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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/411,149, filed Oct. 1, 1999, which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/102,713 filed Oct. 1, 1998. Both of these applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety, including the Appendix thereto containing a source code listing.
A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of appropriate sections of this document or disclosure as it appears in the US Patent and Trademark Office file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to database management systems. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for information storage, retrieval and delivery using a relational database operable with a computer network such as the Internet and the associated World Wide Web (WWW).
2. Description of Related Art
Current computer technology allows information, for example, documents, records, etc., to be distributed electronically. Electronic distribution is generally cost effective when compared with conventional hard copy distribution methods. Moreover, electronic distribution generally permits faster transmission of information to users interested in such information. Global computer networks, such as the Internet, enable information to be distributed to a wide range of people at locations around the world. One of the many advantages of the Internet, particularly the World Wide Web (WWW or the "Web"), is that the communication protocols used for transmitting documents and other information are non-proprietary, thereby enabling end users to access and use the Internet without the need for highly customized hardware or software.
One of the areas where information production and distribution has assumed an overwhelming importance is the legal profession, especially the litigation practice. It is well-known that in this area there is a tremendous need for systems where a user, typically a legal professional (e.g., an attorney), can inexpensively access, exchange and store documents critical to various aspects of litigation research. Moreover, such user interaction must be secure and reliable.
Of valuable consideration in litigation research, often, is whether there are other legal professionals who might have experience in a particular aspect of a litigation matter in which a user is currently interested and if there exists any documents relating to that matter provided by the legal professional. Such documents may typically comprise depositions, briefs, pleadings, seminar papers, etc. Another consideration, certainly, is whether the user can quickly access and download relevant documents, with or without any fees associated therewith.
A further consideration in litigation research frequently relates to the arena of expert witnesses. Clearly, it would be highly useful for legal professionals if they could inexpensively access relevant information about a particular expert who has testified in the area that is related to the matter of interest. Another useful feature would be where a party (that is, a legal professional or an entity that contributed or provided a document in a common electronic exchange) possesses the capability to know if other legal professionals have accessed its document.
Often, an information provider operating an electronic exchange of information wishes to provide information to users on a controlled basis. For example, the provider may want to provide information only to those users who have paid a fee or completed a registration process. Also, the provider may want to restrict access to certain types of information to certain classes of users. Additionally, the information provider or the users may require that the format of the information provided to one user be different from the format of the same information provided to another user or class of users.
It can be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that an electronic exchange of information may be advantageously provided, especially with particular relevance to the subject matter set forth herein above, using the Internet and a centralized database coupled therewith. Whereas there has been a fast growing demand for Internet/Web access to databases, there are no extant systems that provide the unique and useful features of the present invention as described herein below.
To alleviate the above described problems with existing systems and other problems recognized by those skilled in the art, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a computerized method and a system for data management. In a particular exemplary embodiment, the computerized method for data management includes the steps of: receiving a first query from a first user; receiving a first user identity indicator; storing the first query and the first user identity indicator in a first database; receiving a second query from a second user, the second query including at least a portion of the first query; searching the first database according to the second query; and responsive to searching the first database, returning the first query and the first user identity indicator.
In another embodiment, the computerized method can perform the steps of receiving a document from a third user; receiving a third user identity indicator; and storing the document in association with the third user identity indicator.
In yet another embodiment, the method can perform the steps of presenting the first query to a second database, the second database including the document; and providing the document to the first user responsive to the first query corresponding to the document.
Another exemplary embodiment can perform steps of adjusting an indicator value associated with the third user, whereby the indicator value indicates that the document received from the third user has been provided to the first user.
Moreover, one exemplary embodiment can include the step of calculating a royalty based upon the indicator value associated with the third user. In should be noted, however, that the present invention can include any combination of the above features or any other features as described herein.
A more complete understanding of the present invention may be had by reference to the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
The numerous innovative teachings of the present application will be described with particular reference to the presently preferred exemplary embodiments, especially taken in conjunction with the source code listing incorporated herein from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/102,713. However, it should be understood that this class of embodiments provides only a few examples of the many advantageous uses of the innovative teachings herein. In general, statements made in the specification of the present application do not necessarily limit the scope hereof Moreover, some statements may apply to some inventive features but not to others.
Referring now to
In operation, a user, e.g., user 10, can utilize one embodiment of the present invention by accessing the server 25 through the network 20. The user 10 can request to view data that is stored on one of the storage devices, e.g., storage device 40. In one embodiment, the user 10 can provide data to the system 55 and this data will be stored in a database at one of the storage devices 40. This stored data then may be available to other users, e.g., users 5 and 15.
Now referring to
Now referring to
Concurrently, or at least generally concurrently, a document profile, i.e., abstraction, is created (step 320) for each document that is received from the user. This profile is subject to both manual and automatic updating. Moreover, in one embodiment, certain elements included in the profile are automatically identified and extracted (step 330) from the document. These extracted elements are then loaded into the profile and stored (step 335). Other elements of the profile may be manually provided by the user submitting the document or an editor reviewing the document.
The document profile can contain various elements (i.e., fields), including but not limited to plaintiff lawyer ID, contributing party, defense lawyer ID, defense lawyer's name, plaintiff lawyer's name, style of case, expertise area, notes, state code, type of document (deposition and leads, brief and pleading) legal forms, seminar papers, verdicts, third party resources, search-ability of document, authorization flags, originator, etc. Among other things, this document profile aids users in locating the particular document and aids the system 55 in managing the document.
Referring now to
After the query is received by the system, the query is parsed (step 410) into search terms and operators (and, or, etc.). The search terms and any relevant operators are then used to perform a search (step 415) of the records stored in the system. If the user previously selected a particular database, the search can be limited to run in only that database—thereby preserving processing resources.
Assuming that the search returns matching records, these matching records, or at least summaries thereof, are displayed (step 420) for the user to browse. In one embodiment, the user can select (step 425) a particular record from the displayed record summaries. The user can then be prompted for payment information or if the user has an account, payment can be automatically processed (step 430). The selected document is then made available (step 435) to the user through, for example, email, fax, download, etc. Moreover, the records associated with the purchased documents can be updated to reflect that the particular document was purchased and by whom it was purchased. The party that contributed the document (i.e., the document owner) can review this information at any time.
Additionally, the purchasing user's account may be altered to indicate that the particular document was purchased. If the user selects the document again, the users account can be checked to see that the document was already purchased, and the user can download/view the document again for free.
In one embodiment, the user's query that is received by the system is indexed (step 440), associated (step 445) with the particular user and stored (step 450). These queries can be searched in much the same fashion as the primary information. For example, queries could be searched by particular terms, originating users, date of query, etc. Thus, a user can search or even browse his own queries or, in one embodiment, the queries of other users.
In yet another embodiment, documents are not received from individual users but rather from outside services that catalog and store information. That is, documents may be collected by an outside service and provided in bulk for processing by the system. The process for managing the documents once received, however, is generally the same as if the documents are received from individual users or outside services.
Referring now to
In one embodiment, verdict summaries are received from an outside service that is responsible for reviewing cases and writing the summaries. When verdict summaries are received from such an outside source, they can be indexed and stored as if they were received from an individual user.
Now referring to
In one embodiment, the user can simultaneously view a short blurb about numerous verdict summaries. In another embodiment, the user can view more detailed or even the entire verdict summary and merely scroll through the various summaries. For example, a first verdict summary (or portion thereof) can be displayed (step 610). The next verdict summary then can be displayed (step 615) responsive to a user input such as by depressing the "down arrow" key. This process is repeated until a particular verdict is selected (branch 625) and displayed for the users (step 630). The verdict summary also can be provided to the user through email, downloading, etc.
In addition to browsing the verdict summaries, a user can search the summaries (branch 635). For example, the user can enter a free-form search or a field search, e.g., type of case, that is received (step 640) by the system 55 (shown in FIG. 1). The system 55 searches (step 645) the verdict summaries according to the type of query received and returns (step 650) any matching verdict summaries. The user can then browse the summaries and select any that are of interest. The selected verdict summaries then are made available to the user (step 655).
Referring now to
In operation, a user must initially select whether to add a record (branch 705) or to search existing records (branch 710). If the user selects to search a record (branch 710), the user can be prompted to select a particular type of record (received by the system 55 at step 715) (shown in FIG. 1). Next, the user can either browse all individual entries within the selected type of record or enter (step 720) a query to locate particular entries. When a query is entered, the system will parse the query and search (step 725) the appropriate records accordingly. Moreover, the user can select a particular entry and respond (step 705) with comments or information.
Alternatively, if the user selects to add a record (step 735), the user can be first prompted to identify the type of lead (received in step 740). Next, the user transmits and the system 55 receives (step 745) the specific lead information. In one embodiment, the lead is indexed and stored (step 750) so that it can be searched or browsed in the future.
Referring now to
In addition to searching previously presented queries, the "Private File Area" presents users with the ability to view and reacquire documents previously purchased. For example, the user can select (branch 825) to view a list of documents that he previously purchased. The system will then present (step 830) that list and wait for the user to select a particular document. Upon selection (step 835), the document is provided (step 840) to the user—possibly at no fee or at a discounted fee.
Referring now to
Based on the foregoing, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention advantageously provides a relational database system and associated method for managing various information objects useful to legal professionals. The relational database of the present invention provides the facility for inexpensively exchanging documents and at the same time, the ownership of such documents is maintained and monitored, for the purpose of calculating royalties, etc.
Although certain preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated in the accompanying Drawings and described in the foregoing Description, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed, but is capable of numerous rearrangements, modifications and substitutions without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth and described herein above. Moreover, one skilled in the art can understand that any combination of the above described features can be used to create a device within the spirit of the invention.
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|Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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Hypothetical Question: In 2000 defendant gives plaintiff a mortgage . In 2008 the plaintiff files foreclosure. In his answer, Defendant sets up an affirmative defense of fraud in the inducement claiming that plaintiff got the mortgage by false promises . Preesume that statute of limitations for civil fraud is 3 years. I got this advice and want to check to see if it is correct: I am told that the statute of limitation applies to a plaintiff who pleads it in his complaint affirmatively but does not apply to an affirmative defense raised by a defendant in it's answer.. The statute of limitations only applies to plaintiff's who sue based on a claim of fraud. Also, in my state, as is the case in most other places, fraud pled by a plaintiff must be pled with specificity. The advice I am getting says that when a defendant raises fraud as an affirmative defense, there is no specificity requirement.
My question:
1. Please comment on the foregoing, i.e. Is the advice I am getting right or wrong ?
2. I would like the name of a legal textbook that has a section on this subject
Very helpful Thanks very much.. Much apprecaited.
PS: I originally had this questioned answer and wanted afollow up after I hit ACCEPT. I sent another to the same lawyer had to give $15 (already sent $45). I guess you inadvertently read my follow-up to him and asked for the complete question/inquiry.
I am new to this system and I would have entered in the full $45 for another full opinion/reply. Sorry!!! No insult/disrespect to you intended for $15. You had a great answer.


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Actress Nicola Peltz has laughed off speculation she wants to follow fellow teen star Miley Cyrus into the music industry after appearing in the promo for her hit single "7 Things". The "Last Airbender" star, 15, landed a brief cameo in Cyrus' 2008 video but she insists she has no plans to embark on a pop career - because she can't hold a tune.
She tells WENN.com, "I can't sing for my life! I wish I could sing. I can dance but I can't sing. But I loved doing the video. Brett Ratner is such an amazing director and it's great to work with him.... He's really nice."
Before playing in "The Last Airbender", Nicola Peltz has appeared in 2006 "Deck the Halls" and 2008 "Harold".


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Watching several hours of evidence on Parliament TV of the Banking Commission Enquiry into the collapse of HBOS, doesn't sound like the best use of time on a Wednesday evening but, luckily, the testimony drawn out of bank's former executives by Torquemada-like MP Andrew Tyrie, and an imposing host of the British Establishment (the Archbishop of Canterbury, a former-head of the civil service, a former-Chancellor of the Exchequer and several very senior MPs) was as weirdly compelling as Masterchef: The Professionals.
The particular chefs involved in HBOS' souffle collapse were former executives, Sir James Crosby, Andy Hornby, now of Coral, and fomer-chairman Lord Stevenson. All were politely contrite before the Commission but seemed to try and use the occassion to relate a common mantra that it was a failure to foresee the Credit Crunch that did for the bank. In this analysis, the whole episode was almost a case of simple bad luck, or as Lord Stevenson put it to general astonishment: "The board missed a trick," though to be fair he did apologise for an ill-considered remark (his overall performance was particularly poor and he was branded at the end as "evasive, repetitive and unrealistic".)
After intense questioning, particularly from Andrew Tyrie, the executives finally admitted that "incompetent" lending in the corporate banking division, under the leadership of the now disgraced Peter Cummins, combined with a reliance on wholesale markets that was bigger than all the other banks put together, was what ultimately destroyed HBOS.
Some of the exchanges were tense. Sir James Crosby was asked nine times about the incompetence of HBOS' corporate lending before finally giving up:
Andrew Tyrie: "It was incompentent lending that brought this bank down? Correct or not"
Sir James Crosby: "Correct."
The figures the Commission compiled were damning of the bank's executive competence. HBOS managed to run up impairments on its loan book of 10 per cent - impairments at the next worst bank, the equally hapless RBS, were less than 5 per cent - and the average impairment in the sector as a result of the crisis was between 3 and 4 per cent. In addition, the corporate division somehow managed to lose more than £3bn in Australia, an economy that had comprehensively swerved the global recession in 2008-2009.
As shocking as the evidence is, the main function of the Banking Commission is to make recommendations to stop a situation like HBOS happening again, so the conclusions from this round of testimony could have very far-reaching consequences for the retail banking industry.
The Commission might highlight the following problems that need attention:
1) Focus on managing risk rather than process:
HBOS was not short of risk management, up to 15 people were responsible for reporting it, but poor personal relationships and a lack of representation at board level - not even the Treasurer was on the management committee - meant communications broke down in a dash for growth.
Possible solution: Get rid of "computer says no" style banking and make frontline managers responsible for setting risk.
2) Different styles of banking don't mix.
There wasn't much corporate banking experience at the very top of HBOS, most executives were retail specialists, and a complete lack of understanding between the two halves of the group seems to have been the norm. To complicate matters further, there were insurance and vehicle leasing businesses clogging the risk assessments.
Solution: Separate retail mortage banks from commercial/corporate lenders.
3) Never assume that conditions will remain the same.
HBOS executives seemed to take the sunniest possible view of global economic conditions when embarking on their lending spree. Andy Hornby said the bank had stress tested for a major recession once every 25 years, which was clearly over-optimistic given that we've endured 3 such slumps in 20 years.
Solution: Always plan for disaster, as the new Archbishop of Canterbury said at the hearing.
4) Minimum capital requirements and maximum asset growth limits should be the norm.
Solution: We are already in the process of introducing this as regulators get to work.
5) End the obsession with return on capital
The main criticism of HBOS is that its massive asset increase was clearly an attempt to boost its return on capital (ROC) ratio - most banks aim for 15 per cent. The problem with this is that the more assets you pile up, the greater the paper ROC, which is fine as long as you can fund the resultingly bloated balance.
Solution: Return of assets should be used to measure success as this prevents banks from inflating their balance sheets and focuses instead on the success of the individual use of capital.
Whether banks will ever again match their pre-crunch profits is a moot point, but we all might sleep more easily if these recommendations are carried out.


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May Day is the twenty-second episode of the sixth season of ER, and the one hundred thirty-sixth episode overall.
Guest Stars: Emily Bergl (Gloria Milton), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Stewart McLennan (Mr. Tanner), Ellen Crawford (Lydia), Troy Evans (Frank), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Conni Marie Brazelton (Conni), Laura Ceron (Chuny), Deezer D. (Malik), Lily Mariye (Lily), Kristin Minter (Randi), Paul O'Brien (Kicking Patient), Kyle Sullivan (Nicholas Rosato), Don Took (Mr. Rosato), Gedde Watanabe (Yosh), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Monte Russell (Zadro), Alvin Alvarez (Daniel), Michelle Bonilla (Harms), Chris Butler (Cop), Greg Goggins (Screaming Man), Mary Heiss (Mary), Michael Johnson (Gunman), RonReaco Lee (Davis), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Eric Payne (Billy Wilder), Mario Soto (SWAT Guy), Meg Thalken (McManus), Emily Wagner (Pickman)


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NEW images have been released of a man police want to speak to after buildings in Blackburn were sprayed with 'Free Palestine' graffiti.
Buildings targeted last week included Blackburn Magistrates' Court, the Citizens' Advice Bureau, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Blackburn Town Hall.
The vandals spelled 'Palestine' wrong in their graffiti.
A group of girls initially sought by police, who were believed to have witnessed the incidents, have been traced and assisted detectives with their inquiries.
A new image of man spraying graffiti has now been released.
DS Eric Halford from Blackburn CID said: "We are very keen to trace who was responsible for what we are treating as criminal damage.
"If anybody recognises the man pictured in the CCTV images I would urge them to contact us.
"Similarly, we believe that the man was on foot so if anyone saw a man walking around Blackburn town centre between 9pm and 10pm wearing a black jacket with a hood up and baggy white or cream trousers please get in touch with us."
The graffiti was removed by Blackburn with Darwen Council a considerable cost.
The vandals were roundly condemned by councillors, Palestine campaigners and Blackburn MP Jack Straw.
Mr Straw said: "This is really stupid and completely counterproductive. What this does is alienate members of the public and cost the borough a lot of money."
And a spokesman for Drive for Justice, which campaigns about Gaza, said: "We strongly condemn the actions of those who daubed graffiti on the walls of Blackburn Town Hall and other locations in the town centre."
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David Berona's Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels, won first place in the category of Special Trade/Adult Graphic Novel at the New York Book Show March 24. Berona, a longtime aficionado of wordless books, said he was very pleased with the award.
"I was so honored to learn that my book chosen as a winner in this show," Berona said. "To learn on the night of the show that it was awarded the First Place Book in the Adult Graphic Novel category among so many other fine books was even more exciting. This award shows that the early wordless books and woodcut novels that I have studied for many years are finally being respected for their social message and admired for their visual impact."
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"Wordless books" were stories from the early part of the twentieth century told in black and white woodcuts, imaginatively authored without any text. Although woodcut novels have their roots spreading back through the history of graphic arts, including block books and playing cards, it was not until the early part of the twentieth century that they were conceived and published. Despite its short-lived popularity, the woodcut novel had an important impact on the development of comic art, particularly contemporary graphic novels with a focus on adult themes. Beronä's Wordless Books: The Original Graphic Novels, is a work of important significance in the burgeoning field of comics and comics history. A French edition of Beronä's book was published this month by Editions de La Martiniere.
Judges comments on Berona's book said, "Three part "torn" binding is very unusual and interesting. Typography is beautiful and appropriate. Layout and composition is very elegant. Tints are very even. Paper choices are excellent. Shows a great respect for the graphic novel genre."
The New York Book Show features books selected from more than 900 entries from book publishers and printers, large and small, throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. This year's selections came from the largest pool of entrants ever and included 40 first-time contributors. The New York Book Show is sponsored by the Bookbinders' Guild of New York. excellence in book production and design. Eric I. Schwartz, President of the New York Bookbinders' Guild, asserts that designing and publishing books is an art that has been practiced, and appreciated, for centuries.
"Each year the New York Book Show is a demonstration of the care and creativity of the producers of great books, from the type on the page,to the paper they are printed on, to the ideas they represent," said Schwartz. "It is an affirmation of the vitality of a technology first invented in the 1450s and a celebration of the multifarious permutations of the book within the community that has the greatest stake in its continued success."
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Joy Behar, who can not get the United States Constitution straight yet still claims to be smarter than the average American, considers talk show king Rush Limbaugh a "joke." On the September 18 edition, discussing the impact comedians can play on the presidential election, Behar cited her ideological companion Keith Olbermann frequently referring to Rush Limbaugh as a "comedian" noting that he holds influence among conservative voters. When Whoopi Goldberg disputed Behar's assessment that Limbaugh is a comedian, Behar conceded "okay, he's not a comic. He's a joke."
The conversation then moved on to the news of Sarah Palin's e-mail hacking. To their credit, all of the co-hosts expressed horror that someone would do such an act. However, Joy, after earlier mocking Palin's intelligence, asserted that authorities can not trace the hacker's e-mail and "it's completely anonymous." Has she ever heard of an IP address?
At the top of the show, Whoopi Goldberg announced that former President Bill Clinton will appear on "The View" Monday. Joy giddily exclaimed "that is one politician I can embrace."
The transcript follows.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: And I wanted to let you know that on Monday, a very special guest is going to be here for the very first time, former President Bill Clinton will be on "The View" this Monday [applause] September 22.
JOY BEHAR: That, that is one politician I can embrace.
ELISABETH HASSELBECK: And Sarah Palin is here with us today, see?
SHERRI SHEPHERD: You are so funny.
HASSELBECK: I think so.
SHEPHERD: No, the hair girl Livette.
HASSELBECK: I like it.
SHEPHERD: Her hair is just like that. And I said I wanted my hair to be just like hers.
HASSELBECK: It's adorable.
BEHAR: Like Livette or like Sarah? Because you look like a black Sarah.
SHEPHERD: I was actually going for the Audrey Hepburn.
BEHAR: Audrey Hepburn?
SHEPHERD: Yes.
HASSELBECK: Another one of my favorite women.
GOLDBERG: With those glasses?
SHEPHERD: I like it with the glasses because it's kind of studious because I'm really trying to learn about these politics and who I'm supposed to vote for and where I'm-
BEHAR: Oh, oh, so you're imitating Sarah, who's also trying to learn.
BEHAR: Just one point, the comedian point, yesterday I was watching Keith Olbermann, and he was, he kept referring to- they laugh when you say his name- they kept referring to Rush Limbaugh as a comedian.
SHEPHERD: Really?
BEHAR: Now Rush Limbaugh, who I don't think he's funny in the least, but that's my opinion. I mean, I would give it to him if he was funny even though I disagree with him on everything. They call him a comedian, but he is highly influential to the conservative base of the Republican party.
SHEPHERD: So why would they say-
BEHAR: Because he features himself as quite amusing, you know.
HASSELBECK: He's not a comedian.
SHEPHERD: But you have somebody like Jon Stewart, who, you know, he does a lot of comedy on, you know, on the politics and people listen to him.
BEHAR: Yeah, but I'm just saying, to slightly disagree with you, Keith Olbermann would say he is influential on the right.
GOLDBERG: He is influential, but he's not a comic.
HASSELBECK: He's not a comedian.
GOLDBERG: You're not going to go see Rush at, you know, Foxwoods. You're not going to go see Rush at any of the clubs that you and I frequent.
BEHAR: I know, but you're not going to see Tina Fey there either. She's a comedic actress.
GOLDBERG: Yes, but he is not a comic. Rush Limbaugh is not a comic. He has never performed a comedy. He has not gone out, he has not worked on a comedic show. He's not a comedic act.
BEHAR: Okay, he's not a comic. He's a joke.
GOLDBERG: Thank you.
SHEPHERD: Thank you. There's a big difference.
GOLDBERG: But I'll tell you something that Sarah Palin is not laughing at. Hackers broke into her personal e-mail accounts that she uses for official business as governor of Alaska. I mean, you know how I feel about e-mails and all of that stuff. I say as soon as you get an account, suddenly everybody has access to your stuff if they know how to break in. You know, and this goes for right, left, center, back, front, it doesn't matter.
SHEPHERD: You know what's so hard is in this age everybody uses e-mail. Look, I don't even answer my phone. You can only get me through e-mail. And that's very scary to think that somebody can pull my e-mail.
HASSELBECK: Number one, it's illegal. It's illegal to get them, hack in and then print them anywhere. So it's, it's illegal. It's a federal offense and then you also-
GOLDBERG: It doesn't matter.
HASSELBECK: It's, it's just such a violation and an attack on her privacy.
GOLDBERG: Anybody, not just her. This happened, this happened with McCain. This has happened with- this has happened with everybody. And we have lost-
HASSELBECK: Paris Hilton?
GOLDBERG: Yes! Yes!
BEHAR: Isn't it also hard to prosecute? You don't even know who's doing it. I mean, when you think back to Watergate, they had to break in. They had to get the lock. They had a big, you know, do it with the flashlight. It's in the night.
GOLDBERG: Oh the good old days.
BEHAR: It brought down Nixon. They can't do that anymore. It's really anonymous.


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- Roshni Enterprise Roshni Developers is a company which has a stronghold exclusively in the land development sector of modern-day industrial India. The company offers consumers a variety of options as regards to pleasurable living in this ever-growing world. Roshni Developers have sufficient expertise in farm house plotting, development of apartment complexes, row houses, and also have a grip over construction related activities which are affiliated with present day engineering.
- EON Meditech Pvt. Ltd EON Meditech Pvt. Ltd is the brainchild of a team of young engineers. These enterprising gentlemen had a unique ambition to become entrepreneurs and also help the society at the same time. With the help of their engineering acumen and appropriate support from other experts in various bio-medical fields, the foundation of EON Meditech Pvt. Ltd was laid. The company primarily develops Medical Implants and Biomedical Instruments keeping in mind the affordability of the end users. Over time the ingenuous team at EON Meditech Pvt. Ltd (Aka EONITES) has developed an range of products which are of international standards in terms of quality and minimal cost.
- Hi-Tech Residency Hitech systems started importing domestic as well as commercial Reverse Osmosis based mineral water plants from USA in 1995. It also began to sell, install, and maintain these systems in the Indian local market. We have the coveted reputation of being the pioneers in introducing reverse osmosis based water purification systems in India. An evergrowing demand for pure drinking water, quality of our product and prompt after sales service took us to incorporate a private limited company and in 1999 Hitech Sweet Water Technologies Pvt. Ltd. was formed.
- Shipra Enterprise Shipra Enterprise is one of the Khandwalla Group of companies which was established in 1988 to promote and educate persons involved in construction industry of South Gujarat for the use of Construction Chemicals. The beginning started with very low acceptance but now as the leading distributors for various construction aids representing different leading companies for South Gujarat.
- STAR METAL FORMS PVT. LTD. Star Metal Forms Pvt. Ltd. has a proud history as a premier door producer, crafting distinctively designed doors since 1965. Over the course of more than four decades, we have earned an unrivaled reputation for our finely crafted, modern designs, classic patterns and traditional rustic styles.
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CARROLLWOOD — Lynda Ayre, a hardworking Englishwoman with a penchant for letter writing, estimates she has spent almost $160,000 to live here, in the land of the free.
And she still might not get to stay.
Ayre, 62, is in the midst of an international dispute of sorts. Although it's lacking in intrigue, it's high on headaches. Her visa, which allows her to live and work in the United States, has been denied.
Ayre and her husband, Brian, have been visiting America for 20 years. For most of that time, they were tourists who stayed in six-month stints. But as they began looking toward retirement, they thought about making it home.
"We decided it was a wonderful country. You sort of speak English — not the Queen's English, but you can understand it. And the food's edible," she says in her spitfire Brit's way. "It's like living in paradise. The sun shines every day."
In 2001, they opened a bank account.
In 2003, they bought a house in Key Vista in Holiday.
When they came back in 2004, they ended up extending their stay while Brian, a civil engineer, looked for a job. But even though he got offers, it was virtually impossible to find an employer willing to take on all the red tape of sponsoring a foreign worker.
So they went home and decided their best bet was to buy a business.
Ayre is now the owner of Salon Silk, a hair salon on Dale Mabry Highway she bought for $150,000. She has no background in hairstyling but liked the idea of interacting with customers.
"I just thought it would be a sociable kind of business to buy," she said. "And I'm a complete nutcase about my hair. It's a different color every week."
She frequently puts in 12-hour days, doing payroll, running laundry, staffing the front desk and cleaning. She's always looking to hire new stylists.
"I love it," she said. "But you know, it's hard work and I'm 62 years old. I'm not afraid of hard work."
And that, perhaps, is her biggest frustration with her visa problem.
"I don't get anything from the government," she said, "and I don't expect it."
She applied for and received an investment visa when she bought the salon in 2006. Combined with the cost of setting up the salon corporation, it all cost $5,000. In December, it was time to renew.
But the weeks ticked by, and her attorney in Orlando didn't return the paperwork to her until one day before the due date. It turned out he had a sick relative and had to leave the country.
Ayre mailed the paperwork — late — to a U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service office in California, along with $1,620 in application and processing fees — and was denied.
She regrouped and within a few weeks mailed an appeal called a motion for reconsideration, along with another $585 in fees.
Denied again.
"They said the excuse we used or the reason we gave wasn't extreme enough," she said.
The money, by the way, was not refunded.
And in between the two denials, she started writing letters.
Two to President Barack Obama.
Two to Vice President Joe Biden.
One to Hillary Clinton.
One to former President Bill Clinton.
One to former Vice President Al Gore. (He replied that he was no longer in government and encouraged her to contact a local elected official.)
She also wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. And she called the White House.
That's on top of contacting media heavyweights like Bill O'Reilly, Diane Sawyer and Anderson Cooper.
She has not gotten very far.
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis' office made an inquiry on her behalf to the immigration service. His spokesman said they were still awaiting an answer.
State Rep. Peter Nehr, whose mother is a friend of Ayre's, wrote a letter to help plead her case to the immigration service. He called her an asset to the community whose business provides jobs for Floridians.
"She is law-abiding and expects nothing for free," Nehr wrote.
Federal privacy laws prevent officials from talking about an individual case. But Ana Santiago, spokeswoman for the immigration service in Miami, said visas are frequently denied when the deadline isn't met. Appeals come to down each case's merits.
"They're individually considered," Santiago said. "There's not a blanket position made on certain types of cases."
The money Ayre has paid out is just a cost she will have to bear.
"We have to process that application whether that application is approved or denied," Santiago said. "Processing that application has a cost."
For now, Ayre keeps trying to bring attention to her case, hoping her American dream isn't over.
"I've gone from being legal to being illegal, and that breaks my heart," she said. "I could have done that 20 years ago. I could have walked in with a suitcase and just disappeared."
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The Knesset has approved a bill postponing elections to the Chief Rabbinate for "up to nine months." The measure extended the five-year terms of the incumbent Ashkenazic and Sephardic Chief Rabbis and the Chief Rabbinate Council, which expired Oct. 15, for the additional period. The original bill, calling for a one-year extension, was modified by the Knesset's Law Committee.
The Chief Rabbinate came under scathing criticism from Labor Alignment MK Haim Zadok who was Minister of Justice in the Rabin government and served briefly as acting Minister of Religious Affairs after the National Religious Party was ousted from the Labor coalition last year. He charged that the constant feuding between Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, brought the rabbinate into disrepute and mode it a "symbol of ridicule and disgust among the people."
Zadok said the Goren-Yosef disputes had paralyzed the work of the Chief Rabbinate and caused delays and disorganization within the rabbinical court system. Another Labor MK, former Police Minister Shlomo Hillel, suggested that the draft bill be referred to the environmental quality committee instead of the law committee.
Meanwhile, the contretemps between Goren and Yosef caused the postponement of elections to the Jerusalem Chief Rabbinate. Likud and NRP factions in the town council requested the delay while they try to find a candidate to run against Rabbi Bazalel Zolti for the office of Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem.
Zolti, who has been on bad terms with Goren for many years, is supported by the Labor members of the town council as well as by the ultra-Orthodox Aguda and Poale Aguda factions. He is also strongly backed by Yosef, apparently because he has been a prime mover in opposition to Goren in Orthodox circles. His election is considered a foregone conclusion.
Seven candidates have entered the race for Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. The favorite is not an Israeli but Rabbi Shalom Mashash of Morocco. He has the support of both Yosef and Goren on condition that he immigrates to Israel immediately.


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Panama Canal - Norwegain Star 1/1/11: Norwegian Star Cruise Review by ashnbart
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Panama Canal - Norwegain Star 1/1/11
Destination: Panama Canal & Central America
Embarkation: Los Angeles
We are family of 4 with 2 daughters aged 5 and 7. We have previously cruised Alaska with Carnival , as well as the Baltic's with NCL.
This year we sailed the panama Canal and decided to go for a family suite (AJ). What a great decision that was. The suite seemed about 4 times bigger than the oceanview room we had last time with NCL. One of the issues reported with the Star was there was not enough public spaces to relax in, if you have a suite you don't need any. The suite had an excellent bathroom, with a separate shower and bath, as well as 2 sinks. The room could be divided into 4 separate rooms if you so desired, by curtains and moveable walls, but I would not recommend any more than 4 people in the room. The room had a flat screen TV, coffee maker, dining table, lounge area and plenty of storage.
Suite perks - Due to an issue with our transfer we arrived late for check-in so we waited well over an hour, but once we got to More the front we were escorted onto the boat and to our cabin by our butler as VIP guests. Further, there was no need to line up for the tender at Cabo San Lucas or for disembarkation as you were provided priority pass. We also enjoyed canapEs delivered daily by our butler, the coffee machine and breakfast and lunch privileges at Cagney's.
Dining - Breakfast and Lunch - One of the joys of having a suite meant that you were able to dine at Cagney's for breakfast and lunch. The food and service here were a credit to NCL. They spoilt the girls and had some hot chocolate and strawberries ready soon after we arrived and lunch time selections were delicious (probably the reason I put on so much weight).
Dinner - We tried 3 of the specialty restaurants, Le Bistro, Asian Fusion and the Mexican. Service was exceptional at each of these and the food plentiful and delicious, highlighted by the chocolate fondue. The service and food in the NCL main dining room was OK. Potentially this is due to the freestyle dining and prepaid tips. Most nights we found something we wanted to eat, and they generally treated the girls very well.
Entertainment - Day - we generally kept ourselves amused reading and lying by the pool due to the beautiful weather. The pools were heated to around 28 degrees. Large pool was salt water, kids pool fresh. Both pools has slides which were very popular. Tried trivia a couple of times, and joined in at the Sports bar to watch some of the football. There were a number of tournaments and sales pitches going on but we avoided them. Film on the making on the Panama Canal compulsory viewing.
Night -Watched a number of shows on the cruise (and they were very well attended so you had to get there early to get a seat). Found the majority of them to be very entertaining. The comedian and magic shows were excellent, the musical shows we watched were good, only the ventriloquist left a bit to be desired. All shows were about 1 hour in length. Casino provided plenty of opportunities to invest if you so desired and I learnt a few new games, that said, I still don't get craps!
Kids Club - We found that there were positives and negatives with the kids club. Positives - NCL kids club are open all evening, this meant that we were able to feed them in the kids cafe (a wonderful thing, the seating for just families), and dropped them to kids club while we had dinner in peace. There were only 70 kids on this cruise (up to 12yo) and only half used Kid's club so they got very good attention. Previous cruise had over 800 kids! Kids loved the kids club, and especially the 7yo never wanted to come home at night! Negatives - there was little educational content on NCL. For example, we thought that they may have taken the opportunity to teach a little Spanish. NCL charge for kids on Port days, and although we reiterated at least 4 times, the one day where we used them on a port day (Guatemala) no-one was there. We were trying to get to our shore excursion, which was leaving, and had major problems with reception getting them to understand. We eventually had to leave the girls at reception until the Kids club picked them up. They were very apologetic later and only charged us half, but we were not happy.
All the kids on the cruise were well-behaved but noticed a number of oldies not happy with their presence.
We loved the ports and enjoyed our seadays. See individual port reviews for further information. The cruise was great! Less
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PORTLAND, Maine — Jean Hoffman, president and CEO of Putney, Inc., will launch the University of New England's (UNE) College of Pharmacy Awards and Honors program with a keynote address that highlights the important role that the entrepreneurial spirit plays in achieving the American dream.
Hoffman has more than 30 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has launched two successful companies.
The Awards and Honors Ceremony recognizes outstanding students and faculty members in the College of Pharmacy who have gone above and beyond in categories such as academics, professionalism, leadership and community service. Recipients of the awards and scholarships are not notified prior to the event, adding an element of excitement to the annual awards ceremony.
Gayle A. Brazeau, Ph.D., professor and dean of the UNE College of Pharmacy, says she is eager for Hoffman to address the students and faculty of the College of Pharmacy because Hoffman embodies the key characteristics that the school instills in its student pharmacists.
"Specifically, her passion and commitment to others, the importance of serving our community, the necessity of using sound evidence in decision making and the value of intellectual curiosity," says Brazeau in a press release.
This year's Awards and Honors Ceremony will be held at from 5 to 7 p.m. April 25, at the UNE College of Pharmacy campus in Portland. Brazeau notes that 2013 marks a university milestone — the first group of Doctor of Pharmacy students will be graduating this May.
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Cynthia Kadohata's Weedflower
Book review by Anita Lock
Ages 12-18
Special Teen Has a Gift for Growing Flowers
What if you suddenly found yourself orphaned?
What if government officials came to your door and forced you out of your home?
What if you were forced to live somewhere in crowded, unkempt conditions?
How would you feel?
It is possible that you have experienced some of these things, but the ordinary teenager has not. One can only imagine how a twelve-year-old Japanese-American girl would feel, let alone survive, under these circumstances during World War II. Let me tell you about Sumiko.
Review: Weedflower by Cynthia Dadohata
It is not clear in the narrative as to when or where it happened, but it did: a fatal car accident leaves a dad and mom dead and two children orphaned, namely Sumiko and her little brother, Tak-Tak.
Sumiko, who is now looking out for her brother, is overwhelmed and very fearful that they will end up in an orphanage.
They are fortunate, though, because relatives who live and work on a flower farm in California take them in. Both get involved in farm chores, and over time, Sumiko becomes skilled at the trade. There isn't a day that goes by that she doesn't miss her parents; however, her uncle says that she has gifted hands for growing flowers and, most importantly, identifying the best carnations that will sell at the town market.
Knowing that she has this special ability to grow weedflowers (flowers
grown in a field instead of a greenhouse), builds her self-esteem; her
hopes are high that she'll own a flower shop someday.
But this is a different time period and Sumiko's life is about to change significantly.
The year is 1941, a war is raging in Europe, and many Americans have become leery of Japanese-Americans because of Japan's alliance with Hitler. On December 7th the Japanese drop bombs on Pearl Harbor, and before the month ends, the American government forces Sumiko and her relatives to leave their farm and relocate to internment camps.
While her uncle and grandfather are taken to North Dakota, Sumiko, Tak-Tak, and the remainder of her relatives are sent to Arizona.
Carrying minimal belongings, Sumiko brings the only remembrance of the farm that she has: her grandfather's special collection of flower seeds. One can only wonder if Sumiko experiences déjà vu, feeling like an orphan as she leaves the place where she belongs, only to adjust to a deplorable camp (inundated with periodic dust storms) as her new home.
Sumiko finds it difficult to develop friendships until she meets Mr. Moto, an industrious and knowledgeable old man who decides to build a pond garden. A ray of hope crosses Sumiko's face when she remembers her uncle's words of praise and seizes an opportunity to convince Mr. Moto that flowers would be a nice addition to his garden.
In no time, Sumiko puts her gifted hands to work planting grandfather's precious strain.
When she is not tending to her garden, Sumiko looks for times of solitude in the bean fields, which are located at the edge of camp. It is during one of these moments that she encounters Frank, a Mohave Indian, who lives outside of the camp. Frank shares how bitter his people are over the American government carving up their reservation for the camp.
When Sumiko mentions what the government did to her people, they realize how much they have in common and soon become friends.
Now with friends and a garden to tend, life in the camp doesn't seem so bad; however, the American government changes the rules, permitting internees to find jobs outside of the camp. Her aunt has an opportunity to work in Chicago and Sumiko and Tak-Tak are given the option to come. But Sumiko has reservations about leaving the camp.
Will leaving actually offer her and Tak-Tak a better life - even having her own flower shop someday? She has gifted hands, after all, so she knows that there is hope.
Review: Weedflower by Cynthia Dadohata
Newbery Award-winning author, Kadohata, masterfully weaves a story and character development that provides readers with a small glimpse of life during a very disturbing part of American history. Though a work of fiction, Weedflower is loosely based on the internment of Japanese Americans in the Colorado River Relocation Center during World War II. Literature on this topic is sparse, and I am grateful to the author who saw it apt not only to educate our youth, but also to remember and honor those who have suffered at the hands of injustice.
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Tampa, Fla. (July 2, 2008) – The New York Yankees of the American League signed former Saint Leo University baseball player Yunior Tabares (Tampa, Fla.) to a free agent contract on June 20, 2008. The outfielder/first baseman has been assigned to Tampa of the Gulf Coast Rookie League.
Tabares played two years for the Lions. He finished his senior year with a .330 batting average and was the lone player to start all 52 games. He had 63 hits, scored 51 runs, collected 15 doubles, one triple and clubbed 11 home runs. He drew 22 walks. The International Business major, who graduated in May, had 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games.
Two of his top performances of the 2008 season included games against Florida Tech on February 2 and Wayne State on March 12. He was three-for-three with a double, a solo home run and two runs scored against the Panthers, while in the Wayne State game he went three-for-five, including two home runs and five runs batted in.
Tabares was named Sunshine State Conference player-of-the-week twice during the 2008 season.
After transferring from Hillsborough Community College, following his sophomore season, the 6-foot-5, 210-pounder batted .286 his junior season with six home runs and 21 runs batted in. He had 10 multi-hit games, including one game with four hits.
While at HCC, he was named the most improved player as a freshman, the team's defensive player-of-the-year as a sophomore and was selected All-Conference as a sophomore.


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The rumour mill has gone into overdrive now that Bruce is back behind his desk and Davies is the latest player to be linked with a move to the KC Stadium.
Birmingham will struggle to keep hold of the former Aston Villa defender due to the club's precarious financial situation and a £3million offer would be enough to secure a deal.
Norwich, who are managed by former Blues boss Chris Hughton, are also keen, so Bruce will face competition for the defender's signature should he pursue a deal.
Defence is an area that Bruce is keen to strengthen with proven Premier League players and Wigan's Maynor Figueroa, who is available on a free transfer, also remains a target.


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Based on the idea that Trelawney is most likely her married name, it is quite possible that Cassandra Trelawney is the same person as Cassandra Vablatsky. Monkey-_ 14:30, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
- No it isn't. Cassandra was implied to be dead in 1995, when Vablatsky died in '97. -- SaXon 14:53, June 11, 2011 (UTC)
- If it is implied then it may not be the case, so my point still stands that they could possibly be the same person. Regarding Vablatskys death in '97, the chocolate frog cards were from the game Chamber of Secrets set in '92. This makes it a likelihood that Vablatsky predicted her death to come in '97, and somehow it came to be included on her card. As we know, divination and seeing the future in Harry Potter is a branch of magic that is seen as unreliable, so she may have predicted incorrectly and died in '95 or earlier.
- The other possibility for Vablatsky and Trelawney being the same person, is that Vablatsky is obviously a famous witch because she has a card. Trelawney too was well-known as Dumbledore hired Sybill Trelawney based on her grandmothers reputation. Monkey-_ 21:28, June 12, 2011 (UTC)


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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
This is Not A Drill
Weirdest "please allow" note I have ever had to write:
Dear Other School-down-the-road:
Please allow Jenny to use your washrooms. Our school (up the road) is currently on fire and we are unable to enter the building.
Scattered Mom
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Incidentally, nobody was hurt and the building not heavily damaged, but after standing outside for approximately two hours with no coat in the cold, my hands and toes are numb and I think I need a drink.
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UGers interested in meeting DW while he is in the UK for the UFC on FuelTV Live in London event (2/16) are welcome to attend a meet and greet he's going to do, thanks to fellow UGer El Toro UK:)
DW says he's feeling pretty good since his surgery so he hasn't put a cap on the group size yet but to give him an idea how many folks we're talking about, please sign this thread and state how many will be in your posse.
In addition to signing the thread we'll need you to private message El Toro UK the following details by 1pm on Tuesday 12th:
The number of people in your group:
For those UK UGers unable to attend the meet and greet feel free to PM El Toro UK directly with your questions or post them on this thread and he will do his best to put them to DW.
El Toro UK will be the point of contact between the group and Zuffa. He will notify each of you with the exact date, time and location about 24 hours in advance but right now, I'm 99.9% sure it will be at the arena following the weigh in.
In addition to the Friday February 15th weigh-ins @ Wembley Arena and DW's UG Meet and Greet there are some other things going on in the same vicinity that you might want to check out. This list will be updated accordingly:
- Autograph signing with Brad Pickett, Ross Pearson, Francis Carmont and new girl octagon Carly Baker at 1pm
- Michael Bisping Q&A for UFC Fight Club Members starts at 2pm
- Doors open for weigh-ins at 3pm- fighters hit the scales at 4pm (free to the public, no ticket required)
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If you are looking for healthy ways to alleviate stress, taking up a sport such as archery can add an enormous aspect to your everyday hustle and bustle routine.Long ago, archery is used by the ancient civilizations in warfare and as hunting and fishing tool to get food. In the present time, bow and arrow is still used for hunting purposes, but mainly for recreational and achievement. When you decide on to try archery, you not only get to better your shooting, but you get to lead a reduction in your everyday stress levels and a boost in your feelings of calmness as you spend time in a stress-free surroundings.If you are ready to give archery a try, start by doing a little bit of research on local organizations and clubs to join. Archery is a sport that you can enjoy by yourself, but all beginners are encouraged to get started with a club or organization. They will not only provide you with some training, but give you advice on which archery bows and arrows you need. They will also make recommendations on some of the best brands, such as Parker bows.Since you are starting out with using archery as a stress relief device, don't fret or worry too much in the beginning. You will come across a few quasi-pro shooters whose prowess may be a bit intimidating! Don't be discouraged by their experience - they have probably been practicing and enjoying the sport and training for years. Most importantly, for stress relief only do archery when you feel you want to. Keep it fun. Hours of training every day is only recommended for those who have goals of winning competitions. However, it is still beneficial to join an archery club because you will find yourself hitting your targets with your Parker bows much sooner.With regard to equipment, know that many clubs and organizations have equipment for hire, like Parker bows and others. This will give you a good starting point as you make your decision, either to shoot for recreation or to hunt game. Additionally, renting will make things much simpler for you in the beginning as you get to try a few bows that would be good for you so your costs are in the least until you find the best fit for yourself, and want to invest in equipment.If you would like to find out more about archery, as well as the equipment used, the Internet is a great source of information in various formats such as text, audio, and video. You will find many tips on how to better your target practice as well as archery equipment brand suggestions. There are also plenty of forums and websites that can help point you in the right direction for whatever you need.One good resource you might want to take a look at to get more information on bow shooting is http://www.CompoundBowCenter.com.We have compiled additional information on the equipment needed for archery. When you're ready to buy a bow, you can find great information and reviews (as well as the best prices) on brand name bows, like Parker Bows, Hoyt bows, Mathews bows, and more!
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