Volunteers Needed for Superstorm Sandy Relief

Superstorm Sandy volunteers are still needed to give free phone consultations. The need is for landlord/tenant advice and problems with co-ops and condos.

Click here to obtain the volunteer form.

For more information contact:

Eva Valentin-Espinal
Coordinator, Lawyer Referral and Information Service
New York State Bar Association
One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207
518.487.5700 Phone
518.487.5694 Fax
evalentin@nysba.org

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TED Radio Hour : NPR

http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/

If you enjoy TED talks, you’ll find the TED Radio Hour most compelling. Each show is dedicated to a different theme, such as the source of happiness, crowd-sourcing innovation, power shifts, or inexplicable connections. The episodes are co-produced by NPRand TED and visitors to the site can make their way through over a dozen programs. Some of the offerings here include “Africa: The Next Chapter,” “The Future of Cities,” and “Where Ideas Come From.” The programs feature guest speakers and commentators from around the world, and could easily be used in any number of settings, including book groups, classrooms, and so on.

 

From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2013. https://www.scout.wisc.edu/

 

 

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Filing a Sandy-related Consumer Complaint in New York | Eric T. Schneiderman, NYS AG

After receiving hundreds of complaints from New York consumers about increased costs for gas, food, water and other essential goods and services, the NYS AG’s office is investigating post-Hurricane Sandy price gouging. They are doing everything they can to stop unscrupulous individuals from taking advantage of New Yorkers trying to rebuild their lives after the storm.

If you believe you are a victim of price gouging, please call the office at 800-771-7755 or visit the website to file a complaint.

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Important SDNY Notice: Extension of Deadlines in Criminal Cases

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK:

 

WHEREAS, Hurricane Sandy has caused extraordinary damage and disruption in the New York City metropolitan area, including, but not limited to, widespread power and utility outages in New York City, extensive transportation problems created by closure of the New York City mass transportation systems, dislocation of New York City residents, and other related delays such as the inaccessibility of the United States Courthouse in Manhattan,

 

WHEREAS, it is currently unclear when the United States Courthouse in Manhattan will again be accessible,

 

WHEREAS, current transportation restrictions render it difficult and in some cases impossible for individuals to travel to the Courthouse,

 

IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 45(a) (3) and (b) (l), that all deadlines in any pending criminal cases that would otherwise expire under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or any statute, rule, or order are extended until Monday, November 5, 2012, or until such time as specified in a further order of the Court.

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 45 (a) (3) and (b) (1) and Section 3161 (h) (7) (A) of Title 18, United States Code, that all deadlines in any pending criminal cases requiring action by a grand jury are further extended until November 12, 2012, or until such time as specified in a further order of the Court, and that the ends of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the interests of the public and any criminal defendant in a speedy trial.

 

SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2012

 

HONORABLE LORETTA A. PRESKA , CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

 

 

 
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Volunteers needed to help Sandy victims–NYSBA LRIS

 

The State Bar’s Lawyer Referral and Information Service is recruiting attorneys who can provide free telephone consultations to individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy. There is need for attorneys with insurance, landlord/tenant, co-op and condo, or FEMA appeals experience, as well as those who can handle general practice matters.

We encourage attorneys outside the NYC area to volunteer. The program is set-up to assist victims via phone consultation.

Please respond as soon as possible if you can help hurricane victims in need.
Go to: www.nysba.org/DisasterVolunteerSandy to fill out your volunteer form.

Daphne Koller: What we’re learning from online education | Video on TED.com

The implications for CLE seem obvious.

 

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“The Story & The Algorithm: 2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference” will livestream here June 18-19, 2012.

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This live event has now concluded. Click on link above and then “Videos” to view on demand.

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Electric Cars Built in Madison County in 1950s

 

Henney Kilowatt (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Read entire article by Madison County Historian, Matt Urtz, here.

In 1959, the Henney Motor Company factory inCanastota was contracted to work on an electric car project with the National Union Electric Corporation, the Eureka Williams Corporation, the Exide Battery Corporation and a number of utility companies.

The car, which was called the Henney Kilowatt, would be produced by a combination of the companies and be used by utility companies to show the viability of the electric car. The company chose to use a Renault Dauphine chassis, which was supplied without a drive train. The Canastota facility then assembled the vehicle; batteries were supplied by the Eureka Williams Company.

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