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PAGE 16 u BIZARRE BRIEFS By Viola James BERLIN CAN'T SHAKE 450-YEAR-OLD DEBT BERLIN — In a reminder that debt always catches up with you, the sleepy hamlet of Mittenwalde in eastern Germany could become one of the rich- est towns in the world if Berlin were to repay it an outstanding amount that dates back to 1562. According to Reuters, a certificate of debt, found in a regional archive, attests that Mittenwal- de lent Berlin 400 guilders on May 28, 1562, to be repaid with six per cent interest per year. According to Radio Berlin Brandenburg, the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag that he attend- ed a number of other parties announced on Face- book and got the idea to have an even bigger event at a public beach on the shores of Lake Constance. The newspaper said thousands had signed August 6, 2012 • LAw times u The INSIDE STORY up to attend by clicking the join button but town leaders banned it in advance. Nearly 300 police went out to prevent revellers from gaining access to the beach area. "I had been to some other illegal Facebook debt would amount to 11,200 guilders today, which is roughly equivalent to 112 million euros (about $137 million). Adjusting for compound interest and inflation, the total debt now lies in the trillions, according to Radio Berlin Brandenburg' turies-old debt slip in the archive, where it had been filed in 1963. Though the seal is missing from the document, Schmidt told Reuters that she was certain the slip was still valid. Schmidt and Mittenwalde' Town historian Vera Schmidt found the cen- s estimates. ffer have tried to ask Berlin for their money back. Such requests have been made every 50 years or so since 1820 but always to no avail. Reclaiming the debt would bring significant s Mayor Uwe Pfei- riches to Mittenwalde, which now has a popula- tion of just 8,800. According to Reuters, Schmidt and Pfeiffer met with Berlin's finance senator Ulrich Nuss- baum, who ceremonially handed them a histori- cal guilder from 1539. The guilder was put in a temporary display at the Mittenwalde museum. FACEBOOK PARTY NETS MASSIVE POLICE BILL CONSTANCE, Germany — A German court has handed a 20-year-old apprentice a 227,000- euro ($280,000) bill to cover police costs aſter he organized an illegal party through Facebook in the southern German town of Constance. The man, identified only as Matthias L., told parties and thought to myself, 'I can do better than this,'" Matthias L. told Bild am Sonntag. The newspaper said he earns about 560 euros a month but will now have to reimburse the city and police 227,052 euros. "When I look at the bill, I feel ill, " said Matthias L. — Reuters MAN CHARGED OVER BUTT INJECTIONS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A person who allegedly injected a woman in the buttocks with unknown substances during an illegal cosmetic surgery has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in her death, authorities said. Oneal Ron Morris, 31, of Hollywood, Fla., is known to have injected other women with sub- stances such as bathroom caulk, cement, Super Glue, and the tire product Fix-A-Flat, officials with the Broward County Sheriff' Shatarka Nuby died in March in Tallahassee, Fla., from what an assistant medical examiner called "massive systemic silicone migration" due to "cos- metic silicone injections of the buttocks and hips," according to the arrest affidavit. She died months aſter her last injection by According to his arrest affidavit, 31-year-old s Office said. Morris. Before her death, Nuby told a Florida Department of Health investigator that she paid Morris at least $2,000 for about 10 treat- ments between 2007 and 2011 to enhance her buttocks, hips, thighs, and breasts, according to the affidavit and a sheriff ' s report. — Reuters LT LAO DEVELOPING MENTAL-HEALTH STRATEGY Legal Aid Ontario will create a new strategy to improve services for clients with mental-health issues, the organization an- nounced in a statement. Currently, LAO' funding to criminal lawyers whose legal aid clients have mental-health issues. LAO also funds legal clinics that support clients who have mental-health issues as well as duty- counsel assistance in court. According to LAO' s strategy provides extra John McCamus efforts in order to provide more efficient and effective client services. "The board is enthusiastic about this important opportunity to work s press release, the new strategy will build on those in consultation with our stakeholders to improve our services to our cli- ents," said LAO chairman John McCamus. NOTED LAWYER DIES Ontario lawyer John Plater died late last month. Among his many pursuits, Plater served as co-chairman of the ministerial advisory council on the federal initiative to address HIV-AIDS in Canada. According to a release by Health Minister Le- ona Aglukkaq, Plater was a "tire- less representative of people living with HIV, AIDS, and hepatitis C from across Canada and around the world. "John dedicated his time and energy in the service of others. He will be missed and will be an inspi- ration to many for years to come. " POLL RESULTS The results of the most recent Law Times online poll are in. Nearly 64 per cent of respon- unit of CAMH in 2009, and that he should be conditionally dis- charged for the alleged violation, the move was necessary because he posed a significant threat to the public, staff, and other patients at the facility. "Suffice it to say, the appellant' behaviour and conduct made it impossible for him to remain with other patients. Thereaſter, a stalemate developed where the appellant continually rebuffed at- tempts by the staff to reintegrate him into the general population of patients," wrote Justice Marc Rosenberg in his decision with justices Robert Sharpe and Russell Juriansz concurring. "We s board's finding that the transfer are satisfied that the dents said there should be a na- tional case management judge to schedule overlapping class actions across Canada. The issue arises as the Ontario Superior Court dealt with the dilemma of 10 class actions filed in multiple provinces in the case of McSherry v. Zimmer GMBH on July 13. CHARTER APPEAL DISMISSED There was no violation of the rights of an Ontario man when he was segregated from fellow psy- chiatric patients at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in 2009, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled. Dismissing Paul Conway's to south pod was necessary was reasonable. We are also satisfied that the finding that the appellant remains a significant threat to the safety of the public is fully justi- fied. The appellant suffers from a serious mental disorder for which he refuses treatment." Conway has been detained in various psychiatric facilities for al- most 30 years since he was found not guilty by reason of insanity on a charge of sexual assault with a weapon, according to the appeal court' CAMH in 2005. The Ontario Review Board s ruling. He began residing at The practical advantages of a first-rate legal education FOURSOMES ARE BOOKING FAST! REGISTER: oba.org/golf4lawday education and promotion event, by playing a round of golf with your peers. Show your support for Law Day, the OBA's annual public legal www.lawtimesnews.com appeal, the appeal court ruled in Conway (Re) that although the appellant believed his rights un- der the Charter of Rights and Freedoms were violated, that he was held unlawfully when he was transferred to the south pod ruled last year that Conway posed a significant threat to the public and that moving him to the south pod unit didn't violate his Charter rights. The board also ordered his detention at a medium-security unit in Hamilton, Ont. Conway argued his deten- tion in the south pod unit was a form of "virtual segregation" that wasn't the least onerous and restrictive measure and was contrary to the Charter. LT Monday, September 10, 2012 Lionhead Golf & Country Club Best Ball Format | Complimentary Driving Range Lunch on the Patio | Shot Gun Start | Cash Bar Bufett Dinner and Golf Tournament Prizes Platinum Sponsor

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