarding electronic protected health information (ePHI) has proved quite challenging for many healthcare organizations. In fact, 80 percent of responding healthcare organizations had experienced at least one incident of lost or stolen electronic health information in the past year*.
Regulators have clamped down, enforcing HIPAA Security Rule requirements with more regularity and instituting heavy financial penalties and additional audit requirements on non-compliant organizations. Add in HITECH, PCI DSS and many state data protection/breach notification laws and the data protection compliance burden for healthcare organizations is greater than ever before.
Yet many organizations continue to address each security regulation as one-off projects and rely on compliance by spreadsheet, which is a surefire way to extend the cost, time, errors, and resources needed to complete audits – up to a 50 percent higher spend on compliance than necessary**. Not only is such an approach more costly, but it does not provide the necessary visibility into an organization's IT risk so that ePHI can be effectively safeguarded against future threats.
This webcast will examine six keys to cost-effectively ensuring IT security and compliance in the healthcare space.
* Ponemon Institute, Electronic Health Information at Risk: A Study of IT Practitioners, 2009
** IT Policy Compliance Group, Managing Spend on Information Security and Audit for Better Results, February 2009
Mar 10 2010
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