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UNM Prof Lisa Chavez speaks out
There have been major developments on the UNM Lisa Chavez story. The website sexinthepublicsquare has published an in-depth and definitely worth reading interview with Professor Chavez. Professor Elizabeth Wood, the interviewer, is to be congratulated for her good work. The dankprofessor urges blog readers to read the entirety of the interview. And sexinthepublicsquare is now on the dankprofessor's very selective list of blogs that merit reading on a regular basis.
In addition, TV station krqe had a news segment on the Chavez sitution in which Sharon Warner was interviewed and images of Professor Chavez partaking in a sm scene were shown.
In the interview, Professor Chavez makes it quite clear that this incident did not involved a sexual relationship with a student-
I was not in a relationship with the student in the photos–other than the relationship between co-workers at PEP and as friends.I do not think adult students need to be protected from faculty. Of course I believe sexual harassment and any coercion are wrong, but I don't believe consensual relationships are wrong. In fact, there are cases of such relationships in my department, but they have always been heterosexual. There are also cases of true harassment, which have not been pursued. I believe I am being treated this way partially because the purported relationship was between two women, and also because they see a certain "luridness" in what some in my department called the "sex trade."
I do think students and faculty both can benefit from close relationships–not sexual relationships per se, but friendships–and this is especially true in my field of creative writing. I have become friends with a number of the students I've worked with (and, for the record, I have never had a sexual relationship with a student, though I do not mean to condemn all such relationships), and I believe that the friendship helps us work better together. Creating writing is often a sort of soul-baring, and I believe that to work well together, we need to build up a mutual trust, which is something that goes beyond a formal student/teacher distance.
Bravo to Professor Chavez for not engaging in a condemnation of student professor relationships and reciting the cant that differential power precludes consent. But even given her non-sexual involvement with students, the campaign against her will in all likelihood continue unabated.
What has become most clear to the dankprofessor is that resigned UNM Writing Director Sharon Warner is the major protagonist. One does not have to read between the lines to figure out that she has de facto communicated that she was the one who broke this "story". She appears to be the "third party informant". There was no story until she came forward. Prior to her coming forward, Professor Chavez as part of an sm scene or performance was not recognized as such on the internet; she was not identified personally on the website.
Professor Warner in essence wrote the story. And she is the story, not Lisa Chavez. She is the absolutist moral entrepreneur attempting to sell her story at the expense of Lisa Chavez. In essence, Warner's story is summed up in the following quote- "We think a message must be sent out not only to her but to other faculty members because: If this is not unethical, what is unethical?"
Nothing here about protecting students from harm; it's primarily about sending out a message to other faculty members, a message reaffirming traditional sexual morality. For her, Lisa Chavez is a sexual outsider. I have no doubt that this woman will not rest until Lisa is exiled or excommunicated from UNM.
Adding melodrama to the story is Professor Warner's resignation as Writing Director. She just couldn't handle Lisa Chavez not being punished by the UNM administration and she could not handle her colleague returning from sabbatical still in good university standing. So she resigns in protest. The dankprofessor's reaction is "big deal". Such was a symbolic protest with no substance; she did not resign as a tenured English professor; hardly anything as an academic really changes for her.
Professor Warner has promised to continue to campaign for the university censuring of Professor Chavez; she indicates that she will take this to the desk of Governor Richardson if such becomes necessary. Not boding well for Professor Chavez is none of her English faculty colleagues have publicly indicated any kind of support for her while 13 of her colleagues have signed a petition asking for further university evaluation of her actions. The dankprofessor estimates that there are 43 tenured faculty, including faculty who may be untenured but are on a tenure track in the UNM English department. Even if the UNM administration maintains its position as to not punish Professor Chavez, Chavez could very well find upon her return a very hostile and non-welcoming English faculty. The fact is that bullying of academics by fellow academics is rife in the academic world; in this context, do checkout the website bulliedacademics.blogspot.com
Academic bullying can range from outright shunning to verbal hostility to a myriad of false charges having nothing to do with the original charge to the assignment of particularly unattractive teaching schedules to never getting another sabbatical leave to never getting promoted. Of course, the intent is to punish the bullied and to make life so difficult that the bullied "chooses" to resign. I call this a definite example of power abuse! Nothing consensual about this, my point being that Professor Chavez engaged in a consensual SM performance. Those trying to get rid of Chavez or bullying of her in the future, if such be the case, do not give a damn about consent and are the ones engaging in power abuse.
To date the administration of the University of New Mexico has been exemplary as to how they have dealt with this situation. They merit the support of academics who truly take academic freedom seriously. Unquestionably their power is and will be continued to be challenged. Let us hope that they do not capitulate.
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Thank you so much for the kind words about Sex In The Public Square. You might be interested in this addition to the information available: The graduate student referred to in our piece from yesterday tells the story from her perspective.
Of course since you are now reading SITPS regularly perhaps you already knew that 😉
Elizabeth Wood
Sex In The Public Square
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Nassau Community College
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Another refreshing report by the dankprofessor!
I do not believe in S & M, except to admit that the mild version of being slapped by an attractive girl is somewhat pleasurable! Neither do I believe in homosexual relationships. However, as a fair minded straight guy, I must show tolerance for these things, so long as participation in said events wasn't coerced.
It is my humble belief that the faculty uproar wouldn't be so great against Lisa Chavez, if the S & M had been mild, and practiced with men. The lesbian component is what alienates her colleagues, and perhaps the severity of the S & M. To be fair, I would not rally against Lisa, if I was a faculty member, as I wouldn't want anyone to blackball me over a consensual dating relationship with an over 21 female student.
I am surprised that there isn't generally more colleage support for a teacher being sanctioned for consensual dating. If these "bans" are to be successfully fought, fellow faculty, especially those likewise unmarried, should rally in strong support in favor of the "transgressor"! Also, the American Association of Professors, despite their 1995 statement, should readily take up the cudgels of a faculty member being "disciplined" over a matter involving consensula dating. Isn't that a major goal of any union, to defend the rights & liberties of its members?
Those things, and the retention of qualified legal counsel, would go a long way towards sex police administrators being told, "Enough is Enough; don't tread on our individual liberty & privacy, and those of adult students"!
Comment by Donald Visconti | July 26, 2009 |
I am a resident of Abq connected to the majority of individuals who are involved in this situation in one way or another. I will try to compose this statement without the use of helpful information it is not my place to divulge. I would also like to state upfront that I am writing this without the aid, knowledge, or consent of any of those individuals.
It is my sincerest belief that Professor Warner was and is acting fully within her responsibilities as the staff member receiving these allegations and complaints. Warner's untarnished record of ethical conduct would speak for itself, and the list of students and organizations she is associated with would cement that fact, including the lack of any bias based on race or sexual preference. The point that most people are failing to grasp is that Professor Chavez's conduct was the trigger to a hostile environment for well over half of the Creative Writing department. Her actions in and of themselves were not the problem, their effects on the student and faculty population were. The university's inability to take action was. Nobody involved cares that Chavez is an hispanic woman with alternative sexual preferences. What they, and I, care about, is that she well and truly acted against the provisions of her employment, and acted maliciously against the individuals who dared to oppose her.
Personally, I have no problem with two consenting adults of any gender, race, religion, or creed sharing a relationship. As a point of pact, I am actually an ordained minister specializing in (for now) non-legally binding commitment ceremonies for alternative partners. What I find deplorable is the fact that this relationship, and its adult business aspect, were publicized, that this relationship continued to the detriment of concerned and previously uninvolved parties, and that while Chavez singlehandedly destroyed the reputation and possibly the future of the already fragile Creative Writing department, the University tucked its collective tail between its legs and shivered.
Add to that the fact that the administration et al manages to this day to keep this issue almost unheard of. The vast majority of the university population and the surrounding community is in an uproar about the slaphappy football coach and the aggressive soccer player, but have heard only vague rumours of what I believe to be the unimaginable misconduct and corruption surrounding Chavez, Jones, Ramos, and everybody else involved in the "investigation" right up to Schmidly himself.
While everyone has the right to an opinion, for or against any cause, I urge anyone reading this, including you "Professor Dank," to try to learn more about your subject matter on both sides of the argument. Your opinion may or may not change, anything can be spun to an advantage, but at least you can consider your opinions informed.
Comment by Trent | December 1, 2009 |
Trent, I don't believe for a minute that you are speaking out just yourself.
There are plenty of things that are unethical on both sides. One of them being a fellow colleague publicly humiliating a fellow colleague. Professor Warner should also be sued for malicious intents and slander towards Lisa Chavez. Professor Warner is not any more innocent than Ms. Chavez is, however, Lisa is not suing her yet.
Comment by del | October 20, 2010 |
I definitely disagree with Lisa Chavez's belief that professors and students can be close friends. it is unjust to the other students who are not on the inside friendship track. The playing field is not equal. Teaching creative writing is not an excuse for Ms. Chavez. I would advise her to find close friends elsewhere and therefore act more professional in the classroom
I would never take a class with her. That is for sure. I prefer my professors to be more mature.
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- Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 04:30:54 -0400 (EDT)
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On 2011.05.31. 13:49, J Siehler wrote: > My numerical analysis students this past term pointed out to me that > the command > > FixedPoint[Cos, 1.0] > > which is the first example in the Information for FixedPoint doesn't > ever finish running (or, not in any reasonable amount of time). We > tried this on serveral versions of Mathematica (6.x, 7.x, and 8.x), > all on OS X, and got the same nonresult. > > It can be forced by specifying something like FixedPoint[Cos, 1.0, > SameTest -> (Abs[#1 - #2]< 10^-10&)] or FixedPoint[Cos, 1.0, 40], > but it seems like that should be unnecessary, and the form given in > the documentation should work. Can anybody else confirm this > behavior? Am I missing something totally obvious here? > On Windows / Pentium M it finishes if I pass a machine number (1.0) to it. It does not finish if I pass it a number with fixed precision (e.g. 1.0`10) because the Precision of the result keeps increasing with successive applications of Cos. I'm curious, on your machine will the function keep oscillating between two values? What (and how many) values do you get if you do e.g. Union@Take[Length@FixedPointList[Cos, 1.0, 1000], -10] ? -- Szabolcs

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This has been a trying few couple of weeks for me. I'm typically a very private person when it comes to issues close to home, and nothing hits closer to home for me(both literally and figuratively) than incest.
When I talk about being sexually abused, which I rarely do, I never mention that it was incest. Not because it makes me uncomfortable (I'm fortunate enough to finally be in a very good position with my experiences**) but because it makes everyone else so visibly uncomfortable. I never mention that it was incest, even to others who have been abused, because that makes it Different. I never mention that I see my abuser at every holiday, that I talk to them on the phone, that I love them. It makes no sense to anyone, and I'm sure that they would view it as sick or as some kind of mental problem or denial on my part. I understand that. But it is not your place to judge me.
Incest, like all sexual abuse, is incredibly complex, but it is complicated by the fact that, in many cases, the victim truly loves and trusts their abuser. In my case, I endured two years of abuse before I spoke up. I was five and six years old, and I remember it all vividly. And it didn't emerge in a grand reveal, either; rather, a family friend asked if I loved/got along with this person and I said, "Yes, but..." Truly, if that friend hadn't asked that pointed question I have no idea how much longer it would have gone on. What followed was a firestorm, family estrangement, years of therapy. Everything blew up. My abuser, it was revealed, had in turned been abused by an older cousin in the years surrounding my grandfather's death. We went to therapy together*** as well as apart. We were both victims, we were both survivors. My parents, good, loving, attentive parents, were under the microscope: how could this all have happened on their watch? How terrible, how negligent, were they? I believe that the answer is: not at all. We were all trusting. If you can't trust your family, who can you trust? I still struggle with that question.
Reading about Woody Allen and Dylan and thinking about all the other children out there makes me incredibly, unspeakably sad. I lie awake thinking about it, worrying about my nieces and my future daughters, about all the seemingly kindhearted and loving men (I always think men and girls because this has been my experience, but it could just as easily be women and sons or any other variation) who are plotting ways to get the innocent alone. I worry and stew and sometimes cry not for myself but for all of those who are as unprotected as I was, who have no one to turn to because part of their support system has proven to be such a threat. Yet I read about it incessantly because it's also a relief to finally have it talked about. I remember sitting in the police station and the officer asking me if there was any chance I was imagining things. I feel so badly for that little child, and I feel so badly for Dylan Farrow, for being put in that same situation. For having to betray someone who you kind of fear but also love. For having to reveal that you didn't know what was right and wrong, or what the limits of normal were. I read every article and think "Yes, yes, yes" or "No, no, no". I shake my head at all the people who are chiming in now but who never cared before, all while realizing that I could perceived being as one of them.
I didn't know anything about this entire situation, really, before the Golden Globes. I vaguely knew about his marriage with Soon-yi, but never really looked into it. I have watched Woody Allen movies and I don't particularly care for him. I've read and watched interviews with Mia Farrow and found that I don't really like her either. And, though they're arguably a huge part of the equation, to some the entirety of the equation, to me they really aren't. To me, it's about Dylan, it's about all the victims of incest who have kept their silence for years or decades, who never felt that their experiences could be acknowledged because they just made everyone so uncomfortable. I read all the comments on all the articles that say "you don't know what happened" and I want to cry. You don't know. You don't know because you won't ask, because you won't listen, because you don't want to hear.
Which is another aspect of what bothers me so much about this. Like Dylan, I was child when I was abused. I was questioned, but I was believed. I was fortunate because as we're seeing here, a lot of people doubt children's accounts. I didn't have to testify against my abuser in a court-setting, but had I been asked to I doubt I would have had the courage. That doesn't make what happened to me any less real. But now? As an adult? I fully expect that if I were to say "I am a victim of incest" no one would doubt me. They might pity me, or view me as damaged (these are both very real reasons that adult victims continue to remain silent, as well as the fear of hurting a family that oftentimes already carries an immense amount of shame and guilt for not protecting them) but they would not doubt me. And Dylan, as an adult victim who has never brought this up in any way is immediately doubted, called a liar, accused when she should finally be accepted or at least acknowledged. This is our chance to accept her, to accept this, to make things different for the children who were not listened to.
So yes. This is all terrible, it's awful, it's horrifying. But read the articles, please, even if you don't choose a side. Pay attention, no matter how hard it may be. Because this is happening every single day and no one wants to know. I'm happy it's all come out; maybe now it won't have to be that awful word "taboo" that I keep reading that it is. Do you know what it's like to have one of the most formative parts of your life be something that people refuse to acknowledge, that they call "taboo"? Having an entire part of your life that literally no one outside of your therapist's office or your support group wants to hear mention of?
Maybe incest survivors won't have to hide their pain and fears to protect themselves or their abusers anymore. When people say that Dylan has "nothing to gain" from bringing her past up now, I have to disagree, but not for the reasons you would think. First off, she didn't bring it up to begin with. Secondly, why shouldn't she set the record straight now, as an adult, when her abuser is receiving yet more recognition while she and those like her are left unacknowledged? And finally, yes, in my eyes she has everything to gain. She has her freedom to gain, and her peace of mind. She has a stigma to escape, to throw off, to walk away from. I don't know how other incest survivors feel about all of this, but I feel they have a lot to gain, too. I hope they feel the same.
As for me, I'm very grateful, no matter the outcome.
*These are just my reactions and feelings. I am by no way trying to speak for any other survivors or victims
**This is not to say that I don't still struggle with the pain, trust-issues, and general anger that come with abuse.
***This is obviously not the norm, and I feel very fortunate that it was the case.


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AMD looks set to implement a Socket AM2 revision spanning the processor interconnect's current specification and the upcoming Socket AM3 due in 2008. That at least is what reports coming out of Taiwan citing local motherboard-maker sources claim.
According to a Chinese-language HKEPC report, the intermediate interconnect is currently called Socket AM2+. Like AM2, it will support both today's dual-core K8 CPUs plus next year's quad-core K8L chips. The bus speed will rise to 4GHz from today's 2GHz, thanks to the implementation of HyperTransport 3.0.
At this stage the interconnect is down as supporting DDR 2 memory - AM3's key feature is the ability to hook up to DDR 3, support for which is expected to be added to AMD's on-processor memory controller in the 2008 timeframe.
According to the report, AM2+ will debut Q3 2007 - alongside the 'Altair' K8L chip, presumably - with AM3 coming in H2 2008.
It's been claimed in the past that Socket AM2 motherboards will, with a BIOS update, support AM3 processors, even though AM3 mobos will not be able to host AM2 CPUs. Socket AM2+ may be the means by which this, if true, will be achieved. ®


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CITATION: Aleixandre-Benavent, R. et al. 2012. Bibliometric analysis of publications by South African viticulture and oenology research centres. South African Journal of Science, 108(5/6):Art. #661, doi:10.4102/sajs.v108i5/6.661.
The original publication is available at http://archive.sajs.co.za
We analysed the production, impact factor of, and scientific collaboration involved in viticulture and oenology articles associated with South African research centres published in international journals during the period 1990-2009. The articles under scrutiny were obtained from the Science Citation Index database, accessed via the Web of Knowledge platform. The search strategy employed specific viticulture and oenology terms and was restricted to the field 'topic'. The results showed that 406 articles were published during the review period, with the most number of publications being in the South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture (n = 34), American Journal of Enology and Viticulture (n = 16) and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (n = 16). The articles were published by 851 authors from 236 institutions. The collaboration rate was 3.7 authors per article, having grown over the two decades examined. The most productive institutions (i.e. those receiving a greater number of citations) were Stellenbosch University (219 published articles and 2592 citations) and the Agricultural Research Council (49 published articles and 454 citations), both from South Africa. Graphical representation of co-authorship networks identified 18 groups of authors and a single network of institutions whose core is Stellenbosch University. In conclusion, we have identified a significant growth in South African viticulture and oenology research in recent years, with a high degree of internationalisation and a constant level of domestic collaboration. © 2012. The Authors.


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Ridley Scott to produce Murder on the Orient Express
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Ridley Scott will produce a new adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic novel, 'Murder on the Orient Express'
Sir Ridley Scott is remaking 'Murder on the Orient Express'.
20th Century Fox has nabbed the rights to Agatha Christie's famous murder mystery novel and has set a trio of top producers to oversee the new adaptation.
Scott will be joined by 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' writer/producer Simon Kinberg and 'Saving Private Ryan' producer Mark Gordon to make the film.
The 1934 book, which features Christie's famous detective Hercule Poirot, sees the investigator look into the death of a passenger on a train departing from Istanbul.
The classic tale has been adapted for film and TV in the past, with an Oscar-nominated adaptation released in 1974.
The film starred Albert Finney as Poirot and earned Ingrid Bergman an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
British actor David Suchet is best known for portraying Poirot in a long-running British TV series which ended last month after 25 years spent adapting Christie's array of Poirot novels.
Scott is currently directing 'Exodus', which tells the story of Moses, for Fox.
Kinberg is heavily involved in the studio's 'X-Men' franchise.
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Welcome to the first post of the new year! I thought I would kick-off the year with a new kind of post!
Many of you know that as a taxonomist, I am happy (when i have the time) to identify images of various species that are sent to me from YOU the public. BUT up until recently, I performed this service privately. I am one of the few people in the world who can ID these beasts with some authority, so my time to do "freebies" is at a premium.
So, I was thinking that pics of animals I identify CAN (and should?) BE SHARED with the PUBLIC!
and so here we are.
Today's beast is member of the Goniasteridae, called Iconaster longimanus. A beautiful animal that is found in the central Indo-Pacific, including the Philippines, Singapore, the South China Seas, Indonesia, SE Arabia, and in Northern and western Australia, including Queensland in 6-85 meter depths. You can find a paper I wrote about the taxonomy of Iconaster here.
Today's picture was provided by marine photographer Franca Wermuth, whose website can be found here. My understanding is that she's normally a nudibranch afficionado, but has now added starfish to her list of interests! The animal above was photographed in the Philippines from Romblon (Romblon Province, Romblon Island), next to Lugbung Island in about 35 meters depth. Water temperature was 27.2°.
Relatively little is known about Iconaster's biology. Its name Icon is from the Greek eikon for portrait or image, and possibly refers to the way the marginal plates form a frame around the edge. And -aster of course refers to the word "star".
Its species name longimanus translates into "long hands" which clearly makes reference to the extended arms.
The Pulau Hantu blog has a nice picture and an interesting write up on its conservation in Singapore
A quote from their blog
What may seem common to divers around the the reefs of Pulau Hantu and the Southern Islands, is actually an animal that is listed as "Vulnerable and rare" by The World Conservation Union's Red Data Book.Go HERE to see even MORE pictures of Iconaster longimanus!
The icon star (Iconaster longimanus) is a striking species that occurs on lower reef slopes and the adjacent sea bed around many of the Southern Islands. It feeds on epilithic growth on hard substrata and coral rubble. Zoologically, it is interesting as it has large lecithotrophic eggs which show abbreviated development, without a larval stage. In recent years this sea-star has been found to be moderately common on and around many of the reefs fringing the Southern Islands. However it is considered vulnerable because living on and near the slopes of fringing reefs, it is threatened by reclaimation activities. Additionally, its attractive appearance many lead to over collection as a curio. Such threats are of particular concern given its slow growth rates.
The only thing I can add? Iconaster has been made into a plastic toy!


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A post on aworks citing the work Endangered Species by Alvin Curran incorrectly linked to an Amazon-stocked CD entitled "Lost Marbles" containing the work Endangered Species by Alvin Curran. The work Endangered Species by Alvin Curran on that CD was not the intended subject of the post and should not be seen as an endorsement for or against said CD. Instead, the post was describing the work Endangered Species by Alvin Curran, as played by pianist Bruce Brubaker on another Amazon-stocked CD, entitled "Inner Cities." The connection between these two selections is unclear and a quick trip to Rasputin Records did not provide the necessary source recording to ascertain just what was the compositional intent.
aworks welcomes comments and suggestions, or complaints about errors that warrant correction. aworks further regrets that the Amazon thumbnail for the Bruce Brubaker CD does not appear properly on the aworks site although the thumbnail for the incorrect CD works fine. argh.
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Newspapers are an important source for vital records, etc., during the period before Pennsylvania began keeping civil vital records.
Pennsylvania's first newspaper was the "American Weekly Mercury," published in Philadelphia in 1719. Ben Franklin's "Pennsylvania Gazette" began in 1728.
For newspaper collections, see:
The State Library of Pennsylvania has the largest newspaper collection. An inventory of these is Louis F. Rauco, Pennsylvania Newspapers and Selected Out-of-State Newspapers ([S. l.: s. n.], 1984; Family History Library book 974.8 B3p; film 1320895 item 16).
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has a major collection, especially of Philadelphia newspapers (1790-present).
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has a large collection, especially of Pittsburgh newspapers. It also has a card index to marriages and deaths listed in the newspapers in their collection.
The Family History Library has the Pittsburgh Daily Gazette on microfilm (1786-1880) and a few other newspapers. It has several published abstracts and indexes of Pennsylvania newspapers, including:
- Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728 to 1748
- Pennsylvania Chronicle, 1767 to 1774
- Daily Telegraph, 1883 to 1900
- German newspapers published in Philadelphia and Germantown, 1743 to 1800
- Quaker Necrology (59,000 obituaries found in Quaker newspapers of Philadelphia and other cities), 1828 to 1960
An excellent bibliography of Pennsylvania newspapers is Ruth Salisbury, ed., Pennsylvania Newspapers, a Bibliography and Union List (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Library Association, 1969; Family History Library 974.8 A3s).
An inventory for Philadelphia County is Pennsylvania Historical Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration, A Checklist of Pennsylvania Newspapers, Philadelphia County (Harrisburg, Pa.; Pennsylvania Historical Commission, 1944; Family History Library book 974.811 B33 fiche 6101596).
Valuable newspaper information is in:
Manning, Barbara. Genealogical Abstracts from Newspapers of the German Reformed Church, 1830-1839. Bowie, Maryland.: Heritage Books, 1992. (Family History Library book 974.8 K28m.)
Manning, Barbara. Genealogical Abstracts from Newspapers of the German Reformed Church 1840-1843. Bowie, Maryland.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1995. (Family History Library book 973 K28m.)
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- Some early newspapers are available online from Pennsylvania State University
- USNPL: Pennsylvania - This site provides links to Pennsylvania historical newspapers and current newspaper websites.


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January 2010
Please, no more chocolate cake!
Here's an oft-asked question: "What does Ken do in the offseason?" My common silly answer: "He bakes cakes."
Someone tell me how I'm supposed to shed these extra holiday pounds with all this cake around the house?
Daughter brings home straight A's? Ken bakes a celebratory cake. Son receives an acceptance letter from college of his choice? Cake. TGIF? Cake
And what do you know … there's actually a National Chocolate Cake Day and it's celebrated annually on January 27th in the U.S. – a day for those who love chocolate cake and other chocolately items. A perfect reason for Ken to pull out the mixer and spatula.
Ken always finds a reason to celebrate with cake – frosting them with two cans of icing, mind you, so it's double-chocolately and double- thick. The man is one cake-eating machine.
I am forced to hold my nose to escape the tempting aroma of a cake baking in the oven for 45 minutes and I don't want to smell the sweet icing during his careful application, lest I repeatedly dip an index finger into the gooey, yummy mess. Because doesn't everyone think the icing on the cake is the best part? (Actually, Ken leaves most of his icing on the plate. Therefore, his double-frosting act perplexes me.)
Hurry up and get here, baseball season, so Ken can return to announcing and the oven is turned off. Not only because he needs to earn more to stock the pantry with Pillsbury cake mixes, but also because he will be immersed in his favorite sport – the one he's forced to live without through the cold Maryland winter as the oven warms our kitchen.
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I have come across the following Canadian websites, blogs, Facebook, and newspaper articles this past week that were of interest to me, and I thought you might be interested in them, too.
Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979
This is a FamilySearch.org web site that is added to every so often. Baptisms, marriages and burials of the Catholic Paris Registers. It also includes some confirmations and some index entries for Montréal and Trois-Rivières
This is a FamilySearch.org web site that is added to every so often. Baptisms, marriages and burials of the Catholic Paris Registers. It also includes some confirmations and some index entries for Montréal and Trois-Rivières
Schürch Family Association www.schurchfamilyassociation.net/Schurch_Family_Association/Home.html
The family register also extends to Ontario. The web site says that "The surname spellings were anglicized over time with the predominant ones being SHIRK, SHERK, and SHERRICK. The purpose of our web site is to help Schürchs learn their ancestry and to facilitate networking with each other".
Waterloo Region Generations http://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca
Have you seen this site before? It contains about 250,000 people with over 1,000,000 source citations. They say that the people are in context of how "they relate to community members, businesses, buildings, organizations and places"
Oshawa Journal http//:www.oshawajournal.com
A new blog about Oshawa, Ontario. The site says it "contain timelines, news clippings, birth/marriage/death/grave records, photos and stories of the people I am researching, as well as the history of streets and houses in the village of Oshawa".
Facebook, Videos, You Tube
No sites for this week.
Newspapers Articles of the Week
Latest Update: It appears that the library and archives building in Lac Megantic, in the Eastern Townships in Quebec, has been destroyed by fire in the run away train accident that occurred early Saturday morning.
Up-to-date news is available at www.cbc.ca/news
Which province has the largest land size? and other questions about Canada
www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/breaking-news/which-province-has-the-largest-land-size-and-other-questions-about-canada-213374611.html?thx=y In case you missed this last week when Canada celebrated its 146th birthday on July 1st, here are some questions about the country. How many did you get correct?
Halifax artist, soldier chronicles her time at war
A new exhibit at Halifax's historic Citadel Hill is teaching people about the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of a young soldier and artist who there - Bombardier Jessica Wiebe.
Federal government partners to create Terry Fox exhibit www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/3881585-federal-government-partners-to-create-terry-fox-exhibit
The Friends of the Terry Fox Collection and the future Canadian Museum of History have reached an agreement where an exhibit will open at the museum in 2015, in memory of the 35th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope.
Jet Aircraft Museum launches campaign "Save Voodoo 006" http://skiesmag.com/news/articles/19365-jet-aircraft-museum-launches-campaign-quot-save-voodoo-006-q.html
The Jet Aircraft Museum at London, Ontario is excited that it is going to transport and restore a CF-101 Voodoo from the air base at Greenwood, Nova Scotia. This is one of the Royal Canadian Air Force's most important Cold War fighters – the Voodoo 006.
Story of the Week
Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede can trace its beginning back to 1886 when the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair. In 1912, American promoter Guy Weadick organized his first rodeo and festival, known as the Stampede.
He returned to Calgary in 1919 to organize the Victory Stampede in honour of soldiers returning from World War I. It became an annual event in 1923 when it merged with the Calgary Industrial Exhibition, and the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede was created.
This year's stampede is still going on despite the flood which has occurred there the past couple of weeks.
Did you know that they have an archive? They do, and it is called The Calgary Stampede and Libraries and Cultural Resources, and it is housed at the University of Calgary.
The archives include - photographic images, board and committee minutes, annual reports, daily programs, and souvenir programs. It also includes people associated with the Stampede - all rodeo and chuck wagon contestants, the winners of those events dating back to 1912, and the sponsors and prizes.
In addition, the archives contain Stampede collectibles such as posters, Stampede Post Office cachets, letterhead stationery, invitations, souvenirs, prize trophies and many other historical items.
You can also visit their online archives where you will find digitized images of Stampede posters, thousands of photographs, databases of rodeo and chuck wagon contestants and collections of corporate publications such as annual reports and souvenir programs.
Go to www.ucalgary.ca/stampede
Reminder: Check out Canadian Week in Review every Monday for the latest in Genealogy, Heritage, and History news in Canada. The next post will be 15 July, 2013


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I'm so happy to have been introduced to Collector's Weekly and was wondering if anyone might be familiar with a framed (print?) that I own. I've attached a photo of it: Marilyn Monroe on a circus elephant during her appearance in 1955 at Madison Square Garden. I have been told by somone who saw a photo of it that it is a "print" but nothing else. I was hoping someone might be more familiar with it or the individual who signed it. I purchased it approx. in the late '70's, early 80's in Queens, NY and have wondered about it ever since. I just love it but would like to know something about it, if anyone could help. Although a "print", it appears to have been painted(?) in spots as I can feel a "texture" to it and is signed by, I believe the first initial to be an H. H. Kennedy. It is framed and its size is approx. 14" x 17".
Thanks very much. I look forward to reading about the beautiful items others have shown on Collector's Weekly.


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Watch Furious Woman in Apple Store Go Nuts When She Can't Get Parts She Wants
Customer service just isn't what it used to be.
This woman was at an Apple store in Los Angeles when she completely lost her cool, shouting, "I was told by AppleCare that I could walk in and get the parts."
We don't know if she ever got her parts, but we do know she did become a viral sensation.


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Is there a problem (or maybe a trick) to getting the events to happen. I am setting up a very basic event that on start up runs a single filter which u design at that time. Basically I have it set up to check mail that is more than a week old and to delete it, for a specific mailbox only. Everything seems to be set fine, in fact when I set the filter manually it works properly.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- Infants in urban areas have different patterns of viral respiratory illness than those in the suburbs, which may explain why inner-city children are more likely to develop asthma, a new study suggests.
The findings may lead to new ways to treat childhood asthma, according to Dr. James Gern of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and colleagues.
Previous studies have linked viral respiratory illnesses to the development of asthma in children and have shown that children with human rhinovirus infections are more likely to develop asthma by age 6 than those with respiratory syncytial virus infections.
In this study, researchers analyzed nasal secretions from 500 infants living in inner-city areas of Boston, Baltimore, New York City and St. Louis, and 285 infants from suburban Madison, Wis. The samples were taken while the children were healthy, and also when they had respiratory illnesses.
Inner-city infants had lower rates of human rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus than suburban infants, but were more likely to test positive for adenovirus infections -- 4.8 percent of urban babies tested positive for adenovirus only versus 0.7 percent of suburban babies.
Adenovirus can cause persistent infections and the researchers suggested that adenovirus infections early in life could alter the development of the lungs or airways. The investigators plan to follow the inner-city kids for at least 10 years to determine whether adenovirus infections are associated with increased rates of asthma and lower levels of lung function.
The study was published online Sept. 26 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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The City of Fayetteville's Government Access Channel - FayTV.net
FayTV Live Stream
The City of Fayetteville is now streaming FayTV, its government access channel, on smart TVs and streaming devices. This is one of the first government access channels in North Carolina to be available for viewing on Roku, Fire TV, Android TV and Apple TV.
To install the FayTV streaming app on Roku, Fire TV, Android TV, and Apple TV, search for the words "FayTV" or "Fayetteville."
The new streaming service allows the city to broadcast its FayTV programming in a high definition format direct to residents, as well as provide a more reliable video feed for viewing on the city's website
About FayTV
As Fayetteville's government access channel, FayTV is dedicated to providing City government information to our citizens. FayTV is available to subscribers of Spectrum Cable and all content is available for viewing on YouTube.
The station operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with programs and information focusing on City government activities.
City government programming shall be the sole responsibility of the City of Fayetteville at the direction of the City Manager and managed by the Corporate Communications Department.
The programming policy shall be to provide City residents with direct, non-editorial information concerning government deliberations, services, programs and activities and also to provide educational and public information materials sponsored by the City of Fayetteville. This cable channel is not intended as a political forum or as a mechanism for building support for a particular policy, program or issue not supported by a majority of City Council.
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Welcome to the Bicycle Touring Europe web site.
We hope to help people to take a cycling holiday in Europe. We write cycling guides mainly about German speaking countries. Please check our catalogue.
Many cycle touring guides seem to describe some shorter tours in better known regions, but neglect large chunks of rewarding and scenic countryside. If you buy a copy of "Cycle Touring in Ruritania", for example, there could be cycle tours listed around the capital Strelsau, but little about the Zenda region which might be where you want to buckle your swash. When we're finished we hope we will have described the main features of each country in Europe with enough detail and links to help in starting to plan a tour. Obviously if you need more drop us an eMail and we will try to supply extra information or at least point you in the right direction.
The website is divided into four chapters:
About us which will give the reader some background information;
Cycling which offers information about cycling in various European countries, transporting your bike, tandem or trike by public transport, national cycle clubs, the rules of the road and what to do in the case of an emergency;
A photo album with photographs we have taken in various European countries
and a catalogue of our books.
Recent News:
Omnimap.com in Burlington, North Carolina now carries stocks of all our books. This makes it much easier and cheaper for our North American customers to buy our books.
We have dipped a toe in the ebook market and have produced:
"Following the Rhine gently upstream Rotterdam to Basel, a Cycle Tourist's Guide". Price: 9.99 USD. 46010 words. This is a guide to bicycling along the Rhine from its North Sea estuary to the Swiss border across the Netherlands, through western Germany and eastern France.
"Mainly in High Gear A Cycling Guide to Lake Constance" Price: 9.99 USD
A guide to cycling around Lake Constance.
Cycling in Europe Price 0.99 USD
A compendium of advice based on the experience gained over thirty years of cycle touring in Europe.
Cycling the Romantic Road from Würzburg to Füssen Price 8.99 USD
A guide to following the Romantic Road, one of Germany's best known tourist routes from north to south.
In addition we have started to write a series of descriptive pamphlets of one day trips in northern Alsace and southern Rhineland-Palatinate, both wine-growing areas. These too are available from Guide Gecko as pdf downloads. Although we have only written one of these so far, we have enough information to write one or two more. Once the weather warms up we will return to research and write more.
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a friend of mine is looking for a new helmet ( I have Arai -Renegade ) and wants to know if the Shuberth Concept is a good helmet.
Any comments, please.
Do they run small ???
He messured his circumference of his head and came up with 23 amd 1/4 is that something he can count on as a good fit ?
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Sustainability is not a new idea at Brahms Mount. Natural fibers and earth-friendly practices were woven into the fabric of our company from day one. Every part of our process, from sourcing yarns to manufacturing products, involves making choices with minimal impact. We use colorfast, eco-friendly dyes to achieve our vibrant hues. We follow the safest possible methods to give our whites their characteristic brightness. Our natural fibers are just that – pure and undyed, with a clean, untreated finish. Feel-good fibers, in every sense.
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BAGHDAD | Iraqi police found 17 bullet-riddled bodies in different areas of Baghdad, officials said Monday, raising fears of more sectarian bloodletting at a time of soaring tensions as other attacks around the capital killed 10 people.
Authorities found the bodies of 14 men and three women dumped in the streets late Sunday and early Monday, two police officers said. Some had suffered gunshot wounds to the heads and chest, with others blindfolded and bound, they said. Some showed signs of being tortured, they said.
Officers found no identification cards on the bodies and police could not offer a motive in their killings.
The discovery is a grim reminder of the sectarian killing that engulfed Iraq in 2006 and 2007. Then, both Shiite and Sunni death squads roamed the streets and raided homes to round up people. Authorities later found the victims' corpses, often mutilated.
Also Monday, driver-by shooters armed with pistols fitted with silencers killed four men in different areas in Baghdad, police said.
Shortly before nightfall, a bomb exploded in a commercial street in a Madain town, just south of Baghdad, killing four shoppers and wounding nine, police said. Minutes later, a bomb blast near a line of shops killed two people and wounded 12 in Baghdad's northwestern district of Shula, police said.
Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures for all attacks. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Since early this year, the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State group has taken over large swaths of land in western and northern Iraq, including Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, which was captured in June. The group has imposed a self-styled caliphate in territory they control in Iraq and Syria, imposing their harsh interpretation of Islamic law.


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Three teenagers have been arrested for allegedly destroying nearly 100 gravestones at Jewish cemeteries, police in Connecticut said. More than $20,000 worth of damage was caused during the attack.
Hartford Police, which started to investigate this case in mid-October, recently got a tip that three teens that live in the neighborhood were responsible and the arrests were made over the weekend.
Dozens of headstones are still toppled over at the Tower Avenue Jewish Cemeteries.
At first police investigated the case as a hate crime, but after talking to the teens, they said this was no longer the case.
Leonard Holtz, with Congregation Ados Israel, said the vandalism "basically attacked the defenseless and the emotions of those survivors."
"(The arrests) don't lessen the pain for people who have had their monuments desecrated," he added.
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Holtz said visitors were still uneasy. "It has taken away the feeling that you can go here with peace of mind," he said.
Hartford Police said that the suspects may have destroyed the gravestones while they were using it as a shortcut to a nearby park.
"It's a crime that inflicts pain and suffering on other families," Holtz said.
'Just sickening': Vandals smash nearly 70 gravestones in Alabama cemetery
He said he wanted those responsible to be held accountable, and to understand the damage wasn't just aesthetic.
"A cemetery should be a sacred place, holy ground, this should never happen," Holtz added.
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"When You Can't Get Started Writing" by Writing English is a great introduction to the old writer's block or modern day blogger's block, when you sit down at the computer with motivation but no inspiration.
I can't tell you how many times people have come to me, holding an empty piece of paper, saying, "I have to write this letter and I don't know how to begin."
Whenever I sit down with someone to help them write, the first thing we do is talk. That helps the writer organize and focus on what he wants to say. So if you can't get started writing, perhaps you can start by talking. When you can explain something clearly to another person, you've got the basis for writing it. If you happen to be all alone, that's okay. Nobody will report you for talking to yourself.
Before we begin, I like to break the task into smaller steps – "doable doses," as James Taylor calls them in one of his early songs. If writing doesn't come easily to you, then thinking about the whole thing is too daunting. One little step is "doable".
Don't let the blank computer monitor screen intimidate you. There are tons of things to write about, but starting the writing part is hard.
I'm often so full of ideas for things I want to write about, I will race to the computer, start tapping away and then slow down, fade out, and stop. The well runs dry and I'm lost with nothing to write.
I have to ask myself if the original idea was good enough to write about? Was there enough information to talk about, or was it just a good idea?
The traditional format for writing a story is to have a beginning, middle, and end. Sometimes I have a great beginning, decent middle, but no ending. Other times I have a fabulous ending, but I'm not sure how to form that path to get to my destination.
Writing is hard work. Judy Rose's tips on helping you get started writing are excellent tools to help you think out the process and get clear in your mind what you want to say as well as how you want to say it, filling in the beginning, middle, and end.
I'll be writing more about blog writing here soon, so stay tuned for the tips and help you need to get past the "how do I start writing" phase.
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If you are scared of spiders snakes and ferocious wild animals, you will probably be watching Naomi's Nightmares of Nature on CBBC from safe behind a cushion!
Watch Naomi's Nightmares of Nature via youriplayer.co.uk and see for yourself!
Presenter Naomi Wilkinson goes on a search around the globe for some of the World's scariest animals and finds herself on some incredible adventures including swimming with sharks and crocodiles, holding venomous snakes and getting close up and personal with some huge spiders.
This CBBC nature documentary series shows some of the more unusual and dangerous animals and is a fascinating glimpse into how these strange creatures live in their natural habitat. Naomi screams a lot but who can blame her! The animals are suitably scary but learning about them takes some of the fear out of their often bizarre and frightening appearance.
Naomi 's Nightmares of Nature first aired on CBBC in 2012 and has won an award in the Best Children's category in a regional awards West of England's RTS Awards Bristol. This is a high quality children's programme that manages to entertain as well as instruct.
Naomi Wilkinson is a well established children's TV presenter who presented and produced Milkshake on channel 5 for over 10 years.
Naomi's Nightmares Of Nature is a high quality documentary show that will appeal to children of all ages.
Watch all episodes of Naomi's Nightmares of Nature here. Naomi's Nightmares of Nature is a tv-programme of BBC One. You can see all episodes of Naomi's Nightmares of Nature here via Youriplayer.co.uk.
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Fort Lewis College has been home to 1,200 new faces this week and will be home to many more in the two weeks ahead.
The "Move" event – put on by Christ in Youth, a nonprofit that collaborates with churches and college campuses across the country – is a weeklong camp designed exclusively for high school students.
With more than 100 people on staff, in addition to the students, the event is large, and FLC is the only Rocky Mountain location.
Move focuses on challenging the students to become closer to God, building social skills and bringing awareness to the less fortunate around the world. This year, students are focused on raising and donating money to parts of India with starving children. Attendees are given the opportunity to give an offering for this cause at the services they attend each night in Whalen Gymnasium.
This week, students came from the Phoenix area through the Christ Church of the Valley. The church has more than 25,000 attendees and has campuses in Peoria, Scottsdale and Surprise, Ariz.
Many students at the event have attended before and plan to continue attending throughout their high school years.
Chris Persons, 15, said he comes to get closer to God, but also to hang out with friends, meet new people, build stronger relationships with his friends and enjoy the climate of Colorado.
Each student was given the opportunity to go rafting, which Persons took part in. Persons said that other than worshiping, it was the best part of his week.
Students are split boy-girl into small groups of about 15 to 30 based on age and high school location.
"Going to services and worshiping is the best part of the week," said Geena Stacy, 14, who is attending for the first time.
Bri Hancock, 24, is experiencing her first year as a youth coach for the event and plans to return in coming years. All of the staff members are volunteers, which makes this event possible, she said.
Hancock said she is witnessing students grow both spiritually and socially – a goal of the program.
"Even though they are all at different points in their life, they can grow and be challenged this week," she said. "These kids have so much love for God; it's amazing to see how open they are about their faith at their age."
Having students talk about "real things," as Hancock said, is a goal, as well.
These days, teens are always on cellphones or some sort of technology, she said, and aren't required to have real conversations with those around them. They can simply send a message to someone instead of having a face-to-face interaction.
This week, they do, and the daily devotions focus on real-world problems that some students may never had to focus on, such as famine and poverty. The goal is to teach them selflessness and to be appreciative for what they do have, she said.
Students are required to skip one meal at some point during the week, and the money saved on these skipped meals will be used for Christ in Youth International, which focuses on bringing the program to as many countries as possible.
Christ in Youth works with more than 25,000 high school students through the Move event, and has 28 events in 15 different states.
Emily Griffin, a summer intern at The Durango Herald, is a Fort Lewis College student. Email her at email@example.com.


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Message to Clientele During Coronavirus
During this difficult time, we wanted to assure all clients or prospective clients that we are continuing to operate and working on all client matters. The law offices of Scott J. Bloch, PA, is open, receiving calls, email, mail, and conducting conferences with clients through Skype or other media, filing papers and conducting all business remotely as we have done for many years. There will be no interruption of services during this time. We hope that all are staying safe and that you and your families will emerge from this current crisis healthy.
When what you need is results
You need a tough champion who has taken on large institutions and wins. At the law offices of Scott J. Bloch, PA, you will obtain representation from a tough advocate who has taken on big government and won, taken on big corporations and won, and helped his clients to realize their goals of obtaining justice and making a difference.
Like this recent case of the DC Circuit Court reversing the lower court, and permitting injured overseas workers to proceed with a civil suit against their employer for retaliatory discharge and breach of contract. See this Opinion of Court reversing state claims Sickle v Torres.
See this order of the EEOC Decision 20180109–Appeal Order EEO Class–Ramsey Tuaua et al. Certifying the Class of United States Marshal Service Detention Officers in the class action of Race, Age and Disability Discrimination.
See this Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court As filed Cert Petition Brink et al. v Continental Ins et al., filed by Bloch and collaborators, challenging the regime of courts that allow abuses of workers by insurance companies and government contractors to continue.
Also read this piece Bloch on Scandal of Mistreatment of Veterans Fighting for America as Contractors, Bloch on aviation safety on national whistleblower issues by Bloch, addressing his role in overcoming odds, or this piece Washington Times Bloch Editorial on Hatch Act Report reflecting how he combated partisanship in national decision making. He appeared internationally in the documentary "Fogotten Heroes" about the plight of contractors abroad who are injured and mistreated by the contracting companies and insurance companies.
Whether it involves federal agency or government contracting issues, consumer fraud, whistleblower disclosures, personal injury, or defense base injuries or contract disputes, you need an effective advocate with a proven record of achievement to combat the challenges to obtaining justice in an increasingly complex world. With his collaborations with other accomplished attorneys, he brings national resources to achieving your goals. He is representing individuals in the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, Kosovo (see Kosovo DBA, see this link, dcresultslawyers.com/dba-kosovo-cases in English and Albanian), Macedonia, and elsewhere.
Here are some recent results. These may not reflect the most current legal developments or rules, verdicts, results, or settlements, and they are not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or up-to-date. In addition, prior results in one case do not guarantee a similar outcome in another case.
- $2 million plus award for victim of explosion in Iraq
- Settled injuries of partial amputee security contractor from South Africa for $1,400,000
- Settled injuries of contractor who lost his foot in IED for $750,000
- Settled for $1 million plus for security contractor in Afghanistan involved in explosion, physical and psychological injuries
- $820,000 for security contractor with PTSD and physical injuries
- Settled PTSD and physical injuries claims of Iraq linguist for $650,000
- 1.8 million plus award for PTSD and TBI on behalf of decorated veteran who worked for contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan
- $1.5 million plus award for victim of IED explosion
- $1 million plus award for contractor in Iraq suffering from PTSD
- Obtained death benefits for widow in Iraq contractor suicide case, go here to read more
- Settled PTSD and physical injuries for personal security detail worker in Iraq for total over $900,000
- Obtained award of $2,000,000 in case of firefighters back wages for work for Wackenhut in Iraq, go here to read more
- Obtained $1,000,000 in overall benefits for widow whose husband died in Iraq after recent award and then subsequent settlement
- Got military service member job he was denied plus back pay under USERRA because of discrimination due to his reserve duty
- Settled action against large defense contractor for assault with vehicles on two persons working in Afghanistan, undisclosed amount
- Obtained $700,000 for contractor with multiple injuries in Iraq
- Settled discrimination case for contractor working overseas, confidential amount
- Settled PTSD and physical injuries claims of Iraq security team member for $800,000
- Obtained award from judge for Permanent Total Disability for contractor in South Africa, read here: MANUEL_ ADRIANO N v DYNCORP TECHNICAL SE 2014LDA00625 (MAY 20 2015) 111022 CADEC SD
- Settled for children of pilot killed in Afghanistan by suicide bomber for over $700,000
- Settled PTSD and physical injury claims for KBR trucker for $475,000
- Settled claim recently for dental injuries for over $500,000 total
- Settle action for breach of contract and fraud for aviation mechanics misled as to qualifications required for job for 9 plaintiffs
- Filed a class action for $2 billion against top government contractors on behalf of injured employees worldwide, go here to read more
- Filed action against large law firm seeking over $50 million in damages for improper billing practices, go here to read more
- Filed $500 million qui tam whistleblower action against major defense contractor for overbilling government and fictitious services, under seal currently in federal court
- Filed a PRESS RELEASE Suit against Xe Blackwater for in excess of $240,000,000 on behalf of former employees in Iraq and Afghanistan who were misclassified as independent contractors (See reporting on suit here)
- Filed national class action for WSI firefighters for lost wages and fraud, obtained interim award for first set of firefighters, remaining class action pending
- Filed action against national nursing home chain for sexual abuse and fraudulent acts,
- Settled class action for overtime against major food service company
- National class action settlement valued at $300 million, In re Dex Cool against General Motors
- $1 million plus settlement over the life of an injured party
- $1.5 million award for victim of exposure to repeated trauma
- Initiated national class action on behalf of law enforcement officers against a federal agency for race, age and disability discrimination, obtained preliminary class certification
- Obtained several hundred thousand dollar arbitration settlement for executive forced out of his firm for opposing improper contracting practices
- Obtained over two hundred thousand for legal malpractice for individual
- Obtained results recently for a party deprived of payments under a government contract
- Obtained consumer settlement for defective automobile against dealership
- Obtained settlement for employee discriminated against in a federal agency
- Wrongful death settlement against surgeon for failure to resuscitate patient
With background in complex litigation and advising, as well as leadership in government, our lawyers can provide reasoned, rounded advice, and when you have to go the distance – they are super lawyers who win in catastrophic injury, class action, financial fraud, employment discrimination, unfair competition, trade secret and intellectual property matters, government investigations, whistleblower claims, and government contracts and contracts disputes.
Scott Bloch met with the Mayor, Agim Aliu, of Ferizaj, Kosovo, on a recent trip to the Balkans on May 13, 2019, where they discussed the relationship between the United States and Kosovo. The Mayor thanked Scott for his dedication to helping the people there to achieve economic independence through his legal work. The meeting was cordial and focused on the good that Bloch has been able to achieve for Kosovars who live in and around Ferizaj in getting their benefits under the Defense Base Act and providing many families with what they need to survive, and boosting the local economy in the process. The mayor expressed that he was impressed with the level of commitment Bloch had shown to the citizens of Kosovo over many years in providing individuals and families with hope. You may read more here:
Kryetari Aliu takoi avokatin amerikan Scott J. Bloch, mbrojtësin e të drejtave të punëtorëve shqiptarë në Afganistan dhe Irak
See Scott Bloch giving speeches in Taiwan to groups concerned about the legal status of Taiwan as a nation, and its relationship to the United States. Bloch spoke in Taiwan in a number of venues about the place of the whistleblower who delivers an unpopular message of corruption, abuse of power and illegal treatment of citizens and workers. These are problems that people around the world are looking to the United States and its laws for guidance to remedy their internal problems.
See Scott Bloch on recent television program on the plight of contractors in Iraq. Watch the segment here, linked in from defense base act blog:
The information on this website is presented for informational purposes only, and no legal or other professional advice or service is being rendered. You should consult a licensed attorney if you have a specific situation requiring legal advice. Prior results do not guarantee future outcomes. Case results vary dramatically depending on specific facts and circumstances. Examples of results in cases above do not guarantee any specific results in any other case.


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Hey everyone,
I've just installed a new chat feature. I've not used it before, so I don't know first-hand how well it works. But it's pretty highly-recommended.
When you are logged in, you'll see it at the bottom right-hand side of the screen. It will tell you if other people are logged in, and you can click on their names to chat with them, or join the General Chat and chat with everyone.
I'm excited to see how this works out!
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New Email Server
In light of some of the recent problems we have had with email, I have moved the service to a new server. This will help make our email much more reliable, faster, and also provide many new tools to fight SPAM.
The first major change is how you access the email. If you use webmail access (just getting it online) the new link for that is http://www.erekson.org/mail
Nice and easy to remember!
I hope to contact each of those that are affected by this. I have had to reset your passwords since I didn't know what your old ones were. So I'll be contacting you (through PM here hopefully, I'll call if I need to) to give you your new password.
Please let me know if you have any problems.
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Erekson.org Email Problems1, 2
Those of you using erekson.org email addresses may have noticed that it hasn't been working for the past few days. The server that is hosting email was inadvertently sprayed by a not-so-computer-friendly fire suppression system. One of the vendors for the fire suppression system at the data center royally screwed up and has cost WestHost a TON of business.
We will get the email back online as quickly as possible; if it isn't back up by tonight I have another resort I can go to in order to get it back online.
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He's the Super Bowl hero men idolize and women lust after...the bad-boy quarterback with a dangerous edge. But behind his devil-may-care grin, Ty Calhoun hides a desire that only one woman can ever fulfill -- and a memory he can't shake: high school graduation night...and mind-blowing sex with the untouchable girl of his dreams. He would trade every trophy to feel the heat of her sensual, uninhibited lust once more. And he may get that chance...because she's just been hired by the San Francisco Outlaws' new owner to make over Ty's less-than-angelic reputation.
The country's top image consultant, Julie Spencer is a total pro at cleaning up the messes of the rich and famous. Even working with the man who took her virginity and broke her heart ten years ago can't rattle her. Until he touches her again. One caress -- and one very hot kiss -- is all it takes to spark the same knee-quaking electricity, and soon they're mixing business and extreme pleasure. But knowing the danger this bad boy poses to her heart, Julie is determined to keep her distance.
But Ty has a game plan of his own. The more he misbehaves, the more Julie will have to keep tabs on him -- and the more he can give his dream girl some very real thrills, by showing her just how fun it is to be bad. This time around, he's game for anything...especially winning her heart.


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Subtractive Looper by To the Sun is Soundware (e.g. samples or presets that load into other products).
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Subtractive Looper is a 4-Track Randomly Subtractive Looper Max for Live device:
- Click 'Record' to begin recording a loop and click again to end it. It will immediately begin looping in the first available track. This control can be mapped. There are four tracks, each with its own voice and a maximum 30 seconds of stereo buffer space.
- Click 'Clear All' to clear every track and start over. This control is mappable.
- With 'Uniform Loop Length' checked, all tracks will inherit the length captured by the first loop recorded, keeping them all in sync with each other. This means that for each track beyond the first, the 'Record' button will only need to be hit once; recording will end automatically at the correct time. For more avant garde experimentation this box can be unchecked, allowing each track to loop according to its own captured length.
- The audio in any individual track can be erased by clicking the track's 'Clear' button, which is mappable.
- Each track has a slider that controls its volume, displays its signal level and is midi-mappable.
- For each track, a suppression percentage can be chosen. This number designates the portion of the loop which will be inaudible. This parameter is mappable and can be automated.
- The 'Smoothness' parameter designates how gradual the fade in and out of the volume is for the suppressed portion of the loop. The maximum value of 50% means the suppressed period spends half of its time fading out and the other half fading back in. 0% causes the loop to abruptly cut out and back in without fades. To silence an entire track (without clearing it completely), turn the 'Suppression' to 100% and the 'Smoothness' to 0%. This parameter is mappable and can be automated.
- The period of the loop which is suppressed is automatically assigned a random starting point when it's recorded. To randomly apply a new starting point, and therefore hear a different period of the loop, click the 'New Suppression Start' button. This control is mappable.
- Click 'Randomize All Parameters' to assign a random value to each tracks' 'Suppression' and 'Smoothness' parameters, as well as giving each a random start point for their period of suppression. This control is midi-mappable.
- The 'Wetness' control sets the volume of the loops relative to the incoming signal. 0% silences them, while 100% means the incoming signal will not be heard at all (but can be recorded just fine) and 50% equalizes them. This parameter is midi-mappable and can be automated.
This is a Max for Live device. It requires Ableton Live 8.3 or newer and at least a trial of Max/MSP 5.1 or newer, which can be downloaded from http://cycling74.com/downloads
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