MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2003 (HealthDayNews) -- People who are overweight and obese rack up as much as $1,500 more in medical costs each year than people with healthy weights.
So concludes new research in the January/February issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.
The two-year study included nearly 200,000 General Motors workers. It found the average annual medical costs for people with normal weight was $2,225, compared to $2,388 for overweight people and $3,753 for people who were the most severely obese.
The study found that 40 percent of the GM workers were overweight, 21.3 percent of them were obese, 37 percent had healthy weights and 1.5 percent were underweight.
This is the first study to examine the relationship between medical costs and the six weight groups outlined in the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's weight guidelines.
The researchers say their findings show the economic burden caused by obesity. In 1994, it was estimated that the direct medical costs of obesity in the United States total $51.6 billion. Being overweight and obese leads to many chronic diseases.


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The Impact of Corporate Sports Sponsorship
A recent Seton Hall Sports poll found, as Darren Rovell of ESPN noted, that
85% of people say that a sports sponsorship doesn't affect their decision to buy that brand (Seton Hall Sports Poll). Too low for $ spent.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 2, 2015
Some of the responses to this finding were interesting, to say the least; a couple wondered if this news would "finally" lead to less corporate spending for sponsorships — a decluttering of stadiums.
I believe Rovell's take is closer to the truth — that the number saying sports sponsorship did have an impact was too low for the money spent by sponsors.
And, importantly, it should be noted that the poll gauged what people said, not what they do.
44% pay attention to sponsor signs in a stadium, only 9% more likely to buy, 85% "no difference." https://t.co/T5AlRgtTW7 #advertising
— SetonHall SportsPoll (@HallSportsPoll) October 29, 2015
Among marketing people, that 44% admitted that they paid attention was cause for major celebration; and perhaps, that 85% believe themselves to be unaffected by the ads was cause for even greater celebration– as advertising works best that way, just under the radar.
But what do sponsors get from these placements and affiliations?
I'll leave that analysis to the able hands of Seton Hall, Stillman School of Business, Professor Kurt W. Rotthoff, a co-author of "Influences on Sponsorship Deals in NASCAR: Indirect Evidence from Time on Camera," which was published in Applied Economics and looks at sponsorship value and influence. This passage below deals with sponsorship and stock price, as good a place to start as any.
Rotthoff writes:
Although the measurement of sponsorship effectiveness if notoriously difficult (for a description of the difficulty see Breuer and Rumpf 2012), the marketing literature, as well as the economics and finance literature, have all attempted to measure the overall benefit and effectiveness of corporate sponsorship dollars. In the finance literature, event studies have found a positive relation between athletic sponsorship and stock prices. Cornwell, Pruitt, and Clark (2005) find that sponsorship in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) all increased the stock prices of the sponsoring firms. Pruitt, Cornwell, and Clark (2004) also find that announcement of sponsorship of a NASCAR team increases the sponsoring company's stock price. Mahar, Paul, and Stone (2005) find that NASCAR sponsors that sell directly to end consumers have a positive relationship between winning and sponsors stock price; however, this does not hold for firms that market to businesses. Durr, Eaton, and Broker (2009) find that a portfolio of corporations that sponsor NASCAR teams consistently outperforms the risk-adjusted returns of the S&P 500.
They claim that NASCAR sponsorship sends a signal of a firm's financial health. Other event studies have also found a relationship between athlete image and stock prices. For instance during the Tiger Woods scandal in 2009, his sports-related sponsors' stock value decreased by over four percent and the stock prices of his top five sponsors fell by two to three percent (Knittel and Stango 2010).
This entry was posted in Advertising and tagged Advertising, Billboards in Ballparks, Seton Hall Sports Poll, Sponsorship on November 13, 2015 by Michael Ricciardelli.
Seton Hall Sports Poll Update
Seth Everett gives the latest Seton Hall SportsPoll update: MLB's World Series vs. NFL; interesting result for sports stadium billboard sponsorship and perceived effect (1 minute, 27 seconds).
This entry was posted in Advertising, Baseball, Baseball, Football, General News, Podcast, Poll Results, Sponsorship and tagged Advertising, Baseball, Billboards in Ballparks, MLB, NFL, Seton Hall Sports Poll, Sharkey Institute, World Series on November 9, 2015 by Michael Ricciardelli.
World Series vs. NFL? Strong Gain for Baseball Shown in Preference
South Orange, NJ, October 29, 2015 — The World Series, which will go head-to-head against the NFL this Sunday (if a fifth game is necessary), has shown strong growth in such a match-up in the opinion of the American public, according to a Seton Hall Sports Poll conducted this week.
While a regular season NFL game is preferred over a World Series game by a 48%-36% margin, when Seton Hall asked the question five years ago, the NFL margin was 56%-22%. That is a shift from a 34% to 12% differential, and seems to match the ratings for Tuesday night's Game One of the World Series, which was the highest in five years.
There were no clear differences in the percentages based on whether a baseball or a football game was being played on the day the question was asked.
"This is a strong trend for baseball," noted Rick Gentile, director of the Poll, which is sponsored by The Sharkey Institute. "Despite the absence of household name stars in this year's Kansas City-New York Mets matchup, the public is finding the games compelling."
The Poll was conducted this week (October 26-28) among 820 random adults called on landlines and cellphones across the country. There is a margin of error of 3.5%.
Asked which they expected to be more competitive, the World Series or the political debate, 49% said the debate and 41% said the World Series. (The vast majority of respondents answered prior to the airing of the debate on CNBC, which began at 8 pm eastern time on the final day of polling).
In other findings, 45% felt the World Series takes place too late in the year (vs. 37% saying it was fine to end in November). When asked two years ago, 53% said it takes place too late, and 36% said it was okay as is.
59% said it didn't matter if a baseball player acts out with a demonstrative gesture in a game (such as a bat flip or a pitcher's gesture after a strikeout). 17% felt that was good for baseball and 15% said it was bad for baseball.
VIEWING HABITS STILL LOCKED INTO 'OLD MEDIA'
BILLBOARD SPONSORS HAVE VIEWER ATTENTION
Although there are growing varieties of ways to watch sports, 83% still choose television and 7% choose "in person," leaving only 5% who usually watch streaming video and 5% "other" or "none." Streaming video was launched back in 2000 when Rick Gentile produced the Paralympic Games from Sydney, Australia for WeMedia, but now, 15 years later, it remains a small piece of the viewership pie.
Good news for billboard sponsors – 44% of respondents said they pay attention to sponsor signs in the stadium. Asked if they are more or less likely to purchase a product they see sponsoring sports events, only 9% said more likely and 85% said "no difference." (Advertisers would surely dispute this finding). 6% said they would be less likely.
This entry was posted in Baseball, Baseball, Football, General News, Poll Results, Professional, Sport and tagged Advertising, Baseball, Billboards in Ballparks, Football, Live Stream, MLB, NFL, Sponsorship, World Series on October 29, 2015 by Marty Appel.

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All these comments and more can be read in the Visitors Book upon arrival.
This was our first visit to The Lake District. It truly is everything that we were told it was - stunning scenery and we have gone home with a tan - who needs abroad! We have been made so welcome and comfortable at The Hayloft. We have had everything to hand that we have needed in charming picturesque surroundings. The peace and stillness you get sitting on the garden seat at the end of the top meadow is good for the soul, and something we will remember and take back to our busy lives at home. Thank you so much for our holiday August 2012!
Had a lovely time in the lake district. The Hayloft was a perfect base for some spectacular views, we'd definitely recommend a stroll up Blencathra, challenging but definitely worth the effort.
What a fantastic place to celebrate a 25th birthday. The Hayloft was a lovely place to stay - very warm and cosy when it was cold outside. Will definitely recommend it to friends and family and will be sure to come back ourselves.
Warm and cosy with all 'mod cons'. Weather pretty good - no rain, but a bit cold outside. Will return when we can!
A lovely clean and cosy base to explore the northern end of the lake district.
Well worth the two hour Google search it took to find The Hayloft. Lovely accommodation and a great base for touring the Northern Lakes and the Solway Coast.
The Hayloft has been the perfect place to stay - spotlessly clean, everything we could possibly have wanted to hand and complete privacy unless we chose otherwise.
A wonderful week and some great walking in amazingly good weather. We loved the accommodation - really comfortable and in a lovely setting.
We were delighted upon arriving at The Hayloft. The pictures on the internet and in the brochure do not do it justice.
A great location set in a wonderful part of the lakes. Solitude on the fells easily obtainable. In fact this is what the central lakes used to be like when we first started coming here in the mid 1960's.
We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay in The Hayloft which was recommended to us by a friend 10/10.
We have has a totally excellent honeymoon here, despite the changeable weather. We settled in immediately and felt The Hayloft to be a 'home from home'.
I think we have been here every year since our honeymoon five years ago. It has been a wonderful retreat - as always. Thanks again for creating such a nice space.
Thank you for a brilliant weekend! The Hayloft is even better that we expected and soon feels like home from home. This has been a very memorable weekend for us as ****** proposed to me up Skiddaw on Saturday. The accommodation has provided the cosy romantic retreat we had hoped for.
Beautiful place, gorgeous scenery. Hopefully we can come back again soon. Do not want to come home.


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Ashlee Simpson Ross Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Evan Ross
Ashlee Simpson Ross and Evan Ross are bringing home a new bundle of joy.
The "Pieces of Me" singer has given birth to a baby boy. This is the second child for the musical couple, who are parents to 5-year-old daughter Jagger Ross. Ashlee is also mom to 11-year-son Bronx Wentz, who she shares with ex-husband Pete Wentz.
"10-29-2020," the singer captioned her Instagram post on Saturday, Oct. 31. "Ziggy Blu Ross. Our sweet boy has arrived! I'm over the MOON we are so Blessed!" Evan expressed a similar message on his Instagram, writing, "Our son has arrived! I'm in heaven!"
The 35-year-old singer first announced her baby news in April 2020, posing for a photo with her husband and her pregnancy test. "We are pregnant and we are so excited to share it with everyone," she wrote to her social media followers. "Baby #3."
The Hunger Games alum also shared the news with his fans at the time. "The fam is growing," he wrote on Instagram. "Ash and I can't wait to welcome the newest addition."
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Japanese wind turbine producer Loopwing is developing a turbine in order to produce energy from ocean currents. Their loop shaped rotor blades, also used for wind turbines, should prove efficient under water, according to the company.
Loopwing is currently working on a pilot plant with a rotor diameter of 33 meters and a maximum power of 2 MW. The blades of this machine are so thin that the current will deform them. This will increase efficiency. The Loopwing rotor technology has a second advantage to regular turbines; they hardly create any whirls around the rotor blades. This also means higher efficiency. Commercially sized Loopwing sea turbines are expected to produce around 2.5 GW when placed in the Kuroshio current east of Japan.


On April 15, 1452 a man was born who changed the world like no-one else before: Leonardo da Vinci. Born in the small Tuscan town of Vinci, the illegitimate son of a farmer developed into the greatest geniuses of all times. He was an artist, sculptor, architect, art historian, natural scientist, musician, writer and inventor.
EMS Exhibits dedicated a unique exhibition to the exceptional artist Leonardo da Vinci showcasing all 23 paintings known to be created by the mastermind.
All paintings have been replicated in their original sizes with the help of a complex digital process specifically for this exhibit and are of astonishing authenticity. The artwork is presented in chronological order enabling to understand developments in Da Vinci's work style throughout the years. The visitors also get to learn about the mostly adventurous background stories of every single painting including the way it was made, the probability of its origins and the identified stops along its world tour over the past 550 years.
Hear Leonardo´s musical compositions for the first time!
Visitors will experience another absolute novelty at this outstanding exhibit by being able to hear Leonardo´s musical compositions for the first time ever. Professor Reinhard Amon (University of Music and applied Arts, Vienna) and Meastro Prof. Contini have painstakingly reconstructed the musical works of Leonardo which accompanies visitors through the exhibition.


Should Apple Postpone the Mac Pro?
"This may seem like a radical idea, but the conventional wisdom, such as it is, states that Apple will announce an Intel-based professional desktop Mac during the WWDC in August. That is, along with Leopard and perhaps a second generation Intel-based model or two. This would complete the transition to Intel, assuming the Xserve is part of the program."
Link: Should Apple Postpone the Power Mac Replacement?
"In Q207, budget box builders are going to have quite a few nice options from Intel, if the latest roadmap from the company is any guide. The roadmap, turned up by Daily Tech, shows a 'Conroe-L,' described as a single-core version of Conroe aimed at the low end. Conroe-L will probably be joined in the low end by the last remnants of the Pentium 4 and Celeron D lines, from which Intel will try to squeeze the very last drops of revenue before finally putting Netburst out to pasture.
"I hold out high hopes for all of the single-core versions of Core 2 that Intel will release, including Conroe-L. As I've pointed out in my coverage of Core 2, the new architecture is a single-threaded monster, and a single-core version of it should be quite capable for a variety of mid-range to low-end tasks. I think Apple in particular, a company with much experience exploiting low-end processors by putting them into innovative enclosures, could do some nice things with Conroe-L . . . [queue the Apple media center speculation]."
"The glass-encased room inside Intel Corp.'s microchip factory here, with its shiny, metallic surfaces and frigid air, is a world away from the blistering sun and brown earth outside. An army of robots suspended from the vast ceiling glide from one refrigerator-sized machine to the next. Their cargo: thousands of 12-inch silicon platters that form the raw material for Intel's most sophisticated computer microprocessor to date.
"Inside this chip fabrication plant on the outskirts of Phoenix, engineers clad in what look like space suits are six months into a dramatic overhaul that could determine Intel's future as it faces its stiffest competition in more than a decade.
"Intel closed the factory, officially known as Fab 12, for 18 months and spent $2 billion to retool it with more than 800 machines that follow a new manufacturing recipe cooked up more than four years ago and is already in place at a plant in Oregon. By year's end, the process will be up and running in a total of four fabs."
Macintosh users interested in expanding the capabilities of their Intel-based Macs can now find the practical advice they need to install Windows on a Mac with the 104-page "Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac." The ebook was written by installation expert Joe Kissell, whose ebooks on upgrading to new versions of Mac OS X have set the standard for answering the real-world questions and concerns that users have when contemplating a major system update. "Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac" looks in detail at all the possibilities, including the virtualization software Parallels Desktop and Q, along with Apple's dual-boot solution, Boot Camp. For each option, Kissell provides step-by-step instructions for installing the software and for installing Windows, and he goes further by explaining how to make mice and keywords behave properly, share files between the Mac and Windows, and avoid Windows malware. He also explains the various ways of acquiring Windows, a topic made confusing by Microsoft's numerous licensing options and activation mechanism.
With Apple's release of Boot Camp, which lets you boot an Intel-based Mac in Windows XP, the Mac community has been abuzz with questions about installing Windows on a Mac, whether via Boot Camp or virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop and Q. Now, turn to installation expert Joe Kissell for the answers. Joe examines why you might want to use a Mac to run Windows, helps you pick the best option for running Windows in your situation, and gives detailed, real-world steps for installing Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop, or Q on an Intel Mac. The ebook also explains how to make mice and keyboards work properly, share files across platforms, avoid Windows viruses and malware, and more. An appendix looks briefly at solutions for running Windows on PowerPC-based Macs.
Includes a coupon worth $10 off Parallels Desktop, rendering the ebook free!
Is Windows faster in Boot Camp than in Parallels Desktop?
What can I do if my Windows CD doesn't contain SP2?
How can I use my Bluetooth keyboard and one-button mouse in Boot Camp?
Why does Parallels Desktop on my Mac mini complain about VT-x being disabled, and what can I do about it?
What techniques can I use to avoid viruses and spyware in Windows?
Joe Kissell has written numerous books about the Macintosh, including 50 Fast Mac OS X Techniques and many best-selling Take Control ebooks. He's also a frequent contributor to Macworld magazine and previously spent ten years in the Mac software industry.
The ebook costs $10 and comes with a coupon worth $10 off the price of Parallels Desktop, rendering the book free for readers who want to use the highly regarded virtualization software to run Windows.
"Intel-based Macs such as the iMac (Early 2006), Mac mini (Early 2006), and MacBook Pro rely on a combination of tones and blinking LEDs to display Power On Self Test (POST) error codes.
"If the computer detects no SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory, also referred to as RAM) or the RAM installed does not meet the appropriate specifications, the screen will remain black but the power LED on the front of the computer will blink once per second to signal the error. This error condition may be due to physically damaged RAM, installing the incorrect type of RAM, or not having RAM installed.
"Some RAM may appear to pass the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) but still cannot be used by the operating system. In this case, the computer will display a gray screen, sound three tones and blink the power LED on the front of the computer three times, pause, and repeat the blinking until the computer is turned off.
"The solution to both of these situations is to first re-seat the memory and test the computer again. If the memory fails the POST test again, try memory that has been verified to work correctly on another system (i.e., 'known-good' ) or order new memory from the Apple Store."


Dutch Royal Gazelle, which take-over by Pon Holdings was recently announced, will present its latest innovation in e-bikes at Eurobike. Gazelle offers the option for an extra powerful, lightweight electric motor on the new 2012 Innergy XT models. Specially designed for more hilly terrains, and provides additional support, even at low speeds. The new XT motor weight is reduced by 20%, holds 45 Nm of torque and provides a higher efficiency due less heat development at lower speeds. This motor will be available on the Orange Plus & Excellent, Medeo Xtra & Excellent, and City model of the new 2012 collection.
To increase their export focus Gazelle will present their new export brand, the GoldLine at Eurobike. The GoldLine collection consists of exclusive and luxury bikes built using high quality components only. Developed with the highest quality assurance levels and made specifically for the demanding high-end rider. The GoldLine collection includes electric bikes, city bikes, hybrids and road bikes. All bicycles are characterized by their light weight and sportive look.


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This Research Guide will help you find legal and practical resources related to your work at one of the Transactional Law Clinics. This Guide is designed to get you started by introducing you to resources -- it cannot cover all possible research topics.
You may also want to check out:
Introduction to Transactional Lawyering Practice (KF300 .A7562 2013),
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The "Additional Resources" page below.
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) resources are great for any practitioner in Massachusetts, especially new lawyers or experienced lawyers working in an unfamiliar area of law. Use the Advanced Search feature (to the left of the main search bar) to find the type of resource you need in the relevant area of law. You will see many MCLE resources identified in this Guide. (Requires HLS Me authentication.)
Lexis's Practice Advisor, Westlaw's Practical Law, and Bloomberg Law's Transactional Intelligence Center are good places to start researching transactional law areas. These resources are designed for practitioners — both new attorneys and attorneys new to these areas of law. They offer relevant laws & regulations, secondary sources, practice guides, outlines & checklists, model agreements & forms, and drafting tools.
Practical Guidance on Legal Research Platforms
Starting in Lexis Advance, click on the tiles in the upper left corner to find the tile for Lexis Practice Advisor. You can browse the various "Practice Areas" to focus on a particular type of transaction or area of law (e.g., Corporate and M&A, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Tax, etc.).
Starting in Westlaw, click on the small menu icon in the upper left corner to toggle between the (standard) Westlaw and Practical Law platforms. You can browse the various "Practice Areas" to focus on a particular type of transaction or area of law (e.g., Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Corporate and M&A, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, etc.).
Starting in Bloomberg Law, click on the "Browse" link in the upper left, then click on "Transactional Intelligence Center" in the menu that pops out from the left side.
Here's a partial view of the Transactional Intelligence Center (scroll for more). You can find resources designed for practitioners, explaining how to structure different types of transactions, draft various types of documents, etc.
Free Legal Documents???
Just Google "free legal documents for startups" and you will find many online documents you can use to start a business.
Are they any good? I don't know.
The quality of documents you may find online varies and the Library in no way endorses any provider of free/low-cost legal documents as being "the best," or "quality" or even "somewhat OK."
We do, however, suggest you consider some questions:
Where did these documents come from—is it reputable (e.g., a well-known law firm with experience representing startups)?
Are they current—can you tell when the documents were last updated (or were they uploaded and forgotten)?
Are they relevant for my specific needs (e.g., your jurisdiction/type of startup/legal issue)?
Think critically. A quality law firm may offer basic documents with the hope a startup will become successful and use that firm as their legal adviser in the future (e.g., going public, an acquisition, etc.). Even so, the firm will usually advise the startup to have a legal professional review the final documents to make sure they are consistent with the needs of the specific startup. If you examine the website carefully you will usually find this cautionary language if you follow a link marked "Disclaimer," or "Terms of Service," or any other place where legal details can be tucked away.
Recommended reading: What it Means When Law Firms and Startups Give Away Legal Documents (written by Daniel Doktori, a Harvard Law graduate and co-founder of the Harvard Law Entrepreneur Project). The article was written in 2015 but contains relevant advice and the majority of links it provides will connect you to sites that continue to be operational.
Examples of sites providing documents and information for startups include:
Cooley Go (Cooley LLP)
WHLaunch (WilmerHale)
Founders' Workbench (Goodwin Procter LLP)
Startup Forms Library (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)
LathamDrive (Latham & Watkins)
DLAPiper Accelerate (DLA Piper)
NVCA's Model Legal Documents (National Venture Capital Association)
Y Combinator
Just remember: You get what you pay for.
Choice of Legal Entity
Businesses can be established in a variety of ways. These resources can help you choose an appropriate form of legal entity.
Choice of Entity: Legal Considerations of Selection (BNA Corporate Practice Portfolio Series -- Portfolio #50)
Discusses state and federal income tax and other considerations pertinent to choosing the most advantageous legal form for conducting business and investment activities. The portfolio provides a summary perspective on the various legal forms of business enterprises and their relative advantages and disadvantages. These forms include the sole proprietorship, a general partnership, a limited partnership, a regular corporation, an S corporation, an LLC, an LLP, an LLLP, and a business trust.
Available online via Bloomberg Law using the link above.
Research Handbook on Partnerships, LLCs and Alternative Forms of Business Organizations
While the partnership has been a viable alternative to incorporation for centuries, the much more recent limited liability company (LLC) has increasingly become the business organization of choice for new firms in the United States. This Handbook includes extensive discussion of alternatives to incorporation, including several chapters devoted to alternative entities in foreign jurisdictions.
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Massachusetts Resources
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Secretary of the Commonwealth of MA -- Corporations Division
The Corporations Division of Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin's Office is the repository for certain records of approximately two hundred and seventeen thousand active corporations, one hundred sixty-five thousand active LLCs, and twenty thousand other entities organized or registered to do business in the Commonwealth. In addition, the Corporations Division maintains records for limited partnerships and business trusts. Limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, service marks, trademarks, and uniform commercial code (UCC) filings are also made with the Corporations Division.
Doing Business in Massachusetts (Mass.gov)
This business portal for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts contains information on starting a business, regulations and licensing, taxes, and government contracting.
Small Business Guides (Mass.gov)
Information on starting, growing, and operating a small business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Business Taxes (Mass.gov)
Information you need to fulfill your business tax obligations to the Commonwealth.
MA legal forms - Corporations (Mass.gov)
Organized by Subject -- look under "Corporations and Other Business Organizations"
For-Profit Corporation Forms (Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of MA)
Forms for for-profit corporations organized under the laws of Massachusetts.
Forms for Corporations Operating in MA But Not Established Under the Laws of MA (Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of MA)
Forms for corporations operating in Massachusetts but organized under the laws of another state.
Forms for Professional Corporations (Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of MA)
Forms for corporations with a corporate purpose of rendering professional services and services ancillary thereto within a single profession in the commonwealth MA.
Below are some additional resources available through the HLS Library:
The Massachusetts Corporation: Legal Aspects of Organization and Operation (BNA Corporate Practice Portfolio Series -- Portfolio #64)
Analyzes Chapter 156D, the principal Massachusetts corporation law statute, which covers such matters as corporate organization and operation and extraordinary corporate actions. The portfolio also examines statutes treating other types of corporations (e.g., professional) that make reference to and rely on provisions of Chapter 156D for some aspects of their organization and governance. It will also consider the Massachusetts business trust and the requirements for foreign corporations to qualify—and to maintain that qualification—to do business in Massachusetts. Finally, it provides an extensive overview of Chapter 156C, which governs Massachusetts limited liability companies, both domestic and foreign.
Massachusetts Corporations and Other Business Entities (Mass. Legal Practice Library, Vol 7)
KFM2613 .M85 2013
Massachusetts Corporation Law & Practice
This publication provides full coverage of a wide range of material, including detailed analysis and discussion of changes in Massachusetts corporation law, that has a significant impact on the formation, organization, operation, management, and dissolution of Massachusetts corporations; recent case law developments; and analysis and discussion of the Massachusetts business corporation act, related statutes, legislative history and case law.
Available online via Westlaw using the link above. Also available online via Cheetah.
Business Corporations with Forms (Massachusetts Practice Series)
Covering all aspects of Massachusetts law of corporations, from inception to dissolution.
Available online via Westlaw using the link above.
Financing a Massachusetts Business (MCLE)
Use this resource when considering a variety of financing structures, and the pros and cons of going public, defending a takeover, transacting acquisitions, setting up corporate distributions, or confronting a leveraged buyout.
Available online via Lexis Advance using the above link.
Massachusetts Tax Practice Insights
Massachusetts Practice Insights are concise and original pieces of practical insight and analysis that help practitioners navigate the vagaries of state tax law. Written by authorities from the state's top firms, MA Practice Insights contain: tips for dealing with complex issues, practice/planning strategies, lessons and illustrative case examples, risks and benefits of certain actions, alerts to certain practice mistakes, perspective on issues that have divided courts, insights to save you time and your client's money, and drafting guidance.
Available online vis Lexis Advance using the link above.
Massachusetts Corporate Forms
Massachusetts Corporate Forms includes virtually every form you need to create, maintain, modify, or dissolve a corporate entity. Coverage includes every aspect of incorporation, beginning with pre-incorporation planning and continuing with completion of the corporate organization, issues related to capital stock and stockholders, and requirements of corporate governance. Massachusetts Corporate Forms also includes forms that pertain to such corporate actions as mergers, anti-takeover defenses, and liquidations, as well as to such business entities as partnerships, limited liability companies, Massachusetts business trusts, professional corporations, nonprofit corporations, and foreign entities.
Available online via Lexis Advance using the link above.
Contracts, Forms, and Sample Documents
Commercial legal research platforms offer sample forms, agreements, and other documents.
Westlaw:
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From the landing page for Practical Law, click on the "Standard Documents" or "Standard Clauses" link (under the "Resource Types" tab)
Lexis Advance:
From the landing page, click on the "Forms" link (under the "Content Type" tab), or
From the landing page, select the "Practice Area or Industry" tab, then click on the "View our Practice Centers" link at the bottom
Click on the "Corporate and M&A" Practice Center
Under "Top Sources," click to expand "Matthew Bender Forms and Checklists"
Click on "Matthew Bender Corporate and M&A Forms"
Click on "Get documents"
Use the Filters on the left to hone in on the form you need
Bloomberg Law:
From the landing page, click on "Practical Guidance,
Then click inside the "Find a Document" search bar to see a menu of options.
In addition, consider these resources:
Fletcher Corporation Forms, Annotated
A comprehensive source of corporate forms.
Available online via Westlaw using the link above. Physical volumes available at: KF1411 .F55 2011.
Rabkin & Johnson, Current Legal Forms with Tax Analysis
Covers a broad variety of practices (excluding criminal law & litigation), providing sample forms, drafting guidance, and expert commentary regarding related tax issues.
Warren's Forms of Agreements
Collection of forms covering a broad range of business transactions.
Advising Small Businesses
A practical guide to the small business cycles of sole proprietorships, partnerships, closely held corporations, and other types of small businesses.
Advising the Small Business: Forms and Advice for the Legal Practitioner (American Bar Association)
A valuable guide for general practitioners, small firm attorneys, and young lawyers engaged in providing legal counsel to small, privately held businesses.
KF1659 .B38 2018
Created in 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. The SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation's only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.
Creating a Non-Profit Organization
Starting a Nonprofit Organization (U.S. Federal Government website)
Find information and services for nonprofits, including grants, loans, assistance, taxes, management and more.
Charities and Nonprofits (IRS webpage)
General information page. Includes links on how to apply for (or reinstate) tax-exempt status; different types of exempt organizations; annual filing requirements and forms; and other related information.
Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization (IRS Publication #557)
Applying for 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status (IRS Publication #4220)
National Council of Nonprofits
The National Council of Nonprofits is a trusted resource and proven advocate for America's charitable nonprofits. Connecting the policy dots across all levels and branches of governments, the Council of Nonprofits keeps nonprofits informed and empowered to create a positive public policy environment that best supports nonprofits in advancing their missions. Many organizational resources and policy reports.
MA Non-Profit Corporation Information (Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of MA0
MA Non-Profit Corporation Forms (Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of MA)
Massachusetts Attorney General's Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
Responsible for overseeing more than 23,000 public charities in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations (MCLE)
Includes choice of entity; the mechanics of incorporation, filing and reporting; a how-to on preparing IRS Forms 1023 and 1024; the roles, duties and liability issues surrounding directors and officers; how boards function; how to structure employee benefits; fundraising issues pertaining to charities; tax, accounting and finance; reorganizations and dissolutions.
Available online via Lexis Advance using the link above
Guidebook for Boards of Directors of Massachusetts Nonprofits
Recent years have seen a new emphasis on fiduciary responsibility, disclosure and financial accountability. This Guidebook is a step-by-step introduction to the world of Massachusetts nonprofit organizations and a primer on board duties and potential liabilities for every board member, no matter how sophisticated your client is -- grassroots or a billion-dollar foundation. An essential tool for board compliance and accountability The Guidebook is filled with best practices, case scenarios and sound advice for avoiding liability; governing ethically and carrying out the mission of nonprofit organizations.
Available online vie Lexis Advance using the link above.
Nonprofit Corporation Forms Handbook
Available online via Westlaw using the "View Online" link in the HOLLIS record linked above.
Practical guidance available through Westlaw's Practical Law and Lexis's Practice Advisor platforms can be very helpful for finding sample forms and other documents. See the Practical Guidance section of this Guide, above.
Westlaw's Practical Law:
Lexis's Practice Advisor:
Nonprofit Organizations Law: A Legal Research Guide
A survey of bibliographic sources of American nonprofit law. Includes references to primary and secondary sources covering: the history, philosophy, and development of nonprofit law; the role and function of nonprofit law in the United States; the governance of the nonprofit organizations (NPOs); taxation and tax exempt status for NPOs; the rights, duties, and powers of the NPO board members; the rights, duties, and powers of the NPO's officers; and the rights of the NPOs' beneficiaries.
KF1388.A1 A954 2018
Nonprofit Law: A Practical Guide to Legal Issues for Nonprofit Organizations
Covers the formation, tax, governance, and documentation issues of nonprofit organizations. Also addresses matters such as mergers and asset sales and the dissolution of nonprofits.
KF1388 .N665 2017x
The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations (11th ed.)
This book evolved out of materials developed for a course on tax-exempt organizations taught at the George Washington University Law School, in Washington, D.C., for 19 years, beginning in 1973. It also reflects hundreds of questions asked by law students and seminar and conference attendees over the years, as well as the inquiries of clients and colleagues of the author.
Advising Nonprofit Organizations 2020 (Practising Law Institute)
The course handbook for an annual PLI-Plus course on representing nonprofit organizations. Handbooks and transcripts for prior years also available via PLI-Plus.
Understanding Nonprofit Law and Finance: 48 Key Principles for Philanthropic Leaders
This book addresses the 48 fundamental principles of nonprofit law and finance, comprised of 24 legal principles and 24 finance principles. Each chapter contains at least one case study from the nonprofit sector to bring these principles to life and to give the reader context for the rules of law and finance addressed in that chapter. It's geared toward anyone interested in learning more about the top issues in both nonprofit law and finance, including philanthropists, volunteers, students, or professionals working in the nonprofit sector.
KF1388 .E88 2020
How to be a Global Nonprofit: Legal and Practical Guidance for International Activities
Written for nonprofit organizations that qualify for U.S. federal tax-exempt status, as 501(c)(3) organizations, and operate and/or fund non-U.S. programs, How to Be a Global Nonprofit explores: international grant-making by public charities and private foundations; operating a foreign program; forming and operating through a foreign legal entity; staffing foreign operations; raising funds globally; many U.S. and foreign legal and practical issues that nonprofit organizations face when operating across borders.
KF1388 .N68 2012
Guidestar (Harvard's Premium Subscription)
Guidestar.org is a directory of non-profit organizations that provides information about the missions, management, and finances of more than 1.7 million IRS-recognized tax-exempt organizations, including public charities and private foundations. Use this site to access copies of IRS Forms 990, audited financial statements, and other relevant information about a non-profit organization.
NOTE: Harvard affiliates have access to a Premium-level Guidestar subscription (using their Harvard Key credentials) that provides access to additional information and more robust searching capabilities (compared to the standard, free version).
Tax Information for Charities and Nonprofits (IRS site)
Including information on how to apply for and maintain tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) (or other type of) exempt organization.
Multistate Guide to Regulation and Taxation of Nonprofits
Provides comparative coverage of state regulation of solicitation and fundraising, state taxation of nonprofits, as well as required income tax compliance. Ideal for professionals who advise nonprofits that operate in more than one state.
Available online via Welters Kluwer's Cheetah database using th "View Online" llink in the HOLLIS record above.
Massachusetts Law about Real Estate (Mass.gov)
Includes laws, select cases, and guidance for real estate transactions in Massachusetts.
Real Estate Law with Forms (Massachusetts Practice Series)
This treatise provides you with extensive coverage of Massachusetts real estate law, including forms and standard documents.
Forms from Massachusetts Real Estate: A Practice Systems Library Manual
Available via Lexis Advance using the link above.
Massachusetts Real Estate Law Sourcebook & Citator (MCLE)
The real estate conveyancer's most indispensable deskbook, the Massachusetts Real Estate Law Sourcebook & Citator is a compendium of essential resources for both commercial and residential real estate practitioners, combining the latest statutes, regulations, and judicial and administrative resources with a citator summarizing the key court decisions from the past year. This sources extensive resources include selected state and federal statutes and regulations as well as materials from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the Land Court.
Available online via Lexis Advance using the link above (also available via Westlaw).
Massachusetts Zoning Manual (MCLE)
The Massachusetts Zoning Manual provides comprehensive coverage of zoning law and developments that followed the extensive revision and reorganization of the Massachusetts Zoning Act of 1975 and tracks key statutory and case law developments. It includes valuable practice insights on obtaining variances and special permits, appealing zoning decisions, drafting zoning options and numerous other facets of representing clients in zoning matters. A spotlight chapter on Boston zoning are other features that make the Zoning Manual a necessity for real estate attorneys.
Available via Lexis Advance using the link above (also available via Westlaw).
Drafting Commercial Real Estate Documents in Massachusetts (MCLE)
At every stage of a transaction, from the offer to purchase to the closing, commercial real estate practice is document-intensive. Veteran commercial real estate counsel would agree that the key to excellence as a commercial real estate lawyer lies in precise drafting. Knowing that drafting is a skill learned best through example, MCLE has developed Drafting Commercial Real Estate Documents as a model drafting "template" for your own transactional files. Carefully crafted offers of purchase, "P & S" agreement clauses, broker's agreements, and even sample opinion letters are collected in this powerhouse of forms.
Available online via both Lexis and Westlaw. Link above is to Lexis, which allows for easy chapter browsing.
Real Estate Title Practice (MCLE)
From this book you will learn the fundamentals of title practice, including the "nuts and bolts" of a title examination, deeds, descriptions and surveys and contracts for purchase and sale. You learn the nuances of trusts, mechanic's liens, easements and restrictions and how they impact titles. Also examined are the impacts on title of bankruptcy, tax title proceedings, eminent domain and adverse possession. The book explores condominiums, homeowners' associations, streets and ways, waterways, wetlands and railroad properties. In-depth guidance is provided for dealing with title insurance and pursuing matters in the Land Court.
Residential and Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice in Massachusetts (MCLE)
This book guides you through each stage of the landlord-tenant relationship, from the creation of a tenancy to its termination and post-termination issues, providing sample documents and pleadings for guidance. Featured are judicial and ethics commentary as well as tips for effective practice. The manual is full of the information you need to understand the complexities of real estate lease agreements and to represent both lessors and lessees in residential and commercial relationships.
Lease Drafting in Massachusetts (MCLE)
A complete guide to understanding, handling, and drafting leases. Chapters include the formal aspects of commercial and residential leasing, parties and powers to lease, rights conferred on tenants by lease, use of premises, condition of premises, standard terms, rent and related issues, insurance, subrogation and indemnity, transfers of interest, options to purchase, effects of bankruptcy, environmental considerations, and more.
Commercial Real Estate Forms
Commercial Real Estate Forms 3d is an extensive guide provides analysis of every kind of commercial real estate transaction, including forms documenting each kind of transaction.
Robinson's Real Estate Forms: Tax Analysis & Checklists
In addition to providing sample forms, discusses the tax implications of real estate transactions, including the sale and exchange of real estate, landlord and tenant issues, mortgage financing and equity financing, and estate planning.
From Handshake to Closing: The Role of the Commercial Real Estate Lawyer (ABA Publication)
A veteran real estate lawyer explains a commercial real estate deal, offering practical suggestions on how to handle each stage of the process and avoid the pitfalls that can kill it.
KF665 .F76 2019
Anatomy of a Mortgage: Understanding and Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Loans (ABA Publication)
A practical and quick guide to the basic concepts of real estate finance, this book also provides valuable techniques and issues to consider in order to successfully deal with these loan provisions when they are engaged to represent borrowers in closing such loans.
KF695 .A85 2017
Real Estate Finance in a Nutshell
Presents a thorough overview of the law of real estate finance. It covers introductory matters, the mortgage market, real estate financing devices, the underlying obligation, mortgaged property, transfer of both the mortgagor's interest and the mortgagee's interest, and financing cooperatives and condominiums. It reviews government involvement in the financing process. In addition, the volume provides an expansive review of rights and obligations after default and before foreclosure, priorities and foreclosure. It covers the tax consequences of the acquisition, owning and disposition of real estate. Legal principles and relevant caselaw are stated along with their underlying theories to enhance understanding of the law of real estate finance.
KF695.Z9 B78 2018 (copy also available in the Study Guide Collection at the Circulation Desk).
Entertainment Law in a Nutshell
This compact reference gives a big picture overview of the intellectual property, contract, publicity, estate planning, and First Amendment issues that contribute to the field of entertainment law. The book also addresses specific legal issues that arise in the film, music, and television industries, including discussion of the rise of 'reality' television.
KF4290 .B87 2017 (also available in the Study Guide Collection at Circulation).
Entertainment Law: Legal Concepts & Business Practices
This five volume set is a complete reference for business attorneys who structure entertainment deals, negotiate contracts or litigate disputes involving the entertainment industry.
Entertainment Industry Contracts
Entertainment Industry Contracts is an authoritative resource with expert guidance on negotiating and drafting contracts in the major areas of the entertainment industry, including entertainment software. Each area was written by one or more experts in the field, using forms and giving commentary based on their practice of law in the area.
Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing, and the Arts
Provides comprehensive coverage of business practices and legal developments in entertainment law and all areas of mass communications and the arts. This 8-volume set contains state-of-the-art forms with expert drafting advice and commentary to guide you through key contractual phases of business dealings, and practice-tested agreements and clauses for developing solid contracts.
GEN KF4290 .L56x
Music and Copyright
In Music and Copyright, Ron Rosen provides readers with a practical and strategic roadmap to the music-infringement litigation process, beginning with the client's claim or defense and continuing through the selection and use of trial experts, discovery, motion practice, and trial. Renowned for his expertise and career-long commitment to entertainment, intellectual property, and commercial litigation, Ron Rosen has condensed his experience into an essential guide for anyone involved in music-infringement litigation. Packed with elucidating examples from the author's own practice, Music and Copyright navigates the often thorny terrain between notions of the legal and the musical providing practical advice, case studies, forms, and commentary along the way.
All You Need to Know About the Music Business
Written by a veteran music attorney, this book is universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. It addresses all aspects of the industry (e.g., picking a team, recording deals, songwriting, touring, merchandizing, and more) as well as the impact of major technological and economic changes.
Understanding the Business of Entertainment: The Legal and Business Essentials All Filmmakers Should Know
Award-winning screenwriter and entertainment attorney Gregory Bernstein gives an insider's look at the filmmaking business, from copyright law and government media regulation to development, distribution, revenue, the role of agents, managers, and unions, entertainment contracts, and more.
GEN KF4302 .B47 2020
Community Economic Development Resources
Community Economic Development in the United States: The CDFI Industry and America's Distressed Communities
Widener Library WID-LC HN90.C6 G74 2017
Planning Local Economic Development: Theory and Practice
Written by authors with years of academic, regional, and city planning experience, this classic text has laid the foundation for practitioners and academics working in planning and policy development for generations. With deeper coverage of sustainability and resiliency, the new Sixth Edition explores the theories of local economic development while addressing the issues and opportunities faced by cities, towns, and local entities in crafting their economic destinies within the global economy.
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Understanding Community Economic Growth and Decline: Strategies for Sustainable Development
This book presents a fully comprehensive look at what all communities—large and small, urban and rural—can do to grow and sustain their local economic bases. It examines the causes of economic decline for localities as well as the economic "product" being marketed to employers, the process of growth, and the means of sustaining economic growth over time.
E-Book available by following the link above.
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Most building industry disputes that are referred to Building Commissions are due to defective building work. Other causes for disputes can be contractual issues, personal pride, poor communication, poor documentation, the complexities of owner expectation and limitations of contractor ability.
Houspect can always assist with an investigation report if required.


But if you're working in media now you shouldn't be worried about getting your website to hit 20 or 30 million uniques — if ad rates continue to fall, even websites of that size may not be economically viable. Instead, media companies should be doing everything they can can to improve the economic value of their work (which may not mean more pageviews).
For those of us actually working in web journalism, this adds yet on another layer of existential angst. Journalists certainly shouldn't spend their time worrying about how to make their articles more attractive to advertisers.
Whole article is worth a read, but I don't think its conclusions quite hold true. For one thing, there are more ways of selling ads than simple CPM, from more careful targeting to real time bidding to TV-style channel takeovers at busy periods. Some of those have the same problems as CPM with oversupply when it comes to pure growth, but for others size of market is vastly important when combined with good user data.
Secondly, maybe journalists should think about the value of their articles, as well as their other attributes. Or if not the journalist themselves, at least someone on the editorial side. The nature of journalism online is a fascinating crossover of popularity, importance, usefulness and financial value, and every news organisation builds its editorial criteria differently from those sets. But if you build your business only on the first three, and ignore the last one, then eventually you don't have a business at all.


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Vitamin D Blog: Megadoses Safe in Frail Elderly
by Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 24, 2014
Giving a very high dose of vitamin D -- 20,000 IU per week -- to older patients in nursing homes keeps them sufficient in the vitamin and appears to be safe, researchers found.
Elderly patients in assisted living are known to be at risk of having low vitamin D levels because of their comorbidities, reduced exposure to sunlight, and limited intake from food sources. Some studies have shown that giving vitamin D can reduce the risk of fractures and falls in this population, so one group that operates several residential care facilities in Canada (Fraser Health) implemented weekly doses of 20,000 IU for residents over age 65 starting in 2011.
The move was based on a decision from a workgroup of the American Geriatrics Society, which recommended 4,000 IU per day for older patients after some research suggested that 75 nmol/L is better for health outcomes. The IOM recommends 50 nmol/L, with 800 IU per day needed to meet that goal in older adults.
Timothy Green, PhD, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and colleagues sampled 236 patients from these facilities a year after supplementation began.
They found that mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels at that time were 102 nmol/L, according to the study published July 15th in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Only 3% of the patients had a concentration below 40 nmol/L, which would be defined as inadequate, and 19% had levels below 75 nmol/L.
Among patients who took high-dose vitamin D for at least 6 months, the mean serum vitamin D level was 112 nmol/L, and none of these patients had a level below 50 nmol/L.
However, 14% did have hypercalcemia, which could be a concern in elderly patients. But the researchers said that serum levels of vitamin D didn't differ between those with and without hypercalcemia (108 versus 101 nmol/L), suggesting that the doses given are safe, they wrote.
The study was limited, though, because it was cross-sectional -- the researchers didn't look at baseline levels of vitamin D or calcium. Nor did they assess whether higher vitamin D levels translated to better outcomes, such as reduced fracture and fall rates.
Green told MedPage Today that it is generally accepted that vitamin D prevents falls and fractures. And even though there was "no evidence of harm, the 25(OH)D levels were higher than they needed to be."
Given that finding, the dose was changed to 10,000 IU per week -- "a nice example of research guiding clinical practice," he said.
Other coverage from the vitamin D blog:
Low D Levels in Schizophrenia
Cancer Risk in IBD
A Role for Binding Protein
A Role in Blood Pressure?


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Tune-In: Ricky Skaggs, Gatlin Brothers appear on this weekend's edition of HUCKABEE
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The Gatlin Brothers perform "Houston" on Huckabee / Photo courtesy of TBN
Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and legendary country group Larry, Steve & Rudy – the Gatlin Brothers are set to appear on this weekend's edition of Huckabee on TBN.
Skaggs joins former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on set to discuss his recent induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, while the Gatlins appear to perform and celebrate the 35th anniversary of their No. 1 hit song, "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)."
Catch Skaggs and the Gatlins on Huckabee on TBN this Saturday night, February 23 at 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET. The program will re-air on Sunday, February 24 at 7 PM CT / 8 PM ET. For local listings visit TBN.org.
About Ricky Skaggs Earning 12 #1 hit singles, 15 GRAMMY® Awards, 13 IBMA Awards, nine ACM Awards, eight CMA Awards (including Entertainer of the Year), two Dove Awards, the ASCAP Founders Award, three honorary Doctorate degrees, inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame, IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, National Fiddler Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame, and GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the 2013 Artist-In-Residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award in the Instrumentalist category along with countless other awards, Ricky Skaggs is truly a pioneer of Bluegrass and Country music. Since he began playing music more than 50 years ago, Skaggs has released more than 30 albums and has performed thousands of live shows. He started his own record label, Skaggs Family Records, in 1997 and has since released 12 consecutive GRAMMY®-nominated albums. His latest release, Hearts Like Ours, with his wife, celebrated artist Sharon White of The Whites features the couple dueting on handpicked country love songs. And the Grand Ole Opry member has released his first-ever autobiography, "Kentucky Traveler." The book details the life and times of Skaggs and provides a descriptive history of Country and Bluegrass music, as told by the master himself. In addition to his regular touring schedule with his band, Kentucky Thunder, he has performed a string of dates with his better half Sharon White along with guitar legend Ry Cooder on the critically-acclaimed "Cooder-White-Skaggs" tour and from time to time hits the road with versatile singer/songwriter and pianist Bruce Hornsby on another critically-acclaimed tour, "Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby with Kentucky Thunder." Most recently, Skaggs has added country tour dates as he plugs in and plays full shows of his chart-topping hits.
For more information, visit rickyskaggs.com.
About Larry, Steve & Rudy – the Gatlin Brothers The close family harmonies of Larry, Steve & Rudy – the Gatlin Brothers have given the trio a signature sound that led to country classics like "All The Gold In California" and "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You)." The brothers won a GRAMMY® for their 1976 breakthrough hit, "Broken Lady," and reached #1 with several other songs soon thereafter. Along with five career nominations for the ACM Vocal Group, the Gatlin Brothers picked up three 1979 trophies: Single of the Year ("All The Gold In California"), Album of the Year (Straight Ahead) and Male Vocalist of the Year for Larry Gatlin. The brothers were also nominated for multiple CMA Awards including Vocal Group of the Year, Single of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year. Larry Gatlin has written songs recorded by Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Dottie West, Roy Orbison, Barry Gibb and countless Gospel artists including the Gaither Vocal Band, the Booth Brothers, the Isaacs and many more. After 60+ years of music, the brothers continue to perform nearly 100 live concert dates each year.
For more information on the Gatlin Brothers, visit gatlinbrothers.com.
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Make it fun and commit to fitness too!!
Make it fun and commit to fitness too!! With its legendary powers of healing and wellness, Yoga is India's gift to the world.
This delightful wooden game tests your ability to skillfully balance these agile yogis atop one another to form a tower. The yogis demonstrate the asanas and yet should not topple for you to get your points. Each yogi is in a different pose and has a skill and a special ability that makes them a winner.
Let the fitness fun begin!!!


As with many useful words, symbol comes from Greek. It means to bring together things that had come apart, the way you might glue the bits of a broken plate together. Then a symbol became an object that stood for or represented something else. It still had the idea of joining things up, but it had become more complicated than simply glueing bits of pottery together. A good example of a symbol is a national flag, such as the Stars and Stripes. When we see the Stars and Stripes it brings the USA to mind. It symbolises it, stands in for it.
Symbols become sacred to people because they represent loyalties deeper than words can express. That's why they hate to see their symbols violated. There is nothing wrong with burning a piece of old cloth, but if it happens to symbolise your nation it might make you angry. When the symbols are religious, sacred to a particular community, they become even more potent. And insulting them can provoke murderous fury. Hold the idea of symbol in your mind because it will come up again and again in this book. The thought is that one thing, such as red ochre, stands for another thing, such as the belief that the dead go on to a new life in another place.
Another example of symbolic thinking was the way in which marking where the dead lay became important, especially if they were powerful and significant figures. Sometimes they were laid under gigantic boulders, sometimes in carefully constructed stone chambers called dolmens, which consisted of two upright stones supporting a large lid. The most dramatic of humanity's monuments to the dead are the pyramids at Giza in Egypt. As well as being tombs, the pyramids might be thought of as launch pads from which the souls of their royal occupants had been blasted into immortality.
In time burial rites became not only more elaborate, but in some places they became frighteningly cruel, with the sacrifice of wives and servants who were sent along to maintain the comfort and status of the deceased in their life on the other side. It is worth noting that from the beginning there was a ruthless side to religion that had little regard for the lives of individuals.
A good reading of these clues is that our forebears saw death as the entrance to another phase of existence, imagined as a version of this one. And we catch a glimpse of their belief in a world beyond this one, yet connected to it, with death as the door between them.
So far religious beliefs look as if they might have been acquired by a process of inspired guess work. Our ancestors asked themselves where the world came from and figured it must have been created by a higher power somewhere out there. They looked at the unbreathing dead and decided their spirits must have left the bodies they once inhabited and gone somewhere else.
But an important group in the history of religion don't guess the existence of the world beyond or the destination of departed souls. They tell us they have visited it or been visited by it. They have heard the demands it makes of us. They have been commanded to tell others what they have seen and heard. So they proclaim the message they have received. They attract followers who believe their words and start living according to their teaching. We call them prophets or sages. And it is through them that new religions are born.
Then something else happens. The story they tell is memorised by their followers. At first it is passed on by word of mouth. But in time it is written down in words on paper. It then becomes what we call Holy Scripture or sacred writing. The Bible! The Book! And it becomes the religion's most potent symbol. It is a physical book, obviously. It was written by men. We can trace its history. But through its words a message from the world beyond is brought into our world. The book becomes a bridge that links eternity with time. It connects the human with the divine. That is why it is looked upon with awe and studied with intensity. And it is why believers hate it when it is derided or destroyed.
The history of religion is the story of these prophets and sages and the movements they started and the scriptures that were written about them. But it is a subject that is heavy with controversy and disagreement. Sceptics wonder whether some of these prophets even existed. And they doubt the claims made in their visions and voices. Fair enough, but that is to miss the point. What is beyond dispute is that they exist in the stories told about them, stories that still carry meaning for billions of people today.
In this book we'll read the stories the religions tell us about themselves without constantly asking whether that was the way things actually happened back then. But because it would be wrong to ignore that question entirely, we'll spend the next chapter thinking about what was going on when those prophets and sages saw visions and heard voices. One of those prophets was called Moses.
From A Little History of Religion by Richard Holloway, published by Yale University Press in 2016. Reproduced by permission.
Richard Holloway is the former Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, is an internationally popular writer and broadcaster. His more than twenty books include the best-selling Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt. He lives in Edinburgh, UK.


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Q: Terminal transparency (urxvt) , Imagemagick, and X11 root window problem I use Ubuntu Natty, urxvt (with 256 colours), and Imagemagick (display -window root [...]) to set the root window to a picture. When I use the transparancy (-tr) option on urxvt, I get the Ubuntu X login screen background (The pink/purple one) and not the image that is currently on the root window. See picture at the bottom.
Note that the same problem exists if I run gnome-terminal and set its transparency.
I suspect that imagemagick is not drawing on the right X11 layer but I (and google) cannot figure out what the right option is.
Could the problem be with either the xorg configuration or with window composition?

Cross post from here and here in the vain hope that someone will know the answer here.  If that offends, feel free to close.  And it seems that it was indeed a vain hope...

A: fake transparency {i.e. cropping the root image} is turned on with: +tr {and e.g.: -sh 20}
-tr turns off fake transparency
this is probably what youre doing, and probably not what you want to do
real transparency {i.e.: with a compositor} is done simply by setting the alpha of the window
e.g.:
xcompmgr or compiz or whatevs
urxvt -bg rgba:2000/2000/2000/dddd
see if xcompmgr and transset can do it for you; if not, nothing will likely work until you get that working

A: I ended up re-sizing the images using convert into another directory and then using feh to display them.  Ugly but works.

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Records from this video: Thanks for visiting another video clip lesson from the House Acquiring Institute. When purchasing a home, today we're going to chat concerning exactly how to make a deal. Let's start with a few of the crucial factors you should keep in mind. The initial aspect is that the asking price is called an asking rate for a factor. That's just what the vendor is requesting, however it doesn't always imply that's exactly what your house is worth.
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Making A Deal On A House By Email However, anecdotal evidence is seen as unreliable for a factor, um, since it is. Initially, the tales you hear are constantly infiltrated the teller's display of their very own predispositions and frequently minimal understanding of market characteristics. Second, what could hold true in your total market might not hold true for the community, area or the cost section where you are residence searching. And also, many of our markets are in transition right now lots of seaside markets are altering from seller's market to purchaser's market, as well as lots of previously underestimated, heartland and southerly communities are experiencing an unprecedented shift right into a vendor's market. When these type of shifts take place, it could be challenging for the average Joe on the street (and the stories they inform!) to catch up with the new fact of the market.
They are: Pre-foreclosures, where you acquire directly from a home owner before the bank forecloses; At public auction, where you position a proposal, perhaps in competitors with others; From a realty firm. This is called an REO.
Setting a listing rate is a mix of approach, research and also psychology. It is primarily based upon the price of equivalent houses, however could also be affected by market problems, seller demands as well as season.
There is a closing cost connected with entering into escrow. It is typically computed at $2 each every thousand of the residence's acquisition rate plus $250. As an example, if the residence you're acquiring is $100,000, your escrow fee would be $2 x 100 + $250 = $450. This is paid to the neutral 3rd party for conducting the closing, which could be a title firm, escrow firm, or attorney.
When looking for mortage finances for poor credit scores is to look online and also see just what type of offers you could discover, it's vital to bear in mind. If you shop around a little bit, there are a lot of on the internet bad credit history mortage lenders to select from and also you can get affordable interest prices. This extra initiative on your part could actually save you thousands of bucks during your mortage. So ensure you take a look at 5 or 10 negative credit scores lending institution websites to locate the very best rates of interest for home loans with negative credit rating.
This is by no suggests an exhaustive listing of credit unions that offer 100% mortgage. There are others, as well. Borrowers can make use of internet sites like asmarterchoice.org or mycreditunion.gov to explore their lending institution eligibility options.
As well as see to it its a real preapproval and not just a prequalification, Da Silva claims. Some lending institutions will certainly tell you that you prequalify for the finance based on the earnings and debt info you have provided. Thats unsatisfactory for many sellers today.
How to figure out whether the foreclosure is nonjudicial or judicial. One means to figure out which kind of repossession process the loan provider is making use of is to head to www.zillow.com. Youll initially have to sign up for a complimentary account and visit, otherwise you wont be able to see all the repossession details. Locate the residence by entering the address in the search box. This pulls up a map of the neighborhood. Then click the homes address, which is a link to its web page. Scroll about one-third of the means down as well as click on Even more foreclosure details. If the foreclosure is judicial or nonjudical, this will certainly tell you. (If you wish to call somebody to get information regarding the repossession, you can usually discover the name and also telephone number of the repossession trustee or attorney on this screen as well.).
Getting A Home Out Of State However, let's be practical. In any type of market, there are vendors and also purchasers. This may be your opportunity to get a residence of your own if you've been valued out of homeownership the last numerous years. You shouldn't really feel guilty concerning buying a house that's been seized-- you didn't make it occur as well as if you do not buy the residence, someone else will.


If you're ready to do some family tree DNA testing, this is the place to start.
I explain the steps. I also provide helpful tips and include links to the key web sites.
As long as you understand the basics explained on this site, the whole process is remarkably easy.
If you read my Family History Search page, you understand what DNA testing can do. And if you read DNA Genealogy you understand the three basic test types.
I suggest males (and females who have an appropriate male relative to test) begin with the Y-DNA test. My second choice for family tree DNA testing is the autosomal DNA test and my third choice is the mitochondrial (mtDNA) test. Both males and females can take the autosomal and mtDNA tests.
These three test types are the primary tools of family tree DNA testing. You can save time and money by ordering various combinations at the same time.
I use Family Tree DNA for most of my testing. To learn why I choose to spend my money with this company read my FTDNA Review.
For autosomal DNA testing I have used Family Finder from Family Tree DNA plus 23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage and Living DNA.
The International Society of Genetic Genealogy maintains a Y-DNA Testing Comparison Chart and an mtDNA Testing Comparison Chart. Be sure to check the date on each table to see how recently the data has been updated.
To compare the first autosomal DNA tests see my Autosomal DNA Comparison page.
For Y-DNA testing you need to pick how many markers to test. Additional markers increase the resolution of your test results—but at a higher cost. For most people 37 or 67 markers is a good choice. You can upgrade to more markers later, if needed.
For mtDNA testing you can test just the HVR1 and HVR2 regions to determine your maternal haplotype. If you're hoping to find a match for genealogy purposes, you should order the full sequence mitochondrial test, which is only offered by Family Tree DNA.
Once you have placed your order for any kind of family tree DNA testing, the lab will send you a home DNA test kit. FTDNA and MyHeritage use a DNA swab to collect cells from inside your cheek. Other labs use a tube for collecting saliva. Either way it's easy and painless. But follow the directions carefully to ensure a good sample. You can get a replacement kit, if you need a re-test. But you will lose weeks of time in the process.
At Family Tree DNA be sure to sign the release form that lets the lab notify all parties of match names and email addresses whenever you match people in their database. Other companies will force you to request contact through their internal system.
When your test results are ready, the lab will notify you and explain how you can view your personal results and matches online. Read all the background information provided by mail and online. This will help you interpret your results.
Y-DNA test: Matches on 12 markers don't mean much. But if you and someone with the same surname match closely at higher marker levels, you probably share a common ancestor in your paternal lines.
Autosomal DNA test: The results will tell you about how far back the common ancestor lived. If needed, testing more people can narrow your search.
mtDNA test: High resolution matches from the full sequence test suggest a common ancestor somewhere in your maternal lines. Low resolution matches (HVR1 and HVR2 only) can result from a common ancestor living thousands of years ago and are unlikely to help with genealogy research.
Your family tree DNA testing results will also place you in a particular Y-DNA and/or mtDNA haplogroup. There may or may not be enough information to place you in a particular subclade of a haplogroup. Additional tests are available to resolve your haplogroup position more precisely. But that's an advanced topic beyond the scope of this page.
Hopefully, you will discover some close matches. I have had great success contacting genetic cousins through Family Tree DNA and somewhat lesser but still useful success at others. Together, you and your cousins may be able to find the paper trail that connects you through a specific common ancestor.
Y-DNA data and genealogy routinely meet in the DNA Surname Projects. If you belong to one, your group administrator may ask you for genealogical data on your paternal line back to the earliest known ancestor.
Many projects have web sites that organize and display their data. They place members with similar DNA profiles into clusters that appear to have common ancestors. Then they help you mine the genealogical data of that cluster to make real world connections.
To ensure some degree of privacy most groups only identify members by test kit numbers and do not publish genealogical data on people who are still living.
What if your DNA matches someone who used a different testing company? That rarely happens anymore for Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA testing.
For autosomal DNA testing the third-party site to compare matches is GEDmatch.
Family tree DNA testing is part of a new and dynamic field. Already, there are many supplemental tests you can order from your original DNA sample.
1. DNA Testing Adviser. My successful use of DNA testing in Adoption Search inspired me to create this web site. Read the rest of this site now, bookmark it, and come back later for additional content.
2. ISOGG. The International Society of Genetic Genealogy promotes the use of DNA in genealogy. Membership is free and their web site includes everything from basic information for beginners to advanced tools for experts. Members can participate in their DNA-NEWBIE mailing list. There is also an ISOGG Wiki where you can look up information on any DNA testing subject.


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Q: Mechanism for collapse of iron stars into black holes via quantum tunnelling In the wikipedia page "Future of an expanding universe" it refers to the scenario of a future without proton decay.
The page talks about how processes would lead to stellar-mass cold spheres of iron, calling these objects "iron stars":

In 101500 years, cold fusion occurring via quantum tunnelling should make the light nuclei in ordinary matter fuse into iron-56 nuclei. Fission and alpha-particle emission should make heavy nuclei also decay to iron, leaving stellar-mass objects as cold spheres of iron, called iron stars.

Under the heading "Collapse of iron star to black hole" it then says :

Quantum tunnelling should also turn large objects into black holes. Depending on the assumptions made, the time this takes to happen can be calculated as from 101026 years to 101076 years. Quantum tunnelling may also make iron stars collapse into neutron stars in around 101076 years.

How would quantum tunnelling lead to the collapse of an iron star to a black hole?

A: First some context:
A cold iron "white dwarf" will be stable if it's mass is below about $1.2M_{\odot}$. This is the equivalent of the Chandrasekhar mass for a more normal white dwarf supported by electron degeneracy pressure, but is lower because there are fewer electrons per mass unit in a gas of iron.
However, lower energy configurations are possible - i.e. neutron stars and black holes if the electron degeneracy can be compromised.
One way of doing this is electron capture (a.k.a. neutronisation or inverse beta decay). This is where a proton in the iron nucleus captures an electron from the degenerate gas and turns into a neutron.
The process is "endothermic", the electron requires an energy of around 5 MeV. This can be achieved in a degenerate electron gas if the electron density is high enough to push the Fermi energy beyond this threshold.
If you do the sums, these densities are also reached just a little below $1.2 M_{\odot}$ (recall that more massive white dwarfs get smaller).
This process occurs in the crusts of neutron stars and builds up increasingly neutron-rich nuclei (note that iron is only the equilibrium nucleus in low density matter). However, it is not possible to build an entire star out of material behaving in this way because the removal of free electrons softens the equation of state dramatically and leads to collapse.
Now the answer:
In an iron white dwarf with mass below $1.2 M_{\odot}$ we would usually assume stability because the electron Fermi energy is below the neutronisation threshold. However, quantum tunneling will mean that occasionally, an electron capture will occur, leading to a more neutron-rich nucleus and one fewer electron in the gas. This lowers the degeneracy pressure, the star gets smaller to compensate and the electron density increases again. Repeat many times and eventually the material attains too few electrons per unit mass to support itself and it collapses.
In other words the tunneling gradually makes more neutron-rich material and lowers the Chandrasekhar mass until instability is triggered.
The result would be a neutron star.
I don't understand at all what the process to form black holes could be. Any long-lived, cold iron star must be less massive than $1.2 M_{\odot}$ as explained above. The collapse of such an object will always lead to a neutron star because this is well below the maximum mass that can be supported by dense neutron star matter.
Dyson's arguments in the paper referred to are very abstract (and unconvincing to me - for example he says there is no stable state for stars greater than the Chandrasekhar mass, although the first neutron star mass measurements, showing that they could exist with greater masses were not available in 1978). It may be possible to randomly form tiny black holes that then end up consuming the entire star. On the other hand, it is widely thought that tiny black holes will immediately evaporate in a burst of radiation. So this process seems unlikely to turn the whole star into a black hole  and instead just gradually convert the rest mass into Hawking radiation.
Dyson does not directly mention quantum tunneling as anything that facilitates this process, though given that nucleons are repulsive at short range it would likely be required. The range of suggested timescales in Dyson's paper are connected with how small the smallest black hole can be - whether it is the Planck mass or the somewhat higher minimum mass for which a classical black hole description is meaningful and hence on the number of nucleons that have to be crammed into their Schwarzschild radius in order for this to happen.

A: Extreme quantum tunneling
Look at the number we have: 101076. There is a double exponential. This number is huge, but what does it mean?
Quantum tunneling takes exponentially longer with higher and higher potential wells (or farther and farther distances). Roughly speaking, the time taken to cross a barrier of distance $d$ and height $E$ is proportional to $exp(d \frac {\sqrt {E m}} {\hbar \sqrt {2}})$, where $m$ is the mass of a particle. This means that, for a 1eV barrier, each 852 femtometers will approximately halve the probability if the particle is an iron nucleus.
Conversely, the "size" of the barrier in units of $d \frac {\sqrt {E m}} {\hbar \sqrt {2}}$ is roughly the natural log of the time taken. Which is $2.3\times 10^{76}$ (it does not matter if the original number is in years or zepto-seconds). Such a number is still huge even on a macroscopic scale.
This is about enough for $10^{46}$ nuclei (1% the mass of the moon) to simultaneously overcome a barrier $6000m$ wide (the radius of a sphere enclosing about this many nuclei at white-dwarf densities) and the Planck energy of $10^{27} eV$ high, as they all crush together into a small black hole which can then eat the white dwarf.
Doubly exponentially large numbers are contrary to our intuition about what cannot happen. In this case, "quantum mechanical tunneling can't happen at large scales". We also see similar effects with thermodynamics and monkeys on a typewriter. But our intuition is right: this will never be observed. Even in the unlikely event of protons not decaying, all sources of energy will run dry long before we can see it. Even mechanisms that "passively wait until it happens" are easily defeated by such huge numbers.

A: Well iron stars will collapse due to quantum tunneling. Iron from the surface of the iron star over a really really really really really long time will go to the core. This will happen to all the iron atoms. Then the iron star will be so dense that it collapses into a neutron star. This neutron star then has the ability to turn into a black hole and by hawking radiation evaporate.
So in summary quantum tunneling tunnels iron nuclei from the surface of the iron star to the core forcing the density and gravity to go up until it turns into a neutron star and inevitably to a black hole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_star


Just so you know, Poor Robin, Blogapotamus Rex's joyful, colorful shop of button bracelets and other adornments is having a "Yart Sale" (yard+art) in which she is offering free shipping until Sunday, June 14. Blogapotamus is shipping from England.
I admire the Spotty Dotty Hanky Panky but I shall resist in the event you become smitten with it.
The plan is to make a cloud child, and then also have a Night Queen with accompanying star child in a separate listing.
And I'm so PROUD OF YOU for getting jewelry. I am now the proud owner of two new BIG OLD rings from Molten Metal, a non-Etsy artisan shop here. I have one for you, of course. Just take note: it's BIG. You could probably use it as a guitar pick.
Tanita: I want to see! Thank you so much.
One of the things I hope to do on vacation is catch up on blog reading. I've missed so much.
I am looking forward to vacation. What with illnesses and other challenges, it's time to rest.
Wow, look at that little stitched rainbow! I just love all those little stitches.
I just like the NAME Spotty Dotty Hanky Panky! And your Day King doll is beautiful. Thanks also for sharing the French song--it made me think of that movie, Before Sunset. Have a nice vacation, Farida!
Greetings, everyone! I am enjoying my vacation very much. I even got some sewing done. I made a Queen of Night, a cloud child, a star child AND my first saint doll. The saint is Rose of Lima, who is one of the patron saints of needleworkers. Fitting, I thought.
Queen of Night has a moonbow embroidered on her cape. I've never seen a moonbow, I don't think. Yesterday, it rained and hailed, and afterward, we saw a double rainbow. Exciting! We live in a valley, so we don't see rainbows unless we're out and about.
SQUEAL! SQUEAL over the back of the Day King doll!
I was actually able to visit with the lovely blogapotamus over christmas vacation this year and I too gave in to the temptation of a button bracelet. i LOVE it and get compliments every time I wear it. The leather strap has relaxed a bit over time and is a tiny bit looser than it was when i first bought it, but that's a good thing--it can now move around my wrist. and it goes with pretty much everything i own. yours is lovely!


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What is a medical malpractice law firm?
Medical malpractice law firms help individuals seek compensation from medical professionals who have done injury to them or their loved ones through negligence. Alternatively, these firms defend medical professionals from allegations of the same.
What kind of cases do medical malpractice law firms take?
• Missed diagnosis: Doctors who misread or ignore charts to diagnose individuals with diseases they don't have can cost their patients thousands of dollars and needless headache, not to mention injuries and even death. All the X-rays and medical tests are no use with a negligent doctor analyzing them, and prosecution by a medical malpractice law firm helps to ensure that such negligence does not occur again.
• Lack of informed consent: Doctors are only able to perform any procedure or treatment if first they've properly informed you of all of the consequences of the chosen treatment as well as all the feasible alternatives to the chosen treatment, and then they have received your consent for the proposed treatment. Any procedure undertaken without consent, or consent given without the prescribed information, means that a patient's rights were violated and they can file suit under informed consent laws.
• Birth-related injuries: Even though an incredible amount of technology has made it much safer it recent decades, giving birth is still a dangerous procedure. However, it is even more treacherous with a negligent doctor. For instance, improperly performed deliveries can lead to cerebral palsy or other palsies, and inappropriate drug administration can cause injury or death for the mother or child. Such injuries when caused by negligence routinely result in million dollar settlements or awards when worked by a capable medical malpractice law firm.
• Pharmaceutical Errors: If you've been prescribed the incorrect drug by your doctor, given the incorrect drug by your pharmacist, or had a dangerous reaction because no professions took the proper precautions to investigate proper drug interactions, you are the victim of malpractice. Find a medical malpractice law firm to learn more about who is at fault for your injury.
• Nursing Home Negligence: Long-term care centers often try to pass off injuries such as chronic bedsores, persistent bruising and malnutrition as just another part of elderly life, but they're not—they're clear signs of abuse. Medical malpractice law firms investigate allegations of nursing home negligence and help bring perpetrators to court.
How do you pay a medical malpractice law firm?
Most individuals wishing to press charges against a negligent medical professional pay their medical malpractice law firm using a contingency plan. That means the firm will only receive payment if a damages award or an out-of-court settlement is given to the individual. The medical malpractice law firm will then take their payment from that award.
How much the medical malpractice law firm will take from a settlement or award depends on a number of factors. Some states cap the amount firm can receive, but for the most part awards fall in the 20% to 40% zone, with higher percentages for smaller amounts of money.
Other charges, not covered by a contingency plan, may be charged by a medical malpractice law firm for auxiliary costs. Those might include payment for paralegals or legal researches, the drafting of official court documents, or trial appearances.
If you are contacting a medical malpractice law firm to defend you against charges of malpractice, then you should be aware that contingency plans won't be available. You will likely have to pay your lawyer at an hourly rate, which usually starts around $50 per hour could be much more depending on the reputation of the law firm you choose.
How do I choose a medical malpractice law firm?
1. Asking friends or relatives for recommendations: Walk into a medical malpractice law firm with all the confidence of knowing that people you trust have had success there.
2. Use a lawyer referral service: Get a referral from trained professionals for the medical malpractice law firm in your area best suited to taking care of your needs.
3. Pay attention to advertised firms: Only the most successful medical malpractice law firms can afford to pay for ads, so advertised firms deserve consideration for this alone.
1. Newspaper Articles: These can contain evidence of a medical malpractice law firm's greatest triumphs, such as victories in cases similar to yours, or embarrassments, such as federal probes into their improper dealings with clients or courtroom officials. Either way, it is valuable information that you wouldn't want to ignore.
2. Internet Reviews: Medical and legal blogs and message boards sometimes post reviews of medical malpractice law firms. Read as many as possible, though always with a critical eye if you are unsure of the reliability of the author.
3. Disciplinary Records: These can be located either with the state supreme court or the state bar association. Most have public access databases online where you can search for the partners at a medial malpractice law firm and see if any action has been taken against them. Don't hire the lawyer in question until you receive a credible explanation as for their past violations.


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