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Q: MongoDB: Appending a nested array structure inside a nested array in mongoDB I have a collection in mongoDB containing many documents, One of which looks like,
{
  date: '2012-10-20 12:30UTC',
  personal_info: {name: 'sam', group_id: 'A1234', address:['rourkela', 'sundergarh']},
  blog:[{ blog: 'Got admitted to IIT',
          comments:[{
                     author:{name:'sam', email: 'sam@gmail.com'},
                     comment:'good buddy',
                     ph_no: 12345
                    },
                    {
                     author:{name:'vam', email: 'vam@gmail.com'},
                     comment:'happy for you',
                     ph_no:56789}
                    }]
       }]
}

My requirement is to append a sub document like structure into the comments array where blog is 'Got admitted to IIT'
The Sub document I wand to append is given below:
                    {
                      author:{name:'mam', email: 'mam@gmail.com'},
                      comment:'great, keep it up'
                     }

My document structure after appending the structure above should look like:
{
  date: '2012-10-20 12:30UTC',
  personal_info: {name: 'sam', group_id: 'A1234', address:['rourkela', 'sundergarh']},
  blog:[{ blog: 'Got admitted to IIT',
          comments:[{
                     author:{name:'sam', email: 'sam@gmail.com'},
                     comment:'good buddy',
                     ph_no: 12345
                    },
                    {
                     author:{name:'vam', email: 'vam@gmail.com'},
                     comment:'happy for you',
                     ph_no:56789
                    },
                    {
                      author:{name:'mam', email: 'mam@gmail.com'},
                      comment:'great, keep it up'
                    }]
       }]
}

How do I achieve the above by Coding in mongo shell.
Thanks in advance..

A: You can do it as follows :
db.myObject.update(
    {"blog.blog" : "Got admitted to IIT"},
    {
        "$push" : {
            "blog.$.comments" : {
                author: {name:'mam', email: 'mam@gmail.com'},
                comment:'great, keep it up'
            }
        }
    }

)


Galerie Evelyne Heno is located in Paris. Use our Paris online itinerary planner to visit Galerie Evelyne Heno on your trip to Paris, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
See the Gallery Evelyn Heno it's a warm and quiet place where you can see different artworks, paintings, drawings, sculptures... created by contemporary artists. It is warmly welcomed and it is one of the few places today who have 'a soul', we may like or not the works on display, but they are never superficial, we feel that there is a real work of research behind. Thanks to Evelyn Heno believe in his passion and promote artists she loves!
The Gallery Evelyn Heno exposes and sells, on two levels, paintings (rather abstract style) as well as works in ceramic inks. The gallery owner, Evelyne Heno, is a warm and truly inhabited by his passion. A place located between the Invalides, the Rodin Museum and the Orsay Museum, to visit.


There are lots of other next step pathways and apprenticeships are an alternative way to still study for a qualification whilst working for an employer and earning money. It is vital that students understand and do all the research necessary to ensure they have the right information on the different apprenticeship routes and how to apply, in order to make the right choice.
An apprenticeship is available to anyone aged 16 years and over. To carry out an apprenticeship you require an employer and a training provider. It is a real job with training which allows you to earn while you learn, at the same time you will gain a national qualification. It is an alternative route to going to University.
Apprentices must work for a minimum of 30 hours per week. An employer must pay the apprentices for the time spent training or studying for a relevant qualification, whether at work or at a college or with the training provider.
The employer must offer apprentices the same conditions as the other employees working similar roles. This includes paid holidays, sick pay, any other benefits and support.
The minimum wage for apprentices (aged 16 – 18) and those aged 19 and over who are in their first year is currently £3.70 per hour and the rate is increased every April. Employers can to choose to pay more than this, but they are not required to.
The main website (gov.uk/findanapprenticeship) is where training providers should advertise their vacancies on, however most local training providers advertise their vacancies on their own websites.
Degree apprenticeships are becoming more popular as new standards are introduced. These are a great way to study for a degree as well as work and earn a salary at the same time.
Many large national companies offer degree apprenticeships, but this may mean you have to move away and relocate, sometimes the company will offer reduced living costs but be careful that you might have to pay for accommodation. The government advertise on their website a monthly vacancy list of degree apprenticeships.
A gap year offers the opportunity to gain skills and experiences, while giving your son/daughter time to reflect and focus on what they want to do next.
A productive gap year can be valuable on their CV – many employers value the experiences students have gained if they've actively managed their time, set themselves goals, and stretched themselves.
A gap year can also enhance their higher education studies – if they decide to apply for university the following year, they could tailor their gap year to relate it to the subject area they plan to study.
For further information, please contact Vicky Riseham, Work Experience and Careers Coordinator on email: vicky.riseham@wyke.ac.uk or tel: 01482 346347 ext 522.


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Here are the braid styles you may choose from for any of the custom horsehair items beginning with "KW".
Font choices are shown at the bottom of this page.
The 8 Strand Braid shown below may be done in a solid color, or with colors blended, or in patterns, as shown in this photo.
The PIROUETTE is a 16 Strand Braid round braid.
To the left is a Pirhouette braid in 2 colors.
The PIAFFE is also a 16 strand round braid, which may be done in patterns, like the Herringbone and Diamond, with multiple colors of hair blended, or in a solid color.


Eastern Archers Society Uk is a service which is operated by the EAMMAA Charity 1156510 at 203A London Road South Lowestoft.
Since 2012, we have been providing Combat sports to the residents of Waveney. in 2016 we introduced Archery to encourage well-being, confidence and fitness through our programs. We work closely with our local GP's and social services who refer many patients/clients who are suffering with health related problems, isolation/loneliness, and those on final stage of rehabilitation. Archery has proven to be beneficial to those over a certain period to help with arthritis, mobility improvement, but most of all, it has given a stop to loneliness. We supply all the equipment needed for you to take up archery, and the opportunity to own your own at a later date. We are open 6 days a week.


Welcome to todays Wallpaper Wednesday post where this week I've chosen something rather cute and quirky. Omega Cats is from the Sanderson Bloomsbury Canvas Wallpaper range and is definitely one to inject a little fun into your décor. This collection is inspired by the creativity of artists from the 1930's, particularly those associated with the Bloomsbury Group and Omega Workshop. This group of writers, intellectuals, artists and philosophers was set up with the intention of giving them an additional income from designing furniture and textiles and they became influential in art and design in the early 20th Century.
The Omega Cats are elegant, angular and beautifully stylised and would look stunning in any modern home. Making a real statement they would complement any colour scheme, and look great in a kids playroom or bedroom, as well as a study or dining area. This is definitely one for cat lovers, for those who like a bit of fun in the decorating, and for someone wanting to make a real statement.
Widely available at many good wallpaper retailers, Omega Cats is also available from Rodgers of York, a family run Home Furnishers, and sells for around £40 per roll.
What do you think? Is this a wallpaper you could see in your home?
I love cats and i love this wallpaper ! great job !
This is a fab wallpaper I think its great !!
I love the Omega cats wallpaper – it's so funky and fresh!!!
Really Fantastic wallpaper … I want this for my room … I Love cats they are so funny and cute … I also named my cat Beethoven cause he really likes and enjoys music.
That is quite modern wall paper and black and white is always my favourite. And the pattern is really amazing.


to think at a higher level.
lower level thinking skills, applicable across the curriculum.
Let's begin by taking a look at the key elements of cognitive skills.
are used throughout the learning process.
Usually these thinking skills begin to develop when we are very young.
her environment and the relationships of family members.
The child's thinking is literal or concrete.
both in everyday life as well as at school.
planning research, asking questions, and giving a well thought out opinion.
Many of you are familiar with the domains of Bloom's Taxonomy.
from the least cognitively demanding to the most cognitively demanding.
which has four levels of learning organized similarly to Bloom's.
strategic thinking and reasoning, and level four, extended thinking.
the various levels and encourage as much higher level cognitive skill as possible.
We will also include the depth of knowledge addressed in the lesson.
LOTS, that we can use in our lessons.
These are mostly present on level one and two of the Depth of Knowledge Chart.
that can be used in our lessons.
These are mostly present on level three and four of the depth of knowledge chart.
discussion, creative thinking, evaluating work, and making predictions.
while still supporting the student's language acquisition.
This requires careful and thoughtful pre-planning, as shown in this lesson.


There have been a few studies investigating the processing of scalar implicature using ERPs. Noveck and Posada (2003) measured ERPs while participants read and judged underinformative sentences such as "Some cats have ears", which is correct under a semantic interpretation but incorrect under a pragmatic interpretation. At the critical word such as 'ears', a reduced N400 was elicited relative to the control condition. Niewland et al. (2010) reported that participants with high pragmatic ability showed a greater N400 for the underinformative relative to the informative critical word. The present study examined Korean English L2ers' comprehension of scalar implicature of English 'some' and 'no' to investigate whether they make a distinction between semantic and pragmatic interpretations. Nineteen Korean L2 learners with a high level of English proficiency participated in our experiment. In our experiment we adopted a picture-sentence verification design (modelled after Politzer-Ahles et al. (2012)) to compare the neural responses to scalar quantifiers such as some and no. On each trial the participants were presented with a picture, followed by a sentence that correctly or incorrectly describes it. In the experiment 1 we manipulated picture type, particularly, Some-type picture and constructed the four types of picture, such as (i) some apples in the basket, (ii) no apple in the basket, (iii) all apples in the basket, and (iv) some pineapples in the basket. The quantifier some was used in the experimental condition such as In the picture, being thrown into the basket by the boy was some candies. Likewise, in the experiment 2 we manipulated No-type picture and constructed the four types of picture, such as (i) no apple in the basket, (ii) some apples in the basket, (iii) all apples in the basket, or (iv) no banana in the basket. The quantifier no was used in the sentence such as In the picture, being thrown into the basket by the boy was no candy. ERPs were measured at the critical phrase (e.g., some candies or no candy). EXP 1 showed (i) a significant anterior P600 in No (semantic violation: SV) condition, (ii) a significant P200 in All (pragmatic violation: PV) condition, and (iii) a significant N400 in lexical violation (like 'some pineapples' in the picture) condition, relative to Some condition, respectively. EXP 2 showed (i) a significant N400 in Some (SV) condition, (ii) a marginal P700 in All (PV) condition, and (iii) a significant N400 in lexical violation (like 'no banana' in the picture) condition, relative to correct No condition, respectively. Our results make the following points. The lexical violation conditions with both 'some' and 'no' elicited the same response: a significant N400. However, the two quantifiers in question diverge: P600 for 'some' and N400 for 'no' in semantic violation, and P200 for 'some' and a marginal P700 in pragmatic violation. These findings suggest that semantic/pragmatic aspects of meaning are processed using different mechanisms than lexical aspects of meaning, and that different quantifiers may make a distinct contribution in semantics/pragmatics.


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HomeMagazine2019March 2019 Vol. 74 No. 3Texas Pipeline Contractor Expands with Horizontal Directional Drilling
March 2019 Vol. 74 No. 3
Texas Pipeline Contractor Expands with Horizontal Directional Drilling
Scott Andrews, owner of S & J Contractors of Winnsboro, Texas, has been working in the pipeline industry for 30 years. During that time, his company has weathered lean years and prospered during boom years. Andrews believes there is a natural ebb and flow in the industry and the best way to get through the peaks and valleys is having a team that can handle every aspect of constructing a pipeline, including doing a good job of allocating people and equipment on current projects.
Today, S & J Contractors employs more than 160 highly skilled individuals, who daily can be found doing pipeline construction, compressor installations or plant work. The company is a full-service operation from digging ditches, stringing pipe and welding, to clearing rights-of-way and restoration work. In fact, until recently, the only thing S & J Contractors would even consider subbing out is horizontal directional drilling (HDD). That all changed over the last year when Andrews made a significant HDD equipment investment so S&J Contractors can offer its clients a turnkey solution.
According to Andrews, his company is no stranger to doing trenchless pipeline construction. "We used to run several maxi rigs until around a decade ago when there was a dip in work in Southern Texas," he explained. "We leaned up a bit as a company and decided that HDD was an area we could use a subcontractor on, if we needed to. We did, however, continue to invest in a few smaller HDDs for smaller-diameter bores."
An increasing workload for HDD in Oklahoma and New Mexico has led S & J Contractors back into large-diameter trenchless work within the last year. "We've had a lot of drilling work coming in lately that has had some pretty tight deadlines; we just couldn't afford to be waiting on subcontractors," Andrews explained. "I gave my friend, Ray Miller, with Vermeer Texas-Louisiana, a call to see how quickly we could get a horizontal directional drill and reclaimer on our job site. He got us what we needed, and he got it all done quickly."
Andrews invested in a Vermeer D100x140 S3 Navigator HDD and a Vermeer R250C reclaimer. The equipment combination, along with building a team of experienced operators and locators, helped S & J Contractors quickly transition to begin doing large-diameter pipeline boring projects on its own.
S & J Contractors' HDD crew got to work quickly after adding the rig and reclaimer on several boring projects in Texas and New Mexico. After that, the crew made its way up to Oklahoma to help with a new pipeline system being constructed by Valiant Midstream LLC. Spanning Hughes, Coal and Atoka counties and portions of Pittsburg, Pontotoc and Seminole counties, in total, the Valiant system will have approximately 150 miles of pipeline when completed.
On this project, S & J Contractors was the HDD subcontractor—an unusual role for the full-service company. Leading the crew was HDD supervisor Derl Stringer, who has served in many positions during his 15 years with the company. "Even though we didn't run larger maxi rigs for a few years, this new rig was pretty intuitive to transition to," he explained. "The controls are just like the ones on smaller Vermeer rigs, which helped us to be productive right out of the gate."
To get the new pipeline up and running, all the contractors working on the new line needed to perform as efficiently as possible. Adding to the tight timeline was an unseasonably high amount of rainfall and challenging terrain.
Most of the bores that S & J Contractors were responsible for were right outside of McAlester, Okla. "We're extremely familiar with the area, so we knew the ground conditions we would be operating in were rock and sand, but it was the weather that was unexpected," said Stringer. "There were days where the whole area was flooded and many other days where drilling was about the only type of work that could be done. Through it all, we managed to stay on schedule."
S & J completed several bores around the area, drilling 20-inch mainlines, 16-inch branch lines and a few 8-inch lines. Drill shot distances ranged between 300 and 1,400 feet. The hard rock and sandstone, to clay and sand ground conditions were challenging for the crew to navigate. "There aren't too many flat spots in and around McAlester," explained Andrews. "In some areas, the grade can change up to 40 percent almost instantly. In those areas, drilling makes a lot of sense. We also set up and bored under several creek beds."
Dialing in the perfect setup
The demanding soil conditions meant that using a drilling fluid motor was essential. After completing the pilot bore, the S & J Contractors crew would typically make up to three passes with various-sized hole openers. "On the 20-inch lines, we would start with an 18-inch reamer, then step up from there," said Stringer. "The final pass was usually with a 30-inch reamer."
Choosing the right tooling was straight forward compared to getting the drilling fluid mixture dialed in correctly. "One minute we would be drilling in solid rock and then pop out the other side in sand," Stringer explained. "We had to keep a real close eye on things and make adjustments to the mixture as we went."
The crew was running around 150-gallons-per-minute of drilling fluid and used the reclaimer to help reduce the overall amount of water, as well as reduce the amount of drilling additives needed.
"The reclaimer helped save us time and expenses," he said. "I can't even imagine how much water we would have had to haul in without it. It was convenient to dial in and make adjustments as we changed up our drilling fluid mixture."
Andrews also said that using a reclaimer helped reduce their investment in material. "In many of these rural areas, we had to add a lot of soda ash, which can get expensive," he said. "Reclaiming the fluid we use means we've been able to use less ash, less drilling fluid additives and much less water. Plus, there is much less drilling fluid that we have to haul off after a bore is completed."
Bore profiles
Having operated smaller drills for years, a best practice that Stringer and Andrews have brought to its maxi rig operations is creating as-built bore profiles in the field using their DCI Falcon F5 locator and Vermeer Projects productivity tools.
"Almost every company we work for wants documentation; it's much more efficient to do it while we're drilling than to send someone out afterward," explained Stringer. "We use the locator to mark the bore path and record depths. After the data is collected, I upload it to Vermeer Projects on my computer and can quickly create a bore profile to share with customers either electronically or in a printout. I'm not sure why anyone would do it any other way."
With every bore completed and documented, the S & J Contractors crew packed up its equipment and moved on to several projects in New Mexico. The team's current rig and reclaimer won't be the only units working on all the upcoming projects Andrews has lined up there.
"We are slammed for time and have a few river crossings lined up, so I reached out to Ray Miller again for help. Within a matter of days, he helped me track down a new Vermeer D220x300 S3 Navigator and a Vermeer R9x12T reclaimer. Now, we've got two HDD crews up and running."
While it may seem that S & J Contractors has a lot on its plate right now, it's nothing that Andrews and Stringer haven't been through before. Experience has taught them that when things get busy, having the right people, machinery and tools makes a world of difference. •
S & J Contractors, (903) 342-6965
Vermeer Corp., (888) 837-6337, vermeer.com
Digital Control Inc., (800) 288-3610, digital-control.com
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Tag: 432nd Wing
Separated, not detached: 20th ATKS Airmen critical to Hunter mission
The 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing is based out of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, however, its Airmen and their contributions to the MQ-9 Reaper mission are not bound to one installation. There are some operational squadrons that organizationally fall under the 432nd WG but aren't physically located on the same base as the wing.
Mission Defense Team: Defending the RPA network
Mission Defense Teams are the result of the Cyber Squadron Initiative (CS-I), which is a plan to move communications squadrons away from Information Technology (IT) service and toward a mission set that involves the cyberspace side of their wing's operational mission.
Fighting to fly: Creech Airman thrives after life-changing crash
Waking up in an unfamiliar place, having suffered numerous injuries, he couldn't believe the scene set before him. He waited for the curtains to be drawn to reveal the hospital bed and medical equipment attached to him were all fake. He thought to himself, "This is a crazy dream, what a crazy dream this is."
Calling all Hunters: Commanders talk mission updates with RPA Airmen
Col. Julian Cheater, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Newman, 432nd WG/432nd AEW command chief hosted a commander's call, at Creech, Mar. 8, 2019. This all-call provided 432nd WG leadership with the ability to update Airmen at Creech, as well as the geographically separated units at Ellsworth, Shaw and Whiteman Air Force Bases.
RPA Airmen strengthen relationships at Australia airshow
Airmen with the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing travelled to the Australian International Airshow in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, to display the MQ-9 Reaper for the Australian and international crowds, Feb. 26 - Mar. 3, 2019. Reaper crews have made their way across the United States to attend airshows such as this one, but this is their first time in the Pacific Air Forces Command area of responsibility and Australia.
ACC leaders talk Creech future with RPA Airmen
Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, command chief of ACC, visited Creech to speak with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Airmen about the future of their enterprise, Jan. 10, 2019.
Army general reflects on ISIS annihilation with RPA Airmen
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Paul Funk, III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, commanding general, visited Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 10, 2018. Funk was the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve for U.S. Central Command. This visit was an opportunity for Funk to meet with the Airmen who fly, maintain and support the MQ-9 Reapers that have been saving the lives of ground troops since the start of OIR in June 2014. The U.S. joint and coalition forces have liberated approximately 8 million people from ISIS control, Funk explained, "You did that."
Thawing the frozen middle: Creech sparks innovation fire
Airmen with the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and the 799th Air Base Group visited AFWERX-Las Vegas Nov. 5, 2018, to establish a Spark Cell that encourages innovation and the exploration of creative solutions to tactical-level problems. The off-site program serves as an opportunity to get ideas flowing, accelerate results of innovative thinking and learn more about the resources available to problem solvers of Creech Air Force Base. In total, 45 Airmen were able to participate.
Next level of RPA operations, USAFCENT commander recognizes Airmen
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, Air Forces Central Command commander, visited the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, which played a key role in the liberation of more than 99 percent of ISIS-held territory in in 2017, Jan. 8, 2018. Harrigian met with the 432nd WG/432nd AEW and 799th Air Base Group Airmen who deliver 24/7/365 persistent attack and reconnaissance among the most requested downrange assets against our nation's enemies.
COMACC visits Creech to discuss RPA enterprise future
The Commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Holmes, and ACC Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, visited the men and women of Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 6, 2018. Holmes and Batten met with Creech leadership to discuss future installation and mission opportunities. They also toured operational squadrons to greet the Airmen of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing and see them perform their critical mission.


Video slot games based on Middle Eastern fairy tales are not a rarity on the market, and almost every game developer has had at least one creation based on this theme.
Arabian Caravan is Genesis Gaming's take on the popular theme. As always, you have to expect a lot of sand, characters wearing colourful and flowing garments and plenty of other Middle Eastern Stereotypes.
So what makes Arabian Caravan stand out from the crowd? You can read our full review of the game to find out more about its universe and its gameplay, and about how to put all chances on your side to win the jackpot.
Arabian Caravan is a cartoon adaptation of the 1001 Nights, Middle Eastern theme many players are always familiar with.
As such, the background shows a vast expanse of hot, dry desert with the reels floating above ground like a mirage. The colours are bright and overwhelmingly yellow and orange.
With a soundtrack to match the graphics and plenty of ornamental details carved onto the reels themselves, Arabian Caravan is rather pleasant to look at. The graphic quality is not the best you can find in a slot game, but the final result is nevertheless of decent quality.
Arabian Caravan is played on a classic set of five spinning reels of symbols, three per reel at the end of every turn.
All the commands you need to customise the game are located at the bottom of the screen, right below the reels. No need to worry about paylines here, are there are none. Winning combinations of symbols appearing anywhere on screen will pay a corresponding cash prize. Which leaves you with many possibilities to win big. You only have to adjust your bet and coin size thanks to the (+) and (-) switches and you are good to go.
You might also want to go all-in with a single click, and the Bet Max button is there to let you do just that. Otherwise, adjust your settings manually and hit the Spin button once you feel ready. You winnings will be automatically added to your total credit balance.
Looking at the paytable of Arabian Caravan, you will notice that the reel symbols can be split into too rough groups.
The first group of symbols has low payouts and is constituted of card symbols, from number 9 to the Ace. They will appear frequently on the reels to compensate for their small rewards, so you will have many chances to win multiple combinations with them.
The last group of symbols is more interesting, both in terms of design and of cash rewards. Jars, Hookahs, Desert Palace, a Camel walking in the moonlight, a Sultan… The list goes on, and the rewards keep getting bigger as well. Our advice is to stay focused and aim at scoring as many winning combinations of these symbols as possible.
To finish off, Arabian Caravan features a Bonus game for you to enjoy. Here is what you should be expecting.
Three of more Camel Scatters anywhere on screen initiate the Desert Jar Bonus. A separate screen with 15 jars will appear, your task is to select some to reveal either an oasis, a city or sand. The oasis yields a cash prize, while the sand will end the game and take you back to the reels. The city awards a large cash prize and let you move to the next level, with 15 new jars to choose from.
In addition to the Desert Jar Bonus, you will find a regular Wild symbol in the base game. This symbol is there to help you create some extra winning combinations by taking the place of any of the basic symbols listed in the previous section.
Arabian Caravan is not an original slot game per se, but it offers an original new take on the Middle Eastern fantasy theme. The base gameplay is classic enough, and the graphics are decent if not exceptional. If you have already played many slot games with a similar theme, you might not be drawn to Arabian Caravan right away.
But the real catch is probably the Desert Jar Bonus game. The prizes you can win there are more than generous, and the configuration of the game leaves you a real chance to actually win big at every turn. All you need is a little luck. If you are looking for something more unique from this developer try the insane Alaxe in Zombieland slot.


Kids Against Hunger is an international nonprofit organization that strives to alleviate food insecurity for children and families.
The organization is looking for volunteers at various packaging events in the Quad Cities! to volunteer. Sign up online or contact: Pam Gettert.


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For What It's Worth
Cases, controversies, the occasional water-cooler rant, and news about Cook County judges and judicial elections
Feel free to browse here or on page two of this blog.
Chicago session sold out, but June 22 LAP volunteer training session in Carbondale still has openings
The Lawyers Assistance Program is conducting volunteer training on Friday, June 22, from 8:30 to 4:30, in Carbondale, on the campus of the SIU School of Law. The training costs $35 and participants will earn six MCLE credit hours, including credit for the mental health and substance abuse requirement of Supreme Court Rule 794(d)(1). Lunch and a continental breakfast will be provided.
Participants will learn about LAP's support services and programs, better understand the effects of mental health concerns and addiction, and learn how to help colleagues and friends. To register for the training, click here.
There is also a Chicago-area training session coming up, according to Shelly Sandoval, LAP's Legal Community Liaison, but it is already at capacity.
For more information about LAP's services, visit the LAP website at www.illinoislap.org, or contact the Chicago LAP office at 20 South Clark St, Suite 450, or by calling (312) 726-6607. LAP also accepts confidential emails at gethelp@illinoislap.org.
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Labels: the Legal Profession
List of Cook County Judges who have filed for retention
One Supreme Court Justice, Anne M. Burke, and one First District Appellate Court Justice, Margaret Stanton McBride, have filed for retention on this year's ballot.
Sixty one (by my count) Circuit Court judges have also filed for retention -- including, of course, Jessica O'Brien.
Here is a list of the Circuit Court judges seeking retention in what I believe will be the ballot order (someone will correct me if I've made a mistake).
All errors of omission or commission in this list are mine alone:
Kathy M. Flanagan
Martin B. Agran
Ronald F. Bartkowicz
Catherine Marie Haberkorn
Moshe Jacobius
Stuart F. Lubin
James M. Varga
E. Kenneth Wright, Jr.
Maragaret Mary Brosnahan
Matthew E. Coghlan
Peter Flynn
Paul A. Karkula
Marcia Maras
Joyce Marie Murphy Gorman
Joan Margaret O'Brien
Thomas David Roti
Colleen F. Sheehan
Maura Boyle Slattery
Daniel Patrick Brennan
Grace G. Dickler
Ellen L. Flannigan
Carol M. Howard
Jill C. Marise
James Michael McGing
Mike McHale
James Patrick Murphy
Thomas W. Murphy
Ramon Ocasio, III
Mary Colleen Roberts
Diane M. Shelley
Carl Anthony Walker
Thomas R. Allen
Larry G. Axelrood
Carl B. Boyd
Tommy Brewer
Michael R. Clancy
Daniel B. Degnan
John H. Ehrlich
Terry Gallagher
William G. Gamboney
Celia Louise Gamrath
Deborah Jean Gubin
Elizabeth Mary Hayes
Lionel Jean-Baptiste
Martin C. Kelley
Kimberly D. Lewis
Pamela M. Leeming
Aicha Marie MacCarthy
Edward M. Maloney
Lisa Ann Marino
Diann Karen Marsalek
Michael Tully Mullen
Jessica A. O'Brien
Karen Lynn O'Malley
Paul S. Pavlus
Lorna Ellen Propes
Cynthia Ramirez
Erica L. Reddick
Beatriz Santiago
Regina Ann Scannicchio
Andrea M. Schleifer
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Labels: 2018 Retention Election
"What year did I just wake up in, 1967?"
That's the opening line in one comment in my moderation queue this morning.
And one might think so, after reading some of the toxic waste here masquerading as 'comments' on the events of the day in our little legal community. And, yes, you're not seeing everything.
But I'm going to call horse feathers on this. On all of this.
Here's how another comment in my inbox begins --
I'm a caucasion judge and the fact is not one black american judge called me to discuss their candidates... and that's the concensus I hear from many others.
Even allowing for middle-aged fingers on a cell phone (no Baby Boomer can text like a Millennial) I'm going to say this comment is not really from a Cook County judge. It may not be from a Russian hacker---I have no delusions of grandeur--- but it's not from a judge, "caucasion" or otherwise.
Another suppressed comment, claiming to be written by a recently elected Irish female judge planning a bid for the Appellate Court, includes these lines:
Blacks will vote for me because they never unify and squabble about who is black enough, whatever that means. But we Irish, we are the epitome of Pavlov's dogs: when we see an Irish name we vote for it with no questions asked. You could be a pedophile or cop killer, but if your last name ends with an O or Mc, then you're our candidate.
Um, pedophile? Cop killer? "Last name ends with O or Mc?"
No. That comment was not written by a judge. I don't believe it. And, if you're honest, neither do you.
So it's time to stop the role-playing crap. I won't be an accessory to it any more. At least I'm not going to make it so easy.
Until further notice, Anonymous comments will no longer be permitted on FWIW. You're at least going to have to pick a name.
We'll see how this goes.
Labels: 2018 Retention Election, Associate Judge, Internet or Blogging, Judiciary, Personal Opinion Clearly Labeled as Such
Sun-Times reports that Jessica O'Brien has filed for retention
Jon Seidel's article, posted this afternoon at 3:25 p.m., can be found here.
For those who came in late, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended Judge Jessica O'Brien's law license on April 26. That action would have made it impossible for O'Brien to become a judge. Article 6, Section 11 of the 1970 Illinois Constitution provides, in pertinent part,
No person shall be eligible to be a Judge or Associate Judge unless he is a United States citizen, a licensed attorney-at-law of this State, and a resident of the unit which selects him.
For example, by suspending the late Rhonda Crawford's law license, the Illinois Supreme Court effectively prevented her from assuming the office of judge.
But O'Brien, first elected in 2012, was already serving as a judge when the Illinois Supreme Court entered her suspension order.
So a constitutional question is presented: Can an already-serving judge be removed because her law license is suspended? The above language notwithstanding, the answer is not immediately clear. Why? Because, pursuant to Article 6, Section 15 of the Illinois Constitution, only the Illinois Courts Commission, acting on a complaint brought by the Judicial Inquiry Board, can remove a judge from the bench.
The Supreme Court referred the O'Brien matter to the JIB when it suspended her license. Seidel's article marvels that, "nearly one month after that referral, the JIB has taken no public action."
What Mr. Seidel does not seem to understand is that nothing the JIB does, or doesn't do, is public unless it files a complaint with the Courts Commission.
As the JIB website explains, "Like most other states, the initial investigation by the Board is conducted on a confidential basis. The matter remains confidential until a determination is made to publicly charge a judge with misconduct or incapacity." And, before that determination is made, there is a specific process that must be followed. That process is specified on the linked JIB web page. Following the process will take time.
Thus, there may well be a JIB complaint to the Courts Commission concerning Judge O'Brien -- but we'll know about it when we know about it.
Whether this will or can be resolved before November is purely a matter of speculation at this point.
Hat tip to my most prolific commenter, Anonymous, for the link to the Sun-Times story. Both your comments on the subject have been flushed, Anon (calling a comment 'civil' does not make it so), but I am grateful for the information anyway.
Posted by Jack Leyhane at 6:47 PM No comments:
About those associate judge results and that plea for civility....
Before yesterday's announcement about the 16 new associate judge selections, I was working with the overflowing comments box, trying to figure out a way to get more comments in and trying to keep the conversation civil.
Unfortunately (for me), upon reflection I have to agree with this anonymous commenter:
Jack: You are partly to blame for what you perceive to be this lack of civility. Over the years you let slide plenty of snide and backhanded slights clearly targeted against candidates by opponents of other enemies. That emboldened them to continue and increase with even greater levels of toxicity. Not saying it's right, but you set the tone of this blog. Not jerks with grudges. If you don't like the comments, flush them. But the reality is that the comments reveal more truth about the tone and tenor of these campaigns than most people realize.
I couldn't run the entire comment... because it thereafter took a left turn into a personal slam against a particular judge.
And I also agreed with Anon 5/21 @6:35 a.m. who commented on last Friday's civility post, in pertinent part:
The bottom line is, it's your blog. If you don't moderate, that's a choice and you own the comments as part of your content. If you do moderate, there's no place to hide - you have chosen to let the comment on your site. So you really do have to protect the tone and quality.
I think this person has it right, as opposed to another commenter on that post who suggested that the 'problem would be solved' by either flushing everything... or letting everything in.
And if the tone here sometimes is 'pompous windbag,' I'm sorry for that, too.
On mornings like this, I'm also sorry I didn't convert this blog into one chronicling the White Sox rebuild.
You see, as much as I thought the comment box was full of difficulties before the AJ announcement came out, things really got challenging after.
Once again, I'm faced with the question of weighing the 'news value' of comments against their venom content.
There's news value, I believe, in a comment like this one (part of a longer comment I passed through this morning):
If you got elected in 2012, you'll be out of a job come the first Monday in December, 2018. We have already called the Sun-Times, the Tribune and the Defender to let them know what your did. You dissed a Blacke female AUSA, the former head of IPRA and the former CCBA President, in addition to two (2) sitting black judges. You messed with the wrong ones this time! Remember, the retention ballot is a countywide ballot -- and black folks are done being dissed by the Circuit Court of Cook County.
And that's pretty typical of several of the comments I put through this morning.
This was also part of a much longer comment passed through --
Why do you think that Toni sent that notice earlier this year about submitting credentials to the party for retention slating. Yep, bingo, THIS right here, is why she did it. Toni cannot reform the Cook County Courts by just electing a State's Attorney. Nope, she needs to move on with the judges -- ALL OF THEM!
So, if you scroll down to yesterday's post, you'll see some very angry comments.
But let's look at some additional facts.
Some of the African-American finalists may have encountered difficulty with some 'progressive' interests. The former head of IPRA didn't make it? Well, IPRA is now COPA because, in some circles, including among many African-Americans, IPRA was too lenient in cases of alleged police misconduct. And the candidate in question was head of OPS, not IPRA, anyway, but that distinction seems to have been lost.
And, yes, two of the four appointed judges who did not get selected are African-American. But the very progressive Injustice Watch article on yesterday's AJ results dredged up -- again -- that one of those candidates had a prior (prior, meaning in the past) problem with one bar group rating, while the other had a decade-old censure on his record -- one fully disclosed and vetted by every bar group, which found that candidate qualified or better.
Also, while only one African-American male will be included with this class (the winner of the runoff), the class includes two past presidents of the Asian American Bar Association; at least two Hispanics, one of whom was formerly president of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois; and one openly gay person.
This Tweet was posted yesterday afternoon by the Diversity Foundation:
Congratulations to DSF Committee Members, Jeffrey G. Chrones, Lisette Mojica and Daniel Trevino, on receiving sufficient votes to become eligible for appointment to the office of associate judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Congrats to their families as well.
— Diversity Foundation (@DSFchicago) May 21, 2018
There are a number of other comments you won't be reading, in whole or in part. Some person, or some people, really have it in for one of the new AJs. There are some particularly nasty anti-Burke and anti-Evans comments. Here's a fraction of one comment that ventures a prediction on the mayoral race, based on the outcome of the AJ balloting:
Wow, such a strong showing of black unity amongst the IJC. Now I know how Rahm is going to win again.
And, in a mark of 'success' -- I suppose that's how I have to view it -- I seem to have attracted my very own troll:
FWIW has jumped the shark folks. Jack cut a deal with the supremes to get an appointment, so no more honest comments. Time to start a new blog.
Let me know when you start it up, Troll. Meanwhile, Birmingham lost again yesterday, and Eloy Jiménez went 1 for 4, but that one was his eighth homer.
Posted by Jack Leyhane at 10:29 AM 7 comments:
Labels: 2018 Retention Election, Associate Judge, Internet or Blogging, Judiciary
Sixteen new associate judges named in Cook County
The third time proved to be the charm for Sanju Oomen Green. A finalist for associate judge in 2014 and 2016, Green is among the 16 new Cook County associate judges announced today by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts.
The only other 2016 finalist to make this year's 'short list,' Lisette Catherine Mojica, was also selected.
Five of the nine Cook County Circuit Court judges sitting pursuant to Supreme Court appointment were also selected, Charles "Charlie" Beach, Gerald Cleary, Myron Mackoff, Stephanie Miller, and Patrick Stanton.
Joan Marie G. Kubalanza, who previously served as an associate judge, will again serve in that capacity.
Here is the complete list of the 16 new associate judges announced today:
Charles Stanley Beach
Joel David Buikema
Jeffery George Chrones
Gerald Vernon Patrick Cleary, III
Jean Mary Golden
Sanju Oommen Green
James Edward Hanlon, Jr.
Joan Marie G. Kubalanza
Myron Franklin Mackoff
Stephanie Kathryn Miller
Lisette Catherine Mojica
Margaret Mary Ogarek
Lori Michele Rosen
Patrick Thomas Stanton
Daniel Alexander Trevino
William Yu
There were no successful write-in candidacies this time -- but there was a tie.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 39(b)(6)(i), there will be a runoff between Levander Smith, Jr. and James Adolph Wright for the 17th and final spot in this year's associate judge class.
The press release announcing these results is available here.
Posted by Jack Leyhane at 4:48 PM 29 comments:
Labels: Associate Judge, In the News, Judiciary
A plea for civility
I put through a bunch of comments this morning on the posts about yesterday's developments with the Supreme and Appellate Courts. Comments I didn't particularly like.
Look, I get it: Politics ain't beanbag. And seats on the Illinois Appellate and Supreme Courts are filled, ultimately, by election. A political process. (Not that appointment isn't also be a political process -- it is -- and it would be even if were labeled 'merit' selection. But that's a story for a different day.)
But I keep bragging that I have smart readers. And I do.
I just wish some of them could be less snide. Less disrespectful. Less mean.
I let through a pension comment, too, this morning, that made an interesting point about some of the more-recently elected judges, judges in the less generous 'tier 2' pension -- but also took gratuitous swipes against several individual judges. Sometimes I wish I could edit comments before putting them through.
I know -- and I know this because people insist on telling me -- that the comments on the blog are what keep people coming back. (I had hoped that it was my crisp, personable prose, but alas).
This meanness in the comments I receive is, presumably, an unfortunate, if accurate, reflection of the mean-spirited age in which we live. But I don't have to like them, and I don't have to publish them.
And I understand it must be tempting to use the cloak of anonymity to attack and settle scores. But anonymity can also be used to educate, enlighten and inform -- e.g. the Federalist Papers -- I know no one studies history anymore, but didn't any of you see Hamilton?
There will be lots to talk about in the weeks and months to come as persons formulate and explore potential runs for the Appellate and Supreme Court vacancies. And I'd like to share as many points of view as I can. Help me do that by making your points a little less barbed, OK?
Labels: Internet or Blogging
Justice Michael B. Hyman appointed to pending Neville vacancy; Judge Carl Anthony Walker appointed to the Appellate Court
The elevation of Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. to the Illinois Supreme Court will create a vacancy on the Illinois Appellate Court.
The Supreme Court entered an order today filling that vacancy, transferring Justice Michael B. Hyman into that slot. Justice Hyman has been serving on the Appellate Court since 2013, but he has served in that post as a Circuit Court judge assigned to duty in the Appellate Court pursuant to Supreme Court appointment. (The Supreme Court appoints six Circuit Court judges to the Appellate Court, supplementing the 18 elected justices elected.) Justice Hyman was appointed to the Circuit Court in 2006; he was elected to a countywide vacancy in 2008.
Today's order stipulates, however, that Justice Hyman keeps his own pending Appellate Court caseload. Justice Neville's caseload will be assumed by Circuit Court Judge Carl Anthony Walker, who was today assigned to the Appellate Court by the Supreme Court. Judge Walker was elected to a 1st Subcircuit vacancy on the Circuit Court in 2006.
The order appointing Judge Walker is effective June 15 and continues, as is customary in these sorts of appointments, "until further order of the Court." Justice Hyman's appointment is effective June 15 as well, and terminates December 7, 2020.
Posted by Jack Leyhane at 2:35 PM 3 comments:
Labels: Appellate Court, Judiciary
Justice Charles E. Freeman announces retirement from Illinois Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's press release is here; the Order announcing the retirement -- and the appointment of Illinois Appellate Court Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. to fill the vacancy -- is here.
Justice Freeman served as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1997-2000, thus becoming the first African-American to head a branch of Illinois government. First elected to the Supreme Court in 1990, Freeman is the fifth longest serving Illinois Supreme Court justice ever (27 years, six months).
Before his election to the Supreme Court, Freeman was a justice of the Illinois Appellate Court, winning election to that court in 1986. Before that, Freeman served as a Cook County Circuit Court judge, winning election to that court in 1976. In 1983, he was called upon to administer the oath of office to his longtime friend, and one-time office mate, Harold Washington.
Justice Freeman's successor, Justice Neville, was elected to the Appellate Court in 2012 after eight years' service on that court pursuant to Supreme Court appointment. The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Neville to the circuit bench in 1999; he was elected to that court in 2000.
Justice Freeman's retirement is effective Flag Day, June 14. Justice Neville's appointment begins June 15 and expires on December 7, 2020.
Labels: Appellate Court, Supreme Court
Campaign website launched, May 29 fundraiser set for Joel Chupack
A campaign website has now been launched for 12th Subcircuit Democratic nominee Joel Chupack. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence; a link has also been added to the blog sidebar.
Chupack will face Republican nominee David Studenroth on the November ballot in that far north suburban subcircuit.
A partner in the Loop firm of Heinrich & Kramer, P.C., Chupack's campaign bio describes his practice as emphasizing real estate, probate and civil litigation matters.
Licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1982, Chupack is a former President of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers. He has also served as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Real Estate Law Section Council and as an ISBA Assembly member. Chupack was a finalist for associate judge in 2016.
Chupack's campaign bio notes that he has "quasi-judicial experience" as a commercial arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. Over the past 20 years, Chupack has presided over 200 arbitrations, ranging in scope from less than $10,000 to over $20,000,000.
Chupack's supporters have organized a fundraiser for their candidate on Tuesday, May 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at aBetter Pour Wine Vault, 6400 W. Touhy Ave., Unit A, Niles.
The Host Committee for event includes Rep. Jonathan Carroll (57th); Hon. Ted Mason, Elk Grove Twp. Committeeman; Maine Twp. Committeeman and Sen. Laura Murphy (28th); Rep. Laura Fine (17th), candidate for State Senate, 9th Dist.; Bob Morgan, candidate for State Representative, 58th Dist., Hon. Elaine Nekritz (ret.); Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, candidate for State Representative, 17th Dist.; Sen. Julie Morrison (29th); Hon. James "Jamie" Shapiro (ret.), 8th Judicial Subcircuit Candidate; Lindsay Hugé, 8th Judicial Subcircuit Candidate; Hon. Dean T. Maragos, New Trier Twp. Committeeman; Hon. Tracy Katz Muhl, Northfield Twp. Committeeman; Hon. Mark Walker, Wheeling Twp. Committeeman and candidate for State Representative, 53rd Dist.; and Ann Gillespie, candidate for State Senate, 27th District.
Tickets for the event are $100 each, but sponsorships are available (Circuit - $250, Appellate - $500, Supreme - $1,000, Chief Justice - $2,500). For more information about the event, or to reserve tickets, email Sarah at mailto:chupackforjudge@gmail.com. Tickets may also be ordered online at this link.
Labels: 12th Subcircuit, 2018 November Election
Ireland's Chief Justice to speak at CBA luncheon this Friday
The Hon Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland will be the featured speaker Friday, May 18, at noon, at the CBA, at a luncheon sponsored by the CBA, the Illinois Commission on Professionalism, and the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago.
Tickets for the event are $65 each, or $520 for a table of eight, and may be obtained online or by contacting Tamra Drees, CBA Events Coordinator, at (312) 554-2057 or by email at tdrees@chicagobar.org.
Clarke was appointed the 12th Chief Justice of Ireland in July of 2017 by Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins. Born in Walkinstown, Dublin, Justice Clarke received his B.A. from University College Dublin in Mathematics and Economics.
The Irish Supreme Court's website notes that Clarke "was called to the Bar in 1973 and to the Inner Bar in 1985. He practiced mainly in the commercial and public law fields (including constitutional law) and was twice appointed by the Supreme Court as counsel to present argument on references of Bills to the Supreme Court by the President under Article 26 of the Constitution. He also acted as counsel to the Public Accounts Committee on its inquiry into the DIRT tax issue and was external counsel to the Commission to Inquiry into Child Abuse (Laffoy and Ryan Commissions)."
Before becoming a judge, Clarke "served for many years on the Bar Council including a term of two years (1993-1995) as its Chair. He also served as Chair of the Council of King's Inns from 1999 until 2004. He was a member of the Council of the International Bar Association from 1997 to 2004, serving as co-Chair of the Forum for Barristers and Advocates (the international representative body for the independent referral bars) from 1998 to 2002." He became a "judge of the High Court" in November 2004 and was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court in March 2012.
According to a July 26, 2017 article by Mary Minihan and Ruadhán Mac Cormaic in the Irish Times, Justice Clarke "is a socially liberal judge who is seen as one of the most influential figures on the Supreme Court."
The Irish Times article (from which the accompanying photo was obtained) notes that Clarke "was the first member of his family to go to university." According to Minihan and Mac Cormaic's article, "Mr Justice Clarke joined Fine Gael in the summer after leaving Drimnagh Castle CBS and began to canvass for Jim Mitchell in Dublin South West. Later he wrote speeches for Garret FitzGerald and was election agent for the former Fine Gael TD George Birmingham, who is now a judge on the Court of Appeal. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Seanad in the 1980s.... [Clarke] was head-hunted for the High Court in 2004 by the Fianna Fáil/PD coalition."
An article in the July 26, 2017 Irish Examiner quotes Paul McGarry SC, then Chairman of the Council of The Bar of Ireland, as saying that Clarke is "one of the brightest legal minds of his generation" and "a strong advocate and defender of the importance of judicial independence."
Clarke is also a horse racing fan. According to McGarry, as quoted in the Irish Examiner, "As a trained mathematician, [Clarke] approaches rulings with a wonderfully methodical manner and relishes nothing more than a case with a numerical conundrum. It's no secret that this has also stood him in good stead in his personal passion – horse racing." A second July 26 article in the Irish Times, by Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, notes that Clarke "is a regular at race meetings and a Leinster rugby season-ticket holder."
Labels: Bar Associations, Judiciary, The Social Whirl
Campaign website launched, May 23 fundraiser set for Judge Sam Betar
A campaign website has been launched for Judge Samuel J. Betar III. That's a link to the site in the preceding sentence. A link has also been added to the blog sidebar.
Betar is the Democratic candidate for the O'Donnell vacancy in the far northwest suburban 13th Subcircuit. He will face Republican nominee Christine Svenson on the November ballot.
Licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1983, Betar had served as an associate judge since 1998. The Illinois Supreme Court appointed him to the O'Donnell vacancy in July 2017. Betar's campaign bio notes that he is currently assigned to the Third Municipal District and the Domestic Violence Division. He presides over criminal domestic violence cases and misdemeanor jury calls. Betar is active in the Northwest Suburban Bar Association (NWSBA), and has served as co-chair of its Matrimonial Law Committee. In 2017, according to his campaign bio, Betar helped develop a program for attorneys to provide pro bono services to domestic violence victims who wish to file civil petitions for orders of protection against their abusers.
Judge Betar's supporters have organized a fundraiser for their candidate on Wednesday, May 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Emmett's Brewing Company, 110 N. Brockway, Palatine.
Tickets for the event are $100 each, but sponsorships are available (Silver - $200, Gold - $500, Platinum - $1,000). For more information, or to reserve tickets, email citizenstoelectjudgesambetar@gmail.com.
Posted by Jack Leyhane at 8:48 AM 9 comments:
May 31 fundraiser for Scott McKenna
Supporters of Scott McKenna's 15th Subcircuit candidacy are planning a fundraiser for their candidate at Rosebud Prime, One S. Dearborn, on Thursday, May 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the event are $100 each, but a sponsorship may be had for $300, or a premium sponsorship for $1,000.
Lori Vanderlaan and Best Vanderlaan & Harrington (where McKenna is presently a partner) are hosting the event. Also helping to sponsor the event are Hurley McKenna & Mertz, Winters Salzetta O'Brien & Richardson, Joe Power, Todd Smith, Tom Power, Joe Balesteri, Tom Siracusa, Sean Houlihan, John Scanlon, Clifford Law Office, Nakos & O'Connor, Chris Hurley, Mark & Lisa McKenna, Mike Mertz, Jim Best, Tim Cavanagh, John Palumbo, Mike Keating, Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, Romanucci & Blandin, George Jasinski, Dan McCarthy (Waterville Advisors), Terrence Hegarty & Assoc., Motherway & Napleton, Parente & Norem, Strellis & Field, Mike Rathsack, Maurice Dusky, Vrdolyak Law Group, Miroballi Durkin & Rudin, Perry Browder, Mark Hawkinson (Fast Market Options), Terrence & Kathryn McKenna, Mike Urbanski, John Kyle, Brian Sass, and Steve & Catherine Yee.
For more information, or to order tickets, email mckennaforjudge@gmail.com.
Posted by Jack Leyhane at 12:00 PM No comments:
Not sure about compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Not a likely FWIW reader - even if he were real.
As you might expect, because For What It's Worth is published on the Internet, it is available around the Whole Wide World (which, I have recently learned, is not what "www" stands for).
Nevertheless, much as I'd like to imagine Horace Rumpole decompressing at Pomeroy's after a hard day jousting with the Mad Bull down at the Old Bailey, sipping a generous glass of Chateau Thames Embankment, and calling up FWIW on his smart phone... it seems very unlikely that this blog would have much appeal much beyond the borders of County Cook.
However, if Rumpole or anyone else in chambers at No. 2 Equity Court were to call up FWIW, it is my understanding that they'd get the exact same page you're looking at, but with this notice superimposed:
This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services, to personalize ads and to analyze traffic. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies.
This blog is published by the Blogger service of Google, and Blogger slapped the above and foregoing notice on foreign incarnations of this blog without any exertion on my part. I dimly understand that this notice was added in order to comply with regulations imposed by the European Union.
I only recently figured out that the cookie notice is different, somehow, than the latest thing about which I'm getting frequent emails, viz., the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The one difference I can actually explain is that the cookie notice has been around for awhile now but GPDR is only going into effect this month.
Beyond that, although I have attempted to work through the jargon-laden verbiage of the 'explanatory' articles Google provides, I have had difficulty actually determining what, if anything, Google actually wants me to do in order to remain in the good graces of Brussels-based bureaucrats who have no interest whatsoever in the judicial aspirations of Cook County residents.
I have read that "GDPR introduces significant new obligations for the ecosystem," but I have no real understanding of what that means. I thought that 'ecosystem' referred to birds and bees and dirt and trees and other living things in a given area -- but I find that Dictionary.com offers an alternative definition of ecosystem as "any system or network of interconnecting and interacting parts, as in a business: The success of Apple's ecosystem depends on hardware/software integration...."
I guess I am a content provider -- Google/Blogger wouldn't be able to collect any information about blog readers unless folks like me provide content -- and given how many millions of content providers exist, this probably makes me analogous to a bug hiding under a fallen leaf on the forest floor of the Google/Blogger ecosystem.
As near as I can tell, the following appears to be the key passage in the various materials I've gotten from Google about GDPR:
You are not required to seek consent for a user's activity on Google's sites (we obtain that ourselves when users visit our sites). We are asking only that you seek consent for your uses of our ads products on your properties. We already require that certain consents are obtained from your users in the EEA, and we are updating those requirements in line with the GDPR. We encourage you to link to this user-facing page explaining how Google manages data in its ads products. Doing so will meet the requirement of our EU User Consent Policy to give your users information about Google's uses of their personal data.
Well, now I've linked. And I hope that's sufficient to keep me from getting stepped on.
Labels: Internet or Blogging, Technology Is Wonderful But Only If It Works, Tongue firmly in cheek
What the heck happened to the candidate list in the sidebar?
The March primary is history. So it was time to archive the list of primary candidate websites (the websites can still be found, if you're looking, and if the sites themselves are still 'live,' at this Page Two post).
But there are still some sites left in the sidebar here.
These are the candidates facing contested elections in November.
To recap, in the 12th Subcircuit, Democrat Joel Chupack will face Republican David Studenroth. Studenroth's campaign website remains in the sidebar. Chupack did not have a website for the primary (he used this Facebook page). If he gets a website, I'll add it to the list.
There are three contests in the 13th Subcircuit. Republican Gary W. Seyring will now face Democrat (and former judge) Ketki "Kay" Steffen for the Crane vacancy. Democrat Shannon P. O'Malley (once known as Philip Spiwak) will face Daniel Patrick Fitzgerald for the Lawrence vacancy. Republican Christine Svenson will face Democrat Judge Samuel Betar III for the O'Donnell vacancy.
You'll note websites for Seyring, Steffen, Fitzgerald and Svenson in the abbreiviated sidebar. I don't know of any campaign websites for O'Malley or Betar yet -- but I'll add these as well if they come online.
Finally, in the 15th Subcircuit, one of the two vacancies on the November ballot will be contested: Democrat Scott McKenna will face Republican Karla Marie Fiaoni. McKenna's website remains in the shriveled sidebar; I don't yet have any website for Fiaoni.
All the other many vacancies on the November ballot will be uncontested.
Which is why voting in the primary is so important... but, then, we've talked about this before....
Labels: 2018 Judicial Primary, 2018 November Election
Cook County Democratic Party to screen judges seeking retention?
That was the rumor -- and I was told there was some serious discontent in the ranks as a result.
And for good reason: The retention election is expressly made non-partisan by Article 6, Section 12 (d) of the 1970 Illinois Constitution (which provides in pertinent part, emphasis mine, "The names of Judges seeking retention shall be submitted to the electors, separately and without party designation, on the sole question whether each Judge shall be retained in office for another term").
But the rumor is not entirely correct.
Yes, the Democratic Party is going to be looking at the qualifications of judges seeking retention, according to Jacob Kaplan, the Executive Director of the Cook County Democratic Party. In an email to FWIW, Kaplan acknowledged that "several committeemen" had become "concerned with the fact that the Party has historically recommended a YES vote on ALL retention judges in its mailings and literature for the November election" -- even those few judges originally elected as Republicans -- even though, sometimes, not "ALL" judges might be worthy of retention.
The result, Kaplan said, was the adoption of a new bylaw by the Cook County Central Committee at a January 11 meeting. Newly added Section 5 of Article VI of the Bylaws now provides:
The Executive Committee of the Cook County Democratic Party shall have the authority to recommend to the Central Committee whether to withhold endorsement from any judge(s) on the retention ballot, upon good cause shown by any member(s) of the Central Committee. "Good cause" may include consideration of bar association, peer and other ratings and reviews; public proceedings before, or discipline and sanctions imposed by, the Judicial Inquiry Board or the Illinois Supreme Court; a vacancy in office as defined by the Illinois Election Code; and misconduct bringing the office of judge into disrepute. The Central Committee may adopt, in whole or in part, such recommendation not to support retention.
According to Kaplan, new Party Chair Toni Preckwinkle has begun formation of a retention committee, which "will likely be tasked with determining if there is 'good cause' to recommend a non-endorsement of any judges up for retention in the November election."
While no formal process is yet in place, any negative recommendations would have to be approved by the full Central Committee (all 80 ward and township committeemen), Kaplan said.
Personal Opinion Clearly Labeled as Such: Whether this initiative will inject an unwelcome partisanship into the retention process will depend on how it is implemented.
I don't know for certain that it will happen, not in light of her recent conviction, or in light of the Illinois Supreme Court's order of April 26 suspending her from the practice of law, but Jessica O'Brien could still be on this year's retention ballot. I am quite certain that some committeemen would be squeamish about supporting "ALL" retention candidates if she is among them.
If a criminal conviction is what is meant by "good cause," then I can understand what the Democratic Party is doing here.
On the other hand, "good cause," according to the text of the new bylaw, may also include "consideration of bar association, peer and other ratings and reviews." There is concern in many quarters that some bar groups have, at least sometimes, allowed political and ideological considerations to seep into the judicial candidate evaluation process. One does not need much imagination to see how this innocent-sounding reform could further politicize the bar rating process.
Still, maybe it's a tempest in a teapot: Who cares if the Democratic Party says "no" to 10 or 20 or even 30 retention judges? The Party's endorsement is no guarantee of election -- we've seen this often enough -- so why would a negative recommendation be the 'kiss of death' for a retention candidate? Second City Cop will urge a "no" vote on all retention judges at some point; it has in every recent election cycle. The Tribune always picks out a few as deserving a "no" vote, and bar groups seldom support "ALL" retention judges. And yet, for a couple of decades now, every single retention judge -- even one found not guilty of battery by reason of insanity -- has been retained in office.
Of course, it's easy for me to suggest that a Democratic Party retention committee poses no cause for alarm: My livelihood is not dependent on getting 60% + 1 of the vote this November. And I'd be the first to agree that I'd rather have the Party's support than otherwise.
But I would assume -- and I would expect -- that the Cook County Democratic Party would be wary of expending too much political capital trying to say "no" to too many retention hopefuls. It would not make a lot of sense for the Democratic Party to take a stand against a retention candidate unless the defects in that candidate were so obvious that the Party would be cheered even if the effort to defeat a candidate failed.
I've written in every election cycle that the default vote for all retention candidates is "yes." Voting no on a particular candidate requires a good reason. If that's the approach the Party takes with its retention committee, things should be fine. But we must remain vigilant to avoid the merest taint of partisan politics in the retention election. Politics should have no place in retention elections.
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Caswell Crebs is not available: A Supreme Court story?
Gather round, FWIW readers, for another installment in our occasional series, How to Read the News.
A real newspaper, an endangered species to be sure, consists of at least three things: news, ads, and opinions.
(I would add that a real newspaper must also include a robust comics section, whatever those stuffed shirts in New York may say... but I will try not to digress.)
A newspaper's opinion content typically consists of two types, the newspaper's own opinions (editorials) and the opinions of columnists, not all of whom need always agree with the newspaper's editorial board. These are often found on the page opposite the page on which the newspaper's editorials are printed; thus the designation, 'op-ed.'
Usually, a newspaper's editorials will be linked to some articles that have appeared in the paper's news columns ('columns' here used in the sense of how words on a newspaper page are divided into columns, not 'columns' in the sense of some pundit spouting his or her opinions).
I realize the Millennials in the audience may be growing restless at this point. Some may be having trouble remembering what a newspaper looks like. I can refer you to what one of my wisenheimer kids said one day, picking a newspaper up off my couch: "Wow, Dad!" he said, as mockingly as possible, "Someone's taken the Internet and put it on paper for the convenience of old people! How clever!"
But traditionally -- historically -- a newspaper would print editorials based on some news stories it had already run: News stories about the indictment of Ald. Filch on various charges of malfeasance are followed by an editorial calling on Ald. Filch to resign.
But sometimes a newspaper will offer an opinion based on mere rumor.
Thus, a couple of weeks ago, fueled by rumors that Supreme Court Justice Charles Freeman is thinking of retiring soon, the Chicago Tribune published an editorial, "Editorial: Intrigue on the Illinois Supreme Court." A few days later, the Champaign News-Gazette, picking up on the same rumor, and building on (and citing to) the Tribune editorial, followed with Editorial | End politics on state high court."
There are differences in the positions staked out by the two papers, but there is at least one area of common concern: If the Supreme Court appoints someone to Justice Freeman's seat, that person would have a 'leg up' on election to that seat in 2020. (The editorials also both question some of Justice Freeman's picks for other judicial vacancies -- the assumption being that the outgoing justice will be given the privilege of choosing his successor, as has happened before.)
Would a Freeman-designated successor have the inside track on holding the seat in 2020?
FWIW readers know that a whole lot of Supreme Court appointees don't find electoral success in races for vacancies on the Circuit or Appellate Courts. Supreme Court vacancies are as rare as hen's teeth -- so there's not a lot of sample size on which to make a meaningful projection.
But why should we expect any different? Put it this way... a prospective replacement who can not count on the active support of the Cook County Democratic Party... or of the 'establishment' (Tribune editorialists included)... will have a tough go in a crowded primary, regardless of 'incumbency.' And, no matter who might be appointed, it will likely be a crowded primary.
I don't know if Justice Freeman is stepping down soon or not. I've heard the same rumors that the Tribune and the News Gazette have heard -- but I didn't run them. Why not? Well, for one thing, I hear lots of rumors -- in the March primary, for example, there was certainly going to be one, and maybe even two, 9th Subcircuit vacancies, and a second vacancy in the 3rd Subcircuit besides... but these vacancies did not materialize. If I could figure out which rumors were true and which were false, I'd be able to predict the future. And if I could predict the future, I'd head over to the Rivers Casino. Just for one afternoon -- no sense being greedy.
But, whatever. Let's assume that Justice Freeman really is looking to step down soon so that a Supreme Court vacancy would need to be filled in 2020. I submit that this is what the newspapers want us to assume -- without their having to squander any credibility by reporting this rumor as news.
So, now that we know what the papers intend, what are we to make of the stories themselves?
The Tribune thinks a blue-ribbon committee should screen applicants for the position and that the Supreme Court should appoint a temporary replacement based on the committee's recommendation, without any tawdry political considerations.
Sometimes the Tribune can be so charmingly naive.
A committee is too often just a group of persons recruited to ratify a decision already made. While two of our three First District Supreme Court justices have screening committees for Circuit Court appointments, to judge by the comments I receive, FWIW readers are extraordinarily skeptical about them. And I'm being polite. Personally, I think that any process that brings to the attention of the appointing justices persons that might not otherwise be considered is worthwhile -- but, I admit, based on observation, there are very few true surprises that have to date emerged from existing screening committees.
So the News-Gazette's approach strikes me as more practical.
The Downstate paper suggests that the Court should appoint a temporary replacement who will not run in 2020.
Someone like Caswell Crebs.
Not actually Crebs, of course, inasmuch as he is not available on account of the fact that he died in 1988.
Now it may not be just the Millennials who are scratching their heads at this point. But let me explain.
Crebs hailed from Carmi, in White County, Illinois. He was elected a Circuit Judge in the far Downstate 2nd Circuit in 1945 and he retired in 1964.
But, in 1969, the Supreme Court called Crebs out of retirement to fill the 5th District vacancy created by the death of Justice Byron O. House. Crebs didn't run for the vacancy; the vacancy was subsequently filled by Justice Joseph H. Goldenhersh. Justice Crebs did such a good job of not running for that vacancy that, in 1975, when a Second District vacancy opened up, following the resignation of Justice Charles H. Davis, the Supreme Court invited Crebs back. He didn't run for that vacancy either (Justice Thomas H. Moran was elected to that vacancy).
Let me state the obvious: Nobody on the Supreme Court confides in me.
But I'd be shocked if every justice didn't have someone in mind for Justice Freeman's seat, should he choose to give it up. There might even be some agreement among a couple of them about who might be the best choice. And maybe that person might be acceptable to the political powers-that-be, and the unions, and the media, and the bar groups, and whoever else thinks they get to stick their oar in before the people get to choose. And if such a consensus candidate emerges, God bless him or her; that person will surely be appointed -- and then we'll see whether incumbency really does help a Supreme Court candidate.
But... if that consensus candidate does not emerge... maybe the Court might want to look at its history... and seek out a new Caswell Crebs. Someone who will not run in 2020.
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Q: node-webkit Error: please install sqlite3 package manually I'm working with node-webkit, Sequelize and sqlite3. Node runs the app with no problems, but when I run it from node-webkit it throws me this Error
"Uncaught Error: The dialect sqlite is not supported. (Error: Please install sqlite3 package manually)", source: /Users/mariowise/projects/node-webkit/requies-pos/node_modules/sequelize/lib/sequelize.js (176)

This are my dependencies
"dependencies": {
    "express": "~4.2.0",
    "static-favicon": "~1.0.0",
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    "body-parser": "~1.0.0",
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    "jade": "~1.3.0",
    "nunjucks": "^1.0.5",
    "sqlite3": "~2.1.19",
    "config": "0.4.33",
    "sequelize": "~2.0.0-rc1",
    "sequelize-sqlite": "~1.7.0"
}

A: Per the sqlite3 module documentation, it looks like you'll need to build a node-webkit specific version of sqlite3 from source rather than relying on the version direct from npm:
https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3#building-for-node-webkit

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Brian Buma on his new book, The Atlas of a Changing Climate
Last month, Brian Buma, PhD, associate professor of integrative biology, released his first book, The Atlas of a Changing Climate (Timber Press, $35). The 280-page book is filled with more than 100 maps, charts, and infographics to help readers without a science background envision the shifting reality of our imperiled ecosystems. Buma, who is a National Geographic Explorer, covers climate change, shrinking wildlife habitats, rising sea levels, and vanishing species.
CU Denver News spoke with Buma this week about how the book came together over the course of the pandemic. To read an excerpt from his book, click the link at the bottom.
A page from Brian Buma's new book
Had you been thinking about this book for a while?
I know I wanted to write a book for non-scientists on broad-scale environmental science. I know how fascinating this science is when you look at it with scale, but how hard that is to do—our scale of personal experience is so different from how things work at a global scale. Global systems are so much bigger—they move slower and take place over thousands of miles, but they are incredibly beautiful and interesting. I actually wasn't originally planning on making it about climate change!
It had been bouncing around in my head when Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) brought a snowball to the Senate as evidence that the Earth isn't warming. The logic, which resonated with some people, is that if it's unusually cold, climate change can't be real. But on that day, I was in Alaska and it was way warmer than normal; it was the middle of the winter and we could wear shorts. I knew I needed to share how the world works on a big scale—most people, like Inhofe, don't think that way unless they're trained to, which makes sense. I am fortunate enough to do that for a living and wanted to share how interesting the world's biosphere and environmental systems are when viewed at the proper scale.
What made you pivot to focus on climate change?
Once you talk about how the environment works, you inevitably must talk about what it's doing—and that leads directly to anthropogenic climate change. Talking about the environment without talking about change would be like writing a book about a car and forgetting to mention that cars also move!
But the book isn't preach-y, it's not oriented around doom and gloom. We've tried that with the public for 20 years, and that hasn't worked yet. There is a large part of the population that simply doesn't respond to that, and we need to talk to them, too.
Why do you think scare tactics miss the mark?
I think it goes wrong for a lot of folks the minute a scientist says, "take my word for it." Especially in the U.S. If a person in authority says, just trust me, you get a knee-jerk reaction. In my book, I focus on how these things work at broad scale, with a lot of visual evidence. In effect, it's trying to say "don't take my word for it: here is a map and showing how high the sea has risen so far, and here is why it will continue to rise." People can draw their own conclusion about the magnitude of the problem, which I think is self-apparent once you understand the basic implications.
What were the challenges in pulling a book of this complexity together?
The hardest part was keeping it short. The book seems big, but it's only 40,000 words, which would take you a short afternoon if you sit down to read it straight through. So my challenge was picking what to put in and what to exclude.
The second big challenge was to figure out how to link the science to more local stories so it resonated with readers. I had to shrink atmospheric circulation across the atmosphere down to local stories. For example, there's the story of the 1927 Mississippi floods and how they influenced blues music, and a story about how tree cover was planned in Washington DC. There was also the challenge of finding and securing the beautiful imagery from the artists and cartographers—images that were compelling and self-contained, so readers can pick up the book, enjoy the beauty, and experience it that way. Thanks to that beautiful artwork, I think it works.
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On Dec. 2, the Rocky Mountain Hub of National Geographic Explorers put on a wonderful night of stories and audio from around the world that was cohosted by Denver Botanic Gardens and CU Denver's Integrative Biology department. And on Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m., I'll be speaking at the Boulder Book Store. Because of covid, most interviews have been remote so far, but I hope once folks pick up the book, it'll capture their imagination!
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