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POST CONVICTION RELIEF ATTORNEY
MOTIONS TO VACATE
CONSEQUENCES OF CONVICTIONS
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Uribe & Uribe APLC focuses its practice on defending, hard to defend non citizen immigrant clients that are facing serious consequences in immigration and criminal court. The reality is that our society is made up of people from all walks of life that come together to make America the great nation that it is. Unfortunately there are times when a non citizen concerned about his or her immigration status must hire immigration counsel to assist them navigate through a difficult time.
Uribe & Uribe APLC serves clients from all walks of life that are facing adverse immigration consequences as a result of a criminal conviction. Our mission is to provide a zealous defense for non citizen defendants facing adverse immigraton consequences such as denial of an immigration benefit or even removal from the United States stemming from a conviction in criminal court. Uribe & Uribe APLC recognizes that there is a vast community of under served individuals that must navigate both the California criminal court system as well as the United States federal government's immigration court system. This website is dedicated to educating non citizen clients who are will or potentially will suffer adverse immigration consequences. If you would like legal advise for your particular immigration related case or criminal case that may cause adverse immigration consequences please contact Uribe & Uribe APLC to schedule a consultation.
Why Seek Post Conviction Relief?
For most people a guilty plea in criminal court entered many years ago is nothing more than a bad memory of a difficult time in one's past. Criminal convictions for a non citizen defendant can have devastating effects many years after the conviction. Even relatively minor criminal convictions can cause immigrants who have spent the vast majority of their lives in the United States to be placed in removal proceedings in immigration court. As a result of a criminal conviction a non citizen defendant can be detained for weeks, months, or years in immigration facilities. Unfortunately these immigration detention facilities are often located hundreds of miles from the detainee's home and family. Unfortunately since most detained non citizens end up being removed from the United States as a result of removal proceedings intiated against them as a direct result of the criminal conviction or sentence related to that conviction. See our page on IMMIGRATION DETENTION for more detailed information.
Remedies and Immigration Consequences
In recognizing the severity of these immigration penalties, and the fact that they flow directly from criminal convictions the California Legislature has enacted legal remedies that can alleveate the adverse immigration consequences caused by an uninformed plea. Immigration consequences of a criminal conviction can include removal, permament ineligibility for lawful immigration status, extended or indefinite periods of immigration detention, and permanent seperation from family members who are United States citizens. This can happen no matter how long you have lived in the United States and no matter how many of your family members are United States citizens. In order to avoid adverse immigration consequences associated with a criminal conviction one must engage counsel that has the knowledge and experience to navigate the dangers of would be consequences in criminal and immigration court. If you are an immigrant defendant or a non citizen defendant facing a criminal conviction it is important to seek competent legal counsel that can assist you in avoiding adverse immigration consequences. At Uribe & Uribe APLC rest assured that you are in good hands since the attorney's at Uribe & Uribe APLC maintain decades of experience representing clients with immigration concerns.
Immigrant Defendants Have Rights
The fact is that the United States Constitution bestows rights and protections to everyone in the United States regardless of immigration status. It is for this reason the United States Supreme Court has found, criminal convictions may have dire consequences under federal immigration law and that such consequences are material matters for non-citizen defendants faced with either taking a plea deal or taking a matter to trial. For instance, one who is deported cannot return to his home, loses his job, his friends, his home, and maybe even his children. That person's family is left in a situation where they must choose between being seperated or up rooting thier lives and moving to a foreign country. For a defendant with immigration concerns, he or she may view immigration consequences as their most important concern. Any adverse consequence having to do with their immigration status would have a profound affect on how they approach a criminal allegation against them. The best advice if you find yourself in this situation is to engage in a law firm such as Uribe & Uribe APLC that maintains an expertise in both immigration as well as criminal defense law. The severe consequence of deportation makes it critical to engage in a post conviction attorney that has experience representing immigrant defendants in both immigration and criminal court.
Penal Code Section 1473.7
On January 1, 2017 California Penal Code section 1473.7 went into effect, providing non citizens who are no longer in criminal custody with a legal vehicle to challenge old, unlawful convictions. In essence this law provided a remedy for immigrant defendant's who did not meaningfully understand the immigration consequences of a conviction at the time of their plea. Penal Code section 1473.7 provides an opportunity for noncitizens to challenge convictions when the noncitizen failed to meaningfully understand, knowingly accept, or defend against the immigration consequences of a crime. In 2018 the California Legislature amended the penal code since some courts mistakenly interpreted section 1473.7(a)(1) to apply solely to claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, ignoring the statutory language that a claim could be made based on the defendant's subjective inability to "meaningfully understand" or "knowingly accept" the immigration consequences of a plea. Instead it was found that the law must be interpreted in the interests of justice and in accordance with the findings and declarations of California penal code section 1016.2. Penal Code section 1016.2 describes the severe and disproportionate impact that criminal consequences can have for noncitizen defendants and the damage that deportations can cause to United States citizen family members and their surrounding communities. See below for more about Penal Code section 1016.2 and the protections that it provides to non citizen defendants. The experienced post conviction relief attorneys at Uribe & Uribe APLC can provide expert advice for clients with concerns related to a criminal conviction and his or her immigration status. Before one begins the post conviction process it is important to determine whether one qualifies for a post conviction vehicle that will allow the non citizen or immigrant defendant to vacate his or her conviction. If you or a loved one is in need of post conviction relief to vacate a criminal conviction that is now causing adverse immigration consequences it is important to engage competent counsel capable of guiding you through the post conviction process.
Section 1473.7, subdivision (a)(1), allows anyone not in criminal custody to file motion to vacate a conviction if "the conviction or sentence is legally invalid due to prejudicial error damaging the moving party's ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse immigration consequences of a plea of guilty..." The statute mandates "all motions shall be entitled to a hearing," and empowers the courts to hold such a hearing outside the presence of the moving party only if "it finds good cause as to why the moving party only if "it finds good cause as to why the moving party cannot be present." See section 1473.7, subdivision (d).
Who Qualifies for Penal Code Section 1473.7 Relief?
In order to qualify for relief under Penal Code Section 1473.7, a defendant must no longer be in actual or constructive criminal custody. This rule is interpreted to mean that a defendant can no longer be in jail or on probation or parole to initiate a Penal Code Section 1473.7. A Penal Code section 1473.7 motion must also be filed with due diligence after the defendant becomes aware of the immigration consequence. The clock starts clicking on a claim when the defendant is placed on notice of the immigration consequences of a crime, which occurs at the later of the two dates, either: (1) when a person receives a notice to appear in removal proceedings or a denial of some immigration benefit alleging the conviction as the basis for removability or the benefit's denial: or (2) when a person receives a final order of removal. In order to be succesful in a Penal Code section 1473.7 motion, the moving party must establish that a "prejudicial error" occured. Penal Code section 1473.7(e)(1) indicates that the moving party must establish that the "conviction or sentence being challenged is currently causing, or has the potential to cause, removal or the denial of an application for an immigration benefit, lawful status, or naturalization". In simple terms there must be connections shown between the conviction and an articulable immigration consequence. For instance a non citizen defendant can show prejudice in a motion to vacate his or her conviction if they can convince a court that had they known of the adverse immigration consequences he or she would not have entered into the negotiated plea. In other words the Court must answer the question, "had they known of the adverse immigration consequences would they still have chosen to enter into the plea agreement?" For more information on penal code section 1473.7 and how this law can help a noncitizen defendant follow this link.
Relevant Case Law:
People v. Josefina Ruiz Case No. b296742, filed and certified for publication on June 5, 2020
The decision in Ruiz considers the question as to whether an immigrant advised pursuant to Penal Code §1016.5 that a plea of guilty "may" or "will" may make her deportable when considering a guilty plea for a violation of Health and Safety Code §11351.5. Ms. Ruiz moved to vacate her 1991 conviction for possession for sale of cocaine base (Health and Saf. Code, §11351.5.) a plea that the Ruiz court reasoned will render the defendant subject to mandatory removal. In Ruiz, the petitioner claimed that her trial counsel did not advise her that a mandatory consequence of her plea would make her "permanently ineligible to ever become a legal resident of the United States." Ms. Ruiz initialed an advisement in the written plea agreement stating, "I understand that if I am not a citizen of the United States, the conviction for the offense charged may have the consequence of deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization pursuant to the laws of the United States. The decision in Ruiz finds that Ms. Ruiz was not provided an adequate immigration advisement considering the nature of the conviction that he was pleading to wit the sale of cocaine base. The Ruiz court reasoned that "under section 1016.5, subdivision (a) defendants must be advised: "If you are not a citizen, you are hereby advised that conviction of the offense for which you have been charged may have the consequence of deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization pursuant to the laws of the United States" but the California Supreme Court has held, however, that the words "may have" in a section 1016.5 immigration advisement are not an adequate immigration advisement for defendants charged with serious controlled substance offenses, instead defendants must be advised that they will be deported, excluded, and denied naturalization as a mandatory consequence of the conviction. See People v. Patterson. "A defendant entering a guilty plea may be aware that some criminal convictions may have immigration consequences as a general matter, and yet be unaware that a conviction for specific charged offense will render the defendant subject to mandatory removal." See People v. Patterson, see also People v. Espinoza (2018).
People v. Camacho (2019) 32 Cal. App. 5th 998
The Camacho Court recognizes that as first enacted, Penal Code Section 1473.7 provides in relevant part that "a person no longer imprisoned… may prosecute a motion to vacate a conviction … that is legally invalid due to a prejudicial error damaging the moving party's ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse immigration consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere." Section 1473.7, subdivision (e)(1), which remains unchanged, provides: "The court shall grant the motion to vacate the conviction or sentence if the moving party establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence, the existence of any ground for relief specified in subdivision (a)." In the two years that followed the enactment of Penal Code Section 1473.7, courts uniformly assumed, that moving parties who claim prejudicial error caused by having received erroneous or inadequate information from counsel, must demonstrate that counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness under prevailing norms, as well as a reasonable probability of a different outcome if counsel has rendered effective assistance. Those courts either expressly or impliedly followed the guidelines enunciated in Strickland v. Washington (1984), People v. Espinoza (2018), People v. Tapia (2018), People v. Olvera (2018), People v. Ogunmowo (2018), and People v. Perez (2018). It is important to note that the rule established in Penal Code Section 1473.7 like any other statute is based upon statutory interpretation by judges who apply the law to the facts of a petitioner's particular case. Where a party moves to vacate their conviction under section 1473.7, the moving party is required only to show that one or more of the establoished errors were prejudicial and damaged his 'ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, or knowingly accept the actual or potential adverse immigration consequences of his plea." See People v. Camacho. The decision in Camacho provides insight into how the law can be applied to help immigrant defendants seeking post conviction relief. Thus, in order to make a prima facie showing of entitlement to relief, a party must allege (1) some error, and (2) that the alleged error prejudiced their ability to meaningfully understand, defend against, of knowingly accept the plea. An error may prejudice a moving party "when there is a reasonable probability that the person would not have pleaded guilty- and would have risked going to trial (even if only to figuratively throw a 'Hail Mary'}- had the person known that the guilty plea would result in mandatory and dire immigration consequences." People v. Mejia (2019).
People v. Vivar (2019) Cal. App. Lexis 1238
In People v. Vivar (2019) the court there noted that a 'prejudicial error' for purposes of the statute occurs when there is a reasonable probability that the person would not have pled guilty had he or she known that the guilty plea would result in mandatory and dire immigration consequences. The question the Court in Vivar considered is not whether the defendant would have received a more favorable outcome in the case overall or whether the defendant would have been convicted of the same crimes even if he had proceeded to trial. Instead, the focus of the Vivar Court was whether, if aware of its immigration consequences, the defendant would have rejected the plea. It was shown that the Petitioner (the individual who brings the motion) need only show contemporaneous evidence demonstrating a reasonable probability that but for the alleged error defendant would not have entered a guilty plea. In order to prevail on motion, the defendant must show prejudice if he can convince the court "he would never have entered the plea if he had known that it would render him deportable."
Penal Code section 1016.2 maintains protections for non citizen defendants in criminal court. For instance, the California Legislature has codified the findings below and declares the following:
(a) In Padilla v. Kentucky (2010) the United States Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment requires defense counsel to provide affirmative and competent advice to noncitizen defendants regarding the potential immigration consequences of their criminal cases. California courts also have held that defense counsel must investigate and advise regarding the immigration consequences of the available dispositions, and should, when consistent with the goals of and informed consent of the defendant, and as consistent with professional standards, defend against adverse immigration consequences. See People v. Soriano (1987), People v. Barocio (1989), and People v. Bautista (2004).
(b) In Padilla v. Kentucky, the United States Supreme Court sanctioned the consideration of immigration consequences by both parties in the plea negotiating process. The court stated that "informed consideration of possible deportation can only benefit both the State and noncitizen defendants during the plea-bargaining process. By bringing deportation consequences into this process, the defense and prosecution may well be able to reach agreements that better satisfy the interests of both parties."
(c) In Padilla v. Kentucky, the United States Supreme Court found that for noncitizens, deportation is an integral part of the penalty imposed for criminal convictions. Deportation may result from serious offenses or a single minor offense. It may be by far the most serious penalty flowing from the conviction.
(d) With an accurate understanding of immigration consequences, many noncitizen defendants are able to plead to a conviction and sentence that satisfy the prosecution and court, but that have no, or fewer, adverse immigration consequences than the original charge.
(e) Defendants who are misadvised or not advised at all of the immigration consequences of criminal charges often suffer irreparable damage to their current or potential lawful immigration status, resulting in penalties such as mandatory detention, deportation, and permanent separation from close family. In some cases, these consequences could have been avoided had counsel provided informed advice and attempted to defend against such consequences.
(f) Once in removal proceedings, a noncitizen may be transferred to any of over 200 immigration detention facilities across the country. Many criminal offenses trigger mandatory detention, so that the person may not request bond. In immigration proceedings, there is no court-appointed right to counsel and as a result, the majority of detained immigrants go unrepresented. Immigration judges often lack the power to consider whether the person should remain in the United States in light of equitable factors such as serious hardship to United States citizen family members, length of time living in the United States, or rehabilitation.
(h) When the Legislature enacted Penal Code section 1473.7 its intent was to codify Padilla v. Kentucky and related California case law and to encourage the growth of such case law in furtherance of justice and the findings and declarations of this section.
Penal Code Section 1016.5 is a remedy that was first enacted in 1978 to address the issue of the Government's failure to notify a non citizen defendant of the potential of adverse consequneces resulting from the accepted negotiated plea. Essentially this Penal Code Section 1016.5 puts the onious on the Court to advise immigrant defendants of adverse immgiration consequences. If the Court does not advise of potential adverse immigration consequences then the non citizen defendant upon his or her motion can petition the Court to have the conviction vacated. The rule is that before a court may accept a guily or no contest plea, it must advise the defendant of the potential immigration consequences of his or her plea as provided in Penal Code section 1016.5, subdivision (a). Where there is no record the defendant was so advised, there is a presumption he or she was not, and the prosecution bears the burden of rebutting the presumption. If the advisements were not given, section 1016.5(b) provides the defendant with the remedy of moving to withdraw a guilty or no contest plea when he or she establishes that the conviction based upon the plea may have the consequences of his or her deportation, exclusion for admission in the United States, or the denial of naturalization. Simply, Penal Code section 1016.5(a) requires the trial court, prior to accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, to give the defendant the following advisement on the record.
If you are not a citizen, you are hereby advised that conviction of the offense for which you have been charged may have the consequence of deportation, exclusion for admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization pursuant to the laws of the United States. Penal Code Section 1016.5(a)
Upon receiving the advisements, the rule established in Penal Code Section 1016.5 contemplates a period during which the defendant, without risking the loss of the existing plea bargain, can reconsider the value of the offer in light of immigration consequences that will result from it and attempt to negotiate a different bargain that may not contain the same consequence. Essentially the Penal Code provides for more time to consider any potential immigration consequences that may attach to the noncitizen defendant as a result of accepting the criminal conviction associated with the plea. The California Legislature enacted this statue is to promote fairness to non citizen defendants by requiring in such cases that acceptance of a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere be preceded by an appropriate warning of the special consequences of his or her guilty or (no contest plea). The reasoning for this is because it has been found in case law that non citizen defendants suffer a disportionate impact (deportation or removal from the United States) than citizen defendants.
Importantly this stature provides a remedy if the Court does not advise of adverse immigration consequences. If the court fails to advise the defendant as required by this section and the defendant shows that conviction of the offense may have the consequence for the defendant of deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, the court, on defendant's motion, shall vacate the judgment and permit the defendant to withdraw the plea of guilty or nolo contendere, and enter a plea of not guilty. For more information on Penal Code section 1016.5 and how this law can help a noncitizen defendant follow this link.
Guilty Pleas Cause Grief in Immigration Court
Many immigrants do not become aware of immigration consequences until immigration authorities initiate removal proceedings against them. Often this can happen years after the immigrant defendant successfully completed probation or parole. As a result, many families have been torn apart by deportations based on convictions entered unknowingly by non citizen family members. Court's have found and our California Legislature has recognized that, "once in removal proceedings, a noncitizen may be transferred to any of over 200 immigration detention facilities across the country. Many criminal offenses trigger mandatory detention, so that the person may not request bond. In immigration proceedings, there is no court-appointed right to counsel and as a result, the majority of detained immigrants go unrepresented. Immigration judges often lack the power to consider whether the person should remain in the United States in light of equitable factors such as serious hardship to United States citizen family members, length of time living in the United States, or rehabilitation." The bottom line is that adverse immigration consequences stemming from unlawful convictions have caused an unmistakable harm to the immigrant community and in turn to greater American society. Further our United States Supreme Court has found that "criminal convictions may have 'dire consequences' under federal immigration law and that such consequences are "material matters" for noncitizen defendants faced with pleading decisions. A non citizen defendant who is removed from the United States is in a situation there he or she cannot return and loses their job, their friends, home, and maybe even their children, who must choose between their parent and their native country. Indeed, a defendant 'may view immigration consequences as the only ones that could affect his calculations regarding the advisability of pleading guilty to criminal charges', such as when the defendant has family residing legally in the United States. Thus, even before the Legislature expressly recognized in section 1016.5, subdivision (d) the unfairness inherent in holding noncitizens to pleas they entered without knowing the consequent immigration risks, we held that justice may require permitting one who pleads guilty "without knowledge of or reason to suspect immigration consequences to withdraw the plea.
Vacate a Criminal Conviction To Avoid Deportation
The attorneys at Uribe & Uribe APLC understand the high stakes and severe consequences that are involved when a client is accused of a crime. Defending non-citizens accused of crime requires an understanding of how a criminal conviction will affect an immigrant's fate in immigration court. Drug charges, domestic violence, DUIs, solicitation, assault, aggravated felonies and firearm charges are just a few of the many crimes that will cause adverse immigration consequences for an immigrant defendant in criminal court. The attorneys at Uribe & Uribe APLC understand the high stakes for a client who has immigration concerns. Defending non-citizen defendants with immigration concerns takes an understanding of immigration law since an he or she may face another set of consequences once they are brought before an immigration judge. For these reasons it is important for a non citizen defendant facing adverse immigration consequences to engage competent counsel who is knowledgable in both the consequences of criminal and immigration law to represent his or her best interests.
Deportation Ruins Lives
Too often defense attorneys either through fear or intimidation settle for a negotiated plea in criminal court that does not serve his or her client's best interest. For non citizen defendants maintaining his or her life in the United States is their biggest concern. It is especially unfortunate that many judges and prosecutors may see immigration as a collateral issue even though the fear of being deported as a result of a guilty plea is often the most important interest that a non citizen immigrant client has. Deportation or removal from the United States can signify a complete change in a person's life and destroy everything that the client has worked to achieve. At Uribe & Uribe APLC we know it is in our client's best interest to not settle for a plea bargain that can lead to deportation, exclusion from admission or denial of naturalization later in immigration court, instead it is important to navigate around any potential immigration consequences to avoid removal in immigration court. An aggressive defense against an aggressive prosecution levels the playing field in a court of criminal law. The immigration and criminal defense attorneys at Uribe & Uribe APLC enable a noncitizen client to have a chance at maintaining his or her life in the United States. In fact the United States Supreme Court agrees immigration concerns are an important consideration for a non citizen client. In Padilla v. Kentucky (2010), the U.S. Supreme Court made deportation an exception to the collateral consequences rule, and held for the first time that counsel's failure to advise a criminal defendant of the deportation consequences of a guilty plea constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel. The stakes are raised when a client is a non- citizen and is faced with the decision of accepting a "deal" in criminal court versus risking deportation as a result of the "deal" in Immigration Court. The reality is that a criminal conviction can be the cause of deportation. Post conviction relief in criminal court can mean setting aside a criminal conviction, changing a conviction to another charge, or reducing the charge and most importantly can mean avoiding deportation and removal from the United States.
In the United States Supreme Court Case of Padilla, the Supreme Court acknowledged that "for at least the past 15 years, professional norms have generally imposed an obligation on counsel to provide advice on the deportation consequences of a client's plea," and held that the Sixth Amendment guarantee of effective assistance of counsel required criminal defense attorneys to inform their non-citizen clients of the risks of deportation arising from guilty pleas. However, in 2013, the court clarified that its ruling in Padilla did not apply retroactively to defendants whose convictions became final before it decided Padilla. Fortunately in the state of California, these protections have been in effect for at least twenty years prior to the Padilla decision. Prior to the Padilla decision the California Supreme Court in the Soriano decision help that a non citizen defendant must advise of the potential adverse immigration consequences that may attach to a criminal conviction.
Following the rule set forth in People v. Soriano, a California Court of Appeals panel in 1989 made explicit what was only implicit in Soriano: the duty to advise about immigration consequences also includes the duty to defend against those consequences. People v. Barocio, (1989) (failure to file judicial recommendation against deportation or seek 364 day sentence is ineffective assistance of counsel). This was also the holding in People v. Bautista (2004) (counsel correctly told the defendant that he "would" be deported for possession of sale conviction, but failure to attempt to plead up to "offer to sell" or "transportation" may be ineffective assistance of counsel). Since People v. Soriano has been binding on criminal counsel and state courts since 1987, the "new rule" announced by Padilla for other jurisdictions was already the "rule" in California for the prior 25 years. People v. Soriano merely reached the correct result 25 years earlier than Padilla. Additionally, People v. Soriano was expressly based not only on the Sixth Amendment, but also on Article I, §15 of the California State Constitution. States must enforce minimum federal constitutional standards, but are free to adopt additional protections. (Reynolds v. Superior Court) (1974).
Defending The Rights of Immigrants
Immigrants accused of a crime face not only penal consequences once they are accused of a crime, but also face immigration consequences as a result of the criminal accusations. Whether it is fighting an active criminal case to avoid immigration consequences or vacating a conviction from a client's record the law firm of Uribe & Uribe APLC takes pride in representing immigrant defendant's in hard to defend cases. In fact case law supports the notion that immigration consequences are an important factor when defending an immigrant defendant in criminal court. For instances, in 2010 the United States Supreme Court case of Padilla v. Kentucky established that criminal defense lawyers must advise non citizen clients about the deportation consequences of a conviction as part of their duties under the Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel. In bringing his case Mr. Padilla won in the Supreme Court because his trial lawyer erroneously informed him that he would not be deported after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking charge because he had been in the United States for so long and had served in the military in Vietnam. The United States Supreme Court found that Mr. Padilla suffered from his attorney's ineffective assistance of counsel since Mr. Padilla showed both attorney incompetence and prejudice as a result of his attorneys performance. The decision in Padilla v. Kentucky (2010) established a rule requiring attorneys to inform, advise and defend against adverse immigration consequences. Also, in Lee v. United States (2017) the Court considered the standard for proving prejudice, here it was found that Mr. Lee's trial lawyer failed to meet his duty under Padilla by assuring him that he would not be deported if he pled guilty to selling ecstasy. The Court determined that the proper standard for proving prejudice when a defendant pleads guilty in a case involving strong evidence of guilt. Like many immigrants in the United States, Mr. Lee had strong ties to the United States. Mr. Lee's parents, who both later naturalized as United States citizens, brought him here as a teenager. Lee graduated high school here and had lived in the United States for more than 30 years, never returning to his home country. Inspite of being in the United States for more than thirty years he never became a United States citizen instead he was a lawful permanent resident and thus subject to mandatory deportation for a drug sale conviciton. It was held that Mr. Lee would have taken a chance a trial even if it was a hail mary since he had so many connections to the United States. It was found that the test for prejudice includes a view of the entire context of the defendant's life. Many of our client's at Uribe & Uribe APLC are in the same situation that Mr. Lee found himself in when fighting for his ability to maintain the life he built for his family in the United States.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(g) The immigration consequences of criminal convictions have a particularly strong impact in California. One out of every four persons living in the state is foreign-born. One out of every two children lives in a household headed by at least one foreign-born person. The majority of these children are United States citizens. It is estimated that 50,000 parents of California United States citizen children were deported in a little over two years. Once a person is deported, especially after a criminal conviction, it is extremely unlikely that he or she ever is permitted to return.
Vacting Criminal Convictions For Immigration Purposes and Defending Against Removal from the United States
Uribe & Uribe APLC a Los Angeles based Immigration and Criminal Defense Law Firm that focuses on representing immigrant clients facing criminal charges as well as non citizen clients facing adverse immigration consequences in immigration court. Erasing a criminal conviction from a defendant's record can often be the only option to avoid harsh immigration consequences such as deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, and denial of naturalization. The post-conviction process can be difficult but with the experienced team at Uribe & Uribe APLC it can be a possibility that helps keeps a family together. To find out if you are eligible for post-conviction relief contact Uribe & Uribe APLC.
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Uribe & Uribe APLC offers aggressive legal representation for client's accused of crimes and facing removal from the United States. Our attorneys have experience defending clients in DUIs, Felonies, and Misdemeanors, Post-Conviction Relief to avoid adverse immigration consequences, Reducing Sentences, and defending clients in complex criminal matters, immigration removal proceedings, asylum petitions and more. If you need answers to difficult questions, please do not hesitate to contact Uribe & Uribe APLC to address your concerns and provide you with the aggressive legal representation that you deserve.
Erasing a Criminal Conviction To Avoid Immgration Consequences Pursuant to Penal Code Seciton 1016.5
Upon entering a plea of guilty or no contest in criminal court and if the court does not advise a defendant facing immigrant consequences such as deportation, in immigration court, then Penal Code Section 1016.5 provides the immigrant defendant facing adverse immigration consequences as a result of the plea to withdraw the plea. Once the plea is withdrawn, the court vacates the conviction. Essentially this means that the conviction is erased from the defendant's record. It is important to note that once a plea is vacated United States Immigration Services cannot use the conviction against you in Immigration Court as a reason to remove you from the United States.
In criminal court, it is important to note that a defendant that succesfully vacates his or her conviction must be aware that the prosecutor can seek to instate the charges a new. The reason that the prosecutor can reinstate the charges is becuase the procedure or process was flawed (a prejudicial error occured) and now with the immigrant defendant's correct understanding he or she can now readily and knowinly accept any potential immigration consequences and the immigrant defendant can now choose to accept a negotiated disposition or take the mater to jury trial. It is important that the conviction be vacated on Constitutional grounds because case law holds that a conviction dismissed or reduced for rehabilative purposes has no affect on immigration proceedings. To be sure to obtain the appropriate advice for your specific situation please contact Uribe & Uribe APLC for a consultation.
Immigrant Defendants Have a Right To Effective Assistance of Counsel Through Every Stage of Criminal Court
All defendants in criminal court regardless of immigration status are entitled to effective assistance of counsel. If an attorney's conduct falls below an objective standard of reasonablness than a defendant can make a claim against the attorney and may be able to withdraw the plea. This rule was established in the Padilla v. Kentucky decision in 2010. It was held that an attorney's conduct must be objective and reasonable throughout the criminal court process. While most claims may seek to invalidate a conviction based on a plea of guilty or no contest, a defendant may vacate a conviction, even after trial, on the ground of ineffective assistance during plea bargaining. Strategic decisions made by a non citizen's criminal defense attorney is important. Plea bargaining to an "immigration safe" alternative is important. Accepting an "immigration safe" plea is important to avoid for instance a life time banishment from the United States. Often time an "immigration safe" plea which avoids adverse immigration consequences may require more custody time but in the context of avoiding adverse immigration consequences this can be a better choice. A claim of immigration related ineffectiveness may be presented where, through counsel's error during plea bargaining, in failing to advise the defendant of the adverse immigration consequences of a conviction at trial, the defendant fails to defend against these advise immigration consequences by failing to seek an alternative disposition to avoid them.
Tenga en cuenta que las consecuencias de los delitos de inmigración son un campo que cambia rápidamente, donde los desarrollos son difíciles de predecir. El sitio web de este artículo está destinado a ser una guía informativa y no es un sustituto de la investigación independiente y actualizada sobre las consecuencias de inmigración de cualquier ofensa y consejo legal competente. Si desea asesoramiento legal con respecto a su situación específica, llame ahora para programar una consulta.
Note that the immigration consequences of crimes is a fast-changing field, where developments are difficult to predict.
This website is meant to be an informational guide and is not a substitute for independent, up-to-date research into the immigration consequences of any offense and competent legal counsel. If you would like legal advice regarding your specific situation call now to schedule a consultation.


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Carpets are usually a big no for people who are allergic to dust and can be set off with dander or pollen. But cleaned carpets are actually okay for people with such ailments.
Carpets actually help reduce allergens in your home and you don't have to remove them completely and ruin the aesthetics of your home to save yourself!
How do carpets reduce allergens?
Carpets act as natural air filters. Most allergens are air borne and carpets help by trapping these allergens in their weaves. This helps freshen the air in your home and reduce allergens. But they also need to be cleaned on a regular basis or it won't take time for them to turn from purifiers to destroyers!
How can you keep you carpet clean?
Carpet cleaning can be done at home with ease, but it is recommended to visit a professional carpet cleaner for the perfect cleaning experience and to ensure that your carpet stays new for a long time!
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Vacuuming on a regular basis allows you to ensure that your carpet does not become a permanent resident for dust mites and pet hair. This also encourages a cleaner environment for your kids to play in. Washing and dusting can be done at home, but they require a larger space and it could be hard.
If you want to keep your carpet new and pretty for long then it is advisable to clean stains, spills and other accidents immediately to prevent the liquid from seeping in and ruining your carpet's weaves.
Professional cleaning must be done at least twice a year to improve the quality of your rug's health. Professional rug cleaners ensure a thorough sanitization!
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About: Honey, I'm Homemade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and around the World showcases a wealth of recipes for cookies, breads, pies, puddings, and cakes that feature honey as an essential ingredient. Collecting recipes from hundreds of cookbooks, noted entomologist May Berenbaum also details the fascinating history of honey harvesting and consumption around the world, explains the honey bee's extraordinary capacity to process nectar into concentrated sweetness, and marvels at honey's diverse flavors and health benefits. Honey is a unique food because of its power to evoke a particular time and place. Every time it is collected from a hive, honey takes on the nuanced flavors of a particular set of flowers–clover, orange blossoms, buckwheat, or others–at a certain point in time processed and stored by a particular group of bees. Honey is not just a snapshot of a time and place–it's the taste of a time and place, and it lends its flavors to the delectable baked goods and other treats found here. More than a cookbook, Honey, I'm Homemade is a tribute to the remarkable work of Apis mellifera, the humble honey bee whose pollination services allow three-quarters of all flowering plant species to reproduce and flourish. Sales of the book will benefit the University of Illinois Pollinatarium–the first freestanding science outreach center in the nation devoted to flowering plants and their pollinators. Because so much depends on honey bees, and because people have benefited from their labors for millennia, Honey, I'm Homemade is the perfect way to share and celebrate honey's sweetness and delight.
What I Loved: There were some great recipes that I will be trying. Also the tips they gave you to work with honey in the kitchen were extremely helpful!
crumbs, and pecans. Drop dough by teaspoonful on well-greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 300 degrees for 8 minutes, or until set and delicately browned.
and ½ C brown sugar.
stir to combine well. Sift flour and baking powder and stir into chocolate mixture.
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for 30 minutes, or until center tests done.
1 minute, until smooth. Cover dough and let rest for 1 hour.
Who I Would Recommend it to: Anyone who loves honey and/or anyone who likes cooking with different ingredients.


EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fortive Corporation (NYSE: FTV) announced today the final proration factor of 11.6114 percent in its split-off exchange offer for Fortive common stock in connection with the previously announced separation of Fortive's Automation and Specialty platform (excluding Fortive's Hengstler and Dynapar businesses) (the "A&S Business") and merger of Stevens Holding Company, Inc., the Fortive subsidiary holding the A&S Business, with a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (NASDAQ: AIMC) (the "Merger"). Fortive also announced today the closing of the Merger.
Pursuant to the exchange offer, which expired at 8:00 a.m., New York City time, on September 26, 2018, Fortive has accepted 15,824,931 shares of Fortive common stock for 35,000,000 shares of Stevens Holding common stock.
A total of 128,334,418 shares of Fortive common stock were validly tendered (and not withdrawn) in the exchange offer, including 1,044,789 shares tendered by odd-lot shareholders (excluding plan participants in Fortive savings plans). Such odd-lot shareholders were not subject to proration, and their shares were fully accepted in the offer. The remaining validly tendered shares of Fortive common stock were accepted in the exchange on a pro rata basis using the final proration factor. Shares of Fortive common stock that were validly tendered but not accepted for exchange will be returned to tendering shareholders.
Under the terms of the exchange offer, 35,000,000 shares of Stevens Holding common stock were available for distribution in exchange for shares of Fortive common stock accepted in the offer. The final exchange ratio for the exchange offer was set at 2.2117 shares of Stevens Holding common stock for each share of Fortive common stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn. In the Merger, each share of Stevens Holding common stock automatically converted into the right to receive one share of Altra common stock. Accordingly, Fortive shareholders who tendered their shares of Fortive common stock as part of the exchange offer received 2.2117 shares of Altra common stock, subject to treatment of fractional shares described below, for each share of Fortive common stock tendered and accepted for exchange. Fortive accepted the maximum of 15,824,931 shares of Fortive common stock for exchange in the offer.
Whole shares of Altra common stock in uncertificated form will be received by Fortive shareholders whose shares of Fortive common stock were accepted in the exchange. Under the terms of the exchange offer, fractional shares of Altra common stock will not be issued. Rather, the respective tendering shareholders that otherwise would have received fractional interests will be paid in cash the dollar amount (rounded to the nearest whole cent), after deducting any required withholding taxes, on a pro rata basis, without interest, of such fractional interests determined by the closing price of a share of Altra common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on the last business day prior to the closing of the merger.
Effective October 1, 2018, Stevens Holding merged with a subsidiary of Altra and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Altra, whereby Stevens Holding common stock was converted to Altra common stock. As part of this transaction, in addition to Fortive shareholders receiving 35,000,000 shares of Altra common stock (subject to cash in lieu of fractional shares of Altra common stock), Fortive also received approximately $1.4 billion in cash proceeds and retirement of outstanding debt securities.
Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With 2017 revenues of $6.7 billion, Fortive's well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 26,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement, the core of Fortive's operating model is the Fortive Business System. For more information please visit: www.fortive.com.
Altra, through its subsidiaries, is a leading global designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission and motion-control products. Altra brings together strong brands covering over 42 product lines with production facilities in twelve countries. Altra's leading brands include Ameridrives Couplings, Bauer Gear Motor, Bibby Turboflex, Boston Gear, Delroyd Worm Gear, Formsprag Clutch, Guardian Couplings, Huco, Industrial Clutch, Inertia Dynamics, Kilian Manufacturing, Lamiflex Couplings, Marland Clutch, Matrix, Nuttall Gear, Stieber Clutch, Stromag, Svendborg Brakes, TB Wood's, Twiflex, Warner Electric, Warner Linear, and Wichita Clutch.
Statements in this release that are not strictly historical, including statements regarding the expected effects of the exchange offer related to the split-off of the A&S Business and the combination of such business with Altra (the "Transaction") and any other statements regarding events or developments that Fortive believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the risk that the Transaction will harm Fortive's business and the risk of deterioration of or instability in the business performance of the A&S Business or Altra, of their respective served markets or in the general economy. Additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements is available in Fortive's SEC filings, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and Fortive assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise.
D.F. King & Co. Inc.


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The holistic approach to fighting piracy
by Rory OConnor
Issue 102 - June 2015
Now more than ever, consumers are driving the way that their content is delivered and consumed across platforms. Content owners increasingly need to be able to respond and adapt in an agile manner to deliver quality content across every consumer device from the day they hit the market.
To stay relevant, operators must also focus on delivering the highest quality content possible. Premium content such as live sports content has long been the ultimate "must-have" for operators. In delivering live and on-demand content across multiple screens, operators have the opportunity to build customer loyalty and create new revenues. But unlike Video on Demand (VOD) content, the value of this type of premium content is intrinsically linked to its "live" nature, as viewers join to watch events unfold in real time.
The main challenge operators face with regards to live content is monetizing what they have in the short value window that exists. With the continuous rise in piracy of live streams, content security is a key factor in the monetization process and operators need to look at all of the necessary steps to detract paying customers from accessing content by illegal means. Operators who fail to adequately protect premium sports content not only risk losing valuable customers, but could lose their content rights altogether. Identifying and isolating the source of the illegal content should therefore become top priority for those concerned with live event broadcast.
With the proliferation of broadband access around the world, piracy now is easier than ever. Looking at piracy from a different perspective however, can teach broadcasters a lot more about their customers. By understanding the audience and the different motivations behind piracy, they have the opportunity to tackle each problem area using targeted measures. Working together with others in the industry, implementing the right technologies to protect their high value content, monitoring illegal activities and using intelligence to offer better services are all tools broadcasters have at their disposal.
Countermeasures - technology, monitoring and intelligence
The sophistication of piracy requires increasingly powerful countermeasures. Content owners, especially sports rights holders must rely on a wide range of technologies, automated mechanisms and global collaboration networks to disrupt redistribution piracy. This includes, discovering how pirates market to consumers (linking sites, social media and piracy ads), tracking and disabling illegal streams in real time, tracing back to the origin of the pirate stream with watermarking, and catching real people behind piracy through investigation and evidence collection for prosecution.
Effectively tagging content is a crucial step for those looking to screen sports content online, and content watermarking allows broadcasters to embed unique invisible data in audio and video that can be used to trace individuals who are illegally redistributing content in real time. Once the source of the pirated content is identified, it can be shut down and further action considered against the pirate.
In addition, there is a need to locate the sites where stolen content is hosted, a task that has grown more complicated in recent years due to the proliferation hosting and indexing websites that offer illegal video. Having the knowledge to find these sites and remove content and links to live streams is a major plus point for content owners and broadcasters looking to secure their investment.
Fighting piracy is not only about disrupting the illegal distribution of content. The potential to gather intelligence about piracy patterns and content consumption trends from analysing data arising from stolen content is a great opportunity for broadcasters to take a step back and assess what they are offering their customers. Holes in the network become apparent and data analysis allows broadcasters to understand their audience and what more they can do to keep them interested and engaged with the brand.
By assessing this data, broadcasters can look to understand geographical patterns, access difficulties, and find out what they can alter in terms of product to turn illegal content consumers into paying customers .
Offering a superior experience - multi-screen
Operators have made great efforts to provide live streaming and catch up services across devices, as have some sports broadcasters. In delivering live and on-demand sports content across multiple screens, they have the opportunity to build customer loyalty and create new revenues. For example Irdeto works with Univision, a prominent American/Spanish language broadcast television network, to make sure that their content is protected across all screens, while providing a seamless, latency-free experience for consumers regardless of device.
Before operators realise these benefits however, one of the major stumbling blocks in transitioning to the multi-screen world is delivering a high-quality experience, similar to that which consumers are accustomed to seeing on traditional broadcast networks, while reaching as many consumer devices as possible.
This is where leveraging a flexible, robust managed service can offer extensive benefits. Having the ability to support a wide range of DRMs and similar rights-management technologies on the many screens already present in homes is the most important first step rights holders must take. By securely delivering content to PCs, mobile devices, as well as big TV screens connected to set-top boxes or dongles, they can maximize their reach to viewers and protect revenue streams.
Beyond securing content, however, operators and broadcasters must pay attention to the quality of the viewing experience. This is especially true for live sports. Well-designed solutions and managed services can deliver broadcast-quality streams even through the Internet. This is a key differentiator that can set the operators service apart from competing offers.
As we already know, consumers want their content delivered their way - and broadcasters have a tremendous opportunity to drive content consumption and revenue by integrating social TV and multi-screen services into the core part of their offering, creating a personalized experience that keep the viewers engaged.
Content discoverability is also an important factor. To boost this capability, they should consider offering personalised recommendations to make sure that consumers are finding the content that they want. This is a growing issue for younger viewers, with Irdeto research finding that some 42 per cent of 25-34 year olds and 55 per cent of 18-24 year olds see this as important or very important.
Turning insight into action
Piracy is one of the biggest threats to content providers, and as pirate networks and monetisation schemes get more sophisticated to cater to the growing demand of consumers who want access to the content wherever and whenever they want, rights holders need to have a very well thought out strategy in hand in order to be able to compete and protect their revenue. This is particularly true of sports content, with its high initial cost and short monetisation window.
Understanding the landscape of piracy, the motivations for illegal content consumption and distribution as well as knowing about the available countermeasures empower content providers to provide superior services while protecting their high value content.
Tags: iss102 | piracy | security | content | VOD | Rory O Connor
Contributing Author Rory O Connor
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Keeping An Eye on Piracy with Viaccess-Orca at IBC 2018
Live Streaming Solution from Verizon at NAB 2017
EBS at IBC 2015
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Most people think that installing Manufactured Stone is something they could never do. Don't dismiss your ability, because it can dramatically transform the look of your home both inside and out and increase your property value.
While it may take some special tools, you probably already have the ability to do it yourself. Once you have your surface prepared and ready, installing the stone can actually be a lot of fun. Some smaller projects can be completed within a day or a weekend.
Installing stone can turn the ordinary into something extraordinary or even something that is unique and eye-catching to those around. A plain brick or stone wall might look boring and cold, but stone can transform it into a naturally beautiful, warm feature. With modern versions of manufactured stone, installation is easy and totally possible for the average home do-it-yourselfer(even me).
And if you're concerned that the manufactured stuff might not look as good as real stone, think again we go to great lengths to make our product look authentic, even up close.
You may require some special tools. Most do-it-yourselfers have a pretty good selection of basic tools on hand. But you'll need a few not-so-common tools for your manufactured stone installation.
Specifically, you will need a masonry blade for your saw. Most saws are capable of cutting manufactured stone as long as you attach a masonry blade. Depending on where you are installing, you may have to cut the pieces into different sizes or shapes. A chop/Miter or circular saw can be used with the proper blade. A lot of people use a wheelbarrow but I prefer to mix mortar in a bucket to get the mixture right and I don't have as much waste.
You will also need a trowel to spread the mortar onto the back of the stone piece and for your scratch coat to apply mortar.
About the only part of the project that might seem like work is the surface preparation. The preparation to me is also the labour intensive part; I like to use a minimum of a 3/8″ plywood for support, but depending on the previous surface there are many options.
Before you start putting up the stone, you may need to add a thin "scratch" coat of mortar(just like a stucco Scratch) I prefer the surface to be level but not smooth. I like to use a grout notched trowel to create a better bonding surface. In exterior home areas, you may need to put up a moisture barrier(check local building codes) but definately a metal lathe in your scratch coat to support the weight of the surface. We should be able to help you make the decision of how to proceed.
Placing the stone on the wall is simple and a little like a go as you want jigsaw puzzle. I like to do 3 or 4 layers of corners then fill in between with flats. Mixing and matching the stone pieces is like playing with Lego as a kid. You don't want vertical joints to line up and you want a nice flow to the pattern of the stone. Sometimes(mostly always) a woman's eye can help pick out the right mix of colour and pattern. I like to put a nice healthy load of mortar on the back of the stone; just like buttering a piece of toast (I call it buttering the stone) but with more mortar… my doctor would kill me if I used that amount of butter! From there put the "buttered" stone onto the wall and give it a little twist and push to bond into the scratch.
Half the fun of working with manufactured stone is the picking the right profile and colour for your project. Some styles will require you to have a mortar bag to fill in joints and others will be simply a drystack that has no mortar to fill the gaps. Whatever your choice is; it can be a simple enjoyable process that allows you to express your taste while improving the look and price of your home.


The Horizons program Leadership Plenty completed their sessions on April 13 at McClusky City Hall with a graduation ceremony for the final thirteen attendees. Receiving recognition from trainers Dan Klemisch, Robin Bauer and Aaron Pakome were Kelly Gessner, Linda Bowers, Robin Silbernagel, Andrea Kluck, Faye Hagen, Larry Gessner, Rev. Elizabeth Jassmann, Rich Bauer, Alberta Voegele, Deb Pakome, Lloyd Bauer, Sarah Jerkovich, and Allan Tinker.
The four-hour sessions addressed issues of poverty through leadership training modules that included new ways of thinking and acting within communities and organizations. Strengthening leadership in communities through new ways of thinking and new patterns of behavior supports people of different backgrounds in their efforts to work together in mutual interest projects.


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Is Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. (MWK) A Good Stock To Buy?
Published on December 22, 2019 at 6:20 pm by Abigail Fisher in Hedge Funds,News
Before putting in our own effort and resources into finding a good investment, we can quickly utilize hedge fund expertise to give us a quick glimpse of whether that stock could make for a good addition to our portfolios. The odds are not exactly stacked in investors' favor when it comes to beating the market, as evidenced by the fact that less than 49% of the stocks in the S&P 500 did so during the third quarter. The stats were even worse in recent years when most of the advances in the market were due to large gains by FAANG stocks. However, one bright side for individual investors was the strong performance of hedge funds' top consensus picks. This year hedge funds' top 20 stock picks outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 9.9 percentage points through the end of November. Thus, we can see that the tireless research and efforts of hedge funds to identify winning stocks can work to our advantage when we know how to use the data. While not all of their picks will be winners, our odds are much better following their best stock picks than trying to go it alone.
Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWK) shares haven't seen a lot of action during the third quarter. Overall, hedge fund sentiment was unchanged. The stock was in 3 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of September. At the end of this article we will also compare MWK to other stocks including Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE:CSU), Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACOR), and Red Violet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDVT) to get a better sense of its popularity.
Hedge funds' reputation as shrewd investors has been tarnished in the last decade as their hedged returns couldn't keep up with the unhedged returns of the market indices. Our research has shown that hedge funds' small-cap stock picks managed to beat the market by double digits annually between 1999 and 2016, but the margin of outperformance has been declining in recent years. Nevertheless, we were still able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that outperformed the Russell 2000 ETFs by 40 percentage points since May 2014 (see the details here). We were also able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that underperformed the market by 10 percentage points annually between 2006 and 2017. Interestingly the margin of underperformance of these stocks has been increasing in recent years. Investors who are long the market and short these stocks would have returned more than 27% annually between 2015 and 2017. We have been tracking and sharing the list of these stocks since February 2017 in our quarterly newsletter.
Sander Gerber of Hudson Bay Capital Management
We leave no stone unturned when looking for the next great investment idea. For example Discover is offering this insane cashback card, so we look into shorting the stock. One of the most bullish analysts in America just put his money where his mouth is. He says, "I'm investing more today than I did back in early 2009." So we check out his pitch. We read hedge fund investor letters and listen to stock pitches at hedge fund conferences. We even check out this option genius' weekly trade ideas. This December, we recommended Adams Energy as a one-way bet based on an under-the-radar fund manager's investor letter and the stock already gained 20 percent. Now we're going to view the recent hedge fund action surrounding Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWK).
What does smart money think about Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWK)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2019, a total of 3 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey held long positions in this stock, a change of 0% from one quarter earlier. The graph below displays the number of hedge funds with bullish position in MWK over the last 17 quarters. With hedgies' positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists a select group of notable hedge fund managers who were adding to their stakes substantially (or already accumulated large positions).
The largest stake in Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWK) was held by Intrinsic Edge Capital, which reported holding $2.7 million worth of stock at the end of September. It was followed by Hudson Bay Capital Management with a $2.1 million position. The only other hedge fund that is bullish on the company was Springbok Capital.
Judging by the fact that Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWK) has faced a decline in interest from the smart money, it's safe to say that there was a specific group of hedge funds that elected to cut their positions entirely heading into Q4. Intriguingly, Jeffrey Moskowitz's Harvey Partners said goodbye to the biggest stake of the 750 funds watched by Insider Monkey, totaling close to $1.2 million in stock. Israel Englander's fund, Millennium Management, also sold off its stock, about $0.1 million worth. These moves are important to note, as total hedge fund interest stayed the same (this is a bearish signal in our experience).
Let's go over hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWK). These stocks are Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE:CSU), Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACOR), Red Violet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDVT), and Ultralife Corp. (NASDAQ:ULBI). All of these stocks' market caps match MWK's market cap.
CSU 10 52380 -4
ACOR 15 41326 -1
RDVT 2 2375 1
ULBI 3 3515 -1
Average 7.5 24899 -1.25
As you can see these stocks had an average of 7.5 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $25 million. That figure was $5 million in MWK's case. Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACOR) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Red Violet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDVT) is the least popular one with only 2 bullish hedge fund positions. Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWK) is not the least popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still below average. This is a slightly negative signal and we'd rather spend our time researching stocks that hedge funds are piling on. Our calculations showed that top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 37.4% in 2019 through the end of November and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 9.9 percentage points. Unfortunately MWK wasn't nearly as popular as these 20 stocks (hedge fund sentiment was quite bearish); MWK investors were disappointed as the stock returned -23.3% during the first two months of the fourth quarter and underperformed the market. If you are interested in investing in large cap stocks with huge upside potential, you should check out the top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds as 70 percent of these stocks already outperformed the market in Q4.
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Primers on social software
Matt Webb and Jack Schulze have written a primer on social software. And Anne Galloway has the context: notes from Creative Crossings. These will fill your head up and make it hurt nice.
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Heliotropic, phototropic, Joycespring!
As spring comes round, flowers will seek the sunshine, and cameras will tend to trope towards them. Photographer and art blogger James Wagner snaps dogwood on 23rd St, and an ocean away, the seim anew: secret blogger and LifeBlog UIer Celia captures trees in North London. Good photos.
Seim anew, FW 215.22: Teems of times and happy returns. The seim anew.
Heliotrope and FW 223.28: O theoperil! Ethiaop lore, the poor lie.
How simply and recognisably can we draw buildings?
Inspired by Things Magazine's recent note on buildings as logotypes (London's Gherkin building and NatWest tower, etc), Rodcorp went back to an old favourite: "How simply (or in how few lines) and recognisably can we draw buildings?". The question tends to privilege strong silhouettes and bridges, but so be it. Here's a list (with the help of Arup's Mr Urick, a clever man who spends his days designing buildings) and some drawings from unreliable memory.
First, the bridges etc:
Sydney: The Sydney Opera House, the most recognisable building of all surely?, next to the Harbour bridge (which may only be unambiguous when it's next to the Opera House).
London: Tower Bridge. Barcelona: La Sagrada Familia.
Paris: Eiffel Tower. Athens: The Acropolis.
New York: Guggenheim Museum.
And then the pseudo-Platonic forms:
Cairo: A Pyramid.
Paris: La Defense. New York: Flatiron.
Washington: The Pentagon. [Brussels: the Atomium should have gone here.]
Orlando: Epcot Centre. London: The London Eye.
A list of others to do (gradually becoming a list of buildings that would be recognisable but less distinctive as a logo/drawing, or distinctive as a drawing but maybe not particularly recognisable...):
UK: Stonehenge.
Brussels: the Atomium
New York: The WTC towers, Statue of Liberty, Empire State (though confusion with Chrysler?).
San Francisco: Golden Gate bridge. And perhaps the TransAmerica pyramid.
Cairo: The Sphinx.
Moscow: St Basil's Cathedral, Red Square.
Los Angeles: Hollywood sign (building? structure?).
Istanbul: Haga Sofia.
China: The Great Wall?
Angkor Wat or various other pre-modern cities.
South Dakota: Mount Rushmore.
St. Louis: St. Louis Arch.
Rio de Janeiro: Statue of Christ the Redeemer.
London: Big Ben you idiot! (quoting Urick).
Hong Kong: Bank of China.
Birmingham: Selfridges.
Washington: The Washington Monument.
Seattle: The Spaceneedle.
Toronto: the CN Tower.
Rome: The Vatican (Michael Angelo's "arms" in front), the Pantheon (the dome and skylight from the inside).
Kuala Lumpur: Petronas Towers.
Venice: Ponte di Rialto.
Many things in Brasilia by Oscar Niemeyer.
Chicago: Sears Tower
Athens: the Parthenon
Frankfurt: Commerzbank
Nevada: Hoover Dam
Paris: Louvre Pyramid
Superheroes: Hall of Justice (introduces a whole new topic, fictional landmarks...)
Now read this:
Tesugen on imageability of cities, and Webb on the same: Lynch's Image of the City.
And then: Constantin Boym's missing monuments, and buildings of disaster.
And you could even download world landmarks for The Sims (more here).
CityOfEverythingInteresting has a much less literal way of drawing simply, and is asking whether his sketches of the Bilbao Guggenheim are recognisable. We haven't yet made a Rodcorporate trip to Bilbao, but his sketches are indeed recognisable, avoid Jonathan Bell's fear of building-as-logo (see the comments) falling short of building-as-architecture. Perhaps they even recognisably reveal the building's references: is this an echo of Niemeyer's Brasilia cathedral?
A small art, design round up
Sarah Trigg makes beautiful cellular/city/map paintings that look like the mutated offspring of Anna Oliver (maps), Mark Francis (biology) and Ren and Stimpy (er, Spumco).
Witold Riedel's close-up stacks/slices are fantastic.
Preshaa made some cute little british birds icons [via Witold]
Death of the gallery - "perhaps the growing reliance on curatorial exposition serves as a safety rail of sorts, there to stop us falling into the hole where the art should be, but isn't" [via Ideasbazaar]
Michael Landy on destroying all of his possessions (back in 2002) - "The inclusion of fellow artists' work in Break Down almost certainly cost him his Turner Prize nomination" [via catfunt]
Designer of the Year, at the Design Museum. Sam Buxton's MIKROmen, house and world are 2D fold-out dioramas in laser-etched aluminium. Also: interesting lights,
Australian football boots, and ho-hum web design. Downstairs: the Archigram show (see: Hill, Angermann, Pearman).
Matt Locke on British New Media Art 1994-2004 conference (and photos)
Industrial Art Gallery. Nice cogs. [via ?]
Swarovski shakes up chandeliers with crystal texts - "an Art Deco falling spiral chandelier had crowds of party-goers mesmerised as they sent text messages to the light and watched their SMSs trickle through the crystal strands like a luxurious ticker tape"
100 most important C20th art works
Matthew White, master of the timelines and the counterfactuals, did some frequency analysis on 20 art books and came up with the 100 Most Important Art Works of the Twentieth Century. Snappy descriptions, though the limitation of frequency analysis is that we get Vladimir Tatlin at number five, and no (eg) Man Ray or Freud in the list at all. 10 of 150 works are by Picasso (6) and Duchamp (4). [via Perfect/matt]
Not unrelated: Komar and Melamid's The Most Wanted Paintings
Koons's indifference different to Duchamp's indifference
Finchy on Jeff Koons:
Mass production and industrialization have neutralized the uniqueness of everything around us. It is the brilliance of Koons that he has, from this sick truism, manufactured a set of desirable objects which repeatedly separate the rich from their millions.
And it is the key to deciphering the sour mystique of Koons' personality, or lack thereof. A sort of benign Hannibal Lecter or a more talented Mr. Ripley, Koons is as inert, unchanging, formally sterile, and unresponsive as his objects.
There is nothing self-reflective or introspective about man or object. What is is, or not is, for that matter; what's the difference? This is diametrically opposed to Duchamp, whose work and life were full of jokes, mystery and plenty of back story.
[via artblog]
James Joyce in text
Newly scanned version of an A4 print of the James Joyce text portrait, from April 1995.
Photoshop, Streamline, Freehand and text-scanning software on Mac were used to render a black and white photo of Joyce into areas of pure black or white, into which some scanned (and uncorrected) text from Finnegans Wake was then flowed (riverrunned, ho ho). Original photo looked like this. Joyce's fellow text portraits, Roland Barthes (text from Death of the Author) Jacques Derrida (probably from 'White Mythology'), weren't nearly as successful - the source image really has to be very strong/recognisable and fairly high-contrast for this kind of thing to work. So perhaps it's lucky they're all safely locked inside very old software formats and hardware technology. And there's a very poor quality photo of the A0-sized version of Joyce.
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Pollock and Duchamp: an (in)difference of eight inches
Jackson Pollock's Mural (1943) is now in the collection of the University of Iowa Museum of Art, but was painted in a single 15-hour Dyonisiac burst ("it was a stampede": Pollock's words), for Peggy Guggenheim's appartment. Nearly 20 feet long, he had to knock out a wall in his appartment/studio to fit it in. And Anthony Lane reminds us that it too had to be resized:
When the mural reached its destination, it was too long, and eight inches needed to be chopped off one end. Marcel Duchamp said they weren't needed, and he was right; you feel that the painting has neither beginning nor end - it could be a slice of a loop, and you want it to go on forever, like a Bach chorale. [Lane, Nobody's Perfect, 2002, 343]
The backstory: The mural arrives at the appartment and Peggy calls Duchamp and David Hare in to deal with the crisis.
Duchamp coolly advised cutting eight inches off one end. According to David Hare, "Duchamp said that in this type of painting it wasn't needed". Pollock apparently had no objection, so the painting was relieved of its superfluous inches. [Tomkins, Duchamp, A Biography, 1996, 362]
Did MD and David Hare perform the cutting? Do the remnants, those supplementary inches, still exist?
MD once said that that Pollock "still uses paint, and we finished that… [Pollock] never will enter the Pantheon!" (Duchamp had somewhat self-righteously declared painting dead with his last oil on canvas, Tu m' from 1918). On the other hand, Duchamp convinced Guggenheim to give Pollock his first one-man show, and he also who suggested that Pollock paint the mural on canvas rather than directly on the wall so that it could be exhibited publicly.
But despite this ambivalence (typically Duchampian) towards abstract expressionism, we shouldn't be surprised that Pollock didn't mind it being truncated - from an interview in the New Yorker, 1950: "There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was. It was a fine compliment."
Also: Arthur C. Danto sees the very first Pollockian drips in Mural, albeit marginally and probably unintended.
Cy Twombly: what if Pollock is where American art begins and ends?
Jonathan Jones in The Guardian has an interesting article on the gestural painter Cy Twombly, who has a retrospective at the Serpentine in London this month:
Twombly, you realise in his 50-year retrospective, is one American artist who asked himself, what if there is no such thing as progress? What if you can't supersede Pollock; what if Pollock is where American art begins and ends?
Conventional histories of modern American art like to see an evolutionary ascent from the primordial soup of Pollock's paintings to the enlightened rationality of today's video installations. But what if it was a descent all along? It is a thought worthy of Edgar Allan Poe.
Fifty Years Of Works On Paper is at the Serpentine Gallery, London, 17 April - 13 June 2004.
Also: JJ again on CT: [History,] time, love, doomed desire and a prolonged unravelling are his themes.
Handful of various
Alex Laurie is reviewing new skis and ski resorts in the Pyrenees.
Journey to Pripyat (with more pictures than before). So very Ballard.
Vocab is an ontology for explicitly describing relationships between people. Clay Shirky says that any attempt to systematise the totality of our soft, messy relationships is doomed to fail, but it might be very useful for limited applications and services. [via various]
Citizen Kubrick (enjoy the sheer librarianship of the man), and then: Stanley Kubrick and the Future of Graphic Design and Futura Extra Bold, and Stanley. Also: Kubrick's Napoleon script. [via various]
Fuben - Fucked Up But Essentially Nice, also the Japanese word for Inconvenient. Still on Japanese words, "'Kizuna' means a kind of mental linkage between people. 'Friendship' and 'family tie' are probably close counterparts in English."
It was a small pool that would suck the water down and in a few minutes it would come gushing out again. If you put a handkerchief in, the handkerchief would be sucked down and would come up in a few minutes nice and clean. [Whittlesey 1988]
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So many brand owners are swept along on a wave of excitement having created a product that they know will be successful but without knowing their product profitability.
You've had to spend a load of money on design, production, trademarking, formulations and now you're ready to start selling and make some real money. Well for many brand owners there's a step that's been missed right at the beginning that is critical to spend time and effort perfecting. Knowing your product profitability and understanding how you're going to make money before you start on your journey will significantly increase your chance of success.
So where do you start when calculating your product profitability.
Well, if you have done your research and looked at the competitor landscape you will likely have decided the range of products, the brand differentiation, the brand positioning in terms of premium, masstige, or mass and therefore you will have an idea of the retail price points.
With that stake in the ground complete, you should assume an average category margin for your type of product. If you don't know, then initially use 50% as an estimate. This will give you a price to the retailer or the MSP (Manufacturer Selling Price). As a rule of thumb, your cost of goods (COGS) should be a maximum of 50% of your MSP. So as an example, if your COG's is £2.50 you would want your MSP to be at least £5, therefore with a 50% margin your RRP (Recommended Retail Price) would be £10. You would then verify £10 as your RRP against the competitor brands to see if there is some further stretch.
The gap between the COGS and the MSP multiplied by the number of units you think you will sell in a year will have to fund marketing, people costs, distribution costs and still allow some profit. The bigger you can make this gap the better, so negotiating hard on ingredient and component costs is super important. If the gap isn't there, don't be tempted to just increase the suggested retail price and therefore the MSP unless you have great rationale for why customers will pay that extra.
Negotiate hard, plan for profitability and seek help if you're not sure. Much better to get it right at this point than having unwelcome surprises later.
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Modern period and across the world, looking at Byzantine, European, Islamic and Chinese examples.
This publication complements the British Museum's ongoing digitisation programme of the Museum's collection of seal matrices, which will widen access to this fascinating body of material.
John Cherry has studied medieval seal matrices since he worked at the British Museum from 1964 to 2002, and has published numerous articles on them.
Jessica Berenbeim is University Lecturer in Literature and Visual Culture at the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Jesus College.
Lloyd de Beer is the Ferguson Curator of Medieval Europe at the British Museum. He has published on medieval seals, reliquaries and sculpture.


Whitstable Biennale is a festival of contemporary visual art commissioning ambitious and experimental work, focusing on film and performance.
Drawing Room is inviting proposals that examine critical issues around contemporary drawing.
A week-long live art project exploring the relationship between performativity and the concept of 'care' both as a fundamental human feeling and as an administration of social welfare.
Call for artists for a multidisciplinary residency created by an artist for artists in a rural Portugal village, where you will have the time and the space to focus in your goals and art.
You are offered the opportunity to submit information about your forthcoming projects, events and opportunities (including exhibitions, interventions, publications, calls for submissions, etc.) Anyone can register for free and start making event or opportunity submissions by completing our online form.


In a tightly-contested showdown, Mifflin County had just enough to get past CD East, 51-48.
Molly Wagoner scored a game-high 15 points and Halle Rittenhouse finished with 13 points for the Huskies. Hannah Aumiller accounted for another 8 points in the victory.
Arianna Jones-Copney led the Panthers with 11 points, while teammates Ariel Peterson and Taja Colbert posted 10 points apiece.
Trinity piled on in the first half to build a huge lead that they would never squander in a decisive 76-45 victory over Steel-High. The Shamrocks led 48-18 by the first intermission.
Braylee Fetterolf and Kassidy Ingram posted 16 points apiece, while Katie Sajer added another 10 points in Trinity's win.
Steel-High's Serenity Vidot led all scorers with 23 points.
After falling behind in the first half, Lower Dauphin rattled off a huge third quarter run to put Middletown away and seal a 54-33 win. Middletown led 21-18 at the half, but the Falcons outscored the Blue Raiders 28-4 in the third quarter.
The trio of Sofia Pendolino, Lauren Kirsch, and Katie Weigle led the Falcons with a combined 45 points. Pendolino tallied a game-high 19 points. Kirsch netted 15 points and Weigle added another 11 points in her own rite.
Kate Fitzpatrick turned in another solid performance to lead the Blue Raiders with 18 points and 5 steals. Jocie Koser chipped in 7 points in the loss.
Boiling Springs kept things close in the first half, but Big Spring pulled away after the intermission to pick up a 40-27 victory Friday evening. The Bulldogs outscored the Bubblers 28-16 in the second half to seal the win.
Laney Noreika and Emilee Sullivan both reached double figures for the Bulldogs, finishing the contest with 14 points and 10 points, respectively.
For the Bubblers, Sydney Hemler posted a team-high 9 points.
Caranda Perea and Olivia Hudson's 33 points led Altoona to a 50-37 victory over Cumberland Valley. The Mountain Lions outscored the Eagles 30-21 in the second half to pick up the win.
Perea led all scorers with 17 points, 9 of which came from beyond the arc. Hudson added 16 points on her own in the win.
Julie Jekot paced the Eagles with 11 points.
Ten different players reached double figures for Cedar Cliff in an emphatic, 66-28 drubbing of Penn Manor.
Sophie Kaercher and Julia Hoffman led the Colts with 13 points and 12 points. Ashley Hoagland added 9 points and Ryan Kaercher chipped in another 8 points in the victory.
Kate Levato posted a team-high 10 points for the Comets.


Item title reads: " 'Thistle' beats the 'Rose'. Vast crowd see Scotland (21 pts.) beat England (13 pts.) in 'Rugger' match of the year."
M/S of a band of marching bagpipes make their way across the pitch. The leader twirls a baton. There is a huge crowd in the background in the stadium. The crowd are seated watching. The first try goes to Scotland.
Note: Rather dark, long shots of the action.


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NBN Co inks AUD9m deal for TransACT's Canberra fibre network
NBN Co, the public-private company overseeing the construction and management of Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) has agreed to purchase TransACT's fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network in Canberra for AUD9 million (USD9.37 million) from iiNet. Under the terms of the deal NBN Co will acquire both the existing fibre infrastructure, which covers approximately 8,5000 premises, while it will also purchase network assets currently planned or under construction covering a further 4,500 premises. Further, having confirmed it will pay for long-term access to TransACT's extensive system of underground ducts throughout the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), NBN Co has said it plans to integrate the TransACT FTTP network with the NBN. Meanwhile, it has also confirmed that TransACT will continue to complete construction of pit-and-pipe infrastructure in a number of new estates where developer agreements are in place until 2017, following which ownership will be transferred to NBN Co at no additional charge.
Commenting on the deal, NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley said: 'This is a good deal for iiNet, for NBN Co and for residents passed by the TransACT network in the ACT. For our part, it brings forward NBN Co's ability to earn revenues, reduces construction costs and limits community disruption.'
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Spice up your morning with this easy-to-make and totally delicious Chorizo Taco Breakfast Pizza, made with Gehl's Taco Cheese Sauce.
3. Spread cheese sauce over dough, leaving 1/2-inch border for crust. Scatter cheese, sausages, red pepper and onion over top. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until crust is lightly golden.
4. Crack eggs evenly over top; sprinkle with salt and pepper. For eggs sunny-side up, bake for about 10 minutes or just until egg whites are set, or cook until desired doneness. Sprinkle with parsley.


Grades 2 - 4. Besides solving crimes and capers in their hometown of Green Lawn, Connecticut, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose also go in search of a jaguar's jewel and the ninth nugget. From J to Q, students will enjoy unraveling these mysteries along with this terrific trio!
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Capt. Patrick H. O Dwyer.
Capt. "C" Coy. (Hollyford), 3rd Batt., Third Tipperary Brigade.
Bureau of Military History Statement #1432.
Probably the most important segment of this statement is Paddy O Dwyer's description of the Soloheadbeg Ambush, 21 January 1919, in which he played a very active part. This was the first armed action of the newly formed Third Tipperary Brigade and it marked the start of the War of Independence. However, every paragraph of his story is interesting and well worth reading. It describes his political awakening and his involvement with the Volunteers. It also describes the many armed actions in which he participated and the efforts he made to secure his country's freedom. He emerges as a generous, dedicated, hard-working, modest, and fearless Volunteer.
Vol. Paul Merrigan.
Vol. "F" Coy. (Mount Bruis), 4th Batt., Third Tipperary Brigade.
4th Batt. Transport Officer
In his statement Paul Merrigan describes the events of Wednesday, 26 April 1916. On that day Michael O Callaghan shot and killed two RIC men who had come to arrest him near Kilross. Dan Breen said that his action "Saved the fair name of Tipperary during the Easter Rising." Merrigan also aided O Callaghan in evading capture after his whereabouts had been betrayed by an informer.
The second important part of his statement is a description of the Lisnagaul Ambush in which he was a participant. It also details his activities as a member of an Active Service Unit.


(Seattle) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced research projects addressing priority environmental and human health problems in 20 states through partnerships between EPA's research office, regional offices, and states.
The research announced today is designed to address pressing environmental issues faced by the states. EPA is uniquely equipped to provide scientific expertise to help tackle these problems. The selected projects focus on non-point source nitrogen pollution, volatile organic compound emission detection, harmful algal blooms, roadway air pollution near schools, and other environmental and human health issues across the country. The projects will employ innovative approaches including citizen science, crowdsourcing, a challenge competition, and advanced monitoring technologies.
One of these projects is "Is It Working? Barriers and Incentives to Nutrient Management for Southern Willamette Valley Farmers". Nitrate contamination of groundwater, including drinking water wells, in Oregon's southern Willamette Valley has been a growing concern in recent years. As agricultural inputs are a significant source of nitrates, efforts have been underway to measure nitrate leaching from active cropland in the area and share this information with farmers. This project will involve reaching out to these farmers to understand how they are using this information and how it has impacted their decision making. The results will help guide agencies in determining how best to provide information to farmers, create incentives, and remove barriers to improving nutrient management and reducing nitrate leaching to groundwater.