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Incline Dumbbell Bench Press
Lie on your back on an incline bench set between 15 and 30 degrees, and hold a pair of dumbbells above your shoulders with your arms straight. Lower the dumbbells to the sides of your chest. Pause, and then push them back up. Do 10 reps and rest for 20 seconds. Decrease the weight of the dumbbells by 20 to 30 percent and perform 10 more reps.
Elevated Plyometric Pushup
Assume a pushup position with your hands on a bench. (The higher the bench, the easier the exercise.) Your body should form a straight line from ankles to head. Bend your elbows and lower your body until your chest nearly touches the bench. Then push up with enough force so your hands leave the bench. Land with your hands on the bench and repeat. Do 5 to 10 reps.
Hang at arm's length from a chinup bar using an overhand grip that's slightly beyond shoulder width. Squeeze your shoulder blades together and pull your chest to the bar. Pause, and then return to the starting position. Do 5 to 10 reps.
Towel-Grip Inverted Row
Secure a bar in a power rack at about waist height. Drape two towels over the middle of the bar so they're slightly beyond shoulder width. Grab the ends and hang from them with your knees bent, your feet flat on the floor, and your body straight from knees to head. Pull your chest toward the bar. Pause, and then slowly return to the starting position. Do 10 reps.
Supported Single-Arm Dumbbell Row
Hold a dumbbell in your right hand, place your left hand on a bench in front of you, and assume a staggered stance, left foot forward. Hold your elbow in as you row the wight to the side of your torso. Do 10 reps, switch arms and leg positions, and repeat the movement.
Dumbbell Triceps Kickback
Grab a pair of dumbbells, bend your knees and lean forward so your torso is nearly parallel to the floor. Tuck your upper arms next to your sides, bend your elbows, and hold your forearms about parallel to the floor, palms facing up. Simultaneously extend your arms straight back and rotate the weight so your palms end up facing each other. Return to the starting position. Do 15 reps.
Dumbbell Hammer Curl and Press
Standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, hold a pair of dumbbells at arm's length by your sides, palms facing each other. Without moving your upper arms, curl the weights to your shoulders, and then press them overhead until your arms are straight. Reverse the move to return to the starting position. Do 10 reps.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Testosterone - Most Versatile Steroid
There is no anabolic steroid, more popular or frequently used than testosterone, in the matter of scope and effectiveness. The testosterone hormone, to which owe their existence almost all steroids, is not only a great tool in building impressive mass and strength, but at the same time an efficient assistant in maintaining these two qualities. Regardless of your purpose: cutting, pumping or just adding a small increase of your athletic performance exogenous testosterone will help you achieve all of these goals. In addition, this hormone is available in different forms and shapes, ready to meet individual needs. Of course, in the end, it's the same testosterone, but being presented with different esters can acts both slow and fast, and even something in between these two; all this adds a lot of convenience and versatility for the users.
Although testosterone, like all anabolic steroids, really represents a potential danger due to its side effects, fortunately, it is also one of the most well tolerated steroids. Another important fact is that testosterone is both widespread and not expensive. Taking into account all these facts, it is difficult to imagine a drug or an anabolic steroid that can win the battle with testosterone in the matter of potency and efficiency.
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Useful Gadgets for Fitness Training
Sports watch are ideal for hiking and several other outdoor activities, many of them feature GPS, heart rate monitors, barometers, compasses, and much more.
Waterproof Bluetooth earbuds will allow you to jog, bike, or skate through rainy weather.
Video game consoles that have has a variety of heart-pumping, muscle-moving programs.
Fitness tracking visor is a fashion statement that provides real-time, actionable feedback of your exercises.
Shoelace step counter an ultra-simple and ultra-helpful wireless device syncs to your smartphone, delivering intel on mileage, stride length and calories burned.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Ginger and Motion Sickness Prevention
Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale. Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. In medicine ginger has been promoted as a cancer treatment to keep tumors from developing.
Ginger has been used in the Orient for centuries to prevent sea sickness.Researchers asked subjects who were especially susceptible to motion sickness to sit in a reclining chair that spun around at high speed.
In a research using with human subjects all of those who ingested a well known medication or who took a placebo experienced violent nausea or vomiting.
On the other hand, six of the twelve subjects who took ginger twenty minutes before the test experienced no discomfort. They consumed only 840 milligrams of ground ginger, which is the equivalent of half a teaspoon.
The Japanese have a very curious method of treating all kinds of motion sickness, but eventually it has been proved to be efficient.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Useful Stretching Exercises
The yoga plough
In this exercise, you lie down on your back and then try to sweep your legs up and over, trying to touch your knees to your ears. This position places excessive stress on the lower back, and on the discs of the spine. Not to mention the fact that it compresses the lungs and heart, and makes it very difficult to breathe. This particular exercise also stretches a region that is frequently flexed as a result of improper posture. This stretch is a prime example of an exercise that is very easy to do incorrectly. However, with proper instruction and attention to body position and alignment, this stretch can be performed successfully with a minimal amount of risk and can actually improve spinal health and mobility.
The traditional backbend
In this exercise, your back is maximally arched with the soles of your feet and the palms of your hands both flat on the floor, and your neck tilted back. This position squeezes (compresses) the spinal discs and pinches nerve fibers in your back.
The traditional hurdler's stretch
This exercise has you sit on the ground with one leg straight in front of you, and with the other leg fully flexed (bent) behind you, as you lean back and stretch the quadricep of the flexed leg. The two legged version of this stretch is even worse for you, and involves fully bending both legs behind you on either side. The reason this stretch is harmful is that it stretches the medial ligaments of the knee (remember, stretching ligaments and tendons is bad) and crushes the meniscus. It can also result in slipping of the knee cap from being twisted and compressed.
Straight-legged toe touches
In this stretch, your legs are straight (either together or spread apart) and your back is bent over while you attempt to touch your toes or the floor. If you do not have the ability to support much of your weight with your hands when performing this exercise, your knees are likely to hyperextend. This position can also place a great deal of pressure on the vertebrae of the lower lumbar. Furthermore, if you choose to have your legs spread apart, it places more stress on the knees, which can sometimes result in permanent deformity.
Torso twists
Performing sudden, intense twists of the torso, especially with weights, while in an upright (erect) position can tear tissue (by exceeding the momentum absorbing capacity of the stretched tissues) and can strain the ligaments of the knee.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Golden Rules of Healthy Nutrition
Rule 1. Eat at least one gram of protein per pound of body weight. It is no secret that the protein - is strategically important for the proper functioning of our body. You definitely need to replenish the amount of protein if you want to build muscle mass. Remember that protein deficiency is bad not only for your muscles, but also the internal organs. If you do not get enough protein from food, the body begins to break down your muscle protein in order to produce the required amino acids.
Rule 2. Get 20-30% of daily energy intake from fat. Fat - is also a very important element, because it is part of the cell membranes. Also keep in mind that the steroid hormones that are so important for muscle growth are also of lipid nature and the best metabolic response to training requires adequate supply fats. Find the necessary fats in vegetable oils, eggs and lean meat.
Rule 3. Eat at least 25 calories per pound of body weight. If you are a man and you are involved in weight lifting process, it is best to receive 30-35 calories that will allow you to grow. If you weight arround 90 kg, for a set of mass you need to consume 2700-3150 kilocalories, and for fat loss - 2250 kcal.
Rule 4. Always eat the necessary amount of carbohydrates. Generally you should eat 3 grams of carbohydrate per kilogram of body weight, but if train lot, you can increase this number. Remember that the lack of carbohydrates may hinder the recovery problems and cause health problems.
Remember that no supplements or vitamins will help you achieve the expected results if you do not respect a competent and faithful diet. If you want good results, you have to strictly follow the regime, providing the body with all necessary substances for adequate growth and recovery.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Types of Muscle Fibers
Type I fibers (sometimes called slow-twitch or slow-oxidative fibers) are better designed for prolonged exercise performed at a lower intensity. In comparison to Type II fibers, Type I fibers will have more mitochondria and rely more heavily on the aerobic generation of ATP. The primary energy molecules used to generate ATP in these muscle cells will be fatty acids and glucose. Since ATP production in mitochondria requires oxygen, proper function of these muscle fibers is very dependent upon oxygen supply via the blood. Luckily, Type I muscle cells always seem to have many capillaries around them to deliver oxygen-endowed blood. In addition, Type I fibers contain a substance called myoglobin which is an iron-containing protein that binds oxygen and serves as an oxygen reserve for these cells during exercise.
Type II muscle fibers (sometimes called fast-twitch or fast-glycolytic fibers) can execute a much faster speed of contraction than Type I muscle fibers. This is to say that Type II muscle fibers are designed to generate force more rapidly, thereby allowing them to be more powerful. This will allow a job to be performed in a shorter amount of time. Meanwhile, Type II muscle fibers are relatively limited in their ability to generate ATP by aerobic means. So, when these cells break down glucose to pyruvate andgenerate a couple ATP in the process, much of the pyruvate that is formed will then be converted to lactic acid (lactate). This is because these muscle cells have less mitochondria and receive less oxygen as they are served by fewer blood vessels.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Take Your Oatmeal Breakfast
Oatmeal is an inexpensive and delicious way to get more fiber into your diet. One reason oats are such a good choice is that only the inedible outer hull of the oats is removed in processing. The oat bran stays on the kernel, so you always get some bran whenever you eat oat foods. The oatmeal shelf at the supermarket can be a little confusing. Here's a rundown:
Steel-cut oats. The most expensive kind, these are oat grains that have been cut very roughly. They take a long time to cook (20 to 30 minutes—plus you have to stir them a lot), but the extra-chewy, nutty flavor is worth it. Tip: Save some money by buying your steel-cut oats in bulk at your health food store.
Rolled oats. Also called "old-fashioned" oats, these are the oats that come in the familiar round carton. You can also buy "table-cut" oats in bulk at health food stores. To make these oats, raw oats are steamed, rolled into flakes, and dried. Rolled oats cook in just five minutes; table-cut oats take a few minutes longer.
Quick oats. Basically the same as old-fashioned oats, but the flakes are rolled thinner so the oats cook faster. They have slightly less fiber, but take only three minutes to cook.
Instant oats. These oats are flaked into such tiny pieces that all you have to do is add boiling water and stir. The processing reduces the fiber content a little, but the real problem is that these products almost always have added sugar and artificial flavorings.


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Grand Theft Auto V delayed until September
Rockstar has just revealed that Grand Theft Auto V now has a solid launch date: September 17, 2013.
The development team notes that a little more time is needed to polish the game, and the original "spring" deadline has been pushed back to September. I for one am totally fine with this: take all the time you need to ship a complete game, Rockstar!
So, it looks like the wait is on. Now we just need more information on the possible PC version of the game, and maybe a Wii U port down the line?
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It's Official: Drew Barrymore to Star Opposite Adam Sandler in Warner Bros. Romantic Comedy
Drew Barrymore is once again re-teaming with Adam Sandler, signing on to Sandler's untitled romantic comedy set up at Warner Bros., The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed
The project, which was initially called Blended when it was set up as a pitch in 2007, centers on a man and a woman who, after a disastrous first date, get trapped at a family resort with their kids from previous marriages in tow. An attraction begins to grow despite comedic mishaps.
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Sandler boarded the project in February; at the time, Barrymore was pegged as the frontrunner for the female lead.
Frequent Sandler director Frank Coraci is helming the project, which is being produced by Mike Karz and Sandler's Happy Madison shingle.
Barrymore has co-starred in two of Sandler's best reviewed and most successful comedies, 1998's The Wedding Singer (also directed by Coraci) and 2004's 50 First Dates.
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Getting tired of Chloe talking about how she's not going to leave me here to die, then she subtly references leaving me here to die.
She told me, "I wasn't saying you couldn't go with me!" when I get upset, but obviously she's just saying that to placate me. It's the same thing my mom used to tell me when I was younger.. she told me we'd escape together, then when she was actually getting close to being able to escape, she asked me if it'd be ok if she left me behind.. and I said sure, why the ******** not, right? I know my mom just wanted to escape the shithole that had become our home but ********, asking me if it's OK if she abandons me? That's pretty cold, in retrospect.
Same thing is going down now, except it's not as blunt. It's a "Oh I'm definitely leaving alone, but that's okay, right?" peppered in all of her statements. I don't even ******** care anymore, ******** leave.
Talking about that guy she likes, I told her if she hangs out with someone she just met that very instant, alone, at night, he's obviously going to think she just wants to ********, and she's like "yeah, I'm ok with that."
Like Oh, well, I didn't know you OK with jumping into bed with someone you don't even know, but alright whatever.
the real kicker comes from "You're upset now", she said.
It was almost in a "TEE HEE~! YOU'RE UPSET!" like well no ******** s**t I'd be upset if the person I loved went and started having random one night stands, who the ******** wouldn't? THAT'S ******** NORMAL, duh.
******** LAUGHING at me for having feelings. This is why I hide everything from everyone and no one ever sees me lose my cool. s**t like that. "Oh hee heee heee look how hurt he is, isn't that funny?" Yeah go ******** yourself with a trench spike. No one is going to see anything from me anymore.
I already stopped showing my true feelings around work, and I distanced myself from all my co-workers, as they've noticed. I barely see my family as is, and now I'm going to shut myself off completely from the rest.
******** gut me, leave me in a ditch to die? I'll ******** survive. I'm a lot ******** stronger than you manipulative little ******** think I am, I just play along with your stupid games letting you think you pull the strings. I just want to know how ******** up you really are before I decide what to do with you, that's all.
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New York Times best-selling author Michael Robotham brings us face-to-face with a manipulative psychopath who has destroyed countless lives and is about to claim one final victim.
Marnie Logan often feels like she's being watched: A warm breath on the back of her neck, or a shadow in the corner of her eye that vanishes when she turns her head.
She has reason to be frightened. Her husband Daniel has inexplicably vanished, and the police have no leads in the case. Without proof of death or evidence of foul play, she can't access his bank accounts or his life insurance. Depressed and increasingly desperate, she seeks the help of clinical psychologist Joe O'Loughlin.
O'Loughlin is concerned by Marnie's reluctance to talk about the past and anxious to uncover what Marnie is withholding that could help with her treatment. The breakthrough in Marnie's therapy and Daniel's disappearance arrives when Marnie shares with O'Loughlin her discovery of the Big Red Book, a collage of pictures, interviews, and anecdotes from Marnie's friends and relatives that Daniel had been compiling as part of a surprise birthday gift.
Daniel's explorations into Marnie's past led him to a shocking revelation on the eve of his disappearance: Anyone who has ever gotten close to Marnie has paid an exacting price. A cold-blooded killer is eliminating the people in Marnie's life, and now that O'Laughlin is a part of it, he is next in line.
©2013 Michael Robotham (P)2014 Hachette Audio
I could really use an extra day between Saturday and Sunday
"Chilling, Suspenseful, Well Done!"
When trying out a new author, there is always a risk of wasting time and credits, and getting very annoyed. Not with this one!
It was an enjoyable listen from the beginning--the narrator has a great voice and really brings on the creepiness when needed. About 3/4 of the way through, I was pretty proud of myself for figuring out who the killer was, and how it all tied together. I put the iPod down and left if for a few hours thinking "well I've solved this one"
If you are looking for a good mystery that keeps you guessing until the end-this is it. I now will try other books by this author, and hope they are just as well written as this one.
Don't miss the Bino Phillips series by AW Gray. They are largely unknown, but as good as any ive read!
"Now I'm Hooked!"
Robotham blew me away with Bombproof, a novel I will never forget, so I was determined to keep trying to find one similar. This one delivered on many accounts. It's well written, wonderfully performed, and features a superb mystery that kept me guessing all the way.
I admit I'm a sap for characters I can either identify with or admire. This features a great heroine, a crusty retired detective and of course Joe O'Laughlin. There's great synergy between the characters and the mystery itself.
I flew threw this one....
This is the first book I've read by this author - just finished a few minutes ago and I am downloading another of his books as I type this. Had me in suspense until the very end and I don't think there was any "advance guessing" that you could do and be correct. Really liked the narration, he is a good story teller but not one that puts you to sleep. Great Book!
"Don't get complaisant when you listen...."
Don't get complaisant.
The very, very end.
Excellent narrator, though he really can't sound like a four-year-old boy and shouldn't try.
The final lines gave me chills.
I'm going right back for another book by this author!
I believe a reviewer should finish a book before submitting a review. What do you think?
"Yes Yes Finally a Good Book!"
After listening to too many so -so books that were not even worth reviewing, finally I've come across a book that I loved. This book held my interest throughout. The mystery was engaging and kept me thinking and the characters were well rounded. Yes this is a goodie, a real good mystery that will surprise you right to the end; and I didn't want it to end.
"Twists and Turns Galore"
MR's Joe O'Loughlin series continues to entertain and give the brain a good workout trying to figure out who the villain is. I've thoroughly enjoyed every book in this series.
"Robotham's Best Book By Far for Me!"
Although I didn't read the printed version, the audio kept me engaged from the beginning to the end. I love the narrator's voice and it was a very good story line.
Joe O'Laughlin. I enjoy his analysis of things and his interesting battle with "Mr Parkinson".
I love his voice and how he brings life to each of the characters. Although I am not crazy about his female voice impression.....I really like Joe and Ruiz.
I could have but it was much better listening a little each day on my way to and from work as it gave me a sense of anticipation to look forward to each day. There were a few days I actually sat in my garage listenting because I didn't want to turn it off at that point.
I have listened to almost all of Robotham's Joe O'Laughlin books and this is my favorite. I truly liked all of them though. He has become one of my favorite authors.
Newly retired, I am a reading fiend! I like many types of books, both fiction and non-fiction, with the exception of romance and fantasy
"Take Care and Don't Mess With Marnie!"
It didn't take long for me to become totally immersed in this mystery. And what a mystery it is! About half way into the book, a light bulb went on and I thought I had it figured out. How wrong I was, as there are twists and turns that are totally unexpected. This is a really good story that keeps you holding your breath til the end.
Sean Barrett's narration was amazing. It was truly a performance that I will long remember and it added greatly to the enjoyability of the story. Barrett did all the characters so well and had such a variety of voices and accents. His interpretation of one particular character certainly added immensely to the creepiness factor which made the experience such fun for me.
Collateral characters,while not as well described and developed, were also believable and interesting. This is a series and I think Watching You is the last one that was released. While it was a stand alone story, I imagine you might feel more at home with having previous experience with Joe O'Loughlin, the criminal psychologist. Still, despite entering the series in this later book, I found it thoroughly enjoyable and I highly recommend it.
(I have not described the story as Audible gives a good summary, certainly enough for you to decide if the plot interests you.)
What a great read!! This book has everything a person could want in a thriller. There are plenty of twists and turns. The characters are so interesting and well developed. I'm a big fan of the Joe O'Loughlin series and this is the best yet. The narrator is excellent with all the voices and accents.
"Wow. With an asterisk."
This is my second Robotham novel, having just finished Bombproof. Like that novel, "Watching You" is very well written and tightly plotted. Characters are three-dimensional, natural and interesting. Very little was predictable and the usual cliches avoided. Both books kept me turning the pages right to the end.
So, intelligent thrillers for readers who appreciate having their own intelligence respected. What's not to like?
For me, it's characters who don't control their own destiny and are instead buffeted around by circumstances or victims of a relentless string of poor choices. This was particularly true of Bombproof, but also largely the case with the chief protagonist in this novel, and while all this behavior is well supported by the plot, I find it frustrating. "Weak but interesting" just isn't enough for me.
I'm probably going to give Robotham another go because he's such a good writer and storyteller and those are all too thin on the ground. But if, again, I get repeatedly knocked around by circumstances as I follow the protagonist through the book, I'm done.
But that's me. Maybe you won't mind.
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Yellow and brown leaves on my aspen tree
Hi all,
I'm hoping someone can help me.
This spring we planted a 'Prairie Gold' aspen. I was hoping that it would do better in our climate because we do have hot summers but this summer has been relatively mild.
For the last couple of months or so, the leaves look like this!
From a distance the tree looks fine. The leaves are not drooping, they aren't falling off, but EVERY leaf is affected except one strange little cluster of three leaves which is okay. I have sprayed with iron chelate and some boric acid but these seem to have no effect. I can find no insects. Our soil is generally decomposed granite with a few small patches of clay, but in general has very good drainage. The entire bed surrounding the tree was amended with some compost.
Does anyone have an answer!
- Magpie
You have confirmed my suspicion. But is there a way to figure out how to treat it? None of the surrounding plants have any problems so I doubt it's toxicity or salts in the water. The ONLY thing I ever found that looked like my aspen's leaves was an old article with drawings of deficiencies in rose leaves. The picture labeled "boron deficiency" looked just like my leaves. So I sprayed with a boric acid solution. Should I spray every two weeks or so?
- Magpie
have a soil and water test done ..
contact your county extension office about the soil test ...
are you on city water.. or well??? .. city water probably doesnt need to be tested ...
all that said.. on a recent transplant ...suffering through root disturbance and its first summer.. frankly.. i think it looks fine ..
was it ball and burlap.. or potted.. and how do we know the problem didnt come with the potting media .. how did you plant it.. amendments ?? .... etc .. if potted.. did you bare root??? etc.. more facts please
I read a lot of the posts in the Trees forum and appreciate your knowledge. Our aspen is a three-tree cluster we planted in mid-April. We bought it potted from a local nursery, and I think I recall the time-release Miracle-Gro beads in the pot.
We're on city water. The bed we planted it in was amended, my husband says the soil is probably about 1/3 compost and 2/3 decomposed granite. We haven't fed it since planting, but I did spray the leaves as mentioned.
I can't think of anything else I know about it, seems like getting a thorough soil test is a good idea. If we did that, is there a way to tell a deficiency that would affect our aspen?
Thanks for your advice,
- Magpie
I wonder if the soil is too acidic and the compost in the bed makes it too rich. I can also go with salts in the water. If that's glacial till there might be an overabundance of something locally making that mottled yellow. Maybe the soil will keep it from suckering all over the place...
I see from your byline you must be in western OR, you do not have the hot climate referred to in descriptions of the cultivar. They are talking about much more marginal (for this tree) climates elsewhere. Hence 'Prairie'. Lots of aspen grow natively and naturalized in the coastal Northwest, and across much of the northern US.
Although the spotting (and chlorotic appearance) of your tree seem different...
Here is a link that might be useful: Poplar -- Leaf Rust
Along bboy's lines, I was surprised to see a nursery trying to get people to consume that product there. But you never know what nurseries will try and peddle. It is important to understand that aspen are often pioneer species, which usually means nutrient-poor soils. The more rich soils in home gardens around here mean much, much, much suckering (which is what they do) and much consternation when this happens.
Those brown edges are due to water stress because the tree still hasn't developed a sturdy root system. Trees can only do that after several years of regular supplemental irrigation, this because Oregon's summers are dry.
Then, too, aspens have problems hereabouts because the weather is MUCH more moist/humid, plus abundant spring rainfall, than the tree needs, leading to leaf disease and a ratty-looking tree by fall.
Further, our winters aren't near cold enough.
And still another point: Aspens form their own groves (clusters) because they send out roots that then sprout more trees.
Portland is in USDA 8.
Leaf diseases of this nature are not connected to how much the root system has grown since transplanting. And healthy stock recovers a normal rate of top growth the second spring after planting, because most root elongation occurs in fall. If the root system took years to recover the ability to supply the leaves with water - a fundamental activity - the shoots would not be reaching their full annual length well before then.
Stock planted without root loss or disturbance should be able to grow away normally almost immediately.
Apart from the abundant planted or naturalized aspen in this climate there are what really appear to be authentic native stands in local wetlands, including peat bogs.
I agree that the natural distribution of Populus tremuloides includes some parts of OR.
However, provenance is important for success of many trees. I suspect this variety is the same, and around here we use that var for better success in the lower elevations of the Front Range, as the trees from the mountains can be depended on to die quickly down here because they are not adapted to this elevation or climate.
IIRC that var is selected for alkaline soil and grassland-steppe environments, having come from a relict stand in western NE. The leaf edges and mottling look to me to be maladaptation to something in the water and a deficiency-toxicity in the soil, where bboy and I agree. I'd expect better success on the other side of the Cascades, esp out on the WA Palouse, up near the Blues, or some of the Basin and Range.
You guys really have a lot of knowledge. We are not in the Portland area but in inland Southern Oregon where our summers are hot and dry. We do get rain by mid-October, through winter, and in spring. We also have occasional snowfall. I guess we may not get cold enough for optimal aspen growth but temperatures in the 'teens are fairly common. Our soil tests out at around pH 6.5, and our altitude is 1100' (not the mountains!).
I appreciate all your help. I'll look into all your suggestions.
- Magpie
Hi Folks,
It looks like "leaf scorch"
I am having the same problem with some newer aspen trees that I planted, but a mature one on the other side of the house is fine.
I live in Colorado. There is a great resource at Colorado State University www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/02911.htm
They explain leaf scorch and possible remedies
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A product-placement dispute over the popular TV show MasterChef sheds some light on how not to complete your negotiations.
A cookware manufacturer (Anotech International) planned to pay television company Reveille over $1m for a licence of the MasterChef US brand and promotion of its cookware in the US show. It seems that the project turned out to be a disaster with no sales ever made. Anotech wanted to avoid paying - but was a contract was ever formed?
The parties started negotiating a Deal Memorandum in 2011, with a series of calls and emails. Then, late in the negotiations a problem came up. Cookware products from MasterChef judge Gordon Ramsay started appearing in QVC's online marketing under the strapline 'The Master Chef'. Anotech wanted this sorting out before committing to the deal, and a handwritten amendment to the version signed by Anotech said 'Branding Conflict with Gordon Ramsay to be concluded'. Reveille got in touch with QVC to ask for the removal of 'Master Chef' from the website. The correspondence continued but the Deal Memo was never actually signed by Reveille.
Reveille and Anotech pressed on with the project. Anotech showed its products at a Chicago homeware show, a draft long-form agreement was exchanged and filming started. Reveille sent invoices and an Anotech executive accepted that the amounts were due. Anotech used the MasterChef brand in its promotional materials and activities.
The draft Deal Memo expressly required signatures from both parties for it to become binding. But the parties had acted as if the contract had been signed. Was that enough? Yes, the judge said. In legal language, Reveille had accepted the offer made in the deal Memo by its conduct, and Anotech had recognised that the deal had become binding.
What about the handwritten clause requiring the brand conflict to be sorted out? The judge felt that this had been satisfied by removing the reference to 'Master Chef' on Gordon Ramsay's QVC marketing. Anotech's argument that Reveille were obliged to do more failed.
So Anotech was obliged to pay up, at least those instalments falling due in the opening stages of the project.
Lessons to be learned? Easy to say and sometimes hard to achieve, but try to make sure the contract is signed before starting the project.
And a warning, even if the contract was never signed, and says signatures are required for it to take effect, it may still become binding through the conduct of the parties.
Contracts often include terms that give discretion to one of the parties to make a decision affecting the other party. Does that mean that the party with the discretion can use it freely? Apparently not, according to a recent Supreme Court case.
This case arose from tragic circumstances - the overnight disappearance of a Chief Engineer, Mr Braganza, from an oil tanker in 2009. Once his disappearance was noticed, teams of investigators looked into the incident, trawling through his belongings and correspondence, interviewing other staff and inspecting the ship. They finally concluded that the most likely of the various possibilities was that Mr Braganza had thrown himself overboard.
Why did this matter? His contract of employment provided that compensation payable to his widow would not be paid: "...if in the opinion of the Company or its insurers, the death, accidental injury or illness resulted from… the Officer's wilful act, default or misconduct...". Mr Braganza's employer, BP concluded that the death resulted from a wilful act and so no compensation was payable.
The Supreme Court judges agreed that where a contract gives power to a party to make decisions which affect both parties the discretion was limited 'by concepts of honesty, good faith, and genuineness, and the need for the absence of arbitrariness, capriciousness, perversity and irrationality'. The standard is very like that expected of government bodies when making executive decisions, although exactly how close these standards are is not entirely clear from the judgment.
What are the implications for commercial contracts?
Parties including a discretion for one party in a contract should remember that these cannot be exercised completely freely. When drafting a clause of this type you could consider including a procedure of some kind to support the decision making, or a list of criteria that will be taken into account.
And a party that is exercising a contractual discretion should consider keeping records of the evidence on which it is basing the decision and the factors it has relied on. A particularly contentious issue could be referred to an independent expert for an outside view.
Although there is precious little detail until the Finance Bill is published next week you may be interested in the following new Budget announcements concerning SEIS/EIS/VCT investments – I haven't included previously announced measures.
The requirement that 70% of SEIS money must be spent before EIS of VCT funding can be raised is to be scrapped, which looks likely to simplify the initial fundraising process for relevant companies.
It was also announced that, subject to and with effect from the date of state aid clearance:
The government also announced the launch of a new industry forum on the operation and use of the venture capital schemes.
Also of potential interest to fund managers were further details of the intention to introduce Social Venture Capital Trusts (Social VCT). Income tax relief is intended to be set at 30%, subject to state aid clearance. Investors will pay no tax on dividends received from a Social VCT or capital gains tax on disposals of shares in Social VCTs. Social VCTs will have the same excluded activities as the social investment tax relief. The government will legislate for Social VCTs in a future Finance Bill and will change the regulatory status of SITR funds so that they can be promoted on the same basis as EIS funds.
A brand-owner generally wants to use the same brand across several countries, but there are industries where national branding is common. Pharmaceuticals is one. In a free trade bloc like the EU this leads to a tension between the free movement of goods and protection of IP rights. The interplay of the EU rules in this area has come under the spotlight in SEP v Doncaster.
This Court of Appeal decision looks at what happens when a trader with no connection to the brand-owner brings pharmaceuticals sold in France or Germany into the UK, and sticks a label over the French or German branding showing the brand name used in the UK. This practice, known as 'parallel importing' plus 'over-stickering', is particularly prevalent in the drugs industry. This is because of the way the markets operate in this highly regulated sector. Prices can differ substantially between EU states, and so it is often worth the effort to bring them from one country to another, even where a bit of repackaging or over-stickering is required. What happened in this case shows that inability to access even a small part of a national market can be enough to warrant rebranding.
The medicine being parallel imported in this case was trospium chloride for overactive bladder symptoms, made by German company Madaus. Branded in France as CERIS and in German as URIVESC the product was brought into the UK by Doncaster and sold for many years simply as trospium chloride. It was when Doncaster started using the UK brand name, REGURIN, that the problems started.
Madaus's own UK sales under its trade mark REGURIN were through an exclusive licensee, SEP. It was SEP that objected to use of the REGURIN brand.
The EU principle of free movement of goods is one of the four key freedoms of the EU. Only limited carve-outs are allowed. One is restrictions justified for the protection of IP, but not if these extend to 'artificial partitioning of the market'. The court had to decide whether SEP's objections to the parallel import were justifiable, or whether they strayed too far towards artificial partitioning. This requires consideration of five factors, summarised in Boehringer Ingelheim v Swingward as:
The focus in this case was on condition 1 – was it necessary to use the UK trade mark in order to market the product? And how much of the market should be accessible? A part, the majority, or all of it?
Delving into the earlier cases, the court concluded that inability to access a part of a national market could be enough. Here, although there was a substantial generic market after expiry of the patent for the drug itself, there remained a group of doctors and pharmacists who would only use the branded product. The number of prescriptions referring specifically to REGURIN was only 8.61%. But this was enough to make rebranding necessary for Doncaster to effectively access the market.
8.61% does not seem like a substantial part of anything, but the court made clear that this was number of prescriptions rather than value. Also, because of the growing generic competition for this drug, Doncaster could only make money from parallel imports by accessing the remaining branded section of the market.
The considerations were rather more straightforward for the long-acting version of the drug. It had no generic competition because of ongoing patent protection. Here the change of brand was required not only because the branded product was the only one on the market, but also because the UK regulator had objected to use of the German brand name because a similarly named product was already sold on the UK market.
Do you provide services to public sector bodies? Do you want to? Whether your customer or target is part of government, or an independent publicly-funded institution such as a hospital or university, you should be aware of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. These changes, the majority of which came into force this week, offer greater flexibility in public authority purchasing and increased visibility and supplier access.
We highlight below some of the changes that may affect you.
Greater timetable flexibility when contracting with 'sub-central' bodies
What are sub-central bodies? They are organisations deemed to be contracting authorities by the procurement rules, but not included in the list of 'Central Government Authorities' (covering the main Whitehall departments, NHS Trusts, GCHQ and major museums and galleries). Examples of sub-central bodies are most universities and local authorities.
They will now be able to ask suppliers to agree to shorter timescales for the bidding process. Safeguards will apply to prevent suppliers being pressurised on timing where, for example, major changes to the procurement process or the terms and conditions are proposed.
A new requirement for all procurement documents to be made available electronically from the date that the contract is advertised
Assuming that contacting authorities manage to meet this requirement (as it will require a change in current standard practice) this should give bidders more time to prepare their proposals, even during the selection stages.
Statutory confirmation that contracting authorities may engage with potential suppliers and experts
Contracting authorities will be able to discuss their plans externally before finalising and advertising a planned procurement, provided that doing so doesn't prejudice competition and is transparent.
New procurement procedures
New procedures such as innovation partnership and competitive dialogue with negotiation will offer greater opportunities for flexibility, dialogue and negotiation with contracting authorities
A new statutory right to see contract opportunities and awards
These will be available on the government's 'Contracts Finder' website. The government has issued new guidance on these transparency rules.
Guidance to prevent the use of onerous selection criteria that could, for example, rule out smaller providers will be given statutory "teeth" for the first time
This should curtail onerous demands at the selection stage, such as a requirement for turnover to be at least three times the value of the contract.
Statutory regulation of under-threshold contracts for the first time for low-value tenders
This change will mean that contracts as low in value as £10,000 (or £25,000 for 'sub-central' contracting authority procurements) will become subject to certain rules on advertising, and a ban on use of a selection (PQQ) stage.
New rules on division of contracts into lots
These new rules should make it easier for contracting authorities to involve smaller providers in a large project.
New statutory requirements that contracting authorities pay invoices within 30 days (and ensure that their supply chain does likewise)
This will benefit the cash flow position particularly of smaller suppliers.
Services contracts: the old distinction between "Part A" and "Part B" services disappears and is replaced by the new 'light touch' regime
The 'light touch' regime covers health, social and some other services contracts falling within the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes listed in Schedule 3 of the new regulations. For these contracts, a higher threshold than that for ordinary service contracts will apply, before the regime is applicable, and the regime offers more flexibility to contracting authorities. The threshold is currently EUR 750,000.
Note, however, that this "light touch" regime does not (yet) apply if the contract is for health services within the scope of the NHS Regulations. While the majority of former "Part B" services fall within "light touch", don't assume they do as there are some notable exceptions (including no catch all "other services" category). Those services which are not expressly identified in Schedule 3 will now be subject to the full regime.
No change to the remedies regime
Where a contract is fully subject to the procurement rules, contracting authorities suppliers retain the right to receive a compliant Award Decision Notice containing debrief information, and to suspend the award of the contract by making a claim during the ten-day standstill period.
If you are interested in learning more about these changes and how your business could benefit, get in touch with our team.
The UK government has reported on its major review of the legal framework for the next stage for driverless cars. In The Pathway to Driverless Cars the Department for Transport sets out government thinking on what needs to change to support testing soon to be rolled out on British roads, and to pave the way for increasing autonomy into the future.
The review looks across the existing legal scene, both internationally and at home, and concludes that little more than a light touch Code of Practice will be sufficient to support current testing plans. The UK will not impose a requirement for a certificate or permit, or an insurance bond, before testing can begin, and will not restrict testing to specified locations.
The government recognises, however, that the kind of testing envisaged will require the presence of a qualified and competent driver, who will 'be responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the vehicle at all times whether it is in 'manual' or 'automated' mode'. The Code of Practice currently proposed does not address the issues presented by the transition to full autonomy as the technology in this area moves on.This will require law-making at both national and international level.
In our comments to government as part of the consultation process, we emphasised the need to address full autonomy at an early stage. While offering a testing regime as currently proposed will enable the technology to move on to some extent, it does not address the need to define what 'critical event control' will be acceptable in a fully autonomous vehicle, where the driver is 'out of the loop', or no driver is present at all. Full autonomy will require a system that can respond in a split second to an emergency. Manufacturers need to know what kind of standards they will have to meet in order to sell a car that can deal with the unexpected on its own.
And in addressing the international Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, and the currently proposed amendments to it, the review says:
'The Vienna Convention is not considered an obstacle in the UK. The UK has signed but not ratified the convention and testing is consistent with proper driver control.'
This dodges two questions-
The planned draft Code of Practice is promised within a month.
We all becoming experts in the manipulation and sharing of electronic text and images. Sharing, linking and embedding material is ever easier using a range of different devices. So what does copyright law have to say about this?
We reported last February on the Svensson hyperlinking decision. That case introduced the idea of a 'new public'. The European Court said that using hyperlinks to give access to material would not infringe copyright unless a new public were given access to it. Material already in the public domain could not be controlled using copyright law.
But what if the linking is to content made available illegally?
In a preliminary ruling given in October (only the short-form order has been published in English, and that took two months) the European Court has looked at introducing material to an internet site by 'framing'. It said that if the copyright material is freely available on the internet, then inserting it into another site by framing did not infringe. It was not being 'transmitted to a new public or communicated a specific technical method different from that of the original communication' (BestWater International v Michael Mebes).
Reports of the underlying German proceedings explain that BestWater, a company selling water filtration systems, had produced a 2-minute promotional video on environmental pollution and its effect on drinking water. This video clip was uploaded to YouTube, BestWater said without its permission. Others then made the video available on their websites using framing. Essentially this means that the video was made available in a frame allowing access to the clip. In order to watch the video internet users could click on a link to play the video by retrieving it from the YouTube server.
So in the German proceedings, Bestwater said that the uploading to Youtube was done without its permission. But the European Court didn't deal with that point. Where does that leave us in relation to content has been put on the internet illegally?
A Dutch case involving a photographs from a shoot for Playboy magazine may give us a clearer view. Before their publication in the magazine, the photos were illegally uploaded onto an Australian website, and a link to them appeared on a Dutch site. The Dutch Advocate General has recommended referral of a series of questions to the European Court - questions which specifically deal with linking to illegal content. If the case does get that far it seems that the European Court will not be able to sidestep the point again.
In a controversial decision on the protection and control of databases, the European court suggests that you may be able to exert greater control through your website terms and conditions over an unprotected database, compared to one that is protected by copyright or database right.
Ryanair welcomed the decision explaining that it has been
'engaged in several legal cases against screenscraper websites across Europe to prevent its customers from being subjected to extra charges and to ensure Ryanair has appropriate contact details to communicate with its customers'.
In this case Ryanair objected to screen scraping from its website by a Dutch company, PR Aviation. PR Aviation offered a web-based service allowing customers to search for low-cost flights, compare prices and book a seat.
Ryanair's own website included terms of use, restricting use to private flight bookings and specifically prohibiting screen scraping by other website operators. Those terms said:
'The use of automated systems or software to extract data from this website or www.bookryanair.com for commercial purposes, ('screen scraping') is prohibited unless the third party has directly concluded a written licence agreement with Ryanair in which permits it access to Ryanair's price, flight and timetable information for the sole purpose of price comparison.'
Ryanair initially complained that PR Aviation was infringing both its copyright and database rights by its use of the data, and contravening the website terms of use.
European law offers two kinds of protection for databases. Copyright is available where a database amounts to an intellectual creation by virtue of the selection or arrangement of their contents. The separate database right, created in 1996, protects a database where there has been a substantial investment in the obtaining, verification or presentation of the contents. The 1996 Database Directive controls the contractual restrictions that a database owner can impose on legitimate users.
The dispute started in the Dutch courts. They had decided that Ryanair's website was a database but did not qualify for either of the two types of protection. But PR Aviation argued that the rules on contractual restrictions should still apply.
The European court disagreed – contractual restrictions for unprotected databases were not regulated by the Database Directive and should be left to national law.
So it would seem that contractual restrictions on an unprotected database can potentially be tougher than those on a protected one.
On 16 January 2015, the UK government launched a consultation on the research and development (R&D) tax credit for small and medium-sized enterprises. The consultation was promised in the 2014 Autumn Statement (see in particular paragraphs 1.144 and 2.97 to 2.99).
The consultation focuses on issues encountered by small businesses in claiming R&D credits. It seeks views on:
As previously announced, the consultation also proposes a free, optional, advance assurance process for small businesses that have not previously claimed R&D credits, that will provide a period of certainty once a claim has been made.
The consultation proposes that the assurance process will be available to companies meeting the EU definition of either a small or micro business as set out in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC. This defines a small business as an enterprise which employs fewer than 50 people and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 10 million
You can submit responses to the consultation questions in writing, by email or on-line.
The closing date for comments is 27 February 2015.
An audit clause is often found in an intellectual property licensing agreement to provide a licensor with protection. Audit clauses do this by allowing a licensor to enter a licensee's premises and carry out an inspection to see that the terms of that licence are being adhered to. They can also act as a deterrent to incentivise a licensee into compliance. The recent case of 118 Data Resource Limited v IDS Data Services Limited shows that a high threshold of clarity is required to justify specific performance of an audit clause.
118 and IDS were competitors in the same market. Despite this, 118 licensed its database to IDS subject to various restrictions. Given the competitive relationship between the parties, it is understandable that 118 would want to ensure that IDS did not exceed the terms of the licence and so an audit clause was included. 118 grew concerned that IDS had breached the terms of the licence and sought specific performance by summary judgment of its right to inspect IDS's premises and records. The audit clause was drafted as follows:
"[IDS] undertakes and agrees with [118] that it will… permit any duly authorised representative of [118] on reasonable prior notice to enter any of its premises where any copies of [the Database] are used, for the purpose of ascertaining that the provisions of this Agreement are being complied with."
Given the limited detail here as to how any inspection would take place, the court had to consider, on its true construction, what rights are conferred by this clause. IDS argued that the lack of clarity made the clause unenforceable. The judge agreed. He said that
"There must be some kind of restriction to ensure that 118 searches only for material relating to the use of the Database, that it does not search for commercially sensitive information relating to IDS's customers, that it does not search for any material relating to the use of the Database which is protected by legal professional privilege and that 118 is prevented from using the material for other purposes."
He also decided that the court could not fill in the gaps in this clause without re-writing the agreement. And the audit clause could not be the subject of an order for specific performance.
This case illustrates that a licensor, whose interest is in ensuring that its IP under licence is being used correctly, should request comprehensive rights to check how that IP is being used. In order to justify an order for inspection, an audit clause should set out clearly the rights that are being conferred and how any inspection is to be carried out.
As this case shows, a broadly drafted clause may well be unenforceable. The key here is in the detail; less is definitely not more.


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Even though interaction may not take place in real-time, marketers can leverage viewer interest by participating in program-related conversations and promotional campaigns.
Two media trends came into vogue in a big way in 2013: binge watching and the second screen experience.
Bing Watching is the "New Normal"
A new study by Netflix (arguably the trend's standard-bearer) called binge watching the "new normal."
A majority of those surveyed (73 percent) defined binge watching as viewing between 2-6 episodes of the same TV show in one sitting, and there seems to be no guilt associated with the behavior. Nearly three quarters of TV streamers say they have positive feelings towards binge streaming TV, revealed the study.
Having gorged on our fair share of television programs -- Homeland, Breaking Bad, Nurse Jackie and Downton Abbey to name a few -- my wife and I are poster children for binge watching and can ardently testify to its all consuming allure. Frequently, we stay up well past our bedtime to view "just one more episode."
Social Sharing: The Second Screen Experience
According to a report from BI Intelligence, 46 percent of U.S. smartphone owners and 40 percent of tablet owners said they used their devices while watching TV on a daily basis.
Often, viewers band together on social networks to comment on scenes in real-time, so much so that Twitter built a media business around the use of such content to promote advertising.
How Will One Trend Affect the Other?
As they become more popular, how will streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Instant affect viewers' second screen social media sharing habits, especially in light of the fact that many people watch TV programs via mobile devices and computers?
"As more people turn to Netflix and other delivery services to 'catch up' on series they've missed, the social element of television, that famous water-cooler factor, is the first casualty," said the LA Times.
Verne Gay, writing for Newsday, said binge watching would erase the social media bond fans have forged over the course of a series, turning viewing into a "lonely, solipsistic" pursuit.
As dire as those predictions may seem, it's not all bad news. For example, the very mention of last year's release of House of Cards caused Twitter and Facebook to erupt with thousands of posts every hour.
How Brands Can Take Advantage of Both Trends
Let's not throw the binge watching baby out with the bathwater. Consider these facts:
With that in mind, here are some tactics marketers can take:
1. Enrich the Viewing Experience with Show Facts & Trivia.
In his best-selling book, Youtility, marketing expert Jay Baer says that brands have to focus on being useful. In that respect, think about the types of content you can provide that will enrich a viewer's experience such as interesting facts and trivia. Present second screeners with information they may not take time to research on their own, but would be more than happy to pass along to their friends and followers.
2. Tie Twitter Promoted Posts to Show-related Hashtags.
If people are gathering around a common hashtag, it makes sense to create a promotional campaign associated with it, so long as the content is relevant and adds value.
3. Offer Show-related Social Contests and Sweepstakes.
Another way to gain attention from binge watchers is by hosting contests and sweepstakes that offer show-related prizes. Polls are yet another way to engage the audience around your brand.
4. Participate as a Viewer.
In the age of conversation marketers should not limit themselves to targeting (some might say "spamming") a particular audience with ads and other promotions. Participating as a member in relevant communities of practice may prove just as fruitful.
Binge watching does not have to ring a death knell to social sharing via the second screen. Even though interaction may not take place in real-time, marketers can leverage viewer interest by participating in program-related conversations and promotional campaigns.
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Karthikeyan is set to become the first Indian in Super Formula 2014 series in Japan, driving for Team Impul Hoshino Racing. The eight-race series start on April 13 at Suzuka and concludes on November 9 at the same venue. Fuji Speedway, Twin Ring Motegi, Autopolis and Sportsland Sugo are the other circuits. Tata Sons and Tata Motors are supporting him.
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Karthikeyan raced in the Auto GP World Series in 2013 and recorded five wins, four pole positions. "I was fastest in the test drive last December at Fuji and got chosen," he said. "The Dallara cars (550 bhp power) are 50 kilos lesser than F1 and at race pace can be as fast, if not faster. With fast corners and KERS, drivers need to train harder. I have been asked to reduce weight in time for the opener."
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I mentioned yesterday, when reporting on the whistleblower allegations of Bank of America defrauding HAMP, that the bank made some sort of side deal in the foreclosure fraud settlement that would deliver deeper relief to a certain subset of borrowers. What was not reported was that this will get BofA off the hook for $850 million of their obligation.
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|By: David Dayen Friday March 9, 2012 7:32 am
Simon Johnson on the Proposed Foreclosure Fraud Settlement: "This is a law enforcement issue."
|By: David Dayen Monday January 23, 2012 8:50 am
We may be getting close to a settlement betweent some state AGs and the mortgage bankers on foreclosure and related mortgage practices. Late on Friday I spoke with Simon Johnson, the former chief economist of the IMF and a professor at MIT, who also writes the Baseline Scenario blog with James Kwak. Johnson has been skeptical of the foreclosure fraud settlement.
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|By: David Dayen Wednesday January 18, 2012 12:20 pm
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) has become the third House Republican discovered to have received a sweetheart loan as part of Countrywide's "VIP" program. The program became notorious when conservatives jumped on the revelations that Democrats Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad received cheap loans through it. But it was always clear that influence peddling is a bipartisan sport in Washington, and it was inevitable that some Republicans would get found out.
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|By: David Dayen Wednesday December 21, 2011 5:00 pm
The Department of Justice has announced a $335 million settlement with Countrywide, the former subprime mortgage giant now subsumed into Bank of America, on claims of housing discrimination. And once again we see that Countrywide doesn't have to admit wrongdoing for their crimes.
Rick Perry Bet $35M of Taxpayer Money on Subprime Mortgages
|By: Blue Texan Monday October 3, 2011 10:30 am
Just the kind of man America needs in the White House.
Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Crumbles as Tom Miller Whines
|By: David Dayen Wednesday August 31, 2011 3:20 pm
Tom Miller's feewings are huwt. He doesn't like how he's being portrayed by those who have actually taken a look at how he's been handling the 50-state "investigation" on foreclosure fraud. And he's having his top deputy defend him to major media.
Nevada AG Catherine Cortez Masto Destroys BofA in New Lawsuit
|By: David Dayen Wednesday August 31, 2011 6:59 am
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto's amended complaint in a lawsuit against Bank of America has so many interesting nuances, I think I need a new Internet to catalog them all. But let me start by saying that this complaint is a stick of dynamite to the foreclosure fraud settlement, exposing it as a useless whitewash that won't deter banks from their criminal practices.
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner, Reckless Endangerment: How Outsized Ambition, Greed, and Corruption Led to Economic Armageddon
|By: Yves Smith Saturday August 20, 2011 1:59 pm
Reckless Endangerment describes the players that helped create the housing bubble and bust that were at the heart of the financial crisis. Gretchen Morgenson and Josh Rosner focus on how regulators and other officials were complicit by promoting liberalized housing finance as a way to increase homeownership. Their account chronicles how a naïve vision of the American Dream, that of homeownership as the foundation of upward mobility and stable communities, turned into a nightmare in the hands of a growth driven and increasingly predatory mortgage complex.
Weak Settlements over Mortgage Abuses Should Give State AGs Pause
|By: David Dayen Thursday July 21, 2011 9:35 am
Almost as astonishing is that it took them a year to determine the settlement terms. Now that we see it for what it is, you're talking about hundreds of dollars per borrower, not thousands, on systemic abuses. Remember, Countrywide's CEO Angelo Mozilo isn't going to jail for any of this.
George Will Spreads Some Lies about the Economic Crisis
|By: Dean Baker Sunday July 3, 2011 1:00 pm
It really is incredible to see such a concerted effort to rewrite history in front of our faces. There is not much ambiguity in the story of the housing bubble. The private financial sector went nuts. They made a fortune issuing bad and often fraudulent loans which they could quickly resell in the secondary market. The big actors in the junk market were the private issuers like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Lehman Brothers. However, George Will and Co. are determined to blame this disaster on government "compassion" for low-income families.


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Coming up next, the Eagles encounter the South Spartans (Torrance, CA) in a Pioneer contest, on Wednesday, May 12. El Segundo will attempt to better on its 19-9 season record. The Spartans come into the contest with a 19-6 record after their 17-0 league win over Centennial (Compton, CA).
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