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Fund touted success of privatized Social Security systems "all over the world" -- but evidence suggests otherwise
On the March 2 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund cited privatized Social Security systems in Britain, Poland and Chile as examples of why "we all lose" if the U.S. does not adopt President Bush's plan to allow workers to divert payroll taxes from Social Security into private accounts. Similarly, on both the February 27 edition of Fox News Sunday and the March 2 edition of Hannity & Colmes, Fox News hosts allowed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to assert -- without challenge -- that in addition to "England" and Chile, Sweden provides another useful example of why the U.S. should partially privatize Social Security.
In fact, the partially privatized systems in Britain, Poland, and Chile have yielded disappointing returns from the stock market combined with high administrative costs, and much of the population in these countries have chosen to opt out of the system. Moreover, the Swedish model is irrelevant to an assessment of Bush's proposal because Sweden uses private accounts to supplement its existing defined-benefit public pension system, rather than diverting taxes from that system to pay for the new accounts.
Fund's own newspaper undermines his effort to tout Britain's partially privatized Social Security system as a model for the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported [1] on February 3 that Britain's privatized system "has been dogged by scandal, and many Britons now seek the security of state payouts." The Journal noted that after insurance salesmen deceptively persuaded many Britons to switch to private accounts by promising unrealistically high rates of return, these insurers were forced to "compensate customers who'd done worse by switching to private pensions. So far, payments have totaled £13 billion, about $24 billion at current exchange rates." As The New York Times similarly noted [2] on February 12, the British plan "backfired when the value of those investments fell and insurance sales representatives were accused of selling products under false pretenses."
Other reports paint an equally bleak picture of the British model. A January 1999 report [3] by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicated that, because opting for a private account involves switching from a defined benefit pension plan to a defined contribution plan, younger and poorer workers whose contributions to such accounts tend to be smaller or less consistent faced substantially increased risk of having a private account that fails to deliver an adequate retirement income. The CBO report noted that "[b]ecause younger workers enter and leave the workforce more often than older workers, their contributions to personal pension plans tend to be more erratic and smaller," with "only half" of workers age 25 to 34 having "positive wages" during a three-year sample of the early 1990s, indicating that their contributions to their private pension funds were comparably small. The report continued: "[O]nly about 50 percent of participants in private pension plans made contributions beyond the government rebate to their accounts [i.e., the money normally devoted to the public pension system that the government refunds to taxpayers who opt out of this system and into a private pension plan], raising some concerns about the adequacy of retirement savings."
Further, the report noted that high administrative fees made private accounts particularly unattractive to poorer workers: "[P]eople with low earnings do not find personal pensions attractive because those pensions charge proportionately higher amounts for workers with low and unstable contributions."
Norma Cohen [4], property correspondent for Britain's Financial Times, noted in a report [5] for the AARP that the British "learned the hard way that the costs of administering private accounts can affect returns and reduce the size of a retirement pot by up to 30 percent." Cohen similarly noted [6] in the February 2005 edition of The American Prospect that "what has gone wrong is that the costs and risks of running private investment accounts outweigh the value of the returns they are likely to earn." As a result, Cohen reported to AARP: "In 2004 alone, 500,000 people abandoned private pensions and moved back into the traditional government plan."
Although the privatized Polish system was implemented only in 1999 [7], early signs have not been promising. The Financial Times reported on June 25, 2001:
Two years into a landmark pension reform, many Poles who chose to contribute to private retirement funds have little to show for their nest eggs. Glitches in the computerisation of ZUS, the state social-security body, have meant that billions of zlotys [Polish currency] in pension savings failed to reach Poland's 21 private pension funds. Many funds have produced unimpressive returns, often lagging [behind] investments in government bonds, bank deposits and even inflation in some cases.
The net rate of return was actually negative during the program's first three years, according to a 2002 report [8] by the Social Security Administration; workers are protected, however, because unlike Bush's proposal for private accounts in the U.S., in Poland the "government guarantees a minimum pension ... indexed for inflation and funded by general revenues." As SSA international expert Barbara E. Kritzer [9], who wrote the report, noted: "Polish pension funds' net rate of return (deducting administrative fees) for the first 2 years was between -8.95 percent and -13.76 percent. The situation improved somewhat in the third year, although a total net loss was recorded."
The report also noted: "In November 2001, ZUS's debt was reported as more than US$776 million."
Like the British system, Poland's privatized government pension system proved susceptibile to scandal and manipulation. As the New York Times reported on February 12:
In Poland, an army of sales agents, hired under a new private savings regime in 1999, defrauded the system by charging commissions on false accounts. Since some of the sales agents were paid a commission for every new account, they simply invented them. Other accounts were in the names of deceased people.
Similarly, The Wall Street Journal reported [1] on February 3 that about 18 percent of all private pensions were "bogus 'dead accounts,'" according to Polish deputy minister for social insurance Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak.
As Media Matters for America has previously noted [10], Chile's system of private accounts has been less effective for poor and middle-class workers than the public pension system that preceded it. The New York Times reported [11] on January 27 that middle-class workers have discovered that private accounts "are failing to deliver as much in benefits as they would have received if they had stayed in the old system," and many poor Chileans don't receive "even a minimum pension" or "remain outside the system altogether." According to a Chilean government official specializing in pensions, "If people really had freedom of choice, 90 percent of them would opt to go back to the old system," the Times noted.
Like the Polish system, the Swedish system of government-run private accounts system was implemented in 1999 [12] and has already shown signs of significant problems (see here [13] and here [14]).
More important, a comparison between that system and Bush's proposal, which McCain and others have drawn, is meaningless. While Bush's plan involves diverting a portion of existing Social Security payroll taxes into private accounts, Sweden financed its government-mandated private investment accounts with an additional tax. The New York Times explained the distinction in a February 12 article [2]: "Unlike Mr. Bush's Social Security overhaul proposal, which would carve voluntary private accounts out of existing taxes, the Swedish system imposes a mandatory 2.5 percent saving on top of its basic benefit."
From the March 2 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews:
FUND: Well, I say we -- we all lose, because these systems have been tried now in about 20 countries around the world with varying degrees of success. But, in general, they [private accounts] have helped those systems sustain themselves over time, because the pay-as-you-go system doesn't work. But, in the end, Chris --
MATTHEWS: You mean the Santiago effort has succeeded in Chile.
FUND: Well, Poland, Britain, you name the countries. They're all over the world --
MATTHEWS: Right.
FUND: -- that have moved to this system.
From the February 27 edition of Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox News Sunday:
McCAIN: I think the president has indicated that he would be flexible. But the fundamental issue of personal savings account -- look, that renowned conservative country Sweden has a personal savings account. So does Chile.
Look, this is a way -- this is what our grandfathers would have advised us to do, try to take some of our money and invest it ourselves, not in something like Enron but in -- like we do with federal employees and members of Congress, in one of five different groups. It's a good thing to do. Interest compounds. And I think it's an important thing that we should continue to support.
From the March 2 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes:
McCAIN: I would remind you that countries like Sweden, Chile, England, others, all have personal savings accounts. And they have all been very successful.
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By Ratna Wahyuningsih Herald Writer
Law enforcement and Bartell Drugs plan to participate in National Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, to allow people to get rid of unused, expired and unwanted medicine.
The concern is unintentional poisonings from people ingesting expired pills and other medicine. According to the Snohomish Health District, unintentional poisonings are at a record high in Snohomish County. Just two years ago, 150 people were poisoned from prescription medicine, more than triple the 46 reported in 2000.
"Unintentional poisonings frequently involve prescription drugs," said Dr. Gary Goldbaum, health officer and director of the Snohomish Health District, in a news release. "They not only harm people but improperly discarded drugs can also harm the environment when they enter septic systems and household trash."
Only law enforcement locations can accept controlled substances, such as Ativan and OxyContin. Leave all items in their original containers.
Police departments in the county have drop-boxes available from Monday to Friday year-round.
Where to take expired drugs
Arlington, 10 a.m. to noon, Arlington Police Department, 11 E. Third St., Arlington;
Edmonds, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Edmonds Police Department, 250 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds;
Everett, 8 a.m. to noon, Everett Police Department North Precinct, 3002 Wetmore Ave., Everett;
Freeland, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Island County Sheriff South Precinct office, 5521 E. Harbor Road, Freeland;
Lake Stevens, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bartell Drugs, 621 Highway 9 NE, Lake Stevens;
Lynnwood, 8 a.m. to noon, Lynnwood Police Department, 19321 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood;
Lynnwood, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Home &About Home Care, 15121 Highway 99, Lynnwood;
Marysville, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Marysville Police Department, 1635 Grove St., Marysville;
Mill Creek, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Snohomish County Sheriff South Precinct, 15928 Mill Creek Blvd.;
Mountlake Terrace, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mountlake Terrace Police Department, 5906 232nd St. SW, Mountlake Terrace;
Snohomish, 8 a.m. to noon, Snohomish Police Department, 230 Maple Ave., Snohomish.
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The longevity diet
Before it became known as a "Blue Zone"a region of the world where people tend to live unusually long and healthy livesthe island of Ikaria, Greece, was unknown to most Americans. But in the past few years, Ikaria has received considerable attention from scientists and journalists alike who want to unlock the mysteries of its long-living residentsmany of whom make it to age 100 or older.
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The real Mediterranean diet
Food clearly plays a large role in the Ikarians' longevity: The Mediterranean diet they follow has been linked to lower rates of cancer, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, andmost recentlyheart disease. And although we can't adopt all aspects of the Greek-island lifestyle, we can incorporate some of the eating patterns and dietary traditions practiced there. The best part? Eating like a Greek is not only healthy; it's also delicious.
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Eat unprocessed produce
A cornerstone of the Mediterranean diet is an emphasis on fresh fruits and vegetables. Ikarians regularly dine on potatoes, greens, olives, and seasonal vegetables harvested from their own gardens, for example.
Vegetables are a big part of every meal, and they are prepared in a healthy wayserved raw in a salad or roasted with olive oil, rather than fried, says Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, RD, associate professor of epidemiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York City, and a panelist for U.S. News & World Report's Best Diets 2013 rankings. (The Mediterranean Diet took first place in the "plant-based diets" category.)
Try this recipe: Shrimp with Feta, Radish, Watercress, and Mint
Photo: Levi Brown
Say yes to yogurt
Greek yogurt, that is. This creamy treat packs about twice as much protein as regular yogurt, and it's also high in bone-building calcium and stomach-soothing probiotics.
Choose fat-free, plain Greek yogurt over full-fat or sugar-heavy flavored varieties, and sweeten it up with honey, maple syrup, or fresh fruit. Nuts, ground flaxseed, and puffed rice cereal can also add a savory and satisfying crunch.
Try this recipe: Greek Yogurt Fruit Parfait
Related video: How to Make Greek Yogurt Fruit Parfait
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Get creative with toppings
In order for a diet to be successful, says Mossavar-Rahmani, it has to be relatively easy to adopt and followmeaning you should enjoy what you're eating, and chances are your family should, too. So what better way to introduce them to the Mediterranean diet than with a Greek-style pizza?
By adding vegetables or fruit (like spinach and olives), you can increase the nutrient and fiber content of your everyday pie. Don't forget: Tomato sauce is considered a vegetable serving, too!
Try this recipe: Roasted Asparagus and Fontina Pizza
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Try new grains
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends getting at least half of your grains from whole grainssomething the residents of Ikaria have been practicing for years.
Rather than live on white bread and pasta alone, the Greeks are known to mix it up with healthy, high-fiber alternatives like bulgur. This nutty-tasting grain, along with tomatoes and feta cheese, is often used to make traditional tabbouleh salad.
Try this recipe: Greek Tabbouleh
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Love legumes
"Legumes are a super power food in terms of getting more protein and fiber into your diet," says Mossavar-Rahmani. Adding beans and lentils to snacks and side dishes will help fill you up faster and prevent overeating later on, she adds.
When it comes to beans, your possibilities are endless: Choose from soy beans, lima beans, or string beans, for example, or combine them all into a tasty salad.
Try this recipe: Two-Bean Greek Salad
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
Pack a healthier picnic
Adopting a Mediterranean diet isn't just about adding in more good-for-you foods, says Mossavar-Rahmani; it's also about getting rid of high-fat and high-sugar processed foodslike potato chips, French fries, cookies, and pastries.
Chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans) are another great legume that can add texture and taste to salads. Paired with rice, veggies, pine nuts, and oregano, they make a satisfyingand all-naturalafternoon snack.
Try this recipe: Greek-Style Picnic Salad
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
Choose whole-wheat pasta
Yes, the Greeks eat a lot of pasta, but they balance it out with plenty of vegetables, healthy fats, and lean proteinnot to mention smaller portion sizes than what we're used to being served in America.
You can make your own noodle dishes healthier by choosing whole-wheat pasta, which is higher in fiber and will help you feel full while eating less. Round out your meal with sliced chicken breast, chopped red onion and yellow bell pepper.
Try this recipe: Greek Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta
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Flavor your dishes with feta
This tangy cheese is a staple in Greek cuisine: Its semi-hard texture is great for both topping salads and baking into savory dishes, and it's slightly lower in fat than some other cheeses.
In general, says Mossavar-Rahmani, it's best to choose low-fat dairy products and use cheese sparingly, as a topping rather than as the main ingredient.
Try this recipe: Greek Nachos with Feta
Photo: Quentin Bacon
Try a salmon burger
Instead of a traditional hamburger, whip up a batch of heart-healthier salmon patties. The Mediterranean diet encourages eating plenty of fish and seafood, which are rich in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, in place of red meat.
Crumbled feta cheese and cucumber slices add flavor and a Greek flair to salmon burgers, without a ton of extra calories.
Try this recipe: Greek Salmon Burgers
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Make your own salad dressing
Greek salads are light, refreshing, and healthythanks in part to their simple and easy-to-make dressings. To make your own (and avoid the added sugars and preservatives found in many store-bought brands), simply combine heart-healthy olive oil with vinegar or lemon juice and a touch of honey.
Toss your dressing with a mix of romaine lettuce, fresh mint, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, onion, feta cheese, and sliced chicken breast, for an authentic Mediterranean lunch or dinner.
Try this recipe: Greek Salad With Grilled Chicken
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Sneak in spinach
Spinach and feta cheese is a classic Greek combo, often baked together into savory egg dishes and pastries, such as frittata and spanakopita. The versatile green can also be served raw in a salad.
Packed with lutein, calcium, folate, potassium, and fiber, spinach can help protect your vision, your bones and your heartplus, it's at least 90% water, which means it may also help you lose weight, too.
Try this recipe: Spanakopita, Streamlined
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Serve a side of potatoes
Potatoes may get a bad rap based on their high carbohydrate content and the ways we tend to prepare them in America (chips, fries, or covered in cheese), but on the island of Ikaria, they're just part of a balanced diet.
Roasted with olive oil, salt, and pepper, potatoes are a filling, nutrient-rich side dish. Plus, they're high in Resistant Starch, which can help burn body fat.
Try this recipe: Chicken With Greek Potatoes
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Eat red meat sparingly
In a traditional Mediterranean diet, red meat isn't an everyday thing; rather, local pork or lamb may be served, in small portions, at special events and holidays.
When you do eat red meat, opt for healthy cooking techniques like grilling and roasting, says Mossavar-Rahmani. And don't keep meat over an open flame for too long; those charred bits around the edges have been shown to contain carcinogenic compounds.
Try this recipe: Greek-Style Lamb
Swap in shellfish
Tired of chicken? Change up your go-to dinner dish by using shrimp instead. The low-fat, protein-rich shellfish, abundant in Mediterranean cuisine, goes great over pasta with lemon and olive oil, or in a souvlaki-style flatbread wrap with veggies.
Try this recipe: Grilled Shrimp "Souvlaki"
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Snack on real foods
Instead of chips and store-bought dips (which are usually loaded with saturated fat and empty calories) Ikarians tide themselves over between meals with smarter snackslike raw vegetables and protein-rich dips made from Greek yogurt, beans, or lentils.
"The key thing with the Mediterranean diet is eliminating processed foods and limiting sugar intake," says Mossavar-Rahmani. For a healthy snack with loads of flavor, whip up a Greek-inspired garlic and herb dip made with low-fat yogurt, dill, chives, and lemon juice.
Try this recipe: Garlic and Herb Yogurt Dip
Photo: Yunhee Kim
Have fun with phyllo
You've seen phyllo dough in your freezer aisleand if you've ever cooked with it, you know it bakes up into paper-thin, flaky deliciousness. For a quick and easy Greek-inspired appetizer, try filling a pack of pre-shaped phyllo shells with fig jam and goat cheese.
Try this recipe: Phyllo Shells + Fig Jam
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Eat more olives
Greek cooking wouldn't be Greek cooking without olives: These tiny fruits add an explosion of flavor to any dish, or can be enjoyed as a snack all by themselves.
In addition to their heart-healthy fat, olives (and olive oil, the main cooking oil in Mediterranean countries) are a good source of iron and vitamin E. Plus, an Italian study found that women whose diets included a lot of olive oil had a 30% lower risk of ovarian cancer.
Try this recipe: Braised Chicken Thighs with Artichokes and Greek Olives
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Dip into homemade hummus
Hummus, traditionally made with chickpeas, is rich and creamy without the saturated fat of dairy-based dips. Plus, it's naturally high in fiber and proteinand delicious on a whole-grain pita or when served with crudités.
There are plenty of variations on hummus; it can be made with peas or black beans, and mixed with everything from red peppers to (for the truly adventurous) chocolate. For a true Mediterranean experience, however, try a traditional chickpea recipe flavored with garlic and sun-dried tomatoes.
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Eat food on a stick
Kabobs are a fun way to add some variety to your meals. Let your family members thread their own skewers with olives, vegetables, and meat or seafood, grilling them to perfectionor serve meatless skewers of olives, cheese, and tomatoes as an appetizer.
Try this recipe: Mediterranean Skewers with Bloody Mary Vinaigrette
Photo: Kalamata-Feta Chicken
Season with spices
Mediterranean dishes are rich in flavor, thanks to herbs like basil, parsley, and oregano. These ingredients add more than just taste, however: In an analysis of more than 1,000 foods in the U.S. food supply, these three herbs ranked among the top 50 most concentrated antioxidant powerhouses.
Using more herbs and spices in your cooking also means you can go easy on the salt, says Mossavar-Rahmanianother important part of any well-balanced diet.
Try this recipe: Kalamata-Feta Chicken
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Make a big batch
It's not just the food that makes the Mediterranean diet so healthy; it's also the way that Mediterraneans eat. Traditionally, they tend to gather around the table at meal time, spending quality time socializing and enjoying food together.
Create this environment in your own home by making a double or triple batch of lentil soup and bringing the whole family together. Savor the food, the conversation, and, of course, the wine!
Try this recipe: Greek Lentil Soup with Toasted Pita
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Drink more coffee
The secret to Ikarians' famous longevity may lie in what they drink, not just what they eat. A March 2013 study of elderly Ikarians found that higher coffee consumption was associated with better blood-vessel function, a key factor in heart health.
And it wasn't just any type of coffee. The vast majority of study participants favored traditional Greek coffee, which is boiled in a small brass or copper pot known as a briki. Greek coffee is antioxidant-rich and may offer more health benefits than conventional brewed coffee, the study authors said in a statement.


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Walter Effross
Professor of Law
Office: Room Y227
Phone: 202-274-4210
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Walter Effross joined the faculty of the American University Washington College of Law after practicing commercial and computer law at two of the largest law firms in New Jersey. He teaches courses in Corporate Bankruptcy, E-Commerce Law & Drafting, Business Associations, Corporate Governance, Negotiable Instruments, and Sales & Secured Transactions.
An honors graduate of Princeton University, where he won the freshman and sophomore English prizes, Professor Effross graduated from Harvard Law School and clerked for Justice Daniel J. O'Hern of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. From 1991 to 1995 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the New Jersey Regional Advisory Board of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. He was awarded the New Jersey State Bar Association's Service to the Bar Award in 1992 and its Young Lawyer of the Year Award in 1994.
Professor Effross is a member of the American Law Institute, a co-author of the New Jersey Bankruptcy Practice Manual, a former associate editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, and a member of the editorial boards of: the International Journal of Electronic Commerce; Internet Law and Regulation; and E-Commerce Law & Strategy. He is a past chair of the Association of American Law Schools' Section on Creditors' and Debtors' Rights and Section on Commercial and Related Consumer Law, and of the American Bar Association's Subcommittee on Electronic Commerce. He is a current member of the Executive Committee of the AALS's Section on Agency, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, and Unincorporated Associations.
Professor Effross's works on corporate governance, intellectual property, privacy, e-commerce, and bankruptcy law have appeared in a wide range of periodicals and have won the Washington College of Law's Egon Guttman Casebook Award, Emalee C. Godsey Scholar Award, and Elizabeth Payne Cubberly Research Award. Professor Effross has testified on electronic commerce issues and on Y2K issues before Congressional subcommittees; was the initiator and principal drafter of the ABA's Safeshopping.org website for online shopping strategies; and is the initiator and faculty advisor of the Washington College of Law's Social Enterprises Legal Society.
In 2013, Aspen published the second edition of Professor Effross's book, Corporate Governance: Principles and Practices, the first casebook devoted specifically to this topic. Its practical summaries, questions, and suggestions are addressed not only to students of law and business, but also to boards of directors, individual directors and officers, shareholders, stakeholders, and their counsel.
In 2016, Professor Effross discussed "Nine Approaches to the Business Associations Course."
Currently Teaching
- LAW-611-001 Business Associations (Fall)
- LAW-616-001 Negotiable Instruments (Fall)
- LAW-625-001 Corporate Bankruptcy (Spring)
- LAW-846-001 E-Commerce Law & Drafting (Spring)
Areas of Specialization
- Business Associations / Corporations
- Commercial and Related Consumer Law
- Intellectual Property
- Bankruptcy / Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
- Internet and Computer Law
- Social Entrepreneurship
Degrees & Universities
- B.A., Princeton University
- J.D., Harvard Law School
Selected Publications
- Walter Effross, Ten Tips Toward J.D. Jobs for Law Students and Graduates, Natl. L. J. (July 15, 2013).
- Walter Effross, Corporate Governance: Principles and Practices (2d ed., Aspen 2013).
More Publications...
- Walter Effross, Thwarting Ethical Violations With Web Site Disclaimers, Wash. L. Mag. (Feb. 2005).
- Walter Effross & Paul R. Rice, Statute of Frauds, Notice, and the Parol Evidence Rule, in Electronic Evidence: Law and Practice (ABA Press 2005).
- Walter Effross, Zen and the Art of Corporate Governance: Special Considerations in Counseling Spiritual/Religious Institutions, 1 Am. U. Bus. L. Br. 25 (2004).
- Walter Effross, Owning Enlightenment: Proprietary Spirituality in the 'New Age' Marketplace, 51 Buff. L. Rev. 483 (Summer 2003). SSRN Link
- Walter Effross, Open Secrets (Review of Steven Levy, "Crypto: When the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age"), Wash. Post Book World (Feb. 18, 2001).
- Walter Effross, A Tight Scrape?: Bringing Online Aggregators to Account, 19:14 Banking & Financial Services Policy Report (2000).
- Walter Effross, Zen and the Art of Operating Systems (Review of Neal Stephenson, "In the Beginning...Was the Command Line"), Wash. Post C11 (Mar. 8, 2000).
- http://www.safeshopping.org (Initiator and principal drafter of ABA Web site that advises consumers on how to shop safely online, Launched Oct. 26, 1999).
- Walter Effross, CDnow -- and Then,, Leg. Times (Aug. 9, 1999).
- Walter Effross, Cultural Differences from the Perspective of the ICC Arbitration System, in Dispute Resolution Conference Papers (IFCAI May 14, 1999).
- Walter Effross, Commercial Profiles vs. Suspect Classifications: Preparing, Preventing, and Parrying Public and Private Profiling, 1999 Stan. Tech. L. Rev. 9 (1999).
- Walter Effross, Logos, Links and Lending: Towards Standardized Privacy and Use Policies for Banking Web Sites, 24 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 747 (1999). SSRN Link
- Walter Effross, The Powers of the ICC International Court of Arbitration vis-à-vis Parties and Arbitrators, 612E Arbitration in the Next Decade 55 (1999).
- Walter Effross, Elusiveness and Evolution: Mass-Market Licenses Under Proposed U.C.C. Article 2B, in Ethics and Electronic Information in the Twenty-First Century (Purdue Univ. Press 1999).
- Walter Effross, Remarks on the Report of the Consumer Electronic Payments Task Force, in Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law, Vol. 1 (IMF 1999).
- Walter Effross, Seamless Seaminess? Fake Nudes Are 'Cropping' Up Online, Mutlimedia & Web Strategist (Dec. 1998).
- Walter Effross, The Case of the Cyber-Clueless, L. Times (Nov. 30, 1998).
- Walter Effross, Kevin Kelly's Latest Brew, book review of Kevin Kelly's "New Rules for the New Economy", 3 J. Internet Banking & Com. (Nov. 1998).
- Walter Effross, A Link Too Far, Corp. Counsel Mag., Intell. Prop. Supp. (Oct. 1998).
- Walter Effross, Sex, Links and Videotapes, Multimedia & Web Strategist 3 (Sept. 1998).
- Walter Effross, Legal Responsibilities of Virtual Storekeepers: Rules of the Road, N.Y. L.J. 55 (Aug. 17, 1998).
- Walter Effross, Self-Defense and Common Sense in Cyberspace, J. Banking & Com. (June 1998).
- Walter Effross, The Legal Architecture of Virtual Stores: World Wide Web Sites & the Uniform Commercial Code, 34 S.D. L. Rev. 1263 (Summer 1998).
- Walter Effross, Consumers and Stored Value Cards: An Unhappy Marriage of Convenience?, 1 E-Money Mag. 1 (May 1998).
- Walter Effross, Rewiring Regulations on Writings and Records, 3 BNA Elec. Com. & L. Rep. 542 (Apr. 29, 1998).
- Walter Effross, Paper Chase, chapter on the television series, for Prime Time Law: Fictional Television as Legal Narrative (Robert M. Jarvis and Paul R. Joseph, eds., Carolina Academic Press, 1998).
- Walter Effross, Bright Lines or Blurry Labels?: Interpreting the 'Fuzzy Logic' of Bankruptcy Law, 6 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 141 (1998).
- Walter Effross, Withdrawal of the Reference: Rights, Rules and Remedies for Unwelcomed Web-Linking, 49 S.C. L. Rev. 651 (1998).
- Walter Effross, Notes on PKI and Digital Negotiability: Would the Cybercourier Carry Luggage?, 38 Jurimetics 385 (1998).
- Walter Effross, Cyber-Banking Gains Currency -- And Interest, 49 S.C. L. Rev. 943 (1998).
- Walter Effross, Personal Bankruptcy: A Legal Primer, N.J. State Bar Foundation (Aug., 1997).
- Walter Effross, Stored-Value Card Regulations: Small Change?, Natl. L.J. , B5 (Apr. 28, 1997).
- Walter Effross, Limited Copyright Protection for Videogame Levels, Multimedia & Web Strategist (Jan. 1997).
- Walter Effross, High-Tech Heroes, Virtual Villains, and Jacked-In Justice: Visions of Law and Lawyers in Cyberpunk Science Fiction, 45 Buff. L. Rev. 931 (1997).
- Walter Effross, Putting the Cards Before the Purse?: Distinctions, Differences, and Dilemmas in the Regulation of Stored Value Card Systems, 65 UMKC L. Rev. 319 (1997).
- Walter Effross, Privacy, Piracy, and Privatization: Fictional and Legal Approaches to the Electronic Future of Cash, 46 Am. U. L. Rev. 961 (1997).
- Walter Effross, Mechanisms, Mistakes, and Molasses: The Emerging Caselaw of Article 4A, 50 Consumer Fin. L.Q. Rep. 251 (1997).
- Walter Effross, Wise Men's Counters: Distinguishing Definitions of Insolvency, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. (Nov. 1996).
- Walter Effross, Old Books and New Sciences: The Changing Standards of 'Good Faith', Am. Bankr. Inst. J. (Sept. 1996).
- Walter Effross, Contact Through Internet Sufficient for Jurisdiction Over Nonresident, Computer L. Strategist (Aug. 1996).
- Walter Effross, Vermont Microsystems: 2d Circuit Finds Trade Secret Misappropriation, Compuer L. Strategist (Aug. 1996).
- Walter Effross, Supreme Court Solves 'Banker's Dilemma', Am. Bankr. Inst. J. (Dec./Jan. 1996).
- Walter Effross, Supreme Court Denies Discharge Where Creditors 'Justifiably Rely' on Fraudulent, Am. Bankr. Inst. U.S. Bull. (Nov. 30, 1995).
- Walter Effross, Think Nationally, Act Locally: Confronting Bankruptcy's 'Solutions', Bus. L. Today (Sept./Oct. 1995).
- Walter Effross, Reverse, Play, Fast Forward: First Circuit Finds Menu Command Hierarchy Uncopyrightable, Computer L. Strategist (May 1995).
- Walter Effross, Is the 'Manifesto' the Destiny of Software Protection?, Computer L. Strategist (Feb. 1995).
- Walter Effross, Code Changes Will Cause New Legal Controversies, N.J. L.J. (Nov. 7, 1994).
- Walter Effross, Amendments Sweep Key Code Provisions, N.J. L.J. (Oct. 31, 1994).
- Walter Effross, Stripping Home Mortgage Liens in Chapter 13, N.J. L.J. Real Est. Supp. (Oct. 3, 1994).
- Walter Effross, No More Bytes for Apple?: Copyright Suit is Rejected by 9th Circuit, Computer L. Strategist (Oct. 1994).
- Walter Effross, Software-Patent Policy: No Fakes, No Surprises, N.J. L.J. Intell. Prop. Supp. (July 25, 1994).
- Walter Effross, Another Vote for Legislative History? New Justice Breyer's Bankruptcy Decisions, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. (July/Aug. 1994).
- Walter Effross, Transmission' Fluid on the Information Highway, Computer L. Strategist (July 1994).
- Walter Effross, 'Essential State Interest' in Regulating Foreclosure Upheld, N.J. L.J. Real Est. Supp. (June 27, 1994).
- Walter Effross, The Swedeland Development Saga Continues, 137 N.J. L.J. 347 (May 23, 1994).
- Walter Effross, Adequate Protection Boosted for Prepetition Lenders, 137 N.J. L.J. 219 (May 16, 1994).
- Walter Effross, Fourth Circuit Ruling: Separating a Work From Its Derivatives, Computer L. Strategist (Apr. 1994).
- Walter Effross, 5th Circuit: Software Infringes Copyright in Management Model, Computer L. Strategist (Mar. 1994).
- Walter Effross, Proposals Set for Code Reform, N.J. L.J. (Jan. 17, 1994).
- Walter Effross, Counsel Connect: The Electronic Campfire, Am. Bankr. Inst. J. (Nov. 1993).
- Walter Effross, Legal Risks in Software Protection, 134 N.J. L.J. 902 (July 12, 1993).
- Walter Effross, Third Circuit's View on Isolating Deficiency Claims, N.J. L.J. (June 7, 1993).
- Walter Effross, New Local [Bankruptcy] Rules Streamline Court Procedures, N.J. L.J. (Apr. 19, 1993).
- Walter Effross, The Right to a Jury in Bankruptcy Court, N.J. L.J. (Mar. 1, 1993).
- Walter Effross, The 'Broken Bench' of Bankruptcy Law, Harv. L. Bull. (Feb. 1993).
- Walter Effross, Grammarians at the Gate: The Rehnquist Court's Evolving 'Plain Meaning' Approach to Bankruptcy Jurisprudence, 23 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1636 (1993).
- Walter Effross, Computer Associates v. Altai: How Will the 'Golden Nugget' Test Pan Out?, 19 Rutgers Computer & Tech. L.J. 1 (1993).
- Walter Effross, Reading, Writing and Rhetoric (Review of Richard Weisberg's "Poethics and Other Strategies of Law and Literature"), Bus. L. Today (Nov./Dec. 1992).
- Walter Effross, Debtor's Interest in ERISA Plans Exempt from Estate, N.J. L.J. (July 6, 1992).
- Walter Effross, The Toxic Risk and 'the Public Fisc', N.J. Law. (June 29, 1992).
- Walter Effross, EPA Clarifies CERCLA Liability for Lenders, N.J. L.J. (June 8, 1992).
- Walter Effross, Trustee's Right to Object: Use It or Lose It!, N.J. L.J. (June 1, 1992).
- Walter Effross, Supremes Endorse 'Date of Honor' Check Rule, N.J. L.J. (May 4, 1992).
- Walter Effross, Software-Related Patent is OK'd: Federal Circuit Holds Use of Algorithm Not Fatal, Computer L. Strategist (Apr. 1992).
- Walter Effross, 3d Cir: Consultants Can Keep Software Rights, N.J. L.J. (Mar. 16, 1992).
- Walter Effross, Debtors Stripped of 3d Cir. Right to Strip Liens, N.J. L.J. (Mar. 2, 1992).
- Walter Effross, A Chip Off the Old Building Blocks: Original 'Architecture' Protected as Trade Secret, Computer L. Strategist (Mar. 1, 1992).
- Walter Effross, , Computer L. Strategist (Mar. 1992).
- Walter Effross, Reevaluating Conflicts of Interest Under BH&P, N.J. Law. (Feb. 3, 1992).
- Walter Effross, CCNV v. Reid Applied: Third Circuit Holds Consultant Owns Copyright, Computer L. Strategist (Feb. 1992).
- Walter Effross, Texas Instruments Case Analyzed: Proprietary Programs' 'Secret' Status Preserved by Proper Procedures, Computer L. Strategist (Jan. 1992).
- Walter Effross, Personal Computers, Personal Time: The 8th Circuit's Employee- Developed Software Case, Computer L. Strategist (Nov. 1991).
- Walter Effross, Actual vs. Apparent Influence: Towards a Standard for Lenders' CERCLA Liability, N.J. Law. (Nov./Dec. 1991).
- Walter Effross, Foreclosing Fraudulent Conveyances, N.J. L.J. (Oct. 24, 1991).
- Walter Effross, Box-Top License Limitations: 3d Circuit Limits 'Acceptance by Opening, Computer L. Strategist (Sept. 1991).
- Walter Effross, Kroh Brothers: The New Value Defense and the Third Man Theme, Norton Bankr. L. Adviser (Sept. 1991).
- Walter Effross, Software a UCC Good, Not Service, N.J. L.J. (Mar. 21, 1991).
- Walter Effross, Deprizio's Honor: Lenders, Insider Guarantors and the Prisoners' Dilemma, 21 Seton Hall L. Rev. 774 (1991).
- Walter Effross, Broad View of Conflict Limits Choice of Counsel, N.J. L.J. (Nov. 1, 1990).
Selected Presentations
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Duties Not to Disclose, Dissent, or Disgrace: Cleaning Up After Leakers, Muddiers and Stainers Under the Restatement (Third) of Agency (Paper presented at the program of the Section on Agency, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, and Unincorporated Associations Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, N.Y.C., N.Y., Jan. 2008).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Four Proposals for Clarity in Online Contracting ("Contracting by Shrinkwrap and Clickwrap," E-Consumer Issues and Regulations in the Next Decade Program, ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Wash., D.C., Mar. 16, 2007).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Fiduciary Duties, Secrecy, and Cybersecurity (Emerging Issues in National and International Security, American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Mar. 20, 2006).
- Walter Effross, Speech, Emerging Issues in National and International Security (American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Mar. 20, 2006).
- Walter Effross, Speech, Dispelling 'Initial Interest'– and Other– Confusion Concerning Trademark Infringement by Search Engines (Pike & Fischer (Bureau of National Affairs), Teleconference "The Emerging Law of Search Engines: Are Your Trademarks, Copyrights & Privacy at Risk, Mar. 15, 2006).
- Walter Effross, Speech, Everyone Out of the Pool?: Undercurrents, Cross-Currents and Riptides of Deepening Insolvency' Action (American University Washington College of Law, Wash., D.C., Feb. 10, 2006).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, 50 Elements of Ethical and Effective Web Sites for Law Firms (Wash., D.C., Jan. 18, 2006).
- Walter Effross, Speech, 50 Tips for Ethical and Effective Web Sites for Lawyers and Law Firms (District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education Program, Wash., D.C., Jan. 18, 2006).
- Walter Effross, Speech, Ten Ways to Protect Intellectual Property When Drafting E-Commerce Agreements (District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education Program, Wash., D.C., Sept. 20, 2005).
- Walter Effross, Speech, An Insolvency Itinerary: Bankruptcy Jurisdiction, Referral, Withdrawal, Removal, Remand and Abstention in the Third Circuit (Seventh Annual Hon. William H. Gindin Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference, East Brunswick, N.J., Apr. 1, 2005).
- Walter Effross, Speech, 50 Tips for Ethical and Effective Web Sites for Lawyers and Law Firms (District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education Program, Wash., D.C., Feb. 9, 2005).
- Walter Effross, Speech, Ten Ways to Protect Intellectual Property When Drafting E-Commerce Agreements (District of Columbia Bar Continuing Legal Education Program, Wash., D.C., Nov. 3, 2004).
- Walter Effross, Panel Discussion, Bursting the Bubble on Internet Pop-Up Ads? (District of Columbia Bar-Intellectual Property Law Section, Wash., D.C., Feb. 18, 2004).
- Walter Effross, Speech, In Medias Res: Correcting and Preventing Journalists (and Public) Misconceptions About Bankruptcy (Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Phila., Pa., May 21, 2003).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Customer Data and the Bankruptcy Process: After Toysmart, It's Not Just a Game Any More (Business Bankruptcy Committee- ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Phila., Pa., Mar. 22, 2001).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Electronic Estates, Cyber-Consumers and DotCom Dilemmas: 15 E-Merging Tools, Traps and Techniques for Bankruptcy Counsel (Presentation to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Phila., Pa., Nov. 2, 2000).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Fencing Off Cyberspace— and Fending Off Democracy? (Testimony and written materials presented to the Democracy Online Project, Wash., D.C., May 22, 2000).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Trust Virtually No One, or Trust No One Virtually?: Legal Aspects of E-Commerce (International Monetary Fund's Seminar on Current Issues in Monetary and Financial Law, Wash., D.C., May 12, 2000).
- Walter Effross, Keynote Speech, Minimal Promises, Virtual Premises, Evolving Practices: Issues in Electronic Banking (Chief Counsel's Regulatory Conference Office of Thrift Supervision Arlington, Va., Apr. 27, 1999).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, 2B, 2B II --- Strangers in the Night? Consumer Protection in Information Licensing (Presentation to the National Association of Attorneys General's Spring Consumer Protection Seminar, Wash., D.C., Apr. 27, 1999).
- Walter Effross, Testimony, Electronic Commerce (Before House Committee on Science's Subcommittee on Technology, Wash., D.C., Mar. 9, 1999).
- Walter Effross, Testimony, Electronic Commerce (before the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Wash., D.C., June 25, 1998).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Going Concern Concerns and Fair Fair Market Values: Contexts and Methods for the Valuation of Businesses in Bankruptcy (Fourth Annual New Jersey Bench/Bar Bankruptcy Conference, New Brunswick, N.J., Apr. 12, 1996).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Federal Securities Laws and the Bankruptcy Code: Claims Trading and Vulture Investing in Bankruptcy (Third Annual New Jersey Bench/Bar Bankruptcy Conference, Princeton, N.J., Apr. 21, 1995).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Hackers at the Seamless Web: The Emerging Law and Literature of Cyberspace (Seton Hall Law Review Symposium: "Traveling the Information Superhighway: Communications Law & Regulation in the 21st Century," Newark, N.J., Nov. 17, 1994).
- Walter Effross, Presentation, Eggs, Apples, and Statutory Recipes: Preserving Tax Certificates in Bankruptcy Proceedings (Second Annual New Jersey Bench/Bar Bankruptcy Conference, Princeton, N.J., Apr. 29, 1994).
Selected Honors & Awards
- Walter Effross Elizabeth Payne Cubberly Research Award ( Jan. 2005) ().
- Walter Effross Emalee C. Godsey Scholar Award ( Mar.1999) ().


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A mother and daughter duo who make porn films together are looking for a father-son team willing to join them on camera.
Jessica Sexxxton, 56, and her daughter, Monica, 22, have been shooting sex scenes together for the last 18 months for their own self-titled website, sometimes sharing the same partner, but not at the same time and never with each other -- a technicality that keeps their films from being legally considered incest.
Now the Tampa, Fla.-based twosome are hoping to take their unorthodox relationship to the next level, with a nationwide search for a real father and son willing to shoot a porn film scene with them.


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This year, we want you to ENJOY your holiday shopping by saving money at the local outlet mall in Myrtle Beach, SC and unwind in an oceanfront hotel room in Ocean Isle Beach, NC for the weekend. With the opening of the SC 31 bypass, you can avoid the bumper-to-bumper traffic on US-17 you had to endure previously and make it to the ultimate shopping destination in record time!
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The first question:
Osho,Have I come to the wrong place? I just want to be ordinary and happy. I want a woman to love, and to love me; friends to spend time with and enjoy. I don't want enlightenment. Have I come to the wrong place?
Centuries of wrong upbringing have completely confused your mind about enlightenment. The very word seems to be unearthly, other-worldly; the very word seems to be something which is after death or for those who are already dead. This is absolutely wrong.
If you want to be happy there is no other way than enlightenment. If you want to be ordinary nobody has ever been ordinary without enlightenment. If you want to love and be loved it is impossible without enlightenment. So you will have to understand my concept of enlightenment. It is just to be ordinary, healthy, aware, whole, total.
Every mind is seeking some extraordinariness. That is what the ego is: always trying to be somebody in particular, always afraid of being nobody, always afraid of emptiness, always trying to fill the inner void by everything and anything. Every human being is seeking extraordinariness - and that creates misery. It is not possible. Nobodiness is your very nature, nonbeing is the very stuff you are made of. Howsoever you try you will never succeed; even Alexanders fail. You cannot be somebody because that is not possible in the nature of things. You can only be nobody.
But there is nothing wrong in being nobody; in fact, the moment you accept your nobodiness, immediately bliss starts flowing from you in all directions - because misery disappears. Misery is the shadow of the ego, the shadow of the ambitious mind. Misery means you are doing something impossible and because you are failing in it you are miserable. You are doing something unnatural, trying to do it and failing, so you feel frustrated, miserable. Hell is nothing but the end result of an impossible, unnatural effort. Heaven is nothing but to be natural.
You are nobody. You are born as a nobodiness with no name, no form. You will die as a nobody. Name and form are just on the surface; deep down you are just a vast space. And it is beautiful, because if you are somebody you will be limited. It is good that God doesn't allow anybody to be somebody; if you are somebody you will be finite, limited, you will be an imprisoned being. No, God doesn't allow that. He gives you the freedom of nobodiness - infinite, nonending. But you are not ready.


description: August 29, 2013—National Geographic photographer Mark Thiessen describes capturing unique images of a controlled but fast-moving forest fire in Canada's Northwest Territories.

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Voice of Mark Thiessen, National Geographic Staff Photographer:
This all takes place in Canada's Northwest Territories.  There's a section of forests there that has been designated to do crown fire experiments.  There's lot of thick, dense  lodgepole pine and they will set it on fire with a flamethrower.
And they're spraying this flammable liquid into the trees.  The whole goal is to light one half of the test plot with as much fire as quickly as they can, so that it will get up to the top of the trees and just run right through the forest.
Here's a view from one of our fire cameras.  So it's kind of this idyllic setting here in the forest.  What you can't see is the forest fire that is coming behind us.  And it is setting up such a big, dark smoke column that it actually blocks out the sun.  It makes it look like night for a moment.
And at the same time there are embers landing, creating these little spot fires here and there.  And that's how fires spreads, even crown fire.  It jumps out ahead of itself by starting these small little fires and the main flame in front is coming from behind.  And you can see how windy it gets.  That's wind that the fire column in making just through convection.  There's so much heat goes up so quickly, air has to come in and replace it.  So that's what that wind is.
Here you can see the fire.  It is not speeded up.  It's in real-time and you can see how quickly it just burns everything up and how different the landscape looks.
The most compelling thing about fire is that you are seeing one of Nature's most fiercest forces up close.  When you see this force of Nature just tearing through the forest, you feel really small and insignificant.  And at the same time, you feel like you are getting a real close-up glimpse of something that's been going on for millions of years.


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L33T Speak probably isn't something you want to teach someone, if only because it is an annoying way to type. But an American reporter decided that Japan needs to learn the fine nuances of the 'l33t' language and the Japanese audience seemed thrilled with this new way of typing!
You can thank old school Counter Strike fans for 1337 speak.
I thought it was the british with the invention of texting back in the early nintys
It spread from Quake.
Though, make no mistake, it existed even before then. But Quake and later Quake3 messed it up and spread it to Counter-Strike, polluting it.
im fairly positive it was invented by starcraft players. But made popular by cs players
''L337'' speak is just stupid abbreviations and numbers used instead of letters.
It was not invented by any community. I DEFINITELY remember McD signs using numbers if they ran out of a letter back before online gaming was anything (Or even the internet).
leet speak is just annoying. I don't see what the point is really. Anyone with a brain can understand leet speak so you might as well type normally.
It is annoying but as gamers we are used to it. Every thing we talk about and read gets abbreviated. Game titles especially..
MGS4 to name just a few examples. But you and I know exactly what each of those means.
That is not l33t speak... thats abbreviations or acronyms .
It is all relative Pennywise... BTW do you listen to Pennywise or does your name just refer to "IT"
My name originated from the band... The it avatar is too cool :)
Just like they were and still are thrilled with the English language.
Don't tell Japan about these things, it only makes things worse.
Finally, the Americans made some that impresses the Japanese.
Is the op, anyone of historical significance?
Aka is he > N00B?
I am not the subject of discussion here, but nice try.
Are YOU, anyone of historical significance?
Aka are you > N00B?
LOL, i kno. cuz the 360 d4m sur3 d1dn'7 1mpr355 7h3m!
No, I'm not anyone of historical significance, whatever the hell that means. Americans physicists also invented the first transistors a long time ago, so I was just joking about L33T speak being the first thing. Foxgod, don't be a douche, please.
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Binary speak? I don't speak machine code...
Neither do I... but this site does: http://www.roubaixinteracti...
I learnt the binary alphabet at one point... but now I remember little of it.
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I'm gonna move to Japan and open l33t language schools.
That's actually a great idea. You'd probably make a fortune.
Is that you would probably make alot of money doing that.
Super Ultra Doki Doki L33t Panic! Taisen School Turbo Edition.
Please don't encourage this... It's bad enough that so many people type that way already.
In my examinations at school, the last examinations of high school, people are allowed to write like this in everything but English.
It's an accepted form of writing :(
=) :) :(
you turn them around and ... and ... they turn into faces!!!!!!
omg wtf is that!
you turn it & it turns into a freaking heart
who is the genius behind this mind blowing invention
(japanese ppl thoughts)
Japan has known about the smiley faces since forever and they make up crazier ones than us. Those Japanese are just out of touch with the current generation.
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I love how two of the three Americans in the video were an Eminem wannabe and an overweight person.
I first encountered it immediately after wc2 released, then most battle.net gamers seemed to be using it whenever possible.
I thought 133t was made by hackers to thwart the FBI from using the old search engines to sniff out hacker webpages during one of the hacker crackdown's.
I observed that Japanese 2chan bbs has crazy 1337 speak.
Started with Quake 1. Sadly I was a part of this back in the day. :( Quake 1 by itself wasn't popular enough to allow it to catch on at a widespread level. For that, you can thank Counter-Strike. Now we are teaching the Japanese bad language and grammar. Yay!


text: I want to install BT4 to a USB drive. I've been doing a bit of reading on what size driver I would need to install the OS and came across three different points of views regarding the size. I first read that 2GB was needed for a successful installation, then came across something saying a 4GB minimum. I just now came across a post saying 8GB. My question is how big should the drive be? I just got a 4GB driver in the mail yesterday, will that work or does it have to be bigger? Thank you all for any help.


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20 great things to do in Edinburgh
Edinburgh may be home to the world's largest arts festival every August, but it's packed with great things to do for the remaining 11 months as well. Here are our top 20
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe can dominate some people's thoughts about Scotland's capital city, and not without reason - it is the world's largest arts festival, after all. However, that's not to say Edinburgh isn't bursting with great things to do throughout the rest of the year too. Whether it's dining at its legendary restaurants, sipping on a wee dram at one of its best whisky bars, hitting the theatre or checking out the Old Town, there's plenty to keep you very busy indeed. Whether you're just visiting or have lived here for years, here are the 20 essential things you have to do for a true Edinburgh experience.
Edinburgh things to do
Wash your face in the dew of Arthur's Seat
Not many cities can boast an extinct volcano at their centre – Edinburgh squeezes two into as many miles. Arthur's Seat, visible from much of the city centre, rises out of the wide grasslands of Holyrood Park and, at just over 250m, it's a relatively easy hike that offers unmatched views of the city skyline. On May Day it's traditional for young women to wash their face with the hill's morning dew to make them beautiful, though we'd argue it's a bracing start to the day at any time of the year.
Eat a hearty breakfast at Hemma
A stone's throw from the foot of Arthur's Seat, Hemma is one of the city's five family-friendly Swedish-run bars (and the only one that lies outside of the Leith area). Their Arthur's Breakfast is hearty fare suitable for anyone returning from a morning hike: haggis, bacon, poached eggs, sautéed potatoes, mushrooms, roasted tomato and a generous hunk of toasted bread from the local Manna House bakery. They'll also mix you one of the most luxurious Bloody Marys in town if you're in need of non-exercise-related recuperation.
Go on a shopping spree on Victoria Street
The long curve of Victoria Street swoops from George IV Bridge down to the historic Grassmarket, and is home to Edinburgh's finest selection of independent boutiques. There's hip fashion on offer in Swish and more formal, tweed-based couture in Walker Slater; designer homewares in The Red Door Gallery and Context; vintage hardbacks in The Old Town Bookshop and party tricks in the A-Ha-Ha joke shop; not to mention a range of foodie delights, from the distinctive whiff of IJ Mellis' cheesemonger and the hog roast of Oink to the array of flasks and bottles in the windows of Demijohn and The Whiskey Shop.
Sip a coffee at Brew Lab
Adding a splash of science to your everyday espresso, Brew Lab's high tech fittings wouldn't count for much if they didn't make such a damn fine cup of coffee. It's also the perfect place to sample the wares of some other indie Edinburgh icons, including soup from Union of Genius and cakes from Lovecrumbs.
Ride a tram
Coming in years late and millions of pounds over budget, the Edinburgh Tram system (in reality just a single route from the airport to the city centre) is something of a sore point among the locals. As such, it's almost certain to be a topic of conversation in any bar or shop you visit along its route – make sure you have a go on it so you're fully equipped for the debate.
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Take a stroll through the Meadows
The large, leafy expanse of the Meadows lies in the shadow of Edinburgh University's central campus, so it's not surprising to see the place swamped with sunbathing students during the summer months. A relaxing, airy alternative the rushing traffic and labyrinthine wynds of the Old Town, the Meadows also connects the city centre with the calmer suburbs of the Southside, home to many a deli, cafe and boutique.
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Grab brunch at Falko: Konditormeister
Among the Southside's many trendy eateries, Falko: Konditormeister is one of the least precious about its food. Sturdy German breads and pretzels accompanied by wooden platters of cold meats and cheese make a basic but tasty brunch, and you can always peruse the more delicate cakes and gateaux if you're still feeling peckish after.
Catch a film at the Cameo
Apparently one of Quentin Tarantino's favourite picturehouses, the Cameo Cinema has been operating under one name or another for over 100 years. Recently refurbished with some of the comfiest reclining cinema seats in town, it's the ideal place to catch a well-curated season (usually focused on a specific director's work) or special cinematic event (such as their legendary All Night Horror Madness marathon sessions). Even if you don't fancy a film, the Cameo Bar is an easy-going place to sip a pint and eavesdrop on some serious cinephile chatter.
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Scale the Scott Monument
Its sooty spire a throwback to Auld Reekie's polluted past, the Scott Monument (dedicated to the memory of Sir Walter Scott) is a gothic marvel puncturing the well-manicured greenery of Princes Street Gardens. Squeeze your way up its narrow spiral staircase for a breathtaking view that recently made an impression on the silver screen, making a cameo appearance in 'Cloud Atlas'.
Sip a schooner at the Hanging Bat
Craft beers are a fairly commonplace sight in pubs and bars these days; less common are those brewed on the premises. The Hanging Bat's selection is partially drawn from its own glass-walled microbrewery in the back of the bar; indeed, they're so proud of their beer that they'd rather you savour it in 2/3 pint 'schooners' rather than thoughtlessly knocking back pitchers of the stuff.
Enjoy the view from Edinburgh Castle
One of the UK's premier tourist attractions, Edinburgh Castle is worthy of the attention: sitting boldly atop the city's other extinct volcano, it's a grandiose and constantly visible reminder of the settlement's historic roots. Plan your visit to coincide with one of the Castle's many actor-led historical tours – those old stone walls really come to live when it's Robert the Bruce showing you around.
Take in some art at the Scottish National Galleries
Whatever your artistic preference, there's a Scottish National Gallery to suit you: the Greek columned National Galleries Complex is located right at the heart of the city, at the foot of the Mound on Princes Street; the red sandstone Portrait Gallery is nestled five minutes away in the New Town; and both Modern Art One and Two occupy the grassy area above the picturesque Dean Village to the west. Set aside an afternoon to absorb some resident masterpieces and visiting exhibitions.
Imbibe a cocktail at Bramble
Regularly cropping up on worldwide Best Bar lists, Bramble makes a lot from a little: its packed basement premises can probably fit less than 100 people comfortably, but the expertly-curated cocktail menu ensures you'll be rubbing elbows with the hippest of Edinburgh's drinking set.
Watch a play at the Traverse
Edinburgh's not short on theatrical ventures – its annual hosting of the world's biggest arts festival makes sure of that – but in terms of promoting Scotland's best and brightest dramatic talent year-round, the Traverse leads the pack. Proudly proclaiming itself 'Scotland's New Writing Theatre', it's the place to go if you want to witness fresh, thought-provoking performances, or if you just want to immerse yourself in the post-show hubbub of the Traverse Cafe Bar.
Eat a swanky dinner at Castle Terrace
A definite destination for lovers of fine dining, Edinburgh is home to five of Scotland's 16 Michelin-starred restaurants. The newest of these is Castle Terrace, a city-centre eatery with links to The Kitchin (itself the worthy proprietor of a Michelin star in Leith). Chef Dominic Jack's signature dish is spelt risotto with ox tongue and confit veal heart – splash out and treat yourself to something sublime.
Experience a gig at the Queen's Hall
Despite suffering a series of venue closures over the past decade or so, Edinburgh still has a vibrant live music scene – you just have to know where to look. The high-ceilinged Queen's Hall is probably the venue with the broadest scope of genre: in addition to hosting gigs as part of the annual Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival and being the permanent home of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, it's also welcomed Canadian pianist Chilly Gonzales, pop chanteuse Sophie Ellis-Bextor and grunge survivor Mark Lanegan in recent years.
Have a chuckle at The Stand
Rightly considered the leading light of the Scottish comedy scene, The Stand (which also has branches in Glasgow and Newcastle) is just as likely to have old hands like Frankie Boyle and Stewart Lee practising new material as it is rising stars treading the comedic boards for the first time. Keep an eye out for their Monday-night Red Raw sessions for a helping of both.
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Dance yrself clean at Sneaky Pete's
The LCD Soundsystem-inspired murals that cover the rear walls of Sneaky Pete's should clue you in that this is a club with impeccable taste. It's open every night to crowds of 200 max, but don't let the small size full you – with recent guests including The Juan Maclean and a residency by tastemaking Glasgow label LuckyMe, it's probably the finest club in town.
Do almost anything at Summerhall
Art exhibitions, theatre performances, gigs, clubs, films, talks, workshops – there's very little you can't do at Summerhall, the multi-arts venue housed in a former vetinary school just off the Meadows. It even has its own microbrewery – the tasty and refreshing Barney's Beer – which you can sip while enjoying a meal at the wood-panelled bar out back.
Sleep in the lap of luxury at the Balmoral
If you enter Edinburgh via the Waverly train station, the first sight you're likely to see as you exit is the imposing bulk of the Balmoral hotel. Topped with a clock that allegedly runs a few minutes early so commuters get to their trains on time, it's an old-school hotel that follows in the grandest of traditions – after you've stayed here once, you won't want to fall asleep (or wake up) anywhere else.
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Wouldn't recommend the tram. It's slower and more expensive than the buses. And why on earth would you want to support the worst decision of the Council.....?
Take the bus, sit on the top level and enjoy the great view instead!
Edinburgh is one of my favorite cities in the world! So lush and green and magical. Everyone should visit! I would definitely recommend Arthur's Seat.
Read more about my adventure here :)
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Just arrived in Edinburgh from Bristol, heading for Hemma for 'a hearty breakfast' only to realise that Hemma doesn't open until 11am. It's 8:45am as I write, so your advice is somewhat disappointing. Would be great if the writers had researched as I have (belatedly) before suggesting the venue as a breakfast location. Thanks.
I enjoyed the article about long weekend stay in Edinburgh but was shocked at the comments "It even has its own airport!"
How shallow. Edinburgh is the Capital City of Scotland, Has the biggest international airport in Scotland to the most destinations.
However the comment would be more befitting if it was a weekend in Blackpool which "even has its own airport....."


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Harvestmen haven't changed according to an article in BBC News 18 May 2005. Jason Dunlop and colleagues from the Museum fur Naturkunde, Germany have found a "100 million-year-old arachnid, which looked like it might have died last year" preserved in amber. It is a harvestman, a spider-like creature with a small body and long thin legs, and scientists are excited about it because they hope it will give a clue as to how arachnids managed to survive the extinction of dinosaurs. Dunlop commented: "You have a fossil of 100 million years ago and, at the end of the Cretaceous period about 65 million years ago, you have the end of the dinosaurs and the supposed mass extinction of all these animals. So this amber specimen gives us the first chance to really ask, 'did this affect creepy-crawlies as well?'"
Paul Seldon, an arachnid expert from University of Manchester, UK commented to the BBC "whenever you find an arachnid from the Mesozoic era, you can nearly always place it in a modern family. This means there well may have been extinction of species, but overall the arachnids seem to have sailed through." This specimen is not considered to be the oldest fossil of its type, but whatever their age arachnids haven't changed. "If you go back to very, very ancient fossils and look at the internal organs, you see it actually has reproductive organs just the same as a living one; it has a breathing system the same as the living one. So it looks like there hasn't been any major change in the body plan," said Jason Dunlop. He also commented: "If you go back to the period of about 300 to 400 million years ago, you actually have more arachnid fossils." The BBC article summarises the scientists' conclusions with the statement: "The harvestman hit on a successful evolutionary 'design' fairly early on and has changed rather little over the past few hundred million years."
Editorial Comment: This specimen and other arachnid fossils have as yet provided no evidence for how the dinosaurs died, but they do provide evidence that Genesis is correct about living things. If all fossil harvestmen have reproductive organs and a breathing system just like living harvestmen, that is good evidence they were created as separate fully functioning organism that have multiplied after their kind, just as Genesis says. Furthermore, if there were more arachnids (and more dinosaurs) in the past, it is also evidence that the world of living things is going downhill, not evolving upwards. This also fits Biblical history, which describes a world that started out good but has suffered many disasters since then. (Ref. spiders, arachnids, after kind)


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Last week we talked about tracking SXSW from 2007 to 2012 using Gnip's Historical PowerTrack for Twitter. This gave us insight into year-over-year trends in SXSW Tweets and now we're going to look at how SXSW trends have changed over time.
With every square inch of Austin packed with the social media influential, SXSW provides an interesting avenue to examine trends, big and small, to see what people are talking about on Twitter. Now that companies can use Gnip's Historical PowerTrack for Twitter to baseline events, it provides a whole another avenue to determine trends.
Party vs. Panel
People have such a love/hate relationship with SXSW. Some people love it for its networking opportunities and great sessions, while other people decry it as one giant party. Letting the data speak for the truth, it seems that in earlier years of the conference, people came for the panels and hopefully to learn something from their peers. But by 2011, the word "party" overtook those interested in "panel" by more than 10,000 Tweets. People were talking about the best places to meet people rather than the best places to learn. That same year, there were 13,072 mentions of the word RSVP in SXSW Tweets talking about plans to find the best parties and likely indulging in the practice of RSVPing for 136 events and actually attending 12 of those events.
Geo-location Wars
While Twitter is useful for helping understand how cultural events are changing, the use cases extend further into helping understand the rise and fall of startups. With the launch of Foursquare and Gowalla at SXSW in 2009, it was the beginning of the so-called geo-location wars. Many people have wondered how Foursquare ended up the winner, and SXSW provides interesting insight into how Foursquare came out on top. Back in 2009, if you looked at SXSW Tweets, it would tell you it was anyone's game because surprisingly Foursquare only received a little more 100 Tweets than Gowalla. By 2010, Foursquare had been more clearly marked as the winner with Foursquare receiving nearly double the Tweets that Gowalla was receiving. At that point, everyone was still writing posts to determine the pros and cons of each service, but the social data was clear — Foursquare had the buzz that year in part to their ability to easily publish updates, badges and mayorships on Twitter and perhaps even their rogue game of Foursquare outside the Convention Center. By 2011, Foursquare had completely suckerpunched Gowalla with Foursquare receiving the lion's share of public voice receiving nearly 65,000 Tweets to Gowalla's nearly 8,000 Tweets. By the end of 2011, Facebook ended up making an acqui-hire for the Gowalla team.
BBQ vs. Tacos
This next trend might seem silly, who cares if more people are interested in BBQ or Tacos? I mean, what significant impact can this social data have? But if you're a restaurant chain or looking to start a new franchise chain, it would be interesting to know about cultural food trends such as the rise of cupcakes as it is happening.
While many have long suspected that Austin was a BBQ kind of town, the social data has shown that at the last SXSW, Tacos overtook BBQ as the most talked about grub to grab. More data science would have to be done to determine if the Taco is becoming a more widestream cultural trend, but when all other Tweet volumes were falling in 2012, the term Tacos was charging full-steam ahead.
This is just the beginning of what social data can tell companies about trends and market research. We think historical social data will provide invaluable to market research with the sheer volume of conversations that are happening on Twitter.


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Joey + Rory is seeing their family grow.
The country duo is celebrating the birth of their daughter, Indiana Boone Feek. The singers announced the arrival of their new little bundle of joy on Facebook, saying Indiana made her entry into the world on Monday at 12:03 p.m., tipping the scales at a healthy eight-pounds, two-ounces.
They've also posted photographs of their "special gift" in the arms of her proud papa Rory and big sisters Hopie and Heidi -- Rory's daughters from a previous marriage. Indiana is Joey and Rory's first child together.
Joey + Rory came to fame in 2008 through the CMT series "Can You Duet." The duo is best known for the singles "Cheater, Cheater" and "This Song's For You." The couple has been hosting "The Joey + Rory Show" on RFD-TV since 2012. The series is now in its fourth season.


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I have made the change from Winner's Choice to ProString and I am impressed. I installed the strings and cables. shot the bow 20 times, then fine tuned the cams and installed the peep. The ProStrings have been on the bow for a couple of weeks, and I have put over 1000 shots on them, and there has been no stretch or peep rotation at all. I marked the cams and they are still right on the marks and the axle-to-axle measurements are perfect. This set of strings and cables are made out of 452X, the same material my WC strings were made from.
I feel ProStrings are just as good as the Winner's Choice strings that I have used over the past few years and they are about 50% cheaper than the WC.
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Cargill shuts down salt mine
(Cleveland) - The big salt mine under Lake Erie off of Cleveland has been temporarialy shut down. That's because Cargill, the mine's operator, has detected a slight geological shift in the mine, and shut down as a safety precaution.
The tunnel affected was mined out several years ago and Cargill spokesman Mark Klein says they have brought in additional equipment and engineering and geology consultants to determine the cause of the shift.
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The movement in the mine is undetectable to the eye, but they still need to find out a cause for the movement.
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Pope Benedict XVI has called for Christmas peace in the world, decrying the slaughter of the "defenceless" in Syria and urging Israelis and Palestinians to find the courage to negotiate.
Delivering the Vatican's traditional Christmas day message from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica, a weary looking and hoarse-sounding Benedict on Tuesday encouraged Arab spring nations, especially Egypt, to build just and respectful societies.
He described Egypt as the land "blessed by the childhood of Jesus".
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Last week, just in time for the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Eliza Duckmanton's Recipe & Remedy book was added to Collections Online. This blog post pays tribute to her in the most delicious way.
Eliza Duckmanton was a bush nurse and mother of 12 who lived in Dunkeld, Victoria. She created the book in 1870 and its contents - recipes for cakes, pickles, jams, jellies and biscuits - reveal what pioneer women cooked for their families. Eliza's book of clippings and handwritten recipes is also dotted with the odd sketch.This treasure was passed down the generations of the Duckmanton family until it was donated to Museum Victoria in 2002.
While the food section in any bookshop today is spilling over with cookbooks about every kind of edible, published cookbooks were relatively uncommon in Victorian times. The English & Australian Cookery Book written by Walter Abbott in 1864 is considered the first Australian cookbook. Recipes were handed around between friends and family members, or torn from newspapers, and compiled in books like Eliza's. Hers is particularly interesting for its remedies, too - her cure for cancer is a concoction containing saltpetre, sulphur and molasses!
I quite liked the idea of reviving one of Eliza's cake recipes, so on the weekend I baked her Queen Cakes. I assume these are named for Queen Victoria but would love to know the full story if there are any food historians reading. Although Eliza didn't specify that Queen Cakes are baked in individual cases, my copy of the CWA cookbook did. The recipe is transcribed below along with a few changes I made to the order of operations.
As I cooked, I thought about the 140-odd years between Eliza and I. My ingredients came in neat supermarket packages and an electric mixer saved me a lot of elbow grease. Eliza might have made her own butter and hauled home sacks of drygoods. She probably collected and chopped the wood that fuelled her oven and it certainly didn't have a thermostat. Despite this, I'm sure her cakes were just as buttery, dense and delicious as the modern remake.
Queen Cakes made from Eliza Duckmanton's 1870 recipe.Source: Museum Victoria
Queen Cakes
1 lb flour
½ lb butter
½ lb pounded loaf sugar
3 eggs
1 teacupful of cream
½ lb currants
1 teaspoonfull of soda
Work the butter to a cream. Dredge in the flour and add the sugar and currants. Mix the ingredients well together. Whisk the eggs, when fluffy, mix the cream and flavouring and stir these to the flour, add the soda, beat the paste well for 10 minutes, bake from ¼ to ½ hour.
*Changes made: I creamed butter and sugar together, then added eggs and cream, mixed lightly, and cooked about 15 minutes at 180ºC. This made about 20 small cakes.
Hi Jane,
Project Gutenberg can be searched for 'cooking - 1860'. These titles can be downloaded in several formats for free as copyright has expired.
The Food Timeline is another good site that also includes historical information on ingredients.
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By Eric Stevick Herald Writer
ARLINGTON — Detectives have arrested an Arlington-area man for investigation of killing his sister a few hours after their elderly mother's body was found at the foot of the basement stairs.
The man, 50, apparently was attempting to end his own life by breathing exhaust fumes from his car when a Snohomish County sheriff's deputy approached him Sunday morning with some questions, according to police reports.
The body of his sister, 53, was found a short time later under a blanket in a field near the man's home in the 13200 block of 240th Street NE. Deputies believe he hauled the woman's body there behind a riding lawn mower.
It was the second time sheriff's deputies had visited the home in a little more than 24 hours. The man had first summoned them about 5:45 a.m. Saturday when he reported finding his mother, 80, dead at the bottom of a staircase leading to the basement.
Her death initially was not believed to be suspicious, but now is being reviewed by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner.
Concerns were raised after the man's sister did not return from a visit to the home Saturday. The victim's son became suspicious when he found his mother's Subaru on the property, sheriff's office spokeswoman Shari Ireton said.
When he checked inside, he found receipts and other evidence that somebody had withdrawn money from his grandmother's bank account and apparently had purchased alcohol.
The man was drinking the same brand of booze and offered his nephew conflicting information about his sister's visit, according to the police report.
A neighbor reported hearing a loud argument on the property Saturday, including a woman's screaming "Don't! Don't!" Deputies also were told that the man was spotted later on a riding lawn mower with a tow strap attached.
Paramedics were summoned to provide medical assistance to the man after he was found in a car, the motor running and a hose carrying exhaust inside, the police report said. After police attempted to question the suspect, a sergeant searched the property and discovered a woman's body in a field near the house, Ireton said.
Formal identification of the body, as well as cause and manner of death, will be determined by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office, Ireton said.
Major Crimes Unit detectives were called to the scene and, by piecing together evidence and witness statements, developed reason to believe that the suspect is responsible for his sister's death, Ireton said.
The man had attacked his sister in the past and there had been tension in the family over inheritance, according to the police report.
The man had what appeared to be fresh scratches and cuts. He asked for an attorney and did not provide detectives with a statement. He was booked into Snohomish County Jail early Monday for investigation of second-degree murder. He was being held on $1 million bail Monday afternoon but had not been formally charged.
Scott North contributed to this report.
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And yes if Mike wants to try to forge a career in MMA by working as an MC then who am I to stand in his way. It is how I started after all. I see it like this. If any promoter is daft enough to have Mike MC his show then he deserves everything he gets.
Contradication in terms I would have thought.
I wouldn't knock what I havent seen myself !
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|Chap. 56
|Reimbursement of Indian allottees.
|Chap. 56
|Provisos. Acceptance of patent.
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|Release of judgments.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of June 11, 1940 (Public, Numbered 590, Seventy-sixth Congress, ch. 315, third session), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read:
"The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to reimburse Indian allottees, or Indian heirs or Indian devisees of allottees, for all taxes paid, including penalties and interest, on so much of their allotted lands as have been patented in fee prior to the expiration of the period of trust without application by or consent of the patentee: Provided, That if the Indian allottee, or his or her Indian heirs or Indian devisees, have by their own act accepted such patent, no reimbursement shall be made for taxes paid, including penalties and interest, subsequent to acceptance of the patent: Provided further, That the fact of such acceptance shall be determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
"In any case in which a claim against a State, county, or political subdivision thereof, for taxes collected upon such lands during the trust period has been reduced to judgment and such judgment remains unsatisfied in whole or in part, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon reimbursement by him to the Indian of the amount of taxes including penalties and interest paid thereon, and upon payment by the judgment debtor of the costs of the suit, to cause such judgment to be released: Provided further, That in any case, upon submission of adequate proof, the claims for taxes paid by or on behalf of the patentee or his Indian heirs or Indian devisees have been satisfied, in whole or in part, by the State, county, or political subdivision thereof, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
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reimburse the State, county, or political subdivision for such amounts as may have been paid by them."
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $95,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.
Any appropriations made pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended.
Approved, February 10, 1942.


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Dr. Winfield Hartley is a native of Atlanta Georgia. His earliest introduction to plastic surgery was through his uncle, Dr. John Hartley, former president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons. When he was fifteen years old, he spent a summer in the operating room observing his Uncle's procedures. He has been dedicated to the specialty ever since.
"My wife Joy and I moved to Colorado in order to be part of a culture whose focus is on healthy outdoor living. I believe that people want to look as young as they feel. My philosophy centers on providing my patients with a more attractive and healthy appearance by enhancing their own natural attributes. In this way, patients feel better about themselves and they way they look. I find this true for both aesthetic and reconstructive patients."
Breast Reconstruction/Enhancement
Body Contouring
- Undergraduate Degree in Psychology - University of Virginia
- MD - Emory University in Atlanta
- General Surgery Residency - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas 1997 - 2000
- Plastic Surgery Residency - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas 2000 - 2002
- Fellowship training in Aesthetic Surgery in Melbourne Australia 2002
- Fellowship in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery in Nashville, TN, 2003
- American Board of Plastic Surgery 2004
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
- Colorado Society of Plastic Surgery
- Colorado State Medical Society
- Boulder County Medical Society
- Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, CO
- Longmont United Hospital, Longmont, CO
- Avista Adventist Hospital, Louisville, CO