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Game Show Network, Llc V. Cablevision Systems Corporation
Download OptionsReleased: December 7, 2011
Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554In the Matter of
Game Show Network, LLC,
File No. CSR-8529-P
Cablevision Systems Corp.,
Adopted: December 7, 2011
Released: December 7, 2011By the Chief, Media Bureau:
By this Order, we deny a Petition for Temporary Relief filed by Game Show Network,
LLC ("GSN") asking the Commission to order Cablevision Systems Corporation ("Cablevision") to
restore GSN to basic tier carriage while GSN's program carriage complaint against Cablevision is
pending.1 As discussed below, we conclude that GSN has failed to satisfy its burden of demonstrating
that interim relief is warranted.
GSN operates a cable network (called "GSN") which it characterizes as a "general
interest network that features extensive female-oriented original programming (much, but not all of it,
consisting of games of skill and chance and reality programs of various kinds), which typically accounts
for more than 80% of its primetime schedule."2 Cablevision is the fifth-largest cable operator in the
nation, serving over 3.3 million subscribers.3 Cablevision is also affiliated with several cable networks,
including WE tv and Wedding Central.4
On October 12, 2011, GSN filed a program carriage complaint alleging that Cablevision
discriminated against GSN on the basis of affiliation, with the effect of unreasonably restraining GSN's
ability to compete fairly, in violation of Section 616 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
("the Act"), and the Commission's program carriage rules.5 According to GSN, the complaint arises from
Cablevision's decision to reposition GSN on February 1, 2011 from a basic tier to a premium sports tier,
resulting in a loss of Cablevision subscribers for GSN.6
1 See Game Show Network, LLC, Petition for Temporary Relief Pending Resolution of Program Carriage
Complaint, File No. CSR-8529-P (filed Oct. 12, 2011) ("Petition").
2 See Game Show Network, LLC, Program Carriage Complaint, File No. CSR-8529-P (filed Oct. 12, 2011), at 7
3 See id. at 6 (citing Cablevision Systems Corporation, Form 10-K (Feb. 16, 2011), at 1, Ex. 10).
4 See Petition at 5-6; Complaint at 7-10, 17-21, 24.
5 See generally Complaint; see also 47 U.S.C. § 536(a)(3); 47 C.F.R. § 76.1301(c).
6 See Complaint at 2.
Federal Communications Commission
Along with its complaint, GSN filed a Petition for Temporary Relief asking the
Commission to order Cablevision, during the pendency of GSN's complaint, to restore GSN to the basic
tier carriage it was receiving on Cablevision's cable systems as of January 31, 2011.7 Cablevision filed
an Opposition to GSN's Petition for Temporary Relief, to which GSN filed a Reply.8 GSN claims that it
qualifies for interim relief under the traditional four-factor test.9 In response, Cablevision notes that,
because GSN has already been repositioned from the basic tier to a premium sports tier, GSN is seeking
to change rather than to preserve the status quo and is thus required to "show[] that both the facts and law
clearly favor grant of its request."10
With respect to the first factor (i.e., whether the complainant is likely to prevail on the
merits of its complaint), GSN argues that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its complaint because its
complaint establishes that (i) GSN is similarly situated with two Cablevision-affiliated networks (WE tv
and Wedding Central), because these networks (like GSN) are aimed at women viewers and generally
compete with GSN for viewers, advertisers, and programmers;11 (ii) Cablevision has treated GSN
differently from these affiliated networks by carrying GSN on a premium sports tier while carrying WE tv
and Wedding Central on a basic tier with substantially more subscribers;12 and (iii) this discriminatory
conduct has caused unreasonable harm to GSN's ability to compete fairly by reducing its viewership and
thus its license and advertising revenues.13 In addition, GSN alleges that there is direct evidence of
discrimination because a Cablevision officer discussed the possibility of carriage of GSN on
Cablevision's basic tier if GSN's part-owner, DIRECTV, would carry the Cablevision-affiliated Wedding
In response, Cablevision contends that GSN is not likely to succeed on the merits of its
complaint.15 As an initial matter, Cablevision claims that GSN's complaint is barred by the program
carriage statute of limitations because it was not filed within one year from the date when the parties
entered into a contract.16 In addition, Cablevision argues that (i) GSN is not similarly situated with WE tv
or Wedding Central because GSN (like many other networks) simply has a significant female audience,
while WE tv and Wedding Central are specifically targeted to women;17 (ii) Cablevision moved GSN to a
premium sports tier in order to reduce costs and because GSN added little value to Cablevision's basic
tier line-up, which Cablevision claims are legitimate and non-discriminatory reasons for its carriage
decision;18 and (iii) the repositioning of GSN to a premium sports tier on Cablevision's systems does not
7 See Petition at 1.
8 See Cablevision Systems Corporation, Opposition to Petition for Temporary Relief, File No. CSR-8529-P (filed
Nov. 2, 2011) ("Cablevision Opposition"); Game Show Network, LLC, Reply, File No. CSR-8529-P (filed Nov. 14,
2011) ("Reply").
9 See Petition at 4 (citing Time Warner Cable, Order on Reconsideration, 21 FCC Rcd 9016, 9018-19, ¶ 9 (MB
10 Cablevision Opposition at 13-14.
11 See Petition at 5-6; Reply at 5-13.
12 See Petition at 6; Reply at 13-17.
13 See Petition at 6-7; Reply at 18-19.
14 See Complaint at 26-27.
15 See Cablevision Opposition at 14-33.
16 See id. at 14-16 (citing 47 C.F.R. § 76.1302(f)(3)).
17 See id. at 17-21.
18 See id. at 22-25.
Federal Communications Commission
DA 11-1993unreasonably restrain GSN's ability to compete fairly because GSN is carried by many MVPDs nationally
to a total of over 75 million subscribers, and the repositioning at issue here results in only a relatively
small reduction in GSN's total licensing and advertising revenues.19 With respect to GSN's claim that
there is direct evidence of affiliation-based discrimination, Cablevision contends that the conversation
between Cablevision and DIRECTV pertaining to DIRECTV's potential carriage of Cablevision-affiliated
Wedding Central occurred after Cablevision notified GSN of its decision to reposition GSN to a premium
sports tier, thus undermining any claim that this demonstrates affiliation-based discrimination.20
With respect to the second factor (i.e., whether the complainant will suffer irreparable
harm absent interim relief), GSN claims that it will suffer irreparable harm because Cablevision's
repositioning of GSN has resulted in a substantial reduction in GSN's Cablevision subscribers.21 GSN
argues that this reduction in subscribers has resulted in and will continue to result in (i) lost licensing and
advertising revenues; (ii) lost viewers, whom GSN may be unable to reacquire even if it is returned to a
basic tier at the conclusion of the complaint proceeding; and (iii) harm to its reputation among advertisers
and programming licensors as an established national brand.22 In response, Cablevision notes that, to
qualify for interim relief, GSN's alleged harms must be "'certain and great; . . . actual and not
theoretical'" and "'of such imminence that there is a clear and present need for equitable relief to prevent
irreparable harm.'"23 Cablevision contends that GSN's claims of irreparable harm are undercut by GSN's
delay in seeking interim relief.24 Moreover, to the extent that GSN alleges harm from lost revenues
resulting from the repositioning, Cablevision states that "it is well established that monetary damages are
not irreparable harm."25
With respect to the third factor (i.e., whether grant of a stay will not substantially harm
other interested parties), GSN notes that grant of interim relief would require Cablevision to pay GSN a
license fee while the complaint is pending, but it claims that this will not substantially harm Cablevision
because the fee (i) is commercially reasonable; (ii) has been paid by Cablevision for many years prior to
the repositioning; and (iii) can be remedied at the end of the proceeding by applying any new terms as of
the date of the repositioning.26 Cablevision argues that it will suffer harm if GSN's requested relief is
granted because it will be forced to redesign its service packages and expand its basic tier to include GSN,
which will (i) result in lost revenue; (ii) require Cablevision to redesign its channel guides and marketing
materials; (iii) force Cablevision to incur increased costs from training call center personnel about the
channel addition; (iv) result in loss of goodwill among Cablevision subscribers, who disfavor channel
disruptions; and (v) violate its rights under the First Amendment.27
19 See id. at 25-28. Cablevision also argues that grant of GSN's requested relief would violate Cablevision's First
Amendment rights. See id. at 28-33.
20 See id. at 23-24.
21 See Petition at 7; Reply at 19-21.
22 See Petition at 7; Reply at 19-21.
23 See Cablevision Opposition at 34 (citations omitted).
24 See id. at 33-34 ("If GSN were truly concerned about viewers changing viewing habits, it would have brought its
claim in time to prevent that harm.").
25 See id. at 34 ("'[E]conomic loss does not, in and of itself, constitute irreparable harm . . . . Also, because
competitive harm is merely a type of economic loss, revenues and customers lost to competition which can be
regained through competition are not irreparable.'") (quoting KSWB, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 21867, 21868, ¶ 3 (CSB
26 See Petition at 7-8.
27 See Cablevision Opposition at 35-36.
Federal Communications Commission
With respect to the fourth factor (i.e., whether the public interest favors grant of a stay),
GSN contends that interim relief will serve the public interest by restoring GSN to many Cablevision
subscribers and by protecting the public's interest in diversity and competition in the market for video
programming.28 Cablevision argues that the public interest would not be served by forcing Cablevision to
carry GSN and thereby increasing the cost of its basic tier.29
In evaluating a request for preliminary injunctive relief, the Commission and the courts
generally consider the following four factors: (i) whether the complainant is likely to prevail on the
merits of its complaint; (ii) whether the complainant will suffer irreparable harm absent a stay; (iii)
whether grant of a stay will not substantially harm other interested parties; and (iv) whether the public
interest favors grant of a stay.30 As the moving party, GSN has the burden of proof in support of its
request.31 Applying the factors set forth above, we conclude that GSN has failed to satisfy its burden of
demonstrating that interim relief is warranted.32
We find that the equitable factors favor denial of interim relief. With respect to the
second and fourth factors (i.e., whether the complainant will suffer irreparable harm absent a stay and
whether the public interest favors grant of a stay), GSN argues that GSN and the public will continue to
be harmed during the pendency of the complaint absent interim relief. We question the urgency of the
28 See Petition at 8-9; Reply at 22-23.
29 See Cablevision Opposition at 36.
30 See, e.g., Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Ass'n v. FPC, 259 F.2d 921, 925 (D.C. Cir. 1958); see also Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Comm'n v. Holiday Tours, 559 F.2d 841 (D.C. Cir. 1977) (clarifying the standard set
forth in Virginia Petroleum Jobbers Ass'n v. FPC); Hispanic Information and Telecomm. Network, Inc., 20 FCC
Rcd 5471, 5480, ¶ 26 (2005).
31 See Amendment of Part 22 of the Commission's Rules, Order, 8 FCC Rcd 5087, 5087, ¶ 2 (1993).
32 While the Commission has adopted procedures for the filing of a request for a temporary standstill of an existing
programming contract by a program carriage complainant seeking renewal of such a contract, those procedures
contemplate that the petition would be filed and acted on before the existing contract expires, thus maintaining the
status quo. See 47 C.F.R. § 76.1302(k) (not yet effective; awaiting approval from the Office of Management and
Budget ("OMB") under the Paperwork Reduction Act ("PRA")); Leased Commercial Access; Development of
Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution and Carriage, Report and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 11494,
11512-17, ¶¶ 25-30 (2011) ("2011 Program Carriage Order"). GSN's request for interim relief seeks to change the
status quo, and thus would not be covered by Section 76.1302(k) even if it were in effect. See 2011 Program
Carriage Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 11515, ¶ 27 n.109 ("a program carriage standstill, if granted, will preserve the
status quo by requiring continued carriage of a network that is being carried at the time the standstill is granted").
Nonetheless, the Commission has statutory authority to act on GSN's petition for interim relief pursuant to the
authority granted to the Commission under Section 4(i) of the Act. See 47 U.S.C. § 154(i) (stating that the
Commission "may perform any and all acts . . . and issue such orders, not inconsistent with this chapter, as may be
necessary in the execution of its functions"); United States v. Southwestern Cable Co., 392 U.S. 157, 181 (1968);
AT&T Corp. v. Ameritech Corp., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 14508 (1998); Amendment of
Rules Governing Procedures to be Followed When Formal Complaints Are Filed Against Common Carriers, Report
and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 22497, 22566 ¶ 159 and n.464 (1997); Time Warner Cable, Order on Reconsideration, 21
FCC Rcd 9016 (MB 2006); Sky Angel U.S., LLC, Order, 25 FCC Rcd 3879 (MB 2010). The Media Bureau
("Bureau") has delegated authority to resolve a petition for interim relief under Sections 0.61 and 0.283 of the
Commission's rules. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.61, 0.283. Because GSN's petition for interim relief would not be covered
by Section 76.1302(k) even if it were in effect, we need not consider Cablevision's claim that we cannot act on a
program carriage standstill request pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Act while OMB approval of Section 76.1302(k)
under the PRA is pending. See Cablevision Opposition at 9-11.
Federal Communications Commission
DA 11-1993relief requested and the irreparability of these alleged harms, however, given GSN's lengthy delay in
pursuing interim relief. Although GSN was aware of Cablevision's plan to reposition GSN two months
before the repositioning occurred,33 it did not seek relief until almost nine months after the repositioning
occurred.34 Specifically, the challenged conduct occurred on February 1, 2011, when Cablevision
repositioned GSN from a basic tier to a premium sports tier.35 GSN waited until October 12, 2011 to ask
the Commission to restore GSN to the basic tier carriage it was receiving on Cablevision's cable systems
as of January 31, 2011.36 GSN has failed to adequately explain the lengthy delay in seeking interim relief,
principally relying on the fact that its complaint and petition were filed within the applicable statute of
limitations, which requires a program carriage complaint to be filed within one year of one of the events
listed in Section 76.1302(f) of the Commission's rules.37 GSN states that it used this time to pursue
negotiations with Cablevision to avoid litigation and to compile complete information about the nature of
the discrimination and the harm it would cause.38 The statute of limitations, however, provides the
maximum period of time in which to file a complaint. Here, we are attempting to determine whether
GSN will suffer irreparable harm absent a stay.
GSN's long delay in seeking equitable relief suggests that a stay is not necessary to
prevent irreparable harm.39 GSN claims that interim relief is necessary to prevent irreparable harm to its
short-term and long-term viewership and competitiveness and that this harm will be difficult if not
impossible to compensate through a damages remedy.40 Notwithstanding these concerns, the delay of
almost eleven months before GSN's filing causes us to question its claim of irreparable harm.
Considering the amount of time GSN waited, we believe it to be more appropriate to allow the case to be
decided on the merits rather than change the positions of the parties at an interim stage in the proceeding.
Given the length of delay which has already occurred, the Bureau's final order is likely to be as effective
as an order for interim relief. Based on this record, we find that the second factor (i.e., whether the
complainant will suffer irreparable harm absent a stay) weighs against a grant of interim relief. With
respect to the fourth factor (i.e., whether the public interest favors grant of a stay), GSN argues that grant
of interim relief will serve the public interest by restoring GSN to many Cablevision subscribers,41 while
Cablevision counters that this restoration will increase the cost of its basic service tier, thereby leading to
33 GSN states that Cablevision notified GSN of its plan to reposition the network two months prior to the
repositioning. See Petition at 3.
34 See id. at 1.
35 See id.
36 See id.
37 See Petition at 3-4; Reply at 25-28; see also 47 C.F.R. § 76.1302(f).
38 See Petition at 3-4; Reply at 26-27.
39 See Oakland Tribune, Inc. v. Chronicle Pub. Co., 762 F.2d 1374, 1377 (9th Cir.1985) ("Plaintiff's long delay
before seeking a preliminary injunction implies a lack of urgency and irreparable harm."); Kobell v. Suburban Lines,
Inc., 731 F.2d 1076, 1092 n.27 (3rd Cir.1984) ("[T]he district court may legitimately think it suspicious that the
party who asks to preserve the status quo through interim relief has allowed the status quo to change through
unexplained delay."). Our decision on this issue, however, should not be read to state or imply that GSN will be
unable to establish that the challenged conduct has "unreasonably restrain[ed] the ability of [GSN] to compete
fairly" as required to demonstrate a violation of Section 616(a)(3) of the Act and Section 76.1301(c) of the
Commission's rules. See 47 U.S.C. § 536(a)(3); 47 C.F.R. § 76.1301(c).
40 See Petition at 7; Reply at 19-21.
41 See Petition at 8-9; Reply at 22-23.
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DA 11-1993a potential increase in rates to the detriment of its subscribers.42 Based on the record here, we find that
the fourth factor does not tilt sharply in favor of or against GSN's request for interim relief. Thus, on
balance, we find that the equities do not favor grant of GSN's request for interim relief.
Because the equities favor denial of interim relief, GSN must satisfy a "heavy" burden
under the first factor that it is likely to prevail on the merits of its complaint.43 As discussed above, the
record reflects numerous factual issues that must be resolved before GSN would be entitled to relief, each
of which the parties contest, including, but not limited to, (i) whether repositioning of GSN to a premium
sports tier on Cablevision's systems has unreasonably harmed GSN's ability to compete fairly; and (ii)
whether Cablevision has legitimate and non-discriminatory business reasons for its carriage decision.44
Based on the limited record before us at this early stage in the complaint proceeding, the first factor
neither favors nor disfavors granting the relief requested. In sum, because the equities favor denial of
interim relief, and GSN has not met its burden of demonstrating that it is likely to prevail on the merits of
its complaint, we find that grant of the Petition for Temporary Relief is unwarranted.
IT IS ORDEREDthat, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 616 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), and 536, and Sections 76.1300-
1302 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 76.1300-1302, the Petition for Temporary Relief Pending
Resolution of Program Carriage Complaint filed by Game Show Network, LLC
42 See Cablevision Opposition at 36. We find no basis, however, to conclude that the third factor (i.e., whether grant
of a stay will not substantially harm other interested parties) weighs against a grant of interim relief. While
Cablevision alleges that it will incur increased costs if interim relief is granted from revising channel guides and
marketing materials, training call center personnel, and responding to consumer inquires, there is no basis in the
record to conclude that these costs will result in "substantial harm" to Cablevision. See id. at 35-36; Reply at 22.
We also question Cablevision's claim that a grant of interim relief will result in consumer disruption and an
associated loss of goodwill by requiring Cablevision to "repackage its expanded basic tier to make room" for GSN.
See Cablevision Opposition at 35-36. Cablevision does not allege that it will be forced to remove a network from its
expanded basic tier to accommodate GSN. Moreover, GSN states that it has occupied the same channel position
both before and after its repositioning and that restoring GSN to basic tier carriage "requires little more than a flick
of a switch." Reply at 22. In addition, GSN notes that grant of interim relief would provide Cablevision's basic tier
subscribers with an additional network which, assuming no associated increase in rates, would be a positive change
from their perspective. See Reply, Supplemental Declaration of Timothy Brooks at 3; but see Cablevision
Opposition at 22 (stating that "Cablevision's decision to reposition GSN was based on its determination that . . .
moving GSN would assist in its efforts to reduce the costs of programming on the expanded basic tier, reducing
upward pressure on subscriber rates").
43 See Columbia Communications, Order on Reconsideration, 1986 WL 291539, ¶ 19 (Common Carrier Bur., 1986)
("Because the balance of equities militates strongly against [a stay], Columbia has a 'heavy' burden of
demonstrating a substantial likelihood of success on the merits in order to justify a stay.") (quoting McSurely v.
McClellan, 697 F. 2d 309, 317 (D.C. Cir. 1982)).
44 See supra ¶¶ 5-6.
Federal Communications Commission
This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section 0.283 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.283.
William T. Lake
Chief, Media Bureau
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Editor's note: Regal Princess left the fleet in the fall of 2007 and now sails as Pacific Dawn under the P&O Australia banner. Even though the ship has moved on to start its new life in a new place, the following Virtual Cruise still gives a good sense of what an around the horn itinerary is like.
Here at Cruise Critic, we're fond of comparing parts of South America to Europe. For instance, your first impression of Buenos Aires may be that it reminds you of Paris. Ushuaia, on Argentina's southernmost coast, is home to fabulous snow-capped mountains and colorful chalets emitting a Swiss vibe. We've even found ourselves describing the experience of sailing round Cape Horn (the traditional South American itinerary) as a bit like a trip to Alaska. But dig deeper and you'll see that this continent -- from the rain forests of its equatorial tropics to the volcanoes that tower above its icy fjords -- is exotic in a way that defies comparison.
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Mike and I epitomize the DINK (dual income, no kids) couple. We're in our late 20's, happy to put off life's expensive nuisances -- a wedding, a house -- to be able to afford life's guilty pleasures: good wine, meals out with friends and close-to-our-backyard travel. So we're alike in all the ways that I think really matter.
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The night before flying to Buenos Aires, I peered warily at Mike's overstuffed Samsonite, leaning on my own bag in fear of passing out from sheer exhaustion. I'm not a betting woman, but if I'd put money on the fact that his would be over the weight limit ... well, I'd be a few bucks richer. And if I'd known that I'd have to unzip his suitcase at the check-in counter, and hastily shove his heavy jeans and shoes into one of my bags (yet not quite fast enough for the travelers waiting behind us on line "tsk"-ing audibly and rolling their eyes), I wouldn't have stayed up past midnight folding everything so neatly.
How do you pack for a South America cruise? Well, I'll say this much: It isn't easy. Because the continent is so huge -- and this around-the-horn itinerary is so in-depth, heading first south along the Atlantic coast and then north along the Pacific coast -- we needed to plan for different weather scenarios. Sure, it's summertime in South America now, but what qualifies as "summer" in Buenos Aires and Santiago, which are closer to the equator, is a far cry from more southerly outposts. We expected whipping winds and temperatures as low as 45 degrees in Ushuaia and up on deck for scenic fjord cruising. So everything from tank tops to turtlenecks got packed, alongside skimpy sandals and clunky boots, sunscreen and scarves.
Aside from our little debacle at the check-in counter, our overnight flight (with a stopover in Houston) was uneventful but long -- we were in the air for a total of 13 hours. When we stepped out into the Buenos Aires airport (which is bright and modern with shiny glass surfaces -- a bit like a shopping mall) we almost felt as if we had flown all the way to Europe, but with less jet lag thanks to a time difference of only three hours. But even without jet lag, our eyelids were drooping; the sleep we did manage to get in the air was not sound, thanks to a screaming child, and the woman behind me who kept clicking her reading lamp on and off -- for some reason pointed directly at me rather than on her book -- as if she were sending Morse code to somebody all the way up in first class.
I watched Mike's face very carefully for expressions of terror as we drove through some of Buenos Aires' poorer neighborhoods en route to our hotel (luckily, he was too tired to notice much of anything). Ironically, Recoleta, where we were staying, is located in one of the most expensive areas of the city. The area is named after a community of Recoleto friars who settled here in the early 1700's; it came to be a playground for the wealthy much later, in 1871, when a yellow fever outbreak in the southern part of the city caused the elite to migrate north. As we entered the Recoleta of today, we were greeted by an elegant residential and shopping district with outdoor cafes and boutiques; the area's Alvear Avenue is where the most expensive shops are, like Louis Vuitton -- it is very much akin to Manhattan's 5th Avenue.
The Art Hotel is a charming boutique property with only 36 rooms, and an art gallery in the lobby that features new work each month from local artists. From the outside it looks more like an apartment building than a hotel, blending in with the other concrete structures. But once we pushed through the wrought iron door into the lobby, we knew we were in the right place -- and our initial reaction made sense, as it is a converted historic townhouse. We were greeted warmly by the folks manning the front desk; though our room wasn't ready yet, they took our bags so we could get out and explore.
We decided to grab some lunch, and walked about five blocks before spotting a cafe/trendy tea shop that looked as good a place to eat as any -- there were plenty of places to sit, and I was starving. I couldn't understand why I was struggling with the Spanish menu while Mike deciphered and dictated the menu offerings to me with glee. Turns out he was holding the English version -- he found this whole situation rather amusing. We had iced passion tea and toasty ham and cheese sandwiches, and sat lazily in the cafe with goofy smiles on our faces. It was exhilarating to be sitting in Buenos Aires -- finally -- after months of preparation, feeling the warm breeze coming through the open windows.
Back at the hotel, showers really perked us back up, especially Mike, who soon after got his second (or would it be his third) wind and ran back outside with his new digital camera. Or maybe it was claustrophobia: Our room was small (once our busting-at-the-seams suitcases were wheeled in, we could barely maneuver around the bed) but functional for our one-night stay. A high ceiling made the room feel larger than it was, thankfully, and flowing linen curtains dressed an impossibly tall window. Guest rooms are accessible through equally tall doors using old-fashioned skeleton keys, which along with stone sinks in the bathrooms add to the place's Old World character. We read about the hotel on TripAdvisor.com, and couldn't believe what a bargain it was -- less than $100 for the night. In fact, for budget watchers, the biggest expense is actually getting to South America; once you are here, meals and accommodations are reasonable if not seriously cheap by North American standards (we saw plenty of low- to mid-end hotels listed for $50 or even less per night).
Alberto, a driver we hired in advance on the recommendation of Jana Jones, one of Cruise Critic's longtime cruise reviewers, picked us up at our hotel at 3 p.m. (Here's another instance where we were shocked how much we got for our money -- and precisely why Jana recommended him: Our private tour cost us just 35 pesos an hour, or about $11.) We scooted into the back of his Fiat and headed first to the nearby Recoleta Cemetery. We parked in a spot that seemed highly illegal after driving over sidewalk alongside a restaurant (but hey, I wasn't driving), and took a walk among the dead, quite literally. The cemetery was completely different from what I expected -- which was elaborate but otherwise normal headstones. What we saw here were gorgeous monumental tombs, some towering to twice my height, in smooth marble, aging stone and glass. This is a place for the rich and famous, with plots costing more than most of the houses in the city. The cemetery is a little like a city of its own, laid out in a grid with walkways between aisles of tombs.
Alberto pointed out the tombs belonging to figures of historical importance to Buenos Aires (such as Alvear, who has, as I mentioned earlier, a street named after him featuring some of the city's finest hotels and luxe shops). However, the one we were most interested in was that of the Duarte family, where the body of Eva Peron rests. The famed Evita rose from poverty to become the powerful First Lady of Argentina alongside Juan Peron. Of course this was what most of the other tourists were interested in too, as we made our way through a huge crowd of people whispering in different languages, running their fingers along the marble and snapping digital photographs. I had to stifle a laugh -- I couldn't help but feel bad for her dearly deceased neighbors trying to get either some rest or attention of their own!
After leaving the cemetery, we asked Alberto to help us get our bearings on a whirlwind tour of Buenos Aires' many neighborhoods, or "barrios." We visited Plaza de Mayo, in the heart of the city, and Palermo, where there are about 150 parks for biking, jogging and relaxing. At Parque 3 de Febrero Park, also known as Palermo Woods, you can rent a small boat and float around the lake. All (or at least most) of Mike's fears of losing a kidney had by now vanquished -- he couldn't get over how much the area reminded him of Boston. He was right: A couple of swan boats, and I'd have sworn we were in Boston Common! In fact, much of Buenos Aires reminded us of cosmopolitan cities we've visited and loved across the globe. We caught glimmers of Milan, Barcelona and even Washington, D.C. in the mix of new and old buildings, shiny and tall places of business coexisting with examples of Belle Epoque architecture.
La Boca is one of the most colorful and authentic of the 49 barrios, with narrow squat houses lining and brightening the streets in primary colors. La Boca, or "the mouth" (it is the "mouth" of a little river that opens into the wider River Plate) was once a shipping port but is better known as the birthplace of tango. We passed the tango hall connected with Carlos Gardel, who's famous for inventing "tango cancion," or sung tango, but what really caught my eye was a crafts market at the waterfront. Alberto pulled over and we hopped out of the Fiat to check it out. I'm holding out for the perfect leather handbag, which I'm hoping to find before I board Regal Princess tomorrow (leather goods are plentiful and cheap in Buenos Aires), but what's best to purchase here is beautiful handmade jewelry or knitwear in bright colors that really tie in the flavor of the neighborhood. I'd certainly recommend a stop to anyone planning to visit the area.
A side street to the left of the craft market was alive with outdoor cafes and cozy bars advertising Quilmes, a locally made brew. Mike suddenly grabbed my arm, whispering, "Look, look..." I hadn't noticed that a young local couple outside one of the bars had broken out in a random act of tango to strains of music emitting from inside. I was mesmerized -- I'd only seen tango on TV (remember in "I Love Lucy," when Lucy practices her tango for the PTA dance with a blouse full of eggs just waiting to be smashed?). Immediately I could see there was nothing funny about this kind of tango -- it looked like it should have been hard work, with more than just a few simple steps, but what struck me was how freely it seemed to come to them, and close together they were, two people melded together as one being.
The sensual dance was born in the late 1800's here in Buenos Aires (though some claim it got its start across the River Plate in Uruguay's Montevideo). It began in the streets, a pastime of the lower class -- the original "Dirty Dancing" if you will -- until the upper crust began "dressing down" to furtively participate in this then-taboo ritual. Today, it is a dance for everyone, and this evidence right in front of us suddenly reminded that we hadn't made plans for the evening. Tango seemed to be in order. After seeing so many monuments and buildings my head was spinning, and so Alberto bade us a warm goodbye after dropping us off, giving me a kiss on the cheek.
At this point, I was drooping even more so than this morning after the plane ride. But this was Buenos Aires -- the city that never sleeps (or at least its denizens don't) -- and hitting the hay early was simply not an option. It was only a mere 7 p.m., literally mid-day in this frenetic city, and we realized we hadn't made any plans for dinner or beyond this evening. Here's where the folks at the front desk came in handy -- calling up one of the popular but smaller (not a bad seat in the place) tango houses and squeezing us onto their list of reservations.
La Ventana, like many other tango houses in BA, arranges transportation for hotel guests as part of a package price (in our case, we paid 210 pesos or $70 for dinner, a show, and the ride to and from the hotel on a van -- which I found very reasonable!). The space itself is a converted "conventillo" (old house with rooms for rent) in brick, in the heart of San Telmo, yet another barrio known for the sexy dance of tango.
Once again, the people that write for Cruise Critic have proven to be an incredible source of information. When I told Joyce Gleeson-Adamidis, who writes our behind-the-scenes column "Under the Captain's Table," about my trip, she made sure to impress upon me that tango was a mandatory activity. She also comes as close as you can possibly get to describing it in actual words: "The gauchos are a sight to behold and men, the girls leave you with a lust for life. Shows grip you hard with a heart-racing time to the gaucho beat. The serious sensuality witnessed in tango leaves you perspiring with awe ... when walking into a completely local, non-tourist nightclub, I was pleasantly surprised when shown to our table that I had a great view of a man dancing with incredibly smooth moves. When he turned around it was none other than actor Robert Duvall. That man can tango and the pleasure was all ours to view...."
Well, I might not have had Robert Duvall, but one couple did completely captivate me, the female component a brunette squeezed into a black dress cut so that she was on the verge of a wardrobe malfunction that would make Janet Jackson proud. Her legs were flailing everywhere -- in the air, straight toward the head of the poor fellow sitting front and center, around her companion's waist -- dressed up in pencil-thin, super-high heels. The beats were intense, and the pace frantic. Mike's eyes didn't leave the stage once, even when he was reaching for the camera. My heart was pounding just watching the speed and accuracy -- one false flick of the ankle and you could really inflict a lot of pain on your partner! At once I'd found the secret to achieving a slim Latin physique.
When the moveable prop balcony and shirtless muscle men carrying the Argentine flag appeared, I braced myself for schmaltz, but the woman singing "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" had such a lovely voice ... well, I'll admit, I cried. After that number the mood picked back up and there was more rousing accordion, cello, drum and piano playing, and tango. After 90 minutes of dancing and folk music, though, I was ready to eat the tablecloth. I probably would have enjoyed myself even more if part of the meal or at least some bread had appeared during the performance to soak up the complimentary red wine that was pouring copiously. I eventually enjoyed beef empanadas and pork loin; Mike had steak that was rare and juicy, but doubtfully as good as what can be found in some of the city's finer restaurants (Buenos Aires is one of Argentina's and South America's gastronomical centers, famous for its beef).
There are places throughout Buenos Aires where you can learn to tango, but after watching these dizzying moves, I think Mike, I and our four left feet made the right choice to enjoy tango from this side of the fence ... at least this time around.
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Vicki Smith, 1st sexual abuse trial against W.Va. jails is set, Associated Press, November 15, 2011
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- The first of dozens of sexual assault and harassment lawsuits that women have filed against West Virginia jails and prisons is set to be tried in December, but the cases will likely play out in court for years to come.
The case that could go to trial Dec. 12 in Kanawha County Circuit Court involves Jessica Legg, a Mason County resident who says she was victimized while in the Anthony Correctional Center in 2008. That prison houses 18- to 22-year-old offenders.
In all, Huntington attorney Mike Woelfel says he has 61 clients and 50 pending cases against the West Virginia Division of Corrections and the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, and against individual corrections officers.
Eight cases involving civil rights violations were transferred to federal court and have been settled, Woelfel said, while trial dates have been set in Kanawha County for 15 others. Some allegations are still being reviewed.
Woelfel began suing West Virginia in 2009, alleging a widespread pattern of sexual misconduct by male guards. The misconduct was particularly acute at the Southern Regional Jail and Beckley Correctional Center in Raleigh County and Lakin Correctional Center in Mason County, he said.
The lawsuits follow a pattern that California-based Just Detention International sees over and over, said executive director Lovisa Stannow. Correctional staff "take advantage of their incredible power over inmates - first to abuse them and then to also make sure that the inmates stay quiet about what happened," she said.
It's rare for prison victims to formally report their abuse, and rarer still to see civil lawsuits, she said. Besides the "code of silence in the world of corrections," prosecutors are generally uninterested in prison rape cases. Few attorneys are willing to tackle the issue either, Stannow said.
But lawsuits are a form of oversight, sending powerful messages to survivors, abusers and to the system. They allow victims to seek justice and remind survivors who have yet to come forward that they are victims.
"One party literally holds the key to the other party's freedom," Stannow said, "so there can be no consensual sex."
In 2009, Michigan reached a $100 million settlement with as many as 900 female inmates who underwent sexual assaults, groping or harassment from prison guards over 16 years.
The West Virginia abuse also came in all forms, Woelfel said, from asking women to expose themselves or have sex with each other to peeping into bathroom stalls and showers. In some cases, guards exposed themselves and masturbated.
The cases use essentially the same language, offer few details about the abuse and name not only individual correctional officers and the state agencies, but also unnamed "John Doe" defendants who collectively "conspired with, aided and abetted, acted as a lookout, served as an accessory" and otherwise facilitated the misconduct.
The complaints accuse the state of multiple acts of negligence, including failures of training, supervision and intervention that allowed a "continuing practice and pattern of sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual assault" of inmates. The lawsuits seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
Joe Thornton, secretary of the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, said his agency takes all accusations seriously and investigates them thoroughly, conducting an internal review and an independent investigation by law enforcement.
"All correctional employees, which includes jails and juvenile services, are reminded of their responsibilities as employees of their respective divisions, the department and the state of West Virginia," Thornton wrote in an email Tuesday. "There is zero tolerance if allegations are proven, and the resulting action is swift."
Allen Beck, senior statistical adviser with the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, has overseen national surveys and data collection from jails and prisons since Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003.
The most recent data, based on a 2008-09 survey of nearly 80,000 prisoners, suggests 2.8 percent of prison inmates and 2 percent of jail inmates experienced some level of sexual victimization involving staff in the preceding year. That translates to 41,200 prison inmates and 15,800 jail inmates nationwide, he said.
Beck said the figures are not based on official reports from correctional authorities, but from confidential, self-administered surveys done on a computer.
"Are they still too low? They may well be. There may be some underreporting," he said. "I suspect there may be over-reporting as well."
Beck said surveys are just snapshots in time, but they have yielded consistent results: Victimization rates in 2007 were virtually identical to the second survey. A third is currently under way.
Woelfel said a number of West Virginia employees have been fired or allowed to resign since the lawsuits began.
"To the extent that some of these rotten apples are gone, that's a major plus," he said. "Although this is still going on and tolerated in our state, major efforts have been under way to correct the problem at the state level."
Thornton, however, would not say whether any staff departures have been linked to the lawsuits.
"Employees resign on a regular basis and for many reasons," he said.
Stannow, however, said abusers are too often quietly fired or allowed to resign without facing charges.
"Sexual abuse - when it's dealt with at all - is dealt with as a problem rather than a crime," she said. "That's in fact not good enough: Sexual abuse in detention is a crime, a serious crime. It shatters the lives of the victims, and the perpetrators have to be held accountable."


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Thursday, February 13, 2014
THE Sandiganbayan Fourth Division has issued a hold departure order against Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella and 2 others in relation to the graft charges filed against them for their alleged involvement in a computer scam.
Former Department of Education-Western Visayas regional director Victorino Tirol Jr. and Merryland Publishing Inc. chairman Jessie Garcia were also included in the immigration hold departure list.
The three are facing criminal case before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act on the supposed overpriced purchase of the computer packages in the amount of P400,000 per package. [Read more here]
In a resolution dated February 7, Fourth Division chairman Gregory Ong, Associate Justice Jose Hernandez, and Associate Justice Maria Cristina Cornejo directed the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to prohibit Puentevella, Tirol, and Garcia from leaving the Philippines for any destination abroad, either by air or sea transportation, except by prior written permission duly secured from and granted by the Sandiganbayan.
The Sandiganbayan directed the BI to report its compliance in writing within 15 days from notice.
"Mayor Monico is ready to face the case. In fact, on Friday there will be a hearing at the Sandiganbayan and the legal team will face it in behalf of the mayor. The legal team is ready to put up a valid defense and valid arguments in their motion for judicial declaration of probable cause," said City Administrator Rolando Villamor.
Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on February 13, 2014.
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McLaughlin's 3-year-olds Gearing Up
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HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has a lot to look forward to in the next 10 days, including saddling two of the favorites Feb. 26 in the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G2) and $150,000 Hutcheson (G2).
In the 1 1/8th mile Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth, McLaughlin is excited about saddling Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G2) runnerup Soldat, who enters the race off a 10 ¾ length victory Jan. 21 over a sloppy track against allowance company. On the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth undercard, McLaughlin will send out Crossbow in the seven- furlong Hutcheson. The son of Bernardini will enter the Hutcheson off a game victory Jan. 29 also against allowance company.
"They're both on the right work pattern," said McLaughlin recently. "They'll work Saturday for (Feb. 26)."
For Soldat, a 3-year-old son of War Front, there is still the question of how he will handle a fast track. After starting his career last summer with second-place finishes across muddy and good tracks in New York, Soldat broke his maiden Sept. 3 across the turf in the With Anticipation (G3) at Saratoga. After second-place finishes across the turf in the Pilgrim (G3) and Breeders' Cup, Soldat began his 3-year-old campaign with his impressive victory in the slop at Gulfstream.
"He's training really well and he's on a great schedule," said McLaughlin of Soldat. "It's five weeks since his last race to the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth, then five weeks to the Florida Derby (G1) and five weeks to the Kentucky Derby. We like that.
"My belief is when you're trying to get to the first Saturday in May you don't want to have a lot of down days, and he's been going strong for a year – from when he ran at Belmont as a 2-year-old. We haven't had any setbacks and that's important for a great foundation to go 10 furlongs the first Saturday in May. He's battled tested, as some people would say, and it's exciting to know he's doing as well as he's doing. And we always have the turf to go back to if we have to."
Another promising 3-year-old in McLaughlin's barn is Rattlesnake Bridge, who broke his maiden Saturday at first asking across six furlongs in 1:11.62. The son of Tapit won by 1 ¼ lengths despite racing greenly.
"A lot green," added McLaughlin with a smile creasing his face. "But that was on raw talent. Hopefully, we'll come on a lot from there and help the jock a little bit switching leads and not being so green. But he's a talented colt. We're probably looking at a 'one other than' in March in New York or here, seven furlongs to a mile."
After saddling Soldat and Crossbow on Feb. 26, McLaughlin will come back the following day with in the $150,000 Canadian Turf (G3) with Yankee Fourtune, winner of five consecutive races across the turf, including the Nov. 13 Commonwealth Turf (G3) at Churchill Downs and the Oct. 9 Hawthorne Derby (G3).
"We gave him a little freshener so he may need one first race back, but he's a nice horse," McLaughlin said.


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While HBO will be hurting for dramatic series after the completion of Boardwalk Empire and The Newsroom following their upcoming seasons, they still haven't forgotten the importance of laughter. What's the shortest way to laughter? Women in Space, of course!
Writer/director Jay Roach and writer Kristen Gore are working up a half-hour comedy that follows a team of women astronauts as the endeavor to colonize a planet. I could see that being pretty funny. Though they are legally obligated to cast Melissa McCarthy, no such announcement has come forth…yet.
Further details are sketchy, but Roach has a well-worn path into the HBO lineup with such films as Game Change and Recount. It's nice to see he's doing something that won't totally depress us about the state of politics in America.
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Here is a healthier version of a down south peach cobbler that doesn't lose any of the taste of a phenominal cobbler
IngredientsOne box ready made pie crust
6 cups fresh peaches
2 tbsp on flour
3/4 cups sugar (yes, that's it!)
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp almond extract (this is the secret ingrdient)
heavy whipping cream (optional)
Preparation1) Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place pie crust in ungreased dish
2) In large bowl, mix all other ingredients (if you use canned peaches, I only use the juice from one can)
3) Pour in peaches, cover with layer of crust and cut slits in upper crust
4) Use basting brush to spread thin layer of heavy whipping or extra juice from the peaches
5) sprinkle a little sugar and cinnamon on the top of the brushed cream
6) Bake for about 45 mins to an hour, remove when crust is golden


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Ron Wilson to be sentenced Tuesday for Ponzi scheme
GREENVILLE - Former Anderson County Council member Ron Wilson will walk into a federal courtroom in Greenville on Tuesday to be sentenced for running a $59 million Ponzi scheme.
Wilson pleaded guilty in July to two counts of mail fraud and admitted that his Atlantic Bullion & Coin business, run out of a strip mall in Easley, was not a legitimate silver investment company.
Investors thought they were buying Wilson's expertise, but he didn't buy silver for most of his clients and instead turned much of the incoming money to paying off investors who wanted to cash out.
Wilson faces up to a $500,000 fine and 20 years behind bars. He is free on a $1 million bond. Wilson has turned over all of his assets to the government.
His business kept going until the day a criminal complaint letter was made public in March.
The sentencing is at 1 p.m. at the Clement F. Haynsworth Federal Building in downtown Greenville.
He collected money from at least 800 investors in 25 states during a decade-long run and spent much of the money to pay off investors and to provide his family with a lavish lifestyle.
Wilson's Easley mansion — with 12-foot ceilings and granite counter tops on a five-acre property surrounded by stone walls plus two three-car garages, a pool and greenhouse — is for sale along with eight horse-drawn carriages and other items prosecutors say were bought with Ponzi money.
The pictures of the Easley property, listed for $750,000 by Cindy Fox Miller and Associates, show an inlaid Confederate flag in the floor of a part of the house, with Confederate flags flying on the walls. Wilson funded and founded political action committees and numerous advertisements to push presidential candidates, in 2000 and 2008, to honor Southern heritage and keep such flags flying.
Wilson is a former national commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and is a former South Carolina Board of Education member.
Prosecutors have recommended, in the same July documents in which Wilson admitted his guilt, a "downward departure" in sentencing.
The recommendation cited Wilson's cooperation with prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Greenville.
Wilson appeared in an Anderson County courtroom two weeks ago and declined to speak while citing the Fifth Amendment as attorneys for Anderson County pushed for testimony related to a 2008 severance deal with former county administrator Joey Preston. Preston has admitted sending clients to Wilson but has said he was a victim of the Ponzi scheme as well.
Preston was one of three people mentioned in a May criminal referral letter sent from the state Attorney General's Office to a state grand jury.
No charges have been filed against Preston.
The only person beside Wilson to face charges in the Ponzi scheme is Wallace Lindsey Howell. Howell is charged with fraud related to Wilson's Ponzi scheme. Howell was one of the others named in the criminal referral letter.
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I mean I love banning the shit out of people, obviously, but I almost always let them come back.
What do you do when people invite you to their house, cry about your "rights" because they won't let you set the curtains on fire? Wtf does it even mean to have "rights" on a forum? You think this is a public space? I spend hundreds of dollars a year so you guys can have a nice game to play and a nice forum to talk about it on, and you want some hacker group to swoop in so that ... what? I can't give you free stuff anymore? Jesus Christ what a fucking genius you are. I am amazed at your brilliance.
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Yeah, he probably needs a warmer bag, minimally. It can get -20 or colder sometimes in January. Sometimes the snows are so bad you cannot see if there is a trail or blaze marks. 4-5 days of food might be a bit thin, too. He might want 10 days if he sees a 4-5 day "hunker down" storm and needs to hike through some deep fresh snow.Plenty of wood around for a fire, though.
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What is his timing going to be for this trek?
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Humans can adapt to amazing cold if their body get used to it.I remember when I was young adapting to working out doors in the winter and found that I needed less winter clothing the more I adapted.I remember reading that the natives of Tierra Del Fuego didn't wear any clothes year round, including a captured European missionary. European explorers stumbled onto the naked natives and the captured missionary with snow collecting on their heads and shoulders during a blizzard.I suspect they had insane circulation and ate a lot more calories than we do.
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