Kogii (www.kogii.bike), an early-stage University College Dublin (UCD) student venture, has been declared overall winner of the 2018 UCD Start-up Stars Programme and has received a €3,000 cash prize.
Kogii is developing an innovative and feature-rich smart bike light to improve real-time safety for cyclists. Kogii also plans to use the data acquired from the light's sensors to help understand precisely what factors make a road dangerous for cyclists.
The light, which is attached to a cyclist's seatpost, uses motion sensing to detect braking, and when it does, it behaves like a car brake light to assist drivers in understanding a cyclist's intentions. Depending on ambient lighting conditions, the brightness of the light will also change to maximise the visibility of the cyclist. It brightens to improve visibility during the day and dims to avoid dazzling drivers at night.
In addition, Kogii incorporates proximity sensors to actively monitor surrounding vehicles. When vehicles come within a dangerous range of the cyclist, the light will dynamically flash to alert drivers of potential danger and improve their visibility or awareness of the cyclist.
Data from these sensors will also allow Kogii to develop interactive visualisation maps to show dangerous cycling zones, at differing times of the day, to improve awareness of such zones to cyclists and drivers.
The members of the Kogii team are: Karl Roe, Andrea Pignanelli and Callan Eldon. Roe has a master's degree from the UCD School of Computer Science and is currently a PhD researcher in the field of sensors and middleware at UCD.
Pignanelli also has a master's degree from the UCD School of Computer Science and is currently working as a software engineer in a Dublin tech company. Eldon is a graduate of engineering technology at the School of Mechanical and Design Engineering in DIT and is working full time as an electronic engineer with Kogii.
Karl Roe said: "Every road is unique, and as a result, data needs to be gathered and analysed to evaluate why specific roads are potentially more dangerous than others. With Kogii, cyclists will be able to purchase a smart light to improve their visibility and safety, along with contributing to making roads a safer place for all cyclists simply by using it.
The UCD Start-up Stars entrepreneurship programme, now in its fourth year, has been developed by UCD Research and Innovation, the UCD Innovation Academy and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, to support UCD undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to work together to develop and grow start-up companies.
The programme began earlier this year with cross-disciplinary workshops and course modules delivered at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and at the UCD Innovation Academy. During this period students from across the university explored and evaluated a number of real world problems before forming teams to develop start-up solutions to address the identified problems.
Six early stage ventures, with a total of 17 team members, were then selected to participate in an intensive mentoring programme which took place over the past four weeks at NovaUCD.
The aim of this mentoring programme was to assist the students in refining their start-up ideas through a series of structured workshops, including taught content from industry experts, interactive workshops and regular pitching sessions. In addition each team also received a cash stipend and office space at NovaUCD.
Following final pitches, Kogii was selected as the overall winner as it was judged to have the most commercial potential and the founders received the cash prize of €3,000 sponsored by Xilinx.
The five runner-ups, profiled below, also received a cash prize of €500 each sponsored by Xilinx.
Tom Flanagan, UCD Director of Enterprise and Commercialisation said: "I would like to congratulate the founders of Kogii on winning the 2018 UCD Startup Stars Programme and I would like to commend all the students who participated in the programme.
Professor Suzi Jarvis, founding director, UCD Innovation Academy said: "UCD Start-up Stars is a great collaboration between NovaUCD, the UCD Innovation Academy and the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
The members of the final UCD Start-up Stars Programme judging panel were; Tom Flanagan, director of enterprise and commercialisation, UCD; Libby Gribben, vice-president, Global HR, Xilinx; Helen McBreen, investment drector, Atlantic Bridge and Bryan O'Higgins, manager, AIB Branch at UCD.
The sponsors of UCD Start-up Stars Programme are; AIB, Arthur Cox, Goodbody Stockbrokers and Xilinx. A total of 23 early-stage ventures and 60 students have now completed the UCD Start-up Stars Programme over the past four years. The hashtag for this programme is #UCDstartupStars.


An applet is designed to run within a browser. In other words, the applet is one component of the larger browser application. To make an applet run as a standalone application requires only a few steps. Essentially, you must create a Java Frame for the applet to sit within (so the applet will sit within the Java Frame, instead of the Browser).
The applet itself doesn't have to be changed to run within a Java Frame. Panels can be placed directly onto Java frames. Since Applet is inherited from Panel, it is "frame-ready".
Different methods for constructing your Java frame and mainline application are explored.
In the example below, the frame is defined and then the applet is added into the frame all within the application's main method.
In fact, the main method above could simply be added into the applet class itself but the separating the applet and mainline/frame makes it easier to understand.
This simple frame above does not provide a menu or an orderly way to shut down the application.
A more usable standalone Java application will include a menu and the ability to shut down the application. Such an application is demonstrated next.
A frame class called MyFrame is defined for the application. In the MyFrame's constructor, a menu is added and the applet is added to the frame. The menu actions are handled in the actionPerformed event. When the user chooses exit, the application is shown down.


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Visiting China, Myanmar, and Australia, Vice President: President Jokowi Brings National Interests
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriani Widodo accompanied by a number of ministers of Working Cabinet, boarded the presidential aircraft to to Beijing, China, in order to attend APEC High Summit. They took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, on Saturday morning.
The departure of President Jokowi from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, was released by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Minister of State Secretariat Pratikno, Chairman of Nasdem Party Surya Paloh, and Governor of DKI Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama a.k.a Ahok.
Vice President Jusuf Kalla to the journalist said that the first visit of President Joko Widodo to several countries, started from China, Myanmar, until Australia, this is important to strengthen the national interest such as attracting more investment to build Indonesia.
"This meeting is important for our national interest," Vice President Jusuf Kalla said it in the Airport of Halim Perdanakusumah, Jakarta, on Saturday.
He mentioned that Indonesian national interests are increasing the investment that helps the infrastructure development in several areas in Indonesia.
The vice president said that Indonesia also needs a lot of investments in order to support various programs such as sea freeways that will help to realize the concept of the Central of the World Maritime pioneered by President Joko Widodo.
As reported earlier, starting on last Saturday, President Jokowi and First Lady Iriana Widodo would conduct the overseas working visit. The destination countries are China (to attend the APEC High Summit), Myanmar (to attend the ASEAN and ASEAN Plus High Summit), and also Australia (to attend the G-20 High Summit).
Besides attending the High Summits, in each country, President Jokowi would have a bilateral meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of US Barrack Obama, President and Prime Minister of China, Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbot, and Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy.
Joining the visit is Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofyan Jalil, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno P. Marsudi, Minister of Trade Affairs Rahmat Gobel, and Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto. (*/ES)

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The month plus long festival runs through October 1-November 7. Grounds are open from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM. Open Until 2:00 AM on Halloween Eve and Halloween.
It's time again for the Annual Woodland Springs Autumn Harvest Festival brought to you by the Woodland Springs Chamber Of Commerce and sponsored in part by Mystic Investigations and Woodland Farms Fine Foods. The festival is a unique fun filled blend of a rural county fair and a good old fashioned carnival. It all takes place on the many sprawling acres of Woodland Farms near the edge of the Enchanted Woodland. The Festival has something for every member of the family no matter what their age. Come on down and enjoy the rides, refreshments, contests, and all that the Harvest Festival has to offer!
Pumpkin Picking In The Pumpkin Patch. Also gourds, squash, Indian Corn, and more!
Rustic Hay Ride (Daytime & Moonlight rides). Wind your way through the farm grounds past the pond and into the iridescent autumn foliage of the Enchanted Woodland.
Halloween Scavenger Hunt. Roam about the farmland, grassy fields, and into the mystical foliage of the Enchanted Forest to find clues, and win prizes. Two versions of the hunt exist. One in daylight, and one at night. Lanterns will be provided at night. There will also be fire torches, and various colored lights lit about. In some cases fluorescent sparkles will lead you to your next clue. Black light flashlights will be provided to aid in your search.
Halloween Lantern Making Contest. All lanterns will be lit with candles, and set afloat in nearby ponds, and streams.


More and more MSP's are choosing Transend as their preferred partner to assist with migrating customer data to their hosted messaging platform. Because most MSPs attract customers currently running a variety of legacy messaging systems, they have a need to partner with a migration vendor that offers a consolidated tool that supports all the select systems, with vast experience migrating them, within a variety of different environments. The same interface within the same utility supports all the different messaging systems, which minimizes the learning curve for each partner who is providing Transend Migrator to its customers. Transend also offers its partners pricing benefits in the form of discounts based on cumulative volume. Simply add your last purchase of Transend Migrator licenses to your next purchase to determine your discount.
For MSP's who prefer to rely on end-users to self-migrate, Transend does offer private label versions of the tool to help send a consistent and unified message to the end-user.


There is a tendency to pit books against the internet, as if it isn't possible to read and be enriched by both. I don't agree with that, but I do like the ghosts analogy in this piece – the idea our Twitter feed haunts our thoughts long after we've put the screen down. That feel true and potentially harmful.


Alix Bénézech is a young actress who grew up in a multicultural and literary atmosphere.
After doing well at school and college Alix began her career at Theatre 14 with the role of Christine Daaé in the "Phantom of L'Opera" directed by Henri Lazarini, and the role of Lucile in "The Indiscrete Oaths" by Marivaux directed by Anne-Marie Lazarini at the Artistic Theater.
She was spotted by an agent and started appearing in films. Initially in small roles in Abdelatif Kechiche's "Venus Noire", Catherine Corsini's "La Belle Saison", Gilles Legrand's "L'Odeur de la Mandarine", and supporting roles in Dominique Farrugia's "BIS", "Camping 3 By Fabien Ontoniente. Some of her leading film roles include most notably in Yann Le Quellec's "Le Quepa sur la Vilni" presented at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, "En Attendant Violette" by Matthieu Maury and Warren Dupuy, and "Life Belongs to Us" by Alex Lee, an award-winning film in several International Festivals. Alix has won 4 best actress awards at different film festivals. Over the last 4 years she has played the role of Dorothée Ariès in the French TV series Nina.
Her career took an international dimension in 2018 as Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie chose her to be the "Frenchie" of "Mission Impossible Fall Out". The film broke all records at the Box Office and Alix's performance was unanimously praised by professionals, the press and the public.
She was also directed by Clint Eastwood in the movie "The 15:17 to Paris".
Alix Bénézech is the first French actress to be a muse for Jaguar.


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Fry & Elder
Elite Tulsa law firm focused on family, immigration and criminal law
Tulsa, OK Law Firm
C. Lawrence Elder
Robert G. "Hap" Fry, Jr
James R. Elder
Lorena Rivas
James C. Morton
Sara Schmook
Mary McMillen
Joyce Caldwell
Judy Willits
Rosie Renteria
Esther Salas
Same Sex Divorce
Premarital Agreements
Relocation of Minor Children
Juvenile Deprived Proceedings
Step-Parent Adoptions
Adoptions without Consent
Same Sex Adoptions
School Bullying and Cyberbullying
Deferred Action (DACA)
Deportation Removal Defense
Family-Based Immigration
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity
FAQ Divorce
FAQ Child Custody
FAQ Child Support
FAQ Premarital Agreements
FAQ Guardianships
FAQ Adoptions
FAQ Criminal Law
FAQ Personal Injury
Emergency Legal Assistance
Fighting A False, Frivolous Oklahoma Protective Order
Long before Robert G "Hap" Fry Jr. became a distinguished Tulsa family law attorney, he served as the Chief Public Defender for Tulsa County. The skills Fry acquired as a criminal defense attorney certainly have not diminished.
Fry not only successfully defended a client from a protective order, the sought-after divorce attorney was able to turn the tables on the petitioner and have the Oklahoma protective order ruled as frivolous.
The court stated:
"The court finds Petitioner filed this Protective Order action against Defendant to 'retaliate' against Petitioner's wife and her family and to cover and distract from his own violations of the emergency protective order then in effect against him. The Court finds Petitioner filed the instant protective order action frivolously and no victim exists."
This ruling opens the door for the Respondent (defendant) to secure attorney fees against the Petitioner, which Fry said his client fully intends to do.
"It's an unusual case, which has a lot of moving parts," Fry said, "A request for a frivolous ruling from the court is unusual, primarily because most people don't know that it is available and must be alleged in a response to an emergency protective order."
Oklahoma Protective Orders Trending Up
Oklahoma protective orders are on the rise. The Tulsa World reported in 2017 that protective orders in Tulsa County "doubled from 2015 and 2016."
As an acclaimed Oklahoma law firm, which has been named to the U.S. News & World Report's elite Best Law Firms List every year since 2014, Fry & Elder understands the significant importance protective orders have as a legal boundary for victims to protect themselves against psychological and physical abuse.
However, there also are times when protective orders might be abused.
Protective orders intersect family law with criminal law. Though not always the case, protective orders can be misused as a means for a spouse or family member to get you out of the house or to get emergency custody of children.
Fry & Elder's experienced team of Oklahoma family law and criminal defense attorneys want you to know that the ramifications of having a protective order filed against you can be detrimental.
Below is some information you need to know about Oklahoma protective orders.
Protective orders in Oklahoma are defined and governed by the "Protection from Domestic Abuse Act." Protective orders are typically entered against a family or household member when a victim has experienced or feels a threat of:
There are two types of protective orders which can be filed in Oklahoma: an emergency ex parte order of protection and a final or permanent order of protection.
What Having an Oklahoma Protective Order Filed Against You Means?
Having a protective order filed against you can have very serious consequences which can potentially affect your parenting rights and employment opportunities.
Once a protective order has been served, the defendant may not have contact with the person protected by the order until the protective order is lifted. Violation of a protective order can result in criminal charges.
Oklahoma protective orders are initially heard on an "ex parte" basis, which means the defendant (the person who is accused of abuse, stalking, or harassment) has no opportunity to be heard or to challenge the protective order when it is first filed. When the protective order is granted, a court hearing date is set by the judge and the protective order petition, order, and notice of the hearing is set for service upon the defendant. A trial will be held at that set date and time to determine if a protective order is necessary.
If a permanent protective order is granted there is a chance you could lose your job and your professional license in certain circumstances. You also will no longer be legally allowed to possess or transport a firearm.
Protective orders are serious and the violation of a protective order can bring about even greater consequences.
What are the Consequences of Violating an Oklahoma Protective Order?
If you have had a protective order filed against you, it is important that you understand the serious nature of it and contact a proven Oklahoma protective order defense attorney to help you challenge it. Violation of a protective order can result in the following:
1st offense: misdemeanor, up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000
1st offense resulting in injury: misdemeanor, 20 days to one year in jail and a fine of up to $5,000
2nd offense: felony, 1 to 3 years in prison and a fine of $2,000 to $10,000
2nd offense resulting in injury: felony, 1 to 5 years in prison and a fine of $3,000 to $10,000
Why Experience the Fry & Elder Difference
With roots dating back to 1932, Fry & Elder has long epitomized Oklahoma legal excellence in family law, criminal law, immigration law and personal injury law. The firm and its attorneys have been the subject of 36 articles by various Oklahoma media outlets since 2014.
The firm's lineup of attorneys is comprised of:
Robert G "Hap" Fry Jr. (Family Law)
James R. Elder (Family Law)
Lorena Rivas (Immigration law)
James C. Morton (Family Law)
Sara Schmook (Family Law, Estate Law)
Mary McMillen (Family Law, Criminal Law, Appeals)
Among the many titles and accomplishments Fry & Elder trial lawyers have recently collected include the following:
A 2018 Best Lawyers® Selection
One of only 19 attorneys in the state to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year for Family Law in Oklahoma 2016
Two attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers®
Two attorneys AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
The 2018 Fern Holland Award Winner
A 2017 Significant Sig Award Winner
If you think you have been the victim of a false or frivolous Oklahoma protective order, we encourage you to contact Fry & Elder as soon as possible to set up an immediate consultation with a proven Oklahoma protective order defense attorney.
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Longtime Paralegals Latest to Garner Media Spotlight for Elite Firm
Fry & Elder is no stranger to the media spotlight, but the final week of March took on a whole new level of notoriety for the nationally prominent Oklahoma law firm.
Tulsa journalists converged on Fry & Elder not once, twice but thrice for feature stories.
Immigration attorney Lorena Rivas was the subject of two articles for her recent travels to Washington D.C. and for winning the prestigious Fern Holland Award.
If that weren't enough long-time Fry & Elder paralegals Joyce Caldwell and Judy Willits were the subject of a center-piece story on March 28, giving the elite Tulsa law firm back-to-back-to-back cover stories in the Tulsa Business & Legal News.
"Very pleased that (Ralph Schaefer) decided to do a story on those two," Robert G "Hap" Fry Jr. said. "Joyce and Judy are as big a reason for this firm's success and longevity over the years as anyone. They are both incredibly loyal and very hard-working. We are very fortunate to have them here at Fry & Elder."
Caldwell, Willits' Loyalty with Fry & Elder Has Remained Steadfast Over the Years
As Fry alluded to, the article highlighted Caldwell and Willits' remarkable tenure with the firm that has combined to span for over 70 years and counting.
Caldwell began working at the firm in 1969 under C. Lawrence Elder and then for Fry in 1972. Other than a brief stint with another firm and a move to Connecticut, Caldwell has worked closely with Fry as his financial paralegal.
In the article, Caldwell discussed how no two days are the same.
As Schaeffer wrote:
"A person is constantly learning, assisting individuals with family issues either through a marriage, a modification of support after a divorce decree or other issues. The atmosphere always is changing, and there are so many people with diverse problems."
Divorce and child custody trials often bring about an array challenges which are emotional and sensitive, but success can follow once the parties have worked their way through the process.
Caldwell reflected on two challenging child custody cases involving fathers and young children which were satisfying.
"The mothers (sadly) were unstable and we were fortunate enough to get full custody of the children for the fathers," Caldwell said. "We have watched them grow to become productive, good students, and both are doing very well. One is in high school, the other college. It is very satisfying knowing we have been part of changing someone's life for the better."
After joining Fry & Elder in the 80s as a file clerk, Willits' role with the firm rapidly evolved into an irreplaceable one as Fry's personal paralegal.
She maintains the acclaimed Tulsa divorce lawyer's files, but her primary roles is to make sure Fry is organized and prepared for anything and everything that they might see in trial.
Willits was quoted in the article saying:
"When Mr. Fry says to do this or that, I am so familiar with the procedure that I can do whatever needs to be done. I handle most of his really bad divorce cases that involve custody, abuse — stuff like that … He treats me more like an attorney than an assistant. He trusts and depends on me."
Standout Personnel Staff a Hallmark of Elite Tulsa Law Firm
Though Caldwell and Willits were featured in the article, the duo is far from the only exceptional members of Fry & Elder's outstanding legal personnel team which has now, deservedly so, received some notoriety.
The team also includes the firm's project coordinator Allison Smith, family law and criminal law paralegals Deborah Lauderdale and Kathy Keener, legal assistant Amy Figueroa and immigration legal assistants Esther Salas and Rosie Renteria.
"It's a very hardworking and dedicated team," Fry & Elder partner M. Shane Henry said. "We are extremely fortunate to have them here at Fry & Elder. They do so much for us day-in, day-out."
The acclaimed Oklahoma law firm also boasts a talented team of interns – several of which are multilingual and aspiring attorneys.
Media Continues to Seek out Prominent Oklahoma Law Firm for Legal News, Compelling Story-lines
It is not a very common practice for a media outlet to choose to profile a law firm's paralegals, but Fry & Elder continues to prove it is not the common Oklahoma law firm.
Led by an aggressive and creative public relations and marketing approach which began in 2014, Fry & Elder and its attorneys and legal support staff has been the subject of an eye-popping 36 stories by various Oklahoma media outlets. The firm has been featured six times alone thus far in 2018.
The list of 36 articles written about Fry & Elder since 2014 include:
Tulsa Business & Legal News
Muskogee Phoenix
TulsaPeople Magazine
Tulsa Lawyer Magazine
CBS KOTV Channel 6
Cherokee Phoenix
University of Tulsa College of Law
La Semana del Sur
ABC KTUL Channel 8 TV
Tulsa People Magazine
Oklahoma Bar Association
"We very much appreciate the efforts of our local media to promote many of our attorneys and their achievements," Fry said. "We began incorporating a more proactive approach to promote the firm in 2014 and it has paid big dividends without question. The number of articles written about the firm is just one example of our marketing efforts paying off."
Experience the Fry & Elder Difference
Fry & Elder's team of attorneys in both Tulsa and Oklahoma City are some of the most decorated in the state. The lineup includes the following:
Luke Barteaux (Family Law and Criminal Defense)
Kirsten Bernhardt (Criminal Defense and Family Law)
Aaron D. Bundy (Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family Law)
Ruth Calvillo (Immigration Law)
Allyson Dow (Family law)
Katie Egan (Family Law and Criminal Defense)
Melissa Fell (Family Law)
Shane Henry (Family Law and Criminal Defense)
Amy Page (Family law)
Whether you are need of consultation in family law, criminal law, immigration law or personal injury law matters know that Fry & Elder's team of trial lawyers has the experience and aptitude in place to help best navigate you through the process. Contact Fry & Elder Tulsa or Fry & Elder Oklahoma City today to set up a personal consultation with a proven trial lawyer who will aggressively fight for you in and out of the courtroom.
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Elite Tulsa Law Firm Has Always Fought For Wrongfully Accused
As an elite Tulsa law firm with roots dating back to 1932 when C. Lawrence Elder began trying cases in Oklahoma courtrooms, Fry & Elder has achieved no shortage of legal feats.
The nationally-acclaimed firm's trial lawyers have donned multiple legal hats, taken on many leadership positions and received numerous honors over the past 86 years. Fry & Elder's attorneys actively practice Oklahoma family law, immigration law, criminal law and personal injury law cases.
One legal role no Fry & Elder trial lawyer, however, has played in the elite Tulsa law firm's illustrious history has been that of a prosecutor.
"That is a point of pride for us, especially in criminal defense work" Fry & Elder trial lawyer Aaron Bundy said. "The entire careers of every lawyer working here at Fry & Elder have been dedicated to helping individuals, including fighting for the wrongfully accused."
Bundy and fellow Fry & Elder trial lawyer and partner M. Shane Henry focus much of their respective practice areas on criminal defense work, including protective orders, federal criminal defense, bullying and DUI.
"I think with all of the technology and media coverage in place today, it is now easier than ever before for the court of public opinion to presume the accused is guilty and not innocent," Bundy said. "But the judicial system has and will continue to operate under the presumption that one is innocent until proven guilty."
Fighting for the Wrongfully Accused Often Comes with Prosecutor Bias
In 2017, Bundy and Henry traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers® 2017 Midwinter Meeting & Seminar where the two AV-Rated attorneys listened in as legendary criminal defense mastermind Barry Scheck presented.
Perhaps no other attorney is more well-versed in advocating for the wrongfully accused than Scheck. He co-founded the Innocence Project which has exonerated innocent, yet wrongfully convicted individuals like Michael Morton.
Morton was released from prison in 2011 after serving nearly 25 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder.
Morton publicly unveiled his remarkable and tragic story in his book "Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace" which also documented the unethical work of prosecuting attorney Ken Anderson.
Anderson was arrested and jailed after a court of inquiry found that the Morton's former prosecutor had failed to "provide defense lawyers with exculpatory evidence indicating that another man might have killed Morton's wife, including information that his 3-year-old son witnessed the murder and said his dad was not home at the time."
Unfortunately, Anderson's tale is not the only example of prosecutor immorality. As The Hill reported in a 2017 article:
"Traditionally, prosecutors are seen as measuring success in terms of convictions, plea bargains or the amount of punishment exacted."
Titled "Criminal justice reform starts with the prosecutor," the piece discussed how some 24 prosecutors from across the country met to discuss changes to their roles in the criminal justice system.
Adam Foss is an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County, Massachusetts had this to say: "Prosecutors are the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system. Our power is virtually boundless."
When discussing the mindset of many prosecuting attorneys, Foss added this insight:
"For the most part, prosecutors step on the job with little appreciation of the impact of our decisions, regardless of our intent. Prosecutors aren't really incentivized to be creative. … We stick to an outdated method that is counterproductive to achieving the goal that we all want, which is safer communities."
Elite Tulsa Law Firm Attorneys Who Will Fight for You
If you are investigated or charged with a crime, you will need to contact an experienced criminal law defense attorney. Should you decide to contact Fry & Elder, you can have the peace of mind that no lawyer at the firm has ever worked on behalf of the government to accuse people of crimes
Furthermore, the elite Tulsa law firm has been named to the U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firm's List every year since 2014. The renowned law firm's lineup of attorneys includes the following:
Contact Fry & Elder Tulsa or Fry & Elder Oklahoma City today to set up a personal consultation with a proven trial lawyer who will aggressively fight for you in and out of the courtroom.
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The Best Oklahoma Immigration Lawyers Are In High Demand
As one of the best Oklahoma immigration lawyers, Lorena Rivas' knowledge, experience and acumen are constantly in high demand.
That was indeed the case the case this past February when Rivas not only handled the demands of her busy private practice, the accomplished Fry & Elder immigration law attorney was also invited to be a part of an Immigration Law Panel hosted by her alma mater, the University of Tulsa College of Law and traveled to Capitol Hill to participate in the Hispanic National Bar Association's 2018 Advocacy Day.
If that were not enough, the talented and sought-after immigration attorney somehow fit in the time to be the keynote speaker for The Judge Carlos Chappelle Minority Law Awareness Day also held at TU.
"It was a pretty busy month, but immigration law is a very important issue in Oklahoma and throughout our country right now," Rivas said. "These were all exciting and informative professional opportunities for me to participate in and advocate for my clients and others affected by immigration law. For progress to happen, there must be dialogue."
Rivas Among Best Oklahoma Immigration Lawyers in Washington D.C.
Rivas most recent voyage to Capitol Hill marked the second consecutive year one of the best Oklahoma immigration lawyers has been courted to visit Washington D.C.
She attended last year's American Immigration Lawyers Association's National Day of Action and met with U.S. Senators James Inhofe and James Lankford, U.S. Representatives Frank Lucas, Markwayne Mullin and James Bridenstine and also had a personal meeting with U.S. Representative Tom Cole.
This time around, Rivas met with staff members from Bridenstine and U.S. Representative Steve Russell to further advocate for a number of different issues that affect the Latino community, including the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Typically held in May, this year's HNBA Advocacy Day was pushed up to Feb. 27 and 28 to allow HNBA members a more-timely platform to advocate and "express why DACA legislation is vital to the future of this country."
President Donald Trump had previously imposed a March 5 deadline for ending DACA, but, as PBS recently reported, that "program, which protects young, undocumented immigrants from deportation, remains in place for now."
"It's a vital program which needs to be kept in place," Rivas said. "I would not be where I am today without it. Congress needs to apply a long-term solution and not just a patch."
Other issues that dominated this year's HNBA Advocacy Day included:
Legal Representation of Minor Children Asylum Seekers
Timely Confirmation of Diverse Judges to the Federal Bench and Diverse Nominees to the Executive Branch
Rivas Returns to Law School Alma Mater as a Member of a Distinguished Panel and as Keynote Speaker
Some of Rivas' most fulfilling and challenging years came as a law school student at TU. So when the prestigious law school's immigration law society ImmLaw invited Rivas to be a part of a panel for a forum held Feb. 19, Rivas jumped at the opportunity.
"I will forever be in debt to the knowledge and opportunities TU Law provided me with and continues to provide me," Rivas said. "It was a great event that featured some very highly-respected professionals within Tulsa. It was an honor to be among them."
The event's panel featured Jania Michelle Wester (Managing Director of Communities in Schools of Mid-America) Elizabeth McCormick (TU College of Law faculty) and Stephanie Daniels-Jackson (former Sergeant of the Family Violence Unit of the Tulsa Police Department and third-year law student at TU), along with one of the best Oklahoma immigration attorneys Rivas.
No stranger to featured speaking engagements, Rivas also served as the keynote speaker for the annual Judge Carlos Chappelle Minority Law Awareness Day co-hosted by TU Law and the Law School Admission Council held on Feb. 23. The late Judge Carlos Chappelle had a decorated and distinguished career as Tulsa County District Judge.
Rivas Demonstrates Qualities of One of the Best Oklahoma Immigration Lawyers
While only six years removed from law school, Rivas already has already established herself as a very in-demand immigration law attorney. Rivas provides comprehensive legal representation in the following areas of immigration law:
Citizenship/Naturalization
Deportation/Removal Defense
In 2016, Rivas was recognized by the Tulsa Business & Legal News as being one of the city's most accomplished professional women with their annual Women of Distinction Awards.
A native of Mutual, Oklahoma, Rivas is a first-generation American who takes great pride in being able to represent the Oklahoma Latino community as an attorney.
"I'm a Mexican-American," Lorena Rivas said. "Immigration law is something that is constantly hitting my life, whether it be family members, friends or my clients. In law school, I initially thought I wouldn't go into immigration law, but I started thinking about it more, and felt like I could make a bigger impact in that area."
Contact Fry & Elder Tulsa today to set up a personal consultation with Rivas or another accomplished Oklahoma immigration law attorney.
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Experienced Tulsa Divorce Lawyer Fry Holds Unique Seminar
As an experienced Tulsa divorce lawyer with 50 years' experience, Robert G "Hap" Fry Jr., has no shortage of legal perspective.
That said, the accomplished and experienced Tulsa divorce lawyer continues to embrace and seek out new opportunities to consult with individuals about the dynamics of family law.
Fry's newest endeavor landed him in his church of over 50 years – First United Methodist Church – for a three-part seminar on the true cost of divorce titled "Put Me Out of Business."
The concept for the series, which ran Jan. 11, 18 and 25 at FUMC's The Culture Lab, stemmed from the first part of Fry's decades-old philosophy on divorce which focuses on exploring mediation and resolution first.
Fry collaborated with former counselor Hal McBride on the seminar content, and the three-part "Put Me Out of Business" series was the subject of a feature story by Ralph Schaefer in the Feb. 22 edition of the Tulsa Business & Legal News.
"There are many people who might feel like that is hot air coming from a family law attorney, but I ask every prospective client who comes to my office if they have explored all options of resolution first," Fry said. "A lot of people who make it to my desk have not completely factored in all that divorce entails. I want them to be aware of what is at stake not just financially but also emotionally."
Unconventional Approach Nothing New for Experienced Tulsa Divorce Lawyer
That Fry chose to conduct a three-part seminar series seeking to educate young adults and college-age youths on the trials and tribulations of divorce may, on the surface, seem odd. But upon further review of Fry's storied legal career, it really is not that out of character.
Fry has been a trailblazer of sorts in Oklahoma family law throughout his career. He helped pioneer the efforts of fathers being granted child custody when the "norm" was for the mother to typically gain custody of the child. He was then proactive in embracing and advancing the changes in child support guidelines in the 1980s, presenting CLE seminars on the changes to the Tulsa County Bar Association.
Still, even by his standards, his recent "Put Me Out of Business" seminar series was a little unconventional.
"My firm and myself have helped a lot of people get out of some very toxic relationships and bad situations over the years so I will always believe in the services and help that we are able to provide," Fry said. "We do a lot of very good work that is needed. But I also want to see relationships last and probably even more so today because of where I am at in life and at this stage of my career. There is an enduring legacy that comes with divorce. You don't have to make it to my desk."
Part 1 of the series focused on the legal and financial side of divorce, as well as the emotional toll divorce can have on someone. Part 2 focused on how to build and have a lasting relationship. And Part 3 was a roundtable in which two married couples of 20+ and 50+ years answered questions about their respective marriages.
"I think it really went well, especially considering it was the first time we have held a seminar like this," said FUMC College and Youth Adult Minister Rebekah Bled. "It was really good for some of our church's younger members to be exposed to these discussions. The perspective and wisdom provided by Mr. Fry and others is invaluable. We had one older couple come in to film one of the seminars for their daughter. That really surprised me."
Experienced Tulsa Divorce Lawyer at Home at First United Methodist Church
As comfortable as Fry is inside a courtroom, he is even more at home at his church – specifically with his Sunday school class, the Builder's Class.
"They're just wonderful people, who have taught me a lot and have helped me get through a lot over the years," said Fry, who has been with the class for over 40 years. "We are there for each other through the good and the bad. We are each other's support system."
In addition to being actively involved in the Builder's Class, Fry has served as an usher for a number of years and has volunteered in many other capacities for the church.
When Bled came calling for some of the church's older and more experienced members from a variety of professions to take part in a series of adulting classes for FUMC's college and youth members, the minister said Fry did not hesitate to commit.
"He told me he had been signing a volunteer sheet for a number of years, but no one ever called him," Bled said. "He was excited, and I was excited to have him on board."
It later donned on Bled that she never asked Fry what he did for a living. After the two talked for a bit, she finally got around to asking Fry what line of work he was in. Needless to say, upon learning that Fry was an experienced Tulsa divorce lawyer of 50 years, Bled was a little taken aback.
"I was shocked," Bled said. "I think he just kind of thought everyone knew what he did, but I didn't. When he told me, I couldn't help but think how incredible it is for him to be taking a stand like this when his business is the opposite. Just really impactful to say the least."
While Fry won't be leaving his Fry & Elder Maple Ridge office at 1616 S. Main Street anytime soon, he is also not planning to vacate his newfound role at FUMC. Fry said he plans on holding another seminar series this spring at FUMC's The Culture Lab.
"It's going to be even better," Fry said. "I got some really good ideas and learned a lot this first time around. I think the older you get the more some of the assumptions you once held onto fall by the wayside. I enjoy working with young people and am excited to be able to give back to the church in this capacity."
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Barteaux Reappointed As Cherokee Nation District Judge
The Honorable T. Luke Barteaux has been reappointed.
Barteaux, who made Fry & Elder history on May 15, 2017 when he became the firm's first attorney to be sworn in as judge, was reappointed as a Cherokee Nation District Judge on February 12, 2018 by the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council. His new term will continue until February of 2022.
"I feel deeply honored to be reappointed," Barteaux said. "This is a position that is very important to me and one which comes with a lot of responsibility. To be able to continue to serve the Cherokee Nation in this capacity really is quite an honor and one that I hold very dearly."
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council Speaker Joe Byrd stated in a release that the court has full confidence in Barteaux and that he will only continue to flourish in the position.
"I believe Judge Luke Barteaux has represented the Cherokee Nation well since he took an oath last year to serve the tribe's court system. Over the next four years as he becomes accustomed to his position, I expect he'll continue to bring a level of sophistication to our courts."
Barteaux's wife Sarah held the Bible when he was initially sworn in as judge in 2017. This time around, it was Barteaux's mother Lisa who held the Bible as Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Chief Justice John Garrett administered the oath to the Cherokee Nation District Judge.
"They're the two most important women in my life," Barteaux said. "I feel very fortunate to be able to include them in the oath of office ceremony."
With Fry & Elder since 2011, Barteaux has distinguished himself as an elite Oklahoma family law attorney whose practice areas include divorce/dissolution of marriage, family law litigation, child custody and visitation, modifications, child support, alimony, guardianships, adoptions, collaborative divorce, legal separation, juvenile law, and mediation.
He has been named to Super Lawyers® Rising Stars every year since 2015 and served as the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Chair in 2016.
"Luke has done a phenomenal job throughout his career as a trial lawyer," Fry & Elder partner M. Shane Henry said. "He is highly regarded and has taken on a number of leadership positions with the Oklahoma Bar Association. It is an honor to work alongside of him.
Contact Fry & Elder Tulsa or Fry & Elder Oklahoma City today to set up a personal consultation with Barteaux.
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Oklahoma Alimony Support No Longer a Tax Deduction in 2019
Changes to Oklahoma alimony support are on the horizon.
Under the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by President Donald Trump, alimony (also known at spousal support) will no longer be deductible by the payor and count as income by the recipient. The provisions will not affect divorce decrees and separation agreements entered before Dec. 31, 2018, but those signed after would be impacted.
The Oklahoma alimony support lawyers of Fry & Elder are well aware that ending the 76-year old deduction could drastically impact many divorce settlement negotiations and agreements and are taking a proactive approach in preparing for the imminent changes set to come to Oklahoma alimony support.
"The change in tax treatment will have obvious effects on settlement agreements, as the tax deduction is often an important consideration when crafting a settlement agreement that includes support alimony," local attorney Amy Page said in an email directed to Fry & Elder attorneys. "We are aware of these effects and are and will continue to be prepared to educate our clients about them as well."
Oklahoma Alimony Support Defined
Alimony in Oklahoma and most other states is financial support paid by one spouse to another after divorce. Oklahoma alimony terms can be agreed upon by the parties involved or a judge can decide. Spousal support payments typically come in monthly installments but also can be paid in one large lump sum.
Unlike child support, there is no set formula to determine spousal support in Oklahoma. There also is no set time frame on how long a spouse can expect to pay or receive alimony. When determining the amount of spousal support to be paid, the following components often apply:
The length of the marriage
The health and age of each spouse
The mode of living to which each spouse has become accustomed during the marriage
Evidence of a spouse's own income-producing capacity and the time necessary to make the transition for self-support
Demonstrated need during the post-matrimonial economic readjustment period
The parties' station in life
The earning ability and education of each spouse
The parties' physical condition and financial means
The Potential Impact of the Tax Provisions to Oklahoma Alimony Support
As Amy Page alluded to, changes to the tax treatment of spousal support could be far reaching, particularly at the negotiation table where the ability to use alimony deduction was often a powerful bargaining chip.
With only one year remaining for alimony to be claimed as a deduction, it has been reported that some family law attorneys are advising couples considering divorce to file this year – before the deduction is eliminated.
Politico quoted former American Bar Association Family Law Section Chair Mary Vidas as saying: "Now's not the time to wait. If you're going to get a divorce, get it now."
The reasoning behind Vidas' recommendation may stem from the fact that with alimony being wiped out as a deduction, more disputes could emerge between the two parties and what they deem as a fair number for spousal support.
"The deduction substantially reduces the cost of alimony payments – for people in the highest income-tax bracket, it means every dollar they spend to support a former spouse really costs them a little more than 60 cents."
Added Pittsburgh family law attorney Brian Vertz:
"The repeal reduces the bargaining power of vulnerable spouses, mostly women, in achieving financial stability after a divorce."
Though alimony was historically awarded to the wife, this is not the case anymore. Gender is now irrelevant when determining Oklahoma alimony support, meaning either the husband or wife can receive alimony.
Why Experience the Fry & Elder Difference?
Robert G "Hap" Fry Jr.'s divorce philosophy to "always seek mediation and resolution first, but when a compromise can't be made to shoot all the bullets you have and throw the empty gun at them" has long been a hallmark of the firm. That said, Fry & Elder has remained proactive in staying up to date with Oklahoma family law practices, including spousal support.
The firm has been named to the U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firms List every year since 2014 and Is comprised of an experienced team of family law attorneys which include:
Two 2018 Best Lawyers® Selections
The 2016 Oklahoma Family Law Attorney of the Yearby the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section
Five attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers®
Four attorneys AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Three of the past five Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Chairs
A Cherokee Nation District Court Judge
The 2017 OBA Earl Sneed Award Recipients
Should you have any additional questions in regards to Oklahoma alimony support or any other family law matter, we encourage you to contact Fry & Elder Tulsa today to set up a personal consultation with a proven family law attorney.
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United Kingdom's Divorce Day Reinforces Seasonal Divorce Claim
"Divorce Day" is upon us.
Well, not exactly but Divorce Day is a legitimate calendar day in the United Kingdom where the first working Monday in January following the holiday is designated as Divorce Day.
The reasoning?
According to an article published in the U.S. News & World Report: The "London-based divorce support service Amicable reports that more than 40,500 people in the U.K. are expected to search 'divorce' online in January – a rate that is nearly 25 percent higher than the usual traffic generated by the term."
Amicable founder Kate Daly did qualify that report by stating that the sensation really is "more of a 'divorce month' than a divorce day, as people find private time at different points in their post-holiday schedules."
The data backs up Daly's claim. Divorce rates increased 5.8 percent between 2015 and 2016 in England and Wales according to the Office for National Statistics.
The United States Can Relate to Divorce Day
While there is no set and defined "Divorce Day" in the U.S., there has long been a prevailing belief by many that seasonal divorce spikes do indeed occur.
This myth was validated to a degree by researchers at the University of Washington, who unveiled a 2016 study at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting which revealed that seasonal divorce spikes exist in the months of March and August – "the periods following the winter and summer holidays."
The study produced by sociology professor Julie Brines and then doctoral candidate Brian Serafini is believed to be the "first quantitative evidence of a seasonal, biannual pattern of filings for divorce." It took place from 2001 through 2015 and documented every divorce filing in Washington state during those 15 years.
Why Divorce Rates Spike During Certain Times
There likely are many contributing factors that contribute to an increase in divorce filings during certain time frames. As Brines and Serafini concluded in their research: "troubled couples may see the holidays as a time to mend relationships and start anew: We'll have a happy Christmas together as a family or take the kids for a nice camping trip, the thinking goes, and things will be better." However, when things fail to improve, the foundation has been laid for action to take place which often comes in the form of a divorce or separation.
Fry & Elder partner and experienced divorce attorney M. Shane Henry believes action can take place during any time of the year, but said he is not surprised that evidence indicates that seasonal divorce is in fact a legitimate phenomenon.
"The holidays are often a stressful time for many couples," Henry said. "That time period can often serve as the catalyst for someone to take action and remove themselves from an unsatisfying or toxic relationship."
While Fry & Elder and its team of attorneys hopes everyone enjoyed the holiday season, if you or someone close to you has decided to take action and remove themselves from an unsavory relationship, we encourage you to set up a consultation with a proven and experienced divorce attorney.
Fry & Elder has been named to the acclaimed U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firms List each of the past five years and includes the following lineup of attorneys:
Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year for Family Law in Tulsa 2016
Three of the past four Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Chairs
Contact Fry & Elder Tulsa or Fry & Elder Oklahoma City today to set up a personal consultation with an accomplished Tulsa divorce attorney.
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Oklahoma Law Firm Enjoys Memorable 2017, Excited For 2018
Not that the prestigious Oklahoma law firm Fry & Elder is all that sad to see 2017 go.
By all accounts, 2017 was one for the ages for Fry & Elder and its talented team of attorneys and legal personnel. While the firm's roots date back to 1932, C. Lawrence Elder, Robert G "Hap" Fry Jr., James R. Elder and M. Shane Henry would be hard-pressed to identify a more memorable or significant year in Fry & Elder's storied history.
"It was an incredible year for this firm," Fry said. "We have grown exponentially and the firm's future could not be brighter. We enjoyed a tremendous 2017 and are looking forward to an even bigger 2018."
The Headquarters Building Becomes Fry & Elder's New Tulsa Home
Of all the memorable events for Fry & Elder in 2017, none may have been bigger than when the notable Oklahoma law firm moved into its new state-of-the-art Tulsa office – The Headquarters Building – this past October. The 11,200 square-foot facility features 19 offices, four conference rooms, a large training room with full kitchen, a gym and shower facilities.
The Maple Ridge office facility, located at 1616 S. Main Street, is expected to be the firm's Tulsa home for many years to come.
"It's a game changer," Henry said back in October. "We're proud of it …. We hope it's our home for many years to come."
Western Expansion: Fry & Elder Oklahoma City Opens
Fry & Elder Oklahoma City technically opened its offices late in 2016, but the firm waited until early 2017 to publicly announce that is was actively accepting cases and inquires in the realms of Oklahoma City family law, criminal defense, immigration law and personal injury law
Allyson Dow spearheads Fry & Elder Oklahoma City's team of attorneys, which also includes T. Luke Barteaux, Aaron D. Bundy and Henry.
Dow, who is Henry's younger sister, became the third Fry & Elder attorney in the past four years to serve as the Oklahoma Bar Association Family Law Section Chair in 2017. She was also named to Super Lawyers® Rising Stars for a third consecutive year.
Amy Page
Fry & Elder Bolsters Staff with Page, Calvillo
Perhaps the biggest indicator as to the growth Fry & Elder experienced in 2017 were the key additions of family law attorney Amy Page and immigration law attorney Ruth Calvillo.
Page joined Fry & Elder in March of 2017 after a successful 17-year tenure with the Department of Human Services (DHS). Much of Page's practice focuses on child support and enforcement.
Calvillo, meanwhile, joined Lorena Rivas' talented immigration law team in April of 2017. She completed the OBA FLS Trial Advocacy Institute and also gave a passionate speech to the University of Tulsa College of Law's incoming class of law students this past August.
Continuing Legal Education and Professional Development Emphasized
Fry & Elder attorneys' commitment to CLE went above and beyond in 2017. Nowhere might that commitment be better signified than when Bundy and Henry received the illustrious Earl Sneed Award for their significant and outstanding continuing legal education contributions during the 2017 OBA Annual Meeting.
"Continuing legal education is something Shane and I strongly believe in, as well as the rest of the trial lawyer here at Fry & Elder," Bundy said. "We've been fortunate to have been able to present and attend some really outstanding and thought-provoking seminars, which, we truly believe, has only made us better advocates for our clients."
Fry & Elder attorney Melissa Fell traveled across the Atlantic Ocean – to London – for a professional development opportunity, while Rivas visited our nation's capital to take part in the American Immigration Lawyers Association's National Day of Action. Other firm attorneys traveled to the following locales for CLE seminars and conferences.
Leavenworth, Washington
Barteaux Makes Fry & Elder History with Appointment
While Fry & Elder has had many notable achievements during its impressive tenure, the firm had never had an attorney appointed to judge until Barteaux was confirmed as Cherokee Nation District Court Judge on May 15, 2017.
Shortly after being appointed, Barteaux stated:
"I feel deeply honored to be appointed as District Judge, by Bill John Baker, Chief of the Cherokee Nation. My Native American heritage is very significant and sacred to me. To be able to assist and serve the Cherokee Nation in this type of capacity is quite an honor and a big responsibility."
Media Continues to Cast Spotlight on Elite Oklahoma Law Firm
Barteaux's confirmation as a Cherokee District Court Judge was just one of many feats by the firm the Oklahoma media chose to spotlight.
All total, Fry & Elder and its attorneys were the subject of a staggering 11 different articles and feature stories in 2017 by some of the largest and most prestigious outlets in the state.
Allyson Dow
Oklahoma Law Firm Continues to Receive Honors, Accolades and Awards
For the fifth consecutive year, Fry & Elder was named to the elite U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firms List. The honor was one of many highlights during an autumn week in which the firm moved to its new Tulsa office location and Bundy and Henry received the Earl Sneed Award.
Best Lawyers® also named Fry Jr. and Henry to its 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. It was Fry Jr.'s eighth consecutive year to be selected and Henry's first year to be honored.
Other notable accolades Fry & Elder and its attorneys garnered in 2017 include:
Yes, by all accounts 2017 was a banner year for Fry & Elder and its attorneys. With that said, the firm is happy to usher in 2018 and is excited for what the prospects of the new year hold for the Oklahoma law firm.
"No doubt about it, we had a great year in 2017," Henry said, "But we're expecting even bigger things to happen in 2018. The firm is growing and our future is bright. We only want to do bigger and better things here at Fry & Elder. We're a team."
Contact Fry & Elder Tulsa or Fry & Elder Oklahoma City today to set up a personal consultation with a distinguished Oklahoma trial lawyer.
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Experienced Tulsa DUI Defense Lawyers Provide Sound Advice
While the acclaimed Oklahoma law firm of Fry & Elder has been primarily known for its excellence in family law the past 50 years, the firm, which has been named to the U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firms List each of the past five years, also provides exceptional criminal defense for a variety of criminal matters including DUI (driving under the influence).
It's no secret to anyone that DUI's are a big deal. Driving under the influence is considered a crime in every state and DUI charges are handled in criminal court. Depending on the circumstances, Oklahoma DUI convictions can lead to everything from a license suspension to jail or prison time. Those punishments are even more compounded by the financial loss and psychological impact that a DUI conviction can impose on someone.
The Tulsa DUI defense lawyers at Fry & Elder encourage everyone to make safe decisions this holiday season and avoiding getting behind the wheel if you have had too much to drink. Research indicates, however, that there is an increase in DUI stops on or around New Year's.
What Does the Research Indicate?
According to a report by Scram® Systems, 40 percent of all highway deaths that occur during the holiday season (Blackout Wednesday through January 2) are caused by drunk drivers. The Oklahoman recently reported that nearly 800 people died across the nation in December of 2016 as a result of "drunk-driving related crashes" and that "nearly 30 percent of those who died in traffic crashes were in incidents involving a driver with a BAC of 0.08 percent or higher. In Oklahoma that percentage was 50 percent."
The Oklahoma City media outlet also indicated that law-enforcement officials throughout the state "will work around the clock to keep vehicle drivers and passengers safe as they search for drunk drivers."
Fry & Elder's Tulsa DUI defense lawyers, again, want you to utilize sound judgement this holiday season, but in the unfortunate event that you do get stopped for DUI, it is imperative that you seek consultation with an experienced team of Tulsa DUI defense lawyers.
Courtesy of Scram Systems
Why Consult with an Accomplished Team of Tulsa DUI Defense Lawyers?
DUI law is complicated, meaning that it is difficult for someone with little to no experience in handling DUI cases to properly assess the strengths and weaknesses of your case. The fact of the matter is, there is too much on the line to not consult with an attorney experienced in handling DUI cases.
While you can choose to be represented by a public defender, hiring a private attorney typically has more advantages. These include:
Additional one-on-one consultation time
A greater chance for desired results or outcome
Less time in court
Fry & Elder not only has a team of skilled Tulsa DUI defense lawyers, the firm provides after-hours special emergency legal assistance. Its decorated lineup of trial lawyers include:
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Closing target trimming and CTTdocker programs for discovering hidden superfamily loci in genomes
Zhihua Hua, Ohio University
Matthew J. Early, Ohio University
© 2019 Hua, Early. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The contemporary capacity of genome sequence analysis significantly lags behind the rapidly evolving sequencing technologies. Retrieving biological meaningful information from an ever-increasing amount of genome data would be significantly beneficial for functional genomic studies. For example, the duplication, organization, evolution, and function of superfamily genes are arguably important in many aspects of life. However, the incompleteness of annotations in many sequenced genomes often results in biased conclusions in comparative genomic studies of superfamilies. Here, we present a Perl software, called Closing Target Trimming (CTT), for automatically identifying most, if not all, members of a gene family in any sequenced genomes on CentOS 7 platform. To benefit a broader application on other operating systems, we also created a Docker application package, CTTdocker. Our test data on the F-box gene superfamily showed 78.2 and 79% gene finding accuracies in two well annotated plant genomes, Arabidopsis thaliana and rice, respectively. To further demonstrate the effectiveness of this program, we ran it through 18 plant genomes and five non-plant genomes to compare the expansion of the F-box and the BTB superfamilies. The program discovered that on average 12.7 and 9.3% of the total F-box and BTB members, respectively, are new loci in plant genomes, while it only found a small number of new members in vertebrate genomes. Therefore, different evolutionary and regulatory mechanisms of Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases may be present in plants and animals. We also annotated and compared the Pkinase family members across a wide range of organisms, including 10 fungi, 10 metazoa, 10 vertebrates, and 10 additional plants, which were randomly selected from the Ensembl database. Our CTT annotation recovered on average 14% more loci, including pseudogenes, of the Pkinase superfamily in these 40 genomes, demonstrating its robust replicability and scalability in annotating superfamiy members in any genomes.
Hua, Zhihua and Early, Matthew J., "Closing target trimming and CTTdocker programs for discovering hidden superfamily loci in genomes" (2019). Environmental & Plant Biology Open Access Publications. 10.
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Chris Morvan interviews the Surinamese artist and director of the Nola Hatterman Art Academy Marcel Pinas.
Like all forms of culture, art tends to be found in cities, but the place we find convenient to work is often not the place that formed us. It doesn't, of course, make an artist any less 'legitimate' if he or she appears as if by magic in some commercial hub, but for some, a glib acknowledgment of their roots is not enough. Such a man is Suriname's Marcel Pinas.
To understand pinas and his work, it helps to know ae he comes from, and Suriname is a quite unusual place. Many people around the world have no idea where it is, because it is in South America but it doesn't have a successful football team and it's in the Caribbean region but has no beaches and little tourism.
What Suriname does have is a troubled recent past. As recently as the early 1990s an internal guerilla war ravaged the country, with the Jungle Commando taking on the army. The rebels represented a group known as the Maroons, descendants of Africans brought to the country in the era of slavery by the Dutch, who ruled Suriname at the time. The Maroons were put to work on plantations, mostly close to the capital, Paramaribo, but many ran off into the interior, where there was and still is a huge area of dense jungle. There they established their own communities and reverted to the cultures of their homelands.
Although the war ended in 1992, Suriname is still very much divided into the interior and the developed areas nearer the coast. The 21th century (or even the 20th) has still to make much of an impact outside the urban centers of Paramaribo and one or two smaller towns.
Thus there is a huge amount of culture that never reaches the outside world.
Marcel Pinas is a descendent of the Maroons, and he is determined not only not to forget it himself. But to bring his heritage to the attention of the international art community. To this end he has established a little art hotspot in the small community of Moengo.
Installation View Galerie Sanaa, Utrecht.
We meet, though, at the Nola Hatterman Art Academy, which is very much, the cradle of art talent in Suriname. Pinas learned his craft here and is now the director. It is a friendly wooden building with a ramshackle air that belies the fact that it was rebuilt only 20 years ago. The setting is Fort Zeelandia, once the center of military operations in Paramaribo, situated as it is on the Suriname River, where it could defend the town.
The fort is now a quiet, leafy area, a welcome respite from the heat and traffic of the city. The students here learn, as Pinas did, the basic skills of drawing and painting, the platform on which they can build their own style.
Pinas paints a downbeat picture of the prospects for artists in his country.
So, having got himself established as a professional, Pinas could develop his own style.
Is art in Suriname still all about hanging things on walls?
When he was studying and seeking his own artistic identity, he had a sudden realization.
He points to the silver symbols hanging from the chain around his neck.
So those are the reasons why Pinas went back to work in Moengo. He is the figurehead of the Kibii Foundation, which was set up to bring new life to the region.
Installation View, Het Gemak, The Hague, 2009.
As we saw before, though, with Pinas' own development, there has to be a pragmatic side to it. A certain amount of funding is currently helping the Moengo project – the Dutch embassy funding artists, the Mondrian Funds and the Prince Claus Fund, but Pinas is unsure how long it will last.
"So I am thinking about how to survive," he says. He talks of working with companies based in the area, and there is now a restaurant associated with the project, which brings in a small but useful amount of money, and likewise a guest house with 12 rooms. Both of these new developments are a result of catering for the needs of the visitors generated by the art project. The whole project is far from grand, but there is a museum, a space for the artworks to be displayed and a rehearsal space for music, with instruments available to use. Next on the agenda is a recording studio. Initially the instruments were provided by Pinas, but he is gradually getting the project to stand on its own, and musicians now pay a small amount to use what they need.
The museum is in an old building. "You have to make do with what you have, "Pinas says.
The art park itself is boosted each time a visiting artist comes, and there are now 13 sculptures,. The artists, who come for three months at a time, then work with children after school in three nearby villages.
After a string of artists from abroad, the current incumbent is the home-grown talent of Razia Barsatie.
"They have to be artists who can come here and work with what there is, "he says, meaning the lack of facilities and the difficulty of obtaining materials.
Pinas himself has done stints as artist-in-residence in, among other places, Vermomt, the south of France and Trinidad. He is a firm believer in travelling in that way as a means of building a network, showing work to new people and being exposed to new influences.
Installation View Kibi Wi Koni, Berlin.
With the Moengo project taking up much of his time, he was in no hurry to follow in Rinaldo Klas's footsteps as director of the Nola Hatterman Art Academy, and thought about it several months before accepting the post.
That brings us back to the building where we are talking. It has a charming, bohemian atmosphere, but is it suitable for an art school.
No, is the simple answer. It's not big enough, lacking the space for dedicated areas for print-making, a ceramic workshop and so on,. As it is, nothing can be left set up – everything has to be cleared away at the end of a session.
While full government funding is still some way off (although staff salaries and maintenance of the building are provided), Pinas senses a change of attitude, a growing realization of the importance of art and culture.
A real danger for any artist who becomes so involved in organization and administration is that his art can be neglected, but Pinas has established a routine. The institute gets his full attention Monday to Wednesday until midday or early afternoon, after which he goes into his studio. He also works when in Moengo, and says he gains inspiration for his work from what is happening there.


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The largest block of tropical forest in the planet may be severely threatened. One of ten species of tree in the world grows in Amazonia, and half of them could be threatened by the middle of the century. This is one of the findings of a recent study published in Nature Climate Change, where four researchers from Brazil and the Netherlands present an analysis, combining scenarios of deforestation and climate change with alarming conclusions. According to the prediction of their worst case scenario, following business as usual trends, half of the forest in southern part of Amazonia may be reduced to fragments threatening many species.
First, they produced maps of the original distribution of each one of the 10,071 known Amazonian tree species before human-induced changes. Those maps were stacked to average the number of species present in squares of 10 x 10 kilometers, estimating species richness in those spaces, reaching ~1,500 species per square. Mapping the place where species could be found is important to obtain the limits of temperature and precipitation where they are apparently comfortable, explains first author Vitor Gomes. By stacking the original distribution of the species to the total deforestation by 2013 in Amazônia (~10%) they observed that 807 species may be classified as threatened. According to the study, by 2013 the deforestation impacted suitable areas of distribution for 98.7% of the tree species in Amazonia.
Then, the group assessed the impacts of deforestation and climate change using projections for 2050. Surprisingly, climate change impacts were stronger than deforestation impacts in the analysis for the next 30 years. The losses of suitable areas induced by deforestation varied between 19-30%, while climate change induced loss varied between 47-53%. Despite the higher potential losses produced by climate change both scenarios show alarming results and could severe consequences to Amazonian biodiversity, considers Vitor Gomes.
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The authors considered that a realistic future scenario should analyse both impacts combined, and the results of this combination showed even higher losses. The losses may vary between 53-65%, from best case scenario (optimistic) to worst case scenario (pessimist). Such losses may result in a reduction between 43-58% of the species richness. "Tropical forests have an important role of in regulating climate, providing ecosystem services and conserving biodiversity, and we are facing the risk of losing almost 60% of the Amazonian tree species richness, says Rafael P. Salomão, professor of Universidade Federal da Amazônia in Belém, Brazil.
Even the best case scenario predicts that more than half of the suitable areas may be lost. The total number of threatened species in the combined scenarios varied between 4,872 (48.4%) and 4,993 (49.6%). Despite the small difference between the scenarios, in the best case scenario the number of threatened species classified as Critically Endangered (CR) is lower, dropping from 22% (pessimist) to 11% (optimistic). The worst case scenario is based on current trends of deforestation and CO2 emissions, considering no mitigating actions or increase in governance. One of the maps produced by the study shows Amazonia halved in the worst case scenario. One of the halves includes east, southern and southeast Amazonia, and shows a severely fragmented forest, and the other half, which holds northern, central and west Amazonia shows a still continuous forest block.
Common species of the fragmented block, such as Protium altissimum (Aubl.) Marchand. may face higher threats. This species is the second most abundant in Amazonia occurring with a high number of individuals. In the severely fragmented area the deforestation is already intense, especially in the region known as the "arc of deforestation". The continuous block may be less impacted by deforestation, although it is not immune to climate change. Eperua falcata Aubl., a common species in Guiana, and also one of the most abundant species in Amazonia, may lose up to 63% of its suitable area. According the coauthor Hans ter Steege, researcher of Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, The Netherlands, it could be hard for E. falcata finding new environments in the future. The individuals of this species can't spread their seeds more than 15 meter far need around a century to mature.
Halved Amazonia. The study considered the Pan Amazonia and its 9 countries, around 5.7 millions square kilometers. Provided by Vitor Gomes
"Many species populations move slowly. I often read papers considering that some forest types will be found in other areas by 2050 due to climate change. But how these forests will even get there? Will they take a train?".
Although the study shows alarming results it highlights the important role of the Amazonian protected areas network. These areas may prevent the reduction of the species richness of the predicted future impacts. "Even those area are not completely immune to climate change. Our models show that the forests outside the protected areas network could lose a third more species", says Vitor Gomes. The authors added that the worst case scenario looks even more realistic due to the recent rises of the deforestation in Amazonia, and current efforts limiting global warming are clearly insufficient.
Ima Vieira, co-author of the study and researcher of Museu Goeldi in Belém, Brazil, warns about the great risk that Amazonian forest may face due to the approval of the brazilian Bill 2362/2019, which proposes the elimination of legal reserve on rural properties. Says Ima, "If this happens, about 89 million hectares can be directly threatened by deforestation in the Amazonia. We are already impressed by the results of this study, imagine what could happen if such level of environmental throwback come true. The forest of the future could be divided into several blocks, where many species would suffer serious risks of extinction. It is fundamental improving environmental governance in the region, considering protected areas and legal reserves as complementary instruments for the protection of biodiversity".
The study concludes with the example of the Atlantic Forest, that currently holds around 10% of its original cover, and for more than a century has been target of several studies alerting about its degradation, and therefore, letting Amazonia face the same destiny would not be an option.
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