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Get Smart: The Complete Collection (US - DVD R1)
Dustin McNeill sits down to five seasons of this Mel Brooks & Buck Henry sitcom
If you've never been exposed to the Emmy Award winning Get Smart, I urge you - find a way to see an episode. You might easily declare it to be one of the funniest sitcoms ever made. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, Get Smart was the comedic answer to Ian Fleming's suave super spy, James Bond. The show stars funny man Don Adams as Maxwell Smart (aka Agent 86), an operative for CONTROL whose sole mission is to keep the evil forces of KAOS at bay. Handing out his orders is the Chief (Edward Platt) and always at 86's side is the beautiful Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon).
I'd like to preface this review by pointing out two items of interest. First, this set is currently only available through the Time Life website. They have announced a store launch for the set to take place later this Fall, but that's an awful long wait. Second, this is officially the largest set I or any other contributor here at DVD Active have attempted to review for the site. I'd like to think that by the end of this twenty-five disc journey, I'll be a bit wiser on this fine sitcom and not deathly sick of it from over-exposure.
Season One
The pilot begins with Agent 86 getting a call on his shoe phone during a symphony concert. In 1965, this is absurd and comical - but looking back on it from 2007, it's neither of those things. Cell phones are always ringing at inopportune times; so it's amusing to see how the material has aged over the years. I'm finding from the very first couple of episodes that the show's writers seem to have it out for the Chinese.
Highlights of the first season are the tiny Mr. Big, the one-armed Craw, Ted Knight (better known as Ted Baxter) appearing as a random KAOS agent and a pair of episodes that comprise the story "Ship of Spies", which actually won the writers an Emmy. Right out of the gate, Get Smart is fantastic television. Mel Brook's influence is evident right from the pilot episode and his fans should enjoy this material if they haven't seen it already.
Season Two
Get Smart continues into it's second season with thirty more servings, still very much in it's prime. Highlights include 86's negotiating for the Spy's Guild in 'Strike While The Agent Is Hot', KAOS agent Siegfried and 86 constantly kidnapping members of each other's organization as retaliation in 'A Spy For A Spy' and in a wild turn of events, Maxwell joining KAOS in 'Cutback at CONTROL'. The season is brought to a close with one of Get Smart's better multi-episode story arcs, 'A Man Called Smart', told across three episodes. This apparently was to have been made into a feature film, but the series never made the transition to film during it's original production run.
Season Three
This third batch of twenty-six episodes again continues with Adams and his cronies still at the top of their game. It's here that I found several of my favorite episodes, all of which happened to be surprisingly guest-star oriented. Carol Burnett appears in 'One of our Olives is Missing' as a country singer Agent 86 has to protect from KAOS. A few episodes later in what undoubtedly qualifies as my favorite, Don Rickles guest stars in the two-part 'Little Black Book'. Adams and Rickles are a fantastic comedy team; it's a shame they couldn't have teamed up more in subsequent episodes/seasons. I haven't much more to say for season three, except that it's more of the same quality entertainment we've come to know. The season ends with a guest appearance from Cesar Romero (The Joker from Batman).
Season Four
Here's where I begin to have a problem with Get Smart. It's in this season that Agents 86 and 99 get married. For me, this completely changes the light-hearted spirit of the sitcom having our two main characters tackle such a serious issue. Despite their marriage, the fourth season slips in several funny spoof episodes such as 'The Impossible Mission' ( Mission Impossible) and 'Tequila Mockingbird' ( To Kill A Mockingbird) to make it worthwhile. Still, any episode making reference to their partnership as a marriage rubs me the wrong way. It feels like the beginning of the end of the show, which it turns out to be.
Season Five
Get Smart hardly feels as though it's standing on it's last leg in the fifth season; but it does feel tired. Although never hinging it's success on them, the series continues to feature guest stars and spoof popular entertainment. Gems from this final season include 'The Treasure of C. Errol Madre' and 'Is This Trip Necessary' which sees a guest appearance by the always wonderful Vincent Price. I still found myself disapproving of 86 and 99's marriage, especially when 99 gives birth to twins in mid-season. Again, this is territory I never wanted to see these characters in.
The series finale is top notch and allows for the show to go out with a bang. I won't spoil the ending here, but a most unsuspecting series regular takes charge of CONTROL in the final moments of the episode. This feels like the right time to end Get Smart. It could've easily spent another couple seasons on the air and likely garnered a few laughs, but I ask... why go any farther down hill than this? Had the finale been the end of Agent 86 and 99's story, the show's legacy might still be dignified and intact. Unfortunately, it was followed up by several poor movies and a painful revival in the 1990's starring Andy Dick. Here's to hoping the upcoming remake film doesn't make Don Adams roll over in his grave.
All five seasons are presented in their original fullscreen format. Even though I haven't got any broadcast versions to compare them to, I can guarantee you someone has done a spectacular job in restoring the episodes. The image quality is remarkably clean and sharp for something shot over forty years ago; little to no dirt or grain. The initial pilot episode is a bit rough around the edges, though likely only because it was shot in black and white. I've absolutely no complaints in the video department - Get Smart looks outstanding.
'The Complete Collection' goes above and beyond reasonable expectation in the audio department by outfitting the shows with Dolby Digital 2.0 tracks. It serves them well too, considering that Don Adams and his crew sneak in a few more action sequences than most other sitcoms of the era do. While the laugh track is annoying, this 2.0 mix enables us to hear it better and for that, I commend Time-Life.
First off, every episode in this monster set has an audio introduction by Barbara Feldon. She gives a plot synopsis of the episode and any trivial titbits viewers might want to look out for. She also introduces all of the supplemental material. Feldon's introductions come in especially handy when you want to find a certain episode but can't recall the title.
On the supplemental disc for the first season, we find a new interview with series co-creator Buck Henry (22 min.), 'The Secret History of Get Smart featurette (16 min.), various TV Appearances and Promos (23 min.), bloopers (2 min.), Get Smart 2003 reunion seminar (1 hr.) and lastly, an interactive map of the Chief's office. From this offering, I most enjoyed the featurette and bloopers.
On the supplemental disc for the second season, we're given an equally if not greater round of extras. They include an interview with Executive Producer Leonard Stern (31 min.), 'Barbara Feldon: From Real Model to Role Model' featurette (14 min.), 1967 Emmy Broadcasts (two totaling 3 min.), bloopers (2.5 min.), more scenes from the Get Smart 2003 reunion seminar (4.5 min.), Don Adams 75th Birthday Celebration (53 min.), NBC Broadcast Standards memos and lastly, an interactive look into Agent 99's purse.
While Don Adam's 75th Birthday Celebration and the bloopers provide lots of laughs, neither of these are half as interesting or peculiar as the NBC Broadcast Standards memos. These warn the production of possibly offensive references/lines/scenes in upcoming episodes. (Example: Page 16: Please avoid anything morbid or grotesque in the display of the dead midget lying under the table - NBC, 6/16/1966).
Not to be outdone by discs one and two, the bonus disc for the third season has even more supplemental gold. Beginning with an interview with Director Bruce Bilson (31 min.), we have a 'Spooks, Spies, Gadgets and Gizmos' featurette (13 min.), TV Appearances and Promos (19 min.), bloopers (2 min.), Don Rickles' Bloopers from the 'Little Black Book' episode (2 min.), more from the Get Smart 2003 reunion seminar (4.5 min.), more of those bizarre NBC Broadcast Standards memos and lastly, an interactive look at Maxwell Smart's car. Noteworthy from this batch of supplements are the bloopers (both sets) and the featurette; which highlights many of the hilarious sight-gags employed on Get Smart.
The fourth disc of supplements winds up being the most interview-heavy of the bunch. It has an interview with Bernie Kopell (Siegfried) (22 min.), an interview with Barbara Feldon (24 min.), 'Codewords and Catchphrases' featurette (14 min.), TV Appearances and Promos (15 min.), bloopers (2.5 min) and lastly an interactive look at Maxwell Smart's apartment. On the whole, this disc has more insight than entertainment, but it's still a good watch. The Don Adams for White Castle commercial is a hoot.
Just when you think there couldn't possibly be anything more to show, disc five shows up and proves there is much more. Starting off with 'The Fans of Get Smart' featurette (14 min.), the fifth disc includes Don Adams' Memorial, 2005 (1 hr. 22 min.), TV Appearances and Promos (11.5 min), bloopers (1.5 min.), 'The Ultimate Get Smart Clip Reel' (20 min.) and lastly an interactive Get Smart aptitude test. If you wind up with this set, be sure to check out the clip under TV Appearances where Don Adams finds out his wife has given birth to their first child while on camera! The clip reel is also very enjoyable.
As if that wasn't enough, nine episodes come with audio commentaries. Commentators include but aren't limited to Mel Brooks, Buck Henry, Barbara Feldon, Don Rickles and James Caan. That about wraps it up for the extras section. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd have to give it a 12.
'The Complete Collection' is undeniably one of the finest television releases I've ever seen on the format. The shows look and sound as they should and included with them are nine dazzling hours of supplements. Thanks to Time Life, Get Smart can now continue to entertain viewers for many years to come in a way that few shows are ever able to; in it's entirety. Bravo, Time Life.
Review by Dustin McNeill
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Get Smart on DVD in Australia now a bargain! Check this out! Time Life in Australia are now offering Seasons 1 and 2 of Get Smart for only $69.95 or all 5 seasons for $250. See www.timelife.com.au. I think this is the same as the US release with all of the extra features.
damn that sucks Kev. I'll cry in my sleep for you.
check this link out tho...
any half-wit with a dvd writer could totally take advantage of the trial offer.
check this link out tho...
any half-wit with a dvd writer could totally take advantage of the trial offer.
You guys in region 1 are lucky. Here in Australia, Time-Life is releasing this as individual DVDs with four episodes per DVD. You get the first 2 DVDs for $19.95, then the price goes up to $29.95 each, or you can buy only seasons 1 & 2 for $341.95
Check it out, it's a disgrace.
Check it out, it's a disgrace.
Good to see this excellent show gets the release it deserves.
Anyone else think Steve Carell can pull off making a new movie of "Get Smart?"... for some reason I think it will be good. Even though there have been very few successes at what they are attempting.
Great review Dustin. I haven't seen Get Smart for a long time but I remember loving it during re-runs on British TV during the summer holidays. It's tempting to pick up but never mind the cost, 25 discs means a lot of time invested in this to watch the lot and I don't know how you did it!
$170 - that is a great price. I'm tempted.
YAHOO its about time this came to us
Ive been waiting for years, FYI seas.1 of Inspector Gadget is out there already. as for the Nude Bomb -- yes the movie sux but there are a few good gags. As for Get Smart Again, the tv movie, it was a distinct improvement and did have some great moments.
Ive been waiting for years, FYI seas.1 of Inspector Gadget is out there already. as for the Nude Bomb -- yes the movie sux but there are a few good gags. As for Get Smart Again, the tv movie, it was a distinct improvement and did have some great moments.
Yeah its bad. I guess I enjoy it because its a spy movie and it has Don Adams. But it is Maxwell Smart in name only, not the Max 99 and us fell in love with.
Dustin wrote: Bouncy X, the Nude Bomb was made in 1980 and had Agent 86 being called back into action. Agent 99 is nowhere to be seen and there's a few glaring inconsistencies with the show. Avoid at all costs.
I agree, the movie was horrendous.
I agree, the movie was horrendous.
Nude Bomb is 1980 really? I thought it was the 60s...wow was I ever off but thanks...lol
Bouncy X, the Nude Bomb was made in 1980 and had Agent 86 being called back into action. Agent 99 is nowhere to be seen and there's a few glaring inconsistencies with the show. Avoid at all costs.
This was a great show. I hope Steve Carrell can do justice to the movie version.
Must own!Loved this show as a good.If I remember right it had a great theme song too.
You know what the perfect extra would be for this? Every episode of Inspector Gadget!
i'm curious about something...where does the "nude bomb" movie fit into this? was it made before, during or after the series? because I was so sure the movie came first but from reading this it seems not....so to be uncool for a second, what's the dealio?
I. Want. This.
*applauds* This was a MASSIVE undertaking Dustin, but you did a great job of covering every aspect of the set. And I agree it's definitely one of the best TV DVD sets EVER produced.
Excellent review!
Excellent review!
I have been waiting years for this release and was happy to spend $170 dollars to own the entire series. Not only are the audio/visual component great, but the packaging is a hoot for any Get Smart fan. Its great to relive the memories of watching this show on Nick at Night with my father and the comedy is even more funny now that I have become a James Bond fan.
Great buy for a fan of the show, and would recommend to any fan of the spy genre looking for a good spoof.
Great buy for a fan of the show, and would recommend to any fan of the spy genre looking for a good spoof.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 15th November 2006
Discs: 25
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: Yes
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.33:1 Full Frame
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Extras: Featurettes, Episode Introductions, Commentaries, Bloopers, Interactive Maps, TV Appearances and Spots
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Cast: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt
Genre: Comedy
Length: 0 minutes
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As springtime approaches, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for exercise of the garden variety.
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A warm-up and cool-down period is as important in gardening as it is for any other physical activity," said Dr. Scott Bautch of the American Chiropractic Association's (ACA) Council on Occupational Health. "Performing simple stretches during these periods will help alleviate injuries, pain and stiffness."
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|Temporary Tutorial
|The information here will change a lot in the future but wanted to get the information out here.
You can get the required files here http://www.geishuettner.de/docs/Linkstation/ and find more information in the [old linkstation forum!] unil a nicer article finds it way here.
You don't have to open the linkstation in order to install Debian on it. You just need telnet access to your linkstation.
- Download the debil installer
- unpack it
- run the debil.sh script this will take you to the debian installer after downloading it
- After the installer is finished you have to swap your partitions using the included swappart program
This is just a quick overview for detailed instructions have a look at the [hacking howto (PDF)] at the page linked above.
The installer script will take your previous network configuration to the debian installation. My installation didn't boot when DHCP was enabled, so to be on the save side use a static IP address.
You can always revert back to the stock firmware by running the swappart program again. In case something goes terribly wrong this can also be done from a PC when you connect the hard disk directly.


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[ginger heart, blue icing; 2011]
But town was dispiriting on Friday. Clothes shops full of synthetic party-wear crackled as I walked past. Plastic toys in non-pastel colours made loud noises. Stacked shelves of gift sets signified mankind's primeval need for two soaps, some talcum powder and a lilac wash-mitt.
I don't want to buy the disposable junk; I want to inflict my taste upon future generations. "Oh yes, our Great Great Aunt Mise gave us that sturdy cushion. It's very nice. She says we're mentioned in her will."
So I decided to shop online instead. I have my credit card beside me here, and any minute now I'll type "present for my friend X and her lovely family" -"terrible tat" -"garish plastic" -"acrylic OR viscose OR polyester" +"exquisite" +"pass off as homemade" +"delivery to Ireland", and then I'll click on "I'm Feeling Lucky." I'm not Feeling Lucky, but one must put up a brave front.


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A local cultural icon recently closed its doors.
It's always a sad day when a local cultural icon shuts its doors. I'm sad to report that is the case for the Curtis Café, which closed its doors at the end of December.
I classify the Curtis Café as a Kansas icon because it retains the look and feel of a 1950s diner—not to mention several hundred jigsaw puzzles lining its walls.
The jigsaw puzzle décor began when previous owner Musetta Curtis began putting together the puzzles for therapy after developing eye problems. Soon everyone was sending her puzzles and, voila, the unique interior design blossomed until it covered the walls of the main restaurant and larger dining hall.
The café has been in business since 1948, with the Curtis family, or their descendants, operating it for most of those years. The most recent owners, Ruth and Jim Wiltshire, have a Pratt connection. Jim originally hails from Pratt. Ruth is also related to the Curtis'. The couple decided it was time to retire from the restaurant business and, unless someone steps forward to run this small town restaurant, the Curtis Café will be another chapter in Stafford history. Not many mom and pop restaurants still survive in these days of chain restaurants with a focus on the bottom line, especially ones like the Curtis Café which so clearly represent a slice of Americana.
Over the past few years, when work took me to Stafford, I have enjoyed many chicken and noodle dinners, heaped high on a mound of mashed potatoes. That was Tuesday's special, and it was delicious, especially the homemade noodles.
Stafford will miss this quaint restaurant with its simple but tasty menu. So long, Curtis Café, so long, and best wishes to the Wiltshires as they begin the next chapter of their lives.


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Murder charges were dropped Friday against a Lafourche Parish woman in the 1995 death of an elderly woman from Cut Off, prosecutors said.
Murder charges were dropped Friday against a Lafourche Parish woman in the 1995 death of an elderly woman from Cut Off, prosecutors said.
Diane Billiot, 52, will not be tried for the murder of Enola Boudreaux, 73, because the only witness, Billiot's son Sonny Guidry, who is also charged with Boudreaux's murder, has been declared incompetent to stand trial, Lafourche District Attorney Cam Morvant II said.
Charges against Guidry are not being dropped.
Billiot has not been released from custody because she still is charged with enabling the sexual assault of a child of one of her relatives in Major County, Okla., according to court documents. The crime was allegedly committed by Guidry.
Staff at the Major County Sheriff's Office said she will be brought to their jail in the future on those charges, but would not say when for security reasons. Billiot is in the Lafourche Parish jail.
If convicted, the punishment is up to one year in jail.
It is possible Guidry, who a judge found incompetent for trial in August, can be treated at the medical hospital the judge sent him to and be deemed competent to stand trial. But even then prosecutors won't go forward with the charges, Morvant said.
Guidry has given three different versions of what occurred during the time of Boudreaux's murder, Morvant said, and that potentially damages the case against Billiot because he's the only witness.
"It's possible he could be made competent, but I'm still concerned about the inconsistent statements that he originally made, implicating himself and his mother. ... We're obviously very disappointed in having to make that decision, but we obviously have no choice," Morvant said.
Guidry's and Billiot's attorneys could not be reached Friday.
Guidry and Billiot, former Cut Off residents, were arrested in Oklahoma where they were living in 2011. Guidry told a Lafourche detective Boudreaux walked in on him as he searched her home on East Main Street for money, Sheriff Craig Webre said at the time. Guidry told detectives he doesn't remember killing Boudreaux, but he remembers his clothes were bloody and he had two purses with him when he left.
Morvant declined to say what Guidry's later inconsistent statements were.
The mother and son were accused of breaking into the 73-year-old widow's house, stabbing her and slitting her throat 17 years ago.
Morvant said the charges against Guidry remain because those who confess to crimes change their stories all the time. Still, Guidry cannot be tried for the crime until he is fit to stand trial, and there are no dates on which his competency will be reassessed, records show.
Boudreaux's granddaughter Jocelyn Terrebonne said she and her family were disappointed when they were told Thursday that the charges would be dropped. Terrebonne said she chose not to go to Friday's hearing "because I didn't want to see her being released."
"We put it in God's hands a long time ago, and we have to trust that law enforcement and the judicial system are doing the best they can," Terrebonne said. "We have to trust that God is in control and that they're doing what they have to do."
Terrebonne added that if anyone within the criminal justice system didn't try hard enough to get the evidence to convict Billiot, "they're going to have to answer to God," though she doesn't have any indication that was the case.
She wanted Billiot and Guidry in jail "so that the evil people that can do this to my grandma can never do it to anybody ever again," she said.
Terrebonne said she, her family and neighbors suspected "from virtually the beginning" that Billiot and Guidry killed Boudreaux.
The woman who accused Guidry of sexually assaulting her, and Billiot of enabling it, said she was disappointed the murder charges against Billiot were dropped.
Billiot allowed Guidry "to sexually abuse me," said the woman, whose name is not being released because of the nature of the allegations. "She put me in danger of him every day. She once sat me at the table at age 5 and said that he can't help it, he is 'retarded' and doesn't know what he is doing. She made excuses for him and for what he was doing."
One of Billiot's daughters has said in the past that Guidry is mentally disabled, alleging that Billiot controlled Guidry throughout his life.
Staff Writer Katie Urbaszewski can be reached at 448-7617 or email@example.com.


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text: So I'm guessing this story has something to do with time. Some of the rooms in Roseland stay immaculately clean even though there never is anyone to clean. Some of the structures outside have double shadows, and sometimes the sun seems to rise twice. And recently multiple bodies were discovered in a room that seemed fresh despite the fact that they had to have been there a very long time. The only thing that I can think of is pockets of time. In some areas of the house entire rooms have been frozen in time. With frozen time no dust will settle, no cobwebs will form no dirt will be left behind. It also stands to reason that things won't break either. If time stands still something will never fall to the floor or wear out. It also stands to reason that the occupants of the house may be frozen in time as well. They may have been there for centuries, but if the house is what keeps them alive then it's doubtful they can leave. How horrible it must be to be able to stay young forever but completely cut off from the world. It makes me ask th question, would immortality be worth it if the price is to be a prisoner for eternity? A nice prison, but a prison non the less.


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Two years ago, when Little Missy was in her second year of preschool and G was in kindergarten, on those mornings when both big kids were gone, Baby Chickadee and I had Snuggle Time.
Two years ago, when Little Missy was in her second year of preschool and G was in kindergarten, on those mornings when both big kids were gone, Baby Chickadee and I had Snuggle Time. After playing on the floor she'd sleep on my chest for her morning nap while I watched TV (usually "Friday Night Lights" via Netflix. Happiness on my tummy, happiness on the TV).
But then summer came and snuggling in the middle of the living room floor was rude with the big kids around. Plus, Baby Chickadee's nap time gave me opportunity to hang with my sweeties who were soon to both head off to all day school.
Last fall rolled around and Baby Chickadee was IN MY BIZNESS all day long, so when her naptime came I rejoiced at the chance to do something, ANYTHING, by myself, whether it was washing the dishes or drinking a cup of hot tea.
Now that is not the case. She's happy to play next to me but by herself, so while I'm doing laundry she's in the same room playing puppies, but she's no longer on my hip as I transfer wet clothes from the washer to the dryer. Now she's pushing her shopping cart around the first floor while talking to her baby as I do the dishes, instead of sitting on the counter and fussing to help rinse the plates with me.
It's nice, you guys. Sooo nice.
But now that she's okay not being up in my face all day long I jump to be closer to her. I'm chasing her, I'm holding up books and suggesting a snuggle and reading time, I'm asking her if she wants to color. Most of the time she wants to play, so the balance of my work alone and my play with her is kind of perfect.
But the best time of day, THE BEST, is once again her naptime. I took her out of her crib for naptime and instead snuggle with her in my bed.
As she's going to sleep she slides her arms around my neck and squeezes tight so that our cheeks press together; she pats my face with her open palms and adorably, incorrectly says "Good boy"; she looks in my eyes and rubs my cheeks before giving me kisses. And eventually, suddenly, she's asleep, snuggled tight against me.
And I'm going to take advantage of every nap time I can. A dirty house, emails, Pinterest, matter not compared to my sweet toddler who loves to be with me.
Erin Fox is a weekly columnist for the Augusta Gazette and a busy mother and wife. Her popular blog - erin's little corner can also be found on our webpage,augustagazette.com.


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Conservatives must be resolute to prevent compete socialist takeover
Never has a President succeeded at so little, yet won by so much.
The recent election has not had a calming effect on President Obama during the more-off-than-on fiscal cliff negotiations. Barack, Our Savior, according to Jamie Foxx, is still class and race baiting along with the rest of his Dem toadies and MSM. What should be a president in celebration, consolidating his opposition in a bipartisan attempt to tackle our dangerous overspending problem has turned into yet another standoff. Instead of Dear Leader managing the negotiations from his perch in the People's House, Obama is off on the campaign trail agitating away like he was still trying to destroy Mitt Romney's character.
One can only fondly remember the days when LBJ would house opponents, negotiating with drinks and cigars in hand, wearing White House robes or the famous matching of the dueling Irishmen, O'Neal and Reagan, the abundantly rich results of Newt and Bubba. One can even go back 147 years ago, when Honest Abe took a defeated and demoralized South to his bosom and ordered a kind and forgiving rejuvenation.
Recently, fellow JWR pundit and syndicated columnist, Charles Krauthammer predicted that Obama would settle the dispute before the plunge because he cared about his second term's legacy. Personally, based on the President's inclination to run the country into the ground in his first term, I find this unlikely. Dear Leader's agenda seems in conflict with Krauthammer's practiced DC Beltway experience. The President's idea of a legacy seems to be Socialist Dictatorships. He's well on his way to winning the Fidel Castro/Hugo Chavez governance award, and nothing but an opposing House is checking him.
The President has made it obvious he sheds no tears over the plight of the poor and the increasingly cash-deprived middle class. He just wants to punish any achievement he can find unless it's adding huge numbers to welfare, disability, work dropout rolls and/or food stamp recipients.
His mantra of raising taxes on the top 2% is meaningless in putting a dent into the enormous spending he's bludgeoned us with and he knows it. Further, it puts the onus on small business, those who are responsible for hiring. As Obama was famously quoted as saying, "One should never raise taxes during a recession."
Looming over us is his promise to have more wasteful stimuli just as some of the ominous Obamacare taxes and part time V full time employment dilemmas slam us like another Sandy.
Yet, even as some RINOS crumble and give into this would-be dictator, there is not a quid pro quo. Obama has refused to deal with the real problem: cutting spending to match revenues.
It would be easy for Republicans to fall for the bait and tax the so-called zillionaires making $250,000 and above but that would leave even more conservatives to ponder their alternatives, keep their passports updated, and their votes sat upon—again.
You'll never get over the hurdle if you refuse to jump
Republicans represent a small government, low tax philosophy that's stood for individual prosperity and the American dream. When they reverse their pledge not to raise taxes, it'll stick a stake through their hearts as sure as the now emboldened bloodsuckers on the left will swoop down amongst the middle class and below to give their insatiable money lust more quick fixes. Then on to the confiscation of 401Ks and privately held wealth.
Besides, we should remember the lesson of George H. W. Bush who famously said, "Read my lips: NO NEW TAXES!" Then with a little pressure he caved. After achieving an astronomical 91% approval rating during his term, Bush1 lost to William J. Clinton in 1992, squandering an entire decade to the Democrats.
If Republicans need an argument why taxes shouldn't be raised on anyone all they need do is quote a famous politician from July, 2011: "…give us $1.2 trillion in tax revenues which could be accomplished without hiking taxes but could simply be accomplished by eliminating loopholes, eliminating some deductions and engaging in a tax reform process that could have lowered rates generally, while broadening the base."
In case you're from Branson that would be Barack Hussein Obama.
If the RINO Wobblies in the House decide to give in to the class warfare on the left, then we're in for a long political winter.
Without conservatives Republicans have no chance — and America no choice — as it slides toward tyranny.


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Budget, Backpackers, Surfers, Beach Lovers, Naturalist, Hippie, Sun and Sand worshipers, Off the Beaten Path Paradise! Everyone is welcome at Zipolite!
Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.ivan


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Sin City (US - DVD R1)
We have the first official details on the brand new extended cut
Released: 1st January 2001
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Title: Sin City
Starring: Bruce Willis
Released: 13th December 2005
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Dimension has provided us with the first details on Sin City: Recut & Extended which stars Bruce Willis, Clive Owen and Jessica Alba. This new cut of the movie will be available to own from the 13th December, and priced at around $39.99. The set will include both the 124 minute theatrical release, along with the 147 minute extended cut. Both will be presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with English DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks. Extras will include a commentary with director Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, a second commentary with Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino and a third commentary containing Austin Premiere crowd reaction! Also included will be a 15 minute film school with the director, a Movie in High-Speed Green Screen feature, 17 uninterupted minutes of Tarantino's segment, footage of a Sin City cast/crew party, and a 10 minute cooking school with Robert Rodriquez. Completing the package will be four featurettes on the cars, special effects make-up, costumes and props, a featurette on how they convinced Miller to assist with the film, another featurette on casting, a featurette on Tarantino the guest director, trailers, bloopers, and an interactive game. Topping it all off will be a complete Sin City graphic novel (The Hard Goodbye), worth around $17. The artwork is attached:
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New York City has had the ball drop every New Year's Eve and Kent County Library has started its very own balloon drop to ring in New Year's in a family friendly way. Welcome to the new Winter Festival.
Friends at Kent County Public Library President Deb Lawhead led the crowd of more than 200 people into the countdown to high noon Monday as part of the New Year's Eve Winter Carnival held for local children too young to stay up for the midnight ball drop on TV.
"All right, everybody," Lawhead said after three hours of entertainment for scores of children ended with magician Willy Woo Woo's last trick. "Let's get our glasses ready and let's get our noisemakers ready. And don't forget; we're going to say Happy New Year. … Five, four, three, two, one."
With that, the large net of balloons was released, albeit after a snafu or two, and children ran from all corners of the Kent County Library to grab balloons for themselves.
Kent County Library in collaboration with Friends of Kent County Public Library held the inaugural Winter Carnival to allow children to ring in the New Year with plenty of games, crafts and activities with their parents, grandparents, siblings and friends. There were also roving costumed characters, music, a juggler, a mime and a cheerleading display by the Polytech High School varsity cheer squad.
Among those entertained by it all were Bruce Cordova, of Magnolia, and his granddaughters, Vera Cordova, 5, of Magnolia, and Madison Skelley, 4, of Harrington.
"I liked the balloon part," Skelley said.
"I liked the fur of the bunny rabbit," Cordova said. She was referring to how Willy Woo Woo (magician Michael Cox) made a rabbit appear after children pretended to throw fur at him.
"It was an exciting way for the two girls to spend the day and end the year," Bruce Cordova said. "I think it was a great event."
Karie and Bryon Twardus, of Felton, brought their son, Owen, 5, and daughter, Abby, 3, to the Winter Festival. The parents had just as much fun as the children ringing in New Year's Day early, Karie Twardus said.
"I think they did a great job," she said. "It was very well planned. They had the different stations and activities going on. They kept the kids entertained the whole time; they weren't bored at all."
"The best part was that it was cheap," Bryon Twardus said. "It wasn't overpriced. It was something to do."
Jodi Farrington, of Dover, brought her children, Irelynn, 7, and Aidan, 5, to the festival, along with the children's grandmother, Debi Sebesta.
"There's not many things for the kids to do for New Year's Eve," Jodi Farrington said. "They used to have the First Night and now there is nothing. And they're in bed by eight o'clock. So, doing this was wonderful."
Kent County Levy Court Commissioner George "Jody" Sweeney was glad to hear it. He praised The Friends of Kent County Library and Library Director Hilary Welliver for their hard work to pull the event off.
"They bring people in," he said. "If you come in here and walk out with a book, they've done their job."
Lawhead agreed that the inaugural Winter Festival was a great success. She said the Friends of Kent County Library would hold the event again next year.
"It gave somewhere for the moms and kids out of school somewhere to go so that they could celebrate New Year's now," she said. "And parents could go out later on tonight."


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One of my favorite operas is Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d'Hoffmann). This opera is a fantastical retelling of the life of the German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann, casting Hoffmann as the protagonist of his own stories.
Placido Domingo performing the "Chanson de Kleinzach" aria.
Désirée Rancatore performing "Les oiseaux dans la charmille."
Through The Tales of Hoffmann, I developed an interest in Hoffmann and his stories, quickly leading me to Sigmund Freud's The Uncanny. In Freud's essay, he uses many of the same Hoffmann stories as Offenbach, but in this case to prove a psychological point (not that Offenbach's opera isn't deeply psychological). If I remember correctly, Freud even mentions Offenbach's opera.
Portrait of E. T. A. Hoffmann
I'm sure you are all wondering, "What does all this have to do with The Nutcracker?" Well, little do most people know, E. T. A. Hoffmann wrote in 1816 one of the earliest versions of The Nutcracker story, entitled The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Nussknacker und Mausekönig).
Alexandre Dumas was also a fan of Hoffmann, employing allusions to Hoffmann's stories in The Count of Monte Cristo. Dumas even went as far as creating a revision to Hoffmann's Nutcracker in 1844 called History of The Nutcracker (Histoire d'un casse-noisette), or The Tale of the Nutcracker.
Towards the end of the 19th Century, Hoffmann's Nutcracker was adapted to ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, perhaps the most famous incarnation of the tale. I write this post because my dad purchased tickets to the San Francisco Ballet to see The Nutcracker at the end of the month. Perhaps later I'll add my thoughts on the production to this post.
Tchaikovsky's music is always wonderful, if not a little too overplayed for the holidays. A lot of people tend to associate The March from The Nutcracker or The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy not with Tchaikovsky, but with the thousands of Christmas commercials that use these pieces. This also happens with The Chinese Tea Dance from The Nutcracker with Disney's Fantasia and The Sleeping Beauty Waltz with Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
I believe the most creative and exciting production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is Mark Morris's The Hard Nut. The Hard Nut is set in 1950s America with a very retro feel inspired by the comic artist Charles Burns — a strange but brilliant compliment to the classical music. I hope to one day be able to attend a live performance.
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klia2 SAFETY IS TOP PRIORITY FOR MALAYSIA AIRPORTS
27 May 2014
Sepang, 27 May 2014 – klia2 safety and operational efficiency will continue to be the top priorities for Malaysia Airports and it welcomes the Government's move to appoint independent experts comprising of IKRAM Premier Consulting and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to further enhance safety as announced by the Acting Transport Minister Y.B. Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.
Malaysia Airports is fully supportive of this initiative and will provide its full assistance and cooperation to IKRAM and ICAO respectively to look at ways to enhance safety. Malaysia Airports will work closely with the authorities, airlines and all the stakeholders to ensure that all safety requirements and standards are maintained and that operational efficiency is not compromised in any way.
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NHTSA — Steering Problems
2006 Pontiac G6 (Page 37 of 51)
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2006 Pontiac G6 has major problems with two areas fairly critical to the act of driving... steering & safety.
The 2006 G6 has a major defect trend with electronic power-assisted steering failure. The power steering cuts out while driving, making it extremely difficult to steer. G6 owners typically report spending $600 - $1,200+ to fix the problem, replacing either the entire steering column or the power assist motor.
In March 2010, GM recalled 1.3 million vehicles for this exact problem "...after receiving 1,100 complaints of power steering failures." However the 2006 G6 wasn't included in that recall.
In July 2010, GM issued a "Special Coverage Adjustment" — TSB #10183 — covering "certain" (not all) 2005, 2006 & 2008 Pontiac G6's for this power steering issue, up to 10 years/100k miles. However a large number of 2006 G6 owners have reported they were not covered by this campaign, based on VIN#.
As of late 2013 the NHTSA had well over 700 steering complaints on file for the 2006 G6, with 21 crashes & 12 injuries. The NHTSA closed their initial investigation in 2007, having determined that losing your power steering going over 15-20 mph isn't a big deal & that most crashes occurred at slow speeds, so not a safety risk. Ridiculous? Yep, we think so too.
The 2006 G6 also has an expensive problem with "popping" or "clunking" noises when turning, & that issue extends to newer model years as well.
Factor in the 2006 Pontiac G6's poor side impact protection & you end up with a vehicle you should steer clear of.
10.0really awful
- Crashes / Fires:
- 50 / 3
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 29 / 1
- Average Mileage:
- 70,667 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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JONESVILLE � A pump organ with sounds of the past reflects the pioneering lifestyles of those first settling in the area.
The Estey reed organ, currently residing at Treasure�s Etc. in Jonesville, has a serial number identifying it as being made sometime between 1880-1882.
Local musician and historian John Walker and his parents, Tim and Theresa Walker, owners of Treasure�s Etc., are discovering more about the treasure each day it resides at their consignment store on Chicago Road.
�It came from an old farm in North Adams and has been in the area from the date of purchase to the present,� John Walker said. �Since it was made in Vermont, I envision it coming by train and then traveling in a covered wagon to someone�s home nearby.�
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�I knew the first time I looked at it that it belonged in a museum,� John Walker said.
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After recently attending holiday festivities at the Grosvenor House Museum in Jonesville, the Walkers knew where the organ should be. The owner agreed to donating the organ, but until it is moved to its new home, the Walkers, who have expertise with antiques, are keeping it safe while learning about its past.
�The sound is perfect and every key comes alive,� John Walker said, as he pulled up a chair to demonstrate the instrument�s qualities. �It�s like a big harmonica.�
Demonstrating how the process involves not only the pumping of feet, but also volume control with one�s knees and agile fingers to play the notes and choose the various functions and intonations available.
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Having experience with just about any instrument imaginable, John Walker said he started out playing a trumpet, then a guitar, then piano and even a sitar (Indian guitar). The self-taught musician has an ear for music and an eye for antiques. Also a graphic designer, he can notice the slightest imperfections in antiques, which he says are what make each unique.
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While the focus is on football for Rutgers University's imminent move to the Big Ten conference today, a sports economist said the school can expect the increased media exposure and profits to leverage sponsorship opportunities for its facilities and improve all its athletics programs.
"There's somewhere between one and 20 college athletic programs in the country that run a profit or break even without receiving any subsidies from a state or the rest of the college, but every sports program outside of football and basketball loses money," said Victor Matheson, associate professor of sports and gaming economic at the College of the Holy Cross, in Massachusetts. "After this move, Rutgers men's soccer is not going to be nationally recognized or living a lavish lifestyle like the football team, but it will be a more well-funded program from the profits generated from football."
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However, Matheson said, "There's little reason to believe sponsorship opportunities for the basketball program will be improved by the move, and the same thing goes for all of the minor sports."
"Moving from the Big East — an extremely strong basketball conference — to the Big Ten does little to raise the team's profile. If they didn't get a naming rights sponsor when they were in the Big East, it's not likely their chances will improve in the Big Ten," Matheson said. "The real upgrade in sponsorship opportunities is driven by football."
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Correction appended: An earlier version of the story said East Norriton, Pa.-based High Point Solutions LLC holds a naming rights contract for Rutgers' football stadium, but it belongs to Sparta-based High Point Solutions Inc. The story has been corrected.


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Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites have been a fact of life for nearly a decade. Everyone from high-school students to retirees uses the sites to keep in touch with friends, network with colleagues and talk about their personal lives. Even as social media became an integral part of many companiesí strategies for finding new customers, interacting with clients, and marketing products and services, many legal departments lagged behind in considering how it could impact their clientsí risk profiles.
But with a series of aggressive actions over the past several years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) shone a spotlight on the need for legal departments to catch up to the changing times fast. Following the board's 2010 decision in In re: Hispanics United of Buffalo, which established that employees' chatter on Facebook about dissatisfaction at work could be a protected activity, the board's acting general counsel, Lafe Solomon, set a sweeping agenda with a series of actions aimed squarely at challenging companies' social media policies. And the board isn't waiting for companies to use the policies to terminate or discipline workers. It is proactively challenging employers' policies even before they're put into effect.
"There's a good likelihood that your social media policy will be subject to review by the NLRB, and you have to draft it with that in mind," says Brian Hayes, a shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, and a former NLRB member. "The [acting] general counsel has repeatedly found where policies are ambiguous, they run afoul of the [National Labor Relations Act] (NLRA). Any ambiguities will be construed against the employer."
The reach of this scrutiny has quickly expanded well beyond the realm of unionized workplaces. For instance, a fairly standard nondisparagement clause in an employment contract that instructed employees not to "publicly criticize, ridicule, disparage or defame the Company" landed Quicken Loans Inc. in hot water. In a January decision, the board found that Quicken's policy unlawfully restricted employees' rights to discuss the terms and conditions of their employment. Likewise, a board administrative law judge (ALJ) found Dish Network Corp.'s employee handbook, which prohibited employees from engaging in "negative electronic discussion" while on the clock, was an unlawful restraint on organizing activities.
Labor and employment lawyers nationwide expect the NLRB to continue to take an aggressive stance on policies that may hamper employees' ability to discuss the workplace on social media sites. But the NLRB's barrage of lawsuits may prove to be only the opening salvo in a much larger war. A host of other regulatory agencies are challenging the way companies are using social media and, taking a cue from the NLRB, the plaintiffs bar is poised to employ several new theories to take employers to court over their use or regulation of employees' social media.
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Social media can provide a wealth of information about employees and applicants, but is it information employers want to know?
When he started his job as an auditor in the inspector general's office at the U.S. Library of Congress, Peter TerVeer had a great relationship with his boss, John Mech. So much so, in fact, that Mech tried to set TerVeer up on a date with his daughter. TerVeer didn't tell Mech that he was gay. But when Mech's daughter added TerVeer as a friend on Facebook, she quickly noticed that he'd "liked" a page called "TwoDads.us," which focuses on issues facing same-sex parents. TerVeer's relationship with his boss rapidly went downhill. According to a lawsuit filed on his behalf in August 2012, TerVeer was subjected to persistent anti-gay comments and was eventually fired. The suit alleges discrimination and retaliation.
The case demonstrates the dangers employers face when seeking out workers' social media pages. Although most employers know they could get into hot water if they ask a job applicant about her age, medical conditions, sexual orientation or ethnic background, many don't stop to consider the risks they face if they inadvertently learn the same information by screening the applicant's Facebook page.
"There's all kinds of information you can get online that you couldn't ask for in an interview," says James Walters, a partner at Fisher & Phillips. "Once the employer has that information and makes an adverse decision, it can be brought up in an [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] (EEOC) charge to show the employer's knowledge of the protected characteristic."
Indeed, many state legislatures are troubled by what they see as invasions of employees' privacy and are taking action to prevent employers from using workers' or applicants' social media to make employment decisions. California, Illinois, Maryland and Michigan have passed laws barring employers from demanding social media passwords and account information from applicants and employees. Twelve other states, including Connecticut, Texas and Oregon, are considering similar legislation. A federal bill styled as the "Social Networking Online Protection Act," introduced in February, would prohibit employers from requesting employees or applicants to disclose usernames or passwords for social media or personal email accounts and would make it illegal to take adverse employment actions based on workers' refusal to turn over such information.
Even where the law is silent on the legality of reviewing an employee's social media, employers expose themselves to risks if they do so. Several states prohibit employers from discriminating against employees for legal off-duty conduct, such as smoking. Such laws could extend to prohibit actions taken on the basis of information learned from photos posted online that depict unprofessional (but otherwise legal) conduct. Moreover, New York and several other states make it illegal to discriminate against an employee based on his political views. Anytime an employer gains knowledge of an employee's political leanings, it runs the risk of a lawsuit when it takes an adverse action.
"Employers need to make an educated decision," says Ken Yerkes, a partner at Barnes & Thornburg. "Is getting this information helpful? And is it so helpful that it's worth the risk that they expose themselves to?"
Regulatory Response
An array of federal regulators is gearing up to challenge companies' use of social media.
While the NLRB continues to grab the lion's share of headlines for its aggressive stance on social media policies, several other federal regulators have been quietly announcing plans to begin paying more attention to how companies use social media to reach customers and the general public.
In March, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new regulations applying its long-standing deceptive advertising rules to the specific context of Facebook updates, Twitter posts and "Pins" on Pinterest.
"When you see a testimonial or endorsement in traditional media, such as a television ad, you see the fine print at the bottom of the screen saying this is a paid endorsement, and everyone knows that such disclosures are required," says Michael Schmidt, a member at Cozen O'Connor. "But there was little guidance regarding what companies need to disclose when an employee sends out a Facebook post about a product offered by the company."
It turns out that the FTC will be requiring a lot. The new regulations make clear that it is insufficient to place advertising disclosures at the bottom of a corporate webpage. In the context of space-constrained posts such as Tweets and Facebook status updates, the agency warns that posting a disclaimer in a subsequent message or a truncated link is inadequate. The agency places the onus on companies to figure out how to encourage consumers to view the disclosures, including considering how the disclosures will appear in different browsers and devices. A disclosure that may be sufficient on a desktop computer, for example, may be insufficient for a mobile phone if the user would have to scroll to a separate column to view the information on the company's website. Likewise, the regulations instruct that companies should "consider empirical research about where consumers do and do not look on a screen" and review their web traffic to determine whether consumers are actually clicking through to view hyperlinks containing relevant disclosures.
The global reach of social media presents another regulatory challenge. "Companies need to know whether they can limit where information is going to be posted and accessible," Yerkes says. "Something that would be legal in one country might be subject to totally different rules elsewhere. When you create an app or social media site, you have to be absolutely certain that it comports with the law of every country where it will be accessible."
Financial companies face an additional layer of complexity with agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) all issuing statements concerning companies' use of social media to discuss products and services with consumers.
FINRA's regulations focus on the need for regulated financial services companies to retain data regarding information they share online in the event there is a later complaint. Meanwhile, the FFIEC and CFPB hone in on the necessity for companies to implement social media policies to monitor and manage their risks.
"It's so easy for companies using social media to disclose and talk about things that used to be tightly controlled before they were disclosed to the public," Schmidt says. "But agencies are becoming increasingly vigilant about applying their existing rules to what a company can and can't say in this new context."
Even the rare company that stays off the web isn't off the hook. The FFIEC draft regulations warn that financial institutions should be prepared to address the potential impact of negative comments on social media platforms, even if they don't post to social media themselves.
New Era
The wealth of information stored in social media accounts continues to transform the litigation landscape, leaving employers with a host of thorny, unanswered questions.
For decades, most employment discrimination lawsuits boiled down to he-said, she-said battles, with an employee claiming she was damaged by discriminatory conduct and an employer claiming it had legitimate business reasons for its decisions. The wealth of information stored on social media is transforming how litigants prove their cases. Employees' social networking sites may leave an extensive digital paper trail spread across the Internet.
"Some people will put astonishing things on the Internet," says Richard Greenberg, a partner at Jackson Lewis. "For instance, there have been cases where an employee is claiming emotional distress related to their termination, but they have series of posts on Facebook saying how much they love being on unemployment."
Defendants seeking to tap into those sources of information to disprove ex-workers' discrimination claims got a boost in February when a Colorado district court ruled in EEOC v. The Original Honeybaked Ham Company of Georgia that plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit had to turn over the passwords to their social media accounts for review by a special master. The court also sanctioned the EEOC for causing unnecessary delays in the defendants' ability to obtain information from workers' personal accounts. (For more on this case see "The E-discovery Landscape," p. 48)
But as promising as social media discovery is, employers are quickly learning that such discovery cuts both ways. Just as an employee's Facebook posts may undermine her claims of emotional distress, a supervisor's incriminating messages sent from a private Facebook account may implicate the employer. Both sides in any dispute have to contend with the increased time and expense of collecting, reviewing and producing such data.
Experts also expect social media to complicate drafting and litigation of noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements. In the past, it wasn't difficult for an employer to define what conduct it was seeking to limit if it entered into a nonsolicitation agreement with an employee. Social media accounts have muddied the waters.
"If you're bound by an agreement not to solicit customers, it's clear that you can't call customers and ask them to come with you," Schmidt says. "But what if you're connected to customers on LinkedIn and change your profile to show you're working somewhere new. Is that solicitation?"
In the near future, pending claims will challenge the boundaries of what employee conduct will be treated as protected concerted activity. In In re: Triple Play Sports Bar, the full NLRB will review an ALJ's finding that the bar unlawfully terminated employees for discussing tax-withholding practices on Facebook. One of the discharged worker's only participation in the conversation was clicking the "like" button on another employee's post.
"The case will be the first example of the board applying traditional labor law principles to the actual technology of social media," says Brian Kurtz, a partner at Ford Harrison.
Such questions leave employers grappling with a new reality: one in which they ultimately have a limited ability to control what information appears on the web.
"There's some things you need to just live with," Walters says. "One employee calling a supervisor a bad name and getting a 'like' from another employee could probably be construed as concerted activity, and that person can't be summarily fired for it. You can't try to right every wrong statement on the Internet."


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