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by Mike Masnick
Tue, Jun 2nd 2009 8:46am
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So we've had plenty of stories about modern technology moving into the courtroom, but the issue is usually over jury members using Twitter, using Google or using Facebook. And there was the one case that involved witnesses text messaging each other from the stand. In all of these stories, the end result is the judge getting pissed off about the fact that the tech had been brought into the courtroom. However, this latest story is really quite incredible. Apparently a judge "friended" on Facebook one of the lawyers in an ongoing case (via Michael Scott). On top of that, the judge was found to have Googled information about the defendant, and even visited the defendant's own website -- which the judge admitted influenced how he felt about the defendant. The judge later disqualified himself from the case and has now been reprimanded for these actions. Still, while I can understand a jury member doing some of these things, you would think a lawyer would know better.
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Anonymous Coward, 2 Jun 2009 @ 9:00amof course a lawyer would know better, but when has a lawyer ever not tried to get the edge instead of playing fair
Anonymous Coward, 2 Jun 2009 @ 11:58am
Re:That last sentence only makes sense if "lawyer" referred to the judge (all judges are lawyers). The judge did the googling and the friending (even if the lawyer sent the invitation). At least the judge had good enough sense to excuse himself (unless he was forced to, in which case, blarg).
bulljustin (profile), 2 Jun 2009 @ 9:46am
Yeah, but...Reading the article it sounds like the lawyers were misrepresenting facts in the case - "[friended counsel] later posted a Facebook reference to the issue of whether his client had had an affair, saying "How do I prove a negative?"" and "[The judge] told investigators the poem [found on opposing counsel's website] had suggested that [opposing counsel's] client was not as bitter as he first thought and had given him hope for the litigants' children."
So a lawyer was not truly representing the facts in a case, a judge, whose job it is to discern the truth, had to go around the standard judicial proceedings to find the truth of the matter. Sounds like he was trying to do his job. He could still have used the web to research the situation and influence his decision without getting "personally" involved.
That said, he was out of line for friending only one of the lawyers. If both lawyers were not on fb then he should not have friended either. I've always thought the term "friend" was overused on any social site. I have a lot more acquaintances and people I barely knew in high school than actual friends on fb, but they are all called friends.
Anonymous Coward, 2 Jun 2009 @ 11:41pm
Re: Yeah, but...No he cannot use the web to research the situation! What he finds there is inadmissible in court unless PROVIDED BY LITIGATORS in the court. This judge made a very poor choice in seeking out that information and it would have been highly unethical for him/her to continue in the case.
Anonymous Coward, 2 Jun 2009 @ 9:58amI think this kind of thing is actually how the law was intended to be handled. I don't see anything wrong with a judge learning information about the sides presenting in the cases. I don't think one side of counsel should have had direct contact via facebook without the other having the same opportunity, but that little mistake I do not believe would cripple the trial (as there are records of their correspondence).
We have too much separation between a trial and the person. A judge getting to know the person he is trying is much more likely to be able to make a more accurate ruling than based purely on two very dramatic and inaccurate sides spouting off their stories. It can go either way, a judge may learn about the person and decided that he sides with him, that he is actually a good person, and lessen the punishment. Likewise, he might learn that he is a horrible person, repeat offender, and lock him away.
The law is becoming far too black and white, right and wrong. Morality can be purely right or wrong, but the law will always have some gray areas that need deeper understanding. We have progressively headed to more black and white criminal/civil punishments over the years and it's causing all kinds of problems with our legal system.
Jason, 2 Jun 2009 @ 10:20am
Re:Wait, so you're saying you would want to be judged on how a judge felt about you personally rather than the facts of your case?? Seriously?
I agree with you this kind of thing could go in any direction, like say: The judge could get duped by a stupid poem the guy copied onto his website to impress his girlfriend, and decide that he is a good guy, so screw the facts!
PrometheeFeu (profile), 2 Jun 2009 @ 1:21pm
Re: Re:I didn't say that I want to be judged based on what the judge feels about me personally. I just said that you should expect you public image to be well... public. And judges are people who will take that into account as part of your character. There is a reason character witnesses are called.
PrometheeFeu (profile), 2 Jun 2009 @ 1:22pm
Re: Re: Re:Woops, it looks like my browser messed up, I thought you were answering to me... If the admins want to erase both comments, I'll appreciate.
Anonymous Coward, 2 Jun 2009 @ 11:46pm
Re: Re: Re:I know you misposted this, but I want to point this out. A character witness is a very different situation than a judge browsing your website to learn about your character. In court a character witness can be cross-examined and is subject to perjury just like any other witness. A website cannot be cross-examined, especially if the courtroom is not aware of what the judge browsed, for how long, and how he responded to the content. This is an extremely important distinction... you have the right to rebuttal and cross-examination of character witnesses. No person's real character can be learned solely by browsing web content they chose to post (whether negative or positive material, this does not tell you why they posted it).
PrometheeFeu (profile), 2 Jun 2009 @ 9:59amWell, the whole friending the lawyer thing was just plain dumb. They both should know better. However, I don't see a problem with googling the people involved. If you are a public figure, you will have a public image which may influence a judge. If you are an actor with the public image of being an asshole, tell me that it will not influence the judge if ever someone sues you for slander. Websites are part of your public image. Now of course, that is more of a problem under the adversarial system where the point is letting both parties present their side of the story as opposed to the inquisitorial system where the point is to gather as much information as is necessary to make a good decision.
rwahrens (profile), 2 Jun 2009 @ 10:28am
howeverThe real problem here is that the judge was going out of the realm of the courtroom for information.
Our system expects the judge and the jury to get their information about a case IN THE COURTROOM. The reason is that whatever is obtained outside of that venue is not controlled for veracity, accuracy or bias. The opposing side has no information on what is being accessed, thus no opportunity to refute that information or present a balancing picture.
The courtroom is a controlled environment where ALL the evidence can be presented under controlled conditions and preserved in the case of an appeal. If the judge gets half of his information from the plaintiff's website, how can the defendant present that information to an appeals court if the plaintiff then kills the site before the appeal can be heard? Both sides in the courtroom can present their evidence in the same way, under the same circumstances, eliminating the chances of conditional bias introduced by a different venue.
The rules are there because of centuries of experience in eliminating bias and making justice as impartial as possible.
Operate outside of those rules, and justice suffers fast.
NullOp, 2 Jun 2009 @ 11:04am
Da JudgeLawyers ALWAYS misrepresent facts! Its what they do. They offer up a 'logical' interpretation of events that shows the defendant guilty or not guilty, whichever.
As for a judge doing the things described. It sounds like a case for removing him from office. He has simply crossed the line by getting involved in such as way.
Justice impartial? The law has nothing to do with justice!
rwahrens (profile), 2 Jun 2009 @ 11:31am
yes butOk, fine, maybe you've got a point, but the law sure as hell should be impartially applied, and doing what this judge did blows that, even the appearance of it, all to hell.
I don't know what the standards are where he works for removing judges, but he certainly should be investigated and at the very least, reprimanded.
If people get the idea that the legal system won't treat them at least fairly, the whole point of having one goes down the tubes. Yes, we all know that being able to hire better lawyers (or certainly more of them) get you a better chance to win, but most Americans at least THINK they will be treated fairly.
In bypassing the court rules as he did, this judge jeopardizes that appearance.
VRP, 5 Jun 2009 @ 9:16pm
Re: yes butYou're PRESUMING that court has a rule against it. Maybe not. As far as fairness is concerned, it's often a subjective consideration.
TheStupidOne, 2 Jun 2009 @ 11:37am
SillyIt is just silly that judges and juries can only rely on the information presented by the lawyers to reach decisions. The world is full of evidence, and with the internet it is possible to find a lot of it. A judge should be able to enter into evidence anything he/she thinks is relevant and juries should be allowed to do whatever they want to except talk to the parties involved in the case.
Anonymous Coward, 2 Jun 2009 @ 12:03pm
Re: SillyYou can't verify the information received, nor can you know what information they have received. How can a lawyer try to refute some "evidence" they don't know you've seen? The world is full of information, not evidence. Evidence is truthful. Not all information is truth. What if someone made a website saying they have absolute proof someone didn't commit the crime, that they saw someone else do it, etc, etc. It could be completely fabricated, but it can't be proven to be fabricated.
VRP, 5 Jun 2009 @ 9:41pm
Re: SillyNo, it's not silly at all StupidOne. Lots of public information (internet) has errors and omissions rendering what's there as untruthful, usually implying something that's far removed from reality. As others have pointed out, that kind of information cannot be allowed into evidence because it isn't capable of cross-examination. (As such it isn't verifiable.)
In the courtroom, "voir dire" (testing evidence) is conducted in the juries' absence. enabling the judge to determine if the information can become evidence, or admissible evidence, and put before the jury. All on the record, in case of appeal or judicial review.
JohnRaven,CHT,CSH (profile), 2 Jun 2009 @ 11:46am
PSYCHO!You do NOT want a judge or jury judging you on material they can get on the web. EVER!
In about 30 minutes, a decent hacker for hire could have a facebook, twitter, blog, myspace and everything else you can think about created to look like they came from you. And if you're paying someone overseas, it'd cost the defense (or prosecution) about $100 to do all that and make you look however they wanted.
Without any checks and balances or verification or authentication of information, that could warp every case sent to court.
You read all the time of fake facebooks and myspace pages for teachers created by bitter (or just obnoxious) students... how would you like one of those brought up as evidence in a murder trial (assuming you didn't do it), where the jury took that as THE TRUTH?!
Much better to work with the system as is, despite it's many and gaping flaws, than to introduce the chaos element of the internet.
rwahrens (profile), 3 Jun 2009 @ 4:55am
that's the pointIn a courtroom, ALL evidence is subject to scrutiny by all parties, and can be examined and rebutted, witnesses can be cross-examined and re-examined by the original side (re-direct) - all ways of ensuring the information presented is fully examined by and fairly presented to whomever is making the decision, judge or jury.
The courtroom is closely controlled to ensure that the venue allows the full and fair examination of all evidence and witnesses, and prevents outside influence from intruding into the process. If necessary, a jury is sequestered to ensure their isolation from contaminating speculation in the press.
Since a judge can hardly be expected to sequester himself, he is trusted, as an officer of the court, to adhere to the rules regarding such outside influence, as are the attorneys trusted to not attempt improper contacts with either judge or jury.
This case illustrates how human nature can be expected to fail in both ways, for judge and attorney, and the only reason we are talking about it here is because of the judge's use of the web in his improper activities.
Whether he used the web for his investigation or a newspaper, his actions were improper and should be treated as such traditionally are.
Joe Kinslow, 12 Apr 2010 @ 11:52pm
Judge reprimanded for Friending lawyerI just had a judge (Brander) in Norman, Ok admit open court to receving information about my case from a lawyer about a on going litigation in a devorice case. He receaved this information outside of court and not from me or my attorney. What can I do about this?


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- Savills Investment Management revenue up 96%, assets under management increased 116% to €17.1bn (H1 2015: €7.9bn), reflecting the contribution from SEB acquired 31 August 2015.
Commenting on the results, Jeremy Helsby, Group Chief Executive of Savills plc, said:
"Savills has delivered a strong first half performance with revenue growth across the Group. The resilience of our less transactionally focused businesses, combined with our geographic diversity, more than offset reductions in transactional activity in certain markets.
In line with our overall growth strategy, we have continued to build on the Savills Studley platform in the US with significant recruitment and bolt-on acquisition activity across the country. In addition, we continue to investigate selective development opportunities for our businesses worldwide.
Looking to the second half, at this stage, in the traditionally quieter summer period and so soon after the EU Referendum result, it is not possible to obtain a clear read on the direction of activity in a number of the Group's principal markets, although the fundamental attributes of real estate as an investment class remain strong.
Our substantial portfolio of less transactional businesses, significant overseas earnings and strong market shares in many of our most important transactional locations position the Group well, not only to withstand short term reductions in local activity, but also to capitalise on the opportunities which we expect to emerge.
The Board currently has no reason to change its expectations for the full year, although clearly the range of potential outcomes has broadened over recent weeks."


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About the Department
Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History has its roots in the Golden Age of global expeditionary biology and continues as one of the world's foremost centers of herpetological research. In 1870, one year after its founding, the American Museum of Natural History acquired the collections of the explorer and naturalist Alexander Philipp Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied. His collections included many important South American specimens that still are of great scientific relevance. Around this nucleus, additional collections of reptiles and amphibians accumulated rapidly. Before 1909 these materials were held under the care of a Curator of Zoology or in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology. The Department of Ichthyology and Herpetology was founded in 1909 with four curators, the only herpetologist being Mary C. Dickerson. Ten years later, in 1919 the Department of Herpetology was formed under Dickerson's direction. Karl P. Schmidt, who subsequently became Curator of Herpetology at the Field Museum of Natural History, worked for Dickerson and her successor in the Department from 1916 to 1922. After an active career in the Museum, Dickerson retired after 1920 and died in 1923. Dickerson's most well-known herpetological work is The Frog Book (1906, Doubleday), an influential introduction to the natural history of these fascinating creatures, although she also published in lizard systematics and in 1901 wrote a book on Moths and Butterflies (Ginn & Company, Boston). (A brief biography is available in volume 23, number 5, of Natural History [1923].)
Gladwyn K. Noble came to the AMNH in 1917 as Assistant Curator, and succeeded Mary Dickerson as Chair of Herpetology in 1923 at the time of her death. Noble chaired Herpetology, subsequently renamed the Department of Herpetology and Experimental Biology, later becoming chair of two departments, Herpetology and the new department of Animal Behavior until his death in 1940. Under Noble the herpetological collections doubled, from 50,000 specimens in 1924 to 110,000 specimens in 1940. In many ways, Noble exemplified the Museum at the time, a period of enormous expeditions, among others, to China, the Congo, and the South Pacific. Noble's research interests were diverse, from experimental biology and comparative behavior to comparative anatomy and frog systematics. His nearly 200 publications remain highly influential today, especially those on comparative frog anatomy and systematics (e.g., Phylogeny of the Salientia, 1922; Biology of the Amphibia, 1931). During Noble's period a number of well-known herpetologists were employed in the Department: Clifford H. Pope (1921-1934), Charles E. Burt (1929-1930), Karl F. Kauffeld (1935-1936), Arthur I. Ortenburger (1922-1924), and Charles M. Bogert (1936-68). Noble died in 1940, still a young man at 47, the victim of an infection that only a few years later would have been easily treated with penicillin.
Charles M. Bogert came to the museum in 1936 and succeeded Noble as Department Chairman, a position he held until his retirement in 1968. During his 32 years at the museum he produced an extremely distinguished body of research, which remains highly influential today, particularly his work on patch-nosed snakes, the helodermatid lizards, thermal biology of amphibians and reptiles, snake dentition, and his general body of taxonomic work in Mexico. Bogert retired in 1968 to New Mexico and died in 1992. James Oliver joined the staff for a short time before and after World War II, leaving to become Curator, then Director of the Bronx Zoo, and subsequently Director of the American Museum of Natural History.
In 1954 Richard G. Zweifel arrived and, following Bogert's retirement, served two terms (1968-1980) as Department Chairman. In 1989, after 35 years of distinguished publication and service to the herpetological community, Zweifel retired, but continues his research from the AMNH Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona as Curator Emeritus.
Charles W. Myers joined the staff in 1968 as Bogert's replacement and served as Chairman from 1980-1987, 1993-1998. Myers' research has revolved around the herpetofauna of Central and South America, focusing primarily on animals that occur in scenic locations such as dart-poison frogs and snakes of the genus Rhadinaea. In January 1999, Myers retired from active service but continues his research as Curator Emeritus.
Charles J. Cole joined the curatorial staff in 1969, marking the first time since the 1920's that the department had been staffed by three curators. Cole's research has focused largely on the mechanisms and patterns of evolution of unisexual lizards, primarily, but not restricted to Cnemidophorus. His work has also encompassed the karyological evolution of several groups, including Sceloporus, assessing the herpetological diversity of reptiles and amphibians in Guyana, as well as working on the phylogenetic relationships within various groups of teiid lizards. In July 2003, Cole retired from active service but continues his research as Curator Emeritus.
In 1990, Darrel R. Frost joined the staff, replacing Richard G. Zweifel, who had retired the year earlier. Frost's activities have been focused on the theory and practice of systematics, primarily through study of various iguanian lizard groups, and more recently, on all amphibians.
Christopher J. Raxworthy joined the curatorial staff in 2000, replacing Charles W. Myers, who retired in 1999. Raxworthy's research is focused on Old World reptile systematics and biogeography, especially in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean. Current research includes chameleon systematics and field survey work in remote montane areas of northern Madagascar
David Kizirian joined the permanent staff as Curatorial Associate in 2005. His primary responsibility is management of collection operations. Kizirian's interests include the evolution and systematics of various groups of squamates.


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May 25, 2010 - R. Colin Johnson - EETimes.com
PORTLAND, Ore. — The hydrogen economy was supposed to use solar power to transform water into hydrogen fuel, but it has lagged expectations because no method more efficient than electrolysis has been found to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Now, by harnessing living viruses to mimic the way plants use photosynthesis, a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology claims to extract fuel more efficiently from water.
A team led by MIT professor Angela Belcher genetically engineered the virus, called M13, to act as a scaffold on which to mount the nanoscale components needed to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Two components—iridium oxide, used as a catalyst, and a biological pigment called zinc porphyrins—self-assembled on the virus-built frame to form what MIT claims is an efficient solar engine for splitting the oxygen from the hydrogen in water molecules, with the pigment absorbing photons and with the catalyst channeling the energy into splitting the water molecule.
For longevity, the team encapsulated its solar engine in a microgel matrix that maintains long-term stability and efficiency, according to MIT.
Others have tried similar approaches without the virus, but MIT claims the virus scaffold increases efficiency fourfold, moving the technique closer to commercial feasibility.
Much of the work was performed by MIT doctoral candidate Yoon Sung Nam, with contributions from professor Thomas Mallouk at Pennsylvania State University. Italian energy company Eni and the MIT Energy Initiative provided funding.


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After an Anime convention
So how do you feel after an Anime Convention?
Sad? Happy?
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Sad, but excited about next years :D
...and also broke. Very Very broke.
Sad..really sad... Mostly if I had a really great convention... My dad came to pick us up yesterday and I was still asking him to stay 10 min longer to talk with friends we had made even though the convention had ended..He said no.:(
Aishhhaishh..too much drama...*blows bangs*
Sad, usually, but thankful at the same time, I went as L to one (Anime Boston) and my back hurt from being hunched over like he was all day >.> Also I'd be broke lol
wearing my crunchyroll tshirt c:
Animegacon was my first convention ever and I got back home this morning..as I was driving away from vegas I just started feeling overwhelmed with sadness like I felt like I didn't want to leave yet as I was just having fun and got to meet Victoria(sailorbee) and Linda(vampy) and charlie from Jlist, etc.
Felt like I was missing something in my life and I teared up a little and oddly enough my little cousin(19) who I took with me was feeling the exact same way. I have never been so happy for so long and now I just wanted to get more involved and continue making new friends who share the same mutual interests than wasting my time on other nonsense.
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I feel a sense of sadness because the atmosphere of everything being anime and anime related is gone and also my wallet has butterflies in it from it being used so much.......but well worth it! lol
Also it just gets me pumped to go to another one because I know how much fun you can have there
Hurry the photobug is around...grab your camera
Sad. I went to the Anime Expo at the Convention Center last month and I payed for 2 of my friends. I wasn't able to find anyone who wanted to go and it was the only way. I bought two 2 day passes last minute and spend $120. Not to mention the food and drinks.
We also ended up sneaking another friend in lol
But I loved it. Took plenty of pictures, had a couple beers, and walked around buzzed. lol
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I usually feel ridiculously under-whelmed. :l
When I go to convention, I usually go with my friends -- who can be a bit stuck up, making it difficult to actually talk to other people. But I guess it`s also my fault, since I would rather be in the safety net of my circle of friends than get out of my comfort zone to try to talk to new people. I feel a yearning for something exciting to happen, but I always end up with empty pockets from the merchandise and Ramune I always buy.
My most fun con experience was at the 2nd day for Florida Supercon in 2009 because me and another good friend of mine actually had a legitimate conversation with someone outside of our social circle (and he wasn`t a creep either). My last con was also at Florida Supercon in 2011, and I actually got to meet the band "Lemon Dropkick", mostly because me and my friends were waiting for our ride until midnight and they thought the bassist of the band was cute.
A simple motion. ♥ Over and over.
I'm always sad, happy and excited for the next year almost broke not wanting to leave but also really tired
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Tired. Ha! seriously, I do feel that, because after a marathon weekend of moving, shaking, up, down, etc., this old man needs a nap. Big time.
But it is an odd mix of emotions.
Happy, because I got to be with people who love what I love, meet and talk to people who work to bring me what I love, and I get to explore things I love on a deeper level, as well as learn about new things to love.
Sad, because like many of you have said, because its over. Because after the whirlwind weekend of exploring fantasies, imaginations, seeing people have a great time, and basically living the dream of fans in a welcome environment, I must return to the everyday and ordinary life of a working adult. A regular life where I when I get excited about some new Anime or Manga, I usually keep it to myself because outside of places like CR, I don't have a close network of friends who enjoy it like I do.
If you have that, embrace and enjoy it. I envy you.
i would sad cause i get to meet a lot of great people and after the con the gotta go back to work
Raining days are for relaxing if your listening some old tunes from dino
I usually feel happy for about 3 days and then reality sets in and it's back to the "normal" world. *sniff* plus I miss all the friends that I don't get to see regularly.
It makes me feel sad. I wish there was a town that was like an anime convention. I'd live there ._.
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Mostly tired. Usually cosplaying and running around wears me out, but sad at the same time because sometimes I only see certain friends at conventions
Sad!! So very sad</3 D: I hate leaving the new friends I meet.
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On canals and bayous, modest homes' owners fear the worst
Lined with older bungalows and ranch homes — some showing their age, others proudly maintained — Panama Drive north of downtown Sarasota is a typical working-class neighborhood with a twist: Half the homes back up to Whitaker Bayou.
The street has long been a pocket of affordable living near the water. It's a neighborhood far removed from upscale waterfront enclaves such as Lido Key or Longboat Key.
Yet Panama Drive — more than those ritzy barrier island communities — is also the face of Southwest Florida's impending flood insurance crisis.
Data compiled this month for the Herald-Tribune by property appraisers in Sarasota and Manatee counties contradicts the stereotype of homeowners in high-risk flood zones being well off.
Far from just a problem for rich people who live on the beach, steep flood insurance rate increases approved by Congress last year largely will hit middle- and working-class homeowners who can least afford the higher costs.
The average single-family home facing a large flood premium increase in Manatee County is worth $122,019 and has 1,442 square feet of living area, while in Sarasota County the average is a home worth $169,700 with 1,567 square feet.
Additionally, 65 percent of the homes in line for higher flood rates locally are not waterfront properties, and those on the water often are not glamorous.
Relatively few bayfront or gulf-front properties will be affected.
Whitaker Bayou snakes through some of Sarasota's more modest neighborhoods. Flood rates could easily triple or quadruple for older properties near the bayou, depending on their elevation.
"There's no way these people can pay that," said Panama Drive resident Bob Lenari. "There's just no way."
On the bayou
At 77, Lenari still works as a barber in downtown Sarasota.
He describes the Panama Drive neighborhood as "lower middle class." Some neighbors are unemployed, he said. Many are retired. Others work steady jobs that provide a good living, if not great wealth.
According to Federal Emergency Management Agency maps, the entire street is in a high-risk flood zone that follows the bayou.
The federal government began enforcing regulations in the 1970s that require homes in high-risk areas to be elevated above the level of a major flood, defined as one the likes of which are seen every 100 years.
But many Panama Drive homes were built low to the ground, long before the flood rules were adopted.
Last year Congress voted to increase rates charged by the National Flood Insurance Program — it writes nearly all flood policies — to help pay big debts incurred after Hurricane Katrina.
Policies covering older homes in high-risk areas will see the greatest increases.
Although the property appraiser lists 1936 as the date of construction, Lenari believes his house dates back to the 1880s and may have a connection to William Whitaker, the region's first permanent white settler and the man for whom the bayou is named.
The home was bought by Lenari's father in 1948 and passed down in the family. It is a small cottage with light green wood siding and dark green trim. Behind the house is a deck with an oak growing in the middle, a workshop the same color and style as the house and a large boat dock on the bayou. Everything is immaculately maintained by Lenari, a no-nonsense type who does his own carpentry and other home repairs.
Lenari keeps a plastic pipe attached to the dock with markers indicating how high the bayou must rise to flood various parts of his property.
Strong storms have filled the bayou and sent water into the workshop, but never the house.
The home is worth $38,600 according to the property appraiser, but Lenari buys $114,000 worth of flood insurance — enough to rebuild the structure and replace the contents — at a price of $810 annually.
It is unclear how the new rates will affect Lenari's policy. The increases vary depending on a property's elevation and other factors.
But Lenari said a major rate boost would be hard to stomach, especially since his home has never flooded to his knowledge.
"I grew up in this house and my wife and I have lived here for 40 years and I've never seen water in this house," he said.
It's the same story next door, where retirees Ray and Joan Coladner pay $2,050 in flood premiums for roughly twice as much coverage as Lenari. In 20 years, the Coladners never had a flood claim on their 1936 bungalow.
"The insurance company just wants more money," Ray Coladner said.
Congressional stalemate
Rate increases for most long-time homeowners will be phased in over time, but the costs could eventually become unbearable for some.
The Coladners get by on $3,000 per month in combined income from Social Security and Ray's pension, earned after 25 years as a maintenance man and carpenter working for New York City. Flood insurance is required by their bank. If the cost increased substantially, "we couldn't afford it," said Joan, 71.
"People will do like they did with the recession and just walk away," said Ray, 81.
Lenari has more flexibility because he does not have a mortgage. He will drop flood coverage if it becomes too expensive.
"They want to jack me up, they can stick it," he said.
But even homeowners who drop their coverage to avoid large premium increases will be impacted by higher flood rates if they decide to sell. Instead of phasing in the new flood rates, when a property is sold the new owner must pay the "full risk rate." That could make it more difficult to sell older, low-elevation homes in many parts of Southwest Florida.
Real estate interests have joined with top political leaders from Florida and other states with large numbers of flood policies in lobbying Congress to halt the rate increases, which began Oct. 1 for home sales.
The Sarasota Association of Realtors recently sent a letter opposing the new flood rates to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, and other lawmakers from Florida.
The state's top elected leaders, including Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, have called for the increases to be delayed. But the issue was overshadowed by the government shutdown and debt-ceiling debate and their aftermath.
Visiting Sarasota last week, Nelson said he is hopeful legislation delaying the rate increases will be added as an amendment to whatever bill the Senate takes up next.
"We've got it ready to go," Nelson said, adding: "Just as soon as we can find a legislative vehicle to attach it to we're going to."
The property appraiser data could give critics of the rate increases more leverage. Those who favor raising insurance rates for homeowners near the water often claim that lower rates subsidize rich property owners.
Sarasota Association of Realtors President Roger Piro noted that there are plenty of older homes in high-risk flood zones east of Interstate 75, or in less expensive areas such as Nokomis. Even proximity to a drainage ditch or retention pond can bump up the flood risk.
"It's all over," Piro said. "We kind of think in our minds it's the waterfront properties — not necessarily."
Not just waterfront
The analysis of property records conducted for the Herald-Tribune looked at single-family homes built before 1975 in high-risk flood areas.
Most communities began adhering to federal flood rules for elevated construction in the mid- to late 1970s.
The data does not indicate how many homeowners have paid off their mortgage and do not carry flood insurance. It also does not count multifamily properties, nor does it indicate how many homes sit at a high enough elevation to avoid big rate increases.
There are 11,010 homes in Sarasota County that meet the criteria and 9,040 in Manatee.
Most are primary residences. Only 29 percent are second homes or vacation properties.
Among those 20,050 properties, 7,023 are on the water. Canal frontage is by far the most common. Only 1,452 properties front the Gulf or a bay.
In Sarasota County, 857 of the homes are owned by a widow or widower, while 212 are owned by someone with a disability.
Maps created by the property appraisers show the homes scattered everywhere from Englewood to Anna Maria Island, and even far inland near rivers and creeks. There is a dense cluster around Whitaker Bayou.
This is home
Whitaker Bayou begins as a a narrow channel with steep banks.
There is no vegetation in some areas and the bayou looks like little more than a drainage ditch. Other sections have a lush canopy that invites comparisons to a jungle stream.
Closer to Sarasota Bay, the bayou is wider and the banks are flatter. There are docks and small boats.
Ray Coladner's house is the last single-family residence before the bayou crosses under the U.S. 41 bridge and flows into the bay. To a Brooklyn native, the old bayou home seemed like an affordable piece of paradise.
One of the first things Coladner did after retiring to Florida and fixing up the house was buy a small motorboat. He occasionally still volunteers with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, helping distressed boaters. More often he simply sits on the dock watching for osprey and jumping mullet. This is home now. He cannot imagine moving and will hold out as long as possible if insurance rates increase.
"Unfortunately you can't do much," he said. "I'm here. I ain't leaving. This is it."


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The patch notes for PTR patch 4.1 have been updated, and we've got all the latest changes for you below. Included in this update is some startling information regarding death knight talents.
The original round of 4.1 patch notes can be found here.
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The original round of 4.1 patch notes can be found here.
- Resilience scaling has been modified for linear returns, as opposed to increasing returns. Under the new formula, going from 30 resilience to 40 resilience gives players the same increase to survivability as going from 0 to 10. Resilience now scales in the same way armor and magic resistances do. A player with 32.5% damage reduction from resilience in 4.0.6 should see their damage reduction unchanged in 4.1. Those with less than 32.5% will gain slightly. Those with more will lose some damage reduction, increasingly so as their resilience climbs.
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Friday, 18 February 2011
Object to new Blackfriars Bridge scheme now. Five days to respond to insane new layout from TfL. How to let TfL know what you think
UPDATE: We met with Transport for London planners last night.
Read this updated post here which tells you what they had to say about the scheme in more detail
These are the plans just in from Transport for London for the north side of Blackfriars Bridge.
You can object to these plans now. And please do so quickly. All the details on who to write to are below.
Let's just remember that at rush-hour, 35.6% of the traffic heading north through this junction consists of bicycles. Cars plus taxis make up only 31.9%.
There are masses of problems with the layout. I don't know where to start. But I'd urge people to send their comments to the senior traffic design engineer for this project as soon as possible. There are internal deadlines for the project on Wednesday 23rd February.
If you feel very strongly about this, email relevant London Assembly members including email@example.com , email@example.com and email@example.com. You could also add the Mayor email@example.com
I would like to suggest emailing Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor's advisor for transport but I can't find his details in any public forum. In all cases, please be nice to the AMs. .
Where to start?
Firstly, let's say you're heading north into Queen Victoria Street. At the moment, you need to cross one lane of traffic. You'll now have to cross two and get into the third lane. You'll then not be able to get to the front of the motor traffic any longer because there's a giant traffic island in the middle of the filter area.
Once you get over the bridge, there's a traffic island in the middle which narrows the carriageway but doesn't add anything to the overall road scape - the traffic island isn't going to be a pedestrian crossing any more. So why is it there at all? If you're on New Bridge Street on the other side, heading south, this traffic island just takes up space and makes the entry to the bridge so narrow that it's almost impossible to get to the bridge in the mornings. If you don't believe me, look at these pictures of what this space looks like on a typical rush hour. So why not do away with the traffic island if it's not being used as a pedestrian crossing any more (or at least remove some of the new pavement on the eastern side of the junction just by the lights) and create space for bicycles to get past the stationary traffic.
Head south into the bridge itself and the cycle lane that is there now, is gone until you get past the new station entrance. So you're in the main traffic flow. At the moment, you get your own space.
That would be fine except that heading south at the moment, there is only one lane of general traffic heading on to the bridge next to you. According to this plan, you'll now have two - basically, TfL is building motorway conditions across a bridge that has a majority of cyclists at both rush-hours. Head south and want to get on to Embankment - you'll have to charge across three lanes of traffic. It is currently only two. Which is far far easier to cross.
There's loads of space for a proper 2.5m wide cycle lane. But it's being used for cars instead. It's already proven that the single lane into the bridge works. So why make it two?
As a pedestrian, you won't be able to cross from the Blackfriars pub over to the other side of New Bridge Street any longer (at Watergate). That's an incredibly busy pedestrian crossing.
The only good addition I can see is a slightly wider cycle lane heading north over Upper Thames Street after you've crossed the bridge (but which means less pavement space for pedestrians crossing the bridge here) and a new crossing for cycles coming off the Embankment to enable them to turn right on to Blackfriars Bridge through the middle of the traffic island. Although I can't really see the point of this new crossing as hardly ever makes that manoeuvre. In any case, to access that new cycle crossing, you'll have to do a sort of right hand turn out of the right hand lane coming up the slip road on to the junction. Something I suspect most motor drivers behind you won't really understand.
My reading of this plan is that it's designed to allow cars to travel faster through the junction on more lanes. To make it less convenient for pedestrians. To make cycles part of the traffic flow, where they have to leg it across multiple lanes of relatively faster moving traffic than now.
It's going to turn something that is currently a fairly slow-paced junction where it is not impossible to get across the lanes into something that is frankly worse than it ever was before. TfL has designed an urban motorway here, it seems to me.
For a bridge where the majority of rush-hour traffic consists of bicycles not cars or taxis, this is just vandalism. I'm sorry to be so frank but it really is.
This is my initial reading of the scheme. And I'll review it in more detail over the weekend. But I'd urge as many people as possible to write to TfL now while we still have time and to get their thoughts sent in by Wednesday of next week.
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By the way, if you want a better understanding of why Transport for London might be planning to turn Blackfriars Bridge into a motorway, read this article on the Crap Cycling in Waltham Forest site which explains very succinctly why TfL is just responding to the Mayor's desire to get private cars moving around London faster. And what that means for London's streets and general environment.
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Nearly two decades after the Northridge quake, a Los Angeles councilman is calling on the city to consider an inventory of thousands of these so-called soft-story buildings — many of them apartments — that dot the region. This first-of-its-kind list would apply to buildings in Los Angeles built before 1978 with at least two stories and at least five units.
After the Northridge quake, L.A. city building officials talked about identifying other soft-story buildings and requiring owners to retrofit them. But the proposal died.
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Carl Wagner, 73, of Tecumseh died on Oct. 9, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice of Lenawee.
He was born Feb. 13, 1939, in Tecumseh, the son of Clarence and June (Sammis) Wagner. On Sept. 4, 1959, he married Kathryn "Kitty" Lidster and she survives.
Carl worked for Universal Die Cast in Saline prior to being the Raisin Township Fire Chief from 1970 to 1997 and was also an EMT specialist during that time. He was a trainer for Sweet-Soft Computer out of Iowa which was a fire department and EMS software billing system. Carl was the Raisin Township supervisor from 2004 to 2012, serving two terms. He was president of the Lenawee County Fire Chief Association, and started the first ambulance service in Lenawee County through the Raisin Township Fire Department. Carl was a member of the Michigan Townships Association and the Jackson Model Rocketry Club. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, wood crafting, building rockets and teaching rocketry to youth to ensure its longevity. He was known as "the recycler" for his use of recyclables to build his rockets. He was a self-taught computer geek and builder. Carl's greatest joy in life was the time he spent with his family and many friends.
In addition to his wife Kitty, Carl is survived by two sons, Steven Wagner of Tecumseh and Scott (Carolyn "Car") Wagner of Port Charlotte, Fla.; a daughter, Michelle "Shelly" (Joe) Phillips of Tecumseh; two brothers, the Rev. Merlyn (Janet) Wagner of Sandy, Utah, and Chuck (Brenda) Wagner of Manitou Beach; a sister, Janice "Jan" (Ken Swope) Carper of Sarasota, Fla.; two grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Jonathon; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two nieces.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Tecumseh Chapel of Handler Funeral Homes. Friends may gather at the funeral home on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. to form a procession to the funeral service which will be held at 11 a.m. at the Shirley Todd Herrick Tecumseh Center for the Arts (Tecumseh Civic Auditorium, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh), with his brother, the Rev. Merlyn Wagner, officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Raisin Township Fire Department or Hospice of Lenawee.
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