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I receive this comment on the post Hospital VBAC turned CS due to constant scare tactics:
I am very disheartened by the tone of this website. I am a board certified Ob/gyn and a very strong advocate for VBACs, IF a patient chooses one within the hospital guidelines. I DO believe and say to my patients my goal is "a healthy mom and a healthy baby" because I truly believe this statement. You would not believe the number of patients who believe that I want to do XYZ to go home to my family, go shopping or improve my golf game. A vaginal delivery is easier for me in the long run because I have less paper work, less rounding and have avoided performing a major surgery on a patient. I have no desire to perform a patient's 6th c-section!
But each patient who chooses a VBAC has to realize there ARE risks associated with the procedure. I would be committing malpractice if I did not inform each patient of the risks and benefits of both options. The risk of uterine rupture is [less] than 1 percent, but if it happens to my patient she will be upset that I did not inform her of the risks. The "seeds of doubt" you discuss are all things that I have told patients considering a VBAC. I prefer to stretch the informed consent process over the entire course of the prenatal visits versus just one 5 or 10 minute conversation. If I have discussed all the options ahead of a patient's actual labor, if I come in and say that I need to perform a repeat c-section for XYZ reason, I am not having that discussion for the first time in the LDR, but rather we have discussed the possibility months ago. I use my prenatal visits to build a repoir [sic] with my patients and to educate her/her family about the scenarios we may face in the delivery room.
In an ideal world, every patient would be presented with the option to have a VBAC if she desires. Unfortunately due to the malpractice climate some doctors and hospitals no longer feel comfortable giving patients this choice. The rhetoric in this article does nothing healthy to advance the cause of ensuring this happens. It only serves to create mistrust between patients and doctors who are true advocates for patients.
Dear VBAC Supportive OB/GYN,
I'm very happy that you left this comment and hope that you stick around and read some more. We need more OBs who are supportive of VBAC and vaginal birth. (I'm curious about your hospital's guidelines. Would you share?)
The unfortunate reality is that there is a huge segment of OBs who perform surgery under the guise of maternal/fetal health when in reality it is for their personal convenience. I have had the opportunity to hear that directly from OBs. Often the "healthy mom/healthy baby" reason is used in the midst of a repeat cesarean recommendation and I believe that is true in the birth story featured in Hospital VBAC turned CS due to constant scare tactics.
If you look over on the category list and click on 'uterine rupture' you will see that it is a common topic on this site. I cite specific rates as well as sources so people can independently verify what I write. I absolutely agree that women need to understand the risks of VBAC, but they need the accurate numbers, not some inflated risk provided by an unsupportive OB and not some understated risk provided by well-meaning, but misinformed, birth advocates. (Check out my article Lightning strikes, shark bites & uterine rupture for more on this.)
Here's how I make the distinction between informed consent and scare tactics.
Informed consent is understanding the risks and benefits of VBAC vs. repeat cesarean.
Scare tactics are just talking about the risks of VBAC without mentioning the risks of a repeat cesarean.
Informed consent includes accurate statistics. Women write me all the time telling me that their OB quoted a uterine rupture rate of 5% or 10% or even 25%! A woman just recently contacted me and said that women seeking VBACs are "selfish, unbelievable IDIOTs." Naturally she would say this as her OB told her that she and her baby had a 10% chance of dying if she attempted a trial of labor after cesarean.
If the doctor tells you there is a 10% chance of you and your baby dieing [sic] and you do this any way…you are a selfish, unbelievable IDIOT…I have two perfect babies and I wouldn't have my 1st if it wasn't for a c-section…why on earth would I risk the life of my 2nd child to say I had a 'v-back'…do you psychos want a metal [sic]…go away and get off your freakin' soap boxes…you are all scary and creapy [sic]!
This is why I started the website. Women are lied to all the time. They contact me either via angry emails like the one above or really sad depressed emails because they were fed these falsehoods, consented to surgery, and then learned the truth.
So, this is how I responded:
I completely understand why you were happy to have a repeat cesarean given that you were told the risk of mortality was 10%. I'm sorry to tell you that you have been misled. The risk of maternal mortality with repeat cesarean and VBAC is very low, but the risk is higher with a repeat cesarean: 0.04% vs. 0.02% per a National Institute of Health Study of 18,000 women. (Landon 2004: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/351/25/2581) This is 500 times smaller than the risk you were quoted of 10% maternal mortality. That same study found the rate of infant death to be 0.01% and they did a review of 880 uterine ruptures in a 20 year period resulting in 40 infant deaths in 91,039 VBACs which is a rate of 0.04%. They found the combined risk of infant death or brain damage to be 0.05% or 1 in every 2000 VBAC labors which is a 200 times smaller than the risk you quoted of 10%. If you or your OB have a large VBAC study showing a 10% mortality rate, please email me.
Needless to say, she did not respond as there is not one large VBAC study showing maternal or infant mortality rates anywhere near 10%. This woman was lied to. Why do you suppose her OB would tell her that?
Informed consent also includes asking how many more children the woman wishes to have. We know that the risk of uterine rupture, uterine dehiscence and other peripartum complications decrease after the first VBAC, (Mercer 2008) whereas the risk of "placenta accreta, hysterectomy, transfusion of 4 units or more of packed red blood cells, [bladder injury], bowel injury, urethral injury, ileus [absence of muscular contractions of the intestine which normally move the food through the system], ICU admission, and longer operative time were seen with an increasing number of cesarean deliveries. [In addition] after the first cesarean, increased risk of placenta previa, need for postoperative (maternal) ventilator support, and more hospital days were seen with increasing number of cesarean deliveries." (Silver 2006)
How many VBAC consent forms include the risks of cesarean? Not just the risks to mom and baby in the current pregnancy but the downstream consequences for future pregnancies? I've never seen it. Does your VBAC consent form include this information?
It's one thing to understand the risks of VBAC, but they must be countered with the risks of repeat cesarean, otherwise the patient is left with the false notion that repeat cesareans are risk free. This does not benefit the patient and I believe it's only because women haven't started suing over complications resulting from repeat cesareans that this erroneous philosophy on informed consent continues to thrive.
Informed consent is putting the risk of uterine rupture into perspective by comparing the risk to other obstetric complications as Larry Leeman MD MPH and Eve Espey MD MPH do when expressing their concern over the rising cesarean rates in Native American populations due to hospital VBAC bans. They say:
Should you offer vaginal birth after cesarean delivery at your facility?
Should your referral facility be offering VBAC?
Let's put some of the above issues into perspective.
What are just a few of the risks that you should currently handle very well:
[Note from me: I used the chart they provided here and combined it with uterine rupture & infant mortality/morbidity stats for use in the VBAC Class I teach.]
Taken on their own individual merit, most of the above common urgencies and emergencies occur more frequently than 0.5 percent. Taken as an aggregate, the risks above far outweigh the risks of VBAC. Now seeing the above risks, if you feel you need to re-evaluate offering obstetric intrapartum care because the above risks, then please contact me as soon as possible.
Scare tactics are simply saying, "VBAC is dangerous" or "Is it worth your baby's life?"
Informed consent is having a thoughtful thorough conversation where you ascertain if this is the first time the woman has heard about the risks of uterine rupture, or if she is an informed patient who is well aware of her risks, benefits, and options.
I do believe that coming back to the risks of VBAC again and again during a pregnancy conveys to the patient that you really think this is a considerable risk, and not one worth undertaking.
Lisa Allee, CNM, wrote this in response to a hospital that instituted a VBAC ban. The hospital said that their ban wouldn't impact many since only 2 patients a year perused VBAC after the VBAC counsel. She recommended:
Re-evaluate how VBAC counseling is done. To provide true informed consent the numbers need to be presented clearly. The data consistently shows a uterine rupture rate of 0.5-3%–it is important to explain that this means 97-99.5 women out of 100 will not have a uterine rupture and out of the few that do, not all will have problems. It is, of course, important to discuss the risk of uterine rupture to mother and baby, but to put it in this perspective of being rare and review the high-quality, careful care we provide to women who are VBACing to help prevent problems. It is also very important to review the differences in postpartum morbidity and risk between a vaginal birth and cesarean delivery, (be sure to include the oft ignored higher rates of breastfeeding and orgasm difficulties post cesarean delivery.) If, in contrast, providers only make a recommendation of repeat cesarean delivery and an institution has a policy that only allows for repeat cesarean delivery, then they have effectively negated a woman's right to make an informed decision in a situation where there is a choice.
And she suggests that women be given an accurate picture of what a cesarean is like:
Review the postpartum morbidity and risk differences for women post vaginal birth vs. post cesarean delivery. This will help to dispel the delusion that a woman who has had a cesarean delivery is walking out of the hospital "healthy" and bring a more accurate sense of respect for what is really happening for that woman. She has just had major abdominal surgery and is in recovery from that surgery. She is in pain and is at risk for a number of post-surgical complications. Her future pregnancies have also now taken on a longer list of potential risks. Along with all this she is also a new mother with a newborn to care for and feed every 1-2 hours with an abdominal incision that she is fully aware of each time she moves. This human perspective of the implications of a cesarean delivery might help providers to be concerned with their personal and institutional cesarean delivery rates.
I did not get the feel from the birth story relayed in Hospital VBAC turned CS due to constant scare tactics that the OB was really supportive of VBAC, did you? Would you classify this OB as a "true advocate for patients?"
- OB only talks about the risks of VBAC.
- OB required a VBAC consent form that only lists the risks of VBAC.
- OB wants to schedule a cesarean at 38 weeks.
- OB "did not seem very please" when the patient expressed her desire to VBAC.
- OB began NST at 37 weeks. Patient lists no reason for this.
- OB does not put the process and significance of dilation into context. Patient seems to believe that no dilation at 37 weeks and no change till 40 weeks is a bad sign. Patient does not understand that dilation is not a hard sign of labor.
- OB tries to scare patient by telling her that her baby was big and it "could be a very hard delivery" for her. It is this scare tactic, and the subsequent recommendation for cesarean based on suspected macrosomia that convinces patient to schedule a cesarean. Baby ends up weighing 7lbs 2oz. ACOG does not recommend cesarean for suspected macrosomia unless the baby is 11lbs (ACOG's Practice Bulletin No. 22 on Guidelines for Fetal Macrosomia published in the November 2000 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology).
- OB makes a "threatening call" to patient upon her spontaneous labor and lies by saying that if patient doesn't have the "C-sec at the decided time, [OB] was not going to be available for the entire week and that some random doctor from the hospital" would perform her surgery.
- OB gets caught in this lie when the nurse tells patient that OB "has asked to be informed about your progress [and] will continue to be there for you."
- OB then has a colleague tell patient that "she was sure it was going to be a very tough delivery" because of "baby's head was big" and would weight "at least 8 lbs."
- OB who said she wouldn't be available after 11:45am, suddenly becomes available and is present to perform the surgery.
You stated in your comment that my article "only serves to create mistrust between patients and doctors who are true advocates for patients."
Here is my sole goal with that article and this website: To implore women to put as much effort into interviewing and hiring an OB as they would for someone to install a pool. Educate yourself. Get referrals. Ask questions. Don't just stay with your current GYN because they do a great pap smear and you enjoy the small talk. Hire someone who has a birth philosophy similar to yours. Hire someone who is supportive of vaginal birth! And look for the red flags! There were so many in this woman's story. I know we disagree on that. Maybe that is because you are a VBAC supportive OB who doesn't see stories just like this one every day.
While there are OBs who are truly supportive of VBAC, I personally know three, most are not. Most behave exactly like this OB. And I don't believe for a second that this OB ever intended to give this patient a genuine opportunity to VBAC. I really wish the OB would have just said that upfront to the patient so she could have had the opportunity to hire a truly supportive practitioner. At the very least, this OB can post a sign in their waiting room, like this one above from a Provo, Utah practice, so women know their birth philosophy as soon as they walk in the door. As unappealing as it is, this practice is providing their patients with informed consent on the type of birth they provide. What is shocking to me, is that there are enough patients who are so ill-informed that they would continue care with a practice like this.
And this site will be there for the women who had cesareans under the care of OBs, like this Provo practice, to provide them with accurate, easily verifiable information for them to make an informed decision on what kind of birth they want the next time.


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How do you say "Arts Education" in Spanish?
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If you take a minute to reach out and feel the pulse of the arts education landscape around the country, I'm willing to bet you'll hear the phrase "Community Engagement" a lot more than you'd expect: cultural institutions in every state provide education programs that engage the community through the arts; schools across the nation fight for arts programs that engage their students both in and out of the school day – and don't expect to receive any money from the philanthropic sector unless "community engagement" is at the center of your argument. And it should be. In the arts (and even more in the world of arts education) we are in the business of engaging audiences (and students), so we need to constantly be in-tune with what makes them tick.
But do we often stop to talk about demographics? No. So let's…
One of the highlights of my year (so far) was listening to Manuel Pastor discuss the demographic shift in communities around the US and how they will inherently affect those of us who claim to work to serve community needs. In my opinion, some of the most important facts to come out of his research are:
- In the last decade, the number of Latinos in the US has grown by 43%, whereas the number of African Americans has grown by 12%, and the number of Non-Hispanic Whites by 1%.
- Statistics show that in 2010, the number of Non-Hispanic Whites dying was greater than the number being born.
- Studies indicate that the "net migration" from Mexico is "0" – almost at a standstill. Which indicates that the growth of the Latino community is a result, in large part, of family planning: the average Mexican family is 3-5 times larger than the average American family.
Pastor's findings indicate that the largest demographic shift in the US today is affecting the youth population: there are currently 4.3 million less Non-Hispanic White people under the age of 18 than there were 10 years ago; and there are 4.7 million more Latinos under the age of 18 than there were 10 years ago. By the year 2020, the majority of people under the age of 18 will be people of color.
So what are we doing as a field to engage the 'new' American community?
Earlier this year, I was honored when Americans for the Arts asked me to translate their Arts Education Navigator into Spanish. Not only am I incredibly proud to be associated with a group that believes in the importance of publishing tools like these, but also I am humbled by their belief in making it user-friendly – not just in content and format, but in language too (there are few publications on arts education readily available, free of cost, in English and Spanish). My excitement was soon humbled when I sat at my computer to begin the process.
In lieu of boring you with every little 'Aha!' moment throughout this process, I want to share one that encompasses how enlightening and how complex this journey was:
After reading and re-reading the English version to familiarize myself with the style and format of the e-book, I opened a blank Word document on my laptop, took a deep breath… saw the first phrase I needed to translate… and realized I couldn't do it. To my surprise, the phrase was: "Arts Education." I was in shock. There were too many options in Spanish, and each of them meant something completely different. I immediately reached out to everyone I knew that spoke Spanish and had some knowledge of arts education. Dr. Christina Marin at Emerson College suggested Educación Artística (literally meaning "artistic education"). My brother, a jazz trumpet player who was also a music teacher in Argentina for many years, recommended Artes Educativas (literally meaning "Educational Arts"). And while we ultimately ended up going with Educación de las Artes (literally meaning "the education of the arts"), none of the other options were technically wrong.
So why was this so hard? Other than English being a language of economy compared to Latin-based languages, some might argue that the very nature of our field is ambiguous; that arts education doesn't know whether to live in the arts world or in the education world. I had to answer for myself what arts education meant to me – was it arts education, or arts integration? Was it esthetic education, or creative learning? The possibilities, if we look close enough, can also be endless in English.
Ultimately, the process of translating this text wasn't based on re-interpreting the ambiguities of our field in order to share them with Spanish-speaking communities. Rather, and interestingly, it depended on having to re-define what it meant to me in English. Only then could I truthfully and efficiently share it with others.
This is my takeaway: I invite everyone to join me in this process of efficiently translating Arts Education so that others can understand it better. There are many ways to do this, and not all have to be as cumbersome as knowing a foreign language: explain what it is you do to you parents (who probably still don't understand what it is that you do), try articulating it to your friends from High School, or practice your elevator pitch before meeting with a funder. If we all self-impose this level of detailed scrutiny, just imagine how much stronger our field could become – not just internally, but, more importantly, as it continually attempts to find its place in the world.
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FACT CHECK #2: Republican Allen West (FL-22) Continues to Lie About His Ties to Motorcycle Gang
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FACT CHECK #2: Republican Allen West (FL-22) Continues to Lie About His Ties to Motorcycle Gang
Republican Allen West's (FL-22) campaign is continuing to lie about his connection to the Outlaws organized crime syndicate, his monthly columns in Wheels on the Road, a magazine that promotes the Outlaws motorcycle gang and denigrates women, and his plan to attend a Wheels on the Road rally tonight.
LIE: Allen West's campaign claims he never planned to attend a rally this evening in Pompano Beach. [Miami Herald, 10/16/10]
FACT: A widely distributed flier for the rally prominently mentions Allen West's appearance tonight and refers to him as "our next Congressman." [Wheels on the Road website]
LIE: West's campaign disputes that he sends his columns directly to "Wheels on the Road." [Miami Herald, 10/16/10]
FACT: On the "Wheels on the Road" website, Allen West is featured as a regular contributor and he has his own "Wheels on the Road" email address, firstname.lastname@example.com. [Wheels on the Road website]
FACT: According to the Miami Herald, in the past West appeared to "be writing specifically for Wheels on the Road."
"Fellow South Florida Bikers, it is my sincere honor to have the opportunity to introduce myself and share with you all. I am Lieutenant Colonel Allen B West (US Army, Retired) and am running for Florida's US Congressional District 22. This district runs from north Palm Beach County down to Broward out to Plantation. I met Miami Mike last month at a bike ride and rally held by our campaign, and he was kind enough to offer me this column." [Miami Herald, 10/16/10]
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THE LOST BOYS-United States-1987
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Screenplay by Janice Fischer, James Jeremias and Jeffrey Boam
Story by Janice Fischer and James Jeremias
This is only the third time that I've watched The Lost Boys. The first time was when it was released to video. The second time maybe a month after that. Honestly, I really wasn't that impressed with the film. Sure, it was a re-telling of the Peter Pan story, only this time with vampires. So what? The acting in the film is lackluster, the pacing of the film leaves a lot to be desired and the whole thing is completely monotonous. The film did nothing to further the careers of its younger stars. What ever happened to Jason Patric? Has he really done anything of any significance since then? Then of course there are the Corey's, Feldman and Haim. The two of them had quite a career going for them in the '80's. Then came the '90's and finally the new millennium and reality TV. What happened then? Corey Haim died and Corey Feldman continues to make direct to video Lost Boys movies. That's not exactly a stellar career. What about director Joel Schumacher? Isn't he the guy that decided to add nipples to the Bat suit; thereby nearly ruining not only the Batman mythos, but the comic book movie altogether? The only young star to come out of the Lost Boys with any degree of success is, in my opinion, Kiefer Sutherland. Even so, it was not cinematic success; it was with TV and 24.
I know that there are those of you out there who are going to take me to the woodshed on this one. I can't help it. It's been over 20 years since I last saw the film and after seeing it my feelings have not changed. The film is a lackluster attempt to meld two legends, Peter Pan and vampires, and bring them into a modern day setting. It's not just the boys that are lost; it's the whole damn movie.
The original screenplay written by Janice Fischer and James Jeremias was originally about a bunch of "Goonie-type 5th-6th grade kid vampires", with the Frog Brothers being "chubby 8 year old cub scouts", and Star being a boy instead of a love interest. Joel Schumacher hated that idea and told the producers he would only sign on if he could change them to teenagers, as he thought it would be much sexier and more interesting.
Kiefer Sutherland was only meant to wear the black gloves he wears as David when riding the motorbike. However, while messing around on the bike behind-the-scenes, he fell off, breaking his arm so he had to wear the gloves through the whole movie to cover his cast.
In the opening sequence there is a random crowd shot that includes an older man in the distance with thick glasses wearing a Gothic looking hooded black robe. While his appearance is in line with the "spooky" factor of the film, he is in fact a semi-nomadic Christian.
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Littler, Edwards Wildman, MoFo, Venable: Business of LawElizabeth Amon
A second wave of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC lawyers, mostly associates, have left the firm for Littler Mendelson LLP as part of an earlier group of departures led by Don Prophete.
Prophete, along with six partners whom the firm calls shareholders, left Ogletree for Littler on April 23. A week after his move, Reuters reported on an e-mail he sent to colleagues and clients stating his dissatisfaction with his former firm's handling of a discrimination matter involving a female shareholder on his team. According to Reuters, Prophete's e-mail didn't identify the female shareholder, the shareholder whom Prophete reported to the firm for the alleged harassment, the office in which the shareholder is a manager or the type of discrimination. Prophete didn't return a call on May 3 seeking comment.
Ogletree contradicted Prophete's allegations and said he hadn't made any claims about harassment or discrimination to the firm, Ogletree said in a May 1 statement. Prophete's claims came after "the firm voted overwhelmingly for him to leave," Kim Ebert, a managing shareholder, said in a statement.
On May 3, Littler said that Atlanta shareholder Tamika Nordstrom, along with five associates in various offices, joined Littler. Two associates are from the Kansas City office, where Prophete was based, and an associate from each of the firm's St. Louis, New York and Philadelphia offices also joined the firm.
Littler said in a statement that Prophete, a former vice president of Ogletree and founding partner of the Kansas City office, was the "catalyst" for the new hires.
Nordstrom, the most recent shareholder to switch firms, declined to comment on alleged harassment incident. "I had a good experience at Ogletree. I don't leave with any hard feelings," she said in a telephone interview. "It's just that business opportunities changed for me."
In a second statement on May 3, Ogletree's Ebert said while the firm was disappointed by the departures, they had little impact on the firm's clients or growth.
"It is perhaps worthy of note that this is a far smaller group than Prophete has publicly claimed would follow him," Ebert said in the statement. "Only four of the 20 lawyers in Kansas City (where Prophete was based) have chosen to join him, and those lawyers who had worked with him the longest have chosen to stay with our firm."
Nordstrom has experience representing management in labor and employment litigation, including noncompetition and trade secret matters, claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, discrimination and harassment claims, and wage and hour disputes, Littler said in a statement.
"These recent additions further demonstrate our commitment to obtaining high-quality talent as we continue to expand our presence nationally and globally," Jeremy Roth, co-president and co-managing director of Littler, said in the statement.
Littler has more than 970 attorneys at 57 offices throughout the Americas.
Edwards Wildman Reorganizes Florida Offices; Opens in Miami
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP opened an office in Miami in a reorganization of its Florida locations. The firm, which has had a West Palm Beach location since 1981, will close its Ft. Lauderdale office and move those attorneys to the Miami and West Palm Beach offices.
"Miami is a global financial and commercial center, and we are excited to better serve our clients in private equity, venture capital and litigation, among other practice areas, from this dynamic international hub," Jonathan Cole, partner-in-charge of Edwards Wildman's Florida offices, said in a statement.
Eight of the firm's Florida-based attorneys will use the Miami office on a regular basis and the firm expects to grow the office through the addition of lateral partners and associates, Heather Fontaine Merton, a firm spokeswoman, said in an e-mail.
The firm also has had a presence in Gainesville since 2008, though the office is staffed by attorneys from other offices on a rotating basis. The firm has 10 lawyers in Florida, seven of them partners.
Edwards Wildman has 625 lawyers at 15 offices in the U.S., London and Asia.
MoFo's Johnston Moves From London to Head Palo Alto Office
Morrison & Foerster LLP named trial lawyer Alan Cope Johnston, who has been at the firm for 35 years, managing partner of the Palo Alto office. Johnston, who was most recently a resident in London, held the position before, when he opened the office for MoFo in 1985. He succeeds Christopher Eide, who led the office for the past two years.
"He has been an invaluable leader in every position he has held and we are pleased to welcome him home to Palo Alto where innovation is rooted," Larren Nashelsky, chair of Morrison & Foerster, said of Johnston.
Johnston's practice focuses on disputes involving patent infringement, trade secret theft and technology licensing. He previously held leadership positions, including founding and serving as managing partner of both the firm's Washington and Palo Alto offices, head of the Tokyo litigation group, managing partner of the Northern Virginia office and co-head of the firm's intellectual property litigation group, the firm said.
"I am delighted to be back in Palo Alto," Johnston said in a statement. "The move brings an exciting opportunity to expand the firm's core strengths representing both global corporations and emerging technology companies in tech-focused corporate and M&A transactions and life sciences work, and complex IP litigation and counseling."
Morrison & Foerster has more than 1,000 lawyers at 16 offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
John Keker Jumps Ship in Pollution Fight Against Chevron
Faced with an enormous 2011 oil-pollution verdict in Ecuador, Chevron Corp. turned the tables on its main legal foe, launching a fierce counter-attack against the lead plaintiffs' lawyer in federal court in New York. That onslaught raised serious questions about the tactics that activist attorney, Steven Donziger, an American, employed to win the $19 billion judgment in Ecuador, Bloomberg Businessweek's Paul M. Barrett writes.
Now it has cost Donziger some of his most important lawyer-allies in the U.S., who have quit the fight, saying they lack the resources and will to battle Chevron. Among them are John Keker, of Keker & Van Nest LLP.
Donziger, who practices by himself from his apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side, engineered the largest environmental trial verdict in history in a campaign to clean up oil contamination in the rain forest in northeastern Ecuador. He and his clients, a group of poor farmers and indigenous villagers, blame the activities of Texaco in the 1970s and 1980s. Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001, counters that whatever oil-related pollution affected residents could be traced, not to Texaco, but to the Ecuadorian national oil company, Petroecuador, which has overseen oil operations in the region since the early 1990s.
In its counterattack, a civil racketeering suit filed against Donziger in 2011 in federal court in Manhattan, Chevron alleged that Donziger used bribes, false evidence, and even ghostwritten court documents to secure his victory. He denies the accusations, which he says the oil company is using as a pretext to avoid paying what it owes in Ecuador. Lewis Kaplan, a federal judge in New York, has set an Oct. 15 trial date for the racketeering suit. In a series of preliminary rulings, Kaplan has said he finds Chevron's allegations plausible and that he suspects Donziger of masterminding an enormous fraud against the oil producer.
Lending Donziger some hope of withstanding Chevron's barrage was his ability to hire one of the best known white-collar defense lawyers in the U.S., Keker of San Francisco, to represent him. In an emotionally worded filing on May 2, though, Keker said he wanted out. He asked Judge Kaplan for permission to withdraw from a case that Keker said "has degenerated into a Dickensian farce."
Keker lashed out at Chevron and its law firm, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP: "Through scorched-earth litigation, executed by its army of hundreds of lawyers, Chevron is using its limitless resources to crush" Donziger "and win this case through might rather than merit." Keker also condemned Kaplan. "Encouraged by this court's implacable hostility to Donziger, Chevron will file any motion, however meritless, in the hope that this court will use it to hurt Donziger."
In a statement Friday evening, Donziger praised Keker for fighting "valiantly" against Chevron, but said: "Judge Kaplan has made it abundantly clear he will not allow me or my Ecuadorian colleagues a fair trial in his courtroom. It makes no sense to expend further resources that we don't have for lawyers in a proceeding where the outcome is so clearly preordained by the judge."
Beneath the outrage, matters of compensation also played into Keker's withdrawal. He noted that Donziger owes his firm more than $1.4 million and has no ability to pay in the future. For the moment, Donziger will represent himself, Keker said in his filing. Craig Smyser, a well known Houston-based trial attorney representing the Ecuadorian farmers and Indians in the racketeering case, made a similar filing seeking to withdraw, saying that his firm is owed almost $1.8 million for its labors.
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Deng Xiaoping's Duke Law Alumnus Grandson Named County Official
The grandson of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, a Duke University law school graduate who later worked for U.S. law firm White & Case LLP, was named deputy head of a county in southern China, the People's Daily website said.
Deng Zhuodi, in his late 20s, will oversee economic development, law, agriculture, poverty alleviation and major projects in Guangxi province's Pingguo county, the May 3 report said, citing local media. Pingguo is part of the city of Baise, where Deng Xiaoping helped lead a Communist uprising in 1929 against the Nationalist government.
Deng Zhuodi's appointment illustrates the influence of China's so-called princelings, the descendants of the founding fathers of Communist China. Chinese President Xi Jinping, the son of a top party official, held a party post at the county level in northern China's Hebei province early in his career.
The younger Deng was born in 1985 while his grandfather oversaw the country's economic opening that lifted China out of poverty and created opportunities for princelings to get rich. Deng Xiaoping died in 1997.
Deng Zhuodi is the son of Deng Xiaoping's younger son Deng Zhifang, who earned a physics Ph.D. at the University of Rochester in the 1980s before returning to China to work in property.
Venable Hires CFPB Lawyer Baker as Partner in Washington
Allyson Baker, who helped start the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Office of Enforcement and was lead counsel on one of the agency's first enforcement actions, "In the Matter of Discover Bank," joined Venable LLP as a partner in its Washington office, the firm said.
Prior to joining the CFPB in 2011, Baker was a trial attorney in the Department of Justice's civil tax division.
"Being present at the creation of the CFPB and handling one of its biggest enforcement matters to date has given her a unique perspective," Geoffrey Garinther, Venable litigation division chairman, said in a statement. "Allyson figures to be an invaluable addition to our litigation and enforcement groups, especially assisting financial services clients facing their most sensitive and complex matters."
Venable's CFPB Task Force is headed by Jonathan Pompan and Suzanne Garwood, who represent consumer financial institutions in matters before the CFPB.
Venable has more than 500 lawyers at eight U.S. offices.
Reed Smith Hires Labor and Litigation Partners in Houston
Reed Smith LLP added two partners to its Houston office. Mark D. Temple, formerly of Jones Day, and Leah T. Rudnicki, formerly of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP bring the total number of partners in the firm's new Houston office to 16 and the number of lawyers to 22. Temple is a member of the firm's labor and employment practice. Rudnicki is a member of its commercial litigation practice.
Temple provides general employment litigation and counsel to employers with an emphasis on non-compete litigation, protection of trade secrets, and wage and hour counseling, and handles broad-based discrimination claims, the firm said. He also litigates cases before regulatory agencies and courts on workplace-related matters.
Rudnicki has experience providing strategic business counsel on energy operations, including representing, counseling and advising clients, the firm said. Her practice includes energy litigation, complex business and commercial litigation, toxic tort, and product liability defense.
Reed Smith has more than 1,800 lawyers in 25 offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Jones Day Adds Tax Partner Berger in Amsterdam
Jones Day said Lodewijk Berger will join the Amsterdam office as a partner in the tax practice. He was previously at Loyens & Loeff.
Berger focuses on international taxation, particularly for multinational corporations, banks, and private equity funds.
"Lodewijk's arrival marks another important step forward in our growth in Amsterdam since officially opening our doors in February of this year," Luc Houben, partner-in-charge of Jones Day's Amsterdam office, said in a statement. "The Netherlands' modern and competitive tax system is attractive to foreign investors, and therefore high quality tax advisers are important to providing our clients with full service capabilities. Lodewijk's international tax experience is precisely what we need."
Jones Day has more than 2,400 lawyers in 36 offices worldwide.
Nena Bains Joins Kilpatrick Townsend in Silicon Valley
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP said Nena Bains joined the firm's Silicon Valley office as a partner on the medical and mechanical devices team.
Bains, who worked at Kilpatrick Townsend's West Coast predecessor Townsend and Townsend and Crew from 1999 to 2006 as an associate, has spent the past seven years as in-house counsel with Boston Scientific Corp. and Asthmatx Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, the firm said.
Kilpatrick Townsend has 620 lawyers at 17 offices in the U.S. and internationally.
Mintz Levin Adds IP Attorney in San Francisco
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC added Paul Davis, formerly of Goodwin Procter LLP, as a member in the firm's intellectual property practice in San Francisco.
Davis has more than 25 years of experience working with Silicon Valley area technology companies, the firm said.
Mintz Levin has 500 lawyers in eight offices in the U.S. and London.
Communications Industry GC Joins Akin Gump in Washington
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP said Douglas I. Brandon joined the firm in Washington as a partner in the communications and information technology practice. Brandon was previously general counsel at TerreStar Networks.
He has almost 25 years of experience in the wireless telecommunications industry, working with terrestrial providers and satellite carriers on regulatory and policy matters, the firm said.
Brandon joined TerreStar Networks in 2007. While there, he oversaw all of the company's legal matters, including collaboration with a team from Akin Gump that navigated the company through the bankruptcy process, culminating in the sale of most of TerreStar's assets to DISH Network, the firm said.
Akin Gump has more than 850 attorneys in offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Real Estate Partner David B. Currie Rejoins Choate Hall
David B. Currie has rejoined Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP as a partner in its real estate group. Most recently Currie was general counsel at the real estate company The Davis Companies.
Currie will represent real estate developers and real estate private equity funds in all aspects of acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, and development of real property. He also has experience counseling real estate private equity funds in the acquisition of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties, the firm said.
Choate has 175 attorneys in its Boston office.
Sullivan & Cromwell's Cohen: Cyprus Is Not A Template
H. Rodgin Cohen, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia why the recent bailout of Cyprus's banking sector was a unique situation and not necessarily a template for dealing with future sovereign debt crises in the Eurozone.
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How much hard disk space is enough for a typical content creator's needs? 1TB? 1.5TB? Or perhaps even 2TB? Well, Western Digital thinks that even that amount is insufficient today considering how the digital landscape has evolved. And its solution? Why, a new external strorage which boasts an astronomical 6TB of data storage capacity. Are you ready to welcome WD's My Book Studio II into your digital lifestyle?
When it comes to expanding one's available storage capacities in a desktop or notebook PC, there are generally two ways to go about in doing so. For hardware-savvy users, the solution is usually to purchase a new hard disk and install it as an internal storage device in order to take advantage of the significantly faster speeds offered by the SATA interface.
However, end-users who have little to zero experience in dealing with a PC's internal components or just want a quick-and-easy method of expanding their PC's existing storage limits will opt for the second method, which is to simply purchase an external storage device that connects to one's machine via USB, eSATA or Firewire. And if you belong to this group of users, Western Digital's latest announcement is sure to be nothing short of good news. Anyone fancy juicing up your PC's storage space by as much as a whopping 6TB?
According to Western Digital, the new My Book Studio II is a dual-drive external storage device that is optimized for use on Mac OS X. Of course, by 'optimizing', the company means that the My Book Studio II has been factory-formatted in the HFS+ file system currently used by Mac OS X. This allows Mac users to not only access the full range of read-write capabilities available for use on the storage device, but also renders it compatible for use with Time Machine. This is because NTFS support on OS X is limited to read-only, and Time Machine does not support writing to non-HFS+ file systems.
In addition, the My Book Studio II also supports connections via eSATA, USB 2.0 or Firewire (800 and 400). This makes it a highly versatile storage device, as it can offer users a choice between compatibility (USB) or performance (eSATA, Firewire), especially if consistent, high-sped data read-write speeds are required. The My Book Studio II can also be set up to run in various RAID configurations for greater performance and data security.
If that is enough to have you thirsting for a My Book Studio II, the good news is the My Book Studio is currently available for sale in Singapore at selected resellers, and that there will be two distributors in charge of ensuring supply. The bad news is that you might probably have to tighten your belt a little, thanks to the device's S$699 pricetag. Last but not least, Windows XP users will have to sit this one out, as the 10-year-old operating system does not support storage devices with capacities larger than 2TB.


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Screen Window Repair
Our apartment has many windows, and our cat likes to sit in the windowsills.As a result, the screen on each window is starting to separate from the bottom of the window. I don't want to ignore the problem because it keeps getting worse and I don't want the cat to eventually bust through the entire screen. Is there any easy way to repair this before it gets out of hand? Thank you!
without a pictue or more info we have no idea if the screen has just came out of the track where the spline holds it in or the screens ripped.
Go and get some of the screen fabric that can stand up to pets tearing at it. Otherwise, attach a electric source or cattle shock, to teach the Puddy Tat who is boss
If it's the screen it's self that's torn they make whats called pet screen.
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Katie cat laid down in motor oil over the weekend and it was thoroughly absorbed into her (white) underside, her legs, tail, everywhere (it seemed) but her face. We took her to a PetCo groomer the next morning, but her fur is still spikey and jutted (even after) combing through it.
Any suggestions on how to clean her up further and get her nice soft coat back??
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Try a bath with a little bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid. It should help cut the grease and that's what they use for the poor birds and animals when there is an oil spill in the ocean.
Allie answered on 12/15/08. Helpful? / 1
like the other post said a nice warm bath will probably help a lot, you may want to get some cat conditioner (with the cat shampoo in the cat grooming isle...they'll have it at PetCo) so that her fur can have a glossly shine and so her skin doesn't get dried out from the soap. It's imporatnt to get the oil out of her fur not only to make her look nice again but also so she doesn't get sick from ingesting the oil.
Tipper answered on 12/15/08. Helpful? / 0
Cat show exhibitors often use dish detergent, especially on cats with oily fur (Maine Coons, etc.). It cuts the grease and is guaranteed not to be harmful. As for the skin drying out after one or two baths--I give my show cat a 30 minute bath followed by an hour long blow dry session every weekend, and he has no problems with dry skin or dry fur. I do use other shampoos and conditioners along with the dish detergent, however.
Lola answered on 12/15/08. Helpful? / 0
My co-worker JUST told me a story about her aunts cat getting covered head to toe in motor oil. Wash after wash after wash, they were finally directed by a professional to get it all shaved off. I know that's not what you wanted to hear but apparently it's nearly impossible to get it out of the fur and you certainly don't want them ingesting that. Good Luck!
Syd Vash Johnson answered on 12/23/08. Helpful? / 0
This is way too late to help but hopefully will help others. Our cat got into used motor oil.
The first thing I did was remove excess with paper towels. Then I gave her a bath with dish soap. Use lots of soap directly on the oil. Rinse well with warm water. I followed it with shampoo to recondition the fur. Her white fur still was grey with dirt. I found a suggestion on a folk remedy site to use vegtable oil and flour. I poured vegtable oil on the areas she still had motor oil residue and worked it in well. Absorbed it with some paper towels. Then worked flour into the area where she had motor oil. I followed this with another bath with dish soap and shampoo as above. That did the trick and she has white fur again. See my posting for how to give a cat a bath without a fight.
Member 847273 answered on 6/19/09. Helpful? / 0
My cat comes home once a week covered in oil and as he is white its really noticeable lol what i do is cover him in baby powder and brush it through and it lifts out the oil az well az him loving a good brush, hope this helps az it works on my boy, sometimes i think he does it on purpose az he loves a good brushing!
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Apr 07, 2004
Props (Part II)
Jesse Berney downstairs in the DNC had a brutal entry two days ago on the Republican tradition of using minorities as props, centered around this quote from the Washington Post:
There are those who suggest the Republicans are cynical in their efforts to broaden the base to minorities. "It's really all about white swing voters, and that's what is so offensive to me," says Faye Anderson, a former vice chair of the RNC's minority outreach committee. "Republicans have a race problem. The white swing voters will not support a party that appears harsh, so they use black and brown faces to appeal to white voters, not to take care of those [minority] voters."
Well today the Post makes it official:
When Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-Tex.) took charge of an independent political fund called American Dream PAC in 1999, he made clear that its mission was "to give significant, direct financial assistance to first-rate minority GOP candidates."
Since then, only $48,750—or 8.9 percent—of the $547,000 the southwest Texas congressman has raised for his political action committee has gone to minority office-seekers while more than $100,000 has been routed to Republican Party organizations or causes, including a GOP redistricting effort in Texas, a legal defense fund for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Tex.) and Bonilla's reelection campaign. Most of the remainder of the money went to legal fees, fundraisers in Miami and other cities, airline tickets, hotels, catering services, consultants and salaries.
It's a good story, worth reading all the way through (see the comparison with the Democratic BOLD PAC), and yes, there are questions of whether they misled donors. But the bigger picture is that even this PAC, designed exclusively to support minority candidates, was used to essentially disenfranchise millions of minority citizens in Texas, and to pay Tom DeLay's legal bills while he was doing it.
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Not "just snaps" only 1 and a half snaps!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Not "just snaps" only 1 and a half snaps!
I agree with Kathy. Lets see it before any awards are given!!Originally Posted by KathyAire
I hope this is it
Do I get more award now?
And the TENACITY AWARD GOES TO......... lolOriginally Posted by WANNABEE
You have my vote.
Thank you. Thank you. (Taking a bow to roaring applause)
Isn't it wonderful when we can laugh at ourselves. I went this morning and got my dentures. I had been without back teeth for 20+ years. I had all of the front one pulled in the earlier part of the year. I have let myself go without teeth and could kick myself for not doing this earlier.
OK you win TN Donna. Hats off to you!
Gold Stars from here!!!!! Great project! must figure that one at an inch per year. lol


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Lovely lakes and a volcano climb
Trip Start Jun 04, 2005
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After collecting the car papers, we headed up north along the PanAmerican highway, a toll road, and turned off toward Lago Panguipulli. It was a sunny afternoon, and in the distance the snow-capped, perfectly conical form of Volcan Villarica rose from the surrounding forest
We found a campsite on the lake shore but facilities such as showers were not operational. A note to prospective low-season campers in Chile: though there are plenty of campsites around the Los Lagos region, very few of them are open this time of year - Chileans obviously love camping but do so in the high summer months only.
Our spot on the shore of Lago Panguipulli was lovely nonetheless. We had a swim in the lake in lieu of a shower, and Rich cast a few lines as the sun set. Another pleasant night around a wood fire - by now we were perfecting our technique of barbequeing meat on hot stones, as we still had no grid. Our chicken pieces were perfectly succulent.
The next morning, on Sunday, after Rich had done a bit more spinning (no luck), we hit the road to Pucon along a lovely winding, picturesque route that took us alongside Lago Calafquen, through the village of Conaripe, and through Villarrica on Lago Villarrica. The weather was turning: strong winds and dark rain clouds blew in, so we kept driving.
We arrived in Pucon at midday and found it to be a larger, more touristy town than we were expecting, but nevertheless a pretty place, with wooden Swiss chalet style shop fronts
We were fascinated by the idea of climbing it, as it is very active and lava may be seen in the crater. Many agencies in town offer a day excursion to the summit, so we asked around and compared prices. After a couple of hours investigating, we signed up with Mountain Life, run by two friendly, young guys who also offered the best price. We were told to return in the evening for an equipment fitting (waterproof suit and boots, crampons, ice axe etc) and warned that a final decision as to the suitability of the weather conditions would be made early the next morning, just before departure.
We figured that we deserved a bit of luxury if we were to climb the volcano the next day, so found a comfy guesthouse with the charming name of Hostal Willy - we negotiated a good price for two nights in a plush room with cable TV and en-suite. Ahhhh, luxury after a few nights of roughing it!
In the late afternoon, with dark cloud and high wind still around, we drove out to the Los Pozones hot springs, about 40km from town
On Monday, the day of our volcano climb, we awoke early to the steady patter of rain on the window. Not a good sign! We had an early breakfast nonetheless, and headed down to MountainLife at 7.30am as agreed. The guide informed us that the climb would have to be cancelled due to the rain, which increases the risk of avalanches on the snow-clad mountain, and that the weather forecast for the rest of the week was not good. However, we were advised to check in the next morning anyway, just in case conditions improved.
So, with heavy rain having set in, we had a bit of spare time on our hands. We wandered down to an internet cafe and took some time looking for zip-off trekking trousers for Rich (he had lost his faithful pair in NZ). Around mid-afternoon the rain lifted, so we drove up into the hills to Parque Nacional Huerquehue, about 45 km out of town, for a walk. At the ranger�s hut we met Kevin and Amy, a friendly couple from Boston, USA, who were on honeymoon
Clouds swirled around the mountain peaks, quite a haunting sight, and I got all excited at the sight of monkey puzzle trees (Araucaria) high up near the snow line. Like the Alerce, the monkey puzzle is the subject of research and conservation initiatives at the Botanics in Edinburgh, and I had learned much about them from my botanist colleagues. How super to see them in the wild, their distinctive shapes outlined against the snow and cloud!
That evening, it rained heavily again, and we really were not expecting it to improve. It seemed to us there was very little chance of climbing the volcano the next day - we planned to move on and cross the border to Argentina instead. So imagine our surprise when we awoke early on Tuesday morning to dry conditions... not exactly sunny, but the clouds were high and the hills around town were visible. We dashed down to MountainLife at 7.30am, and the news was good... though equally surprised at this gap in the weather, the guides fully intended to use it.
After waiting for an hour or so to make sure the weather would hold, nine of us plus two guides piled into a minivan and headed up the road to the ski lift, which we took for the first 400m or so up the mountain
So, at about 10.30am, we started our epic climb up the flanks of Volcan Villarrica. We�d just about given up on the idea the previous day so were elated to be underway! There were about 10 or so other groups making the climb that day, but ours was the smallest, so we shot ahead of the rest. We walked through snow all the way: the track of slow zig-zags is not defined, though the guides tend to stick to tracks created on previous days, where visible. With so much fresh snow on the mountain, we did a fair amount of plowing through virgin powder, a wonderful sensation but quite tiring!
Much of the climb was through cloud, obscuring what would have been a marvellous view on a clear day. However, at times we could spy the lake and green valley below, and most of the way the wind was not too strong. Most importantly, it stayed dry. With a couple of short breaks on the way, we finally summited at about 1pm - the first group at the top!
At the summit, we were engulfed by sulphurous smoke - we�d caught whiffs of it on the way up, and now, standing at the crater�s edge, we coughed and spluttered in the thick, acidic smog. The wind was howling up there, and the crater was not visible for all the cloud and smoke, but nevertheless it was a wonderful feeling... we�d trudged uphill for hours and we were now standing on top of one of nature�s most powerful phenomena!
As we started the walk down, the clouds lifted further, and we gazed out over the lake and green hills below. Marvellous! The method of descent was great fun: bum-slide in the snow all the way! Several luge tracks had been carved out by many hundreds of bums on previous days; everyone spread out and made their way down, some faster, some slower, some in �penguin position� (on chest, face first) and others rolling! There was great hilarity all round, and we were all thoroughly soaked by the time we reached the van. What a fantastic day.
We arrived back in Pucon at 5pm and headed for the Argentinian border. Andrea, a bubbly German girl we�d met on the walk, joined us in the car and the three of us took the road into the Andes, which was steep and windy, and soon turned to gravel. At about 7pm, we reached the border post, which has the most spectacular setting. The massive, conical, snow-covered bulk of Volcan Lanin straddles the border, and its lower flanks are covered in monkey-puzzle trees. The clouds around the summit were bathed in golden light at sunset.
Unfortunately, as we got out of the car at the Chilean border post, we discovered a flat tyre. Poor Rich raced against the clock trying to change the wheel and getting though immigration and customs on both sides - the border closes at 8pm sharp. We just made it through.
Just after 9pm that evening we arrived in the mountain town of Junin de los Andes, where we found rooms for the night in comfortable Res Marisa. We nipped to the supermarket for some food - found groceries to be much cheaper in Argentina than in Chile. After a late dinner and some wine, we headed to bed at about midnight - the plan for the next day was to explore some of nearby Parque Nacional Lanin. More about that in the next entry.


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Can America not afford Obama's agenda?
In regard to "Can US really afford agendas of Obama administration," (Published June 13) the writer spends considerable time attacking President Obama and his administration for a variety of issues, among which was the trade of five Guantanamo detainees who've been there for over ten years and who will be released into the custody of the Qatar government where they are to be restrained for a year without contact with their comrades. Bear in mind that they will be released anyway, by law, once we end the Afghanistan war.
The writer questions whether Qatar can keep its agreement, since its citizenry is, "About 76 percent Muslim." He wonders, "How long these particular terrorists will linger in Qatar?" suggesting how easy it would be to, "cross the Persian Gulf and escape." From that, the writer suggests that when, "(President)...Obama has a desired goal, he will go for it" without checking with Congress, "or researching all the facts and the likely consequences." A lot of assumptions there.
He has tried to work with Congress to no avail. They have asserted their goal of "No." Congress is too busy, 51 times, trying to repeal the ACA. What a colossal waste of time.
The writer then questions, "a major set of new regulations to be carried out by the (EPA)... using the global warming fiction to support the President's goals." Fiction? Ninety seven percent of climate and earth scientists agree that global warming is an undeniable fact. That the writer calls it "fiction" and cites a few other questionable "facts" immediately brings the writer's own overall credibility into question.
He then says, "Here in the USA we have not experienced a really big hurricane in the past 10 years." What about Katrina and Sandy? They weren't adequately devastating?
As for saying that President Obama wants to "kill coal," that accusation, despite the writer placing it in quotes, was made by those on the Right who have, for years, refused to do anything about the acid rain spewing from dirty, coal-fired power plants in the East. With the acknowledgement that these pollutants are harmful, the EPA finally took it upon itself, with SCOTUS support, to address the problem.
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Tech Director Mondo where with your good jam of the day.
Today's good jam is "My Time" by Minus The Bear off their album Omni.
Minus The Bear will be releasing Lost Loves, a new album in October featuring b-sided and rarities. They will also announced a tour and will be on the in the west coast area in November. You can catch them at The Glass House in Pomona, Saturday November 22 click here for ticket info.


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WWE through and through, Kofi Kingston is also a member of the WWE Universe through and through.
But being a fan of sports entertainment's most scintillating TV programming in recent memory also means that the Ghanian-born high-flyer is conflicted about who will triumph in Wrestlemania 29's WWE championship main event.
Nonetheless, the 31-year-old is obviously keyed up about the prospect of the 'rematch of a lifetime' between current champ the Rock and challenger John Cena.
"Gosh! Oh man, this is going to be an awesome match first and foremost," he enthuses, wriggling in his chair with excitement in his hotel room in London during a brief trip to promote next month's Wrestlemania Revenge tour.
He explains: "For me, I always grew up as a Rock fan, I had his poster on my wall in college. He's just so captivating in the ring, and for me as a fan it's great to see him back.
"It's crazy to see him as WWE champion – I feel like I'm a kid again, watching, and I'm doing it from the absolute best seat in the house."
And although he can pull out a mean People's Eyebrow himself, Kofi concedes that he is backing the Royal Rumble winner and former 12 time champion to make up for his loss to The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment at last year's sports entertainment extravaganza.
"But," he hesitates, "John Cena is our workhorse. How can I root against John Cena?
Pressed for a definitive answer, the former four-time Intercontinental champ clarifies why Cena deserves such kudos – and his backing.
"I have… I have to, I have to," he says.
"It's so hard because I was such a Rock fan growing up and I'm still a Rock fan but in terms of paving the way for me while I'm here John Cena has been everything.
"He's on every single live event and does all this media, he does a whole bunch of appearances with kids… Not that Rock doesn't do all of that, but again for me right now on the roster, it's very hard to root against the guy that I see do so much.
"It's going to be a great match regardless – and I think a lot of people are going to be on the fence.
"It's great that we get to be treated to this 'once in a lifetime match'…part two! It's just the way the cards have fallen – and now with Rock as WWE champion, which is very compelling. It's going to be a great Wrestlemania all round."
Less than two weeks after the big show, WWE return to these shores as part of the RAW and SmackDown live world tours. Informed that teen sensation Justin Bieber has recently been causing a bit of a fuss while performing at the O2 Arena – a venue WWE will be visiting – super-smooth Kofi had a few words of advice to offer.
Joking – we think – that he too is a Belieber (if not as big a fan as J-Bieb meeter and greeter Zack Ryder), he counsels: "Punctuality is key.
"As WWE superstars we always strive to be on time. We're always told that if you're not ten minutes early, you're late.
"So shame on you Justin for being late and making all these good people wait."
Coincidentally, the 19-year-old Canadian's presence has been a surprisingly regular feature during Kofi's flying visit to the UK.
He continues: "Funny story: when I came to the hotel [here in London] there was a bunch of people waiting outside the barriers. I'm always amazed how the fans know where we're going to be – and I never know how they actually find out.
"My first thought was: 'How did they know I was going to be here?' And so I'm about to get out of the car and luckily someone informed me that Justin Bieber was staying at the same hotel.
"Then I look out at the crowd and sure enough it's all teenage girls out there. 'Ah, so these people aren't here for me at all,' [he realised]… so I'm going to get out of the car and walk to my room.
"Thank God somebody told me that it was otherwise I would've got out and started to wave and all these people wouldn't have reacted at all as I do not look like Justin Bieber."
Certainly, Kofi and Justin would not appear to be a natural tag team. And although he didn't seem that impressed with Bieber's conduct, Kofi does admire for one of WWE's hottest NXT British prospects along with Oliver Grey and Paige: Adrian Neville.
"I've always heard so much about him," Kofi says of the exceptional Tyneside talent.
"I knew of him before he got signed with WWE. But to see him in person, he's very, very impressive. He does some incredible things – and that's coming from me!
"He does a lot of superhero-esque things – he's almost like a cartoon character with his flips.
"He makes it look so, so easy. Once he makes his debut on WWE television, I think a lot of people will really be in for a treat."
And what chance of a dynamic aerial contest between Adrian and Kofi in the future? Kofi's keen.
"For sure, I would love it!" he says.
"Both of us would be trying to outdo each other, we'll see!"
Sadly, the WWE family lost a much-loved member last week as William Moody passed away. The touching Twitter tributes made by an overwhelming amount of superstars to the performer best known as Paul Bearer illustrated exactly in what high regard the former manager of the Undertaker was held.
Kofi emphasises how important Moody was in helping creating the Phenom's unique aura – and how dearly Moody was respected.
"It's hit home for a lot of people because he was just a very, very good person," he says.
"A lot of us got the chance to know him when he was on the main roster recently with Edge and Kane and that whole story that they had going on.
"What a presence. Even with him and the Undertaker back in the day for the old school fans, you can't imagine the Undertaker without Paul Bearer.
"He made the Undertaker and really added to that whole persona and tied it all together. He was a very special individual.
"Who would've thought a man could come up with this high-pitched voice and be scary? As a kid, that was very scary to watch but it is a testament to how good a performer he was.
"In terms of his persona backstage, he was somebody that everyone always listened to, he was always trying to make people laugh and smile. A very genuine and good person.
"He will definitely be missed by all of the WWE superstars."
To watch the exclusive interview with Kofi Kingston in its entirety – including his thoughts on HHH's fingerprints on WWE programming, how superstars get competitive about social media, where CM Punk ranks in the list of greatest champs, enjoying Mae Young's cupcakes and whether Vince McMahon will ever sign up to Twitter – click on the video player at the top of the page.
Plus, we have a signed photo of Kofi to give away to one lucky winner. To be in with a chance of winning, all you need is a Facebook or Twitter account.
Simply log in to either and leave a comment below on who you'd like to see Kofi face at Wrestlemania, being sure not to deselect the 'post to' box and ensure the full url is flung out into cyberspace. You might even want to try and get the attention of the superstar himself by using his favourite hashtag, #KofiLovesMe.
One comment will be chosen at random and then they'll bag the autographed pic.
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Tough Times? Rent, Don't Buy, with Erento
Covet a Ferrari? Dream of impressing your date with a flashy Rolex or the latest Balenciaga bag? As the global economy weakens, fewer Europeans can afford to buy such luxury goods. So they are renting them instead.
Short-term rental of all sorts of products (excluding real estate and holiday apartments) already represents an estimated €108 billion ($160 billion) annual market in Europe. And it looks poised to become a lot bigger.
A host of factors, including economic and environmental concerns, fast depreciation of goods, and a more transient workforce, means that consumers are increasingly searching for rentals online. But many suppliers can't afford to build sophisticated e-commerce and online marketing organizations, so prospective clients often struggle to find what they need.
That is where erento comes in. Some 8,000 European rental companies have elected to use erento, which is headquartered in Germany and rapidly expanding across the Continent, as a sales channel. The company's Web site acts as a one-stop shop for leasing everything from wedding dresses and Apple (AAPL) iPhones to karaoke machines and heavy construction equipment. It even offers dogs for rent, a service that's proving popular with men who think walking a canine might help them pick up women, and for working couples who find it difficult to look after a pet full-time.
In all, erento now lists more than one million items across 2,200 product categories and claims up to 50,000 visitors a day. "People are coming to the conclusion that it's more important to rent goods then to own them," says erento's co-founder and chief executive, Chris Möller. "It is a new way of dealing with investments."
"An eBay for Rentals"
The company, privately funded by Möller and co-founder Uwe Kampschule when erento was launched in Germany in 2003, has since raised more than $2 million in venture capital. Investors include Germany's Holzbrinck Ventures, which has taken a 13% stake, and the Samwer Brothers, founders of online auctioneer Alando, which they sold to eBay (EBAY) in 1999 for $54 million.
The three Samwer brothers also were behind Jamba, a mobile content company they sold to VeriSign (VRSN) for $273 million in 2004. In 2006, the Samwers established a European Founders Fund with their own fortunes to support and fund early- and later-stage Internet businesses in Europe and the U.S. "We invested [in erento] because we liked the founder and thought of it as an eBay for rentals," says Marc Samwer. "We like marketplaces; it's what made eBay so successful."
The funding from Holzbrink and the Samwer brothers will help erento expand its existing service in Europe. The U.S., where online rental services are also growing, might be next. The U.S. has had online luxury-car rentals for some time. More recently, companies that rent out designer handbags, such as Bag, Borrow or Steal and From Bags to Riches, have started up in the U.S. A U.S. dog rental company called Flexpetz has been expanding in major U.S. cities and to London.
But no other company has attempted to create an online rental marketplace that draws suppliers from so many areas, says Möller. Marc Samwer of European Founder Fund, which probed the market before investing, agrees that erento's approach is unique. "There is no other company in the U.S. or the [European Union] with a liquid marketplace of this kind," he says.
Here's how it works: Rental suppliers upload their items, including an image, item description, and price for the rental duration. Renters then search and find their desired items according to location and price. The location is a key differentiator because rental items need to be picked up or delivered, as well as returned, but it's often difficult to determine where a rental company or its goods are based.
What Erento Charges
Once prospective renters find what they need, they specify how long they want the item and fill in their contact details. The rental supplier contacts the prospective client directly to close the deal, then confirms the transaction on erento. Erento charges a display fee of 69¢ per item and takes a 4.9% cut of the rental price of any item procured through its site. The company turned a profit from 2004 to 2006, says Möller. Erento, which does not make its revenue public, is now in an expansion period, but expects to be profitable again by 2009, he says.
What's striking, says Möller, is that people have started renting a much wider range of products and services than in the past. While some might wonder what woman would rent out her wedding dress, it makes financial sense to certain people. "A woman might be able to afford to buy a wedding dress that costs €2,000 but rent one worth €10,000," says Möller. Some women also are realizing that renting is a way to maintain a fashionable and expensive wardrobe. That's why erento, which already handles designer handbags, is about to add cocktail dresses and jewelry.
European attitudes about cars also have evolved. Five years ago, somebody who wanted a convertible would buy one. But now more people are concluding that they really need a convertible only when the weather is good and they can drive with the top down, Möller says. Ford (F) Mustang rentals in Europe have tripled in the past year, while convertible rentals are up 120%, Ferrari rentals are up 102%, and motorbike rentals are up 85%, erento says.
While originally intended to bring rental businesses and customers together under one roof, erento now enables anyone to become a rental supplier. One parent recently earned €150 for renting out a high-end baby carriage to a TV production crew for a week. That's a novel way to deal with tough economic times.


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Dawn House B&B - Kilmeaden
- Free full breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 4 smoke-free guestrooms
- Garden
- Tour/ticket assistance
Feel at home
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Garden
- Hair dryer
- Coffee/tea maker
- DVD player
What's around
- Waterford and Suir Valley Railway Tour (2.9 mi / 4.7 km)
- Whitfield Clinic (6.8 mi / 10.9 km)
- Waterford Institute of Technology (8.3 mi / 13.3 km)
- Waterford Crystal Factory (8.7 mi / 13.9 km)
- House of Waterford Crystal (11.9 mi / 19.2 km)
Dawn House B&B - Kilmeadenfrom Rs3,980
- Double Single Ensuite
- Double Room, Ensuite
- Twin Room, Ensuite
- Family Room, Ensuite
More great choices
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 4 rooms
- Check-in time 3 PM-6 PM
- Check-out time is 7:30 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Restrictions apply *
- Pets allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Free full breakfast
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Garden
In the room
- Coffee/tea maker
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Flat-screen TV
- DVD player
- Free WiFi
Recommended hotels
Dawn House B&B - Kilmeaden's small print
Also known as
- Dawn House B&B
- Dawn House B&B Kilmeaden
- Dawn House Kilmeaden
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
What's around Dawn House B&B - Kilmeaden
- Waterford and Suir Valley Railway Tour (2.9 mi / 4.7 km)
- Whitfield Clinic (6.8 mi / 10.9 km)
- Waterford Institute of Technology (8.3 mi / 13.3 km)
- Waterford Crystal Factory (8.7 mi / 13.9 km)
- House of Waterford Crystal (11.9 mi / 19.2 km)
Getting around
- Waterford (WAT) 26-min drive
- Shannon (SNN) 131-min drive
- Waterford Station 17-min drive
- Carrick-on-Suir Station 26-min drive
- Free self parking
Recent reviews
Outstanding 4.7 /5 from 6 reviews
Dawn and her husband made us free welcome right away with their warm greetings and wonderful smiles. The place is clean and tidy, and the breakfast was delicious. The location is great as it is only short drive to and from Galway city centre. Ask for rooms upstairs because we were a little shock at first to find the room just next to the main door, with a huge ceiling to floor window facing the car park and main road.
We were here only for a quick stay so we didn't spend must time at the b&b but the couple who own the b&b were lovely and the breakfast was fabulous! The room was sparse but very clean and the bed was comfortable.
Brilliant. A quiet spot in the countryside. Just what we were looking for. A short drive into Waterford. Perfect. The way there was a little hard to find from the direction we came from as it is well out of Kilmeaden but once we found the other number for E30 it was simple. Warmly recommended.
Tranquil and friendly. Has the 'personal' touch and great breakfast. Very well located and handy for Waterford and the main Cork road
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Campus law enforcement does not endores it. No freaking problem. Then if I had a kid in school and they got shot by some wack ball. I would sue the living piss out of the place for not providing protection.
They don't want the kids to carry. No problem. Then put an armed guard in every damn classroom. Cause you know it is just a matter of time till some freaking idiot does a shooting again.
SUE. Or provide security for the kids.


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Leaving class A how to make this amp leave class A to AB when volume is increased?
Gain-X2 - LME49811 15-150Watt Gainclone amplifier
I just had a thought to add a switch to make the amp bias in either class A or class AB but I believe there is a way where the amp will leave class A once it reaches certain volume level to class AB and then falls back if its using low power.
Please tell me how to achieve this automatically without a switch...
A very poor article regarding standard amplifier biasing.
All class aB amplifiers operate in class A at small powers and switch
to class B at higher powers automatically, you just set the bias.
Bias is set to optimise distortion at high powers.
Class AB amplifiers have more bias and operate in class A to higher
powers than class aB (they still switch to class B at high power).
Due to so called "gm doubling" they have more distortion at high
powers than optimised aB but less distortion below the class switch.
Even with low voltage rails and "class A" biasing the above amplifier
will enter class B automatically with any very low impedance loads.
Bias levels are severely affected by the heatsinking available,
as the higher the bias the higher the standing heat dissipation.
rgds, sreten.
The Aleph series of amplifiers by Nelson Pass use a MOSFET constant current source in the output stage and a circuit that increases the current that can be drawn from it and thence into a loudspeaker load.
You can try looking for information about these single-ended Class A amplifiers in Pass' forum. If you are prepared to go this far there will be clone versions you could consider.
g.m. doubling is associated with bipolar transistor stages.
Michael J
For exmaple when you boost your music loud, you use about 0.1Amps of current,
Your current class A biasing is 0.3Amps, Then If you set your biasing current to 0.05Amps it will leave class A operation once you start to boost your music volume
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One of my favorite tips to share with friends and family who love Greek Yogurt is that you can make your own Greek Yogurt at home. When someone looks at me sideways when I suggest this, perhaps anticipating a complete yogurt-making lesson, I share my simple tip:
All you need to transform your regular plain yogurt into delicious Greek yogurt is a strainer and some plain paper towels or a coffee filter. Since Greek yogurt has the same ingredients and make-up as regular yogurt, all you need to do is strain the extra liquid or whey from the yogurt to make it Greek.
Greek yogurt has soared in popularity in the last couple of years and the price reflects its' popularity. Greek yogurt is often sold for double the price of regular yogurt. To save money you can make your own Greek yogurt, and to really maximize your savings, use this week's Tuesday's Tip:
When straining yogurt, do not discard the whey or liquid that you remove from it. Instead, use the whey as a substitute for buttermilk in any recipe.
I love this tip since I don't often buy buttermilk since I usually don't have cause to use a whole carton of it when a recipe calls for a ½ cup. Since I started using the whey from straining my own yogurt, I have replaced buttermilk in a pancake and muffin recipe to surprisingly delicious results, with no noticeable difference in taste.
The acidity in buttermilk very closely matches the acidity in yogurt whey, and the consistency is very similar. The only difference you will notice is that yogurt whey is clear, while buttermilk is opaque white. Other than this minor difference, we have used whey in place of buttermilk with great success!
Next up, trying yogurt whey to marinate either chicken or fish in a oven fried recipe. I'll be sure to share the result!
Life is sweet, especially when you figure out a way to save money,