March Progress

I'm a little bit happy. I keep up with my commitment to prepare for June 2009 California Fist Year Law Student Exam using AdaptiBar. Excerpt message from AdaptiBar Online Test Center:

Today, you have answered 15 questions. To date, you have answered 200 questions. Your batting average is 50%, compared to 62% for all AdaptiBar students studying for the upcoming bar exam.

Congratulations! In terms of the number of practice questions, the average AdaptiBar user studying for the July 2009 MBE has completed 129 questions. Keep it up. There are 119 days left until the MBE.

Look back my previous result, the percentage of correct answers increase to 50% from 47%.

Keep it up with Adaptibar

In prepare for California First Year Law School Exam, I'm using Adaptibar. Everyday, I'm try to do at least 5 questions since I'm worked full-time. Few weeks ago, I behind in both percentage in correct questions and number of practice questions. This week, I need to improve my "batting average"

Below is the welcome message from Adaptibar after I logged on this morning:

Welcome back, V!

Today, you have yet to answer any questions. To date, you have answered 158 questions. Your batting average is 47%, compared to 62% for all AdaptiBar students studying for the upcoming bar exam.

Congratulations! In terms of the number of practice questions, the average AdaptiBar user studying for the July 2009 MBE has completed 128 questions. Keep it up. There are 123 days left until the MBE.

Yeah! I need to pass this "baby bar" this time.

Vietnam reaffirms sovereignty over East Sea islands

Here is the article from web site VOVNews.VN (Radio Voice of Vietnam) regarding to Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos:

Vietnam has adequate evidence and sufficient legal basis to proclaim its sovereignty over both the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Dung.

The spokesperson made the statement on March 12 in response to reporters' question after Filipino President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on March 10 signed a decision to issue a bill on the new baseline which mandates that several islands on the Truong Sa archipelago are under the Philippines' management.

The decision seriously violated Vietnam's sovereignty, complicated the situation and went contrary to the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) as well as the trend of cooperation in the region, said Mr Dung.

He stressed that all activities by foreign countries relating to the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos in Vietnam without the country's permission will violate its sovereignty and will have no legal value.

Vietnam opposes the decision and asks the Philippines to refrain from taking further similar action detrimental to peace and stability in the region as well as the good relationship between Vietnam and the Philippines.

The same day, the spokesperson also opposed China's decision to allow its Zhoujiang travel agent to launch tours of the Phu Lam island of the Hoang Sa archipelago.

Mr Dung said the decision seriously violated Vietnam's sovereignty and is not beneficial to the on-going negotiation process aimed at seeking fundamental and long-term solutions to maritime issues between the two countries.

He affirmed that Vietnam wants to settle all disputes through peaceful negotiations on the basis of international laws and practices, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), as well as common consensus reached by the two countries' top leaders.

VOV News

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

I learn about this act when I read this article: Quiet Layoffs Sting Workers Without Notice on CNBC:

The notification law, known as the WARN Act, is a legacy of an era when the economy was more dependent on manufacturers and legislators were concerned about blue-collar workers being locked out of their factory. That kind of shutdown is hard to hide, while white-collar layoffs spread across many locations are not.

The WARN Act requires 60 days' notice, but the events that require notification are site-specific — a plant closing, a layoff of 500 or more people at one location, or a cut of at least one-third of the work force at a site.

If notification is not required, the standard practice at large companies is to give 30 days' notice before a layoff. Some states have passed their own WARN Acts to cover more layoffs. California, for example, now requires a WARN notice when a company cuts 50 or more workers in one place. Last month, New York enacted a law requiring 90 days' notice when laying off 250 or more workers at a site.

Using Google, I found additional information: U.S. Department of Labor: Fact Sheet - The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

Adaptibar

Finally I pick Adaptibar over MicroMash. I tried bot. Both of products are good. Unfortunately, I do not have much money to spend. Thus, I choose Adaptibar.