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Hi Everyone,
The team at SolDevelo is partnering with us to integrate OpenMRS with OpenHIE. I see the work done on the Registration App during the 2015 GSoC which was merged in OpenMRS Reference Application 2.4. Have there been any updates on integrating with OpenEMPI since then? Is anyone actively working on this integration?
Thank you,Craig
For the GSOC project, are you referring to this? https://wiki.openmrs.org/display/projects/Integration+of+OpenMRS+with+OpenEMPI+Module
Just in case https://jembiprojects.jira.com/wiki/display/RHEAPILOT/OpenEMPI+Installation
Thanks @dkayiwa. That's the GSOC project I was referring to. The documentation on the site is very well done. Was the project completed?
Just incase you find this useful: https://talk.openmrs.org/t/openempi-and-openmrs-2-3/3054
@craigappl, I was the mentor on this GSoC project. If I remember correctly:
I have only limited secondhand experience with OpenEMPI, and no experience with other MPIs, but my experience with OpenEMPI has been negative. If you have a choice between different MPI tools, the fact that some work was done on OpenMRS-OpenEMPI integration should not be what drives your decision. (This code is built to be able to swap out OpenEMPI with a different MPI back-end.)
Thanks @darius
We're following the precedent set by OpenHIE who suggests using OpenEMPI or MedicCR as a reference implementation. When we evaluated the two, we chose OpenEMPI over MedicCR because of the windows server dependency. I did a number of searches on master person index technologies and couldn't find anything without a proprietary license.
The SolDevelo team is moving ahead on the OpenEMPI path to see what we can accomplish. We'll definitely keep the community updated as we progress.


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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), noting that it supports efforts to combat human trafficking, said it nonetheless opposes a recently proposed U.S. Senate bill dealing with trafficking because they say it unfairly singles out truck drivers.
OOIDA was referring to a bill introduced by U.S. Senators John Thune, R-S.D., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla.
S. 1532, known as the No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act, is "A bill to disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking."
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, of which all three senators introducing the legislation are members, also held a hearing today to explore the role of transportation providers in combating human trafficking.
Another bill introduced by the three, Bill 1536, or the Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act, focuses on the prevention of human trafficking.
The bill would designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator at the U.S. Department of Transportation and increase outreach, education, and reporting efforts at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
"Human trafficking must be fought on many fronts," said Thune, the chairman of the Commerce Committee. "Our legislation is a starting point for prevention and enforcement against the use of a Commercial Driver's License in human trafficking."
"As our eyes and ears on the road, truckers and commercial drivers are often the first line of defense against human trafficking," said Klobuchar. "By providing training to recognize and report trafficking, we can empower them to prevent this heinous crime across the country."
"We must do more to stop human trafficking," said Nelson, the committee's ranking member. "These bills will provide us with more tools to help recognize and prevent this horrific crime."
An OOIDA spokesman couldn't fathom why truck drivers, who have been the ones to take up the fight against human trafficking long before industries outside trucking became involved, would be the subject of a bill aimed at punishing traffickers.
"We are exasperated that at a hearing where truckers were applauded for their critical role in combating human trafficking that any lawmaker would single out that same profession for a crime that happens everywhere," said Todd Spencer, OOIDA executive vice president. "Truckers are on the front lines of defense in the battle against this horrendous, global crime by way of identifying, reporting and ultimately preventing it."
OOIDA expressed concern about the possible precedent S. 1532 creates as it relates to CDL penalties and also said the bill is redundant because of existing criminal penalties for those convicted of human trafficking.
OOIDA is a supporter of Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), the group dedicated to fighting against human trafficking.
OOIDA represents the interests of small-business trucking professionals and professional truck drivers. The association currently has more than 158,000 members nationwide. OOIDA was established in 1973 and is headquartered in the Greater Kansas City, Missouri, area.

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EC CVM Report on Romania - Full Text
Full text of the report on Romania published by the European Commission Wednesday.
Brussels, 22.1.2014
COM(2014) 37 final
On Progress in Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism
{SWD(2014) 37 final}
In July 2012, the European Commission reported with an overall assessment of Romania's progress, five years after the inception of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM).
1. It noted that many of the building blocks required we re in place, and that the CVM had made a major contribution to reform in Romania. The focus was shifting to the implementation of reforms. The report, its methodology and conclusions were also endorsed in conclusions by the Council of Ministers.
2. The report was also coloured by the events of July 2012 in Romania, raising specific questions about the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary in Romania. The Commission devoted an interim report to these issues in January 2013.
3. The report concluded that Romania had implemented several, but not all, of the Commission's recommendations on these issues. It also noted the need to accelerate progress on the Commission'srecommendations on the reform of the judiciary, integrity and the fight against corruption.
This report assesses the progress made by Romania since these reports in the two core CVM areas of judicial reform and anti-corruption work. The history of the CVM so far shows that progress is not straightforward, so that advances in one area can be constrained or negated by setbacks elsewhere. In December 2013, decisions in Parliament served as a reminder that thecore principles and objectives of reform are still being challenged –the intervention of the Constitutional Court was required to reiterate these principles. This makes it particularly difficult to assess the sustainability of reform and to judge how much domestic momentum exists to ensure that a broadly positive trend is assured.
It is noteworthy that the difficult circumstances of 2012 did not blunt the determination of many institutions and individuals in Romania to continue to consolidate progress. The Commission believes that the monitoring process of the CVM, the opportunities provided by EU funds and the constructive engagement of the Commission and many Member States continues to be a valuable support to reform in Romania.
The next report will come in around one year's time.
2.1 The Judicial System
Judicial independence and the rule of law was a particular theme of the July 2012 report and its follow-up in January 2013.4 It has also been a consistent issue in the Romanian domestic debate, with greater emphasis placed by judicial institutions on this side of their work. This may have influenced the level of trust in judicial institutions in Romania.
5. Judicial Independence and the rule of law
The Constitutional Order
Though not strictly part of the judiciary, the Constitution and the Constitutional Court are at the heart of the rule of law. The challenge to the authority of the Constitutional Court in summer 2012 has not been repeated, and it has rather consolidated its role as an important arbiter. The Court will continue to have a key role in defending key principles like the separation of powers, including any future discussion on Constitutional change.
With the Constitutional debate expected to return this year, it will be important to ensure that the Superior Council of the Magistracy has the opportunity to comment on all areas relevant to the judiciary. In particular, care will be needed to exclude changes which increase the opportunity for politicians to influence the judicial leadership or challenge judicial independence or authority. For this reason, the commitment of the government to consult the Venice Commission in particular is an important sign of Romania's commitment to base any future Constitutional change on European norms. The Romanian authorities have also made clear their intention to keep the European Commission informed.
Pressure on judicial independence
In the summer and autumn of 2012, the Commission received a large number of representations from judicial institutions concerning direct criticism by politicians and politically motivated media attacks on individual judges, prosecutors and members of their families, as well as on judicial and prosecutorial institutions.6 The number and strength of such attacks seems to have decreased since 2012, but examples continue. This includes cases where judicial institutions and magistrates have been criticised directly in the wake of judicial decisions about important political personalities.
This contrasts with practice in many other Member States, where respect for the principle of separation of powers and judicial independence, whether through rules or conventions, limit the extent to which politicians comment on judicial decisions.
The SCM is the main defender of the independence of justice and it has pursued this task in a systematic and professional way, which has helped the issue to be taken more seriously by citizens and politicians. This has proved an increasingly important part of the SCM's tasks, and a clear and publicly-available procedure for how the SCM will react in such cases would help to consolidate this role. The SCM could also look at other ways to show institutional backing for applying judicial independence in practice by supporting individual magistrates in such circumstances.
The Minister of Justice has also led a useful initiative to set up a dialogue between the media and magistrates. Better mutual understanding and a professional approach to media handling in judicial institutions can both help to improve relations. But it remains the case that progress will be difficult if criticism by those in authority of magistrates and judicial decisions continues.
Respect for court decisions
This is linked to an important aspect of the separation of powers and the rule of law, the respect for court decisions. This operates on many different levels. Failure to implement court orders or cases where the public administration unjustifiably challenges court decisions constitute challenges to the binding nature of court decisions.
This is a problem which touches the highest organs of the state. Since July 2012, the judiciary has more than once had to refer to the Constitutional Court following unwillingness of the Parliament to terminate mandates as a result of final court decisions on incompatibility of a parliamentarian. The most recent ruling of the Constitutional Court on this issue dates from November 2013, however the Senate has as yet taken no action.
High-level appointments
Appointments in the judicial system are one of the clearest ways for judicial and prosecutorial independence to be demonstrated. The CVM process has underlined the importance of clear, objective and considered procedures to govern such appointments: non-politically motivated appointments of people with a high level of professionalism and integrity are essential for public trust in the judicial system.
The record of the last year is mixed.
In the case of the leadership of the High Court, there was no sign of interference in the process. The situation is more difficult in the case of the prosecution, where the nomination process launched in September 2012 had a strong political flavour which subsequent changes in procedure failed to shake off. This may have discouraged some candidates from applying. The final proposal of candidates included some figures with established track records in the field of anti-corruption. However, the overall outcome was not the result of a transparent process designed to allow scrutiny of the candidates' qualities and a real competition. The Commission regretted the decision not to follow a solid procedure, noting that this put the onus of those appointed to show their commitment to pursue the work of these institutions in tackling corruption.
In autumn 2013 another difficult issue arose with the appointments of head and deputy heads of section in the DNA. Again, temporary nominations to ad interim positions were abruptly terminated, and nominations were made by the Minister of Justice which did not fully follow the procedure of consulting the head of DNA. Following criticism by the public and the SCM, a second, more consensual process took place in line with the rules which resulted in a different set of permanent appointments. The timing also led to public concerns that a link was being made with DNA decisions on political figures, alongside public political criticism of prosecutors.
The legal framework
The new legal Codes
Successive CVM reports have followed the process of developing new legal Codes in Romania. The July 2012 CVM report underlines that this represented a substantial modernisation of the Romanian legal framework. Whilst implementation has not been easy, particularly when parallel systems have had to be maintained, there has been an increasing sense that the judicial leadership institutions have been working together with the Ministry of Justice to facilitate the transition. The preparations for the entry into force of the new Criminal Codes have sought to learn from the experience of the past.11 The Ministry of Justice has also secured additional budget and posts to support the implementation of the new Codes. It has been helpful to set slightly longer, but realistic, deadlines for the process.
The new Code of Criminal Procedure to be implemented from February is a major undertaking: all provisions are directly applicable, and the code introduces two new institutions, the "rights and freedom judge" and the "preliminary chamber" judge. It is therefore particularly important that problems are anticipated and resolved where possible. Regular monitoring of the actual effect and implementation of the new provisions will be important once the new Codes are in force.
A remaining difficulty is the instability of the new Codes a few months before their entry into force. Several legal problems have been identified, which may require amendments of the codes or of the law for the application of the Criminal Procedure Code still to be adopted before the entry into force12. In addition, in December the Romanian Parliament voted a series of controversial amendments to the Criminal Code, which were ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court (see below).
Consistency of Jurisprudence
The introduction of the Codes is also an important opportunity to address the issue of consistency of jurisprudence. Inconsistency and a lack of predictability in the jurisprudence of the courts or in the interpretation of the laws remains a major concern for the business community and for wider society.
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (HCCJ) has taken a number of helpful steps to address this issue. The new Procedure Codes refocus second appeals on their primary cassation purpose and reinforce the role of the High Court in improving consistency. The preliminary ruling procedure will bring a new procedure to allow questions to be put to the High Court for an interpretative ruling that is binding both for the court in question and for future cases. Both in terms of training and the publication of motivated court judgments, the High Court and the SCM have been taking important steps to address this, including giving judges and clerks access to court decisions from all other courts of the country. The next step should be to ensure that the all court decisions are accessible for the legal profession and the public at large.
It remains the case that there is a resistance in some quarters to follow the jurisprudence or guidance of superior courts which impedes the normal functioning of the judicial system. The resulting uncertainty undermines confidence in the judicial system, creating inefficiency and frustration for both commercial operators and citizens. Heads of courts could do more to underline the importance of consistency to their colleagues, and in particular to challenge cases where decisions seem to diverge from High Court practice. For its part, the High Court needs to iron out cases where its own decisions seem inconsistent.
An additional source of difficulties in the uniform application of the law relates to the quality and the stability of the legal framework. The large number of Emergency Ordinances or parliamentary proceedings which fail to respect a minimum of transparency often give no space for proper assessment, consultation and preparation, even when urgency is not clear. As a result judges, prosecutors, lawyers, businesses, administrations and citizens who have to apply the law are confused and errors are made, and there is a higher risk of loopholes that can be used to interpret the law in a diverging way.
Structural reform of the judicial system
Strategy for the Development of the Judiciary (2014-2018)
The Ministry of Justice has been working to develop a Strategy for the Development of the Judiciary (2014-2018). The strategy aims at strengthening the current reforms and the judicial institutions and at increasing the trust of the judiciary. The overall goals – greater efficiency, institutional strengthening, integrity, quality, transparency and access to justice – are consistent with the work done in other Member States and at European level. The goal is to have the strategy and an accompanying action plan adopted in February 2014. For such an initiative, close cooperation between government and judicial institutions is essential, and the Minister has succeeded in bringing the institutions together. Consensus will also help to underpin the authority of the strategy. It would also be important to involve other legal professions such as barristers, notaries and bailiffs in the process.
An important element for any future reform of the judicial system would be to increase the capacity of the judicial management for better-informed decision making, based on reliable data collection on the functioning of the judicial system, research and long term planning. Other Member States have also used practices such as court users' surveys and staff surveys to inform about the weaknesses of the system.
Management of workload and efficiency of justice
Excessive workload in some courts and prosecution offices is recognised as a continuing problem, exacerbated by uncertainties about the impact of the Codes. Several helpful trends in the judicial system, including specialisation, better use of court clerks, and court practice measures to prevent vexatious delays, can all have an impact.
However, it is also important to look at the long-standing issue14 of rebalancing the available resources by redesigning the judicial map. This change would however require legislative amendment, and despite the backing of the Ministry of Justice, it seems that the support of Parliament remains uncertain.
Integrity of the judiciary
The SCM has underlined its no tolerance policy on tackling problems of integrity within the judiciary and with the help of the Inspectorate, a more consistent and thorough approach has been developing. It will be important that this is also reflected in a consistent approach by the administrative section of the High Court. It seems to have resulted in a larger number of cases,15 but further monitoring will be needed to establish whether the deterrent effect is working.
2.2 The Integrity framework
The integrity framework is one of the core features of the CVM. It relies on institutions and rules to ensure that expectations are clear and properly implemented. It also rests heavily on a political and cultural acceptance that integrity is an important principle for public servants and that transgressions should bring consequences.
The National Integrity Agency (ANI) and the National Integrity Council (NIC)
Over the past year, the National Integrity Agency (ANI) has continued to consolidate its track record.16 There are however continued obstacles, and differences between the progress made on incompatibilities, conflict of interest and unjustified wealth. In particular, ANI and its management have faced a series of attacks, which have often seemed to coincide with ANI cases against senior political figures. The National Integrity Council has proved its value as an oversight body capable of explaining ANI's mandate and intervening publicly when required.
ANI has become more established as an institution, with the government supporting improved resources to ensure its effective functioning. Its relations with other agencies of government are key, and ANI has put in place a series of working agreements to govern these relations – even if some of these bear more fruit than others. ANI's rulings are often challenged in court, but the data shows that in over 80% of challenges to ANI rulings on conflict of interest, the courts confirmed ANI's conclusions.
The courts seem to have become familiar with the integrity framework. But case law is still uneven, with contradictory decisions at the level of the courts of Appeal but also at the level of the HCCJ, and court proceedings on incompatibility cases are still long. A case before HCCJ on whether it can appeal a decision by Wealth Investigation Commission not to forward an ANI case to court is still pending. The length of time taken to cancel contracts signed in breach of conflict of interest, and the poor record of government administration in pursuing these, also reduces the dissuasive force of ANI's work, as well as entailing a loss for the public finances.
The decision to develop a new system for ex-ante verification of conflict of interest in the awarding process of public procurement contracts is a valuable addition to ANI's activities.17 It is clearly desirable that potential conflicts of interest can be identified and avoided in advance, before contracts are signed. A legal obligation on contracting authorities to respond to problems identified by ANI will be important to make the system work. Also important would be a provision that, if the contract went ahead and the ANI ruling was confirmed, the official in conflict of interest would be liable for a minimum proportion of the cost of the contract. If successful, the approach should swiftly be extended from EU funds to all procurement procedures.
It would be logical to learn the lessons of ANI's current work in order to refine its legal framework. A package now discussed with the government would include important steps such as the immediate cancellation of a contract when a decision on conflict of interest becomes final, more controls at the stage of appointment, and easier access to declarations of interest. This would also be a good opportunity for ANI to steer a codification of the integrity framework, which should also ensure that any perceived ambiguities in the current framework are removed.
However, such sensible steps face the uncertainty brought about by successive attempts in Parliament to undermine the effectiveness of the integrity framework.18 This includes for example attempts to change the rules on incompatibilities for locally elected representatives in summer 2013 or the recent attempts to modify the Criminal Code, with the effect of shielding entire categories of individuals from rules on integrity, including on conflict of interest (see below). It also includes cases where Parliament has proved unwilling to implement an ANI ruling, even when supported by a court decision. A government proposal to amend the ANI law would therefore need to strengthen and consolidate ANI's role as an important test of political willingness to maintain an effective integrity framework in place.
The integrity framework: Parliament
Previous CVM reports also pointed to the risk that parliamentary rules were seen to shield parliamentarians from the course of the law.19 The January CVM report noted that the Parliament had adopted in January 2013 amendments to the statute of the Members of Parliament, changing the procedure for lifting immunities in the cases of the search, arrest or detention of parliamentarians and the prosecution of former Ministers. The Statute seems a helpful step, introducing more clarity about incompatibility bringing about the end of a mandate, and applying deadlines for parliamentary consideration of requests from the prosecution for detention, arrest or search of parliamentarians. However, it does not require a refusal of a prosecution to be motivated.
Due to a challenge in the Constitutional Court, these provisions took effect only in July, and the implementing regulations and a new Code of Conduct21 have not yet been adopted. The effectiveness of the Statute will need to be assessed over time. Unfortunately, practice during autumn 2013 did not always indicate that parliamentarians were looking to new rules to provide a new rigour in the proceedings.22 In particular, in an echo of concern expressed in the January report, a High Court ruling confirming an ANI decision was not implemented by Parliament.
2.3 Tackling High-level corruption
Past CVM reports and Council conclusions have highlighted the track record of institutions responsible for tackling high-level corruption as one of the most important ways in which Romania is advancing the CVM objectives. Since the last Commission reports, both DNA at prosecution level24 and the HCCJ at the trial stage25 have maintained significant track records in difficult circumstances. Both in terms of indictments and convictions, the application of the justice system to powerful political figures has been an important demonstration of the reach of Romanian justice.
There have been substantial improvements in court practice, notably in terms of speed of the DNA investigation and of judgement.26 A significant loophole has been closed, to prevent a case being delayed by a resignation from a post such as a parliamentarian, and duty defence lawyers are on hand at the High Court to prevent the absence of a defence lawyer being used to cause a postponement.
Tackling corruption within the magistracy27 is a key element for the credibility of the system. Here, efforts have been made to improve both the coherence and the dissuasiveness of sanctions by proposing a draft law to take away the magistrates' special "service pension" after a definitive conviction for intentional criminal offenses, including corruption.
However, it remains the case that tackling high-level corruption faces significant obstacles. Whilst investigations, indictments and convictions are taking place, there is evidence that corruption is not always treated as a serious crime. Within the judicial system, the high percentage of suspended sentences seems to illustrate a reluctance by judges to carry through the consequences of a guilty verdict – in contradiction of the sentencing guidelines of the High Court itself. Another important issue in this respect will be to improve track records in confiscation of assets and asset recovery. Extended confiscation, to allow for assets to be confiscated from relatives, still remains a recent and relatively rarely-used procedure.
This reluctance is underlined when Romanian politicians make statements which express sympathy for those convicted of corruption. Inconsistent application of rules on Ministers stepping down from their posts gives an impression of subjectivity. This may also be linked to the amendments to the Criminal Code passed by Parliament in December 2013, without prior debate or public consultation. Romanian judicial bodies including the High Court and the Supreme Council of the Magistracy expressed serious concern about the amendments, on the grounds that they would have the effect of taking parliamentarians31 out of the scope of legislation covering corruption offences like bribe taking, trading in influence and abuse of office. DNA data shows that some 28 parliamentarians have been convicted or are on trial for corruption.
Another amendment was a modified prescription regime which would substantially reduce the prescription period. CVM reports have frequently commented on the prescription regime in Romania,33 which includes a relatively unusual provision that prescription ends only with a final instance judgment. Other important provisions included redefining conflict of interest in order to remove a wide range of categories of persons from liability for a criminal offence.34 Another suggested amendment would appear to have the effect of removing any consequences for corruption from those already convicted and sentenced.
These amendments brought reactions from the Romanian magistracy,36 and from the international community. One issue raised was the fact that the UN Convention on Corruption states that all public officials holding legislative, executive, administrative or judicial office should be covered by corruption and conflict of interest rules. The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled in January 2014 that the amendments were unconstitutional, citing in particular the need to respect obligations stemming from international law, as well as the principle of equality before the law enshrined in the Romanian Constitution. The Constitutional Court ruling was an important demonstration of checks and balances at work, but it remains perplexing that amendments were passed which seemed to directly challenge such important principles.
2.4 Tackling Corruption at all levels
The CVM also requires strong efforts to tackle corruption at all levels of Romanian society. Surveys consistently show high levels of public concern about the prevalence of corruption.39 Whilst bringing to justice high-profile figures facing corruption charges can have a positive impact on perceptions, addressing corruption at all levels also requires sustained efforts to reduce the opportunities for corruption, and then to show that consequences result when it is uncovered. Such managerial and preventive measures are still lagging behind.40
The National Anticorruption Strategy (NAS) is an important initiative which has succeeded in extending a common framework to a wide variety of Romanian institutions. 41 Its work to spread best practice and encourage public bodies to devote resource and attention to anti-corruption work are clearly valuable.42 The next step would be to apply more consistent rules in areas like risk assessment and internal control standards. In the absence of enforcement powers,43 however, the Strategy depends strongly on the prioritisation of the leadership of the different institutions. There are ways in which a commitment to tackle corruption can be shown, such as the willingness to notify anti-corruption institutions of transgressions: the fact that different institutions have a wide variety of different track records on such measures shows a lack of consistency in approach.
Another important approach would be to ensure that new policies and legislation are already designed with corruption prevention in mind. An example would be initiatives to promote decentralisation and regionalisation, where the devolving of financial decision-making should be accompanied by a risk assessment and steps to offset new vulnerabilities.
Specific anti-corruption projects supported by EU funds, for example in the Ministries of Education, Health, Justice and Regional Development as well as in National Agency for Fiscal Administration have continued, yielding interesting results and possible example of best practices. The Commission is looking forward to building on these initiatives when working to develop specific projects for the next programming period.
In addition to the need to tighten the means to avoid corruption and conflicts of interests in public procurement, streamlining of legislation and ensuring more stability emerge as key issues from magistrates and operators handling public procurement in Romania.45 Several NGOs, business and independent experts have reported the continuous vulnerability of public procurement procedures to corruption. Whilst this is not a problem unique to Romania, there is also a question of administrative capacity to handle the procedures, in particular at local level, which calls for particular attention, notably from the prevention side. An important issue will be strengthening the cooperation between ANRMAP and ANI for the setting up the ex-ante system of verification of conflict of interest in the awarding process of public procurement contracts, including the swift extension of the approach from tenders with EU funds to all Romanian public procurement.
This assessment shows that Romania has made progress in many areas since the previous CVM reports. The track record of the key judicial and integrity institutions has remained positive. Necessary and long awaited legislative changes have remained on track, and a spirit of cooperation between judicial institutions and the Ministry of Justice is helping managerial issues to be tackled. In this sense the situation has benefited from the calmer political atmosphere since spring 2013.
However, concerns about judicial independence remain and there are many examples of resistance to integrity and anti-corruption measures at political and administrative levels. The rushed and untransparent amendment of the Criminal Code in December 2013 sparked widespread concern as a fundamental challenge to the legal regime for tackling corruption and promoting integrity, even if the Constitutional Court showed checks and balances at work in ruling this unconstitutional. The important measure of key appointments shows a mixed picture, with some procedures running in an open, transparent and merit-based way whilst others are open to criticism on the grounds of political interference.
This picture has consequences for the extent to which the reform process in Romania can be seen as sustainable. The resilience of the key anti-corruption institutions in the face of sustained pressure has shown that the reform approach has taken root in important sections of Romanian society. In contrast, the readiness with which the foundation stones of reform could be challenged in Parliament served as a reminder that there is no consensus about pursuing the objectives of the CVM.
The Commission invites Romania to take action in the following area:
1. Judicial Independence
The defence of judicial independence by the judicial leadership needs to continue. Integrity and professionalism need to be the key factors guiding clear procedures on appointments. In this area Romania should:
• Ensure that the Code of Conduct for parliamentarians includes clear provisions so that parliamentarians and the parliamentary process should respect the independence of the judiciary, and judicial decisions in particular;
• Provide the necessary conditions for the Supreme Council of the Magistracy to consolidate its work in protecting judicial independence and supporting individual magistrates faced by challenges touching on judicial independence;
• Take the opportunity of the possible revision of the Constitution to follow up existing provisions on the separation of powers with a clear statement on the obligation of the executive and legislative branches to respect the independence of the judiciary;
• Step up reliable information/awareness efforts towards press and public on the role and status of judiciary and on on-going cases.
2. Judicial reform
The progress made on improving the consistency of jurisprudence and judicial practice should be stepped up, including measures to accelerate court proceedings and to make use of new opportunities like extended confiscation. In this area Romania should:
• Press on with addressing workload issues and pass the legislative measures needed to restructure the court system;
• Equip the judicial management with the necessary information tools on the functioning of the justice system (such as statistical tools, case management, user surveys and staff surveys) for better informed decision making and demonstrating progress;
• Ensure the full and timely online publication and continuous update of all court decisions and motivations;
• Ensure a process which involves all the legal professions and public administration
• Finalise proceedings on the law concerning the pensions of magistrates convicted of criminal offences;
• Improve the follow-up of court judgments at all levels to ensure that rulings and financial penalties are properly implemented..
3. Integrity
The progress made on the integrity framework needs to be consolidated by clarifying the legal framework to ensure that no doubts are left about its application. In this area Romania should:
• Ensure that there are no exceptions to the applicability of the laws on incompatibilities, conflict of interest and unjustified wealth;
• The government and ANI should work together to develop and propose legislation to improve the integrity framework;
• Implement the ex-ante check of public procurement in ANI, with a view to extending this from only EU funds to all public procurement procedures;
• Ensure that the implementation of the new Parliamentary Statute maximises the automaticity with which final court decisions are applied.
4. Fight against corruption
The resolution with which the law has been applied to high-level corruption needs to be maintained and extended to small-scale corruption. In this area Romania should:
• Ensure that corruption laws apply equally to all on an equal basis
• Improve the consistency and dissuasiveness of penalties applied in corruption cases in all courts across Romania;
• Step up efforts in the prosecution of petty corruption;
• Develop the National Anti-Corruption Strategy to introduce more consistent benchmarks and obligations for public administration, with results to be made publicly available.
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2017–2018 Festival
Beginning Tuesday, June 5, St. George's Choral Society will host a two-week choral intensive, with two rehearsals a week, culminating in a performance of Bach's Lobet den Herrn, all Heiden, BWV 230 and Shubert's Mass in C on Saturday, June 16 at 7:00 pm.
Participation costs $175.00 for those who apply early and are accepted and pay by May 22 and $225.00 for those who apply and are accepted and pay after that date. In certain instances, financial aid may be available.
Only singers who are not currently members of St. George's Choral Society or who have not yet participated in the Summer Choral Festival need to fill out an application.
Applications are not currently being accepted.
The Festival includes:
4 rehearsals with professional section leaders
1 dress rehearsal
1 concert with professional soloists
Refreshments at each rehearsal
Rehearsals will be held at the Church of the Incarnation (Madison Avenue at 35th Street) on:
Tuesday, June 5, 7:00–9:30 PM
Thursday, June 7, 7:00–9:30 PM
Tuesday, June 12, 7:00–9:30 PM
Thursday, June 14, 7:00–9:30 PM
Saturday, June 16, Dress Rehearsal 2:00–5:00 PM, Concert 7:00 PM


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"Conner your blog entries are just too long."
"I can't read all that."
"Yeah, I didn't get half way through that one."
See I have this disorder that hasn't been diagnosed yet. If you and I ever have a conversation, you'll know that you and I hear what comes out of my mouth at the same time. I have no filter! So typically, I hear for the first time what I'm saying just as you do! Which can be potentially embarrassing at times but that's how I am. One of my very best friends, my wife, and many others actually think and process their words before they speak them but one of the main ways I process my thoughts and such is by speaking them and testing them and conversing with other people and such about them.
This blog is very similar to that. My thoughts run down my fingertips onto my pages without too much of a filter. See it's a shorter distance from my heart to my mouth than it is to my brain. (Oh yeah, that was good if I may say so myself. Yes, self you may!) See I even have my own inner-monologue. Although my inner-monologue is typically spoken actually, so I take that back: I don't have an inner-monologue!
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Frank and Marka start dating. Happy in one another's company, they decide to have dinner together. Penwarren is still being a pain in the butt, so Frank decides he'd better stay longer than he'd planned. He and Marka go by his house to get more of his clothing and he's in his apartment to change after work.
Frank loosened his tie and hung up his suit. He realized that he'd left his other clothing in the car. He finished changing and called Marka again before going out to get his things. The temperature outside had dropped considerably. He shivered in his shirt sleeves and trotted back in the building as quickly as he could. He dropped his clothing in his room and jogged down to hers. Arriving breathless, he tapped at the door. Marka opened with a grin.
"Finally! Dinner's almost ready. Will you open the bottle? It's one of those tricky wire thingies."
"No problem. Anything else I can do for you?"
"I'm sure I'll think of something."
Her smile held promises that he couldn't even think about collecting on tonight. He was getting strong vibes from her. She was decidedly interested—quite possibly as much as he was. But she wasn't going to give it up to a man she just met. Not that he'd do that anyway. That wasn't his style. He'd never been a one night stand kind of guy. He'd done it from time to time, but it wasn't his usual mode of behavior.
"Frank? You in lala land?" Marka handed him the bottle.
"Guess so. Been a long day. I swear, I'm ready for that man to leave." He explained the current crisis.
"Are there words to describe a man like him?"
"Haven't found any that properly do it. Calling him a dick and a douchebag, while satisfying, don't really do him justice. Insufferable, insignificant, egotistical prick comes closer."
"My dad would describe him as the head of a pimple on the ass of the universe."
"Bingo! Your dad and I would get along, I bet."
"Like a house on fire. Remind me never to introduce you." She winked at him.
"There's a way to slay my hopes."
"By not introducing you to my dad?"
"Can't get a man's opinion if you don't meet him."
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"You're kidding, right? You had me hooked when you asked for toilet paper."
Marka stopped in her tracks, staring at him, her mouth slightly open. "You're serious."
"In fact, I think I was hooked when I saw you on TV."
Marka still hadn't moved.
Frank laughed nervously. "What?"
"That's so incredibly sweet. No man ever fell for me because he saw me on TV."
"First time for everything," Frank said, clearing his throat.
It had finally struck him how his remarks could be interpreted. Not that he cared, he just didn't want her to think he was some sort of sick, pathetic, stalker type who hadn't gotten laid in almost a year.
If the shoe fits, boyo.... Well, not the stalker part.
He poured them each a glass of the sparkling grape juice. They toasted one another as well as the meal.
"And to Mabel Penwarren. May she recover fast so her damn son goes home!" Frank said.
"Here here!"
Their glasses tinked against one another once more.
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Sex with troubled underage teen lands pastor in unholy water
He said he was sorry and he was a fool. His wife begged for leniency and blamed his prostate and low lithium levels for his transgressions. His congregation prayed. His lawyer pleaded. 'He was a good man with decades of good works', they attested. In the end, the former pastor was sentenced to 12 years in jail. His crime? He took advantage of a young troubled teen, entering into a sexual relationship with her that was so deep that he allegedly sent texts to her from the pulpit. The defendant, Mr. Jack Schaap, was pastor to a mega church of 15,000 members. Interestingly, just over 100 parishioners wrote letters of support and only about 70 showed up at the court.
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My Battle with Watership Down
It all started when I was six. It was 1990 and my uncle and his new girlfriend invited me to have a sleep over with my cousin who was four. I had my stuffed bear Simpson with me. My uncle had rented Watership Down, and so the trauma began. Do you see the pastoral and lovely picture on the book? See how calm and peaceful those lovely fuzzy bunnies are? Just wait. I have prided myself on constantly being independent, and brave. I was neither that night. Some place between Hazel and Fiver leaving the warren with the small group of rabbits and when Bigwig got caught in the wire I screamed until my mom came.
I swore to myself as I sobbed my way home that I would never watch killer bunnies again. I had been so upset I forgot Simpson, this led to further tears and heart ache until my chastised uncle returned him to me the next day.
Cut to 2004, I was living in England and I had just had my wisdom teeth out. I was good for nothing but sitting on the settee and moaning while I ate liquid Tylenol like candy. I was too tired to change the channel when I noticed Watership Down was on next. It may have been the drugs, but I watched it. I was 20, this was going to be okay. It was. I finally made it to the part where we meet Kehaar, he swore, it was funny. I didn't even know it was a book. When I found out, I decided I liked the movie well enough now, so why push things.
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|Kehaar and Bigwig.
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I would like to hide a flag in some country. How can I do that easily?
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can someone tell what the best way to remove (or hide) a gridview column is within a custom page?
I dont want to show the link column that is automatically generated as a result of the relationship between the table in question and a parent table.
I have a 2010 farm operational and working well. I had a few questions.
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How to Hide the Ribbon and Site Actions Menu for Anonymous Users in sharepoint2010?
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Hi folks,
I'm working in a crippled sharepoint environment - basically our multinational company has given us a Sharepoint with a Teamsite template and no tools to get the best out of it.
I have created a site with a list containing 3 public views. 2 of these views are for the "the workers" to input and view data. The 3rd view has all items, and is for management information for a select number of users. These users do not use the view directly,
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Any suggestions?
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I am using Sharepoint 2007 (MOSS).
I want to hide/remove "Alert Me" action menu item from Custom List/Document Library for my Sharepoint site.
any help will be appreciated.
Using the Ribbon, I can set the background property to Black. This doesn't set the entire background to black, but only appears to set part of a gradient to black, leaving the top half of the tab's panel with a gradient fade to white. (or maybe it's a clear
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I'd provide an image but I can't find any tools allowing me to upload one. The XAML to reproduce is quite simple however, just start a new project with a the Ribbon for WPF (downloaded from
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
The campground is wonderful! We wish that we could stay for the rest of the week. The sky is blue and the birds are chirping. My boys are troopers!
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overworked - underpaid....drving a red minvan full of cheerios and single socks...two boys with snotty noses and big personalities.


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Twyla Marjeane (Tutton) MilroySeptember 23, 1934 ~ February 25, 2017 (age 82)
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Twyla M. Milroy, 82, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at Marietta's Place in Manchester. She was born on September 23, 1934, near Oneida, the daughter of Arlo and Pauline (Aldrich) Tutton. She was raised and educated in Manchester and graduated from Manchester High School in 1952.
Twyla was united in marriage to Robert W. Milroy at Manchester on June 27, 1954. Five children were blessed to this union. Together they lived in Cedar Rapids for three years, Manchester for 33 years, Des Moines for two years, and Oklahoma City until 1996 when Bob died. Twyla then moved back to Des Moines before returning to Manchester in 1998. Twyla was a bookkeeper for her husband's business, Milroy Electric for many years. She also worked at Super Value, Deli One, the Manchester Library, and West Delaware school kitchen.
Twyla enjoyed crafts, card club, coffee with friends, and doing laundry and cleaning. Twyla will be remembered as one who was devoted to her family.
Twyla was a longtime member of United Methodist Church, and served on the Manchester Library Board.
Left to cherish her memory are her five children, Kevin (Mary) Milroy of Silver Spring, Maryland, Kyle Milroy of Georgia, Kim (Jim) Salzbrenner of Mount Vernon, Kip (Rhonda) Milroy of Kansas, and Kamille (Ron Edaburn) Werner of Manchester; 12 grandchildren, Bethany (Danny) Titman, Alexa Milroy, Danielle (Britt) Hale, Chelsea (Justin) Hammond, Steven (Lori) Milroy, Brandon Milroy, Trevor Ebel, Madison Ebel, Holly Salzbrenner, Mindy Salzbrenner, Dylan Werner, and Kaitlyn Werner; five, great-grandchildren; and four siblings, Dee (Norm) Boss, Arkie Hood, Tim (Jean Puffett) Tutton, and Terry Tutton, all of Manchester.
Twyla was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Milroy; her parents; brother-in-law, Dick Hood, and sister-in-law, Linda Tutton.


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So, Willie became a free agent on October 16th. I actually wouldn't have known the date but our insurance kicked out on that date, unbeknownst to me.
You see, we pay for insurance out of each paycheck for the entire year.
Yet, when he doesn't sign back with the team he is with, they automatically knock him (and our family) off of the insurance train and send a reimbursement check for what we paid.
We have planned on doing COBRA, as insurance is a necessity with 3 small children.
We have thought all along that we would hear from other teams in November, so imagine our surprise when we got a call 3 days after free agency began and then, we got a call the next day from another team as well.
That makes us feel so good. Willie's hard work is getting noticed and that is very gratifying.
We had said all along that our wish list for signing with a team is:
*FL spring training
*East coast big league team
*International League Triple-A, as they are mostly Eastern time zone.
I am not going to broadcast our signing until we have it all finalized, but, we have a new team!
And, though it may not have gone along with the wishlist we had planned, it certainly gives us opportunity and a new adventure. And we are thrilled!!
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What type of person is likely to go behind their partner's back, and what are the reasons for cheating?
What does it mean to you?
Some people say that just thinking sexy thoughts about someone other than your partner is enough to describe you as unfaithful. But the most common definition is someone who is publicly committed to one partner, but who has a sexual relationship with another person. In a marriage or other long-term relationship, it's often described as an affair if it goes on for longer than one night.
Who is unfaithful?
Recent studies suggest that about half of all UK men in long-term relationships cheat on their partner at least once. Almost as many females are unfaithful too, although sometimes their motivation for straying may be different. Doctors estimate that about one in ten children born to married women are not the genetic offspring of the husbands.
Why some people cheat
These are some of the reasons, but beware of anyone who just uses them as excuses or justification for their behaviour:
- Fear of commitment: The most common reason for this is plain old immaturity, but occasionally it points to deeper psychological problems.
- Getting back at someone: This is often done to punish the other partner for being unfaithful.
- Wanting to break up: Some people see being unfaithful as a way to get out of an old relationship, but they often don't stay with their new lover afterwards.
- Boredom or unhappiness: Often, the relationship is not working well, things are too routine and predictable, or there are sex or communication problems. Some people are seeking affection or attention, while others go looking for sex.
- Power trips: The unfaithful partner seems to think that they are entitled to have whatever they want, whenever they want it. They don't seem to care much about the consequences of their actions, or who gets hurt.
- Insecurity: Someone who has low self-esteem and needs lots of approval to feel attractive can be flattered easily.
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McDonald Commons Park has the best and longest monkey bars! There are lots of things to climb and crawl through in both playgrounds that are next to each other by the covered picnic tables, and there is lots and lots of sun. All the trees are actually behind the softball fields and that is where you find the beautiful trails, creek, and wooden bridge. This is a wonderful Madeira neighborhood park. Read More »
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There are so few parks today surrounded by trees, but Sellman is not one of them. It is nestled within a wooded forest behind the Madeira Middle School, and it is an easy and shaded park to go to with the kids. Read More »
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Lately my oven has been acting a bit strange. The light flickers when you open the door and it has started totally shutting down all by itself (like no power at all), so I called the repair man, and he said that it sounds like the main computer (this is not good) and that he couldn't get me a price (everything was already closed), but he would call me the next day (today....I am waiting) and let me know. This is the same oven that I just paid $150 to replace the button pad. I am thinking it doesn't like me very much, even though I love it so.
Cross your fingers that it can be fixed (it can), and that it won't break me. The alternative.....no baked goods. Probably a good thing for my waistline, not so much for my kids.


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Sen. Orrin HatchOrrin Grant HatchTrump struggles to get new IRS team in place Romney forced into GOP primary for Utah Senate nomination Romney won't commit yet to supporting Trump in 2020 MORE (R-Utah) said Democrats' claims that there is a tax loophole for U.S. businesses that ship jobs overseas are false.
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Hatch, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, said the supporters of the bill are making false claims because there is no "special treatment" for companies moving outside the United States.
Currently U.S. companies can deduct from their corporate taxes some expenses of moving facilities overseas, but Hatch said the same tax credit is also available for those companies moving from one state to another.
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Hatch said he hopes there is an open amendment process while the Senate considers the bill but "I wouldn't hold my breath." He said if Democrats were serious about keeping companies in the United States, they'd vote to reduce corporate tax rates instead.


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v Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.
v Friends are family you choose for yourself.
v Your friend is that man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
v A friend is the only person you will let into the house when you are Turning Out Drawers.
v Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer.
v A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.
v Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.
v There are big ships and small ships. But the best ship of all is friendship.
v A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.
v I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship were that one had to explain nothing.
v Friends are kisses blown to us by angels.
v Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.
v If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend that would be giving as the angels give.
v A real friend is someone who would feel loss if you jumped on a train, or in front of one. Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
v Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
v Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
v The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.
v A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.
v The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.
v Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.
v Constant use will not wear ragged the fabric of friendship.
v A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails. True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.
v Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same.
v I felt it shelter to speak to you.
v There are big ships and small ships. But the best ship of all is friendship.
v The language of friendship is not words but meanings.
v A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked.
v We have been friends together In sunshine and in shade.
v Friends can be said to "fall in like" with as profound a thud as romantic partners fall in love.
v I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.


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Lately I've become somewhat of a crafts person. You can blame Pinterest for this particular hobby. I was never particularly creatively gifted as a child, I liked to paint and color (and still do) but that's pretty much where my talent ended - until recently. This glitter DIY jar was my first major project - and the idea was courtesy of Tiffany over at I am Style-ish
It was supremely simple to create, and didn't cause anywhere near the amount of mess that I expected.
The materials:
|Mod Podge, Dollar Store glitter, Dollar Store jar
The procedure:
- First, line a bowl with tin foil (it makes the clean-up a thousand times easier)
- Next, add the glitter and mod podge to the bowl. I used a rough 2:1 ratio (meaning twice the glitter for the mod podge). I used a sponge brush (bought at the Dollar Store) to combine the mixture.
- Lastly, pour the glitter-mod podge mix into the container and swirl it around slowly so that the entire jar is evenly coated.You'll see a lot of white peeking through, don't worry the mod podge will dry clear.
|After coating the jar, still wet
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The St. Louis Steamers scored three first-half goals and held off the Lazers in the second half for a 3-2 Major Indoor Soccer League win Thursday night at the Forum.
Former Lazer Poli Garcia gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead in the first quarter, but Lazer Steve Pecher, acquired earlier this season in the Garcia trade, scored 17 seconds into the second quarter to tie the game.
St. Louis (19-32) came back 10 minutes later with goals by Charlie Falzon and John Bain to take a 3-1 lead at halftime.
The Lazers closed to within one goal in the third period on a score by Thompson Usiyan with 10:34 remaining in the third period. But Steamer goalie Slobo Ilijevski shut L.A. out for the final 25 minutes.
The Lazers (15-36) close out the season Saturday at the Forum against the Dallas Sidekicks.


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Driving too fast for road conditions is dangerous and illegal, and can be a painful a ticket after a crash.
Maria G. Aguilar, 48, of Pasco, was driving a red Ford F150 pickup on Highway 12 at 6:45 a.m. Friday when she lost control and hit a concrete barrier at the Pasco city limits, said the Washington State Patrol.
She was treated at Lourdes Medical Center and released.
The WSP ticketed her for driving too fast for road conditions.


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This last week at my day job (as a Sr. Claims Examiner with a third party administrator—TPA—handling workers' compensation claims for self-insured employers) I ran across the name of an attorney firm I hadn't seen in a while. This firm shall remain nameless, but I used to deal with them quite a bit when I worked at my first insurance employer back in the 1990's, and – in fact – my ex-husband knew some of the partners personally as he sold them their office equipment. The firm specializes in cases like personal injury and, of course, workers' compensation.
I was curious as I hadn't seen the firm name in several years, so I checked out their website. There I found…and I quote verbatim…
*Insurance companies are multi-billion dollar Deathstars with buildings full of lawyers and experts, all bearing down on you with bad intentions.
*Beware the Nice Insurance Person (This was the title of a blog post).
*Your initial contact with insurance claims representatives may frequently be pleasant. Their goal is to make you comfortable and gain your trust. However, when dealing with your own insurance company or the insurance company that caused the accident, this friendly attitude will inevitably change.
*Remember that insurance claims people are evaluated, receive pay increases, and receive promotions based upon the amounts that they do not pay. It is in their interest to not pay you everything you are entitled to receive.
Uh, wow.
When I mentioned this to my fiancé after getting home from work, he said that smacked of "ambulance chaser" to him. Which may actually be a nicer term than "Deathstar"; I haven't decided yet.
I've never worked in auto or personal injury claims, so I can't speak to that. But I can say it is my job to ENSURE injured workers receive the benefits they are entitled to under the law, and if I didn't make that happen I wouldn't have a job for very long. And I really do try to be nice to everyone…workers, employers, medical providers…attorneys, legal assistants…wookiees…
Fortunately, I am a big Star Wars (original trilogy) fan and…the older I get, the more I find humor in things. So I found the Deathstar analogy quite amusing.
A play I worked on in my last acting class, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, was beautifully translated to the big screen by the playwright, Robert Harling. You've probably seen it. And it may be time to see it again. George ordered the DVD and we watched this exquisite film again after acting class was over for the term. Every time I see it (the play or the movie), I laugh and laugh and cry and cry. It's SO good.
There is a scene in the movie (that isn't in the play – there are no male characters in the play) the night before M'Lynn and Shelby are headed to the hospital for the kidney transplant. (I can't believe anyone reading this doesn't know the storyline, but just in case – M'Lynn, the mother, donates a kidney to her daughter, Shelby, who is severely diabetic and having a baby did a number on her kidneys.) The family is playing cards and one of Shelby's brothers says, "Give me…all of your internal organs!" Everyone laughs hysterically (except for the father, who is clearly worried sick about the health and well being of his wife and daughter). And then there's a reference to "A Tale of Two Kidneys," which illicits the laughter all over again.
In no way do I mean to compare needing an organ transplant to having the industry you work in likened to arguably the most destructive space station ever created in the history of science fiction…I'm just saying that sometimes humor in the best place to go in a tense or uncomfortable situation. And sometimes you just kinda can't help it.
So…I said loudly enough that anybody in the accompanying cubicles could hear…"Did you all know that insurance companies are multi-billion dollar Deathstars with evil intentions?"
A colleague chirped back, "Does that make us all stormtroopers?"
This is how our cubicles looked when I left the office on Friday.
May The Force (of humor) Be With You.
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