Thanks, flea! The family would definitely have paid--he was a doctor and I think in charge of one of the local HMOs (although probably not recently). The further we get from Sunday, the more I'm afraid we'll miss the funeral entirely, so I may just send the flowers to the house instead.
It's been super stressful. The deceased is my boss's dad, and my boss is well-loved here, yet HIS boss decided to "keep it simple" and only send a card. ?!! Totally unacceptable. So I promised the people in my department that I'd take care of it myself, but trying to find anything out from here has been surprisingly difficult.
No death notice in Wednesday's Globe either. If his middle initial is M., it looks like he was a managing director at Harvard Pilgrim. They have a media relations number: 617-509-7458 that might be able to help you out before bothering the family. There's also a listing for a doctor of that name who's a psychiatrist (age 72, of that helps make sure it is the right man), his office at: (617) 636-2486.
Also nothing on Legacy.com which compiles obits.
You're a good person, Polgara.
ION, Randy Travis arrested naked and DUI: [link]
another DUI, he had one earlier this year.
I love these guidelines for the picture for my passport:
- Applicants of light complexion should avoid wearing white clothing and should have the photographs taken against a pastel-shaded background.
- Applicants of dark complexion should wear light-coloured clothing and photographs should be taken against a white background.
- Applicants whose hair is grey should have photographs taken against a light blue background.
- There should be no reflection from eyeglasses or background shadows. Excess light
reflection on image is unacceptable. Light distribution should be even throughout photograph.
- Photographs should provide a full frontal view of the head, neck and top of the shoulders with ears, as much as possible, clearly visible. Photographs should display appropriately clad images; exposed shoulders and chest are to be avoided.
- The applicant should wear no head covering while taking the photograph. However, applicants who must wear headgear for religious reasons must indicate their religion
I wonder if Rastafari counts for the last one.
Oh, that's awesome, flea, thanks! I'll call the media relations number.
Aww, thanks, Jesse. But really, it's just the right thing to do. Several of us have lost parents during our time here, and he has always sent flowers. I was outraged and even offended on Monday when I found out the big boss just wanted to send a card.
Did you know the Guinness World Record for the furthest distance traveled by a skateboarding goat is 118 feet?
Happie GOATie the Skateboarding Goat Sets a Guinness World Record
1. How is their a Guiness record for a skateboarding goat
2. Did you see the link to the "living dog with the longest ears"? Pretty cute!
Legal Ownership of Angel's Law Firm
Wolfram & Hart is a demonic law firm on the TV show Angel. Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, battles it for four seasons until, in a stunning move, the firm offers him leadership of is Los Angeles branch office.
Angel, it's worth noting, is not a lawyer. But he's in charge of a law firm. Is this legal? According to attorney James Daily, it probably is, but it's bad practice:
It’s possible that Angel could be paid an ordinary salary (profit-sharing with non-lawyers is another no-no under 5.4(a)) and not have an ownership stake in the firm. That would take care of subsection (1). And it’s possible that procedures could be put in place such that he would not have the right to direct or control the professional judgment of Wolfram & Hart’s lawyers. For example, his role could be limited to managing marketing, non-lawyer human resources, information technology, investments by the firm, etc, with no control over how the firm handles cases. That could possibly take care of (3). But (2) is a killer. It strictly forbids a non-lawyer from being a corporate director or officer (in a professional corporation) or having a similar position (in a non-corporation). The CEO is such a position.
But, all is not lost. These are only the model rules. What matters is California’s own rules. And as it turns out, California doesn’t have an equivalent of Model Rule 5.4(d). There is California Rule 1-310, which states that “A member shall not form a partnership with a person who is not a lawyer if any of the activities of that partnership consist of the practice of law.” But Angel isn’t forming a partnership with the lawyers of Wolfram & Hart. ”A partnership generally involves a joint ownership and can be evidenced by firm name, declarations of coownership, or sharing of profits.” Los Angeles County Bar Association Ethics Opinion No. 518 (citing Crawford v. State Bar, 54 Cal. 2d 659, 667 (1960)). As long as Angel does not share profits with the firm (i.e. is paid a fixed salary) or have any ownership interest in it, then it doesn’t appear to be a partnership.[...]
True to form, Wolfram & Hart seems to be on slightly ethically shaky but technically legal grounds. Although I don’t think this arrangement would work in many other states, it’s possible that it would work in California. If I were Wolfram & Hart I would probably ask the State Bar of California for an advisory opinion before I hired Angel, though.
