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	<title>Brooklyn Law Office Blawg</title>
	<link>http://alexroshuk.com</link>
	<description>Observations of a Brooklyn lawyer in the digital age</description>
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		<title>haitians targets in advance fee fraud visa scheme</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/02/11/visa-scams-target-haitians/</link>
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		<title>Wikipedia Dispute Resolution</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/02/10/wikipedia-dispute-resolution/</link>
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		<title>CUNY Haitian TPS Workshops</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/02/05/cuny-tps-workshops/</link>
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		<title>Internet Addiction</title>
		<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 cause [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/02/02/internet-addiction/</link>
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		<title>Google Scholar Free Legal Research</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/01/30/google-free-legal-research/</link>
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		<title>Health Club Contracts in New York</title>
		<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 and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/01/29/ny-health-club-contracts/</link>
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		<title>DHS publishes TPS Notice in Federal Register for Haitians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security has published the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Notice as required in the United States Federal Register. This notice has set the period for which individuals can apply for Temporary Protected Status which has a begin date of January 21, 2010 until July 20, 2010. A copy of the Notice can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/01/22/dhs-tps-haiti-date/</link>
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		<title>Temporary Immigration Relief for Haitians in the United States</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the forthcoming grant of Temporary Protected Status (which we can help Haitians in the United States apply for pro bono) the USCIS will also extend other temporary benefits to Haitians either in the United States or with pending USCIS applications.  A &#8220;field memo&#8221; has been issued by USCIS Director authorizing these temporary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/01/18/faq-us-haitian-immigration-relief/</link>
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		<title>Pro bono help for Haitians in US eligible for TPS</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2010/01/16/haitians-in-us/</link>
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		<title>marriage or fiancee visa?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many times we get calls from individuals wishing to sponsor their &#8220;significant other&#8221; to come to the United States.  A common question is: should I marry my girlfriend (or boyfriend) before they come here, or should I get them a fiance (fiancee) visa? Usually the question is: which is faster?
The first thing one should consider [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexroshuk.com/2009/07/12/marriage-or-fiancee-visa/</link>
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