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Coming back from 3-1 has been done
Underdogs have taken final three games of series 10 times
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
"What we have to do is make sure we just go out and put the blinkers on [Wednesday]," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said, "and win tomorrow, and then concern ourselves with the next day, and hopefully in Game 7 again."
Torre knows a thing or two about improbable series comebacks, having been on the wrong side of one back in 2004. His Yankees, now famously up 3-0 in their best-of-seven American League Championship Series, lost four straight to the Red Sox to forgo a shot at another World Series title.
And that Red Sox team -- led by current Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez -- pulled a similar trick last year, roaring back from a 3-1 ALCS deficit to down the Indians en route to their second World Series championship in four years.
"We were down, 3-1, and still felt that we could win," Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia said after that series. "There's obviously those three nights you go to bed and you don't sleep. All you think about is trying to win."
So pardon the Dodgers if they endure some insomnia of their own, knowing that they must win three straight -- including one over Phillies ace Cole Hamels on Wednesday -- just to advance to the World Series. They are making no excuses, because they spent most of this series charging straight toward this predicament. But they insist that they're now prepared to charge in the other direction.
If history has been any guide, it's proven that such a run is possible, and that winning three straight games in October -- regardless of the situation -- is no more or less difficult than doing so in the regular season. The Dodgers accomplished that feat eight times.
And that's not all. Of the 70 teams that have faced a 3-1 series deficit in Major League history, 10 of them have come back to win an NLCS, an ALCS or a World Series. Take the 1985 Royals, for example. That club fell behind three games to one both in the ALCS and the World Series, but came back to win both of them.
The Dodgers don't have Bret Saberhagen, as the Royals did, but they do have Chad Billingsley, their Game 5 starter and one of their more naturally gifted pitchers. Although the Phillies tagged Billingsley for eight runs in Game 2 of the NLCS, the Dodgers are hanging on the hope that he will be better in Game 5.
"The pitcher," Torre said, "is obviously the center of attention right now."
|The Dodgers have a 3-1 hill to climb, but it has been done before. Here are the 10 teams that have come back from a 3-1 series deficit to win a best-of-seven series, including five that closed out the series on the road:
|Red Sox
|Red Sox*
|Red Sox
|Blue Jays
|Braves (Mil.)
|* Won final two on the road.
That much was also the case in 1985 and 2004 and '07 -- and also in '03, when the Marlins came back to beat the Cubs after staring down a 3-1 series deficit. Perhaps better remembered for the non-fan interference call that helped change the tide of the series in Game 6, the series also featured a two-hit shutout from Josh Beckett in Game 5.
Consider the parallels in that one -- Beckett, 23 years old at the time and making his first career postseason start, served up six runs in a Game 1 loss to the Cubs. And Billingsley, 24, allowed eight runs to the Phillies in his postseason rotation debut.
Beckett rebounded to pitch his two-hitter in Game 5 and four stellar innings of relief in Game 7. And Billingsley, now set to make his second career postseason start, has an opportunity to do the same.
"It's pretty much do or die," Billingsley said. "We've just got to come ready to play."
What's clear is that at whatever age, pitching is the key to any comeback -- and that's no surprise. In winning the 1996 NLCS after trailing three games to one, the Braves completely shut down the Cardinals over the remaining contests. Striking out a combined 17 batters and walking just one, John Smoltz, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine teamed up to provide 21 2/3 innings of one-run ball over that stretch.
In the 1986 ALCS, once down three games to one, the Red Sox used a stellar seven innings from Roger Clemens in Game 7 to complete their improbable comeback. And in the 1968 World Series, the Tigers allowed just two runs over their final two games.
Equally encouraging to the Dodgers is that of the 10 teams that have come back from 3-0 deficits, five of them have won the final two games on the road. So the Dodgers, still prepared to jet back to Philadelphia in the event of a Game 6, won't be canceling their airline reservations just yet.
"Our goal right now is to be on that plane on Thursday," Torre said.
All this history, of course, hasn't been lost on the Phillies, who know that the NLCS is far from over. Although Game 5 will certainly be more critical for the Dodgers than the Phillies, manager Charlie Manuel insisted that it will nonetheless be the biggest game of their season.
"And they keep getting bigger," Manuel said, "until somebody tells you to go home."
The Dodgers don't want somebody to tell them that just yet. And so they will simply try to "come back and win all three" as closer Jonathan Broxton put it, and try their best to forget the previous four.
"We just can't concern ourselves with what has already happened," Torre said, knowing both the futility and necessity of that goal. "We have to go out there and play a game [Wednesday] night. And I have a sense that we will."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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BC gave Forbesy the "you know what to do" nod
BC gave Forbesy the "you know what to do" nod
Forbes lost the game for us. This is why i wish demar was playing
that used to be Butler's job....le sigh
I want to get angry at Forbes for missing that but hey, this is a guy who has not played too much this year, who lacks that mental toughness, the killer instinct.
All I ask is that he learns from it.
To be honest, the 12 turnovers between JJ and Jose really was the only blotche on this game.
JJ was balling tho.
Besides that, great game.
FWIW, Forbes chipped in with a double/double - 12points/13 rebounds.
Also, it was nice to see a 2-guard with a handle. All year I've been thinking about replacing the starting SF when it is the SG who might be on the way out if Beal is the BPA on draft night.
I distinctly remember someone missing a boxout a the 4 minute mark in the first quarter. It was that guy who cost us the game. Don't remember who it was but he needs to be traded. Damn that guy!
Unbelievable game. Sure, you can complain about some iffy plays we made on offense but look what had to go right for the bulls for them to win. In the bulls' last two possessions of the game, JJ blocks both shots only to have deng there on the last one to catch the wayward ball and have it leave his hand about 0.2 seconds before the clock expires. Everybody (I think) on the floor for us is part of the core of guys next year and this is the kind of game that builds a team. That, and MKG looked great last night.
Basketball is not an individual sport like figure skating or tennis. Any play that went differently throughout the course of the game would have altered the outcome. His free throw's were one of many plays that occurred.
Obviously you are welcome to your opinion even though it appears your love of DeRozan is clouding objectivity - in my opinion.
have you noticed this foul? 2:25 Boozer pushes Forbes away. This sure was a foul.
But that is the beauty of the season we have. All we really want to see is developing talent, effort, and team building (maybe some lottery balls as well). That is what I saw tonight.
Also, many missed calls, and pro Bull calls. Chicago wasn't hitting any 3's. I can't blame this one on Forbes. There are so many different facets that could have altered the outcome of this game...
Peace. Positivity. Prosperity.
I like Gray and really hope he returns next year as a C off the bench. With that said, I couldn't help but imagine JV dunking those little layups he was missing and finishing the dunk attempt that Gibson blocked on Gray.
So the truth is the reason why the game was lost was because JV was in Lithuania.... haha.
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It is Selkirk Common Riding today. The biggest, most important, day in my home town's year. A day lent extra significance in 2013 since this is the 500th anniversary of the catastrophe at Flodden Field, a battle still recalled in these parts with a mixture of pride and melancholy. If you listen with due attention you can still hear the hoofbeats of history here.
King James IV was the last British monarch killed in battle. As many as 10,000 of his compatriots fell with him that bleak September day in Northumberland. Among them were a handful bishops and many sons of the aristocracy. Scarcely a family in the country was untouched by grief. And few places, so the legends have it, suffered more grievously than the Royal and Ancient Burgh of Selkirk. At least 50 and perhaps as many as 80 men from Selkirk and the Ettrick Forest rallied to King James's call.
Only one, a man named Fletcher, returned alive. He bore with him an English standard, picked up amidst the tumult, that, upon returning to Selkirk, he waved – or 'cast' – around his head before lowering it to the ground in silent, mournful tribute to the fallen and to the catastrophe that had swamped Scotland and Selkirk.
Or so the story goes. That moment – Fletcher's return – is commemorated and re-enacted on the second Friday after the first Monday in June each year. The "Casting of the Colours" is an elaborate and always poignant moment. Standing upon a stage constructed in the burgh market-place beneath a statute of Sir Walter Scott (for many years Sheriff of Selkirkshire), the town's Standard Bearer – a young man, single and of good repute – casts the town flag as the town Silver Band plays the town song, "The Souters of Selkirk". He is followed by representatives of the still-extant medieval guilds: the Weavers, the Fleshers, the Hammermen and then the Merchant Company and the Colonial Society (comprised of Selkirk Exiles) and, last, the Ex-Soldier's Association.
This final casting is followed by a two minute silence interrupted only by the strains of The Flowers of the Forest. This lament, familiar from more than a hundred thousand funerals around the world, is an ancient air associated with Selkirk and Flodden since time immemorial. In 1756 Jean Elliot wrote the words, commemorating Flodden-spawned grief:
I've heard the lilting, at the yowe-milking,
Lassies a-lilting before dawn o' day;
But now they are moaning on ilka green loaning;
"The Flowers of the Forest are a' wede away".
[ …]Dool and wae for the order sent oor lads tae the Border!
The English for ance, by guile wan the day,
The Flooers o' the Forest, that fought aye the foremost,
The pride o' oor land lie cauld in the clay.
Though Flodden, especially this year, is always present the Common Riding predates the battle by several centuries. For seven hundred years or more Selkirk folk have ridden the marches of the town's common land to inspect the boundaries and make sure neighbouring landowners have not encroached upon the burgh's prerogatives. Every town in the Borderland celebrates a festival week but only Selkirk, Hawick, Lauder and Langholm still ride the ancient marches (see this useful BBC guide for more). It is believed that these are the largest mounted cavalcades in europe. If they are not quite so dramatic as the Border Reiving days when, it is said, an Armstrong or Scott could put more than a 1,000 men into the saddle at next to no notice they remain quite something. They are some of the things that knit this part of the world together and, though visitors are welcome, they are no kind of tourist event. They are a show, for sure, but not a show put on to impress outsiders.
Selkirk, of course, is not the only town to commemorate its past. Your own doubtless does too. I mention Selkirk because I know it and because these events have an importance beyond mere pageant or tradition. They are part of the ties that bind us to our pasts. This year's Standard Bearer, Martin Rodgerson, 28, was at least the third-generation of Rodgerson men to bear the burgh banner, returning it to the Provost in the same condition he accepted it this morning: "Unsullied and untarnished".
A century ago, on the 400th anniversary of Flodden, Selkirk raised funds for a "fitting memorial" to the battle. The subscription was so successful that a surplus was recorded, leading the burgh's officers to find ways to spend it. They decided to invite Lord Rosebery to unveil the monument and, as a bribe, offered him the carrot of being granted the Freedom of Selkirk. He accepted.
I must say that this is an indication of how times have changed. On this, the 500th anniversary of Flodden, I do not believe it occurred to anyone to think to invite a recently departed Prime Minister such as John Major or Tony Blair to come to Selkirk. Nor, had they been so invited, can one imagine them accepting the honour bestowed upon them. And had they been invited and had they accepted I doubt they would have said, as Rosebery said in 1913, that:
[T]oday, Mr Provost, our business is with the battle of Flodden. We have to throw ourselves back four centuries and try and place ourselves in the position of the men of Selkirk that day. I do not think it is necessary for me today to go in detail into the history of the battle. It is in reality familiar to every man, woman and child. It is the disaster that has sunk deepest into the Scottish heart, and has caused the longest and most open wound.
Despite that, Rosebery delivered a long and learned speech plainly built upon his own reading of a breadth and depth and sensitivity it is impossible to imagine being matched by any of our present ministers. As for Fletcher? Rosebery put it well:
And now, gentlemen, there is that other legend to which I must briefly allude – but dancing with extreme delicacy among controversial eggshells – (laughter) – the legend of your one solitary survivor. What is the use of analysing a tradition of which we are all proud? (Cheers)
Indeed. But given what we know came soon after it is sobering to read of Rosebery declaring in 1913:
Nations have but little control over the wars they wage. At this moment all over europe you see nations armed to the teeth, which at a moment's notice, at a flash across the telegraph wire, might find themselves involved in battles compared to which even the battle of Flodden was child's play, wars carried on on earth and under the earth, on the sea, over the sea, and under the sea, and even in the blessed firmament of Heaven; wars that would involve not merely the death of your nobles and leaders and of great masses of your countrymen, but the very existence of the State itself. Let us at least then in this sober twentieth century, when we're perhaps not so fond of fighting for its own sake as in the days of the Border men, 400 years ago, when we can better reason on the chances and the liabilities and the catastrophe of war, let us at least take this lesson to heart, to be vigilant as to the wars in which we may engage, and hold our statesmen responsible for their share in them.
Rosebery, of course, was a Unionist to his bootstraps and so, naturally, was his audience. The great revivals of interest in Wallace – anointed Guardian of Scotland in Selkirk – and Bruce were still-recent things but few folk thought there any contradiction between Scottishness and Britishness. So Rosebery concluded his remarks (the first of three speeches he gave that day) thus:
And so, like the Scottish knights in 1513, we still rally round James IV at Flodden, and while we deplore the slaughter, we pray that Scotland may remain worthy of their high example, and that she may bear in her proud bosom sons and heroes worthy of that glorious and tragic tradition. (Loud cheers)
At the conclusion of Lord Rosebery's remarks the record tells us that "The audience, upstanding, then joined in the singing of the 'Flowers o' the Forest'."
So, yes, all this was of another age. But there are things we can learn from our ancestors. Those were the days of muscular municipal confidence. There was no need for Prime Ministers to talk about woolly concepts such as the "Big Society" for such a thing was taken for granted. That scarcely means everything – or everyone – bloomed in days of yore but looking back now it is hard to avoid envying the swagger our small towns exhibited a century ago. These were places that, whatever their shortcomings, at least possessed a keen sense of their own worth.
Perhaps they wanted for much but they made their own fortune too. Today these towns – and countless others like them across the United Kingdom – are diminished creatures. Their common lands have been usurped, their Common Good funds thieved by local authorities, their Town Councils stripped of all or any authority. And to what end? Precious little.
Once upon a time David Cameron talked about the importance of his "localism" agenda. That was in the sunlit days of opposition, of course, and that sun set long ago. Nevertheless, local platoons and small affiliations remain more powerful than their larger brethren. It remains a considerable shame that Cameron has done little to devolve power and responsibility to the people themselves.
Not every town is blessed with a history as rich as Selkirk's but many places in Britain have much of which to be proud. Many too retain the 'social capital' to do much more for themselves – much more and much better to boot – than is presently permitted. Sometimes, you see, listening to history can set you soaring. The people are bigger and better than officialdom allows or believes them to be.
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Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o suddenly found himself back in the spotlight after claims surfaced January 16 that the inspiring relationship he had with a girl who supposedly died of leukemia on September 12 was actually a hoax.
Once details started to emerged, it was clear that the story was so complex, you'd need a bloodhound's nose to properly sniff out answers to all the questions. Why did Te'o continue to reference the girlfriend after he supposedly knew she was fake? Who ran the girlfriend's Twitter account? Is my online boyfriend fake, too?
ABC News now has the first clips from Te'o's interview with Katie Couric, and it looks as if he's admitted to lying "briefly" about girlfriend Lennay Kekua after finding out that she wasn't real.
"Why? Put yourself in my situation," Te'o said. "What would you do?"


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Sipp feeling good about new surroundings after debut
By Tyler Emerick / MLB.com
PHOENIX -- Even though his first outing in a D-backs uniform lasted only a few moments in Tuesday's 6-1 loss against the Cardinals, Tony Sipp was pleased to get the first one under his belt after spending the first four years of his Major League career with the Indians.
With two runners on base and two outs in the sixth inning, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson called on the southpaw to retire the left-handed-hitting Daniel Descalso and get the club out of the jam. Sipp admitted he felt nervous on his way from the bullpen to the mound, but those butterflies soon flew away as he needed just one pitch to retire the Cardinals batter and end the inning.
"It was kind of over before I even realized it," he said. "I didn't think it'd be that quick. It felt good though to have good results. Obviously, there are a lot more outings left and not all of them will be that easy, but just to even get out there and get the jitters out of the way felt nice."
The pitch Sipp got Descalso out on was a 76-mph slider up in the zone that induced a fly ball to center.
"We knew he was going to be aggressive in that situation, so we threw a breaking ball and got him out in front," Gibson said. "That's the kind of bullpen change you like to make."
The D-backs acquired Sipp this winter in a trade that involved Trevor Bauer going to Cleveland and Arizona netting Didi Gregorius. When the left-hander first became aware of the move, he was worried about adjusting to a new organization, but since arriving this spring, the transition has been as smooth as possible.
"It has gone way better than I expected it to, I thought it might be awkward at first, but I haven't had an awkward day," Sipp said. "From day one, I came in and it felt like everyone really guided me through and showed me the ropes. They've done an amazing job of helping me if I forget a name or if I need to know where to go. I've really enjoyed it because if everyone is joking around and laughing, it makes it easier for the new guy to come in and feel comfortable."
The biggest difference between the Indians and his new club, Sipp said, is how much the D-backs' coaching staff works to develop the fundamentals like holding runners on base.
"They really drill it, but it's not like it's tedious," he said. "They make sure you're doing things right and I don't mind it at all because it only helps you in the game."
In 249 career appearances, Sipp has a 3.67 ERA and 225 strikeouts and 111 walks.
Injured Eaton to return to batting cage on Thursday
PHOENIX -- Exactly two weeks after an MRI revealed a UCL sprain in his left elbow, D-backs rookie outfielder Adam Eaton will begin swinging in the batting cage on Thursday, the first step in his return to game action.
Eaton, the D-backs' No. 5 prospect according to MLB.com, will hit off a tee and have balls flipped to him at the team's Spring Training facility in Scottsdale while the club travels to Milwaukee for its first road trip of the season.
"I know he's excited to do that," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "He's really champing at the bit."
While swinging the bat is progress, Eaton is still at least two weeks away from throwing a ball again. The injury didn't require surgery, but the initial prognosis called for him to be shut down for a month.
In the meantime, Eaton could rack up at-bats in extended Spring Training games while his elbow continues to heal before eventually starting a rehab assignment somewhere in the D-backs' farm system.
The club's timetable has the outfielder on a path to be back with the D-backs around early to mid-May.
Eaton was slated to take over center field for the D-backs after they traded away Chris Young in the offseason. The 24-year-old hit .390 this spring, with 23 hits and 10 RBIs in 59 at-bats.
Worth noting
• A day before leaving Phoenix to begin their rehab assignments, injured Arizona players Didi Gregorius (right elbow) and Cody Ross (left calf) worked out on the diamond at Chase Field on Wednesday.
Ross ran the bases and worked on slides while Gregorius took ground balls and threw across the diamond to first base. Ross will head to Class A Advanced Visalia and Gregorius will go to Triple-A Reno. Both players are expected to pinch-hit and DH before playing in the field.
• As the only D-backs reliever not to appear in a game entering Wednesday's series finale against the Cardinals, J.J. Putz will most likely throw the ninth inning no matter what the score is, according to Gibson.
• Wade Miley and Patrick Corbin each threw bullpen sessions on Wednesday and are ahead of their scheduled season debuts in Milwaukee on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
• With three off-days coming in the next 12 days, Gibson has no plans to give catcher Miguel Montero a day off.
"He caught 136 games last year and he wants to catch more this year," Gibson said. "He's an elite catcher and a day off now is not going to matter in August when it's hot out and we're traveling all over."
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Bob The Skutter, Jan 28, 2013.
Also, it's been all over my disc envelopes for at least a month.
Doesn't really help people who don't get the discs. I'm just saying, if you're going to be targeting this at the streaming audience, it might be a good idea to make it better known to them.
Or maybe that's the point. They don't care about the current streaming audience; they're trying to get more people to subscribe.
I have seen huge banners on tvline.com and deadline.com, so it's not like the ads aren't around.
I just watched the first episode tonight. It's a blast.
Maybe down to the fact they only do streaming in the UK but I've had a lot of advertising for it. Email from them, facebook posts, banner on the website, trailer listed on the Xbox app very clearly for a week or so then in my recently watched list since then.
Though I've noticed that they reckon my rating for it will be nearly a full 5 stars. Maybe they're going hard with advertising to people they predict will enjoy it then have them spread word of mouth?
I just got an email from Netflix today about the show, but I did notice yesterday that there was an ad on the side of my Facebook page running all day long.
Yeah that's my hunch, they're going to judge it by number of new subscriptions, fair enough. And I do get disks too, but I never notice what they're advertising. As for email, I loathe getting any kind of ads that way so I never give out my real email address.
They definitely are going after the Hollywood influencers. Deadline.com was awash in ads over the last couple days.
But they shouldn't need to depend on such indirect methods of reaching their existing customers when they could just add the show to everyone's "recommended" list or create a new special promotional area that is reserved only for their own original shows. That should be virtually zero cost to them, so why not do it as a matter of course?
Maybe they're afraid of the reaction of movie/TV producers whose stuff wouldn't get equal promotion. Keeping good relations with content producers is absolutely vital to their business.
I watched the first episode, it was pretty good. I can't say the premise grabs me - why should I care that some DC dickwad didn't get the job he wanted? But Kevin Spacey is so good, he's worth watching on his own. I also appreciate he didn't make the mistake of channeling Foghorn Leghorn with his South Carolina accent.
But I stopped with the first episode. It's not really a binge viewing type show. Something like 24 or Prison Break, a fast-paced thriller, would be more the binge viewing thing. Also some genre series, especially horror,
I don't think they're cheating with their star ratings, they only predicted four stars for me (I'd say that's about right.) To start lying with the star ratings would be a big mistake, undermining their credibility and angering partners whose shows and movies aren't getting "star inflation."
I've been trying to ferret out any inkling of how the show did last nite. Nothing so far, but here's an interesting article:
Psst, Netflix: test a space opera series next.
Why Netflix is keeping its numbers to itself (at least for now):
I'm sure that at some point, if the numbers are good, Netflix will crow about it. But part of what they're learning is, what does good mean in this context? There will be a life cycle to a show like HoC, but whether it peaks in one week, one month or one year, nobody knows. And the type of show may have a big influence on that life cycle, so maybe they'll wait till they also have an original comedy and an original horror series to compare with.
I almost wonder if it would be worth it for Netflix to offer the pilots of these shows free to people who aren't subscribed to their streaming service. If they have access to the first episode, they can watch it and see if it's worth signing up to see the rest.
Apparently Netflix is doing exactly that throughout February.
Yeah, that first episode free ad was all over the place the last few days. I want them to do that with Star Trek or any space opera series, I think it would be a wild success assuming the series is any good.
HoC is doing great on social media.
On the internet? isn't that against the law???
If this experiment is as successful as it sounds, everyone is going to start copying it, to the extent they can. What I've read about Amazon's original content just isn't up to the same level. They need prestige productions to cut through the clutter.
My girlfriend and I have watched the first five episodes since yesterday. It's fantastic. Netflix is smart, too -- they have the original British series available, too. Might get to that next.
I added the British miniseries to my queue a couple months back with the intention of watching it shortly before the release of this series, but never actually got around to it. Now that I've watched six episodes already, I'm definitely going to give the original a chance when I'm done with this season.
For what it's worth, Harvey, this version's creator endorses your thought.
I am watching it right now, and am in episode 3. I like being able to go straight to the next episode, it makes it feel more like a coherent story, even a movie.
Watched the first two last night.
Enjoyed it. Can't wait to see the next... oh, I don't have to wait? I heart you Netflix.
Finished it about an hour ago. I have to say I'm left somewhat dissatisfied. It was good but it was 3 times longer than the original mini-series and felt like so much was added it lost something. Felt like it got distracted from telling the main story for the sake of being 13 episodes. Saying that I would watch season 2.
I dunno, it feels like there's a clear arc being established for the 26 episodes. It's hard to tell without the other half of the series of course, but I don't really feel that any of the 13 episodes were unnecessary.
I just finished the first season. I liked it, and hope the second half can maintain the drama. I could definitely tell which episodes were filler, but I do not feel it detracted from the story.
I'm up to episode 7, but if Franks plan is to take over the presidency, he is woffling on a bit.
I heard a name early on.
I think it was about pollstering.
Gwendolyn Pierce
Is it possible that House of Cards and Charles in Charge are occupying the same imaginary universe?
Good article on the economics of original series on Netflix.
Can't read this thread yet, still only saw the first ep. I guess I'm not much of a binger.
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Trailblazer Award: CFO Scott Waite's Leadership Extends Beyond Patelco
The $3.9 billion Patelco Credit Union experienced its most profitable year in the Pleasanton, Calif.-based institution's 76-year history, with a $55.5 million net profit and 1.48% return on assets. In fact, last year's earnings were more than the total of $37 million earned from 2005 to 2011 combined.
Given the almost nonexistent investment margin and a still sluggish California economy that continues to suppress loan activity, those numbers alone would be enough to name Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Scott Waite the winner of Credit Union Times 2012 CFO Trailblazer Award.
However, Waite is more than just the successful CFO of one of the industry's largest credit unions. He also put in time shaping the industry's regulatory and financial landscape, consulting with the NCUA on the regulator's troubled debt restructuring final rule and serving on the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Small Business Advisory Council, a position he has held since 2002.
How does he find the time? Waite said his work outside Patelco usually requires short spurts of concentration, rather than a steady weekly commitment. The FASB council meets just twice a year for three days at a time, but he said between meetings he reads daily FASB emails and other materials, as well as participates in conference calls.
However, his work with FASB, assisting NCUA on new regulations and discussing issues with other CFOs isn't mutually exclusive of his work at Patelco.
"As CFO, I have to stay on top of all accounting standards to do my job, so this all means I know more about the rules, why they were created and the cost-benefit associated with it," he said. "And, I share that information with my finance team. It certainly helps with audits. We have stellar audits year after year, something we take great pride in. In fact, many times our audit partners will ask us what's coming down the pike or ask our opinion about a new rule or accounting standard."
Waite also advises fellow credit union CFOs through his role on CUNA's CFO Council, and also fields calls from financial managers who want to bend his ear on various topics.
"I've received so many calls over the years, some of them late into the evening or on weekends, regarding a comment I made on an NCUA proposal or some accounting issue," he said. "So I've gained that reputation as someone who is unselfish with his time, and once you've gained that respect, it's hard to say no to anyone looking for help."
Patelco's financial reports, posted on the NCUA's website, reveal Waite's influence on the regulator as it crafted its final TDR rule had a direct effect on the credit union's financials. Between the first and second quarters, Patelco's delinquencies fell from 3.41% to 2.00%, much of it the result of the change in accounting for TDRs. The credit union further reduced its delinquencies to 1.47% by year-end, its lowest figure since 2007. Charge-offs also dropped from 2.31% in the first quarter to 1.79% as of Dec. 31.
Wait said Patelco's focus on credit quality and its credit risk profile, as well as collections, has not only improved its loan portfolio credit quality, it also boosted net earnings by significantly reducing loan loss provisioning. At year-end 2012, provisions were $14.5 million, compared to $43 million as of year-end 2011.
Not only is the credit union's loan quality better, the portfolio also grew during 2012, with a 6.79% annualized increase, an improvement over 2011's -3.25% contraction. Loan originations topped $1.4 billion for the year, a noteworthy achievement even for a credit union with nearly $4 billion in assets.
"We set out with a tremendous focus on quality new loans," he said. "After negative growth for the last four years, turning that corner was a very big, positive step."
Like many credit unions, most of Patelco's growth came in new and refinanced mortgages. And, also in keeping with industry trends, Patelco sold all of its 30-year fixed mortgages booked in 2012 to the secondary market, which not only protects the portfolio against interest rate risk, it provided $14 million in noninterest income to the bottom line.
Not only does Waite emphasize the importance of core earnings and margins at Patelco–fourth quarter's net margin to average assets was 4.13%, slightly lower than peer averages–he said the credit union's efficiency ratio is an equally important side of the profitability coin. Patelco ended the year with an efficiency ratio of 54.2%, much lower than the 65% peer average.
"A lot of folks look at the CFO as the guy who says no to spending, a bad reputation that we might deserve," he said. "But if you're going to spend, put that expense into areas that generate greater revenue. That's not to say that everything has to generate revenue, but the bulk of where we spend is an investment in the company–service or savings initiatives that generate business from our members. The trick is to make sure revenue outpaces expense growth, and when you do that, it looks very good on the bottom line."
Waite doesn't take credit for Patelco's efficiency, saying all operating units are responsible for their own operating budgets and are charged with making daily decisions to stick within them. In fact, the CFO requires each division manager to maintain his or her own profit and loss statement.
"So, if you're running facilities, you'd want to spend money on office supplies that will give you the biggest bang for your buck," he said. "What I try to instill in them is to see the big picture, but also the detail underneath it."
Not only does Waite sit down with any Patelco manager who wants a private tutorial on the fiscal management or his or her business unit, he also holds court at monthly all-hands staff meetings in which he explains the credit union's financial reports to all 541 employees.
"I break them down from my level of complexity to a simple dialogue even our front-line staff can understand," he said. Financial communication not only helps garner better buy-in from staff when pursuing corporate goals, it makes annual budget and strategic planning processes easier.
Waite credits former CEO Andy Hunter–who retired from Patelco in 2009 only to re-emerge to take the reins at Silver State Schools Credit Union two years later–for being instrumental to his professional success. He also credited current CEO Ken Burns for assembling Patelco's current management team, which played a big part in the credit union's record setting year.
And if his financial prowess didn't already put him head and shoulders above his peers, Waite is also pursuing his private pilot's license. He said he flies every weekend, accumulating hours and completing ground school, and has logged more than 170 take offs and landings.


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Equine Internists Help Beau Beat Botulism
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Beau's bright, interested eyes and shiny coat do not give any indication that he was at death's door just a few months ago. On June 1, the chocolate-colored Rocky Mountain Horse gelding was a guest for the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine's (ACVIM) annual edition of "Pet Survivor" during the group's annual Forum in Louisville, Ky. Two veterinary internists who nursed Beau back to health during his exhaustive 17-day hospital stay were on hand to discuss his case.
Andree Berthiaume, DVM, was visiting her family in Canada during the Christmas holiday and returned to her London, Ky., farm on Dec. 31, 2005. "I came home to a sick horse," she said. "There was mud in the water tub from where he had been trying to eat mud and drink water. He was ataxic (incoordinated), so I thought it was something neurologic."
Fairfield Bain, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVP, ACVECC, MBA, was on call at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky., that weekend, and he consulted with Berthiaume by phone on what to do about the case. He recognized that the clinical signs Berthiaume described suggested botulism. Berthiaume had never encountered the disease in years of working with horses in Canada, so Beau was not vaccinated against it. The disease is more commonly seen in Kentucky.
Beau wasn't down or recumbent (unable to rise), but it was apparent his condition was deteriorating, so Berthiaume took him to Hagyard. "He fell in the trailer and couldn't get up," said Berthiaume.
Horses usually become infected with botulism by ingesting the neurotoxin produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum in contaminated feed or water. Bain said that feed contamination can occur when the decomposing carcass of a rodent or bird is baled in hay. This is seen more often in round bales. Feed can also be contaminated through improper storage or poor fermentation. Rarely, horses can get botulism when C. botulinum from the soil gets into an open wound.
Kathy MacGillivray, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM, treated Beau upon his admission at Hagyard and was the main clinician to handle the case. She gave Beau a guarded prognosis and forged ahead with treatment, which included use of a botulism anti-toxin, intravenous (IV) fluids, IV nutrition, intra-nasal oxygen, antibiotics, analgesics, anti-inflammatory medications, and intensive nursing care.
"For 12 days he didn't swallow," said MacGillivray. "He received intravenous feedings and nutrition through the nasogastric tube." She said while Beau was down, he had to be turned from one side to the other every few hours to minimize formation of pressure sores. "Once he was sternal (on his chest and belly), he was able to eat a soft mash."
Beau's time at Hagyard was not without complications: He had a vein that thrombosed (a clot blocked the vein in which he was receiving IV nutrition and medications), he developed liver dysfunction secondary to fat mobilization (also known as fatty liver disease), and he suffered from colitis, likely secondary to changes in his nutritional status and antimicrobial therapy.
By Jan. 16, MacGillivray and Berthiaume knew they needed to get Beau up, or he wouldn't survive because of breathing complications due to recumbency. "We don't normally put (these adult botulism cases) in a sling, but we did," said MacGillivray. "He was a fabulous candidate." Beau alternately spent several hours in the sling and several hours lying down in his stall.
Slowly, Beau returned to health, and by Jan. 17, he was discharged from Hagyard. He was treated on the farm for gastric ulcers, which were likely due to not being able to eat for several days and use of anti-inflammatory medications. Since then, his pressure wounds have nearly healed and he has been saddle trained.
Bain noted that Berthiaume's quick decision to refer the case was pivotal. "You want to catch these cases as early as possible in order to intervene with the antitoxin," said Bain. "The antitoxin prevents further binding of the toxin to the nerve endings (neuromuscular junction). The outcome is often determined by the amount that is already bound by the time we get to see them in the hospital. The situation usually is that there is still toxin present in the intestine that will continue to be absorbed over time. We also use laxatives and absorptive agents orally in an effort to prevent further absorption of toxin across the intestinal wall."
Beau doesn't show any long-term effects of botulism other than his healing pressure sores and ridges across his hooves that show an aberration in hoof growth at the time he was sick (the new growth above the ridges looks normal).
ACVIM's "Pet Survivor" spotlights cases that were successfully managed by veterinary internal medicine specialists to help build awareness of the specialty. There are 392 large animal veterinary internists practicing in the United States (a portion of these are equine-specific internists, but ACVIM doesn't currently have a breakdown into species). These individuals are readily available for referral from general equine practitioners. Horse owners can search for nearby specialists at the ACVIM's web site: www.acvim.org/Specialist/Search.aspx.
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Stephanie L. Church, Editor-in-Chief, received a B.A. in Journalism and Equestrian Studies from Averett College in Danville, Virginia. A Pony Club and 4-H graduate, her background is in eventing, and she is schooling her recently retired Thoroughbred racehorse, Happy, toward a career in that discipline. She also enjoys traveling, photography, cycling, and cooking in her free time.
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The Snowboard community lost a member last week with the passing of Drake Edwards. Drake was a counselor at High Cascade Snowboard Camp and was an all around positive, and amazing person.
To honor Drake's life, members of the High Cascade family decided to put in one of High Cascade's most popular rails into the Rail Gardens in Salt Lake City, Ut. The rail is now shredable, so if you're in the Salt Lake area, stop by the Rail Gardens and check it out.
Yesterday 12/26 was the innagural session on the Drake Rail. Riders like Sage Kotsenburg, Blaze Kotsenburg, Sam Taxwood, Ted Borland, Griffin Seibert, Kyle Fischer, Brandon Hammid, Brady Larson, Durrell Williams, Alex Cato, Stephan Knokler, Ben Bilodeau, and others came down and shredded it. Check out this little gallery for some proof.


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The Knicks get off to bad starts all the time. And they only play well when they feel they are about to lose. Most of the time the team that tries to come back is completely different from theteam that starts.
Starting line up:
Finishing Line up:
Come on. That line up brought so much energy. Nate is great. Steph got booed rightly so, even though it broke my heart. But Steph needs to bring that type of energy and enthusiasm and nastinest that Nate brings. Nate is not a LB type pg. Steph is more that type than Nate but Nate always make something happen.
I watched Steph closely against the Nets and he is so blah out there. He plays good but his demeanor is what kills this team. Dont know how he is behind the scene but on stage he is bland no expression passion or desire. He may say he has it but he has to shoe it.
When Nate steps on the court the Garden is in anticipation, Nate knows that. The Garden fills with a buzz when Nate is on the floor and the players feel it and play better. The oppents feel it and get worried. Steph steps on the court and brings no anticipation. He's soft. Love him but he's soft. No external passion.
LB needs to compromise his coaching and let the kids play. Why is Lee inactivated. Imagine Nate and Lee on the same court. The defense would improve.
The starters have to set a tone early. Set a mood for the game. Energy wins games, energy helps you play D and helps your O.
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Onsite Coverage: Finovate Crowns the Winners
SAN FRANCISCO — The last presentation had ended at 4 p.m. and, for 90 minutes plus, a thick, anxious crowd had milled around a full bar downing stiff drinks as attendees placed their bets on which presenters would be named best of show.
The winners were called up in alphabetical order.
Also from Finovate:
- 5 Things You Don't Know Because You Weren't There
- No Clear Winners at Finovate Day Two
- Security Tools Dominate on Day One
First up Wednesday afternoon: FamZoo, whose online and mobile software are designed to help parents teach children about finances. Kids are given "virtual bank accounts" to manage their allowance, earnings, gifts. FamZoo claims among its key customers Verity Credit Union and PenFed.
LendUp was next up. Its target audience are people who have been declined for conventional loans by credit unions and banks and its theme is that these borrowers deserve "something better" than predatory payday and title loans. Loan amounts are initially kept small to mitigate risk, and a plus, said LendUp, is that borrowers can build up their credit ranking to score bigger and better loans.
MoneyDesktop, which has been winning praise and customers for its PFM tools for several years, was named next. At Finovate it debuted analytical tools that are designed to help financial institutions gain deeper insights into what their consumers need, so that they can offer more targeted products and services. MoneyDesktop already claims 400 financial institution clients, among them many credit unions.
PayNearMe is based on a what-is-old-is-new again idea, where its focus is on cash. What it allows consumers to do is pay their bills with cash, at thousands of participating merchants (including 7,000+ 7-11s). Its primary market are unbanked and underbanked consumers who may not have checking or share draft accounts but who want to avoid the steep fees some money order retailers impose.
Last up: TipRanks, online tools that collect performance data for stock analysts and pickers, then rates them, with scores - much like baseball batting averages. The company uses public data - mainly past picks and stock performance data - to generate its scores.
No single "best of show" winner was announced but, judging by the comments heard by this reporter, the crowd favorite was TipRanks, which, just about instantly, tells you which analysts are all mouth, bad performance, and which deserve a listening to when it comes to buy-sell-hold recommendations.


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Braun joins Home Run Derby pool
Slugger's opponents will include Utley and Hamilton
By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- Add Brewers slugger Ryan Braun to the list of players who will swing for the fences at Yankee Stadium next week. Braun agreed to a Major League Baseball request to participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday night. Braun leads the Brewers with 22 home runs. "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, something you dream about," Braun said. "It's too good an opportunity to pass up." He went 15 games without a homer from June 18-July 5, a power outage probably related to a sore right hand that sidelined Braun for two games in Arizona last week. He returned to the lineup on July 4 and has made every start since. Braun consulted with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin, assistant GM Gord Ash and head athletic trainer Roger Caplinger before agreeing to participate. "I feel like I'm healthy enough to do it," Braun said. "[League officials] asked me a couple of days ago and I was kind of debating, seeing how my hand felt. ... It's gotten better over the last couple of days, so I'm definitely in. If we were to have a setback or something, we'll pull out." Braun ended his home run drought on Sunday against the Pirates and hit another to highlight CC Sabathia's winning Brewers debut on Tuesday night against the Rockies. Braun's first-inning, three-run shot gave the Brewers a 3-0 lead. Others confirmed for the Derby include the Phillies' Chase Utley, the Marlins' Dan Uggla, the Astros' Lance Berkman, the Indians' Grady Sizemore and the Rangers' Josh Hamilton. Vladimir Guerrero of the Angels, the 2007 Home Run Derby winner, said on Sunday that he would defend his crown, but pulled out of contention on Tuesday. That leaves two open slots remaining in the field of eight.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Lauren Taylor, chairman of the OCDC Public Art Committee, was welcomed as speaker during the regular Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club Meeting. She discussed the 2nd Annual Preakness Party to be held, Saturday, May 19 at the Captain's Table Restaurant in the Marriott Courtyard Featured will be heavy hors d' oeuvres, hat contest, fun horse "wagering" and live entertainment by The Larks. Cost is $40 per person (includes two drink tickets for beer or wine) R.S.V.P. to 410-289-7739. Taylor is pictured with Ocean City/Berlin Rotary Club President Arlan Kinney and Treasurer David Blair.


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Hello Rich
So is this what you do in your spare time,First NA them the MOA Forums.
Sorry you are so un-happy.Ride safe and bring it in when it rains again.
Just very frustrated that I cannot ride!
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Call Steve Saucier at European Cycle Services up in Middletown, NY: 845-725-7707
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Headed out of the port at day light and headed East to clean, warm water. Finally found it at the Stream edge in 400 ft. Sitting there was a nice rip with weeds on it. Weather report called for winds to kick up in the afternoon but they gave us a nice window until 3 or so.
We also got stopped by "the man" out 34 miles. We have never seen them out that far before, but they wanted to see what we were up to. They never boarded but just asked us some questions and wanted to see our fish.
We had steady dolphin action from 9-1pm. Bait of choice was naked swimming 'hoo. Had a couple knock downs on the down rigger but couldn't find a wahoo to bring home. Ended up with 13 fish with the biggest at 17lbs. A good day for a February.


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American Int'l Underwriters, Ltd. v. American Samoa Gov't,
(SOUTH PACIFIC), LTD., Plaintiff
HANIPALE, an incompetent, and LE'ALA R. HANIPALE
his mother and guardian, Defendants
High Court of American Samoa
Trial Division
CA. No. 114-85
December 4, 1986
Territorial government which was required by law to pay for an accident victim's medical expenses, and which had these expenses, was an "injured person" within the meaning of a statute allowing injured person to bring direct action against the insurer of a person alleged to have caused the accident. A.S.C.A § 22.2018.
A person who is legally obliged to pay a debt of another person and who actually does pay that debt acquires the legal rights of the creditor under the equitable principle of subrogation.
Territorial statute which required the government to provide free medical services to all citizens, and which did not require citizens who had be ability to pay their won medical expenses to reimburse the government, implicitly required that government's claim for reimbursement from tortfeasor's insurer should be subordinate to victim's claim for pain and suffering. A.S.C.A § 13.0601.
Before REES, Chief Justice, TAUANU'U, Chief Associate Judge, and VAIVAO, Associate Judge.
Counsel: For the Plaintiff, Roy J.D. Hall, Jr.
For Defendant ASG, Donald Griesmann, Assistant Attorney General
For Defendants Hanipale, Micheal Kruse
This is an action in interpleader. Rupi Hanipale was seriously injured while riding in a car insured by American International Underwriters (A.I.U.). The American Samoa Government (A.S.G.) Provided Hanipale with medical care and paid for his transportation to Hawaii for services there [3ASR2d116] that could not be provided locally, all in accordance with A.S.C.A. § 13.0601. Hanipale demanded payment from A.I.U on account of his injuries, and A.S.G. also demanded reimbursement from A.I.U. For Hanipale's medical expenses. A.I.U. Has deposited into the registry of the High Court the sum of $10,000, the amount of bodily injury insurance provided by the policy, and asks that the Court declare whether A.S.G. or Hanipale is entitled to the money.
Counsel for Hanipale argues that A.S.G. may not recover under the policy because the territorial statute providing for direct actions against insurance companies, A.S.C.A § 22.2018, purports to create such actions only for "an inured person or his heirs representatives." Counsel contends that where the policy provision sued upon covers bodily injuries, the term "injured person" in the statute should be construed to refer only to the person who has sustained bodily injuries, not to a party such as A.S.G. who sustains economic injuries on account of another person's bodily injuries.
In support of this contention, counsel for Hanipale cites Sciaraffa v. Debler, 23 N.E. 2d 111 (Mass. 1939), and Franklin Casualty Insurance Company v. Jones, 362 P.2D 964 (Okla. 1961). Each of these cases denied the right of a doctor to maintain a direct action against an insurance company to collect his fees for treating a person whose injuries were covered by the company's policy. The reference to physicians in Sciaraffa is dictum and is unsupported by analysis. The case seems to hold that the "voluntary payment" by a son of his own medical expenses, which his father was legally obliged to pay, did not entitled the son to maintain an action against the insurance company for reimbursement of these expenses. The Franklin case, on the other hand, was not particularly concerned with the "voluntary" nature of the doctor's services, holding instead that the doctor was "too far removed" from the injuries clause. 362 P.2d at 966. He was, in other words, an "incidental" rather than an "intended" beneficiary of the policy, and therefore could not sue upon it. See id. Counsel for A.S.G., however, cites cases in which federal hospitals providing services under a statutory obligation are distinguished from mere "volunteer" doctors and thus allowed to maintain direct actions. See, e.g., United States v. [3ASR2d117] Government Employees Insurance Co., 461 F.2d 58, 60 (1972):
[T]he United States was not a volunteer; it, in rendering the service,
was discharging a statutory obligation, little different from the
common-law obligation of a parent, it is entitled to recover for its
expenses incurred by reason of its statutory obligation to the insured.
See also United States v. United Services Automobile Association, 431 F2d 735 (1970), cert. Den., 400 U.S. 992 (1971); United States v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 455 F.2d 789.
We are persuaded by the analogy between A.S.G. and a parent who pays medical expenses in fulfilment of a legal obligation. Indeed, the general pattern of the decisions cited by both sides is that a person can maintain a direct action against an insurance company if and only if he could have maintained an action against the insured tortfeasor. This seems fully consistent with the central purposes of direct action statutes: to simplify litigation and to allow an injured person to recover under a policy even if the insured tortfeasor has become insolvent or unavailable. See 12A Couch on Insurance 2d (Rev'd Ed. 1981) § 45:798.
Other cases cited by the plaintiff, to the effect that "bodily injury" does not include loss of consortium by the injured person's spouse or emotional distress at having one's constitutional rights violated, do not contradict this conclusion. (1) In this case it is not questioned [3ASR2d118] that Hanipale suffered injuries. If he had been legally responsible for his own medical bills, he clearly could have recovered for them under the policy. With regard to the medical bills A.S.G. stands in Hanipale's place as the real party in interest. If A.S.G. were the only claimant in this case we would be strongly inclined to allow recovery -- if not on the ground that A.S.G. is an "injured person" within the meaning of the statute then on the equitable principle of subrogation, whereby a person who is legally obliged to pay a debt of another person and who actually does pay that debt acquires the legal rights of the creditor. (2)
The case actually before us, however, is somewhat more complicated. The question is not whether a government agency which is required to pay an injured person's medical bills can recover against the tortfeasor's insurer, but whether the [3ASR2d119] agency is entitled to funds which would otherwise become the property of the injured person himself. Although there has been no evidentiary hearing in this case, it is uncontroverted that Hanipale suffered serious brain damage requiring extended hospitalization and rendering him incompetent to manage his own affairs. A.I.U., in whose interest it would be understate rather than to exaggerate the extent of the losses suffered by Hanipale, conceded that he is entitled to recovery the entire amount at stake in this case, unless A.S.G. is held to have a claim superior to that of Hanipale.
This question has more to do with A.S.C.A § 13.0601, the law providing free medical services for American Samoans, than with the direct action statute. The Fono, in providing such services, was obviously free to attach the condition that under certain circumstances the patient would be required to reimburse the government. Although the language of the statute contains no explicit conditions, it is arguable that the legislature that enacted the statue, had it anticipated the present circumstances, would have regarded them as an implicit exception to the general rule that no American Samoan should be required to reimburse the government for medical care.
Even though the Fono chose to impose no other "means test" -- even though the very wealthiest citizens are not required to pay for their treatment -- it can be argued, and defendant A.S.G. does argue, that there is a logical distinction between (a) having money and (b) having received moneyon account of the injuries for which medical care is needed. We can find no basis, however, for imputing to the Fono the desire to make such a distinction. If Hanipale had been receiving compensation for his injury from an employer or a government agency, or if he had been given a large sum of money by a wealthy benefactor who sympathized with his plight, A.S.G. apparently concedes that it would not be entitled to reimbursement. See A.S.G. Answers to Interrogatories, #8. This would be true even though if Hanipale had not been an American Samoa and had been responsible for his own medical bills, he would have had to pay them out of the funds thus acquired.
In this case Hanipale is entitled to receive compensation from the tortfeasor's insurer to compensate him for the pain and suffering he has endured. The law regards such injuries as[3ASR2d120] compensable not on the ground that injured persons should receive windfalls, but on the ground that they have suffered real injuries that they had a legal right not to be make to suffer. (This is not to say that juries and judges do not sometimes give awards that might look more like windfalls than like compensation. But the facts of this case do not suggest that the insurance company has contrived to bestow such a windfall on Hanipale.) An award for pain suffering is, in other words, not inferior in rank or dignity to any other entitlement a person might have. We see no reason to make of such an award a unique exception to the rule that no American Samoan is required to reimburse the government for medical care, no matter what the amount or source of his wealth.
Nor should it make any difference that in this case A.S.G. made a demand on A.I.U before A.I.U. had actually disbursed the funds to Hanipale. If a policy contains a medical payment provision, or a bodily injury provision whose limit will not be exhausted by just compensation to the injured person himself, (3) then we believe A.S.G. has the right to reimbursement from the insurer for its expenses in connection with a covered injury. Where, however, the effect of a claim by A.S.G. would be to deprive the injured person of funds to which he is otherwise entitled, we believe such a claim to be contrary to the clear purpose of A.S.C.A § 13.1601, and therefore barred. Judgment will be entered for defendant Hanipale.
1. Indeed one of the cases seems to support the contention that a husband can sue an insurance company for his losses suffered as a result of a covered injury to his wife. New Hampshire Insurance Company v. Bisson, 449 A.2d 1226 (N.H. 1982), affirmed a trial court judgment that an action for loss of consortium "arises from the bodily injury to" the spouse, but was not a separate bodily injury. Thus under a policy limit of $20,000 per person and $40,000 per incident, "the policy limit has been exhausted by the payment" of $20,000 to the wife, and the husband could not recover an additional $9,000 on the theory that his was a separate bodily injury triggering the $40,000 limit. Id at 1227. The strong implication is that the husband could have recovered under the policy if the $20,000 limit had not been exhausted.
2. See generally Dobbs on Remedies 251 (1973) (citations omitted): [S]ubrogation is ...a remedy invoked by courts -- originally equity courts -- to prevent unjust enrichment, and for this purpose it is appropriate in any case where restitution is warranted and the remedy can be given without working an injustice.... Subrogation simply means substitution of one person for another; that is, one person is allowed to stand in the shoes of another and assert his rights... [T]he pattern almost always looks something like this: A debtor owes money to a creditor. For some reason ... the plaintiff pays the debtor's debt, thus satisfying the creditor's claim against the debtor. If there is no legitimate reason for the plaintiff's intervention ... the plaintiff will be described in derogatory terms as a volunteer and cast into legal outer darkness. On the other hand, if the plaintiff paid [t]he debt for some good reason...[the debtor] is unjustly enriched...[I]t seems entirely just to give the plaintiff the same rights held by the creditor whose claim he discharged.
3. The amount of such compensation will in many cases require a trial. On the state of the pleadings and the record, and especially in light of A.I.U's apparent willingness to settle with Hanipale before A.S.G. had made its claim, we do not believe this to be such a case.


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"While we all know that these are very challenging times for the banking industry, we are staying on track with our customers and actively lending to helicopter owners and operators," says Greg Renna, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Center Capital's General Aviation Division. "We are a direct lender with extensive knowledge of the U. S. commercial helicopter market, so in spite of the volatility, we are on top of the industry and able to handle our customers' needs quickly and efficiently."
Center Capital is comprised of experienced professionals committed to working directly with the customer to create individualized and flexible solutions that support their business goals. "Our loan products are unique," Renna continues. "Upon approval, a customer has the option to use any or all of our CAP LOAN program features." These include convertible loans, where customers can convert their variable-rate to a fixed-rate at any time during the term of the loan; assumable loans, where the buyer can assume the seller's existing loan; and portable loans, where a customer can change out or "port" their loan to another aircraft while keeping their loan in place.
Center Capital finances all types of helicopters, from single-engine piston to large twin turbine models. The company gears its innovative aviation lending services towards the customer and the unique demands of the aviation industry. You can learn more about how Center Capital can tailor a personalized, flexible program to support the long-term success of your business by visiting their website. Center Capital will also be at Heli-Expo 2009 in Booth #2529.
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"There's a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes"
"In winter, when the dismal rain comes down in slanting lines, and wind, that grand old harper, smote his thunder-harp of pines."
"This whole bidding process was slanted against us. We were met with opposition. The decision was made months in advance."
"I had confidence in the play. I thought it was an aggressive play. We have the line aggressively slanting down, showing run. I think it was a great call. They're expecting run, we throw the ball. If he made the catch and we score, it's a great call. I had all the confidence in that call."
"We were doing a fake slant to me and a pitch to Willie, and from what Tommy was saying he had a hard time getting a handle on it."
"If I tried to throw Dre' a slant, he'd probably try to lateral it to someone, while R.W. would just take off. But in the interest of being politically correct, I'll just say it is nice to have both of them as options."
"The Oregonian (newspaper) picked up on that negative slant and that was very, very unfortunate. I also think a legitimate company that has a good track record was dragged through the mud for wanting to come to this community and provide jobs."


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As you are having you Sunday morning coffee and reading this column, a large number of Arkansans have taken to the woods for opening weekend of turkey season.
The spring Turkey season opened statewide on Saturday and will run through April 29. Although turkey numbers are in decline it does not lessen the enthusiasm of hunters who have waited for over a year to hear the thunderous gobble of one of the most sought-after game birds in the country.
Many of my friends have been hunting for over a month now as seasons in Alabama and Mississippi open much earlier than ours, with Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska soon to follow.
Nebraska, yes I said Nebraska. Apparently the Cornhusker region is the best kept secret in turkey hunting with many hunters keeping their visits that far north under wraps. The turkey population there is thriving and hunting opportunities are plentiful.
More and more of the Natural State's hardcore hunters are opting to spend more time hunting out of state as turkey populations in Arkansas continue to dwindle.
There will be hunters that have success this weekend but with few birds and the late opening of the season the overall outlook is not optimistic, which may very well be what is needed for a resurgence in turkey numbers.
Next weekend (April 21-22) is also a big weekend for the river valley and the entire state as the Wilkin's Brothers Big Bass Classic takes place on Lake Dardanelle. Entries are pouring in and with NBC, national television, and an appearance on NBC's Big Bass Battle on the line; this should be an incredible event.
Yours truly will once again be the on the air voice of the event along with my friends from KCJC 102.3. We will be giving live updates and telling you about exciting promotions and all the latest fishing news throughout the two-day event.
Weighmaster for the event will once again be Wilkin's Brothers Tackle Center Pro Zach King who has been on the road for several weeks now and is on a roll as far as the fishing goes. Hopefully he can give us a little insight to his second place finish in the latest EverStart Series event held at Bull Shoals.
Also new this year spectators, fishermen and anyone at the state park will be receiving a special treat as Piggy's Barbecue will be set up close to the weigh-in pavilion and will be selling all kinds of great eats and beverages.
For years folks have complained about not having a restaurant or some facility to feed folks during special events and Piggy's has just the answer with a large mobile facility. So whether you are fishing, a spectator, or just looking for a great lunch or dinner for the weekend the opportunity will be available during this year's event.
April will definitely be a fun-filled month, and as you venture out to enjoy what is left of this spring be sure to drop me a line and fill me in on all your adventures on the water and in the field.
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Canada Pleased with World Trade Organization Appellate Decision on United States Country-of-Origin Labelling
Appeal decision agrees with findings in favour of Canadian livestock industry, farm families and North American economies that COOL is discriminatory
June 29, 2012 - Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, International Trade Parliamentary Secretary Gerald Keddy and Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification and Member of Parliament for Blackstrap Lynne Yelich today met with livestock producers and processors in Dundurn, Saskatchewan, to welcome a victory for Canada's livestock industry. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body confirmed today that the United States Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL) measure discriminates against Canadian livestock and is inconsistent with the WTO trade obligations of the United States.
"We are pleased with today's World Trade Organization appeal decision in favour of our livestock industry," said Minister Ritz. "Our government has always stood with our cattle and hog producers, in order to create a stronger and more profitable integrated North American livestock industry."
COOL is a mandatory United States labelling measure that forced the livestock industry in Canada and other countries to implement a burdensome labelling and tracking system. When the United States implemented COOL in 2008, the impact on the Canadian livestock industry was immediately negative. Between 2008 and 2009, exports to the United States of Canadian feeder cattle declined 49 percent and exports of slaughter hogs declined 58 percent. COOL led to the disintegration of the North American supply chain, created unpredictability in the market and imposed additional costs on producers on both sides of the border.
"We are very pleased with today's decision," said Parliamentary Secretary Keddy. "We will continue to engage with our U.S. partners to ensure trade can move more freely and benefit producers and processors on both sides of the border. That is why we are asking the United States to respect its international trade obligations and comply with the outcome of the World Trade Organization findings."
Canada and the United States enjoy the largest bilateral trading relationship in the world, with two-way trade in goods and services reaching almost $709 billion last year. Agriculture and agri-food bilateral merchandise trade accounted for $43 billion in 2011. Reducing obstacles to trade contributes to mutually beneficial supply chains, making both countries more competitive domestically and internationally. All told, the jobs of over 8 million Americans depend on trade with Canada, and over 2.4 million Canadian jobs depend on exports to the United States.
For the full findings and for more information on the World Trade Organization dispute settlement process, please visit WTO Appellate Body issues report on U.S. "country of origin" disputes and Dispute settlement.
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Backgrounder - World Trade Organization Trade Dispute on United States Country-of-Origin Labelling
On June 29, 2012, the World Trade Organization Appellate Body released its report on the United States Country-of-Origin-Labelling (COOL) measure. It confirms that the U.S. COOL measure discriminates against Canadian livestock. However, the appeal decision found that there was not enough evidence to determine whether the COOL measure is more trade restrictive than necessary.
- On September 30, 2008, the COOL measure was implemented by the United States through an Interim Final Rule. The Final Rule came into force on March 16, 2009.
- On December 1, 2008, Canada initially requested World Trade Organization consultations with the United States.
- On December 16, 2008, consultations were held, with the participation of Mexico.
- On February 20, 2009, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued a letter to industry requesting that they comply with stricter guidelines than those found in the Final Rule.
- On June 5, 2009, Canada held a further round of consultations with the United States on COOL. The consultations did not resolve the issue.
- On October 7, 2009, Canada requested a World Trade Organization panel and, on November 19, 2009, the panel was established.
- Throughout 2010, legal submissions were made to the panel and two oral hearings took place in Geneva.
- On July 29, 2011, the World Trade Organization panel provided its final report to the parties to the dispute on a confidential basis.
- On November 18, 2011, the World Trade Organization panel released its final report determining that the United States COOL measure discriminates against foreign livestock, does not fulfill its stated objective and that the letter sent from Secretary Vilsack to industry was an unreasonable administration of the COOL measure. Thus, COOL is inconsistent with the United States' World Trade Organization trade obligations.
- On March 23, 2012, the United States appealed several findings in the panel's report.
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Anglo-Saxon England. They were first found in the township of Sedgewick in the parish of Heversham in Westmorland.
Sydgewack Early Origins
Sussex where the family held an ancient castle and manor near Horsham. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print. Horsham "is supposed to have derived its name from Horsa, the brother of Hengist, who is said to have been interred in the immediate vicinity, in 457, after the battle with Vortimer, near Aylesford, in which he was slain." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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My (ex)DIL decided to make cot quilts for her husbands troop over in Afghanistan. 15 in all. She has made 2 quilts in her life. She thought she could whip them out. (when I visited her in TN last April I made a quilt for her new baby (one of my granddaughters by choice) and yes, I did "whip it out" in two evenings. She got the wrong idea from that I think!
I told her I would help her out and do a couple of them for her. HA! She sent me a list of 9 of the boys' names and their favorite color.
I have finished two of the tops, hope to get them quilted and bound by next week, and maybe another top finished. But I work full time and it is rather difficult to balance work and quilting. She wants to send them overseas within two weeks.
I am hoping someone can help me out, either with some blocks or with maybe even a finished quilt.
The quilts need to be about 45 x 65, so nine inch blocks would be perfect.
I still need to make a couple green quilts, a couple black quilts and a couple green quilts and a red quilt. I will post pics of the tops I have done so far, once I find my camera.
Thank you for any help you can give. I will repay with RAKs, PIFs, and send you fat quarters for your help.


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I'm trying to print from X file write (xfw)
In the print dialog there's an entry lpr -P <Printername> which I've tried to change to lpr or lpr -P <My_Printername>.
None of these works if the file is a new file that has not been saved!
As soon as I save the file with a name, it can be printed. This must be a bug?
Check the options
What exactly do you mean? If you have a solution, I'd appreciate if you would be more specific in your answer!
Do you use cups? If so change lpr to lp and forget the rest. This should bring up the print dialog.
lp <filename> should just print the file to the default CUPS printer.
Simon. (^_^)
TIP: Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
Yes I understand all your suggestions. But you are missing my point! It works only if the file has been saved once. I was just making a quick note and wanted to print it without saving first. That cannot be done.
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Who is your favorite player in the NBA? Don't include anybody from the Knicks.
Mine would be Earl Boykins because he is small like me but has great desire,intensity and is very quick and a good scorer and passer.
Who is your favorite player in the NBA? Don't include anybody from the Knicks.
Mine would be Earl Boykins because he is small like me but has great desire,intensity and is very quick and a good scorer and passer.
"One Team, One New York"
My favorite player has got to be Shaq.. he's the most dominant player in the league, and one of the most dominant ever, and he goes out there and haves fun.. That guy is great!!
kobe. hes a good guy who got a bad reputation. and until about 2 years ago (and before lebron), i thought he had a chance to become the greatest player ever.
yea i think he does get a bad rep, not because of the rape ordeal, but the way he approaches the game, the shaq, and phil thing, and just the way he acts.. he still has a shot at being one of the best all time, maybe not the best
Kobe will never become the best. He ruined his own rep by chasing Shaq and Phil out of LA and making it his team. He is not ready for that responsibility. People are comparing him to MJ when he doesn't pass and play defense nearly as well as MJ did and overall is just not the team player. MJ could win his team a championship meanwhile Kobe just ran out the only shot he had at another championship.
"One Team, One New York"
Kobe has the ability to play defense and pass as well as MJ, as hes proven this year, but he needs the motivation,. and quite frankly its not there
But Kobe, in my opinion, doesn't have that killer instinct that MJ had. MJ would do anything to win. Kobe is to much of a scorer.
"One Team, One New York"
he has the arrogance and killer instinct that mj had, i think hes just had a lot of other distractions and hasnt lived up to his potential the last few years. hes more than a scorer, he gets 6+ rebounds and 6+ assists a game, thats around what jordan had too. next year when hes got all the stuff behind him and maybe the lakers can add some more talent, i think kobe will have a breakout season, averaging 30+ points per game.
lebron will surpass both kobe and mj though. that guy is doing things at age 20 that neither mj or kobe could do. its sad though, because it seems like he isnt getting the same hype that mj got. whether or not anyone wants to admit it outloud, part of the reason mj was so "great" was because he was also a good looking guy. i read an article where a reporter said "when lebron is sitting on the bench in his street clothes, the only thing shining about him is the earrings he has on". its sad, but true - he doesnt have the same attractive look and swagger that mj had. i have a feeling hes not going to get as much endorsements or become as much of a fan favorite or become the same national icon that mj became, just because hes not that great looking. he seems like a nice guy (and humble (which is pretty refreshing to see consider most bball players with that are even remotely decent are extremely arrogant)). its too bad. i hope im proved wrong.
(i really should check what i write for eggregious grammatical/spelling errors before i post, because after i look at what i post, i notice a bunch of mistakes...so sorry bout that)
utilise the EDIT button (top right of your post), there yiou can make all tha changes you need
What? Lebron has tons of hype. If you hear something about the NBA Lebron's name is always mentioned. In my opinion he has gotten more hype then MJ.Originally Posted by a knick fan
"One Team, One New York"
yeah, MJ didnt get his own "meonade flavored gum, or his own Sprite' Lebron Is getting paid more in endorsements that MJ got as his salary.. Lebron may be getting too much hype...
hes getting more money definetely, but thats just an inidicator of the state of the nba today. but little kids dont necessarily say " i wanna be just like lebron". if you asked somebody when mj was playing who their favorite player was, 90% or more would say it was mj. today, its definetely not 90% saying that lebrons their favorite player. and i dont think it will be even 5 years from now when hes compeltely dominating the league. he wont become the same icon jordan became, at least thats my individual prediction.
and exactly - "moeonade flavorade gum" - what the hell is that? lebron got sprite? it thought that was kobe. i havent seen lebron in a sprite commercial. jordan got the most famous corporate giants in america begging him to endorse their product. mcdonalds, hanes, etc. which big corporate giants (that are not athletic shoe companies) are asking lebron to endorse THEIR product?
in his defense, though, jordan was just as arrogant (probably more) and nobody ever touched him. kinda reminds me of jose canseco in his book complaining that the media would never touch a cal ripken jr. no matter what he did. jordan got into fights with teammates and called them out (horace grant i remember complained a lot) too. and who can blame kobe for not wanting to be "robin" anymore. if jordan had a guy like shaq on his team when he was kobe's age and felt that he was ready to lead a team himself, maybe he would have done the same thing.Originally Posted by Peach_NYK_21
i think what kills kobe is that he has poor social skills. shaq is a very personable guy, kobe is not. he's more of a loner. but that doesn't make him a bad person.
when someone asked phil what book he would hypothetically recommend to kobe, he said "when bad things happen to good people". so even phil jackson obviously doesn't think kobe's a bad guy. he's just been made to come accross like that by the media and some bad incidents.
and jordan cheated on his wife too (thats why they got divorced). kobe's not the only man in america who has cheated on his wife.
i BET shaq has too. the statement that "shaq paid women millions of dollars to keep quiet" is probably true.