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Disputes come from two directions. Either a claim form or a letter threatening legal action lands on your desk, or you discover that you have a potential legal claim against a third party. When this happens, what are the most important areas to concentrate on?
- Identify the issues
- If the dispute relates to a contract, locate the key agreements. What are the important provisions?
- Start establishing a factual chronology of what has happened. Update as more detail emerges.
- Work out who you need to contact to obtain more factual information on what has happened. Set up interviews. Is anyone with important information about to leave the organisation? If so, speak to them before they go and ask them whether they will still be happy to assist in future. Include appropriate wording to this effect in any compromise agreement.
- Identify key contracts.
- Pull your core team together.
- Check all relevant dispute resolution provisions.
- Identify who needs to be informed of what has happened, internally and externally.
- Locate insurance policies and notify insurers if necessary.
- Diarise key dates and act fast if you need to.
- Halt routine document destruction.
- Control the creation of new documents.
- Think strategically. Ask yourself what you are seeking to achieve. As the case develops, re-visit your objectives.
- Carry out a cost/benefit analysis.
- Insurance
If you think the dispute might be covered by insurance, locate the policy and check it carefully.
- More than one policy may be relevant, either because the dispute covers different policy years or because it is unclear which type of insurance is engaged.
- You may well need to notify insurers. Check how you go about this. What are the time limits for doing so? Which entity has the benefit of the policy? Follow notice provisions to the letter or you may invalidate a claim.
- Does the claim actually fall within the cover at all? Are there any obvious exclusions? Seek advice - don't jump to conclusions.
- Check what rights insurers have. Do you need their consent to incur legal costs? Enter into settlement discussions? Start proceedings?
- Check what policy limits and excess apply.
- Dispute resolution process
- Check dispute resolution clauses. If there are no governing law or jurisdiction clauses in the agreement, the chosen law or jurisdiction is unfamiliar or the clauses appear to be contradictory, a legal analysis will be needed at an early stage.
- If you have a choice about whether to arbitrate or litigate, or where to litigate, think carefully about the advantages and disadvantages of the processes and/or jurisdictions. look ahead to where you might want to enforce a judgment or arbitral award.
- Is there an escalation process that needs to be followed before formal legal proceedings begin? Some dispute resolution clauses will require parties to a dispute to hold discussions between key individuals in the business, or even a full mediation, before starting legal proceedings.
- Check whether the claim actually falls within a different dispute resolution process altogether. Some technical disputes for example may have to be resolved by expert determination.
- Might an early settlement be the most cost-effective outcome?
- Time limits
If you have been served with a formal court or arbitration document, there will be a time limit for responding. Establish what the risks are if you fail to do so.
If you are the one bringing the claim, check statutory or contractual time limits. Time limits for notifying and bringing a warranty claim for example may be short. If you are about to be time-barred, you will need to act fast. This may include issuing a protective claim or agreeing a standstill agreement.
- Documents
Documents may be critical to determining the outcome of the dispute. In due course documents will almost certainly have to be disclosed to the other side and to the court or tribunal.
- Issue a document preservation notice to ensure that all documents that may be relevant are preserved.
- Explain to employees what disclosure obligations entail.
- Suspend any routine document destruction policy.
- Remember that potentially disclosable documents include hard copy papers but also electronic data of any type.
- Involve the IT department, or an external forensic IT consultant, at an early stage.
- Remind the other parties to the dispute in writing that they also need to retain their documents and cease any routine destruction.
- You will not need to produce documents in disclosure that are protected by legal professional privilege. Think carefully now about how to maintain or create privilege in documents (see below).
- Communications
- Identify who is going to lead communications with the other side and within the internal and external team.
- Remind everyone to think before creating emails or any other documents on sensitive issues.
- Think carefully about how to preserve privilege. In particular:
- Identify the 'client' at the outset for privilege purposes and keep communication lines limited to the 'client' and the lawyers.
- Do not assume that all communications with lawyers are privileged. Are you seeking legal advice, which is privileged, or pure commercial input, which is not?
- Don't think that labelling a document 'privileged', 'confidential', 'without prejudice' or 'off the record' makes it privileged. The substance of the document is what matters, not the header.
- If you start an internal investigation, consider before the work begins whether any report generated will be privileged or how it can achieve privileged status. Keep detailed notes of the purpose of the investigation. Lawyers should lead the investigation, collect information, conduct interviews and prepare the report.
For more information on privilege, please contact us.
- Risk, regulatory and reputational issues
Immediate action may be required to prevent further potential damage arising (for example, a product recall).
Depending on the nature of the dispute, you may need to inform the relevant regulatory authorities or plan for regulatory intervention.
If the dispute involves a jurisdictional issue, you may need to act quickly in order to establish where the claim will be determined. You may also need to seek immediate court intervention, for example to obtain a freezing order if the other side is at risk of dissipating assets, or a search order where important evidence may be destroyed. Speed will be of the essence.
Internally, consider which parts of the business should be consulted. Do you need to involve the board?
If adverse publicity is an issue, speak to your internal communications team or instruct an external PR agency. Some court documents will be accessible to the public, and court cases are almost always heard in public.
- Costs / benefit analysis
If you are the likely claimant, consider the following:
- How much is the dispute worth?
- Can the other party afford to pay?
- Where are the other side's assets? If they are abroad, it may be difficult to enforce a court judgment. Seek legal advice.
- Is there a commercial relationship that you want to maintain?
- If you are contemplating a warranty claim, check financial caps on liability. Have the financial caps already been met?
- Don't forget that the other side may have a counter-claim.
Consult lawyers and establish the likely cost of pursuing or defending the claim – you are highly unlikely to recover all of your legal costs, even if you are successful. A case budget will help control costs. DLA Piper has its own budgeting tool. A range of options may also be available to help fund the claim.
If you are on the receiving end of a claim, you probably have little choice but to take appropriate action to defend it, but consider counter-claims and remember that an early commercial settlement might be in everyone's interests.
- Team selection
Consider when you need to involve external lawyers. Do you also need to instruct lawyers overseas? An early assessment of the legal merits of a claim can be key in developing an effective strategy. DLA Piper has its own global litigation managed service.
Determine whether and when an expert should be instructed. This will be important if the dispute involves a technical issue.


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Youth and inexperience are two different things, and if you are 16, your car insurance company will penalize you for both.
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A newly licensed driver -- no matter how old -- usually will pay what's known as an inexperienced operator surcharge of as much as 20% for as long as three years. It drops a bit at each renewal period. Here's how one Pennsylvania insurer prices the extra risk:
The inexperience surcharge, in this case, means the basic rate for insurance goes up 10% for a brand-new driver.
But if that brand-new driver is a teenager, the basic rate gets much, much steeper.
Premiums for teenagers will reflect both penalties.
Car insurance companies "look at your age and your experience as a driver separately," says Chris Hackett, director of personal lines policy for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.
Every insurer's rating schedule will be different, of course, and most remove age as a rating factor after 25 or so. (See "The cheapest age for car insurance.") But every year a teen holds off driving can mean hundreds of dollars in savings.
That reasoning is supported by data from the U.S. Census Bureau, which found that in 2009, licensed drivers age 19 and younger accounted for less than 5% of all drivers, but were involved in 12% of all accidents.
What, you mean wait to drive?
An increasing number of teens are forgoing automobiles altogether, and the number of licensed drivers age 19 and younger has slipped in recent years. (See "Why your teen does not want to drive.")
According to the Federal Highway Administration, 44.4% of all teens age 19 and younger had a license in 2010, down from 46.3% of the same group in 2008.
In comparison, more than 91% of people between the ages of 40 and 44 were licensed drivers both in 2008 and 2010.
Of course, it's tough to get around in many locations without a car, but in most cities there can be other options. You may be able to walk or bike to school or work, or if you live in a big city you can often rely on public transportation to get around.
If you're a big-city teen who can't resist getting a driver's license, many cities have car-sharing programs available, and insurance policies for those who drive but don't own a car are usually inexpensive, says Penny Gusner, consumer analyst for CarInsurance.com.
If you're a teen in a car-owning household, though, premiums will skyrocket the moment you get a driver's license. (See "What young drivers need to know.")
Good grades and the right driver's education class will help, Hackett says, but you'll pay a lot in any case.
OK, what if I wait until I'm 40?
One car insurance company quotes a price of $2,374 for a six-month policy for a 16-year-old girl in Chicago who just got a car and a license in a neighborhood where public transportation is readily available.
A just-licensed 40-year-old woman in the same Chicago neighborhood in the same car was quoted a rate of $1,156 for six months.
So why do 40-year-olds get all the breaks?
They don't, actually. Even a 40-year-old will probably face a car insurance surcharge if he hasn't been licensed for three years, and he won't be eligible for a good driver discount, Gusner says. So a newly licensed 40-year-old will pay more than one of his peers whose had a license for decades.
But a newly licensed 40-year-old is likely to take fewer risks while behind the wheel than a newly minted teen-age driver, Hackett says.
Gusner agrees. A car insurance company will likely view that 40-year-old as a better, less aggressive driver, and someone who is much less likely "to be trying to show off for their girlfriend," Gusner says.
What do 40-year-olds have that a teen doesn't, besides wrinkles?
A credit score, for starters. That's one of the elements car insurance companies in most states consider when they're setting auto insurance rates. Someone with a good, established credit record is viewed as less likely to file a claim.
A 40-year-old may arrive with a homeowners policy and an already-licensed spouse, all the better to get those multiple-policy bundling discounts.
The original article can be found at CarInsurance.com:Does waiting to drive cut your insurance?


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American Airlines New Narrowbody Deliveries To Elevate The Flying Experience With More Comfort And Connectivity
American Plans to be Only Airline with Three-Class Service and Fully Lie-Flat First and Business Class Seats on Transcontinental Flights
All New Narrowbodies to Offer Main Cabin Extra Seating; Wi-Fi, Inflight Entertainment and Power at Every Seat
Jul 23, 2012, 09:28 ET
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines continues plans to enhance and modernize travel with today's announcement of customer-pleasing interiors onboard its more than 200 new narrowbody deliveries from Airbus and Boeing - these are a part of the previously announced order for 460 new aircraft.
"We intend to be the only airline to offer a three-class service and the first to offer fully lie-flat First and Business Class seats on transcontinental flights with our Airbus A321 transcontinental aircraft," said Virsab Vahidi, American's Chief Commercial Officer. "By using the A321 aircraft with three classes of service and outfitted with fully lie-flat premium class seats, all-aisle access in First Class, and state-of-the-art amenities, we will be able to continue providing an industry-leading premium experience on transcontinental routes, while significantly reducing costs through improved fuel efficiency."
As previously announced, American plans to take delivery of 130 current generation Airbus aircraft from the A321 and A319 variants and up to 100 Boeing 737-800s through 2017. American plans to configure some of the A321s for use on transcontinental flights and intends to use the remaining A321s, as well as all of the A319s and new Boeing 737-800s to retire aging aircraft in its existing fleet.
Designed in partnership with James Park Associates (JPA), the overall design, trim and finish of these aircraft will reflect the look and feel of the new American and will complement the interior design scheme of the airline's highly anticipated Boeing 777-300ERs and redesigned 777-200ERs to provide customers with a more consistent experience between aircraft types.
In addition to modern interiors, these aircraft will also keep customers connected with inflight Wi-Fi throughout the aircraft; entertained with in-seat entertainment at every seat; and fully charged with individual 110-volt universal AC power outlets and USB jacks at every seat. Plus, Main Cabin Extra seating, installed on all new deliveries beginning in August 2012 on the Boeing 737-800, will offer the option of more legroom and priority boarding privileges.
All of these new deliveries also incorporate the latest improvements to reduce fuel burn which helps American continue on the path toward reducing its carbon footprint.
A321 Transcontinental
The First Class cabin will be outfitted with 10 fully lie-flat seats in a 1-1 configuration, giving every seat direct aisle access – a feature that no other domestic airline offers. Customers can individually adjust any component of the fully lie-flat seat, designed by Sicma, including the seat back, head rest and leg rest. The seats feature a large tray table and work surface and an individual storage unit for stowing personal items. Seat controls have a more intuitive design for optimum customer comfort and simplicity.
The Business Class cabin will be outfitted with 20 fully lie-flat seats, designed by BE, in a 2-2 configuration. In the Main Cabin the seats will be designed by Recaro and arranged in a 3-3 configuration. The option to enjoy more legroom is available with 36 Main Cabin Extra seats and the aircraft also offers 36 Main Cabin seats. More details about the Business Class and Main Cabin seats will be provided at a later date.
To ensure customers traveling from coast to coast have access to the latest in inflight entertainment, American plans to outfit the entire aircraft with seat-to-seat chat, live text news and weather updates, 3-D moving maps, airport maps, connecting gate information, and more.
For customers traveling in the premium class cabins, a complimentary inflight entertainment selection of up to 75 movies, more than 150 TV programs, more than 350 audio selections and up to 15 games will be available on a 15.4-inch HD-capable touchscreen monitor positioned in each seat. Bose® QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headsets will be available.
In the Main Cabin, every seatback will have an 8.9-inch HD-capable touchscreen monitor with an assortment of movies, TV programs, games and audio selections.
American intends to take delivery of these aircraft beginning in November 2013 through 2014. The A321 transcontinental aircraft will replace American's existing fleet of Boeing 767-200s and fly between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and JFK and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
A321, A319 and Boeing 737-800
The remaining A321s, as well as all of the A319s and 100 Boeing 737-800 new deliveries, will enrich the inflight experience with modern technology and entertainment options for customers traveling throughout the United States.
American intends to replace its fleet of domestic Boeing 757-200s and MD-80s with A321s, A319s and Boeing 737-800s – all with leather seats, Wi-Fi and in-seat inflight entertainment throughout the aircraft. These aircraft will have a two-class cabin configuration, Main Cabin Extra seating and 110-volt universal AC power outlets at every seat.
Similar to the innovative inflight entertainment capabilities of the A321 transcontinental aircraft, American also plans to give customers onboard these aircraft access to seat-to-seat chat, weather updates, 3-D moving maps, airport maps, connecting gate information and more.
For customers traveling in the First Class cabin, a complimentary inflight entertainment selection of up to 75 movies, more than 150 TV programs, more than 350 audio selections and up to 15 games will be available on a 12.1-inch HD-capable touchscreen monitor positioned in each seat. Customers in the Main Cabin will also enjoy an assortment of movies, TV programs, games and audio selections on 8.9-inch HD-capable touchscreen monitors in each seat.
These aircraft will be delivered beginning with the A319s in July 2013, followed by the Boeing 737-800s in October 2013 and the A321s in the second quarter of 2014. American is still evaluating the specific markets these aircraft will serve.
American's new narrowbody deliveries are part of a series of investments the airline is making to renew its fleet and an integral piece of the plan to transform it into the youngest fleet among the major U.S. airlines in the next five years. For example, in May American announced plans to redesign its fleet of 777-200ERs to offer fully lie-flat Business Class seats with all-aisle access, Main Cabin Extra seating, Wi-Fi and in-seat entertainment throughout the aircraft. American also announced plans to refresh up to half of its fleet of 767-300ERs to include fully lie-flat Business Class seats with all-aisle access and Main Cabin Extra seating. American also has orders for 10 Boeing 777-300ERs that are anticipated for delivery beginning later this year.
American's fleet renewal efforts serve to modernize and enhance the fleet in order to emerge from the restructuring process a stronger, new American. For more information on American's aircraft investments, including the latest details of the narrowbody fleet, visit www.AA.com/NewPlanes.
About American Airlines
American Airlines, American Eagle® and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in more than 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,500 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members and members-elect serve more than 900 destinations with more than 9,000 daily flights to 150 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation common stock trades under the symbol "AAMRQ" on the OTCQB marketplace, operated by OTC Markets Group.
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An astute viewer pointed out to us that Facebook's push to spread its "like" button across the Web is also spreading the mangling of the English language. Once you click "like," the button changes to "unlike."
But Merriam-Webster says "unlike" is defined as "a marked by lack of resemblance." As in "one of these things is not like the other."
What Facebook should have used if they were looking to please the proper grammar-conscious is "dislike."
We contacted Facebook to ask about this egregious attack on English, fully expecting them not to comment. Or in Facebook-ese "uncomment."
But to our surprise, they did comment. Pointing out that their concept of "friending" and "unfriending" had been accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary -- THE definitive record of the English Language, a spokesperson for Facebook said:
The Oxford Dictionary is constantly adding new words to reflect the changes in language and culture. Just last year, it picked another unconventional use of the "un" prefix as its 2009 Word of the Year: "unfriend." There was much debate between "defriend" and "unfriend," but Oxford stood by its choice. We're not ones to question Oxford's methodology for additions like "muggle,", "mini-me" and "bootylicious." Perhaps a new meaning for "unlike" will be included soon.
So there's your answer. Facebook says it has the Oxford English Dictionary on its side. And any corporate statement that involves the word "bootylicious" gets our nod of approval.
Scott McGrew is a tech reporter for NBC Bay Area. He's concerned his spellcheck went right over the word "bootylicious" with no problem.


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Election-related clashes close down Guinea market
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Witnesses say clashes between government and opposition supporters have closed down a major market in Guinea's capital as residents in the West African nation lined up to collect their voter cards for next week's legislative election.
Resident Lancine Camara said the incident Monday near the Madina market in Conakry began with a dispute between two men that quickly escalated. Similar clashes were also reported in the city's Bambeto neighborhood.
For nearly three years, Guinea has been paralyzed by quarrels between the opposition and the ruling party over the much-delayed Sept. 24 election. In recent weeks, opposition leaders have voiced concerns about the integrity of the voter registration list, threatening to organize protests unless a corrected list was published by Wednesday.
Police said Monday's clashes did not result in any injuries.


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PORTSMOUTH — Four legged friends led their humans to support their fellow brethren at "My Dogs are Barking5K" road race.
The second annual C&J Bus Lines road race started at their headquarter offices located at 185 Grafton Road in Portsmouth and completed a 3.1 mile loop around the Pease Tradeport. Participants were comprised of employees as well as friends and family of C&J and the Cocheco Valley Humane Society in Dover. The sunny fall afternoon was concluded with a barbecue luncheon at the terminal
A community-funded, nonprofit organization, Cocheco Valley Humane Society (CVHS) is dedicated to promoting the humane treatment of animals in Strafford County, NH and Southern Maine. They are a safe, temporary home for more than 2,300 surrendered, lost, abused, neglected, or unwanted animals each year.
"Cocheco Valley Humane Society is very grateful for the all of the support from C&J Bus Lines employees and friends. We are excited to be part of this annual event and we want to thank all of the participants for their generous donations" said Leslie Heindl, Executive Director at CVHS.
C&J donated $10 to the CVHS for everyone that participated as well as matched $1 for every dollar donated. "We are proud to continue to support the efforts of the Humane Society with this donation only event and we hope to continue the event for years to come." said Jamie Lesniak, Vice President of Operations with C&J. The combined donations of many collected $2,000 to provide food, shelter and love for our furry friends.
C&J is the second largest provider of intercity bus transportation in Northern New England serving seven destinations with over 30 daily departures from the New Hampshire Seacoast and Newburyport to Logan Airport, Boston South Station, and Port Authority in New York City.
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10 Most Awkward Moments in Recent College Basketball History
Sports fans always assume they've seen it all... until something crazy happens that we've never seen before. College basketball is usually where the oddest stuff happens with players, coaches, and fans responsible for all kinds of mayhem and mischief. The bloopers and follies become an instant highlight and a part of the game's lore.
Here's a rundown of 10 embarrassing, hilarious, and unforgettable moments from college basketball games:
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Saint Mary's player Brad Waldow became the talk of the NCAA this month when he lost one of his front teeth while battling under the basket. What was so memorable about this was not the injury but rather the insult that followed when he tried to hand the free tooth to his coach. Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett balked at the proposition, instead telling Waldow to chuck his tooth on the floor below the bench. So much for blood-brotherly loyalty.
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Kansas Jayhawk star Julian Wright had a great chance to get the fans and his team fired up after making a steal with a wide open court in front of him. Unfortunately for Wright, the ball didn't comply with his wishes, and it snuck out at the last second as Wright wound up for a monster dunk. What results is akin to a balloon suddenly losing its helium.
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The color commentary on this missed free throw explains it all as an Appalachian State player comes up several feet short of even grazing the basket. His form looks good and there's enough power in the shot that it gets high up over the players boxing-out below. However, in this case, the ball doesn't come close to going the distance and just drops back down. Someone needs to return to the fundamentals at practice.
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Sometimes the hysterics don't take place during the game. Known for his dramatics and his odd look as much as for his rebounding prowess, Joakim Noah showed off some awful dance moves after the Gators won the National Championship in 2007. The funniest part about Noah is that he doesn't seem to care and just keeps on going and going and going…
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A game can turn on one possession, but handing the ball back to the other team with just a few seconds to spare, isn't in the usual game plan. In a tight game against Texas, UConn's Roscoe Smith literally threw the ball away after losing track of how much time was left on the clock. Coach Calhoun appears to be in such shock he just has to accept the fact a player did something he'd never witnessed in all his years of coaching.
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Converting a breakaway dunk shouldn't warrant a mention on the "worst" list but Adam Waddell of Wyoming does an unplanned backflip that leaves him in a very uncomfortable position. It's actually quite impressive to watch and thankfully Waddell appeared to walk away unblemished from the accidental gymnastics routine. He had a good laugh about it just like everyone else.
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Awkwardness isn't reserved for just the players; Coach Bruce Pearl gets a little too close to Erin Andrews for comfort during an in-game interview, actually grabbing her to illustrate a point. The bear hug isn't well-received — or deserved — and results in Pearl having to make the most of the rest of his time by sticking to words to explain himself. This was probably the first and last time Pearl used a woman for a visual aid during a basketball game.
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Kansas's Brady Morningstar shows the good mechanics that usually accompany a free throw, but he doesn't put it all together fast enough, instead getting stuck on one motion which leads to some weird robotic movements that have commentators baffled. Morningstar tries to make the most of the weird toss, but it's too late to commit to an actual shot attempt. Too bad it didn't go in or Morningstar could have a case for getting an assist on his own shot.
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Early on in a Georgia-Kentucky game, a ref gets hit in the head by a loose ball which leaves him tumbling to the ground amid a crowd of cheerleaders on the baseline. Not a bad place to land, but still an embarrassing fall. The ref stands right back up and walks away unscathed. It just shows how tough the officials must be to take the court each and every night — ready for whatever comes at them.
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Pervis Pasco was a solid player for Kansas State, but he'll forever be remembered as the guy who cost Kansas State a 2003 Big 12 Tournament game against Colorado, when he stole the ball, and it looked like they'd win the game as a result. Pasco broke off with the ball in celebration, resulting in a traveling call, the ball going back to the Buffaloes, and a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer. There's just no coming back from that moment.


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Italy request Spain friendly cancellation
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) have contacted their Spanish counterparts about the possibility of postponing a friendly between the nations.
The sides, who met in the UEFA Euro 2012 final that Spain won 4-0, had been due to meet in a friendly on March 5 in the lead up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
However, with the possibility that the two could meet in the quarter-finals of the tournament, the Italians have now requested that the fixture be moved to a later date.
"We can confirm that FIGC (Italy) has requested RFEF (Spain) the possibility to re-schedule the international friendly fixture of March 5 after considering the eventuality of a possible clash into the FWC 2014 quarter-finals," an FIGC spokesman told Perform.
"We are absolutely flexible anyway and looking forward to receiving a feedback from our Spanish counterpart."
Italy have won just one of the last nine meetings between the countries, dating back to 1998.


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Epic level gameplay – that is, advancing beyond twenty class levels – has long been the sticky wicket of Pathfinder. Ever since Third Edition's attempt at epic-level gaming turned out so underwhelming, Pathfinder has been unwilling to venture beyond 20th level, and while many are fine with never going back to such heights, there are still plenty of players who want to take their game beyond this final boundary.
Now Little Red Goblin Games has answered that desire, presenting Legendary Levels as the first product for the Pathfinder RPG to allow for characters to continue advancing beyond the 20th-level barrier. Let's crack the covers and see just how legendary this book is.
Exactly seventy pages long, Legendary Levels hits most of the technical specifications that we hold for an RPG PDF. It presents full, nested bookmarks, as well as a hyperlinked table of contents. It does lack a printer-friendly version, however, which may be an issue for your printer given that the pages are set on a grayish-tan background. I didn't care much for the book's interior artwork, which has both black and white and color pieces; I found it to have too much of a "rough" or "unfinished" look about it, as though more clean-up could have been done. It's a minor point though, as there's comparatively little art here.
It's also worth noting that the book didn't clearly identify its Open Game Content and Product Identity, something the OGL requires it to do (and the Section 15 was barren, too). I mention this only because this becomes a problem if anyone else wants to use what's here in their own Pathfinder-compatible products down the road. Hopefully there'll be an update fixing these issues.
After a brief introduction to "legendary levels" (as a note, I liked that the book's authors decided to rename the entire concept of post-20th-level as "legendary" rather than "epic"), the book's first section acts as an overview of some of the major game mechanics that legendary game-play utilizes. Of particular importance are divinity scores and legendary damage.
The divinity score represents the character actually manifesting a divine spark that can, if grown, transform them into an actual deity. I personally applaud this integration of legendary levels and gaining godhood, since I think that once you've reached such a high-level of gaming, having your characters start to become divinities is a natural progression. However, you don't HAVE to increase your divinity score…some classes, mostly the spellcasters, have this increase incrementally as they level. However, you can also boost it with specific feats, or by gaining followers (that is, people who revere/worship you).
It should be noted that this is very different from Third Edition's divinity rules, in that having a divinity score has little mechanical impact on your character, something I think a lot of players will appreciate. Interestingly, an accompanying chart shows how much your divinity score increases based on how many followers you have, and what sort of gods are found with what scores (e.g. a low score is like a regional deity, a higher one is like a primal force, etc.). Having said all of that, I noticed that it's hard to get your divinity score high enough to start earning followers if you don't have legendary levels in a spellcasting class.
Legendary damage, by contrast, is essentially damage so powerful that it can be instantly fatal. Dealing legendary damage to a creature is the same as damaging it normally, but the damage includes a Fort save which, if failed, reduces the target to 0 hp. There's no single way to gain the ability to inflict legendary damage, but rather it's found in the abilities of various legendary classes and prestige classes.
The book introduces a few concepts here that it goes into more detail on later (such as true dweomers), but there are a few other aspects to this first chapter that I wanted to touch on. For instance, it also reintroduces legendary uses of skills. This is, much like the old epic level rules, a table with various skills listing very high DCs for greater effects. It's also the first part of the book that rubbed me the wrong way. I can recognize the problems with super-high skill DCs to achieve effects that magic can pull off at very low levels (e.g. a very high Acrobatics check allows you to be effectively weightless…which I suppose is okay if you can't just fly), but I consider that to be a problem inherent to the mechanics of Pathfinder, and so can't really be helped very much.
What I really didn't like about these legendary skill uses was that, as with normal skill uses, a lot of these present static DCs which, once you can meet them, allow for abuse. You know how Diplomacy has the old problem of, once you've got a high bonus, you can make anyone your friend? Well, hit a DC of 40 plus the other guy's Charisma modifier, and you can make him literally worship you. I can tell you that I'd never allow that in my game.
Beyond this, Legendary Levels does keep presence of mind enough to give us the necessary (but easily-overlooked) basics for leveling our characters beyond 20th level. We get XP progressions to 30th level with the fast, medium, and slow advancements, as well as a listing of GP values by level, and iterative attack values (which, interestingly, allow for more than four attacks if your bonus is high enough to gain more iterative attacks).
Note that all of these expansions stop at 30th level. The book never actually says this is as high as PCs can possibly go, but it seems to be the default assumption (it also briefly mentions gestalt play, but this seems like an extended sidebar more than anything else). Likewise, there's nothing said about advancing existing classes. Even the basic eleven classes aren't advanced so much as they're given a ten-level supplementary class…
It's on that note that we move into the second section of the book, which presents the legendary classes. These eleven classes are legendary mirrors of the eleven classes from the Core Rulebook. Somewhat oddly, as I mentioned before, these are considered separate classes from their non-legendary counterparts, but they go out of their way to make sure they function as extensions of them (e.g. levels in legendary barbarian are treated as levels in barbarian for all barbarian class features). Once again, the book breaks from Third Edition's epic level conventions as these all present standard (for their class) progressions for BAB and saves.
The classes themselves are too many to go into detail here, but some major themes are notable. A big one is that legendary damage is a major facet of class advancement, both in terms of dealing it and being able to protect yourself against it. Some of its uses seem better than others, but not egregiously so. There's also a very clear attempt to increase the power of martial characters versus their spellcasting counterparts; these characters seem to get more over the course of their levels, and have greater emphasis on legendary damage.
To be clear, there are no legendary classes specific to the new classes from the APG, UM, or UC (though those classes are occasionally referenced in areas like the new spells). Likewise, there's no mention of archetypes here. The book does present legendary classes to the three new base classes given in other Little Red Goblin Games' supplements, though, which will be of limited use to anyone not owning those books. Five new prestige classes, which seem to be for those who can't take legendary class levels, are also given; these cover a broad enough array to be fairly generic (e.g. juggernaut or lord of war for martial characters, archmage for arcane spellcasters, etc.) in terms of what classes they'll appeal to. I do wish there'd been something built more towards multiclass characters here, but at least those characters get a nod in the feats section.
The feats section (which was annoyingly lacking in a summary table) did present a fairly robust set of feats to round out what can be done at legendary levels. The aforementioned multiclass characters are noted in that there are feats that grant limited access to some of the class abilities from the legendary classes. The bulk of the spellcasting feats are impressive for what they offer (High Magic puts an automatic Intensify Spell effect on all spells below 5th level that you cast, for instance, to keep low-level spells relevant), but once again, the combat-focused feats get the most emphasis, though it's more equitable. It's a bit of an easter egg that we're given summary charts for the bonuses and penalties given by Power Attack, Combat Expertise, and Deadly Aim at the end of the section.
True Dweomers are presented next. Most of the basic information on them is presented earlier, in the book's first section where it goes over legendary spells; in this case, spell levels top out at 12th, and full-progression spellcasting classes automatically gain access to those slots as they level up. However, for true dweomers (which don't have a spell level per se) you can only use one per day, and learning EACH ONE requires taking a feat! The Sacred Spells presented next are slightly more generous, not having the once-per-day restriction, nor requiring feats; moreover, they have spell levels, and so can be prepared by legendary clerics and oracles. Both types of spells only have about a half-dozen examples presented, however, which I thought was rather limited.
Legendary encounters is presented next, and this short section of the book was also disappointing for how sparse it was. Leaving aside the possibility of legendary NPCs, this section had far too little for characters that have surpassed 20th-level. There are four templates here: the legendary creature template (which, ironically, is a simple template; though for all its bonuses it doesn't seem to live up to its +20 CR adjustment), the deity template, the godspawn template, and the colossus template (which can only be applied to constructs, and is where the rules for colossal+ creature sizes are found). Unfortunately, the authors' diligence from before isn't to be found here, as not only do these latter three templates not have CR adjustments, but there's no listing of the XP values of creatures with a CR of higher than 25.
The book's final section covers legendary magic items. Not artifacts, these are magic items (specifically armor and weapon properties, rings, rods, and wondrous items) taken to legendary levels. To its credit, the book does talk about the rules for crafting these (and even legendary mundane weapons), and does present us with bonus pricing for legendary weapons and armor. The magic items themselves aren't bad, but I found some (though not all) of the weapon and armor properties a bit dull – a crushing weapon does double damage, and enemies take a -2 on attacks and damage for 1 round on a critical hit. Much more fun is a volcanic weapon, which is a flaming weapon that spews frickin' lava on a critical hit!
The rings, rods, and wondrous items are where the real fun is at. Rings of Immortality, the Trident of Pressure, the Godly Vessel (trap the soul of a dead god inside, and when you wear it, you can grant spells and answer prayers as that god!) are all very fun items that are more what I think of when it comes to legendary gear. A brief section on scaling up normal magic items with varying bonuses (e.g. bracers of armor, cloaks of resistance, etc.) ends the section.
Overall, Legendary Levels is a good book, though not without its flaws. Its strength is clearly focused on the mechanics of taking the PCs above 20th level, and it does a surprisingly good job of it. From the de facto level thirty limit to the prestige classes and feats to help out multiclass and non-Core-class characters to its attempts to rein in spellcasters as it boosts martial characters, there's a lot to admire here. However, the book does have some problems (overlooking the occasional spelling or grammar error), such as a lackluster skills section and an anemic section on legendary-level enemies.
Still, possibly notwithstanding the need for an expanded CR-to-XP table, none of its problems can't be taken care of by an enterprising GM that knows what to exclude and what to prepare beforehand. Likewise, for players that want to extend their game beyond 20th-level, what's here is invaluable, simply because it presents a framework that's workable and fun. Legendary Levels gives you what you need to take your game into truly legendary territory. Just be sure to keep a close eye what needs to be tweaked, and you'll have a lot of fun with what you find here.


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Time for a golf quiz, with the Travelers Championship here. Eight correct answers equals an ace, seven for a birdie, six for a par, five for a bogey, four for a double bogey.
Any fewer than that, and throw your clubs into a nearby pond.
1. The event has had seven names in its history. Can you name all seven (just gave you a freebie in the first sentence)? And one was used from 1967 to '72, and again in 2003.
2. Who set the single-round tournament record in 1954?
3. How many times did Arnold Palmer win?
4. In which year did the purse hit the million-dollar mark?
5. The 1985 winner shot 72 in the first round, the highest start by a winner in tournament history. Who is he?
6. He finished third in 1954, cashed a check for $1,400, played 13 times between 1952 and 1979, never won and has state ties. Who is he?
7. The tournament was first played in 1952. Where?
8. Three share the record for most tournaments played, which is 25. Who are they?
Answers1. Travelers Championship, Buick Championship, Greater Hartford Open, Canon Greater Hartford Open, Canon Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open, Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open, Insurance City Open. Greater Hartford Open was used from 1967 to '72, and in 2003.
2. Tommy Bolt, with a 60.
3. Arnold Palmer won twice, in 1956 and 1960.
4. In 1989, the purse was $1 million, a jump from $700,000 in 1988.
5. Phil Blackmar.
6. Julius Boros.
7. The tournament was played at Wethersfield Country Club from 1952 to '83.
8. Mark Brooks, Brad Faxon and Mark Calcavecchia.


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1. "We're jacking up ticket prices."
It's not your imagination. Airfare is getting more expensive. The cost for a domestic roundtrip ticket averaged nearly $356 last year, up 3.6% from a year prior, according to the latest data from Airlines for America, a trade group which represents U.S. carriers. And the rate at which airfare is rising is speeding up: The average ticket price spiked 24% from 2009 to 2012. In contrast, during the four years prior to this period, 2005 to 2008, prices increased by 16.4%.
Holiday travel in particular is becoming costlier. The average price of roundtrip economy tickets sold by the end of September for travel between Dec. 21 and Jan. 1 increased 7.5% from last year to $337 before taxes and fees, according to Airlines Reporting Corp., which processes travel agencies' ticket sales with airlines. (Data is based on purchases made with travel agencies and third-party travel sites.) These prices reflect tickets bought relatively far in advance; holiday tickets bought on shorter notice cost considerably more.
Airlines say they have to increase prices to keep up with the price of fuel and other costs of doing business—and that despite rising prices, airfare has not kept up with inflation. When adjusted for inflation, the average price of a domestic ticket is actually lower now than it was in 2000, says John Heimlich, chief economist at Airlines for America. However, even when adjusted for inflation, prices are increased 10.3% from 2005 to 2012, according to the trade group.
To find the cheapest ticket, insiders say, travelers should compare prices between third-party travel websites and the airlines' sites. Also, consider booking airfare several months in advance of a trip, especially if it's for holiday travel. Deals may pop up a day or two before a flight, though those seats require someone who is ready to go without much advance notice.


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by Paula M. Riley
The 24th Annual Run for the Hill of It will take place at Forbidden Drive at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday, July 30. Once again, runners from around the region will line up along the wooden path near Northwestern Avenue and Forbidden Drive.
Novice runners will stand beside athletes who have never missed this race. People of all ages and from all walks of life will be wearing a racing bib, participating in the one mile fun walk, volunteering on the sidelines or cheering for the racers.
Everyone will be helping the children, who need it most.
Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP) has been the organizer and beneficiary of the popular race since 2009, when race founders and organizers McNally's Tavern and Friends of Erik awarded the event to them.
MCAP assists children throughout Montgomery County by providing advocacy and free legal representation to young victims of abuse and neglect. Volunteer lawyers dedicate time and resources to represent these children and be their voice during the sometimes grueling and overwhelming court proceedings.
Since its inception in 2005, MCAP has represented 2,284 children in 1,422 cases.
"Our amazing lawyers spend an average of 14 – 18 hours on each case, and many give much, much more than that," said Mary Pugh, Esq., MCAP administrative director.
Pugh estimates that in 2010 MCAP attorneys donated over $500,000 of legal services.
These attorneys advocate for children who have been victims of physical or sexual abuse and gross neglect as well as children who find themselves in a wide variety of circumstances.
Pugh told the story of a 13-year-old boy whose parents are deceased. Since their death, the child was in the care of his 28-year-old brother.
When the boy needed surgery to address a life-threatening heart condition, the operation was cancelled because he had no legal guardian – his brother had never been appointed legal guardian.
A hospital social worker and doctor immediately contacted MCAP, and the MCAP advocate worked with the brother to get him appointed legal guardian.
The boy received the necessary surgery, and now the elder brother can always care for his younger brother.
Most of MCAP cases are not as simple. The majority of these involve sexual and physical abuse, parents not providing adequate food or medical care to their children and siblings abusing siblings.
In all cases, the children need someone to advocate for them.
One of MCAP's clients is an 11-year-old boy who was not well fed by his mother. When he stole $2 from her to buy something to eat, she whipped the boy with her belt using so much force that he was bleeding through his shirt.
A school counselor contacted police who then reach out to MCAP. The MCAP advocate worked with the child and discovered he had a father in York, Pa., but, because no custody arrang- ment was ever worked out at the divorce, there was limited contact.
The boy is now in the care of his father, and both are participating in counseling. The mother is being charged with child endangerment and assault.
"So often what we do is connect a child to a support system," said Pugh. "In this case, it was the child's father."
Calling these pro bono attorneys "advocates" seems the best description. They offer children a voice and represent the child's interest at all times by keeping the child out of at-risk environments and connecting them to appropriate social service and counseling agencies.
With an annual increase in the number of children abused and neglected, MCAP's workload grows steadily. Started by former assistant district attorneys, MCAP is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization that depends on over 150 attorneys from a variety of backgrounds.
"Our advocates are focused on the children," Pugh explained. "We are not prosecution or defense. Our only allegiance is to the child who has been hurt."
When the walkers and runners come to Northwestern Avenue and Forbidden Drive in Fairmount Park on Saturday, they will be greeted by hundreds of eager volunteers.
"What is amazing is the number of runners and volunteers who have once been victims," said Pugh. "They come to show their support for these kids. You never know what the person running next to you or handing you a water bottle went through as a child."
The MCAP Run for the Hill of It is a USATF sanctioned and certified five-mile, tree-lined course in Fairmount Park beside the Wissahickon Creek. The one-mile walk will provide a scenic view of the beautiful landscape at Fairmount Park.
Prizes will be awarded to the best overall male, female and masters best racers as well as the top three winners in all other age groups. Precision electronic timing services will be provided by Lin-Mark Computerized Sports.
On Friday, July 29, runners can pick up race packets at Bruno's Restaurant at the corner of Germantown Ave. and Northwestern Ave. in Lafayette Hill across from Chestnut Hill College from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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First question —are you a good baseball player?
"No, I'mawful," said Mikael Backlund, who, minutes earlier, had whacked a puck outof mid-air and into the net to seal a 4-3 overtime win over the Minnesota Wildin National Hockey League action Saturday. "Well, I did score one thismorning (at the skate) from up in the air, so I had some practice."
Another questionfor Backlund — biggest goal ever?
"Well, itwas a nice one," he replied, smiling. "It's always nice to score inovertime. Yeah, probably the biggest NHL goal."
One more — howimpressed is Backlund with his own play? Saturday's two-goal output gives himfour consecutive two-point games — and a new personal best for points, 27.
"I'm happy Ican chip in," said Backlund. "There's been a lot of doubt in thiscity about me. It's nice to finally be able to get those goals that people havewanted me to get for a lot of years."
Bob Hartleybeamed when asked about Backlund's roll.
"Backs isfinding pucks — pucks are finding Backs," said the Calgary Flames coach. "It'sa good combination. When you work hard, usually you get rewarded. That's whathe's getting right now."
As are theFlames.
Saturday markedtheir fifth straight win — all on home ice.
Now the Flamesown their longest winning streak since the five-gamer of March 2012.
And the last timethey swept a five-game home stand? February 1997.
Perhaps helpingmatters? Hartley got permission to not wear their fancy third jerseys. Histeam, in those smocks, is a ghastly 0-8.
"Yesterday,I talked to Brian (Burke)," Hartley said of the Flames boss. "I said,'We're playing so well right now. Can we just keep going?' And Brian said, 'Letme check.' He got back to me and said, 'Yeah, I can help you that way.'Sometimes, little superstitions . . . ."
Through 40minutes, though, the Flames had owned the play — goals by T.J. Galiardi andDennis Wideman (both set up by Chris Butler) — and led 2-1. Matt Cooke,shorthanded, had the guests' lone goal.
But afterBacklund's shortie early in the third period, the Flames sagged and the Wildgot busy, banking goals by Dany Heatley and Keith Ballard to force extra time.
"Tonight, Idon't think we played as well as the previous four (wins)," said Hartley. "Especiallyin the third . . . we put ourselves in trouble. We knew that they would comehard at us. They want points and it's such a tough conference. But we battledback and we won it in OT."
There hadn't beena shortage of first-period developments:
* Calgarydefender Kris Russell, who'd participated in the morning skate, was scratchedbefore the opening faceoff — upper-body issues, apparently. ("We knew thismorning — but you guys didn't ask," said Hartley, adding that Russell hadbeen hurt in Friday's practice.)
* Minnesota pestMatt Cooke, incensed by a non-call on Matt Stajan, charged over and drilledT.J. Brodie. Chris Butler came riding to the glove-less rescue. ("It washuge for Buts to step up against Cooke," said Mikael Backlund.)
* Breaking ascoreless tie in the first period was T.J. Galiardi, who hadn't tallied sinceOct. 4, with a nifty backhanded roof-job — on a set-up by fourth-line chumKevin Westgarth and Butler. ("I'm so happy for Gally to get a goalagain," said Backlund. "He's been working hard and he's a great guy,so he deserved it.")
* After acrossbar-high attempt looked like it might've gone in the Calgary net, every eyein the press box had been glued to the monitors during the ensuing T.V.timeout. At this point, Flames goalie Karri Ramo quietly made his way to the homedressing room — with nearly no one noticing.
Plagued bylower-body trouble, Ramo didn't return, meaning Reto Berra handled the rest ofthe work.
"At the T.V.timeout, he said, 'Bob, I can't keep going,' " said Hartley. "Rightaway we went to Reto. I went to see (Ramo) after the first period — he wassore, but I don't think it's major. Obviously, you never know. I'm not adoctor. We will give you more details Monday."
Updated pointstreaks, if you're into that kind of thing:
* Sean Monahan,three games (three points)
* MikaelBacklund, four games (eight points)
* Lee Stempniak,four games (six points)
* Mark Giordano,nine games (10 points)
"Yeah, itfeels great," said Giordano, who picked up a pair of assists — in thethird period, in overtime. "I didn't think I was moving it particularlywell there a few times on the power play, but I felt good five-on-five."
By the way, theclub record for points in consecutive games is 16 — Gary Suter (1987-88), GaryRoberts (1991-92), Jarome Iginla (1999-00).
C-NOTES: Calgaryscratches — C Ben Street, C Paul Byron, D Kris Russell (upper body), LW CurtisGlencross (ankle) . . . Minnesota scratches — C Torrey Mitchell, LW StephaneVeilleux, G Josh Harding (illness), D Jared Spurgeon (lower body), C MikkoKoivu (ankle surgery).


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Skip to comments.How the Congressional Democrats Doom Obama to One Term
Posted on 03/02/2010 10:44:10 PM PST by neverdem
At a dinner party at my home, a Democrat friend (who is a Washington player with extensive experience as a congressional staffer and in the executive branch before he entered the private practice of law) and I were discussing those things on which we did agree: the overstaffing on the Hill; the fact that much of that staff is young and utterly inexperienced; how the dismantling of the seniority system -- which we'd all been for when the Southern committee chairs blocked civil rights legislation -- had not been an unmitigated good; and the failures of this administration, with the almost certain consequence that Obama will not be elected to a second term.
He's a wannabe Royal Prince; even his ears are almost as big as Charles'.
and how many Congressional Democrats are Doomed to one Term?
So the FBI files on individual Congressmen, had nothing to do with it?
Thats way too technical. Zero is a leftist ideologue and he and his liberal minions think that they are still hoodwinking the public. democraps only care about the will to power and nothing is to get in their way.
What is frightening is that he and this hapless bunch of thugs in the WH have unfettered access to privledged State security and other information.
I would have suggested Rahm Emmanuel et all, had "files" on Lindsay Grahamnesty. The only thing is, Grahamnesty was already a RINO long before 0bozo became president. He is a very willing stooge. They don't even need to blackmail the sucker, before he jumps into bed with them.
I think this is a profound article. One thing I would like to add: Clinton may have left things to his staffers originally, but he was devoted to his political survival. While he never, by any means, went rightward, he did come to an uneasy accommodation with the center-right consensus of this country. Obama lacks this adaptability and really doesn't have the degree of control over his administration that maybe we should expect of a Chief Executive. He's going to be mated to his agenda to the end and in the end, it will bring him down.
The healthcare summit is a perfect example. It accomplished nothing because Obama put nothing on the table to work with. One facet of leadership is being able to convince people to do things they don't want to do, and making them believe they want to do it.
Obama doesn't know how to do that and doesn't know that ability is important to being successful in his job.
This makes sense to me; I have a dear relative who is on Obama's staff; he formerly worked for a very left-wing Congressman. He's only in his 20s. . .it's really amazing, when you actually look at the numbers, how few people really work for the President and how young they are. . .maybe that's the case for all Presidents too though—the young and fired up idealists. . .
I do agree with this. I also think that it's just dumb to have a blanket approach of anti-incumbents. Professional politics takes skill and experience, and very few rookies win a Super Bowl. You simply have to have some folks who know the ropes and don't bumble around and get taken advantage of like this man-child we have in the Oval Office now.
Same thing on the Hill.
He's also just a horrible, horrible politician. By that I mean, he has absolutely zero political skills or instincts. He just has no grip on how politics gets done, either on the Hill or on Main Street. He is tone-deaf to a profound, stunning degree. He is, as the mayor of Las Vegas said, a "slow learner." He has no sense of political strategy, of the zigs and zags that must go into a political act. He is blind to the meaning and function of the moves of his political opponents, including in his own party. He has no internal political context for understanding and processing the political chatter that is the political zeitgeist.
Shall I go on?
Yes, by all means, please do.
I was enjoying that too much for it to end.
When was that? During impeachment? When he carefully and deliberately worked corruption in the People, managing their impeachability thresholds upward in order to survive the revelation of his perjury?
Was it when he corruptly pandered to the racism of his black base by going to Africa to apologize for America and white racist people, while brutal African dictators laughed at him, and us?
I think I must have missed the accommodation part.
There is probably a tribe somewhere in Kenya who could use a good witch doctor.....
I've noticed a recurring theme in all the major pieces of Democrat legislation over the last 25 years ~ that is that "Somebody's gotta' get punished".
I've never understood that. We have an entire criminal code available to cross reference and yet the Democrat legal writers on Capitol Hill continue to rewrite it inside the new laws.
The two best examples of this are the old Hillary Care deal where doctors got punished (most of the text) and the newer Obama Care deal where patients got punished (most of the text).
It's like no one ever heard of "incorporation by reference" ~
If the Democrats are going to persist in this nonsense the least they could do is bring in some federal administrative types to advice them in the crafting of bills. Of course, being Democrats, all the folks who'd otherwise be willing to do that have been grilled by some doufous half-drunk dopeusing reprobate in front of a TV camera, and it's not likely they ever want to go back to the Hill under any circumstances.
Obummer and prince chuck,
What a couple of real dufusses
Soetoro's presidency is the worst Congress in history?
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My friend Brian had a great idea for an iPhone game. A standard 15-puzzle, with a twist.
The iPhone has a built-in accelerometer that can be used to figure out which way the iphone is pointed. Brian's genius idea was to use that positioning to slide the pieces of the puzzle. After a non-stop night of hacking, This is what came out.
When you open up 15, you will see 15 tiles numbered 1-15. The board will jumble itself up (40 times!) and your job is to get it back in order. Here's where the twist comes in - you don't drag the pieces, you tilt your iPhone and let gravity do the work for you!
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is preparing to meet with key senators on Iran as the White House pushes Congress to hold off on new sanctions.
The White House says Obama will meet Tuesday with the chairmen and top Republicans on the Senate's banking, foreign relations, armed services and intelligence panels. Obama will host the meeting at the White House.
The White House is mounting a concerted effort involving Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry to dissuade Congress from passing a new round of tough sanctions while delicate talks are underway to resolve concerns about Iran's nuclear program.
White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden says Obama will update senators on the negotiations before talks between Tehran and world leaders resume this week in Geneva.
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SOPA And Its Broad Regulation Of VPNs, Proxies And Other Important Tools
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In this new bill, Hollywood has expanded its censorship ambitions. No longer content to just blacklist entries in the Domain Name System, this version targets software developers and distributors as well. It allows the Attorney General (doing Hollywood or trademark holders' bidding) to go after more or less anyone who provides or offers a product or service that could be used to get around DNS blacklisting orders. This language is clearly aimed at Mozilla, which took a principled stand in refusing to assist the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to censor the domain name system, but we are also concerned that it could affect the open source community, internet innovation, and software freedom more broadly:This is how the Great Firewall of China works as well -- by threatening service providers who don't help block with the idea that they might be liable if they don't figure out "some way" to block things. Then everyone scrambles to censor well beyond what is required under the law, just to avoid liability. The end result of this will make the internet significantly less secure. VPN providers will go out of business or be severely limited. This is exactly the opposite of the direction we should be moving in.
- Do you write or distribute VPN, proxy, privacy or anonymization software? You might have to build in a censorship mechanism — or find yourself in a legal fight with the United States Attorney General.
- Even some of the most fundamental and widely used Internet security software, such as SSH, includes built-in proxy functionality. This kind of software is installed on hundreds of millions of computers, and is an indispensable tool for systems administration professionals, but it could easily become a target for censorship orders under the new bill.
- Do you work with or distribute zone files for gTLDs? Want to keep them accurate? Too bad — Hollywood might argue that if you provide a complete (i.e., uncensored) list, you are illegally helping people bypass SOPA orders.
- Want to write a client-side DNSSEC resolver that uses multiple servers until it finds a valid signed entry? Again, you could be in a fight with the U.S. Attorney General.


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Bananarama was right: Summer is cruel.
Every year, hammocks and frothy drinks and beach reading mock us as we trudge, sweatily, to our jobs and errands and regularly scheduled activities — which, despite what childhood taught us, don't go on a three-month hiatus.
Maybe this year can be different.
Maybe, in spite of adulthood, we can have a lazy summer. Not do-nothing lazy, mind you. (Your boss might frown upon you skipping town until Labor Day, and your kids are still going to want to, you know, eat.)
But certainly do-less lazy.
Here are four ideas for freeing up a few hours a week to do a whole lot of nothing during the summer — and maybe beyond. No less than Henry David Thoreau, after all, advised accordingly:
"One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter."
(And doesn't he seem a better muse than Bananarama?)
Stop cooking
You can turn down the heat without sacrificing nutrition and variety, says registered dietitian Ruth Frechman, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
"When you're planning a summer meal — even if it's a smoothie — picture yourself filling a plate," Frechman says. "You want a little protein, a little carbs and half the plate filled with fruits and vegetables. Then you fill in the blanks with what you like to eat."
A Greek yogurt-based smoothie with frozen fruits and veggies (spinach, kale, avocado) and some oatmeal or bran does the trick. Frechman suggests tossing in fresh ginger, cinnamon or unsweetened cocoa for extra antioxidant power.
Prefer not to drink your dinner?
"Bring back the sandwich," she says. "Peanut butter and banana on whole grain bread. Tuna with avocado and sliced cucumbers. You can throw anything you want on a sandwich. Don't limit yourself to a piece of cheese and some meat."
Some of her favorite sides? Sliced apples with peanut butter. Greek yogurt with cucumbers and a drizzle of olive oil. Salt-free cottage cheese with frozen pineapple mixed in. Hummus with baby carrots. Cheese and whole-grain crackers.
Ignore your smartphone
"Many people rationalize screen time as productivity, when in reality much of it is ego-stroking," says health psychologist Brian Luke Seaward, author of "Managing Stress" (Jones and Bartlett). "People feel the need to be needed, and text messages and emails fill this need all too easily. People realize the rudeness factor and will apologize — and then go right on as if the president is calling or texting."
Think of summer as your reset button.
"We need to learn to make healthy boundaries the rule, not the exception, when using technology," says Seaward. "To live without it is not advised, but healthy boundaries are a necessity. Consider having tech-free zones in the house. No cellphones in the kitchen, especially during dinner. No smartphones in the bedroom. And leave technology behind when stepping into nature. Leave it in the car."
Seaward also recommends giving your devices a bedtime.
"The light display screens directly aimed into the eyes, unlike an overhead light, greatly decrease melatonin production in the evening hours," he says. "Melatonin is the sleep hormone and begins to increase as light decreases. Not using screen technology after 8 p.m. is highly advised for a good night's sleep."
Skip the gym
Climate-controlled treadmill trekking is fine when the weather is nasty outside.
But you can turn the outdoors into your gym and give yourself credit for more than the conventional activities like jogging, biking and hiking.
For a 150-pound adult, an hour of gardening burns about 275 calories, according to online calorie-counter caloriesperhour.com. A 25-minute moderate jog/walk with your pet will burn about 115 calories. Mowing your lawn with a push-mower for a half-hour burns 200 calories.
A half-hour game of beach volleyball will use up 225 calories. And an hour of leisure swimming (not laps) burns about 400 calories— even more, we're guessing, if you go down the twisty slide a few times.
Best of all, you won't waste time commuting to and from a gym. (Burn a few more calories patting yourself on the back.)
Swear off TV
You've probably heard: We watch too much television.
"I think if people were monitored and then told how much screen time they spend, they would be astonished," says Seaward.
American adults average 2.75 hours of television per day, according to the 2012 American Time Usage Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Many kids watch even more.
"On any given day in the United States, 64 percent of babies between 1 and 2 are watching screen media for over two hours a day," says Susan Linn, director of the nonprofit Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (commercialfreechildhood.org). "By the time they're preschoolers they average as much as 4.3 to 4.6 hours a day. Between 8 and 18, on any given day, children are on average consuming a little more than seven hours a day of screen media."
"It's too prevalent," says Linn. "It's creating a generation of people who are either bored or anxious unless they're in front of a screen. It doesn't bode well for society."
Give your TV a rest (at least until the good shows return in the fall).
Try swapping an hour of tube-time with hammock-time.
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Vixen's Janet Gardner in "Edge Of A Broken Heart"
Vixen Is On The Edge Of A Broken Heart
Welcome to Forgotten Videos. For some, these videos are forgotten, for others just filed away, and for others still, a totally brand-new discovery. Whichever category you fall into, each week we'll feature a video that's possibly been collecting dust when what it really deserves is a fresh look. Or vice-versa…. We're not here to judge, we just want to take you on a little trip down memory lane. Yep, you'll remember when hair was really that big, when drums were that up front in the mix, when video was young(er) and so were you.
"Edge Of A Broken Heart"
Here's some forgotten trivia from Forgotten Videos: Which all-female hair metal band's video featured a cameo by soft-rocker Richard Marx? If you guessed "Edge Of A Broken Heart" by Vixen, you probably cheated by viewing the video already. Not only did Marx make an indiscreet cameo, he was also a producer on Vixen's self-titled debut album and cowrote "Edge…" with former Tubes leader Fee Waybill.
No doubt his magic touch (Marx had seven Top 10 hits between 1987–1989) helped Vixen score one of their only two Top 40 hits. Vixen released the follow-up album Rev It Up in 1990 before their career quickly revved down. But for one moment, as brief as a cut in an MTV video, Vixen owned a spot in pubescent rocker wannabes' hearts.
Operating in a zone somewhere between Heart and the Runaways, but perhaps most accurately described as Poison with the makeup, Vixen were the late '80s version of a time-honored tradition: an all-female band trying to hang with the dudes (most of whom in that era were trying to look like chicks anyway). And fairly or unfairly, they were all compared to male counterparts. Heart were the female Led Zeppelin, the Runaways were girl Ramones and Vixen were a fairer Bon Jovi.
In the clip for "Edge…," Vixen — lead singer Janet Gardner, guitarist Jan Kuehnemund, bassist Share Pedersen, and drummer Roxy Petrucci — have all the moves down: the twirling drumsticks, foot-up-on-the-amp guitar playing, unison headbanging, scarves on the mic stand, tight leather, and big, big, BIG hair. (The video also includes another cameo by Poison drummer Rikki Rockett.)
And while Vixen may have seemed like a classic corporate rock creation, they paid their dues on L.A.'s Sunset Strip before signing to a label and seeing their dreams come true, and then get deflated.
Were you in a female hair metal band? Were you a Vixenhead? Got any Forgotten Video recommendations? Leave us a comment.


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