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Waka-bout: Rolling hills and strings. Lots of strings.
By: Bob Casey
Located in the hills of Ozark, Arkansas, Wakarusa has become one of the quintessential stops on what has now become the insane summer festival circuit. Mulberry Mountain is the place the party calls home and it's absolutely gorgeous.
There are many activities you can partake in on and off the festival grounds including a nine-hole disc-golf course, fishing in one of four mini-lakes that are always full of fish, and your choice of canoeing, kayaking or rafting in Turner Bend. But the most popular activity is also the simplest: hiking. Every year, thousands of attendees make the grueling trek through one of several paths spread out across the Ozark National Forest. The path most travelled is the Ozark Highlands Trail, which leads you to waterfalls that every thrill seeker jumps at the opportunity to, well, JUMP off of and into mountain creek. During the day you will always find a couple hundred people posted up here, simply loving life.
But let's face it, the diverse musical lineup is why this place is famous. Waka's bread and butter is anything with strings (jam, rock, alternative, bluegrass, reggae) but they are also known to throw in a couple crowd-pleasing hip-hop acts.
When it comes to electronic music they have the Interstellar Meltdown. Dubbed as "a festival within a festival," Interstellar Meltdown showcases some of the most unique acts in all of electronic music. The last acts featured on the Main Stage, Revival Tent and Kum & Go Outpost are all electronic artists to keep you raging well past bedtime. The best part of Interstellar Meltdown is the Untz Grassroots California Satellite Stage. This stage is strictly dedicated to Interstellar artists and goes the latest – or should I say earliest? Every night/morning, festival-goers are treated to a sunrise set. When the music starts it's still dark and by the time it's over, the sun is up. Interstellar Meltdown is an experience every music fan must partake in at least once and you will be hard pressed to find something more unique or beautiful at any music festival, ever.
Last year's edition of Wakarusa featured the festival's first-ever electronic headliner, Pretty Lights. His two-hour set gave him time to dig deep into the crates, dropping tracks that spanned the PL sound spectrum in one of his best performances of 2012.
Live-tronica act Big Gigantic's Saturday night set atop the main stage was the best performance of the entire weekend. Given nearly two-hours to play, they made the most of their time by debuting a bunch of new originals and remixes. This set was the catapult for what turned out to be the BIGgest, most GIGANTIC summer of Big G's career so far.
Other highlights included Phutureprimitive's day set which featured the very talented KaytiBunny hooping for almost the entire time, The Weir, Robinson & Greene Acoustic Trio, Umphrey's McGee in the Revival Tent, Matisyahu, EOTO and Michal Menert's beautiful sunrise set performance.
The 10th Wakarusa is on for May 30-June 3 this year at Mulberry Mountain. Expect it to be the biggest one yet. After each having been away from the festival for some amount of time, Widespread Panic (2010), STS9 (2011) and The Black Crowes (2009) all return as headliners along with new Waka headliner, Dispatch.
Other big names include the recently reborn Snoop Lion (the artist formerly known as Dogg), perennial Waka favorites Yonder Mountain String Band and Umphrey's McGee, those gypsy punks from Gogol Bordello, Iceland's new favorite band Of Monsters and Men and indie standouts GROUPLOVE.
The electronic lineup is STACKED this year with Amon Tobin, Zeds Dead, Quixotic and Shpongle presents The Masquerade being the top acts listed.
Other acts we're excited about include the glitch-hop master Tipper (we're really hoping he gets one of the coveted sunrise sets), electronic dance producer Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, The possibility of a GrizMatik set (Gramatik & Griz are both on the lineup), hip-hop veteran Del The Funky Homosapien, jamtronica specialists Zoogma, trap king RL Grime, the sexy sounds of Cherub, and the guitar-packed electronic beats of D.V.S*.
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As most of you may know, the Catweasel card is not currently being manufactured or sold and some may be looking for an alternate way to read/write TRS-80 disks on a PC. I was recently (re-?)advised of the existence of the Super Card Pro, and although I have not tested or used one, it does look solid from the stuff online.
The SuperCard Pro is a flux level copier/imager/converter of almost all types of floppy disks to a SCP format. SCP can duplicate/any disk type. Since it's a flux copier, it doesn't "know" anything about any disk format. An index pulse is not actually required (but makes image files smaller). In fact, you can duplicate the back side of a double-sided "flippy" disk by just flipping the disk over!
Once you have your image, you can use the software that comes with the HxC Floppy Drive Emulator has a function to convert from SCP format to DMK format (your mileage may vary).
While the catweasel is/was a PCI card, this card is driven either from a USB port or as a stand alone device! It is powered by the USB cable. The bios/cpu on the card can be reflashed (via USB) so that the card can be kept up to date. Drivers are currently available only for PC's.
The card currently costs $99.95 and if you look at the PCB carefully, you will see that the creator has quite the sense of humor.
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The news is a bit disappointing this morning for those who have been waiting for the Nextbit Robin to come in a CDMA flavor. It isn't going to happen according to company co-founder and CEO Tom Moss. There are several reasons why the cancellation happened including the timelines involved and the information they were going on about building a CDMA version was inaccurate. The news means that for those of you who were wanting the Robin on Sprint or Verizon, it won't be happening. If you are one who backed Nextbit through their Kickstarter program or if you pre-ordered a CDMA version of the phone, you will be a full refund.
Building devices for CDMA is difficult and even the larger phone manufactures don't always make a version of their devices for the platform. With GSM dominating the world, it is the faster and more predictable play. For Nextbit, the withdrawing of the CDMA Robin is a blow for sure but something they shouldn't be able to overcome. The good news in all of this is the company is being very upfront with what went wrong and how they are going to handle the refund process.
The Kickstarter campaign is only 30 days long, and it wasn't until the second week of the campaign that we realized the demand and started the investigation. Because of this, we had to go with the best information we could get before the campaign was over, and over time it turned out that this information was not accurate. What people at the carriers, in good faith given our need for quick answers, thought would take "weeks" has turned into "months". What they thought would cost "hundreds of thousands of dollars" has turned into "millions". And we're still not there. The goal posts are still being moved, and at this point, we think it is better to cancel this version rather than continue to try and make progress with no clear answers to offer regarding when we would actually be able to ship.
As for those of you who were waiting for a CDMA version of the Nextbit Robin and put money down on it, the good news is you get all of that back.
Refund/Cancellation. We are giving every CDMA backer a full and complete refund within the next 48 hours. For Kickstarter backers, this includes your entire pledge as well as any extra you were charged for accessories, shipping, etc. For pre-orders, we have not charged you and will not do so.
A 25% discount code for each CDMA backer. Each of you will receive a code for a 25% discount on one order from our online store. If you cannot use this yourself, feel free to pass it on to a friend or family member who is on a GSM network and might like a Robin.
As I read through the post, I don't get the feeling that Nextbit has 100% ruled out CDMA going forward. It seems, for now, it is on hold simply because of the time and costs involved. As a startup, they just don't have millions to put into the project.
And for those wanting to kick Nexbit to the curb, just a friendly reminder, the other darling phone startup OnePlus does not make a CDMA version of their OnePlus 2 phone.


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Commercial litigation refers to the type of litigation in which a business owner might become involved. A brief list of examples of commercial litigation might include the following areas: employment matters, corporate disputes, partnership and joint venture disputes, contract disputes generally, construction contract and mechanic's lien matters, Uniform Commercial Code issues, fiduciary and shareholder issues, real estate matters generally, insurance coverage disputes, zoning and other municipal issues, banking matters including guarantees and truth in lending issues, and ERISA issues. As a general rule, no business owner wants to be involved in commercial litigation. It normally means that something has gone wrong. Commercial litigation is often time consuming and expensive. It can also be confusing. This article will attempt to eliminate some of the confusion resulting from the business owner's unfamiliarity with commercial litigation procedure. This article is an overview and cannot anticipate every commercial litigation contingency.
When something does go wrong in your business, contact your attorney early and keep in touch. Sometimes the attorney can help to resolve the dispute without litigation. In almost every instance, the attorney can advise you in a way that will result in a better litigation position once suit is filed. If the business owner is the party considering filing suit, there may be statute of limitation issues (i.e., time limits established by statute within which suit must be filed or it will be barred). You may also have the option of suing in state or federal court. You and the attorney will want to discuss the types of documents involved in the dispute and will begin gathering and organizing those documents. The attorney may also wish to identify and interview potential witnesses as early as possible, in order to take advantage of the witnesses' best recollection of relevant events.
The party filing suit is known as the plaintiff (or sometimes the petitioner) and the party who is sued is known as the defendant (or sometimes the respondent). The plaintiff starts the suit by filing a complaint, which may be in one or more separate counts. The complaint may seek legal relief in the form of money damages or equitable relief in the form of an injunction. The complaint may demand a jury trial. The complaint will consist of factual allegations which, if proven, will entitle the plaintiff to legal or equitable relief.
The plaintiff is required to give notice of the suit to the defendant in the form of a summons. The summons will be served by a deputy sheriff, a private process server or, in some cases, certified mail. The summons may be served on the business owner personally, a registered agent of a corporation, or another agent. The summons will be accompanied by a copy of the complaint and will state the time period within which the defendant must respond to the factual allegations stated in the complaint. Because of these time limits, it is imperative that the business owner contact legal counsel immediately upon receipt of a summons and complaint.
If the complaint is in proper form and states sufficient factual allegations to state a claim which, if proven, would entitle the plaintiff to relief against the defendant, the defendant will file an answer to the complaint. If the complaint is verified (i.e., the plaintiff has sworn under oath that the factual allegations in the complaint are true) the answer must also be verified. The sole purpose of the answer is to admit or deny the factual allegations stated in the complaint. In this way, the court and the parties know what facts are in dispute and what facts are undisputed and therefore need not be proven at trial.
Many defendants want to try to win their case in the answer. They want to tell their side of the story. As noted, however, that is not the purpose of the answer. Be assured that there will be time later in the litigation to tell your side of the story.
If the complaint is not proper for a variety of reasons, the attorney will file a motion to dismiss the complaint. A motion is a formal request to a court to take some type of action in the litigation. If the complaint contains multiple counts, the attorney may move to dismiss some counts and may answer other counts. In state court in Illinois ( and in some federal courts) the attorneys for both parties will appear at a hearing before a judge to argue the motion. The parties do not have to attend this hearing, but are welcome to attend.
A complaint might be improper because it fails to include all necessary factual allegations to entitle the plaintiff to relief against the defendant, assuming the facts alleged can be proven. A complaint might also be improper because the claim alleged is barred by a statute of limitation or by a prior judgment, has been released or discharged in bankruptcy, is the subject of another suit between the same parties, or is barred for a variety of other reasons. If the motion to dismiss is granted and the defect in the complaint can be remedied, the court will give the plaintiff a chance to file an amended complaint. The defendant will then evaluate the amended complaint and will either file an answer or another motion to dismiss. Indeed, there are times when a case goes to trial on a third or fourth amended complaint. If the defect in the complaint or amended complaint cannot be remedied, however, the court will dismiss the complaint with prejudice. This means that the plaintiff does not have a chance to file yet another amended complaint. In that event, the litigation is over in the trial court, although the plaintiff may file an appeal.
A defendant in pending litigation has a right to file a counterclaim against the plaintiff or a cross claim against a co-defendant (in some courts both types of filings are called counterclaims). This right is automatic if the defendant files the counterclaim or cross claim with the answer to the complaint. Afterward, the defendant needs the permission of the court, which is regularly granted so long as it is still fairly early in the litigation. A defendant in pending litigation also has a right in some circumstances to bring other defendants into the litigation by filing a third party complaint. A third party complaint is appropriate to bring in as a third party defendant a person who may be liable to the existing defendant for all or part of the plaintiff's claim against the existing defendant. As in the case of a counterclaim or cross claim, an existing defendant has an automatic right to file a third party complaint with the answer, but thereafter must get court permission.
The procedural effect of the filing of a counterclaim, cross claim or third party complaint is the same as the filing of the initial complaint. In other words, the attorney for the counterdefendant, cross defendant or third party defendant must examine the factual allegations in the document and file either an answer or motion to dismiss within a specific time period.
The plaintiff has the burden of proving the claims set out in the complaint. The defendant files an answer admitting or denying the factual allegations of the complaint. If the case goes to trial, the defendant obviously has a right to put on a defense to the claim stated in the complaint. There are certain defenses, however, that the defendant must specifically set forth in the answer (or afterward with court permission) in order to preserve those defenses. These are known as affirmative defenses. The defendant has the burden of proving affirmative defenses. Examples of affirmative defenses are payment, release, satisfaction, discharge, fraud, duress, illegality, failure of consideration, and any defense which by other affirmative matter seeks to avoid the legal effect of or defeat the claim set forth in the complaint, counterclaim, cross claim or third party complaint.
The pleadings are the complaint (or counterclaim, cross claim or third party complaint) and the answer. If the complaint and answer disclose that there is no issue of fact to be tried, one or more parties may move for a judgment on the pleadings. To be successful, the attorney filing the motion must convince the court at a hearing that his or her client is entitled to a judgment on the face of the pleadings. A motion for judgment on the pleadings is not often used because the complaint and answer ordinarily disclose at least one issue of fact between the parties.
In many courts, not long after the filing of an answer to the complaint, the attorneys (and sometimes parties) appear before the judge at a preliminary pre-trial conference. This conference enables the court at an early stage of the litigation to better manage the case. The court might set a discovery timetable (more on discovery in the next section), might set dates for disclosure of expert witnesses, and might set a trial date. In a complicated case, the court might instead set a second preliminary pre-trial conference for the purpose of monitoring the progress of the case. Depending on the particular judge, the preliminary pre-trial conference might be a time that the judge explores the possibility of settlement between the parties.
Discovery refers to the formal methods by which one litigation party acquires documents and information from another party and from non-parties. Modern litigation is characterized by full disclosure, such that parties have the opportunity to become fully educated as to the facts of the litigation before trial. The discovery process enables the parties in advance of trial to assess the real value of their claims and defenses, thus promoting more realistic settlement discussions and expediting the ascertainment of truth at trial. Examples of discovery methods are requests for documents, subpoenas for documents, interrogatories, depositions, and requests to admit.
Two exceptions to the full disclosure required by modern discovery methods are the attorney/client privilege (or other privileges recognized by law) and the work product doctrine.
Matters that invade the attorney/client privilege need not be disclosed in discovery. The attorney/client privilege applies to corporate clients as well as individual clients. There is a question, however, of which corporate employees are covered by the privilege. Illinois has adopted a "control group" test to determine whether communications between an attorney and corporate employees are privileged. Under this test, an attorney's communication with an employee will be privileged only if the employee is a member of top management or an adviser to top management whose role is such that a decision would not normally be made without his advice or opinion. The control group test has been rejected in federal litigation as being too restrictive. Ultimately, the attorney will guide the determination of what corporate employees should be consulted on what issues.
Additionally, an attorney's "work product" is privileged against disclosure. If material is compiled by or for a party in preparation for trial, it is not subject to discovery if it contains or discloses the theories, mental impressions, or litigation plans of the party's attorney.
Discovery can be very time consuming and expensive. The attorney and client should work closely together to develop a discovery plan for the particular litigation at hand.
Either party may request documents from another party relating to the case. This is done by a request for documents, which is often the first discovery method used in commercial litigation. The requesting party will state various documents or categories of documents requested from the other party, who is obligated to comply with a proper request. In a complicated case, the business owner may be required to spend many hours locating and copying hundreds or perhaps thousands of documents. Organization of documents produced or received in response to a request for documents is obviously a key consideration in the proper management of commercial litigation.
A party in litigation may also wish to review documents in the possession of a non-party. This is accomplished by a subpoena for documents, which in Illinois litigation may be served by certified mail with a subpoena fee required by statute. The subpoena will state various documents or categories of documents which must be produced by the non-party. Often, the attorney issuing the subpoena will agree that the non-party may mail clear copies of the requested documents in compliance with the subpoena. Sometimes, however, the attorney will wish to see the original documents before making copies. The business owner can be particularly helpful to the attorney by identifying non-parties who may have documents relevant to the case and by assisting in defining the categories of documents that should be subpoenaed.
Interrogatories are formal questions which one party may require another party to answer under oath. They are particularly useful for identifying basic information about the case, including dates, identification of witnesses, location of documents, identification of corporate officers and directors, and so forth. Interrogatories must be drafted to avoid an unnecessary burden or expense on the answering party. Recognizing past abuses in the use of interrogatories, many court rules limit the number of interrogatories that may be served on another party. If interrogatories are not restricted to basic background information, the answers are likely to be of limited utility because in virtually every instance the attorney for the responding party will draft the answers to the interrogatories.
A deposition is an opportunity for an attorney for one party to question another party or a non-party under oath about the subject matter of the case. A deposition is taken before a court reporter who produces a transcript containing all questions, answers and other colloquy. Depositions normally take place in a law office. The deponent (the person answering the questions) has a right to have his or her attorney present at the deposition. Attorneys representing all parties in the litigation have a right to attend the deposition and a right to ask questions of the deponent. All parties also have a right to attend the deposition. Whether a party should in fact attend a specific deposition varies from case to case and will be decided after proper consultation between attorney and client. In commercial litigation, the attorneys often spend a good deal of time in depositions examining the deponent about documents related to the case.
The attorney for a business owner who must give a deposition will spend time preparing the business owner for the deposition. Depending on the type of case and the particular knowledge of the business owner, preparation time might take two hours or two days. In some cases, the attorney may find it useful to subject the prospective deponent to questioning in the role of the opposing attorney. Sometimes the attorney may wish to videotape a mock deposition and then critique the videotape with the business owner. In every case, the lawyer will offer helpful suggestions to assist the deponent in sitting for the deposition.
Deposition testimony is particularly important because it pins down a witness to a particular set of facts as of the date of the deposition. If the witness is a party to the litigation, his or her deposition testimony may be introduced at the trial as substantive evidence. If the witness is a non-party, and the witness's testimony changes at trial, the credibility of the witness may be impeached at trial by disclosing to the court or jury that the witness gave a contrary statement at the time of the deposition. (Answers to interrogatories may be used at trial in the same way but, for reasons stated, are likely to be of less utility.) Accordingly, it is particularly important that a deponent treat a deposition seriously and prepare for the deposition as if preparing for trial.
A request to admit is a quasi-discovery device. Before trial, one party may request another party to admit facts or admit the genuineness of documents. If a fact is admitted, it need not be proven at trial. If a document is admitted as genuine, it need not be "authenticated" at trial, although the opposing party may still object to its admission into evidence for other reasons. Careful use of a request to admit can help streamline trial preparation. Obviously, the request to admit is not proper in the case of legitimately contested facts.
The purpose of a trial is to resolve disputed questions of fact. Toward the end of the discovery phase of the litigation, attorneys on both sides of the case will commonly review the case to determine whether, in their judgment, there are genuine issues as to any material facts. If not, attorneys for one or more of the parties will file a motion for summary judgment, asserting that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact in the case and asserting that their client is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law (i.e., without a trial). As with other motions, a judge will normally decide the motion after a hearing in court, which the parties are not required to (but may) attend. If the court grants the motion for summary judgment, the case is over in the trial court, although the losing party may file an appeal. Instead of filing a motion for summary judgment which relates to all parties and all issues in the case, the attorney may consider filing a motion for partial summary judgment or a motion for summary determination of major issues, both of which seek to remove parties or issues from trial but do not resolve all issues as to all parties.
A motion for summary judgment is similar to a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which was discussed previously. The difference is that, while the motion for judgment on the pleadings is strictly limited to an examination of the face of the pleadings, a motion for summary judgment is not so limited. In support of a motion for summary judgment the court may consider affidavits, answer to interrogatories, answers to requests to admit, and even deposition transcripts. The court must determine whether there is a "genuine" issue of fact that justifies a trial. The party filing a motion for summary judgment bears a heavy burden, because of the drastic nature of the remedy sought. Still, a motion for summary judgment is an important weapon in the commercial litigator's arsenal and one which an increasing number of courts encourage.
When discovery is over and the trial date is at hand, attorneys (and sometimes parties) will appear before the court at a final pre-trial conference. In some courts, the only purpose of the final pre-trial conference is to resolve last minute scheduling and procedural problems before trial. In other courts, particularly federal courts, the final pre-trial conference constitutes an extremely important hearing before trial. Attorneys for each party will have prepared and exchanged a variety of documents before the final pre-trial conference: witness lists, exhibit lists, statements of uncontested facts, narratives of facts which each party expects to prove at trial, short briefs concerning important evidence issues likely to arise at trial, perhaps a comprehensive trial brief, and sometimes proposed jury instructions if the case is to be tried to a jury. If there are prejudicial facts which an attorney believes constitute improper evidence and wishes to exclude completely from trial, the attorney will file a motion in limine (which literally means a motion at the threshold of trial). The court is likely to rule on any motions in limine at the final pre-trial conference. At the conclusion of the conference, the court will enter a final pre-trial order which will serve as a road map for the trial.
The significance of being in a court that requires an elaborate pre-trial conference is evident. Preparation for the final pre-trial conference is a lengthy and expensive process. The reward, of course, is that the attorneys will be far along in their trial preparation at the end of the conference.
Most commercial litigation is settled before trial. Settlement is often preferable to trial. Business owners make money pursuing their commercial interests. Do not be reluctant to discuss settlement candidly with your attorney. If capable and experienced litigation counsel are involved, and if the parties on both sides are sophisticated, there is often a basis for settlement that best serves the interests of all parties. Settlement discussions are most vigorous and serious, it seems, at the very start of the case and during the time from just before the final pre-trial conference to just before trial (or even during trial).
Obviously, not all commercial litigation can be or should be settled. Sometimes trial is necessary to establish a principle. Other times trial is appropriate because the matters at issue have significance to the client beyond the facts of the particular case. Still other times the case must be tried even though settlement, although preferable, cannot be accomplished for a variety of reasons. It should go without saying that commercial litigation counsel will vigorously pursue the business owner's interests in litigation, whether the case is resolved by settlement or trial.
As noted previously, the purpose of a trial is to resolve disputed questions of fact. In a jury trial, the jury is the fact finder. In a bench trial, the judge is the fact finder. Jury trials are lengthier and more expensive than bench trials for a number of reasons. The jury selection and jury instruction phases of trial are obviously not necessary in a bench trial. Moreover, there will be times during a jury trial when the attorneys' arguments to the judge on a point of evidence or procedure must be held outside the presence of the jury, in order to avoid prejudice. This means that the jury must be excused and then brought back into the jury box after the argument is concluded.
Whether a jury trial or a bench trial, all trials have a common procedure. The client, or a representative of a corporate client, will be present in court throughout the trial. This section of the article will acquaint you with the structure and procedure of trial.
1. Jury Selection
The first step in a jury trial is jury selection. The procedure various substantially from court to court. A civil jury normally consists of either six or twelve jurors and one or two alternate jurors. Sometimes only the judge will be permitted to question potential jurors. Other times, the judge will allow the attorneys to question potential jurors as well. Potential jurors can be excused for cause if the judge is convinced that they cannot be fair and impartial in the case at hand. Otherwise, attorneys wishing to exclude potential jurors must use one of a limited number of peremptory challenges. Ultimately, the jury consists of those individuals who have not been excused for cause or by the exercise of a peremptory challenge.
2. Opening Statements
Once the jury is selected, the attorneys will make opening statements to the jury. The attorney for the plaintiff goes first, followed by the attorney for the defendant. Opening statements give the jury an overview of the case from the perspective of both the plaintiff and the defendant. The attorneys for both parties state to the jury in a non-argumentative fashion what the case is about and what they expect the evidence to show. At the conclusion of opening statements, the jury has a framework of the case that will permit a more sensible understanding and consideration of the evidence as it is actually introduced during the course of trial.
3. Evidence
For the most part, evidence consists of the testimony of witnesses at trial and the introduction of documents at trial. Other evidence might consist of fact stipulations of the parties, facts subject to judicial notice (e.g., that August 3, 1993, was a Tuesday), or the reading of pre-trial deposition testimony.
Witnesses may be compelled to appear at trial by serving a subpoena and the appropriate witness fee required by statute. Witnesses may also be compelled by subpoena to produce documents at trial. A special type of witness is the expert witness. If a commercial case involves an issue beyond the normal comprehension of a lay person (i.e., someone untrained or unskilled in that particular field), the court will permit expert testimony on the issue. Normally, if such an issue exists, both the plaintiff and the defendant will retain their own expert witnesses. Indeed, some commercial cases become a "battle of the experts."
The admission of evidence at trial is governed by rules of evidence that have developed over the centuries and, in some states and some courts, have been codified. The rules of evidence are complicated and can be quite confusing to the outsider (and to non-trial attorneys as well). Examination of the rules of evidence is obviously beyond the scope of this article. Suffice it to say that, for the most part, whenever attorneys make objections at trial, they are seeking to exclude evidence. In fact, much of the attorney's arguments to the judge during trial will concern evidentiary issues.
4. The Plaintiff's Case
Once the opening statements are done, the attorney for the plaintiff presents the plaintiff's case. This consists of examining witnesses and introducing documents. The attorney examines the witnesses on direct examination, which means that the attorney may not "lead" the witness. The attorney must ask open ended questions that do not suggest the answer. The attorney on direct examination may not put words in the witness's mouth. Exceptions to this rule concerning direct examination exist for adverse or hostile witnesses, which may be examined as if under cross examination.
When the plaintiff's attorney has finished direct examination, the defendant's attorney may conduct cross examination. Here, the attorney is permitted to lead and is permitted to attempt to put words in the witness' mouth. Indeed, the best cross examination is characterized by control of the witness. The attorney asks questions that must be answered "yes" or "no," rather than questions that invite a narrative response. After cross examination, the plaintiff's attorney has a chance for redirect examination, the defendant's attorney a chance for recross examination, and so forth until both attorneys have completed their questioning of a particular witness.
When the plaintiff's lawyer is out of witnesses and has no more documents to introduce, the plaintiff announces the completion of his or her case by "resting."
5. Motion for Directed Verdict
In most cases, at the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, the defendant's attorney will move for a directed verdict in favor of the defendant. These motions are rarely granted. The standard applied in Illinois is that the court should direct a verdict only in those cases in which all of the evidence, when viewed in its aspect most favorable to the opponent, so overwhelmingly favors the moving party that no contrary verdict based on that evidence could ever stand. If the court does grant the motion for directed verdict, however, the trial is over.
6. The Defendant's Case
If the defendant's motion for directed verdict is denied, the defendant's attorney will have the opportunity to call witnesses and introduce documents on behalf of the defendant. The procedure in the defendant's case parallels the procedure in the plaintiff's case. Thus, direct examination is followed by cross examination, then redirect and recross examination, and so forth until all witnesses have been examined and all documents have been introduced. When the defendant is done, the defendant rests.
The plaintiff then has a limited opportunity to present rebuttal evidence, responding to points raised for the first time in the defendant's case. Finally, the defendant has a limited opportunity to present rebuttal evidence.
After all of the evidence is in and both parties have rested, the attorney for the defendant is likely to make another motion for directed verdict at the close of the case. These motions also are seldom granted, for the reasons previously stated.
7. Closing Arguments
When all the evidence has been received, the attorneys for both parties have an opportunity to present closing arguments to the jury, which is the last opportunity they have to speak directly to the jury. Closing argument gives each attorney the opportunity to argue the evidence and attempt to persuade the jury to render a verdict in favor of either the plaintiff or the defendant, as the case may be. The plaintiff's attorney goes first, followed by the defendant's attorney. Then, because the plaintiff has the burden of proof in the case, the plaintiff's attorney is permitted another, final opportunity for closing argument. The "burden of proof" in a civil case means that the plaintiff must prove the issues in his or her case by a "preponderance of the evidence." This means that the plaintiff must prove that a particular issue is more likely true than not true.
8. Jury Instructions
Before closing arguments the attorneys meet with the judge for the jury instruction conference. The jury instructions inform the jury as to the procedures to be followed in reaching their verdict and instruct the jury on the law relevant to the case. The attorneys for both parties submit proposed jury instructions to the judge, who ultimately decides which forms of instructions are proper and should be given to the jury. The jury instruction conference is held before the closing arguments so that at the time of closing arguments, the attorneys know specifically how the jury will be instructed.
After closing arguments are completed, the judge reads the jury instructions to the jury, in the form previously approved at the jury instruction conference. The judge then sends the complete set of jury instructions to the jury room, along with all documents received in evidence, so that the jury may begin its deliberations.
9. Verdict and Judgment
The decision of a jury is called the verdict. Unless all parties agree otherwise, the jury verdict must be unanimous. Jury deliberations in a commercial case might take as little as two hours or might last for two days or more. Once the jury has reached its verdict, the judge reads the verdict in open court and the jury is excused. Following the jury verdict, the judge enters judgment on the verdict. The judgment is the official order of the court stating the winner of the trial and the specific relief awarded. It is the judgment that is capable of enforcement and collection by a successful plaintiff.
Following trial, and in anticipation of filing an appeal, the losing party may file a post-trial motion. The purpose of the post-trial motion is to identify and argue issues in the case that the losing party contends were errors resulting in an unfair trial. The losing party might ask the court to enter a judgment in his or her favor, notwithstanding the jury's verdict for the other side. The losing party might also ask that the judgment be vacated and that there be a new trial. Post-trial motions are not often granted, but are a necessary procedural step to preserve issues on appeal.
The losing party in a civil case has an automatic right to one appeal. In state court in Illinois, the appeal is begun by the filing of a notice of appeal in the trial court. The appeal will be taken to one of five appellate courts sitting throughout the state. The notice of appeal starts the running of various time deadlines that comprise the appellate process.
The first step after the notice of appeal is the preparation and filing in the appellate court of a record of all proceedings held in the trial court. Next, the parties brief the issues to be decided by the appellate court. The losing party (called the appellant in the appellate court) files the first brief. The winning party in the trial court (called the appellee in the appellate court) then files a brief responding to issues and arguments raised in the appellant's brief. Finally, the appellant may file a reply brief.
Once the briefs have been filed, the appellate court will set the case for oral argument. There, the attorneys for both parties will make an oral presentation of their arguments to the appellate court, which consists of a three judge panel. Again, the attorney for the appellant goes first, the attorney for the appellee goes next, and the attorney for the appellant has an opportunity to reply. The appellate judges during oral argument may ask questions of the attorneys, which is common. After oral argument, the appellate court takes the case under advisement and, normally within two to six months, decides the appeal by means of a written opinion. A majority of the three judge panel determines the decision of the court. The entire appellate process from the filing of a notice of appeal to the issuance of a written opinion takes about one year.
There is no further automatic right to an appeal in Illinois beyond the appellate court level. The losing party in the appellate court has a chance to try to convince the Illinois Supreme Court to accept the case. The losing party does so by filing a petition for leave to appeal. In that document, the losing party attempts to persuade a majority of the court why the case is important enough to be deserving of supreme court attention. Fewer than one in ten civil cases are accepted for further review by the supreme court. If the supreme court does accept the case by granting the petition for leave to appeal, there will be another round of briefs and oral argument much in the same manner as was done in the appellate court. The Illinois Supreme Court consists of seven members, all of whom sit on every case unless there is a conflict. Ultimately, the supreme court will decide the case by a majority vote and will issue a written opinion. The entire process in the supreme court, from the filing of the petition for leave to appeal to the ultimate written opinion, also takes about one year, and sometimes longer. If the trial took place in federal court, rather than state court, the same general considerations apply on appeal. The appellate court to which federal court judgments in Illinois are appealed is the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Chicago. That court also hears cases in panels of three. The losing party before the court of appeals has a right to attempt to convince the United States Supreme Court to take the case. The losing party does so by filing a petition for certiorari. The United States Supreme Court takes fewer than one civil case out of one hundred. Thus, except in the most unusual circumstances, the case is for all practical purposes over at the federal appellate court level.
If the plaintiff wins a money judgment at trial, and holds the judgment through appeal, the plaintiff is faced with the prospect of collecting the judgment. Sometimes the losing defendant pays without problem; sometimes not. If the defendant has filed an appeal, the defendant will be required to file a bond in order to stay enforcement of the judgment pending appeal. In that event, the plaintiff will collect the judgment from the appeal bond if the defendant fails to pay the judgment following an unsuccessful appeal.
If the defendant has not filed an appeal, or if the defendant has not filed an appeal bond, the plaintiff will pursue a variety of collection methods, including foreclosing a judgment lien against real estate, filing a non-wage garnishment complaint, or instituting wage deduction proceedings. The plaintiff may also require the defendant to appear in court for supplemental proceedings (sometimes called citation proceedings) to answer questions under oath concerning the nature, extent and location of the defendant's assets which may be used to satisfy the judgment. The court during supplemental proceedings has very broad powers in the form of turn-over orders and the like. Sometimes, there just are no assets to collect, and other times the plaintiff's judgment forces the defendant into filing bankruptcy. The plaintiff's recovery in the event of bankruptcy will depend on the nature and amount of the defendant's assets and liabilities. Normally, the plaintiff can expect to recover a small percentage of the judgment, but sometimes will recover nothing.
All commercial litigation is different, but a common procedure applies in every case. There are procedural nuances, of course, that are beyond the scope of this article. Familiarity with the essential elements of litigation procedure, however, can make the business owner's litigation experience at least more understandable, if not more enjoyable.


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The contraceptive program, designed by Allen Rutberg, director of the Center for Animals and Public Policy at Tufts University, is said to be the first attempt to control a free-roaming whitetail deer hunting population in a suburban area. "Free roaming" is the key word, unfortunately for the HSUS workers trying to capture deer. Heavy snow in the park the deer ordinarily call home drove the animals into the shelter of back yards, forcing workers to go door to door asking permission to capture deer.
While the vast majority of homeowners granted access to their yards, workers only managed to catch and inject eight does — seven in the final week. They will try again next year.
"They know there's no alternative for us," said Mayor Peter Swiderski. "You can't walk around on quarter-acre zoning with a crossbow."


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PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 9, 2010
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — With the spotlight on national companies like Lowe's and Hannaford sending employees to regional American hospitals for healthcare, the competitive playing field for area hospitals just got bigger. "By focusing and excelling in one value-based and competitively priced key service to businesses, destination hospitals can attract patients all over the country and keep medical tourism right here in the United States," said David Goldstein, president of Health Options Worldwide (HOW), an online medical tourism agency that connects physicians to patients.
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The process to become a destination hospital is difficult but not complicated, but the benefits are worth it. The growing popularity of domestic medical travel is fueling aggressive hospital and physician marketing. Healthcare plans negotiate lower fees with hospitals and doctors, who can realize revenue from their excess capacity. "Effortless travel arrangements, employer healthcare plan incentives and not having to travel too far from home are also adding to the popularity of the concept," said Goldstein, whose website offers a comprehensive database of physicians that offer quality healthcare at competitive prices.
A destination hospital is usually considered a medical center of excellence (COE). COEs are those hospitals that achieve the highest scores for patient outcomes and cost efficiency. "A medical center of excellence is a great way to keep reluctant patients from going overseas," said Goldstein. U.S. hospitals that are making a name for themselves as destination hospitals include: the Cleveland Clinic, the Mayo Clinic, MD Andersen Cancer Center, Austin (Texas) Heart Hospital, Galichia Heart Hospital (Kansas), North Central Heart Institute (South Dakota) and McBride Orthopedic Hospital (Oklahoma).
COE discounts can be very enticing, from 35 to 40 percent, and even up to 60 percent for network hospitals. "The savings are significant and easily justify the travel costs," said Goldstein. Healthcare plan administrators can create a bundled fee package, which eliminates the element of surprise in pricing. Other domestic medical tourism benefits include reduced liability, in the event of complications, which are easier to handle stateside than overseas.
"Healthcare reform and the Internet have been huge drivers for domestic medical travel," says Goldstein, "Healthcare reform affects waiting times in community hospitals, while the Internet makes it easier for the consumer to research information about providers out of state, which is what HOW allows them to do." With the power of the Internet, HOW offers consumers more than a basic search engine result – they provide cost comparisons, office locations, provider experience, education, training, credentials, skills and even patient reviews.
Goldstein believes that domestic medical travel will only continue to gain momentum and offers the following tips in creating a destination hospital:
Stand out – Choose a key service that you excel in and market it. Be the market authority in that specific service, because the more popular hospitals have narrowly defined differentiation strategies that enable them to distinguish themselves.
Make yours a "destination hospital" in your marketing efforts – Emphasizing that key service and shop it around to businesses, insurance companies and consumers.
Negotiate partnerships with businesses – Offer services in your key healthcare area, which will result in increased traffic, more staff experience and higher quality.
Contact: David Goldstein, President, Health Options Worldwide, 1-877-234-1345
SOURCE Health Options Worldwide (HOW)
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How long has your practice been open? If the answer is any amount of time beyond two years, it's time to ask the next question: How many times have you upgraded your hardware? Whether it's computers, tablets, modems, routers, or printers, it might be time to upgrade. Technology moves fast. So fast that if you haven't upgraded your practice within the last two years, your business is very likely 2x behind the technology curve. This can affect everything you do within your practice, including managing patient wait times. Slow hardware can even impact the volume of patients your clinicians can see in a given work week.
Don't Become Accustomed To Inadequacy
While your personnel and doctors may have become accustomed to "loading times" and "slow internet", there is truly no need to put up with these outdated hassles. Upgrading your hardware could increase your practice's operating efficiency by a great deal, because software that is new and constantly upgraded operates more smoothly on up-to-date hardware.
Purchasing and implementing new hardware on a regular basis isn't just "nice to have" for your practice, but since new hardware equals increased speed, it's a necessity. But this doesn't mean you'll be required to rush patient visits. What it does mean, though, is more time for meaningful interactions with them, because you won't be waiting for technology to do its job.
Consider purchasing new hardware to:
- Increase your software operating speed
- Enjoy better EHR voice-recognition functionality
- Eliminate waiting times for programs to load
- Enjoy faster computer boot-up times
- Speed up internet connectivity
- Allow more processes to run simultaneously
In addition to hardware, cloud-hosted systems require reliable internet connectivity to function. High-speed business-grade or commercial-grade internet service providers (ISPs) and packages are what we recommend and also a requirement for all ChartLogic practices. In addition, ChartLogic recommends the highest bandwidth available. Upgrading hardware to increase practice efficiency is essential. If you need some pointers on what to buy and how often, talk to the experts at ChartLogic.
Combing New Hardware With EHR/PM Solutions
If you're looking for another reason to upgrade your hardware, many practice's find combining updated hardware with EHR/PM solutions a big benefit to daily operations. Lake County Family Practice is one of the practice's that can attest to this. Eileen Sraj, the office manager said:
It's really nice having hardware IT and software support combined together. They can determine what the exact issue is all on one phone call. — Eileen Sraj, Office Manager
If you'd like to read the full story of how their practice benefits from hardware IT combined with EHR/PM solutions, you can download the case study here.


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Just a little favour for a fan today, as I'm at a loss with this one: I received an e-mail a while back from MyBoobSite visitor Larry, who'd said, "I'm a fan of your site and I know your very good at identifying big boob models. Could you help me find the name of this one and what other stuff she has done if any. She was recently featured on bigtitsroundasses.com, the name of her episode was The Tattoo Shop, but it does not say her name. She has a familiar face." Attached to Larry's e-mail was the following photo…
…unfortunately, I didn't recognise her (imagine that, a busty blonde babe who'd escaped my notice!), but I thought you all might be able to help. So I ventured over to BTRA to fetch more of this fetching young lass and found far more than her totally nude yet relatively innocent photo implied. Turns out she's a bit of a horny fucker, shagging the black gloved tattooist while the rest of the staff looks on (actually, they don't seem to be paying any attention to the hardcore action going down in their midst – eh, perhaps they get that a lot in their shop). For me, the most interesting part of this series – apart from the nice titfuck – was the thumbnail and matching vidcap wherein she lofts her left tit whilst fucking doggie-style which makes it appear as if she'd got three boobs, just like Eccentrica Gallumbits, the Triple-Breasted Whore of Eroticon Six (go on, take a look and tell me you don't see it, too!)!
Anyway, the point of this post was to help Larry ID the little blonde big-boobed fuck-bunny in question. And so, if any of you know who she is or have seen her before on any other sites, please leave a comment and let us know. Here she is from her tattoo shop series at BigTitsRoundAsses.com…
…while I was perusing the galleries of BTRA, I stumbled upon yet another busty model who caught my eye as well – a somewhat chunky chick with reasonably large breasts that served to further dispel my long-held yet inaccurate notion that the BangBros were biased toward skinny birds with only marginally big tits that fall below our F-cup & up standard. However, I cannot believe that they estimated this particular model at a 38L! L-cup?! C'mon now!! Obviously, they're unfamiliar with Sabrina Meloni.
Despite their ambitious overestimation of this blonde's bra size, I did rather enjoy her photos and videos. And, as horny fuckers go, this girl outdid the last one (though, granted, it's not quite as slutty as sex in public) – spreading her legs wide and masturbating on the couch before getting up on her hands and knees to carry on wanking whilst licking her dangling tits (I do like those occasional close-up pussy pics they throw in every once in a while), giving an awesome titfuck / blowjob combination through her captivating cleavage and then moving right along to some serious fucking, huge breasts flopping to and fro all the while.
And so, as an add-on to my Larry-inspired post today (and don't forget to leave a comment if you know anything about tattoo shop girl!), here's another anonymous busty blonde babe from BigTitsRoundAsses.com:
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text: On October 12, 2010, NAR wrote to Treasury Secretary Geithner, HUD Secretary Donovan, and Acting Director DeMarco of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to convey REALTOR® concerns about the confusion and uncertainty that questions about the validity of foreclosures are causing in local communities to the detriment of homebuyers and others involved in the transaction, as well as the neighborhood. Starting in September 2010, several lenders suspended foreclosures in two dozen states, and one did so for all 50 states, due to questions about whether foreclosures were being processed consistent with applicable state law requirements. NAR calls on lenders to assess the situation and correct any problems as soon as possible, in order to restore confidence in the system and minimize damage to the housing recovery, which even in the Nation's stronger markets is still fragile. Lenders need to determine the extent of foreclosure processing problems expeditiously and must not only assure the protection of the rights of borrowers but also remove doubt that buyers may have about whether the seller is able to convey clear title. NAR urges the lending industry to place additional resources into processing loan modifications and short sales which are preferable to a foreclosure for all involved. On October 13, 2010, FHFA Acting Director Demarco issued a statement consistent with NAR's letter of October 12, addressing foreclosure processing deficiencies. FHFA has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to implement a four-point policy framework that provides a consistent approach to deal with possible foreclosure process deficiencies by servicers: (1) verify process, (2) remediate actual problems, (3) refer suspicion of fraudulent activity, and (4) avoid delay. This resolution process is intended to provide an orderly and expeditious resolution of foreclosure problems and greater certainty to homeowners, lenders, investors, and communities. FHFA notes that the housing finance system remains fragile. The focus of FHFA is to address the issue in a way that is fair to delinquent households, servicers, mortgage investors, and neighborhoods and in the best interest of taxpayers and housing markets. NAR


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Overclock Excitement is the song that is used for Buntaro Kuno and Shintaro Kuno's stage in Power Instinct Matrimelee and Shin Goketsuji Ichizoku: Bonnou no Kaihou. It is sung by the Akihabara Sannin Musume.
|Kyou mo ryukku seotte Akihabara (Rettsu Gou!)
|Going to Akihabara again with my knapsack on my back (Let's go!)
|Paatsuya asari ni uchidori (Waku waku!)
|Hunting for PC parts shops in all the backstreets (How exciting!)
|Shuyaku no CPU wa daiji dakeredo (Demo saa...)
|Although the CPU is the star of the show (But...)
|Yappari kaname wa mazabou yo (Da yo nee!)
|What I really need is a motherboard (You said it!)
|Asobi kokoro no nai you na
|It never wants to come out to play
|BIOS nante kyomi nai wa
|I've got no interest in BIOS
|Kyuukyoku no penchi o mireru you na
|I'm looking for the best pair of pliers I can find
|Kyokugen no hayasa made chousen shitai kara (Suitchi oon!)
|Cause I wanna tune my PC to the fastest it can go (Switch on!)
|RA RA RA Oubaakurokku (IEI!) Netsubousou (FUU!)
|RA RA RA Overclock (YAY!) Overheat (BOO!)
|Arara reikyaku hitsuyou ne (Maji de?)
|Hey hey hey, looks like you need a cooling system (Really?)
|RA RA RA Oubaakurokku (IEI!) Netsubousou (FUU!)
|RA RA RA Overclock (YAY!) Overheat (BOO!)
|Urusai no wa kirai dakara seion fan ni shichau waa ne!
|I really hate a noisy PC, so I'm gonna hafta buy a silent fan!
|(Yappari keisu wa arumi de nai to ne!)
|(I'm tellin' ya, You need an aluminum case!)
|(Tte iuka kono haadodisuku chou atsui yo...)
|(Yeah but this hard disk is really hot...)
|(Aan, mata furiizu shita, ante warusugi.)
|(Oh no! My PC froze again. Its stability sucks.)
|(Demo teikaku wa yappari yadana!)
|(Look at these specs... terrible!)
500px|Overclock Excitement (original version) Original version of Overclock Excitement, featured in Matrimelee.


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In an earlier blog post, we showcased how organizations are offering their employees an interactive onboarding experience with Mixed Reality. As the cost of implementing AR and VR solutions decreases and access to affordable and reliable smartphones improves; more
Making Employee Onboarding an Immersive Experience with Mixed Reality
Mixed Reality is a phrase used to describe technologies like Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Science fiction foresaw the use of an alternate reality and immersive technologies well before humankind actually developed such advanced technologies. The 80s saw the release
Mobile App Trends for 2018
When we examine the evolution of the mobile phone, the first names that come to our mind are Motorola and Nokia. But it was IBM with its mobile phone 'Simon' that launched in 1994 that mobile phones got
Workplace Learning Trends in 2018
Here's wishing all our readers – 'A Happy New Year'. The beginning of a year is a great time to take stock of the year gone by and plan for the year ahead. In this blog post, we will have
Learning goes small, social, savvy
SMAC – Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud – is in! The landscape of learning is rapidly changing. The push era is gone. It is now the 'pull' time with smaller and speedier devices dictating the learning trends
Do you see a paradigm shift in learning?
The ink on the learning canvas has changed. Traditional methods including the instructional approach, a force-fed and compulsory method of imparting training has undergone a metamorphosis.
How to Use Augmented Reality for Technology Based Learning
Technology acts funny at times. It works to make the real virtual, and uses virtual to simulate reality. Take communication for example, face to face communication is now replaced by communication on the world of web


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Air travel
Britain to expand drone exclusion zone after airport chaos
Drone exclusion zones will be extended five-fold and police will be given new powers against law-breaking operators.
- by William James and Kylie MacLellan
London's Gatwick airport shut by 'deliberate' drone raid amid holiday rush
Gatwick airport is closed to aircraft following multiple sightings of illegal drones, disrupting flights for as many as 115,000 people on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Sydney Airport
Tigerair plane turned around mid flight following threat
Police are investigating after the captain decided to turn the flight back to Sydney on Monday night.
- by Rachel Clun
Want some extra leg room? Here are the emptiest flights in Australia
There are few sights more comforting to a weary traveller than boarding a flight to find the seat next to them empty.
- by Patrick Hatch
Human heart left aboard jet forces mid-air turnaround
The announcement that came over the speakers on Southwest Flight 3606 from Seattle to Dallas on Sunday had nothing to do with turbulence.
- by Kirk Johnson
How 'subtle changes' to flight paths will save Qantas millions a year
Qantas expects to cut its fuel bill by as much as $40 million a year thanks to a radical overhaul to how it plots flights across the globe.
- by Patrick Hatch
Qantas flight attendant body slammer jailed in WA
The incident unfolded on an April 2017 flight from Port Hedland to Brisbane as preparations for take-off were under way and delayed the flight for three-and-a- half hours.
- by AAP
Air travel
Leaks show Border Force slashing airport staff at Christmas as budget cuts bite
Border Force has also reportedly suspended a fleet of boats supposed to protect the nation's northern waters as the organisation scrambles to absorb severe budget cuts.
- by Nicole Hasham
Cabin-baggage cheats can't carry on like this
Frankly, I don't think the airlines are going far enough. I would ban anything in the cabin bigger than a handbag or briefcase.
- by Matt Holden
Melbourne Airport
More flights cancelled at Melbourne Airport due to Sydney storm
Dozens of flights to Sydney from Melbourne were cancelled on Wednesday due to weather conditions in New South Wales.
- by Anthony Colangelo & Simone Fox Koob
Daily Life
Sartre was right, hell is other people ... in an airport
New technology is developed which will automatically detect 'unduly nervous passengers' at airports.
- by Jill Stark


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KB2756920 Crashes SharePoint
We notice on several SharePoint Farms powered by Windows 2008 R2-pre SP1, that service securitytoken.svc failed on compilation since deploying KB2756920 .
Look for this error in SharePoint Logs :
Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service 'http://<server>/SecurityTokenServiceApplication/securitytoken.svc' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation
Removing this KB or deploying Windows 2008R2SP1 seems to correct this issue.
Some articles mention a dependency to claims authentication, but we met this exception on basic-authentication web app…
More info: Here
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Classical concerts
Kaltern is the right place to be if you appreciate classical music. The 'Forum Musik' Association has organised various concerts featuring different musical ensembles across a number of locations in Kaltern.
Program "Forum Musik"
Friday 6th of April, 2018
Guitarra Nueva
"Machado" Guitar quartet
Ingo Veit
Perry Schack
Bernhard Prüflinger
Stefanie Kobras
Puntay-cellar, 8.30 p.m.
Sunday 6th of May, 2018
Hymn to the Lord
Parish chorus and parish orchestra Kaltern
Director: Robert Mur
Parish Church Kaltern, 8.30 p.m.
Monday 11th of June, 2018
The last 7 words of Jesus on the cross
Parish Curch, 8.30 p.m.
Thursday 14th of June, 2018
The golden age of Swing
TZ - Big Band
Winery Kettmeir, 8.30 p.m.
Friday 22nd of June, 2018
Fine world music
Hanspeter Nocker (guitar/voice)
Wolfgang Winkler (electric bass/voice)
Stefan Geier (accordion/voice)
winecenter, 8.30 p.m.
Sunday 1st of July, 2018
Baroque concert
Labirinti armonici
Parish Church, 8 p.m.
Wednesday 18th of July, 2018
Brass Night
Garden of the Franciscan friars, 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 25th of July, 2018
Piano evening
Ars Modi, Trento/Trient
Christoph Soldan
Room Bösendorfer (music school), 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 1st of August, 2018
Woodwind serenade
Quintet Mautett
Drescherkeller, 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 8th of August, 2018
Jazz più piano
Ensemble Garnerama
Fabrizio Crivellari (flute)
Peter Lanziner (contrabass)
Edoardo Bruni (piano)
Room Bösendorfer (music school), 8.30 p.m.
Friday 12th of October, 2018
Sing to the Lord
Ensemble Laetitia
Petra Sölva (soprano)
Ursula Mühlberger (violin)
Roland Mitterer (cello)
Robert Mur (virginal)
Franciscan Church, 8 p.m.
Sunday 2nd of December, 2018
Advent concert
Ensemble Afzeitn
Wind instruments ensemble
Erna Rogger (reading)
Parish Church, 5 p.m.
Organ concerts
Wednesday 29th of August, 2018
Organ duet
Johannes Höhn
Josef Höhn
Parish Church, 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 5th of September, 2018
Saxophone & organ 1
Manfred Sinn, Werner Mayr (saxophone)
Andreas Benedikter (organ)
Parish Church, 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 12th of September, 2018
String quartet & organ
Ensemble Ars Musicandi
Marco Ligas (violin)
Giuseppe Fresi Roglia (violin)
Giuseppe Fadda (violoncello)
Sergio Fois (contrabass)
Christian Eccli (trompet)
Marco Fracassi (organ)
Parish Church, 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 19th of September, 2018
Great performers
Ludger Lohmann (organ)
Parish Church, 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 26th of September, 2018
Saxophone & organ 2
Massimiliano Girardi (saxophone)
Luca Lavuri (organ)
Parish Church, 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 3rd of October, 2018
Holzbläser & organ
Quintet Melim
Monika Federspieler (flute)
Lukas Runggaldier (oboe)
Monika Steger (clarinet)
Ingrid Gantioler (bassoon)
Egon Lardschneider (horn)
Philipp Emanuel Gietl (organ)
Parish Church, 8.30 p.m.


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Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee
Resources - Downloads
The Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee (IMDCC) is a multi-agency body responsible for streamlining the federal government's efforts to address marine debris. Representatives meet to coordinate a comprehensive program of marine debris activities and make recommendations for research priorities, monitoring techniques, educational programs, and regulatory action.
The IMDCC consists of the following federal entities:
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Chair)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Vice-Chair)
- Department of Defense, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Department of Defense, U.S. Navy
- Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard
- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division
- Department of State, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs
- Marine Mammal Commission
The IMDCC was established in 2006 by the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act. The committee submits biennial reports to Congress with updates on activities, achievements, and recommendations.


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Italian recipes are always popular so I thought it was be a great way to start my new economic/political cookbook. Buon appetito!
For your base, the 'tyranny of the majority':
· An ageing demographic
· Article 45 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (which allows for the free movement of people)
For the 'tyranny of the minorities':
· Ineffective government
· A culture of guilds and cartels
· A widespread dislike competition (witness the platforms of the People of Freedom and the Northern League).
As Alexis De Tocqueville toured America, he remarked on the dangerous 'tyranny of the majority' that he believed would "render the law unstable". However, the recent Euro debt crisis has shown us that it is not just the tyranny of the majority that is dangerous; it is when this majority combined with a 'tyranny of the minorities'. This set-up renders not only governments unstable (ciao Berlusconi!) but the country's economy too.
The way the debt crisis has recently been reported in the media would leave one believing that the recipe behind the disaster has been a quick pan-to-plate job with a befuddling variety of ingredients; a global recession, a single currency, high sovereign debt, lax consideration of the growth and stability pact, etc. However, I believe an authentic Italian crisis requires a much longer cooking time and yet a simpler set of ingredients. Indeed, while the rapidity may surprise some, others have wondered how Italy has lasted so long without meeting financial difficulty. Its growth rate between 2000 and 2010 has averaged at 0.25% a year; a figure so low it was only surpassed by Haiti and Zimbabwe. Not ideal neighbours for the country of Caesar and Garibaldi. Furthermore, productivity only grew by 0.1% between 2001 and 2005 and actually shrank by 0.8% between 2006 and 2009.
What do you need to create this kind of economic sclerosis? I would say the base of this recipe requires an ageing demographic. In Italy, the birth rate has fallen much faster than in other European countries, to 1.3 children per family. Thus while the number of those over the age of 65 has markedly increased, by 10.4%, the number of those up to the age of 14 has only grown by 1.9% (2001-2006) . With age often comes seniority and as in most countries, Italy's businesses, large and small, are owned and run by the boomer generation. However, their hold has become entrenched and to the detriment of meritocracy in Italy. Often the younger generation find they are too young to be promoted or that their superiors will take the lion's share of their success, financial or otherwise. As a result, large numbers of ambitious young Italians leave the country every year in search of greater opportunities. In fact, Italy is the only rich European country to be a net exporter of graduates. The old rule the roost, and the potentially productive youth flee to other European countries to advance their careers. However, well-entrenched this age bias is in business, it is further fortified by the government. Italy spends 14% of its GDP on pensioners, more than any other European country. In 1994 Berlusconi came to power in Italy promising pension reform; 17 years on they have never happened.
To this base you need to mix in a variety of what I have termed 'tyranny of the minorities'. This is really just a sprinkling of different cartels and entrenched business interests which stop Italy's economy from working in a productive manner. In fact, almost every industry in Italy has their own lobby group and set of protections. An example of this, (highlighted in the Economist's special report on Italy last summer) is taxi drivers. In Milan, it is near impossible to find a taxi. This is odd given that Milan is probably Italy's most dynamic and wealthy city; surely demand is high enough? The reason is a classic constriction of supply; taxi drivers in Milan must pay a large amount of money for a taxi licence (€200,000 in 2003) which thus limits the number of cabs driving around.
In this way privileges are confined to the lucky few, at the expense of a taxed majority. However, it particularly hurts Italy's youthful minority who suffer disproportionately high levels of unemployment. In November of 2011, Italian youth unemployment was at 30.1%, well above the 22% Euro zone average. The protectionist measures adopted by government which enshrine these hard-to-get/hard-to-lose jobs in guilds and cartels ensure that the young are kept out of various professions. Indeed almost the only way to get a job in Italy these days it through raccomandazioni, a series of family connections within the labour market.
There you have it, hopefully a rich but simple entrée; an Italian crisis. I'd be interest to hear if anyone has a recipe for the solution!


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In expressing thankfulness for our Costa Mesa city employees, Geoff West masterfully summed up the situation for us ("Community Commentary: I'm thankful for our wronged city employees," Nov. 23).
He laid out the winding path that led us to the pathetic place where our city now finds itself and reminded us of the steps along the way.
We can only imagine the effects of our intrepid City Council's latest scheme to dump our organizational structure in order to make us a charter city — the disastrous results of this in the charter cities of Bell and Vernon should be setting off alarms all across town.


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the Nokia C3-0 (which was the first Nokia handset to offer this hybrid
of touch and keypad input).
The black finish on the Nokia X3-02 Black looks business like and classy (the slightly-pearlescent white version looks great too), the specification, bearing in mind the price, doesn't disappoint. The headline features include Wi-Fi, HSPA mobile internet and a 5 megapixel camera. Running Symbian S40 (version 8), is capable of doing the vast majority of the things a high end smartphone can do. The only major drawback with Symbian for most users will be the lack of support for multi-tasking, however the lack of GPS capabilities may be an issue for some. Its a neat device too, just 0.3mm thicker than the iPhone 4!
The Nokia Communities feature available on the X3-02 Touch and Type offers easy access to social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. There is also a useful Mail app which can handle multiple accounts (including Ovi Mail, Yahoo Mail, Gmail and Hotmail). In addition there is the Nokia's own app store - Ovi Store.
The camera on the Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type features a 5 megapixel sensor, and a resolution of up to 1944 x 2592 pixels (the same as the iPhone 4), however this X3-02 phone fails to match the quality images possible with the iPhone. Video resolution on this camera is 640 x 480 pixels, and apart from fast motion capture, the video quality is pretty decent. Many competing handsets offer 720 pixel video capture, so the specification on the X3 is nothing special.
The X3-02 does a much better job when it comes to playing music. The standard 3.5mm headphone jack allows you use your own headphones and the included 2GB memory card can store up to 30 albums of music (up to 16Gb cards are supported). The intuitive music player interface allows you browse music by album, artist or even genre, with support for playlists.
The Nokia X3-02 (also known as the Nokia X3 Touch and Type) is a handset which won't break the bank, but still delivers almost all the benefits required and expected by smartphone users.


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Jeremy Pitt is Reader in Intelligent Systems in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London, where he is also Deputy Head of the Intelligent Systems & Networks Group. His research interests focus on developing formal models of social processes using computational logic, and their application to self-organisation in multi-agent systems (for intelligent networks and distributed computing) and in socio-technical systems (for e.g. community energy systems, knowledge commons and shared living spaces). He is currently working on ideas for computational sustainability relating to algorithmic and polycentric governance, collective attention and computational justice.
He also has an strong interest in the social impact of technology, and has edited two recent books, This Pervasive Day (IC Press, 2012) on pervasive computing and The Computer After Me (IC Press, 2014) on awareness and self-awareness in autonomic systems. He has been an investigator on more than 30 national and European research projects and has published more than 150 articles in journals and conferences. He is a Senior Member of the ACM, a Fellow of the BCS, and a Fellow of the IET; he is also an Associate Editor of ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (TAAS) and an Associate Editor of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine.


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HELENA, Mont., Oct. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBMT), (the "Company," "Eagle"), the holding company of Opportunity Bank of Montana (the "Bank"), announced today that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of approximately $18 million of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The Company intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase from the Company up to an additional 15% of the shares of the Company's common stock sold in the offering.
D.A. Davidson & Co. is serving as sole bookrunning manager of the offering, and FIG Partners, LLC will serve as a co-manager. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including potential future acquisitions and to support continued organic growth, with an anticipated $10 million of the net proceeds to be contributed to the Bank.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus filed as part of an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-216983) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Prospective investors, including current stockholders interested in participating in the offering, should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering. These documents are available at no charge by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from D.A. Davidson & Co., Attn: Equity Capital Markets, 8 Third St. N., Great Falls, MT 59401, (406) 791-7319.
About the Company
Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Helena, Montana and is the holding company of Opportunity Bank, a community bank established in 1922 that serves consumers and small businesses in Montana through 14 banking offices. Additional information is available on the bank's website at www.opportunitybank.com. The shares of Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "EBMT."
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This release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," and "potential." These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements of our goals, intentions and expectations; statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies; statements regarding the asset quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits. These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements; general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, that are worse than expected; competition among depository and other financial institutions; loan demand or residential and commercial real estate values in Montana; inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments; adverse changes in the securities markets; and other economic, governmental, competitive, regulatory and technological factors that may affect our operations. Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. All information set forth in this press release is current as of the date of this release and the company undertakes no duty or obligation to update this information.
Peter J. Johnson, President and CEO
(406) 457-4006
Laura F. Clark, SVP and CFO
(406) 457-4007
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Thomas Instrumentation provides top quality control inspection and testing services to its customers. Typically our customers want each and every board that leaves our facility to be 100% visually inspected and tested. Occasionally customers will not want the 100% service in order to save money. For these customers, we provide the ability to mix the options of no inspection or inspection of critical and/or costly parts with no testing or testing of critical and/or costly parts. The following is a brief description of each service:
Our technical department only performs thorough inspection on completed batches of hardware and cabling that they receive from the assembly department. This ensures the product is being reviewed at a state where no changes should be needed for the product. Our experienced technical team looks for any surface mount problems, human errors, and defective parts. Some of the issues our team looks for include bad solder joints, missing parts, lifted components, and part polarity issues. If any problems are found, they are fixed prior to the testing phase.
Once production boards and cables have been inspected, they are programmed with production firmware and enter the testing process. We develop a custom evaluation station to thoroughly test each and every product we sell to our clients. This station provides a functional test that applies real voltage levels to the board and verifies all of its inputs and outputs. During this test, any displays are carefully inspected for defects and the actual operation of the product is simulated as closely as possible to its real world operation. If any failures are found, the problem is investigated and resolved as quickly as possible.
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As the automobile sector has evolved the gap between manufacturers has gone done broader. The strategy has focused on two poles of the market. The first brands that it bet everything on price and rational cars (Dacia) and the second the trademarks premium aspirational models (DS, Genesis). This situation has been reached because of the economic crisis and the increasingly higher ambitions of brands and sector groups.
In Europe we have the example of the new signature premium of the PSA group, DS. However the world increasingly more firms want to grab a piece of the premium cake and being born brands of this type. Genesis is the premium version of the cars that Hyundai Group can manufacture and it seems that they are enjoying in certain markets. Proof of this are 87.130 vehicles sold last year.
These sales are for a firm that has been scarce two years selling their models. However there is a weak point and is that 66.029 units were registered in its domestic market, South Korea. Therefore, you need as water may open up markets to diversify its sales and not dependent on a single market. For this reason, the management of Hyundai Group have agreed to facilitate their work through the creation of a sales channel for Genesis.
According to Manfred Fitzgerald, head of Genesis, the entrance of the firm in China will be held in the year 2019. Most importantly, they will do so using a sales channel independent of that used Hyundai (or Kia) in the country. Moreover, since the brand you are considering if import their cars to China from South Korea or lift a plant to reduce costs and improve the competitiveness of their models.
According to Fitzgerald, "it is something we are considering, especially in new markets" "don't have the opportunity to get close to them in a different way". With these words in mind, create a network of own distribution without the intervention of third parties it would facilitate the sale of products of Genesis and therefore increase their profitability by each model sold.
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