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Whoever tells you not to go to law school, don’t listen to them. I’m not even there yet and already I am having a blast. Spent a few weeks in NAPA learning about wine so I have something to talk about with the kids that matter – actually got an uncle to pay for it who was, get this, glad I was finally applying myself. Awesome. That freed up some cash to wine and dine Mike Triforce, who I suspect is strapped for cash for some reason. The following are some of his rules for padding hours. We are learning from a (former?) Master here fellas. I question him because if you follow this blog you know he hasn’t been the same ...
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Figures provided by FICO Inc. show that 25.5 percent of consumers — nearly 43.4 million people — now have a credit score of 599 or below, marking them as poor risks for lenders. It's unlikely they will be able to get credit cards, auto loans or mortgages under the tighter lending standards banks now use. The unemployment rate is only around 10%, so this isn't just people out of work. And there are situations where people have emergencies that get them under water. But I look around at all the people driving new cars and trucks, talking on ... Read More
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The last column noted that politics and economics are intimately connected. This is the notion of political economy. It was noted that an oligarchy is made up of a very small group of people with both political and economic power. The previous column (SN June 9, 2010) explained the nature and cause of the post-1992 Guyanese oligarchy. It was argued that the contemporary Guyanese oligarchy is rooted in the PPP’s Democratic Centralism, internal party collusions against dissenting members, selection of the business class, and the use of the Burnham Constitution. One should not underestimate the extent of the consolidation of power ...
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Television talk show producers usually ask us to submit a list of "talking points" prior to our appearance on a program. Presumably, they use those talking points to prepare their host and develop the show. We thought visitors to this website might like to see the talking points memo we sent to the producers of "Dr. Phil" in advance of their February 27, 2009 show about child support. Here it is� NCM talking points for Dr. Phil show, "Forced to be a Deadbeat?" Story One � Bill, in the midst of divorce, wants to take a lower-paying job so that he will have more time to spend with his children. His ...
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The year 1929, like 1066, 1492, and 1776, is one of those dates that summon up an instant picture in our collective imagination. For not only did that year see a stock market crash, it was the crash. The defenestrated bodies of ruined investors and brokers are popularly supposed to have rained down on lower Manhattan like hailstones that terrible day (they didn’t); it is widely believed to have caused the Great Depression (it didn’t); and for all I know, some people think it was the crash that forced the Joads to move to California (it was a drought—not to mention John Steinbeck’s imagination). Certainly ...
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THE courts have always been a barometer of the times we live in, good and bad. It is not an exact science by any means but the trends, volumes and types of cases that emanate from the courts measure the atmospheric pressures in society and help us to determine and evaluate any changes in our social, cultural, political and economic make-up. Each year the annual report of the Courts Service, the state agency that manages the courts and supports the judiciary, throws up some interesting anecdotes about Irish life. But 2009, lest we forget it, was all about debt. Though it is understandable that the Government's priority is to ...
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Debtors prisons were federally abolished in the United States in the 1800's, yet in certain states, they seem to be making a comeback. Out of Minnesota come disturbing reports of Americans being thrown in jail due to outstanding bills -- sometimes for as little as $85. The Star-Tribune of Minneapolis profiles a number of people who say their debts got them jailed, including Joy Uhlmeyer a 57-year-old patient care advocate who was pulled over on her way home from visiting her elderly mother and put in jail for a night for missing a court hearing about unpaid debt. The Star-Tribune reviewed the state's court documents ...
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spent the rest of his life in an out of debtors' prison until his death in 1852. Photo for part. Estimate Ł300-350. Drunkeness. 636. 1985 (13 Mar. ...
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out restoration of the structure in 1951. As a documented log public building sumiving from the eighteeenth century, the Worsham debtors' prison is a rare ...
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Debtors prison was abolished in most civilized countries, including
the United States, in the 19th century. It was reintroduced into Pennsylvania
in 1991, when the state legislature passed P.L. 335, No. 35 ¤3.
This was incorporated as an amendment into Statute 71 P. S. ¤1807
as Statute 71 P. S. ¤1807.15. This amendment requires that,
in order to be paroled, an inmate must pay a minimum of $30 toward his
restitution fine, which will be shared by the Crime Victims Compensation
Board and the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency. I received a letter dated November 30, 1997, from inmate Jeffrey L.
Lanager ...
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For the past 6 years, I have lived in an expensive NYC apartment (that I love), sharing the rent with my boyfriend -- but I can't carry alone since my relationship has ended. I was rocked by the breakup, didn't immediately move and managed to miss 4 months of rent as I struggled to figure out what to do. I have now found a new, affordable place and am feeling stronger. My current landlord is ok with releasing me from the lease, holds a month security, but the 4 open months add up to a lot -- more than I can pay AND move. I have emailed with my current landlord and said as much, asking what we can work out but ...
WHICH IS THE ONLY WESTERN COUNTRY WHICH ALLOW DEATH PENALTY TO BE APPLIED TO CHILDREN?..need more questions on same answer contact ron_harry_2k5@yahoo.co.au The US, of course. We had a purpose in 1945, when several of our men were killed by the Japanese Imperial Army. But to defend ruthless murder, like the bombing of an innocent Iraq, is bullsh*t. I refuse to justify Vietnam, Iraq, or other times that we have slaughtered women and children. I refuse to glorify the murder of children abroad and at home, let alone the many other twisted truths about are US. But don't blame the country, blame the ringmasters that ARE ...
