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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

My Father, Obama And Their Birth Certificates

My father (long deceased) was born in Hawaii but I've only just now seen his birth certificate, which my brother David accessed when he visited the state recently. Some matters of family trivia (unlikely to be interesting to people outside our family):

Biograndfather's name was "George Harold"; "George" and "Harold" are both family names on my wife Kris' side: coincidence or fate?
Dad's mother remarried a man whose last name was "Winnie", which is why none of us have the last name "Raab"
Winnie-the-Pooh, our family totemic creature, lived under the name of "Sanders". Spooky!

Monday, March 18, 2013

Kris' Super Salmon Soup

There was not much soup leftover.
Which is always a good sign!

The Sunday Soup contest at Big Al's Brewery Tasting Room has a different mandatory factor each week; yesterday was fish soup, which neither of us had done much with in soup before. We talked it over and Kris came up with this, which was popular enough to get the most votes. Can you tell that, although she thought this one over carefully, she also kind of made it up as she went along?

Cube and steam some parsnips and a celery root, then mash them good
Brown some bacon in a cast iron skillet and fish the meaty part out
In the hot bacon grease, carmelize half a large sweet onion
Chop the bacon when it's cool
Put everything except the grease in a sauce pan with 4 cups of water and half a large can of pumpkin
Salt & pepper to taste
Take about 2 pounds of salmon (perhaps half of a side of a pink); put 4 springs of dill on it and one minced shallot
Steam the salmon 6-8minutes, then peel it, debone it, and loosely chunk it into the sauce pan
Bring it up to a low simmer. Get it hot, but not so hot that it scorches.
Add half a can of coconut milk, bring up the heat and enjoy!

#Devilgate Misses the Big Point

The Devil and The President

The History Channel, in its continuing effort to dumb us all down instead of lifting us up, has a series called "The Bible" in which it pretended that the Genesis is history.
(Let that one sink in for a moment.... and stop laughing!)
The big "Scandal" coming out of this is the producers' decision to visualize the Devil as what looks like Obama after thirty years of hard riding.
The producer disclaim any such intent; he says it's just a coincidence. Hey maybe it is; television is just FULL of skinny black men, right? You can't flip through the channels without seeing dozens of skinny black men playing heroes and villains, right?
Right.
Obviously the History Channel is just playing to its base, not necessarily by mocking Obama, but by casting its Garden of Eden scene without any regard to "really happened" (assuming that Genesis is history, which it is not, but let that slide ...)
If you REALLY wanted to do a HISTORICAL version of Genesis you'd cast Adam and Eve as Middle Easterners. It's not as if there's a shortage of Iraqqis looking for work!
And for the Devil? Nothing in the Bible suggests that the Devil in human form looked any different from anyone around him. He should have the same general appearance as Adam and Eve. If they are purple, he should be purple too.
Or ... you could be the History Channel ... Adam and Eve are white people and the Devil is black. Cuz, you know, that's just how it is!

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March 19: Meeting Legal Needs of Homeless and At-Risk Veterans: Homeless Court Programs and Veteran Treatment Courts. Alternatives to incarceration remove legal barriers to employment placement, permanent housing stability, and availability of treatment services. By National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.
March 19: The New FCPA Resource Guide: Enhanced Insight on Books and Records, Internal Controls, and M&A Due Diligence. By Law.com and PwC.
March 19: Top Ten Ethics Issues for Lawyers. Some common ethical challenges for lawyers and tips to avoid them. By Attorney Protective.
March 21: The Intriguing Role of Technology in ADR: Social Media, Employment Law and Labor Relations. Employment-related social media questions; NLRA protections of both unionized and non-unionized employees; using dispute resolution social media platforms to resolve disputes; and more! Also presented in-person (St.Paul). By HU.
March 21: Mass Incarceration, Retributive Justice and the Penal Substitution Doctrine of the Atonement: Restorative Justice's Response.Can restorative justice provide a better theoretical and practical grounding for our criminal justice system? Also presented in-person (Cleveland). By Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
March 21: Soft Contained Playground Equipment Litigation. Facts, standards and litigation of Soft contained playground equipment in some restaurants. By TASA.
March 22: Applying for DACA with a Juvenile Record. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) guidelines for juvenile records, confidentiality rules, common juvenile dispositions, risks of applying for DACA, and more. By Immigration Advocates Network.
March 27: Balancing IP Concerns with the Benefits of FOSS Community Participation. How to let employees contribute to Free & Open Source (FOSS) projects, while still protecting your intellectual property. By Black Duck.
April 2: Wage Loss in Personal Injury Cases. How economists calculate damage claims, and perspectives that experts can take that influence value. By TASA.
April 4: M&A Financing and Acquisition Documents in Leveraged Acquisitions.The interplay between financing documents and acquisition agreements that help deal counsel mitigate risks. By Dechert.
April 9: Capitalizing on Canadian FAITs (Foreign Asset Investment Trusts) - A New Opportunity for U.S. Companies. Selecting appropriate candidates, structuring and tax considerations, and case studies of this new financing vehicle. By Law.com.
April 9: Slips, Trips and Falls. With construction and building code expert David Doddridge. By TASA.

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Changing the Foreclosure Litigation Landscape with the 49 State AG Mortgage Servicing Settlement 2012. How to use the 49 State AG settlement in all areas of foreclosure advocacy, including against banks not parties to the settlement. By Practising Law Institute.
Effective Storytelling & Catastrophic Loss Cases for Litigators. Sharpen your skills as a litigator with this dual program on winning over a jury and handling catastrophic loss cases. By Lexvid.
Health Reform is Coming! Health Reform is Coming! What does health reform mean for Medi-Cal and low-income people? By Legal Aid Association of California.

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March 19/San Francisco: Introduction to Landlord Tenant Training and Housing Negotiation Project. By Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF).
March 20/San Francisco: Introduction to Family Law Training. By BASF.
March 27/San Francisco: Child Custody Training. By BASF.
March 27/San Francisco: Trusts for LGBTQ Clients. By AIDS Legal Referral Panel.

District of Columbia

May 10/DC: Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training. This Limited seats for the large event offering many credits fills up fast, so register ASAP. By Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program.

Massachusetts

March 18/Boston: Housing Law 102: Contesting Section 8 Terminations. By Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP).
April 1/Boston: New Volunteer Attorney Orientation. By VLP.

Minnesota

March 19/Minneapolis: Searching Westlaw.com. By Hennepin County Law Library (HCLL).
March 20/St Paul: The Defense of Marriage Act: Its Current and Future Effects on Taxes, Immigration and Employment. By Hamline University (HU).
March 20/Minneapolis: Dialogue on Healthcare. By Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership (HCEL).
March 21/St. Paul: The Intriguing Role of Technology in ADR: Social Media, Employment Law and Labor Relations. Also webcast. By HU.
March 27/Minneapolis: New Volunteer Orientation. By Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN).
April 9/Minneapolis: Searching Westlaw.com. ByHCLL.
April 11/Minneapolis: Effective Family Law Advocacy - Preparing, Offering and Using Exhibits at Trial. By VLN.
April 26/Minneapolis: The History of Social Responsibility. By HCEL.

New York

March 21/NYC: Insider Trading. By Dechert.
March 21/NYC: VAWA Self-Petitions and Battered Spouse Waivers. By inMotion.
April 4/NYC: Special Immigration Juvenile Status. By Legal Aid Society (LAS).
April 16/NYC: Representation of Abused Prisoners. By LAS.
April 18/NYC: New York State Foreclosure Laws and Practices. By LAS.

Ohio

March 15/Akron: A Comparison of IP Practice in Latin America and the U.S.. By University of Akron School of Law.
March 19/Cleveland: Klatsky Seminar In Human Rights. By Case Western Reserve University School of Law (CWRU).
March 20/Mentor: How To Raise A Credit Score. ByContinuing Educational Services (CES).
March 21/Cleveland: Mass Incarceration, Retributive Justice and the Penal Substitution Doctrine of the Atonement: Restorative Justice's Response. Can restorative justice provide a better theoretical and practical grounding for our criminal justice system? Also webcast. By CWRU.
March 22/Cleveland: The Legal and Ethical Implications of Posthumous Reproduction. ByCleveland-Marshall College of Law (CMCL).
March 27/Westlake: How To Raise A Credit Score. By CES.
April 5/Cleveland: Global Business Law Review Symposium: Exploring International Energy Law and Policy. By CMCL.
April 9/Cleveland: Criminal Law, Immigration, and the Constitution. By CMCL.

Oregon

March 21/Portland: The Affordable Care Act's Contraception Coverage Mandate: A Debate. By American Constitution Society.

Pennsylvania

March 19/Philadelphia: Life Sciences in 2013: A Business and Litigation Perspective. By Dechert LLP.
March 20/Philadelphia: Landlord/Tenant. By Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program.
April 3/Pittsburgh: Failed Evidence: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science. By American Constitution Society.

Texas

March 20/Houston: Conducting Environmental Due Diligence and Audits. By Thompson & Knight.

Utah

March 19/Salt Lake City: Public Land Energy in the Obama Era - the Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. By University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law.
March 20/Salt Lake City: The Iceberg Effect in Mediation: What is Hidden from View?. By Utah State Bar Dispute Resolution Section.
March 20/Salt Lake City: Legal Requirements For Representing Persons With Disabilities. By Utah State Bar Young Laywers Division.
April 11/Salt Lake City: Training for Modest Means Lawyer Referral Program. By Utah State Bar.

Wisconsin

April 3/Madison: Object! Conditions of Supervised Release Matter!. For Western District of Wisconsin panel attorneys. By Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin.

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