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#Urban Dictionary: Martial law

The day Martial Law is declared, is the day you wake up and realize that your Constution/bill of Rights/Charter of Rites and Freedoms/etc. is really just about as valuable as that Kleenex you just spunked in. because rites are just privileges, and privileges can be revoked. Your government will do whatever it takes to stay in power, and they got the gunz.

Martial Law can be recognized by the increased presence of men with plexiglass shields and/or sub-machine-guns, a pale green fog that tastes, smells and feels like burning, random acts of hippy clubbing and indiscriminate shooting into crowds.

If your going to get your loot on its best to do it during the Preceding state of emergency, because once Martial Law is declared, the party s over. Usually once Martial Law is declared, its best to just stay home, tune into your local state-owned media outlet and do what they say. The punishment for most criminal offenses becomes summary execut ... Read more »

#Using Benford s Law to avoid corporate chicanery: Business

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Investors wanting to dodge the next Enron, or just outperform the market, might want to pay particular attention to the first digits, and only the first digits, in numbers in company accounts.

Called Benford’s Law, after physicist Frank Benford who discovered it in 1938, it describes a well-observed fact: In naturally occurring sets of numbers of sufficient size the first digits are not evenly distributed. Lower numbers predominate: 1 is the first digit in a number almost 30 percent of the time while 9 begins less than 5 percent of numbers.

No one knows exactly why this happens, but in data sets from rainfall amounts to town population, the numbers follow a Benford’s Law distribution.

As the U.S. Internal Revenue Service uses Benford’s Law to sniff out tax cheats, or at least to narrow the field to better channel resources, why not do something similar with the data produced by com ... Read more »

#USC - s Masters in Gerontology Degree Online

This age group spends 96% of their available income on goods and services vs just 78% for their counterparts of ages 25-64. This is a large consumer group seeking products and services ranging from food and entertainment to healthcare and transportation. read more

You have witnessed the results of the aging process; you have watched your parents, grandparents, relatives, friends and or neighbors get older.  You may feel the persistent changes yourself. There is no way around it, we will all experience the effects of aging in very personal ways. read more

The population of seniors age 65 or older is expected to increase from 40M in 2010 to a whopping 72M in 2030…an 80% increase. This rapid growth will result in an increased need and demand for products and services for this segment of our population. read more

Over 11 million seniors are either widowed or live alone. This population is i ... Read more »

#Penn State Online

This is my Life

Enhance Your Résumé with an Accredited Online MBA

The Penn State intercollege MBA (i MBA) is an AACSB–accredited online MBA incorporating a focus on cutting-edge business strategies, integrative and interactive curriculum, and immersive practical experiences across all functional areas of business.

As a Penn State online MBA student, you will have access to an array of resources to support you. Each semester, we order your books and course materials and have them delivered to you, as well as complete your registration for all courses. Your program adviser and our career services team welcome your questions about courses and career planning, and offer advice. You can access the online catalog and review databases as if you were sitting in a Penn State library. We offer this specialized support so that you can focus more closely on course content, meaningful interactions and discussions with faculty and fellow s ... Read more »

#UT Pro Bono

Practicing law with a true Volunteer spirit

UT Pro Bono is a community service organization with significant student leadership and staff direction at the College of Law. The program strives to connect law students with area attorneys representing indigent clients. Working in cooperation with attorneys and local legal aid societies, UT Pro Bono serves as a resource by providing law students for research, educational, and investigatory assistance.

UT Law has always been a leader in the area of public interest and pro bono work through its clinics, doctrinal curricula, and student organizations. Since its formation in the mid-1990s, UT Pro Bono has grown and evolved to meet the needs of the community and student body. During the past few years, UT Pro Bono has experienced incredible growth in terms of the number of student participants, the number of external partners, the number of projects meeting gaps in the legal system, an ... Read more »

#Penn State Online

This is my Life

Focus Your Career with an Online Business Degree from Penn State

Penn State offers its high-quality Bachelor of Science in Business degree 100% online, to help you start your career in business or elevate your existing career. Employers are looking for well-educated business professionals to evaluate and respond to their organization’s opportunities and challenges. Learning online while you work enables you to immediately apply core business skills.

As an online business student, you’ll choose the Accounting, Financial Services, Marketing and Management, or Individualized option to prepare for positions such as:

• business marketing manager
• business analyst
• finance examiner or analyst
• financial adviser or loan counselor
• management accountant or internal auditor
• marketing strategist
• operations manager
• property or real estate manager
... Read more »

#Fordham Law Review

Twice in the past two years, the U.S. Supreme Court has approved educational diversity as a compelling state interest that justifies the use of race in higher education admissions decisions. Nevertheless, it remains on somewhat shaky ground. Over the past decade, the Court has emphasized that its acceptance of diversity stems from the expectation that a diverse student body will enhance the classroom environment, with students drawing on their diverse backgrounds during classroom conversations that ultimately bring the law to life. Yet, the Court provides no support for its assumption that admitting and enrolling diverse students actually result in these educational benefits. In fact, empirical research on law students indicates that structural diversity (i.e. diversity in numbers) does not lead automatically to interactional diversity (i.e. meaningful interaction among diverse students) or classroom diversity (i.e. meaningful diverse interaction in the classroo ... Read more »

#Using the road (159 to 203).

The following list can be found abbreviated throughout the Code. It is not intended to be a comprehensive guide, but a guide to some of the important points of law. For the precise wording of the law, please refer to the various Acts and Regulations (as amended) indicated in the Code. Abbreviations are listed below.

Most of the provisions apply on all roads throughout Great Britain, although there are some exceptions. The definition of a road in England and Wales is ‘any highway and any other road to which the public has access and includes bridges over which a road passes’ (RTA 1988 sect 192(1)). In Scotland, there is a similar definition which is extended to include any way over which the public have a right of passage (R(S)A 1984 sect 151(1)).

It is important to note that references to ‘road’ therefore generally include footpaths, bridleways and cycle tracks, and many roadways and driveways on private land (including many car parks). ... Read more »

#First Black Elected to Head Harvard s Law Review.

By FOX BUTTERFIELD, Special to The New York Times

Published: February 6, 1990

Correction Appended

BOSTON, Feb. 5 The Harvard Law Review, generally considered the most prestigious in the country, elected the first black president in its 104-year history today. The job is considered the highest student position at Harvard Law School.

The new president of the Review is Barack Obama, a 28-year-old graduate of Columbia University who spent four years heading a community development program for poor blacks on Chicago's South Side before enrolling in law school. His late father, Barack Obama, was a finance minister in Kenya and his mother, Ann Dunham, is an American anthropologist now doing fieldwork in Indonesia. Mr. Obama was born in Hawaii.

''The fact that I've been elected shows a lot of progress,'' Mr. Obama said today in an interview. ''It's encouraging.

''But it' ... Read more »

#Five Things to Do While You - re Waiting for U. S. News Law School Rankings to Hit

If you re like most prospective students, there s a good chance the U.S. News World Report Law School Rankings will play some kind of role in your decision about where to go to law school. We can all debate the merits of the rankings as a method for choosing a law school, but we can t stop the world from clamoring for them. So until they re announced, here are some things to keep you occupied.

If you cannot verbalize why you want to go to law school, figure it out before you commit to any school. Knowing why you want to go to law school will help you make a better decision about where to go—no matter the rank. Let s say you want to help people get better access to justice—you might look at schools that emphasize that type of service and structure a financial package that will allow you to actually do it once you graduate and your loan payments start hitting. Think you want to be a law profe ... Read more »

#FL Dept Rev - Child Support Amounts

Dept. of Revenue Links

Child Support Amounts

A child support order tells the parents what they must do to support their children. Enforcing child support orders means getting the parent to do what the order says.

The amount of child support is based on guidelines defined in Florida law. Child support guidelines are standards used to figure out the support needed for a child and the amount a parent has to pay. Guidelines help make sure support amounts are fair. Every state has guidelines, but they may be different in each state.

These guidelines are used the first time child support is ordered and every time the child support amount changes. They are also used to review the order to see if the support amount should be changed.

Child support guidelines consider:

• The income of both parents
• The child's health care and child care costs
• The standard needs for the child. A l ... Read more »

#Florida Lemon Laws - Lemon Law Attorneys

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Florida Lemon Law

If you've purchased or leased a defective automobile, you do have legal recourse under Florida's lemon law. The law provides arbitration for car owners with complaints, and can result in a full refund or replacement vehicle.

You're on your own with a used car, however; the law applies only to the purchase or long-term lease of a new car.

Depending on the specific defect of your vehicle, the manufacturer will generally replace it or refund your money if the vehicle cannot be repaired within a certain amount of time over a certain number of attempts.

On this page you'll find a basic overview of the Florida lemon law and who to contact for your next steps or more information.

Lemon Law Eligibility in Florida

To be eligible for arbitration, your vehicle must meet one of the following conditions:

• The vehicle defect or condition must ... Read more »

#For-Profit Law Schools: Impacting the Future of Legal Education

2C210" /% The InfiLaw System. a for-profit company that owns several law schools and professional development firms, is challenging the status quo in legal education in a way similar to for-profit education companies such as University of Phoenix, Strayer, and DeVry. However, recent features in the Wall Street Journal. the ABA Journal. and the Charleston Post and Courier suggest that this new approach has not been wholly well-received.

InfiLaw applies its profit-oriented approach to legal education. According to its website, InfiLaw creates curricula based on “emerging market realities,” job demand, job competition, and return on investment. Founded in 2004 by Sterling Partners, a private-equity group, InfiLaw quickly purchased two for-profit independent schools, Florida Coastal School of Law (Jacksonville, FL) and Phoenix School of Law (Phoenix, AZ). The latter was renamed Arizona S ... Read more »

#Fort Myers Lawyers

Experienced Trustworthy Representation

When you need skilled legal representation in Florida, whether for criminal defense. DUI. divorce. or other family law issues, Calvo Calvo, Attorneys at Law is the firm to call! We have nearly 30 years of combined legal experience and consistently devote our best efforts to every case we take on. With a reputation of dynamic representation, you can have peace of mind when you retain our firm.

At Calvo Calvo, we are dedicated to providing our clients with more than just legal counsel; we provide guidance and support during difficult times. Furthermore, because we are a small firm, we are able to offer a unique level of personalized attention. When we are working on your case, we are focused on your rights and interests.

Aggressive criminal defense advocates when you need us most!

Our firm has extensive experience in both state and federal courts. In fact, we are admitted t ... Read more »

#Free Last Will and Testament Form

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF __________

I, __________, of __________ being of sound and disposing mind, do hereby make, publish and declare the following to be my Last Will and Testament, revoking all previous will and codicils made by me. I declare that I am married to __________, to which I have referred to herein as my "spouse", and that I have __________ children now living whose names and birth dates are: [List Children's Names and Birthdates] I have _____ deceased children. All references to "my children" in this will include all of the above-named children and also any child hereafter born or adopted by me.

I. My spouse and I are executing wills at approximately the same time in which each is the primary beneficiary of the other. These wills are not being made because of any contractual agreement between us, and either will may at any time be revoked by either maker at the sole discretion thereof.

II. I appoint my sp ... Read more »

#Florida Wage Garnishment Law

Learn about Florida laws that limit the amount judgment creditors can take from your wages.

Florida law limits the amount that a creditor can take or seize or "garnish" from your wages to repay your debts. The Florida wage garnishment laws (also called wage attachments) generally follow the federal wage garnishment laws but some exemptions are available in Florida which might limit a creditors rights to garnish your wages. For the most part, creditors with judgments can only take up to 25% of your wages and only if your wages meet a minimum threshold. However, for a few types of debts, creditors can take more.

Read on to learn about wage garnishment law in Florida.

What Is a Wage Garnishment?

A wage garnishment or wage attachment is an order from a court or a government agency that is sent to your employer. It requires your employer to withhold money from your paycheck and send this money directly to your creditor. ... Read more »

#Frequently Asked Questions about the Healthy Workplace Bill

The HWB is advanced only by State Coordinators authorized by the Healthy Workplace Campaign. It is a matter of quality control. We speak nationally with a single voice, tailored to local lawmakers. Coordinators are educated and prepared to mobilize Citizen Lobbyists and to approach lawmakers with the best arguments for adopting the legislation.

We don't want individuals with different (often very personal) motives attempting to represent thousands or millions of their fellow state residents without the expertise Coordinators bring to the task. Coordinators give lawmakers the same text written by Suffolk University Law Professor, David Yamada, but lawmakers do make changes as they wish. Further, bills are revised (amended) in committees. Once bills are introduced, they can be found at the public legislatures' websites for review.

If you are interested in getting legislation passed in your state please consi ... Read more »

#Franchising Law.

What is Franchise Law?

Franchise Law relates to the business model of franchising. Franchising is a business practice that allows the franchising company to license its business model, intellectual properties (such as logos, trademarks, and patents), and corporate goodwill to another company or individual. The franchise model allows a company to expand quickly and is an alternative to the building of multiple locations all owned by a single person or entity. The single owner, or 'chain store' model, requires significant investment by the owner at both startup and throughout the operation of the satellite locations. Meanwhile, franchising allows the parent company to pass much of the expense of expansion on to the persons or entities who license the business franchise rights.

Franchise Model

In franchising, the franchisor (the licensing parent company) licenses the use of its business model to other companies that are al ... Read more »

#Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

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What are Pennsylvania's Dog Laws?

• All dogs three months of age or older must be licensed. Licenses are issued by the County Treasurer .
• All dogs must be under control and must not be allowed to run at large. Dogs are personal property, and owners are responsible for damages caused by their dog.
• It is illegal to mistreat or abuse any animal. Violations should be reported to a local humane organization or the police.
• It is illegal to abandon or attempt to abandon any dog.
• No dog under eight weeks of age may be sold, traded, bartered or transferred.
• You may not place any poison or harmful substance in any place where dogs may easily eat it, whether it is your own property or elsewhere.
• You must have a current kennel license if you operate a facility that keeps, harbors, boards, shelters, sells, gives away or transfers a total of 26 o ... Read more »

#Foreclosure Law.

What is Foreclosure Law?

Foreclosure law provides the means for a mortgage lender to take possession and sell a home when the borrower has defaulted on the loan. The money from the sale is used to pay off the balance of the loan, and the new buyer takes the home free of the mortgage. If the proceeds are not enough to pay off the loan, the borrower may be held personally liable for the difference, in addition to being forced out of the house. From the lender�s perspective, foreclosure is slow and expensive. Thus, the lender will usually be just as motivated as the borrower to see that the loan is paid on time and foreclosure does not become necessary.

To understand foreclosure law, it helps to consider the nature of a mortgage. Mortgages are used when potential homebuyers seek to borrow purchase money, or when homeowners with equity in their property want to borrow cash to make home improvements or for other purposes. In either case, a bank l ... Read more »

#Garrow s Law.

Show Summary

A British period legal drama set in 18th century London and inspired by the court cases and life of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow.

Garrow is a talented, young barrister determined to install justice into a corrupt legal system of Georgian England. His confrontational and sometimes arrogant stance in the courtroom does not earn him any favours with the political elite and creates enemies within the criminal underground. His associate John Southouse, a solicitor, is often disapproving of Garrow's rebellious attitude, but nevertheless offers him advice and help.

Each episode features a case inspired by true legal proceedings as recorded at Old Bailey Archives: from rape and murder to high treason and corruption. The real William Garrow coined the phrase: innocent until proven guilty. in an age when defence counsel was for the minority. He was known for his forceful cross-examinations and more than once h ... Read more »

#Frequently Asked Questions About Custody - Access

1. What do the words ‘custody’ and ‘access’ mean?

Custody is the term used to describe where the children live, and who makes decision for or about the children.

2. What does ‘best interests of the child’ mean?

This is the test that the court uses to make decisions about custody of and access with children, or parenting arrangements of any kind, where the children s needs and well-being are always the most important factors. The judge must decide what is best for the children, not what is best for the parents.

In February 2013, Nova Scotia s Maintenance and Custody Act was changed. The Act now includes a list of factors that judges must consider when making decisions about the best interests of a child. Judges will consider all relevant circumstances they are not limited to considering only the factors on the list.

The factors that judges must consider are:

(a) the child s p ... Read more »

#Free Forms - U. S. Legal Forms

This page lists various forms available free, most from the Federal Government. Most are only available in Adobe Acrobat format. Get Adobe Acrobat Here

Beware of some free form web sites: Government sites providing official forms are generally reliable and now provide up to date forms. Non-government sites attempting to provide free forms should be used with great caution.

U. S. Legal Forms , Inc. has identified sites providing business, personal and even litigation forms that do not comply with the laws of your State. Unless you are an attorney and know what changes to make to a form to make it valid for your State, beware. Thousands of Internet users are discovering the hard way that the free form they selected is not valid. Some of these sites are even representing forms to be State Specific which are not and do not comply with the laws of your State.

#Pennsylvania state laws

Permits Pennsylvania Does Not Recognize

Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms

Purchase

Any individual or dealer selling a handgun is required to sell or transfer it at the place of business of a licensed dealer or county sheriff’s office.  Transfers of all firearms (handguns, rifles and shotguns) by a licensed dealer are subject to an instant records check of the purchaser. The purchaser must sign a transfer application/record of sale for the purchase of a handgun.  No transfer application/record is necessary to transfer a rifle or shotgun.  There is a $2 fee for the instant check and a $3 firearm sale surcharge to cover telephone costs. Transfers of handguns between spouses, parent and child, grandparent and grandchild or between active law enforcement officers are exempt from the above requirements. Rifles and shotguns may be transferred between unlicensed individuals.  Antique firearms are exempt from the requi ... Read more »

#Georgia Lemon Law Complaint Process

Have you experienced continuing problems with a motor vehicle that you purchased new or leased new in Georgia? If so, the Lemon Law provides a self-help process for you.

The Georgia Department of Law's Consumer Protection Unit administers Georgia s Lemon Law, which is designed first and foremost to help you get your defective vehicle repaired. If the manufacturer fails to repair a recurring problem after a reasonable number of attempts and you meet certain eligibility requirements, you may apply for a state arbitration hearing. An arbitration panel may hear your complaint to decide whether you are entitled to a replacement vehicle or a refund.

The Lemon Law requires you, the consumer, to follow certain steps. We have prepared this guide to supplement the Statement, or information sheet, you should have received from the dealer at the time of your purchase or lease. Our guide will help y ... Read more »

#FT Global MBA Ranking 2015: London Business School claims second place

LBS’ success comes just a year after it took third spot and it remains the UK’s only representative in the top 10 of the Global MBA Ranking .

The ranking was topped by Harvard Business School for the sixth time while Stanford Graduate School of Business, which was second last year, dropped to joint fourth. The University of Pennsylvania: Wharton business school climbed one place to third.

The table is based on a number of factors including gender diversity and the international spread of students, but the heaviest weighting is placed on alumni salaries.

The FT said that LBS’ MBA students earned an average of $154,147 (£102,563) three years after graduation – an uplift of 97 per cent on their previous earnings.

Sir Andrew Likierman, the dean of LBS, said the school had “much to be proud of”, including a strong performance in the research element of the ranking.

“A ... Read more »

#Garrow - s Law

First, let me that you for your kind words about the show. It s appreciated. I m only sorry that we re not able to bring you more of Mr Garrow s exploits!

For those of you in the UK, you might find it interesting to listen to the following episode of the Radio 4 show Unreliable Evidence  which was broadcast on BBC Radio4 on Boxing Day. Here is the link.

I took part in the show, hosted by former lawyer Clive Anderson along with Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, appeal court judge Sir Alan Moses, and German judge Ruth Herz.  We had a great chat about the drama of the court, and courtroom drama I talked about Garrow s Law, and they played a clip too! We also had a broader discussion about the theatricality of the law.

I hope you find it interesting. Sorry for those of you who are not in the UK.

With its sets and costumes, soliloquies, suspense and dramatic revelations the courtroom is pure theatre.

Following the return of Rumpole to R ... Read more »

#From John Law to John Maynard Keynes

This article appeared in Globe Asia in the February 2009 issue

The economic-financial crisis of 2008 has produced, if nothing else, grist for the financial press. Bernard Madoff s alleged $50 billion scam and the assertion that we need a mega-Keynesian stimulus package the bigger, the better represent two of today s favorite topics. In an attempt to make their reportage and opinions more interesting, the authors often attempt to link historical episodes to their Madoff and stimulus stories.

John Law and his Mississippi Company, which was established in 1717 and collapsed in 1720, are standard references that accompany Madoff s alleged Ponzi scheme. In fact, the only obvious connection between Law s Mississippi Company and Madoff s operations is that their values went up and then down. This fact fails to merit mention, however.

What merits attention is that Law was an economist of note and a precursor to John May ... Read more »

#Godwin’s Law

Mike Godwin is an American attorney and author who formulated “Godwin’s Law” in 1990 when he made the following assertion:

As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.

Note. In probability theory, an event is said to never happen when its probability is 0, and to always happen when its probability is 1.

Godwin’s Law, also known as “Godwin’s Law of Nazi Analogies,” is applicable to threaded online discussions in forums, chat rooms, and on blogs. The term has earned a place in the OED:

Godwin’s Law. noun. A facetious aphorism maintaining that as an online debate increases in length, it becomes inevitable that someone will eventually compare someone or something to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis.

Although coined to describe an Internet phenomenon, the term is being applied to the use of “the Nazi card” in other contexts, as in thi ... Read more »

#Global MBA Program - Paris, France, Europe - Singapore

MBA Programs Global MBA

Experience the “global connect” of business

Study Trips Abroad

During the course of the Global MBA, students have the opportunity to spend nearly three months outside of France. This international experience takes place in three segments, detailed below. In addition to these planned trips, students have the option to pursue international exchange programs with Mannheim Business School as well as our other partner schools around the globe, to the extent to which these exchanges fit with the academic calendar.

The Global MBA students spend six weeks of their second term at ESSEC’s campus in Singapore. The economic vibrancy of the city-state and its unique role as the geographical, commercial, financial, and cultural crossroads between East and West make it the ideal location for ESSEC. Students take courses specifically related to doing business in Asia, have opportun ... Read more »

#Georgetown International Environmental Law Review

The Georgetown International Environmental Law Review (GIELR) is widely recognized as a leading quarterly publication of thought-provoking scholarly commentary and practical analysis of both international and domestic environmental law. Environmental issues do not recognize political boundaries, nor do they respect territorial integrity. Attempts to confront and resolve global and transboundary environmental problems have created the need for a legal forum to provide analyses of these issues. GIELR was created to meet this need.

Our publication spans a broad range of environmental issues such as climate change, renewable energy, the protection of the global commons, regional and comparative issues, and the intersection of the environment and international legal areas such as trade, human rights, security, and technology transfer. The audience we reach is nearly as broad as the subject matter we publish. Each public ... Read more »

#George Washington University

U.S. News Rankings

Law School Overview

The Law School at George Washington University has an application deadline of March 1. The full-time program application fee at the Law School at George Washington University is $80. The part-time program application fee at the Law School at George Washington University is $80. Its tuition is full-time: $52,033 per year and part-time: $38,430 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 15.4:1. The Law School at George Washington University has 274 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

The George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in the nation s capital. Students have a multitude of ways to broaden their J.D. either through joint degree programs at other GW schools, experiential learning opportunities or work experience throughout D.C. Students can complete a full-time J.D. or a part-time J.D. and can earn a joint degree such as a J.D./MBA and a J.D./Master of ... Read more »