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Mark Titchner has been nominated for his solo exhibition at Arnolfini, Bristol, in which his hybrid installations furthered his exploration into systems of belief. Working across a wide range of media, including light boxes and extraordinary hand-carved contraptions, his work continues to interweave a vast array of references from pop lyrics to philosophy.
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Mark Titchner's art explores the tensions between the different belief systems that inform society, be they religious, scientific or political.
His sculptural installations are provocative hybrids that often combine new technologies with old techniques. For instance, How To Change Behaviour (Tiny Masters Of The World Come Out) 2006 uses a computer designed billboard alongside hand-chiselled quasi-magical contraptions. Titchner presents conflicting ideologies and outmoded ideas without mockery or cynicism, allowing the viewer to form their own conclusions. In so doing, his installation questions both our blind faith in science and our obedience to authority.
Titchner describes his art as 'a dialogue about how you receive thought and ideas'. His works investigate communication and perception. Found text is a constant ingredient. Messages scavenged from song lyrics, corporate creeds, philosophical treatises and political manifestos have been physically described and digitally scripted into the works. In a sculpture such as Ergo Ergot 2006 Titchner uses dizzying optical illusions and hypnotic animation to evoke an hallucinatory experience, emphasising the fragility of our senses and understanding.
At the core of Titchner's work is an ambiguous attitude towards the ideas that he appropriates that has the effect of empowering the viewer. 'Put simply,' he has said, 'it's about people having a different relationship to art. Rather than something you walk around, it's something you have to step inside and interact with. It's really affirmative.'


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I have a brand new 2009 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8 engine I picked up i believe last sunday my question is i only have 180 miles on the van and my gas light came on already. I filled up the tank and it took 17 gallons of gas so i am doing the numbers and it seems like horrible fuel economy. I realize it is pretty much mostly street driving but 10 miles a gallon?? i am hoping i didn't buy the wrong vehicle here. Could it be just because the engine is new and has to break in? Should i bring it into the dealer and have them look it over?
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Great looking rig JD!!! Love them Mustangs and after seeing yours one is going on my "must have" list. Cheers to Eric for another fantastic holster and great customer service.
This is a discussion on HBE Goodness, Colt Mustang and Commander within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I got my new IWB rig for my Colt Mustang(s) in today, I must say I'm overly thrilled with this transaction. Not many holster makers ...
I got my new IWB rig for my Colt Mustang(s) in today, I must say I'm overly thrilled with this transaction. Not many holster makers list the Mustang as an available option, and those did either didn't suit my liking for one reason or another, or didn't offer an IWB rig with offset loops. I contacted Eric Larsen on July 14th IIRC and asked about the possibility of getting a rig made up the way I wanted it, he replied to my e-mail promptly and told me that he had a mold inbound, quoted me an excellent price and that was it, I gave him the details I wanted over the phone a couple of days later and it was all good. We traded calls/emails over the course of the deal, and I was never left feeling like I wasn't going to get a call or an email back.
Not a bad turn around time from initial contact to delivery date for a gun that's not even listed on his website.
Without further chatter, here's the pics.
H.B.E. COM III IWB Black w/ black shark, 1.5" loops.
I am greatly pleased with this holster, I can't wait to start carrying this set up, I've been putting off ordering a holster for this gun for a long time, I've been making due with a Don Hume clip on and a DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster for too long.
I got the following holster from AZ Husker, it's for a Commander sized 1911, but it's working well for my Hi Power from On Target Custom and it's been filling the role nicely, it's just a hair too short for the HP, but I don't mind.
H.B.E. Pancake black w/ black shark.
Needless to say, H.B.E. is now on my short list of who to place an order with.
Great looking rig JD!!! Love them Mustangs and after seeing yours one is going on my "must have" list. Cheers to Eric for another fantastic holster and great customer service.
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Very nice JD. Is the Mustang holster the COM3 model (inspired by the Milt Sparks VM2)? The HBE website is a little confusing...
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Excellent taste in handguns and holsters, JD!
The Com III is a great design and Eric's execution is flawless.
I gotta get a Mustang! (Sigh . . . does it never end . . . )
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Very nice I have always been fond of the Mustang's as well. Won't say I like it over my P232, but I sure would like to own one. Wish I would have picked one up when they were reasonable!! I can't believe what they are selling for now.
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Well thanks for the great thread guys! I appreciate it very much. Ive loved the mustangs since my dad had one when they came out...very cool little gun.
Id love one with an extended safety...just make it like a new STI only smaller! :D
Anyway......Thanks again, Im glad you like it. It was fun to make......God bless
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice..........Rush
This is a really nice rig, and I gotta' say with no BS that this was one of the best transactions with a holster maker that I've ever had.
Both are classy looking...very nice!
Easily makes a guy want some new leather...
Stay armed...in style...stay safe!
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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JD after seeing your gun and holster I was green with envy. Have a line on a .380 Colt Govt. that may be in my mitts shortly. Soon as I have it the call to Eric is going in for another COM III for the lil guy. Want to state here that I have alot of admiration for Eric. After all the adversity he has faced and being able to bounce back in a big way speaks loudly for his character and cohonas (sp). My last 3 orders from him: 1 COM III, 1 Askins OWB and a belt have been completed quickly and the holsters and belt are pure quality! Congrats to both of you!
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I'm just happy to see that there are folks here who still care and respect the .380 pistols. Me? Ah yeah! I have two P232, one stainless and one blue, also one PPK/S stainless and one PPK in blue. All four are .380s!!!
JD, beautiful holster for your Mustang. I may consider dressing up one of my .380s with that holster!
Thanks for sharing!
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WOW--Gotta have one. Thanks for posting that JD.
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I was wondering if I could get your opinions on a puppy from this breeding. I'm primarily looking for a pet, but intend on getting CGC at minimum and possibly more. This is my first GSD.
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The puppies are all sable, should I expect a dark sable with the coloring similar to the dam?
Thanks for your time
Sables often return to the same or very similar coloring as they near birth. The sire will have some influence on the color (for example my puppy has a sable dam and a black and red father and is sable but much, much darker sable than the dam even though the father is not sable), so if you are picky about color I would look at some photos of the puppies in the first week or two.
delve more into whether the dog would be suitable as a pet .
Were you able to spend a few hours on --> http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...ind-puppy.html and --> http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...e-bad-one.html ?
Does this breeder fit the requirements listed?
Maggie, yes I have and I haven't found anything about the breeder that has raised any red flags yet. The health guarantee is extensive and doesn't seem to have any off the wall requirements, and based on the pictures the puppies are raised in the home with a lot of human contact. She knows her breeding stock well and has been able to tell me about their temperments. She works with her dogs in training is working on getting hips and elbows certified on all, they are pending on this dam. The stud is an outside stud, but I've spent time looking at him as well and he just recently got his BH and is preparing for SCHH1. I am admittedly no expert, but nothing about my interaction with this breeder has been a big turn off at this point.
Hope someone with mire experience will give some type of pedigree evaluation.
I would take Carmen's advice.
I own a half sister to Flame ( from the dam). You should ask Tonya why she made the cross. I really like the dam line and my girl from Canny is being used in my Guide work breeding program.
I do not know anything about the sire line in this breeding. I can only speculate that the male will be more prey drive into the breeding.
Doc, here's what Tanya had to say when I had asked her about this pair vs one of the other breedings she had planned.
" Flame is a bit more suspicious of people, adores my family and kids but not fond of new people i took her to cipactli because he is a more social dog both are easy to train, solid nerves and very agile. Flame is from a combination I bred 3 times because people loved the puppies so much. She has many brothers and sisters in Schutzhund and AKC obedience training."
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Not a whole lot of news of note around the Indians beat today. Terry Pluto and MLB.com's Tom Singer both wrote articles on Fausto Carmona.
Anthony Catrovince took a peak at the question marks throughout the starting rotation.
And the rest.....
Sheldon Ocker spoke to Mark DeRosa about his WBC experience.
The Pd's Paul Hoynes also talked to DeRosa about the WBC.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Times reporter Judith Miller, locked up for refusing to reveal who told her a covert CIA operative's name in a probe that may be nearing a conclusion, works part time at the jail laundry helping clean fellow inmates' green jumpsuits and dirty linens.
Between shifts at the laundry, Miller works at the library on a card catalog of the jail's books, said attorney Floyd Abrams, offering new details about Miller's life behind bars after meeting with her on Wednesday.
Abrams, who represents The New York Times, said Miller was "safe" but that conditions in jail were "grim."
This week Miller marked two months -- 65 days as of Thursday -- at the Alexandria Detention Center just outside Washington for refusing to testify to a grand jury trying to determine who in the Bush administration leaked CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.
Abrams said Miller remained "resolute" and would not reveal her confidential source to a grand jury in the case, which could shake up an administration already reeling from criticism over its response to Hurricane Katrina. The probe has ensnarled President George W. Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove.
But lawyers close to the investigation say there are signs that the 20-month-long inquiry could be wrapped up within weeks in a final flurry of negotiations and legal maneuvering.
Asked if talks were under way with special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, a Justice Department prosecutor, to secure Miller's testimony and release, Abrams said: "If there are any discussions, they would be private."
"She is there (in jail) for a reason. At this time, the reason is still there. She made a promise and, unless properly released from her promise by her source, she has no choice but to continue to take the position that she's taking," Abrams said.
He declined comment when asked if Miller, who was sent to jail on July 6 though she never wrote an article about the Plame matter, had reached out anew to her source for a clear release from confidentiality that would allow her to testify.
Attorney Theodore Boutrous, who represents Time magazine and its reporter, Matthew Cooper, said Miller's "standoff" with Fitzgerald may be coming to a head.
"Either Fitzgerald still needs Miller or he doesn't," Boutrous said. "It's who blinks first. ... You would think something needs to happen soon, one way or another."
Unlike Miller, Cooper avoided jail by agreeing to testify after saying he received the "express personal consent" of his source to reveal his identity. The first person to tell him about Plame was Rove, Cooper said.
Plame's husband, former diplomat Joseph Wilson, said the leak was meant to discredit him for criticizing Bush's Iraq policy in 2003 after a CIA-funded trip to investigate whether Niger helped supply nuclear materials to Baghdad.
Several lawyers involved in the case say Fitzgerald was likely to wrap up his inquiry this fall, if not sooner, though they say they have not heard from his office in weeks.
The outcome could have political implications for Bush, whose approval ratings are already the lowest of his presidency.
After initially promising to fire anyone found to have leaked information in the case, Bush in July offered a more qualified pledge: "If someone committed a crime they will no longer work in my administration."
Prominent Democrats have called on Bush to fire Rove, the architect of his two presidential election victories and now his deputy chief of staff, or block his access to classified information.
Rove's attorneys said Rove did nothing wrong and has been repeatedly assured he is not a target of Fitzgerald's investigation.
When Miller was jailed, chief U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan said she must stay there until she agreed to testify or for the rest of the grand jury's term, which lasts into October.
But if no deal is reached, lawyers say, Fitzgerald could step up pressure by threatening Miller with a longer sentence. Miller's attorneys, in turn, could argue she has no intention of testifying and that her continued incarceration is of little consequence to Fitzgerald's case since others have revealed their sources.
An investigative reporter who covers national security and foreign policy issues, Miller is one of about 440 inmates at the Alexandria Detention Center, according to its spokesman, Capt. Tony Davis.
Miller has been in a U.S. jail longer than any other newspaper journalist to protect a source, according to Abrams. The previous record-holder, he said, was a journalist from The Los Angeles Times who served for 48 days.
The Alexandria facility where Miller is being held has housed some of the nation's most notorious spies and terror suspects. One floor above Miller's cell is Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person convicted in connection with the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Like other inmates, Miller has a small cell, which gets some natural light through a window and is "locked down" for the night at about 11:00 p.m. The cell is equipped with a toilet, a sink and a bed.
Davis declined to discuss Miller's daily routine. Speaking generally, he said, inmates assigned to laundry detail help wash jail linens and blankets, as well as green jumpsuits marked with the word "PRISONER."
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TREASONGATE: The Controlling Law - Big Trouble For The White House Staff.
The controlling law for Treasongate has been greatly ignored by the main stream media and the blogosphere. This article seeks to clarify the controlling law.
To determine the controlling law, all one needs to do is read the non-disclosure agreement Karl Rove and all of the members of the Bush administration with security clearance signed which included the following statement:
794 C or such is a treason related OFFENSE. Sandy Berger was just convicted of this offense, for leaking classified information against the united states in treason. He was a democrat. Breaking the law knows no boundary line or politics and ethnicity....
A treason offense related to 794 b during an act of war, is far far WORSE. Given that Sandy Berger was convicted, so should it go without saying the GOPs worse Karl Rove, Scooter Libby and their bosses be found guilty as well. A death penalty for treason is perhaps "too" extreme, but the only thing Rove & Cheney really deserve. Besides the regular life in federal prison modeled after a Gitmo palace.
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Judith Miller served as a goebellistic puppet for the war machine.
She should be in jail. She lied. Thousands died. Shes not a whistle blower. She is probably refusing to testify out of fear of rove and the slander propaganda machine she originally served.
This fear is probably very realistic. Maybe it explains the "silence" of the Democrats with notable exceptions. Kerry,Hillary,Biden are all supporting the war. They dont criticize out of fear of being called unpatriotic, disloyal? This is roves biggest card. Millions still buy this stupidity. We are less safe. We are less safe.


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I have had this ESV since 2007 - got it with 25,000 kms and has just over 200,000 kms now. Love this SUV and rather drive it than my new one. Anyway maybe this has been discussed but I thought I would ask. I maintain my vehicles very well and nothing but best fluids and so on.
This ESV always has to be cranked over 2x before it starts. You can crank the first time forever and will not start but as soon as you stop and crank again it fires right up. I purposely just crank the first time really quick now and the second time it starts.
Any suggestions on what this could be.
- 07-09-13 05:17 PM #2Originally Posted by producerman
Try turning the key to run one time(don't try starting) then turn the key off and the try starting the truck
Thanks. I will try in the morning.


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Citation: Smiley, P.C., Shields Jr, F.D., Knight, S.S. 2007. Designing sampling protocols for evaluating ecological effects of conservation practices on agricultural streams. Soil and Water Conservation Society. p.33. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Previous evaluations of the influence of conservation practices on agricultural streams have focused on water chemistry. Ecological assessments documenting how the habitat and aquatic biota within agricultural streams respond to conservation practices are lacking despite a critical need for this information. Numerous stream sampling protocols have been developed for monitoring habitat and biological resources. These protocols were designed for monitoring studies addressing the question "What is the status of the habitat conditions and target populations/communities, and how does this status change through time?" Conversely, scientific evaluations documenting ecological effects of conservation practices are designed to address the question "How does implementation of a specific conservation practice influence the habitat conditions and target populations/communities?" The difference in these research questions implies that sampling protocols designed for monitoring studies are not appropriate for scientific evaluations of conservation practices. We developed a framework for designing sampling protocols to evaluate ecological responses to conservation practices. Our framework includes five key principles: 1) develop the hypothesis first and use the hypothesis to select sampling methods and response variables to measure; 2) assess the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of each sampling site; 3) select quantitative and repeatable sampling methods; 4) use multiple sampling techniques for collecting aquatic organisms; and 5) standardize sampling efforts for aquatic organisms. Application of our framework will result in sampling protocols that are hypothesis-driven and incorporate quantitative methods for the measurement of physical, chemical, and biological attributes.


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Help noise when cold first drive of the day!
I have a 2011 jeep overland 5.7 hemi. Selectabe air ride.
I have had nothing but problems with this truck. 12k miles.
In the morning when I first leave the house for about 3 minutes you can hear a clicking sound almost like the drive shaft spinning. It changes with speed and is only heard once you let off of the gas. Especially noticable around 25 mph. This noise is also significantly worse when the outside temp is low.
Dealer is jerking me around I'm worried my drive shaft or diff is in bad shape. I can email a video of the problem to Anybody who is willing to help!!! Or I can send directly from my I phone. Please help!!! BELOW IS A LINK TO A VIDEO OF MY TRUCK AND THE NOISE ITS MAKING
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Youtube video of my truck making noise ignore noise at 27 seconds i ran over a manhole.... http://youtu.be/IBkXWdmdS0Q
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I had a similar noise, around 30mph (have 26000 miles now), only when cold, and just found the answer I think, it is normal for mine. See if this is what you have. Thank you so much to jeepwk2 website.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) Clicking Noise
The driver may notice a clicking sound coming from the front or underneath the vehicle. This occurs when the vehicle is traveling above 35 mph and during the first portion of a drive cycle. The ESC system will run a calibration routine and if the driver lifts off of the gas pedal, the ESC system will stop the test because the drive may need to brake. The clicking sound is the valves in the ESC system. Once the calibration routine is successful, the noise will not return until the next ignition cycle. Once the ESC system has learned 50 times, the calibration will not be run during every ignition cycle. The sound may also become less noticeable over time. This sound is normal and no service needs to be done. -------------------
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Thank you for the reply. Did you watch the video I posted? Did yours sound the same? Mine changes with speed I am hitting the brakes it still makes the noise just slows down as the truck slows down. Also it never does it once I have driven the truck. So if I go to work in the morning it will do it but on the way home it won't. Any more thoughts from anyone will be appreciated. Thanks
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yep, sounds like your at the 22 or 23 seconds in your video. Mostly when I accelerate, only cold, only around 30 to 35mph, not every day, and less and less often since I have the car (for 14 months now).
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I have this exact noise. Did anyone figure out what it is? I can't imagine it's the ESC as the noise gets faster/slower with the speed of the truck...I would think the ESC would be more of a constant tick. I've also had mine for almost two years and 42K miles and this is still as obvious as when I first got it.
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That is not the ESC calibration noise. Mine has shudder on the first drive of the day, smooth otherwise.
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I don't believe it's the esc either and the dealer has had the truck 5 times to try and fogure out the noise and has admitted that there is a problem. They have not mensioned the esc and I don't want to tell them cause they will say oh yeah that's it just to get me out the door.
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definitly a clicking noise...almost like a playing car in a bicycle spoke
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With our inaugural event in 2010 a small band of riders proved that antique motorcycles could indeed be put to the ultimate test. A test that would pit rider and machine against the North American continent. Following in the tracks of our forefathers these brave riders followed a tradition that was over a century in the making. They made history.
Now after three successful events, the Cannonball has become an American institution. Bringing in riders, and collectors from all over the world. Restorations have taken on a new meaning as skilled engine builders have had to reevaluate what it takes to put a 100 year old motorcycle coast to coast. Aside from using their machines for the purposes they were originally intended for, riders are also learning the meaning of the word endurance. Mainly that it pertains to them as much as it does their motorcycle. Nearly 300 miles per day is not easy.
In 2016 we are planning something very special. A true Century Race. In order to qualify for this next event riders will be required to have a 100 year old motorcycle. Only 1916 and earlier machines will be allowed to run in the 2016 Cannonball. As in the years past, a very limited number of entrants will be allowed. Only 100 riders will be chosen to participate in this historic endeavor.
Although each particular stop has yet to be confirmed, we have planned out a route that is both scenic and challenging while still being doable for our smallest single speed motorcycles. On Saturday, 10 September, 2016 100 riders will depart Atlantic City, New Jersey and travel 3400 miles across America to end up in San Diego, California on Monday, 26 September. Sixteen days on the road with one day off. Most of the route will be on two-lane back roads with less than 100 miles on interstate highways. An ambitious ride to say the least, averaging around 300 miles per day this will be a true endurance run.
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Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania has named an Indiana woman as a member at large for its board of directors.
Hilliary Creely is employed as assistant dean for research at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has a bachelor's degree in biology from George Washington University, a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Brown University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley.
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|April 2001Number 124
|JEL classification: E31, E52, F42
Authors: Giancarlo Corsetti and Paolo Pesenti
This paper provides a baseline general-equilibrium model of optimal monetary policy among interdependent economies with monopolistic firms that set prices one period in advance. Strict adherence to inward-looking policy objectives such as the stabilization of domestic output cannot be optimal when firms' markups are exposed to currency fluctuations. Such policies induce excessive volatility in exchange rates and foreign sales revenue, leading exporters to set higher prices in response to higher profit risk. In general, optimal rules trade off a larger domestic output gap against lower import prices. Monetary rules in a world Nash equilibrium lead to less exchange rate volatility relative to both inward-looking rules and discretionary policies, even when the latter do not suffer from any inflationary (or deflationary) bias. Gains from international monetary cooperation are related in an nonmonotonic way to the degree of exchange rate pass-through.


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Calamari with Tomatoes, Caper Berries, and Basil
This slightly spicy sauce is referred to as all'acqua pazza in Italian, which means "crazy water."
- Servings: 6
Source: Martha Stewart Living, July 2007
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling (optional)
- 4 garlic cloves, minced, plus 1 whole garlic clove
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 can (28 ounces) whole peeled plum tomatoes with juice, crushed
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 small dried red chile, such as chile de árbol crumbled
- 8 fresh basil leaves, plus more for garnish
- 2 strips (each 3 inches) orange zest
- Coarse salt
- 1 1/2 pounds small calamari (bodies and tentacles), rinsed and dried
- 1/2 cup large caper berries
- 6 slices rustic bread, such as pugliese or ciabatta
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add minced garlic and shallots, and cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice, wine, water, chile, basil, orange zest, and 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer gently until slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, using a kitchen mallet, pound both sides of calamari bodies a few times to tenderize, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch rings. (Leave tentacles whole, or halve if large.)
Add calamari and caper berries to sauce. Cook until calamari are opaque, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in another skillet. Rub bread with garlic clove. Add clove to oil, and cook 2 minutes. Add bread, and fry, flipping once, until golden and crisp, about 1 1/2 minutes total. Put 1 slice of bread into each serving bowl, and top with calamari and sauce. Season with pepper. Drizzle with oil if desired, and garnish with basil.


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FNF winding down for 2010
By Karl Freitag
No more ESPN2 Friday Night Fights scheduled for this year that actually take place on a Friday night. This week's ESPN2 show will be a Wednesday boxing telecast featuring jr middleweight Erislandy Lara against Willie Lee. The final show of the "boxing season" as ESPN likes to call it, will be on Saturday August 28 from Montreal. That card is seeking a new main event after hot middleweight David Lemieux (23-0, 22 KOs) had to pull out with an injury. There may be some FNF special telecasts cropping up on occasion until the weekly boxing series returns in January.
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BANGALORE (Reuters Life!) - Anyone wondering what the world's outsourcing hub and India's information technology center looked like before all the multinationals came rushing in only has to visit Bangalore's Basavanagudi neighborhood.
With its temples, leafy lanes, bungalows and markets, the area, right in the heart of the skyscrapers and choked roads of downtown, is the last bastion of a traditional way of life that seems to be disappearing in a booming city quickly turning into India's answer to Silicon Valley.
Basavanagudi derives its name from its Bull Temple, famous for the giant statue of Nandi, the mount of Hindu god Shiva.
Many residents of the neighborhood are determined to maintain their lifestyle and guard their heritage against what some like Anand Iyer call the "American-ization" of Bangalore.
Iyer, who has worked at a government-owned bank in Basavanagudi for the last 20 years, claims he's never been to a McDonald's outlet.
Munching on a masala dosa dripping with ghee at a popular neighborhood restaurant, he reminisces about the days when Bangalore was known as a pensioner's paradise.
"This locality is free of the character-less malls and the night clubs for now," Iyer says. "You can still get a decent lunch for 40 rupees ($0.80) here."
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The agency responsible for regulating school teachers in B.C. will be overhauled this fall to help "weed out the bad apples" from the ranks of the province's 75,000 licenced educators.
Education Minister George Abbott promised "substantial" changes to the B.C. College of Teachers when legislation is introduced later this fall, so that parents will be able to determine if concerns about individual teachers have been investigated, and whether those teachers are still serving in classrooms.
However, he said the amendments to the Teaching Profession Act will not be made retroactive, so any existing concerns about teachers won't be captured.
"I don't think any of us in our professions want to be tarred by those bad apples and I'm hoping we'll see better management of issues around bad apples with these changes," Mr. Abbott said in an interview Thursday.
The B.C. government pledged to overhaul the college almost a year ago, after a report by fact-finder Don Avison concluded that the agency does not consistently put student safety ahead of the interests of teachers.
The college sets standards for professional educators, issues teaching certificates, investigates complaints and imposes discipline.
In his report, Mr. Avison cited three examples where individuals were granted the right to teach in B.C. despite serious professional misconduct – including one teacher who had been convicted of sexual assaults on students.
Even today, Mr. Abbott said he does not know if any of those teachers cited in the Avison report are currently working in B.C. schools. "But I believe the changes we are proposing with respect to the reform and renewal of the college of teachers will give us the ability to answer your important question definitively."
Mr. Abbott said the changes will ensure that teachers who face discipline by the college cannot elude discipline by surrendering their teaching licence – and then find a teaching job elsewhere.
But Susan Lambert, president of the B.C. Teachers' Federation, said it is a "myth" that teachers are evading discipline, and accused the government of manufacturing a crisis in confidence.
Ms. Lambert said the government has refused to investigate the cases in Mr. Avison's report to determine what happened. "In our view the Avison report was seriously flawed," she said. "The charges themselves were never fully investigated."
The changes are being drafted even as the teachers union is engaged in contract talks and is taking job action.
Ms. Lambert said she is not entirely satisfied with the new college model – which will replace the existing college with an organization embedded in the Ministry of Education – because it will diminish the role of the union.
But she offered grudging support for the changes. "The strength of the proposal is that it focuses on conduct and confidence and discipline," she said.
Kit Krieger, the registrar for the College of Teachers, says he is alarmed that the proposed changes will only make things worse by formalizing the role of the teachers' union in regulating teachers.
Mr. Krieger, a former president of the BCTF, says there is no doubt the college needs to be changed, but he said Mr. Abbott has overlooked what he believes to be the fundamental problem: The college needs to be independent of the union.
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Peru's Top 10 movies
By Nathan Paluck
Terrorism, domestic abuse, corruption, racism, homophobia. Welcome to Peruvian cinema.
Originally published February 23, 2011
Terrorism, domestic abuse, corruption, racism, homophobia. Welcome to Peruvian cinema.
But though Peru\'s best films often focus on the country\'s harsher realities, don\'t let that scare you away. Here are 10 must-see movies.
|10 Pantaleón y las visitadoras
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
The second adaptation of Mario Vargas Llosa's hilarious farce, "Pantaleón" is a fun, rather silly welcome to Peru's jungle. Captain Pantaleón is given a secret mission to stop rapes by Peru's horny grunts located in the libido-elevating jungle. The plan is to bring "visitors" to the encampments via jungle river boats. Hot scenes with Angie Cepeda as La Colombiana (shown here) made this the highest grossing film ever at Peru's box offices.
2000, 137 minutes.Directed by Francisco Lombardi. Stars: Salvador del Solar, Angie Cepeda, Tatiana Astengo.
|9 Paloma de Papel
Paper Dove
"Paloma del papel" looks at the horrors of Shining Path guerilla terrorism from the eyes of a village boy. Juan gets kidnapped and forced to join the fanatical Maoist group. The setting of the Andean highlands is harsh and beautiful. The story has soap opera moments (the director was a telenovela actor), but bear through those — the movie is worth your time.
2003, 90 minutes. Directed by Fabrizio Aguilar. Actors: Antonio Callirgos, Tatiana Astengo, Sergio Galliani.
|8 No se lo digas a nadie
Don\'t Tell Anyone
An adaptation of Jaime Bayly's first novel, "No se lo digas a nadie" is a coked-up ride through Lima in the '90s. We follow Joaquin, a young man torn up about his homosexuality in a homophobic society.
1998, 120 minutes. Directed by Francisco Lombardi. Stars: Santiago Magill, Christian Meier, Lucía Jiménez.
Click here to see the trailer.
|7 Madeinusa
This film highlights the powerful mystical rituals of Peru's Andes, and also chronic abuse (alcohol, domestic, sexual) present in its rural towns. It\'s a masterful first collaboration between director Claudia Llosa and her star from Ayacucho, Magaly Solier, who plays the village teenager named Madeinusa. But the movie certainly leaves a strange taste in your mouth.
2006, 100 minutes, Directed by Claudia Llosa.
Stars: Magaly Solier, Carlos J. de la Torre and Yiliana Chong.
|6 Dioses
A stark film that portrays emptiness in the Lima upper class. The largely despicable characters and a heavy theme of incest makes "Dioses" at times unbearable, but the film is made great with strong acting, sharp dialogue and clean cinematography. Sergio Gjurinovic plays the obsessed, insecure brother; Anahí de Cárdenas is the sister bored comatose with her world; Maricielo Effio plays a trophy wife who both scorns and aches for acceptance into the new world of privilege.
2008, 91 minutes. Directed by Josue Méndez.
|5 La boca del lobo
In the Mouth of the Wolf
Rough around the edges, "La boca del lobo" portrays the start of Peru's deadly internal struggle against the Shining Path. Neither viewers nor the newly stationed army troops in the small Andean town ever see a Shining Path member, which adds to the tension and paranoia of the film. It's a brutal film and a must-see for Peruvians and those interested in Peru's Shining Path years.
1988, 128 minutes. Director: Francisco J. Lombardi. Stars: Gustavo Bueno, Toño Vega and José Tejada.
|4 Contracorriente
2009, 100 minutes. Directed by Javier Fuentes-León.
"Contracorriente" was the big 2010 film release in Peru and winner of a slew of awards. It is a gay love story, with a twist of magical realism, on Peru's gorgeous northern coast. The love triangle boasts strong performances by actors Manolo Cardona, Tatiana Astengo and Cristian Mercado (left to right in photo). Although some scenes in the town of Cabo Blanco feel a bit hokey, the message is right on.
|3 Mariposa negra
Black Butterfly
A riveting plot set in the height of the '90s strong-armed, corrupted regime. Melania Urbina plays Gabriela, a mild-mannered school teacher turned bent on revenge after the murder of her fiancé, an honorable judge. Magdyel Ugaz plays a cynical tabloid reporter who first smears the judge's good name, then becomes Gabriela's accomplice and admirer. The film is dark and sexy; it is a Peru so corrupt that Gabriela's desire for bloody revenge seems like the only beacon of hope.
2006, 118 minutes. Directed by Francisco Lombardi. Stars: Melania Urbina, Magdyel Ugaz, Gustavo Bueno.
|2 La Teta Asustada
The Milk of Sorrow
Critics in Peru were upset that Peru's first Oscar nomination portrayed backwardness and is steeped in memories of war. Oh well, because "La Teta" (just, the boob), deserved all the awards showered on it and some. We follow around the stunning Magaly Solier as Fausto, camera focused on her wary, bang-framed eyes, as she tries to find a way to properly bury her mother. Claudia Llosa's lens captures scenes in the outskirts of Lima like framed paintings, and Solier's haunting melodies in Quechua will stick in your head for a while.
2008, 94 minutes. Directed by Claudia Llosa. Actors: Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez, Efraín Solís.
|1 Días de Santiago
Days of Santiago
Santiago is an ex-soldier who returns to Lima after combat time and finds himself lost in civilian clothes. Played by Pietro Sibille, in B&W scenes we hear Santiago giving combat analysis of the mundane struggles he faces. It becomes clear that for Santiago, an armed enemy would be preferred to the unforgiving city of Lima, which has the supporting role throughout the film.
We root for Santiago as he works as taxi driver, as he enrolls in a lousy institute, and as he defends his abused sister-in-law. But ultimately the cards are irreversibly stacked against him.
2004, 83 minutes. Directed by Josue Méndez.


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Gunshots are in the air and everywhere is shaking. Our ears are filled with 'boom-booms' from the bombs and the AK-47s' never-stopping 'rat-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat, rat-tat-tat, tat-tat'.
We are in God's arms now.
This fighting has come as a shock. I was at work when it started yesterday and making my way back to my house was frightening. It has caught us unaware. Because it came so quick, no-one was prepared. There is no food to eat.
The situation is shocking.
But we knew it was going to happen because on Sunday, Bemba [opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba] made a broadcast and in it he said a lot of bad things about the government, and so we knew that the government would react.
'The reason for all the trouble'
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Editorial: Pakistan, shed no tears over this Taliban member
A U.S. drone strike Nov. 1 killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, an especially murderous and ruthless individual, often described as Pakistan's public enemy No. 1.
One would have thought thanks were in order.
Instead, Pakistani officials met the attack with anger (some of it surely feigned), threats to cut off critical NATO supply lines and general all-purpose denunciations of the United States, laced with the usual conspiracy theories involving the U.S. and India.
Some of that anger is surely simple embarrassment that, as with the capture and killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the United States accomplished something the Pakistanis had failed to do in years of trying.
U.S. operatives have been systematically decapitating the Pakistani Taliban, almost certainly with the tacit approval of the Pakistani government.
Indeed, this strike came only eight days after Pakistani President Nawaz Sharif's visit to the White House.
A drone strike in 2009 killed the terrorist's predecessor as head of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, and a May drone strike killed the group's second-ranking leader, Wali ur-Rehman. One of Hakimullah Mehsud's top aides, Latif Mehsud, who served as emissary to various Taliban factions, was captured recently by U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani government accused the U.S. of sabotaging peace talks with the Taliban that were to start within a few days. In theory, it's good that the two sides are talking. But as a practical matter, there seems little room for compromise when one side's overriding objective is the overthrow of the government and its replacement by an Islamic dictatorship.
In his years as a terrorist, Hakimullah Mehsud, believed to be around 33, accumulated quite a rap sheet beyond killing thousands of Pakistani civilians and security personnel.
He planned the 2009 suicide bombing that killed seven top CIA agents at an Afghanistan outpost. He was believed to be behind the 2010 car bombing attempt in Times Square. And he made a series of videos following that failed attack, promising more attacks on U.S. cities.
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The first decision is from the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Van Damme v. Gelber, 2013 ONCA 388 (Ont. C.A.) per Doherty, J.A. (Cronk and Lauwers JJ.A. concurring). In Van Damme, the plaintiff, a successful businessman and philanthropist obtained judgment in the Supreme Court of New York against the defendant, Nahum Gelber ("Gelber"), relating to Van Damme's purchase of a painting from Gelber. The painting was being held in Ontario pursuant to an Ontario court order. Van Damme successfully moved in the Ontario proceeding for an order of recognition and enforcement New York judgment in Ontario and a variation of the earlier Ontario order directing that the painting be released to him, with costs on a substantial indemnity basis.
Gelber appealed, including the costs order.
Justice Doherty dismissed the appeal, concluding that Gelber had attorned to the New York court's jurisdiction by litigating the merits of the claim there and finding that the motion judge did not err by exercising his discretion in favour of enforcing the New York non-monetary judgment qua order for specific performance. On attornment, the Court of Appeal justice writes:
[22] Attornment by participation in court proceedings was recently addressed in Wolfe v. Pickar, 2011 ONCA 347 (CanLII), 2011 ONCA 347 332 D.L.R. (4th) 157, at para. 44, where Goudge J.A. said:
[W]hen a party to an action appears in court and goes beyond challenging the jurisdiction of the court based on jurisdiction simpliciter and forum non conveniens, the party will be regarded as appearing voluntarily, thus giving the court consent-based jurisdiction. That is what happened here.
[23] There is also authority for the proposition that, if a party appears in a court to challenge jurisdiction or seek a stay on the basis of forum non conveniens, any additional steps taken by the party pursuant to an order of the court will also not amount to attornment: see Gourmet Resources International Inc. (Trustee of) v. Paramount Capital Corp. (1991), 5 C.P.C. (3d) 140 (Ont. C.A.); M.J. Jones Inc. v. Kingsway General Insurance Co. 2004 CanLII 6211 (ON CA), (2004), 72 O.R. (3d) 68 (C.A.), at paras. 18-31 (per Lang J.A., in chambers). Giving these cases their widest reasonable reading, Gelber's motion challenging the jurisdiction of the New York court, his filing of a defence, and his conduct of depositions and discoveries did not amount to attornment.
[24] Gelber's conduct in advancing a motion for summary judgment dismissing Van Damme's claims, however, went far beyond his jurisdictional challenge. Nor was that motion precipitated by any court order. Gelber chose to advance substantive defences on the merits. In doing so, he implicitly accepted that the New York court had jurisdiction to decide those issues. That is attornment: see Clinton v. Ford (1982), 37 O.R. (2d) 448 at 452 (C.A.).
The second decision is Brown v. Spagnuolo, 2013 ONSC 5178 (CanLII) (Ont. S.C.J.) per Firestone J. ("Brown"). In Brown, the defendant, Lawrence Brady ("Brady"), brought a motion pursuant to rules 21.01(3)(a) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, and section 106 of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, for an order dismissing, or, staying the action against him based upon state immunity under the State Immunity Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-18, ("SIA") as an employee of the Government of Bermuda acting in the course of employment, or, alternatively, for a stay or dismissal based upon lack of jurisdiction simpliciter or forum non conveniens grounds.
Mr. Justice Firestone rejected Brady's state immunity argument, He found that the "commercial activity "exception in s. 5 of the SIA applied in respect of the plaintiff's conspiracy claim against the co-defendants, based upon the alleged alteration and planting of two false cheques in Government of Bermuda files, implicating the plaintiffs in a "kickback" scheme on construction project for a new courthouse in Hamilton, Bermuda. Firestone J. writes:
[44] In the matter before me, the acts to which these proceedings relate are the creation and dissemination of the false cheques. These acts occurred in the context of commercial activity, namely, a payment approval process related to a construction project.
[45] Brady's alleged acts for which relief is sought are of a "commercial character" given he was carrying out a task related to a commercial activity of his government office. Alleged acts that may be illegal or malicious do not change the commercial nature of those acts. The plaintiffs' tortious allegations relate directly to commercial activity.
Justice Firestone further held that Brady had not attorned to the Ontario court's jurisdiction:
[48] The totality of the evidence in this case is that Brady has not gone beyond challenging the jurisdiction of this court and, therefore, has not attorned to the jurisdiction.
[49] At the cross-examination on his affidavit, sworn June 8, 2011, in support of this motion, Brady's counsel stated:
I haven't objected so far, but I just want to remind you this is not an examination for discovery, we're here on a motion regarding the jurisdiction of the Ontario Court and your questions seem to me to be tending towards the merits of the action. I'm going to allow Mr. Brady to answer that last question but just be advised that it's subject to our position as I've stated that this motion is limited to the issues of jurisdiction.
[50] Counsel made his intentions known that the cross-examination related to the jurisdiction motion only and not the merits of the action.
[51] Brady's challenge of the plaintiffs' allegations in the context of a jurisdiction motion does not constitute attornment to the jurisdiction. A defendant who challenges jurisdiction may put allegations of fact in issue: see Ontario v. Rothmans et. al., 2012 ONSC 22 (CanLII), 2012 ONSC 22, 28 C.P.C. (7th) 68, at para. 36. That is what has occurred here.
[52] In Sauer v. Canada (Attorney General)2006 CanLII 74 (ON SC), (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 19 (S.C.), at para. 88, Winkler J. states that "a foreign defendant is precluded from contemporaneously disputing jurisdiction while at the same time engaging jurisdiction by seeking a ruling in its favour on the merits."
[53] In M.J. Jones Inc. v. Kingsway General Insurance Co. 2004 CanLII 6211 (ON CA), (2004), 72 O.R. (3d) 68 (C.A.), at para. 20, the Court of Appeal states that "[a] foreign defendant is also precluded from contemporaneously disputing jurisdiction simpliciter and defending on the merits."
[54] In order to engage in the merits, the defendant must do more than simply mention a fact in his or her favour or make a general statement that the case against him or her is "without merit." Brady has not sought a ruling in his favor. Brady's Notice of Motion specifically states that his challenge is "without waiver of or attornment to" the jurisdiction of Ontario.
The motion judge ultimately dismissed the action against Brady, concluding that the plaintiff had failed to meet the threshold under Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17 (CanLII), 2012 SCC 17, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 572 (S.C.C.) for establishing any of the presumptive factors for establishing jurisdiction simpliciter: the tort of conspiracy was committed in Bermuda; Brady did not carry on business in Ontario; Brady was domiciled in Bermuda, not Ontario; there was no evidence of a contract formed or to be performed in Ontario; the presence of the co-defendant in Ontario did not equate to making Brady a "necessary and proper party" under Rule 17.02(o), the latter of which the Court of Appeal in Van Breda had expressly excluded as a presumptive factor for asserting jurisdiction over a foreign defendant.
1. If your client instructs you to challenge the Ontario court's jurisdiction for lack of subject-matter or personal jurisdiction, DO NOT ATTORN by engaging on the merits.
2. Do what counsel for Brady in Brown v. Spagnuolo did: make it clear to plaintiff's counsel that any step taken in the motion challenging jurisdiction, including challenging jurisdictional facts, does not relate to defending on the merits;
3. Consider the following pronoucement of the Court of Appeal in Zhang v. Hua Hai Li Steel Pipe Co. Ltd., 2013 ONCA 103 (CanLII):
[5] In our view, the appeal should be dismissed but for reasons different from those given by the motion judge.
[6] This is not a jurisdictional case. The respondents live and were served in Ontario and the Ontario courts accordingly have jurisdiction. It is also significant that before the respondents brought the motion challenging the jurisdiction of the court, the appellants filed a statement of defence and took other steps in connection with the action. Even if the appellants had not been served within Ontario, they have attorned to the jurisdiction.
[7] The forum non conveniens issue is not relevant.
[8] We see no merit in this appeal and it is therefore dismissed.
4. Do not confuse consent-based jurisdiction principles. Attornment by delivery of a notice of intent to defend or statement of defence, which includes a defence of lack of jurisdiction or forum non conveniens, may still be available if your client is relying on a forum selection clause. In other words, the "strong cause" test for staying an action based upon an exclusive jurisdiction or forum selection clause (or arbitration clause) may avail your client, See my previous post: A Triumph of Form Over Substance: Momentous.ca Corp. v. Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball Ltd. (where I criticize the Supreme Court of Canada's conflation of presence-based jurisdiction by admission of service by counsel with consent-based jurisdiction by defending the action on the merits).
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Indiana State Fair Lawsuit Update: Judge Declines to Release Sugarland Depositions
A judge hearing several lawsuits filed over last summer's Indiana State Fair stage collapse declined Wednesday to release depositions from country duo Sugarland and told a plaintiff's attorney he shouldn't have publicized videotaped portions of the lead singer's testimony last month.
Marion Superior Court Judge Theodore Sosin also told attorneys for numerous parties involved in those lawsuits that he'll rule by early next week on a schedule for moving those suits toward resolution and may also expand an existing gag order.
Just before Sugarland was scheduled to take the stage for a concert the night of Aug. 13, stage rigging collapsed, killing seven people and injured nearly 60 others. Fair officials say they had a concert promoter ask the band twice to delay the concert because of concerns about severe weather, but were rebuffed.
Valparaiso attorney Kenneth J. Allen, who represents several of the victims, released videotaped portions of Sugarland lead singer Jennifer Nettles' deposition. He said he released that video in response to what he called inaccurate statements by the band's publicists.
Nettles said in the deposition she was told about 90 minutes before the scheduled start of the concert that weather was coming but wasn't specifically told it was a severe thunderstorm. She said she relies on others to alert her about weather.
Allen asked the court Wednesday for permission to release full transcript of Nettles' deposition and also that of fellow band member Kristian Bush. He said those documents would help his clients counter what he called misleading statements by Sugarland's "publicity machine."
"Our problem is our clients don't have publicists," Allen told the judge.
Bill Johnson, an attorney for the band's ownership company, Lucky Star Inc., told Sosin with sarcasm that he considers Allen's comments "very interesting."
Johnson said four of the five statements released by Sugarland's publicists had been drafted as direct responses to comments made or statements released by Allen. He also said the selected portions of Nettles' video deposition that Allen had released was a "stunt" to cast Sugarland in a bad light and suggest the bad somehow contributed to the tragedy.
"They're the entertainers and they caused it – that's the spin he's put on it," Johnson told the judge.
Sosin said he would not allow the release of Nettles and Bush's depositions because they're covered by a gag order he approved in January barring the release of certain evidence. The judge said that he'll rule early next week on whether to expand the scope of that protective order.
Sosin also reminded the attorneys that they are all subject to standards of ethical conduct and could face repercussions if they violate those standards. He also criticized Allen for attaching the band members' full deposition to his motion seeking the release of those transcripts.
"Even my court reporter, who has no legal training, said 'He attached the full deposition and he didn't mark it as confidential," Sosin said. "I hope that method of transmission does not happen again."
The judge said he will also rule early next week on a proposed agreement by several parties to the lawsuits that calls for them to go to trial after April 1, 2014 and sets other dates for the discovery process and mediation involving the suits.
A motion filed by Allen last week proposed an earlier trial date, specifying they start after Aug. 1, 2013. His motion said the proposed "deadlines are too long and only serve to delay the ultimate resolution of the matters and increase the parties' costs."
"We believe we've done everything to get this case ready for trial," Allen told the judge Wednesday.
Attorney for other parties either suing or being sued over the rigging collapse told Sosin they need the extra time to collect information such as depositions and other discovery material to prepare for trial.
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