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|Written By Glenn Kauth

Class action lawyers expected a case involving Canada Post might put an end to carriage battles and competing claims, but a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling has dashed hopes for more clarity on national classes. “The court did not address head-on the issue of national class,” says Marie Audren, a partner in the commercial litigation group at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Montreal.

At issue was the long-running case of Canada Post Corp. v. Lépine, a class action suit in which consumers went after the company over its promised $9.95-Internet-for-life package dating back to 2000. At the time, the dot-com bubble had the Crown corporation optimistic it could make money off the seemingly improbable Internet and e-mail package it was offering, but the ensuing market crash kiboshed those hopes. Within a year, it chose to discontinue the service, designed and created by Cybersurf Corp.

Consumers and government agencies complained, and shortly afterwards, a series of competing class actions sprouted up across the country. In Quebec, Michel Lépine emerged as the representative plaintiff on behalf of residents in that province who bought the package, while in Ontario Paul McArthur became the face of a similar action purporting to involve “any person in Canada” who purchased it. In British Columbia a class action suit filed by John Chen only affected residents on that province.

The situation was ripe for jurisdictional conflict, a situation that came to pass in 2003 when Canada Post and lawyers for McArthur reached a settlement that would see the Crown corporation refund consumers their $9.95 in exchange for the CD-ROMs they had received to use the service. As well, they would actually get Internet service free for three months. In December of that year, an Ontario judge approved the deal and, in what other courts found to be a strange move, expanded it to include class members in all provinces except British Columbia. Lawyers for Lépine, meanwhile, wrote to the court expressing their objection to the agreement and asking the judge to leave out Quebec residents. The Ontario court declined to do so, a move that landed the case back in the hands of a Quebec judge as Lépine pressed on with his case. “The average life expectancy is more than three months. They made a deal which is not right,” says one of Lépine’s lawyers, Paul Unterberg of Unterberg Labelle Lebeau & Morgan in Montreal.

Complicating the case was the fact that Lépine had actually filed his lawsuit first, although it wasn’t until after the Ontario judge approved the settlement there that the Quebec court authorized his competing class action. Issues for the courts to sort out, then, included whether Quebec authorities had a duty to recognize a judgment elsewhere and whether the first-come-first-served principle applies when a litigant launches a class action lawsuit or when a judge certifies it.

But after Canada Post unsuccessfully attempted to enforce the Ontario ruling through the Quebec courts, the Supreme Court found itself ruling largely on a technical issue involving conflicting class action notices sent out to Quebec residents in 2004. The first, published on Feb. 21, 2004, informed potential class members of the certification of Lépine’s action in Quebec. The second, about six weeks later, informed Quebecers about a settlement reached among Canada Post, Cybersurf, and “the plaintiffs in a class action in Ontario and British Columbia.”

In assessing the case, and in rejecting Canada Post’s appeal of the Quebec courts’ judgments, the Supreme Court ruled the Ontario notice “contravened the fundamental principles of procedure” in class actions. “The Ontario notice was likely to confuse its intended recipients, as it did not properly explain the impact of the judgment certifying the class proceeding on Quebec members of the national class established by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice,” Justice Louis LeBel wrote in the top court’s ruling. “It could have led those who read it in Quebec to conclude that it simply did not concern them.”

At the same time, the Supreme Court considered the question of which action began first. Because the Quebec court didn’t certify Lépine’s case until after the Ontario judge approved the settlement there, Canada Post argued lis pendens, the notion that a lawsuit is pending, bolstered its bid to apply the agreement in Quebec. But the Supreme Court ruled certification was not necessary for a class action to be considered pending since Lépine had nevertheless filed his suit. “Like the contravention of the fundamental principles of procedure, the lis pendens situation precluded judicial recognition of the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice,” wrote LeBel.

The decision means Lépine can continue his bid for compensation in the Quebec courts. But in doing so, the Supreme Court skirted substantively tackling the issue of national classes, something lawyers and litigants have been looking for clarity on as disputes such as the Canada Post one arise. It did, however, acknowledge the problem of overlapping lawsuits. “This case shows that the decisions made may sometimes cause friction between courts in different provinces. . . . However, the provincial legislatures should pay more attention to the framework for national class actions and the problems they present.”

For his part, Unterberg argues the ruling actually bolsters the notion of national classes since the court clarified the lis pendens question. “Whoever is fastest, first-come first-served,” he says, insisting an action filed earliest in one jurisdiction would now likely take precedence over lawsuits launched elsewhere. “I believe that that’s the most efficient system.”

But other lawyers aren’t so sure, particularly given that the top court’s decision doesn’t specifically authorize national class actions and instead leaves the issue to politicians to settle. For her part, Bonnie Tough, one of the class action lawyers scarred by the ongoing carriage battle over the high-profile Vioxx lawsuit, says she’s not sure first-come first-served is always best anyway, particularly since it would simply encourage litigants and their counsel to file cases immediately after something goes wrong.

Tough, of Tough and Podrebarac LLP in Toronto, also believes having national classes is important in cases spanning the country. “I really believe it has become an impediment to justice,” she says, noting plaintiffs’ lawyers such as herself worry about copycat claims from competing counsel whenever they launch a lawsuit. “National classes make a lot of sense. We don’t want to have 10 trials.”

The issue has taken on particular resonance given the ongoing litigation against Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. over cardiac problems allegedly caused by the painkiller Vioxx. For years, plaintiffs’ lawyers have been battling over carriage in the case, with Saskatchewan lawyer Tony Merchant having achieved certification in his home province covering everywhere but Quebec. Before that, however, an Ontario court had authorized a national class action in that province, putting many plaintiffs under two separate proceedings.

Recently, the case took another turn when the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal quashed Merchant’s certification. But like the Supreme Court in Lépine, it also acknowledged, but largely skirted, the issue of overlapping claims, instead tossing the case on the merits that it presented neither an identifiable class nor common issues worthy of certification. As a result, the competing litigation might be over for the moment, but the Saskatchewan decision is still subject to possible appeal at the Supreme Court.

So, the question of national classes and battles over carriage likely will continue. But as for Lépine, BLG’s Audren says she wasn’t expecting the top court to deal substantively with that issue anyway given the obvious concerns over the conflicting notices and lis pendens that made Canada Post’s appeal a fairly easy one to reject. “I totally agree with them not to have done so because they were such bad facts.”

Even one of the lawyers who represented McArthur in Ontario is on side with the Supreme Court decision to sever the Quebec action given the problems with the notice he was involved in drafting. “On that basis, I certainly understand the court’s decision and quite frankly agree with it,” says David Thompson, a class action lawyer with Scarfone Hawkins LLP in Hamilton. “The reason it was structured that way really was at Canada Post’s request,” he adds, arguing the Crown corporation was essentially trying to expand the settlement to Quebecers in a bid to “ram it down their throats.” He says, too, the seemingly odd decision in the Ontario court ruling to exclude B.C. residents was an effort to avoid interfering with a similar settlement that was at hand in that province.

For her part, Audren remains skeptical about the viability of national class actions given the constitutional questions that inevitably arise whenever jurisdictional battles come up. Good results have come in cases where the lawyers involved have agreed to put aside their carriage disputes, but as Audren points out, that scenario happens most often when the parties reach a settlement. At the same time, she notes that different consumer protection laws in each province can make it impractical to have one court handle a national class action over product liability.

Tough, though, argues it is possible to overcome that conundrum by creating different subclasses of residents from each affected province who would try to prove the product in question violated their own jurisdiction’s laws. But ultimately, she feels the issue is one the profession has to tackle in order to come up with a system for resolving carriage disputes. “I think the solution has to be a bench and bar committee that sets protocols that the courts agree to follow,” she says, noting she has seen cases in the past, such as the Hepatitis C actions in the 1990s, where the courts have agreed to co-ordinate amongst themselves. In that instance, judges in three provinces decided a particular order wouldn’t be valid until the other two courts followed suit, she points out.

In the meantime, the Lépine decision does add judicial weight in a few areas. First, it emphasizes the importance of clarity in drafting class action notices,  says Audren. At the same time, Unterberg argues, it will put an end to litigants — who in his view are usually defendants — from shopping for the most favourable jurisdiction to handle a case since “the guy who files first will have priority.”

Now, he’s back to litigating against Canada Post, an effort in which he vows to seek “a hell of a lot more” for the estimated 50,000 Quebec claimants than those who fell under the Ontario settlement got. He’s still crunching the numbers but argues that instead of three months, the company should compensate customers for the lifetime’s worth of Internet service they say they were promised. “They tried to unilaterally cancel a contract. You can’t do that.”

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are bringing their farm team home, leaving St. John's without a professional hockey team to call its own.

The team will play in St. John's for the 2004-2005 season, but then will relocate to Toronto.

Bob Hunter, vice-president of Toronto Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, confirmed weeks of speculation Monday afternoon in St. John's.

Hunter says the Toronto Maple Leafs would have been happy to have negotiated an extension of their contract in St. John's.

However, the departure of the Roadrunners hockey team to Edmonton presented an opportunity to relocate the Baby Leafs to a new venue. The Roadrunners had been playing in Ricoh Coliseum.

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Hunter says the new location will make more economic sense for the Leafs. The team says its bottom line has been hurt by its high franchise fee, sluggish ticket sales and expensive travel. There are no other American Hockey League teams in Atlantic Canada.

Hunter says the move will also make it easier for the Leafs front office to monitor the progress of its developing players.

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  • Shannie Duff, who was mayor of St. John's when the city won the rights to the Leafs' junior franchise, says the team underperformed after a strong start. The team made it to the Calder Cup final in 1992.

    "That had something to do with the quality of hockey," Duff says. "So I do think that was a problem with the bums in seats."

    Glenn Stanford, chief of hockey operations for the St. John's Maple Leafs, admits it might be difficult to sell tickets for what amounts to a "lame duck" season this year.

    However, he says the team's management has to take a business-as-usual approach.

    "We can't worry about that," Stanford says. "We're just going to move forward and continue the work and do things as we've done in the off-season for the last 14 years, and we'll do it again this season."

    The loss of the Leafs poses a serious problem for St. John's city council.

    Mile One Stadium was built when the Leafs had threatened to leave during the 1990s.

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The closure of Thunder Bay's James Street Swing Bridge has caught the attention of the Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy.

A fire damaged the bridge last October, closing it to vehicles but not to rail traffic.

Beardy said it's time for the rest of Canada to hear about the hardship this has imposed on the Fort William First Nation.

At a meeting this week, Beardy listened as business owners talked about the losses they've suffered since the bridge closure.

Beardy said he's also concerned for the safety of children who are now bussed to school on a busy highway during rush hour.

Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy says it's time for the rest of Canada to know about the plight of Fort William First Nation since a bridge to the community was closed to vehicle traffic by CN Rail. The bridge was damaged by fire in late October. (CBC)

He said the country should know what's going on.

“I think it is important we get the story out … to say this is how CN is behaving towards its neighbours,” he said. “I think that message needs to go out.”

The MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River said the federal government has been absent on the swing bridge issue.

“The federal government doesn't seem interested in even sitting down at a table or returning phone calls, or talking with First Nations about the issues that means so much to them,” John Rafferty said.

Beardy added he thinks all MPs and MPPs should be made aware of the plight of the Fort William First Nation — and promises to use his high profile as Regional Chief, to help make that happen.

In a statement Tuesday, CN said it's aware of the community's concerns about the bridge, adding that its priority is to ensure the safety of all who use it. The statement added that  a comprehensive assessment of the bridge is needed before it can address the road issue, and that it is keeping the leadership of the First Nation updated.

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But instead of a political scandal, it's an 18-pound salmon caught by Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion and given as a gift to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.

McCallion caught the fish at an annual salmon derby on Lake Ontario just off Port Credit.

McCallion had her catch packed in ice and drove it to Toronto city hall, so Ford could have the fish for supper.

"You'll have a good dinner tonight, you won't have to go to a restaurant," McCallion told Ford on Thursday as she presented the fish to Ford and posed for the cameras. "It will feed a lot of people so you can feed all kinds of guests."


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You can watch the LEGO version on its own right here. But we thought it might be more effective to post the side by side comparison at the top, which was also put together by McConchie.

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Collective movement of epithelial cells drives essential multicellular organization during various fundamental physiological processes encompassing embryonic morphogenesis, cancer and wound healing. Yet the molecular mechanism that ensures the coordinated movement of many cells remains elusive. Here we show that a tumour suppressor protein, merlin, coordinates collective migration of tens of cells, by acting as a mechanochemical transducer. In a stationary epithelial monolayer and also in three-dimensional human skin, merlin localizes to cortical cell-cell junctions. During migration initiation, a fraction of cortical merlin relocalizes to the cytoplasm. This relocalization is triggered by the intercellular pulling force of the leading cell and depends on the actomyosin-based cell contractility. Then in migrating cells, taking its cue from the intercellular pulling forces, which show long-distance ordering, merlin coordinates polarized Rac1 activation and lamellipodium formation on the multicellular length scale. Together, these results provide a distinct molecular mechanism linking intercellular forces to collective cell movements in migrating epithelia.


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Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Applications, Volume 2
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Written in a versatile, contemporary style that will benefit both novice and expert alike, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set covers the state of the art in the development and implementation of advanced thin films and coatings in the biological field.

Consisting of two volumes—Processing and Characterization and Applications—this handbook details the latest understanding of advances in the design and performance of biological and biomedical coatings, covering a vast array of material types, including bio-ceramics, polymers, glass, chitosan, and nanomaterials. Contributors delve into a wide range of novel techniques used in the manufacture and testing of clinical applications for coatings in the medical field, particularly in the emerging area of regenerative medicine.

Building on the theoretical and methodological fundamentals of coatings as presented in the first volume, Applications covers:

Biological/biomedical implants and other applications of carbon-based materials
Control of drug release from coatings
MIcrofluidic and biosensing/bioactive coatings and applications
Surfaces and coatings of orthopedic, dental, and other implants
Sol–gel-derived hydroxyapatite coatings on metallic implants
Impedance spectroscopy
With chapters authored by world experts at the forefront of research in their respective areas, this timely set provides searing insights and practical information to explore a subject that is fundamental to the success of biotechnological pursuits.
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Sol-Gel Derived Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Metallic Implants: Characterization, In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis, W. Yongsheng

Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Biological Applications, S.-E. Ong and S. Zhang

Biomedical Applications of Carbon-Based Materials, S. Alwarappan, S.R. Singh, and A. Kumar

Impedance Spectroscopy on Carbon-Based Materials for Biological Application, H. Ye and S. Su

Control of Drug Release from Coatings: Theories and Methodologies, L. Shang, S. Zhang, S.S. Venkatraman, and H. Du

Release-Controlled Coatings, J.Z. Tang and N.P. Rhodes

Orthopedic and Dental Implant Surfaces and Coatings, R.Z. LeGeros, P.G. Coelho, D. Holmes, F. Dimaano, and J.P. LeGeros

Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide and Aluminum Nitride Films for Microfluidic and Biosensing Applications, Y. Q. Fu, J.K. Luo, A.J. Flewitt, A.J. Walton, M.P.Y. Desmulliez, and W.I. Milne

Medical Applications of Sputter-Deposited Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films, Y.Q. Fu, W.M. Huang, and S. Miyazaki

Bioactive Coatings for Implanted Devices, S. Venkatraman, X. Yun, H. Yingying, D. Mondal, and L.K. Lin

Sam Zhang is editor-in-chief of the CRC Press Advances in Materials Science and Engineering series, which includes this handbook. A full professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Professor Zhang is active in international journals, also serving as editor-in-chief for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters (United States) and principal editor for Journal of Materials Research (United States).

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President of the Thin Films Society
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Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be White House chief of staff, had conversations with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration about who would replace Obama in the U.S. Senate, the Tribune has learned.

The revelation does not suggest Obama's new gatekeeper was involved in any talk of dealmaking involving the seat. But it does help fill in the gaps surrounding a question that Obama was unable or unwilling to answer this week: Did anyone on his staff have contact with Blagojevich about his choice for the Senate seat?

Blagojevich and John Harris, his former chief of staff, face federal charges in an alleged shakedown involving the vacant Senate seat, which Illinois law grants the governor sole authority to fill.

Obama said Thursday he had never spoken to Blagojevich about the Senate vacancy and was "confident that no representatives" of his had engaged in any dealmaking over the seat with the governor or his team. He also pledged Thursday that in the "next few days" he would explain what contacts his staff may have had with the governor's office about the Senate vacancy.

Emanuel, who has long been close to both Blagojevich and Obama, has refused to respond to questions about any involvement he may have had with the Blagojevich camp over the Senate pick. A spokeswoman for Emanuel also declined to comment Friday.

One source confirmed that communications between Emanuel and the Blagojevich administration were captured on court-approved wiretaps.

Another source said that contact between the Obama camp and the governor's administration regarding the Senate seat began the Saturday before the Nov. 4 election, when Emanuel made a call to the cell phone of Harris. The conversation took place around the same time press reports surfaced about Emanuel being approached about taking the high-level White House post should Obama win.

Emanuel delivered a list of candidates who would be "acceptable" to Obama, the source said. On the list were Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, Illinois Veterans Affairs director Tammy Duckworth, state Comptroller Dan Hynes and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Chicago, the source said. All are Democrats.

Sometime after the election, Emanuel called Harris back to add the name of Democratic Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan to the approved list, the source said.

Blagojevich and Harris, who resigned his state post Friday, are charged with plotting to sell the selection of Obama's replacement in exchange for lucrative jobs or campaign cash for the governor. Among other things, a government affidavit filed with the charges claimed that Blagojevich had kicked around the idea of using his Senate selection to leverage an appointment to an ambassadorship or Cabinet post in the Obama administration.

Federal authorities have not suggested Obama or his team knew about Blagojevich's alleged schemes.

In an interview, Schakowsky said she spoke to Emanuel on Thursday and he seemed unfazed by the controversy.

Schakowsky also spoke of a conversation she had with Emanuel shortly after he was named chief of staff. She said she called Emanuel him "to get some intelligence" on whether Obama might approve of her selection as senator.

"He indicated that the president-elect would be fine with certain people and I was one of them," Schakowsky said.

Schakowsky said it was natural for Obama to take an interest in the selection process for his Senate seat. "It makes perfect sense for the president-elect or his people to have some interaction about filling the seat he was vacating," she said.

Though now working full-time on Obama's transition, Emanuel has yet to resign his congressional seat. Illinois law has a different process for filling vacant House seats than Senate seats. When Emanuel resigns, a special election will be held for his replacement.

One alleged scheme outlined in the charges against Blagojevich involves the special election for Emanuel's seat. The government affidavit said Blagojevich and others were recorded talking about an unnamed "president-elect adviser" concerned about the election for Emanuel's congressional seat who might help the governor land a new job at a non-profit organization.

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‘50 Kisses’… and the winner is…

Over the last week I suspect I have read over 500 two page scripts for our ‘50 Kisses’ competition – and the whole team (Steven, Vanessa, Tom, Alex, Sal, Gail, Michelle, Alli, Sam and Judy) have read all 1,870 scripts multiple times –and finally, one week late but full ‘re-read’,  we will announce the winners tomorrow.

While excellence does jump off the page, it is also a subjective quality. This highlights one of the problems with creative competitions. Unlike the Olympics, you can’t run the fastest, jump the highest or lift the most weights. You can’t empirically PROVE your work is the best. You have to just hope that it stands out from the pile, that it chimes with the readers, that the judges see something special (or more special that the rest).

Of course some work stands out, but even then, it’s never cut and dried. Personal taste, mood, fatigue… all play a part in making the process that bit more difficult. I am planning a much longer blog to explain what we learned, to give you tips for future competitions you might enter. But that’s for another day.

So, we got there in the end, 50 scripts chosen for ‘50 Kisses’.

And finally, a reminder. The judges decision is final ;0)

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    Some of the winners scripts (although all of them are two pages) are “longer” (mostly the one with no dialogue) and others are “shorter” (if you have lot’s of dialogue then you are not allowed to write much using the proper page formating). So what’s the limit of the future “2 minutes” films? Is it 1 minute and 59 seconds, or 2 minutes and 59 seconds? Thanks

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      The rules clearly state two pages (or less). The filmmkares rules do not state a running time, though as with any film, the tighter the better.

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I’ve been taking some previously completed paintings that I wasn’t happy with and making some changes to them when I thought that spending the time would be worth it. I recently made some big but fairly quick changes to “A Country Girl Near the Dream City”:

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CLEVELAND — LeBron James knows about the narrative bouncing around the NBA that Cleveland can be dethroned in the East.

He’s ignoring it, and slowly changing it.

“You know I could care less what people say,” James said. “I’m so far beyond that. I don’t care what people say.”

Just to make sure everyone understood him, James asked his two sons waiting for him in Cleveland’s locker room to chime in on whether he was concerned about outside voices.

The boys had dad’s back.

James had another of those games that only he seems capable of, scoring 39 points with 14 rebounds in 46 minutes as the Cavaliers continued to improve from a shaky start with their fourth straight win, 118-113 in overtime Friday night over the skidding Los Angeles Clippers, who dropped their seventh in a row.

Kevin Love scored 25 and drained a pair of 3-pointers in OT, when the Cavs, who didn’t take the lead until the first minute of the extra session, outscored the Clippers 13-8.

Dwyane Wade gave Cleveland a huge spark, scoring 23 points with 11 rebounds in 37 minutes.

The Cavs’ win wasn’t eye-pleasing, but it was another step in the right direction for the three-time defending conference champions, who went 3-1 on a just-completed road trip.

On Thursday night, James said he watched Boston beat Golden State to improve to 14-2, a stunning start that has prompted discussion about Cleveland’s vulnerability.

James dismissed any concern about the Celtics’ early burst.

“I’ve got too much to worry about around here right now trying to get our ship going in the right direction,” he said.

The Clippers’ ship is taking on water fast. Los Angeles has lost nine of 10 since a 4-0 start.

Blake Griffin scored 23 and DeAndre Jordan had 20 points and 22 rebounds for Los Angeles, which didn’t give up the lead until the first minute of overtime. The Clippers had chances to put the Cavs away in regulation, but they didn’t execute down the stretch and then had defensive breakdowns in overtime.

“They made some big threes,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “You have to give them credit. That’s why they’ve been in a lot of Finals.”

The Cavs spent all night chasing the Clippers and caught them at 105-all when Love grabbed an offensive rebound and fed James, who dropped an uncontested 3-pointer with 47 seconds left.

Griffin missed tough shots on consecutive possessions, giving Cleveland one last chance in regulation but James missed an off-balance left-hander just before the horn.

James made a free throw to open OT — he went 1-of-5 at the line — and give Cleveland its first lead. Then, after Love made his two threes, James sealed the Cavs’ fifth win in six games with a jumper.

“Well-defended,” Rivers said. “It’s LeBron James.”

Clippers: Jordan made his first eight shots, three on dunks.

** Guard Patrick Beverely (sore right knee) missed his fourth straight game.

** Rivers is “amazed” by James, who just over a month shy of his 33rd birthday, hasn’t slowed physically. “Most players when they get to his age are smart enough now they see everything,” he said. “But usually when they get to that age, they’re too old to do anything about it. He has both going for him. He can beat you with his brain. He can beat you with his power. It’s a daunting task when you watch him on film.”

Cavaliers: Iman Shumpert started again at point, but left in the first quarter a sore left knee and didn’t return.

** Guard Jose Calderon played his first minutes since Nov. 1.

** Working toward his return from a hip injury, guard Isaiah Thomas got in two on-court workouts before the game.

** Cleveland has won 33 of its last 39 home games against Western Conference teams.

Wade’s aggressiveness in the second quarter helped the Cavs shake off an atrocious start. Down 10 points, Cleveland chipped away and despite some defensive lapses, the Cavs somehow tied the Clippers at 56 at halftime.

Wade scored 17 in the quarter, 11 on free throws, as he was able to draw fouls with drives and extra-effort plays.

“He continues to play the same way and that’s what you need from vets and future Hall of Famers,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said. “Guys like that who understand the game and when it gets tough, don’t panic and continue to play the same way.”

Up next

Clippers: Continue road trip tonight in Charlotte.

Cavaliers: At Detroit on Monday.

Cavs 118, Clippers 113

L.A. CLIPPERS (113): W.Johnson 6-10 0-0 15, Griffin 8-25 5-6 23, Jordan 10-12 0-2 20, Rivers 6-18 2-2 16, Thornwell 5-9 0-0 13, Dekker 1-5 0-0 2, Harrell 4-5 0-0 8, Evans 1-3 1-1 3, L.Williams 5-16 3-3 13. Totals 46-103 11-14 113.

CLEVELAND (118): James 17-26 1-5 39, Crowder 3-9 2-2 9, Love 9-18 4-4 25, Shumpert 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 2-7 0-0 5, Osman 0-0 0-0 0, Green 3-5 2-2 8, Frye 0-1 0-0 0, Calderon 0-2 0-0 0, Korver 2-5 3-3 9, Wade 6-16 11-13 23. Totals 42-90 23-29 118.

L.A. Clippers 27 29 25 24  8  — 113
Cleveland     24  32 22 27 13 — 118

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 10-35 (Thornwell 3-3, W.Johnson 3-7, Griffin 2-8, Rivers 2-10, Dekker 0-2, L.Williams 0-5), Cleveland 11-33 (James 4-9, Love 3-7, Korver 2-5, Crowder 1-3, Smith 1-6, Calderon 0-1, Frye 0-1, Wade 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 55 (Jordan 22), Cleveland 51 (James 14). Assists—L.A. Clippers 29 (L.Williams 7), Cleveland 24 (James 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 26, Cleveland 20. Technicals—Wade. A—20,562 (20,562).

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Kodi is a great streamer, but there are some add-one and tweaks that could make it the ultimate way to watch TV, sports and movies.  If you have downloaded Kodi and are considered tinkering with it then there are some tips that you should consider to help you get started.

Install Kodi On Another Device

While XMBC was great for computers, it is inconvenient to have to connect your computer to the TV every time you want to watch something on Kodi.  To overcome this you should look at downloading and installing Kodi onto a smaller device such as a Fire TV stick or Google Chromecast.  This will allow you to watch TV without having to connect your computer to the TV.  There are a number of guides that could help you with this.

Stop The Buffering

Constant buffering is the most annoying thing to happen with streaming, but Kodi does offer a way around this.  If you have inconsistent internet connections, you can reduce the quality of the Kodi stream which will result in buffering free streaming.  The picture quality will not be as clear, but you will not have to worry about inconvenient pauses.

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There are a number of keyboard shortcuts that Kodi supports which makes completing certain actions much faster.  Pressing P will start the stream and F will allow you to fast forward.  Pressing Control   S will capture a screenshot of the stream.  If you are a regular Kodi user you need to look at the shortcuts because they will make using the streamer easier.

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Kodi has been designed to be easy to use and there are a number of tweaks that you can do when you start.  However, if you have no experience with anything outside Apple or Windows ecosystems, you should put off add-ons for the time being.  Getting up to speed with Kodi is recommended before you even approach any of the add-ons that are available.

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The Custom Shutdown Timer option is ideal for anyone who would like Kodi to automatically shut down after a specified amount of time.  To set this option, you will need to click the power button in the lower left-hand side of the home screen then select the option.  You can then activate the timer by adding the duration in minutes.  If you change your mind you can cancel this through the same option.

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Haftar Leads A Coup: A General’s Odd War on the Muslim Brotherhood

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[General Kalifa Haftar]

On 16 May, Libya’s rogue general Khalifa Haftar staged several bloody attacks against other Libyan militias in the name of eradicating terrorism by leading a paramilitary force evasively named the Libyan National Army. His well-equipped brigades were rapidly joined by officers from national army bases in the eastern parts of the country.

Units from the air force also joined in, along with tribal gunmen and other militias, particularly the strong and notorious Zintan militia. The well-coordinated attacks, named Operation Karama, or Dignity, resulted in heavy casualties.

When Karama is Not Dignity

Then, with unprecedented audacity, on Thursday he struck the parliament, sending Libyan lawmakers from the General National Council (GNC) fleeing for their lives. Among his demands: the dismissal of the parliament and the judiciary to take control of the country’s affairs until the next elections scheduled for 25 June. The man is supposedly a proponent for a democratically elected civilian government, a contradiction that is becoming quite common in post-‘Arab Spring’ Middle East.

During the attack on the parliament and the seizure of government buildings, Haftar’s forces were backed by warplanes and helicopters. The show of force was massive, even for post-rebellion and NATO-led war Libya where guns are available in abundance. Needless to say, Haftar is not a rogue general acting alone. He is supported by former Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, and has strong, rich Libyan and Arab backers. His long history of relations with the CIA is neither “misleading” or “old news” as suggested by a recent article in the UK’s Guardian newspaper. But what is his story? And will he succeed in becoming the Libyan equivalent of Egypt’s General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi?

The February ‘Coup’

Haftar has been actively pursuing a similar media discourse to that of Egypt’s Sisi, who seized power after overthrowing the democratically elected government of Mohammed Morsi in July 2013. Sisi had masked his action in a lexicon that is predicated on a very simple logic: associating the Muslim Brotherhood with terrorism, and vowing to crush the “terrorists” who are supposedly threatening Egypt’s national security. In a series of interviews, including one with US network Fox News, Sisi warned of the danger of Islamic terrorism coming from eastern Libya, and called for US military support. The “national security” argument is helping Sisi shift the focus from urban centres where Egyptian youth has staged daily and nightly protests demanding the restoration of democracy to the periphery – as in Hamas in Gaza, militants in Sinai, terrorists in Libya, and even Sudan.

Haftar is also out to crush the Islamists, but the problem is that Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood is hardly the dominant political force in that country. Haftar knows well that Islamic-leaning parties in Libya are not all one and the same. Yet, he seemed keen on emphasising the Brotherhood as a target behind his ongoing war. He told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper in an interview published in May that he intends to “purge” Libya of Muslim Brotherhood members. They are a “malignant disease that is seeking to spread throughout the bones of the Arab world”. He even formed a Libyan counterpart of Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

The Libyans are certainly not Haftar’s target audience. Their contention is with the security chaos that has afflicted their country due to warring militias following the NATO-backed victory over Muammar Gaddafi. In fact, Haftar is himself leading some of these militias, and his “army” has contributed to the political uncertainty and violence in Libya. The former Libyan general is clearly attempting to exploit Egypt’s woes to his advantage, but is also vying for attention from various western governments – especially Washington that until now seems rather reluctant to criticise Haftar’s attempted coup.

In fact, Washington’s indecision is similar to its silence when Haftar had attempted to stage the first coup last February, but failed. Afterwards, in a televised speech, Haftar denounced the government, and announced his own “initiative”, a roadmap of sorts that saw the disbanding of parliament. Few took him serious and top government officials mocked his coup attempt. One described it as “ridiculous”. But consequently, many discovered the name Haftar, and some became keenly interested to learn more.

Did the Americans Know?

Ashour Shamis is a former partner of Haftar. Both were members of the US-funded Libyan National Army in the 1980s. In a recent interview with the Guardian he remarked, “I don’t think something like this can happen in Libya and the Americans would not know about it.” According to Shamis, the Americans “want to see how much momentum Haftar has and how far he goes.” Indeed, Haftar is doing a great deal to get Washington’s attention, which has somewhat divested from Libya since the killing of its ambassador there and three others in September 2012.

To win favour with Washington, Haftar’s list of enemies also includes Ansar al-Sharia, which along with other militias in Benghazi was accused of plotting the attack against the US embassy. But it shouldn’t be too difficult for Haftar to gain Washington’s trust. In fact, he already has. It is no secret that Haftar has had strong backing from the US Central Intelligence Agency for nearly three decades.

The man has been branded and rebranded throughout his colourful and sometimes mysterious history. He fought as an officer in the Chadian-Libyan conflict, and was captured alongside his entire unit of 600 men. During his time in prison, Chad experienced a regime change (both regimes were backed by French and US intelligence) and Haftar and his men were released per US request as he was moved to another African country. While some chose to return home, others knew well what would await them in Libya, for reasons explained by the New York Times on 17 May, 1991.

“For two years, United States officials have been shopping around for a home for about 350 Libyan soldiers who cannot return to their country because American intelligence officials had mobilised them into a commando force to overthrow Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader,” NYT reported. “Now, the Administration has given up trying to find another country that will accept the Libyans and has decided to bring them to the United States.”

Haftar was then relocated to a Virginia suburb in the early 1990s, where he settled very close to the CIA headquarters in Langley. The news is murky about his exact activities living near Washington DC, except for his ties to Libyan opposition forces, which of course operated according to US diktats.

In his thorough report, published in the Business Insider, Russ Baker traced much of Haftar’s activities since his split from Gaddafi and adoption by the CIA. “A Congressional Research Service report of December 1996 named Haftar as the head of the (National Front For The Salvation of Libya) NFSL’s military wing, the Libyan National Army. After he joined the exile group, the CRS report added, Haftar began “preparing an army to march on Libya”. The NFSL, the CSR said, is in exile “with many of its members in the United States”.

It took nearly 15 years for Haftar to march on Libya. It also took a massive war that was purported to support a popular uprising. Although he clearly attempts to brand himself as a potential Sisi, Haftar, per Baker’s description, is the Libyan equivalent of Iraq’s Ahmed Chalabi, a discredited figure with strong allies in Washington DC, Chalabi was sent to post-Saddam Iraq to lead the “democratization” process. Instead, he helped set the stage for the calamity under way there.

It is no wonder why Haftar’s return was a major source of controversy. Since the news of his CIA affiliation was no big secret, his return to Libya to join the rebels in March 2011 caused much confusion. Almost immediately, he was announced by a military spokesman as the rebels’ new commander, only for the announcement to be dismissed by the National Transitional Council as false. The NTC was largely a composition of equally enigmatic characters that had little presence within Libya’s national consciousness. Haftar found himself as the third man on the military ladder, which he grudgingly accepted.

The Right Man for Libya?

Haftar’s legacy has been linked to military coups as early as 1969, when he, along with a few soldiers, helped Gaddafi overthrow King Idris. Between then and the last two coups, he was, and perhaps still is, affiliated with the CIA. But Libya is gripped by extreme violence and is hostage to the whims of militias, some tribal, others affiliated with small towns and large cities – Misrata, Zintan and so on – and others are loosely affiliated with government ministries. In times of such befuddling strife, some people might be ready to accept feeble alternatives. Despite his dubious legacy, Haftar might oddly enough appear to some as Libya’s strong man.

As expected, many are not convinced. Powerful militias are also lining up against Haftar. Misrata’s 235 militia brigades are ready to fight. They have already deployed near Tripoli. If this showdown is allowed to carry on, a bloody civil war will be awaiting Libya, one that might prove even bloodier and lengthier than the NATO-led war against Gaddafi. This time around, however, neither NATO nor the US seem willing to get involved again, at least not until one warring camp proves worthy of their support. In all cases, Libya’s suffering is likely to linger.

Ramzy Baroud is the Managing Editor of Middle East Eye. He is an internationally-syndicated columnist, a media consultant, an author and the founder of PalestineChronicle.com. His latest book is My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story (Pluto Press, London).

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This year's General Election will cost taxpayers an estimated $22,000.

Taylor County Clerk Mark Carney said the amount includes the costs of printing ballots, paying election workers and renting precinct locations.

The most expensive election in Taylor County, according to Carney, topped out at about $30,000. Election costs are paid for out of the county's general fund.

Carney said there are about 80 election workers who are paid $15 to attend an election training and then $85 for working on Election Day.

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Designed in a partnership between two winners of the Open Championship: Sandy Herd (Royal Liverpool 1902) and Ted E Ray (Muirfield 1912), the course was popular with King George VI before he took to the throne following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII, in 1936. In 1923, when King George was Prince Albert, Duke of York, he married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, descended from a leading County Durham family. Five years later Prince Albert donated a signed photograph of himself for the Chester-le-Street clubhouse.

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Arctic White
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Type Color
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Party Holiday Party 2012
Cost 20 coins
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Where found Holiday Gifts Calendar, Penguin Style
Item ID(s) 16

Arctic White is a color in Club Penguin. All players are able to obtain this item for 20 coins in the Penguin Style catalog. During the free Holiday Party 2012, it was free to obtain in the Holiday Gifts Calendar. At its release, it is a very popular color after months of speculation about its release since the March discovery of the item.

Arctic White was first found in a game file in March 2012. Billybob confirmed that it will be an available penguin color, calling it “white”.[1] Spike Hike confirmed on December 10, 2012 that it will be released during the Holiday Party 2012. The item finally made its debut on December 25, 2012, and it is currently a common item.

Release history[edit]

Catalog Party Available from Available until
Holiday Gifts Calendar Holiday Party 2012 December 25, 2012 January 3, 2013
Penguin Style None January 3, 2013 March 29, 2017
Penguin Style (My Penguin) None May 9, 2013 March 29, 2017

  • It is the only color so far that has been added to Club Penguin since 2005 without a Color Vote, such as the Color votes from 2006 and 2009.
  • A white color was mentioned in Ask Aunt Arctic on Issue #307 saying penguins would be hard to see in a blizzard if they were white.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name
Portuguese Branco do Ártico
French La Couleur Blanc Arctique
Spanish Blanco antártico
German Arktis-Weiß
Russian Арктический белый

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  1. The word is out... There's been a lot of talk about a new penguin color coming to Club Penguin. It's a color that many of you have been asking for since the beginning -- White! We've got a brand new experience coming in the next few months where you can unlock the new color! I can't say any more than that right now, but I'll let you know more as soon as I can. By Billybob on April 20 2012 04:07