I should note that, if not a district policy, it is a school policy to allow students to hand in each quarter's work until the last day of that quarter. I've been accepting work since my first day as a substitute teacher; this one instance in this one class was the only instance in which I would not allow late work to be submitted (obviously, if a student were absent, or if there were other extenuating circumstances, the situation would change).
The principal didn't seem too upset by the situation, thanked me for doing a good job and working hard, etc.; she said she'd pass on the message to the counselor, so I'm not sure anything else will come of it. If anything, the student will be encouraged to come talk to me about the situation, but I'm not expecting anything more severe than that.
And Then There Are The Well-Behaved Classes.


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My husband , Wes Hurley , was born and raised in Biloxi, Miss., and he still had an elderly aunt living in Biloxi, besides childhood friends with their families. (we're retired, my husband is 72)His aunt, Odessa Saucier was near 100 and had her little house on Pearl Street in Biloxi -- where she liked to stay when she wasn't taking her daily walks to the downtown grocery or to church (she was a very devout Catholic, we're still hoping she may have gone to Mass and stayed in the church and then perhaps been rescued-evacuated by the parishioners there on the night of the Storm.) We've seen the wreckage of Biloxi. Every house that used to be on Pearl Street is completely leveled. We're still hoping sweet-natured and spritely ancient little Odessa is not beneath all of it.
Meanwhile, the long-time friends, the Munro's of Reynoir Street, Biloxi, have also had to evacuate, first they went to the still-standing hospital that's one block or so from the wreckage of the Beau Rivage, because their house was right across the street from that hospital, but they had to leave at about 7 p.m when their roof blew off. The family (husband, wife, teenaged son and daughter) are all OK, but deeply shaken and traumatized. They're looking for another place to stay, accepted our offer of help (Wes got them a good hotel's rooms here in Pensacola for now, and I'm right now washing and drying the salvage of some of their clothes and linens they went back for the next morning.
In a separate comment, I'd just like to say I think the current Pres. Bush and his entire cabinet are all blithering idiots for having the United States' National Guard out of the nation that needs it, especially now that this nation needs it the most.
Susan J. Lee-Hurley, Pensacola, FL.
A LOST JOB IN MINNESOTA?
Personally it has limited effect on me or any member of my circle of friends and family. I expect gas prices to rise.
What concerns me most is that no one seems to be seriously asking the question of our national & regional leaders: should we rebuild New Orleans and other affected areas? Wouldn't it be wiser to provide incentives for people and companies to relocate to more habitable places in the U.S.?
HOW CAN I HELP FROM FAR AWAY?
It reminds me of the time I lived in Santa Monica and was impacted by the earthquate in 1991 and the LA riots 1992. Everything tied to electricity -- bank ATMs, lights, elevators, water pressure. And it makes me thing of 9/11 when I felt powerless and so very sad. I'm still trying to find the right questions to ask that will enable me to do something from here.
Lauren Deutsch - Los Angeles, Calif.
My sister is a nurse with the Homeland Security's DMAT team (disaster medical assistance). She is now somewhere in Mississippi working with the survivors providing all sorts of aid. Besides storm-related injuries, there are people who haven't had dialysis and things of that nature. Last night she actually had a bed to sleep in and a cold water shower. She has guards around the hospital to keep them safe. She bravely went, leaving her daughter in our mother's care for two weeks. I'm not sure that I could have gone.
on Monday of this week I suffered a mild stroke. As often happens I was somewhat depressed within the hours following. I am 56, exercise and always believed I was in good health. I was adopted at birth and didn't know that my body contained a hereditary trait which causes the veins in the brain to rupture if your blood pressure spikes. I turned on the television and saw what was happening at the dome in New Orleans and other southern states and realized that I had no business feeling sorry for myself when there was so much anguish for people who also did nothing to cause it. I still have a home, a job and grown children who care for me and I have food and water. I have a new appreciation for the things I took for granted. I know you are looking for more concrete things but I noticed that the heart attack and stoke ward at Southdale Hospital was all glued to the television coverage of the hurricane and there are subtle impacts that are often overlooked.


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Fayetteville proposes entertainment district tied to events by Stacy Ryburn | August 18, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.
Motorists pass Thursday as a small crowd of people gathers in bars on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. The City Council will take up a measure Tuesday to define the boundary and rules for its entertainment district, a new designation created under state law. - Photo by Andy Shupe
FAYETTEVILLE -- City leaders say they want to start small by letting people walk around with containers of alcohol at events, then see if outdoor drinking downtown could be allowed during certain hours.
The council on Tuesday will consider a measure for regulation of an entertainment district, as defined under the terms of a new state law. The law, sponsored by state Sen. Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, allows cities to set their own standards for public consumption of alcohol within the set boundary of a district. The law is written broadly, which allows cities of varying sizes to come up with what best suits them.
What: Fayetteville City Council, discussing a proposal to create an entertainment district downtown.
Where: Room 219, City Hall, 113 W. Mountain St.
Mountain Home became the first city to adopt such a district, followed by El Dorado and, on Friday, Little Rock. Rather than set certain hours for certain blocks where outdoor alcohol consumption is allowed, Fayetteville administrators decided it best to designate the majority of downtown as an entertainment district, but with strict regulations, said Blake Pennington, assistant city attorney.
"We want to promote festivals and events in the downtown area," he said. "The other reason is we want to kind of slow-roll this implementation and make sure everybody around here is educated, and they know what the rules are with regard to these entertainment districts."
The proposed measure allows events already with city approval to apply to have attendees walk around with alcoholic drinks. New events also would have to get approval. The street on which the event takes place would have to be closed. For instance, during the Pride parade, people could be allowed to grab drinks from businesses along Dickson Street and go outside with them while the street is closed. The mayor will review all permits.
Cups have to be reusable or compostable and no more than 16 ounces, according to a draft of the proposal. Drinkers can only have one cup at a time. Drinks have to come from within the district, so it's not BYOB. Drinks can't be taken from one bar or restaurant to another, although empty cups can. People also can't take full cups with them outside the district. Signs will mark the areas where drinks can be taken.
Police Chief Greg Tabor said the department will have input on the approval and conditions for events. Officers will enforce the ordinance during the events, and crowd size will determine the number of officers present, he said.
"I would be much more concerned about it if it was a blanket 24/7, 365 thing for that whole area that's outlined," Tabor said.
Pennington said businesses may furnish their own cups, or the city might provide cups for free or at a discount. The idea is to keep people from walking around with glass containers that could shatter or the beverage's original can or bottle, he said.
Passage will not automatically allow open containers at events. Organizers of each event will have to apply and get businesses who want to participate on board, Pennington said.
Another aspect makes it easier for businesses to have sidewalk cafes. The city has a permitting process for sidewalk cafes, but a different state law requires them to have a fence around them, said Garner Stoll, development services director. The requirement is waived under the new state law if the sidewalk cafe is within an entertainment district, he said.
Drinks have to stay within the area of the sidewalk cafe, unless the drinks are in one of the approved containers on a closed street associated with an event, Stoll said. The city hadn't received any applications for sidewalk cafes, likely because of the fence restriction, he said.
Two restaurants have expressed interest in having sidewalk cafes if the entertainment district proposal passes, Stoll said.
What organizers think
Molly Rawn, executive director of the city's tourism bureau Experience Fayetteville, said letting people walk around with containers of alcohol could be appropriate for some events, but not for others. The city's proposal allows organizers to decide, she said.
For instance, Experience Fayetteville is considering applying for First Thursday, but not Lights of the Ozarks, Rawn said.
Tourism can mean bringing in people from out of town for a specific event. It also means enhancing people's experiences and broadening amenities for when they're already in the city, she said.
"This in and of itself may not be what draws someone here, but it adds to the mix of what's happening while they're here," Rawn said. "It makes their experience more enjoyable, we hope, and perhaps encourages them to come back."
The Bikes, Blues & BBQ board will discuss the entertainment district ordinance after one passes, said Tommy Sisemore, executive director. The festival wouldn't have time to apply for and implement carry-out alcohol for this year's festival anyway, which starts Sept. 25, he said.
Right now, festival-goers are allowed to buy and drink beer outdoors only within the confines of the beer garden. Sisemore said he appreciated the city being conservative with the rollout of the district.
"I think they're taking a very thoughtful approach, and not just saying, 'Hey, it's New Orleans, get what you want and walk down the street and drink it,'" he said.
The Dickson Street Merchants Association, a collection of business owners on or near the main drag of downtown, hasn't taken a position on the proposal yet, said Joe Fennel, president.
"I think I'll just let them decide what they're going to do," he said. "It'll give us something to chat about and then we'll go from there."
Representatives of Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville said their cities don't have any entertainment district proposals on the table but may consider them.
Mark Hayes, executive director of the Arkansas Municipal League, said the league supported the new state law when it was winding through the Legislature. The league has prepared a sample ordinance for cities to use if they want.
"From my perspective, it's a matter of local control," he said. "From an economic standpoint, it seems to be helpful in places."
The move seems to be good for Mountain Home, Mayor Hillrey Adams said. The city's district opened July 24 and includes about eight blocks downtown. People can leave an establishment with an approved container within the district from 4:30 p.m. to midnight every day of the week.
Mountain Home has two places taking part -- a restaurant and a wine bar -- so there hasn't been a flurry of activity since enacting the district, Adams said. However, the city plans to host a festival in October, and a brewery plans to set up shop at a corner location, he said.
The city has a committee to work on signs and lighting and whatever else the district needs to be a success, Adams said. Officials want to get it right, and serve as an example to other towns, he said.
"This is about more than a 16-ounce cup and what that cup has," Adams said. "This is about redeveloping downtown and creating a tourism and hospitality area."
A map showing the Fayetteville entertainment district
Photo by Andy Shupe
Friends Amy Garrett (from left), Heather Hanes and Bridget Kachel sit together Thursday atop the Dickson Street Pub as cars pass on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. The City Council plans to consider designating at least part of that street as being inside an entertainment district.
Print Headline: City to consider entertainment district

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The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Ultimate Guide
Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) launched in February 2017 in an attempt to take on 3.4 billion smartphone users. Google are known to keep new features, devices and updates under wraps, so we've got into the acronyms and cracked the codes to answer some of the top questions people are asking about the AMP experiment. In this Ultimate Guide we'll be answering:
What is AMP?
What are the benefits of Accelerated Mobile Pages?
What do AMP pages look like?
How does AMP work?
How can I add AMP to my site?
Is AMP here to stay?
AMP is an attempt by Google and a number of publishing and advertising partners to deliver stripped down content on mobile devices, currently for iOS and Android smartphones. It was announced on October 7th 2015 and introduced into search results as a way to design a page to maximise load speed of pages such as news articles by using simple tags in the code rather than bulky HTML, CSS and JavaScript code. Small changes to the design of the page and following regulations on the sizes of design files and the sections where CSS and Javascript is permitted can result in a page loading 15-85% faster than its desktop equivalent – a significant acceleration.
Benefits for visitors are simple – pages will load instantly on mobile, so no need to hang around staring at a blank screen for an eternity whilst you wait for that recipe to load in the supermarket. These lightweight web pages also use less data to render, so you get more out of your monthly mobile plan. From a design point of view, pages designed exclusively for mobile fit displays without any scrolling sideways or pinch to zoom hassle.
40% of people abandon a website that takes more than 3 seconds to load.
– Kissmetrics
For website owners who implement accelerated mobile pages, there are also a number of benefits. The faster loading of the site means more happy users who stay longer rather than abandoning their session before their page has loaded and searching elsewhere for answers. Mobile friendliness in general, and site speed, have been ranking factors for Google for about a year now, so any efforts to improve your site's rating for these factors help boost your results page ranking against non-responsive, full fat pages.
Speedy publishers are also rewarded with a lightning bolt AMP icon next to their news story in search results, adding that extra bit of visibility to improve click through rates. This visibility is also heightened by the visual carousel found slightly further down the page, delivering eye catching results with large images and the AMP icon again. The lightning bolt is the universal symbol for AMP publications, included in the search carousel and even the code itself.
The level of stress caused by mobile delays is comparable to watching a horror movie.
– Ericsson
For sites that gain revenue through on-page advertising but are cautious of driving away visitors with poorly fitting, data consuming or irritating adverts, AMP pages can support a range of ad networks, formats and technologies to ensure a good looking and functioning advert. Fans of Analytics can also break out the champagne as the AMP functionality includes AMP Analytics tags for Google, Adobe, ClickTale and more.
We took a look at the top AMP results for "Glastonbury 2016".
A non-AMP result features first, followed by the carousel containing AMP pages exclusively. The publisher logo is at the top of the slide, followed by a masthead image, headline and then the all-important AMP logo alongside article age.
This BBC uses a relatively simple format, with the article only 8 lines long and consisting of images and text. This page loads as good as instantly and is a great example of an article stripped to its most basic. The dots at the top of the page show the article's position in the news carousel, rather than being a site-specific progress bar. This BBC article is in position one.
The Guardian article above uses slightly more advanced features for their AMP article, with links in the header to other newspaper sections, animated adverts within the body text and an Outbrain module after the article. These adverts aren't particularly intrusive but do slow down the page loading, with the ad frame visible before the actual ad text pops up. Some sections of the article aren't supported on AMP so the responsive full version of the article is loaded, such as comments or clicking one of the Outbrain ads.
Take a look – The AMP version of the article vs The standard version
The Independent's AMP articles. After publishing their final print edition of the newspaper at the end of March and moving to a digital-only format, it makes a lot of sense to make their mobile pages work as well as possible. An unobtrusive advert just below the header and an expanded form part way through the article feature alongside developments such as mobile specific sharing options (WhatsApp), embedded tweets, a scrollable slideshow and more promoted articles towards the end, this time on the Taboola platform. Like The Guardian, there are a few areas where the full article loads to support functions such as the "Sign up for our weekly culture email". This article is position 2 in the mobile carousel so seems to be attractive to Google and its users.
A new feature lets you swipe through AMP pages on the carousel without returning to the results page, meaning it pays to be as eye-catching and useful as possible above the fold line to ensure that your article is read through above all others.
AMPs are built in an offshoot of HTML referred to as "AMP HTML". This is HTML which has been stripped of the slow loading elements of traditional HTML such as JavaScript and third party scripts such as plugins. There are strict guidelines (the AMP specification) which defines and governs the functionality allowed on an AMP page. These include:
Static resource sizing – Elements have to state their size in the code to provide the AMP correct dimensions for images and frames rather than downloading too large or poorly optimised images, wasting bandwidth.
Styling has to come from the page itself, rather than an external CSS file, and can be a maximum of 50kb – This reduces the amount of searching in a large file that takes place before a page is rendered and limits bloated code.
Use a preconnect Application Programming Interface (API) – This interface tells pages to load before a user even chooses to navigate there, downloading the visible resources shown before scrolling starts. This means that once the user does click the link to the article, the first part has loaded already and further sections can download now that the user has confirmed they want to consume this content.
To increase speed further, AMP files can be hosted in the cloud and mirrored around the world to ensure the fastest, geographically closest servers are providing the content. Google also offers this service of content caching for anyone to use.
This code snippet shows the underlying code used in AMP HTML. If you or your web developer is familiar with standard HTML you should be able to tell what's going on.
Depending on your starting point and website platform, you should be able to create AMP pages from existing news articles and blogs by following the official AMP Project guide. You'll need to add several different types of markup to your page, including optional metadata, Schema markup and canonical tags, so if you aren't sure what these are do get in touch with our SEO team who can explain more. If you're using a platform such as WordPress, Joomla or Drupal, plugins which will do the majority of the work for you, and documentation are available from the official sites.
Once you're set up, there are a load of Google provided and market-leading third-party tools used regularly by our SEO team that can report back on whether your AMP publications are set up properly, including Google Search Console.
Google is becoming infamous for its experiments with social networks, shopping, search algorithms and even devices which are introduced with great fanfare – only to be retired with little notice once the rest of the internet catches up. So is there any indication that the AMP project is more than just a short term test?
There are a few signs that Google has invested into AMP for the long-term. The fact that so many key partners are on-board means that backing is strong across publishers, advertisers and even the open source community. This bodes well for the quality of content, technical development of the platform and growth in popularity. With smartphone ownership forecast at a massive 6.4bn subscribers by 2021 and HTML used as a universal language, it should be simple to adopt this worldwide.
Although the concept is currently proven for news stories, using stripped down HTML, third-party content distribution networks and pre-rendering APIs would benefit a number of mobile content areas. Rich content such as video, photos and GIFs, and article-like posts including recipes, lookbooks and product information pages, are all prime for AMP treatment.
However, AMP is not without its teething problems. During early tests we noticed a few issues with brand mentions, for example searching for "Radio 1" or "BBC Radio 1" would bring up news articles about the station first rather than the official site.
It also seems that AMP has not been switched on for a number of mobile devices, such as this screenshot from a Huawei Android phone. News stories still appear as the first results, but these are not AMP versions and the results are vastly different to the Broadsheet newspaper heavy results on the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy article carousels. As with all Google based activity, changes and rollouts occur daily and minor issues are resolved before long, so expect compatibility with your handset in the near future.
Google also has competition for our screen time, with platform-specific news being offered up by Facebook Instant Articles, Apple News and even Snapchat Discover and Live Features. The odds are still in Google's favour though, as anyone can start using AMP for their web page creation instead of needing a dedicated partnership with the platform.
So how can website owners prepare for the continuing move of users and search engines towards mobile web browsing? Along with creating AMP pages for any news articles your site produces, and making sure you can do this quickly and hassle-free with every new article published, we recommend 2 straightforward steps.
Design everything with mobile in mind: Make sure your website works for everything from large cinema projector screen right down to a low-resolution smartphone. Commission a mobile audit to ensure that your site is following up-to-date best practice with regards to code, structure, navigation, calls to action, touch points and usability. If your site is a few years old, it would be worth looking at an adaptive or responsive redesign to avoid penalisations from search engines which factor in mobile friendliness and modern site usability.
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Hernandez v. Superior Court (Neal) (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 1242
Hernandez v. Superior Court (Neal) (2004) 115 Cal.App.4th 1242 [-- Cal.Rptr.3d --]
Hernandez v. Superior Court (Neal) (2004)115 Cal.App.4th 1242 , -- Cal.Rptr.3d --
[No. B171030.
Second Dist., Div. Six.
Feb. 23, 2004.]
[As modified Feb. 24, 2004.]
JOHN S. HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF VENTURA, Respondent; DAVID NEAL, Real Party in Interest.
(Superior Court of Ventura County, No. CIV214837, Steven Hintz, Judge.)
(Opinion by Yegan, Acting P. J., with Coffee, J., and Perren, J., concurring.)
Jacobs, Jacobs & Rosenberg; George M. Rosenberg and Anthony C. Ferguson, for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Law Offices of Robert J. Brantner; Harveen S. Simpkins and Robert J. Brantner, for Real Party in Interest. [115 Cal.App.4th 1244]
YEGAN, Acting P. J.-
[1] If plaintiff`s counsel`s serious physical illness and its debilitating effects culminating in death during the final stages of litigation are not good cause for continuing a trial and reopening of discovery, there is no such thing as good cause. A plaintiff in a personal injury action is not chargeable with the continued good health of his or her attorney. Forcing such a plaintiff to trial without counsel or adequately prepared counsel is not likely to ensure fairness, the overall policy of the law. (Gardiner Solder, Co. v. SupAlloy Corp., Inc.(1991) 232 Cal. App. 3d 1537, 1543 [284 Cal. Rptr. 206].)
[2] The Court of Appeal does not and should not micromanage law and motion rulings. Absent extraordinary circumstances, most writ applications seeking review of discretionary rulings are easily denied because of traditional appellate rules. (E.g., Estate of Gilkison (1997) 65 Cal.App.4th 1443 [77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 463], see post, p. 1246.) However, some writ applications are more writ worthy than others. As we shall explain, absent our intervention here, petitioner would face the probability of trial without counsel or adequately prepared counsel in a serious personal injury trial.
Facts and Procedural History
Petitioner was seriously injured in an automobile collision with real party in interest David Neal. He retained Attorney Stewart to represent him. Stewart filed the personal injury complaint in October 2002, represented petitioner at his deposition, took real party`s deposition in May 2003, attended a settlement conference in June 2003, and participated at an arbitration hearing on July 8, 2003. The arbitrator awarded petitioner $ 850,000. On July 14, 2003, Stewart served real party with a statutory offer to compromise for $ 392,000. On July 28, 2003, he designated expert witnesses on the subject of damages. He did not do so on liability issues. Stewart missed the August 18, 2003, deadline to supplement his expert [115 Cal.App.4th 1245] witness list even though real party had designated an expert on liability issues and Stewart had not. In early September, petitioner learned of Stewart`s illness. On September 12, 2003, three days before the initial trial date, the trial court heard Stewart`s ex parte application for a continuance due to his illness. It continued the trial date to December 15, 2003, but Stewart died on September 20, 2003.
Petitioner learned of Stewart`s death nine days later. That day he called a friend for an attorney referral. The next day, he contacted a new lawyer, Rosenberg. On October 2, 2003, petitioner met with Rosenberg who advised him that his own trial schedule prevented him from taking the case unless the December 15, 2003, trial date could be continued. He also advised petitioner to seek a continuance and permission to reopen discovery and supplement his expert witness list.
Petitioner`s ex parte application for that relief was heard on October 17, 2003. Real party opposed the continuance, arguing the trial date had already been continued once to accommodate Stewart`s illness. Real party asserted he would be at a disadvantage if petitioner designated additional experts because costs would increase. He also claimed petitioner had unreasonably delayed finding new counsel. Real party concluded by asserting: [I]t is obvious that plaintiff would not be injuriously affected by denial of the continuance. The time of the court should not be wasted by failure of plaintiff and counsel to be prepared and for plaintiff to shop around for attorneys.
At the hearing, the trial court noted that it continued the first trial date for three months due to Stewart`s illness and said: And now a month after he dies, you come in and ask for more time. That could have been done better. Petitioner explained that he learned of Stewart`s death on September 29, 2003, and that he started looking for a new lawyer that day. He denied real party`s claims he had known for months that Stewart was terminally ill. Real party contended petitioner should not be permitted to supplement his expert witness list because the terminally ill Stewart had missed the deadline to do so: That was his decision as attorney. You can`t change that after you die. That will prejudice my client. Without requiring real party to provide any additional explanation of the potential prejudice, the trial court continued the trial date to January 26, 2004, and denied the request to reopen discovery. The trial court apparently did not consider that Rosenberg was unable to start trial on that date, or that petitioner was scheduled for spinal surgery December of 2003.
Abuse of Discretion as a Matter of Law
Petitioner contends the continuance granted was too brief because it conflicted with his prospective attorney`s trial schedule and his own need for [115 Cal.App.4th 1246] surgery. He also contends the trial court`s refusal to reopen discovery was an abuse of discretion because Stewart was too ill to prepare the case properly. We agree with each of these contentions. Petitioner has demonstrated an abuse of discretion as a matter of law.
` The term [judicial discretion] implies the absence of arbitrary determination, capricious disposition or whimsical thinking. It imports the exercise of discriminating judgment within the bounds of reason. [Par.] To exercise the power of judicial discretion all the material facts in evidence must be known and considered, together also with the legal principles essential to an informed, intelligent and just decision. [Fn. omitted.]` (In re Cortez (1971) 6 Cal.3d 78, 85-86 [98 Cal.Rptr. 307, 490 P.2d 819]; see also In re Marriage of Martin (1991) 229 Cal. App. 3d 1196, 1200 [280 Cal.Rptr. 565].) `The appropriate [appellate] test for abuse of discretion is whether the trial court exceeded the bounds of reason.` (Shamblin v. Brattain (1988) 44 Cal.3d 474, 478 [243 Cal.Rptr. 902, 749 P.2d 339]; In re Stephanie M. (1994) 7 Cal.4th 295, 318-319 [27 Cal.Rptr.2d 595, 867 P.2d 706].) (Estate of Gilkison (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 1443, 1448-1449 [77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 463].)
[3] The trial court has discretion in ruling on requests to extend discovery deadlines or continue trial dates. Equally clear are the trial court`s statutory obligations to enforce discovery cutoff dates and to set firm trial dates. (Code Civ. Proc., ?? 2024, 2034; Gov. Code ? 68607, subds. (e)-(g); Cal. Stds. Jud. Admin., ? 9.) Strict adherence to these delay reduction standards has dramatically reduced trial court backlogs and increased the likelihood that matters will be disposed of efficiently, to the benefit of every litigant. (See, e.g., Estate of Meeker (1993) 13 Cal.App.4th 1099, 1105 [16 Cal. Rptr. 2d 825].) Here, the trial court`s orders promote judicial efficiency by maintaining strict time deadlines.
But efficiency is not an end in itself. Delay reduction and calendar management are required for a purpose: to promote the just resolution of cases on their merits. (Thatcher v. Lucky Stores, Inc. (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1081, 1085 [94 Cal. Rptr. 2d 575]; Gov. Code, ? 68507; Cal. Stds. Jud. Admin., ? 2.) Accordingly, decisions about whether to grant a continuance or extend discovery must be made in an atmosphere of substantial justice. When the two policies collide head-on, the strong public policy favoring disposition on the merits outweighs the competing policy favoring judicial efficiency. (Bahl v. Bank of America (2001) 89 Cal.App.4th 389, 398-399 [107 Cal. Rptr. 2d 270].) What is required is balance. While it is true that a trial judge must have control of the courtroom and its calendar and must have discretion to deny a request for a continuance when there is no good cause for granting one, it is equally true that, absent [a lack of diligence or other abusive] circumstances which are not present in this case, a request for a [115 Cal.App.4th 1247] continuance supported by a showing of good cause usually ought to be granted. (Estate of Meeker, supra, 13 Cal.App.4th at p. 1105.)
That balance is missing here. The trial court held petitioner and his prospective new counsel to discovery deadlines that were set before Stewart`s death, without any allowance for the fact that Stewart`s illness affected his trial preparation. Stewart was suffering from pancreatic cancer during the closing phases of discovery. He died 33 days after the last date on which to supplement his expert witness list and only five days after the initial trial date. It is possible that Stewart provided effective representation during this crucial phase of the litigation. But common sense and respect for the grim reality of terminal illness make it more likely that, during the waning period of his life, Stewart was not as organized, focused or vigorous an advocate as he had been in healthier times. The fact that Stewart designated no experts on liability issues, even though real party included an accident reconstruction expert on his list, demonstrates the point.
Balanced against the prejudice petitioner suffered due to the terminal illness and death of his attorney is real party`s claim that he would be prejudiced by the extension of the discovery cutoff date and a trial continuance. This conclusional claim has never been supported with any evidence. Instead, real party complains that new experts and more discovery would increase costs. He also asserts: There is no evidence that prior counsel was not capable of assessing the strengths and weaknesses of [the] case to properly conduct discovery due to the effects of cancer.
Real party`s claims would be more plausible if Stewart had been healthy in the weeks leading up to the initial trial date, and then died in an accident or in some other unforeseen manner. But he wasn`t healthy. He was dying of pancreatic cancer. We cannot assume that Stewart was able to conduct business as usual while in the grip of such a severe illness. The trial court failed to appreciate that this medical condition adversely impacted his trial preparations. Similarly, real party`s assertion that petitioner was delaying the trial so he could shop around for attorneys would make sense if petitioner had been dilatory in his search. But he wasn`t. He started looking for a new lawyer the very day he learned of Stewart`s death, and he filed his ex parte application only 12 business days later. Finally, petitioner informed the trial court that the December trial date conflicted with his need to have spinal surgery sometime between December 2003 and February 2004. The trial court`s failure to consider petitioner`s medical needs in setting the trial date is just one more indication that the trial court`s order was an abuse of discretion.
[4] The death or serious illness of a trial attorney or a party should, under normal circumstances, be considered good cause for granting the [115 Cal.App.4th 1248] continuance of a trial date[.] (Cal. Stds. Jud. Admin., ? 9.) The same circumstances should generally constitute good cause to reopen discovery after a trial date has been continued. (Code Civ. Proc., ? 2024, subd. (e).)
Let a peremptory writ of mandate issue directing the trial court to vacate its orders of October 17, 2003 and enter new orders continuing the trial to a date after June 1, 2004, permitting petitioner to supplement his designation of expert witnesses and extending the discovery cutoff date. The order to show cause, having served its purpose, is discharged. Costs to petitioner.
Coffee, J., and Perren, J., concurred.
On February 24, 2004, the opinion was modified to read as printed above.
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MCD, Part 2: AC/DC's Highway To Hell
The story just trundles on. AC/DC played Punchestown last night – in a gig that seems to have been sold out since Jesus was knee-high to a grasshopper – and somehow MCD manage to cock up the bus situation again.
Peter blogs over on Culch.ie:
The problem? It baffles me how it existed. I don't know how it took a bus almost 4 hours to get ***near*** Punchestown. I then walked ran approximately 3 kilometres along with so many others who had missed the entire support acts [plural], afraid we would miss ACDC as well. So at least I got to see ACDC you say….? Yes that still remains. And always will. Never mind the 20 minutes Q to get a pint of beer.
Whatever about the 20-minute queue – I missed almost the entire Prodigy hour-long set at Slane in the queue – it's good to see that MCD are keeping up traditions by learning from none of their mistakes. Thank Christ I'm not going to Oxegen.
Edit: Adding a link to the Boards.ie thread on the subject. Hasn't quite reached the gargantual proportion of the Slane thread but that's not to say it still won't…
Edit 2: Ian Healy also has his two cents.
Written by Gav
June 29th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Posted in Music,Transport
Tagged with AC/DC, MCD, MCD Promotions, Punchestown
Slane 2009 was great, but I might not go again
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First of all, let none of what I say take away from the fact that Oasis were simply awesome, and are still effortlessly brilliant at the top of their game. So musically, Slane was fine.
I had never been to Slane before, a shameful fact for a concert-going Meathman, and despite having had tickets to see Oasis at four various intervals before – Lansdowne Roads, Witnnesses, etc – and only making it to one of those gigs, an epic at The Point in December 2005, when the tickets came up this time I simply had to go. An open air gig with 80,000 other people, seeing perhaps my favourite band of all time… what could go wrong?
Organisationally, Slane 2009 was an absolute shambles.
That's what I said at 3am, and I don't feel much better now, even after getting about 10 hours of sleep.
If you've ever been to open-air gigs in Marlay Park or the Phoenix Park, or (as I'm told) at Oxegen, you'll be familiar with the general modus operandi of Dublin Bus. They park all their vehicles in one field, which is clearly signposted and displayed on the way out of the venue. If you want one of said buses, you walk into the field, buy a ticket if you need to, and go to the nearest available bus. Once this bus is full, it drives away, and thus the volume of bus traffic on the roads is economised as much as possible.
Now Slane, I should concede, isn't in the middle of a larger urban area, and so it doesn't have a vast array of public transport that you can take there anyway. It's a rural setting, with rural roads prepared only for everyday rural traffic. Country roads aren't meant to carry 80,000 people but that's not Slane's fault and they shouldn't be blamed for it.
Where Slane and MCD need to take blame, though, is for not making the best of the bad hand the setting deals them. Instead of the tried-and-tested Dublin Bus formula mentioned above – which, incidentally, are all venues or festivals operated by MCD, so they can't claim not to have any organisational experience or capability – what happens in Slane is sheer amateurism. Buses dropping people mid-road on the way down is acceptable; with the human traffic and the width of the roads it is simply impractical to do any better. But on the way out, instead of the usual formula, buses – and I don't blame Dublin Bus or Bus Éireann here, I blame MCD and the Gardaí – are simply parked on the sides of the same narrow road, and set off on the road back to Dublin when full.
The problem here, of course, and the problem Ciara and I fell into, is that because we made a point of walking quickly as soon as the gig finished, and getting into one of the first Bus Éireann vehicles – a bus we were shepherded into by the staff on duty, we ended up trapped behind other parked buses further, hemmed in by human traffic, and sardined in with nowhere to go. Instead of sending us further down the road so as to keep the road as empty as possible, the organisers made a bad situation worse. Why not rent a road and have all the buses sitting in it, keeping the road as empty as possible? It wouldn't be difficult, expensive or resource-heavy. Send the Bus Éireann travellers one way, the Dublin Bus users in another, and keep the road empty of all traffic except for the filled-up buses. Don't put us all in one direction and then handicap those of us who get out early by making us the last ones to hit the open road. The music finished just before 11; after the long walk (again, not the venue's fault) back to the bus, we boarded our vehicle at 11.40pm and the engine revved up only five minutes later. Great, we thought, we might be back in Dublin before 1.
Sadly, inevitably, we ended up moving about 500m within the first two hours, another 2km in the following, and only hit the M2 back to Dublin at about 3. We arrived on Bachelor's Walk at 4.05pm, nearly four and a half hours after we boarded, on a bus largely desperate to find a toilet and universally hungry, pissed off that they now couldn't get a taxi or Nitelink home (4am is taxi blackout territory; it's when everyone's getting home from nightclubs), and wondering if they'd ever bother going to Slane again. Walking home, we made it in the door at 4.50am, six hours after the music had finished. This would be acceptable if we'd lived somewhere rural and had to accept a long trudge home, but not when we live in Dublin City Centre with the best public transport coverage anywhere in the country.
Just in case you think I managed to get particularly unlucky, or am turning crackpot at my Bus Éireann cabin fever, do a Twitter Search for "Slane bus".
And another thing – I understand that without limits, people – and especially Irish people – go a little mad with their alcohol. But when you're dealing with 80,000 people and you only have three bars, going beyond the usual four-pints-per-person rule and only giving each person two drinks at a time, and causing such a backlog that people end up queueing to get into a queue for drinks, is bad management.
Overall, Slane isn't a bad musical venue. It's not a brilliant one, but it's forged itself a tradition and set a new standard for open-air concerts in Ireland in the 25 years since its first gig. There's only been three gigs there in the last six summers, though, and one has to wonder whether it's either that Slane have gotten out of practice, or whether Ireland has just gotten used to better treatment at its concerts. I can't help thinking, though, that Slane would be a much better gig if there were 20,000 fewer people at it. Causing people to double up in queues for drinks, hindering the flow of human traffic pretty much everywhere in the venue, is simply bad practice. Not having any system organised for buses, though, is just plain stupidity.
Oasis were brilliant, but if another gig comes up at Slane and I can't be sure that I'll get home before it turns bright again, or if I have to spend four and a half hours on a bus with no toilet and no food, and end up on Twitter in bed at 5am like I did below, I might vote with my feet and spend €85 on a ticket for something else. And it might just be me, but with online petitions springing up today complaining about the length of queues and everything else, I might not be the only one.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/slane/
June 21st, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Tagged with Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Henry Mountcharles, MCD, MCD Promotions, Oasis, Slane 2009, Slane Castle, Slane Concert
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Building a Non-Partisan Coalition
I recently had an interesting exchange with a writer on a progressive blog that put into sharp relief the challenges and travails, the trials and tribulations of mobilizing a cross-partisan majority in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District to defeat U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in the September 14, 2010 primary[*].
But first, for those eager to see Bachmann disappear from the political landscape but unfamiliar with Minnesota's political system, it's important to understand that Minnesota does not have party registration. Yes, that's right — Minnesota has no registered Democrats or Republicans. Stated differently, on paper Minnesota has no Republicans or Democrats — only registered voters; party-political affiliation is strictly a matter of self-identification.
This has important practical implications, the most important of which is that in a primary election every voter gets an identical ballot, irrespective of personal party identification. The ballot has three columns, one for each political party with major-party status in the state of Minnesota: Republican, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, and Independence Party — and voters are free to vote in the primary of their choice. The only legal constraint is that they select one column and vote only in that column.
Sample primary ballot. Click to see larger image.
The strongest weapon we have at our disposal to defeat Bachmann is Minnesota's open primary system. Bachmann's Achilles' heel is the open primary, where nothing prevents self-identifying Democrats or independents from voting against Bachmann in the primary election.
The fact that Bachmann received only 47 percent of the primary vote in September 2008 shows just how vulnerable she is. If voters who marked their ballots for the unopposed Democratic candidate had voted for Bachmann's primary challenger instead, Bachmann would have been defeated even before she made her October 17 "anti-American" remarks on Hardball with Chris Matthews.
Back to the progressive blogger.
To defeat Bachmann, this individual proposed the "offbeat strategy" of endorsing former Independence Party lieutenant governor candidate Dr. Maureen Reed as the Democratic candidate for Congress in an effort to deter someone else from filing on the IP line and creating a three-way race, which, he asserted — incorrectly in my opinion – would favor Bachmann.
We know from experience that that particular strategy is unlikely to work, because in 2008 when the IP chose not to run a candidate — cross-endorsing Democratic endorsee Elwyn Tinklenberg instead – political unknown Bob Anderson went and put his name on the IP ballot to create a three-way contest in which he won 10 percent of the vote in a race on which he spent just a few hundred dollars. (Bob Anderson has already expressed an interest in running again in 2010.)
In response the the blogger's suggested strategy, I commented that "the only viable strategy to defeat Bachmann is to shut her down in the September Republican primary," but that "that cannot happen if there are contested Democratic races in the 6th District U.S. House or Minnesota gubernatorial races."
I added, "Bachmann's Achilles' heel is not her outrageous political rhetoric or delusional conspiracy theories," which endear her to her base, but "Minnesota's open primary system, which allows Democrats and Independents to vote along with reasonable Republicans against Bachmann in the Republican primary."
Referring the blogger to my website for a more detailed analysis of how to beat Bachmann, I concluded: "In 2008, barely 19,000 of the 6th District's more than 430,000 registered voters turned out for Bachmann. Anyone with the means and ability to mobilize 20,000 voters from across the political spectrum in the Republican primary can beat Bachmann."
The progressive blogger responded by concurring that I'm correct that Bachmann could be eliminated by a coalition of anti-Bachmann Republicans, Democrats, and independents, but then summarily denounced it as "a strategy of election trickery" and "foolishness."
I find it difficult to understand the thought process that it's "trickery" and "foolishness" for voters outraged by Bachmann to break loose from the shackles of party politics and unite as Minnesotans to put country first and vote Bachmann out of office.
Indeed, the wise legislators who gave us open primaries had the foresight and judgment to recognize that occasionally the need might arise for a backup failsafe mechanism that enables us to form broad cross-partisan coalitions to recall rogue elected officials.
To be perfectly blunt, there's no good reason for 6th District constituents to subjugate their own best interest to the dictatorship of partisan consciousness.
* Update: In spring 2010, Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed into law a bill by the state legislature to move the 2010 Minnesota state primary up to August 10. That measure pulled out the rug from the campaign strategy outlined in this post and induced me to seek general election ballot access as an unaffiliated independent candidate.
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Aubrey Immelman, the Republican academic who trudged across the 6th Congressional District last year as part of his primary challenge to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, hasn't yet decided whether he'll attempt to unseat the congresswoman again.
"I expect 2010 to be a Republican year, with the GOP taking back around 20 of the seats they lost to Democrats in 2006 and 2008Â — a climate in which Bachmann will do very well if she advances to the general election," said Immelman in a recent e-mail.
"I'm hanging around the ballpark, so to speak, in case an opportunity opens up for a walk-on," wrote Immelman in part. …
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One year ago today, on the 22nd day of my campaign against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, I received a call from a member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps regarding a constituent issue involving illegal immigration and featured, as a public service announcement to help draw attention to the sacrifice of National Guard citizen soldiers serving in Iraq and the families they leave behind, Part 3 of the Associated Press series, "The Longest Deployment" (the story of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, of the Minnesota National Guard and its tour of duty in Iraq).
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The Member of Parliament for the Awutu Senya East constituency who doubles as the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson has commissioned a new astroturf in Akwele a community in the constituency.
The MP also used the occasion to officially commence a gala competition where 32 teams in the constituency will fight for one trophy.
The competition will be played on a league basis and will last for three months.
Speaking to the media at the opening ceremony of the MP's Cup, Hawa Koomson noted that she is using football as a social cohesion tool to fight crime in the enclave, which is noted to have a lot of criminal activities.
"I am happy to have seen a lot of people here, particularly youth. This is because my constituency is noted for a lot of crime, but I believe using the game of football as a social cohesion tool to fight crime is great and will help my constituents," Hawa Koomson said.
"I believe this tournament will raise the name of Kasoa higher. 32 teams will be engaged in the game of football for three months and in the end, one person will be crowned the overall winner of the tournament and an ambassador of peace," the MP added.
The MP indicated that the astroturf has come to serve the community irrespective of party colours, and also to nurture football talents in the constituency.
"One thing I like in football is that there is so much discipline in it, and I believe this astroturf pitch will bring discipline among the teeming youth of Kasoa. It will be my biggest dream to also see some of the players at this tournament in the senior national soccer team, the Black Stars, at the end of the competition. I want to emphasize that this astroturf pitch is for all, irrespective of your party colour," the MP said.
Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Yusif who was there to grace the occasion indicated that it is government's agenda to nurture fresh talents hence the need to build more of such facilities in the communities to nurture fresh talents.
"I have had the privilege to commission many of such facilities across the country, and this is the agenda of government to nurture fresh talents for our national teams. We are not just focusing on football, but all other sports. As we are preparing ourselves to host the 2023 African games, some of these pitches will be used as a training ground, so it has come to serve its purpose," Sports Minister Mustapha Yusif said.
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Scouting reports on players Jets could consider Dan Leberfeld
The Jets could go in a number of different directions with the 11th pick of the first round.
Many people think they will pick a receiver, and this is a good year to look for one.
"This is a really phenomenal group of wideouts," said NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, a former NFL scout. "It's really a good group."
Jeremiah loves Oklahoma wide CeeDee Lamb.
"CeeDee Lamb, he's just so tough," said Jeremiah. "You can play him inside/outside. He wins 50/50 balls. He breaks a zillion tackles. What he gives you after the catch is just outstanding. He's a really good football player."
Alabama's Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs are also wide receiver possibilities at 11 for Gang Green.
If they pick an offensive tackle at 11, options include Louisville's Mekhi Becton, Alabama's Jedrick Wills and Alabama's Andrew Thomas. What does Jeremiah think of this trio?
"Mekhi Becton is a freak, from Louisville, an absolute freak. He's a left tackle. He's a better version of Bryant McKinnie. He's going to be that guy for the next 10 to 12 years to protect your franchise quarterback. He's so big, so long, so athletic, even when he is not perfect, it doesn't matter because nobody can get through him. He's 6'7", 370 pounds. You just don't see guys like that come around very often.
"Wills can really move and he's really good working up to the second level. (He) showed some of his athleticism there; natural knee bender, good in pass protection. He doesn't really get beat when you study Alabama. I think he's the second best tackle in the draft. I think he could plug right in.
"Andrew Thomas, he's powerful, he's dominant in the run game. He can anchor in pass protection. He's very aware. He's just on the ground a little bit for me. That was concern, some of the balance issues."
Hey, maybe they will go for a pass-rusher at 11, and LSU's K'Lavon Chaisson might tempt them.
"He's an explosive edge rusher for [LSU] and got better as the season went along, tore his ACL in 2018. Then as you watched him through the season you started to see him really pick it up and get better. I've heard he played in the high 230's. I've heard he could be in the low 250's now. So how big he is could go a long way in helping him."
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Obama has held more re-election fundraisers than previous five Presidents combined as he visits key swing states on 'permanent campaign'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136851/Obama-held-fundraisers-previous-Presidents-combined-visits-key-swing-states-permanent-campaign.html
By Toby Harnden
Barack Obama has already held more re-election fundraising events than every elected president since Richard Nixon combined, according to figures to be published in a new book.
Obama is also the only president in the past 35 years to visit every electoral battleground state in his first year of office.
The figures, contained a in a new book called The Rise of the President's Permanent Campaign by Brendan J. Doherty, due to be published by University Press of Kansas in July, give statistical backing to the notion that Obama is more preoccupied with being re-elected than any other commander-in-chief of modern times.
Campaigner in chief? Barack Obama has been assiduously visiting swing states; he is pictured earlier this week speaking in Iowa
Doherty, who has compiled statistics about presidential travel and fundraising going back to President Jimmy Carter in 1977, found that Obama had held 104 fundraisers by March 6th this year, compared to 94 held by Presidents Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Snr, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush combined.
Since then, Obama has held another 20 fundraisers, bringing his total to 124. Carter held four re-election fundraisers in the 1980 campaign, Reagan zero in 1984, Bush Snr 19 in 1992, Clinton 14 in 1996 and Bush Jnr 57 in 2004.
Doherty, a political science professor at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, has also analysed presidential travel to battleground or swing states, which change and fluctuate in number with each election cycle.
In their first years in office, Carter visited eight out of 18 battleground states and Reagan seven out of 17. Bush Snr, Clinton and Bush Jnr all visited around three-quarters of battleground states while Obama went to all 15 within his first 12 months.
Fundraising: The President, pictured in North Carolina, has held an unprecedented number of campaign events
Challenger: Mitt Romney is still running behind in the race to build up an election pot
While the Obama's campaign activities in office have been largely in line with historical trends, he is especially vulnerable to criticism because in 2008 he promised to change how politics works and to curb links with special interests.
Vowing in 2008 to 'launch the most sweeping ethics reform in US history' Obama said that if elected he would 'make government more open, more accountable and more responsive to the problems of the American people'.
In his State of the Union speech in January, Obama bemoaned the 'corrosive influence of money in politics'. The following month, he reversed course and announced he was allowing cabinet members and top advisors to speak at big money events for so-called super PACs – unaccountable outside groups raising money for his re-election.
During the 2008 election, Obama abandoned a pledge to opt for public funding of his campaign, instead opting to raise an unlimited amount privately. He then raised and spent approximately $730million, almost double the campaign funds of Senator John McCain, his Republican opponent.
Up to the end of March, Obama had raised $191.6million for his re-election bid, compared to $86.6million raised by his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. His frenetic fundraising activities are in part because he is lagging behind campaign expectations. Early last year, some advisers spoke privately of raising $1billion.
Predecessor: George W. Bush, pictured at a rally in Milwaukee, was a less active campaigner
In his book, Doherty writes that in his first full month in office Obama visited Indiana, Florida, Colorado, Arizona and North Carolina – all battleground states – in 2012. 'Clearly, the White House made a point of the president travelling to key electoral states early in his term in office.'
This week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) lodged a formal complaint with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about alleged misuse of taxpayer money by Obama.
The Obama campaign dismissed the complaint as a 'stunt' and the White House said that it would follow the same rules as previous administrations and refund the appropriate amounts.
In the complaint, Reince Priebus, RNC chairman, wrote: 'Throughout his administration, but particularly in recent weeks, President Obama has been passing off campaign travel as "official events," thereby allowing taxpayers, rather than his campaign, to pay for his re-election efforts.'
Doherty, however, said that although the tactic of labelling Obama's activities as fraud was 'novel' in reality the opposing party always complained about a president facing re-election dressing up political events as official ones.
'This is not new. The Republican complaint is more of a situational complaint than a principled complaint because they certainly weren't complaining when George W. Bush did this eight years ago.'
Contrast: Ronald Reagan apparently did not hold a single re-election fundraising event in the election year of 1984
He added: 'In 2004, President George W. Bush broke all records for presidential fundraising in terms of time devoted to fundraising and in terms of money raised and at the time Democrats hit him hard for that.
'Obama has already surpassed Bush [Jnr] in numbers of re-election fundraisers, but not yet in money raised.'
The rising costs of campaigns, lower contribution limits, the breakdown of the public financing system, the 24/7 media environment and the professionalisation of campaigns had all led to successive presidents having to devote more and more time and energy to raising money.
He added that the 'big picture' was incumbent presidents fearing defeat. 'Until 1976 [when Carter beat President Gerald Ford] no sitting president had been defeated for re-election since 1932. It had been 44 years.
'And then three of the next four presidents who tried [Ford, Carter and Bush Snr] lost. Of all the presidents re-elected since Ford lost to Carter, only Reagan has won in a landslide. George W. Bush's re-election [in 2004] was close, Clinton got less than 50 percent [in 1996]. There is a very keen sense among presidents that they really might lose.'
Kirsten Kukowski, an RNC spokesperson, said: 'It's no surprise that the Campaigner-In-Chief has taken raising money for his re-election to a whole new level. The worst part is the American taxpayer has been footing the bill.' The Obama campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136851/Obama-held-fundraisers-previous-Presidents-combined-visits-key-swing-states-permanent-campaign.html#ixzz1tQZDv67v
Posted on April 29, 2012, in Politics, US Politics and tagged Obama, obama 2012, Obama reelection, Politics, US. Bookmark the permalink.	2 Comments.
drugsandotherthings | April 30, 2012 at 1:52 AM
More lies and half-truths- not surprising from a tabloid paper known throughout the UK as "The Daily Fail".
So lets look at some facts:
The numbers relate to this point in time. And it was the republicans who started the campaigns earlier then ever before in history. So of course Obamas numbers are higher- Campaings never officially started so early before.
Then of course we have Obama as the first sitting president facing re-election since the Supreme Court Citizens United decision allowing unlimited contributions from corporations and individuals. And a decision that was clearly spelled out by the majority decision that all donations would be a matter of public record, and yet the GOP has found loopholes to allow using tax exempt corporations to hide tens of millions of dollars in donations from disclosure. Do they bother to mention that the GOP raised more money in the primaries then most presidents have raised for an election in the past? Is it any wonder we are seeing what we are seeing???
Emergingtruth | April 30, 2012 at 7:06 PM
Those are all valid points, the article mentions that the cause of the increased amount of fund raisers as being. "The rising costs of campaigns, lower contribution limits, the breakdown of the public financing system, the 24/7 media environment and the professionalisation of campaigns had all led to successive presidents having to devote more and more time and energy to raising money." and they also made the emphasis that at this juncture Obama has not yet raised more money than George W. Bush but he has had more fund raisers at this point in the campaign.
Overall, these campaigns are a cruel joke in the sense that the Democrats and Republicans are two sides of a coin, which ever side wins does not change the political predicament of a nation.


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On the morning of the 19th August 1940 I joined 267 Hurricane Squadron R.A.F. based about 12 miles south-east of London.
My flight training had been cut somewhat short because of the needs of the nation but I was confident in my abilities.
At 14.00 hours the alarm was sounded and I took off. I became separated from the squadron as I had difficulty keeping up with them and cloud cover made things worse.
All of a sudden, alone I found myself flying towards enemy bombers and fighters. I was heading towards a collision course on the bomber formation.
Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a 110 closing to my left. I decided to plod on as the bomber formation was nearing.
I was by now so close to the bomber formation...I was closing at a 90 degree angle and I felt as though all their guns were pointing at me.
Astute observation there but not correct. My elevators wer blown away and I had no choice but to jump..
Anyway, I made it to the pub for a beer or three and shall be in action soon..love those vic formations..
Hey, what is that Hurricane IIB doing in the high summer of 1940? Anachronism!!!!
There are no 1940 Luftwaffe bomber plane sets in this sim.Their armour is far better than the 1940 Battle of Britain versions.
It's possible to fly a 1938 Hurricane Mark 1 as supplied to Finland in 1938..along with it's 900 hp engine http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/sadeyes.gif.
The Battle of Britain Hurricane does not exist here.
Hold on. You have the He 111H-2. That's a 1940 production model, a-and Oleg left left out the two added MG15s so the RAF fighters get an advantage. In June and July there were still some fabric wing, ancient Hurricanes in service which couldn't drink 100 octane so the Finn early '40 Hurricane should do nicely.
Anyway, you can always play BOB II for a completely authentic BOB experience.


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Another great thing about Thanksgiving is that is reminds us all to be thankful for the people and things that we have in our lives. So with that in mind, I want to take this opportunity to say a big Thank You to each one of you here at Royston Baptist Church. Now, if I were to try and thank each of you of individually, I would certainly need more than just one article, if not more than an entire newsletter. But I will do my best to try and give each of you here the Thank You that you each deserve.
I want to first thank you for making me a part of your Church and your community. Though I always felt loved in my past churches, this is the first Church I came to where I wasn't the Pastor's son, which always gave me a bit of a leg up on those around me. No, here I am simply Caleb and that is enough. You reached out to me and took me in, not because of whom I was related to, but because you care for me, and for that I am very grateful.
I also want to thank you for allowing me to be so involved in so many different ministries throughout the Church, through my summer internship, being Mission Man and Mega Muscle Man during VBS, assisting in the Children's Ministry, to serving along side rest of the wonderful staff here as the Minister of Youth. It has been a wonderful journey so far, and one that I am thrilled to continue.
But most of all, I want to simply thank you for all of the love and support that each of you have shown me throughout my time here, both before and after my hiring here at Royston Baptist. Words cannot express how much I appreciate it all and there are not enough times I can say Thank You, so I will simply end with this: Thank you, thank you, and a thousand times more, thank you.


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Match Recap: Real Madrid Vs. Espanyol
Oh hello winning! I've missed you!
After two losses in a row we headed back to the Bernabeu to get our aggression out against Espanyol, that other Barcelona team.
There was a giant banner in support of our darling Cristiano.
Prior to the start of the match, Iker presented the FIFA Club World Cup trophy to the Bernabeu. It's not quite as fun as presenting Martin like Simba, but it's still fun.
Real Madrid: Iker Casillas; Alvaro Arbeloa, Raphael Varane, Pepe, Fabio Coentrao; Toni Kroos, James Rodriguez, Isco; Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo
Espanyol: Kiko Casilla; Anaitz Arbilla, Diego Colotto, Alvaro Gonzalez, Juan Fuentes; Jose Cañas, Joan Jordan, Paco Montañes, Victor Sanchez; Sergio Garcia, Felipe Caicedo
Prior to the start, the Bernabeu observed a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Paris attacks.
When the match started, it was Espanyol on the front foot. The got their first shot, directly to Iker, in the 4th minute. We managed to get possession back and Gareth headed the ball over the bar in the 6th minute.
By the 10th minute, we had started to apply real pressure. And the post denied Karim's shot much to my disappointment. I need Benz goals in my life, what can I say?
The good news was that Cris played the ball into James just a minute later, and James found the back of the net.
I love the way James nuzzles Cris in that second gif. I just wonder what Bale had to say about that…
In the 17th minute we had another chance, with my Baby Varane getting his head to a corner. It was just wide of the post, though.
Espanyol were countering well, however. In the 20th minute, Caicedo tried to run behind our defense, but he wasn't getting the service he needed. Espanyol, to me, were only the latest team to figure out how to get beyond our tired defense. The difference was, they weren't able to make it work due to service.
In the 28th minute, we earned a freekick when Isco was taken down by Montanes. In the process of setting up, Fuentes was given the first yellow of the match for dissent.
Gareth lined up for the freekick and took it beautifully. It was a world class freekick (it made Cris proud) that absolutely screamed into the net off the post. We now had a 2-0 lead at home and it felt like we were back to our winning ways.
We continued to dominate possession for the most part. There were a few chances for Espanyol but either Varane was there to clear or the odd shot was directly at Iker.
With about 10 minutes left in the half, the play really opened up however, and it was kind of fun to watch such end-to-end footie/soccer. Maybe I'm odd, but I love watching exciting matches with lots of end-to-end. As long as the other team doesn't score anyway…
The half ended with our two goal lead and a relatively lively crowd at the Bernabeu (which hasn't really been the case lately, no?)
Second Half:
As seems to be normal, not that I consider it bad, neither side made any changes at the half. In the 48th minute, Garcia sent a dangerous cross to the far post but Caicedo couldn't get to it. And in the 50th minute, Garcia proved to be a bit squirrely again as he found himself in space and had a shot that moved wide of the post. This was not a position I liked having us in, but apparently it could always get worse.
It got worse when Coentrao and Canas both slid in for a 50/50 ball in the 53rd minute. Both players were injured by the play but it was Coentrao who was sent off with a straight red. Cris was booked as well for his protesting and, I guess, his sarcastic attempt to get the crowd to applaud.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy with the red card. In fact, I don't think it deserved red mostly because both players were involved in the tackle. I couldn't find gifs of the other angle I saw, but at other angles you can see Coentrao attempt to pull out of the tackle. Additionally, I don't feel you can card one without the other. Both players went into the tackle. At most, I think the ref should have given yellow to both players. It's my understanding (and by all means, I am open to discussion on this) that a straight red is usually issued for intent. Refs aren't going to get it right every time (I'm looking at you in the 2010 World Cup final, Howard Webb) but there are moments that deserve straight red and moments that don't (just call me 'Master of the Obvious'). This was not one that deserved it to me.
We were forced to make a change after that, with Ancelotti sacrificing James for the extra defender. Nacho(Stalker!) came on to shore up that newly vacant hole in defense.
In the 59th minute, Victor was booked for a late challenge on Iker just after a counter attack by Espanyol.
In the 62nd minute, Cris settled a long ball played into the box and turned for his shot but Fuentes was there to block.
Espanyol made a sub in the 63rd minute, bringing on Luque to replace Sanchez. And in the 65th minute, Ancelotti decided to bring in Illaramendi for Benzema. I didn't get my Benz goal, much to my disappointment.
We stepped up our play, and Nacho delivered a very nice cross into the box that was cleared for a corner. Then, that corner found Varane but his header was just too high.
In the 69th minute, Joan was replaced by Stuani for Espanyol.
Nacho made another great cross into the box but Gareth's header was just wide of the far post in the 71st minute. Arbilla picked up a yellow card in the same minute for pushing Gareth.
In the 76th minute I got something even better than a Benz goal. NACHO!!!
Arbeloa played a deep cross and Nacho settled it nicely before firing into the bottom corner.
I love how happy everyone is for Nacho's first goal! And how happy he is, obviously.
Isco had a chance to make it a four goal lead in the 81st minute but Casilla (so confusing) made an excellent save to deny our little bow-legged cutie.
In the 82nd minute, both sides made changes with Ancelotti allowing Sami some playing time and Toni a much deserved rest. For Espanyol, Abraham came in to replace Garcia.
In the 86th minute, Isco played a very nice pass toward Bale for what would have been a nice break on goal but Gareth was offside.
After two minutes of added time, the ref blew the whistle and we had our win. It was a nice pick-me-up after the Copa loss at Calderon. I hoped we could carry it into a dominating performance against Atleti at home.
Match Photos:
Post-Match Comments:
Ancelotti:
"Bale is a fundamental player like Cristiano, and that's why the fans demand more from them than from others," he added.
Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media in the Santiago Bernabéu press room and analysed Real Madrid's comprehensive win over Espanyol: "The sending-off of Coentrão is an incomprehensible decision. It made the match more difficult for us but the team was in good mental shape and we dealt with it well."
"Bale put in a very, very good match. He played with intensity and scored a goal. Maybe in that moment the fans were calling for a pass to Cristiano which he didn't play and, like every forward in front of goal, he tried to score. Selflessness is a very important element of the team this year."
"If there is any piece of play that appears selfish, we'll fix it. We have supporters who demand a lot. Bale is a fundamental player like Cristiano, and that's why the fans demand more from them than from others. I think that's normal and fair."
Relationship between Bale and Cristiano
"We shouldn't start a fuss over these things. It's a moment in football of the sort that happen often. The relationship between the players, not just between those two, is very good and the team has always shown that. We work with the same aim of taking Real Madrid as high as possible, and I don't think it's fair to carry on talking about this subject."
"Cristiano looks the same to me as always. He's in great physical condition, playing for the team. He didn't score, but his assist on the first goal was fantastic. He looks the same to me as always."
Copa tie
"We have time to prepare for the match well. We'll field our best team, because we're going to try to turn the tie around and do everything we can to reach the quarter-finals. Everyone is waiting for this game, but right now we have to be calm. We're going to prepare for it, and playing at home is going to help us."
Isco and Kroos
"Isco doesn't surprise me. He has been playing very well for a long time. He is playing consistently, which he didn't last year, and that's how he's improved. Kroos is at an excellent level considering that he's a new player. He has slotted into the team with his personality and his characteristics. He's helping the team."
Varane
"I'm surprised, because I didn't know that Varane's agent was Mendes. I spoke to his agent three days ago, and he wasn't his agent. Varane will be a Real Madrid player for a long time."
Isco:
Isco played in the win against Espanyol and offered his thoughts about the game after the final whistle: "We got into the game really quickly. At last we have our first win of the year and we are happy with the result".
"We closed down more today, we were good at going after the ball when we lost it, putting on pressure and we had a bit of luck in front of goal, that has been missing in the last few matches. It was a shame that Coentrão was sent off, that made us have to work a lot. It happened quickly. I couldn't really see it properly, both players went in but ultimately the referee has the final say".
The Copa del Rey
"It is important to get the winning feeling back. We are very confident about turning the Copa del Rey knockout tie around. It is going to be very difficult but I hope that we can manage it with the support of the fans".
Varane:
"We worked well and as a team to earn the victory"
"We wanted to get back to winning ways, that was the aim, and this is a very good result. We also earned the result well. It was difficult in the second half, when we had ten men, it was more complicated but we worked well and as a team to get the win. The team reacted well".
"Pepe and I had solid games, especially in terms of aerial play, and we have to continue on like that. I think that I can improve in offense and score goals".
The game against Atlético
"We can stage a comeback in the Copa del Rey knockout game with the support of the fans and lots of willpower. We are really motivated by seeing how people get excited and how they really want to win. As for the Ballon d'Or, we are all supporting Cristiano".
Nacho:
Nacho scored his first goal for Real Madrid in the win against Espanyol at the Bernabéu. The defender was happy at the end of the game: "I am really happy with my goal for Real Madrid and with the victory. I am very happy because it is important for people to show their love for you when playing at home".
"We came here following two games in which we didn't manage to play at our best, but generally speaking, we had a good game today. We go home with good feelings about our game on Thursday against Atlético".
Bale and Cristiano
"We cannot question Bale and Cristiano's dedication to Madrid, and how they are great team mates. All of the players want to score, there is nothing more to it".
The Copa del Rey game
"We are Real Madrid and we are playing at home with our fans. We need their support, we can win. It wouldn't be a disaster to lose because we are playing against a strong rival, and if we go through it would be a great moment for us."
Arbeloa:
"We needed this win"
"It would be good if the match between Barcelona and Atlético ends in a draw, but the important thing is that we keep notching up points in La Liga".
"The game on Thursday is really important. We really want to do it, we want to answer back, and give everything we can to get another comeback. We know that the fans are crucial if we want to do it. Undoubtedly, they will be great as always on Thursday".
"The fans here are demanding and if you make a mistake, they let you know about it, but Bale cannot be blamed for anything today. He scored an amazing goal and he may have made a few mistakes, but he is a player you have to show affection for and the fans know how to appreciate him".
The Ballon d'Or
"I hope that Cristiano can win and we can celebrate another Ballon d'Or because he deserves it".
Coentrão's sending off
"I haven't been able to watch it on television. On the pitch it seemed that it was a case of two players going in really strong to win the ball, with good intentions and going for the ball".
Many, many, many apologies for the lateness of this and the last couple of matches. I promise to sort my issues and not make this happen again!
¡Hala Madrid!
-mygypsyspirit
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One Response to "Match Recap: Real Madrid Vs. Espanyol"
kfunk22 January 21, 2015 at 11:54 am #
still swooning over bale's free kick. and lovely to see nacho break his duck!
but i'm totally with you in really missing the benz goals. dazzling assists aside, i'd love to see him back on the score sheet again.


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