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		<title>haitians targets in advance fee fraud visa scheme</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/02/11/visa-scams-target-haitians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fraud and "con" schemes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Embassy in Port au Prince, Haiti is warning that there is a new advance fee fraud scheme targeting Haitians and Haitian Americans. Haitians, and Americans who are sponsoring their Haitian relatives, are being asked to pay fees up front in exchange for a guarantee that they can bring up to five of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wikipedia Dispute Resolution</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/02/10/wikipedia-dispute-resolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternate Dispute Resolution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Putting my last name into Google a few days ago, I found an article recently published in volume 59(1) of the Emery Law Journal regarding the role of dispute resolution in the collaborative online production of the English Wikipedia project. As the article mentions in detail (pgs. 166-170), I had a role in the policy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CUNY Haitian TPS Workshops</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/02/05/cuny-tps-workshops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City University of New York (CUNY) is offering a series of free workshops to assist Haitians applying for TPS, the last upcoming workshop is on Saturday, February 20, 2010. The free workshop will be held at: York College, Academic Core Atrium and Lobby, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Queens, NY 11433. If you would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Addiction</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/02/02/internet-addiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[digital nation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to sue for internet addiction, online gaming addiction, computer or Blackberry addiction? Who is responsible for someone who has psychological or even physical symptoms from overuse of their computer, portable device or gaming console? Some might think these questions silly &#8212; &#8220;Of course the person responsible for using the computer is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Scholar Free Legal Research</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/01/30/google-free-legal-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Scholar has made freely available a searchable database of US legal cases. in a blog post on the Official Google Blog the details of this great new development have been found.  According to Google, &#8220;We think this addition to Google Scholar will empower the average citizen by helping everyone learn more about the laws [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Club Contracts in New York</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/01/29/ny-health-club-contracts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contract law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the effort today to get fit or stay fit many consumers become &#8220;members&#8221; of health clubs. However sometimes the contract they enter into is neither healthy nor for a &#8220;membership organization&#8221;. If you feel you have become a victim of fraudulent health club practices at your local gym, swimming pool, athletic  or sports club [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro bono help for Haitians in US eligible for TPS</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/01/16/haitians-in-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigration Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security has recently decided to allow for TPS (Temporary Protected Status) to out-of-status Haitians in the United States on January 12, 2010. If you are qualify and are in need of assistance with filing your application with USCIS we are currently assisting eligible individuals by helping them complete their paperwork &#8220;pro [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to do when your lawsuit hits the Blogosphere?</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2009/04/28/lawsuit-hits-the-blogosphere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The astounding thing was that some of the commentary misstated the alleged facts, or drew erroneous conclusions, i.e. that my client's career had been permanently ruined. True, the failed performance had a negative impact on him, but to his credit he has returned to creating music of a very high caliber having recently received prizes and awards which show the depth of his talent and virtuosity.]]></description>
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		<title>Tying a will with red tape</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2007/12/21/tying-a-will-with-red-tape/</link>
		<comments>http://alexroshuk.com/2007/12/21/tying-a-will-with-red-tape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estates and Probate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evidence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important document fraud protection devices is using &#8220;red tape&#8221; to tie and seal a legal document. Once the document has been tied and sealed it is virtually impossible to alter the document without destroying it and making such destruction known to anyone who comes into possession of the document. This method [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defamation in the blogosphere</title>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2007/12/11/defamation-in-the-blogosphere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Roshuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Defamation - libel and slander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet law and blogs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you responsible if some anonymous poster writes a comment about someone on a blog and it is defamatory? It is certainly true if you own the blog and you write a posting on the blog that you are responsible for the legal consequences of your authorship, but if a third party writes a comment [...]]]></description>
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