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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 15:13:25 GMT -5
Ditto for me too Gary but my building is for the State government ๐ You guys have to find the little key that opens up the clear cover over the thermostat and never ever let anyone know you have it. First I need to find the thermostat. The government hides them๐
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Post by gary on Jul 26, 2016 15:31:27 GMT -5
Ditto for me too Gary but my building is for the State government ๐ You guys have to find the little key that opens up the clear cover over the thermostat and never ever let anyone know you have it. We did. However, that screwed up the temp for our next door neighbors who called in the people in charge of the building's heating and AC. Once they were through tinkering, the temp was worse than it was in the first place.
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Post by lawbird on Jul 26, 2016 17:29:13 GMT -5
You guys have to find the little key that opens up the clear cover over the thermostat and never ever let anyone know you have it. First I need to find the thermostat. The government hides them๐ Well, see that's the problem. They hide it in some out of the way location, like in the back of a supply closet or something, where it gets no air circulation. Poor thermostat doesn't know what to do.
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 26, 2016 19:28:13 GMT -5
Judge Bice and Judge Allen stopped by the training room today.
There was very little information about hiring but I will give you what information I can.
There are currently a few more than 1,500 ALJs. The plan is still to get to 1,800. The budget for the next FY is in limbo. Unstated was that this was because of the elections.
Of that 1,500 approximately half have been hired since 2008.
As for training itself the temperature moved closer to normal today. It could get colder and I wouldn't complain but it was ok.
David David reared his stupid head again. Another brick in the wall against all future claimants named David.
My classmates continue to amaze me. Not just in the class room but at lunch and dinner and in the many other opportunities to get to know them.
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Post by Ready-Now! on Jul 26, 2016 20:15:52 GMT -5
Thanks G! I enjoy these posts.
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Post by redryder on Jul 27, 2016 13:19:14 GMT -5
Gaidan: It's a trap! David David is not what you think. It is the true test for your field readiness. What appears to be a simple name is not always as it appears. Down here where I am, though spelled the same, those two words would be pronounced entirely differently. He would be DA-vid da-VEED.
One of the first practical lessons you learn on the bench is to ask someone (the VHR, rep or claimant) how to pronounce the claimant's name. They don't like when you mispronounce their names.
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Post by ok1956 on Jul 27, 2016 19:10:43 GMT -5
When in doubt I always ask the pronunciation whether it is claimant or rep. And apologize in advance if I realize I will likely mispronounce after hearing it pronounced .
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 28, 2016 18:59:43 GMT -5
We had the opportunity to get fitted for robes tonight. It was a lot of fun.
For me personally the pieces are finally falling into place and I am beginning to understand what the job really entails. Its a very exciting realization and I feel less like they made a mistake when they picked me.
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Post by luckylady2 on Jul 28, 2016 19:47:07 GMT -5
The robe fitting WAS fun. Everyone looked like a real, official judge in the robe. Of course, if too many gathered together, it looks more like a choir, but I digress.
My side of the training room has a very talented/brave set of instructors this week who are armed with an official SSA songbook (no joke!) and aren't afraid to use it!
Small group discussions with hypothetical facts are very helpful. The lectures are beginning to all sound the same, and I have 6 factors for this, 7 factors for that, mnemonics, different key dates, and, of course, the long list of acronyms all floating around in my brain. I'm really worried about the ones that have detached themselves and are floating around without any reference to tie to.
BUT I do agree with Gaidin - finally getting to the end of Step 5 definitely helps give more of a sense what we're supposed to be doing and how all these things fit together.
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Post by jagvet on Jul 28, 2016 20:06:13 GMT -5
Many thanks to Gaidin for arranging for the robe vendors to come to the hotel. A bunch of us got measured (no obligation to buy). I looked at online earlier, but decided to buy from the vendors now anyway. The vendor sales people were very helpful, I liked the products, they gave us a group discount, and will send free loaners. Next class should get the contact info from Gaidin. I decided to not get a Starfleet Federation emblem for my robe.
On the training, as Gaidin and luckylady2 have said, some things are starting to make some sense, but some things are still confusing.
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Post by gary on Jul 28, 2016 20:26:22 GMT -5
Many thanks to Gaidin for arranging for the robe vendors to come to the hotel. A bunch of us got measured (no obligation to buy). I looked at online earlier, but decided to buy from the vendors now anyway. The vendor sales people were very helpful, I liked the products, they gave us a group discount, and will send free loaners. Next class should get the contact info from Gaidin. I decided to not get a Starfleet Federation emblem for my robe. On the training, as Gaidin and luckylady2 have said, some things are starting to make some sense, but some things are still confusing. Did they offer the Rehnquist Sergeant Stripes model?
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Post by Gaidin on Jul 28, 2016 21:08:02 GMT -5
Many thanks to Gaidin for arranging for the robe vendors to come to the hotel. A bunch of us got measured (no obligation to buy). I looked at online earlier, but decided to buy from the vendors now anyway. The vendor sales people were very helpful, I liked the products, they gave us a group discount, and will send free loaners. Next class should get the contact info from Gaidin. I decided to not get a Starfleet Federation emblem for my robe. On the training, as Gaidin and luckylady2 have said, some things are starting to make some sense, but some things are still confusing. Did they offer the Rehnquist Sergeant Stripes model? I'm pretty sure they can make that happen. You can get it in jelly purple. I'm going to get a Gryffindor house patch sewn into my robe. ;-)
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Post by bac on Jul 28, 2016 21:32:38 GMT -5
Just don't get that other house, what was it? Puffinstuff?
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Post by Pixie on Jul 28, 2016 21:44:39 GMT -5
Here is the patch on my robe. Maybe not the norm, but certainly unique. Catch me if you can pumpkin. Pixie
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Post by gary on Jul 28, 2016 22:01:30 GMT -5
bac'll get one if you change it to "West Pint."
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Post by Pixie on Jul 28, 2016 22:12:25 GMT -5
But that would betray the Duty, Honor, Country. And that is the most important part. Pixie
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Post by tom b on Jul 29, 2016 6:25:30 GMT -5
A few random thoughts (what I do best).
I was always amazed that, as a military judge who could sentence folks to life without the possibility of parole, I could not be trusted to operate a thermostat. Plus, my late father-in-law was a mechanical engineer in the HVAC business, and he had taught me a thing or two. Go figure.
Where I come from, there's a town in King and Queen County spelled "West Point" yet pronounced by the locals "West Pint".
I heartily second ok1956's advice about asking THE CLAIMANT how to pronounce his name, and do it before you go on the record. Because I was a polyglot, I always seemed to get the "difficult" names when the Circuit Military Judge assigned the cases. I've even had counsel who couldn't pronounce their clients' names. It puts the claimant at ease, it allows the claimant to think that he is the focus of your attention, and it saves the transcriptionist hours' worth of work with the "Smythe? Is it Smyth [which really does have the long "I" sound; it's the name of the classics library in Widener Library, and provides a great vantage point for insiders who want to watch Commencement in the Tercentenary Theater]?, oh, SMITH" colloquy. And let us not forget the late George Carlin: "What's your name? Genofsky. How do you spell that? S-M-I-T-H"
Rehnquist's robe was an abomination. If you really want to be classy, try to have a subtle mixture of your various degrees and institutions woven into the lining or, as did Pixie, put in a unit crest. One of these days, I might get all my cruise patches sewn in.
Respectfully, Tom B
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Post by Pixie on Jul 29, 2016 7:33:27 GMT -5
A few random thoughts (what I do best). I was always amazed that, as a military judge who could sentence folks to life without the possibility of parole, I could not be trusted to operate a thermostat. Plus, my late father-in-law was a mechanical engineer in the HVAC business, and he had taught me a thing or two. Go figure. Where I come from, there's a town in King and Queen County spelled "West Point" yet pronounced by the locals "West Pint".
I heartily second ok1956's advice about asking THE CLAIMANT how to pronounce his name, and do it before you go on the record. Because I was a polyglot, I always seemed to get the "difficult" names when the Circuit Military Judge assigned the cases. I've even had counsel who couldn't pronounce their clients' names. It puts the claimant at ease, it allows the claimant to think that he is the focus of your attention, and it saves the transcriptionist hours' worth of work with the "Smythe? Is it Smyth [which really does have the long "I" sound; it's the name of the classics library in Widener Library, and provides a great vantage point for insiders who want to watch Commencement in the Tercentenary Theater]?, oh, SMITH" colloquy. And let us not forget the late George Carlin: "What's your name? Genofsky. How do you spell that? S-M-I-T-H" Rehnquist's robe was an abomination. If you really want to be classy, try to have a subtle mixture of your various degrees and institutions woven into the lining or, as did Pixie, put in a unit crest. One of these days, I might get all my cruise patches sewn in.
Respectfully, Tom B I am familiar with West "Pint," but my memory is that it is located in Queens and not Brooklyn? As to the cruise patches, you could have the lining partially removed, have the patches sewn in and then reattach the lining. That way the stitching doesn't show on the outside. I am happy to say that I have no "cruise patches!" Different universes. Pixie
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Post by tom b on Jul 29, 2016 8:01:38 GMT -5
King and Queen County, Virginia. Actually, the town (home of a Smurfit-Stone paper plant whose sulfur dioxide emissions can be detected for miles around) might be at the tip of King William County. The Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers converge just East of the town to form the York River. When the York River reaches Yorktown, it and the Rappahannock converge to spill into Hampton Roads, thence to the Chesapeake Bay.
Respectfully, Tom B
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Post by weisstho on Jul 29, 2016 8:05:07 GMT -5
As to the cruise patches, you could have the lining partially removed, have the patches sewn in and then reattach the lining. That way the stitching doesn't show on the outside. Pixie Embroidered qualification insignia would be a capital idea. I still keep my dolphins on my desk - never thought of having them embroidered into my robe lining back in the day. Maybe a reversed image just to the side of the opening that becomes conspicuous when flitting about, flowing robe unbuttoned/unzipped!
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