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Other than doctors, and possibly media workers with unreasonably large New York apartments, few professions are quite as attractive to scriptwriters as lawyers. Lawsuits provide ready-made drama, and even for shows that don't revolve around the courtroom, dropping in a lawyer raises the stakes, or at least ensures you'll get a really good speech.
Of course, what makes a great lawyer in real life doesn't always amount to a great lawyer on TV. First and foremost, we want to be entertained, and sometimes hapless, incompetent lawyers who couldn't win a case if the entire courtroom was drunk make for the best characters. Then again, sometimes we just want to watch someone open a can of legal whoopass in a fictional courtroom. So for the purposes of this list, we've compiled on the following pages, in no particular order, the fictional lawyers of the small screen with the most memorable characters, the ones who made an impression, whether they were onscreen for several seasons, or only a few episodes.
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Perry Mason (Perry Mason)
Perry Mason wasn't originally a TV lawyer; he had his origins in a series of novels and short stories. But it was Raymond Burr's on-screen portrayal that truly launched a million legal careers and still endures as an exemplar of the profession more than 45 years after he left the air. Even Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotmayor cited an on-screen conversation between Mason and District Attorney Hamilton Burger as the impetus behind her decision to become a prosecutor.
Who could blame fans of the show for their devotion? After all, thanks to his skilled questioning and flair for courtroom confrontations, Mason reportedly lost just three cases in more than a decade on the air.
Sandy Cohen (The O.C.)
Lawyers are prone to taking their work home with them, but none have perhaps gone quite as far as Sandy Cohen, that displaced Bronx lawyer who found himself wed to a millionaire's daughter in a mansion in Orange County and took it upon himself to adopt the troubled teen from Chino he met through his work as a public defender. "Get on my level," he might say to all other workaholic lawyers, were not his face always a mask of caring concern framed by lustrous eyebrows, the perfect surrogate father for damaged, brooding Ryan Atwood.
As the seasons wear on and the Cohen clan faces many trials, Sandy remains always the consummate family man, even as he hops from the public defender's office to private practice to a corporation and back to being a public defender. He's always ready with nuggets of sage wisdom and, yes, sometimes legal advice, for his biological son Seth and adopted son Ryan, who make full use of all the outlets for trouble the O.C. has to offer.
Jack McCoy (Law & Order)
We would be remiss if we didn't mention at least one of the lawyers from the longest-running crime drama ever. And while Executive Assistant District Attorney (later turned District Attorney) "Hang 'Em High McCoy" has been known to go rogue, operating outside the rules to achieve his ends, frequently being found in contempt of court, even at times "mocking the witness", no one can deny his passion for finding justice. "I think that the Constitution should be used less as a shield for the guilty and more as a sword for their innocent victims," he says.
Elsbeth Tascioni (The Good Wife)
There's no shortage of excellent and entertaining lawyers on The Good Wife, as the attorneys of the show's central law firm, Lockhart Gardner, frequently find themselves pitted against opposing counsel portrayed by the likes of F. Murray Abraham, Michael J. Fox and Martha Plimpton. But of these many lawyers, none matches recurring character Elsbeth Tascioni for skill or eccentricity.
Courtroom opponents often underestimate the quirky, seemingly scatterbrained litigator. But Elsbeth's abrupt silences and frequent non sequiturs belie a brilliant legal mind that has helped to extricate many of the show's main characters—including Will Gardner, State's Attorney Peter Florick and political consultant Eli Gold—from their own legal scrapes.
Jeff Winger (Community)
Okay, so technically Jeff Winger is not a lawyer anymore. After his law firm discovered his bachelor's degree was from Colombia the country, not Columbia the university, he was disbarred. Now doing time at Greendale Community College to get a real degree, Jeff becomes the reluctant leader of his quirky, dysfunctional study group and finds his gift for arguing comes in handy from time to time.
Sometimes Jeff uses his words for evil, like when he tries to convince the study group to let their psychotic former Spanish teacher, Señor Chang, join the group, just because he's jealous of the other candidate. But more often, he conjures loopholes out of thin air to get his friends out of trouble, or gives a rousing speech that brings them all together again. Though he never loses that particular combination of ego and laziness that brought him to Greendale in the first place, the study group softens him, and more often than not, he puts them first.
Ben Matlock (Matlock)
Andy Griffith, known for enforcing the law on the streets of Mayberry, continued his pursuit of justice as crusty but lovable lawyer Ben Matlock. Despite his folksy style, Matlock never took on a case for less than $100,000, but the hefty retainer was well worth it. No lawyer since Perry Mason was as skilled at getting culprits to confess while on the stand, and Matlock's penchant for the dramatic—equaled only by his fondness for hot dogs—keeps this popular show alive in syndication to this day.
Jackie Chiles (Seinfeld)
How do you describe Jackie Chiles? If you asked him, he might say: "Stupendous, hilarious, boisterous, outrageous!" Chiles, a thinly-veiled parody of Johnnie Cochran, was an outspoken, over-the-top attorney who represented the show's characters in lawsuits involving everything from hot coffee burns to premature aging and distracted driving caused by a woman's bra.
Chiles' best legal efforts were often thwarted by frequent client Cosmo Kramer, but he still showed up in the show's very last episode to defend the Seinfeld gang against charges of criminal indifference. A rumored spin-off featuring the character never materialized, but fortunately we still have several glorious episodes to marvel at Chiles' legal acumen and extensive vocabulary.
Ally McBeal (Ally McBeal)
Does any real lawyer have as much time for romantic entanglements as Ally McBeal did? Perhaps not. But the girl had heart, and she had silliness, two things that portrayals of lawyers sometimes lack. It was a lovely bit of escapism to watch the pratfalls and bathroom dancing that went on at the Boston law firm of Cage & Fish. The cases Ally dealt with informed her personal life, and vice versa, reframing the age-old question of "work-life balance" as more of a mixture. And of course, she had a wild imagination, constantly concocting kooky fantasies. We all remember the dancing baby, don't we?
Saul Goodman (Breaking Bad)
If you're looking to become a successful meth dealer, it helps to have a good lawyer. Luckily for Breaking Bad's teacher-turned-drug lord Walter White, he called Saul Goodman. A criminal lawyer in both senses of the word, Goodman attracts clients using the yellow pages and a slew of low-budget TV ads, but his legal representation throughout the series is first-class.
With his flashy suits, fast talking and questionable ethics, Goodman exemplifies many of the worst stereotypes of lawyers and, in doing so, brings some much-needed comic relief to an otherwise bleak show.
Ted Buckland (Scrubs)
Perhaps the least competent lawyer on this list, or that has ever been portrayed in the history of television, Ted Buckland is a sweaty, spineless, a-cappella singing sad sack who is ostensibly in charge of Sacred Heart Hospital's legal affairs. However he is constantly cowed by chief of medicine Bob Kelso, or, really, anyone. His legal contributions consist of things like pointing out a patient's slippers look slick after a fall only to learn they are hospital booties, or drugging himself to try to quell the fear he feels whenever an imposing malpractice attorney speaks.
Still, Ted has his moments. His confidence skyrockets whenever he's singing with his band, the Worthless Peons. And in one glorious episode, he helps the hospital's nurses bargain for a raise by giving them the tools to blackmail his oppressor, Kelso.
Harvey Specter (Suits)
The "best closer in New York City," Harvey Specter subscribes to the "work hard, play hard" approach to lawyering. His particular combination of flash and substance proves effective, as he goes to almost any lengths to win cases, despite feeling no emotional attachment to his clients.
Although Specter usually doesn't shy away from telling the truth, no matter how harsh, he tricks his law firm into hiring Mike Ross, a prodigy who passed the bar but never graduated from law school. The pair's ensuing mentor-mentee relationship ultimately reveals Specter to be more than just a soulless corporate lawyer, although he probably wouldn't admit it.
Denny Crane (Boston Legal)
Denny Crane is a man who knows what he likes—mostly guns, sheep and the sound of his own name. His legal record is impressive—6,043 wins to zero losses—that is, if you believe him. He's a self-proclaimed legend in the courtroom, which he perhaps uses as an excuse to coast a little. But if a legend can't catch a break, who can?
Underneath the carousing, though, is a touching humanity best characterized by Denny's friendship with his colleague Alan Shore. The two lawyers have "special time" at the end of most episodes, when they share some refreshments and catch up with each other. As Denny develops Alzheimer's, he comes to rely more on Alan, eventually marrying him in the season finale, partly so that Alan will have the authority to make difficult medical decisions for him, but mostly so he can spend the rest of his days with the person he loves best.
The lawyers of Arrested Development
Perhaps the most competent lawyer on Arrested Development was Chareth Cutestory, a fictional persona created by main character Michael Bluth to impress his on-screen paramour—actual attorney and (pathological fib-teller) Maggie Lizer. That doesn't say much for skills of the real legal team that spent three seasons trying, and generally failing, to defend the Bluth family against charges of light treason.
Despite their on-the-job failings, however, the über-professional Wayne Jarvis and the aptly-named Bob Loblaw provided plenty of laughs for viewers. And the Bluth family's longest-running lawyer, the hapless Barry Zuckerkorn, even had occasional flashes of inspiration, when he wasn't too busy with his X-rated extracurricular pursuits.


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Orioles vs. Rays and Mariners 5/8/11-5/12/11
The last few weeks have been pretty stressful for me, not to mention MLBlogs was down over the weekend as they switched to WordPress. Without too many details, I have been busy with health and school stuff, yet managed to go to 4 games while the blog has been not updated. I was at the final Rays game last Sunday as well as the 3 game series vs. the Mariners last week. Here are some highlights and photos from these games, along with some notes. But no, these are not nearly full game recaps like usual. Camera broken means less pictures and no time means less notes and action, so this should be quick, yet fun.
And wow. Looking at past blog entries, this new programming for MLBlogs really screwed up the layout of each entry. So sometime I'll go back through and make the paragraphs look normal again on the old stuff. In the mean time…….
Sunday, May 8th
So this Sunday was special, as Zevi and I were running a fundraiser to support The Red Devils. People bought tickets from us, and proceeds are going to the organization. With major help from Romeo, we had over 100 tickets sold for the game, and it was a lot of fun seeing some old and new friends.
BUT. There WAS batting practice. But still recovering from the health issues just a day earlier, I caught one BP home run (no idea who) and then rested some while Matt took over. Zevi came late and snatched up like 3 or 4 balls somehow.
My goal on the day was to get Evan Longoria to sign the home run ball I had caught the day before. So after BP, Matt and I went down the 3B line to see what we could find. Oh, here's a picture of Matt wearing Brandon Guyer's batting gloves he had gotten the night before (like I mentioned in the entry):
Guyer got sent down that day before the game. I guess Matt caught him at the right time.
We watched the Rays pitchers hit some:
David Price hit a HR and did a HR trot (that people seemed to know of, but I didn't realize he had one). Here he is finishing it:
Sam Fuld, Matt Joyce, and Reid Brignac came out to warm up (notice the pink bats and stuff):
And after the Oriole Bird's mother took this picture with me (in which I look quite crummy and tired):
I got Evan Longoria to sign the baseball:
He wrote "2011 83" under it, since it was his 83rd career HR. He was quite rude to me about it, and I have lost some respect for the guy. As he took it to sign, he first rejected signing sweet spot, but that was to be expected from him. But when I asked him to write 83 on it or something of the sort (after explaining that I had caught it), he gave me a whole bunch of attitude, claiming that I was going to sell it or something. 30 seconds later, he took it back out of my hand and said something like "you know what, fine" and scribbled the numbers on.
Whatever. I like it. But the guy got on my nerves.
I also got Matt Joyce and Reid Brignac to sign my ticket:
More guys warmed up:
And a fun yet very tiring day with people. I left a little early, the heat and such were getting to me on very little sleep and new meds to make me all better, but was a positive day. Well, except that the Orioles lost 3-5.
Tuesday, May 10th
Zack Hample was now in town (here's his blog entry about the day).
I snagged 5 balls on the day. A Reynolds BP homer on the fly in LF, then 3 BP homers on the fly in the flag court during Mariners BP. The 5th ball? When I went over to sit with Brittany around the 3rd inning, I looked at the ground, and there was a ball sitting under the seats. Odd. Well, 5. Yet Tom the security guard, who's hilarious and very nice to us, asked me for 2 earlier in the day (he gives them away), so here's my 3 final on the day:
Zack even acknowledged my 3 flag court catches, so I was proud to beat out his lowly 1 🙂
I got Todd Wellenmeyer, Carlos Peguero, and Jack Cust to come sign my ticket:
The Orioles won 7-6.
Wednesday, May 11th
I got 2 BP balls in LF, one on the fly.
I got Justin Smoak, Adam Kennedy, and Carlos Peguero (again) to sign my ticket:
The game:
In the 9th, I got Luke Scott to chuck me his warmup ball out in left field, much to the dismay of Tim and Ben.
The O's won, 4-2. WOOOO.
Thursday, May 12th
Todd Cook and family were in town for this one. Big Mariners fans. His blog entry isn't up yet, but when it is, it will be cool. I just know it.
BP (that's Peguero and Michael Pineda standing on the field):
I snagged one ball on the day, and barely. Brandon League chucked a ball up to fans, it fell, I grabbed it, but handed it over to the girl who had been shouting "it's my birthday" for the last hour in hopes to shut her up.
She shut up.
Zach Britton pitched 9 innings of scoreless ball:
But so did Jason Vargas for the Ms.
The Orioles won, though, 2-1 in extras. SWEEEEEEEP.
That's it. The stats will be up… sometime. They are so messed up I need to correct a bunch of them anyways. Here are some random other photos:
Zack and I going for a ball Boog was tossing to us:
Some of the balls from these games are here. Not sure which are which:
A silly photo of me jumping in the seats during BP (with Tim and Zack in it). But hey, I did make the catch. Sorry for showing so much skin. My bad.
And, here's my favorite photo Zack sent me. Him and I walking to the flag court mid-BP one of the days. I just think it's a cool shot.
Off to go see the O's beat the Yankees now. Till later, folks.
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It's kind of hard to hear what they're saying, so turn the volume up and watch the sparks fly! ;-)
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KStew & RPattz's *Steamy* Twilight Audition Released!!
It's kind of hard to hear what they're saying, so turn the volume up and watch the sparks fly! ;-)
69 comments:
Nice one. ;)ReplyDelete
that girl with the 5" heels -- i'll make it up to u someday, i promise!ReplyDelete
NUUUU where is it where? it doesnt show it to me....it links me to this cheezy music thing....aghhhh...dont tease me woman! im only human!!!ReplyDelete
it has been way too long since I have been rick roll'd. thank you.ReplyDelete
I've just been Punk'd hahaReplyDelete
I really hate April Fool's Day. God forgive you because I never will...ReplyDelete
AGH!!!!!!!!! I HATE YOU SO BAD RIGHT NOW OMG THAT SUCKS!!!! big time! aghhhhhhhhReplyDelete
its not april 1st yet in California...thats not fair!!!!ReplyDelete
ahahahaaaaa! That was great Twi.ReplyDelete
Uda shiznit.
Ya got me.
i will make it up to you guys, i promise!!! xoxoReplyDelete
I was all trying to find it....I didnt even try to figure out what you wrote...I went straight to google and went into a panic when I couldnt find it....SHAME be bestowed on you....nearly caused me a panic attack thinking my computer wasn't working lolReplyDelete
don't hurt me. :)ReplyDelete
I so fell for that. Dammit!ReplyDelete
that was not very nice :(((ReplyDelete
I really have never fallen for a rick roll..until now!! I was so excited to see it and I thought Hey another Twicrack exclusive...WHAT!!!ReplyDelete
Happy April Fools
damn, i've been RickRoll'D. . .ReplyDelete
hi! new to your blog, it's AWESOME!!!!!ReplyDelete
and I totally fell for this mouse trap :D
precious! the audition is something I would REALLY want to see and you got me good, hehe.ReplyDelete
you are an evil woman!!ReplyDelete
ahahahhaa Rickroll'd.....now thats funny ;)ReplyDelete
[my thought process upon seeing this]ReplyDelete
OMG effing WOW I've always wanted to see this!!! WAIT - it's April Fool's Day! No. NO!!! TwiCrack wouldn't do that to us... Would she?! [crosses fingers, clicks link] Curses, TwiCrack!! (Ya' got me - sorta - lol!)
I know...I'm a cruel, cruel woman. :) My faux-YouTube pic came out pretty well. hehe.ReplyDelete
I *swear* I'll find some goodies to make it up to you all! Thanks for being good sports about this.
Just so you know, I've punished myself inadvertently; i've have that stupid rick astley song stuck in my head since last night.
LMAO, Rick Roll'd..Happy April Fools..LOL..ReplyDelete
TC, you have become drunk on power *sobs* I was so excited to watch that that I actually closed down all my other tabs first!ReplyDelete
...damned Rick Astley ;)
I can't take too much credit for this -- Amanda of Twilight Examiner was the mastermind who suggested this, and I just executed. hehe.ReplyDelete
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LOL! This made me realize just how obsessed I really am. We are all going to hell.ReplyDelete
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I. Can't. Believe. I. Just. Got. Rickroll'd. Damn that was good. lol.ReplyDelete
If I never get Rick Roll'd again it will be too soon!!!!ReplyDelete
Hahaha, you are so freakin' fantastic!!!! This was ingenious, and absolutely hilarious!! Over 40 comments for a Rickroll...I love it!!ReplyDelete
Never before has getting RickRolled felt so... unsatisfying.ReplyDelete
Sorta like eating tofu, for instance.
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omg i got Rick Rolled!!!!!ReplyDelete
Damn and he was hott back in the day!!
Seriously girl, you're amazing.
I've ner laughed so hard about getting Rick Rolled.
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That was just mean! :(ReplyDelete
Ha ha! Ain't nothin' wrong with a little Rick Roll, nothin' at all! You are awesome.ReplyDelete
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ha ha, got me big time. :)ReplyDelete
That was amazing, no one has caught me yet but you guys did. Nice work! Never gonna give you up!..ReplyDelete
OK everyone stop thinking of robert pattinson as Edward Cullen he is not Edward Cullen he is just Robert he is a normal person just like you and me but i don't see anyone elese coming to me to take my picture or get my autograph so what he was in a MOVIE ya i LOVE twilight but he is a NORMAL person!ReplyDelete
I cant veiw the vid? It links to another one. Obvs it's been removed or somethingReplyDelete
Damn. You totally got me. And it's been such a long day it took me a whole 30 seconds of "WTF?" before I realized I'd been had.ReplyDelete
Kudos! Bitch ;-)
You suck! April fools I hate this day so much! Damn rumor mill day!ReplyDelete
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you're an ass, clearly with too much free time.ReplyDelete
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that looks like the real video is it u just had it be a link?ReplyDelete
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Mmmm, oh my god!!!!, i canot see it!!!!, some can tell me where i can watch this please!!!!!, i'm dyingo for it!!ReplyDelete


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The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overseas has normally involved smart bomb launches or reconnaissance, but the U.S. Marine Corps is developing a new UAV that will be able to help re-supply combat forces overseas.
The Marines are working with developers to create a new UAV that is able to carry up to 1,200 pounds of supplies on each flight, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John Amos, recently said to the House appropriations Committee's subcommittee focused on defense.
"I'm looking for something now," Gen. Amos said to the subcommittee. "We want to get a solution into Afghanistan by this summer."
Both the Marine Corps and Army have noticed an increase of injuries related to the heavy amount of weight soldiers deployed overseas must carry, an Army official recently said. The combat gear weighs up to 130 pounds, and a higher number of soldiers are being hurt by stress fractures, pulled muscles and other issues. This issue is especially problematic as soldiers prepare to be deployed to Afghanistan, where they'll have to deal with rough terrain, mountains, and bad road conditions.
The UAVs, which the USMC hopes to have by summer, will help transport ammunition, food and water, and batteries to ground troops on patrol in remote areas.
The U.S. military has been thinking about possible ways to help soldiers, and UAV development has prospered since the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The smaller craft are silent and fast, which makes them good for reconnaissance, but larger ones can be used to drop supplies or weapons. The BBC published a brief list of commonly used UAVs by British and American troops in the Middle East.
Precision air drops used by the Army have been able to deliver as much as 26,000 pounds of supplies per day to troops deployed.


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Taupa Lithuanian Board President Challenges Fraud Account
The former board president of the $23.6 million Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union disputed statements made by another former board member to Credit Union Times, and provided new details about the failed credit union's governance.
Vytautas Kliorys took over as president of the board of the Cleveland-based institution, which was liquidated July 12 by the NCUA due to fraud, in April 2012. He said he was still president of the board at the time of the liquidation.
Kliorys said he disagreed with statements from other former and dismissed volunteers who say they were duped by former CEO Alex R. Spirikaitis, who allegedly defrauded the credit union and caused its failure. Court documents state Spirikaitis forged deposit account statements from the credit union's accounts at the $4.5 billion Corporate One Federal Credit Union, and used the stolen money to construct a $1.5 million home.
While the former head of the board agrees that Spirikaitis allegedly committed fraud, Kliorys said it was the credit union's third party audit firm and examiners who were duped, not volunteers.
"The board believed that it had all the procedures in place to prevent this sort of event," he told Credit Union Times. "We had received excellent or very good reports from the annual state exams and NCUA's most recent exam last summer, and we had even gone a step further than required and used an outside CPA firm to perform annual independent audits."
All three entities concluded the credit union was in good shape, and there was no hint or suggestion that any embezzlement or inappropriate financial transactions were being conducted by Spirikaitis, he said.
Furthermore, Kliorys said, it was the responsibility of the outside auditors to review and confirm the Corporate One statements, not the board's.
"The corporate credit union bank statements, which were apparently manufactured by the manager, were never presented to the board," he said.
Vincas Urbaitis, a 25-year volunteer who retired from the Taupa Lithuanian board in 2011, incorrectly told Credit Union Times that Kliorys was turned away by the NCUA after he attempted to enter the credit union after it had been seized.
"I went to the credit union's office a few days after the closing," Kliorys said. "The NCUA regulators immediately agreed to talk to me."
However, he said, since then volunteers have not had access to the credit union or any of its records. Kliorys said he has been told by NCUA officials that it could take up to six months for the regulator to complete its full forensic accounting process and reveal the full extent of the fraudulent activity.
Spirikaitis has been on the run since July 16 following what police thought was a standoff at his Solon home. However, when authorities entered the home the next morning, he was not there. The FBI said he was last seen in Cleveland as well as the suburbs of Solon and neighboring Twinsburg and may have fled to Canada.
According to U.S. District court documents, a FBI special agent hand delivered a "notice of complaint for forfeiture" and other foreclosure papers on Aug. 7 to Julie A. Spirikaitis, his wife and co-owner of the home.
The FBI has also posted a foreclosure notice at the home in Solon, about 25 miles southeast of Cleveland. The notice gives Mrs. Spirikaitis about a month to respond to the foreclosure complaint in U.S. District Court in Akron.
In November 2012, Spirikaitis moved into the new home with his wife and their two children. The construction of the home, which took a year, was first paid for with two checks totaling $100,000 from Spirikaitis' personal account at Taupa Lithuanian, according to court documents.
"All remaining checks—totaling approximately $1,555,132—came from Spirikaitis in the form of Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union official checks," the documents state.


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TouchPad got off to a rocky start with reviewers, as they complained about a lack
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal judge has reset the trial for three nuclear protesters who broke into the Y-12 weapons plant in Oak Ridge to May 7.
The three people were scheduled to start trial on Feb. 26, but The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that Federal Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley Jr. moved the trial back during a conference call Monday with attorneys because of a new charge of felony sabotage that a grand jury added earlier this month.
Michael Walli, Greg Boertje-Obed and Sister Megan Rice are accused of breaking into the plant in July, cutting through security fences and defacing the plant's storage facility for uranium.
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Troubleshooting and verifying 8b/10b encoded signals with a real-time oscilloscope
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Few serial technologies have become more widely adopted than 8b/10b coding, which is now used in standards like PCI-Express, Serial ATA, SAS, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand, FireWire, MIPI M-PHY, HDMI, DisplayPort, CIPRI, OBSAI, XAUI, USB3.0 and others. Therefore, any designer will eventually need the ability to efficiently analyze 8b/10b encoded signals using common instrumentation such a real-time oscilloscope. The intent of 8b/10b line coding is to achieve DC balance and provide enough state changes to ensure stable clock recovery. Since DC balance is maintained, 8b/10b signals can be transmitted through transformers, optical channels or AC coupled links which have DC offsets at the pins of their integrated circuits. AC coupled data signals would have DC drifts depending on the data content. A long sequence of 1s will lead into positive drift and many 0s will drift toward negative voltage, as shown in figure 1. Without correction it will cause errors at the receiver side since a fixed threshold is being compared to the drifting voltage level of the data signal.
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8b/10b line coding will compensate for these effects by mapping 8 bits of data to 10 bit symbols (or characters). Each 8 bit word corresponds to two 10b characters to ensure the long term ratio between 1´s and 0´s is nearly 50 percent, as outlined in figure 2.The difference in numbers between 1s and 0s is called running disparity (RD) and it is either +1 or -1. Therefore the encoding of one 8 bit data word will change depending on the preceding symbol at the speed of the data rate.
With high-speed serial signals now delivering multiple gigabits per second, they require very high bandwidth in the physical layer for their links. One way to verify the performance of serial links is compliance testing. Usually compliance tests are used for characterization at a final state of the design. If the compliance test passes everything is fine. If not, debugging of the physical layer might become necessary. A first step is often to look for measurements that are out of range related to the appropriate standards specifications. This can indicate where to perform further measurements and suggest actions to solve the problem. If this does not solve the problem, the engineer can look at a composite of all data values and transitions on the bus using an eye diagram.
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He's reluctant to workout against other top PGs:
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While it remains likely that Cleveland will take Duke point guard Kyrie Irving at the top spot and (insert team name here, since Minnesota continues to spread the word that it would like to move down) will take Arizona's Derrick Williams at No. 2, sources say the Kentucky point guard could be risking his chance to go third overall to Utah by refusing to work out against competition. Knight has an open invitation to join Connecticut's Kemba Walker, BYU's Jimmer Fredette and UCLA's Malcolm Lee in a June 15 workout with the Jazz, but sources close to both sides said he has yet to decide whether to take part.
What's more, there are rumblings that Utah is less than thrilled at the notion that Knight would even consider dictating the terms with the No. 3 pick (although Turkish center Enes Kanter already did just that in his Jazz workout in Chicago in which Toronto also took part). It's unclear whether the Jazz would take a hard-line stance and refuse to take Knight unless he worked out against other top-line competitors, but that appears to be a possibility.
I attended Knight's workout in Sacramento on June 2 and walked away convinced that Knight saw the Kings as his so-called first-round floor at No. 7. The problem there, predictably, is that the one-on-none approach wasn't well received by the Kings' brass either. As if separating the talent in this crop wasn't tough enough, Knight's tactic appears to have thrown a subtle wildcard into the process.


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A disaster that occurred early Monday morning has ruined the holidays for some residents of Knoxville, Tennessee. A retaining wall at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston coal-fired power plant collapsed, spewing 2.6 million cubic yards of fly ash across Tennessee.
According to the TVA, 400 acres of land are submerged 6-feet deep in the toxic substance. The sludge that burst out of the holding pond for power plant waste ripped an entire home from its foundations and flooded 11 other homes in the area. In addition, a train was also heavily damaged.
"Protecting the public, our employees, and the environment is TVA's primary concern as we supply electric power for the people of Tennessee Valley region," said TVA President and CEO Tom Kilgore. "We deeply regret that a retention wall for ash containment at our Kingston Fossil Plant failed, resulting in an ash slide and damage to nearby homes."
Fortunately, no injuries related to the disaster have been reported so far. However, the situation is expected to worsen. Fly ash is a highly toxic substance that contains mercury, lead, and arsenic. A report from last year also states that fly ash is more radioactive than nuclear waste.
The toxic substance has begun seeping into the Emory River, which means the waste may ultimately end up flowing into the Tennessee River, contaminating ground and surface water. The TVA says that it will continue to sample water downstream for contamination. As a precaution, the TVA has attempted to manage the river flows in order to reduce risk of contamination.
The Kingston power plant generates 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. According to the TVA, this powers 670,000 homes. Despite the disaster, the plant is still online and operating.
Repairs for the disaster will begin immediately, with hundreds of bulldozers, dump trucks and workers already in the area to clear out the debris.
Residents displaced by the disaster have been provided with hotel rooms, food and transportation. Gas, electricity and water have been restored to homes in the area that did not incur any serious damage.
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Police investigating the suspicious death of a two-year-old girl are following a positive line of inquiry.
Officers were called to a property in Croftangry Road in Kelty, Fife, following a "report of concern" for the child at 6.30pm yesterday.
The toddler, named locally as Madison Horne, was taken to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, where she was later pronounced dead.
Police Scotland said: "Inquiries are at an early stage but police are treating her death as suspicious."
The force said it was following a "positive line of inquiry".
A police officer has been standing guard outside the property this morning.
Tributes have also been left at the scene including teddy bears and pink roses.
An Upsy Daisy doll is holding the message "Heaven has gained another angel. Rest in peace little one".
Local MP and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and local MSP Alex Rowley, both Labour, said in a joint statement: " Kelty is a strong close knit community and there is universal sadness at the tragic death of a two-year-old girl last night.
"We know that the whole community will come together to mourn the loss of a child who has been taken from us at such a young age and we support those closest to her.
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A team of forensic officers was at the property this afternoon examining the scene.
More than a dozen soft toys and bouquets have been placed at the gate of the two-storey house by passing residents.
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SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- In a new pastoral letter Family Beyond Borders, the bishops of the border region of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico humanize the immigration debate by placing it in a moral context with specific illustrations of struggling children and families.
It addresses the misconceptions concerning undocumented immigrants and their contribution to society in the United States, while outlining the serious threats facing immigrant families and tragic conditions under which children have been separated from their mothers and fathers.
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio held a news conference Nov. 26 in which he joined with his brother bishops in urging Catholics, national, state and local leaders, and all people of good will to engage in dialogue, advocacy and action to protect the human rights of immigrants and to help keep their families together.
Archbishop Garcia-Siller began his comments by saying the bishops of the border region have published and are distributing Family Beyond Borders with a sense of urgency.
Dated for Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, Families without Borders was made available on the Archdiocese of San Antonio website at www.archsa.org, and was being printed in English and Spanish in the Nov. 29 issue of Today's Catholic, the archdiocesan newspaper.
It also was being distributed to President Barack Obama, U.S. senators and representatives from Texas, and a number of civic and faith leaders.
"We believe it is imperative that the people of the United States see that the broken immigration system of this land comes with tragic human cost," he explained. "Families are torn apart, children are separated from their mothers and fathers, husbands are divided from wives, not just for days or weeks, or even months. Many may never see their families for decades, if ever."
The San Antonio prelate said the border bishops acknowledge the right and responsibility of a nation to secure its borders.
"But at what price?" he questioned. "Immigration reform has evolved from an honest discussion about national security, to a partisan politics issue, thus blinding some Americans from seeing immigrants as suffering people who live among us, on our streets and in our neighborhoods.
"The fear that comes from misinformation denies their dignity and the positive contribution the undocumented immigrants make to our lives every day."
The archbishop spoke emotionally about undocumented immigrant children — some as young as 5 years old — who brave the dangers of the desert and coyotes and hide from authorities as well as human traffickers in an attempt to reach the safety of a new home of hope.
In Family Beyond Borders, he said, "we attempt to help our people see these children who cry in the darkness of isolation and often abuse."
Archbishop Garcia-Siller stated that in fiscal year 2012, the U.S. Border Patrol reported apprehensions of more than 24,000 unaccompanied juveniles along the Southwest border.
"These children who are apprehended are often initially placed in short-term detention centers, where the lights stay on 24 hours a day and there are no showers or recreation spaces. At times, the facilities are so crowded with juveniles that the children have to take turns just to lie down to sleep on the concrete floor," he said of conditions at some facilities. "Moreover, when unaccompanied minors are apprehended and deported to their countries of origin, this is often done in ways that put them at additional risk."
The archbishop said that the border bishops believe that if the people of the United Sates understand what immigration policies and laws are doing to punish families and children just because they do not have the right documents, "they will join their voices with ours, their hearts with our brothers and sisters in need, and demand action by our legislators and our president, now."
Archbishop Garcia-Siller acknowledged that often people will say, "Why don't they just wait their turn?" but he said, "They truly do not understand how broken the system is."
He explained that the U.S. State Department issues available visas through a complex system that has limits for various categories of family-sponsored and employment-based preferences and quotas for individual countries. Currently, he said, there is a 17- to 20-year "wait" for Mexicans to acquire a U.S. visa.
"How long can we ask a father to wait to be able to feed his family and offer them a future of hope? Can we in good conscience tell a father and mother that their children's chance for a better life is out there, but they should wait 20 years to live it? How can you tell a mother that she must wait 20 years to be reunited with her husband or children?" he asked.
Family Beyond Borders quotes Pope Francis: "Life, which is a gift of God, a value always to be protected and promoted; the family, the foundation of coexistence and a remedy against social fragmentation."
In this light, Archbishop Garcia-Siller stressed the border bishops believe that "what is happening to the immigrant family in the United States is an offense against God and the human conscience."
"We implore our leaders to stop looking at immigration reform as simply a politically charged item of controversy. It should no longer require an act of courage on the part of a legislator to apply the principles of moral ethics, true family values, decency and justice," the archbishop emphasized.
The bishops who worked on Families Without Borders represent: the Mexican dioceses of Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Cuauhtemoc-Madera, Matamoros, Monterrey, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras and Saltillo; the Diocese of Las Cruces, N.M., and the Texas dioceses of Amarillo, Brownsville, El Paso, Lubbock and San Angelo and the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
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Mulder – healed / Jimmy – bad wheel / McGwire – lacks appeal
There's been enough news this week to wake me from my blogging slumber.
First, we found out that Edmonds is having foot surgery which will likely make him unavailable for spring training. They except he'll be good to go for opening day. Please Hammer Toe, don't hurt him!
Yesterday Mark McGwire fell well short of the votes he'd need to gain access to the Hall of Fame. This is not really a surprise, and I'm really not sure how I feel about it. His weasly court testimony is hard to ignore, but it's also hard to forget the great memories he gave us, particularly during that magical Maris-hunting summer. It will be interesting to see how future votes go. Will people forgive and forget? Will a revelation such as "everybody was doing it" change opinions? Would a confession and plea for forgiveness help or hurt? For what it's worth, I would have voted for him, but I think my ballot must have gotten lost in the mail.
Today it was announced that Mark Mulder is a Cardinal again, with a $13 million 2-year deal. If he's really healthy, this is good news, but I can't get too excited about it until I see some evidence.


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Kirkland Air Force Base.
"Frequent part and system failures, limited supply
support, and high false alarm rates in the built-in diagnostic systems caused
frequent flight delays and an excessive maintenance workload," claimed the
report which was released earlier this year.
"This produces a maintenance and support burden that
the Marines really can't afford. All of the reliability problems that they
continue to have here in the [United] States -- it's going to drive them crazy
overseas," said Philip Coyle, senior advisor for the Center for Defense
Despite the troubles, the U.S. Marines will be deploying
seven of its similar MV-22 Ospreys to Iraq in September. The Marines are
hoping that the Osprey's speed will allow it to quickly transport troops and make
it less of a target for insurgents than slower, traditional helicopters.
"It is our fervent feeling that this aircraft is the
most capable, survivable aircraft that we carry our most important weapons
system in, which is the Marine or rifleman," said Lt. Gen. John Castellaw,
the deputy commandant for aviation for the Marines. "If you've ever gone
rabbit hunting, you know that it's harder to shoot a rabbit that's running than
the one that's sitting still."
The push for the Osprey to enter regular military service
has been a long time coming. In 2007 alone, there have been six crashes
involving U.S. helicopters in Iraq. The Osprey's enviable speed (top speed
316MPH), ability to take-off and land like a helicopter and an operating range
that is three to five times that of traditional helicopters should make it a
great workhorse during its seven month deployment.
The V-22 Osprey is destined to replace the Marines' CH-46
Sky King by 2018. When compared to the CH-46, the Osprey has a range that is
three times farther and has six to seven times the survivability in the field.
The tilt-rotor aircraft has been in development for over 20 years
at a cost of over $20 billion USD.


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June 11, 2009
KStew Debuts Her Joan Jett
Modern Mullet Hair
The real Joan Jett:
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- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Well, at least I don't think anyone will ever call Kristen a 'diva.'
wow~ this is so... ROCKER!!!ReplyDelete
eeeek I hate itReplyDelete
it fits the role
She lookes like a vampire! Not a cullen-vampire, but a true-horror-vampire. =XReplyDelete
She does look the part but I think I like the Bella look better.ReplyDelete
She looks fucking great!!ReplyDelete
I love Kstew!!
And this just shows her dedication to her roles.
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 7:40 PM
K-Twat = Teenage Hormones on DrugsReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM
I think she looks rockin' She is an actress not forever to be Bella. Good for her for actually doing her hair to match the person she is playing rather than wear a wig.ReplyDelete
- thparkleJune 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Wow Kristen! Props for the dedication! I'm stoked to the Joan Jett movie BTW! Sahe's rock'n that Joan Jett hair, gotta love her for it! I wonder what Rob would think of her knew look, to be honest, I don't think he would even recognize her. And anonymous above, that's lame!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 7:48 PM
ewww! i mlike her but not the new dou (?)!! (no offense!)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 7:52 PM
I freaking admire the shite outta her..Joan Jett..hale yea..give her some respect haters..what other actress in HW would do this..shes gonna ROCK that movie..stop hating on the STEW BEYOTCH'S!ReplyDelete
I think she looks like Joan Jett and I have mad respect for any actor willing to dig into a role and do what's required without giving diva 'tude.ReplyDelete
I think she looks great as Joan and I totally admire her for actually doing her own hair that way for the movie instead of wearing a wig. I can't wait to see this!ReplyDelete
wow, just wow. Awfulness...but she does the the part...so, thumbs up?ReplyDelete
- treehuggerJune 11, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Yeah she could have taken the easy route and just worn a wig but she didn't and that takes cojones grandes..mad props Kristen, mad props!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 8:04 PM
eek. wow, i give her mad props. if i were her i wouldn't cut my hair like that for a role and would ask for a wig. i can tell she's totally dedicated to this role.ReplyDelete
now she looks like a total crack head now though.
I didn't think it was possible for her to look anymore white...I was wrong loReplyDelete
Much props indeed. She's a hot badass. Of course she is dedicated to the role, JJ herself picked Kris out to play her @ 17. That's an honor! I hope she rocks the role.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 8:19 PM
okay dude she died and cut her hair she didnt give blood or like tattoo joan jett on her asssss. its not even that big of deal her hair was gross and nappy anyway im sure she let it grow back to its bongloving self in a few months.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 8:23 PM
omg!! just wow, that's so cool!! she's gonna be a great jj :D can't wait to see the movie!!ReplyDelete
Luv her Un-Diva-ness! I admire her gutts and desire to dig deep into the roll. You Go-Girl!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 8:43 PM
love it!! totally joan jett but wat movie is this 4ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 9:28 PM
i just wish she would wash her hair and blow dry it at least once.ReplyDelete
Woah, that is convincing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 10:01 PM
she looks like she's on drugs...lol. but thumbs up for her dedication to her work. :DReplyDelete
WOW!! I can't believe how much she looks like her!ReplyDelete
I. LOVE. THIS!!ReplyDelete
This is so the Anti-Bella - she should so keep this look!
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 10:49 PM
I'm all about being oneself and not "being" the characters but....ReplyDelete
I don't like these pictures so much.
I like her new hair cut and color but she looks anorexic and like she is on tons of drugs.... Kind of like Courtney Love but a tad prettier.
love love love it... she looks awesome... what a great part to play! joan jett is the best... she fits her wellReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 11:08 PM
whoa. that looks rough. tough break. now i see why she's been sporting a ponytail. save that mess for the set.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Well, I don't think she's wearing any make-up. . . wait until her eyes are all done up and her hair is spiked- she will be awesome!ReplyDelete
My friend cried when she saw that picReplyDelete
Lovin the way she immerses herself in he roles. Now she looks like a vampire!ReplyDelete
I like her but the new look...she looks kind of tired and exhausted...she should take a break!ReplyDelete
Perhaps that's why she went all glam last week with her photoshoot, she knew that she would look a complete hotmess the following week. Dedicated or not, she could style the mullett before leaving the house. Even Joan styled the mullet.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 12, 2009 at 1:06 AM
I think she looks awesome, it suits her.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 12, 2009 at 2:11 AM
Ohhh I love herrr.... she looks sooo greattt :DReplyDelete
Different.Really different.She scars the hell out of me seriiously , no lie.ReplyDelete
poor kristen she looks abit tired :(ReplyDelete
I like the hair-- it's daring and looks super rocker-chic.. but Kristen has huge bags under her eyes and needs to get some rest, it looks like. Poor girl, I'm sure the paps following her around doesn't help.ReplyDelete
LOVE IT!!! She's got the look! Now let's step up the acting!! Joan Jett was a helluva women and modern rock needs more women like her to shake things up a bit!! Honestly looking forward to this movie!! Give 'em hell, KSTEW!ReplyDelete
She does not look atrocious! She just looks like Joan Jett!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 14, 2009 at 12:12 AM
- AnonymousJune 19, 2009 at 9:01 PM
she looks like Joan Jett, but what happens when it is time to do Bella again and her hair looks like that???ReplyDelete


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text: The playing of Canadian virtuoso Glenn Gould provokes myriad reactions, from disquiet to awe. Seldom is there indifference. He is celebrated for his revelatory Bach interpretations, yet he cherished the music of the Renaissance, was stupendous in recordings of Beethoven concertos, and championed music of the 20th century. These well-annotated new editions combine his recorded legacy in exciting ways and add to the luster of a reputation that continues to shine, many years after his death.


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Adult Criminal Careers, Michigan: 1974-1977 (ICPSR 8279)
Principal Investigator(s): Blumstein, Alfred; Cohen, Jacqueline
These data, taken from the computerized criminal history files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, were collected to develop estimates of the extent and variation of individual offending. Included are the adult criminal records of individuals 17 years of age and older arrested in Michigan from 1974 to 1977. The primary criterion for inclusion in the sample was at least one arrest in Michigan for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, or auto theft. Once sampled, the arrest history includes data on all recorded arrests through 1977, regardless of offense type. The full dataset includes records for 41,191 individuals for a total of 200,007 arrests. The dataset is organized by individual and includes demographic characteristics of the individual (birth date, state of birth, sex, and race) followed by information from the individual's arrest record in chronological order. The arrest records include the date of arrest, the offenses charged, the disposition (convicted, dismissed, or acquitted), and the sentence. Because the data are organized by individual, they are suitable for longitudinal analyses of individual offending patterns over time.
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Blumstein, Alfred, and Jacqueline Cohen. ADULT CRIMINAL CAREERS, MICHIGAN: 1974-1977. ICPSR version. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University, School of Urban and Public Affairs [producer], 1983. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1994. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08279.v1
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Against The Odds
The road Anthony Underwood took to becoming a successful businessman was one few other independent dealers have traveled.
While most dealers grew up loving cars, Underwood grew up in a family that never owned a car.
While many of the industry's most successful people are second or third-generation dealers who were raised on car lots owned by their fathers, Underwood is one of eight children who were raised by their single mother.
While many of the industry's most successful people are second or third-generation dealers who were raised on car lots owned by their fathers, Underwood is one of eight children who were raised by their single mother. While many used car dealers have once worked at franchise dealerships, Underwood once owned one.
And while many used car dealers quickly fell in love with the business, Underwood hated selling cars for the first several months he did it.
Anthony Underwood
of Bessemer, AL
Despite the unusual origin and winding route, the road led to Underwood being named the 2003 NIADA National Quality Dealer of the Year at the association's Annual Convention & Expo this past June in Las Vegas. He is the fifth winner from Alabama.
NIADA officials, and Northwood University representatives who evaluate and select the winner, lauded Underwood for his devotion to running a quality operation, obvious integrity and commitment to community involvement.
"It was a real surprise," said Underwood. "To be recognized by your peers and by experts is a real honor."
Background And History
Underwood owns and operates two dealerships in Bessemer, AL, near Birmingham. Anthony Underwood Automotive Pre-Owned Superstore carries approximately 140 vehicles in inventory, most of which are newer, low-mileage domestic cars. The second location, Guaranteed Credit Approval, keeps about 45 higher-mileage cars in inventory for sale to customers with lower credit ratings.
In 1977, Underwood was 19, a new father, and managing a record store when he heard how much money he might make selling cars at the local Ford dealership. It was not love at first sight.
But his fortitude was revealed as he persevered despite his initial displeasure with his new job. The situation wasn't helped by the fact that as a child, Underwood's family had n8ever owned a car. When he began selling cars, he couldn't drive a stick shift and had to have customers drive those cars off the lot.
"I really didn't like it (selling cars) at first, but I couldn't quit because I had a family. I was kind of hoping I would get fired," Underwood recalled.
Instead, his boss related a statistic that showed what it takes to make a sale.
"He told me 64 was the magic number," Underwood said. "If you make 64 contacts, you're guaranteed to make a sale so I decided I would give it a try and at least if it didn't work, I could say I did my part. At lunch I would put 65 business cards in my pocket and I wouldn't come back until they were gone. It took awhile, but eventually it worked out."
In fact, Underwood said he began selling so many cars that he dreamed of owning his own dealership. In 1989, after completing the Ford dealer training program, Underwood opened his own store in Talladega. But running a new dealership in a small town during a slow economy soon overwhelmed him. When a tornado damaged the dealership, he jumped at the chance to bail out.
"I felt like a failure," Underwood said. "I had to go back home with my tail between my legs. It was pretty tough."
Again, family obligations didn't leave him any options and he shoved his pride aside to take his old job back at the local Ford dealership.
"A lot of people are afraid to fail. And out of fear, they don't try," Underwood said. "I was fortunate that my responsibilities were greater than my fears."
For the next two and a half years, he worked at a series of jobs, including used car manager, until the entrepreneurial bug bit again. Underwood rented a small trailer on the lot of a used car dealer, bought five cars and opened Dealers Trade Outlet, operating under the slogan "If we don't have it, we'll get it."
When his growing business began to threaten his landlord, he was kicked out of the trailer he was renting. Underwood then bought an old service station and grew the business from 1995 to 2002. Last year, coming almost full circle, Underwood purchased the old Ford dealership property and opened his superstore. His second location, Guaranteed Credit Approval, operates from the old service station location. Despite just opening in early 2003, the lot already is selling some 70 cars a month.
"You have to know the market and find the unmet needs," Underwood said, "but we didn't know what we had there."
Together, Underwood's two stores employ 31 people and sell more than 200 vehicles a month. He recently added 10 service bays to the dealerships. He considers himself an aggressive marketer, advertising on all the local television channels. Another unique aspect is his use of two greeters. They, and not salespeople, are the first contact with customers. They get basic information from the customer and then introduce them to a salesperson. For that, they are paid $6.50 per hour plus $1 for each customer greeted. Underwood said the greeters allow him to track customers and sales performance.
Underwood uses another unusual feature at Guaranteed Credit Approval. He offers free "gap insurance" for customers who happen to have accidents and aren't fully covered for the value. He said it happens two or three times a month, but pays off in customer loyalty.
Underwood himself spends most of time traveling to auctions, buying some 150 cars a month. He prides himself on being able to evaluate a car in less than a minute.
"Buying a car is the most important thing in this business," he said. "You make your money when you buy a car and realize it when you sell it. It's just a matter of when."
Underwood is very involved in the Alabama IADA, serving on the board of directors and as president of the membership committee. His primary concern at both the state and national levels has been with education.
"We've made great strides toward better education of the dealer body," he said. "We have a great association and I think with more education we could be just as prestigious and important as the new car dealers are with the NADA."
Underwood and his wife Joyce have two adult sons, Roderick and Broderick, who both work at the dealerships. In the community, Underwood is active in the Save The Youth, which targets at-risk young people and he recently donated a 15-passenger van to the organization. He has also been a proponent against teenage drinking and the dangers related to driving intoxicated. He has also served on the board of the American Red Cross.
He is an avid reader of self-help and motivational books and said winning the National Quality Dealer award is a testament to the power of positive thinking and perseverance. He tries to include at least one thing in each of his sales meetings that might inspire or motivate an employee.
"My mother raised eight kids in the housing projects and we never had a car growing up," he said. "Now we have served thousands of people with automobiles. It was a great feeling to win this award, but we're moving forward and trying to do better. We're asking ourselves, "Do we really deserve it?"
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But its already stated in the manga that obito is angry that kakashi let rin die
Its stated in the manga that Mangekyō Sharingan is acquired through the trauma experienced from the death of the person closest to the Sharingan user. So my theory is that because obito will definitely watch rin die in front of him(in the next chapter) and because Obito loves Rin to death this will traumatize obito causing him to gain the Mangekyo sharingan.


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|Participants view a christening gown and other items that were auctioned at the Bishop's annual Pro-Life Banquet. The annual banquet supports diocesan pro-life programs.
They're the generation that grew up knowing how to surf the Internet, post videos on YouTube, and download pictures from a cell phone. But Generation Z youngsters -- born in the 1990s and beyond — are plugged into more than just their electronic devices. Research studies indicate today's teens are more thoughtful, socially aware, and informed about morality issues than their predecessors.
That awareness was showcased during The Bishop's 8th Annual Catholic Pro-Life Banquet held Sept. 29 at the Hyatt Regency DFW. Members of the diocesan Youth for Life organization served as young hosts at the dinner and were featured in a video that showed the group praying at local abortion clinics and participating in summer "pro-life boot camp" activities.
Speakers and prayer vigils scheduled during "boot camp" inspired 15-year-old Cameron Walton to become more involved in the pro-life movement.
"Our generation is directly affected by abortion. If we don't stand against it, who will?" voiced the home-schooled high school sophomore during a break in the evening's festivities. "Seeing other people on fire about pro-life issues makes me want to do more."
Providing educational forums for young people through Youth for Life is just one of the ministries the Bishop's Pro-Life Banquet raises money for, ministries that protect, nurture, and sustain human life from conception to natural death. The Gabriel Project, which assists women in crisis pregnancies, and Rachel Ministries, a healing outreach to post-abortion victims, are two other programs supported by the annual fundraiser.
The event also gives members of the diocesan Catholics Respect Life office an opportunity to recognize outstanding service and dedication. Burnie and Carol Vaughn were the recipients of this year's Service to Life Award for their public commitment to pro-life work and charity toward women and families in crisis. Each year, the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parishioners charter a bus for participants going to Austin's Walk for Life, and they frequently join other Knights of Columbus families at prayer vigils outside a local abortion clinic.
"Burnie and Carol are champions for the unborn and are more than worthy recipients of this award," Bishop Kevin Vann said, before presenting the couple with the Service to Life Award, a crystal cross. "They are willing volunteers for anything when it comes to respecting life."
Thanks to other supporters who sponsored tables and donated auctions times, this year's fundraiser — attended by 550 people -- was a success, according to Mike Messano, director of Advancement for the diocese. A live auction, featuring artwork by John Sustaita and Kerry Kerr, and Mavericks tickets from Robert Bertino, netted almost $3,000.
Youth for Life teens, who sold raffle tickets during the dinner, boosted pre-event sales considerably.
"I was amazed at the energy and passion of these young people," said Messano, who was pleased the banquet spotlighted their efforts. "Educating the next generation about pro-life issues is important and these kids epitomize that."
|Click here to view slideshow of Bishop's Pro-Life Banquet.
Pledging money to support diocesan ministries is part of the evening, and audience members heard an impassioned defense of life by Father Jim Pemberton before filling out their cards. The St. Bartholomew pastor told listeners the media inundates the public with stories of war, terrorism, and crime but ignores another American tragedy — abortion.
"Our national and local media does not mention one word about these atrocities because it refuses to recognize these unborn victims as human life," he continued.
Human development is a never-ending process created by God that begins at the moment of conception and ends at the moment of our death.
"We are not potential human beings," he insisted. "We're human beings with potential."
In addition to supporting diocesan ministries monetarily, Fr. Pemberton urged the gathering to shed light on pro-life issues by participating in the 40 Days for Life campaign, standing vigil outside abortion clinics, and using "our daily prayers to ask the Father of all life to lead us in overthrowing the culture of death."
Keynote speaker for the evening, Dr. Thomas Hilgers, told the audience that reading Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae in 1968 changed his personal and professional life. Today, the obstetrician/gynecologist specializes in reproductive medicine and helped develop the Creighton Model Fertility Care System. His ongoing medical research and application of this system introduced NaProTechnology — a new women's health science that monitors and maintains a woman's reproductive and gynecological health using treatments that work cooperatively with the body and nature.
"It is completely consistent with Catholic teaching," Dr. Hilgers explained.
The founder and director of the Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction went on to say despite popular opinion, the availability and popularity of oral contraceptives has not enhanced but diminished women's reproductive health care.
"Everything that is pushed on them is unhealthy for them and very unhealthy for their babies," he cautioned, referring to the growing use of abortion, sterilization, and in vitro fertilization. "It's a problem that the culture has accepted."
A firm believer that faith, coupled with science, forces a researcher to ask different questions, Dr. Hilgers provided the crowd with startling statistics. There have been 150,000 scientific papers published on the birth control pill since it was introduced in 1960. Most concern side effects and complications.
By comparison, only 250 articles have appeared in medical journals discussing natural methods to regulate fertility.
"There are people who think the Church is anti-science and stuck in the Middle Ages," the speaker pointed out. "Yet, in Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul encourages men of science, physicians, and health care professionals to become involved in this work and develop technologies that would be reliable, accessible, and consistent with Catholic teaching."
What medical science has produced in recent decades is a spike in premature births, a highly abortive in vitro fertilization industry, and rising infertility rates. More than 50 million abortions have also taken place in the U.S. since 1973.
Hilgers called the dearth of media attention given to these facts a "conspiracy of silence."
"They want to keep people in the dark and uneducated about these issues," he asserted. "In spite of that, your efforts through education programs in the pro-life movement are showing returns, and I congratulate you for that."
Welcomed with a standing ovation, Bishop Kevin Vann used the banquet to discuss his recent appointment to Bishop of the Diocese of Orange, California. The bishop, who will serve as apostolic administrator in the Diocese of Fort Worth until December, reassured his supporters they would not be forgotten.
"Fort Worth has been wonderful. It's been a real blessing for me," he said, leaning casually against the podium. "I may be in Southern California in four months, but you'll always be with me. Remember that."
He encouraged the audience to continue working to advance a culture of life.
"We have a light and message to give. We have a light and message of life to live," he reminded them. "There are a lot of wonderful things going on in the diocese affecting families, and we didn't always have that. It's happened because of all of you. I want to thank you for your commitment to this most important work — the work of defending human life."
Providing educational forums for young people through Youth for Life is just one of the ministries the Bishop's Pro-Life Banquet raises money for, ministries that protect, nurture, and sustain human life from conception to natural death


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Redstone Launches Check Cashing Alternative
The 352,000-member, $3.3 billion Redstone Federal Credit Union has launched a CUSO-owned subsidiary check cashing firm aimed to both serving unbanked consumers' immediate financial needs as well as influence them to join the credit union.
"For the nearly four out of 10 Alabamians who do not use traditional banking organizations, Right Choice Money Services offers a welcome and competitive alternative," said Joseph Newberry, the Huntsville-based credit union's CEO. "Right Choice is not only good for the consumer; it's good for the community. And Right Choice is the right thing to do."
The credit union cited an FDIC survey from September which reported that almost 193,000 Alabama households did not have a checking or savings account in 2011 and that nearly 40% of all households in Alabama use alternative financial services, such as check cashers or payday lenders.
The proportion of households that used such services in the last 12 months increased in Alabama and seven other states around the country, Redstone added.
Right Choice Money Services is different from its competitors because it offers its customers a pathway to traditional savings and credit products through its partnership with Redstone, the credit union said.