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Sure, we all know that Apple is suing HTC over alleged patent infringements found in the handset maker's Android-powered devices, but Microsoft suddenly joins the fray by announcing that they have struck a licensing agreement with HTC over its Android phones. What's going on here?
Read on to find out more.
Patent disputes can be some of the most complex things ever, and apparently, Microsoft saw fit to add additional confusion to the mix by announcing that it had struck a patent-licensing agreement with HTC over the use of its innovations in the handset maker's lineup of Android-powered smartphones.
And unlike most patent disputes, where the list of infringing patents are usually well-publicized to the entire world for all to see, the deal between Microsoft and HTC has been a complete hush-hush affair, with neither party releasing any detail about exactly what patents were contested.
The bigger question, however, has to do with Microsoft's interest in Android: given that both Windows Mobile and Android compete against each other in the mobile space, the deal between Microsoft and HTC sounds rather unusual, for the lack of a better word. For one, Microsoft has totally zero involvement in Google's Android, thus making it seem that the Redmond company has apparently found a way to make some legal money off Android's growing success without having to do much.
But what is perhaps more interesting is that such a deal between Microsoft and HTC seems to be mutually beneficial; not only does Microsoft receive legal fess for its patents, the move also helps HTC by shielding it from any potential legal conflict between Microsoft and Google. We're not so sure how this is supposed to work, but apparently, by agreeing to license Microsoft's patents for use in its Android phones, Microsoft will deem that the handset maker is well within its right to use such technologies for both its Android and Windows Mobile smartphones as opposed to other Android smartphone makers who have not signed similar deals with Microsoft, thus leaving them open for litigation while HTC is blissfully kept out of the crossfire.
Some have also speculated that such a deal is actually meant to be a behind-the-scene form of assistance to Google as well: now that HTC has the right to make use of Microsoft's patents in its products, the handset maker might have a little more clout when it comes to the litigation table against Apple. Again, we're not entirely sure how this is supposed to work, but it seems that the patents which HTC has licensed from Microsoft may be directly related to those which Apple is currently suing HTC over, thus Apple cannot claim infringement over those patents which Microsoft holds.
This would indirectly protect Google, as the search giant has no patents to protect itself in this area, and is strongly believed that Apple's claim against HTC is akin to a proxy war between itself and Google's Android. If this is true, it would probably go down in history as a significant event: Microsoft helping Google out in a time of uncertainty.
And if that sounds too confusing for you, don't fret: we are just as baffled as you are about this surprising turn of events. But until more information is released about the patent licensing agreement between Microsoft and HTC, it's inevitable that speculations of such nature will persist.
Source: TechRadar UK, Ars Technica, CNet


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Now thats a joke I like.
This is a discussion on Miss Interpretation within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; A man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly the light turned yellow just in front of him. He did ...
A man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly the light turned yellow just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.
The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her cell phone and makeup.
While she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked into the face of a very serious officer. The officer ordered her to exit the vehicle with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed and placed into a holding cell.
After a couple of hours, a officer approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.
Im very sorry for this mistake, he said. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. Then I noticed the What Would Jesus Do? bumper sticker, the Choose Life license plate holder, the Follow Me to Sunday School bumper sticker, and the Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car.
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Although I am also a Christian, that is exactly the reason you will never see any of that stuff on my car or truck. I really don't want to say that I am a Christian (at least on my vehicles, that drive the freeways of Dallas ever day) if I don't live it 27/7/365, and I would never want to cause someone to stumble because of me.
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I recently checked our Amazon reviews and found these lovely gems from two avid reviewers!!
5 of 5 starsGo Forth and Eat Great Thingsby calvados manWhat we need is a library full of books like this. People crave local foods which reflect the broad ethnic diversity of this nation. I commend Clara Moore and Matt Sorrell in their accomplishment of this task for the city of St. Louis. This well written digest of local neighborhoods, shops, stores, and resources is peppered with recipes, resources for non- "St.Louis-ers" (I made that up!) which reflects the vibrance of not only St. Louis but America. I will be calling Volpi's for salami, The Smokehouse Market for some real sausages, and several others. This book is a St. Louis Foodies dream. Get it – read it – and go forth and eat great things!
5 of 5 starsGreat Planning Toolby Donald MooreMy wife and I like to take vacations in cities. We've been to many of the great cities in the United States. We are planning a trip this summer to St. Louis. When we travel we focus on 3 primary activities: 1) Eating in restaurants, especially various ethnic restaurants, that we can't find in our local community; 2) Visiting farmers markets, ethnic grocery stores, and other places food stuff is found; 3) Shopping at antique stores, malls, flee markets, estate sales, etc."Shop Like A Chef" by Chef Clara Moore and Matt Sorrell has proven to be a great planning tool for our visit. In a consolidated place we could find the places to meet 1 and 2 on our lists and with the neighborhood guide we could quickly interface and compare the locations of eating and food markets with the antique shopping guides we have for the St. Louis area. This was a time savor and a real help in our planning.
Additionally the book was an interesting read providing a wealth of information about St. Louis that I have not seen in any of the other materials we have including information from official city and visitor information sources.
As avid cooks we have circled a couple recipes from the book to try, especially after we visit the stores and restaurants in a couple months.
We will definitely look for similar guides to help us plan future trips. Great job.
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Kyle Korver scored 27 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a 27-point deficit in the first half to beat Boston 123-111 in double-overtime on Friday night, handing the Celtics their sixth straight loss. Jeff Teague had 23 points for Atlanta before fouling out in the first overtime. Al Horford had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Josh Smith, who opened the second overtime with a three-point play, had 17 points and 14 rebounds. Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 10 rebounds but fouled out in the second overtime as the Celtics were left with their longest losing streak in six years. Rajon Rondo had 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his fifth triple-double of the season. Korver had all of his career-high eight 3-pointers in the second half, setting a franchise record, and five in the fourth quarter. Korver's eighth 3, with 2:26 remaining in regulation, cut Boston's lead to 98-96. Horford's two free throws with 1 minute remaining tied the game at 98-all to set up the first overtime. With the game tied at 105-all in the first overtime, Courtney Lee's steal from Horford set up Lee's two free throws to give Boston the lead, but Smith tied the game with a jam. Paul Pierce, who had 12 points, missed a jumper at the end of the first overtime. The Hawks outscored the Celtics 16-4 in the second overtime. Jeff Green had 17 points for Boston. Courtney Lee had 16 points and Avery Bradley had 14. Boston appeared headed for a rout when it led 48-21 in the second quarter. Atlanta trailed 57-38 at halftime following a modest recovery. The Hawks' comeback gained strength as they outscored the Celtics 21-2 to open the second half, including a 19-0 run for a 59-all tie. Korver had three 3-pointers in the run. There were two more ties in the third quarter, the last at 69-all, but each time the Celtics answered to prevent Atlanta from taking the lead. Horford made two free throws less than 3 minutes into the final period to give Atlanta a 77-75 lead -- its first advantage since the opening minutes. The Hawks led 80-77 after Korver's fifth 3-pointer, but the Celtics regained the lead on back-to-back baskets by Pierce and Courtney Lee. The Hawks made only 4 of 23 shots while being outscored 29-10 in the first period. Horford started after missing one game with a sore left calf, and Devin Harris had 14 points in a backup role after missing two games with a sprained left ankle. NOTES: The Celtics' last six-game losing streak was April 4-15, 2007 ... The 10 points were a season low for first-quarter points for the Hawks. ... Korver extended his streak of games with at least one 3-pointer to 37, the longest of career and longest active streak in the NBA. ... Hawks C Zaza Pachulia returned after missing one game with a sore right Achilles.
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act addressed fundamental consumer protection issues involving securities, banking, and indeed the US economy. The act, known as Dodd-Frank, also contains language governing the use of predispute arbitration agreements (PDAAs) in consumer financial and investor contracts. Dodd-Frank created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and charged the new bureau with studying the use of PDAAs in consumer financial transactions and addressing PDAAs "if the Bureau finds that such a prohibition or imposition of conditions or limitations is in the public interest and for the protection of consumers…"
This article examines the CFPB's mission under Dodd-Frank as it relates to mandatory use of PDAAs in consumer financial contracts. Often called "mandatory arbitration" and more recently "forced arbitration," the subject is perhaps more nuanced than the reader may realize. The article covers what CFPB must do under Dodd-Frank, what it may do if it so chooses, and what the author thinks the CFPB should do. Predicting what CFPB will do and whether it will succeed will not be easy. As that great philosopher Yogi Berra said, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future."
What Dodd-Frank Says about CFPB and Arbitration
Let's begin at the beginning by taking a look at precisely what Dodd-Frank says about PDAAs and consumers. The statute carefully defines "consumer" and "consumer financial products and service." Paragraph 15(A) of the statute is a long list covering virtually every conceivable consumer financial product or service except for securities, which is carved out for the SEC and state regulators. And a "covered person" is defined in section 1002(6) as one providing these services or products.
Dodd-Frank requires the CFPB to study and report to Congress on the use of PDAAs in consumer financial products and services. Further, the law says the CFPB may promulgate rules that "prohibit or impose conditions or limitations" on the use of PDAAs if the aforementioned study supports this action and "such a prohibition or imposition of conditions or limitations is in the public interest and for the protection of consumers." Note that the CFPB's choices are not binary, "yes-or-no" decisions; it can ban PDAAs outright or limit their use or impose conditions for their use. For example, the CFPB could promulgate a rule that limited PDAA use to a class of transactions (limitation on use) or required that consumers separately initial or click a PDAA (condition for use).[1]
Dodd-Frank takes a different approach to PDAAs used in securities customer-broker contracts. Although the operative language in Dodd-Frank provides guidance similar to that of both the CFPB and SEC about what the agencies are to do about mandatory or forced use of PDAAs, there is a key difference: Dodd-Frank section 921 does not require the SEC to do anything about PDAAs in customer-broker contracts. Given the more than 90 mandatory study and rulemaking requirements the SEC has under Dodd-Frank,[2] it is not at all surprising that arbitration is not high on the agency's priorities list.
What has CFPB Done So Far?
The CFPB has been busy in recent months addressing its obligations under Dodd-Frank. The act explicitly bars PDAAs for both mortgage and home equity loans, and early on the CFPB promulgated regulations implementing this change. Similarly, Dodd-Frank section 922 amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit use of PDAAs in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) whistleblower disputes and section 748 amends the Commodity Exchange Act in the same way.
After accepting public comments, the CFPB in December 2013 issued a report titled Arbitration Study Preliminary Results: Section 1028(a) Study Results to Date.[3] This 168-page document is not the final report to Congress mandated by Dodd-Frank but is instead the first phase of that endeavor. Essentially, it is a report on what's out there now in terms of PDAAs and consumer financial products and services, principally credit cards, checking and savings accounts, payday loans, and general-purpose prepaid cards, covering 2010 to 2012. The report's key findings (detailed on this page) are not exactly earth-shattering:
Key Findings from the CFPB Arbitration Study
- About 50% of credit card issuers use PDAAs in credit card agreements. The report notes that several large banks settled a major litigation a few years ago and agreed to drop arbitration. Otherwise, this figure would be 94%. Larger banks use them more often than smaller banks or credit unions.
- About 8% of all banks, covering 44% of deposits, include a PDAA in consumer checking account agreements. Larger banks use them more often than smaller and mid-sized banks or credit unions.
- PDAAs are used "across the market" – in 81% – of prepaid card agreements.
- Almost all PDAAs contain a class action waiver, and some preclude class arbitrations. About 90% of contacts, accounting for almost 100% of loans, have a class action waiver.
- The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is the predominant administrator named in PDAAs for credit cards, checking accounts, and general-purpose prepaid cards.
o The AAA's yearly average case filings were 415 for the years studied.
o Consumers were the claim filer in 300 cases a year.
o About half the credit card cases were cases in which the consumer disputed the debt.
o Very few of the checking account and payday loan cases were debt collection disputes.
o About 53% of consumers were represented by counsel. Companies almost always had a lawyer.
o Almost no cases involved less than $1,000. The average amount in dispute was $13,418, and the median was $8,641. Including filings that did not identify a claim amount and excluding one very large outlier, the average amount in dispute was $38,726, and the median $11,805.
Most PDAAs studied have carve-outs allowing the parties to go to small claims court. The report notes that only 870 credit card small claims court cases were filed by consumers in 2012 "in jurisdictions with a combined total population of around 85 million..." The report does not theorize as to why.
o Credit card issuers were "significantly more likely" to sue consumers in small claims court than the reverse.
The report stresses that this is not the end of CFPB's study of arbitration.[4]
The CFPB has also conducted "field hearings" on PDAA use, including one in Dallas on December 11, 2013, the same day the preliminary report's major findings were released. The two-and-a-half-hour hearing, which was also webcast, featured a balanced panel that focused on the use of arbitration in the consumer financial area. I came away from the hearing with the distinct impression that the agency's arbitration focus will be consumer financial products and services such as credit cards, payday loans, and car loans, but not securities, as Dodd-Frank provides.
At the field hearing in Dallas, some common themes emerged from those supporting the use of PDAAs in consumer financial products and services and those opposed to it. And there were areas of consensus among all panelists. The chief complaints of those opposed to the use of PDAAs – which they referred to as "forced arbitration" – were the class action waiver problem, PDAAs that were dense and hard to find, a general lack of consumer awareness about the PDAA and the arbitration process, and anecdotal evidence of the arbitration process being used unfairly. They urged the CFPB to get on with the rulemaking process.
The arbitration supporters at the Dallas field hearing stressed that class action litigation is not consumer-friendly, with consumers getting cents on the dollar. Recently released data would seem to back them up. The Wall Street Journal reported in March that: "Generally, aggrieved investors get only pennies on the dollar. The average settlement amounts to 1% to 5% of shareholder losses, according to the Stanford Securities Litigation Analytics database, which tracks securities litigation since 2000."[5] The arbitration supporters at the hearing argued that arbitration, in contrast to class action litigation, works and that the focus should be ensuring procedural fairness.
The panelists did agree on a few items. Virtually every panelist stated that voluntary, postdispute arbitration is fine, that creating standards of procedural fairness should be a focus, and that improving consumer education is important.
After the hearing, the advocacy group Public Citizen weighed in, issuing a report[6] that urged CFPB to start the process of banning PDAAs. As if to illustrate the problem of hard-to-find consumer PDAAs, a major social media flap erupted in April 2014 over General Mills' imposition of an arbitration clause in its online terms of service. Under the new policy, by engaging in activities such as downloading a recipe or a discount coupon, participating in a contest, or "liking" the company on Facebook, consumers would unwittingly agree to arbitrate. The PDAA was not in the terms of use (TOU); it was contained in a separate "legal terms" area that was linked to the TOU. After several days of withering criticism, General Mills announced that it was rescinding the policy immediately.
What Should CFPB Do?
Having spent a good part of my career interacting with regulators, principally the SEC (while at FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) and state insurance departments (while at the AAA), I have a sense of how they operate – and how they don't. They don't operate in a vacuum. And they do tend to be careful and deliberate. While not partisan or political, regulatory agency leadership is certainly aware of political and social undercurrents. Regulators tend to be careful and deliberate, and therefore act incrementally and avoid radical change. Regulators also stay in close touch with those they regulate, often communicating informally.
Here's what I think CFPB should do:
Complete the Study and Report to Congress: Stating the obvious, first things first. The CFPB should complete the study and issue its final report to Congress before the end of 2014. The final report is the lynchpin for further action; without it, CFPB cannot act. Recent statements from CFPB staff indicate the report will be complete by the end of 2014.
Impose Conditions on PDAA Use: I propose that CFPB write rules that impose conditions on the use of PDAAs in contracts for consumer financial products and services – but not ban PDAAs outright. Specifically, the rules should provide:
1. In a consumer financial contract, any predispute arbitration agreement must be clearly identified, optional, and separately signed or clicked by the consumer;
2. A consumer cannot be denied goods or services if the consumer declines the arbitration option; and
3. Clear procedural fairness guidelines must be followed in any consumer arbitration system.
How would this work? Four simple provisions would make for a good CFPB rule:
1. Consumer choice, but before a dispute arises
The consumer should have a choice about whether to submit disputes to arbitration, but this choice should be made when the contract is signed. In my opinion, requiring the parties to agree to arbitration after a dispute arises is doomed to fail. Why? Because inevitably one party or the other typically has a tactical or strategic reason not to agree to arbitrate after a dispute has arisen. This isn't just my view; there's plenty of research backing me up.[7] Giving the consumer a choice when the contract is signed would give the dominant party an incentive to sell the arbitration process to the consumer. The reverse – requiring all parties to agree to arbitration after a dispute arises – could actually harm consumers, because businesses offering financial products or services would sometimes decline to arbitrate, making the dispute resolution process unpredictable for the consumer.
2. Clear, knowing, and voluntary agreement to arbitrate
To ensure that consumers knowingly and voluntarily agree to arbitrate, CFPB's rule should require that the individual separately initial/click the arbitration agreement. As I've stated in the past, "The Supreme Court having held many times that the arbitration agreement is a separate contract, let's treat it that way. By so doing … [we] would eliminate any uncertainty that the weaker party didn't know what they were getting into."
3. Promote web-based arbitration systems
An arbitration system that steers consumers to travel to a "brick and mortar" arbitration hearing to resolve disputes that typically involve modest amounts is not a good idea.[8] It's a particularly poor one when the consumer's interactions with the business have been entirely online. I suggest giving the consumer the choice of conducting the arbitration via the cloud, using one of the several online dispute resolution providers with varying platforms available to handle the entire arbitration or mediation process online.[9] I am involved with one such platform – Arbitration Resolution Services, a cloud-based dispute resolution system.
4. Establish procedural fairness criteria
The new rules should also require that any consumer or employee arbitration system adhere to basic standards of procedural fairness. These should not be difficult to find.
For example, the CFPB should look to the standards set forth by the Supreme Court in Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., 500 U.S. 20, 30-31 (1991): "… competent, conscientious, and impartial arbitrators;" limited discovery; written decisions; and the power to fashion equitable relief.
Similarly, the Consumer Due Process Protocol[10] has standards that were developed years ago to ensure procedural fairness and include requirements for independent administration, independent neutrals, reasonable cost, reasonable discovery, right to counsel, a reasonably convenient location for hearings, fair hearings (with the understanding that smaller claims can more efficiently be accomplished through electronic or telephonic means or document review), the availability of the same relief as in court, and explained awards upon request.
There are also models in academia. Professor Tom Stipanowich has developed an "arbitration fairness index," that has as its major elements: (1) meaningful consent, clarity, and transparency; (2) independent and balanced administration; (3) quality and suitable arbitrators; (4) fair hearing; and (5) fair outcomes (awards and remedies).[11] Transparency should include ADR providers posting data on their consumer arbitration programs on their web sites, something already required by some states, such as California.
There are also good exemplars of fairness in existing arbitration rules, such as those of FINRA and the American Arbitration Association. FINRA's rules (detailed on this page) in particular are extremely investor-friendly.[12] While one may attribute this to the SEC's oversight of FINRA, all the features below were proposed by FINRA, not by the SEC.
FINRA's Investor-Friendly Rules
o FINRA serves the claim on the broker with whom the investor has a complaint. This rule saves the investor time and money. Typically, other dispute resolution providers do not serve the claim on the respondent.
o The fee structure favors the investor;
o The hearing is sited where the investor lived when the underlying events occurred;
o There are hearing locations in all 50 states (at least one in each state);
o The process includes a motion-to-dismiss rule that severely limits motions made prior to the claimant resting his/her case and provides sanctions for frivolous motions;
o Parties have access to the FINRA discovery guides and codified discovery provisions in the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes;
o The customer has the option of an all-public panel;
o In close calls, if the investor wants an arbitrator removed for bias, he or she is removed;
o FINRA will enforce arbitration awards in the investor's favor;
o Awards are public, in a searchable database, and available free of charge on the web; statistical data on the program are available on the web; and
o Investors can opt out of arbitration and into a class action.
In particular, the CFPB should note the last investor-friendly provision, FINRA's Rule 12204, which allows an investor to opt out of arbitration and instead participate in a class action. Given the recent decisions by the Supreme Court allowing PDAAs to contain class action waivers,[13] this provision in a proposed CFPB rule would be crucial, especially if the agency decides not to ban PDAAs but to impose terms for their use.
What Should the SEC Do?
As I've noted, the SEC also has a role in regulating PDAAs. In my view, it is politically untenable for the SEC to do absolutely nothing about PDAAs, especially in light of the pressure that's been brought to bear on this issue by Congress, the association of state securities administrators, the bar association for lawyers who represent customers in securities arbitrations, and others. My view is that, at a minimum, the SEC will study the subject (it has since 2011 been accepting comments on the topic), and eventually require some changes (impose limits or conditions). It will not, in my opinion, ban PDAAs outright. Think about it. To ban PDAAs in customer-broker contracts, the SEC would have to find that doing so is "in the public interest and for the protection of investors." Essentially, the SEC would be saying: "We've been supervising customer-broker arbitration for decades. But, you know, we just realized it's a terribly unfair system." On the other hand, a finding that says, "We've studied customer-broker arbitration and we've concluded that it's a fair process. But, you know, these few changes will make it even better" is politically tenable.
My advice to CFPB is to tread carefully and stay focused on its core mission of protecting consumers[14]. Otherwise, to quote composer George Fairman's World War I song, that mission can become "I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I'm On My Way."
George H. Friedman, an ADR consultant, retired in 2013 as FINRA's Executive Vice President and Director of Arbitration, a position he held from 1998. In his extensive career, he previously held a variety of positions of responsibility at the American Arbitration Association, most recently as Senior Vice President from 1994 to 1998. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham Law School. Since early 2013, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Arbitration Resolution Services, Inc. Friedman holds a B.A. from Queens College, a J.D. from Rutgers Law School, and is a Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (Wharton-FINRA Institute). He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
[1] On May 22, 2014, the Bureau Arbitration Fairness Act (H.R. 4734) was formally introduced in the US House of Representatives and referred to the Financial Services Committee. The legislation would amend the Dodd-Frank Act "to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to restrict mandatory pre-dispute arbitration." H.R. Res. 4734, 113th Cong. (2014).
[2] See Implementing Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act: Accomplishments, http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/dodd-frank/accomplishments.shtml (last visited Mar. 4, 2014).
[3] Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau, Arbitration Study Preliminary Results: Section 1028(a) Study Results to Date (2013), available at http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201312_cfpb_arbitration-study-preliminary-results.pdf.
[4] On May 29, 2014, CFPB asked for comments on a follow-up phone survey on ADR and credit cards. Comment Request, 79 Fed. Reg. 103 (May 29, 2014).
[5] Julie Steinberg, Do Class Actions Benefit Investors? Wall St. J. Online (Updated March 2, 2014 8:47 p.m. ET), available at http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304585004579415522203759310?mod=ITP_marketplace_2&mg=reno64-wsj.
[6] Christine Hines, Pub. Citizen, Righting a Financial Wrong: Debt Settlement Services, Private Student Lenders, and Auto Lenders Use Forced Arbitration to Escape Accountability When They Harm Consumers (2014), available at http://www.citizen.org/documents/righting-a-financial-wrong-forced-arbitration-report.pdf.
[7] See generally Barbara Black, How to Improve Retail Investor Protection After the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 13 U. Pa. J. Bus. L. 59, 104-06 (2010 ).
[8] See George Friedman, "Road Trips" in Consumer Arbitration: There Must Be a Better Way, Arbitration Resolution Serv., Inc. (Posted on 9/15/2013), https://www.arbresolutions.com/road-trips-consumer-arbitration-must-better-way/#.U8QpkPldX84.
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[10] Arbitration Consumer Due Process Protocol, http://www.in.gov/dfi/2623.htm (last visited June 12, 2014).
[11] See Thomas Stipanowich, The Arbitration Fairness Index: Using a Public Rating System to Skirt the Legal Logjam and Promote Fairer and More Effective Arbitration of Employment and Consumer Disputes, 60 Kan. L. Rev. 985, 1024-25 (2012).
[12] See 12000. Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes, FINRA, http://finra.complinet.com/en/display/display_main.html?rbid=2403&element_id=4096 (last visited June 12, 2014).
[13]See, e.g., AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011); American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, 133 S. Ct. 2304 (2013).


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After suffering his second neck injury in two years, Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Ellis Hobbs will retire from the NFL, according to Adam Caplan of Fox Sports.
Hobbs, 27, was traded to the Eagles after four seasons as a starter for the New England Patriots. Throughout his six year career, Hobbs recorded 10 interceptions and three kickoff return touchdowns — including a 108 yard return in 2007.
During his stint in New England, Hobbs fielded his fare share of critism and often appeared in Bill Belichick's doghouse. One noticable incident, which sums up Hobbs' career in New England, took place when Hobbs made a tackle against the New Orleans Saints in his first preseason game, and pointed to the back of his jersey — showing everyone his name. It was this type of action that transpired over the next four years.
Still, Hobbs was a solid contributor and helped New England win football games. In a game where the average professional football player is out of the league in three years, Hobbs' path was chosen by injury, not because he couldn't find work.
In a previous interview with Comcast Sports in Philadelphia, Hobbs talked about the prospects of retirement.
"When you look at such an alarming rate – 70 percent of guys two years out of the league are depressed, divorced, bankrupt," Hobbs said. "Why do you want to live a life like that? I can look at it in so many ways, but I can look at it in the most positive way – I'm getting out just in time: with my health, my family, and it's time to move on to the next career."
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The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans
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|The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans
|Compilation album by Thin Lizzy
|September 1979
|1971–1973 with redubs in 1977
|Hard rock, blues rock
|Philip Lynott, Nick Tauber
The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans is a 1979 compilation album by the rock group Thin Lizzy.
Despite ostensibly featuring a selection of songs from the band's first three albums and their rare "New Day" EP, most of the tracks are in fact different from the originally released versions, having been remixed and altered with newly recorded material specially for this release during Christmas 1977.[1] Of the 11 tracks, only "Mama Nature Said", "The Hero and the Madman" and "Vagabond of the Western World" (all from Vagabonds of the Western World) are the same as their original album counterparts. Midge Ure (of Ultravox) and Gary Moore feature on some of the newly recorded songs. Despite the album's name, it does not include the track "Saga of the Ageing Orphan" from the band's first album.[2]
The album has long been out of print, but all of the altered tracks have recently been re-released as bonus tracks on the 2010 remastered versions of Thin Lizzy, Shades of a Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds of the Western World.
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All tracks written by Phil Lynott unless stated.
- "Things Ain't Working Out Down at the Farm" - 3:58
- "Buffalo Gal" - 5:11
- "Sarah" - 2:48
- "Honesty is No Excuse" - 2:45
- "Look What the Wind Blew In" - 3:22
- "Mama Nature Said" - 4:52
- "The Hero and the Madman" - 6:08
- "Slow Blues" (Lynott, Brian Downey) - 4:46
- "Dublin" - 2:32
- "Brought Down" - 3:08
- "Vagabond of the Western World" - 4:46
- Phil Lynott – bass guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Eric Bell – guitars
- Brian Downey – drums, percussion
- Midge Ure – guitar on tracks 1 & 9
- Gary Moore – guitars and keyboards on track 8
- Kid Jensen – narrator on track 7
- Clodagh Simonds – piano on track 3
According to the sleeve notes, "All the tracks were originally recorded between the years 1971–1974. Remixes and alterations were recorded at No. 2 Studio, Decca West Hampstead, Christmas '77." The engineers are listed as Derek Varnals, Martin Haskell, Peter Rynston, Louie Austin and David Grinstead.
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Ferrari have confirmed Felipe Massa's heavy shunt during Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix was caused by suspension failure.
Massa was involved in two identical accidents over the course of the weekend which saw him lose control of his car towards the end of the start-finish straight.
On both occasions Massa hit a metal barrier to his left before sliding straight on and suffering a second impact at first-corner Ste Devote.
Driver error was accountable for the first accident during final practice, but an inspection of Massa's car has revealed the Brazilian was not at fault for the second.
"The findings validated the first impressions of the engineers, confirming the accident was caused by an element of the front-left suspension breaking," a Ferrari statement read.
Massa was taken to Monaco's Princesse Grace hospital as a precaution following his race-ending crash, but was soon released.
"The best news to come out of the Monaco weekend is that Felipe is fine," team principal Stefano Domenicali said.
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Instead, with Massa crashing out and team-mate Fernando Alonso only seventh, the greater damage was done to the team's title chances.
Ferrari have fallen 41 points behind Red Bull in the constructors' championship, while Alonso is 29 behind Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in the drivers' standings after the reigning champion finished second behind Mercedes' Nico Rosberg.
Domenicali says the 2013 season has provided "a real rollercoaster of emotions" so far and has called for greater consistency over the remaining races.
"Following on from a good weekend comes a bad one. That was the case in the first four races outside Europe and nothing has changed now we are back on the old continent," he said.
"We didn't get carried away when we won, nor did we beat ourselves up when things did not go as well as expected. But from now on it will be important to establish a consistent level of performance.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The Canadian government will appeal a provincial court ruling that would allow North America's only sanctioned drug injection site to remain open, Health Minister Tony Clement said on Thursday.
A British Columbia judge ruled this week that the Insite facility in Vancouver provided addicts with a needed medical service, and struck down provisions of the country's drug laws that would have allowed Ottawa to close it.
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Belleview Volleyball Falls In 5A State Finals, Vanguard Advances in 6A
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KISSIMMEE- A year after losing in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs, the Belleview Rattlers made a run all the way to the 5A State Championship game, but fell short of the ultimate goal as they lost to Bishop Moore 25-9, 25-14, 25-11. Bishop Moore lost only one set in the entire 5A tournament.
Meanwhile, the Vanguard Knights advanced to the Class 6A state title game on Thursday with a Wednesday afternoon win over Venice 25-10, 18-25, 25-21, 26-24.
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Designboost 2008: Long Live the City!
We are delighted to be participating in this year's Designboost conference in Malmö, Sweden, taking place from Oct 15-17. Designboost is a knowledge company that aims to share design knowledge through their different events and publications. Since 2007 David Carlson and Peer Eriksson have been the heads behind the designboost conference. David is also the publisher of David Report, where he regularly compiles a bulletin covering the intersection of design, culture and business life.
Designboost gathers creative thinkers (or Boosters as David and Peer prefer to call them) from all over the world to workshop, lecture and discuss one current theme throughout the 3 day event. Future scientists, artists, brand strategists, companies and organisations all with a connection to design will tackle this year's theme Long Live the City:
The overall theme this year is "Long Live the City!", which does not only concern the environmental aspect but also…well, neither questions nor answers are given. There also is no truth. The important thing is to look upon things from new angles and get a push forward, which the word boost implies. When it comes to sustainable design there are probably many things that needs to be questioned, left could very well be right. We will dive into how we build houses, roads and parks. How we consume, live, commute and educate ourselves. How we integrate the social, economicand cultural parts to create a sustainable city – how we create a city for the good life.
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Snowflake Light Up Mason Jar – Gorgeous! Go HERE for tutorial.
Manicure Kit – Throw together a mani/pedi in a mason jar. Easy! This would make a really nice gift.
Snowman In A Jar- Playdough
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Spring was awash with minimalist accents and structured basics, but thankfully they are anything but boring. To help you hone in on the pieces you need to add to your closet this season, we've rounded up the best options – each for under $300 – and given you an outfit that can be built around them. If that's not easy glamour, we don't know what is.
The pastel purse is summer's rebuttle to the bulky, black bags of winter. Pick one up in buttery hues like praline and mint.
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Slouchy tailoring is having a major moment this spring, and a pair of louche pants packs quite a punch. Wear them to the office with a blazer and heels, then switch in a racerback tank and slides for the weekend.
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A sleek, rose gold choker is a great statement piece that blends with all of spring's minimal silhouettes.
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Like many other things do not work on 16 years old Passat the cruise control is broken from unknown times. I started by checking the voltage on the connector for the control modul (located below and behind the lighter). There is no power. First I see on the scheme a fuse #51, 5A, located above the block with relays and fuses under the steering wheel. I found a 15A but not 5A.
Tracing the cables I found the 2 connectors and the odd is it looks like the cables are wrong mounted in one of them.
black / blue goes not against black / blue and black do not goes against the red / yellow. Could the factory made it wrong and this cruise control never worked on this car? By looking at the scheme I should swap the locations of black / blue with black. What you think?
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Q We have spent two years renovating our love nest. Unfortunately the original York stone floor in the kitchen has lost its beauty due to being covered in plaster dust and general grime. We have spent many a weekend scrubbing and washing the stones, which seem to come up a treat but as soon as they dry again return to their dull dusty state. We do not know what to do in order to return the floor to its splendour, which is what sold us the house in the first place.
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A York stone is porous, soaking up liquids, oils, dust and grime if not protected, and it sounds like you've given yours a right beating. A tip for next time: put down thin plywood sheets. But for now you will need to strip the floor totally, which household cleaners will not be able to do. Use Lithofin Wexa (www.lithofin.com) for oil, dirt and dust, or Wax Off for layers of paint, resin, wax or glues. Once it's stripped clean, leave it until it's totally dry. Then protect the stone with MN Stain Stop - a stone impregnator which will sink into the material but shouldn't alter the colour or appearance - to make it oil, grease and water repellent, and fit for anything else your 'love nest' can throw at it.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Technology might be just as addictive as alcohol and drugs and could also wreak havoc with personal and work relationships, a leading expert said.
John O'Neill, the director of addictions services at the Menninger Clinic in Houston, Texas refers to it as "technology overload" when he sees addiction-like behavior in his patients using cell phones or emails.
"I think they share some of the same components as people who become addicted to alcohol and drugs in that we start to see that someone cannot really put it down and cannot stop the use of it even when there are some consequences," he said in a telephone interview.
"We can become overloaded by technology and suffer consequences in our relationships," he added.
O'Neill's observations are backed up by psychologists who have classified technology addiction as an impulse disorder that can be as socially damaging as alcoholism, gambling and drug addiction.
The Internet/Computer Addiction Services in Redmond, Washington, which runs treatment programs and provides therapy, estimate that 6 to 10 percent of the approximately 189 million Internet users in the United States have a dependency on technology.
O'Neill said it's all about teaching people how to manage their behavior in a healthy way.
"How do you learn to set limits, develop boundaries, how do you make some sense out of what does it mean to healthily use the technology, or to healthily enter into a relationship with someone," O'Neill said.
He added that warning signs that someone may be sliding into an unhealthy relationship with technology include using text messages, email and voice mail when face-to-face interaction would be more appropriate, or limiting time with friends and family to tend to your email, return phone calls or to surf the Internet.
An inability to leave home without a cell phone, to relax without constantly checking email or to stop using the Internet are also worrying signs.
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Visitors can't seem to see enough of Jackson and Cheyenne and their new digs.
Akron Zoo officials announced Wednesday that during the last week of September, the park set an annual attendance record with 332,960 guests. They credit their newest exhibit, Mike & Mary Stark Grizzly Ridge, for surpassing the year-old previous record.
President and CEO L. Patricia Simmons said the zoo's total attendance to date is more than 336,000 guests, with about 50 percent of the visitors coming to the zoo since Grizzly Ridge opened July 20.
"Our staff and volunteers have worked hard to provide our visitors with more animals, more education and more exhibits. With the community's support and feedback, they have helped create up-close experiences with some of the world's most amazing creatures," Simmons said.
In a year of superlatives, perhaps the most significant occurred four days after Grizzly Ridge opened. On July 24, the zoo shattered a record that had stood for more than five decades — single-day attendance — when more than 6,300 people walked through the Barnhardt Family Welcome Center.
On April 23, 1957, more than 5,700 people visited the zoo. On that day, the Akron Beacon Journal, in conjunction with Akron Children's Zoo, launched a campaign to raise money to add a chimpanzee to the park.
Children were urged to send pennies, nickels and dimes to the "Change for Chimp" campaign with a goal of raising $600.
Less than a month later, with $918.92 collected, Joe CoCo made his debut, arriving in Akron in a convertible with a police escort.
"Joe CoCo was an icon. To this day Joe CoCo remains a zoo celebrity, talked about by people who were around in the 1950s," David Barnhardt, director of marketing and guest services, said Wednesday.
The zoo's new stars are Jackson and Cheyenne, 2-year-old orphaned grizzly bears from Wyoming. The animals weigh about 300 pounds each and are expected to more than double their weight when full grown.
The $7.7 million Grizzly Ridge, the largest exhibit to open in the zoo's 60-year history, covers 4 acres and also features river otters, red wolves, bald eagles and a walk-in aviary, home to many local species of birds and a field guide to help beginning birders identify them.
Soon, coyotes are expected to join the zoo menagerie with a new exhibit on the Grizzly Ridge hilltop as part of the continued expansion, Barnhardt said.
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Hi i was wondering will the 04 sti interior fit on a 06 wrx tr
This is a discussion on 04 sti interior in a 06 wrx tr within the Interior Mods forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; Hi i was wondering will the 04 sti interior fit on a 06 wrx tr...
Hi i was wondering will the 04 sti interior fit on a 06 wrx tr
i wouldnt see why not. i dont think there was any interior changes between 05 and 06 (fitment wise)
Yes, the seats will bolt in,
But 05 and Under seats did not have the weight sensitive front passenger seat, so your airbags will not work correctly unless you find 06 or 07 STI seats.
Long story short, the plugs do not match up, and you will get a CEL.
Done the research.. looking for an 06 or 07 STI interior myself.
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One of my faves is Erin O'Brien's Strong Body, Ageless Body. I'm also really interested in good/challenging Pilates videos.
What are some of your favorite exercise videos?
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I am a big fan of Jillian Michaels' videos.
They are intense, have a lot of variety and don't involve dance moves. I also like that she uses a lot of body weight exercises or light to medium weights.
I use Firm videos from time to time. They also are intense and deliver the goods but often involves silly or complicated dance steps that I just don't care for.
I still use my old Tae Bo VHS tapes. Again, super intense, full body, no weights and great results.
Currently loving, in a love/hate sort of way the Jillian Michael's 30 day shred.
I really like Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred too. I did it a couple of times last summer and it really got me into shape. I've done some running in the past, but was really out of shape. After doing the full 30 days I was able to go out and run 3 miles right off the bat and it felt great!
It's hard, but so quick. It's over before you know it. My then 6 year old enjoyed doing it with me (sans weights of course).
'Fitvidiot' here so I've got maaaany workouts and I love them all dearly!
My #1 is Leslie Sansone, followed by #2 Ellen Barrett (all of her Studio workouts as well as her older Crunch ones).
#3 Pilates and have many different DVDs; I like the '10 Minute Solution' ones a lot because I can use them as add-ons to my other workouts.
Next I like barre workouts; anything ballet inspired ( Ballet Body, Ballet Conditioning, all of the 'Exhale Core Fusion' DVDs!)
Besides that I like traditional hatha yoga but recently started venturing out to Kundalini yoga (Ravi & Ana) as well as Qi Gong (Lee Holden).
LOL at the Fitvidiot!
Have you heard of Jennifer Kries and if so, what do you think of her Pilates videos?
Do you need a bar for the ballet workouts?
I'll have to google Leslie Sansone and Ellen Barrett!
Oh I love this one!
I have Cathe Olson's KickMax which is the most fun *ever*. It's about the only workout dvd I have now that I am excited to do.
But I have quite a selection. A few Kathy Smith step aerobics dvds. I have all the dvds that came with the Transfirmer. I have about 4 dvds from Jari Love (strictly weight lifting), all the Women's Health workout dvds, one Denise Austin . . . etc, etc . . .
Strong Body, Ageless Body stands out as does Kick Max but also Train for Your Body Type. My favorite yoga dvd right now is Trainer's Edge Long and Lean Yoga with Baron Baptiste.
Oh I love this one!
I have Cathe Olson's KickMax which is the most fun *ever*. It's about the only workout dvd I have now that I am excited to do.
But I have quite a selection. A few Kathy Smith step aerobics dvds. I have all the dvds that came with the Transfirmer. I have about 4 dvds from Jari Love (strictly weight lifting), all the Women's Health workout dvds, one Denise Austin . . . etc, etc . . .
Strong Body, Ageless Body stands out as does Kick Max but also Train for Your Body Type. My favorite yoga dvd right now is Trainer's Edge Long and Lean Yoga with Baron Baptiste.
That's what we call ourselves over on videofitness.com
I've heard of Jennifer Kires, yes, and actually had a few VHS tapes ~10 years ago when I started to work out at home. I don't have any of her recent workouts (I have other favorire instructors like Susanne Bowen -she's in a lot of '10 Minute Solution' Pilates ones) but I know Jen. K. has a dancer background and find her work to be quite thorough and good.
No bar necessary for the ballet workouts, though some do have one. (I don't as we have no space.) A chair simply works too.
Let me know what you think about Leslie & Ellen! (For more questions, come on over to videofitness )
I am a complete video virgin and do NOTHING to work out right now other than occassional walks. That has to change and I think videos are my only shot (single mother of a 2 year old and I work a lot of hours). Anyway, my big issues (other than the obvious - motivation, time etc) are my tummy (c-section victim) and back (I'm small my breasts are not). I'd love a video that focuses on core strengthening so I can start there and work my way up to more varied work outs. I have some small weights so could incorporate that and I'd like something that is kind of medium in intensity, speed and length right now. Any suggestions? tia
Another vote for T-Tapp. I really didn't think it was "fun" but I can't stand weights and I needed some exercises to help toning and muscle strength without weights. And I love that T-Tapp really, really works for core strength and inch loss instead of focusing on weight loss!!
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RIDING A THERMAL – Lake Superior State University chemistry professor Steven Johnson introduces forensic science campers to his department's latest acquisition, a Streck Philisa Thermal Cycler, which can replicate countless sections of DNA for lab analysis, something that's very useful to forensic and biochemistry investigators. The desktop machine, funded by a Streck Corporation educational grant worth thousands of dollars, plugs into a computer's USB port and does the work of older refrigerator-sized instruments in less than a quarter of the time. Looking on in front from left to right are Brooke David (from Ovid, Mich.), Taylor Jones (Westland, Mich.), and Kyla March (Livonia, Mich.). Run a Web search on "LSSU physical sciences" to read about those areas of study at Lake State. (LSSU/John Shibley)
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my cat won't eat!
she had surgery (spayed) 3 days ago. I was able to give her pain med. the next day, as instructed, and she seemed fine then. The next day, however, I noticed that she would not eat or drink. She is not on any meds., her behavior seems normal, and she does not appear to be in any kind of pain. She still begs for treats, but as soon as she gets near food, she turns away. she has vomited a couple times (tiny amount of clear liquid) I phoned the vet. yesterday, and they said to try to entice her to eat, and call back monday. She is acting so normal, except for not wanting to eat, and I can't tell if she's used the litter box because there are other cats. Her incision looks good, by the way - no redness or swelling. I am worried sick about her!
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Many times it takes a while for the anesthesia to work it's way out of a cat's system, especially in the case of a spay surgery because the cat is under longer than for a neuter. Anesthesia could be making your kitty feel nauseous and the sight of food is making her feel worse. Now would be the time to tempt her with her favorite treat, even if it's tuna, deli turkey or even a little baby food from your finger (jarred turkey, chicken or beef, heated slightly to bring out the scent) Absolutely call your vet tomorrow and tell them your kitty has not eaten since her sugery. They need to tell you more than just to try to entice her to eat--they need to give you suggestions on what to give her and how to entice her.
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Whenever I say nice things about Canada, some people get annoyed. After all, they have socialized medicine and are more inclined to regulate certain kinds of speech. But these are anecdotes. If looks for anecdotes on the lack of freedom in the U.S., one becomes buried in them. If I look at actual indices that attempt, however imperfectly, to measure various freedoms, the U.S. and Canada come out pretty much identical on a classical liberal conception of freedom. And Canada comes out ahead on contemporary capabilities conceptions of positve liberty. To my mind, the evidence pretty strongly supports the conclusion that Canada is at least as free as the United States. Why is this a problem for some Americans?
It's true that the U.S. has in many ways a more libertarian culture and political tradition than does Canada. But then isn't it all the more interesting to note that, despite America's unique "land of the free" self-conception, we're no more free than Canadians? I feel strongly that American culture is more varied, alive, weirder, synthetic, and creative than probably any other. This is in part because of, and not despite, the odd conservative and religions strands in American culture. And it is a culture especially amenable to all sorts of entrepreneurial experiments, which gives American culture a level of innovation and vitality (including countless varieties of religious weirdness) that I think partly explains why it is the world's dominant exporter of culture. And I think the U.S.'s wealth relative to other countries is actually underestimated. We are astoundingly rich (recession or no recession) and this is a place of crazy opportunity. So I think the U.S. does better in positive liberty terms than it sometimes gets credit for.
But that doesn't begin to mean that we live up to our reputation for the kind of liberty classical liberals tend to care about. My sense is that some American libertarians have a vague sense that if Canada really was more free, then they should want to move there. But they emphatically don't want to move to Canada. My diagnosis is that many libertarians prefer to live in a place where it easy to find others who share their individualistic and libertarian values over living in a place where they would actually be more free, but would feel more culturally alienated.
I'm biased to agree with him, but I'm curious what sort of objective indices he's referencing when comparing Canada to the US. Does anybody have any idea what they are? A quick google search isn't really turning up anything useful.


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Irish military police are investigating claims that peacekeepers in Eritrea used prostitutes - some as young as 15.
For the past 18 months, the troops have worked to protect the UN headquarters and staff in Asmara.
But now it is their activities outside work which are under scrutiny.
Four military policemen from Ireland are here investigating claims, made in a confidential UN report, that soldiers paid Eritrean women for sex.
Most damagingly, it is alleged that one of these women is just 15.
"We consider these allegations to be very serious" an Irish army spokesman said
"Particularly if it's shown to have been a 15-year-old woman. It's not acceptable - our troops are in a position of trust".
It's not the first time Irish forces in Eritrea have found themselves at the centre of controversy.
Last year they caused an outcry when one of them videoed himself with an Eritrean prostitute, a tape which then fell into public hands.
He was disciplined and sent back to Ireland, she was sentenced to two years in jail.
This investigation though appears to have been cleverly timed. The final contingent of Irish soldiers leave Eritrea next week. To be replaced by what the UN hope will more retiring Finnish troops.


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I live in Nicaragua and CO2 Lasers are unavailable here. So my other option would be to travel to Costa Rica to have the procedure done there but the only way I would be able to get there and back is on bus. What are some of the things that I should expect traveling in a bus the day after the CO2 procedure is done??????


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Muffet Wins Women's Hammer Title at Arizona State
March 20, 2009
TEMPE, Ariz. - Kentucky thrower Ashley Muffet opened the outdoor season with a title in the women's hammer throw. The Wildcat senior posted an NCAA regional-qualifying mark of 187-11 to win the competition at Arizona State's Baldy Castillo Invitational at the Joe Selleh Track in Sun Angel Stadium on Friday.
Muffet, who did not compete during the indoor season, made an impressive debut in the only event of the day. The veteran threw her winning distance twice on her third and sixth throws. Her mark is two feet shy of her personal-best throw of 189-11 that ranks third all-time at UK.
UK junior Kristin Smith who ranks second all-time in the event placed fifth overall in the hammer with a distance of 166-9. Classmate Heather Smith finished next in sixth place, throwing a mark of 162-7.
On the men's side, senior Alex Grietens placed sixth overall in the men's hammer throw. The Wildcat's fourth throw was his best of the day, measuring 179-9.
Saturday competition begins with the women's discus in the morning while the running events are scheduled for early evening, starting with the women's 100m hurdles.
Several nationally-recognized programs, including several that scored at the NCAA Indoor Championships last weekend, are among the teams competing in the invitational. Those teams include Arizona State (men t-5th, women 5th), BYU (women 3rd, men t-41st), Kentucky (men 19th), Louisville (women t-22nd), Minnesota (men 12th), Nebraska (men t-5th), North Dakota State (women t-56th) and New Mexico (men t-16th).
Click UKathletics.com for a full recap of the Wildcats' results from Saturday.