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|Title:||Class of 1968 50th Reunion|
|Date:||May 20th, 2018|
|RSVP By:||November 20th, 2017|
Details are pending on location and events and will be finalized in the fall. We are searching for people still so please share your name, address, phone number and most importantly, EMAIL ADDRESS with us.
Look forward to seeing everyone next year.
|Title:||Class of 1966 50th Reunion|
|Event 1:||Class Of 1966 50th Reunion|
|Venue:||Chapel Hill country Club|
September 30th, 2016 6:00pm
(ending October 2nd, 2016 10:00pm)
|RSVP By:||September 1st, 2016|
|Address:||103 Lancaster Drive , Chapel Hill , , 27517|
|Details:||Contact Gill Cassel for details. RSVP with checks for event by September 1, 2016.|
|Event 2:||Golf, Tennis, Walk On Campus|
|Venue:||Chapel Hill Country Club|
|Date:||October 1st, 2016 9:00am - 1:00pm|
|RSVP By:||September 1st, 2016|
|Address:||103 Lancaster St , Chapel Hill , , 27517|
|Details:||Please contact Gill Cassel for details if you have not received an email or snail mail invitation, which has all the details on it. See you at the reunion!!!|
|Venue:||Time Out/University Inn of Chapel Hill|
|Date:||July 18th, 2015 7:30pm - 11:30pm|
|RSVP By:||July 18th, 2015|
|Address:||1301 N. Fordham Blvd. , Chapel Hill , , 27514|
Time Out has a restaurant/bar to purchase food & drinks.
The SunJam Band musicians are Andy Preston, Carter Minor, JP Mitchell, Mel Jones, Calvin Johnson, Don Story, and Jay Cole. Special guests Jack Mullen and Armand Lenchek should be gracing us with their musical talents, and hopefully Bif Bream, and David Weaver will be able to join us this year, and maybe get Dickie Williams to sing a song. You know Larry will be there to fill in on them drums, and hey if were real lucky there might be a Billy Gee in the house.
A block of 10 Standard and Deluxe have been reserved at the University Inn at the discounted rate of $68/$77 for both Friday & Saturday nights. There is a combination of Standard and Deluxe King and Two-double bedrooms, with a couple of smoking room options.
*Standard nonsmoking or smoking king or two-double bedrooms: $68
* Deluxe nonsmoking king or two-double upgraded bedrooms with breakfast: $77
To make a reservation, call 1-888-452-5765 and ask for “Sun Jam 2015” or book online here. You have until July 3, 2015 to book.
|Title:||Class of 1994 20 Year Reunion|
|Venue:||Top of the Hill, The Back Bar|
|Date:||September 27th, 2014 7:00pm|
|RSVP By:||September 15th, 2014|
|Address:||100 E Franklin St #3 , Chapel Hill , , 27514|
Chapel Hill High School Class of 1994 20 Year Reunion
Saturday, Sept 27
Friday, Sept 26 Homecomming at CHHS
|Title:||CHHS Class of 1974 40th Reunion|
|Event:||Class Of 1974 40th Reunion|
|Venue:||Time Out @ Univ Inn (Fri) + Finley Forest Clubhouse (Sat) PREPAYMENT ONLY BY JUNE 30|
July 18th, 2014
(ending July 19th, 2014)
|Address:||PAYMENTS: CHHS Class of 1974 PO Box 35 Carrboro NC 27510 , Chapel Hill , , 27517|
SINCE I ONLY HAVE THE FREE MEMBERSHIP I CANNOT VIEW ANY MESSAGES HERE--PLEASE MESSAGE ME VIA FACEBOOK (SAME NAME)
Description FRIDAY-JULY 18 9pm “Mix & Mingle”
@ TIME OUT Sports Bar, 1301 Fordham Blvd. Chapel Hill, NC (Formerly Holiday Inn) Payment is on your own.
SATURDAY-JULY !9-Food, Fun and Friendship
@ Finley Forest Clubhouse, 341 Finley Forest Circle, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
**NOTE**PREPAYMENT ONLY***BY JUNE 30**VIA MONEY ORDER or CASHIER'S CHECK ONLY.
**NO PAYMENT AT THE DOOR**
CHHS Class of 1974 PO Box 35 Carrboro NC 27510 **Deadline June 30**
$30.00 per person, which covers food (buffet), beer wine, soft drinks and mixers. BYOB Please consume responsibly Music 8pm-1am
Other CHHS affiliated people & their guests are welcome to attend.
Both events are CASUAL
A block of rooms are available at Courtyard by Marriott, 100 Marriott Way, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Phone: (919) 883-0700 - Group Rate: $103 (per night) Request CHHS 1974 The hotel is near the Friday Center, less than a mile from Finley Forest Clubhouse. Reservation deadline: June 27, 2014.
Sunday-July 20- Pastor Lavisha Williams cordially invites you and your family to 11:00 a.m. worship service at St. Joseph CME Church, 510 West Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill. Our very own, Willis “Pookie” Farrington will deliver the sermon
Reunion committee members assume no liability for this event.
|Title:||Class of 1993 20th Reunion|
|Venue:||Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel|
|Date:||November 30th, 2013 8:00pm - 11:59pm|
|Address:||One Europa Drive , Chapel Hill , , 27514|
All reunion details are located at this site below. You need to buy tickets here to attend the event. Hope to see you there!
Susan Hull Seyss
|Venue:||Time Out Sports Bar & Restaurant - 1301 Fordham Blvd. - Chapel Hill, NC|
|Date:||July 21st, 2012|
|Details:||Cash Bar Featuring Mel Jones & Tin Can Alley (Don & Calvin) * Andy Preston * Jay Cole * JP Mitchell * Carter Minor * Dickie Andrews * David Weaver|
|Venue:||Rock Quarry Farm, just outside of Carrboro, NC, on Hwy 54. Go to RockQuarryFarm.com for directions.|
|Date:||September 11th, 2010|
|Details:||Nomads playing; byob; even if you didn't graduate from CHHS, you are encouraged to come! WE MEAN THAT!!!!|
|Title:||Class of '69 Non-Reunion Reunion Partt|
|Venue:||On the patio - Weathervane @ A Southern Season|
|Date:||October 17th, 2009|
|Details:||RSVP: by 10/11/09 to Deborah Wagoner Miller - firstname.lastname@example.org Checks to: Deborah Miller 27 Rogerson Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27517 Please pass on to classmates if you know where they are! *$10 covers food costs. Friday Night 10/16/09 gathering at Southern Rail in Carrboro ... 7ish.|
|Title:||CHHS Class of 1974--35th Reunion---3 Day Cruise|
|Venue:||Miami to Nassau, Bahamas.|
|Date:||October 30th, 2009|
|Details:||Depart Miami Friday Oct 30 @4pm return Monday Nov 2 @8am. Not limited to classmates. Carnival Cruise Lines-Imagination ship name Airfare on your own or the company can make it for you. Deposit due May/June, fully refundable through late August, then % deducted for cancellations. NOTE: Also planning a casual reunion night in late November in Chapel Hill--likely at Time Out (at Holiday Inn) details forthcoming PLEASE send us your current contact info!|
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So it has been a powerful time and the power energies just keep coming. Usually this can be explained in relation to the activities of the Sun and Solar Flares. But, in this case, there has been very little actual correlation, and so it seems indeed that there must be another explanation. There is! The powerful waves that we are feeling now are Galactic and Cosmic in origin, and although they include Solar activity, there is so much more going on. I wanted to share with you my understanding of some of these powerful forces that are driving our Transformation and Ascension right now.
I have called this piece “Two Suns and the Taurus/Orion Super Moon” because these are the Primary Galactic forces at work right now. In August I wrote a piece explaining how the helical rising of Sirius at dawn in the sign of Leo created a time when the Earth in fact had two suns, Solaris, as I call our Sun, and Sirius, the powerful Blue Star. This alignment of the two Star systems, Solaris and Sirius, continues in the Heavens as they journey through the Golden Rose Galaxy (Milky Way) and interact with Planet Earth, the newly emerging Blue Star Planet.
This alignment becomes more and more intense until it culminates around the 11th of November on the 11/11, which this year will be an 11/11/8. In holographic terms, this means that Sirius and the Sun/Solaris create a Vesica Pisces, or a Star Gate, which allows powerful Cosmic and Galactic Energies to be transmitted to the Earth which is in a birthing/re-birthing process. In terms of Sacred Geometry and the Sacred Union energies, the two Star Systems merge their energy fields creating a Portal for the exchange of energies and the creation of something new. The Ancients who were taught the wisdom of the Sirian Star Nations knew this, and they encoded this wisdom in a set of “Keys” which are, ironically, freely available today yet very little understood by those who have access to them. Yet, as we emerge into Higher Consciousness, we are reconnecting with the Ancient wisdom and beginning to understand the power of these keys in our Ascension process.
The Two Suns and the Taurus/Orion Super Moon
In this period of late October and leading into early November, we are still feeling the effects of the Lunar Eclipse and Equinox transitions, but we are moving at speed towards the 11/11/8. Many people are feeling a little flat as they integrate these powerful waves, but we are still heading into another and even more powerful. It is all focused on that part of our Galactic “heaven” that contains Sirius and Orion.
So, in this week, October 21st and 22nd, we have just completed the Orion meteor showers, which are the remnants of Halleys Comet paying a visit. It was spectacular and beautiful, but those of you who go back a bit may remember that Halley’s Comet played a big part in shifting consciousness and raising awareness back in the 1980s, just before Harmonic Convergence on August 16th and 17th in 1987, which was the Earth’s First Major Shift on the journey of Global Ascension. Halleys Comet always drops around when the Earth is ready for a big shift, and these meteorites that are showering down now are a Galactic reminder that we are in the Big Shift and that the original impetus of Harmonic Convergence is still moving us forward.
The Orion Meteor Shower originates in the Constellation of Orion, near the star Betelgeuse. And, in this week two we will be experiencing the last of the Super Moon Full Moons, which will be in the Astrological house of Taurus, which is the closest neighbor of Orion. Another blast of Galactic power from the Orion/Sirius area of the Galaxy. This blast will be amplified by the magnetic impact of the Super Moon. What is the importance of this? Well the Sun and Sirius are already in alignment creating a Star Portal. But, the Orion system is also a powerful Star Gate and Portal. It is well known that the three Pyramids of Giza are aligned with the three stars of Orion’s Belt. This reflects the Ancient Egyptian/ Sirian Star Nation teaching that the Orion system was in fact a Cosmic Star Gate that connected to other Galaxies in our local Universe.So, are you starting to get a picture of the kind of powerful Cosmic energies that are lining up right now! Can you feel the openings in the Galactic Grids that are allowing us to connect with deep and powerful energies that we have not felt for a very long time as Humans. We needed to begin our Ascension at Harmonic Convergence in 1987 to reach this point where our Light Body and our Physical Body were crystalline enough to be able to receive these waves of Light and resonate or vibrate with them! This is a Wow moment, even if it feels maybe physically uncomfortable! Homo Luminosa receiving the Diamond Codes from the Great Central Sun or the Divine Cosmic Heart! The Orion Star Gate will be amplified at the Full Moon, as the Two Suns, Solaris and Sirius, continue their journey to the moment of Sacred Union when their Star Gate also opens and allows for incoming energies from the Great Central Sun.
So, as I understand it, the Orion gate allows us to access the Osiris Consciousness, which is the Ascension into Immortality and the ability to move between the veils. I am not suggesting that we all become immortal at the Full Moon, but rather that an understanding of the possibilities and processes of Ascension will become more profound as we receive these Codes and Teachings from beyond our Solar System and connect with those who have guided our Transformation from beyond the stars. This is a powerful moment for the reception and transfer of energy and codes. “They” are waiting to hear from us too, as we celebrate through Activation and Ceremony. Our Star Nations and our Home Stars are waiting for our progress reports, even as we await the transmission of new Light Codes to assist our process.
Sacred Union at the 11/11/8: Sirius, Solaris and Earth
On the 11th of November, Solaris and Sirius will be in perfect alignment for the creation of the Vescica Pisces, also known as the “Eye of Horus”, which is Creation Portal. In Sacred Geometry when the two come together, they create an energetic overlap in which creation processes are originated and it is a very powerful moment. When Solaris and Sirius create this energetic overlap, they birth new Light Codes for Planet Earth that assist in the “re-birthing” or “ascension” process. Sacred Union is one of the Key processes of the Ascension energies, both in the Cosmic/ Galactic frame and also in our personal lives. It is a Template that assists us to fully know ourselves and to understand that what is “above” is also “below” down here on Earth where we are receiving these powerful energies in our Bodies and Light Bodies. The 11/11 is traditionally a “portal” where deep understandings of Cosmic Truth are gifted to Humanity. The 11/11/8 includes the number 8 which is associated with the 8 pointed Star of the Twin Flame Sacred Union, which also tells us that what will be coming through this portal of the 11/11/8 will be teachings and understandings of the Cosmic and Galactic nature of Sacred Union, and of our Ascension and Transformation Processes.
Channeling by Celia Fenn: www.starchildglobal.com


Production year(s) : 1940 (other years possible, not verified)
"Idento" tailpiece (place for your name on a rectangular card)
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- Qman - 2009-07-30
Hey I think I have this one..need a pic???
- john - 2011-10-30
for the other years possible it definatley goes back farther than 1940... i have H1004 with a 1938 stamp on the inside


United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
E. ASPEN, DISTRICT JUDGE
us is Petitioner Mario Howard Lloyd's motion to vacate,
set aside, or correct a sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
2255. (Pet. (Dkt. No. 1).) For the reasons that follow, we
dismiss Lloyd's motion for lack of jurisdiction.
1990, a jury convicted Lloyd on several federal drug and
conspiracy charges and sentenced him to 15 life terms of
imprisonment. Lloyd v. United States, No. 14 C 3929,
2014 WL 5614857, at *1 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 4, 2014)
(“Lloyd II”). Lloyd challenged his
sentences on a Section 2255 motion in 1997. Id.;
U.S. v. Lloyd, 983 F.Supp. 738 (N.D. Ill. 1997)
(“Lloyd I”). As it appeared that, as the
“result of a clerical error, ” 10 of his life
sentences exceeded the statutory maximums for the underlying
offenses, we vacated those 10 sentences and resentenced Lloyd
to the maximum available terms of imprisonment for those
counts. Lloyd I, 983 F.Supp. at 744 & n.7. We
also vacated Lloyd's conviction for conspiracy to
distribute cocaine (Count 1), finding it to be a lesser
included offense of engaging in a continuing criminal
enterprise. Id. at 743-44. We rejected the remainder
of Lloyd's claims, and in so doing, upheld 5 of his other
life sentences. Id. at 741-45.
2014, Lloyd filed another petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 2255 in this Court. See Lloyd II, 2014 WL
5614857, at *1. We dismissed that petition for several
reasons, including that we likely lacked jurisdiction to hear
a second or successive petition under Section 2255.
Id. at *2 (recounting that “Lloyd ha[d] filed
at least two other unsuccessful motions seeking § 2255
relief since his 1997 resentencing” (citing U.S. v.
Lloyd, 398 F.3d 978 (7th Cir. 2005); Lloyd v.
Yeach, No. 6 C 1200, 2006 WL 2640217 (C.D. Ill. Sept.
2018, Lloyd moved that we correct the electronic docket on
his criminal case to reflect our 1997 decision stemming from
his first Section 2255 motion. (See United States v.
Lloyd, No. 89 CR 427-1, Dkt. No. 820.) We observed that
“the electronic docket summary in Lloyd's criminal
case does not reflect the entry of an amended judgment
following our 1997 Order.” (Id., Dkt. No. 843
at 2.) We granted Lloyd's motion and entered an amended
judgment consistent with our 1997 order. (Id., Dkt.
present petition, again pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255,
asserts several grounds for relief from his underlying
criminal conviction and sentence. (Pet. at 4-6.) He claims
that the Government committed fraud upon the Court by relying
on the fruits of an illegal search warrant, argues the Court
erred in our sentencing determinations, and alleges his trial
attorney was biased by a conflict of interest. (Id.
at 4-5.) Lloyd also questions whether our recent entry of an
amended judgment to reflect our 1997 decision constitutes a
new judgment that re-opens the window for him to file an
additional Section 2255 motion. (Id. at 5-6.)
Rule 4(b) of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings for
the United States District Courts, a court must dismiss a
Section 2255 motion “[i]f it plainly appears from the
motion, any attached exhibits, and the record of prior
proceedings that the moving party is not entitled to
relief.” Here, we lack jurisdiction to consider
Lloyd's Section 2255 motion because it is a second or
successive motion that the court of appeals has not
authorized him to file. 28 U.S.C. §§ 2255(h),
background recounted above makes clear, Lloyd has filed
several prior Section 2255 motions. See Lloyd I, 983
F.Supp. at 741-45 (1997 opinion granting in part and denying
in part Section 2255 motion); Lloyd II, 2014 WL
5614857, at *2-4 (2014 opinion dismissing successive Section
2255 motion and listing two other such motions since 1997
ruling). Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2255(h) and 2244(b),
“[a] district court must dismiss a second or
successive petition, without awaiting any response from the
government, unless the court of appeals has given approval
for its filing.” Nunez v. United States, 96
F.3d 990, 991 (7th Cir. 1996). There is no indication in
Lloyd's petition or relevant court filings that he has
obtained permission from the Seventh Circuit to file an
additional Section 2255 motion. Accordingly, we lack
jurisdiction to entertain Lloyd's motion and must dismiss
it. Rules Governing § 2255 Proceedings 4(b).
suggests that his present petition is not successive because
we amended his judgment in 2018. (Pet. at 6.) Lloyd cites
Magwood v. Patterson, 561 U.S. 320, 130 S.Ct. 2788
(2010), for the proposition that “[w]here there is a
new judgment intervening between two habeas corpus petitions,
an application challenging the resulting new judgment is not
second o[r] successive at all.” (Pet. at 6.) While
Lloyd correctly distills the holding of Magwood, 561
U.S. at 341, 130 S.Ct. at 2802, the case is inapplicable here
because there is no “new judgment” for Lloyd to
challenge. We did not, as Lloyd contends, give him a new
sentence in 2018; we merely codified the adjusted sentence we
gave him in 1997. We changed nothing else. Even if our
decision in 1997 arguably restarted the clock for filing a
Section 2255 motion under Magwood, Lloyd has filed
at least three such motions since that decision. Lloyd
II, 2014 WL 5614857, at *2 (dismissing third Section
2255 motion and recalling two others after 1997 judgment). In
sum, Lloyd's Section 2255 motion is “second or
successive” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C.
§§ 2255(h) and 2244(b).
Lloyd has not received authorization from the Seventh Circuit
to file a successive motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
2255(h), we hereby dismiss his ...


Stephen Dyer · October 18, 2018
New developments in the court battle between the State of Ohio and former online chart school ECOT suggest the state’s top law enforcement official may have trouble effectively pursuing the case. Last month, Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit against ECOT founder William Lager and other ECOT officials seeking to recover tens of millions in overpayments for students who did not participate in coursework. At the time, DeWine was criticized for waiting until just before an election to go after ECOT, when questions had been raised about the school for years.
Two weeks later, two school districts — Dayton and Logan Hocking Schools asked a court to intervene in the lawsuit, claiming it should be school districts, and not Attorney General DeWine who should seek repayment from Lager. (See: “DeWine Opposes Districts’ Intervention In Case Against ECOT Founder) They argue that because DeWine– currently running for Governor–and his running mate, Jon Husted, jointly collected tens thousands of dollars in political contribution from Lager and associates, they woud not be effective in pursuing repayment from their former contributor.
As the school districts argued, “There is no question that the AG is a friend of theses institutions … (and) is not an adequate representative of the School Districts’ interests.”
In response to the lawsuit, DeWine argued that he, and not the school districts, could lead the case against Bill Lager, denying any conflict of interest.
But last week, the schools’ argument that DeWine’s past relationship with Lager make him less likely to effectively pursue the case was unexpectedly bolstered by Lager himself.
Lager, the defendant in the lawsuit, argued in an October 9 court filing that he agreed with DeWine, stating a preference to go up against the Attorney General in court: “Leaving aside arguments dealing with the ability of the Ohio Attorney General to protect constituent interests and the conflict of interest issues … [Mr. Lager and his companies] incorporate and rely on the balance of the arguments advanced by the Ohio Attorney General,” in effect agreeing that Mr. DeWine should handle the case.
This week, Innovation Ohio sent a memo to every school district leader requesting that they take immediate action to protect their taxpayers and kids because it was clear that Lager felt more comfortable facing DeWine in court than the districts who had been hurt financially. (See “…Groups Want More Districts In ECOT Suit”)
On Tuesday, the school districts made another filing arguing that Lager’s filing simply proved their point: Mike DeWine was not best positioned to fight for a recovery from Lager. As the districts put it, “It appears that even some of the Defendants do not believe the AG will be as zealous an advocate for the School Districts as the Districts will be for themselves. “
The filing further reveals that DeWine hasn’t yet revoked any educator licenses related to ECOT, as has been done in prior cases of charter school wrongdoing. As the suit puts it: “If the AG was truly out to help the School Districts, he would already be in the process of revoking professional licenses of educators associated with ECOT’s misappropriations. Despite the fact that ECOT’s overbilling totaled more than $79,640,000 and that it has been closed since January 18, 2018, not a single ECOT-related educator license is the subject of revocation proceedings.”
The school districts argue that “the AG’s professed zeal on behalf of public schools in this state for misappropriations of the School Districts’ monies to ECOT is not genuine.”
The ECOT scandal–at $189 million, easily the state’s largest ever involving taxpayer dollars–is far from resolved. Innovation Ohio strongly urges school districts to take note and be mindful of the potential conflicts inherent in the relationship between DeWine and Lager. It appears more clear every day that it’s going to be up to districts to lead the fight to get their kids’ money back from Lager.
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Metromile has an app that lets iPhone owners know how their car’s driving. It also has a new feature, how much they insurance would cost them based on how much they drive since Metromile is a car insurance company. Right now the insurance has just arrived in California, home of the tech-centric Silicon Valley. It is also available in Illinois, Oregon, and Washington.
Per mile car insurance charges drivers based on how much they drive. The idea here is the concept is that the more a driver uses his or her vehicle, the more they risk getting into an accident. This insurance model rewards drivers who drive fewer miles. Through the insurance offers and the app data, Metromile is trying to make owning a vehicle simpler, especially for the urban drivers they are targeting with this product combination of insurance and an iPhone app. (The app is only for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone right now.)
Metromile CEO Dan Preston said in the press release that the company is trying to cater to urban drivers, who generally drive less due to the presence of services like Uber and public transportation. “Fundamentally, Metromile is a technology company with data science at its core,” Preston said. “We use data to give drivers features that are really useful, like how much they spent on fuel last month, how much time they spend driving below 30mph, and when they need to move their car to avoid a ticket. With these kinds of insights, we hope to make the urban driving experience simpler, more affordable and more enjoyable for everyone.”
If this insurance rates based on a driver’s car usage sounds familiar, it’s because it’s similar to Progressive’s Snapshot as pitched by bubbly spokescharacter Flo. Like Metromile, Snapshot is based on the idea that people how people drive should affect their rates. The primary difference with Progressive is that the company also records how often a driver hits the brakes, which it also uses as a metric for driving rates. Metromile only looks at how many miles people drive to determine rates.
Both favor urban drivers, who tend to drive less due to more walkable neighborhoods and better transportation options, making driving less appealing. After all, driving less saves on gas, which gets more expensive in the summer months. A parked car is less likely to get into an accident than one on the roads. So now that insurance companies have the technology to see how many miles a day their customers drive, they’re rewarding the customers who are least likely to file a claim since they drive less than their counterparts who drive more.


PEOPLE are invited to step back in time almost 100 years and attend a wartime wedding in Chester.
Organised as part of the city's ongoing Great War Commemoration Programme, it will take place from 11am at St Michael’s Church in Bridge Street on Saturday, August 16.
It was inspired by an old photograph of the wedding of Elizabeth Barbara Ball and William Huxley in August 1916.
The photograph shows them posing outside their new home in Volunteer Street – a house that would be home to generations of the family for almost 100 years.
After her marriage Elizabeth took on a stall at Chester Market, renaming it E B Huxley’s – a sign that still shows on the family-run stall today.
Besides the wedding, visitors will also be given a flavour of life both at the Front and for those left at home with activities such as trench tea tasting and letter writing.
The event has been staged by First World War re-enactment group Cheshire Pals.
Cllr Stuart Parker, of Cheshire West and Chester Council, said: “This is the latest of many events being held to commemorate the Great War.
“We are very grateful for the many fascinating stories, photographs and items that have been shared during the commemoration events held so far.”
Chester History and Heritage is hosting four exhibitions relating to the Great War; ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’, ‘The Nurses Story’, ‘For Those in Peril’ and ‘From Bombs to Bandages’.
‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ uses images from the History and Heritage collection plus photographs and documents that were brought in to the First World War road show last autumn.
‘The Nurses Story’ was produced by Ann Marie Curtis from Backford, Mollington and District Local History Society and ‘For Those in Peril’ mainly uses images which have been loaned.
‘From Bombs to Bandages’ shows patients and nurses from a Chester military hospital, taken from a unique donated photograph album.
The commemoration events and stories can be seen at the website www.thegreatwarcheshire.co.uk


By Teresa Rivas
First up, Facebook: Wilbe and Sankar write that the social media giant should benefit from obvious drivers, including the move the move to mobile advertising, growing demand for marketing segmentation, and the scaling of recent investments. However, they also note that more subtle catalysts also exist, citing the secular shift to the “second screen” during prime time TV hours (Sharknado’s Twitter fame, anyone?), the potential for a viable payment platform, pricing leverage, and a more seamless integration with traditional ad measurements.
They have a $50 fair value estimate on the stock. Read more details below:
Mobile – Mobile products improve accessibly, customization, and reach, which provides a massive opportunity for FB as its network provides unparalleled targeting and reach. We estimate global ad sales around mobile will grow to $21.8 billion by 2015. FB is positioned to capture a greater share than most others, and privacy limitations may ironically improve FB’s ability to gain share.
Prime Time – Our real time sampling of millions of set top boxes in the US shows that consumers are failing to fast forward through commercials. This is a relatively new phenomenon that we attribute to smart device use during commercial breaks. Given that 40% of TV ad spend happens during key prime time hours, we believe there is a unique opportunity to gain share by working with TV networks.
Payments Catalyst – We believe the opportunity around payments is the biggest speculative opportunity that can rival that of advertising. FB is ideally positioned to break historical barriers to entry based on the 1 million ad buyers, 1.1 billion users, and broad FB Connect integration. Any product would seem to build upon two of the company’s three goals of building an economy around the FB platform and enabling it to collect more information. We estimate a 10% share of global payment commerce would amount to $23.4 billion of revenue, which is so massive that FB may need to explore its potential.
Next Gen Risk – We believe a substantial portion of the unique payers on FB’s game platform are hard core gamers that may incrementally allocate time and money towards the next gen systems launching this holiday. We estimate this demo may account for as much as 60% to 80% of the payer base and may be an even larger portion of revenue given the skewing of payments towards a small group of larger purchase payers. This massive risk is tempered by the fact that peak game activity is during work hours.
By contrast, the picture at Zynga isn’t so rosy, they write. True, the company is well positioned given advertising trends, the growing use of mobile devices and the second screens phenomenon; they even note that “substantial opportunities exist around a restructuring and reinvestment of cash.
However, they argue that these positives are outweighed by “massive” concentration risk in the business model and ongoing competition, marketing constraints and consumer fatigue. While it could be an interesting recovery story, they see the risks as too high, and set a fair value estimate of $2.50.
Read more below:
Next Gen Risk – We believe a substantial portion of the 1.9 million unique payers on ZNGA’s platform are hard-core gamers that may incrementally allocate time and money towards the next gen systems launching this holiday. We estimate this demo may account for as much as 60% to 80% of ZNGA’s payer base and may be an even larger portion of revenue given the skewing of payments towards a small group of larger purchase payers. This massive risk is tempered by two attributes: 1) ZNGA’s mobile apps that push games to places inaccessible by consoles and 2)ZNGA’s peak activity is during work hours.
Vicious Cycle – Successful social games benefit from a virtuous cycle as the popularity of a game makes it more enjoyable, pulls more users into the game, and help promote other games. This helps reduce marketing demands and sustains revenue. This benefit is starting to turn against ZNGA as the loss of players erodes the social experience in games, incrementally limits reinvestment, and makes it more difficult/expensive to promote games. The growing competition inside FB, changes in ZNGA’s relationship with FB, the explosive growth of mobile competition, and the new real money game entrants will put more pressure on cost per acquisition.
Shifting To The Ideal Position – We estimate the social games market will grow from $9.8 billion in 2013 to $13.9 billion by 2015 as mobile games and the shift to freemium games propel growth away from paid apps and desktop usage. We believe ZNGA will be able to leverage the high demand for its freemium model to move from the web to mobile. While this will be an initial headwind given lower mobile ARPU, it will provide exposure to the massive mobile ad opportunity¸ hedge next gen risk, and increase usage given the greater accessibility and global reach.
Reorganization Potential – New management is a great long-term catalyst for the name as it has the potential to realign cost, improve product quality, narrow focus, and exploit new sources of revenue (e.g. new pricing models, ad sales, partnerships, etc). However, this will likely take at least a year as the new CEO establishes a review of the business and realigns the corporate structure. We believe risks will manifest before this opportunity materializes but cost cutting and its strong balance sheet should provide the company with ample time to cope with these headwinds.
Both names were up slightly after hours.


By Tiernan Ray
Earlier today I had a meeting with Francois Meunier of Morgan Stanley, who last week penned a 96-page paper on the Internet of Things, or “IoT,” as he calls it, along with several colleagues at Morgan in different areas of tech.
Meunier was in town from the bank’s offices in London and was kind enough to spend some time walking through the report. I had inquired about posting a full copy of the report in PDF form. Although Meunier understands the interest of readers to get their hands on it, at this time Morgan Stanley has not approved any posting of the note, I’m sorry to say.
Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that although hardware is mentioned prominently as the initial beneficiary, Meunier thinks software may have the bigger payoff.
Which is a lot to say for someone like Meunier whose first passion is chip companies.
Meunier did, certainly, have things to say about chips: Freescale (FSL) is an important name with increasing IoT exposure. CSR PLC (CSR), the maker of wireless chips for bluetooth, should benefit from increasing connections inside the proliferating devices. The same is true of Silicon Labs (SLAB), though Morgan Stanley doesn’t formally cover that name.
In sensors, privately held Robert Bosche has about a third of the market for wireless chips of the “micro-electromechanical,” or MEMS, variety, roughly the same as for ST Microelectronics (STM).
But in the area of software, Meunier points out how profound a change the IoT may be, with General Electric (GE), of all companies, bulking up on application development.
GE has a software business related to Internet of Things, called “Predix,” which can be used for things like optimizing assets of companies in many different industries. Meunier flipped open the report to page 45, where Predix is described as a nearly $1 billion business:
To date, GE has launched 24 Predix products during 2012/13, of which 14 were announced at the October 2013 GE Minds & Machine show in Chicago. GE has said it hopes to double the rate of annual new product launches. At this show, GE announced that these products had received $400m of bookings that had converted into $290m of revenues. At that pace, it seems likely that sales could exceed a $1bn run-rate by the end of 2014.
It’s possible that, as odd as it may seem, that such old-world companies investing in software “may increasingly be viewed as software companies of a sort,” says Meunier.
But perhaps his greatest praise was left for Splunk (SPLK), the Big Data and analytics technology provider. Splunk’s wares have been used for things such as log analysis, for applications in computer security. But the applications are much bigger. “Splunk is great at sifting and analyzing large data sets of unstructured data,” he notes. As more and more devices get connected to the Net — wearables, wireless crop-monitoring systems, home infrastructure — there is a large role for Splunk’s software to play in analyzing and managing all those connections, he muses.
“Their addressable market can become much bigger” than what it is now, he says.
When, toward the end of the discussion, I asked Meunier if one company will emerge from IoT of the scale of an Apple (AAPL) or Google (GOOG), Meunier remarked, “I think Splunk. I think they can be like the Google of this.”
Splunk shares are covered by Morgan Stanley’s Keith Weiss, who has an Equal Weight rating on the stock.
Splunk shares today closed up 85 cents, or 1.4%, at $61.42.


HS SWIMMING: Unfazed by injury, Drennan headed back to state meet
Published 5:15 pm, Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Alyson Drennan’s journey to this weekend’s UIL State Swimming Championships in Austin hasn’t been without its issues.
The major one was a wrist injury that Drennan suffered the week before heading to the Region I-4A meet two weeks ago in Andrews, and the Greenwood sophomore easily admitted it affected her chances of reaching the state meet in two events.
Drennan still qualified in the 50-yard freestyle and won that event. She said her wrist is better but at times is still sore. In typical Drennan fashion, though, she is focused more on achieving her goals than worrying about an injury.
“You’ve just got to suck it up and do it,” Drennan said.
Drennan will compete in the Class 4A state meet in Austin, which begins Friday at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center, for the second straight year in the 50 freestyle, and she heads to the event with goals of making Saturday’s A Final and breaking the 24-second barrier.
Drennan’s best time in the event is 25.2 seconds. She said she has been working all winter to lower that time into the 24-second bracket, which is the time needed to qualify for a club sectional meet later this summer.
Drennan and her coach for the City of Midland Aquatics Team, Jenna Purkey, said they have been working on starts, finishes and the one turn that is so critical in the short race.
If Drennan can get all of those working at the same time on Friday and Saturday, Purkey said she has a shot to break 25 seconds.
“You know, the 50 freestyle is kind of like all the stars have to align to have a perfect race,” Purkey said. “We’ve worked on her turn a lot this season, and then we worked on her start throughout the taper period.”
Drennan won’t have to worry about swimming in multiple events like she did in the regional meet and in last week’s West Texas Championships at the Mabee Aquatic Center, and that as much as anything will help rest her wrist.
“You just think about that one race, and you don’t have to worry about all the other races you have,” Drennan said. “I’m going to give everything I have in this race.”
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Wale sat down with Hot 97’s Cipha Sounds, Peter Rosenberg, K. Foxx and Ebro this morning to discuss everything from his upcoming album The Gifted to his upcoming performance at his Summer Jam this weekend. The MMG rapper even talked with the morning show about feedback from fans and naysayers on social networks.
“I can take an opinion, but I don’t like when you try and spew hate and contaminate the way other people think,” Wale said. “I feel like I’m one of the people that’s always made music for the common man. That’s why I don’t really live my life the way I could. I don’t stunt as much as I could stunt, ‘cause that’s not who my music is for. My shit for like, regular niggas that wanna hear about real shit.”
The conversation then turned to Tiara Thomas, the singer featured on Wale’s hit single “Bad.” Without giving away a slew of details, the rapper alluded that Thomas has chosen to ink another deal instead of signing with his TBA label. The two had worked together for two years, according to Wale.
“I don’t believe in paperwork too soon, because I like to show and prove what I can do […] I ain’t wanna scare nobody. Like, let’s make the music, let’s vibe,” he said. “That’s why I’ll kick myself before I complain about somebody else. It’s the music business, a lot people ain’t your friend-friend for real like that sometimes.”
Wale kept the discussion on the matter amicable, ultimately wishing Thomas well and giving her credit as an artist.
“She did what she had to do. She did what she thought was in her best interest,” he said. “And I guess that’s what all people do. So shout out to her and her situation.”
The interview concluded with a conversation about Wale’s The Gifted album. The rapper discussed the album’s artwork as well has his involvement in the creative process.
“I really wanted it to be elaborate because this is the most hands on I’ve ever been. I’m talking about from every string arrangement, to the levels of the vocals that you hear, the way you hear the music, the way it’s structured,” he said. “It really tells a story. I’m ending songs where you can hear the bass from the next song. Or you can hear faintly the hook for the next song coming in.
Wale rapper only confirmed one guest feature on the album: Nicki Minaj. The two collaborated for a strip club anthem called “Clappers.” He also shared that he has recorded a remix to “Bad” featuring Rihanna, but urged her fans to push for the songs release.
The Gifted drops June 25th.


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Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Reno and Rude arrive at 7th Heaven, Cloud having been hired by Rufus to be his “bodyguard” from the three new foes. The ShinRa President suffers from Geostigma as well and is wheelchair-bound. Rufus has been reconstructing Midgar and searching for any traces of influence that Sephiroth might have left on the Planet, to which he has found none. He now resides at the Healin Lodge, also known as the Geostigma Sanatorium. The Turks report that the three silver-haired youths have brought the children to their headquarters, the City of the Ancients.
Cloud still carries emotional scars from the last time we saw him. Weighed down by memories of loved ones he has lost and his physical condition, he now comes across as devoid of hope. Ever the reluctant hero, it takes much persuasion from Tifa after the children are captured for Cloud to decide to go after them. Perhaps it is only during his dream-like encounter with Aerith on the way to the City of the Ancients that he finally makes some progress. The two meet back-to-back in the flower field, beneath a pure white sky. Cloud struggles to voice his desire to seek forgiveness, to which Aerith says that she already has forgiven him. Consoled but still unconvinced, Cloud sets out on his path of redemption.


For my Christmas Eve supper I fixed pan-seared duck breast–there were two in the package and that meant leftovers. I could have had a second meal had I not been a bit greedy and eaten part of the second one. So leftovers–just enough for a salad.
A very simple salad made with arugula and radicchio for the greens (just a bit of bitterness to counter the fat of the duck), Fuyu persimmon, pecans, and the thinly sliced duck breast.
For the dressing, I decided that the leftover sauce that was used for the cabbage and rutabaga side dish for Christmas dinner could make a second appearance–with a little help from an infused oil from Bull City Olive Oil. (Yes, I’ve gotten into infused oils since I discovered some quality ones.) The sauce was lime juice, lime zest, and buckwheat honey but I needed something more–I tasted it with plain (but very good olive oil). That gave me an excuse to go back and do some more tasting and shopping. I tasted several infused oils and decided that the chipotle infused oil would add just the right bit of spark to the leftover sauce.
I made a vinaigrette using about 2:1 proportions of oil and sauce, tossed the greens, persimmon, and some pecans with it; making a perfect bed for the sliced duck breast that was quickly warmed in a skillet. The finishing touch was just a bit more chipotle oil–just a few drops–on the sliced duck breast.
Yum! A great light supper from recycled leftovers, although I’d be more than happy to serve a freshly cooked duck breast this way as well.


|Journal Category||Steamfont Mountains (AA)|
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|How to Start||Speak to Watchman Fleep, who is at the top of the climbable wall just outside Gnomeland Security Headquarters ( -633, 177, 919 ) /waypoint -633, 177, 919.|
Watchman Fleep would like me to take care of some Bloodhorn Minotaurs. The Bloodhorn Minotaurs are located east of the Gnomeland Security HQ, towards the Mines of Meldrath. This quest is part 8 of 20 in the Steamfont Mountains Timeline.
- Kill the following around ( -788, 92, 1095 ) /waypoint -787.75, 92.33, 1094.91in no particular order:
- Return to Watchman Fleep for your reward.
- Pulsing Gem of Fortitude
- At least 2g 69s 57c


By Bob Herbert, Op-Ed Columnist / New York Times
Destrehan, Louisiana, February 5, 2007
The term time warp could have been coined for this rural town of 11,000 residents that sits beside, and just a little below, the Mississippi River. A remnant of the sugar-plantation era, the region’s racially troubled past is always here, seldom spoken about but inescapable, like the murk in the air of a perpetually stalled weather front.
The Harry Hurst Middle School is on the site of the old Destrehan High School, which was the scene of violent protests during the integration period of the 1970s. Local residents have tried to blot out the murder case that made Destrehan High notorious three decades ago, but there’s a big problem with that collective effort to forget. The black teenager who was railroaded into prison (and almost into the electric chair) for the murder of a white student in 1974 is still in prison all these many years later. He’s middle-aged now, still suffering through a life sentence without any chance for parole in the notorious state penitentiary at Angola.
There is no longer any doubt that the case against the teenager, Gary Tyler, was a travesty. A federal appeals court ruled unequivocally that he did not receive a fair trial. The Louisiana Board of Pardons issued rulings on three occasions that would have allowed Mr. Tyler to be freed.
But this is the South and Mr. Tyler was a black person convicted of killing a white. It didn’t matter that the case was built on bogus evidence and coerced witnesses, or that the trial was, in the words of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, “fundamentally unfair.” Mr. Tyler was never given a new trial and the pardon board recommendations were rejected by two governors.
(Lurking in the background as the case unfolded was David Duke, a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan who was very active politically in Louisiana and always ready to inject his poison into the public issues of the day. If you drive around Destrehan and nearby communities today you will still see some of the old blue-and-white campaign signs for Duke.)
Mr. Tyler, a sophomore at Destrehan High, was on a bus filled with black students that was attacked on Oct. 7, 1974, by a white mob enraged over school integration. A shot was fired and a 13-year-old white boy standing outside the bus collapsed, mortally wounded. Mr. Tyler was arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace after he talked back to a sheriff’s deputy.
Although the bus and its passengers were searched and no weapon was found, Mr. Tyler was taken into custody, savagely beaten and accused of committing the murder. A gun was found during a subsequent search of the bus and witnesses were rounded up to testify against Mr. Tyler. It turned out that the gun (which has since disappeared) had been stolen from a firing range used by officers of the sheriff’s department. All of the witnesses who fingered Mr. Tyler would eventually recant, saying they had been terrorized into testifying falsely by the authorities.
Mr. Tyler was represented at trial by a white sole practitioner who had never handled a murder case, much less a death penalty case. He kept his meetings with his client to a minimum and would later complain about the money he was paid.
The outcome was predictable. Mr. Tyler was convicted and sentenced to die in the electric chair by an all-white jury. At 17, he was the youngest prisoner on death row in the country. He almost certainly would have been executed if the U.S. Supreme Court had not ruled the Louisiana death penalty unconstitutional.
The Fifth Circuit ruling in 1981 said that an improper charge to the jury had denied Mr. Tyler the presumption of innocence at his trial. It is folly, the court said, to argue that the erroneous charge did not affect the central determination of guilt or innocence.
What was folly was any expectation that Mr. Tyler would be treated fairly at any point. Despite the appeals court ruling, he was denied a new trial on a technicality.
Now consider this, because it will tell you all you need to know about racial justice in the South. A 19-year-old black man named Richard Dunn was shotgunned to death as he was heading home from a benefit dance in support of Mr. Tyler at Southern University in New Orleans in 1976. A white man, Anthony Mart, was arrested and convicted of shooting Mr. Dunn from a passing car.
Gary Tyler’s current attorney, Mary Howell, ruefully explained what happened to Mr. Mart for the cold-blooded killing of a black stranger: He was sent to prison for life but was pardoned and freed after serving about 10 years.


Coachella streams a load of their sets every year on Youtube and nobody seems to record them all. So I had to volunteer starting in 2015. Some rips you find are one-off screen recordings using some software like Camtasia, which nearly always drop frames and are kinda shit. You have to record directly from the Youtube source for the best quality. youtube-dl is great but is designed for downloading normal Youtube videos and I never got it working to record live. The only thing that worked for me was livestreamer, which was discontinued but was forked as streamlink. Here’s my streamlink command which worked for recording Coachella 2018 channel 1:
streamlink --http-no-ssl-verify https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TUBf6l7FBg best -o "output.ts"
I had a problem with SSL certs so had to add a no-verify but you probably don’t need it. Run that command and streamlink should start recording. Ctrl+C to stop recording. You’re now left with a .ts transport stream file which Youtube broadcasts in to help with error correction over the Internet. You can play these .ts files in VLC and MPC but seeking in them is annoyingly slow and VLC can sometimes play the audio out of sync. Also, they don’t seem to have a table of contents or whatever it’s called, so they’re missing a duration. This is bad for me as I need to play the video files direct from the server and pick the start and stop times to cut the Coachella streams into individual sets. So I prefer to convert to MP4 using ffmpeg, with this command:
ffmpeg -i input.ts -acodec copy -bsf:a aac_adtstoasc -vcodec copy output.mp4
If you’re recording a long Youtube live stream, like I am with the 9 hour Coachella streams, sometimes the stream can fail for whatever reason. Youtube seems to always break at 6 hours. You need a way for Streamlink to start back up if it fails so you don’t miss anything. The only solution I could come up with is a while true loop in a streamlink bash shell script.
while [[ -e $dir/ts_segments/$name-$i.ts ]] ; do
streamlink --http-no-ssl-verify https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TUBf6l7FBg best -o "$dir/ts_segments/$name.ts";
Note that when you run this bash script, you can’t just stop it with Ctrl+C. It’ll restart the streamlink command like it’s supposed to. You have to
kill -9 it. Find the PID of the bash script with
ps -ef and kill it. You’re left with an orphaned streamlink command which you’ve to kill -9 as well, but it won’t restart as the bash script was already killed. Make sure you understand how to stop the shell script before starting it!
The shell script will start with saving the .ts files to
sunday_ch1/ts_segments/coachella_ch1-1.ts. The while -e line returns true if the file exists, and if so increments i by one to ensure you always write sequentially. So when the script restarts, it writes to coachella_ch1-2.ts and won’t overwrite coachella_ch1-1.ts and so on.
I run my bash scripts in screensessions so I can log out of the server and let it do its thing. So that’s my recording setup. Other stuff I do is cut the long streams into individual sets with ffmpeg, add those sets to my database, upload them to Mega or Google Drive using the APIs so I get the Mega/GDrive link into the database and output the links into a formatted Reddit post, but that’s all outside the scope of this blog post.
Hope this helps someone! Leave a comment if you’ve any questions, don’t email me.


Shanghai: arbitrators declare independence
Asian Legal Business reported that the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) has closed its Shanghai and Shenzhen offices after it refused to comply with rules implemented in April.
The rules, which were designed to bring CIETAC Beijing in line with other global arbitration centres, gave increased power to the branch in the Chinese capital, including the responsibility for administrating all arbitrations except where contracts explicitly stated otherwise.
In a bid to protect their substantial revenues, the Shanghai and Shenzhen branches ignored the rules and declared independence. The Shanghai branch even published its own rules.
A notice published on the CIETAC website on August 1 announced the suspension of the two branches. The move has cast doubt on existing contracts with the Shanghai and Shenzhen commissions. Private equity funds using the commission are now likely to have to choose between amending the investment contracts or facing high-profile and potentially detrimental court battles.
Marcia Ellis, a partner at Boston-based law firm Ropes & Gray, said: ‘If CIETAC Shanghai in effect doesn’t exist anymore because CIETAC has thrown it out, you may end up in the courts when you thought you had a binding agreement to arbitration by CIETAC Shanghai.’ Ms Ellis continued: ‘That means funds are less likely to bring any kind of claim’.
Jim James, a partner at the Hong Kong office of London-based global law firm Norton Rose, said the suspension was likely to encourage investors to seek arbitration from alternative commissions.


Our thanks to Richard Zaretsky, Esq. for allowing us to re-blog this excellent article that sheds more light on the complicated short sale process. While it seems to many folks that banks would not foreclose when they know that the property is in the process of a short sale or a loan modification, banks just don't 'think' the way most of us 'think'... Richard provides links to other articles he has written on related topics that we recommend you read.
Why does the bank file and aggressively continue a foreclosure suit even though you are negotiating a short sale or modification of the loan? This is a most often asked question and although I have visited the question before; the concept of the lender dealing separately with the left hand than with the right hand needs to be addressed again.
My previous article on it had an esoteric title, FORECLOSURE EXPRESS VS. LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD. A picture of those ideas you may conjure up are shown right below.
Except for a few re-blogs, you might have missed it. It gave at the time a very brief synopsis on how the interaction regarding foreclosures has evolved over the years since the mortgage foreclosure bonanza began. However that article was a true short blog - almost eligible for Twitter for its brevity- and was not consistent with my detailed discussions. So sorry for the delay, but it is about time this matter was properly dissected. This article is the real story on the Foreclosure Express (the foreclosure suit aggressively pursued by lender's attorney) vs the Little Engine That Could (the short sale or loan modification tedious process pursued by the borrower to avoid the foreclosure judgment and sale).
First, you have some reading to do. To understand the short sale process, please pour a cup of coffee and review the article, SHORT SALES PRIMER - LAWYER DISCUSSION OF THE SHORT SALE EVOLUTION. Reviewing the loan modification process is far more complicated as it is influenced by lenders individually and supposedly the US government. A good place to review the general concepts is at the FHA Website although you can get similar information at the HUD Website too. But the best way to understand modifications is by going to court sanctioned mediation (I have done several this week) and have the mediator AND the lender's attorney scratching their heads wondering what the bank representative is thinking in formulating non-sensible decisions.
To understand the foreclosure process, see the article, A LAWYER'S EXPLANATION OF THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
Now that you have educated yourself, the question comes up, Why do lenders file (or pursue) a foreclosure judgment even though there is a pending short sale or loan modification?
The Good Old Days - Once upon a time there were very few foreclosures and lenders were just plain happy to extend credit to buyers of homes. Where there was a financial problem and a foreclosure had to be filed, it was a no big deal event for the bank's lawyers and (in Florida for example) the time line from filing the suit to the foreclosure sale was about 100 days.
Once Upon A Time Is History! Come the financial meltdown of 2006 and recession thereafter, foreclosure filings by the banks became a tsunami swamping the banks' attorneys, the clerks and court and the court systems. Insufficient resources made it seem that files were slipping through the cracks and the 100 day timeline became almost typically over 700 days! In Palm Beach County, Florida (where I live and work) the caseload in the clerk's office went from less than 1,000 cases to a peak of over 52,000 foreclosure cases pending. This caused great delays in processing foreclosures. This is only one of the many reasons why you may have heard of people living in their homes for two or more years without making a mortgage payment! And it is not just the court that is backed up. Today I was in a foreclosure mediation and the lender's attorney told me she had 1,200 files she was personally handling. I can tell you that the most an attorney can "sort of" competently handle is about 400 simple foreclosure files at one time.
Do We All Have A Common Goal? Do all short sellers cooperate with the short sale process? The answer is a resounding NO. The short seller is typically living in the house "for free" and is not all that interested in moving out and paying rent. Therefore, short sellers are notoriously delay oriented. Banks believe this to be a fact.
I Want To Stay! Loan Modification borrowers are in a somewhat different boat. They don't have any plan to move out of the house as they want to modify the loan to something more affordable.
They Want WHAT!?!@? Short Sellers and Loan Modification borrowers have something in common - they have to accept the lender's terms of the short sale or loan modification or face loss of the home through foreclosure. The alternative of the loss of the house in foreclosure is usually not an desirable option. The lender can never be sure that (a) the buyer in a short sale is not going to walk away from the sale at the last minute (with nothing usually to risk - see my article, MULTIPLE SHORT SALE CONTRACTS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM), (b) the seller will accept the demands the lender conditions the short sale approval upon, or (c) the borrower will accept the loan modification terms offered by the lender (if any are offered at all).
Hurry Up and Wait? So knowing or believing all the above, if you were the lender and you knew that from start to finish the mortgage foreclosure process was going to take 300 to 700 days and the short sale or modification may or may not end up successful, would you wait 3 or 5 months for a short sale contract or for the borrower to submit complete loan modification information - BEFORE you started the clock on the foreclosure process? OF COURSE NOT! Therefore, even if you have a good faith intention to proceed with a short sale or loan modification, the lender will NOT stop a pending suit or delay filing an otherwise ripe suit for foreclosure. The result is one hand of the lender pursues solutions with the borrower and the other hand of the lender pursues solutions against the borrower - all at the same time.
Remind Me To Stop Before I Drive Off the Cliff! Even the HAFA and HAMP programs have guidelines for participating lenders that state that the lender will not have to stop the foreclosure process - but only that if a borrower is accepted into the processing of under HAFA or HAMP, the lender will not actually have the foreclosure sale! But they can go all the way to getting a foreclosure sale date set!
So if your client is trying a short sale or modification - or if you are a borrower in that position - don't be surprised when the Sheriff rings your doorbell at 6 a.m. with a subpoena and summons and complaint for foreclosure even though the nice people at the bank are helping you in your "solution". If you are 90 days or more late (typically), you should expect that visit and introduction to your foreclosure complaint very very soon. And once you get served BE SURE TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS THE FORECLOSURE AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.
So what happens if you do indeed get the short sale done or modification granted? The foreclosure lawsuit gets dismissed and if a judgment was entered, the judgment is vacated (as if it never existed).
Just keep yourself educated and your expectations realistic! And always use the advice of a knowledgeable attorney.
Copyright 2010 Richard P. Zaretsky, Esq.
Be sure to contact your own attorney for your state laws, and always consult your own attorney on any legal decision you need to make. This article is for information purposes and is not specific advice to any one reader.
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The Churchill Hotel is York’s most idyllic wedding venue.
The Churchill Hotel, York has been licensed for civil wedding ceremonies for many years and is one of the most popular venues for weddings in the city of York. Our Blenheim Room is a suitably grand yet charmingly intimate setting to exchange your wedding vows, the venue dominated by the impressive Georgian bay window. We can arrange for a pianist to play our baby grand during the wedding ceremony.
The hotel’s lawns with our imposing Georgian façade as a backdrop are perfect for wedding photography and to receive your guests after the wedding ceremony.
The Churchill Hotel, York has a number of different rooms in which you may choose to enjoy your wedding breakfast. The Blenheim Room can cater for groups between twenty and forty in size whilst can also offer private dining for smaller groups. If you are planning a wedding in York the Churchill Hotel can offer the most idyllic wedding venue as well as perfect service.
We offer a selection of wedding menus prepared by our award winning chef’s and as you would expect there is a choice of home-cooked traditional English favourites but with a contemporary modern twist.


Haplochromis sp. "Dayglow Fulu" male. Fish and Photo by Frederic Potvin.
Haplochromis sp. "Dayglow" is an haplochromine cichlid resembling a number of known species of Victoria Lake, in particular Haplochromis plagiodon. This fish is found in Kanyaboli Lake, and the breeding male coloration is quite striking. The head is powder blue with a black vertical bar glowing through the eye, and a black blotch is present on the upper part of the edge of the gill cover. The body ground coloration goes from yellow to blue, depending on the individual and it's mood, and more or less defined black vertical bars are present on the sides of the fish. A more or less defined longitudinal black line goes from the operculum blotch and runs to the center of the caudal peduncle. Another black line runs the base of the dorsal fin, which is powder blue and turns bright red at the tip. The same pattern of blue going to red if found in the anal fin, which harbors three orange ocelli, outlined in black. Pelvic fins are a light yellow, almost transparent, whereas the ventrals are almost black. Finally, the caudal fin is almost totally red, with some blue on the peduncle.
The female is almost colorless, with some individuals showing a faint vertical bar over the eye, and a very faint black longitudinal line in the center of the body
The very first time I ever saw this fish's name was on a shipment list my Aquarium Society was supposed to receive from Paul V. Loiselle. Unfortunately, this beauty wasn't part of the actual shipment we received in November 1995, as they were replaced by another species from the Victoria Lake area. In April 1999, as I was invited by the Ohio Cichlid Association for a talk on Victoria Cichlids, I was informed that they had received this fish from Paul Loiselle, and the person in charge of the conservation program was afraid that the fish would disappear from the area cause of the lack of interest from the breeders to keep fish on a long term basis. He thus offered a part of his original breeding group, an offer I could not decline. I flew home with a breeding group composed of two males and eight females, two of them were already brooding.
Upon arrival, the group was set up in a 85 gallons breeder tank, this is a home made tank with a very large bottom, c.a. 42 X 24 inches, which seem to suit well the needs of this new group. The H. sp. "Dayglow" shared this tank with 6 Vieja argentea juveniles of the same size, and surprisingly all these fishes exhibited the same amount of interspecific aggressiveness.
The tank decor consisted of a thick layer of natural fine gravel, and some rockwork providing suitable spawning sites and a few hiding places. The water chemistry was at a pH of 7.6, a total water hardness averaging 100 ppm, with a temperature of 79F. Some plants were present, mainly some Java ferns and Water lettuce at the surface. The filtering is performed by a built in internal filter, filled with polyester floss and activated carbon, and powered with a penguin 1140 power head. Aeration was completed using a HygroSponge filter fed with a Hagen Optima air pump. Heating was provided by a Visitherm 300W. Illumination consisted of two 48 inches 40W fluorescent, one being a cool white and the other a full spectrum bulb.
The breeding group was fed good quality flakes, spirulina flakes, Cichlid teen pellets as well as Doromin and Hagen Nutrafin for cichlid pellets. Their diet was completed by an occasional distribution of Romaine lettuce, which was originally meant for the V. argentea, but that they seemed to enjoy as well as their CA counterparts. The nitrogen cycle management was performed by large water changes (50%) every 2 weeks.
Haplochromis sp. "Dayglow Fulu" female. Fish and Photo by Frederic Potvin.
Haplochromis sp. "Dayglow Fulu" juvenile male. Fish and Photo by Frederic Potvin.
The dominant male exhibits all the possible colors, while other males will stay almost colorless, presumably to avoid drawing the dominant male's attention which is quite active and actively chase every other individual in his territory. This fish is quite active, always displaying to females and to trespassers, taking half of the 85g tank for his territory. Unfortunately, the actual breeding have not been observed, and I believe it happens early in the morning. In the following days after setting up those fishes in their new home, I was blessed with 2 additional spawnings. I decided to strip the females that were ovigorous upon arrival cause they were quite thin, and I didn't want to miss the chance to establish this new species in my area. My concerns were unwarranted as I was flooded with Dayglow fry in a matter of a few weeks. This fish are more prolific than the well known convict cichlid!!! (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus). The fry is easy to care for, they will eat all you will offer them, newly hatched brine, crushed flakes, spirulina powder, baby fish powder and so forth. They grow quite rapidly, reaching one inch in length in about 2 months, provided regular water changes, which were performed once a week.
Some of these fry were sold at auctions, some given to skillful hobbyists to disperse them in order to avoid loosing them completely in case of a "disaster" with the original group.
The older fry are now 2.5 inches long, and I'm expecting them to begin breeding quite soon. I've set up a dozen of them in a 35g with the same water conditions and maintenance. The males colored up at only one inch in length, which is quite interesting in a commercial point of view.
In closing, Haplochromis sp. "Dayglow" is a wonderful Victorian cichlid, easy to care for and breed, and I hope we will succeed dispersing this beauty all around the continent in the years to come.


Recientemente Cristian Edwards y yo hemos tenido la opotunidad de participar en estos libros que saldrán en Junio de 2013:
Microsoft Press is releasing two new titles for IT pros who work with the Hyper-V virtualization platform:
The author team includes Mitch Tulloch, series editor, and over a dozen individuals at Microsoft including Support Escalation Engineers, Premier Field Engineers, Program Managers, Data Center Specialists, and experts from Microsoft Consulting Services. These short titles will be available in June in both ebook and print format and while their primary focus is on the Windows Server 2012 version of Hyper-V, much of what they cover can also be applied to previous versions of Hyper-V. Note that these titles are not intended as systematic guides and instead cover various scenarios on how to optimize Hyper-V environments and how to troubleshoot different kinds of issues involving networking and storage for Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines.
Contienen muy buen material que espero os ayude con la adopción de Hyper-V 2012, os los recomiendo.


Sea, saints and severed hands in the North York Moors Festival
The composer John Tavener has had various spiritual muses over the years but none so strange as Mother Thekla, a reclusive Orthodox nun who lived in isolation (there being no Orthodox communities in England) and was happy to write the words for various Tavener pieces but not happy with the trappings of fame that resulted (I remember, years ago for something I was working on, attempting to obtain a photo of her: nothing doing).
Mother T eventually got too old for isolation and was taken in by a sympathetic order of Anglican nuns, in whose priory she died. And by chance, I've just found myself in that same priory, for reasons not to do with Tavener but still to do with music. Because the nuns of St Hilda's Priory, Whitby who played host to Mother Thekla also host something called the North York Moors Chamber Music Festival, which runs along the north-east coast and (as the name suggests) across the moors.
Set up by one of Britain's leading cellists, Jamie Walton, a few years ago, this festival is almost as much a celebration of ecclesiastical architecture as anything else in that the concerts all take place in churches, and the churches are hand-picked for Pevsner appeal – ranging from the austere St Hilda's Priory chapel to the Tractarian splendour of St Martin-on-the-hill, Scarborough (a Bodley church with interior design by Morris & Co that managed to involve half the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood). And if you're into top-drawer gothic revival, there's also St Stephen's, Fylingdales (George Edmund Street) and St Mary's, Lastingham, (a J L Pearson refurb over a completely stunning romanesque crypt).
But the concerts are of course what the festival is about. And they're special – partly because of the way they're played but also because of the way they're run. Chamber music works by definition on a small scale, but these programmes are gargantuan, packed with solid repertoire (in a distinctly Yorkshire way, you get your moneysworth) and delivered by cohorts of Walton's friends who mostly belong to the young aristocracy of the UK concert circuit (cellist Guy Johnston, violinist Jack Liebeck and their like), and are corralled into ad hoc octets, septets and sextets, back to back.
Not everything I heard during my few days there was pristine – getting busy soloists with individual careers to join together doesn't always make for an ideal ensemble – but every night delivered something of sufficiently outstanding quality to place this little festival among the most impressive of its kind in Britain. And two items I won't forget were Enescu's tough, tempestuous and scarcely-known Octet (spectacularly done), and a cut-down, chamber version of Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto (with a string quintet to accompany the pianist Hugh Tinney) that struck me as more effective than the original in terms of balance and texture – helped, bizarrely, by an odd acoustic that made the piano sound almost 'period'.
As for organisation, there's one very curious thing about this festival, which is that although the programme for each night is published in advance, as are the names of the pool of musicians playing throughout the festival period, you never know exactly who you're going to get from that pool until they come onto the platform – which is smart in that it allows for last-minute changes in response to problems, but also throws an interesting element of serendipity into the ring (as well as sending a clear message that the festival is focused on the music, not on the performers).
I was very taken with this North York Moors event– its atmosphere, its programmes and its churches. And I totally loved Whitby, somewhere I'd never been before and had only read about in the lives of saints (the course of christianity in England owes a lot to this part of the world) or in Bram Stoker (Dracula gets washed ashore beside the ancient Whitby Abbey ruins).
It's a total time-warp (I was staying in a B&B like something from a TV sitcom circa 1968) but that's not necessarily a bad thing. And I recommend the town museum which is one of those endreaingly old-fashioned cabinets of curiosities, stuffed with Edwardian glass cabinets and a collection of magnificently inconsequential oddities from the severed hand of a convicted felon to the baton once used by the conductor of the Whitby Bohemian Male Voice Choir (and verified by a photo of him, with it, in action in the 1970 Eskdale Tournament of Song). A must-see. Proof of Whitby's rich musical heritage. Which happily continues.
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Death of the doyen of Australian music: Peter Sculthorpe 1929-2014
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Yakov Marks arrived in Israel in 1974 from B'ham Al. USA as a volunteer on Kibbutz Ashdot Yakov. Yakov was a member of a Garin for Kibbutz Ketura in 1975 but moved to be a single soldier in Ma'alot in 1976, where he resides until today. He served in the IDF as a combat medic in regular service and as a reservist from 1976 through 2000. Yakov is married to Rena B. (formerly of Far Rockaway NY) and he is the father of six children and he is the proud grandfather of Ori Meir and Tehilah. Yakov was a teacher of English and History in local High Schools for many years. He has been active in Israeli politics as a member of the Labor Party since 1975 and is a member of Yitzhak Rabin's z"l forum in the party.
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Saturday, China will observe a newly created holiday: Serf Emancipation Day, which commemorates the day in 1959 when the Tibetan government was dissolved after the Chinese government crushed a Tibetan uprising and the Dalai Lama went into exile. The holiday was established following last year’s Tibetan protests and riots against Chinese rule and is intended to highlight what Beijing says is the social and economic progress that Tibetans have made over the last 50 years.
In conjunction, China’s state media has unleashed a propaganda blitz surrounding the holiday. Over the last twenty-four hours, headlines on state-run Xinhua news agency have included: “Ending serfdom in Tibet, a giant step in human rights progress that deserves commemoration,” “China calls on overseas Tibet report to be objective” and “Former female serfs recollect tragic past.” (None, however, quite reach the extremes of this report from a few of weeks ago: “A religious ceremony for the Dalai Lama used human blood, skulls and skin“).
Today in Beijing, Communist Party leaders celebrated the eve of emancipation at the Great Hall of the People along with former serfs and the Beijing-appointed Panchen Lama, traditionally the second-ranking Tibetan spiritual leader (after the Dalai Lama), who spoke of how life in Tibet has improved since the Communist government took over.
More celebrations are planned for Saturday in Lhasa, where security has been kept tight over the past several weeks surrounding the sensitive anniversary. Outside of China, some Tibetan groups plan to protest what they see as a “propaganda holiday” in New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, Sydney and other cities.


The 'Liz & Dick' star, who is set to complete her 90-days of court-ordered treatment in rehab at the end of July, as part of a plea deal she struck to avoid jail after violating her probation, has allegedly been advised that she should move into a sober living facility when she is released from the Cliffside clinic in Malibu, California, because living with Dina Lohan could jeopardize her sobriety.
A source told gossip website RadarOnline.com that the duo "have been known to go out clubbing and drinking together," adding: "Lindsay doesn't need a friend in her parents, she needs Dina to act as her mother.
"She has been told that living under the same roof as Dina could jeopardize her sobriety. It's best if Lindsay were to live with a sober living companion, or in a sober living facility upon release from rehab.... However, Lindsay has no desire to move into a sober living facility."
Lindsay, 27, currently has very little income and can't afford to rent her own place yet.
The insider explained her options "are extremely limited because she has very, very little money coming in. She could stay with a friend, but that opens another can of worms because most of her pals are party animals. Lindsay has to stay out of nightclubs. Time will tell how seriously she is taking her latest stint at recovery."
Dina previously revealed that Lindsay is planning to move home after leaving rehab.
She said: "She will definitely start back at home with all of us."


California Wrongful Death Attorneys
When one person causes the death of another person, whether by accident or intentionally, the surviving family members of the deceased need to speak to an attorney about how to pursue a wrongful death claim. This claim is a remedy that attempts to measure the financial loss that the family will suffer because they lost their loved one. If you or someone close to you has recently been a victim of a wrongful death, contact The Reeves Law Group. Our attorneys have been helping clients with wrongful death cases in Los Angeles, Orange County and throughout southern California for over 25 years.
Are You Looking for an Experienced Wrongful Death Lawyer?
Wrongful death claims in California can be high value cases and can be extremely complicated because they involve complex areas of law. Retaining a skilled attorney is the best way for the survivors to succeed in their claim and receive the greatest amount of compensation they are owed under the law.
If you need to hire a California wrongful death lawyer, the attorney should have the following competencies:
- Exceptional preparation and experience are requirements to maximize the chances of success in a wrongful death claim. The best choice of law firm will be one with years of practice in wrongful death cases and will have handled cases similar to the accident that resulted in the death.
- Sometimes there can be many people who are entitled to a recovery through a wrongful death claim. A thorough analysis by an experienced lawyer will determine if a probate estate should be set up. If the attorney determines that this is the best course of action, then the victim’s estate, instead of the deceased’s individual survivors, will file the claim.
- A key part of determining how much compensation should be awarded is establishing what the victim’s life would have been like if the accident had never happened. Experts will measure the person’s health, life expectancy, their occupation, and other factors like hobbies and activities as part of the damages award.
- Sometimes the loss of a family member can leave a family without financial support. Experts can calculate the amount of money the family is owed to compensate them for the loss by analyzing key information like employment, work history, salary, and future lost income.
- Part of building a successful case is making an argument for non-economic damages like loss of companionship. Maximizing this type of compensation is dependent on a lawyer’s preparation and advocacy skills. The best lawyers have handled similar cases before and will know how to artfully present the claim to a jury.
A Testimonial of The Reeves Law Group, Wrongful Death Lawyers
What Is Wrongful Death?
Accidents happen in great numbers every day. Unfortunately, sometimes a bad decision or poorly manufactured product can cost someone his or her life. Our legal system has developed an area of law called “Wrongful Death Law” that is designed to help families who lose a loved one in an accident.
Because the stakes of a wrongful death claim are so high, it is important that a law firm that specializes in these types cases represent the family.
In the United States, accidents are responsible for many deaths each year. According to the National Safety Council, there are 12 accidental deaths every hour. There were 126,438 accidental deaths in the U.S. in 2014. The most frequent accidents that result in someone dying are car crashes, slip and falls, accidental ingestion of poison, choking on food, and house fires that cause smoke inhalation.
About Wrongful Death Claims
A wrongful death claim is handled by the civil court system, rather than the criminal court system. However, a defendant can be brought before both a civil and criminal court for causing the death of the decedent. In order to succeed with their wrongful death claim, the surviving family members of the deceased must prove to a jury how the defendant is responsible for the death of their loved one. A skilled lawyer will demonstrate whether the defendant acted carelessly, recklessly, or intentionally, how that behavior resulted in the victim’s death, and what losses the family has suffered as a result of the death.
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim?
When someone passes away, only certain loved ones have the right to file a wrongful death claim. Who is allowed to bring this claim is similar to who would be allowed to inherit the property of the deceased person if the person died without writing a will. The right to this claim lies with the closest relatives of the person who passed away.
- The first person who is entitled to bring a wrongful death claim is the deceased’s wife or husband, then the deceased’s offspring, any dependent stepchildren, any minors who have been under the deceased’s roof for half a year or more, and then the deceased’s dependent parents.
- If no one fits into one of these categories, then the right to file a claim moves to the surviving parents of the deceased, regardless of if they were dependents of the deceased or not, then brothers and sisters of the deceased and their children, then grandparents, and then to the children of a spouse who passed away.
- Finally, if no one meets these requirements, the deceased’s next of kin may file the claim.
Any of the parties listed above can have the personal representative of the estate of the decedent bring the action. The proceeds from the lawsuit will be distributed to the surviving family members as indicated by the wrongful death statute.
About Wrongful Death Cases
A wrongful death case compensates the surviving family members of the deceased for their losses caused by the death. This claim does not compensate them for the losses suffered by the person who died. For example, in a wrongful death claim, the survivors are not allowed to recover damages for the deceased’s medical costs, property damage or lost income. However, the victim’s estate may bring a separate “survival action” to recover these damages.
Sometimes, punitive damages are awarded in a survival action because the deceased survived the accident, even if only for a short period, or because the deceased’s property was damaged in the accident while the person was still alive. Punitive damages can be awarded, regardless of the victim’s momentary survival or the damage to their property, when the death is an intentional killing and the person who committed the act has been convicted of a felony. Frequently, a wrongful death claim will be combined with a survival action and brought to court at the same time.
California law is constructed with the understanding that people who lose a loved one will suffer. This suffering can take both an economic form and a non-economic form. When a jury is examining the evidence presented at a trial, they may award damages for the economic hurt that a family will endure because of the loss of their loved one.
The following are some of the economic damages that can be awarded:
- Often when someone dies in an accident, the surviving family members lose the financial help that the deceased contributed. This amount can be awarded for the duration of the expected life span of the deceased or the person bringing the claim, whichever one is shortest.
- Damages can be awarded for the loss of any benefits or gifts that the deceased would have contributed.
- Any funeral home costs and other burial expenses.
- The monetary worth of any services that the deceased would have provided.
Non-economic losses are another category of damages. Where economic damages can be directly connected to a dollar amount, non-economic damages are much harder to quantify. A skilled wrongful death lawyer will be able to demonstrate to a jury the monetary value of these losses.
Non-economic damages include:
- The loss of care that the heir suffers because of the death. This can include the training, advice, assistance, protection, and love that the deceased would have given if still alive.
- For the victim’s spouse, the loss of sexual relations.
When a jury is calculating the value of these non-economic damages, it may not take into account the emotional pain of the heirs, their economic status, or whether the deceased was in pain or suffered before passing away. One exception to this rule is that those bringing the claim may receive damages for their emotional distress if they witnessed the accident or the death of their loved one.
Because of the legal complexity of wrongful death cases and the emotional strain that comes with these, it is imperative that the survivors discuss their case with a skilled attorney as soon as possible.
Wrongful Death Lawsuits
After someone dies in an accident, it is important for the deceased’s survivors to act quickly. Many wrongful death cases revolve around the facts of how the accident happened and identifying those responsible for the death. As time goes by, key pieces of evidence can be lost and eyewitnesses can forget important details. An experienced wrongful death attorney will bring in investigators and other experts to immediately examine the accident and document the facts before any information is lost.
Wrongful Death Statutes
Under traditional common law, wrongful death actions did not exist. It was thought that the claim of the victim died with that person. State legislatures realized that this rule failed to compensate family members and others who suffered certain economic and non-economic losses due to a person’s death and enacted laws to correct this problem. Today, California wrongful death statutes provide help to grieving families in the state.
Wrongful Death Settlements
Oftentimes, a wrongful death lawsuit doesn’t go to trial. This is because the different parties agree to a settlement beforehand. Being able to manage settlement negotiations requires several skills that only the best attorneys possess. An experienced attorney will use an expert knowledge of the law and preparation in these discussions with the aim of serving the client’s best interests.
- Commitment: Your legal counsel should be personally committed to your case. Your lawyer should meet soon after the accident to discuss the matter and should be responsive to questions that you have about the process.
- Preparation: Your attorney should understand your needs, the facts of the case, and the benefits and downsides of a settlement.
- Tactics: The top lawyers employ different tactics depending on the circumstances of the case, the defendant, and the defendant’s counsel. Your lawyer should know the best approaches for your specific case.
Sometimes, pursuing a settlement is in the best interests of the decedent’s family members. A skilled lawyer can help a grieving family by quickly ending any legal disputes, winning them compensation for the death, and allowing them to focus on healing.
Contact a Wrongful Death Attorney
Our team of highly skilled attorneys understands the nature of wrongful death claims and has helped numerous clients through the difficult circumstances brought about by these tragic losses. We have obtained exceptional results in death cases. We also have substantial financial resources to successfully prosecute these expensive and complex cases.
Contact The Reeves Law Group today for an immediate consultation with a lawyer to discuss your claim. Our attorneys have been helping victims of wrongful death in Orange County, Los Angels and throughout southern California.


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