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As the one-year anniversary of the election of Pope Francis nears, local Catholics say "the Francis revolution" is giving them renewed excitement in their faith.
Vicki Schmidt is pinching herself.
Schmidt, who lives in Springfield where she directs an international agency and has counted Mother Teresa among her role models and friends, has had her qualms with the Catholic Church through the years.
However, Schmidt chose to stay. And now, as the one-year anniversary of the election of Pope Francis nears, she has a front-row seat to what many have deemed "the Francis revolution."
While she admits she didn't foresee this kind of change in her lifetime — she likens the unpretentious former Argentine archbishop to Pope John XXIII, who ushered in the reforms of Vatican II — she is embracing that change.
"(Pope Francis) has allowed everyone to breathe a little easier," Schmidt says. "The church feels lighter and more open to me today under (his) leadership."
Pope Francis was known as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio when he was chosen by his fellow cardinals in March 2013 to succeed Pope Benedict XVI. Francis became the first Latin American pope, the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years, and the first pope since 1415 to serve following the retirement of his predecessor.
For years, Dan Frachey worked at Catholic Charities' St. John's Breadline and Holy Family Food Pantry and at Habitat For Humanity (Sangamon County). A volunteer at the Springfield Overflow Shelter (SOS), Frachey is grateful for Pope Francis' emphasis on pastoring to the poor and to those on the peripheries of life.
"Pope Francis," Frachey says, "is basically putting off-road tires on the vehicle of the church."
Area Catholics, including Schmidt and Frachey, not only see Francis as a breath of fresh air, but a forceful wind of change.
They cite his choosing a modest Vatican City guesthouse over a palatial palace, a Ford Focus over a Mercedes Benz, and eschewing other papal trappings as proof of a preferential option for the poor.
The pope, who cold-calls letter writers, sets his own daily schedule and poses for selfies with admiring pilgrims, has also earned off-the-chart popularity numbers. Ninety-two percent of American Catholics and 69 percent of all U.S. adults have a favorable impression of Francis, according to a fall Washington Post-ABC poll. He's also received favorable press in the United States, landing Time magazine's Person of the Year and the cover of Rolling Stone.
There has been no inclination on Pope Francis' part to deviate from church stances on priestly celibacy, the ordination of women and same-sex marriage, but his tone and words of non-judgment seem to be enough for those who would push for more progressive change.
"If you have a grandpa who is grumpy and unapproachable," Schmidt says, "and you have another grandpa who is warm and welcoming, who do you gravitate towards?"
'Revolution of tenderness'
On Holy Thursday last year, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two female prisoners, one a Muslim. A few weeks ago, he baptized the child of a civilly married couple.
Frachey, now director of Christian Formation at the Church of St. Jude in Rochester, insists that an extended reading of the New Testament Gospels reveals a Jesus who challenged authority and turned things on their head.
"Pope Francis is trying to offer an undomesticated Jesus," Frachey says. "He's bringing some of the fear caused by Jesus to people today."
The Rev. Kevin Laughery, who pastors churches in New Berlin, Franklin, Alexander and Waverly, says the phrase "the revolution of tenderness" from the pope's recent apostolic exhortation, "The Joy of the Gospel," jumped out at him.
Laughery says he tries to apply that tenderness in his other role as a canon lawyer with the diocese's Office for Tribunal Services, which determines the nullity of former marriages. Addressing a group of canon lawyers recently, Pope Francis pleaded that they show mercy for those "who wait for justice."
"He keeps reminding us," Laughery says, "that we're all here to love one another. That's more important than dogmatic correctness."
As for more doctrinal matters, any change in the church happens over centuries and not at society's whim, cautions Laughery. Instead of "change," Laughery prefers Blessed John Henry Newman's idea of the "development of doctrine," which describes how early church teaching is still relevant and evolving and how more modern statements remain consistent with earlier ones.
"Through the course of history, the church is in the process of discovering who it is," he says. "People need to change. Doctrine develops."
There are also lessons to be learned, Laughery believes, from Pope Francis' tone and style. Laughery says some non-Christians he's talked to note the pope's change of style but wonder whether it's translated into anything of substance.
"When you have a visible figure (like the pope), style counts for a great deal," counters Laughery.
"He definitely has this charming personality, this comforting presence," says Brad Baker, who works with the diocese's Young Adult Ministry. "The ripple effect (of what he can do and what he is saying) is extraordinary."
Even on issues, Baker says, where the church's views are entrenched — abortion or same-sex marriage, for example — Pope Francis calls attention to the positive things, such as "showing compassion for those who have different views from you."
Baker says ordinary Catholics had were surveyed recently on an array of marriage and family issues in advance of a rare Synod of Bishops that meets in Rome in October on the pastoral challenges of the family. Topics will include sexual ethics, divorce and remarriage and reproduction issues.
"There's something to be said for the survey," Baker says. "Even if families didn't fill it out, they have an opportunity to talk their priest about some of these issues."
A wish list
Vicki Schmidt says expanding the role of women in the church is on her wish list for Pope Francis, who has talked about a willingness to consider expanding ways "many women share some pastoral responsibilities with priests." Though that quote hasn't been clarified, in the Springfield diocese, for example, women religious have long served as "pastoral administrators" in parishes that don't have resident priests.
"Women have so much to offer the church in leadership, in bringing a feminine perspective to every issue in the church," says Schmidt. "It is my hope that in any discussions about marriage and family that women are at the table.
"I also hope the church will become more vocal about issues that are of huge importance to women: human trafficking, domestic abuse, rape as a weapon of war, women living in abject poverty, trying to raise children with absent fathers, women considered as second-class citizens by so many cultures around the world. Could we hope to hear Catholic clerics speaking against the atrocities done to women around the world?"
For Dan Frachey, even those rumors about Pope Francis sneaking out in the middle of the night to visit homeless shelters — rumors, incidentally, the Vatican has tamped down — "fit the tone" for who he is.
"Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI talked a lot about service," Frachey says. "Pope Francis has given it a lot of lift."
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I was in fifth grade on Sept. 11, 2001. It was a Tuesday, and that meant gym class. Wearing our standard school uniform (navy blue sweatpants and white t-shirts), we walked single file with gym sneakers gripped to our chests to the local recreation center in downtown Brattleboro.
We returned to our desks two hours later to find the nation in a state of emergency.
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MIDDLEBURY — It was but one stitch in a 20-foot-by-30.5-foot piece of fabric, but Kristen Farrell of Monkton savored the moment as her fingers eased the thread into place.
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Kids and the PR2 at The Tech Museum
Willow Garage has teamed up with The Tech Museum in San Jose, California for a very special exhibit.
Our PR2 robot will be spending the coming weekends at The Tech Museum, giving the public access to the PR2 and letting kids interactively program the robot. Kids ranging in age from 3 to 103 will be able to see and manipulate the PR2 in simulator and then run programs on the PR2.
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This report provides in-depth segmentation, analysis, estimates and forecasts for the probiotics market on a global level. The study identifies and discusses market drivers, restraints, challenges and opportunities in the global market and renders a holistic perspective of the industry, current market trends and segmentation for a better understanding of the structure of the market. The global probiotics market has been segmented on the basis of bacteria (Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Bifidobacterium), applications (functional foods, dietary supplements and animal feed).
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Sony, famously, held a PlayStation event in 2013 that did not have any women on stage. While the company was widely derided for this, others were quick to point out that other companies did the same, and that without many women and minorities in the companies' executive ranks, it can be difficult to represent them during big events.
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ESPN reported earlier this month that the Raiders were $11 million over the projected salary cap for 2012. Now comes a report from ProFootballTalk.com that the Raiders are more than $25 million over the expected figure.
The ProFootballTalk.com report pegs the Raiders at $145.7 million for their top 51 salaried players, the ones who count toward the cap for now. The projected cap is slightly more than $120 million, much the same as last season.
By comparison, the Super Bowl champion New York Giants are the next most-cash-strapped team, at more than $129 million for their top 51 players.
As daunting as it seems, the Raiders still can get under the cap without much heavy lifting by the time they are required to do so, March 13, the day free agency starts.
For example, the Raiders could get quarterback Carson Palmer to restructure a contract that calls for him to earn $12.5 million in 2012 so that his cap hit drops to $2 million, in exchange for more money down the road, perhaps another year tacked on to his deal, too.
They also could get defensive tackle Richard Seymour to do the same thing, lessening by quite a bit his $15 million tag for 2012.
Finally, they can carry over $3.23 million in leftover cap room from 2011, which would cut into the $25 million with the stroke of the pen and a notification to the league office.
It isn't pretty on paper, sure, but the Raiders never have had an issue finding creative ways to free up cap room. Some of those same people remain in the organization. It's just that, they are going to have to work harder and longer this season than they did, say, two years ago.
In other words, expect to hear a ton of gloom and doom in the coming days, only to learn that the Raiders reached cap compliance by March 13 without the sky falling.
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I was going to ship two GInormous last-minute Christmas packages by USPS, which is my usual way, but hatefull USPS only lets you pre-pay and print labels for the expensive shipping methods like Priority Mail or Express Mail — forget about using Media Mail or Parcel Post unless you want to go wait in line at the post office!
I went to UPS.com and found out they will ship the boxes for half the price and double-fast (guaranteed Xmas Eve delivery). I prepaid and printed labels, no problem.
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The town of Bluffton has asked the U.S. District Court of South Carolina to dismiss a gun seizure lawsuit launched by a man who prompted a standoff with law enforcement in September.
In a response to the lawsuit filed in November, the town argues Anthony Valentino, 35, failed to state a claim the town can address and the proper venue for his grievance is in local court, where 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone filed a motion in October to dispose of or destroy the weapons.
The town says that prior action should take precedent over the federal suit, further contesting that keeping the guns out of Valentino's hands benefits the safety of his familiy and the general public.
Town Attorney Terry Finger declined to comment on the response and Valentino's attorney, Eric Erickson of Beaufort, did not respond to requests for comment.
Officers took the weapons - including several handguns, a sniper rifle, an assault rifle and a shotgun - after responding to reports from family and neighbors that Valentino, apparently drunk, was threatening to kill himself, was pleading for his girlfriend to suffer and die after walking out on him and warning that he'd take "take a couple of people with him" if police responded, according to the search warrant from September.
The standoff that followed ended peacefully, but law enforcement forced Valentino to undergo a medical examination at Beaufort Memorial Hospital that concluded he posed a risk to himself or others, according to the solicitor's office. Valentino, who was never charged, was released days later after being diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and prescribed anti-depressants, according to medical documents provided by the solicitor's office.
His suit against Bluffton Police Chief Joey Reynolds and the town of Bluffton argues they violated his rights to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment and gun ownership under the Second Amendment by maintaining a "custom, policy, or practice" of requiring weapon owners but not others to sue for the return of their property. The town filed a separate motion to dismiss Reynolds from the suit, arguing it contains no individual claims against him.
Valentino said in his suit that the department gave him the run-around after he requested they return the weapons, and Reynolds eventually told him the department would investigate pressing criminal charges to continue holding them. The town denies those claims and demands proof.
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New risk-based guidance to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism published for the fina
The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) today publishes new guidance on the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism for the financial services industry.
The revised JMLSG guidance will change the way that money laundering/terrorist financing risk is managed in the UK, affecting the way many firms operate and deal with customers. The new guidance will enable the UK financial services industry to take a sharper, risk-based approach to the international fight against financial crime.
Placing individual firms' approach firmly on their senior management, it will
- allow firms to focus their resources on the minority of customers who represent a higher risk
- reduce the documentation needed to verify the identity of non-personal customers
- simplify the document requirements by which most individuals have to 'prove' their identity
- encourage wider use of electronic means of verification of identity
- reduce unnecessary duplication of identity checks
- provide additional guidance, tailored to particular business areas, to take account of special features in a number of sectors
JMLSG has now submitted this industry guidance for approval by a Treasury Minister. Firms are likely to have to follow the guidance within six months from such approval. This transitional period will allow firms to implement changes in procedures, although some firms may do so more quickly. Firms should start planning now for the introduction of the new guidance, and not wait for Ministerial approval.
The guidance is available free on the this website (please see below) in pdf format. There will shortly be available a web-based version, which will allow
- easier and quicker access by users
- quicker updating of the guidance
- targeted and easier cross-referencing
Ian Mullen, the chairman of the JMLSG, said:
"We have taken a radical approach. The new guidance reflects the reality that most customers are neither money launderers nor terrorists. The guidance allows firms to counter money laundering and terrorist financing in a more proportionate, risk-based way, making better use of modern technology. The new guidance has been subject to public consultation, and to further detailed discussion across a broad section of the industry, and with government, regulators and law enforcement."
For further information, please contact:
David Swanney, JMLSG (020 7216 8830 )
Notes to Editors:
- The Joint Money Laundering Steering Group ("JMLSG") comprises the leading UK trade associations in the financial services industry. Its aim is to promulgate good practice in countering money laundering and terrorism financing and to give practical assistance in interpreting the UK Money Laundering Regulations 2003 and money laundering aspects of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. This is primarily achieved by the publication of industry guidance.
- The guidance published today takes account of the FSA's recent announcement of its decision to delete its Money Laundering Sourcebook.
- JMLSG will be holding conferences in the Spring to give the industry the opportunity to discuss the guidance. Dates will be advised shortly on the JMLSG website.
- During the formal consultation process JMLSG received over 100 responses, from both public and private sectors. A feedback statement, showing the JMLSG response to the comments submitted.
- JMLSG comprises:
Association of British Insurers (ABI)
Association of Foreign Banks (AFB)
Association of Friendly Societies (AFS)
Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA)
Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS)
British Bankers' Association (BBA)
British Venture Capital Association (BVCA)
Building Societies Association (BSA)
Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML)
Electronic Money Association (EMA)
Finance & Leasing Association (FLA)
Futures and Options Association (FOA)
Investment Management Association (IMA)
London Investment Banking Association (LIBA)
PEP & ISA Managers' Association (PIMA)
Wholesale Market Brokers' Association (WMBA)
- JMLSG has published guidance on preventing money laundering since the early 1990s. The basic Guidance Notes have gone through a number of revisions and updates.
- The review process was overseen by an Editorial Panel, chaired by Martin Hall, Director General of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), and comprising:
David Allmand (on behalf of LIBA, FOA, BVCA, WMBA)
David Broadway (on behalf of IMA, PIMA)
Stephen Foster/Ian Wickens (on behalf of BBA, BSA, CML, AFS, EMA)
Malcolm Rawlins (on behalf of AFB)
Chris Hannant/Angus Halton (on behalf of ABI)
Paul Whittaker/Louise Ellis (on behalf of APCIMS, AIFA)
David Swanney, who drafted and edited the guidance


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Is South Dakota Attorney General Bid Crazy Like a Fox or Plumb Crazy?
Politically in South Dakota, 2014 has been extraordinary. The sheer number of candidates putting together statewide campaigns for public service and the primary process as a result is a story unto itself.
There is one more series of dominoes to fall before we can finalize the November ballot. The Libertarian Party Convention on August 9 will conclude the process for the nomination process to determine candidates for a number of positions within state government.
Most of the attention surrounds the emergence of Chad Haber into a potential run for Attorney General. His wife, Dr. Annette Bosworth attempted a run for U.S. Senate as a Republican along with four other candidates, but was defeated in the primary by former Governor Mike Rounds.
Haber is exploring a run for top law enforcer as a repudiation of the job being done by current Attorney General Marty Jackley. Haber describes Jackley as more than willing to wield the power of his office.
"He has a tendency to retaliate when he gets angry."
Haber charges that no one else wanted to oppose Jackley in an election because of that fear.
"Nobody should be able to hold this high of an office in our state without an opponent."
However Haber found when trying to entice potential candidates to run, a big hurdle stood in the way.
"It would always come down to fear of Marty Jackley and his retaliation."
As he spoke with Rick Knobe on KSOO's Viewpoint University Wednesday evening, Haber said that the Libertarian option was the last hope. Haber is currently registered as a Republican, but can switch to Libertarian on the day of the convention. Then he has to make his case to appear on the ballot.
"The party has to nominate me. If a better candidate steps forward that we can get behind, I'll gladly step aside. There is no one else currently."
So why would Haber fight the system? Essentially he's been fighting for the past five years as his wife's practice had come under fire under allegations of misdeeds from Jackley's office.
"Five years ago when Annette's battle with Marty started, the word fraud (came up). When the Attorney General makes a claim, the first assumption is that there's something behind it. I could see that they were never going to stop attacking her. I was very rich. So I sold out. That money has gone into medicines for kids and legal defenses. It's gone."
Haber's passion behind his current endeavor boils down to his perception of the Attorney General's job performance.
"This is how revolutions are supposed to be done in America. We're supposed to get to the point where we've had enough and you stand up and you do something."
When talking directly to Libertarians Haber says he is well received while some have spread the notion of carpet bagging.
"The reason you are a Libertarian is you stand for personal freedom and stopping the oppressive power of the state. That's a perfect fit (for me). There isn't a big problem with the ideology."
Haber also says his business acumen could eventually be a boon for the Libertarian Party.
"The Libertarians traditionally have had an issue with trying to raise money. I know how to raise money for a candidate. All of the candidates would be propped up. They would have TV and radio commercials. We'll be a real party. With the Democrats not putting candidates forward in most of these races, we have a chance to be the second party in South Dakota at this election."
The seeds of courage have been sown. We shall see what sprouts on August 9 at the South Dakota Libertarian Convention.
The entire KSOO interview with Haber is below in three segments.
20 seconds of courage has led Chad Haber on this path.
Losing it all has forced Haber into the position of challenger.
Haber says Libertarians have a shot at overtaking the Democrats this fall.


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United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Charleston Division
May 17, 2018
IN RE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. PELVIC REPAIR SYSTEM PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: Vogelv.Boston Scientific Corporation Civil Action No. 2:16-cv-06109
before the court is the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss
with Prejudice [ECF No. 9] filed by Boston Scientific
Corporation ("BSC"). The plaintiff has responded
to the Motion. [ECF No. 11]. Thus, this matter is ripe for my
review. For the reasons stated below, the Motion is
DENIED without prejudice.
case resides in one of seven MDLs assigned to me by the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation concerning the use
of transvaginal surgical mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse
and stress urinary incontinence. In the six remaining active
MDLs, there are nearly 20, 000 cases currently pending,
approximately 3900 of which are in the BSC MDL, MDL 2326.
In an
effort to efficiently and effectively manage this MDL, the
court decided to conduct pretrial discovery and motions
practice on an individualized basis so that once a case is
trial-ready (that is, after the court has ruled on all
summary judgment motions, among other things), it can then be
promptly transferred or remanded to the appropriate district
for trial. To this end, the court placed this and other cases
in BSC Wave 4. Pretrial Order ("PTO") # 175 [ECF
No. 4955], In re Bos. Sci. Corp., Pelvic Repair Sys.
Prods. Liab. Litig., No. 2:12-md-02326,
multidistrict litigation requires the court to streamline
certain litigation procedures in order to improve efficiency
for the parties and the court. Some of these management
techniques simplify the parties' discovery
responsibilities. PTO # 175, for example, provides that each
plaintiff in Wave 4 must submit a completed Plaintiff Fact
Sheet ("PFS") to defendants by March 19, 2018.
PTO # 175, at 2. The plaintiff, however, did not comply with
PTO # 175 in that she wholly failed to submit a completed
PFS, and on this basis, BSC now seeks dismissal of her case
with prejudice.
Legal Standard
Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2) allows a court to sanction a
party for failing to comply with discovery orders.
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2) (stating that a court
"may issue further just orders" when a party
"fails to obey an order to provide or permit
discovery"). Before levying a harsh sanction under Rule
37, such as dismissal or default, a court must first consider
the following four factors identified by the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals:
(1) Whether the noncomplying party acted in bad faith; (2)
the amount of prejudice his noncompliance caused his
adversary, which necessarily includes an inquiry into the
materiality of the evidence he failed to produce; (3) the
need for deterrence of the particular sort of noncompliance;
and (4) the effectiveness of less drastic sanctions.
Mut. Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Richards &
Assocs., Inc., 872 F.2d 88, 92 (4th Cir. 1989) (citing
Wilson v. Volkswagen of Am., Inc., 561 F.2d 494,
503-06 (4th Cir. 1977)).
applying these factors to the case at bar, I must be
particularly cognizant of the realities of multidistrict
litigation and the unique problems an MDL judge faces.
Specifically, when handling seven MDLs, containing thousands
of individual cases in the aggregate, case management becomes
of utmost importance. See In re Phenylpropanolamine
Prods. Liab. Litig., 460 F.3d 1217, 1231 (9th Cir. 2006)
(emphasizing the "enormous" task of an MDL court
in "figur[ing] out a way to move thousands of cases
toward resolution on the merits while at the same time
respecting their individuality"). I must define rules
for discovery and then strictly adhere to those rules, with
the purpose of ensuring that pretrial litigation flows as
smoothly and efficiently as possible. See Id. at
1232 ("[T]he district judge must establish schedules
with firm cutoff dates if the coordinated cases are to move
in a diligent fashion toward resolution by motion,
settlement, or trial."); see also Fed. R. Civ.
P. 1 (stating that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
"should be construed, administered, and employed by the
court and the parties to secure the just, speedy, and
inexpensive determination of every action and
turn, counsel must collaborate with the court "in
fashioning workable programmatic procedures" and
cooperate with these procedures thereafter. In re
Phenylpropanolamine, 460 F.3d at 1231-32. Pretrial
orders-and the parties' compliance with those orders and
the deadlines set forth therein-"are the engine that
drives disposition on the merits." Id. at
1232. And a "willingness to resort to sanctions"
in the event of noncompliance can ensure that the engine
remains in tune, resulting in better administration of the
vehicle of multidistrict litigation. Id.; see
also Freeman v. Wyeth, 764 F.3d 806, 810 (8th Cir. 2014)
("The MDL judge must be given 'greater
discretion' to create and enforce deadlines in order to
administrate the litigation effectively. This necessarily
includes the power to dismiss cases where litigants do not
follow the court's orders.").
to PTO # 175, each plaintiff in Wave 4 was ordered to
complete and serve a PFS on defendants by March 19, 2018. PTO
# 175, at 2. According to BSC, the plaintiff failed to submit
a completed PFS within the court-ordered deadline.
Accordingly, pursuant to PTO # 175, BSC now moves for
dismissal of the plaintiff's case with prejudice. In
response, plaintiff's counsel states that on April 18,
2018, the plaintiff "informed her counsel that she is
going to mail" her completed PFS to counsel. As of the
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Ridhi Heberer
What is your experience with MSU Law?
The Law College's strength is the availability of the faculty, both during and outside their office hours. All of them have been extremely responsive and great to work with, and it's been a great help to me. The faculty is really open to talking to you outside the classroom, as a future colleague, not just as a law student.
Describe your relationship with fellow classmates and faculty.
I have a great working relationship with current students, faculty, and staff. Many people in my classes will put up posts on our class' Facebook pages announcing study sessions, so a big group of us get together, share notes, and review so everyone is clear about the material. Similarly, the faculty will meet outside of class and hold extra review sessions so everyone can understand what was learned all semester.
Describe your experience in the Trial Practice Institute (TPI) program.
TPI has been a great experience. The first year of TPI (2L year) you focus on pretrial. This means we learned how to write motion, argue these motions in front of a judge, and mediate and facilitate contract disputes. This is first-hand experience I would not have gotten anywhere else, and it has proved immensely useful for my job search and externships.
Tell us about your involvement in the Student Bar Association, Tax Law Society, and Family Law Society. How has participation in these organizations contributed to your education or employment?
I am Community Affairs Director for the Student Bar Association. As an Executive Board, I help run the events and affairs of the SBA behind the scenes. I am the public relations chair for the Tax Law Society and a general member of the Family Law Society. All three experiences have enriched my law school curriculum. Employers like to see you are interested in these organizations, since they will require you to be part of specific entities as well. The organizations have also given me numerous networking opportunities I would not have gotten elsewhere.
What does the MSU name mean for your legal education?
The boss at my current externship here in Sonoma County, California, knew exactly where and what Michigan State University was, and the quality education it stood for. It has definitely helped me in my pursuit for a job.


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I've known Rick Mofina for years, before he began to sell like crazy. I remember three years ago, walking through a grocery store and seeing one of his paperbacks in the checkout isle, alongside a Stephen King and a Janet Evanovich, and I thought, "Wow! He made it!"
But even though Rick has sold gazillions of books, he's still dipping his toes into the self-publishing pool. Here's a guest post by him about his journey:
Fear and Loathing on the Publishing Trail – Confessions of an Uneasy Midlister, by Rick Mofina
Thanks to Joe for inviting me to tell my story.
Chances are you've never heard of me.
This month I am officially self-publishing my first eBook, Dangerous Women & Desperate Men, a collection of four stories.
It's a milestone for me.
I've written 12 thrillers through legacy publishers and I now have about 2 million books in print in some 20 countries. Yet, this month with my first effort to self-publish an eBook I feel like I'm starting over.
I wrote my first story when I was about ten years old, in neat, cursive handwriting, and from that point on I never stopped writing.
It became my joy and my affliction. By the time I was 14, I had discovered The Writer magazine and read it as though it were a new found holy book. In high school I was the only boy in my typing class. After school, I used the old manual Olympias to type my stories and snail mail them off to magazines. I waited weeks and months for responses and collected a suitcase full of rejection. By the time I was 15, I had my first sale, a short story to a small magazine in New Jersey for $60.00.
That was a milestone.
I had become a professional. Part-time. I still had to go to school.
When I was 18, I wrote my first novel, a horrible monster that must remain in darkness. But I never stopped writing – and reading everyone -- through factory work, university, [among the courses I'd studied: Religious Responses to Death, Existential Literature and American Detective Fiction then later I was on the crime beat]. Then came marriage, kids my job as a reporter and now my fulltime day job as a communications advisor.
But the need to write is in my DNA.
I had written stories, plays and novels. By the time I was forty, and after so much trial, error, study, practicing and polishing, I had, between shifts on the crime desk, completed what I believed was a decent novel. I sought an agent. After a year, I got one in New York.
"I think I can place your book," she'd said after reading my mss.
After another year and much hard work she'd called to say she'd sold my book to a New York publisher. I was ecstatic.
"Can I get a new car, or get my brakes fixed?" I'd asked her.
"You can get your brakes fixed," she'd said.
I was still ecstatic.
That book, IF ANGELS FALL, a crime thriller, set in California, was published in 2000, as a paperback original. It felt magical in my hands, I was a published author. I thought everything would change.
It did.
Since my first published book and through to my 12th, I've learned about the world of commercial fiction, agents, publishers, editors, production, deadlines, cover art, jacket copy, permissions, blurbs, distribution, cycles, wholesalers, retailers, placement, co-opting, shelf-space, velocity, royalties, reserves, promotion, book signings, conferences, readings, panels, booksellers and store managers.
I've had movie options, foreign sales, audio sales and digital sales. I've yet to make the New York Times list, or USA Today. I've never been reviewed by either, but I've had starred reviews in Publisher's Weekly and Library Journal. I have readers around the world and my work has been acclaimed several times – most recently, my book The Panic Zone was nominated for a SHAMUS by the Private Eye Writers of America.
I am honored, privileged and damned lucky to be published.
It's been said here many times and I agree: no one owes you anything. I am as blue-collar as the protagonists in my books. My old man, as the song goes, got his back into his living. I believe in paying your dues.
That's just me.
Since I've been published this is my routine: I rise around 3:45-4:00 a.m. Head to the keyboard and read over chapters and make notes. Then on my 50-minute bus commute to my fulltime day job. I use those notes to advance my story. I do the same on the 50-minute commute home. I work on those notes at bedtime and repeat the process at the crack of dark. On weekends I turn those notes into chapters. I write in hotels, at airports and on airplanes.
The craft and product are paramount.
I put everything I've got into my work. My readers get the absolute best I can give because without them, a story never lives. I go to conferences on my own dime because as a midlister you take nothing for granted. You do all you can to hang on to the pursuit in which you've invested much of your life.
That's why I've decided to publish my own eBook.
That, and the fact we are in the midst of a revolution.
When they first emerged, I scoffed at eBooks. Those things will never catch on, I thought. This from the guy who vowed never to stop writing books in long hand and typing them on an IBM electric typewriter.
My typewriter is mothballed. I am now on my sixth PC.
At book conferences, in the tribal camps of authors, Joe Konrath, and other prophets, would tell us what they saw on the publishing horizon.
It made me uneasy.
At the same time, authors I knew were losing publishing contracts.
Then along came kindle and things changed fast.
Some of us embrace change. Some fear it. Still some, like Joe, learn to surf. A light went on for me in 2009, at a conference in Indianapolis. A reader showed me her kindle. I'd never seen one before. Then she showed the book she was reading on it: VENGEANCE ROAD, one of mine produced by my legacy publisher.
It was another milestone.
Day by day on my bus commute to my day job I began spotting more people using eReaders. Then last Christmas as we all know, sales of eReaders and eBooks exploded. Since then we've all read the jaw-dropping statistics, witnessed the e-author success stories, and heard the fury of an industry in the throes of a shift in its evolution.
So what does it all mean for writers?
Simple: the path to the reader, and to success or failure, however you personally define it, has been accelerated to the point of being instant.
Some argue that it is a threat to the quality of storytelling.
I disagree.
What we're seeing is a leveling of the publishing playing field. Those who are born storytellers, those who have the talent, discipline and pride of craftsmanship, now have a better than ever chance to find an audience. They get an opportunity that was, until now, denied them.
That's exciting.
Allow me to digress a bit. That eBooks are a game changer was driven home to me recently.
Yes, I came up through legacy publishing and my relationship with my legacy publisher is very good. But my recent experience solidified the power of traditional publisher support when married to the power of eBooks.
You might find little new in this example, but I think it is a valid one.
My thriller Six Seconds was released in the UK in 2009 in paperback and e-format. The book has sold well around the world and in the UK. Both the paperback and e-version achieved fairly good Amazon UK rankings before sales slipped as they usually do months after release.
A few weeks ago my British publisher informed me that Six Seconds was a candidate for a brief online free-eBook promo through Expedia and iTunes in the UK. All I had to do was temporarily waive e-royalty claims.
I did, hoping the book might get some renewed attention.
Boy did it.
For about five days Six Seconds held the #1 Amazon UK ranking for all free eBooks. I was amazed. I noticed that my other books, those still fully priced on Amazon UK, also started selling. I was getting new and positive reviews and emails from new readers. Without my legacy publisher I never would have had the opportunity to participate in that promotion. Six Seconds was running in the slow lane until the power of online promotion of eBooks happened.
When the promo ended, I thought Six Seconds would plummet on Amazon UK but it didn't. It fell but rebounded to the top 50 for some time afterward. Paperback sales climbed a bit too.
Yes, not every author gets a break like that.
I don't feel I deserved it. As Joe would say, I got lucky, very lucky.
This UK thing happened coincidentally when I was in the process of releasing my first self-published eBook, Dangerous Women & Desperate Men. It affirmed my plan to learn to swim in the rising tide of change concerning eBooks.
Prior to that, what had been on my mind was the fact that I had a number of good stories, acclaimed stories that I wanted to offer readers. Most of the stories had been published, but I still owned all rights to them and wanted to get them in the hands of readers.
If ever there was a time for me to try to self publish an eBook this was it. But I knew nothing about the process. Zero. What I learned, I learned through Joe, other authors and reading. After thinking things through, I developed a plan and decided to make a financial investment.
In laying out my plan for you, here comes the BSP.
I selected four of my short stories for an anthology titled, Dangerous Women & Desperate Men, with the theme of ordinary people on the brink. Each are also available separately for 99 cents each.
With the first story, "Blood Red Rings," I wanted to partner the reader for one night with seasoned cop Frank Harper. After 24 years of putting his life on the line, Harper sees it all tick down to one defining moment. "Blood Red Rings," first appeared in Crimespree Magazine where Jon, Ruth and Jennifer Jordan have opened the door of their revered publication to short crime fiction.
The second story, "Lightning Rider," is the study of a damaged woman determined to achieve what she believes she is owed. The reader meets Jessie Scout, a twenty-six-year-old woman who had endured a life steeped in pain and goes to Las Vegas, a city of risk, not to gamble, but to collect. "Lightning Rider" first appeared in Murder in Vegas, edited by Michael Connelly. It also won Canada's top literary prize for crime fiction, the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada. It is also featured in Deadly Bride and 21 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, Edited by Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg.
In the third story, "Three Bullets To Queensland," we meet Ike Decker, a loss recovery agent, for the armored car industry. His dream is to leave the U.S. for Australia but the only thing in his way to realizing it is Paco Sanchez and $1.2 million in stolen cash.
The last piece is, "As Long As We Both Shall." It features Liz Dalton, a hard-working middle-aged woman. When her world was coming apart she fought back with a shocking vengeance. This story is presented in the format of transcript, much like a court document. The story first appeared in Blood on the Holly, an anthology of Christmas mysteries edited by Caro Soles and published in 2007 by Baskerville Books. "As Long As We Both Shall Live," was named a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Short Story.
With this collection I wanted readers to step into the lives of everyday people as they battle extraordinary circumstances.
My publishing plan was to offer each story individually as eBook for 99 cents, and all four together for $2.99 in the collection that includes an introduction and added features, such as the stories behind some of my legacy eBooks.
For the formatting and posting on Kindle, Smashwords etc., I approached Donna Carrick with www.CarrickPublishing.com of Toronto.
Then I approached a friend, John Holt at email@example.com to do the covers. I sketched my concepts and John made them a beautiful reality. For promotion, I wanted to use social media to the best of my ability, which is not much.
I also set aside several hundred dollars for advertising, chiefly for one small ad that appeared with the bestsellers list in the September 25th print edition of the Los Angeles Times.
My total investment will be around $1,300.00.
A roll of the dice but I believe in these stories.
Like my books, I've thrown everything I have into them. They're good stories that, until now, were essentially sitting on my hard drive.
Thanks to the revolution they can be in readers' hands in minutes, at least that's the aim of the $1,300.00 plan.
If it works, I'll do it again and keep doing it.
I owe it to the kid who used to sit alone in typing class after school hammering away on an Olympia manual typewriter and snailing off stories dreaming of the day they'd find readers.
Joe sez: First of all, apologies to Rick because I told him I'd post this yesterday, but time got away from me. I'm currently on a deadline for Timecaster 2 and have been putting in long hours and forgetting things I promised people. (Why do I still have deadlines? I'll blog about that soon...)
Second, the first thing that struck me reading this post was, "He sold 2 million books and he still has a day job?!?" I was able to write fulltime having sold only 500,000 paper books. So either Rick loves his day job, or he's not getting paid as much as he should.
Third, Rick approached me after he'd already bought the ad in the Times. Had he approached me prior to that, I would have tried to talk him out of it. I've always found ads for books to be a big waste of money. Hopefully Rick will chime in on the comments here and tell us if it was worth it.
Fourth, good for him for being proactive and trying this out. He did this the smart way: releasing the shorts for 99 cents each, bundling them all for $2.99, getting quality covers and formatting, having punchy, concise cover copy.
Shorts (and collections) don't sell as well as novels. Four other authors and I just confirmed this in a talk on Fearnet. So this isn't a perfect way for Rick to test the ebook waters, because a novel would sell better. I notice Rick some of Rick legacy pubbed books don't have ebook editions. If he's got the rights, he needs to get those live. If he doesn't have the rights, both he and his publisher are losing money.
Rick is a great writer, and a great guy. I encourage everyone reading to try out his collection (or, if you're cheap, one of his 99 cent shorts.) If you like thrillers, you'll love them.


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My 2nd great grandmother, Marie Felicitee "Sadie" Romond, came to America on May 27th, 1857. She and her husband, Joseph Voiland, started their journey soon after they married in Essert, France. After arriving in New York, they traveled to Buffalo, and remained there until passage through the Great Lakes could be obtained. They finally arrived in Little Wolf Township, Waupaca Co., Wisconsin in Dec. 1857.
Sadie grew up in Urcerey, in the Territory of Belfort, France. Her parents, Jean Pierre Romont and Marguerite Ancla'eier Eglin, both died when she was a teenager. So, her brother Charles gave her away in marriage. Joseph and Sadie settled on an 80 acre farm in Little Wolf Township, and then retired to the village of Royalton in 1903.
The Romond surname has also been spelled Romont, Romon and Roman.
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Men's Lacrosse Announces 2009 Captains and Schedule
- Maxwell, Leone and Zuar to Lead Rams in '09 -
Farmingdale, N.Y. – Farmingdale State's
Head Men's Lacrosse Coach, Tim Tuttle, is pleased to announce the
Rams 2009 captains and schedule. Senior attackman Sean Maxwell
(West Babylon, N.Y./NYIT), senior goalkeeper Ted Leone (East
Meadow, N.Y./ East Meadow H.S.) and sophomore F/O midfielder Adam
Zuar (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst H.S.) have been chosen as team
captains for the 2009 season.
Sean Maxwell – Senior, a 2008 Second Team Skyline All-Conference selection, returns to the Rams as their leader on the offensive side of the field. He scored 22 goals and had eight assists last year. Sean emerged as a big scoring threat in '08, having only scored five goals and adding five assists in his first two seasons with the Rams. "Sean's production was tremendous for us last season. Learning a new system isn't always easy for some guys, but Sean adjusted well; we expect big things from him this season", said Coach Tuttle.
Ted Leone – Senior, also a 2008 Second Team Skyline All-Conference selection, returns as the leader of an ever-maturing defense. Ted adjusted well to the new defensive system upon Coach Tuttle's arrival at Farmingdale State College. He started all 13 games last season for the Rams and made 205 saves with a .574 save percentage. "Ted was our team MVP last season, which was voted on by the players, and we concurred as a staff. Ted kept us in games - period.", states Coach Tuttle.
Adam Zuar – Sophomore, Adam returns to the Rams as their #1 faceoff man, he ended last season winning 70 out of 145 draws with a .483 face-off percentage. "Adam brings more to our team then just his ability to face-off", said Coach Tuttle. "He's a constant worker on the field and in the weight room, wanting to learn all he can to become a better player. He also carries a 4.0 GPA. I can't wait to see how his game develops during the 2009 season", added Coach Tuttle.
Farmingdale State lost five games last season by a combined seven goals, on their way to a 3-10 record, in Tuttle's first season. With ten players returning and a large recruiting class, Coach Tuttle hopes to produce more wins. "It takes time to build anything, just ask the Romans", said Coach Tuttle.
The Rams open up their 2009 campaign at home against Plattsburgh State on Friday, February 27th. They continue through March on a 7-game homestand, hosting teams such as Oswego State, Wesleyan and Division II Molloy College. Starting off the month of April, they will travel to play Dominican College (Division II) and Richard Stockton, before coming back for another four games at home. They wrap up the regular season with a conference game away against Mount Saint Vincent on April 29th.


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The people strolling the paths, licking ice cream, drinking sodas, eating delicious-smelling fried things had whipped my head into a frenzied state, and I was hungry.
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UNIVERSITY PARK (Wednesday, Feb. 27)—It isn't far from Key West to Havana—just 90 miles or so. But when a trio of acclaimed American jazzmen jam with talented musicians from our island nation neighbor, the distance and differences between our countries seem even smaller. Vibraphonist Stefon Harris, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and saxophonist David Sánchez headline Ninety Miles, a Cuban-American concert collaboration that defies political boundaries, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in Penn State's Schwab Auditorium on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts presentation are $32 for an adult, $16 for a University Park student and $25 for a person 18 and younger. Buy tickets online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at 814-863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. when Penn State classes are in session) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible.
"He swings," a New York Times reviewer wrote about four-time Grammy Award nominee Harris. "And when he plays, he makes you feel good." A Los Angeles Times critic called him "one of the most important young artists in jazz."
Harris, known for his energetic stage presence, made his Center for the Performing Arts debut in 2009 when he performed one of his compositions with the quintet Imani Winds. Jazziz, Jazz Times and Downbeat have honored Harris as best vibraphonist, and the Jazz Journalists Association has named him "best mallet" winner six times.
New Orleans-born Payton stands shoulder to shoulder with the best trumpeters from a city that has nurtured the gold standard of horn players. The Grammy winner came to national prominence in New York City in the 1990s, performing frequently at Jazz at Lincoln Center and with its Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis.
Payton, who last appeared at Penn State in 2010 as part of the New Orleans Nights concert with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint, is a composer, bandleader and trumpeter who The New York Times called "abundantly gifted" and "a high-wire soloist."
The Grammy-winning Sánchez, a native of Puerto Rico who moved to New York City in 1986 and began studying at Rutgers University a few years later, ranks as one of the most progressive sax players of his generation. While Sánchez happens to be of Latin heritage, his exemplary playing transcends Latin jazz.
Spats Café and Speakeasy sponsors the concert. Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring Harris, Payton and Sánchez, is offered in Schwab one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders.
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Pat Tillman, the football star who left a multimillion dollar NFL career to join the military, and was later killed by friendly fire, was a hard core atheist.
He was not a "dumb jock" by any measure. This guy was very well read for his age (26) and an intellectual at an extraodinarily high level. He read the Bible, the Koran as well as The Book of Mormon. He read all the great philosophers and the greek classics. He was an avid history buff, including military history. He was a follower of Noam Chomsky and actually had a personal meeting planned with Chomsky before he was killed. This guy had an incredible intellect.
In addition to his intellect, Tillman was a man's man. He was tougher than nails, smarter than smart, and as competitive as they come. He would also do just about anything for just about anybody.
His death, by friendly fire, was tragic and unneccessary. The subsequent coverup attempt was pathetic and dishonored Tillman's life and death. If you didn't have enough reasons to despise Bush, Rumsfield and co, this story will provide you with even more.
Tillman's story is out in a new film titled "The Tillman Story". I'd highly recommend it.
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There is also a book by Jon Krakauer (also an atheist and an incredible author): "Where Men Win Glory: The Oddssey of Pat Tillman"
btw, Krauker also wrote "Under the Banner of Heaven", which should be on every atheists reading list
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I saw the DVD The Tillman Story. So it goes there was a memo to 'watch' him...
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- Organized in 1887 in pursuance of the Bullitt Bill and composed of the Bureaus (formerly independent Departments) of Police, Fire, Health, Building Inspectors, Boiler Inspectors, Inspectors of Fire Escapes and the Electrical Bureau; in 1888 the Bureau of City Property was transferred to the Department from the Department of Public Works to which it was returned in 1912. In 1900 the first inspectors of elevators were appointed but were the next year placed within the Bureau of Building Inspectors and not organized into the Bureau of Elevator Inspection until 1908. In 1903 the Bureau of Health was transferred to the Department of Public Health and Charities and the Bureau of Correction was placed under Public Safety's control upon the abolishment of the Department of Charities and Correction in the same year. In 1920 the Bureau of Correction was removed to the Department of Public Welfare. In 1911 the duties of fire escape inspection were assigned wholly to the Fire Marshal, an officer of the Bureau of Police until 1937 when he was removed from it, placed directly under the Director of the Department, and in 1950 subordinated to the Bureau of Fire. In 1941 there was organized within the Department a Bureau of Traffic Engineering and in 1948 the Philadelphia Highway Traffic Board, an advisory body, was formed. Under the terms of the City Charter adopted in 1951 the Department of Public Safety was abolished. The present Departments of Police and Fire were organized; the new Department of Licenses and Inspections took on Public Safety's duties of construction inspection and regulation; the Department of Streets absorbed the Highway Traffic Board and the Electrical Bureau's functions in regard to street lighting; the Department of Public Property assumed the Electrical Bureau's services in connection with City buildings as well as their complete control from the Bureau of City Property of the abolished Department of Public Works.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - After a resounding 6-1 win against Columbia yesterday, men's tennis continued its hot streak today against No. 71 Cornell, winning a very close 4-3 match in New Haven. Though the Bulldogs' three singles wins came in straight sets, a narrow 9-7 win by Milosz Gudzowski and Chris Lawler at No. 3 doubles proved crucial for the Elis (10-7, 3-1).
Indeed, all three doubles matches were tight ones. No. 1 Rowan Reynolds and Rory Green fell to Nicholas Brunner and Joshua Raff--currently the No. 53 ranked doubles team in the nation--by a score of 8-6. The Bulldogs picked up victories in the other two doubles matches, however, as No. 2 Brandon Wai and Michael Caldwell defeated Daniel Brous and Josh Goldstein 8-4, and No. 3 Gudzowski and Lawler eked out the 9-7 win over Brett McKeon and Kyle Doppelt.
Though the final score ended up 4-3, the Bulldogs' singles victories were relatively easy. No. 1 Wai defeated McKeon 6-2, 6-4, No. 2 Gudzowski beat Raff 6-3, 6-2, and No. 5 Green downed Doppelt, 6-4, 6-2. The other three matches were extremely competitive, but Cornell was able to eke out victories in all of them to bring the final score to 4-3.
The Bulldogs will head to Cambridge on Fri., Apr. 21, to take on the Crimson in their next match. Despite a slow start, the Cantabs recently snapped Penn's 12-match winning streak, and should prove to be formidable opponents.
No. 1 Brandon Wai (Y) def. Brett McKeon (C), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 Milosz Gudzowski (Y) def. Joshua Raff (C), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 Nicholas Brunner (C) def. Jeff Dawson (Y), 7-6, 4-6, 1-0(7)
No. 4 Daniel Brous (C) def. Michael Caldwell (Y), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 Rory Green (Y) def. Kyle Doppelt (C), 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 Tongle Yu (C) def. Rowan Reynolds (Y), 3-6, 7-5, 1-0(8)
No. 1 Brunner and Raff (C) def. Reynolds and Green (Y), 8-6
No. 2 Wai and Caldwell (Y) def. Brous and Josh Goldstein (C), 8-4
No. 3 Gudzowski and Chris Lawler (Y) def. McKeon and Doppelt (C), 9-7
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
I have written before about the Women of The Wall (WotW) and their attempts to "to change the status-quo that is currently preventing women from being able to pray freely at the Western Wall."
Members of this organization, many of whom are ex-Americans, including WotW "rabbi" Susan Silverman, are gathering at the Wall every New Moon (Rosh Chodesh) to pray as men do, with prayer shawls, phylacteries, Torah scrolls and everything else. Since traditionally Jewish women were exempt from many commandments, including the commands to wear prayer shawls and phylacteries, WotW's efforts to change this tradition aggravates and infuriates religious people of all kinds.
It is easy to sympathize with WotW since, after all, who cannot support their mission: "As Women of the Wall, our central mission is to achieve the social and legal recognition of our right, as women, to wear prayer shawls, pray, and read from the Torah collectively and out loud at the Western Wall."
But this insistence on equal rights, which in and off itself is perfectly legitimate, looks a bit suspicious once one realizes that the worldview, at least of the leaders of this organization, is on the far left on the political scale.
The struggle of WotW for equality in the religious sphere, therefore, receives so much attention and causes so much strife because many people understand perfectly well that WotW is not about equal rights, but rather a movement aimed at altering Judaism and Israeli society in a very liberal way.
Despite what radical voices may tell you today, the ancient Jewish tradition that exempts women from many commandments did not result out of the minds of "chauvinist pigs." Quite the opposite, these exemptions were established out of concern for women who simply found it overwhelming to keep up with certain commandments along with child birth, child rearing and housekeeping.
To give but one example, the holy duty to wear phylacteries performed during the time of the Morning Prayer cannot be interrupted, a stipulation that under no circumstances should be required of nursing women. Likewise, the specific commandments regarding women's purity made it difficult for them to read from the Torah, hence they were exempt from this duty.
But WotW sees it differently. They are not interested in tradition since it robs them from their "basic human right" to do as they please. Consider Silverman's inflammatory rhetoric that compares the Israeli government to the Persian regime in the time of Xerxes: "The Knesset could be compared to Achashverosh (Xerxes), the King in our Purim story, who was a wuss. He leaned toward evil when Haman had his ear, and toward good when Mordecai and Esther had his ear. Too many in the Knesset will bow toward those who can bring them power."
To counter this corrupted power structure, Silverman is advocating for an extreme form of Protestantism. She writes: "All Jews who take Sinai as their paradigm for authority and purpose -- God's command that we become a Kingdom of Priests, each one of us in direct relationship with and an interpreter of God -- are obligated to reveal ourselves as brave and proactive Jews, like Esther."
In other words, Silverman is an anarchist who wants to return to the time of the Judges. She wants to live in a society where there is no "king" in Israel and everyone is doing what is right in his (or her) own eyes.
Discrimination again women is a bad thing, but so is the ultimate goal of WotW.
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It's billed as 'the Largest Comic, Gaming, Cosplay & Pop Culture convention to hit Southeast North Carolina.'
Lois Lane was there, as was Elliott's mom from "E.T.," John Marston from "Red Dead Redemption," Taimak from "The Last Dragon" and a whole station wagon full of Ghostbusters.
Video game characters rubbed shoulders with Jedi knights in the aisles as fanboys and girls checked out indie comics, "Star Wars" and "Superman" figurines, masks of Michael Myers from "Halloween" and Leatherface from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," costume jewelry and posters.
Or they could get their hair streaked or their palms read.
The lady at the admissions table had on a tight black bustier and vampire teeth.
Port City Pop Con, billed as "the Largest Comic, Gaming, Cosplay & Pop Culture convention to hit Southeast North Carolina," was formally in session Friday evening at the Wilmington Convention Center.
"I just like everyone coming together, being themselves, showing off their Inner Nerd," said Collin Kelly of Rose Hill, who was dressed and hooded as Connor Kenway from the video game "Assassin's Creed III." His brother, Ian, was dressed and armed as The Punisher.
Fans lined up to chat, buy memorabilia and get autographs from an array of actors and TV and video game celebrities. Margot Kidder, who played Lois Lane in four "Superman" movies opposite Christopher Reeve, posed with whole families beside a Superman suit (from the film "Superman III") owned by Andrew Tsingelis of Wilmington.
Kidder starred in a long string of films from such directors as Brian De Palma and Paul Mazursky, yet most moviegoers remember her today from "Superman" or "The Amityville Horror."
"It doesn't matter to me," she said with a grin. "I'm a 64-year-old grandmother with lots of dogs, two grandchildren and a house in the woods in Montana. That's my world now."
"I thought 'Amityville' was a dreadful movie," she added. "Let me put this diplomatically: The family in the house were not really intellectuals, and I think a lot of things got blown up by their imaginations. It was probably hogwash."
At the next booth, a big crowd was gathering to greet Ernie Hudson, best known as Winston from the two "Ghostbusters" movies. Hudson, who filmed "Weeds," "The Crow" and a seldom-seen Jay Leno movie titled "Collision Course" here, said he was back to be in Wilmington.
Con fans are something else, Hudson said. "People will come and they quote the whole movie to me until I have to ask them to stop," he said. "They remember my lines, and I don't know them any more. I like movies, but I'm not a movie buff."
Fans' most-asked question, Hudson added, was when there'll be another "Ghostbusters" movie. (He doesn't know.)
Around the corner from Hudson's booth was a near-perfect replica of the Ghostbusters' white station wagon, manned by a team from Charlotte-based Carolina Ghostbusters, all decked out in Ghostbuster uniforms, complete with proton packs.
The wagon is a 1968 Cadillac/Miller Meteor, explained team member Cher Lambeth, the same make as the one in the movie. (The original was a 1959 model.) A former ambulance/hearse found in a barn near Dayton, Ohio, it was restored under the supervision of team leader M. Doc Geressy.
When they're not appearing at celebrity events, the Carolina Ghostbusters are real paranormal investigators, Geressy said. Lambeth, who's written a book on North Carolina's haunted theaters, said one of the spookiest was the "Lost Colony" theater at Manteo. "We heard footsteps and saw a door that opened and closed on its own," she said.
Turn another corner, and you ran into more paranormal investigators. Britt Griffith from the SyFy channel's "Ghost Hunters" said he and Chip Coffey from A&E's "Paranormal State" planned to visit the Battleship North Carolina Memorial on Saturday.
"I've felt the imprint of disembodied footsteps on my hand," Griffith said. "I've seen chairs move 6 inches on their own, on command. I've experienced a lot of stuff I can't explain."
At another booth, Paris Themmen, who played Mike Teavee in 1971's "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," recalled how character actor Jack Alberson had taught him old vaudeville routines on the set between shooting. Dee Wallace, star of "E.T.," "Cujo" and "The Howling," said one of her favorite acting experiences had been "The Texas Cadet Murder," a TV movie filmed in Wilmington in 1996. "I did some of the best work I ever did in that one," she said.
"I really think this has great potential," said Michaeline "Mikki" Stith, who was costumed as Power Girl from the DC Comics universe. "It's rough that a lot of the students have already left town, but I think we'll have a big turnout Saturday. This is a great thing for the future, not just of the Nerd community but of the whole artistic community in Wilmington."
In another corner, Luigi, from Super Mario Bros., was waving his mighty hammer and posing for photos with children (and some older fans, too).
In the mundane world, he goes by the name Thomas Stevens, and has been playing Luigi for about three years. When he's not in character, he said, "I just try to think of weird stuff to make life more fun.
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Copyright Law: Legalizing Home Taping of Audio and Video Recordings
Description: Various Members of Congress have proposed amendments to the Copyright Act that would provide a blanket exemption for noncommercial home audio and video off-air recording. The major thrust of the copyright owners' opposing position is if you cannot protect what you own, or at least receive some compensation for its use, you own nothing. This is countered by those who feel the purpose of the copyright law is to promote broad public availability of artistic products and when the copyright owners decide to use the distribution mechanism of the public airwaves, they have to accept the premises of the public airwaves.
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Big East/Indy Report: Week 9
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I was out of the loop last week due to technical difficulties on my side since I was out at the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. One of the downsides of parenthood is that your kid will at times get sick at the worst possible time. Unfortunately, I spent most of my weekend in either a hotel room or a hospital. On a positive note, my picks came up mostly flat. Who would have thought that Notre Dame would come up impotent against Navy in what was in effect a home away from home game? Who could have imagined Syracuse coming up huge defensively against a ranked West Virginia?
I hope things will come out brighter this week. We have 6 games on the slate between the Big East and the Indies. The Big East is simply one big mess where no one team can assert its dominance. One week you think Syracuse is on its way back and they get shelled by Pitt. Rutgers just catches its own bad luck.
West Virginia @ Connecticut (Friday)
West Virginia goes into Connecticut after being one of the lower profile victims of last week's round of upsets.
Expect running back Noel Devine to pound away on the Connecticut defense to set up the pass for Geno Smith. This should be a recovery game for the Mountaineers as the Huskies were blanked last week by Louisville 26-0. Connecticut remains in flux as they are awaiting someone to step up with the departure of QB
Syracuse @ Cincinnati
Syracuse plays the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the Big East. Much of that persona depends on the performance of linebacker Doug Hogue and defensive end Mikhail Marinovich. Hogue racked up his second national defensive player of the week award with his masterful performance against West Virginia. Hogue ended the game with 10 tackles, two interceptions, and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win. Marinovich had quarterback Geno Smith running for his life throughout the game. Marinovich is the son of the strength and conditioning guru, Marv, and brother to former NFL flameout Todd. He shows the aggressive nature that will serve him well at the next level. His problem is that he's been known to get into trouble and last week during a 4th quarter drive picked up 2 facemask penalties. He dodged a bullet when a 3rd late hit penalty flag was picked up.
Cincinnati looks to recover from a 38-30 loss against South Florida. Zach Collaros put up 463 yards in passing but the Bearcats were catch-up most of the game. Three receivers put up 100 yards in receiving each, including main target, Armon Binns with 158. The Bearcat defense gave up points as soon as they could find them.
This week I expect Marinovich to push himself to the national spotlight by not giving Collaros enough time to beat the Syracuse zone defense. Expect Syracuse to win a close one here and solidify its 2nd place position in the Big East.
Louisville @ Pittsburgh
Louisville comes into Pittsburgh this week after blanking UCONN 26-0. Pitt comes into the game at 4-3, but 2-0 in the conference with big wins against Rutgers and Syracuse.
Bilal Powell has already reached the 1,000 yard mark for the season for the Cardinals. This may not be enough as inconsistency has plagued Louisville all this season.
Look for Pitt to retain sole possession of 1st place in the Big East behind the accurate passing of Tino Sunseri. At this point in the season, he has completed 67% of his passes with an average of 8 yards per attempt. Expect to see him at the next level with a team that runs a version of the West Coast offense. If Pitt can win out including games with WVU and South Florida, that buzz may become a roar. Don't be surprised to see him in black and gold as an understudy to Big Ben within the next two years. Sunseri is a graduate of Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS, a school entrenched in yearly Top 100 HS Football rankings.
I don't expect Pitt to have trouble this week and push closer to the Top 25…and sad to say a BCS bid.
VMI @ Army
Army is home this week. I expect an easy time with VMI, but this is the very definition of a trap game because the Air Force Academy looms next week. Trent Steelman remains "the best quarterback in the country you've never heard of". The running attack should be on all cylinders and Army remains 2 wins away from its first bowl berth in over a decade. A win here does not count towards the mandatory 6.
Tulsa @ Notre Dame
Notre Dame is having difficulty becoming an elite team. After getting shelled by Navy in what was in essence a home game at the new Giants Stadium, they come back to South Bend to play a Tulsa team that has not been tested beyond a trouncing from #20 Oklahoma State. Expect Notre Dame to continue to beat teams that aren't at the level of their personnel. Utah, Army, and USC loom ahead and Notre Dame is looking down the barrel of a 5 game losing streak if they cannot put it together here. They should, but, this may be the end of the highlights for Brian Kelly's first season as coach.
Duke @ Navy
Ricky Dobbs leads the triple-option at home in Annapolis this week against a Duke team well on its way to becoming the doormat of the ACC once again.
Sean Renfree of Duke has put up a respectable 1700 yards of passing. His poor TD-INT ratio is a result of Duke continuing to play a less than stellar line giving up 10 sacks and -59 total yards of rushing for the QB.
Navy has the blueprint given by Army to continue the pressure on the young quarterback and run the ball into the ground.
Expect a 3 TD win for Navy this week.
Today's preview was fueled by the pork shaped goodness of the McRib.
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